Starting out an economy

[Paolo Emilio I of Trebia]

Nothing comes for free in this world provided by God. And not even the Cause fought in His name comes for free. So we must establish our own national economies, and ways to make money for the Cause.

I remember posting some interesting articles from WikiHow back in Micro Wiki. I found them and I would like to share them for you. I believe the key to success is an economy as independent as possible in the sense of production, while using a currency from another state would be a very beneficial exception. There are some details we could work up, and we have yet to look further into more articles, or other good sources.

In this spoiler I leave you the content:

Traditional Labor

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Leatherworking:

Guide to tanning a hide

Few links on what to do with produced leather:

Leather Bracelets

Shoulder bag

Shoulder bag


Metalworking:
Your workers need tools to well, work, right?

Entire category with guides on metal casting. Applies to all low melting point metals that can be easily molten and cast in molds.

Article on Blacksmithing. Iron has a higher melting point than all the other metals known in ancient times, so it will need a different procedure.

Guide to build a metal furnace for casting.

Guide to easy charcoal making. Charcoal makes an excellent fuel for traditional smithing. Propane gas is a quick alternative, but it's non renewable. Not if we can turn algae into crude oil!

Pottery:
For many uses, read below

How to make a clay pot. Pots have many uses, from storage to having plants grown on them to be used in metalworking for crucibles. (If you will do the last thing make sure the pot is rather big and has a cylindrical shape, also make sure it is bold and thick, to hold the weight of the metal, and make sure it is really clay, as clay resists huge temperatures).

Make a clay pot by wheel. More focused guide on the Potter's wheel method.

How to knead clay. You will need to knead your clay to avoid cracking when fired or laid to dry in the sun.

Category: Clay Projects from WikiHow. Much other ways of working clay.

How to build a ceramic kiln. You need a kiln to fire pottery so that it is dried enough for use.

Other information provided in the thread

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Woodworking

John's Bush Craft

Beekeeping

DIY - Backyard Beekeeping


Brewing, Distillation and Winemaking

"Home made wine secrets - Peggy Hutchinson"

"1000 Wine and Beermaking hints and recipes"

Construction Labor

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Buildings:

Blacksmith:
www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Metal-Forge
For your metalworking purposes!

House:
www.wikihow.com/Build-a-House
This applies as well to every building that require electricity and plumbing.

Stables:
www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Simple-One-Horse-Barn
The job of building multiple barns could do to make a whole stable.

Fence:
www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Wood-Fence
Useful for backyards, agricultural fields, and even animal pens.

Bunker/Underground fort:
www.wikihow.com/Build-an-Underground-Fort
In case of invasion and with certain tweakes and twists I think it could serve as digging strategies for mines.

-Getting the materials:

Bricks:

www.wikihow.com/Make-Bricks-from-Concrete
Concrete

www.wikihow.com/Build-an-Adobe-Wall
Adobe


Making tiles for flooring:

www.wikihow.com/Make-Ceramic-Tile

A proffesional kiln:
www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Brick-Kiln

Wood:


www.wikihow.com/Cut-Wood-Using-Various-Power-Tools

Chech the crafting tread for Jon's, there you will find other good uses for your new planks

-Laying foundations and doing the job correctly:

www.wikihow.com/Mix-Mortar
Mortar, perfect for joining bricks together.

Laying the foundations for a building:
www.wikihow.com/Prepare-a-Foundation

Laying a brick wall:
www.wikihow.com/Lay-Brick

Doing the plumbing job:
www.wikihow.com/Plumb-a-Bathroom

Electrical installation:
www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Subpanel

Celing installation:
www.wikihow.com/Install-Ceiling-Drywall

This is mostly if you claim virgin or abandoned land and you need to build the houses of your citizens by yourselves, and if possible, other buildings, to ensure you are not dependent from macronations to thrive and survive

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_planning

[Paolo Emilio I of Trebia]

My mother shared me this link via Facebook. I'd have to thank her later, because she doesn't understand how helpful this is for the Cause!

How to build a Self Sufficient homestead in 1 acre

[Paolo Emilio I of Trebia]

I have recently considered making an incursion in carpentry and chemical manufacturing.

Tomorrow I'll share a stool design I made, as well as my ideas on lucrative chemical experiments.

Now that I got more time, I'll first explain my ideas

1. Distillation of alcohol

I've considered distilling alcohol for use as medicine (not really for use as booze for now). Why? First I thought that it could make up a good addition to the medkits I plan for Trebian soldiers. Then I thought that if the production of alcohol turns out cheap, I might sell some alcohol. After all, we're not fighting soon, and have no proper space for training, (not even have actually started the army). So if I'm actually going to get the necessary gear to produce alcohol, I will have to produce more than I need, therefore being able to sell some, if the process turns out cheap.

Materials (google them if you want):

• Distillation flask
  
• Pyrex tubes
  
• Erlenmeyer flask
• Burner (alcohol or bunsen burner, to mold the pyrex tubes)
• Organic material, the more carbohydrates the better
  
• Large sealed container with airlock
• Yeast

Procedure:

1. Fill the large container with water
   
2. Add the organic material, and the yeast
   
3. Seal the container, the airlock is used to let out carbon dioxide without letting oxygen in (oxygen will stop fermentation and yeast will do respiration instead)
4. Place both flasks one next to the other
5. Guide for alcohol burner, guide for Bunsen burner
   
6. With the burner, slowly heat the glass and bend it according to the shape you need. The pyrex tube will transport evaporated alcohol from the distillation flask to the Erlenmeyer flask, where it will condense and drop as a liquid
7. Set your distillation machine, and wait roughly six or more days for the organic material to ferment completely
8. Get your fermented organic material, place it inside the distillation flask, light it with the burner, and wait for the alcohol to evaporate. It will escape the flask via the pyrex tubes, and when it reaches just above the Erlenmeyer flask it should condense. Roughly a solution almost pure alcohol will condense in the flask
9. Success!

The design of the distilling machine I have in mind might seem confusing due to poor description, but I'll provide you with an illustration soon.

Furthermore, if you'd like, we can make a separate thread for lucrative chemistry, or keep the topic discussed here.