Chapter 1898 Gretel moved his mouth, and the Nature Order broke his leg
Chapter 1905 Gretel moved his mouth, and the Natural Order broke his leg
To increase agricultural output, increasing unit output is one aspect, and increasing raw materials is another aspect.
Especially raw materials. Agricultural fertilizers and composting technology. Without these, we only rely on the natural fertility of the land. God knows, it will take until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse;
In terms of animal husbandry, if there is so much green grass, it will be lush and green in the summer but wither in the autumn, and the livestock will have nothing to eat in the winter...
The result is that the livestock are starving and thin, or a batch must be slaughtered in order to survive the winter safely. In terms of livestock production, the output cannot increase.
so……
"How is the silage feed project going at the Nature Order?"
Grete asked casually. Anivea immediately started flipping through the information, pulled out a few copies, and sent them to Grete:
"I have been doing this and have achieved some results. The difficulty now is that forage is easy to rot, and the cost of anti-corrosion has not been reduced..."
"Well... let me take a look..."
Grete flipped through the pages quickly. Over and over, and clicked:
"It turns out it happened so early..."
In the ancient mythical age, in the era when the Natural Order had not yet been established, or had just begun to sprout.
In the Black Continent - or in other words, in the south of the Sea of Tranquility, the locals have stored green grass and fed it to their livestock during the season when the grass is scarce.
Later, this technology traveled across the ocean and spread to the Old World. The Nature Order discovered this technology and promoted it to every corner of the Old World.
Later, when the age of mythology ended, humans worked together to drive the gods out of the world. After wars, the Holy See of Glory began to rule the continent.
This technology has been widely promoted in the old continent. However, there is no inheritance from the Natural God Religion. It only relies on farmers. It is available in some places and not in some places. It is scattered and intermittent.
In the Kingdom of Kent, the Natural God Church has maintained the inheritance of this technology and promoted it in various places. In recent years, in compliance with the research results of the Magic Council, they have also made considerable progress:
For example, they measured the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content of the feed before and after silage, the pH, the water content ratio, and various conceivable ingredient changes;
For example, they designed a comparative experiment to measure the difference in meat and milk production of the same livestock eating different methods of silage;
For another example, they found various bacteria in the silage...
"So where is it stuck now? Is it easy to rot? Can the anti-corrosion cost be reduced?" Grete flipped through the lab report.
Really, why doesn’t anyone write a review for these things? Next time you want to conduct new research, you must ask students to submit a review first!
"Let me see what method they used to preserve it... Well, as long as the weather is too hot, it will rot easily, so I added ice cubes to store it, or used running water to cool it down..."
Grete helped me. Whether it was digging an ice cellar or using running water to cool down the storage area, the costs skyrocketed.
You can do experiments at any expense and use them to store monster feed, or you can increase the cost a bit. You want to spread it to thousands of households and farmers and herdsmen...
These methods were on the wrong track from the beginning.
"Oh, do you turn the grass over frequently to dissipate heat?"
This method is very useful in composting, but it is not very reliable in silage. After turning, it rots faster. Not to mention, during the turning process, it suddenly rains or something...
"They found out the large number of bacteria that increased after the forage rotted, and at the same time used magical magic to kill the bacteria...this..."
Gretel raised his forehead again. Divine magic, magical magic! Even if the sterilization spell is so popular that a first-level priest can use it, how many times can a first-level priest use the sterilization spell in a day?
It’s not enough for humans anymore, and I want to use it for pasture! One sterilization spell can cover a cubic meter of silage, and you’re already in good luck. How many spells are needed to complete the sterilization?
Besides, magic also has a cost, and the cost is quite high...
"And there is another problem with magical sterilization... After using magical sterilization, the forage will not rot anymore. The problem is that it will not continue to become soft and juicy, with a sour, sweet and fragrant smell, palatability, and nutritional value.
improve……"
Okay. Grete rubbed his forehead, then rubbed his forehead, and continued to rub his forehead. He rubbed it several times in succession and began to write down the experimental directions:
"First, let them continue to isolate the bacteria during the silage process of forage grass. Find out the changes in the number of bacteria and dominant species during normal storage, as well as the changes in the number of bacteria and dominant species after the forage rots."
Annie Weiya's vision went dark. She moved her mouth on top and broke her legs on the bottom. The teacher's words meant that there were countless natural priests trying to separate and cultivate these bacteria -
There is not just one kind of bacteria in a ball of rotten grass, just culture it. Under the microscope, it is densely packed, and you don’t know whether there are dozens or hundreds of species, so you need to cultivate it very patiently.
The result of "finding out a large number of bacteria after rotting forage" was accomplished by a team of ten people headed by Smith Kuying, a level 15 nature priest near the royal capital, after three years of work...
But okay, the teacher alone isolated dozens of various types of germs and defined multiple sources of plague. Since this project has a purpose, just put it out there and find someone to do it.
"After the comparison is made, simulate the conditions during the forage silage process - temperature, humidity, various conditions. Then, add various additives to see which additives can have an effect."
Annevia sighed again. "Various additives", to put it lightly, there are so many additives——
The various raw materials and products at the Alchemy Guild are uniformly numbered. Are they numbered in five or six digits?
"Teacher, do you have a general direction?"
"Ah? Yes." Gretel was stunned for a moment:
"Mainly because it's cheap. The price of a ton of silage and additives is higher than... higher than..."
He scratched his head:
"You ask them to do a cost accounting. If the number is higher than that, the farmers will definitely not be able to bear it, so don't mention it. Anyway, it will definitely not work if it is higher than one gold coin. I am not sure if it will be higher than one silver coin. You ask them to calculate...
…”
Annevia sighed and continued to record. Okay, one more thing. However, according to this standard, there are probably not many materials that can be selected:
Lime is probably ok, and so is plant ash. Sugar is definitely not ok, but salt? Can the price of salt be lowered?
"So, teacher, what does it mean to be effective?"
"Additives that promote the growth of normal bacteria - the bacteria that change the silage in a good direction and inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria."
Grete answered without hesitation. Anivea was silent:
This requirement sounds simple, but it is not easy to implement. You must build a laboratory first, and you cannot fool it with earth walls or even walls spawned by vines...
Speaking of meeting the teacher's requirements, can it be completed in one year?