Chapter 252 A new round of procurement

As the lord of the Western Region, Roland naturally didn't have to do it himself. He just needed to draw a rough look on the paper and make it clear to the recruited tailor.

Although I have never touched a bra with my own hands, I have seen too many in various advertisements, TV shows and videos. There are only a few styles. He chose the most common shoulder strap buckle style. The buttons are three sets of copper hooks, and the degree of looseness can be selected within a certain range.

Since this kind of thing needs to be worn close to the breast tightness, Roland also called the maid in the castle to ask the tailor to measure the size. The other party has been engaged in cutting clothes for many years and has rich experience. After listening to the explanation of His Royal Highness, she immediately understood the function of the bra and divided the bra size into several levels according to the actual measurement results, and then divided the adjustment range under different levels.

In fact, the prototype of bras has long appeared in this era, namely corsets.

But it is not to make women more comfortable, but to tighten their waists as tight as possible and hold their chests up to give them an hourglass-shaped body.

Those gorgeous aristocratic dresses are also designed with a thin waist. Without the assistance of a corset, it is probably difficult for ordinary women to wear such extremely thin waisted dresses.

Excessive compression of the waist brings an extremely uncomfortable experience, and in severe cases it may even affect blood circulation and lead to fainting.

In addition to supporting the chest, bras can also fix and reduce tremors, and daily wear will only make women more relaxed.

In just two days, the old tailor cut out twenty bras, and the materials were made of silk and cotton provided by Roland, which were both beautiful and breathable, and the workmanship was also exquisite.

However, before Roland could deliver the gift to the witch, the caravan from the royal capital arrived at the border town.

Compared to the last month's arrival as scheduled, the fleet not only came late this time, but also was far less than last time. When the sailboat was docked at the end of the expanded dock in the town, it even felt a sparse feeling.

Your Highness, we meet again, Margaret smiled.

Welcome, thank you for your hard work in transporting the fugitives before. Roland looked at the fleet by the river. It seems that there are much fewer sailing ships this time?

Because of some...accidental, she wiped the sweat from her forehead. If you don't mind, let's go to the living room to talk. It's so hot here.

I felt the same way, Hogg muttered, I am a real Graycastle man, this ghost weather can kill me.If it weren't for the first steam engine, I wouldn't want to leave the door.

Roland nodded and took the group back to the castle.

Walking into the hall, a chill suddenly came to him. Hogg breathed a sigh of relief, thanking the gods for letting us discover such a beautiful thing... If I hadn't seen the production process of Bingmang with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it was coming out of the feces.Oh, and ice water!Your Highness, can I

Of course, Roland made a gesture of asking for help, then sat back on the main seat and asked the businesswoman, "So, what accident caused the sharp drop in goods mainly saltpeter this month?"

By contract, she should provide at least three ships of saltpeter to the border town every month, but this time, there is only one sailboat carrying saltpeter.

Because of the Royal Alchemist Association, they have been buying saltpeter recently, and the price is not high, but they have received the support of former Prime Minister Marquis Wick, so this is not a pure deal, and merchants can't do it if they want to sell it.Margaret spread her hands and said, I guess the reason behind this is probably Tifeko's intention, after all, the Prime Minister and him almost vented their anger with one nostril.

Exfilco?Roland asked in confusion, didn’t he go to the southern border?

That's true, she nodded, it seems that Tassa has told you the news.I heard that he brought a lot of men and supplies before leaving the capital, and most of them were going to cause trouble for Gassia. The Alchemist Association bought saltpeter shortly after he left.

Roland knew more about this, and it was indeed effective to arrange Tassa to the capital. At first, he only received the news that Tifeko summoned underground rats. In order to prevent the other party from suddenly invading, he also specifically asked Pelo to strengthen his work on the fortress.

However, the next secret letter from the personal guard made Roland feel a little relieved. Tifeco headed straight for the southern border. It was obvious that this recruitment was not targeted at him.

Roland and his personal guards have basically the same view on the use of these rats, that is, they are not suitable for frontal combat at all, and their discipline is even worse than that of civilians and serfs.

Therefore, the way Tifeike uses this group of people is the same as last time. He first uses drugs to make them addicted, and then forces them to come forward to kill the enemy.

This tactic of repeatedly consuming the opponent's strength by relying on cannon fodder is a safe strategy for the new king who has two-thirds of the territory of the Gray Castle.

But why did the Alchemy Association suddenly acquire a large amount of saltpeter?

Snow powder was originally one of their flagship products, but the wrong ratio could only be used to ring gift buckets.

Now are they discovering the correct formula for gunpowder, planning to mass-made, or are they on the road to determining the best mix ratio through a lot of experiments?

Roland shook his head, put aside the questions that emerged in his mind, and guessing that these are meaningless. It is the right way to complete the industrial production of three acids and two alkalis as soon as possible and transfer to more advanced chemical gunpowder.

So can't saltpeter be guaranteed for the supply of three ships in the next month?

This... I don't know. Although Margaret seemed a little embarrassed, she still said bluntly that I had bought this ship to the Western Region from Yinguang City for a lot of effort.It is the hottest time of summer, and saltpeter is in demand, so I am not sure how much I can buy it.If it is another season, I can guarantee the supply of three ships.

I understand, Roland took a sip of ice water, so try to do the next month, and there is no need to force me to buy new goods here.

oh?Margaret seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, what?Or ore?

The washing stones used to clean clothes, he replied, looking like white turbid wafers or stone pillars, soaking in water will make you feel smooth and greasy. This thing is not uncommon in the Royal Capital Hotel.

Sure enough... it was another ore, the businesswoman smiled helplessly, "It's obvious that there is a big mine in your territory, but the goods purchased are all minerals, which is really hard to understand."Well, this thing is indeed quite a lot and not expensive. What are you planning to use it for?

It is naturally used to make it easier to wash clothes, Roland smiled.

The detergent stone is also a thing he took out from the memory of the Fourth Prince. It is essentially a kind of natural alkali, and its main ingredient is sodium bicarbonate. It has a strong decontamination effect. It is known as the three major cleaning tools in ancient times, together with wood ash and pancreas.

In the absence of an ion exchange membrane, not only is the efficiency of electrolyzed salt water to collect sodium hydroxide, but salt is not a waste of money.

So he planned to buy natural alkali directly to make caustic soda.

Only with sufficient caustic soda can we make soap on a large scale... and the by-product of soap, glycerin.