I, a fallen nobleman, started the farming system

Chapter 121 Beehives and honey separators
The Rhine River, this is the name of the upper reaches of the river that flows through the town of Ashes. Since there are no nobles renaming the lower reaches, this name is still continued.

The serfs were ordered to open up towards the Rhine, and some of them went there.

What they do is the same as before, nothing more than cutting down trees, pulling up bushes, leveling the land, etc., and turning it into a usable place.

I heard that the lord is going to build a large number of waterwheels along the river, and at the same time set up a huge livestock area.

For the serfs, these are not worth paying attention to. They only care about earning work points for their work. As long as there are more work points, they can be exchanged for better things.

In the blacksmith shop, the blast furnace was opened day and night. Willie got the promise of the lord and began to improve the blast furnace. He first fired cement and used cement to plug those gaps. He found that the effect was very good, not only resistant to high temperature, but also able to protect the furnace. wall, so that the furnace wall will not collapse due to excessive temperature.

In this way, the amount of cement fired can be increased. Willie, several other blacksmiths and their apprentices worked overtime to build two new blast furnaces for firing cement.

However, Willy also knew that this kind of blast furnace was only used as a buffer, and eventually a more efficient blast furnace needed to be built.

With cement, some of his previous ideas have been put into practice, and achieved good results, but he has fallen into a bottleneck in improvement, and built many different blast furnaces, but the effect has not met expectations.

Thinking of what the lord said, Willy made up his mind. He was going to find his master, firstly to see how his health was, and secondly to ask the master for advice.

The lord agreed to his request and asked Myers to follow him. He is an official knight.

Willie felt more and more that it was the right thing for him to choose to stay in the town, and he also thought in his heart that it would be better if the master could also come over.

"Master, isn't it a bit too wasteful for Miles to follow Willy to find Master Roland?"

The two were walking on the street, and Karis couldn't help asking.

"Don't waste it. I don't know what happened along the way. There is a knight protecting him, which can at least ensure Willy's safety. Otherwise, it would be a pity if he, an ordinary civilian, went to another village and died. Lynn waved his hand and said.

Willie had already proven his worth, and Lynn naturally couldn't let him have an accident.

Although the rest of the blacksmiths have good crafting skills, they lack a little bit of innovative thinking.

Willy may be influenced by Master Roland, and he is not rigid and stubborn. It can be seen from the previous build of the gun head that he also played a considerable role in improving the blast furnace this time.

What Lynn wants is such a talent, because he is not an all-around person, it is impossible to know everything, and he will be blind when it comes to some sophisticated instruments.

He will propose some new concepts that transcend the current era, and it is up to those people to restore this concept.

Carliss understood, and stopped being surprised, but said, "Master, just ahead is where Bent lives."

In the forest ahead, there is a small wooden house, where the beekeeper Bent lives. Because the bees sting people, most people dare not approach them at all.

As it gradually approached, even Carlisle said cautiously: "Master, let's be careful."

The wooden house opened, and Bent came out from inside. He wore a gauze hat on his head, covering his entire face inside.

"My lord!" Bent saluted immediately.

"How's the beekeeping going?" asked Lynn.

"I have found the mother bee and have lived in peace. During this period of time, the bees have collected honey and accumulated a small amount of honey. You just come over and you can taste it." Bent said hastily.

Karis said in a bad tone, "Since we already have honey, let's send it directly to the castle. If we don't come to you, why don't you say yes."

Bent immediately knelt down, "I didn't mean that. The honey has just started to be harvested, and the amount is not much, and there are many impurities, so it's not that sweet."

"You have tasted it!" Caris glared at him.

Lynn waved his hand, "It's okay, it doesn't matter. If a beekeeper doesn't even eat a little honey, then he is not called a beekeeper. They also need to know the taste of honey before they can make further adjustments."

Bent kept nodding, "My lord, it's just like what you said, I really don't dare to steal it."

"Okay, get up, let me see your results."

Bent quickly got up, took off his hat, and led them into the house.

The size of the wooden house is not large, and there are not many things piled up inside. There are only three wooden boxes in the corner. Bent opened the top of the wooden box, and you can see that there are three baskets of similar size inside, which are conical in shape as a whole. There is also an opening in the lower position.

