"Haha! What a good show! I didn't expect the people of the Roman Empire to be so cruel, even killing their own king!"
Halki said with a laugh.
kindness!
When the nobles heard Halki's voice, they all turned around in fright. When they saw the people from the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, they all took a few steps back.
They had heard about the cavalry of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets for a long time. When they saw it today, they were so frightened that they began to tremble.
Moreover, the number of these people was at least 100,000, and they were all elites, and the murderous intent in their eyes was no worse than that of the most powerful soldiers in the Roman Empire.
"Haha! Us! We are here to welcome you!"
"All you soldiers of the Empire on which the sun never sets, we will all be a family from now on!"
"Yes, we are willing to join the Empire on which the sun never sets and become a part of the empire. As long as you don't kill us, we will help you control the Empire on which the sun never sets!"
The nobles said one after another.
The soldiers were already frightened and had no intention of fighting. They put down their weapons one after another. When Halki saw the performance of these people, his eyes were filled with contempt.
He looked at the nobles and said coldly: "You people are so duplicitous that your own king can kill you. If you are left alone, our Queen will be in danger!"
"Come here! Kill them all so that these soldiers of the Roman Empire can live!"
After Halki said this, the knights all stepped forward and killed the nobles. The soldiers of the Roman Empire were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
Halki said coldly: "From now on, you will be members of the Empire on which the sun never sets!"
"Yes! General! We are honored to be the people of the Empire on which the sun never sets!"
a group of people shouted.
Queen Eli was a little surprised when she learned that the Roman Empire was attacked by the Knights. She thought the battle would last for several days, but it went so smoothly!
In order to celebrate the victory over the Roman Empire, Queen Eli also specially ordered that all the soldiers who participated in the battle be canonized as knights.
No nobles from the Roman Empire remained, and all the nobles within the empire were suppressed and lost their prestige, making it impossible to threaten the imperial power!
Since then, the war between the Empire and the Roman Empire ended, and the surrounding small countries were no longer opponents of the Empire. They surrendered one after another and became colonies of the Empire.
Ming Dynasty!
Winter is coming, and because there are such places as Woguo, Goguryeo, and Nanzhang as food producing areas, the people of the Ming Dynasty have no shortage of food for the winter!
However, clothing for winter is still in short supply. After all, cotton cultivation also needs to be accumulated slowly. In a short period of time, people still do not have enough cotton clothes for winter.
"Your Highness, the people have a shortage of clothing for the winter, and many people have caught the cold. If this disease spreads, then..."
The minister came to Lin Fan's residence to report on the matter of winter clothing.
After hearing this, Lin Fan couldn't help but frown. Do you still need to ask yourself about this kind of thing?
What do these people do for food?
Can't you solve it yourself?
"What did Tobe say?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Back to Your Highness, the Ministry of Revenue has tried its best, but the shortage of cotton is too big. It is unrealistic to purchase it from overseas countries at this time!"
The man said solemnly.
"Cotton! Cotton! Do you only have cotton in your eyes?
Why not just use wool?
This thing is warmer than cotton!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
this!
Hearing what Lin Fan said, the minister looked at Lin Fan with a strange look. He said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, wool cannot be used to make cotton-padded clothes!"
“Why can’t we make cotton-padded clothes?”
Lin Fan asked.
"Your Highness, there is a thick layer of grease on the wool. This kind of grease cannot be washed away. If you make cotton thread, it cannot be effectively bonded."
"Therefore, the cotton thread made is very rough. Even if it is not the case, the cotton coat will be very hard and even leaky, and it will not protect against the cold at all."
The man said in a deep voice.
kindness?
Will cotton-padded clothes made of wool be very hard and leaky?
correct!
Lin Fan suddenly thought that in ancient times, the degreasing technology had not yet been mastered, and there was a thick layer of grease on the wool.
This layer of grease cannot be washed away by ordinary methods. If it is directly made into cotton-padded clothes, not only will it not be able to keep warm, but there will also be an extremely strong sheep smell on the cotton-padded clothes.
Therefore, there were no clothes made of wool in ancient times. However, in the future world, wool degreasing technology has become very mature.
Not to mention, the price of wool degreasing is very low, and the price of sweaters is even much cheaper than cotton clothes.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty captured the Turks, and the Turks were rich in cattle and sheep. Not only that, they also came to the Ming Dynasty to sell sheep skins every once in a while.
On top of the sheepskin, there is also complete wool. In other words, the internal wool inventory of the Ming Dynasty is enough for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
“Who told you that wool can’t be made into cotton clothes?
You go buy me wool now, the more the better!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, do you really want to purchase wool?"
The man confirmed.
"Of course I want to buy wool. Do you think I'm kidding you?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
The man accepted the order and immediately retreated. Then he issued a notice to purchase wool at the price of ten cents per pound.
For a time, the entire Ming Dynasty was in a state of excitement. They never imagined that one day wool would be able to be sold for money!
You must know that in the homes of ordinary people, there are also cattle and sheep raised in captivity, and the length and hardness of wool are not as good as horse hair, so the brushes made of them are of the lowest quality.
Usually, every once in a while, someone buys wool, and the price is one penny per catty. Now the court wants to charge it, and it is still ten cents per catty. How can they not be excited?
"Great! His Royal Highness actually wants to buy wool, me! I want to sell it!"
"I have more than ten kilograms of it stored at home. If I sell it, it will be worth more than one yuan of silver!"
"Haha! His Royal Highness is really kind-hearted. I thought this news was false, but I didn't expect that the official family really bought my appearance!"
"Oh my god! Wool can be exchanged for silver!"
For a time, all the people were moved to tears.
On Lin Fan's side, the ethanol used to degrease the appearance has been adjusted!
There are two ways to make ethanol, one is the synthesis method, which could not be realized during the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the fermentation method, which is basically the same as wine making!
Ethanol can also be extracted from high-purity alcohol. Lin Fan used the fermentation method to produce three thousand kilograms of ethanol, which was enough to degrease the appearance.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince! The wool has been purchased, a total of thirty million kilograms!"
The man who was sent to buy wool came back. These 30 million kilograms of wool didn't cost much money, but the smell of sheep was too strong and he couldn't stand it.