Ice cream brings the festive feast to a climax and is a great way to soothe the heat from the hot weather.
But even though the banquet was over, the nobles who were lying on chairs to digest their food were still discussing ice cream. Li Weila is the most enthusiastic among them. She has fallen in love with the deliciousness of ice cream.
"Liszt, tell me, how is ice cream made?"
"Let Mrs. Abbie tell you, I just mentioned an idea, and Mrs. Abbie will complete the rest of the steps." Liszt didn't mean to keep it secret.
If he could produce ice on a large scale, the recipe for ice cream must be kept safe as a means of raising money.
But there is no way to produce ice on a large scale, and there is no way to produce ice cream on a large scale, let alone long-distance transportation for sale. The recipe is left in hand, which is useless.
Of course, it is still necessary to blackmail Li Weila.
"The ice cream recipe is only told to you, and you are not allowed to disclose it to the outside world. Besides, as a fair trade, you can't take my things for nothing, right?"
"what would you like?"
"Pig iron or wrought iron."
"One hundred catties of pig iron, I can only give you this, if there is more, I would rather not have the ice cream recipe."
"Yes." A little bit is a little bit, and Liszt understands the degree of it-free gift, that is generosity, and the other party may even think he is a fool; it is not good to ask too hard, after all, they are relatives by blood. Brothers and sisters can watch and help each other.
After negotiating this small deal, he suddenly felt a little emotional.
I thought of my "young" self, that was on earth, in order to win the favor of the girl I liked, I made ice cream by hand and gave it to her. Although he failed to win the beauty back, he learned the craft of making ice cream. Now it seems that it was not in vain.
"It would be great if I could make ice on a large scale. Ice cream is still troublesome to make. If you make popsicles directly, you can definitely make a fortune... Even if you make ice directly, you can make a fortune."
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The ice cream recipe was sold to Rivera.
But when it came to Levi's, he gave it directly to the other party.
"Brother, how many days until the tulip fleet returns?"
"According to the usual time calculation, we will return to the dock in Coral City in about a week." Levi took out a cigar and lit it. "You want to talk about the slave trade?"
"Yes, next time the tulip fleet goes to sea for trade, I hope you can help me buy a batch of serfs."
After getting the formula, Levi's spoke very well: "Yes, but how high can you offer?"
"Ten silver coins for a serf?"
"That's the price in the past. Now there is no fighting in the Grand Duchy, and serf trading is rare, so it's hard to find."
"But I heard a while ago that the lord of Little Papa Island was killed by pirates and his territory was lost."
"Grand Duke Sapphire is very angry about this, and has spread to all major territories, asking for assistance in besieging the pirates. However, after the pirates destroyed Little Papa Island, they disappeared without a trace. Some people think that this is not a pirate, It was a lord who pretended to be, and Dapapa Island offered a reward of 300 gold coins for clues to pirates."
Levi briefly talked about the repercussions caused by the pirates on Little Papa Island, and said again: "But except this time, the interior of the Grand Duchy is calm, and the slave trade needs a farther direction. It is best to confront the Eagle Kingdom and the Iron Ridge Kingdom." Search the border."
"You make a price, if you can accept it, I will agree."
"Twenty silver coins per serf, the price cannot be lower than this, otherwise I will have no profit." Levi gave his own price, "Another point, if the number of serfs is too large, you need to pay gold coins now, otherwise I am on the books, and I can't explain it to my father."
Liszt thought for a while and nodded in agreement: "One hundred gold coins, just give it to me, and help me bring back five hundred serfs."
"readily."
"I have a little request. The 500 serfs are mainly young people, and more female serfs will be bought. In addition, if there are serfs with special skills, priority will be given to buying them."
"You mean serfs such as blacksmiths, tailors, and cobblers? It's not easy to deal with. Most of the handicraftsmen are free people. The laws of all countries protect free people. It is difficult to sell them like serfs." Every aspect of the city's operation, They are inseparable from free people, so the laws of the country will protect them.
