Ties, shirts, vests, vests, boxers, suits, trousers, gentleman hats, leather shoes, Liszt has a series of clothes that he wants to produce.
But he can't be so unconventional. After all, he is just a country baron. If one day he becomes the lord of a country, he can reform at will and lead the trend.
Now I can only endure the cumbersome clothing to maintain the so-called aristocratic dignity.
"My lord, I gave the servants half a day off. From tomorrow onwards, they will focus on working for the castle."
"Well, you look at the arrangement."
"yes."
Liszt, who was sweating all over from the heat, didn't have much interest in talking: "Mr. Carter, ask someone to prepare bath water for me. This weather is not very friendly to people."
"As you wish." Carter hurried to order the maids to prepare bath water.
Nowadays, there is always bath water in the small castle, because the servants all know that their master is a nobleman who loves cleanliness very much. It is normal to wash it once a day, twice a day is normal, and it is not uncommon to wash it three times a day. It's not normal if you don't wash it for a day.
I took a shower and changed into house clothes, a loose robe.
This kind of robe is a kind of pajamas - the nobles here also know that it is uncomfortable to always wear tight dresses, so they changed the pajamas and used them as home clothes.
Liszt still felt cumbersome and uncomfortable to wear.
In summer, he likes half-sleeved shirts and T-shirts most, so he rolled up the sleeves of his robe to reveal half of his arms. Although this is not in line with the etiquette of nobles, in the small castle, who would dare to pursue this small violation of the rules. The countryside also has its advantages.
"Master, it's a pity we don't have ice, otherwise I can make you a glass of rock sugar water to relieve the heat."
"Even in Tulip Castle, there is not much ice to squander in summer. I can bear this difficulty. The only pity is that I can't drink cold beer anymore." He doesn't like drinking. Alcohol plus the need to socialize.
But he only likes to drink ice-cold beer in summer, which makes his heart cool and bright.
Seeing that midsummer is approaching, it is getting hotter every day. In my memory, when Coral Island was the hottest, the eggs could be cooked when they were poured on the ground. It was estimated to be 40 degrees.
Every year, many serfs die from the heat.
"I heard that saltpeter can be used to make ice, but saltpeter is difficult to obtain. There seems to be no saltpeter mine in Coral Island, and I don't know if there is one... I remember reading that the corners of soil walls, stables, and toilets in rural areas are full of saltpeter, but Huahua Town They are all wooden houses, and there are no toilets... "
The technology of saltpeter ice making is basically impossible for Liszt to replicate.
He can only hide the ice in the ice cellar in winter like other nobles, and move it out to use in summer: "Mr. Carter, this winter, don't forget to remind me to build an ice cellar."
"Yes, sir."
…
dinner.
As usual, Galtai, Marcus, Isaiah, and Blair were invited—these are the only four people in Huahua Town who are qualified to eat at the same table with Liszt.
"Liszt, the planning for the Oyster Village has been completed. Tomorrow, the first batch of fishermen in the Oyster Village will wear the new equipment you prepared for them and head to the east coast for official fishing. They are all old people, women and children, stupid and impulsive, These two days they have been picking shells at the beach."
The lord himself made a banquet with seafood. As soon as the news spread, the commoners followed suit and prepared to fish for seafood.
They always follow the actions of their lord.
Liszt said seriously: "Mr. Gao Ertai, you must do a good job of safety guidance. I don't want any civilians to be dangerous because of eating seafood. As officials of the town, you must pay attention to this idea. Population is a flower." The town's most important productivity."
Maybe there is still disapproval in my heart.
But Gao Ertai and others, who already understood Liszt's attitude, still nodded without hesitation, expressing their understanding.
"Then tomorrow, if you have time, go to the oyster village with me to see the effect of fishermen catching the sea for the first time. At the same time, we must actively promote every kind of seafood that can be caught and the seafood that cannot be caught. In addition, you must also Teach them how to preserve seafood."
"My lord baron, we have organized the clerks to repeatedly emphasize this point. Moreover, every clerk has tasted the seafood in the castle, and they are very positive about it."
"very good."
Waiting until the next day, counting the time of low tide, Liszt came to Shenghaotun with his knights. Shenghaotun has not started building houses yet, but just shoveled a wasteland not far from the seaside, and will build wooden houses in the future.
At this time, there were about two hundred old and weak women and children, carrying baskets or wooden barrels, on the flat sandy beach on the east coast, rummaging through every rock and shoveling every piece of sand.
Many of them don't have gloves, shovels, hammers and other tools, and rely entirely on their hands—the output of small town tailors and blacksmiths cannot keep up.
"My lord!"
After seeing Liszt, the fishermen saluted one after another.
Liszt nodded slightly, responded to the fishermen, and rode a fire dragon horse, wandering around. Chasing the sea is very hard work, exposed to the wind and sun and blisters, but the workload is not very heavy. Therefore, the fishermen who used to feel a little "slack" are full of enthusiasm. No matter they have experience or not, they are very busy.
After just watching for a while, Liszt became extremely hot, so he quickly hid under the coconut tree.
Looking up at the tall coconut trees, he always felt that something was wrong. After a while, he realized: "No coconuts!"
So he turned around and asked the clerk beside him, "Doesn't this kind of tree bear fruit?"
"Fruit bearers, my lord, this is a fragrant coconut tree. Its fruit is called fragrant coconut fruit, but when the fruit was very young, it was picked by the monkeys in Thorn Ridge."
"monkey?"
"It's a kind of gray-yellow monkey. We call them fruit-stealing monkeys. They are very fierce. Sometimes they go to the farmland in groups to destroy the crops."
"Fruit-stealing monkey..." Liszt nodded without speaking.
He suddenly remembered the news he had read. It seemed that in some Southeast Asian countries, there was a tradition of training monkeys to pick coconuts. The coconut trees are very tall, and it is difficult for humans to climb them, but monkeys can freely climb up the trees to pick coconuts. If the town also trains a group of fruit-stealing monkeys, maybe it can develop a coconut business.
Of course, he is still not sure whether this kind of fragrant coconut tree is a real coconut tree—the Huahua Town in winter, but it has been snowed for more than two months. If it is a real coconut tree, it should have frozen to death long ago.
"How does the coconut taste?"
"Once I picked up a fragrant coconut that was dropped by a fruit-stealing monkey. It contained a lot of milk-like juice. It tasted sweet and sour, and it was delicious."
Liszt was hooked.
There are many fragrant coconut trees on the east coast. If they can be protected, they should be able to harvest a lot of fragrant coconuts. It can be regarded as a drink, and even a special product can be developed.
He set his sights on Thorn Ridge, which was farther away: "Sooner or later, Thorn Ridge will be taken down, and all risks that threaten Huahua Town will be killed!"
The fruit-stealing monkey is just used to train fruit picking.