From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 123 The Message Brought by the Letter Bird (4K)

Although it is also a borderland, it is different from the northern land, which is full of chills and swords and swords. Currently, Karnaland is peaceful, and spring plowing is in full swing.

The emerald green seedlings were skillfully and quickly inserted in the paddy field by the dark-skinned farmers. The delicate sun shone in the turbid water, as if it had been coated with gold powder.

Ryan wore a special sunshade hat and set up an awning with his hands to watch the busy citizens, full of joy in his heart.There is a saying that building high walls and accumulating food widely, only enough food can give him enough sense of security.

It is now the end of March, and the spring plowing is coming to an end. Seedlings swaying in the wind can be seen everywhere in Kannaling. The area planted this year is much larger than in previous years, so it is busier, but the farmers have smiles on their faces.

The reason is very simple. In the past, it was not that they didn't want to breed, but some lords would rather leave the land unused than allow them to get involved. Some lords did not stop them from opening up wasteland and farming, but asked them to hand over all of them when they harvested. I can only and only dare to live on my own one-third of an acre of land.

Fortunately, the current lord is very benevolent, and the new policy introduced has given them motivation again. Now it is a bit tiring. After three years, those lands will all be their own. This is a good thing that can't be found even with a lantern. .

Unknowingly, Ryan has gained their respect from the bottom of their hearts.

"If it is in the larkspur collar, you can't see this kind of scene at all during spring plowing. When I was young, I followed my father to farm, and his face was always numb and sad.

I didn’t understand it at the time, but I realized when I grew up that the taxes on the territory were too heavy, and the annual output in the fields was not enough for our family to survive, and my mother needed to wash clothes for people to subsidize the family.

So my father rarely has a smile on his face. At that time, I had little knowledge and thought that all places were like this, but when I saw the land under your rule, I realized that I can see smiles when farming . "

Kewell stood beside Ryan, looking at the paddy fields not far away, but his heart seemed to fly back to his childhood, seeing his calloused father, old and thin mother...

Ryan could understand what Kewell wanted to express. Although he was also the son of a farmer, the national policy was good at that time, and the family had little savings, but he didn't care about food and clothing. Everyone was talking and laughing in the fields. Yes, there are often people singing folk songs at the top of their voices.

And the first time he saw the common people at the bottom of the world, he could only see numbness and sadness on their faces. They were food producers, but they often didn't have enough to eat.

The further you go to the border, the more serious the exploitation is. It is common for the people in many places to go hungry.

The climate in the south is warm, rice is harvested twice a year, and the food produced is enough for the entire population of the country, but such a situation still exists, which is unbelievable.

In the policy issued by Ryan, a large amount of tax was reduced or exempted. It just increased the business tax and allowed them to open up new fields. Not to mention how much happiness has been improved, at least they have more hope. People who have hope will naturally smile up.

"I just made some insignificant changes. I don't have much ability, so I can only find a way to feed the people under my rule."

Ryan sat on the stone beside him indifferently, looked at the clear sky, and began to figure out what to do next.

Spring plowing is coming to an end, and the next few months will be relatively free, and there will be enough labor to be free by then.

Because the cement was successfully produced and fired in large quantities, the construction speed was greatly improved, so Ryan decided to build several cement roads connecting Doman City and various small towns in the next period of time.

Traffic has always been a concern for Ryan, and it's time for a change.

In the cement factory in the Warcraft Mountains, a group of good construction workers have been trained. After exploring, they successfully used cement to create a solid city wall, and they also tried to pave the cement road. The effect was very good, which greatly accelerated The speed of material transfer.

Now that there is a large amount of cement in stock, and there is a construction worker who can use it skillfully, Ryan thinks it should not be a big problem to pave a few roads.

In addition, papermaking should also be on the agenda. Ryan started preparing for papermaking last year and soaked a lot of materials in the pool. Now that the weather is warmer, he can start to open a papermaking workshop.

"Oh... don't run away, bird, I can't catch up with you."

