Struggle in the Steam Age

"I am very glad that you can bring us such a theory." At the end of the exchange between the two parties on the issue of circular agriculture, the high priest of Valo said to Lawrence with a smile, "I will discuss it with the church of the White Eagle Federation in the future. Yes, if the negotiation is successful, we will also send personnel to assist you in the experiment of circular agriculture."

After walking a certain distance from the cathedral of the Agricultural Church, Lawrence excitedly clapped hands with Nora next to him. He did not expect to have such a big harvest during this routine visit. In fact, according to his previous plan, it would be very good if he could persuade the church to agree to promote black tea today.

According to his idea, these new crops that are planted in hilly areas and do not compete with other mainstream crops should be welcomed by the Church of Agriculture. After all, this can expand the scope of agricultural planting, and at the same time bring huge profits to those agricultural producers, allowing them to have sufficient capital to reproduce.

The promotion of the idea of ​​circular agriculture was a temporary decision made by Lawrence after contacting the clergy of the agricultural church on the island. After all, this is a work that requires a lot of manpower and material resources to complete the verification. With the expansion of the planting area of ​​various crops on the island, the clergy of this group of agricultural churches has gradually become insufficient.

Therefore, when they learned that Lawrence and the others were going by boat to Ilyia, the capital of Elysion, the head of the agricultural church on the island asked Lawrence to find a way to combine the circular agriculture they are currently studying with the agriculture here. Chat with the church and see if we can get some support.

But it has to be said that neither those members of the Agricultural Church on New Shore Island nor Lawrence underestimated the importance of this theory to the Agricultural Church. Based on what the high priest did just now, Lawrence felt that his harvest might be much more than he imagined, even far beyond his earliest imagination.

"We can go shopping in the next two days." After going to the Church of Knowledge and presenting gifts, Lawrence said to the little doll with a tired face. For Nora, he can sleep for a long time if he does what she likes. But this kind of boring courtesy call will make her feel very tired.

"This is indeed good news. I hope there are enough interesting things in this city." Nora yawned as she spoke, then raised her head to look at the blue moon that had risen in the sky. "It looks like it's a bit late now, I hope we can get back to the hotel before dinner is over."

Fortunately, there were many rented carriages parked here at the entrance of the church, so they managed to rush back to the hotel before dinner with the help of carriages. Dinner tonight was particularly good, traditional Imperial cuisine. Some of them were minced, spiced and grilled with pancakes, which made Lawrence and the others very satisfied.

Of course, as a port city, the hotel also provides a lot of seafood dishes. But for Lawrence and the others who live on the island, they are still willing to eat some beef and mutton at this time. After all, these beef and mutton are not very easy to find on their current island, but there are many kinds of good fish.

You must know that there is a good fishing ground on the edge of New Sauer Island, and there are even many top-quality fish and expensive shellfish. In the past, these seafood could only be made into various dried seafood like other fish or eaten by themselves. Because for those fishermen, the surrounding consumer market is too small to sell at a high price, and for a few fish or a few shells to go to places that can sell for a high price, they may not even earn back the travel expenses.

Not to mention that as ordinary fishermen, if they just go directly to an unfamiliar place to sell their catches, they may encounter various problems, preventing them from obtaining the wealth they deserve. Even in the worst case, losing their everything, even their lives.

But since Lawrence started buying seafood and became famous among the fishermen, almost all the fishermen in that sea area traded in the newly built New Sauer Port on New Sauer Island. In this way, those high-quality seafood can be uniformly purchased by Lawrence, and then shipped to the surrounding markets together.

In this way, everyone can benefit from it: Lawrence's status ensures that he can sell the seafood at a reasonable price and make a fortune as a middleman. And those fishermen can also enjoy the fruits of labor that they could not obtain before, so that those good fish will not be sold at a cheap price.

After finishing a barbecue meal, Lawrence originally planned to go back to the house with Nora to discuss various local attractions, and then plan tomorrow's itinerary. But just as they stood up, a middle-aged man in a tuxedo and a top hat appeared at the door of the restaurant.

"Excuse me, is Earl Sauer here?" After entering the door, the middle-aged man took off his top hat and held it in his hand, then looked around the restaurant and asked in Kante. Judging from his tone of voice and appearance, he should be the steward of a noble family.

"Yes, I am Earl Sauer." The butler's voice fell. Lawrence stepped out of his seat and said, "May I ask you anything?" At the same time, the restaurant manager standing by the bar also came out from behind the bar and came to the butler to help confirm Lawrence's identity.

"My lord, my lord." After confirming Lawrence's identity, the butler bowed to him, then straightened up and put on an invitation card made of parchment, "My master, Doropi Mr. Viscount Ya asked me to bring you his invitation, and I hope you can attend his hunting banquet tomorrow."

"Thank you, Master, for the importance you attach to me." Lawrence asked after taking a look at the invitation. "But can you tell me why your master invited me? Because I have just inherited the title, so I don't really understand these things about nobles."

"Oh, it was my negligence." After hearing Lawrence's question, the butler apologized earnestly to Lawrence and then explained. "My master's mother's surname was Miller before she got married, and she married from the Old Continent. This invitation is also sent to you under her order."

"Miller—" After hearing the butler's prompt, Lawrence was still a little confused. Fortunately, Nora sent him a picture through a soul connection.

This picture is a tapestry that covers the entire wall, densely embroidered with the names of the various members of the family and the people they marry. And these names were connected with gold thread according to the marriage partner and seniority relationship. And now Nora drew him the position of the old lady named Miller. Because she was worried that Lawrence might not be able to find it, the little doll thoughtfully circled the person's name on the tapestry with red circles. The part about the relationship between the name and oneself is specially circled.

Looking at this picture, Lawrence suddenly remembered that the old lady who sent him the invitation letter should be a cousin of his adoptive parents. When he was young, he had a good relationship with his grandmother. Later, because of the development of the family, the whole family moved. I went to the New World, and I heard that I married a nobleman from the New World.

But because the relationship was a little far away, Lawrence really didn't think about it at the beginning. Fortunately, the little puppet showed Lawrence the family tree tapestry in time to help Lawrence avoid making a fool of himself. For the nobles, it is absolutely embarrassing to be confused about the relationship between relatives.

"It turned out to be Aunt Mia." Lawrence who reacted smiled and said to the butler, "I am very happy to receive this invitation, and I will definitely be there on time tomorrow."