Lord of Rot

Chapter 121 Expensive Glass

Li Qi and the pharmacist walked out of Fula's house and stood on the roadside.

Heavy heart.

There was nothing he could do about his illness.

If he can talk about making red bricks on paper, he knows nothing about medicine.

But something had to be done. Li Qi had not yet found any disease that could be cured through magic, because he had no one under his command who knew magic, and those scholars didn't know anything about it.

Treatment is still with medication.

Li Qi still remembered a high-profile TV series "Benevolent Doctor" that he had watched on Earth before, which contained very detailed methods for making penicillin.

In this era, antibiotics are bound to save more lives.

Thanks to myself who loves watching dramas, this is one of the few pieces of medical knowledge I have.

If making penicillin is the top priority, then medical alcohol is also very important. If given the opportunity, he hopes to make them all in case of emergency.

If you want to distill wine, you must have relevant equipment and materials.

The simplest raw material is to buy other people's wine directly, and then purify it yourself using distillation equipment.

Not only is distillation needed to make alcohol, the book Li Qi obtained in Linta Bay also records the method of using griffon grass. The griffin grass in the porcupine collar has not yet grown, and it is far from the time to use it. .

One of the most important steps is distillation. The method recorded in the book is clumsy. It is collected through the pot cover, which is wasteful and extremely inefficient.

Li Qi didn't have much griffon grass in his hands, so he definitely couldn't waste it.

It is not difficult to use equipment for distillation, such as iron, copper, bamboo, wood, etc., but the small bottle the pharmacist took out just now reminded him of glass.

Regarding the manufacturing of glass, Li Qi can also talk about it on paper and the raw materials are not difficult to find.

What is lacking are technical talents. All technical talents need to be cultivated from scratch, which is his biggest difficulty at present.

He looked at the pharmacist who was standing beside him quietly, not daring to speak.

The pharmacist noticed Li Qi's gaze and trembled violently.

I believe there is no one in the Porcupine Territory who does not know the relationship between the lord and the dwarf carpenter.

He assisted the lord system in developing waterwheels, making two-wheeled platoon cars, and so on.

And he also had the only marriage performed by a lord.

The lord's expression clearly looked wrong, and he was in a bad mood, so the pharmacist never dared to take a deep breath for fear of being offended.

"What material is the medicine bottle in your box made of?"

The pharmacist immediately replied: "This is a natural mineral, we will call it the Dragonite Gem."

"dragon?"

Li Qi knew that mentioning dragons in this world was definitely not a conceptual thing, but really related to dragons.

The pharmacist said: "According to legend, dragon ore gems are stones that appear around dragons' lairs. Some people say that after a dragon dies, its flesh, blood and bones will merge into the mountains and turn into mineral veins. This vein is dragon ore." gem."

Li Qi obviously did not believe this statement. He preferred that the so-called dragon vein ore was a kind of natural glass. Judging from the pharmacist's expression, he only regarded this statement as a legend.

"Apart from being used to store medicine, what else can this gem be used for?"

"They will make gems into decorations, and the price is very high. Some rich people will even use them to make wine glasses, just like these small bottles in my hand. Unprocessed ore costs several silver moons each."

Li Qi had never seen a cup used by aristocrats, and it was probably passed down from the merchant class. True nobles usually use real gemstone gold cups, or cups made of sterling silver, which are exquisite and noble.

The price of so-called "dragon mine gems" is definitely not as good as real gold and silver.

But the price of glass was different. Li Qi seemed to see another way to make a fortune.

Can be made into a luxury item.

However, he already has too many so-called ways to make a fortune, and the wisest way would be to monetize them step by step instead of getting involved in every industry.

"So where can I buy it?" Li Qi asked.

"There will be some in some big towns. I believe the caravan in Haozuling has the answer you want to know."

"very good"

Li Qi asked the pharmacist to go back first, and he returned to the study, recalling the method of making penicillin in "Ren Yi", as to whether it could be successful, how to succeed, etc.

Leave it to the pharmacist to practice.

If there are scholars who are proficient in medicine, they may be able to better help Li Qi solve this problem. Now he can only cast a wide net and hope for unexpected gains.

Li Qi found Qiao again. Although Qiao no longer has a job traveling far away recently, he still travels to and from some villages closer to Porcupine Ridge.

There is a good market for the milk, butter and cheese produced in Porcupine Ridge, as well as some livestock, eggs, etc., although the money earned is not enough to support the expenses of Porcupine Ridge.

In other words, Li Qi always had extra income. If it were another lord, he would definitely be bald and heavily in debt.

Not to mention that lords like to plunder property into their own hands instead of using it on their territories and civilians. I have never seen a lord like Li Qi who doesn't make any money himself, but instead frantically adds money to it.

"I have initially acquired some of the alchemy materials you need." Qiao is very efficient in his work. He thought Li Qi saw him asking about the purchase of alchemy materials.

Li Qi asked: "Is there any caravan that wants to come to Porcupine Collector?"

"Some people in the Porcupine collar have some interest, but the caravan may..."

Caravans would travel to and from some of the larger villages and towns.

They will carry some expensive pottery, leather products, etc. for sale, and they will also sell some perfumes, wines, etc.

There are caravans that mainly sell livestock and grain.

Porcupine Ridge still leaves the impression of poverty to the outside world. Only by waiting for the first batch of caravans attracted by honey can we truly try to open the Porcupine Ridge's trade routes.

In this era, the spread of news almost relies on legwork, and a month or two is simply not enough to attract caravans.

"I need you to collect some more things," he said.

By the time the instructions were finished, it was already afternoon.

The carpenter Fula passed away. According to the golden wheat field treatment method, Fula will be cremated.

Li Qi also presided over the wedding of Pointy Nose and Pregnant Caoyao that day. There are currently several carpenters in the Porcupine Collar, but Fula must be the one who impressed him the most.

Throughout the afternoon after that, Li Qi did not leave his study, writing and drawing until evening.

Some speculated that the Baron would not be saddened by the death of a carpenter.

Some people also speculate that the benevolent lord is so sentimental that he will care about every one of his civilians.

What interrupted Li Qi's future plans for the Porcupine Collar were three letters.

One letter came from Longship Castle, one was sent by Grant's people, and another letter actually came from Crow Camel.