Chapter 666 Purple Egg Sweet Beans and Blue Milk Coffee
"There is a problem with the pendulum weights and measures?" Horn frowned, looking at the surveying monks standing in a row in front of him, "Are you sure it wasn't the angle or the ball that was too large that caused the simple pendulum to turn into a compound pendulum?"
In mid-February of 1447, the entire northern county of Black Snake Bay began to gradually get warmer, but this was not a reason for the monks to sweat.
When the Northern County Council was established, they unanimously agreed to join the Sacred Axis, surrendering customs and diplomatic rights and accepting the garrison, with a vote from the Joan Party and the Shadow Society.
In order to ensure that the federalization could proceed smoothly, Joan specially set up an office for Horn in the temple of Long Beach City.
In the past few days, the patriarch of the wizard family, the leaders of large and medium-sized secret parties, newly appointed military officers, and the elders of Black Snake Bay Village have all visited here.
When Horn leaves in the future, this will be the Sacred Axis Office, used to distribute tariffs, arbitrate justice, and convey Horn's will.
After the Sacred Axis Office settled in the Northern County Council, it began to promote the metric system - meters, cubic meters, tons and other units.
This was one of the planned plans in 1447. It was originally limited to the Thousand River Valley, but since the northern counties had already pledged their support to Horn, they naturally had to take it with them.
However, problems arose as soon as this metric unit was implemented in Black Snake Bay.
From the mouths of the craftsmen and monks responsible for the survey, Horn actually heard that the pendulum measurement method had varying degrees of errors in the Black Snake Bay area.
The difference between the small ones is only three to five centimeters, and the difference between the large ones is seven to eight centimeters.
"We repeated it many times and conducted a large number of tests, and the results were consistent." The measuring monk handed a small bag to Horn. "However, according to the laws of natural theology, we have conducted a large number of tests nearby. Prospecting, looking for common ground, and we found this.”
Reaching out to open the small bag, Horn pinched a piece of sticky reddish-brown waxy soil from the bag, like weathered plasticine.
"What is this?"
"The locals call it hollow soil." The monk stood up straight, but did not dare to look at Horn. He just looked above his head. "According to the three laws of mechanics you proposed, the acceleration of gravity should be constant, so we think it is This soil affects the measurement of the pendulum ”
Looking down at the brown-red clay in his hand, Horn weighed it with his hands and found that it was much lighter than ordinary clay.
Is it the gravity anomaly caused by these things?
The pendulum ranging method is based on the acceleration of gravity. When other conditions remain unchanged, a shorter length of the pendulum indicates that the acceleration of gravity has become smaller.
After such a long period of confirmation, Horn is basically certain that the world conforms to Newton's coffin board on a macro level.
But now there is a gravity anomaly that shortens the length of the pendulum rope by seven or eight centimeters, which is a bit strange.
But what could be weirder than metal being almost non-conductive? Could it be weirder than water vapor disappearing into thin air?
After the initial doubts, Horn calmed down. He thought for a moment: "Let's dig more of this soil, and send part of it to Longyu Alchemy University for experiments, and the other part to the Ruo'an Party to see what they have done." Is there any information? ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." A row of monks knocked on their chests and waved in salute, then lined up like robots and walked out of the office in the temple.
After they left, Horn threw the clay into the bag, but did not continue to deal with official duties. Instead, he walked to the window and looked at several vegetable beds planted in the yard.
Lush vines lay on the supports, and fresh sprouts poked their heads out of the moist soil, swinging in the blazing sunshine.
I have to say that Black Snake Bay is indeed a magical treasure land.
There are not only sweet branches, a magical crop that produces white sugar, but also a large number of other magical crops.
Horn specially set up an agricultural experimental team under the name of his office to conduct promotion research and commercialization of these crops.
For example, the vegetable purple eggs commonly seen on the Changdi City vegetable market are a unique crop that is not found in Qianhe River Valley.
It looks like a purple-skinned round eggplant, but can grow up to the size of a pumpkin.
