Starting from blacksmithing, riding and chopping Europe

Chapter 3 People from other places also want to climb the technology tree?
When he arrived at his home, Feng Daofu was about to knock on the door, when Sarri rushed over: "Feng Daofu, I forgot to say just now, our community will maintain the fence during this winter break."

"The tribal conference stipulates that every two years for each farm, three months should be set aside for maintenance. This year is the maintenance year."

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Feng Daofu glanced at the fence built with turf and stones.

While trapping and protecting the grassland, it is also the first line of defense for the community.

At the beginning it was how I saw it and how I liked it, now.
Works such as building walls, fertilizing the land, herding pigs and sheep, and digging peat, which had previously been performed by slaves, were added where there was a shortage of manpower.

"I see."

Vondorf's sense of urgency +1.

After bidding farewell to Surrey, Feng Daofu got off his horse and entered the house with light and heavy steps.

The three Maoluos are well-behaved: "Little master."

Feng Daofu nodded, and flung the money bag containing the silver coins to the biggest big Maoluo in the middle.

Da Maoluo took it subconsciously, her body shaking for a while.

She lowered her head and didn't see it at first.

Hastily stretched out his hand a little, and finally saw the unobstructed money bag: "Master, what is this?"

"I just earned it." Feng Daofu said: "Will you calculate the property of the family later?"

Da Mao Luo shook his head blankly.

The eyes of Little Mao Luo, the most petite one, moved.

Feng Daofu noticed: "You will?"

Little Moluo nodded timidly: "A little bit."

Feng Daofu tested it and found that she was really not lying: she really knew a little bit.

Addition and subtraction within 10 fingers.

Vondorf: "What is 20-4?"

Little Maoluo didn't have enough fingers, so she looked at her toes.

Vondorf: "What about 50-10?"

Little Maoluo looked at Chang Maoluo, who had the longest legs next to her.

Feng Daofu also read.

This is the pure gaze that yearns for talent.

The difference is a bit worse, but now there is a shortage of people, so I can make do with it for the time being.

Monsieur Vondorff assigned work.

Da Maoluo took the pigs to the forest not far away, where they were fed with natural acorns and beech fruit.

Authentic pollution-free pig~
This direction is an area where the Norse often move around, so there is no need to worry about any wild beasts.

Changmaoluo took the remaining animals to the pasture.

Little Mauro worked with him on the ledger, and by the way calculated how much it would cost to hire people.

"You commanded three Moluo, command +7"

"Oh, master, I can't finish counting!"

Little Moluo hugged her toes and turned her eyes in circles.

Feng Daofu patted his butt and stood up: "You take care of the chickens, ducks and geese."

Little Moluo raised her head: "You don't need me?"

Feng Daofu said, "I've done the math."

Little Mauro immediately looked like the master is very powerful.

Vondolf resisted the urge to pinch her face and wrote it down in the ledger.

"A professional carpenter needs 3 silver coins a day, a professional stonemason needs 4 silver coins a day, and an ordinary worker gets 4 silver coins a week."

"The most simple cowshed in modern times can be completed in 8 days, and it took twice as long in ancient times, and the open style is definitely not possible here in Northern Europe."

Feng Daofu happened to have studied with a teacher at Tongliao University of Technology.

"Build the double-row stables I envisioned. The stables are arranged in two opposite rows, with a passage in the middle, which can separate cattle and horses and other animals, and make sure that they are closed and heated, and the animals are protected to the greatest extent."

"There are few livestock and the scale is small. I don't know if it can be done in 20 days. In short, let's calculate the cost based on 200 silver coins."

"Draw the grass and do the work for me. This one will be calculated as 20 silver coins."

"Expenditure: 220 silver coins."

"Assuming so much for the time being."

"The property of the blacksmith, excluding longhouses, furnaces, tools, etc."

"One silver coin can buy two chickens, a cow can be sold for 1 to 2 silver coins, a steer can be sold for 72 silver coins, a draft horse can be sold for 120 silver coins, and the total value of a sheep, livestock and poultry is about 157 silver coins."

"Store grains, bacon, salted fish, cheese, honey, ale, shelf-stable rusks, etc. for the winter, with a total value of 300 silver coins."