Liszt gritted his teeth: "I will give you 20 more gold coins. Among the 500 serfs, there are at least 100 handicraftsmen."
"Can."
Distressed, I gave Levi's one hundred and twenty golden Nardas.
Looking at the shriveled money bag, Liszt felt a little melancholy. Originally, he still had about 150 gold coins. As the wages of civilians were successively paid, a lot of gold coins had been consumed. Now, there are only sixteen gold coins left in the purse, which will dry up at any moment.
Fortunately, the passage to Thorn Ridge will be opened soon. As long as the caravan is established, the seafood from Huahua Town can be sold to Coral City.
I believe that delicious seafood can create good wealth for him.
After discussing the matter of the serfs, Levi's suddenly mentioned saltpeter: "Liszt, can't saltpeter make ice be expanded?"
"I wish I could, but unfortunately, I can't."
"You can mine more saltpeter."
"Brother, it's not that I want to mine. I have saltpeter mines for me to mine. In fact, I searched Huahua Town and found only a little saltpeter mines. I can give my brother some saltpeter powder and the primary mines from saltpeter mining. You can look for it yourself, maybe there are other saltpeter mines on Coral Island."
"Okay, I will look for it, you may not have found it, as long as ice can be made in summer, you can definitely earn a lot of gold coins." Levi took a sip of his cigar, "I will not treat you badly when I find the saltpeter mine, Do you see that Mrs. Mary is urging father to join in the saltpeter ice making?"
"It can be seen." Liszt understood.
"Fortunately, my father doesn't care about making ice with saltpeter. In summer, he will go to the palace more often to serve as the groom of the Grand Duke. There are countless ice cubes in the palace to enjoy. There are many ice cellars on Blue Dragon Island. The largest ice cellar is said to be It's like a maze, and some workers carrying ice cubes got lost and froze to death in it."
Liszt didn't say anything.
The biggest aristocrat he had ever seen was Merlin Changyu, and if he went further up, he didn't know what the life of an aristocrat was like, especially a noble family with a dragon.
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After digesting food, the sun has begun to slant westward.
The earl and his party are also preparing to return, if they don't leave, they will have to walk at night. Before leaving, the count was riding a horse, followed by Liszt who was also riding a horse.
"Flower Town is very good, I hope you can continue to be enterprising, but just becoming a qualified lord is not enough. The rise of the Tulip family is due to military exploits, the grand duke is in the prime of life, and the flame of pioneering has never been extinguished, so I want to get out of Flower Town , don’t give up your desire for knightly glory.”
Wouldn't it be quicker to make me a viscount.
Liszt felt a little slanderous in his heart. The earl obviously didn't like him, but he came to play the role of a strict father, which always felt a bit contrary: "I understand."
After that, the two of them didn't talk anymore, they just rode quietly.
After a while, the count glanced at Liszt's Lilong horse: "This is a good horse, take good care of it, it will be the most important partner of the lord."
"clear."
Immediately, the two returned, and the Earl joined the convoy. Carter and his servants stood at the gate of the castle, respectfully welcoming and seeing off the distinguished guests.
Liszt said goodbye to everyone one by one.
"Grandma, get in the car carefully."
"My little boy, if the flowers feel uncomfortable, come back to Tulip Castle. Although the smell is not good, there should be everything there should be." Mrs. Penelope said back.
"Will go to Tulip Castle often."
Li Weila hugged him and said, "One hundred catties of pig iron, when will you come to Shanhu City to pick it up?"
"I will."
Mrs. Mary pulled Lyton, who wanted to ride a horse but failed to pick it up, and was sullen. She and Liszt smiled at each other and said goodbye.
Captain Mickey and the guarding knights followed standard knight etiquette.
Like Rivera, Levi also hugged him, probably to show the friendship between brothers in front of the earl: "Liszt, the gate of Tulip Castle is open to you at any time."
"Thanks."
The convoy set off slowly, and Liszt watched them go away.