When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1026 guarantees you'll get some good juice.
By August, a large number of monks and priests had gathered near the Grand Council of Springspring.

What followed was a strong religious atmosphere on the streets and debates that could be seen everywhere.

As the Grand Council drew closer, Horn dared not linger in the Shattered Stone Plains and sailed south towards Little Pool City.

Starting from Little Pond City, then taking a boat south, crossing the border, you can soon reach Spring Spring Fort.

However, Horn was not in a hurry, and even discussed the trade issues with Fatty Beef Castle with Groyev along the way.

Simply put, as the Holy Alliance people have become increasingly wealthy, the meat available in Northshire has become insufficient to meet their appetites, especially beef.

The Fatty Beef Burger is conveniently located on the Roaring Corridor, which has abundant mountain cattle resources, making it perfect for supplying the Holy Alliance's meat shortage.

Another aspect is that with the advent of the Lightning Furnace, the Holy Alliance is now capable of producing tin cans and glass jars.

After being visually verified by the wolf girl, the Basque sterilization method can indeed ensure that canned fruits and meats do not become moldy.

Horn has decided to add canned meat to the Holy Union Army's procurement list.

Previously, the fighting was always done at home or in the neighborhood, so the supply of meat was adequate.

Later, when we fight on River Isle, Windmill Land, Furnace Plateau, or even further east in the Norn Kingdom, the meat supply may not be as timely.

Don't underestimate the importance of luxuries like meat and fruit to morale and the health of soldiers.

As for canned fruit, it is a flagship product, exported to the north and the Furnace Plateau.

Besides canned fruit, even more important items are luxury goods such as fruit juice and soda.

In Horn's time, fruit juice and soda were everyday necessities, but in this era, they are definitely considered luxury items for the petit bourgeoisie.

Horn is spending money on construction at a rather rapid pace. It's only August, and only a quarter of last year's surplus has been spent.

Although bonds can be used to renew the investment, that would mean there must be new growth points or profit centers.

Otherwise, the Holy Alliance risks becoming a loan shark empire.

Horn found a new profit point: leisure and luxury food products such as juice and soft drinks that can be transported over long distances.

Otherwise, it's not good to keep having our gold reserves plundered by the French with their high-end products.

In this imperial commercial system anchored by gold, mercantilism did indeed have some merit.

The choice of fruit juice and soft drinks was partly to diversify the industries in Black Snake Bay.

Black Snake Bay can produce tropical fruits, and white sugar and spices are the raw materials for making canned fruits and juices.

To prevent the entire Black Snake Bay from collapsing if the sugar and spice market were to collapse.

On the other hand, it benefits the surplus production of glass products and canneries.

The machines are there, and they depreciate every day, so naturally, the more they produce, the more they sell.

It's just right that it can absorb the production capacity of the lightning furnace; otherwise, it would be detrimental to the development of Shenglian Steel Industry if it never sees a return on investment.

In other words, Horn did not develop production capacity in order to make money, but rather developed production capacity as much as possible first, and then looked for money to fund that production capacity.

What if you can't find money to make money despite having production capacity?
You can also use production capacity to invest in religious causes. For example, Horn felt that the Francans were not free enough and that a holy war was needed to liberate them.

In this way, the production capacity can be exported.

After conquering the land, wealth and land are redistributed, and productivity and production relations are changed.

With new markets and new consumption, won't production capacity find new sources of income?

The establishment of Saint-Lian Good Juice and Fruit Company was also mentioned in Horn's memorandum.

To achieve this, there are still two technological challenges that need to be addressed.

One is a glass blowing machine, and the other is a machine rolling and rust removal method for canned goods.

It's not that it's impossible to make them purely by hand, but the output is too low and the cost is too high, so it doesn't match the target audience.

Nobles could ride swiftly through the dust and the empress's smile, but ordinary people could not, and could only rely on jam and fruit wine as substitutes.

Fruit juice soda, as a budget-friendly version of fresh fruit, is targeting the emerging middle-class urban population in France.

Although they weren't as wealthy as the nobles, they were wealthier than farmers and commoners, and more importantly, there were more of them. Horn wanted the low-end market in France, and he also wanted the mid-range and high-end markets.

