No one would have thought that Beiye Town, with a population of less than 30,000, received nearly 200,000 Jinford in advance. Now not only the funds for the reconstruction of the entire town’s residential area, but also the funds for the construction of public service facilities such as junior schools, public squares, fountains, gardens, roads, drainage facilities, and city wall defenses have all been resolved. I am very happy.
Because he found that almost half of the profits will flow into the family's coffers when manpower and building materials are not required to be spent heavily. The 15 towns of Leyuan and Xing'anyuan are expected to allow the family to earn more than 4.5 million gold blessings...
Director Kedan, who is responsible for the reconstruction and development of all towns in the family territory, is not so optimistic. After a detailed investigation, he wrote a report to Lorist. The three villages in the village were merged into it, and the population increased from the original 10,000 to more than 30,000, so he suggested upgrading the town to a city.
According to the investigation report of Director Kedan, the population growth of Beiye Town is due to the fact that the tranquility of the family territory in the past ten years has led to a substantial increase in the birth rate, and a family basically has more than two or three children. The establishment of the village made it easy for the young and strong laborers in the villages around Beiye Town to find job opportunities in the town. Therefore, he suggested that the thirteen villages originally belonging to Beiye Town should be merged into seven, and the vacant fields should be reorganized into small villages. The farmstead was sold to the locals after remodeling the houses in the town.
The people of Fengleyuan are really rich, and Chief Speer is right. Originally thought to be the most in-demand four-story apartment building, a set of 80 to 120 square meters that only cost about 20 goldfords was rarely bought. The supply of single small buildings in the courtyard is in short supply. You must know that such a small building costs more than 60 Jinford, and there are only 960 sets. Every 240 sets form a community, and four communities form a large community. , As a result, properties in this neighborhood sold out quickly. So Master Si Luoba changed the model again, and set up three such communities again to meet the demand, but the establishment of these four communities alone doubled the area of Beiye Town.
Manager Kedan believes that most of the residents in Fengleyuan have families who have joined the family armed forces. The generous treatment and generous rewards, as well as the tax relief for their families, have allowed their families to earn more than ten Goldfords a year, so They are very confident when buying a house, and some even bought two sets, just to use when their children come back to get married. There are also those wealthy citizens who set up workshops for business, and they even snatched up the storefronts in the business districts and the land in the rich districts with high prices.
Lorist adopted the suggestion in Director Kedan's report to merge the thirteen villages under Beiye Town into seven and convert the vacant fields into small farms for sale, but rejected the idea of upgrading Beiye Town to a city. In the Galintia continent, a city meant that the number of its residents reached 50,000, and it also needed to have supporting public service facilities and a complete administrative organization. The reconstruction of Beiye Town was completed two years later, and its residents were only more than 30,000. In the next few years, Lorist did not think that the population would increase significantly, and perhaps some people would be diverted out.
The entire Northland will soon become the territory of the Norton family. As Fatty Shi said, there are still seven Harvest Plains to be developed in the eastern and southern regions of the Northland, and the surrounding areas will also belong to the Norton family's sphere of influence, plus three In the territory of the allies, Lorist doesn't think that there are any refugees who can fill the Northland, and the Northland has always been characterized by large land and sparse population.
After dealing with the administrative affairs, Lorist rushed to the eastern part of the Northland without stopping. The newly formed Chaser Legion is now stationed here. Josk and Yuri, the regiment leaders, came to greet him and asked Lorist about its combat strength. At that time, Jost bluntly stated that currently only the 1st Chasseurs, with about 15,000 soldiers, can fight against the Border Rangers of the Fesabrun family, and the remaining three regiments will take a long time. Only by training can we go into battle. He and Yuri are already preparing to continue training in winter, trying to recruit good players so that the second hunting cavalry regiment can also go into battle after the beginning of spring next year.
Lorist expressed that he was very satisfied with being able to form a hunting cavalry army of 60,000 in one year and make the first army have combat effectiveness. At present, entry and exit are not allowed in the Northland, so it is impossible for the Feisabrun family to know that Lorist has formed another light cavalry regiment. Then next year when the Flying Tiger Legion and the Rock Legion attack the Kingdom of Iberia and the Feisabrun family fights in the Southern Province and Winston Province, the Chaser Legion will become a sharp knife inserted into the back of the Feisabrun family. Sweeping through Makinohara Province, suppressing the power of the Feisabrun family in Donghuang Province and the Dajinchuan area, they won the initiative on the battlefield in one fell swoop.