Just as Ryan was meditating, Susan's crisp voice came, and then a fluffy letter bird flapped its wings in panic and flew to Ryan's shoulder, looking ahead vigilantly with a pair of mung bean-sized eyes.

"Huh? What happened to the letter bird on Hans' side?" Ryan was a little puzzled. Hans only brought someone to switch defenses with De Lai who was stationed at the cement factory a few days ago. What happened?
He took off the small bamboo tube at the foot of the letter bird, and poured out a note, which said that the group of red-tailed monkeys had been found outside the valley. They also attacked the city wall, but were repelled.

Hans emphasized that the number of red-tailed monkeys has greatly increased than before, far more than what he saw last time. He suspects that there may be monkey kings around, hoping to strengthen the defense force of the cement plant.

"Monkey King..."

Ryan frowned. The Monkey King is not a name for a level, but the strongest of a group of monkeys, but at least it is a monster of level [-] or above, and the group often ranges from hundreds to thousands.

If such a group really exists, then it is indeed a big hidden danger.

"It seems that they have to buy something heavy. The cement factory can't afford to lose."

Just thinking about it, Susan ran to Ryan like a butterfly, scaring the letter bird on his shoulder to flutter into the sky, hovering above Ryan's head.

"Susan, you scared it." After trying to get it down to no avail, Ryan looked at Susan helplessly and smiled.

"No brother, I just want to talk to it." Susan looked at the bird in the sky and said with a smile.

"Well, what did you tell it to scare it like this?"

If other children said they wanted to talk to small animals, Ryan might just laugh it off, but Susan was different, she could really talk to animals.

After several years of development and training, Susan's extraordinary power has changed from being able to only feel the emotions of animals to being able to communicate in detail with animals with higher intelligence.

The way she communicates, Lane doesn't understand the principle. Anyway, as long as you focus on the animal, you can know what the other party is "saying", and the animal can also know what she is "saying" in her head.

It is similar to the establishment of a link between their brains, which can communicate, and currently it can only be in a one-to-one mode.

It's just that ordinary animals have low intelligence and can only capture a little important information, and the "speak" words are also very concise, so they can only communicate superficially.

And the spiritual intelligence of the monster has been significantly improved. Even if it is a first-level monster like Xinniao, Susan can communicate with it in more detail, so he suspects that he said something to scare it.

"I just told it that I want to borrow some of its feathers to make a feather fan in my brother's story, so that it can fan the wind in summer."

Susan's big eyes followed the letter bird all the time, and she didn't lower her head when talking to Ryan.

"Feather fan..." Ryan looked at the letter bird, which was only half the size of a watermelon, and thought about Zhuge Liang's feather fan, and immediately understood why the letter bird was afraid. ?
"Doesn't the castle have a lot of chicken feathers and bird feathers? Why do you have to borrow it? It's not enough, you'd better let it go." Ryan was a little bit dumbfounded. Signaling?
"But its feathers are beautiful. They are as white as those of the big white goose. Those in the castle are too ugly. They don't look good at all."

Ryan stroked his forehead, and finally decided to sacrifice the "buttocks" of the two big white geese he raised in captivity.

"Don't you have two big white geese at home, and it's the same for you to use them."

"Well... that's great." Susan tilted her head and thought for a while, and finally nodded, but Ryan didn't see the flash of cunning in her eyes. Although she was young, she was not stupid. Naturally, I know that the feathers of a letter bird are not enough to make a fan.

She showed a sweet smile at Xinniao, then turned around and went to the side to play. The maid Anna followed quickly, fearing that she would be hurt.

Seeing them leave, the letter bird dared to land on Ryan's shoulder, shrinking its wings, and turned into a fluffy ball, which was extremely cute.

"Miss Susan is not very old, she should still be in school, right? But as far as I know, she doesn't seem to have a cultural tutor." Kewell said with some doubts.

