Ice cream brings the holiday party to a climax and soothes the heat brought on by the hot weather.
However, even though the banquet was over, the nobles who were lying on chairs to eat were still discussing ice cream. Lvera was the most enthusiastic among them. She had fallen deeply in love with the delicious taste of ice cream.
"Liszt, tell me, how is ice cream made?"
"Let Mrs. Abby tell you, I just mentioned an idea, the rest of the steps were completed by Mrs. Abby." Liszt had no intention of keeping it secret.
If he can produce ice on a large scale, then the ice cream recipe must be kept as a means of making money.
But there is no way to mass-produce ice, and there is no way to mass-produce ice cream, let alone long-distance transportation for sale. The formula is left in your hands and is of no use.
Of course, blackmailing Lvera is still necessary.
"The ice cream recipe is only told to you and is not allowed to be disclosed to anyone else. Besides, as a fair trade, you can't just take my stuff for free, right?"
"What do you want?"
"Pig iron or wrought iron."
"One hundred pounds of pig iron, I can only give you this. If there is more, I would rather not have the ice cream recipe."
"Okay." It's good to be able to knock in a little bit, and Liszt understands the meaning of it - giving it away for free is blind generosity, and the other party may think you are a fool; it's not good to be too harsh, after all, they are blood brothers and sisters, and they can help each other.
After negotiating this small deal, he suddenly felt a little emotional.
I remembered my "young" self, back on Earth. In order to win the favor of the girl I liked, I made handmade ice cream and gave it to her. Although I failed to win the girl back, I learned the art of making ice cream. Now it seems that I learned it in vain.
"It would be great if ice could be made on a large scale. Making ice cream is still troublesome. If you make popsicles directly, you can definitely make a fortune... Even if you make ice directly, you can make a fortune."
The ice cream recipe was sold to Lvera.
But when it came to Levis, he gave it directly to the other party.
"Brother, how many days does it take for Tulip Fleet to return?"
"Based on the usual timetable, we will be back at Coral City's dock in about a week." Levis took out a cigar and lit it, "Do you want to talk about the slave trade?"
"Yes, next time Tulip Fleet goes out to trade, I hope you can help me buy a group of serfs."
After getting the formula, Levis was very easy to talk to. "Okay, but how high a price can you pay?"
"Ten silver coins for a serf?"
"That was the price in the past. Now there is no fighting inside Grand Duchy. Serf trafficking is rare and difficult to find."
"But I heard a while ago that the lord of Little Papa Island was killed by pirates and the territory was lost."
"Grand Duke Sapphire is very angry about this. It has spread throughout the major territories, asking for help to contain this pirate. However, after the pirates destroyed Little Papa Island, they have disappeared, and Shadowless has no trace. Some people think that this is not a pirate group, but a lord pretending to be one. Great Pappa Island is offering a reward of three hundred gold coins for clues to the pirates."
Levis briefly talked about the repercussions caused by Little Papa Island's encounter with pirates, and then added, "But except for this time, the internal situation of Grand Duchy is calm. The slave trade requires a farther direction. It is best to search at the border where Eagle Kingdom and Iron Ridge Kingdom confront each other."
"If you offer a price that is acceptable, I will agree."
"Twenty silver coins per serf, the price cannot be lower than this, otherwise I will be unprofitable." Levis gave his price, "Another point, if the number of serfs is too large, I need to pay the gold coins now, otherwise I will not be able to explain to my father in the books."
Liszt thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "One hundred gold coins, just give it to me and bring back five hundred serfs for me."
"Refreshing."
"I have a few requests. These five hundred serfs are mainly young people. Buy more female serfs. In addition, if you have any skilled serfs, you will be given priority."
"Are you talking about serfs such as blacksmiths, tailors, and cobblers? This is not easy to deal with. Handicrafts are mostly free people. The laws of various countries protect free people. It is difficult to sell them as serfs at will." All aspects of the city's operation are inseparable from free people, so national laws will protect them.
