After returning to the castle, Sean once again took out the evil essence obtained from Xiaohu Island, and according to the previous dilution concentration, he once again got a bucket of diluted evil essence. After instructing the servant to send the diluted evil essence to Jason, he hurriedly summoned Joyce.

"Joyce, have you ever heard of saltpeter, which is an ore that can freeze water when put in water? ”

"Ore can also make water freeze?I'm sorry, my lord, I haven't heard of this magical ore. Joyce looked at Sean apologetically.

"What about the Sulphur Mine?" Sean asked casually, either.

"Sulfur? It does, but it's not very useful, and some people use it to stop itching. Joyce couldn't understand why Sean would ask about this small amount of brimstone, something that only poor lords or serfs would use.

"Is there brimstone? Sean, who was not hopeful, was overjoyed to hear Joyce's reply, and hurriedly ordered: "Joyce, you arrange for some people to go to the Heigang wild boar pigsty and the toilet of the initial collar to collect the white mold on the cement wall for me." ”

Sean vaguely remembers a post in his previous life mentioning that the soil near the pigsty and toilet contains a large amount of organic matter, which decays and then goes through the action of nitrifying bacteria to produce nitric acid.

Nitric acid further reacts with arsenic, magnesium and calcium in the soil to form potassium nitrate and calcium magnesium nitrate, which is fire nitrate, that is, saltpeter.

Although the production of saltpeter obtained by this method is small, the total amount of saltpeter will always increase over time. Although Sean didn't want to get saltpeter this way, there was no way to do it.

"My lord, why are you ......?" Joyce looked puzzled again.

Sean didn't explain when he saw this: "You do what I say, and now you can't explain it clearly." You seal and store the saltpeter that your people have collected, that is, the mold. Also, is there any sulphur on the island?"

"There should be sulfur, but it's not much, so I'll arrange to collect it. ”

"That's good, the scavenging earthworm livestock pond must be watched, and the other is to build a tent for each livestock pond, and the scavenging earthworm likes yin and not yang. Let's talk about the propaganda team again. "Previously, due to concerns about the condition of scavenging earthworms, the topic was shelved before it could be discussed.

"Propaganda team, my lord, I don't understand, is it necessary to form a special propaganda team? Joyce asked, confused.

"This is different, the previous teacher only wanted to instill in the people the loyalty of the island, but the propaganda team I am talking about is for the land reform that is currently being implemented, and the results are distributed according to the principle of more work and more reward. ”

"Although the current decree has been lowered, and many of the lords have taken the initiative to reclaim the wasteland, there are definitely still many lords who are in a state of doubt. After all, even you thought this decision was ridiculous before, and now you want to set up this propaganda team to dispel their doubts, and I want to instill the concept of more work and more rewards in the people through the propaganda team. ”

Joyce said curtly, "My lord, I'll arrange it." ”

"In addition, the wheat in the wheat field is about to ripen again, and after the harvest, it is necessary to organize the people to re-cultivate the land in time, so as not to delay the important task of the castle taking the lead in farming because of land reform. Nothing has happened to the initial collar lately. Sean worries that the land reform will lead to some security problems due to the selfishness of the people.

Joyce thought back to the fight between the two lords due to the clearing of the land, and nodded, "There is indeed a small situation, but Taylor has solved it. ”

"What's the situation?"

"Lord Lord, please rest assured, it's just that the two lords have a fight due to the matter of clearing the wasteland, but Taylor has been severely punished according to the public security regulations, and it can be regarded as an example of killing chickens and monkeys. In addition, one of the island's lords is pregnant. ”

"Pregnant? That's good news, let's take a look. "Sean heard that a leader was pregnant, and couldn't help but be interested, Sean Island has been transformed from a transfiguration to the present, and it has been a few months, and it is indeed not strange that a leader is pregnant.

......

"You're pregnant Abby?" Sean frowned as he looked at the woman in front of him, dressed in shabby linen, with a slightly bulging belly and a lean yellow face.

"My lord, I am Abby. Abby also broke out in a cold sweat when she saw the sudden visit of the lord, their husband and wife have been conscientious, and they should not have made any major mistakes to cause the lord's visit.

Sean hurriedly supported Abby, who wanted to kneel, frowned and scanned the situation in Abby's house, and asked Joyce behind him in a deep voice: "Joyce, what is the standard for arranging the people to live in the cement house, and why does Abby still live in this thatched house." ”

Hearing Sean's displeasure, Joyce hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "Your Excellency, since the cement house is not enough for all the lords to live in, it can only arrange for some of the lords to live in the thatched house temporarily, but if you voluntarily live in the thatched house, the castle will subsidize 50 copper coins per month." “

Abby also reacted, and hurriedly said: "Lord Lord, don't blame Lord Joyce, this is our husband and wife who voluntarily live in a thatched house, after all, my current situation is not suitable for heavy work, so the castle's 50 copper coin subsidy can also reduce the pressure on Maren, and this thatched house is also quite comfortable to live in, and I used to live in a thatched house." ”

Sean's frowning brow softened a little, although Joyce's favorability was not low, but he was afraid that he would hide it from him for his personal gain. Then his eyes looked at the black bread behind Abby again: "When did Sean Island become so barren." ”

If he hadn't come to see Abby in person, Sean wouldn't have known that the people below him were so poor. He had also been in contact with pregnant women in his previous life, so he naturally knew the importance of nutritional supplementation during pregnancy.

"This ......" Joyce also saw the black bread behind Abby, a little speechless.

Sean reassures Abby and leaves with Joyce.

"Joyce, I don't know how many people like Abby's have, let alone serfs. I don't know why a pregnant woman is so poor that she needs to eat brown bread to satisfy her hunger, but I want you to solve this problem. At least let them live with dignity and not lose hope for the future, you understand?" Sean walked towards the castle without looking back.

"My lord, I understand, I will solve this problem as soon as possible. ”

Shortly after, a new decree appears on the initial token:

All pregnant island lords and serfs can go to the castle to report, priority is given to living in cement houses, and after reporting, they can enjoy a one-time subsidy of 10 silver coins and 1 silver coin per month in the future, until the child dies or is born, if the baby is successfully produced, the castle will be rewarded with an additional 10 silver coins.

"Lord Lord, be merciful, Abby's family has become rich, it really hurts them, hurry up and inform Abby. ”

"The glory of the lord shines on the whole of Sean Island, may the stars bless the lord. ”

"What's the matter with your smile? ”

Sean didn't know what the people were talking about, but after inspecting Abby's home, he found that he hadn't improved the lives of many of the people for so long, and although the island was getting stronger and stronger, the quality of life of the people below had not improved much. This is also related to the fact that he has always focused on improving the military power of the island.

"The military and people's livelihood still have to be grasped at both ends. ”