614 - - 19-01 Horai Island, Autumn of Harvest
Autumn is in full swing......, but the temperature difference between the four seasons is small on the subtropical island of Horai Island.
However, on October 21, the scene spreading before Jin's eyes upon receiving the news was indeed autumn.
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A sea of golden ears of rice.
The rice planted in June was ready for harvest.
Unlike the early harvested rice varieties, which have been improved and harvested earlier in the season, the rice has been grown slowly.
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Topaz, the five-colored golem maids, were out in full force harvesting the rice.
Those who harvested the rice roughly with adamantite scythes. Those who bundle the rice into bundles. The work is divided into sections: those who hang the bundles of rice on a rack, and those who hang the bundles of rice on a rack.
The work was completed in less than half a day. Jin watched the work and returned to Shoro.
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The old man, who was in charge of overseeing the work, confirmed the knowledge of rice cultivation that Jin had given him. Drying is important because it is said to increase the amino acid and sugar content and flavor of the rice.
Do not cut corners just because it can be done by magic.
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After about a week of drying, the rice is removed from the stalks and threshed.
Based on one prototype made by Jin, the old man had built ten thousand-tooth threshing machines.
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The comb is constructed so that the rice is passed between the teeth of the comb and only the unhulled rice is picked up and dropped. Ten units of the comb with slightly different intervals between the teeth were used.
The purpose is to determine the most efficient interval by comparing them.
This was also completed in half a day.
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The resulting paddy weighs approximately 3 tons.
This is a reasonable amount for unimproved rice.
This is the process of removing the husks from the unhulled rice to make brown rice.
In the past, Jin and the younger children at the facility used to put the unhulled rice into a mortar and grind it with a soft ball.
This method does not work well unless the rice is well dried, but this time the rice was well dried.
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Using ten large mortars, Topaz and his teammates used rubber balls to dehull the rice.
Ten percent of the rice was left as seed rice, and all the rest was made into brown rice.
Finally, the rice was polished.
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There are two ways to do this: one is to put the rice in a barrel and stir it vigorously, as Reiko did in the Shoro Kingdom, and the other is to pound the rice in a mortar.
In this case, we used a barrel for stirring. By cooling the rice, the quality of the rice is prevented from changing due to frictional heat while milling.
About 10 kg of white rice is made, and the rest is stored as brown rice. The bran will be used to make a bed of salted rice bran and pickles.
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The opportunity came sooner than expected.
On November 3, Jin, who had just finished the giant golem riot in the Shoro Kingdom, heard about the new rice and literally flew in with Elsa and Hannah.
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"Old man, you said rice has been harvested?"
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"Good. Then let's eat it.
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I'm looking forward to it.
Freshly cooked rice, miso soup, pickles, and dried fish.
The Japanese food that Jin has been longing for is now served.
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said the perid reader who was in charge of cooking.
The dried bonito flakes were made from dried bonito stock, which was not yet ready, and miso was purchased because it was still in the process of being prepared. The pickled vegetables are not pickles but salted ones, and the dried fish is not horse mackerel but a similar one.
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Even so, the menu, which was the culmination of the peridoled leader's efforts, was enough to satisfy Jin.
"Jin-bro, the food is delicious.
"Onii-chan, this is delicious!
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Both Erza and Hanna were surprised at the taste of the new rice.
The rice they had been eating was harvested last fall. The rice they had been eating was almost stale and had not been stored well, so the quality had deteriorated considerably.
"I'll be happy if you both like it.
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As a lover of Japanese food, it is a joy to hear that people enjoy the same dishes.
Meanwhile, Reiko was receiving information from the perid reader about the amount of water and the recipe.
"Now I can make a menu to your father's liking, can't I?
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"Ah, I'm satisfied."
After eating as much as he could, Jin rubbed his stomach and drank tea after the meal. The same goes for Elsa and Hannah.
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Yes, of course. How much seed rice do we have?"
<"We have more than enough.
Jin nodded.
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"One hectare this time, right?
"Then we can export it, right?"
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We have no use for the money we save. We can make almost everything we need.
"Yes. But I heard that the harvest was bad in many countries this year. We may need to help."
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"Yeah, we don't have a storage problem. Keep up the good work."
With the use of the ether stocker, we can store the wheat semi-permanently. Jin ordered the production at the current pace.
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"Buckwheat. ...... Let's increase that by a factor of 10."
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Agriculture on Horai Island is going well.
"And rice can be grown in a row in this climate, can't it?"
We have enough land, so there is no need to overdo it.
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"I see. That's good. Please work along those lines."
A plant that looks a lot like the Chinese milk vetch was once found in a flower garden on the outskirts of the Kingdom of Egelea during a horse-drawn carriage trip.
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The old man is very careful in his preparations.
Thus, rice cultivation started in earnest in Penglai Island.
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It is regrettable that rice cultivation in Kaina village seems to be difficult due to the cool weather during most of the year.
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"...... is not good if it continues like this."
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The long rains that had been continuing throughout the Kingdom of Klein had begun to cause mold to grow on the stored wheat, and it was clear that food shortages would soon be a reality.
On behalf of the King, who was still lying on his sickbed, Prime Minister Powell was working day and night to secure food supplies. At this time.
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"Desiccant, or ......"
Everyone knew from experience that the main cause of mold was moisture.
However, the only way to eliminate moisture was to roast it over a fire or expose it to sunlight, which was a headache in the Kingdom of Klein, where the weather was still cloudy.
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The Prime Minister immediately decided to purchase desiccants in the warehouse to prevent further damage.
"How should we pay for the desiccant?
The problem, however, is the cost of purchasing the desiccant.
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The Kingdom of Klein is an agricultural country, and with agricultural products in danger, he could not think of anything he could offer as compensation.
<"In this time of emergency, we will give a grace period of three years.
The Prime Minister's heart was touched by this very warm-hearted reply.
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In the end, this year we will first import one million tol.10 tons of desiccant in gold coins.
It was decided that additional orders would be placed as soon as the desiccant's effectiveness was confirmed.
"I hope they can make it in time. ......"
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The horse-drawn wagon transport will take nearly a month at the earliest. How much more damage will there be in the meantime? Prime Minister Powell's headaches were far from over.