A sound system requires comprehensive development across all levels, from low to high.

Horn hurriedly wrote the last stroke on the manuscript, but when he looked up, he saw that Jean Bro was already standing in front of him.

Sunlight streamed in through the glass window, illuminating the old man's gray hair and wrinkled face, making him appear somewhat awkward and embarrassed.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming, Mr. Bro?"

Horn straightened up, tidying up the manuscript of his thoughts as he smiled and asked Jean Broe a question.

As Horn's former political enemy, Bro was unusually cautious in front of Horn at this moment: "I saw you were working, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

"It's alright, I have one thing to do each time, it won't delay you." Horn didn't waste any time on pleasantries and went straight to the point, "Have you finished the research on 'The Biography of Saint Lan'?"

A hint of unease appeared on Bro's face: "It's done with the help of your miracle priests."

The "Miracle Priest" that Bro mentioned was actually a group of diviners from the Dreamless Society who had studied at the Holy Mechanism Theological Seminary.

Whenever Brod discovers something suspicious that requires investigation, these well-versed diviners will attempt to use divination to find corroborating evidence.

However, their divination results are often difficult to distinguish between true and false, and they can even provide a seemingly plausible original text.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that not only are the original texts randomly fabricated, but even the references themselves are, and they look almost authentic.

This led Broe to suspect that the "Biography of St. Lannister" was forged using this method of divination.

If possible, this old-fashioned man would prefer to investigate and verify things slowly, bit by bit, as a lifelong endeavor.

But time waits for no one, and the Grand Council is imminent.

He was more eager to see the Holy Way Sect, which had inherited the Juano School, triumph than to pursue his own career.

"Very well, would you be interested in attending the Grand Council meeting?"

"You mean attending as an observer?"

"No, I mean attend, represent the Holy Alliance in the debate with the Church, and defeat the entire Church!"

"Me?" Bloe stiffened and pointed at himself.

“Yes, there’s no one more suitable than you.” Horn spread his hands. “You’re the one who discovered the forgery of ‘The Story of Saint Lan’s Good Deeds’. You completed the entire research, so of course you should be the one to fight.”

Besides, I've already said this is your research. What am I supposed to argue about with it? I want to argue about the theory of divine works and good deeds.”

“That’s not good, I am, I don’t, I mean, I did it…” After rambling on for a while, Bro sighed, “I am a sinner, and I have decided to live a reclusive life.”

“You’ve made mistakes, but you’re not a sinner.” Horn’s eyes darted around, and he suddenly laughed. “Of course I can use your research findings to debate, but don’t you want to represent the Juano faction at this Grand Council?”

“The Juano faction, wasn’t the Juano faction already taken over by the Holy Path Sect…” Blo swallowed the word “annexation”.

Horn shook his head: "The Holy Path Sect is applicable to the Holy Alliance, but not necessarily to all places. Perhaps it can be implemented in some places."

What's the difference between the Holy Way sect and the Juano sect if both are for the well-being of believers?

Representing the Juano sect in the debate, he used the theory that the "Biography of Saint Rania" was a forgery to promote the Juano school's ideology...

Broglie's cloudy eyes gradually brightened; wasn't this what the three Blagoves had longed to see?

His wrinkled fingers gripped the scroll in his hand, and he stood up and bowed to Horn.

"Now that things are settled, you should go and coordinate with Thomas. He's currently in charge of the religious work of the Church of Jesus Christ."

Brock nodded, moved, and stood up to walk to the door, but then suddenly turned back: "Your Majesty, based on my understanding of Grandiva, I expect him to resort to underhanded tactics, such as deploying the army or something..."

Horn chuckled: "You can rest assured about that. Black Champion has already made preparations, but it's a military secret, and I can't tell you the specifics."

"I understand, I understand." Rumble nodded hastily, but couldn't help but say, "After reading your article, I reckon Grandiva will be furious."

"Hahaha, that's what I guessed too. He's gone on stage several times to hand out indulgences, hoping to make money off them. He's probably furious about it." Horn laughed.

On a whim, he even pretended to speak with a Grandiva-François accent: "That damn Horn, isn't he stabbing himself with a dagger?"

(End of this chapter)