In the distant ancient time and space, elves and ghosts accompanied people in every aspect. Even after humans came out of the barbaric wilderness where they drank hair and drank blood, ghosts were still the most feared existence in people's hearts.
Goblins, ferocious beasts, and ghosts, these three things are the most feared words in people's hearts, and they change their color when they hear them.
Goblins and ferocious beasts are isolated by city walls, so people are not always on guard against them, but ghosts are different. Every night when the ten bright moons rise, ghosts will inevitably appear in the safe capital, making people fear them.
be terrified.
However, one day in the distant country of Xidu, King Yao Yun promulgated a decree, and the shamans in the Xidu witch temple announced it to the people of the city.
From now on, all ghosts that harm people in the territory of Xi Kingdom will be imprisoned and tried, and will be reformed through labor according to the situation. The king of Xi Kingdom, Xiyunnan.
Such a simple decree made the people of Xidu dumbfounded. They were illiterate, but after hearing the explanation from the witchcraft practitioners, they became even more confused.
Your Majesty, this is not a decree issued to them, but to ghosts?
The common people and slaves whispered, really not understanding what their king was up to, but the businessmen from other places looked at the announcement with great interest, thinking about using it as a conversation piece so that they could brag about it when they returned home.
Weird news.
The most bizarre thing is that the witch boys of the Xidu Witch Temple are in every corner of Xidu, using mysterious and ancient witchcraft spells to issue the king's announcement to the ghosts in the shadows.
For a moment, the ghosts in the dark corners of Xidu suddenly became commotion.
Not to mention, the masons successfully completed the tasks assigned to them by Yao Yun and developed the stone mill. Yao Yun was so happy that he immediately awarded them a reward.
An adult black muntjac plus five stones of rice!
All the workers in the stonemason's workshop were extremely grateful, and the flushed and excited faces could not be concealed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
I have to say that this reward is very generous. Although the Xidu Animal Hunting Team harvests many prey every day, including muntjacs, deer, wild boars, rabbits, pheasants, bison, and rhinos, there are not many on average. Poor people
The common people couldn't store much meat for the winter, so they were given a whole black muntjac, which was a rich gift.
When the five stones of grain are divided equally, all the craftsmen in the stonemason's workshop can receive several bushels of rice. Such a reward is enough to feed the whole family for several days.
Such a reward is really enviable, and even Bald Long, Wu Tong and others are quite surprised by Yao Yun's handiwork.
At this time, guard Hu Yi said: "Your Majesty, this reward is too generous. The stone mill is your Majesty's handiwork. The craftsmen just did what they should do. They really can't afford such a reward!"
Yao Yun was accepting the gratitude of the masons, and then encouraged them to improve the stone mill and make it more useful. When the discordant sound came out, he was naturally unhappy.
It is true that what Hu Yi said has some truth, and his starting point is also for the benefit of his own king, but he is so incompetent in speaking, no wonder he was not reused in the past.
When the craftsmen heard this, they immediately became nervous, so each one of them started to shirk the offer, not daring to accept such a generous reward.
Yao Yun looked displeased: "I gave it to you as soon as I gave it to you. Once it comes out, it is like the sun rising in the morning. It cannot be changed. Furthermore, this is what you deserve. I will still have tasks for you in the future."
, when it’s done, you’ll get a big reward. If you still feel guilty, make good stone mills and improve them in the future!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hu Yi looked a little embarrassed. The king ignored his words gracefully, which made him a little nervous and a little disappointed at the same time. The king still didn't know that oil and salt were expensive. It was too messy. So many rewards were given to these craftsmen in vain.
At this moment, guard Hu Yi's favorability dropped a notch from respect to harmony.
Yao Yun was keenly aware of it, and secretly sighed in his heart that it was not easy to be the king, but he did not want to explain anything. Rewarding craftsmen and promoting their enthusiasm and creativity was a long-term plan, and a few rewards were nothing.
Bald Dragon, Wu Tong didn't interrupt. They didn't care about food or meat at all. What they cared about was what their heir apparent said. Since Yao Yun had his own opinions, they wouldn't interfere. Even if Yao Yun's opinions were wrong, they wouldn't care.
Won't interfere.
This is the only path for a great king, and no one else can interfere. Otherwise, the crown prince will always be the crown prince.
Under the control of witchcraft, the powerful ghost worked hard and grinded soybeans continuously into soy milk foam. Of course, these were not real soy milk.
Drinkable soy milk needs to be cooked, and it must be cooked thoroughly before it can be eaten, otherwise it will easily upset your stomach. In addition, you have to make tofu and tofu curd. At the same time, soy milk is also an important material for making high-quality well salt.
In this way, after the raw soy milk came out, the palace cooks and salt workshop craftsmen began to get busy and enthusiastically completed the orders given by the king.
The news that the craftsmen in the stonemason's workshop received super generous rewards had already begun to spread in a small area, which really stimulated the cooks in the salt shop and the palace, even Xingye and Xiaocao were no exception!
For a moment, Yao Yun felt that everyone around him was busy.
Of course, the busiest thing is the poor powerful one-horned ghost. This poor fierce ghost used to have great glory and could stop children from crying at night, but now it can only repeat the task of spinning in circles.
Cart after cart of soybeans is brought in, and no matter how much it is ground, it is quickly used up by the workers, and another cart of soybeans comes next.
During the day, grind in a dark place in the house, then put it on the open ground at night, and absorb the essence of the bright moon while grinding. The fatigue during the day will also become more energetic due to the nourishment of the ten rounds of bright moon, and the grinding speed will be much faster.
Yao Yun was greatly surprised when he saw this.
This ghost is too good. It doesn’t eat or drink, works quickly, and works hard without complaint. It also has its own moonlight charging at night. It is environmentally friendly and energy-saving, and can work 24 hours a day. This is three points better than the popular industrial robots in the previous life.
ah.
"I'm really a genius. Ghosts are so easy to control. I can develop them more in the future and form an industry!"
In fact, there is no need for Yao Yun to say more. Wu Tong has already released all the three ghosts in his hands to grind them. It can be said that it has begun to take shape, and carts of soybeans have been ground without anyone having to do anything.
With enough soybeans, what Yao Yun ordered went smoothly. The first thing that came out was the cooked soy milk.
Xiaocao had already placed bowls of steaming soy milk in front of everyone as if she was offering a treasure.
"Your Majesty, the soy milk has come out and I have tasted it. It is delicious and full of bean flavor!"
In line with the fine tradition of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, Yao Yun gave the soy milk to the elder Bald Dragon, and the second elder drank it first.
Wu Tong took it with a smile, while the bald dragon was a little disdainful: "What's the use of these food? There are so many intestines, it doesn't look like a great king at all!"
Yao Yun smiled and said nothing, and tasted it.
Wu Tong was the first to speak: "Well, it does have a strong bean flavor. I used to eat beans and they were chewy. Now I grind them into powder and make soup. I didn't expect the taste to be so delicious and smooth, which is really rare."
The bald dragon also licked his lips and whispered: "It tastes pretty good!"
After drinking, the bald dragon put down the pottery bowl and returned to his disdainful expression, looking aloof and arrogant.