industrial lord

Chapter 2
Barbecue is the cooking method with the longest history. There is a saying here that "no barbecue is not a feast", and there is no banquet without barbecue.

The coachman and hunters followed Frederick through the woods for a few days, and the young master naturally wanted to treat them to a meal.

Although the rabbits and pheasants were hunted by hunters, and Ah Fu squatted by the fire to roast them, but Baron Wesson did the step of rubbing spices himself, which flattered the "guests".

There is no shortage of various herbs in the woods. Pick a little bit and mash it into green mud. It looks a bit like "The Fate of the Orc", just rub it on the meat to be roasted.

Everyone finished their lunch, walked across a stone bridge, and came to the other side of the river.

The waterwheels on the bank of the Swabian Rezart River, a tributary of the Main River, are lined up along the bank. There are more than a dozen of them, and the huge waterwheels are spinning "squeaky".

The wheat in the field had just been harvested last month, and the wagons transporting wheat and flour were parked in front of the mill.

Farther away are carpentry shops and blacksmith shops. Water wheels can drive saws, lathes, and drilling machines in carpentry shops. Mortal hammers in blacksmith shops crush ore, heavy hammers for blacksmithing, bellows, and grinding wheels.

Most of this drainage workshop is the property of the Wesson family, and the rest are also the vassals of the Wesson family.

Frederick let the driver and the hunter go home first, and said to the housekeeper, "Ah Fu, go and have a look at the mill."

The mill is one of the main sources of income for the Wesson family. In addition to wheat, it also grinds beans and other grains.

The two walked into a mill that was closest to them. When the manager saw his boss coming, he put on a smiling face to greet him, and Frederick waved his hand to let him go.

The mill was very noisy, and the various moving parts made screeching noises due to friction, and adding oil didn't help much.

Frederick stood aside and watched quietly. The main shaft of the waterwheel was used as the power source to mainly drive the stone mill. At the same time, it drove the sieve made of horsetail and the windmill that used wind to separate particles of different weights.

He thought in his heart that there is one thing that can be used to make money. Under the current conditions, a barely usable product can be made, and the market is huge, which can become the family's cash cow.

After a while, the sound of horseshoes stopped in front of the mill gate, and a sixteen or seventeen-year-old magician hurried in.

His steps were so anxious that the wand in his hand nearly knocked over the wheat movers.

Frederick frowned. Jurgen is a descendant of the knights under the Wesson family. He is a leader among the younger generation of magicians in the territory. He is usually quite calm. Why is he so flustered today?
Jurgen came to Frederick and said in a low voice, "Sir, please hurry to the pier in Treuchtlingen. There are many guests there."

Treuchtlingen is a small town located 8 kilometers southwest of Wessenburg, next to the Altmeer River, a tributary of the Danube, and it will arrive soon by land.

Frederick asked, "Where is the guest from?"

"Constanbul," Jurgen replied, "Constanbul fell into civil strife this spring. Scholars from universities and libraries in the city fled, and many people came along the Danube, and they seemed to be carrying a lot of things. "

Frederick almost jumped up when he heard that, and immediately said: "You go to the manor by Lake Brombach now and make them ready to receive guests!"

"This matter must be done well. If something goes wrong, you can figure it out."

Lake Brombach is located in the mountains about ten kilometers north of Wessenburg. It is five or six kilometers long and two or three kilometers wide. It is directly accessible by water. There is a large estate owned by the Wessen family by the lake.

When Frederick's father was still alive, he would hunt there with his vassals every autumn.

What the world lacks the most is talents.

Not only did Frederick lose his father in the First World War last year, but the eleven knights who went out together did not come back. The current Wessen Territory's defense force is extremely empty, and only the old knights left behind Franz, Jurgen, Lothar, Andre and other rising stars supported the scene.

In the future, the development of the territory will require all kinds of talents, whether it is self-cultivation or introduction from the outside, there will never be too few.

Recently, Frederick planned to go to the university in Mingxing City in the south to find scholars to teach Jurgen and others, and he also taught himself by the way.

Well now, a large group of scholars came, still from Constantbul, which has a strong academic atmosphere. If you can't keep them in Frederick, you can find a piece of frozen tofu and smash them to death.

Frederick knew how to ride a horse, and after finding two horses with Afu, he hurried to Treuchtlingen, and the distance of more than 8 kilometers arrived soon.

The pier outside the town was in such a mess that Frederick was taken aback when he arrived.

There are also many mills on the side of the Altmir River, and many cargo ships are parked on the pier for transporting wheat and flour. Now a large-scale fleet has arrived, directly blocking the channel.

The old knight Franz was stationed in Treuchtlingen, and he was talking with an old man at this time.

The old man was extremely intelligent, with a big beard, a wand in his hand, and a dark robe with a purple belt.

"Master." Ah Fu whispered to Frederick from the side, "Among the scholars in Constantbul, only sages recognized by the court are eligible to wear purple belts."

Frederick nodded, and immediately went over to introduce himself to the old man: "I am Baron Frederick von Wessen, the lord of this place, and welcome Your Majesty the Sage to come here."

After saluting to Frederick, the old man said in Rhine with an accent: "I am Manuai from the University of Constantbul. Our party is like duckweed without roots. Please rest in your place for a while."

When Frederick looked at Manuai, he found that his face was full of exhaustion, and the people in robes on the boat were the same, probably they hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

He asked, "Your Excellency Manuai, how many of you are there?"

Manuai replied with some hesitation: "We have 36 scholars, 72 professors, and 250 six students from the university and library. Most of the books on the [-] ships are shipped from Constantbul."

Frederick nodded, turned around and said to Afu and Franz seriously: "You guys immediately arrange the board and lodging for His Excellency Manuai and others, make sure everyone eats and sleeps well, and if it is not enough, get the food from Wesson immediately." Fort called."

The town of Treuchtlingen has a population of just over 1000, and there are more than 300 visitors, so it is really troublesome to receive them.

At present, only the church of the Illuminati Church can hold so many people at once.

"Lord Manuai," Frederick said with a wry smile, "Can you stay in church tonight?"

Manuai hesitated. The Illuminati Church in the Rhine Union area and the Church in Constantbul are different factions, and there are conflicts between the two.

They failed to find a place to stay along the way. First, the middle and lower reaches of the Danube were semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic areas, where people did not respect scholars; Accept them.

Ah Fu saw the hesitation of the other party, so he said to Frederick: "Master, it's better to let the guests squeeze in the courthouse and the town hall respectively."

Frederick had a row of foreheads, and the two places were indeed not small, and they were close enough to take care of each other, so he immediately asked Manuai, "What do you think, Your Excellency?"

Manuai breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and agreed.

The two parties began to get busy. Franz went to prepare the residence and arranged for people to cook dinner. Afu went directly to the mill by the river to buy flour, and sent people to buy sausages from various households.

(End of this chapter)