After leaving the Chaser Legion, Lorist went to inspect the Flying Tiger Legion and the Rock Legion who had returned to the Northland. This time they captured the imperial capital, the Flying Tiger Legion moved thousands of miles, and the Rock Legion landed a surprise attack. Their achievements and reputation are outstanding, and the most important thing is their damage. It was extremely slight. After returning to the North, the two legions are now resting, and next year they will attack the Kingdom of Iberia and they will once again serve as the main force for the family's armed attack.
All the family knights present were very excited, but Ovekis was depressed. Lorist knew what was on his mind, because on the way back from the Flying Tigers, Lorist gave an order for Ovikis to hand over the remaining four hundred and twenty catapults of the Perak Slingers to Ken Mai One hundred and fifty for the Si family, one hundred and twenty for Baron Felim, and one hundred for Baron Shaheen. The rest of the catapults were all handed over to the Guards Battalion guarding Kebo City.
At present, the Thunderbolt Catapult camp has only people but no catapults. This is why Ovekis is in a bad mood. He really doesn't understand why Lorist gave the Thunderbolt Catapults to others, even if they are allies of his own family. This is the family's most powerful weapon. The journey to the imperial capital proved this point. The castles and fortresses along the way couldn't stop the stone bombs from the thunderbolt catapults, and all of them were smashed into ruins. If there is no catapult, I don't know how many loyal and brave soldiers of the family will have to sacrifice their lives to conquer those castles and fortresses that are armed to the teeth.
Lorist patted Ovekis on the shoulder lightly: "Don't you feel that your catapults are getting closer and closer?"
Ovekis nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, I found that the stone bullets that can normally project a distance of 400 meters only shot a distance of 300 meters when they arrived at the imperial capital and fought with the Royal Guards. I always thought that This is because the stone bombs are not standardized."
Lorist shook his head: "No, it's the problem with the catapult. The catapult is launched by a spring steel sheet, and the spring steel sheet is fatigued. The spring steel sheet refined by Master Julien has been tested. The steel sheets will be deformed and distorted when projected about a thousand times. It is generally difficult to detect with the naked eye. Only when they are removed can they be seen clearly. After these spring steel sheets are deformed and twisted, the distance of projecting stone bullets will become closer and closer. At this time, in addition to changing the spring There is no other way than the steel sheet.
Your Thunderbolt catapult battalion has traveled thousands of miles this time and made great achievements. These catapults also need to be overhauled after the expedition back and forth, but Baron Camorra of the Armament Logistics Department thinks that overhauling is worse than replacing them with new ones to save money. It is better to treat these catapults as a favor. Anyway, the three allies have already asked our family to supply them with this kind of catapult. The best way to deal with these thunderbolt catapults is to exchange a sum of funds and favors for the family before they are scrapped. Therefore, I adopted Baron Camorra's opinion.
Go to Baron Camorra, he has prepared 500 new catapults for you, but next year you will attack the Kingdom of Iberia, and most of the time after you succeed, your Thunderbolt Sling Battalion will act as the defensive side, and even if the battle is over Finally, your catapult should also be reserved for the guard battalion in charge of defense. "
"Is that going to give us a new batch?" Ovekis said happily.
"No, I will give you a batch of weapons that are better than catapults. It just requires a lot of hard work and hard work to master this kind of weapon. It is not easy to master that thing. It takes a long time Training and practice. But I promise, once you see how powerful they are, you'll love them."
What Lorist was talking about was the bronze cannon used on land, and he originally wanted to equip it to the legions immediately. However, it is found that equipping bronze cannons is a bit uneconomical for the family's armed forces. The cost is too high, and every cannon fired is money! Moreover, the thunderbolt catapult currently equipped by the family's armed forces is already the most advanced projectile weapon in the mainland, unlike artillery, which costs a few big silver coins for one shot. The stone bullets they cast can even be found on the spot, and no one regards these stones as treasures.
Some time ago, Master Sid, Master Falin and Master Julien were even more grateful after receiving the canonization order. They devoted all their body and mind to innovation and production as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and then sent themselves a report, saying It is the discovery of a new bronze alloy, which may reduce the cost by one-third if used to make artillery, and may have enhanced performance. It is currently undergoing intense trial production. Once successful, it means that the previous two bronze cannons can now be used to manufacture three.
In fact, the cost of bronze artillery is not particularly expensive, but the gunpowder and projectiles it fires are many times more expensive than the stone bullets fired by catapults. Lorist's most urgent hope is that the cost of gunpowder can be greatly reduced, but unfortunately this is just a good wish. Professor Bob of the gunpowder laboratory has not yet found a substitute for saltpeter. He can only slowly collect soil saltpeter by manure accumulation and then purify it, which leads to the high cost of gunpowder.
