Traitor Summoning System [Infrastructure]

Leonard spent most of his time at the beach today. He first went to see the sea catching team, and then went to the shipyard.

He Shen started drying sea salt.

At present, there are many special products on sale in Little Thorn Castle, such as jelly, candles, and peppermint essential oil soap.

Little Thorn Castle has been buying a lot of things, such as slaves, war horses, and food.

Last year, Little Thorn Fort had a bumper harvest of grain, but the arable land was limited. This year, the population has skyrocketed, and food is always a problem.But it doesn't matter, the entry and exit of Little Thorn Castle is smooth now, and the gold coins are getting more and more gradually.

If you save a little more money, you can buy another wave of war horses.Leonard thought.

I am now Viscount Green, and I have a thousand knights under my command, isn't that too much?

After taking over the Mithril Fort, Leonard obtained a lot of Mithril equipment, which happened to be used by Lu Bu's soldiers.In addition, the Mithril Mine will also be produced regularly, part of which will be handed over to Linye City, and the other part will be used by Leonard himself.

It was a lie that Viscount Ingram said that the mithril mines were exhausted. He wanted to monopolize all the mithril mines and not pay tribute to Linye City.

For the time being, the sea salt will be used by oneself first, and it will be sold after the reserve is sufficient.

Salt is very important, and it can be regarded as hard currency.

Song Yingxing said that there are five qi in the sky, which are the five flavors.It doesn't matter if you don't eat ups and downs for a year, but if you quit salt for a period of time, you will feel listless and lethargic.

This shows the importance of salt.

The drying of sea salt was hosted by He Shen. There are many ways to make sea salt, and He Shen used two methods.

The first way is to sprinkle straw ash on the beach and press it tightly. Early the next morning, the ash will be covered with salt.After noon, sweep out the salt and ash together to rinse and decoct.This method requires relatively little manpower.

Another way is to surround a piece of seawater and let the sun dry naturally. This is the easiest way to describe it verbally, but it requires a lot of manpower.

The process of the second method is relatively long. After He Shen started to do it, he thought about it and used the third method.

He ordered the slaves to dig a large and deep pit where the sea was submerged after high tide, and then put wooden sticks on the pit, then spread reeds, and then spread sand on top of the reeds, which became a simple filtering device. up.When the tide rises, the salt water seeps into the pit, and a torch is shone into the pit. If the brine can extinguish the torch, it means that the brine is ready, and the brine can be taken out for decoction.

When He Shen said this to Leonard, Leonard felt a little dizzy. It turns out that drying salt is so troublesome.

Fried salt is also particular about these things, and He Shen did a lot of preparatory work after building the ship.

Use iron to make prison pots - that is, frying salt pans.

Dig pits and build stoves.

Rinse, filter, and decoct with coal for crystallization.

At this time, adding saponin and millet bran can accelerate the coagulation, just like gypsum tofu.The saponins are alkaline, so Leonard deliberately put a little alkali in place of the saponins, but later he thought about forgetting it and being more on the safe side.

The brine boils and condenses into salt.Leonard tapped a little bit with his finger and took a sip. It was very salty, but he couldn't help but smile.

Although table salt is small, it has been an important strategic material since ancient times.

Today, his territory has its own salt!

……

When Leonard returned to the port, he saw Gongsun Sheng standing at the port.

Gongsun Sheng was wearing a gray gown with fluttering sleeves. If you don't look at his beard, he still looks quite fairy-like.

The setting sun is gilded, engraved with clouds, and the sky above the sea looks extremely vast.

"Lord Lord." Gongsun Sheng cupped his hands.

"Are you waiting for me, or are you enjoying the scenery?" Leonard said.

"Waiting for you, I didn't appreciate the scenery." Gongsun Sheng said.

"I thought you liked looking at the scenery," Leonard said.

"I'm used to watching it, but I can't say I like it." Gongsun Sheng said.

"Hey, doesn't monasticism emphasize the unity of man and nature?" Leonard was curious.

"Because of this, all these things exist naturally, because they are taken for granted, so we can't talk about appreciation." Gongsun Sheng said.

"Oh." Leonard understood a little.

The sun went down a little more, and they mounted their horses and set foot on the journey back to Little Thorn Castle.

Thousands of clusters of golden streamlines shoot out from the junction of water and sky, densely covering the entire sky.

"It's still quite a vast scene." Leonard said, looking back at the sunset sea.

"Under the sky, dynasties change, but this sky is eternal." Gongsun Sheng said.

