industrial lord

Chapter 1 To get rich, first dig the river
The summer is hot, the birds are singing in the forest, the insects are flying happily by the river, the rabbits are still vigilant when eating grass, and the slime softens into a pool of digested food under the shade of trees.

The two strong draft horses took off their harnesses and ate green grass leisurely by the river.

The coachmen squatted by the river, washing the pheasants caught today with the clear water.

Several hunters were scattered around, alert to the presence of dangerous monsters.

Not far across the river, you can see the pointed tower of a castle.

A child was sitting on the grass by the river, holding a writing board and parchment in one hand, and a quill in the other, dipping the ink in the ink bottle next to him from time to time, concentrating on calculations.

Looking at the final figures, Frederick von Wessen said helplessly: "This canal is about 16 kilometers long, 20 meters wide at the bottom, and 4 meters deep. It is about 153 million square meters including the slope."

“两米以内的83万方土每人每天能挖5方，两米以下的时候70万方土每人每天能挖3方，大约就是40万个工日。”

"If the excavation is to be completed within a year, about 1500 people are needed considering rest and auxiliary personnel."

"The cost of a worker for one year is two florins, so at least 3000 gold coins are needed!"

In the Union of the Rhine, at present 1 florin is equal to 20 kreuz, which is equal to 2000 copper plates.

At present, 1 Reutz can buy 50 kilograms of wheat, and 3000 florins are equivalent to 3000 tons of wheat.

Although the Weisen Territory has an area of ​​about 1000 square kilometers, it was developed late, with only 3000 hectares of arable land. The current wheat output is 700 kg/ha, and nearly 3 people in the entire territory do not have enough food or drink.

A middle-aged butler standing beside Frederick said: "Sir, the king ordered to pay a fine of 5 florins in five years, which is equivalent to 5000 kilograms of pure gold. enough."

Frederick shook his head and said angrily: "That old William has no good intentions. He first pushed the responsibility for the defeat to his father who died in the war, and then lowered the title of the Wesson family from earl to baron all at once, and then hypocritically Let us spend 5 years preparing for 5000 florins, but use this time to lick our wounds, and have the strength to grab our Wesson collar!"

"Ah Fu, believe it or not, our neighbor has become the king's hunting dog. After two years of injury, he will attack us and weaken us. By then, we can get a few bones."

The more he spoke, the more angry he became, his chest heaved and his face turned red.

Last year, the Rhine Alliance and the Kingdom of Gaul fought a war. During the period, the Kingdom of Gaul attacked the logistics camp of the Rhine Alliance. My father risked his life to keep the food and grass in the camp, and only lost less than 5%.

In the end, he lost the battle, and the blame for defeat flew around, and finally fell on the head of the late Earl Wesson, who was accused of failing to keep the food and grass. At the same time, there were demotions and huge fines.

Frederick's mother passed away in grief and anger this spring. He fainted from crying at the funeral and hit his head on a stone when he fell. As a result, all the memories of his previous life were restored.

Frederick lay in his room for three days, digesting the memories in his head, carefully studying the map, and finally came to the conclusion that he did it.

This world is similar and unfamiliar to his hometown, not to mention magic and monsters. The local geography looks like Europe, but there is a large continent to the west of France and the two teeth, and the Caucasus region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea is in the east. A piece of the sea, and even more incredible is the Sahara Desert on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea is densely forested here.

As for the farther east, Frederick really wanted to have a chance to visit in the future.

The Rhine Alliance is a loose alliance, more of which is mutual exemption of tariffs among members. Politically, there are many internal princes, and annexations and divisions occur from time to time. Only when facing foreign enemies will they temporarily unite.

You don't need to kill the king to fight the battle, and you can't do it. You just need to eat a few king's dogs around. At that time, the king will carefully consider the next move.

Soldiers and horses go first before using food and grass, and what is fought is money.

In order to make money, Frederick led people to inspect the land between the two rivers in the territory.

The upper reaches of the Swabian Rezart River, a tributary of the Main River, and the Altmir River, a tributary of the Danube River, are both within the territory of Wessen. As long as the two rivers are connected with a canal, cargo ships can go north from the Main River to the Rhine River and then to The North Sea, entering the Danube in the south, can flow down to the Black Sea.

Water transportation is the lowest cost mode of transportation. As long as the canal is opened, the transportation distance from north to south in the eastern part of the mainland will be greatly shortened, and the cost will be greatly reduced. At the same time, this place will also become a commodity distribution center for the surrounding inland areas.

So Frederick planned to use all his family fortune to Stud. In addition to digging canals, he also wanted to build a small town by the river as a logistics center.

If he wants to develop his territory, he must have the channels to purchase raw materials and energy, otherwise everything will be out of the question.

As long as the role of the canal is revealed and merchant ships gather, raw materials will be available.

At the same time, the new products he planned can also be sold through this, so as to obtain huge profits.

After 5 years, if you win, you will be able to develop like a snowball. If you lose, you will hide your name and carry a bucket to become a scholar in the university of Constantbul.

Among other things, there will be no such thing as a Newton in this world by then. In the future, when students take math and physics exams, they will be full of Wesson, and they will say things like "Wesson's coffin can't be held down".

Seeing the master in a daze, Ah Fu sighed silently in his heart.

Frederick is only 8 years old this year, and he bears the burden of the whole family on his immature shoulders. One can imagine the great pressure.

"Ah Fu," Frederick said, "I'll draw some maps later, and you can take them to Nuremberg tomorrow to discuss with the Stonemasons' Guild. The total price of the canal and dock town should be kept within 4500 florins. victory."

Ah Fu replied: "As you wish. Recently, I heard that there have been many days of heavy rain in the south, floods have occurred in the lower reaches of the Rhine River, and many refugees have appeared. It will be very cheap to hire them."

Frederick paused while drawing the picture, thought for a while and said, "Then add one more thing. People who come to work here can live in the new town or open up wasteland nearby after the project is completed."

"Well... Actually, it's more than that. We still have a lot of places that can be reclaimed into farmland. Let's take this opportunity to recruit more refugees to open up wasteland."

According to his calculations, 90% of Wesson's territory can be reclaimed as farmland, and the population can increase to 5 in a few years.

If commerce develops again, it is estimated that the population will increase by about 1 people.

"By the way." Frederick remembered one thing: "I have to go to the blacksmith's guild and the carpenter's guild. So many tools are prepared in advance."

(End of this chapter)