Lin greeted the two nobles in front of him with the etiquette of a magician. After all, they were on their territory, and their attitude seemed friendly, so there was no need to forcefully turn each other into enemies.
After the white sword master William Greco introduced each other, Baron Engels cordially invited Lin and his party to have dinner, including the silver-bearded dwarf and two apprentices who were regarded by others as followers. At this time, Fen slowly spoke normally in a normal way.
The magician's method is to use the magic of levitation to slowly move to the big ship and come behind someone.
There is also a person who loves to cry and follow, screaming at the top of his lungs in other people's heads. Although he has abided by the agreement not to speak in front of others, it is even more unbearable to bombard others in his head. Fortunately, he has done this before
The same remote positioning program as the spy's eye flashed, and Hagiri was in his hand again.
The sudden appearance of the weapon, of course, caused a commotion among the baron's guards. Lin had to explain: "Don't worry, don't worry, it's just a cane, it won't hurt anyone." By the way, he wiped the blade of the sword with his own hand, showing that he was unharmed.
Finally, the responsible guards felt a little relieved.
The banquet belonging to the nobles had not yet begun. Everyone was resting and chatting in the reception room of the big ship. At this time, William Greco also talked about his search for rice wine.
After leaving the Wadwo tribe, William Greco did not wander around like a headless fly. Instead, he directly used his own connections to ask for possible clues. But there was no news related to 'Rice'.
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The Golden Waterway is an excellent cargo transportation channel, and of course there will also be all kinds of business news and gossip flowing in it. Therefore, it has become one of the ways for William to find rice.
In every river port city, he exerted his influence or found some well-informed organizations to find the existence or news of rice, but found nothing.
Until he remembered a friend on this golden waterway, a baron with the same name as him. Not only was he the legitimate son of the Grand Duke of the Vader Military Kingdom, he was also married to a wife who was well-connected and powerful.
Ruan Thi Hui was a royal descendant of a certain kingdom in the northeastern continent of Midi. That kingdom was established more than two hundred years ago and was destroyed more than a hundred years ago. There were only three kings. This was the case in the northeastern part of Midi.
To this day, it is considered a normal state to maintain a chaotic zone. To this day, countries are still being built and destroyed there.
Once you understand the background of that area, you won't be surprised by this phenomenon.
There are many Homo sapiens races in the Mystery with different appearances. Unlike the earth, which only differs in skin color. And now the Homo sapiens race with the largest number and the strongest overall strength in the Mystery is undoubtedly 'human'. As for the other Homo sapiens
Woolen cloth?
Also, how many species of Homo sapiens other than humans have the means to establish and protect their own country surrounded by human kingdoms, like the elven kingdom of Pyat Jaime?
If they join the human kingdom, can they get equal status?
In conclusion, the vast majority of Homo sapiens races other than humans have been driven to a corner of the Lost Continent─the northeast. In this chaotic land, humans no longer have an advantage. There will be people who get the majority of support anytime and anywhere, and
Establish a country; then lose the country due to rebellion by others who do not support it.
After all, different races have different beliefs, different living habits, and even different taboos. These are not problems that can be solved by whoever cooperates. Let the murlocs live in the desert, let the dwarves farm, let the elves mine, and let the half body
People live in cold mountains... Maybe these are some extreme examples, but in reality, as long as there is a little bit of trouble, it may lead to rebellion.
It's just that rebellion is not called rebellion in that chaotic land, it is called "different ambitions". Countless races there combine for interests and oppose each other for interests. Loyalty is an out-and-out luxury in that land.
Such an environment is both a crisis and an opportunity. The ancestors of the Ruan family should have established a country in such an opportunity, and then perished for some reason.
It's just that before they fell, they chose to branch out and bring their accumulated strength to other countries instead of betting everything on the small kingdom they established. Although at the beginning, this approach was just to win.
Support from other countries, thereby consolidating their own kingdom. But after that misfortune, this approach became the biggest reason to preserve their family's strength and survive.
Maybe the country they were leaning against had perished, but those who survived became queens of the royal family. In terms of status, even without a title, it was enough to be rampant in the aristocratic circle.
In terms of strength, the wealth accumulated by the Ruan family cannot be underestimated. It is used to establish private armies, defend its position before other nobles, and use money to overcome obstacles.
In addition, tribesmen of different branches are loyal to different countries and obtain the actual power titles and territories of that country. And because of the blood ties between tribesmen, these different countries are connected together and become a bridge of communication or conspiracy between countries.
The medium of calculation.
In short, during the chat with Baron Engels, his wife and the white swordsman, someone saw the prototype of a large multinational enterprise, and even small city-states were controlled by them.
