Chapter 173 Eating and working
Although the people of Viktoria today have a much richer diet compared to the old feudal era, there is still not much variety for lunch.
Even if a nobleman like Purficott made a reservation in advance, the restaurant still only served some simple dishes.
For a stewed lamb chop, you can smell that the chef was willing to put in a lot of spices, which at least covered up the smell of the mutton.
A piece of fried, tender and juicy chicken breast, it can be seen that it is seasoned with a lot of peppercorns.
There was also a roasted potato on the side, which was also seasoned with some cumin and coarse salt. At least Purficott tasted one and it tasted pretty good, at least it didn't taste bad to her.
In addition to these, the portion of rice that was served made Purficott really want to hang the chef of this restaurant and whip him.
Because it was a portion of half-cooked rice, not only grain by grain, but it also tasted hard and tasted like half-cooked rice with uncooked rice.
This is easy to understand, because this thing is not cooked like in the East. Instead, the rice is poured into the pan and cooked together with the side dishes.
Although the taste was pretty good, and the chef also added butter, mushrooms and some bacon to increase the flavor, the strange texture like raw rice still made Purficott want to hang the chef up and smoke it.
But she finally chose to endure it, and just pushed aside the rice, which tasted terrible to her, and only ate other decent meat and baked potatoes.
After all, the chef is very generous in the use of spices. Although the taste is a bit strong, it does taste okay.
This can be regarded as one of the benefits brought by Viktoria after becoming an empire on which the sun never sets. After all, just as one of the main purposes of the original world's great voyages was the spice trade, this world is also engaged in great geographical discoveries. Also for the spices of the East.
If these plants with unique fragrance were used in the old feudal era, the amount used by Perfectcott for lunch today would have been at least equivalent to the same weight of sand gold.
Of course, even now that the spice trade is very mature, and a large number of spices from the Eastern colonies can be shipped to the empire in large quantities, the prices of these things are still high, but they are just lower than before. .
At least Purficott's lunch meal today starts at 20 gold pounds, and that doesn't include the cost of booking out the entire restaurant.
That is to say, there are not many customers in the restaurant at noon, otherwise the cost would be higher.
"It seems that we still have to consider the greenhouse! I don't want to just eat potatoes and protein cubes every day." Purficott said casually while sucking the soup from the bones.
Eating is indeed a very important issue. Greenhouse cultivation can solve the food problem. Some of the frequent guests in original apocalyptic science fiction novels can also solve the protein problem, but people cannot only eat the same kind of food. .
Thinking of this, Purficott said to the palace attendant on the side: "Do you know which is the best university in Langton for natural sciences?"
"It's Cambridgeshire University. They have made great achievements in the field of natural sciences and are the empire's authority in the field of natural sciences." The palace attendant thought for a moment before answering Purficott's question. "Help me arrange it later. I have a project that I need to cooperate with them." Purficott just gave the order casually.
"Understood. If you are in a hurry, we can arrange it the day after tomorrow." The palace attendant recorded Purficott's request and then gave a suitable schedule.
"Just the day after tomorrow. I need to go to the Royal Shipyard tomorrow." Perfectcott nodded and agreed to the arrangement.
The palace attendant bowed in response, and then he saw that the guests that Perfectcott was waiting for had arrived, so he reminded Perfectcott: "Your Majesty, Mr. Robert and Mr. Oliver have arrived. Do you need to invite them over now?”
"Let them come over, ask the restaurant to send some meal bags and jam, take this risotto away, and tell the cook that the rice must be cooked until it is soft and soft." After saying that, Perfectcott put down his hand. He took the tableware and wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin.
Robert and Oliver were quickly led to Perficott by the waiter in the restaurant.
Both of them saluted Purfict very respectfully, and after getting her permission, they sat down in front of her with a little restraint.
Although both of them are now considered to be under Purficott's command, no one can remain calm in front of this Earl, who is growing in power in the empire.
After all, the deaths of millions of people in three cities have fully proved what a terrifying existence this delicate-looking countess is.
Although there is no inevitable connection between the two, just like Einstein, Oppenheimer and others in the original world developed the atomic bomb, the second atom does not prove that they are both terrifying existences.
But they couldn't bear the association with others, and they had seen the statue of the Purficott tree in New Shaker City. It was difficult for the two of them to connect the word "Perfect" with the word "weak".
Just kidding, have you ever seen a weak aristocratic lady who can impale someone on a wooden stake?
“My Lord Earl, you told me that the recruitment of talents for the Northern Territory is progressing quite smoothly. I have recruited about fifty former imperial civil servants with work experience. They are basically qualified to work in the city. First-level government management work." Robert took the lead in reporting to Perficott. After all, he had another identity besides being a court official recruited by Perficott, so he naturally had to be more diligent in his work.
Hearing this answer, Purficott nodded slightly and praised: "Well done. With these people, we can carry out other work in Langton."
"Please give me your orders." Robert did not question Purficott's order, he just respectfully asked what he wanted to do.
"I'll give you three thousand... no, let's go with five thousand. I'll give you five thousand gold pounds. You can rent a decent office, and then organize the people you recruited and let them split up. Go and recruit immigrants for the Northern Territory." Purficott put the roasted chicken breast into his mouth and ordered Robert: "The Imperial Imperial Council has made a decision to launch large-scale immigration to the Northern Territory this year, and related policies. I'm still discussing things with the Noble Council, but the general direction has been determined.
So you can start working on this now. The more immigrants you recruit, the more you can get in the future. The greater the reward, I will determine his future position in the north based on the number of immigrants you recruit.
Although this cannot accurately measure a person's talent, it can at least explain him from the side. I don’t mind giving him a noble title for his outstanding performance.”
(End of this chapter)