Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 288 Logging and writing letters

Shay was very busy during this period. He had to settle the pioneers under his management, plan future town construction, and coordinate various things. It could be said that he was almost too busy to touch the ground.

After all, there are always a lot of things to do when building a settlement. Everything must be arranged to make the settlement operate normally. It is natural for Shay to be a little tired.

But fortunately, after arranging everything in an orderly manner, he could finally relax a little bit.

At present, all the pioneers in the settlements managed by Shay still rely on setting up tents to obtain a temporary shelter. As for the houses, they are still laying foundations and felling wood.

Speaking of which, Shay had to thank the rich timber resources in the north and Perficott for allowing them to cut timber to build houses.

You must know that when Shay was stationed in the colony before, there were almost no forests in the area, and wood became a scarce item and had to be imported from other places. This really made Shay feel the differences in the world.

As for why Perficott's permission was needed, that was the prerogative of nobles and lords.

According to the laws and customs of Viktoria since ancient times, the trees, mountains and rivers in the noble territory are the sacred and inviolable property of the lord. Mining, felling, fishing and hunting by the territorial residents without the permission of the lord are all violations of the lord's property. Behavior.

In the past, if the lord was merciful, it might be a matter of a whipping.

However, most lords still did not impose too many restrictions in this regard. Generally speaking, the lords were allowed to cut down trees and engage in fishing and hunting activities, but these activities had to pay taxes to the lord.

But if you encounter those lords who are not very kind, it just depends on their mood whether to chop off a hand or a head.

In that environment, tree resources will become non-renewable, and the existing forest timber resources in the north will be valuable resources in the future.

So Shay chose to cut the amount he requested instead of trying to cut more.

For the vast majority of imperial officials, they would choose to turn a blind eye to this non-principled issue, as long as Shay could handle it well.

After all, the airship can conduct inspections, which means that Perfectcott may appear in person.

Although it will be the end of winter in two years, the more it is, the more important it is to protect wood resources, because once it reaches the end of winter, no tree can take root, sprout, and continue to grow at dozens of degrees below zero.

Purficott also promulgated some corresponding laws for the mountains and forests in the north, such as prohibiting indiscriminate logging.

However, when Shay saw that Purficott actually sent out the latest airship to inspect various residential areas, he knew that something might be more serious than he expected.

Originally, Shay didn't take this matter too seriously. He had already reported and registered. Although there were supervision and inspections, as long as he didn't go too far, it wasn't a big deal to cut more when cutting. question.

Therefore, Purficot does not allow casual felling. Even if a large amount of wood is needed to build a settlement like Shea, it must be registered and reported. Special personnel will come to supervise and inspect to ensure that they are not cutting excessively. Deforestation.

Although cutting down more trees is not a big deal, it will leave a bad impression on her, which is not a good thing for Shay who wants to make a difference.

Cutting less wood will not have any impact on the construction of settlements. Shay can naturally distinguish which is more important.

But compared to this, the airship inspection really surprised Shay. Shay had heard about the empire's new war weapon before he was kicked out of the army. He had met friends in the navy while drinking in a tavern, and they were all full of enthusiasm for serving on airships. of envy and yearning.

After all, in the previous war between the Empire and the Three Kingdoms Alliance, it could almost be said that airships dominated the war.

Although thermobaric bombs are powerful, if there are no airships to transport these killer weapons to the enemy's capital, thermobaric bombs will not be able to exert their due effect.

Therefore, being able to serve on an airship has become something that everyone in the imperial army envies and yearns for.

Logically speaking, the newly built airships of the Empire should be assigned to the army, but now they are given priority to the North. This made Shay couldn't help but mutter in his heart that Perficott had too much respect and status in the Empire. Some.

This also made Shay wary and worried in his heart, worried that the development plan in the north was more important than he imagined, or that there might be some unknown secret hidden in it.

However, Shay did not delve into the hidden secrets. He just kept this matter in mind and concentrated on the construction of the settlement.

He clearly understood that knowing the secrets of the North would not gain him anything.

On the contrary, it may cause unnecessary trouble.

In contrast, doing his job conscientiously and improving the construction of residential areas are what Shay should focus on now.

Only by doing this can he win the favor of Perficott and get the opportunity to become a pioneer knight.

Because of this, Shay became more determined to bring his eldest brother to the north.

Regardless of the fact that the letter he wrote before might still be on the way, he took out a pen and paper and wrote a more sincere letter, hoping to persuade his eldest brother to come to the north to help him.

Thanks to the airships now patrolling the northern border, these airships, in addition to carrying out inspection tasks, will also send and receive letters for various residential areas, or transport some special supplies.

Although they are light reconnaissance airships, they still have a good carrying capacity, and there is no problem in transporting some urgently needed supplies to various settlements.

Because of this, Shay's letter could be sent out in time, instead of having to spend more time sending the letter to Belloberg before sending it back to the mainland.

You must know that Shay's settlement is almost fifty kilometers away from Belloberg. When he came, he and the pioneers walked for three days to get there.

If there was no airship, Shay could only send people on horseback or on foot, and it would take at least a day or two to walk from the settlement to Beloberg, and then send the letter out.

Under normal circumstances, this letter should follow the ships traveling between the northern border and the empire or the colonies in the New World. It would only arrive at the empire after drifting on the sea for a week or two.

But with an airship, this kind of flying vehicle can cross the ocean and send letters back to the empire in only one-third of the time.

This is undoubtedly a great improvement, and it also makes Shay yearn for airships more, and at the same time, he also looks forward to his life in the north.

(End of this chapter)