It's just that one or two hundred years is not enough for this family to grow into a dinosaur. Their radiation range only accounts for a small part of the entire Mystery. To those truly big countries, this family is still not worth mentioning.
The Ruan family's foundation was based on some industries that had never existed in the land before, or had not paid much attention to before. Especially grain! They mastered many special crops, but grain seeds and planting techniques were only spread in a small area.
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...After talking about this, some people really don’t believe that their ancestors are not time-traveling predecessors.
The combination of Nguyen Thi Hue and William Engels was not only a mutual love between them, but also a combination of wealth and power between the two families behind them.
For example, the warship everyone is riding now was brokered by Archduke Engels, who sold the imperial first-line warship that was 'eliminated' six months after its launch to his son. The cost of purchasing the ship was from Ruan
The money came from Shihui's dowry.
In addition, a fleet for trade was also established. Relying on the unicorn flag, they were able to navigate the golden waterways. These expenses were of course paid by the Ruan family. Then the nobles of the military country collected taxes, and the Ruan family
While making money, it also strengthens its own influence.
Regardless of the calculations behind these, for a certain white swordsman and a certain magician, the important thing is the rice brought by Nguyen Thi Hue, and it is still rice.
Because of the huge differences in planting methods, rice is not very popular in Midland. And some extended products, of course, have no way to come out. Maybe there are too many choices, so they feel that they don’t have to do some thankless things and promote them hard.
Something that is not yet accepted by the world. Or... the other party really doesn't know that it can be used in this way?
It is difficult to get to the bottom of all the mysteries from the woman in front of me.
After all, I learned from the conversation that Nguyen Thi Hui was a branch of their family, far from being a direct line. The reason why they connected with William Engels was simply because two young men and women looked at mung beans, and they were right.
It caught his eye. And the status of the two parties was nothing more than a casual chess game for the two families, so the two young people were allowed to marry.
Putting aside the troublesome matter of exploring and traveling through his predecessors, Lin listened carefully to the life-loving white swordsman describing the hardships of brewing wine.
First of all, the rice seeds are available, and with the family power of Baron Engels, it is not difficult for him to get a piece of land as a test paddy field. The rice growth cycle only takes four to five months under suitable climate. A group of professional farmers
The rice harvest was successful.
However, after rice became available, how to make wine became the second problem.
Because there is no previous experience to follow, the professional winemakers of the Engels family and the Ruan family can only try to use existing technologies. Anyway, the focus of winemaking lies in 'fermentation', and the details can be adjusted depending on the situation.
good.
Some people have made it using the method of brewing ale, some have used the method of brewing beer, and some have tried to use the method of brewing wine. There are also all kinds of weird methods that have been found and used. William Greco
There are several methods to find a wine that is suitable for drinking warm. The same method that I use when conducting various researches is the trial and error method.
After all this trouble, he really came up with some tricks. At least according to William Greco, warm wine has received good reviews in small-scale tastings. In fact, this is also the reason why Baron Engels is willing to help.
.Liquor itself is a profitable thing.
During the chat, the Baron knew that William Greco's idea came from the magician in front of him, so he directly sent a bottle of several drinks that he thought were suitable. Lin also tasted the cold wine first.
Also called at the same time were the brewers in charge.
After trying them one by one, Lin felt that some of them tasted very similar to the earth's rice wine, but the taste was very strong. After remembering the taste of the wine he had drunk before, and asking several winemakers, he knew where the problem lay.
Different from some natural fermentation brewing techniques, wines made from grains need the help of koji to ferment. Midi also has the technology to make koji, but those are all koji made from wheat when brewing ale. Unlike rice.
The taste of the brewed koji will be slightly different.
Secondly, after the brewing is completed, is there a heating process, and how many times? However, this batch of wine has not gone through such a process, because heating the finished product is not a standard brewing method in Midi. Without the heating process, the wine will
The yeast will continue to ferment. At this time, the storage environment will be very particular. If it is not stored properly, the wine may become rancid.
In short, after a round of tasting, Lin started discussing the brewing methods with the 'professional' brewers. Of course, he had only a little knowledge of brewing, but that didn't stop someone from telling some shocking truths.
But they were all things that had never been done before. These experts were quite dissatisfied with the pointers of a certain magician. On the contrary, the baron and his wife, who did not understand, and the white swordsman were frightened by someone.
Stunned.
To compete with these experts, you have to work on the finished product and make the wine taste better. Otherwise, you will just talk about it, but you will not be able to convince the brewers who have mastered a craft.