There is no silk in the Norlan Continent.

The aristocrats here wore cotton clothing, the raw material of which was basically wool, while the commoners wore most of the linen clothes, which were made of plant fibers soaked in water and silk.

In the era of backward textile technology, raw materials are undoubtedly the most decisive value, and silk is the best among raw materials.

So when Mang Di said "silk-spinning bugs", Luo Lan was extremely excited.

And Luo Lan's reaction surprised Mang Di a little.

When she was young, she was a princess of a small southern country, and she once shook the continent because she invented an incomparably smooth and delicate cloth.

Unfortunately, it was later discovered that she had raised countless insects, and the fabrics that attracted the nobility were made from insects.

At this point, Mandi was branded as a worm-raising witch, and the church once again added fuel to the fire, stifling the sprouts of silk development.

Mandi was a flash in the pan, and if it weren't for the protection of her kingdom, she might have been burned to death, along with her horrible bugs.

"Isn't Prince Luo Lan afraid?" Mang Di looked at Luo Lan kindly.

Luo Lan smiled: "Why should I be afraid? It's just bugs. ”

"This bug is big enough to destroy the Diman Empire." Mang Di sighed.

Luo Lan was so smart, he paced two steps, "As long as the rabbit is strong enough, it can kick the eagle to death." ”

Mang Di shook her head softly and sighed softly: "But your rabbit is very weak, so let's eat grass obediently, and keep the meat for later." ”

"Please advise Ms. Mangdi." Luo Lan sat down and looked at Mang Di solemnly.

The old princess, who had long since left her homeland and wandered around, laughed: "As Bina told me before, you give me money, I will help you develop the textile industry, and when you are strong, I will take you to catch insects." I just hope that in the future, my fabric will be passed on. ”

Luo Lan was a little disappointed, Mang Di was not willing to make silk now.

Luo Lan was actually anxious, he had not experienced the cruel suppression of the church, nor had he seen the destruction of the kingdom, let alone Princess Mangdi's decades of life experience.

There are some things that cannot be done, coal is already offensive to the church, raising bugs is witch behavior, and it must not be done.

"Thank you, Ms. Mandi, I'm waiting to catch the worm." Luo Lan saluted again, he didn't force Mang Di.

Mang Di saw that he was a little disappointed, and couldn't help but have a funny expression on his face. But she said no more, yawned and went to sleep.

Bina then spoke: "Luo Lan, what do you mean by what you just said?" Is it talking about the church? ”

"Your old friend is very jealous of the church, has she been through anything?" Luo Lan asked, Bina was stunned for a moment, and replied in a low tone: "Mang Di used to be the best weaver in the mainland, she did lowly textile work as a princess, and finally became a blockbuster, that is, she made the silk of that insect into cloth......

Bina said a lot, including that Mandi was burned at the stake of the church, forced to swallow charred silkworms, and most tragically, her kingdom had a war with the church in order to save her, and fell to more than half of the country, and finally the king could only go to the holy mountain to bow down and ask for forgiveness, and permanently expel Princess Mandi.

After Luo Lan heard this, she was angry and understood Mang Di's fear. After so many years of wandering life, although she has never forgotten silk, and even mentioned to herself, it takes a lot of courage to re-weave silk.

Beneath her soft cheeks lies an endless fear of untold fear.

"I see, blame me for being in a hurry. The Church does not tolerate witches, and we dare not sell silk even if we make it, otherwise they will come to investigate if it comes to the attention of the Church. ”

Raising silkworms, raising black cats and the like are all witches' behaviors, which are fundamentally different from alchemists, who are magic sticks, but witches are demons.

"Bina, I'll leave the textile matter to you and Mangdi, if you need anything, just find me or Ellie, let's try to let everyone wear cotton clothes before the winter comes." Luo Lan waved his hand domineeringly.