"There used to be a dozen people, but now there are only four left. There is a bit too much food, so we have to eat quickly."

"In addition, there are iron ore, firewood, iron ingots, and three female slaves. These are worth 100 silver coins."

"Finally, and most importantly."

Feng Daofu looked at the box full of silver: "A total of 10kg of silver."

A silver coin weighs about 1g.

This 10kg of silver is enough to make three or four thousand silver coins.

"I have an urge to double the number by 10 times with a flexible bottom line."

Feng Daofu closed the silver box.

Lock it well, and carefully change it to another place to hide it.

These blacksmith inheritances are only in hand, and it does not mean that they can be used freely.

Because he has not yet been recognized by the North tribe, he has truly become the heir to the blacksmith's legacy.

Regardless of the opinions of other Norse people, Vondorf was not allowed to happily spend the money of the blacksmith and his wife before completing his revenge.

He is just flexible, not without integrity.

Isn't it just more than 200 silver coins, and it's not impossible to earn.

In order to divert attention, Feng Daofu turned on the panel that had been ringing just now.

"Name: Feng Daofu"

"Sex: Male"

"Age: 10 years old"

"Body size: 161 cm, 60 kg"

"Level: 3"

"Life: 126"

"Fertility: 130%"

"Attributes: Strength 10, Dexterity 6, Intelligence 7, Charm 10"

"Remarks: Average adult attribute value is 5, life is 100, fertility is 100% (age penalty is halved)"

"Remarks: 3 attribute point for every 1 levels, there is currently 1 attribute point that can be freely allocated"

"Traits: male, charismatic, big guy, this is a Viking, blacksmith family, strong, lustful, greedy, gluttonous, alcoholic"

「加成：力量+7、魅力+4、吸引力+60、生育力+80%、每级生命值+2、生命力+10、每月收入+5%、战斗技能学习倍率+10%、海洋惩罚-10%、寒冬惩罚-30%、锻造学习倍率+300%、双手技能学习倍率+300%、锻造体力消耗-50%）」

"Skills: One-handed Lv0, two-handed Lv0, pole Lv1"

"Skills: Bow Lv0, Crossbow Lv0, Throwing Lv0"

"Skills: Riding Lv1, Running Lv1, Forging Lv1"

"Skills: Scouting Lv1, Tactics Lv0, Plunder Lv0"

"Skills: Diplomacy Lv2, Control Lv0, Trading Lv0"

"Skills: Management Lv0, Medical Skills Lv0, Engineering Lv0"

"Expertise——"

"Pole Specialty: Spearman (Pole Damage +2%)"

"Riding Specialty: Flexible War Horse (Manipulation +10%)"

"Running Specialty: Daily Morning Exercise (Movement Speed ​​+10%)"

"Forging Specialty: Efficient Charcoal Burner (Charcoal Burning Efficiency +50%)"

"Reconnaissance Specialty: Night Walker (night movement speed +5%, night vision +30%)"

"Diplomatic expertise: flexible tongue (persuasion strength +15%), war song (prestige gained in battle +20%)"

It's getting dark.

Norse farmers grazing home with their livestock.

A group of people walked towards the blacksmith's house talking and laughing.

Entering the house, Sari said: "This is the Black Prince's house now."

"Because of the Black Prince, the blacksmith will leave his name in history in the future. Maybe there will be a poem like this, which begins: Once upon a time, when the Black Prince was young, he had a legendary blacksmith as his adoptive father."

For the sake of Feng Daofu's invitation to a banquet, the North people followed suit very pragmatically.

Feng Daofu smiled: "Wash your hands and face first."

Everyone is clean and hygienic in an orderly manner, and soap is used.

This is a stolen technology that can kill bacteria and remove lice.

"It's just a bit more expensive."

Sarri complained: "If the soap is cheaper, I can use it every day in the shower."

Others joked: "Even if it's cheap, it's useless according to your usage."

"Specially prepared for tweezers, razors, combs, and even ear picks, you are too clean, Surrey."

"It is the tradition of our Norse tribe to love cleanliness. Only when warriors pay attention to appearance and hygiene will they be favored by the Valkyrie."