The bronze alloy newly discovered by Master Sid and Master Julien only caught Lorist's attention. It did not reduce the cost of the bronze cannon, but reduced the weight of the bronze cannon, which allowed it to be mounted on a chariot and carried out on land quickly. There is a good foundation for movement and arrangement. Lorist believed that after Ovekis saw the artillery, he would throw the thunderbolt catapult somewhere, instead of being so reluctant to part with it now.
Ovekis, who was in a hurry to go to Baron Camorra to get a new catapult, saluted Lorist as a knight and ran out of the tent in a hurry, but then recalled something and retreated: "Your Highness, I don't I know there is something that the Legion Commander has reported to you... I don't know if I should say it... "
"What's the matter, tell me."
"It's like this. When the legion was still in the imperial capital, didn't your majesty ask the head of the legion for a thunderbolt catapult? After being rejected by the head of the legion, your majesty brought several scholars and craftsmen to my camp to copy the shape and shape of the catapult. Structure. Because he is your majesty, I can't stop him, but then the army commander scolded me, saying that I shouldn't let them enter the camp. But he is your majesty, I dare not refuse, and then I asked for punishment, I wrote a report and handed it in. I wonder if the regiment commander has given it to you? After waiting for so many days, the punishment has not come down..."
Lorist laughed. The Tiger Tiger had reported this to him, but he hadn't handed in Ovekis's report, presumably covering it up for him. It’s just that Lorist doesn’t care about this matter. Since he ordered Ovekis’s Thunderbolt Slingers to dispatch, he naturally has the consciousness of leaking secrets. There are many smart people in this world. Like magic, it is mysterious until it is exposed, and it is worthless after the truth is exposed.
Regardless of Ovekis' big beard and rough face, he was born as a bandit, but he was a deserter before he became a bandit, and he was also a small captain of the former Krissen Empire army. He was born with awe of the royal family. The Second Highness took advantage of his status as a king to swagger into the barracks to spy on the secrets of the catapult, and it was really difficult for Ovekis to stop him. After all, he doesn't have the confidence of Tiger Ross, and he doesn't want to sell the face of His Highness the Second Highness.
"I see, they couldn't make a catapult like ours even if they drew a picture, because they couldn't get spring steel sheets, and even if they did, they couldn't copy them. I forgive you this time, Ovekis, but I I don’t want to hear that there will be a next time. Don’t forget that you are a knight of the Norton family. You don’t have to pay attention to orders that are not directly under your command, even if he is the king. I handed over the Thunderbolt Slinger to you because of your loyalty and diligence , not your care and prudence..." Lorist said lightly.
Ovekis's face turned red, and he snapped to attention: "Your Highness, there will never be a next time, I assure you."
"Very well, remember your promise, find Baron Camorra."
Lorist felt a little depressed after sending away Ovekis. This second highness is really shameless, and he went straight to investigate the catapult, the big killer of his family. Although he can't make a catapult like his own family's, the principle is not difficult. I believe that knockoff versions of catapults will appear soon, and the era of warring parties throwing stones at each other will come.
Just sat down and took a couple of sips of the fragrant tea made by Shi Huade, when Tager appeared in front of him like a wind: "Your Highness, it's not good, Mr. Reddy has been hunted down..."
Lorist raised his head abruptly: "What did you say? Didn't Reddy travel to the four central duchies? The next part of the trip should be to Morente City. What happened? Who is chasing him?"
"Uh, this..." Tagle said: "Your Highness, when Lord Reddy went on a tour, the family was preparing to deploy an intelligence network in the four principalities in the middle of the country, so I asked Lord Reddy to do a little favor by the way and clear out some local snakes." Garbage. As a result, in the Principality of Handela, Lord Reddy met an envoy sent by the Grand Duke of Fesabrun. The messenger knew Lord Reddy and identified him as a spy sent by our family. Lord Reddy was furious Then killed the messenger.
Now he is being wanted and hunted down by the four principalities in the middle of the country. Lord Reddy killed several of their golden knights, the four central principalities sent two first-level great sword masters, and Grand Duke Fesabrun sent Sandy great sword masters to avenge the envoy. Our intelligence investigators in the four central duchies have no way of rescuing Mr. Reddy, and we can't intervene. I only know that the last trace of Lord Reddy disappeared in the area around the Bailu Lake swamp... "
"Swordmaster Shandi? Huh!" Lorist stood up angrily, "Get ready, I'm going to find Reddy!"
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