In a magnificent living room, Hansel sat on his seat a little reservedly, glancing at the door from time to time.
A few days ago, he asked to see Viscount William, who was in charge of Royal Quartermaster, but Mr. Viscount kept avoiding him because he was busy with work.
Yesterday, he finally received the long-awaited reply. Master Viscount could receive him the next morning at Viscount's home.
Hansel got up early today, put on a set of clothes that he had carefully prepared, and came to Viscount's mansion at the appointed time.
He secretly reminded himself, "This meeting is very crucial. It is related to whether I can open up sales for cans and whether I can get into the sight of the kingdom's senior officials."
Hansel returned to Royal Capital this time. In addition to continuing to recruit talents and gather refugees for Paul, he also took on the important task of selling cans to the Kingdom Army.
Paul estimates that there is a high probability that this will happen. After all, canned food itself was invented to solve the problem of military rations. No matter how you think about it, it should be very popular with the army, no matter which world it is from.
Although Hansel is a layman in the military, for such a food that is easy to transport in large quantities and can be stored for a long time, one can easily see its importance to the army at a glance.
He was sitting in the living room of Viscount William's house. After looking at the entrance of the living room countless times, he suddenly heard footsteps in the corridor outside.
"Coming, coming!"
Hansel's heart was beating hard. He tried to calm down his mind, straightened his sitting posture, and waited for the arrival of his master.
Soon, a figure flashed out of the entrance to the living room, and a middle-aged man with a shrewd look in his eyes walked in.
Hansel immediately stood up and greeted the middle-aged man, "It's a great honor to meet you, Mr. Viscount William."
"Hansel, please sit down, please sit down."
Master Viscount immediately asked him to sit down.
"Time flies so fast. I didn't expect the second son of the Abbott family to have grown so big."
Viscount William suddenly sighed, what happened to old Abbott was so big that everyone in Royal Capital knew about it, and the young man in front of him was the kid who suddenly appeared from old Abbott.
"Uh... ah... yes."
Hansel agreed casually in embarrassment.
"So, why did you come to me?"
Viscount William went straight to the topic, obviously not intending to stay polite with Hansel for a while.
Hansel felt very unhappy in his heart. "I have made it clear in my greetings every time. Is this quartermaster really so busy? Can't he even remember what I came to him for?"
But there was no trace of dissatisfaction on his face. Although the opponent's title was not very high, he held an important position in supplying the Royal Family army.
Hansel put a decent smile on his face and explained his purpose of coming, "Thank you, Mr. Viscount, for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet me. I am here to recommend a newly developed military ration to you."
In order to arouse Viscount William's interest, he directly called the canned food rations. After all, the other party was a quartermaster.
Viscount looked puzzled. "Military rations? Developed?"
Hansel nodded. "Exactly."
Then he called out, "Toman!"
The servant Toman who was standing beside him immediately placed the wooden box he had been carrying on the table and opened the box carefully.
Viscount William curiously looked inside the box and saw six glass bottles inside.
"This... is this military rations for eating?"
"Yes, Lord Viscount, in fact, their official name is 'canned food'. This is a special Food Processing method that can preserve food for a long time. You can have a taste. Let's try the beef first."
Hansel picked up a can with a beef label on it. He peeled off the wax seal at the mouth of the can to reveal the cork inside. He took out the can opener he brought with him and screwed in the cork. He pulled it hard and the cork was pulled out. Then he placed the can in front of Viscount.
Viscount-sama looked at the canned beef in front of him with a troubled expression.
To be honest, the canned meat didn't look very good, with pieces of white grease floating on top of the turbid broth. Not to mention arousing people's appetite, it actually made people feel a little unappetizing.
After a while, he called a servant and said, "Go to the kitchen and get two forks."
The servant quickly returned to the drawing room and placed two forks on the table.
Viscount William gave Hansel a look. Hansel understood. He picked up a fork and put it into the can. He took out a piece of beef and put it into his mouth to chew.
Seeing that the other person ate it without hesitation, Viscount picked up another fork, reached into the can, and took out a piece of beef and put it into his mouth.
Viscount murmured while chewing, "Well... the texture is not bad, it is indeed beef."
The taste is a bit weird, but it's acceptable, and I can confirm that it doesn't smell like rotten meat.
Hansel swallowed the beef and continued to introduce, "Master Viscount, the canned beef you and I tasted was more than a month after it was produced."
"More than a month?"
Viscount William was surprised that it could be preserved for so long.
He forked another piece of beef and held it up to his eyes for a closer look.
From the taste and appearance, the beef seems to have been cooked, but the cooked meat should rot and deteriorate in a day or two. Even if it is placed in an ice room, it can only be slightly delayed for a few days. How did this little Glass Jar do it? Seeing the quartermaster's surprise, Hansel showed a bit of pride.
"Sir Viscount, according to the inventor of canned food, they can be stored for at least half a year. Even in the hot summer, as long as the so-called 'shelf life' is exceeded, the meat inside will not rot or deteriorate."
"Half a year?"
Viscount William showed an expression of disbelief. As a military quartermaster, he knew that making meat into dried meat could be preserved for a long time, but the taste... tasted like chewing gum, and it was not as delicious as the canned meat in front of him anyway.
"It's not just beef, other meats can also be canned, this is pork, this is mutton."
Hansel introduced it while taking out the other five cans from the box.
"And it's not just meat, there are also canned vegetables and fruits. These three bottles are pears, Apple and spinach."
The colorful canned fruits and vegetables look much better, attracting Viscount's attention.
Hansel used a can opener to open the cans one by one, and asked Viscount William to take a bite of each one.
"Hmm... these two portions of canned fruit taste good."
Viscount fell in love with canned fruit and ate several mouthfuls of it.
Hansel chuckled inwardly, of course it tastes good.
The cans used for promotion and tasting are all specially made. The canned meats are added with spices, and the canned fruits are added with sugar. Both of these condiments are extremely expensive in Northwest Bay.
Mr. Viscount picked up the napkin handed by the servant and wiped his mouth.
"If they can be stored for more than half a year, these so-called 'cans' are really good things."
"Of course they are good things, Lord Viscount. I think they will be welcomed by Soldierss. As a quartermaster, you must understand the pain of Soldierss who cannot eat meat and vegetables."
Soldiers It doesn't matter whether they like it or not, and they have their own "means" to get meat and vegetables.
The most important thing is that it saves our quartermaster a lot of trouble.
Viscount William thought so in his heart, and repeatedly agreed with Hansel's words, "Of course, Baron Abbott, this is indeed excellent military ration."
He suddenly remembered that Hansel was a baron.