Chapter 154 Construction of the Territory

After completing the testing of the heat ray gun, Gawain left the testing ground, along with Hetty and Amber—Rebecca and Jenny were going to continue to optimize the rune group, and Nicholas Egg wanted Returning to the Mechanical Research Institute to design a new production line, the two knights have their own tasks, so they did not go with Gawain.

The success of a new weapon inspired Gawain's spirit and made him feel happy. In a happy mood, he saw that everything in the territory was much more optimistic than before.

Half of the frost moon has passed, and the temperature is dropping day by day. It will not be long before this southern land will enter a cold winter, but the first batch of crops has already been harvested, and the food supplies promised by the king will continue to arrive. The non-staple food purchased in Tanzania is also constantly filling the warehouse, and the territory will not have to worry about hunger this winter.

The Cecil family is perhaps the most generous noble in terms of food—in other noble lands, commoners often pay 70% to 80% of their harvest as taxes, and serfs even need to pay close to 90% of their food. With the assistance of Druid spells or fertility magic, the poor people at the bottom always live on the edge of famine. As long as the times are a little bad, starvation is a common thing, and all kinds of wild vegetables, bark Even the grassroots are frequent visitors to most poor people, but in Cecil Land, Gawain directly set the grain tax to half. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

The residents were grateful, but Gao Wen felt that the tax rate was still too high.

Other nobles charge extremely high taxes, on the one hand, because they often do not really care about farming in their territories, nor do they improve farming techniques or carry out effective labor management, so that the income of their land itself is not high, and the tax If the wealth is low, they cannot maintain their extravagant life. On the other hand, their extravagance and extravagance have reached a sensational level. A small baron will build a castle and provide for a butler, a personal servant or maid, Four first-class servants and four first-class maids, and a whole lot of handymen, laundry maids, kitchen maids, grooms, etc., and so on, and there are endless banquets and hunting activities, if there is faith The aristocracy will also donate a large amount of wealth to the local church every year - and these will be converted into taxes on the poor who are already low in harvest.

But Cecil didn't need these. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

And Gawain is also very clear about one thing: under the circumstance that the magic energy industry has already started, the economic output of the agricultural society will eventually be replaced by the industry.

Farmland used to be the main source of economy in this world, but soon gold coins will flow out from the chain of factories and commerce. He does not intend to continue the development mode of absorbing nutrients from farmers - it is just that the magic industry is only now. As a sign, he had to maintain this situation for the time being.

The gold and silver stored in the treasure house in the mountains will be used up sooner or later, but Gawain is very confident that before the wealth is used up, the territory will be shifted from net expenditure to balance of payments-when the industrial output of the territory is satisfied for his own use, the emergence of When there is spare time, it is time to send out caravans

When passing by the bank of Baishui River, Gawain saw a large boat docked on the pier, and many people in ragged clothes were getting off the boat to undergo routine registration and inspection. Clerks and literate soldiers from the aid group: After a period of adaptation and study, these people are now able to undertake this kind of work. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

The population of the territory is still increasing. After confirming this year's harvest, Gao Wen boldly gave way to the "Population Introduction Office" in Tanzania Town to add a new batch of serf orders and increase the promotion of recruiting refugees. , now almost every three or four days, a boatload of people will be transported here from the upper reaches of the White Water River to become the new residents of Cecil Land, and what is even more gratifying is that more and more of these people are appearing. more refugees.

This shows that the homeless people on the move have finally heard and believed the news about Cecil's pioneering land, and as long as such things have a beginning, there will be a steady stream of immigration.

In places where there is no shortage of people, refugees are indeed a major hidden danger for the sheriff, but in the Cecil territory where Hetty and Gawain turned around together, where there is a shortage of people, refugees are simply the gold flowing into the territory - if you can You can afford it, not too much. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Compared with the slaves whose price is clearly marked and the cost is fixed, these refugees who will continue to flow in will be the most stable source of population for Cecil Land in the future.

"How is the housing security situation?" Gawain's eyes fell in the direction of the pier and asked casually, "The weather is getting colder every day."

"The wooden house is enough. According to the new method you stipulated, the serfs or refugees who arrive in the territory do not need to participate in agriculture and factory labor at first, but start to build their own houses, and learn the labor system and common sense in the process. Education, this method is surprisingly good - they work extremely hard, and they praise the kindness of the Cecil family in unison, and by the time they finish the work, the basic labor system and common sense of life have been firmly imprinted in their minds in."

