Chapter 62 Dolly: You have the qualities of a great sage, my friend.

Chapter 62 Dolly: You have the qualities of a great sage, my friend.

"For the sake of the lives of our Xumi residents and to cope with the assessment of the Ministry of Education, I have to spend a lot of time on research. However, my friend, I really can't bear to see you worrying about the slime milk tea issue. For you and my research funds, I am happy to take time out to share your worries," Harold said sincerely.

Harold: "You know, I'm not doing this for Mora."

"Oh, of course, I understand you. You are doing this for our common cause. I sincerely hope that our milk tea will sell well and you will no longer be troubled by research funds," Dolly clapped her hands with drooping eyelids.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Mora, come on!"

Dolly and Harold looked at each other and both smiled in the same understanding.

Then, the two of them tasted seven flavors of slime together.

Harold: "The Rock Slime Gel has a grainy texture when chewed, and it tastes like dust when chewed carefully."

"You can add cocoa powder or coffee powder to the rock slime milk tea. The rich aroma will dilute the earthy taste, and it may have a miraculous effect when combined with the granular texture of the rock slime gel. Or you can add flower petals to make a milk tea with a natural taste."

"Well, this will be a good try. I'll make a note of it," Haroldt took out his notebook and started writing.

"The fire slime gel is a little hot, just right with pepper and salt to make a salty milk tea," said Dolly.

Harold did not comment and continued to record.

The milk tea in Inner Mongolia is salty. He has tried it and it tastes good, but he only likes the kind without too much salt.

"Water slime gel is rich in water and closer to liquid than other gels. How do we prepare this unique taste?" Dolly asked while chewing after sip of water slime gel.

"You want a smooth taste? Then you can add coconut milk or pure milk. Grass slime gel can be added to the mixed juice."

"Can pure milk and juice be called milk tea? Oh, I see! In that case, ice slime gel can also be paired with pure black tea or pure green tea..."

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The two discussed how to eat the slime gel. When they could not think of any other way to cook it, Haroldt tore off the page that was filled with words and handed it to Dolly.

“Let’s try it first. We can develop other flavors after the milk tea shop opens. Also, to make the milk tea taste better, we can add milk powder into it.

Heat and dry the milk to make milk cubes, then cut into small pieces, dry them thoroughly and crush them into powder. This is milk powder. Adding it to milk tea can make the milk flavor stronger.

We can divide milk tea into standard flavor, double milk flavor, triple milk flavor, and perverted milk flavor according to the intensity of milk flavor. The latter is priced higher, and the same goes for the amount of slime gel added. If you want an extra serving of slime gel or other toppings, you have to pay extra Mora.

These all fall into the category of civilian milk tea. If the residents of Xumi who are middle class or above want to drink sweet milk tea, we can mix sugar into the milk tea and milk powder during the process of making it. Of course, the price of this kind of milk tea will be much more expensive than ordinary milk tea.

The specific price setting will be left to you to calculate. I believe you can formulate the most favorable price list for us based on the price of raw materials," Harold said to Dolly with a smile.

"Hehe, of course. With your Slime Empire and milk powder, it'll be hard for us not to make a fortune," Dolly has already started calculating the profit of each kind of milk tea in her mind.

"Well, now that we've talked about profitable businesses, let's talk about losing money businesses," said Haroldt.

Dolly pricked up her ears. The plan to build a slime empire sounded fresh to her, but she also did not forget the other project that Haroldt mentioned.

Will the project swallow Mora? The more you invest, the greater the return?

She didn't think Harold's project was as simple as other projects that required huge investments up front.

"I want to plant 10 million acres of rice in the desert," Harold said calmly.

"Hmm...Hmm?!" Even Dolly was stunned after hearing Harold's answer.

Harold: "In order to achieve this goal, I am preparing to study salt-tolerant rice germplasm and survey the ground veins in desert areas. As you know, the salt content in desert areas is high, and ordinary rice is difficult to grow. Those areas can only grow sea rice, but there are also a few areas where single-season rice can be grown.

