forest kingdom

After Earl Sider left, Lawrence and others went to Oak City.

On the way, Lawrence rode on the Black Unicorn and chatted with a few people sitting in the car behind him.

The car is a six-wheeled carriage that can accommodate 12 people.

The car was pulled by two moose, which was a little faster than people walking. The two moose were led forward by two deer herders.

Big wild boars are very difficult to raise. They often do not listen to people and do not like to do heavy work.

Domu Sheep also has insufficient strength and average endurance.

Lawrence needed a livestock that could replace horses. The best substitute was definitely cattle, but there were not many cattle.

At present, cavalry is no longer considered. The cost of cavalry is too high, and the current improvement effect is not great.

Ships were given higher priority than cavalry.

The northern border is in a cold environment all year round, and the mountain roads are rugged, so the cavalry cannot be used here at all.

If you don't consider offense and only consider defense, as long as you build some wall buildings to protect against cavalry, you don't need to worry about cavalry.

Develop agriculture and breeding first, and then move south when there are more cattle and sheep. Then there will naturally be cavalry.

"Winter is coming soon. This year, some of the cattle and sheep will be moved south to spend the winter. Otherwise, there will not be enough feed in our mountains and the cattle and sheep will get sick easily."

Salil and others are not clear about the specific situation in the south. Now that the territory has become larger, several people are becoming more and more unclear about their own territory.

"Where is the south?"

Lawrence explained: "The place where Fleiss and the others lived before is now mine, and Sidel gave that part of the territory to me."

Salil still wasn't sure.

"How big is it?"

Lawrence looks for a reference that Sariel and others can understand.

"There are forests, moss-covered ice fields, deserted windswept roads, about two farmlands in forest camps, and four dilapidated villages similar to those in Dumu Port."

Saryl got a rough idea of ​​how old it was, "Oh, that sounds big."

“There’s actually very little arable land there,” Lawrence explained.

“We can grow a lot of food on a small amount of farmland, and the rest of us can’t.”

"A forest camp only has less than [-] acres of arable land. The Wakiri and Sidel people both own tens of thousands of acres of land, but they can't even feed a few thousand people."

"They can only produce 90 to 120 kilograms of grain from one acre of land. On average, it takes three acres of land to feed a man."

"Add taxes and accidents, and a lot of people have to go out and rob and fight to survive."

Candice felt that this was a lot, and wondered why these people couldn't eat enough.

"Don't they eat meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and milk?"

Salil explained: "No, meat is a rare food here, and there are very few fruits. There are only fruits for a while, and there are many wild vegetables, but there is definitely no milk."

As someone who has been there, Salil is very experienced in this area.

Candice then remembered that there was a difference between savages and savages, and that life was better here in Lawrence than in the south.

However, although this is a barbarian area far north, it does not mean that the other barbarians also have a good life here.

The barren and scarce land was one of the factors that led the barbarians to develop outward.

What’s more, I’m used to eating meat and don’t want to continue eating grass.

Lawrence soon arrived in Oak City.After five months of construction, the prototype of a village has been established here in Oak City.

The first is the place of residence and defense. Residential areas have been established on the edge of the mountain and in four directions.

People in the construction team can live in four areas in the future, and then gradually expand outwards.

The four areas are 1000 meters away from the central area. Some of the oak trees in the middle mountains have been cut down, mainly trees under 50 to [-] years old.

All the cluttered trees and weeds were cleared away, leaving only some good-looking and healthy large oak trees. The rest of the small trees were planted in areas unsuitable for living and farming.

After removing these trees, the remaining large trees appear much sparse, and the outside light can also fall on the ground from between the leaves, forming a park-like area.

Lawrence followed the paved road to the center of Oak City.

In order to prevent damage to the tree roots, the buildings here have an extra layer of foundations that are half a meter high.

Delen's magic can weld the entire ring area together to form a donut-shaped lid-shaped base.

The buildings on the base are all of the same height, especially the two-story buildings, which are kept flat. A circular track will be designed in the second-floor room to facilitate the transportation of goods by pulling a trolley on it.

The pulley occupies the width of a room, and there is a hotel-like room and warehouse on the second floor for servants.

The first floor of the house had not yet been built, and workers were using pulleys to pull stone and wood into the unfinished house.

The third and fourth floors are intended to be used as a school, with a library and canteen, as well as common university buildings such as public bathrooms and toilets.

Lawrence's residence is in a separate area further inside the ring building, a five-story wooden villa built near the big oak tree, which is only twice the size of the original house.

Several people walked through the surrounding buildings and came to the front of the two-story masonry structure villa.

Sofia looked at the size of this house and was a little dissatisfied.

"Master, is this place too small?"

Lawrence smiled and said: "Five hundred square meters is already a lot, especially with a total of five floors. Even ten more people can't live in it."

There are no separate rooms for sleeping at home, so too many rooms are of no use.

If there are more people in the future, it would be better to live in separate houses instead of crowding together.

Lawrence likes a substantial room layout. There is a garage, bathroom, large living room, kitchen and cellar on the first floor. People live on the second and third floors. Things are stored on the fourth floor and a private library is built. We will see what use it will be after the fifth floor.

Salil didn't quite understand. She looked at the unbuilt villa in front of her, then turned around and looked at the unbuilt ring-shaped building in the back.

"Is this the castle?"

"No." Lawrence asked curiously: "The castle is a military building to protect against barbarians. We obviously don't need this thing now. Why do you want the castle so much?"

Salil looked at Lawrence unhappily.

"You said you wanted to build a castle before, I remember it very clearly!"

Saryl accuses Lawrence, even though Lawrence himself said he wanted to build a castle.

Lawrence had long forgotten these unimportant things, "It's cold here, and building a castle is a waste of materials and fuel, and it's of no use."

"If you like the castle, we can find a warm place in the Western Kingdom in the future."

"There are sunshine, sandy beaches, clear blue water, flying seabirds, and then build a large castle there with gardens, swimming pools, kitchens, grass and recreational facilities!"

Sariel quickly remembered this, "I've written it down, Lawrence, don't forget what you said today!"

"Absolutely!" Lawrence assured decisively. (End of chapter)