There is a very bad thing for Lawrence, that is, he did eat dozens of snacks made from dried seafood in his previous life, but there is only a three-minute popular science short film about their production.
refer to.
So after thinking about it in the kitchen for a long time with Saifei, the two of them finally figured out a good recipe for making grilled fish fillets.
This is a very simple method, which is to use a steam engine to drive a metal mill to grind a variety of processed fish with meat and bones, and add various seasonings at the same time. Then put this added surimi in a nearby factory
It is baked on a hot iron plate in a biogas stove, and finally cut into small pieces with a knife before being sold.
Although the entire factory looked more like a dark workshop from Lawrence's perspective in his previous life, both the dim indoor light and the seemingly small factory gave people this feeling. But compared to other food manufacturers of this era,
In terms of cooking methods, this small workshop in Lawrence can be regarded as paying great attention to hygiene.
At least everyone working here wears clean uniforms, masks and hats. Likewise, Lawrence also uses every possible hygiene method he can think of here.
After the first batch of grilled fish fillets was made, Lawrence invited everyone to taste these products. Although the butler thought that it was a dishonorable way for nobles to eat such things, he also admitted that the food tasted good.
At least it should be very marketable as food for ordinary people.
What happened next also illustrates this point. The ships from other islands that entered the port before originally just brought what Lawrence ordered. But after tasting the fish fillets made from this minced fish, they all took it away.
The new specialties of the island are listed among the goods they purchase from the island.
And the best thing for Lawrence is that everything in the fish is fully utilized in the production of this food. The disposed fish heads, fins, scales and internal organs can just support the factory.
Biogas digester operation. The fermented debris can also be used as a very good organic fertilizer to make the land more fertile.
As development progressed, this land began to produce a variety of products. In addition to the specialty fish fillets, a small amount of dried shellfish products and shredded squid were also sold. In addition,
Several small factories began to produce a variety of daily necessities.
So now Lawrence needed to develop various trade channels to sell these goods, which is why he bought the two historical offshore sailing ships.
Although he currently does not plan to go directly to the large settlements in the north to receive them due to possible conflicts, there are many things he can do in advance. For example, he can win over as many settlements as possible through economic and trade means.
point.
There are no detailed statistics on the settlers on this island, but according to records, there are probably more than 800,000 people on the island. Among them, the number of people in the northern settlements plus the settlements strictly under their control will not add up to more than 800,000.
There are more than 150,000 people, and the settlements elsewhere on the island are just independent natural communities.
Now all Lawrence has to do is fight for those independent natural communities, and in practice, he found that this task is not as difficult as imagined.
Because although those naturally formed settlements seem to be self-sufficient, they are actually very fragile. Not to mention the problems of crop yield loss or casualties caused by natural disasters, heavy rains or various dangers.
This is very bad for medicine doctors.
In addition, it is difficult for them to obtain various daily necessities. Therefore, they have no choice but to use their own methods to produce and live tools on a large scale using wood, shells and stone. Although because of the local soil
Due to the fertile and suitable water and heat conditions, sufficient food can be produced in normal times with these inferior tools, but in any case these tools are definitely not as useful as metal tools, let alone as efficient as various agricultural machinery.
Therefore, after the metal tool repair shop established in Lawrence to serve agriculture, in addition to repairing various tools that were damaged and worn during land reclamation, it produced a series of small hardware products such as sickles, hoes, axes, etc. These items were later used.
Opened up markets in the surrounding settlements scattered along the coastline.
After gaining initial trust, the settlers near the coastline were willing to try to establish closer ties with Lawrence and others. For example, they would send sick people in their settlements on ships to Lawrence for medical treatment.
When the Niujiao Bay Colony was first established, Dr. Lister built a hospital with the support of Lawrence. Now the hospital and the school established by the Church of Knowledge have become the two most luxurious buildings in the newly established port town.
.For those villagers who can only rely on simple experience and a few herbs to treat diseases, the hospital in Lawrence is very attractive to them even if it has various shortcomings.
"The work here is simply too busy." After receiving the two offshore dhows at the dock, Lawrence went to the hospital to ask Liszt about the recent problems in the hospital. As a result, he heard Liszt the first time he saw him.
His complaint. “The main reason is that we are obviously short of manpower.”
Lister was telling the truth, because apart from himself, there were only four doctors and seven nurses in the hospital. Most of these medical staff were the family members of Lawrence's retainers, so the number was not large.
It is obvious that he is unable to cope with the increasing number of patients.
After all, medical staff require professional training in any era, and in this era where education is not very popular, medical staff can be said to be very rare. It is enough for a place like Lawrence to have so many medical staff.
It is said to be one of the best in the surrounding area.
For example, on the Viscount Nicosia island that Lawrence visited before, there was only one priest from the Church of the Guardian God who provided therapeutic services for himself, his relatives, relatives, and a small number of managers. As for the others, apart from using some herbal medicine and serious
Other than praying for that extremely rare miracle, the only option is to stay where you are and wait for death.
And these can be regarded as the islands with relatively strong medical capabilities among the surrounding islands. For example, on some islands, even the lords who want medical services have to go elsewhere to get them, let alone the ordinary people on those islands.
Therefore, after the opening of this public medical institution in Lawrence, it has admitted a large number of patients. At first, it was only patients from this land, and then patients came from other places on the island after hearing the news. Now there are even some patients.
Patients from outside the island came here, which is why Lister, as the director of the hospital, felt so tired.
The only good thing is that basically all church members know some knowledge related to medical care. In addition, with the advancement of education in the compulsory schools of the Knowledge Church, many young people have received education and learned some simple things.
Nursing knowledge, so with their help the hospital can still survive.
"I'm sorry, but this is the situation now." Faced with the complaining Liszt, Lawrence also showed a helpless expression. "But I promise to select a group of smart young people from the school to follow you and cultivate a group of young people as soon as possible.
Appoint temporary medical personnel to come out."
"That would be great." Liszt nodded and said, "Actually, the group of young people studying with us now can already be of great help."