Transcendent Noble

On the eve of the Water Season, the first reservoir was finally repaired. Victor and Nicole joined hands, standing on the edge of the reservoir, their hearts ebb and flow.

From a distance, the reservoir is like an irregular giant bowl embedded in the ground. From a close up, it is an ugly giant pit. But this ugly giant pit is a pioneering work that has never been seen before. It is the 1st Step for the foreign world to transform nature and represents a new chapter in human civilization.

The reservoir is more than 200 acres in size and has a funnel shape with a depth of 22 meters. As long as the river is brought in, it will become a rippling lake.

Although the 200-mu lake can't irrigate much farmland, the irrigation canals extended from it can be converted into fields, turning this barren land into a rich field. Of course, the main diversion canal connecting the Jinshui River must first be built. Before that, this reservoir was just a giant reservoir.

Victor believes that it is not the time to build the main ditch. This is not due to lack of manpower.

The civilians in the foreign world seem to have their own architectural auras, and all of them are masons. As long as someone organized, Victor was amazed by their ability to build projects.

The strength of these young and strong employees is 1.3 times that of the Earth people, and their physical strength is 1.5 times. The 9,000 employees only had simple tools and manpower trailers. It took two months to repair the reservoir, and they dug up the soil to build a low mound. Calculating at this rate, hired workers only need to work, eat, and earn wages, and within 4 months, they can build the main canal. However, as an organizer and decision maker, Victor has other issues to consider.

Randal leads 110 kilometers from south to north. If you want to build a water diversion canal that runs through the entire territory, 9,000 young and strong employees will have to work for at least 3 years, while the York family can only bear the cost of two years. Two years later, Victor will have to pay for the project himself. This is not a small number!

The daily wage of 9,000 employees is 4 copper sols, plus two meals, for a total of 8 copper sols. Therefore, just the wages and meals of the hired workers will cost 2,000 jinsols per month, which does not include the logistics and management costs.

The most terrible thing is that money may not be able to hire enough people. The reason why these young men worked hard was to obtain the status of the York family leader. They were unwilling to be engaged in the work of digging soil and repairing ditch all the time.

This means that Victor not only has to bear the full cost of the project, but also recruits freelance workers.

It costs money and lacks people. Even the York family can't believe that artificial canals can penetrate the entire Centaur Hills. They are satisfied as long as there are streams and reservoirs, although the water sources of the streams and reservoirs are not stable and the irrigation capacity is not stable. Also quite limited.

Victor designed a strategy of raising the canal with bricks, which gave the lords hope. Victor found that things were not that simple. The problem was with the Chebman family.

The construction of the reservoir produced a lot of soil. The clay was transported to the giant brick kiln in Nicole, where it was processed into clay and used to make ordinary blue bricks.

So far, Victor has more than 2.6 million green bricks in his hand. With such a huge amount of blue bricks, Victor used 800,000 yuan for himself, and the Chebman family only bought 200,000 yuan! Such sales are simply not enough to support the blue brick industry!

Chebman's family did not purchase blue bricks on a large scale, not just because of stinginess, but the lack of Innate conditions is an objective factor.

Chebman collar is the same as Randal collar, it is too remote! They are located in the southernmost part of the kingdom, adjacent to the Jinshui River, with only three neighbors around them, Randal, Beria, and Solim.

Less neighbors means fewer ports, and fewer ports means poor trading capabilities.

Currently, Victor can only sell the blue bricks to Chebman's family. Due to the reason that the Beria family drove the leaders out, the relationship between the Chebman family and them became extremely poor. Therefore, the Chebman family only has a trading partner of Marquis Solim, and the Solim family also has a trading monopoly. They can handle whatever they want. Count Chebman has no way of doing this.

Actually, asymmetric trade has caused Victor to suffer huge losses.

Take grain trade as an example. Wheat will deteriorate after three years of storage. Lords are very happy to sell the old grain in the warehouse. It doesn't matter how low the price is. One copper sol can often buy 2 pounds of old wheat. These old grains were shipped to Randal collar, but they were sold for 3 copper sols per pound. The price has doubled six times!

There are three main aspects to the cost. Chebman's profit is the smallest part, because they can hardly make any money. The second is transportation costs. In the end, the lords were exploiting each other. The food purchased by the Chebman family is subject to a transit tax every time it passes through a territory. This is the biggest cost!

The Chebman family also faces the same problem when selling blue bricks, which makes the cost advantage of the giant brick kiln disappear.

The blue brick industry is stuck in the sales link, which makes Victor very angry. Without the support of the blue brick industry, leader Randal will alone bear the cost of building the canal. If this is the case, it is better to build the stream and reservoir first, and then realize the canal cultivation with bricks after the green brick market is cultivated.

As for how to open the blue brick market, Victor in mind has an ideal trading partner, that is Beria.

Beria is long and narrow from east to west, bordering eight families, and is an excellent trade corridor. However, the political situation of Beria's family was not stable. Uncles and nephews seized their prostitutes and drove the leaders. They had trouble with their neighbors.