Surrey said it with confidence: "It's like we build toilets to collect excrement and keep North Town clean and hygienic."

"Because we love cleanliness, Goddess Ge Feng blesses us with fertile soil."

Banquets are buffet style.

Prepare ingredients such as seafood and poultry, and if you want to eat it, you can fork it on the barbecue spit for self-grilling.

There may not be enough salt, but condiments such as wild leeks and garlic are definitely enough.

The staple food is barley porridge. If you don’t like it, you also prepare dough. You flatten it yourself and cook it on an open fire.

It's a bit dry, but it's just right to eat with a stew of cabbage, radish, beans, garlic, onion, etc., with soup and soft vegetables.

When the food is warmed up, talking about the mountains becomes more vigorous.

In the night chat, a group of people gather around the fire, drinking and eating meat is secondary, the most important thing is to see who can speak well and want to show off their eloquence.

Talking about the mountains, regardless of the civilized man, loves to do it.

What Feng Daofu heard was quite interesting.

Although it is a bit nonsense to be clean and blessed by the gods, it is still very comfortable not to worry about getting shit on your head when you enter the town.

When the atmosphere was almost the same, Feng Daofu took out some Dahongpao disguised with herbs.

"I feel much better."

"I feel the same."

"As expected of a royal secret medicine!"

Under the placebo effect, the Norse people feel that they are great, and they are more curious about the Eastern Empire.

Sarri said: "Fondorf, tell me a paragraph."

Feng Daofu thought for a while and told a fairy tale.

The intensity of persuasion increased by Diplomacy Lv2 made ordinary stories become exciting in Feng Daofu's mouth. The neighbors were fascinated by what they heard, and they stayed for a little longer before reluctantly leaving.

The three Mao Luos cleaned up the mess and fed the chickens, ducks, geese and pigs with pot water.

Feng Daofu came to the tool room.

There is an oval iron-smelting furnace in the middle of the room, with a leather blast and an iron ingot trough underneath.After the first furnace is smelted, the liquid slag is first released and then the molten iron is released, and it will solidify into iron ingots in the tank.

Not far away, there is an original anvil transformed from a large tree stump, which looks like a layer of cast iron poured on the stump.

On the left is a workbench made of wood, on which tools are neatly placed, and on the ground are awls and hammers for mining ore.

On the right side are shelves for iron materials and finished products. There are farm tools commonly used by Norse people such as plows, rakes, and sickles, as well as kitchen knives, scissors, door knockers, iron nails, and door plugs.

Feng Daofu walked over and picked up the small forging hammer on it.

About 3kg, one side is flat and the other side is pointed.

"You have walked a total of 1 kilometer, running +2"

"Running Lv1 (63%)"

The message popped out of the corner of his eye.

If you are doing business and are highly focused, messages will not pop up on the panel to affect your battle or work.

Looking at the disappearing news, Feng Daofu thought of the 1 point of freedom given by the upgrade.

Referring to the difference between the panel and reality, Vondorf did not move.

I'm still young, and my body is still growing at a high speed. It's too cost-effective to use it now. It's better to wait until the adult's ability reaches the bottleneck period. Wait, what if it is to improve the talent?

For example, if you choose a strongman class from thousands of miles, you will become a king-color class in a million.

"If you don't use it, you will never know, just like how do you know your limit if you don't try it seven times a night."

"It has to be used as a reference."

"Ten points of strength are enough."

But Feng Daofu still distributes in strength.

He also whispered: "Panel, add more!"

The panel flickered, a rush of heat. Well, nothing.

Feng Daofu blinked, and the small forging hammer became much lighter.

Bumped, the normal strength is about ten kilograms more?
After testing it, Feng Daofu can be sure that it is the talent improvement.

"Now even if it is a period of rapid growth, the attribute points will not be wasted."

I was sweating a little during the test, and Feng Daofu was in a good state, with a strong urge to hit something.

"Heat up the stove first."

Feng Daofu came to the compartment.

Iron ore and firewood are placed in compartments for simple drying.

