forest kingdom

Chapter 281 Generous Lawrence
After the sailing party set off, Lawrence returned to the town of Pumexiu.

"There's nothing going on in the mountains these days. I'll stay here in the church. Emma, ​​you go back to the manor and do some work, mainly cooking and weaving. Just take care of these two."

Emma said: "Yes, Master."

Lawrence quickly took people to the church, where there was a place specially provided for him.

Salil doesn't want to live here because she is used to the comfortable life in the mountains and is not used to living here.

"Lawrence, wouldn't it be nice to live in the mountains?"

Lawrence had his own plans. As a prophet, he couldn't always enjoy the blessings in the mountains. At the very least, he had to strengthen his connections with the people here.

In addition to the usual church prayer days, control and understanding of this place should also be strengthened.

People like Seravan and Brielle are not civilized people in modern society, and their ideas are different. Moreover, even managers in modern society, the general manager cannot really let go of everything.

In addition to fighters such as Fleiss, the rest of the ordinary people are also the basic base of this territory.

There are even times when it is necessary to control the behavior of managers, deacons and others, and distribute more benefits to these ordinary people, so that their territory can continue to develop healthily.

The nobles outside could not defeat themselves because they concentrated their wealth in their own treasury and would rather let the peasants plow the fields with their hands than pick up weapons with full bellies.

It’s not that the people of this era were lazy and only willing to sow a handful of wheat and wait for the harvest, it was that they had no cattle, no plows, no iron hoes, and even the manure used for fertilization was controlled by the lords.

Everything was the property of the lord, and in order to prevent the peasants from rebelling, the lord kept them in hunger and poverty. If ordinary people could not survive, they would naturally have no way to increase productivity.

This situation will last until the invasion frenzy ends. Only when they are hurt by the barbarians and are afraid of losing their heads will the lords promote iron weapons.

This is true whether it is a barbarian aristocrat or a so-called civilized aristocrat in the West and South. The wealth accumulated over several lifetimes is not leaking.

Lawrence had to be wary of the occurrence of this kind of thing, but he was also worried about things like assassinations and uprisings, so he had to stand with the majority of the people when he could not choose to weaken the physical fitness and mental will of the underlying people.

Being familiar with what's going on underneath makes it easier to understand the vulnerabilities and advantages of various plans.

It's like I have been doing farm work in the manor for many years, so I have always shown good advantages in all aspects.

Lawrence couldn't explain the reason to Sariel. It would be difficult to understand some things if they didn't happen.

Not everyone has a lot of "heritage".

"We definitely can't have just one place to live. In addition to the mountain, there should be a place to live in the town of Pumexiu and in the port of Dumu."

"This year's Reminiscence of the Bitterness and Reminiscing of the Sweetness will be held here. We will stay in the church for a few days, and then go to Emma's house for a few days to have an ordinary meal on the day of Reminiscing the Bitterness and Reminiscing the Sweetness."

Salil looked depressed when she heard the name Yikusitian. Even though Lawrence explained it many times, Salil was still very resistant to this activity that was just looking for trouble.

Lawrence quickly moved people into the church, and then called a few stewards to discuss the car plate.

"You all know the function and structure of wheels. Now that we have more and more things here, we need more vehicles, preferably four-wheel vehicles."

"Sled dogs can only be used in winter, and they are a bit cumbersome to use, so they are not suitable for commercial use."

Saryl asked, "What do we need a car for?"

Lawrence looked at the rest of the people, "Answer her, what do you want the car for?"

The blacksmith replied: "It can be used to pull ore, iron tools and charcoal."

Salil retorted: "Can't we just let people carry it over?"

The blacksmith replied: "We used to think so too, but later we discovered that we use a lot of ore and charcoal every day. It would take a long time for one person to move more than a hundred baskets of charcoal down the mountain."

"If you have a car, one morning will be enough."

Seravan replied: "You can also pull wood. We need a lot of wood and stone to build a house."

Brielle said: "People can also sit in a car and often walk up and down the mountains, and their feet will soon get blisters." Lawrence said: "A car and a cow, in the town of Pumexiu and the mountainside, Wherever you grow, you can do as much transport as twenty Dome sheep can do in one afternoon.”

"With a car, it will become easier to transport grain, fruits, vegetables, and wine barrel tools to Dumu Village, saving time and doing more things."

Sariel understood, "Oh, that's right."

She understood, that is, she understood, and it felt like it was insignificant.

Lawrence said to the others: "If you understand the importance of cars, you will know why we build cars."

"Cars are needed in many places, not only for work, but also for pulling goods and people, or for offense and defense."

"In order for cars to drive better, we also need to build roads that allow cars to drive faster."

"My plan is for craftsmen to be responsible for making the car. It will only take about ten craftsmen, with some apprentices to help make wood."

"Road construction is very simple. Just temporarily connect the roads in several places, fill the pits with stones, sand and soil, and push away the obstructing soil and stones."

Seravan asked: "Do you want the forest people to come over?"

Lawrence said: "It won't be necessary for the time being. The potatoes have almost been planted now, and many people have nothing to do."

“Men and women involved in building roads and building cars were given a pair of woolen trousers.”

"The children who help can receive an orange and two pieces of gray bread every day."

"Only those who have been with us for more than one year can join. Craftsmen and technicians, or family members of expedition teams and soldiers are not restricted."

Those people brought by Fleiss obviously meet the requirements. In fact, except for Water City and the slaves purchased this year, most people who have experienced Eternal Night also meet the conditions.

Soon Lawrence discussed the arrangements with everyone.

The newly arrived slaves helped quarry stone and move soil, or cook and pick fruits to make wine, while the rest were responsible for building roads and building cars.

Road construction also adopts a contracting system, which is subcontracted at various levels in the form of agricultural squadrons, squadrons, and brigade, with responsibilities assigned to individuals.

When Lawrence came back today, he roughly remembered the conditions on the road, and divided them according to the route and location. The farther away from the town, the less workload.

Generally speaking, it is relatively fair, and this road has been trampled for three years, so it is actually not difficult to walk.

It doesn’t require many tools, just build it into a simple dirt road. When more tools and people become available in the future, we will build it into a cement road step by step.

After the meeting, Lawrence was alone in the church warehouse checking the recently accumulated supplies.

Building cars is a necessary thing, and building roads is not that urgent. It is just an excuse to send some things to the people below.

There are so many fruits in Talim Mountain that they are about to rot, and the wool at home cannot be piled up all the time.

Wool is flammable, and the safety awareness in this era is very weak. Rather than burning it on fire one day, it is better to find an excuse to give some to others, and keep new clothes that can be worn for two years.

In addition to wool, there is also grain.

In the past, every grain of wheat had to be eaten sparingly. Now, wheat is accumulated in warehouses one after another, and large amounts of old grain wheat can be purchased from the outside world every once in a while.

Instead of letting rats and crows eat them, or letting them rot and mold, Lawrence would always find an excuse to give them to adults and children.

Not only that, Lawrence also wants to give out eggs, chickens, cows and sheep to everyone.

But don't be too anxious about this. If the nobles outside know that they want to send cattle and sheep to the people in the territory, they will only think that they are out of their minds.

Looking at the mountains of wine, ale, bacon, furs, weapons, silverware...Lawrence sighed helplessly.

There are more and more things.

(End of this chapter)