After the chaos of Coldwind City subsided, the city became a political island in the Northland. The internal environment has improved, but the external environment has become extremely harsh.
Zhou Qingfeng implemented a series of affirmative policies in the city, ransacked noble property, and tried and executed guilty nobles and lackeys.
This deviant method seriously violated the interests of the aristocracy.
When the news spread, Victor Hugo immediately became a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of all the nobles in the entire Northland. The latter seldom share the same hatred, cut off business with Coldwind City, and want to kill him.
According to the intelligence network constructed by Adrian, the forces of more than a dozen cities in the Northland are connecting in private. If you have money, you can give money, and you can give it a lot, and those who don't have money can speak out.
In short, the'Monster of the Black Forest' cannot be allowed to continue to prevail.
After the commerce and trade were cut off, the products of Coldwind City could not be sold, and the food from outside could not be brought in. With a population of more than 200,000 people in and outside the city, eating horses and chewing every day is a huge expenditure.
As long as the blockade lasts for one or two months, a large-scale famine will inevitably occur. It is impossible for the new lord to let go of a possible famine, otherwise Zhou Qingfeng himself would be ruined.
Faced with this situation, it is impossible to surrender, nor is it possible to compromise. Only war can solve the survival problem of the new regime.
Under this circumstance, the entire Coldwind City became a combat preparation base. Everything must serve the war.
Workshops are being built in the city, all kinds of workshops, first of all, wood processing and extended products. In order to build workshops, houses are being demolished everywhere, even in the noble areas.
This is why Johnson and Powell were forced to move.
Although Coldwind City has magnificent and tall buildings such as the Wizard's Tower and Winter Hall. But most of the houses in the city are very low, and even noble houses have a large number of small houses for servants.
Zhou Qingfeng called the dilapidated house built with small pieces of wood and thatch as a "large kennel," which is dirty and messy and always emits a foul smell.
The low-ranking servants who live in it usually don't come into contact with the noble lords. They can only follow the orders of the housekeeper and work in the kitchen, stables, toilets and other places, and the living environment is extremely bad.
At first, Zhou Qingfeng thought that it was the nobles who deliberately treated the servants harshly, but only after field investigation would he know that the woods that can be used are scarce in places like Beidi where trees are everywhere.
Logging is a very hard work, transportation is also a problem, and wood processing is a professional craft. This resulted in wood prices being much more expensive than expected, and the supply was insufficient.
It takes a carpenter and two or three apprentices to build a carriage and it takes more than half a year. Building a house is even more a big project, requiring seven or eight carpenters, blacksmiths and masons, plus dozens of apprentices and hard work for several years.
If a nobleman builds a large house, it can be used as a family property to pass on for dozens of hundreds of years. If it is a stone castle, it is even the inherited legacy of the great nobles, and there is no problem mixing it for hundreds of years.
Zhou Qingfeng repaired the water conservancy sawmill in the "Fuqiangling", and the efficiency of wood processing has increased by hundreds of times than in the past. This situation is broken.
The big tree surrounded by one person creaked under the high-speed saw wheel, and sawdust flew around. Wooden boards of different thickness and size appeared like flowing water, supporting urban reconstruction.
This has greatly reduced the price of housing construction.
Johnson's current identity is a herbal medicine merchant, and he wants to move his home to a civilian area. There are already built rows of simple houses for temporary living.
"It's so fast to build a house here." Johnson felt awkward.
If you are a wizard, there are arcane arts such as'fossil to mud or mud to stone', and it is normal to build a house quickly.
But these folks transported blocks of wooden planks with horse-drawn carts, used metal tools to dig a foundation and fill in soil, inserted wooden planks to build a wall, and beat them with nails to quickly build a house.
In the past, the houses where civilians lived were often less than two meters high. There is even a one-meter-five hut, which must be crouched when entering and exiting. The interior is very small, dark and damp, really like a dog house.
Johnson’s current simple room has a floor height of two meters, with a large door, two floors above and below, with its own furniture. Bedrooms, kitchens, toilets, utility rooms, etc. are all available.
"This house is spacious, beautiful, and well-equipped. It's okay to live in a little nobleman."
The coolies are moving Johnson's own furniture. He was standing at the door of the simple room, looking at other neighbors who moved in—they were civilians and even untouchables in the past, but now they are living in their new home happily.
The owl fell on the head of the owner and whispered: "No wonder these poor ghosts like Victor Hugo. How could they live in such a good house in the past?"
There are one hundred sets of simple houses in one block, and one set can be moved into one household. Wells have been dug in the block, sewers have been laid, there is a unified water supply and drainage, and the officials at the bottom of the'street office' provide public services.
With a nail in the house number, Johnson lives in Coldwind City is equivalent to having an identity and address, which can be found anytime, anywhere. As long as he thinks of the question of'identity', he often shudders.
Housing is a reward, given to those who have done meritorious services.
Johnson is not only an illusionist, but he also has the ability to make herbal medicines to cover up, and he can treat some common diseases at a low price. Therefore, his ID is printed as'pharmacist'.
Others who live in simple houses are often'labor activists' or other people with technical expertise. Everyone works hard in exchange for promotion of status and benefits.
"I heard that the children of these poor ghosts can be exempted from entrance exams and become city officials after they have completed their studies. So they are all loyal to Victor Hugo crazy now." Dudu sneered over the owner's head.
The benefits Zhou Qingfeng has given to civilians are innumerable.
Tax cuts, empowerment, breaking personal attachments, and erasing all unreasonable debts, now give the bottom a leap in learning knowledge.
Powell also leaned close to the side and whispered: "Recently, a propaganda department has been added to the city, spreading the laws and regulations of Victor Hugo everywhere, and asking people in the city to live according to the plan of the new lord.
In the past, the long-legged family promulgated any laws, and the poor ghosts underneath were always full of complaints and refused to implement them honestly. But now it is also required to work hard, but the poor ghosts have become very obedient like dogs. "
Powell was resentful, and the owl was beeping and making a noisy laugh.
"In the past, the long-legged family did not give benefits, and used whips to let the poor ghosts work. Now Victor Hugo has given so many benefits, if you are a poor ghost, you will become a good dog."
This was a mockery, and Powell was furious at it, "I'm going to squeeze the mouth of your dead bird."
Dudu did not show weakness, fluttered his wings and flew away, but shouted in the air: "Poor ghost, there is a kind of you to pinch my mouth."
Powell was even more angry and shouted to Johnson, "Do you really care about this bird?"
Johnson sighed and shook his head, "Do you know why I didn't leave Coldwind City in a hurry? I have been spending a bit more recently and I am considering making money. Do you think the herbal medicine business is much better now?"
Powell shook his head angrily, "Don't be silly, I have experienced this, and you will only lose money as you work."
Johnson disagreed, "It's a loss if you don't do it."
Oops, this idea seems familiar.