As the lord of the Western Territory, Roland naturally didn't have to do it himself. He only needed to draw a rough outline on the paper, and then explain it to the recruited tailor.
Although I have never personally touched a bra, I have seen too many in various advertisements, TV programs and videos. There are only a few styles. He chose the most common shoulder strap back button type. The buttons are three sets of copper hooks, which can be used within a certain range. Choose the degree of relaxation within.
This kind of thing needs to be worn close to the body to meet the requirements of the chest, so Roland also called the maid in the castle to ask the tailor to measure the size, and the other party has been cutting clothes for many years and has a lot of experience. She immediately understood the function of the bra, and divided the bra size into several grades according to the actual measurement results, and then subdivided the adjustment range under different grades.
In fact, the prototype of the bra has already appeared in this era, that is, the corset. But it's not to make women more comfortable, but to tighten the waist as much as possible and prop up the chest to give the figure an hourglass shape. Those gorgeous aristocratic dresses are also designed according to the slender waist, without the aid of corsets, I am afraid that it is difficult for ordinary women to wear such dresses with extremely thin waists. Excessive compression of the waist brings an extremely uncomfortable experience, and in severe cases it can even affect blood circulation and cause fainting.
In addition to supporting the chest, bras can also play a role in fixing and reducing tremors, which will only make women more relaxed when wearing them every day.
It only took two days for the old tailor to cut out twenty bras. The materials used were silk satin and fine cotton provided by Roland. They were both beautiful and breathable, and the workmanship was exceptionally fine.
But before Roland could deliver this gift to the witch, the caravan from the capital arrived at Border Town.
Compared with the scheduled arrival of the previous month, the fleet was not only late this time, but its scale was far smaller than last time. When the sailboats docked at the expanded pier of the town, there was even a feeling of sparseness.
"Your Highness, we meet again," Margery smiled.
"Welcome, you've had a hard time transporting the fugitives before," Roland looked at the fleet by the river. "There seem to be fewer sailboats this time?"
"Because of some... accidents," she wiped the sweat from her forehead, "if you don't mind, let's go to the living room to talk, it's too hot here."
"I think so too," Hogg muttered. "I'm a true Greycastle. This horrible weather can kill me. If it wasn't for the first steam engine, I wouldn't want to leave the house."
Roland nodded and took the group back to the castle. Walking into the hall, a coldness rushed towards him, and Hogg let out a long sigh, "Thank God for letting us discover such a beautiful thing... If I hadn't seen the production process of Bingmang with my own eyes, I couldn't believe it was It came out of the dung water. Oh, and ice water! Your Highness, can I?”
"Of course," Roland made a gesture of invitation, then sat back on the main seat and asked the businesswoman, "So, what caused the sudden drop in this month's cargo, mainly saltpeter?"
According to the contract, she should provide at least three ships of saltpeter to Border Town every month, but this time, there is only one sailboat carrying saltpeter.
"Because of the Royal Capital Alchemy Association, they have been buying saltpeter recently. The price is not high, but it has the support of the former Prime Minister of the Royal Wick, Marquis Wick, so this is not a pure transaction. The merchants can't sell it if they want to." Margery spread her hands and said, "I guess there may be Tifeko's meaning behind this. After all, the Prime Minister and him are almost venting through one nostril."
"Tifeco?" Roland asked suspiciously, "Didn't he go to the South?"
"Indeed," she nodded. "It seems that Thassa has already told you the news. I heard that he brought a lot of horses and luggage with him before he left the capital. In all likelihood, he was in trouble to find Garcia again. And the Alchemy Society's aggressive purchase of saltpeter came shortly after he left."
Roland knew more about this matter, and it was indeed fruitful to arrange Thassa to work in the capital. At first, he only received news that Tifeko had summoned underground rats. In order to prevent the other party from suddenly attacking, he also specially asked Peiro to strengthen the fortress. boundaries work. However, the next secret letter from the personal guard made Roland slightly relieved to mention that Feike went straight to the south. Obviously, this recruitment was not aimed at him.
Regarding the use of these rats, Roland and the guards basically agreed, that they are not suitable for frontal combat at all, and their discipline is not even as good as that of commoners and serfs. Therefore, the way Tifeko used this group of people must be the same as last time, first addicted them with drugs, and then forced them to come forward to kill the enemy. This tactic of repeatedly consuming the opponent's strength by relying on cannon fodder is a safe strategy for the new king who owns two-thirds of Greycastle's territory.
But why did the Alchemy Association suddenly buy a large amount of saltpeter? Snow powder was originally one of their flagship products, but the wrong ratio resulted in it only being used for ringing gift buckets. Now that they have discovered the correct formula for gunpowder and are planning to mass-produce it, or are they on the way to determine the best mix ratio through extensive experimentation
Roland shook his head and put aside the doubts that appeared in his mind, guessing that these are meaningless. It is the right way to complete the industrial production of three acids and two alkalis as soon as possible and switch to more advanced chemical gunpowder.
"Then the next month's saltpeter can't guarantee the supply of three ships?"
"This... I don't know," Margery said bluntly, although she looked a little embarrassed, "I took a lot of effort to buy this ship from Silver Light City. It's the hottest summer. During the season, the demand for saltpeter is very large, so I am not sure how much I can buy. If it is another season, I can guarantee the supply of three ships. "
"I understand," Roland took a sip of ice water. "Then try your best for the next month. If you don't have it, you don't need to force it. I have new goods here that I need to buy from you."
"Oh?" Margery seemed relieved. "What? Is it still ore?"
"Washing stones for washing clothes," he replied, "looks like white turbid wafers or stone pillars. It will feel greasy when soaked in water. This thing is not uncommon in the Royal Capital Hotel."
"Sure enough... it's ore again," the businesswoman smiled helplessly, "Even though you have a large mine in your territory, the commodities you buy are all minerals, which is really incomprehensible. Well, there are indeed quite a lot of things. , the price is not expensive, what are you going to use it for?"
"Of course it's more convenient to do laundry," Roland smiled.
The washing stone is also something he found from the memory of the fourth prince. It is essentially a kind of trona, the main component is sodium bicarbonate, which has a strong decontamination effect. . In the absence of an ion-exchange membrane, the efficiency of electrolyzing salt water to collect sodium hydroxide is extremely low, and salt is not a cabbage price. So he planned to buy trona directly to make caustic soda. With sufficient quantities of caustic soda, soap can be manufactured on a large scale... and a by-product of soap, glycerin.
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