After hearing this, Leonard couldn't help asking: "Since you have been practicing longevity, why did you have to be born again?"

Gongsun Sheng said: "Taoist priests go down to the mountains to save the world in troubled times, and they close the mountains to practice in prosperous times. My generation seeks peace of mind. When the nation is in trouble, of course it is obligatory."

"So..." Leonard's heart rose to respect, and he remembered some Taoist stories he had read.

At the age of 73, Qiu Chuji came to the Mobei Grassland to talk with Genghis Khan to persuade him not to be addicted to killing people, and rescued many people in the Central Plains.

Emperor Qianlong praised him: "Longevity through the ages, don't ask for the secret of eating Xia; stop killing with one word, and then know that there are miraculous achievements in helping the world."

In troubled times, Taoism prospered, and during the Anti-Japanese War, these Taoist priests went down the mountain one after another, sacrificed their lives for the country, and performed various eloquent stories.

Leonard remembered the documentary "Red Maoshan" he had watched before.

There are some abandoned gymnasiums in his hometown. The older generation said that during the Anti-Japanese War, there were no people in the temples that beat devils to death.

Stop killing with one word, and live forever.Thinking of this remark again, he didn't feel relieved.

……

Soon, the fishing nets and rods of the first sea boat were all ready.

Leonard, who has always liked the sea, couldn't wait to take the boatmen and slaves and officially set off to sea.

Today is a sunny day, the boatmen and slaves rowed the oars, and soon left the coast.

Leonard stood at the bow of the boat and admired the scenery. Running up and down the beach for the past few days made his skin darker and rougher.

The sea water looks extremely clear, and there are more fish, and you can often see groups of them.

Leonard didn't get off the net in a hurry, but wandered around the sea for a while.

The harbor gradually disappears from sight, the sea breeze is moist and fresh, and the blue is everywhere, with different shades of blue, which makes the mind clear and the heart open.

Leonard wanted to shout XXX to the sea, I love you.

Then he thought about it, thinking that if he really wanted to shout, he might call Little Thorn Castle I love you.

#My lover is this territory#

The shipbuilder and the slave have been shaking for more than two hours, and they are a little tired.

Leonard asked them to stop, then took the fishing rod himself, hung a shrimp as bait, and threw it into the water.

There are many types of bait, and the general impression is that earthworms are used more often, but where there are so many earthworms, you have to catch them.So Leonard used animal livers and some seafood that he couldn't eat while catching the sea.

Not long after the hook was hooked, a fish bit the hook. Leonard quickly pulled up the fishing rod, and found that a large piece of the shrimp had been bitten, and the fish was not hooked.

Well, I haven't fished for a long time, and I am not proficient.

Calm down and try again.

Not long after, the fishing rod sank, it must have been hit, Leonard gripped the fishing rod tightly and pulled it cleverly, and then he saw a familiar fish, long and dark in color, and the whole fish was in the shape of a cone.

Hey guys, it's an eel.

Leonard was immediately pleasantly surprised.

The eel is good, the eel is wonderful!

There are very few eel bones, all of which are meat, and the meat is very tender, even picky people will say it is good.

Eels are generally found in the offshore or in the estuary of the sea. This is an offshore area, and it is normal for eels to appear.

Some characteristics of the eel are very interesting. Its sex is controlled by the environment. If the population is small, there will be more females, rapid reproduction increases the population, and if the population is large, there will be more males.

Leonard is a big fan of grilled eel, or Kabayaki eel.

The back of the eel is broken open, steamed and then grilled, and then coated with sauce, the taste is delicious.

One grilled eel shop Leonard used to frequent liked to serve the eel raw in strips, with the head placed in the corner of the operation.So the head will keep moving, and the mouth will open and close until the whole eel is roasted and the eel head is still flopping.

The merchant's purpose should be to show that the eel is fresh, but Leonard only finds it horrifying, but every time he comes with other people, he bites the bullet and continues to eat in order to show his courage.

Once Leonard couldn't bear it anymore and covered the head of the fish with a napkin, what happened next made Leonard almost blind - the head of the fish was stimulated and thumped even more violently.The corner of Leonard's mouth twitched as he watched, and finally asked the waiter to take the fish head away.

In fact, you can use the bamboo tube method to catch eels. Eels like to get into the tube, just like we often see octopuses put themselves in the bottle.Add something it likes to the bamboo tube, and the eel will like to drill more.

However, the bamboo tube or wooden barrel must be treated in advance, and it must be soaked in sea water for a period of time to allow the sea water to assimilate it, so that the fish will not be defenseless.