Victor decided to wait for the dust in the Beria family to settle before trying to contact them again. As for the previous grievances, what counts in the face of overall interests? If the new Viscount of the Beria family fails to appreciate somebody's kindness, it will not be too late to calculate the old accounts!

The idea has been decided, Victor said to Nicole: "My dear, the reservoir has been dug. I plan to let the hired workers rest for three days, and then organize them to Randal to lead the construction of the stream reservoir."

"According to the truth, you should build your stream and reservoir first. But we can’t help but consider that once there is arable land here, free people will put their minds on farming, when the time comes, then think about it. It’s not easy for them. Only when hired workers are completely dependent on their work can they concentrate on building the canal."

"Randal has a mature farming and animal husbandry system, and building a few streams and reservoirs can produce more. Food. In this way, I have the ability to reduce the cost of material transportation for the York family." Victor explained apologetically.

"en! I listen to you all." Nicole said with a smile.

Victor stretched out his hand to embrace Nicole's small waist, and Nicole leaned into his arms.

Building the stream and reservoir involves the core interests of the territory. It is impossible for any lord to retreat, but Nicole without the slightest hesitation agreed. In fact, Nicole is more willing to act as Victor's woman than the lord. She obeys Victor's words, and all the affairs of the territory are completely managed by Victor. Although Victor was busy enough, he did have a lot less constraints and a lot more convenience.

Nicole's unreserved trust and attachment made Victor a little ashamed. Nicole used his background and status as a lord to give Victor the greatest support, and because of this, Victor could not completely trust Nicole. Some irony, but more helpless.

The two embraced quietly, enjoying a moment of warmth. Nicole looked up at Victor, then stopped talking.

"What do you want to say?" Victor asked curiously.

"I heard that Mrs. Sylvia is going to choose two personal maids for you? Are you going to choose Sisters Elina? Are you? They must be the most beautiful female trainees in the family, Knight."

Nicole tried to make a careless look, but her red lips revealed her true thoughts. Victor's head suddenly became so big that he had to try to change the subject: "This is not my intention... By the way, how is the conversation between the York family and the Eriksson family?"

Nicole excitedly He said: "Duke Eriksson was imprisoned by His Royal Highness Du Nklue, ready to take back to the capital of Dodo for punishment. As the guardian of the Eriksson family, Du Nklue agreed to compensate us 200,000 Kingsold. , I have to build a castle for you as compensation. Now, the lady is discussing with him the sphere of influence in the northern border of Centaur Hills..."

While speaking, a guard hurriedly ran Come over and report to Victor: "My lord, the royal tax officer has arrived in Hekou Village."

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After several expansions, Hekou Village is no longer what it used to be.

Standard blue brick houses replace wooden sheds. The straight and wide main road can allow 3 carriages to run side by side. There are flower beds on both sides of the road, and a row of landscape trees are planted in the flower beds. Trees separate the house from the main road and create a small path for passers-by. This design of roads, landscape trees and sidewalks is unique to Hekou Village.

The only drawback is the simple wooden fence. There are no defense facilities such as arrow towers and trenches inside and outside the fence. This just shows Victor's determination to build a city here.

Viscount Tennes walked on the streets of Hekou Village with his colleagues and attendants, and he felt very neat here.

The houses in Hekou Village are all blue brick houses. The distance between the houses and the houses is exactly the same, and all the buildings appear to be neat and uniform. Despite the light rain, there was no muddy on the cobblestone road. The air is natural and fresh without any peculiar smell. Tennes found that clean and tidy is a kind of beauty.

"It's incredible! This is the cleanest town I have ever seen. The air here is even better than the noble area of ​​the royal capital!"

"Of course, The lowly and dirty free people can’t enter the noble district, but the taste on them is not restricted."

"The problem is that most of the villagers here are also free people, but the houses they live in are actually made of green Built of bricks! It’s too wasteful..."

"But there is no artistic atmosphere, no sculptures, no fountains, no gardens. They are all the same architecture, with a burst of explosion. The taste of a household. It’s not like the noble area of ​​our capital..."

"I know Viscount Victor, he is not a nouveau riche. The Viscount has an excellent artistic innate talent, and the elves Bloodline can't bear any uncleanness, and his town reflects this."

The colleagues are talking in low voices, but they don't have to be so cautiously. The villagers have all gone out to reclaim their land. At this time, Hekou Village is particularly empty. Except for them and the Randal Family guards, there are almost no people on the street. These noble children did not realize that they had unconsciously regarded this as a noble area and tried to maintain their appearance.

Tennes can see the surprise, envy and jealousy of his colleagues. They long for such a small town. Tennes was also envious, but he was not envious of this small town, but Victor's will to go unimpeded in this land.

Yester evening, Tennes entire group entered the Randal collar. They originally planned to spend the night in the wild, and then go to Hekou Village on the second day. When they were camping, Randal's patrol guards found them and escorted them to the village for the night.

