Our family is in decline

"You can't say that, sir." Walter couldn't help but look back when he heard this. The aristocratic system was still deeply ingrained in his heart.

In other words, talking about the boss behind his back is a good thing and is a taboo in the workplace.

"He doesn't care..." But Tiffany curled her lips nonchalantly and raised her hand to brush through her long hair.

But he didn't talk about it anymore. Instead, he talked about home with excitement.

"Father, you don't know. Now my brother is teaching literacy in school. I don't know how prestigious he is. Every day he is followed by a large group of little kids calling him "teacher". He is unwilling to go home even when he is in school."

Walter was a little surprised when he heard this. He had been having trouble with his son's cowardly character for a long time. He had always hated iron but could not make steel, but there was nothing he could do about it.

But I didn’t expect that there would be an improvement here?

"Is he really okay?" But Walter was still a little worried.

"He is not a child. He is in his current position because he passed the school examination step by step. I didn't help him and I can't help him."

But Walter didn't say anything when he heard this. That wasn't what he was worried about.

But he understood something in an instant. No wonder the lord didn't emphasize the reward just now. It turned out to be here.

Walter didn't say it clearly. After experiencing that kind of life and death, he let go of his heart and turned his attention from business to his family.

He has been in society for many years and knows that the war is unlikely to subside in three years, and will even become more and more intense. Now it may not be bad to live under the protection of the lord, at least his family's life is not in danger.

Otherwise, I would be no different from those caravans that continue to go bankrupt.

"Father, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh! It's nothing. Where is your mother? What is she doing during this time?" Walter was unwilling to tell his daughter about the chaos in the outside world. This was a father's protection of his daughter.

"Mother, now..." Tiffany didn't notice, but continued to talk about her family with a smile.

After Walter left, Lance did not simply give an order, but went to condolences the twenty soldiers accompanying him and learn about the situation on the road with them.

Then give them rewards and give them time off so they can truly rest.

But what was even more difficult to face was the two soldiers who died in battle. All they could bring back were their ashes.

Lance was unwilling to take advantage of others, so he personally comforted the family members and sent the two to the Heroes Cemetery.

Standing in front of the newly erected tombstone, and beside him was the captain of the team, the smart guy Vic whom he was very optimistic about at the beginning.

The contents of the reports are the same, but one focuses on business, while Vic is more concerned about the enemies he has encountered along the way, and has begun to build Hamlet's intelligence network. It is only a little immature, but everything is starting.

"Vic, I have something to ask your opinion on."

"Lord, please speak."

"The difficulties Hamlet faces will be more complicated in the future. We need to have our own information channels. I hope you can quit the army and concentrate on building eyes and ears hidden in the dark side for Hamlet."

Lance didn't suddenly decide to do this. On the contrary, he had considered it carefully.

This feeling is even more urgent after the confrontation with Roma.

These twenty people left before the army was reorganized. Although they had gone through a lot of combat experience along the way and there were only eighteen left, they would be more or less uncomfortable if they were suddenly thrust into the current army.

So now Lance gives them a choice to leave the army and become the dark side of Hamlet.

Vic is not stupid. On the contrary, he understands very well what the lord's request means. Not answering directly is not disloyal. On the contrary, he is thinking carefully about this matter and whether he has the ability to bear it...

"Okay, it's really hard to decide on this kind of thing. Come and tell me after your vacation." Lance didn't mean to force him. He still had a few candidates in his mind, but Vic was flexible and went out with the team. It is most suitable to know the operation of the caravan from outside.

"Give your heart to me!" Vic stood at attention and saluted.

"You can only contribute to Hamlet if you keep your heart." Lance smiled and raised his hand to pat his shoulder. It would be much easier if he agreed to this.

"Go ahead, that convoy is just for you. If you want anyone, tell me."

"yes!"

Vic's departure made Lance's figure alone in the cemetery look a little bleak. Looking at the name on the tombstone, it seemed that he could still see the man's face.

"This is the price..."

After saying that, he withdrew his eyes and left here.