Leonard was going to start making a batch of small wooden barrels for catching eels after going back. After all, there was no suitable bamboo here.

Next, Leonard caught another eel and a sea fish he didn't know. The sea fish was a bit small, but it's not bad to use it directly for stew.

The school of fish swam far away, and the rowers had rested, so Leonard waved his hand and continued rowing.

This time, after rowing the boat for a while, Leonard discovered a sea reef.

Leonard ordered them to approach carefully.

There are generally a lot of marine resources next to the reef.

The flow rate of seawater in the reef group will change, and it will flow up and down in some specific places, so the environment here is very suitable for plankton and algae.The plankton and algae attract fish, shrimp and crabs, which in turn attract larger schools of fish.

A complete biological chain is formed.

Now it is the first time here to be patronized by humans, so humans have become creatures at the top of the food chain.

The reef area was quite large, and after the boat stopped beside it, the shipbuilder tied the rope to a protruding reef.

"Go up and have a look," Leonard said.

"Lord, be careful." The slave was very worried.

"It's okay, I can swim," Leonard said.

The shipbuilder went to the reef first, and Leonard was actually a little scared, but his heart was more adventurous and the spirit of discovering delicious food, so he also went to the reef.

There are a lot of pine algae, laver and sargassum floating beside the reef.

"Catch some back," Leonard ordered.

"Okay." The slave immediately began to fish for these.

Leonard looked at the large piece of seaweed and thought, seaweed can be cultivated artificially.

Seaweed farming is still very simple, just like the clam farm. After returning home, open a seaweed farm in the coastal area. Its production cycle is very short.

"Oops," cried a slave over there.

"What's wrong?" Leonard asked.

"The big crab caught my ladle (spoon)," said the slave.

Leonard immediately went over and found a large purple-gray crab aggressively holding the ladle that the slave used to scoop up seaweed.

Leonard took a closer look and was amused.

Isn't this Dungeness crab?I have gained so much today.

Dungeness crab is very big and has a lot of meat. It tastes soft and has firm meat. It is a very popular seafood.

It is mainly produced in the United States. Among them, the average weight of Dungeness crab in Alaska is 1 kg, which shows how big it is.

Right now, the size of this Dungeness crab is horribly large, almost one kilogram.

How enjoyable it must be to eat.

Leonard asked the slave to put the Dungeness crab in the bucket beside him, and then he saw a Dungeness crab sneaking away over there.

Leonard quickly grabbed the Dungeness Crab's shell, so that the Dungeness Crab's pincers would not catch him.

"Hey family, what you want is to be neat and tidy." Leonard smiled and threw the Dungeness crab into the bucket.

perfect.

Dungeness crabs eat crab meat and crab paste, not crab roe, because all they eat are male crabs.According to the laws of the United States and Canada that produce Dungeness crabs, it is illegal to catch female crabs, for sustainable development.Therefore, Dungeness crab is also called Prince crab.

The claws of the Dungeness crab are very large, and you can eat the plump white and tender crab meat inside after crushing it. The crab meat is very tough, delicious, and has a sweet aftertaste.Leonard drools when he thinks about it.

Made it for dinner tonight!

Next, the group of them caught some fish next to the reef. There were a lot of fish here, and they looked silly. They caught a lot in the afternoon. Seeing that the sun was about to set, they boarded the boat.He set up the sail and ran for a while on the sea with the wind, while collecting a wave of fishing nets.

There are about twenty big fish and some small fish in this net.

Leonard threw some fish that were too small back into the sea.

A total of more than 30 large fish were harvested today, including very delicious eels.

There are also two Dungeness crabs and a blue crab, a total of three large crabs.

Plus some seaweed.

This day I mainly wandered around, and I haven't deliberately caught fish yet, but the harvest has reached a really good point.

Leonard expressed his satisfaction.

One Dungeness crab is steamed and the other braised in soy sauce. Although it is troublesome, it is worth the treatment.

The blue crab was also braised with Dungeness crab.

Leonard crushed the tongs, and then poked out the crab meat inside with chopsticks.

Leonard didn't like to eat crabs a long time ago, mainly because he felt lonely after eating for a long time without eating anything.

He changed his mind after eating a large breaded crab once.

The pleasure of eating crabs is really unstoppable.

The tender and plump crab meat, the delicious and moist taste, the deliciousness of the seafood itself, plus the sweetness of the crab meat... These flavors appeared one by one on the tip of the tongue, and the infiltrated taste buds made Leonard almost feel his scalp tingling .

Wow, this is really delicious!