"Everyone will do their best to build a home for themselves, it's a very simple truth," Gao Wen smiled, "and the subtle education carried out in this whole-hearted labor process is better than any whip and scolding. Deep down." &1t;i>&1t;/i>

After speaking, he frowned slightly: "But a wooden house is no better than a brick house, especially in winter, even if we prepare enough hay and use mud to paste the walls, the house will still be cold."

"Your kindness is really touching, but the output of the brick factory can't keep up," Hetty shook his head regretfully. "The new population is too large to build a brick house for everyone. In fact, if It's not that the logging farms and sawmills have stockpiled a lot of wood in advance, and the efficiency of the sawmills driven by the magic energy engine is extremely high, I am afraid that it is difficult for us to even guarantee sufficient wooden houses."

"Then at least ensure the supply of charcoal, let them spend the first winter," Gawain nodded, "Are the new construction areas laid with beehive magic nets?"

"Yes, according to your requirements, magic nets are being laid in all areas - even if the full area is not laid, it is at least guaranteed to connect the honeycomb structure into lines, connect each building area, and connect each building area. Leaving an exposed Leyline interface." &1t;i>&1t;/i>

The so-called magic net interface is actually a small section of magic material rods extending from the magic net unit. They are made of iron rods plated with a thin layer of mithril or cheaper black stone rods, and one end is connected to the underground. The magic net, with the other end extending out of the surface, was the foundation that Gawain laid for future territory exhibitions.

Although the magic net can carry out "wireless power supply", as long as it is directly above the magic net, magic power can be transmitted within a short distance, but the efficiency is not high. If a lot of "magic net interfaces" are reserved, it can be used for future Prepare for the urbanization exhibition, such as connecting street lights or providing magic power to every household.

"There's one more question," Hetty hesitated, but decided to say it, "about your night school education."

Gawain frowned: "Night school? Those general education courses? What's wrong?"

"You require everyone in the territory to be educated, but now there is a huge influx of people, and basically all of them are poor people who can't read or write, and the number of teachers is completely insufficient," Hetty said embarrassingly, "We Learning places have been added in the central area of ​​the territory, as well as in the western and southern areas, and all soldiers, craftsmen, and department heads who can read and write take turns to teach after finishing their work, but they are still too busy. The capacity of each 'classroom' is limited. , those newcomers lack discipline, once there are too many people, the level of chaos in the scene is a disaster, and when there are fewer people, it is necessary to add more classrooms."&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"Adding classrooms means adding teachers," Gao Wen frowned, "Didn't they send some secretary apprentices from Tanzang Town?"

"It's been sent to teach, but it's still not enough."

"Then recruit them from the 'Hundred People Aid Group'," Gao Wen decided. "In addition to the 'high-end talents' like Jenny, some of the ordinary craftsmen or apprentices are literate, and they should be very knowledgeable about teachers. I am interested in the additional subsidies. In addition, you should start to publicize the recruitment news of steel factories, mechanical research institutes and other places, and tell the people that both freedmen and serfs can work in the factory, but they must be literate to sign up. Working in the factory can get the same extra food allowance as the artisans, so they will be motivated to learn - and it will be easier to maintain discipline."

Heidi nodded slightly: "Yes, I understand."

Gao Wen thought about it and asked, "Is there anything else to report?" &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Hetty looked at Amber next to her: "She's really good at sleeping while walking."

Gawain was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to take a look, only to see that this half-elf really followed him with his eyes closed, as if he had been asleep for a while.

"When did this guy fall asleep?!"

Heidi looked helpless: "When we first started discussing building a house."

Gawain looked stunned: "In a way, she is really talented."

And just after his sigh, he saw Amber awake leisurely, Miss Half-elf rubbed her eyes, looked at Gawain and Heidi, and asked curiously, "Have you two finally finished talking?"

The corner of Gawain's mouth twitched, and he deliberately looked at Hetty: "Let's talk about steel production."

Amber closed his eyes: "Call me when the meal is ready."

Gawain was at a loss for a moment. He was about to grab Amber's ear and twist it half a circle to see if she could wake up, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a soldier running towards him.

"Sir!" The soldier ran to Gawain and saluted, "A stranger has come to the territory!"

"Stranger?" Gawain was stunned for a moment, wondering what the urgency of this kind of thing was, "Is it a refugee from the north? If you came to seek refuge on your own."

"No, the man was wearing Holy Light sect clothes and seemed to be a missionary, but I don't know what happened. He is working on the construction site now."

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