Chapter 693 Double Roller Sugar Press
At this time, there was still at least an hour before the evening banquet, but all kinds of carriages and riding horses were already parked in front of the Tiannv Palace.
Different from the soothing music of traditional banquets in the empire, the banquet here in Black Snake Bay feels a bit like a rural banquet.
The drums, bagpipes and vibrato sitar even seemed a bit harsh, and the specially vacated dance floor was surrounded by colorful flowers and green ponds.
The young wizards and witches put on their newly purchased Qianhe Valley slim-fitting jackets and off-shoulder skirts. They held hands and tap danced around the accompanying musicians amid laughter.
Unlike the imperial nobles, the witches of Black Snake Bay do not like to apply too much white powder on their faces to cover up their tan skin. They prefer to use bright red rouge lipstick to set it off.
Under the fence and grape trellis next to the garden, there are stone tables and benches, where middle-aged wizards with relatively high status sit.
In the curling smoke of burning incense, they rubbed their feet with their thick fingers, then tore off the lizard's dried skin with the same hand.
Crispy lizard jerky, accompanied by cloudy fruit wine, plus a few dirty jokes and church jokes from the Thousand Valleys, this banquet can be called perfect.
The only drawback is probably that you are not allowed to bring poisonous frogs, otherwise throwing the poisonous frogs into the wine is the most enjoyable way to drink.
The poison frog itself is not addictive or even psychedelic, but its paralyzing effect can relieve the nerve pain commonly experienced by wizards.
Many wizards who have climbed up from humble beginnings are mentally dependent on this stuff. If they can't remember it, they'll be fine, but if they do, they'll have to do it twice.
In the room on the second floor of the inner palace of the Tiannv Palace, Horn, dressed in black military uniform, was still rubbing his temples and pacing back and forth.
What kind of bullshit custom is this in Black Snake Bay? The empire directly assigns the female family members of the host family or the highest-status woman to play similar roles, and they are all agreed in advance. How can anyone choose on the spot?
And she still picked the most beautiful one. Doesn’t it mean that in the eyes of organizer Horn, other women are not as beautiful as the banquet queen?
Most importantly, in accordance with imperial custom, previous banquets held by Horn had the only female relative, Jeanne, playing a similar role.
If we follow the convention, Jeanne should still be the so-called "Queen of the Banquet".
But the problem is, this is Black Snake Bay, and Lulesi and other secret party bosses are watching.
If the Ruo'an Party was so supportive of Horn's actions before, was it because they bowed to him as soon as Horn's tiger body shook his head?
The essence is that, in Lulesi's eyes, Horn and Joan Dang are a family.
As a result, the Ruo'an Party helped so much, but it was still on their own territory, Black Snake Bay. In the end, Horn chose Jeanne. It's strange that Lulesi looked good.
The same goes for choosing Meliati.
After much thought, Horn finally made up his mind.
If not, just choose Novia. This pure child will not cause misunderstandings. Even so, neither party will be satisfied, but if neither is satisfied, then both are dissatisfied. After all, it is a bowl of water.
In short, you can't delay the business. If it doesn't work, just adapt to the situation when the time comes.
Prince Condai has already been beaten, are you still afraid of this?
Holding down his trembling hands, Horn grabbed the fruit wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp. He stepped down the stairs and came to the small garden on the side of the inner palace.
Under the white walls covered with green vines, high-ranking wizards and secret party leaders from the three counties in the central and northern parts of the south gathered together.
They wore traditional black linen wizard robes, each carrying rare treasures and rare animals and plants, and whispered to each other to inquire about news and gossip.
They were originally the "nobles" of Black Snake Bay, but now they had to take off their robes and wait here worriedly.
In this anti-Qing war that lasted for half a year, the forces in Black Snake Bay had been reshuffled unconsciously.
The Northern County formed the Northern County Council under the control of the Joan Party, which for the first time demonstrated the super-high voice gained when all secret parties in a county united.
The southern county currently relies on Horn's protection, basically following his lead.
The Central County Council is also undergoing reform and organization in full swing, and under the pressure from the north and the south, efficiency and process have been advanced to the doorsteps of these traditional secret parties.
If you ask about the most powerful person in Black Snake Bay at present, no one would doubt that it is Sheng Sunhorn.
Looking at these wizards with flattering smiles, Horn's mouth curved as he walked out of the house.
He did not invite these people randomly.
Most of them have one identity, that is, they are criminal secret parties with slightly lighter crimes and less fierce opposition, that is, moderates among the old people. In politics, the best thing is to turn enemies into friends as much as possible, and to eliminate those who cannot become friends completely and cleanly.
