Feng Yu asked the chef, of course he was not curious about how the water in the hotel canteen kitchen was introduced, nor was he so bored that he talked about it. Instead, he thought of something that was crucial and related to his own health.

Feng Yu walked around the back of a wall in the kitchen and saw a metal tube as thick as a wine pen passing through the wall. Feng Yu pulled out the dagger from his waist, scraped some powder on the tube, and smelled it before taking it to his nose, and thought to himself that the material of the metal tube was indeed lead. He remembered reading a popular science article in the original world, saying that Rome's commonly used lead cast water pipes to make urban water supply systems was the main reason for the decline of Roman civilization, because people's long-term intake of lead ash caused various diseases, which led to people's physical weakness and Alzheimer's disease earlier. Although Feng Yu did not believe that this was the main reason for Rome's decline, he was sure that this was one of the reasons.

Feng Yu thought of Geus's head that always boasted of his ordinary intelligence, but there were not many people who could still work at his age. Moreover, the premature physical failure of the Romans was also the reason why Rome recruited a large number of non-Latinx Romans, as well as the three major barbarians of Celtic, Germanic, and Slavics since the end of the second century and early third century.

At this time, the fat chef followed and scolded in a tactful manner: "Hey, I'll say, guest, what's the good looking back in the backyard? What are you trying to do? If it weren't for your nobleness, you'd be considered a thief. You'd better go back to the hall and rest. In half an hour, breakfast will be ready."

Feng Yu smiled and asked, "Do you dare to ask the master, do these daily food, drink and water come from this water pipe?"

The fat chef said with a few contempt, "That's natural. Can you still use it when you go outside to pull water? This is the tap water system of our city of Rome. However, foreigners from remote countries like you feel very novel after knowing this. I'm not surprised."

The two said they had returned to the lobby even though they had returned to the lobby. Feng Yu cursed in his heart, "I have been a man of two lives, I have never seen anything before, it's a novelty!" But he made a gesture to Dian Qing, who was still sitting on the chair. Dian Qing came over and asked, "What are the instructions of the Lord?"

Feng Yu said calmly: "Give this a few gold coins." Dian Qing looked puzzled, but he still took out the purse as Feng Yu ordered, took out a few golden lights from it, and handed it to the chef with the gold coins carved by Caesar. Such a large sum of money was enough for him to pay for two years.

Seeing such a large amount of money, the fat chef was at a loss for a moment and was so scared that he shook his hands behind and did not dare to take them. Feng Yu said, "Take it, just ask the master for some small matter." The fat chef immediately smiled happily, took the gold coins tremblingly and asked, "What are the instructions for the distinguished guest? Just say it."

Feng Yu said slowly: "It is the water used for us to cook in the future and the drinking water delivered to the room that is bothered by the master to find ways to get it from other clean water sources, as long as it is not the clean water source flowing through these lead pipes."

When the fat chef heard this, he said, "Are you a ill brain?" He was about to blurt out, but he was forced back by the gold coins in his hand. He quickly calculated that the gold coins he had in his hand were enough to hire a few people to get water for two or three years. So he immediately regained his smile and said, "No problem. A few hundred steps away from our store is the reservoir in Rome City. All the water from the water pipes comes from there, but the water in this reservoir was directly attracted from the springs outside the city by a canal. But in front, I can only find someone to pick up water for you for a month. If it takes a long time, I have to add more money."

Feng Yu nodded slightly to express his approval, but at this moment a voice came from behind them: "Augus, how can you collect this money?!"

Hearing this voice, the fat chef's face turned ashen, and his boss flashed in front of everyone instantly, and at the same time he quickly snatched the gold coins from him. It turned out that the hotel owner had been listening behind them for a long time.

The hotel owner said to Feng Yu seriously: "This distinguished guest, this is your wrong thing. If you have this special request, you should mention it to me, the boss. You don't have to give the money to this fat man... Well, just give it to me. This fat man is also a hired employee in our store, and he has no right to do a business in our store..."

Feng Yu was too lazy to reason with him and said, "Okay, as long as we don't let us drink the water flowing out of the lead tube. This money is considered as an increase in price for our special request."

The hotel owner smiled and said, "Dear guest, don't worry! I promise to meet your requirements." After that, he said to the chef named Augustus, "I won't cook this meal for now. You can continue to cook when I ask someone to call new water."

Seeing the duck flying, Augustus muttered a vaguely agreed. The hotel owner was obviously still dependent on Augustus. He knew that he was robbing food from his mouth, so he took out one of the seven or eight gold coins and handed it to Augustus and said, "This is a bonus for you. Do it well, the boss can't treat you badly."

Finally, it took more than an hour for Feng Yu and others to have dinner. During this period, Feng Yu saw several slaves picking up several buckets of water. A group of people waited for two hours before they had dinner. They were already hungry and they all started to eat.

After the food was almost done, Dian Qing asked from the side: "Master, do you think the water in this store is not clean? You have to let them go outside to fetch water for use."

After Feng Yu swallowed the last piece of bread, he shook his head and said, "No, it's the water is poisonous!"

If Feng Yu hadn't pressed Dian Qing's shoulder, Dian Qing almost jumped up in shock. He shouted loudly: "What? Someone actually poisoned us. Why didn't you say it earlier, lord?" Fortunately, outsiders couldn't understand the Chinese language he said, and it didn't cause any trouble.

Feng Yu had already explained to his men that it was because of the toxicity of lead, so the water flowing out of the cast lead water pipe could not be eaten or drunk.

Dian Qing then suddenly realized, "So that's the case. But in this way, the whole city uses lead pipes to draw water. Isn't the whole city going to poison it? It's not a short time for them to use lead pipes to draw water."

"That's because this is chronic poisoning, and it can only be effective after years of accumulation. If you only eat such water for ten or half a month, or even a few months, it will have almost no effect. When the obvious effect is produced, people may have passed their prime, which will make people think that it is caused by age and naturally they cannot find the problem."

Dian Qing said carelessly: "So that's it. But even if we won't get poisoned in a short period of time, why should we be hungry for more than an hour? There is no need to give the boss so much money. We can't live here for long."
Chapter completed!