No one would refuse to spend the night in the village. Although these nobles can sleep in the carriage safely, it is also very good to let the guards sleep well, not to mention the high village wall means Safety.

It is not the first time that Tennes’s colleagues have gone out to collect taxes. They know very well what the lord’s village is like, dirty, foul-smelling, sewage overflowing, and there is a smell of cow dung and sheep everywhere. Therefore, they went to the village for the night, but planned to leave the carriage so as not to stain their boots.

These noble children are not really squeamish. As tax officials of the kingdom, it is common for them to sleep and eat in the wild, and there is nothing to pay attention to in the wild. But when you get to the lord's village, you have to carry it if you want to carry it, or else how can it show the style and nobleness of the royal capital.

However, the village led by Randal impressed the tax officials.

Trenches, suspension bridges, iron oak fences, arrow towers, wooden huts, these are no different from other lord’s villages. However, the whole village is surprisingly clean and tidy.

The roads in the village are paved with gravel, which is very rammed, and there are drainage canals on both sides, which makes the water and sludge invisible on the ground of the village. The wooden huts in the village were obviously carefully planned, and they were uniform in size, equally spaced, and very neat.

The village wall is also very peculiar. The ten-meter-high iron oak fence is sufficient to withstand the invasion of ordinary wild beast and monster, but there is a city wall 3 meters thick and more than 8 meters high behind the fence. The city wall is built with blue bricks and rammed earth. It not only greatly improves the defensive power of the village wall, but also provides a shooting platform for the militia.

In the capital of Gambis, blue bricks are used to build beautiful manors and villas. This is the first time that tax officials have seen the village wall built of blue bricks. In this regard, they witnessed dumbfounded.

Subsequently, the tax officer discovered many unusual places. There are only more than 500 villagers in this village, but the cottage can accommodate 1,500 people. There are no cattle and sheep in the village, but every household raises wild boars and ground lizards.

Is a village without cattle and sheep still a village?

With this question, Tennes asked the Chief George who was with him. George told them that in Randal, cattle and sheep are bred, wild boars are bred in captivity, and the village walls are built with blue bricks. The village must be clean and tidy, because this is the will of Lord Randal. The proud look of Village Chief George silenced the tax officials.

Looking at the neat and clean Hekou Village, Tennes was envious and awed.

One year ago, Tennes and his family Knight came to Randal. At that time, it was still a barren land. Victor worked hard with dozens of guards. He lived in a shack, ate wild vegetables, and lived a life like a savage.

One year later, Randal took possession of tens of thousands of acres of arable land, thousands of livestock, 7 villages, more than 8,000 villagers, and hundreds of guards. Every village, every person, even cattle, sheep and wild boars are implementing the will of the lord, and this is what any lord desires.

The Viscount Randal is now an out-and-out lord!

"Lord Tennes, my master has come."

The Randal Family guard pointed to the other end of the road. A group of cavalry was coming from there, they flocked It was Viscount Randal.

"Welcome, my friend." Victor jumped off his horse, greeted Tennes, and greeted warmly.

Tennes also smiled and saluted, and said, "It's nice to see you again, Lord Randal."

Victor has a good impression of Viscount Tennes. He once helped Victor.

At the beginning, Victor was not a vassal lord of the York family and could not enjoy the benefits of annuity exemption. The royal family obviously wanted to embarrass the York family from Victor. They levied 20% of the purple cane wine trade from Victor. If Victor couldn't pay, he would have to pay a large fine.

How could Victor hand over the purple cane wine? It is precisely because the York family monopolizes the purple cane wine trade that Sophia continuously ships green wheat and iron materials. Victor was unwilling to pay a fine of 20000 Kinsoul. He proposed an installment solution, and Viscount Tennes agreed in one fell swoop and expressed his willingness to advance the fine for Victor. Until now, Victor still owes Tennes 5000 Kinsoul and a favor.

This time, Victor not only has to pay back the money, but there are also many things he can cooperate with Viscount Tennes, such as the snow sugar and coffee trade.

"Viscount Tennes, sirs, let's go to the village hall to talk about annuities."

Victor and Tennes walked side by side. Before taking a few steps, a cavalry galloped. Come, after seeing Victor, he rolled off his horse, gasping for breath and shouted: "My lord! One of our patrol squad was wiped out by the enemy!"

Victor heart startled, deep voice instructed:" Don't worry! Speak slowly."

The cavalry took a deep breath, glanced at the tax officer, and said, "My lord, the guard squad that patrols the eastern border did not arrive at the outpost on time. Lord Nelson I personally took people to check and found that a group of people were burying their bodies. Lord Nelson sent me back to ask you for help. Lord Nelson said that the other 5 people are all Knights!"

Victor was silent After a while, I turned to Tennes and said with a smile: "Viscount Tennes, it seems I need to deal with some things first."

"I will go with you. I also want to know, That family dare to violate the covenant of Lord Gambis and openly violate your territory."