The Ominous Lord of the Skaven

Chapter 30 Development Issues in the Early Stage of the Territory

After the war, Ickert faced a new problem.

The territory has been conquered, but how should it be developed?
The weather-beaten Fort Windsor needs a period of time to repair, and the aftermath of dealing with corruption and undead must also be arranged. the mouse
Regarding the general development route of the Windsor Territory, Ickert has already had some ideas. After traveling for so many years, he can be considered to understand some things.

However, even if he has a package of strong leadership plans in mind, the current Ickert does not have enough labor to realize this.

There are indeed a lot of rats, but after walking like this, his rat people seem to have become a purely violent group, which cannot provide labor for the territory.

On the contrary, these ratmen have actually become a drag on the development of the territory. At present, Ikett has such a small population, and it will be very expensive to support such an army for a long time.

It's not that he didn't think about summoning new rats immediately, but even though Ickert had raised a lot of food along the way, the first batch of ratmen he could accept was limited.

The climate in Windsor is not bad. Although it is in the north of the empire, it is actually more similar to the tropics on the earth, and it is in the middle of the entire continent.

Based on this climatic condition, Ickert estimated that three crops a year would not be a problem, but even so, by the time the first batch of grain was harvested, he could only feed about 300 ratmen.

To be honest, what are these people enough for?
Abandoned farmland is waiting to be sorted out, castles are waiting to be repaired, and houses for people to live in are too late to be built.

As far as the new labor force of more than 300 rats is concerned, he probably doesn't even know how to organize the farmland in the territory. When the time comes, the progress of food production will slow down, which is very unfavorable for Windsor to maintain a good pace of development.

Moreover, the army in the territory is not enough. This is the front line, and survival is also the top priority of the territory.

Danger will not come when he is ready, and Ickert needs to plan ahead.

What's more, Ickert, who can serve as a qualified labor force when the Skaven is summoned, feels that this is an impossible event.

It's fine if they don't do anything, and there is no need to expect them to quickly adapt to human farming life.

Combining various factors, Ickert feels that Windsor's early development cannot follow an ordinary path.

In order to standardize the early development of the territory, Ickert asked the maid to call all his current team.

Aris, the leader of the caravan, Yarrow, the knight servant, and Genier, the leader of the ratmen.

These two people and one mouse can currently be called Windsor's political, military and business giants, and Ickert's right-hand man.

These three never dared to neglect Ickert's orders, and soon they were led by the maid to the chamber.

At this time, the meeting hall still retained the dilapidated appearance after the battle, but all the unclean things were cleaned up by Ikert.

The situation here is very shabby, most of his lord's high seat was bombarded by himself, and now he can barely call it a stool.

Moreover, the big hole behind him also relentlessly blows the cold wind, although it will not make him catch a cold, but it is also very embarrassing.

Several carpenters were mending around the hole at this time, and several hammers were jingling.

"Everyone sit down, as you can see, our territory is at the most difficult time."

Aris and the others nodded after hearing this, and then sat on the temporary stool according to Ickert's arrangement.

The highest meeting of the Windsor Territory started without even a single table.

Seeing that everyone was in place, Ickert planned to understand the basic situation of the territory first.

"Wendsor is definitely going to develop. I called you here to regulate the development direction of the territory, but before that, I want to understand the specific situation of the territory."

How many people and how many supplies are there in the territory? These are all Ickert needs to figure out. Only after confirming these can a more perfect production plan that is more in line with the reality of the territory be formulated.

After Ickert finished speaking, his sharp eyes swept across the two people and the mouse present, pointed to Aris and said:
"Aris, you will count the supplies along the way. Tell me how much food and livestock we have now."

"Okay, Master Ickert."

Aris finished his thoughts, took out the parchment for recording, and said:
"Thanks to your foresight, young master, we have saved a lot of food along the way. Most of the food that the master supported you has been preserved. In addition to the seizures along the way and the supplies from the Imperial General Logistics Department, we now have enough food for the territory." Everyone in the room persists for one year, and if it is properly preserved, there is no problem persisting for two years.

As for livestock, we now have only 7 mules and 3 cows at our disposal, and 7 chickens and 8 ducks.

In addition, Curry also has enough farm tools for farming, which is estimated to be enough for us to cultivate [-] acres of fertile land. "

"Very well, Aris, you have done well."

Ickert is very happy that his efforts along the way have not been in vain. These things may not seem like many, but they are necessary elements for agricultural production.

"Yaro, tell me the current population of the territory."

"Yes, my lord."

Yarrow also took out the parchment for recording. The son of the village chief was educated by his father and could read and count, which is why Ickert appointed him.

Looking at the entire castle, there are not many who can read.

"My lord, there are currently 26 people in the territory, including six carpenters, one leatherworker, three blacksmiths, three stonemasons, one tailor, five maids, three farmers, and four knight servants. ,

As for the Ratmen, there are 65 Rats in total as your summons. "

Yarrow reported that Ickert could not help but sigh after hearing this. This configuration sounds very complete, but in fact there is no labor force at all.

Even with the addition of 30 people in the caravan, it would not be able to support the production needs of the territory in the early stage.

So, the matter of summoning a new mouse is imminent!

In the end, Ickert looked at Genier. The leader of the Ratman really couldn't get in the way, after all, his education level was really limited.

"Jenil, come and report on the current military status of the territory."

"Okay, Lord Clan Head, the territory currently has one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven"

As Ickert expected, Genil began to snap his fingers halfway through speaking. It is obvious that the current amount of armaments in the territory has far exceeded his calculation ability.

"Master E Clan, can you allow me to borrow the fingers of other ratmen?"

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Ickert has no big words. With Genil's level of education, even if he calls all the clan rats, he can't count them.

(End of this chapter)