In the night, the smoke rose again, and the chefs in the kitchen were busy.
The best ingredients are transported from the warehouse at the back, and the food produced is also extremely delicious, and it also reveals a fresh taste, which makes people want to open their mouths and tongues, and is full of satisfaction throughout the body.
Especially the lion knights who trekked all the way expressed their admiration for the delicious food.
Including Kant.
Still maintain etiquette and finish eating gracefully.
Kant wiped his hands and mouth with a warm wet towel, and with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he praised James next to him: "Judging from the ingredients, we know that the city is on the right track."
"certainly."
James nodded: "Except for some grains that need to be imported, which cannot keep up with the consumption of the citizens, there is no shortage of fresh meat and fish." After a pause, his face was full of pride: "Even if It is grain, and it can be harvested in autumn, so we don’t need to import a lot of it.”
"Very good, very good." Kant nodded with satisfaction: "There is no need to worry about the import issue. When the ancient passage is re-connected, the food from the Lion Principality will be continuously transported."
"Very good."
James looked happy: "In this way, our food gap can be completely filled."
"Yeah." Kant nodded.
The current population of this city has reached 10,000, and most of them are farmers. The task is to reclaim the surrounding hills, build terraced fields, sprinkle seeds and fertilizers, and wait for the autumn harvest.
Then there are a small number of craftsmen and hunters and fishermen.
certainly,
Also includes soldiers.
There are currently 1,000 soldiers stationed in the city.
These soldiers are the main force to maintain the stability of the region, especially in the process of expanding the wasteland, they are the ones who deal with threats such as demonized creatures and low-level gnolls.
"Take a break for now."
Kant stood up.
It's late at night, and there's no point in continuing to ask about developments here.
It will be good to know more about it tomorrow, and Kant is also very satisfied with the current development of the "Aaron" city. Just looking at the well-organized city in the night, he knows that the development is extremely good.
James also got up considerately and said, "Master Kant, the room has been arranged for you."
There was also a maid who immediately stepped forward to lead the way.
The city hall has 3 floors, the scale is relatively large, and the top floor is also a place for rest.
It was usually the residence of James and some office staff, but in order to let Kant, the supreme lord, rest, many people took the initiative to move out, so as not to affect the lord's rest at night.
This is the privilege of the lord in the feudal era. Of course, it is similar in any era.
In the largest room on the 3rd floor.
The decoration is not luxurious, but the order inside is very decent.
Compared with the city about the Rhodoks in the game, the layout of the town hall or the lord's hall is much better, at least the big bed upholstered with velvet is very comfortable.
There are also 2 delicate maids waiting at the door, which obviously needless to say.
"Back off."
Kant waved.
He doesn't have much enthusiasm for sports such as sex between men and women.
Rather than indulging in this primitive pleasure and becoming a slave to this pleasure, Kant, who has good self-control, is more willing to continue to touch this kind of thing when he can control everything.
What's more, after traveling a long distance for nearly half a month, he was already very tired.
After a little washing in the room, I fell into a deep sleep.
Nothing to say all night.
Starting from the "Drehem" castle in the sentry oasis, all the way through the central station, the stone pass, the village of Nali, the East County city and the port, and then to the estuary hill of the Resniston River, passing through the ancient passage before returning To the "Aaron" city.
This is his rear base, where he can sleep peacefully.
fell asleep.
Until the biological clock is struck.
Kant finally opened his eyes, stretched his sore body contentedly, sat up on the bed while yawning.
The window next to it was already brightly lit, and faint shouts and rhythmic chants sounded in his ears. Kant grabbed his nightgown and wrapped himself around his body, and Kant came to the window.
Bright sunlight is slightly harsh.
The time turned out to be noon, the brightest time of day.
Kant squinted.
After his eyes got used to the light, what appeared in front of him was the city that had been completely built on the top of the mountain.
Most of the buildings are in the typical Rhodok construction style. The 3-storey small buildings are like small blockhouses built of stones and wood, with narrow windows and doors, and relatively narrow streets, where pedestrians come and go.
Men, women, old people, children, and vendors pushing carts selling handicrafts.
The city is very vibrant.
brand new city.
But it is a city that has formed a good atmosphere.
People have their own jobs and can receive their salaries at the city hall at any time. After all, they have paid for their labor and will eventually be converted into dinars, and they will also receive corresponding remuneration.
It is different from the nearly public ownership lifestyle of all members of the "Drehem" castle.
This is a private ownership society.