Liszt gritted his teeth. "If I give you twenty more gold coins, among the five hundred serfs, there will be at least one hundred craftsmen."
"Okay."
I feel distressed and count one hundred and twenty golden Narda to Levis.
Looking at the shriveled money bag, Liszt was quite melancholy. Originally, he still had about 150 gold coins, but with the continuous payment of wages for civilian work, a lot of gold coins have been consumed. Now, there are only sixteen gold coins left in the money bag, and it will dry up at any time.
Fortunately, the passage to Thorn Ridge is about to be opened. As long as the caravan is established, Flower Town's seafood can be sold to Coral City.
I believe that delicious seafood can create good wealth for him.
After the serfs' matter was discussed, Levis suddenly brought up saltpeter. "Liszt, can't the scale of saltpeter ice production be expanded?"
"I wish I could, but unfortunately, I can't."
"You can mine more saltpeter."
"Brother, it's not that I want to mine, there are saltpeter mines for me to mine. In fact, after searching all over Flower Town, there is only a little bit of saltpeter ore. I can give my brother some saltpeter powder and the original ore from the saltpeter mining. You can search for it yourself. Maybe there are other saltpeter mines on Coral Island."
"Okay, I will go look for it. You may not have noticed that as long as you can make ice in the summer, you can definitely earn a lot of gold coins." Levis took a puff of his cigar and said, "When I find the saltpeter mine, I won't treat you badly. Did you see it? Lady Mary is encouraging his father to get involved in making ice from saltpeter."
"I can see it." Liszt understood.
"Fortunately, my father doesn't care about making ice with saltpeter. In the summer, he would go to the palace to serve as the Grand Duke's groom. There are countless ice cubes in the palace to enjoy. There are many ice cellars on Blue Dragon Island, the largest ice cellar. I heard that it is like a maze. Some workers carrying ice cubes got lost and froze to death in it."
Liszt didn't say anything.
The largest nobles he has ever seen are Merlin·Long-Yam. If you go higher up, you will have no idea what noble life is like, especially a noble family with a dragon.
After digestion, the sun has begun to set in the west.
The earl and his party are also preparing to return. If they don't leave, they will have to walk at night. Before leaving, the earl rode a horse, followed by Liszt, who also rode a horse.
"Flower Town is very good. I hope you can continue to be enterprising. However, just becoming a qualified lord is not enough. The rise of the Tulip Family is due to his military exploits. The Grand Duke is young and powerful, and his pioneering Flame has never been extinguished. Therefore, if you want to get out of Flower Town, don't give up your desire for Knight's Glory."
Wouldn't it be quicker to make me a viscount?
Liszt felt a little slanderous in his heart. The count obviously didn't like him, but he still played the role of a strict father. It always felt a little inconsistent. "I understand."
Then the two of them were silent and just rode quietly.
After a while, the earl glanced at Li Dragon Horse who was sitting under Liszt: "This is a good horse. Take good care of it. It will be the lord's most important partner."
"Understood."
Immediately, the two returned, and the count met with the motorcade. Carter and his servants stood at the gate of the castle, respectfully greeting all the distinguished guests.
Liszt said goodbye to everyone one by one.
"Grandma, be careful when you get in the car."
"My little boy, if Flower Town is not comfortable, come back to Tulip Castle. Although the smell there is not good, it should be there." Lady Penelope turned around and said.
"I will go to Tulip Castle often."
Lvera hugged him and said, "When will you come to Coral City to pick up one hundred kilograms of pig iron?"
"I will."
Lady Mary pulled Lytton, who was unhappy because he wanted to ride a horse but couldn't, and he and Liszt just smiled at each other and said goodbye.
Captain Mickey and other knights escorting you follow standard knightly etiquette.
Levis, like Lvera, also hugged him, probably to show the friendship between brothers in front of the count. "Liszt, Tulip Castle's door is always open to you."
"Thank you."
The motorcade set off slowly, and Liszt watched them go away.