Release that Witch

301. Chapter 301 Bombs and Wine

    Sleeping Island witch On the second day after the relocation, Roland called the City Hall Premier Minister Barov to the office.

    “I need you to post a recruitment announcement,” he said, pushing the draft to the other side. “A short-term job in a week, about ten people, preferably a woman.”

    Barov took the paper and looked at it carefully. “His Highness, please ask starch…Dos

    “Do you know wheat flour?”

    Premier Minister hesitant, “Do you mean coarse or fine powder? After the wheat grains are ground, they can be baked into bread, or baked into wheat cakes, and you eat the fine powder that is further sieved to remove the bran. The latter produces only 60% of the former, and the baked bread is more. It’s soft, but the price is very high, only the big noble can afford it. ”

    The original Minister of Finance assistant made Roland most satisfied with the full understanding of all kinds of underlying products. Because of the backwardness of agriculture and the lack of food, the same thing is completely different in all walks of life. For example, the most common type of wheat is that the civilians eat the porridge directly from the shelled granules, so that the food can be used to the utmost extent, but some residual husks and gravel will be cooked together in the pot and often eaten. Tooth decay.

    Small noble should pay attention to some, they will order people to sift the grain into the sand, grind it into a coarse powder, and bake it into bread and pancakes.

    Going up is the big noble class with a rich family. Food is no longer a tool for these people to simply fill their stomachs, but a means of pursuing delicious enjoyment. The kitchen will further sift the wheat flour, remove the bran, and get the fine white powder. The baked bread is beige, and it tastes more delicate and tastes sweeter.

    “Starch is based on refined wheat flour and continues to be purified,” Roland said. “When you recruit people, I will send someone to tell them the specifics.”

    “Continue, continue processing?”Barov couldn’t help but widen his eyes. “How much wheat do you have to use?”

    “I don’t need too much, three or four hundred kilograms…”Roland paused, changed his mind, “Like my desk so big, I can do it.”

    He nodded and asked, “Why do you ask for women as much as possible?”

    “Because they do things more carefully. Moreover, I hope to see more women on the job, rather than staying at home,” Roland suddenly thought of. “At present, the popular education in Border Town seems to be faster for women’s classes. ”

    “Although the main person in charge of Ministry of Education is Ms. Scroll, this is indeed the case. In addition to taking care of children and taking care of housework, they can do very little, so they spend most of their time reading and literacy. ”

    “In this case, I ask that when the next round of assessments is over, the City Hall you are responsible for must recruit a group of female apprentices and gradually expand the proportion of female positions,” Roland told.

    “His Highness, this…There is no precedent,” Barov frowned. “If you only think about it, my apprentice is no worse than any woman.” ”

    “There is no precedent to create a precedent,” Roland bluntly said. “This is also the easiest and quickest way to grow the workforce without expanding the overall population. If all women can take on the task of building a small town, I The available manpower can be doubled. All you have to do is to lead people to change their minds – as long as the pay is tempting, I think they will stand up one by one. ”

    After Barov retire, Nightingale smiled in the prince’s ear. “What are you going to do something delicious?”

    Starch No, it’s not for eating,” Roland drank the tea. “Although it’s really good ingredients in the process.” ”

    Soak the fine wheat flour into the water, then knead and wash until the water is completely white, then change the water to continue. The last remaining messy substance is gluten, which can be used for deep-fried or stir-fried, with a soft and elastic taste. Applying honey or mixing spices after baking is a great treat.

    However, Roland’s focus is not on food.

    After the milky white water is sieved, the starch is precipitated and is the main material for making explosives.

    Nitrified starch has become the easiest to manufacture of explosives in the absence of nitration of nitroglycerin, and TNT is the most difficult to manufacture. The manufacturing process is exactly the same as Nitrocellulose. The finished product has low sensitivity, the open flame cannot be ignited, and it needs to be detonated with a thunder tube. The power is higher than that of TNT. It was widely used as a substitute for the former during the two world wars.

    With high-purity starches, the alchemy apprentices who have made the Nitrocellulose manufacturing process feel good, can also quickly produce a batch of nitrated starch.

    After lunch, Roland was planning to go back to the room to take a nap, and the door suddenly sounded knocking outside the office.

    Usually this time to find him, in all likelihood is Anna. His heart jumped twice. Is it because the last time I was too tired to fall asleep directly, so this time I decided to pick it at noon?

    “come in.”

    The door slammed open and Roland groaned, and Evelyn stood outside.

    UhThis is a bit different from what I think. He coughed twice and showed a kind smile. “Is there anything?”

    She went to the table and bowed her head. It looked a little nervous. “His Highness, I want to ask you a question.”

    Is it the old saying “Why are you so good for witch?” However, in the spirit of treating comrades as warm as the spring breeze, he smiled. “What problem, you ask.”

    YouWhy choose me to come to Border Town? ”

    Roland glimpsed, isn’t she drinking alcohol?

    “My ability is not as good as Silvy, and not as practical as Lotus and Honey,” she whispered. “Only a wine tasting, a monthly gold royal salary is enough to hire a professional Wine Brewer Master from Kingdom Capital. It is.”

    “What do you think of those wines…And how was it?

    “It’s too hot at first, but it’s acceptable to drink it slowly. As for the mixed wines mixed with ice, juice and syrup, it’s richer in taste. But this is just my personal opinion,” Evelyn replied cautiously. “The pub in the house only sells cheap wine and water ale, the tendency of nobles…I am not sure. ”

    It was not suspected that there was a problem with the wine, and the prince quietly sighed. He got up and opened the bookcase, took a can of ale from the top and placed it in front of Evelyn. “Can you convert this can of ale into my brewed white wine?”

    “I would …should be no problem. ”She stretched out the both hands and held the jar, and soon the dimly lit wine changed. As the bubbles rise, the ale becomes more and more clarified, and finally it shines like boiled water, but Roland has already smelled the rich fragrance. He couldn’t wait to lick a little with his fingers, put it in his mouth, and bitter and hot at the same time, this is the taste of high alcohol.

    Roland couldn’t help but laugh out. “That’s why I picked you up.”

    Looking at Evelyn, who was confused, he clap his hands. “I plan to open an alcohol factory…No, it’s a winery. Would you like to be my chief Wine Brewer Master? ”