Chapter 101 Vegetable Greenhouse Technology
"Even in the snowy winter, we can still find some pasture grass." Henry stretched, his eyes looking over the army that was catching the young boars that would be the seeds of change.
"Is there still pasture grass in winter? Green pasture grass?" Mila asked with a hint of confusion. With the heavy snowfall, any grass would be frozen to death, not to mention that it's the tail end of autumn, and all that's left in the ground are the withered roots of grass.
"Henry, that's impossible. Even the Azure Peak Range is hardly green in winter."
"Of course, there is. We just need to make some preparations to have green grass. Or, more accurately, green vegetables. I wouldn't want my diet to consist solely of meat during winter." Henry responded, shaking his head with a light chuckle.
"What's wrong with eating only meat?" Mila blinked. If someone had told her before that eating meat every day was bad, she would have argued; but now, after following Henry, she ate meat every day, but occasionally, she ate more vegetables.
"Eating meat is good, but if you only eat meat, you'll get tired of it, and it has some effects on the body."
Henry didn't want the four months of winter to be all about eating meat. He tried to bring out the vegetable greenhouse, and the grass inside could also be used as fodder for the horses.
Mila didn't know what the effects were, but if there were green vegetables to eat in winter, it would be great. But is it possible?
"Henry! It's impossible to have green vegetables in winter." She still didn't believe it.
"Nothing is impossible. We are afraid of the cold, and so are vegetables. If we can wear clothes and live in houses, why not build a house for the vegetables?"
Henry thought of the greenhouses that farmers built on Earth. As long as the key temperature control and fertilization methods were mastered, it will be possible to grow green vegetables in winter.
"Do we really need to build a house for the vegetables?" Mila's eyes widened. This idea seemed a bit outlandish to her.
Charles, who was on the side, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. Henry was talking nonsense again. It would be great to have meat to eat in winter, and now he was planning to build a house and grow vegetables. This was a bit of a pipe dream.
"You'll see when they grow!" Henry waved his hand, knowing that no amount of talking now would convince anyone that vegetables could be grown in the snowy winter.
Mila nodded obediently. In fact, she believed in her heart. After all, Henry had never let her down. Any magical means that appeared in Henry's hands seemed to be taken for granted.
"Charles, have them clean up the buffaloes and bring them back to the castle's icehouse. This will be their meat in the future." Henry turned his head and shouted to the dazed Charles.
"Yes!"
Charles responded quickly. He shook his head to get rid of what he had just heard. If Henry wanted to grow vegetables in winter, he wouldn't say it, or else he would be laughed at by others.
The icehouse Henry mentioned was one of the few things in this era that could make Henry's eyes light up.
The icehouse was simply a dug cellar where the winter ice was stored. If you did this for several years in a row, the cellar would turn into an icehouse; although some ice would melt, the temperature would remain below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Such an icehouse was actually called an ice cellar, and Henry had found it on the internet. It seemed that many ancient nobles had built ice cellars.
Sometimes, to enjoy themselves better, the nobles would think of many ways. Like many inventions in ancient times, they were invented for the sake of enjoyment.
"Let's go, let's go and see the Serene River!"
Henry turned and headed towards the carriage. Today, he had to go to several places, and watching the military exercise was just one of them. The most important thing was to choose a place to build a large wharf.
As long as the wharf was built and well-planned, Eldoria could be the next Hyratos, a bustling city where ships come and go.
No, it will only be more prosperous. He believed that it wouldn't take long for Eldoria to be the most prosperous city in the western lands, without a doubt.
After setting off the firecrackers, Leo and his companions returned, visibly shaken. They hadn't anticipated that the series of red objects, once ignited, would produce such a loud sound and display flashing lights.
If they hadn't followed Henry's instructions to put out the fire as soon as they saw the flames, they wouldn't have set fire to the small hill.
With Leo and the others escorting them, the carriage quickly arrived at the Serene River to the east. This was a large river, 65.6 feet wide, and its width could reach over 328 feet in some places.
Eldoria was located on a tributary of the Serene River, which irrigated the wheat fields. There was also a small wharf for wharfing.
Now, Henry wanted to pull the east city wall of Eldoria to the side of the Serene River and built a large wharf here so that large ships can dock, and the small tributary was only enough for small ships to enter.
Only a few people knew about Henry's idea. Once this was done, the area of Eldoria would be expanded by more than a dozen or twenty times.
When the wharf was filled with sails, and a stream of people disembarked from the ship - orcs, nobles, elves... upon their arrival in Eldoria, they all exclaimed Eldoria's spectacularity and splendidness in their hearts, and they would come up with the idea of staying here…
That was the great city in Henry's mind, a super city that could accommodate several million people. Of course, it was only a blueprint in his mind, and it would take some time to realize.
So, Henry was looking for a gentle river channel. Rapid currents would make it difficult for ships to dock. Moreover, he wanted to build a dock, construct his own ships, and then start something like a tourism business. It seemed like a good idea, especially since there was no shortage of trees near the Azure Peak Range.
"The formation of the caravan should also be put on the agenda."
Henry circled a circle on the map where the Serene River was; as long as he made a decision, other people would come to help him complete it.
'Has Hyratos received the message? I hope I won't be disappointed.' Henry thought.