"But I'm really curious about how pasta with such a firm texture is made. Probably not fermentation, right? Neuesas, who received a positive reply, was relaxed and elegant, and questioned the macaroni.

The secret to the deliciousness of macaroni lies in the variety of wheat and the ratio of eggs to water. Although in modern times, Italian and Chinese macaroni manufacturers have begun to abandon the addition of eggs, and instead use ordinary flour mixed with corn flour to make macaroni at a constant temperature and timed heating process, only Swiss brands still insist on adding eggs to durum wheat flour.

Cheng Hui knew the truth, but of course he wouldn't tell the truth - this might be a punch that drained the wealth of the Bimonthly Church, how could he tell them the truth? Although it is impossible to say that this machine for squeezing macaroni is impossible to make, to put it bluntly, this macaroni that will sell for a lot of money in the future is actually no different from ordinary noodles...... Isn't that self-defeating?

He pretended to be calm and replied, "I don't know the details, I only know that when this noodle was made, three eggs per kilogram were beaten." ”

"Three...... Three? The first to be surprised by this number was the merchant Croner, "I've heard that your bread and cakes are made with eggs, is that true?" ”

"Yes." Cheng Hui's face is even redder than pretending, "Eggs are obvious to improve the taste of food, don't you know this?" ”

"No, it's not a matter of not knowing." After a little calculation, Krona came to a surprising conclusion, "In this case, the egg consumption of you people is terrible to be compared to the total production of the last two Kamla regions?" This...... It's unlikely, right? ”

"I'll give you a number." Cheng Hui put the knife and fork aside, and opened her mouth to make Crona and Neuesas almost fall to the ground, "When I came from Mendong City, the output of the Mendong City Poultry and Egg Factory was 1,500 boxes per day. ”

Feeling that this number was not shocking enough, he added: "360 per box." ”

(Author's note, Beijing consumes 800 tons of eggs per day, 20,000 per ton, about 16 million.) Only fresh egg sales are counted, and finished products and egg products containing eggs are not counted. ）

Fifteen hundred boxes...... A box is close to four hundred. This number was like McCree's flashbang, completely fixing the two people opposite Cheng Hui in their seats. And Cheng Huiyun's breezy tone was more like McCree's six consecutive shots, adding a fatal knife on top of the huge impact.

"400,000 eggs!" Noysas was the first to exclaim, "So much? …… How is it made? ”

"You'll know when you get to Mendong City. In addition, this number is actually not much, and it is only enough for the average consumption of Mendong City and the surrounding areas for a short period of time in the future. The two of you must know that these 400,000 eggs are nothing more than to meet the basic goal of one egg a day for one person. ”

The core area of Cierta in the Mendong City-Shield City area will eventually house up to two million residents. In the network of these cities, there must be an adequate supply of non-staple food for circulation. 400,000 eggs, or even 500,000 eggs, would be almost unimaginable in the eyes of Crona and Neuesas, but it was far from enough - there was still a 1.5 million gap to be filled.

Eggs, one of the most readily available protein supplements, were produced very inefficiently before intensive large-scale production – peasant women on large farms could get no more than a few dozen eggs a day by digging out the buttocks of their hens.

And these dozens of eggs, in addition to being used in the farm to continue breeding the next generation of chickens and eating in the farm, can be taken out and traded in the village and town market at most. After subtracting the amount purchased by local workshop owners, artisans, officials, and even the amount of damage caused by improper protection, less than a quarter of them can be traded in the city.

The low yield and the lower efficiency of delivery have led to the fact that the price of eggs in the countryside is much cheaper than in the urban market. It's not that there are no citizens raising chickens in crowded towns, but the number is smaller than in rural areas, and most of the demand is imported from outside.

The reason why the price is high is because the input volume is insufficient. Naturally, businessmen do not foolishly make concessions in a seller's market where supply exceeds demand, so the price of eggs naturally remains high and becomes a feast for a few people - just like white flour without impurities.

Imagine such a market suddenly flooding with hundreds of thousands of eggs – not to mention hundreds of thousands. Crona wrenched his fingers as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. With only 10,000 eggs, the egg-and-meat dealers in Kamla City will have to give up the pricing power, and all that remains is the price.