Ryan stood up, stretched his waist, and said with a smile, "Is your Kaiya going to be sent to the school to study? It will be time for registration in a few days."

"Of course, this is a very precious opportunity. I don't know many words. I hope he can learn more."

Kewell paused when he said this, looked at Ryan and said in surprise: "Could it be that you want Miss Susan to also enter the school to study?"

"Why not?"

"But... But, this is not in compliance with the rules. Miss is a nobleman. She has to learn noble etiquette, musical instruments, dance...etc., instead of learning the same knowledge as ordinary people."

Keweill felt that his words were a little uncomfortable. How could the lady study in the same classroom as a commoner like her son?
"These are the lessons that Susan took a few years ago. She has mastered them very well, and this school may not be what you think."

Ryan smiled and didn't mean to explain too much. He changed the subject and said, "How is the survival of those magic plants? What percentage of germination is there?"

In the previous time, Xiyue has been looking for areas where magic power gathers in various places in Karna, so as to reclaim farmland for growing magic plants.

Originally, Ryan did not report much hope, but she did not expect to find a few places with a high concentration of magic power. According to Xiyue, there are space cracks around those places, which can retain part of the passing magic power over time. This special area is formed.

As for how the space cracks formed, Xiyue said that she didn't know, only that they were very common, but they were so small that they couldn't be found.

Those that can retain part of the magic power are those with larger cracks, but they still cannot be seen directly.

However, this kind of place is generally not large in scope. In the end, Ryan chose the two largest ones, and barely reclaimed two pieces of land, allowing Kewell to plant the seeds.

In a flash, more than half a month has passed, and it's time to germinate.

"The survival rate is still quite impressive. Among them, the seeds of flowers have the highest survival rate, and peanuts and wheat are also very good. No problems have been found so far."

"Well, that's good, take care to protect these two pieces of land, this is the only experimental product we have."

"Don't worry."

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In the early morning, Ke Lin got up early. Unlike others, his family did not choose to acquire land, so after the army disbanded and returned home, others were plowing in the spring, but he was on vacation.

Originally, his mother had always wanted a few acres of land, but Ke Lin considered a practical problem, no one at home to take care of it.

It is impossible for him to stay at home all the time, and his younger brother Wolin will soon be sent to school. His mother is getting old, and he is worried about farming outside the city, so he did not respond to Ryan's policy to reclaim wasteland. Anyway, the family now has no worries about food. wear.

Ke Lin thought, if he can do it until he retires, it should be no problem to exchange military merit or coins for a few acres of Susukida.

After a simple wash, he went outside for a few laps, which was a long-standing habit.

When he came back, it was just dawn, and he woke Wolin who was still asleep and said, "Today is the day of the school report, get up early, don't miss the time."

Wolin rubbed his sleepy eyes and said with some resistance: "Brother, do you have to go to school? I want to join the army and become a soldier like you."

"Stinky boy, you join the army and I join the army, so what about my mother? Besides, if you want to join the army, you have to study even more. If you don't learn knowledge, do you want to be a big soldier for the rest of your life?"

Ke Lin scolded with a smile. He is now a captain and can be regarded as a middle-level officer. He is more and more aware of the importance of knowledge, so he hopes that his younger brother can seize this precious opportunity.

He specially put on the military uniform that had just been issued today, and he wore a bronze warrior medal on his chest, looking majestic.

Everyone has vanity, and he is no exception. He did this to give his brother a boost and let others know that Wolin is not empty behind him.

Wolin looked enviously at the military uniform on his body, reached out and touched it and said, "It's so cool, when can I own one?"

"If you want to wear this outfit, you have to study hard, otherwise you won't even understand the orders of your superiors." Colin smiled and patted the back of his head, leading him out.

When they arrived at the school in the south of the city, they found that there was already a long queue at the door. It was not yet full light at this moment, which showed how much these parents valued.

Colin consciously placed at the end. He saw several acquaintances' children, including the boy who left a deep impression on him. It seemed to be Evans?
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(End of this chapter)