Although Horn is prepared to eliminate these criminal secret parties, he is not prepared to give them no chance.
"I know that for you, canceling the tax card is an unacceptable thing, and I have to tell you that even if there is a tariff, it will be used to build barrages and road transportation." Horn said to the many people without mercy. The old man said, "You'd better think of a new way out."
These old people looked at each other, their lips moving, but they didn't know what to say.
Finally, a wizard who was on good terms with Ruo'an's party stood up and said, "Your Highness Horn, this transformation does not happen at a moment's notice. How about we slow down the withdrawal process a little and give me some buffer time."
They have never operated a plantation, and it takes two or three years from the establishment of a sweet stick plantation to the harvest, which is not that fast.
This is especially true for spices. Most spices require careful care. Those slaves who know how to take care of spice crops, such as those snake people, can be sold at high prices.
From sitting on the ground collecting money to now working hard, it is also a huge test for the lifestyle of many secret parties.
"There is no need to delay the implementation of tariffs. Please forgive me for not agreeing." Before they could get into an uproar, Horn shouted: "However, I am not a bishop (the devil in Black Snake Bay's words). I will not let you transform with bare hands. .”
Under the curious eyes of the wizards, Horn came to a corner of the yard, where there was a huge object covered with black cloth.
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"I know that it is very difficult for you to build a plantation or build a workshop to obtain orders, so I specially found a starting job for you."
As he spoke, Horn personally lifted up the black cloth covering the huge object, revealing the half-person-high machine underneath.
"What is this?" Looking at the machine that looked like a stone mill, some experienced old wizards were a little confused.
"It's very simple. Aren't you too late to run the plantation or have no livelihood? I will give you a livelihood." Horn pointed to the machine in front of him, "This is the masterpiece of the Royal Academy of Engineering of the Holy Artisan - the double-roller sugar press. ”
This double-roller sugar press is very similar to two stone mills placed in parallel, with two thick iron-wood shafts passing through the middle. The upper ends of the two stone mill cylinders have a huge wooden gear covered with iron.
The principle is to use animal power or water power to turn one of the gears to drive one stone mill to rotate clockwise, and the stone mill on the other side to rotate counterclockwise.
"So what does this thing do?"
"It's very simple. Your previous method of extracting sugar was too low-level. This is a more advanced version." Horn snapped his fingers. "Facts speak louder than words. Come on, show me and you will know."
At the snap of Horn's fingers, the two servants of the Goddess Palace each picked up a sweet branch and stood in front of the new sugar press and the original wooden lever sugar press.
The first servant took out a guillotine and started cutting the sweet branches, while the second servant inserted the sweet branches directly into the middle of the two stone mills.
With the sound of two whips and the rhythmic cries of the two horses, one of the stone mills began to rotate. The gear drove the other gear to rotate in the same way. The sweet branches were slowly squeezed forward by the two stone mills.
Under everyone's attentive gaze, the turbid sugar water fell into the tray at the bottom of the stone mill, and then slowly flowed out from the pulp outlet along the groove.
Several small Black Snake Bay bees immediately surrounded it, dancing up and down around the pulp outlet.
However, this is not over yet. Fold the flattened sweet branches in half and stuff them into the double-roller sugar press again. Another stream of turbid sugar water flows out from the pulp outlet.
The sugar press here has already squeezed twice, while the wooden lever sugar press on the other side has just started to squeeze the first section of sweet branches.
The so-called wooden lever sugar press actually places the sweet branches between two wooden boards and clamps them firmly.
The sweet branch is pressed into the groove of the lower board, and the upper board is pressed down, and the pale white turbid sugar water flows drop by drop from the gaps into the wooden basin below.
Look at the wooden bar sugar press on the left and the double-roller sugar press on the right. Not to mention efficiency, in terms of sugar production rate, the double-roller sugar press is far better than the wooden bar sugar press.
These wizards were all smart people and understood immediately.
They rely on rivers to eat and have extensive experience in building dams and utilizing water power. If used here, they can just use water power to drive this sugar press.
"I have an import demand of no less than 10,000 tons of brown sugar every year. Although there are many plantations, the efficiency is too low and there is too much waste." Horn cleared his throat, "Under the United Flavors Company, you can use this double-roller to press sugar. Build a sugar pressing workshop and make profits by pressing and boiling sugar.
In the next three years, I will try my best to get enough orders for each sugar pressing workshop, but after three years, you will have to rely on your own ability to get orders. ”
(End of chapter)