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The news of the return of the convoy soon spread throughout Hamlet, and in addition to food, it also brought many things that Hamlet could not produce.

After all, Hamlet still relies on agriculture and animal husbandry as its main industries. For example, iron ingots can only be transported in from outside. Not to mention that Walter didn't know where he came from, and he actually got a batch of standard breastplates that were eliminated by the imperial army. Although After repeated deductions, it has become as thin as iron sheet, and there are even many gaps, but it is still a life-saving tool.

Naturally, everyone started competing for these resources.

Leonard hopes to obtain more horses, Patton hopes that the metal will be used to cast cannons, and Disma hopes that the metal will be used to cast muskets...

Everyone wants to fight for that batch of armor.

But all of this was suppressed by Lance.

"Select from all the horses in the town now, select forty horses to be added to the cavalry, armor will be given to the cavalry, and the metal will be used to cast cannons.

As for the muskets, wait for now, you will be able to replace them with special new guns soon, and all herbal related resources will be put into the sanatorium..."

Lance directly made numerous arrangements, and now he must concentrate resources to build a light cavalry, which is a prerequisite for ensuring mobility and plunder.

The partiality has been made undisguised. In the feudal era, the cavalrymen were their own sons.

No one had any more opinions, they just had to do as they were told.

"This number of people is still not enough. We must recruit more people and develop more people to form a more powerful army."

Lance's previous two cargo ships brought back more than 3,000 people, but once they were spread out, it didn't seem to be a lot. If he had 10,000 soldiers, he would have hit the ancestor's door long ago.

"After completing the identity registration, we will relax restrictions and recruit workers from the surrounding areas to absorb more people. It's time for the cargo ships to move. I need more labor."

"Sir, I'm afraid there will be cultists sneaking in."

"It doesn't matter. As long as we maintain a strong policy, those guys will fall into the people's war and be unable to make any trouble."

After the summary was completed, Lance left the people in the military system behind and took out the road map.

"After the cavalry is formed, follow me to suppress the bandits. The horses will be placed here. If you want them, you can get them yourself.

Navy, prepare. You have been training for so long. I need to see naval soldiers who can fight and dare to fight. We must retake the ocean that belongs to Hamlet and repair the sea routes that have been plagued by pirates for more than ten years.

Expand the artillery and strengthen training. Your artillery will be built soon. I hope that you can give me a fierce bombardment and turn all enemies into dust.

The sanatorium prepares the medicine needed for this trip, and at the same time strengthens the teaching of medical soldiers on battlefield first aid..."

With this batch of resources, Lance also felt that his hidden fangs could be exposed a little, and he made a decision immediately.

"In three days, the entire army will attack!"

"yes!"

Busyness is the theme of Hamlet. As a lord, Lance naturally cannot be lazy. He took advantage of this time to meet with those people and guide them to join the business group and get out of Hamlet.

Most of these people were unwilling to waste their time in such a horrible life, and many of them agreed. Among them, they had received more professional training. Lance also spent a lot of money on them. It would be a waste if they were idle.

Now that Walter has obtained a group of backbone guards, he can form a real guard team based on this, and those people also make money.

Geralt, Junia, Tardif, and Barristan were called to Lance.

"There is a cult organization entrenched in the wilderness to the north of the town. Now there is a mission to scout the wilderness. I am responsible for the logistics consumption and can give a basic reward of ten gold coins.

Then draw a map and add ten gold coins. If you discover something about the cult, you will also receive ten gold coins. As long as you have the ability, my treasury will always be open to you.

Of course, this cult is very dangerous. Their followers are very crazy and have some extraordinary powers. Therefore, your mission is mainly reconnaissance, and you do not need to fight the enemy. If you fight, you must be careful about the witch hiding among them. "

Lance's explanation was mainly for Tardif, and there was no need to explain other matters.

"Get your money ready." Tardif blew his nose, not caring about the danger Lance described.

That's not arrogance, but extreme confidence in one's own strength.