"I dare to ask, and ask the mayor to answer if he can, and don't care if he can't answer." Kroner chewed and swallowed the last piece of steak before wiping his mouth before interjecting into the conversation, "How do these eggs sell in Mendong City?" What I want to know is not the exact number of 'yuan', but the description of how many you ordinary labourers can buy in a day. ”

"Labor? The most ordinary kind that came here from Mendong City? Cheng Hui pushed her glasses and glanced at Croner, and she could know it by doing a little mental arithmetic. In addition to the meals we provide, they can buy an additional 20 eggs a day. ”

"Twenty ......" Krona gasped here, this is not an enjoyable consumption. You must know that the best workers meet the most benevolent employers, and after a day's hard work for the employer, they can just buy an egg and some fruits and vegetables to go back to the family to make a tooth sacrifice. As for bread? Sorry, the money is no longer enough.

While Crona was pondering, the chef had already brought the dessert after the main course - a large plate of egg tarts. Needless to say, this is also a frozen product sent from another world, and it only needs to be slightly processed by the chef before it can be served to the table.

Enduring the excessively sweet aroma of egg tarts, Cheng Hui got up and picked up two egg tarts, handed one to each of the two people at the table, and took the lead in eating one himself-it's really too sweet! He scolded the food factory that produced the tart in his heart.

"This is a snack made mainly of eggs, flour, and milk, with some oil added to it to make a puff pastry, and white sugar for flavoring," After the soda mixed with pure fruit juice "fights poison with poison" to dispel the sweetness of the egg tart, Cheng Hui finally recovered some vitality and was able to continue to use junk food to break the opponent's defense, "What do you think of this snack?" ”

"Very good...... This is the best sweet snack I've ever had! Noy Esas only felt that any sweets offered by the Temple of the Two Moons had lost their meaning in the face of this crispy taste on the outside and tender on the inside, and instinct drove him to reach for the second.

"Eggs, milk...... Sugar? And, grease? Kroner's focus is slightly different: "Could it be that in addition to eggs, the price and availability of these foods will eventually be the same as eggs?" ”

"Elta, even the Bilunar Planet has never had sugar before, you know that." Cheng Hui's glasses showed a fierce light, "But in our country in another world, this pure sugar is also mass-produced, with low prices and huge outputs. Let me put it this way, in Mendong City, as long as you have the need to open a noodle shop, you can buy a kilogram of sugar for 10 yuan. Although most of the sugar still arrives here from within our country, we will soon have a factory in Elta to grow and produce it. The same is true for milk and plant-based fats. ”

"And then, these cheap raw materials will soon spread throughout the entire territory of the Elta Empire?" Neu Esas, who ate the second egg tart, then reacted to Cheng Hui's deep meaning, "Then, the people of the whole Elta will enjoy the food we eat today?" ”

"Of course." Cheng Hui nodded deeply, as if the fisherman's buoy had suddenly sunk - the bait had moved.

"Why would you do that?" Neesas finally couldn't wait to throw out his ultimate question, "The attitude of the other world towards you is aggression, why are you so kind, it is not enough to feed them and clothe them, but also to let them have a feast to enjoy every day, instead of making them slaves under your various mythical weapons?" ”

"This ...... That's not the right question, right? Please forgive him for being rude, he is still a child......" Crona's face turned pale in an instant when he heard this, and he hurriedly stood up and pleaded guilty to Cheng Hui.

"Kid?" Cheng Hui waved her hand, "No, I think Mr. Talleyos is right. This happens to be an important premise for us to communicate today, but Taliaus, you misunderstood, this is not mercy. ”

Cheng Hui pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose and motioned for Crona to sit down with her eyes, then added: "This is wisdom." It is impossible for the poor Elta people to afford these delicacies, we made them rich. So what did they get rich with? Of course, it depends on their own labor and their own efforts. Isn't it better for them to earn a better life by their own labor, and we profit from raising the standard of living for them in this market, than it is for us to use guns and knives to coerce the Elta to work for us? ”

"Our country, the country we hope to build with the Elta people, is 'mutually beneficial'. As the name suggests, it is hoped that while the people of Erta are moving forward, our country will also be moving forward. What I would like to discuss today with the representative of the Bi-Moon Church, Mr. Talios, is to replicate this relationship between Elta and the Bi-Moon Church, or between the Bi-Moon Church and our country. ”