Various classes have been formed in the city.
Including immigrant aristocrats, petty bourgeoisie, and common peasants as laborers.
As for the poor and slaves, there are none. After all, the current city is still in the stage of rapid development. With the help of trade and the world of cavalry and hacking, a relatively good intercommunication has been formed. As long as you have hands and feet and are willing to work, you can get paid.
The most important thing is that the houses are built and distributed by the government, which is equivalent to free benefits.
It is still the reason of the system.
Regardless, the city has been reborn.
Including taxation, including various outputs, especially the reclamation of the surrounding land, they are far from what the "Drehem" castle on the sentry oasis can compare.
This is the strength of the people's livelihood city, providing a steady stream of materials and funds.
Of course, military castles also have notable features.
That is the force.
If there is only a military without people's livelihood, it will collapse.
If there is only people's livelihood and no military, then it is like the fattest lamb, which can only attract the greedy gaze of wolves.
The combination of the two is the most successful, strongest, and most inviolable force. Now Kant has successfully integrated the castle of "Drehem" and the city of "Aaron".
The upcoming new village is just the icing on the cake of his established power.
"very good."
Kant turned away from the window.
Put on your own clothes, open the door, there is a maid waiting outside.
Seeing the lord coming out, he quickly bowed his knees and said hello: "My lord, it's noon now, and it's just about to have lunch. Lord James is getting someone to prepare the lunch. If you don't mind, please go to the hall of the city hall. Have some dessert for now."
"Well, that's it." Kant nodded without being surprised.
This is his city.
James is just the mayor he entrusts with running the city.
If Kant could not take the initiative here, it would be tantamount to being ostracized by James and becoming a loner.
However, it is impossible for such a thing to happen if there is a system. No matter who is firmly loyal to Kant, even James is the same. What's more, these maids don't have much thought at all, they only know how to passively obey the arrangement.
Come to the lobby on the first floor.
The smell of food wafts from the kitchen that makes people swallow their mouth water.
The luncheon was being prepared, and there were sweet cakes and pastries brought by the servants on the table.
It is a fruit cake made of date palm sugar mixed with the rich fruit resources in the Sanwaya Mountains. It is combined with flour and eggs, as well as cheese and honey, sprinkled with a little wine, and tastes great.
The baked ones are soft and delicious, with a rich fruity flavor, almost no less than the cakes from the previous life.
Kant even ate two or three.
Just during this time.
James also returned from busy work outside, saw Kant on the main seat, and hurriedly saluted: "Master Kant, forgive me for being a bit late, I just went to the mountains to the east, and a hunter claimed to have found a piece of wild apple there. Lin, after investigation, we found that this is indeed the case, and we will have fresh wild apples to eat from now on."
"How many are there?" Kant was a little curious.
"About 400 acres."
James laughed and said, "There are wild apple groves all over the mountains and fields. After surveying the surrounding area, it seems that there are hundreds of acres of apple groves. However, because they are wild apples, the yield is also less, which cannot be compared with the cultivated apples."
"This is already very good." Kant nodded with satisfaction: "Very good."
Apples were not fruit in feudal times.
But a kind of food.
For example, in the West, apples are boiled and eaten.
In China, apples are sliced and dried in the sun, perhaps sprinkled with salt as an accompaniment to meals.
Even in modern times, Europeans fry apples and eat them as a side dish of tonkatsu. It is enough to see that the role of this fruit in ancient times is equivalent to food.
Even the city of "Aaron" can make a lot of side foods such as preserved apples or applesauce.
These things are not a problem as long as they are stored well for a few months.
Excellent goods.
The low-level civilians in the Principality of Lions can't afford it.
However, it can be exported to other human nations through the Reese Niston River.
At the very least, Kant knew that the standard of living of the common people in the Silver Plate Kingdom was lower than that of the Lion Principality, which was still under the feudal system of enfeoffment. There were many common people and property-owning classes, and it was better than those poor people who served the nobles.
Looking at the Lion Principality, in order to maintain its huge military strength, the civilian class has withered.
Most are landlords and merchants.
Or the knights and knight attendants who were entrusted.
All rely on the nobles to survive, such as the most important citizens and free people, the number is simply too small.
This also caused the business of the Lion Principality to flow at the top. As for the civilians and poor at the bottom, as well as the farmers who worked day and night in the fields, they didn't have much purchasing power at all.
Even the richer South County leader is the same.
The concentration of wealth leads to a huge gap between the rich and the poor.
(end of this chapter)