Bina was not optimistic, she said: "I took Mangdi to inspect Phuket Island, and she said that Phuket Island does not even have three looms, and there are less than five weavers, which is the poorest fief she has ever seen. ”

Ahem, there's no way around it.

Luo Lan laughed dryly, and then said proudly: "You will soon know how rich Phuket Island is now, there is no loom, right?" I buy, no weavers, right? I'm recruiting! ”

Looking at Luo Lan, Bina rolled her eyes: "I know that you are amazing, this year is really a bumper year, I am afraid you can sell hundreds of thousands of gold coins." ”

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Nanshan country, in a towering palace.

The excited Duke of Tony, despite his old age, held the document booklet and read it aloud to the old king.

"Phuket Island sold 1 million kilograms of grain, 800 kilograms of silver mines, and 50,000 kilograms of corn to thank Your Majesty for his great kindness."

"Mr. Charles has taken over the Southern Pradesh, and is willing to have eternal friendship with the Nanshan country, and is willing to exchange ports and trade with the Nanshan country."

"Prince Luo Lan wishes long live His Majesty the King, long live, long live."

After Tonick finished reading, he was so excited that he gasped for breath, a million kilograms of food, and the problem of hunger in the eastern population was solved.

The ministers were also pleasantly surprised, they didn't expect Luo Lan to really be able to sell a million kilograms of grain. And Luo Lan actually defeated the southern state, it was too fast and weird.

"Good, good...... Mr. Messenger, this king also wishes Prince Luo Lan long live, haha, he invented this word? Sounds pretty comfortable. ”

The courtiers laughed, and the palace was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

The envoy from Phuket stood in the center of the palace and hung his head very respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty." The prince said, long live long live the meaning of Your Majesty's royal power forever, and only people like you, Your Majesty, can enjoy this word. ”

"Haha, good!" The old king smiled toothlessly, "Nikto, the port is fully opened, let's do business with Phuket, as long as they have food, give them whatever they want." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The capable messenger bent deeply, then suddenly took out a polished wolf tooth pendant from his bosom and handed it to Nikto next to him.

All the ministers looked at the wolf tooth pendant in amazement.

Nikto thought it was a gift, and directly asked the waiter to pass it to the king, but the messenger of Phuket Island smiled and said, "Duke Nicoto, this wolf tooth is for you." ”

The old king, who couldn't smile from ear to ear, stopped smiling, and the courtiers quieted down with amusement.

Nikto was puzzled and looked at the messenger suspiciously.

The messenger boasted: "When he was young, Count Abbe of Utan Pradesh once killed a hungry wolf with his bare hands and chiseled out three wolf teeth, which are the symbol of Utan Pradesh. One of them was laid down with Count Abbe, and one was worn on Lord Charles, the last of which was originally owned by Gargo......"

The messenger pointed to the wolf's fang: "Gargo rebelled and was killed by Prince Luo Lan at the cost of sacrificing 3,000 people, this wolf tooth should have been Prince Luo Lan's trophy, but he said......"

The envoy paused deliberately, and the ministers craned their necks to look at him, and Nikto asked, "What did Prince Luo Lan say?" ”

"Prince Luo Lan said, Although I have won, I have sacrificed 3,000 men, but I have actually lost. This wolf tooth should belong to Duke Nicoto, because it is his deep sense of righteousness that allows Phuket Island to have weapons, otherwise, even if I Luo Lan sacrifices 30,000 people, I will not be able to kill Gargo. ”

The envoy said, and the ministers looked at each other and applauded, and Nick smiled and accepted the wolf's tooth with peace of mind.

The old king, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a gloomy face, and it took a while for him to regain his smile.

At the same time, Luo Lan, who was far away in Phuket City, closed the booklet sent by Gandalf and laughed three times.

"300,000 commercial taxes, 300,000 commercial taxes in a quarter, Lao Tzu finally has money!"

"What's the name of the ghost? Let's go to dinner! Ellie, who was passing by outside, kicked the door and shouted.