But I also understand that after all, he killed the leader under the protection of many younger brothers as soon as he was released from prison. His strength should not be underestimated.

But Lance was a little curious about how he would react when facing the cultists?

The team set off, and the carriage would take them to the outpost. Lance sent Barristan to the most dangerous battlefield as agreed. This was actually because their team had no shortage of output.

Both Geralt and Tardif can deal a lot of damage, and Junia's magic can also provide control, assistance, and treatment.

As long as Barristan can withstand it, their team will be perfect.

Lance has never given up his desire to go north, and developing the wilderness is constantly encroaching on the control of his ancestors.

They have been busy for the past few days, and then they explore the road and collect information, so that they can seamlessly connect when they come back, and go north to continue to attack the ancestors.

He wants to achieve both blossoms...

"Sir, this is the compiled monthly report."

Tiffany walked in and handed something to him. Only then did Lance realize that a month since he returned from Totnes had passed by in a blink of an eye.

But for Lance, it felt like it went by very quickly, because the events he encountered were one after another, and the series of emergencies almost destroyed the Hamlet he had finally built.

Fortunately, after experiencing so many disasters, Hamlet not only did not decline, but under the control of Lance, it operated with an efficiency unimaginable to the outside world.

"Four weeks, look what I've done..."

Regardless of his emotions, Lance picked up the monthly newspaper and read it.

At present, the roads leading to the three farms from Hamlet have been opened, the main body of the collective farm has been completed, and housing can be arranged for everyone. At this stage, we are beginning to explore the surrounding areas and start a breeding plan.

And you must know that Lance comes from a mysterious big country in the East. He doesn't understand guns and artillery, but he has a unique understanding of agriculture and breeding. This is the impact of environmental factors on human growth.

To open up wasteland, it is necessary to clear away the plants that originally grew on the ground, and cut down the large ones to use as wood. As for weeds and other things, cattle are directly driven over, and some people cut grass to feed livestock.

The fruit trees will be retained, while the berry bushes will be transplanted together for centralized management, making it easier to pick and give those women and children some labor opportunities.

The fishing industry on the coast is also developing rapidly. Big ships cannot be built, but small fishing boats can still be built. Lance has opened businesses such as lending, chartering, and installments, allowing those people to get boats to go fishing through different methods.

At the same time, the fishing boats that were manufactured were also consumed, which promoted the development of the shipbuilding industry. The two complemented each other.

Kelp and fisheries even require a dedicated workshop to be built at the dock for processing.

The shells of various shellfish were originally regarded as garbage, but in Lance's opinion, they are very good materials.

The main component of shellfish is calcium carbonate, which is a good raw material for burning lime. Lime has many uses. It is an important building material and is used in building houses and roads.

In agriculture, it can kill insects and bacteria, improve soil acidity and alkali, and supplement calcium.

The large and beautiful ones are selected and can be made into handicrafts or other valuable items.

The shells can be ground into powder and added to the feed instead of bone meal. The calcium and other trace elements in it can meet the needs of organism growth.

Various sewage wastes generated from fish processing are directly chopped and ground, plus shell powder, mixed with some bran originally used to make brown bread to make feed, and then used to feed livestock, especially chickens. The eggs laid by these are extremely large.

What's more important is that all of these can create a lot of jobs, allowing those people to find jobs and get money.

Once the feed problem is solved, the breeding will be expanded. It cannot be free-range farming as before, but must be large-scale and orderly. Although there is no machine to realize automation, it has a lot of consumables and the cost is even lower.

The waste produced by the breeding industry is also used by him for retting. The high temperature will kill the parasites, bacteria and viruses in it. After the fermentation is completed, it can be used on existing fields and newly reclaimed land.

This can quickly fertilize the land without leaving it fallow, and the utilization rate increases significantly.

It is a pity that there are no conditions for building a biogas digester. Otherwise, if biogas can be used, many things in the town will be more efficient.

It is not empty talk that there is strength in numbers. Those refugees are not without strength, they just lack someone who can unite them.