There is no rush for this. It can be put after the development of sea rice. Let the desert people eat rice first, and then we can consider the issue of letting them eat well. "

"So you already have an idea," Dolly said thoughtfully.

Harold expressed his thoughts.

Harold's explanation made sense, and Dolly thought it was feasible, so she began to think about the profits behind this project.

Needless to say, investing in this project will undoubtedly bring her huge fame. Harold is a scholar of the House of the Decrees and it is not convenient for him to show up. So the handover with the desert people can only be handed over to these businessmen. It will be much easier to open up new trade routes.

Furthermore, the desert has become a rice-growing base, and the development of tourism has become a natural thing. It can also drive the development of animal husbandry, and rice straw can be used as food for camels and pack animals.

Although rice straw is not very nutritious and long-term consumption is harmful to the digestive organs of pack animals, and it must be crushed, soaked in water, and fermented before use, it can save costs by mixing it with other feed in a certain proportion.

The desert people began to farm, raise pack animals, and develop tourism. They had food and money, and the number of members of the Gilded Brigade would decrease. The reputation of the desert people in Xumi would also improve, and the desert people would gradually integrate into Xumi, which meant that a large number of new productive labor force and consumers would flock in.

The desert people are happy, the rainforest people are happy, and the merchants in Xumi are also happy. In the long run, this is a project that benefits everyone.

But, planting 10 million mu of rice? Even the Ministry of Education would have to think twice before investing in this project.

"My friend, I finally understand why you came to me today," Dolly spread her hands, "Looking at the entire Xumi, I am the only one who can possibly fund you to complete this project.

But it is impossible to plant 10 million acres directly. Even if we want to do it, the followers of Ahmar in the desert will not tolerate us trampling on their land. You need to spend at least three years planting rice on a small scale in places that I can reach, and change the minds of those stubborn desert people little by little.

It's very dangerous. If you really go to the desert, you might spend the whole night worrying about being assassinated. And when you work diligently for a few years and your research begins to show results, what you get may not be praise from all walks of life, but an emergency recall order from the Council of Magistrates. "

Harold naturally understood what Dolly said, but he was not as noble as Dolly thought. It was impossible for him to go to the desert to grow rice under the pressure of the desert, the House of the Fatwa, funds, personnel, equipment, etc. He would put his practical action after the fall of Azar.

But by that time, the national treasury had been almost drained by Azar, and cooperating with Dolly was the best solution he came to after much consideration. However, he could not tell Dolly that Azar would fall in a few years.

Talking to Dolly about this today is also to prepare her mentally. If she wants to invest and make big money, she can save more money in the next few years.

The construction of her Casazzale Palace could also be postponed for a few years.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Harold said with a smile.

"The good Dolly will also fully support you," Dolly said, with her hands on her hips, "I will not give up any chance to earn Mora. Only a fool would turn a blind eye to the Mora Mountains in front of us. And you, my friend, your generosity really surprises me. It is not an exaggeration to say that you have the qualities of a great sage."

Harold: Wait wait wait...

"Did you come up with this 'appearance of a great sage' yourself, or did you hear it from others?" Harold asked tentatively.

"I'm praising you, my ambitious friend who can bring me Mora. Do you think I'm exaggerating? If the Great Sage is elected by popular vote, you can give a few more speeches in Xumi to promote your ideas, and you will definitely be the new Great Sage." Dolly shook her head, "In other words, in my opinion, you are more suitable to be the Great Sage than the current one."

It's good that you thought of it yourself.

Harold breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that the rumor that he had the potential to be a great sage had spread so widely.

Fortunately fortunately.

"Thank you for the compliment, but I want to ask you one thing. Please don't tell others that you have the potential to be a great sage," Harold said earnestly.

"Oh my, do you need to emphasize this again and again? You underestimate me. I am not unreasonable. I know very well what to say and what not to say.

It’s just that right now, I want to compliment you, that’s all,” Dolly said.