Bees are crawling on it, and a hive has appeared.

Benter cut a small piece of honeycomb with wood chips, and you can see the honey oozing from the surface.

The unique honey fragrance permeates, with a sweet taste.

"My lord, try it." Bent was a little nervous.

Although he has been a beekeeper for so many years, he is still afraid of facing the nobles. If he makes the nobles unhappy, he will be hanged.

Lynn tasted the honey, and it tasted good, but as Bent said, there were many impurities, which affected the taste.

"How do you divide the honey usually?" Lynn asked suddenly.

Bent replied, "Squeeze directly."

Lynn nodded slightly. In this era, beekeeping is a very important industry. There are several beekeepers in each noble territory. The honey produced is an excellent seasoning spice on the table, and beeswax also plays a very important role. effect.

There is no electricity here, but the night is not too dark, because even ordinary civilians can use candles, the rushes that can be seen everywhere provide the inner core of the candles, and the animal fat can be used to make candles.

Although animal fat is not so cheap, the fat on an animal is not low.

However, candles made of animal fat often emit a strong odor, and are accompanied by a large amount of black smoke. Burning for a long time, the home will be blackened.

Ordinary freemen don't care, but this is an unacceptable thing for nobles. They can't allow their faces and bodies to be covered with black dust, which is why candles made of beeswax appear.

Beeswax candles do not burn and emit black smoke, and the light is relatively stable. They are deeply loved by nobles, so they are also regarded as a symbol of nobility.

However, the church consumes the most beeswax candles. There are a lot of candles burning in the churches of various churches. After all, the church is bright and sacred in the eyes of people. You can’t find it dark inside after entering.

Some large churches use magic spar for lighting, but for other small churches, especially those in remote areas, beeswax candles are still the mainstream.

The church would raise bees in the garden to make beeswax for use, but even so, beeswax candles were particularly scarce.

"Do you think this way of beekeeping is too cumbersome and cumbersome?" Lynn asked.

Bent was stunned for a moment, with an expression of confusion on his face. He didn't know why the lord would say that.

"That's how we've always kept bees," Bent replied.

It seems that the other party's thinking is still relatively rigid, so Lynn stopped being a fool and said directly: "Since you used a wooden box, why did you put this kind of basket with a honeycomb structure in it to imitate a honeycomb?"

Bent nodded subconsciously.

They think that bee hives look like this, so they should be made according to the original appearance when breeding, so as to attract honey.

"The honeycomb is not the key point, the key is the queen bee, that is, the mother bee. As long as it is in it, the bees will regard it as a honeycomb. Don't limit it to the nest. You can change the wooden box and add it into it. The movable plank, in this way, after the honey is ready, the plank can be pulled out directly, which is simple and fast. In addition, the extrusion method can indeed divide the honey, but it also has many disadvantages.

The integrity of the beeswax is destroyed, and it is not necessarily squeezed clean. A part of the honey will remain in it, and the honey will be wasted. I will ask Farr to build a new beehive and honey separator for you, and you will use it when the time comes. They breed bees. "

Bent was stunned for a moment when he heard it, completely unable to understand what these words meant.

It wasn't until the lord left the house that he rushed to deliver it.

When I came back, I looked at the beehive in the wooden box, and recalled what the lord said, and the more I looked at it, the more suspicious I became.

Don't you really need to care about the appearance of the hive, but those beekeepers also do the same.

It has been decades since he learned beekeeping, and has always kept bees in this way, but today he has a feeling of doubting life.

Lynn, who was walking back, suddenly asked, "How about the price of honey?"

Karis replied, "It's very expensive. Honey is a seasoning spice that nobles can eat. Even black bread that is hard to swallow can be sweetened by adding a little honey. Nobles have a great demand for honey, but bees are difficult to breed. For example, cows and goats are easy to raise, and even skilled beekeepers may be bitten to death."

"Well, after the new beekeeping tools are made, increase the number of beekeeping." Lynn said.

It is quite simple to make a beehive. It is nothing more than the fixed thinking of these beekeepers that the honeycomb structure is necessary. As for the honey separator, after the shaft is made, there is no difficulty.

(End of this chapter)