The firewood that was sawn into pieces and cut into small pieces was piled high, like a low city wall. When drawing firewood, one had to worry about whether it would become a shit mountain code.

The Norse tribe has the habit of using a large amount of charcoal as fuel, and a family uses several tons of firewood every year.

This demand led to the birth of large and small firewood stalls, retail stores or stalls in North Town that specialize in firewood business. Many farms rely on providing fuel to North Town to make money as a sideline business.

Blacksmiths can also do this, and the dried firewood is of better quality and is exclusively supplied to the nobles.

Feng Daofu thought that this connection could not be lost.

"not enough people."

Vondorf thought of the technology of wood retort.

Technology and tools that increase productivity can barely make up for this problem.

In fact, when Feng Daofu lived in the blacksmith's house, his first reaction was that if he wanted to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

Feng Daofu does not have any "artisan spirit" or "ancient feeling" that must be forged traditionally.

One of his university teachers said that when he was young, he was doing woodworking. In the early 90s, he bought a small multi-purpose woodworking lathe, which made him so happy.

Why?Because this thing can greatly improve work efficiency.

It used to take ten days to make a cabinet.

With a lathe, it can be done in three days.

The improvement of efficiency means the increase of income, which means that the lower limit of quality is greatly improved.

In ancient times, a good bed was even the top-notch dowry for a daughter of a wealthy family. One can imagine the difficulty of pure handwork.

Human beings are best at inventing and using tools. Tools improve efficiency and provide operational precision. 99% of craftsmen would rather have good tools than the so-called craftsmanship, and the remaining 1% are ready to cut leeks.

Even the neon swordsmiths who insist on forging knives using ancient methods use power hammers.

When he first came to this world, Feng Daofu tried it. On the premise of not attracting attention, he used his clever mind and began to take shortcuts unique to traversers.

The water flow is frozen, and the hydraulic machine cannot be turned on.

But it's not a big problem, just go straight to the generator!

Generators are easier to make than steam engines.

Steam engines also require metal processing precision and sealing, while generators only need to understand basic electromagnetic principles, have qualified copper wires, and soft magnetic materials on the rotor.

Knowledge is in the mind, copper materials are readily available, rosin can be used for insulation, and cast iron can be used for soft magnetism. If it is not possible, then find a way to wrap lacquered copper on the cast iron, and rely on the strong current of lightning to magnetize.

Although the resistivity is low, the eddy current loss is large, the iron core is prone to aging, and it is very not durable, so it needs to be replaced frequently, but it can solve the problem from scratch.

As far as my buddy is capable, it shouldn't be a big problem to rub a generator with your hands, and then make a blower, a simple power hammer and an electric machine tool to assist in forging!

Then Feng Daofu discovered that he underestimated the difficulty.

Too many pre-technologies are required.

Just for the simplest copper wire drawing technology, there are many problems to be solved.

Electrolytic copper is not easy to solve, so we should use brass + wire drawing board next, and the scrap rate is extremely high.

Reluctantly worked out more problems.

The generator needs rectification, and the rectification needs semiconductors. It is not impossible to use it temporarily without semiconductors. The electricity storage can rely on salt water.

Volta made the first battery by dipping copper and tin sheets in salt water and connecting them with wires.

If there is no tin, iron and copper electrodes also have voltage.

The size and energy density of this simple battery are rubbish to the extreme, and the performance will not be very good without a stable DC power supply, but as long as it can be used, more technologies can be unlocked, and this problem can be solved in reverse.

Then there is the problem again, not so much salt.

As an engineering master at Tongliao University of Technology, Feng Daofu knows no less than 10 methods of making salt. But the problem is that the Baltic Sea is the largest brackish water inland sea.

Now that only simple salt-making technology can be used, the environment restricts Feng Daofu to produce salt in large quantities.

Pay for it?
The whole Norse tribe doesn't have that much salt.

Besides, climbing the smelting technology tree is to make money.

The money earned may not be enough to cover the cost of salt.

And most importantly
"Kinetic energy → Electric energy → Kinetic energy, isn't this just a pain in the ass?"

"Why don't I just use the animal machine?"

Looking at the ugly generator, Feng Daofu was lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)