Chapter 60 The Returner

Pompeii City has undergone new changes.

Not long ago, Pompeii was still a small rural territory.

Of course, it is still a rural area now. But Pompeii at that time was really miserable. There was only one decent building in the territory, Pompeii Castle.

In addition to the castle, there were large tracts of farmland, and everything was full of rural atmosphere.

Although large tracts of farmland provide a wide view and make people feel comfortable. If you live in a big city for a long time, it seems good to live in the countryside full of rural atmosphere.

But if you live in the countryside for a long time, you will certainly hate this scenery and life.

Although there are many disadvantages in the city, many people still want to live in the city.

Pompeii used to be a rural village, but now it is a rural town. I saw that the construction of the city wall was carried out with Pompeii Castle as the center.

Workers, the stones were purchased from Kaiyue City a few days ago. Because the stones required to build a city are huge, they are purchased in batches.

In addition to the workers, the farmers in the territory were recruited to help build the city wall. After the autumn harvest, the farmers had nothing to do, so they were just recruited to build the city wall together.

There was no need to pay wages, just two meals at noon and in the afternoon.

Because of Luther's reputation as a "benevolent man", the farmers were happy to serve Luther.

The construction of the city wall was of course slow, after all, the workload was huge. It has been built for ten days, but the city wall has not been completed by one-fifth.

Roads were also built along with the city wall.

Pompeii is a newly built city, so it can be planned in advance. Under the planning of Mayor Lelouch, Pompeii will be centered on the Pompeii Castle. There will be a square building in front of the castle, and a sculpture will be erected on the square. The sculpture has not yet been designed.

This square will provide residents with leisure and walking.

There will be a residential area around it. The residential area has been planned and dozens of houses have been erected. These houses are provided to the knights and scholars who currently serve the Pompeii family.

Of course, the residential area will not be so large, because according to the design, the city will provide housing and activity space for 5,000 people.

The residential area will be spread throughout the city.

The residential area surrounding the Pompeii Castle is just a high-end community. In addition, there are four military areas in the city.

Commercial streets, city halls, markets, public toilets, sewers and other facilities.

Such a large plan is certainly not something that can be completed overnight, so at present, only the city walls and the main roads in the city are being built.

The project will last at least several months, and some facilities may not be completed even next year.

Because the Pompeii city plan is to have a permanent population of 5,000, the current urban population is very small. Without urban population, it is useless to build houses alone, and Pompeii can't withstand such a large consumption.

So as the urban population slowly increases, the houses will gradually rise.

And how to attract urban population to live in Pompeii is another tricky thing.

Ignore it for now.

Luther is very satisfied with the current situation. He has recruited 10,000 people. With the original 2,000 people, Pompeii already has 12,000 agricultural population.

As long as the city of Pompeii is officially completed and the infrastructure is well established, there should be a way to attract the city population.

Speaking of the 10,000 people recruited, 19 of the 20 strongholds have been built, and there is still a batch of serfs who have not arrived.

This last batch of serfs will be led by Stone, Pompeii, and return to Pompeii.

Today.

Today's weather is a little bit bad, gloomy, gloomy and scary, but fortunately there is no sign of rain, and because of the rare cloudy day, Pompeii has a cool feeling.

As autumn deepens, the weather has actually turned much cooler.

Craftsmen and workers are still building walls and roads. Luther led Xiu Xiuya and a team of guards, riding war horses, to welcome Stone Pompeii back.

There was also a little one in his arms, a restless little one twisting and turning.

Soon the group came to the edge of Pompeii territory, with an endless forest in front of them, and only a straight forest road connecting Pompeii territory and baron territory.

After waiting for almost half an hour, Stone Pompeii has not arrived yet.

Little Lolita Lili, Pompey was a little impatient.

"Luther, why hasn't Dad come back yet?"

Lili grabbed the mane on the warhorse's head hard, almost making the warhorse crazy. Luther finally controlled the warhorse and grabbed Lili's mischievous little hands.

"I only received news that Knight Stone is almost back. I don't know when he will come back. Maybe he was delayed for some time because of something?"

Luther said unhappily.

"I didn't ask you to come, you insisted on coming."

Luther said with disgust.

"Do you dislike me?" Lili heard it this time, staring at Luther, and exuding a dangerous breath.

Luther felt a headache. This little Lolita was vindictive, stingy, and persistent. She was really the best among Lolita and was difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, a burst of horse hoof sounds broke the awkward atmosphere.

Luther's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "I'm coming."

"Are you lying to me?" Lily looked at Luther suspiciously, because Luther was a knight, so his hearing was much better than Lily's.

"Da da da."

Soon, the sound of horse hooves came. Lily's eyes lit up, and she struggled to get off the horse. Luther couldn't control her, so he had to lift Lily and turn over to get off the horse.

As soon as Lily's short legs landed on the ground, she ran forward with her feet, waving her little hands and shouting, "Dad, Dad."

Tears were in her big eyes, happy and aggrieved.

Looking at the little girl's appearance, Luther felt a little pity in his heart. Apart from being stingy, holding grudges, and being persistent, Lily actually had nothing wrong.

Because she lost her mother when she was young, Knight Stone was very doting on Lily, which made Lily bold and overly lively.

She especially liked to play pranks.

A small problem, but not a problem.

Living with Knight Stone for many years, Lily had a deep sense of dependence on Knight Stone. Luther didn't know it before, but these days, Luther knew that Lily actually missed Knight Stone very much.

She often hid in the room and cried alone.

But Luther had never seen it, and he mainly heard it from Mary. That sister couldn't hide things.

"Hi, my poor little one." Luther soon saw Knight Stone, who was sitting on a warhorse, very majestic, and had not changed from when he left.

Looking at his daughter running towards him, Knight Stone's eyes flashed a little distress, and then he laughed and turned over and got off the horse, picked up Lily and held her high in the air.

"Hehe." Lily giggled happily and danced with joy.

After the father and daughter played for a while, Knight Stone put Lily down, came to Luther, and bent down to Luther and said: "Knight Luther, I brought back the last batch of serfs."

"Thank you for your hard work, Knight Stone." Luther also bowed slightly, and then said: "I will give you a month's vacation, enjoy the vacation with Lily."

"Okay."

Knight Stone showed a satisfied smile on his face. The days with his daughter were not enough no matter how long they were.

Knight Stone is a super responsible dad.

With the return of Knight Stone, who brought back the last batch of serfs, the construction of Pompeii's 20th stronghold will officially begin.

This is also the completion of Luther's first phase of population recruitment plan.

Next year, the wheat produced in Pompeii will be amazing.