Lord of Industrialization

Among Frederick's favorite works, instant noodles occupy an important position, and even more important are various items made of slime glue.

The combination of the two is the fork and packaging bag that comes with instant noodles.

Frederick knew someone who recycled forks in instant noodles.

This kind of fork and spoon are integrated, and the handle is divided into two parts and can be screwed up through the screw. It is hard and a little elastic.

Many small shops have a fork-for-candy business. When enough have been saved, someone comes to collect them. They take them back, wash them in hot water with plant ash to remove the grease, and pack them into bundles of ten.

For poor people, these cheap, light and mold-free forks are much better than wooden forks and spoons, and rats don't know how to use them to grind their teeth.

It’s not surprising that instant noodle forks are sold here, but it’s the first time I’ve seen them selling packaging bags.

After taking apart several pieces of packaging bags, they used red-hot tongs to fuse them together to form a relatively deep bag. Several holes were burned into the mouth of the bag, and the mouth of the bag could be tied up by pulling a rope through it.

Frederick looked at it for a while, then turned to Jin Li and asked: "What is this kind of bag used for?"

It took Jin Li a while to realize that he was talking to her, and she said curiously: "You didn't know? This is used to hold fire."

Frederick shook his head, he really didn't know.

You can light a fire by just snapping your fingers. If you don't want to use magic, there is a magic lighter that looks like a Zippo. Ordinary people keep fire in their homes. I don't know much about how they light fires.

"Come over here." Jin Li pulled the old man to a stall not far away.

In winter, fire is the only way to survive.

In winter, some people need to go out hunting, and sometimes there are accidents at home that cause the fire in the fireplace to go out, so fire must be prepared.

It is also simple for people to light fires. They mainly rely on striking flints or drilling wood to make fires to obtain sparks. They use sparks to ignite flammable flax, dry moss, dry algae or the soft inner stems of reeds and other herbaceous plants. These kindlings are often added with sulfur. Easy to burn.

Fire starters are afraid of water, so waterproof instant noodle bags are very popular.

Frederick was convinced by the ingenuity of the working people.

Frederick and Jin Li had just finished watching a stall selling kitchen knives and axes, when the proprietress of a bookstore not far away ran over to her.

"You are finally back!" The boss lady pulled her sleeve, "The new episode of "The Invincible Detective" is here. I dare you to guess what the content of this episode is. I guarantee you will like it!"

Jin Li was a little embarrassed and used her eyes to indicate that Frederick was nearby, indicating that she was busy with work.

But the boss lady would get it wrong and say nonchalantly: "Well, he's just a man. How dare he not read with you? If he dares, I'll kick him into the sea."

"If you want a man to be easy to handle, I'll ask my sister-in-law to knock out Archduke Wesson, put him in a sack, throw him into the bottom of the boat, and bring him to you."

Jin Li was even more embarrassed now.

Frederick felt the simplicity of the people here, and thought that this aunt's sister-in-law should also go to one of the colleges to learn how to grow greenhouse vegetables.

He said to Jin Li: "You also like to watch "The Knight of Red Eggplants"?"

Jin Li replied in surprise: "You ask, do you know?"

Frederick laughed triumphantly and said: "The content of this episode of "The Invincible Detective" is the collaboration between the Invincible Detective and the Red Eggplant Knight."

Jin Li's eyes suddenly shone, and she looked like she was in ecstasy as a chef, but she immediately became nervous.

It's working time now, so we can't do personal things like buying comic books.

Frederick smiled and said: "Let's go, I also want to go to the bookstore."

The landlady looked at Frederick and asked, "You came with the boat. Have you seen it on the boat?"

Frederick smiled and said nothing.

This bookstore belongs to the Church of Nature and is quite large. The owner is the priest of the church and the wife is the daughter of the owner of the butcher shop in the city. She runs the bookstore in a decent way.

There is a long counter right at the entrance of the bookstore, and the books are placed on the shelves at the back. The landlady and her son will take out any book they like from under the counter.

The classics of the Church of Nature are placed closest to the door. There are beautifully packaged bearskin paper editions and cheap paper editions. These paper editions were printed in Weissenburg City from samples provided by the church.

Next to the classics were a set of books about reading pictures and some books on learning foreign languages. Frederick had seen them from Larsen. Larsen said that he taught literacy to the tribesmen in the church in the winter, and at the same time he began to teach people who went south to do business. People learn foreign languages.

These books are very cheap and are published by the Translation Court of the Principality of Wesson. They mainly focus on the words and grammar of the Natural Church classics in order to open up the book market.

The winter here is too long. If people are literate and can read comics and novels to pass the time on winter nights, there will be a huge market.

The proprietress took a copy of the latest episode of "The Invincible Detective" from the cupboard and gave it to Jin Li, and said at the same time: "This time I got a new copy of "Detective Sherlock Holmes and Bloody Footprints". Do you want to read it?"

Jin Li asked curiously: "What is this book about?"

Before the landlady could answer, Frederick said: "This book is somewhat similar to "The Invincible Detective" in that they are both about solving crimes. However, "The Invincible Detective" prefers violent crime cases, while this book mainly focuses on secret conspiracies."

Frederick did not expect that the novel Psyche wrote while fishing at work would be translated into other languages ​​and published so quickly. He had not read it yet, so he spent money to buy a copy.

"You don't need to pay." Jin Li stretched out her hand to stop Frederick, "You are our honored guest. The chief priest said that all your expenses here will be borne by the church."

The landlady was shocked when she heard this. She thought this pretty boy was the man Jin Li was looking for, but she didn't expect that he was actually a distinguished guest of the church.

The next second, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She heard from her husband that the big shot from the south would be visiting in the near future.

Frederick was too lazy to argue with her about what had just happened. At this time, it was much more fun to do nothing and let the other party scare him than to just keep talking.

He saw some collections of local poems and stories on the bookshelf. He had not seen any translations in Weissenburg, so he bought them to pass the time in the winter. The church paid for them anyway.

When Jin Li paid, Frederick noticed the currency here. Previously, it was all barter with the Bear Claw tribe.

The gold coins of the North contain the same 3.5 grams of gold as the florin coins of the Rhine League, and the ratio of silver coins to copper plates is the same, 1 gold coin = 20 silver coins = 2,000 copper plates. This is one of the political and economic legacies left by the former Guild Hall Alliance.

What is printed on the currency here is not the heads of emperors and generals, but various animals. The gold coins are printed with ferrets, the silver coins are bears and wolves, and the copper coins are squirrels and rabbits. The higher the face value of the currency, the animal fur on it. The more valuable it is.

Frederick walked out of the bookstore carrying the bundled books and saw Jin Li looking a little distracted. He knew that she wanted to go back to read in a hurry, but she had to follow him, so he decided to go back early.

He pointed to a nearby restaurant and said: "Let's go eat first, and then go back and read a book."

Jin Li blushed slightly when he told her what she was thinking, and said, "Heli should have bought the ingredients already. Her cooking is better than the ones outside."

She went on to say that the Church of Nature arranged for several people to take care of Frederick, including herself as a tour guide and guard, Heli as a cook, and Luli as a carriage driver. Just now Luli took Heli to buy groceries. Get there first.

Frederick understood and returned to his residence with her.

However, as soon as I entered the door, I smelled something burning.