When you cut it open, you can smell a faint irony smell. Only when you eat it, you will feel the sour and sweet taste like tomatoes.
Like potato roots, purple eggs contain serious neurotoxins, and one bite can be enough to kill you. Fortunately, the toxins are concentrated in the outer skin, so as long as you peel them off and eat them, there will be no problem. Taste aside, the first thing that Horn values most is its growth rate.
Seasoning vegetables that provide sweet and sour taste can be produced in three or four months. Although the yield of a single plant is low, the size is large. It can provide a large amount of food in a short time and is easy to preserve.
Even in a hot climate like Black Snake Bay, it can be preserved for a long time, let alone in the Thousand River Valley.
For farmers, setting aside half an acre of land to grow this vegetable is a rare addition to their daily light diet.
Another important agricultural crop is sweet beans.
Horn's eyes moved to the other side of the vegetable garden, which was a tall, long stalk with a pomegranate-like ball about 5-10 centimeters in diameter hanging from the top.
When he first took the sweet beans into his hands, he thought they were some kind of fruit. It was not until the locals peeled off the skin that the green round beans inside were revealed.
Although it looks a lot like mung beans, it actually tastes a lot like the kind of corn crumbs made from old corn that you only eat when you are remembering the bitterness and craving the sweetness.
It was not only hard but also very harsh on the throat. I had to chew it for a long time before I could swallow it.
This sweet bean is the staple food of the people of Black Snake Bay. It has a poor taste but a high yield. Although it is not as good as potato roots, it still produces about 200 to 300 pounds per acre.
However, according to the locals, if you only eat sweet beans, you will have hallucinations after eating for a long time, and you will never be full no matter how much you eat, and you will feel hungry after eating.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
This is why even with such high-yield food, the people of Black Snake Bay still have to import a large amount of food.
But for Horn, this kind of food can just solve the problem of the Plain County of Qianhe Valley being unable to grow oats and other relief-type foods.
Through these two crops, Horn can complement each other economically through the output of industrial products and the import of cash crops, and can also improve the living standards of both parties. It is an absolute win-win.
Although these two crops have more or less problems, they can be improved by Catherine and the group of agricultural miracle priests.
Catherine is not the only wizard with the ability to manipulate plants. Horn has poached several of them in Black Snake Bay during this period.
Among the previously mentioned crops, the only one without problems is pearl rice.
Horn initially thought this pearl rice was corn, but the people from Black Snake Bay told him that it was a round, berry-like fruit that grows on trees.
After frying and sifting off the skin, you can get white pearl-like rice grains. Grind them into powder and soak them in hot water. The water will turn into light blue. It has a unique fragrance and can also refresh you. brain.
This kind of blue pulp has a bitter taste, and Black Snake Bay people always like to add various seasonings to it, such as cinnamon, clove, lizard tongue, fennel, cardamom and aloe vera juice, until it becomes a viscous liquid before it can be eaten.
Therefore, in Black Snake Bay, this kind of blue syrup made from pearl rice is a niche drink with strong taste.
But it's different when it comes to Horn.
After his experience with coffee and tea, Horn simply added milk and sugar to the blue syrup, instantly changing its flavor.
While at Black Snake Bay, he almost replaced black tea with this blue pulp and personally renamed it "blue pulp coffee".
Although I don’t understand why two strange syllables are added to the end of blue syrup, it does not prevent this drink from spreading on a small scale among the Salvation Army.
In addition to sentiments, one of the main reasons why Horn promotes this kind of blue pulp coffee is to suppress the strong alcoholism culture in the Thousand Valley.
It's not that he is against drinking, it's that Qianhehe people drink too much and use alcohol as almost all entertainment drinks in life.
Therefore, during his stay in Black Snake Bay, apart from organizing matters for the Northern County Council, Horn spent most of his time tinkering with these vegetables.
But peaceful time is always limited. After sitting down at his desk again, Horn had to pick up the recruitment list for the new army of the Northern County Council.
(End of chapter)