Lord of Rot

Chapter 138

Li Qi rubbed the paper, it was a little thick.

Only a little thinner than parchment.

The craftsmanship of the little maids made him a little helpless. To make thin and soft paper, a lot of practice is needed, and the tools need to be updated and iterated, but even the current thick paper costs less than parchment, cloth, etc. Know how much cheaper it is.

He picked up the pen and wrote a few square characters on the paper.

"Porcupine Collar Population and Occupational Planning"

There are more than 2000 people, two or three hundred are civilians and soldiers, and the rest are all slaves.

The ratio is quite normal. Some small lords don’t even need civilians. They only need serfs who can farm land to bring in more taxes. How to raise taxes and put more silver moons and golden suns in their pockets is what the lords think about.

Small nobles think about how to squeeze the people in their territories, while big nobles think about how to seize the wealth of other territories.

"The slaves who came to the porcupine collar before were all turned into serfs to open up wasteland and farm land. The terrain in the upper reaches of the river is relatively flat."

He put down his pen and took out the plan of "Porcupine Collar Phase III".

As the population doubles, the previous building plans are bound to be scrapped.

The wheatfield village next to the castle needs to be demolished. He plans to build a commercial and entertainment center centered on the castle. The wheatfield village will definitely not be able to continue planting in the future.

But for the time being, there is no need to demolish it. It is the cultivated land allocated to the common people. Taking it back without authorization and allowing them to open up wasteland will definitely cause dissatisfaction.

Another year of planting, let's talk about development.

The specific arable land plan cannot be determined by him in one sentence, but the importance of developing agriculture is unquestionable, let’s eat enough first, but unfortunately the weather is too hot now, not suitable for growing potatoes.

Li Qi took out the plan for the first phase. From the comparison of the simple plans, he can clearly feel how fast the porcupine collar has developed in the past half a year. He came here last autumn, and now he is In mid-August in summer, the population has grown from more than 8 to more than 200, although all of them are slaves brought in from outside.

People are well fed and have jobs, even though he alone feeds them all.

But what does that matter, the initial investment is necessary!
Money is not yours if you don't spend it.

It's just that now it is necessary to change the form of the lord paying to support everyone, because there are too many people, and it is a bit unbearable.

For the fourth phase of the plan, he tentatively finalized a large area of ​​farming land.

"From the livestock village to the southeast, the uneven land can directly build a house."

Directly plan the residential area and place people in batches in "human circles". If it is not a problem of construction difficulty and speed, they can all live in "pigeon buildings" with a height of several or even more than ten floors. Save land.

But he is still very humane. Anyway, there are many useless places for porcupine collars, so let's cover them slowly.

If other lords saw that the porcupine collar kept building and demolishing houses every day, they would definitely think that Li Qi had something wrong with his mind.

Is this money with no place to spend it?

Li Qi can only say that they are short-sighted. Building a house can not only make the residents of the territory feel happy and enthusiastic about work, but also facilitate management and planning. Most importantly, it can temporarily solve the employment problem.

The porcupine collar, which has not yet been developed, actually has a lot of labor that is not available except for building houses and farming, so it is very important to create jobs for some people.

The speed of building houses and roads can be slowed down, and then other tasks can be arranged slowly to achieve stable development.

The sailors and fish farmers hired from the water stream can expand another scale of farming, relying on the sea to eat the sea. How could Li Qi forget that the pigtail bay is his greatest wealth.

He took another piece of paper to write on, this time using the common language of Lurea.

There are also pictures and notes.

A heavy plow, fitted with a plowboard for turning the soil, on which the plowshares are fixed parallel, and the coulters are fixed in front of the plowshares to facilitate cutting into the soil and control the direction of the cut, and even have optional wheels.

"Horses and oxen can be used to pull plows."

When the light plow was being manufactured, Li Qi had already noticed that it was not easy for farmers to cultivate the land. They needed to step on the ground with their weight to press it in, and they had to plow the land repeatedly to loosen the soil, which greatly reduced the efficiency.

In addition, there is a port construction plan, but this will have to wait until after he chats with Captain Peary, so there is no rush for now.

After writing an outline, he rolled the paper into a roll and put it in the cabinet.

It doesn't matter if someone comes in to search, it's just some development plan, he will write the real secrets in square characters, even if you are a true god, it is impossible to understand a language that is completely different from your own world.

This works better than any encryption.

He stood up, stretched himself and walked out of the study.

As soon as the door was opened, I heard the little maids chatting: "Oh, that is to say, after Simon leaves, Pitchfork may be the new housekeeper?"

The small eyes have initially possessed her mother's chatting characteristics, exaggerated movements, and the beginning of "oh".

The etiquette lessons in the castle haven't changed her too much. It seems that she needs to limit the number of times she goes home so as not to be affected further.

The wine glass nodded: "Pitchfork has a good relationship with us, and certainly won't always pick our thorns."

The door opened with a creaking sound.

"grown ups!"

When they heard the door open, they immediately shut up.

Li Qi nodded and didn't say much.

Fire Simon?No no no, absolutely not.

Although Simon was not loyal, but at that time he was injured and dying, and Simon had no choice. Well, these are all excuses. Speaking of being disloyal, Li Qi himself was very upset, but he had to keep it. Simon.

As for the reason, it was because the little servants didn't like Simon, and Simon was always picky.

Arriving at the stables, the mare with a strong mane is eating grass leisurely. This is her afternoon tea, and her staple food is oats, wheat, etc.

"How is it?" Li Qi came more and more frequently recently, which made the groom not dare to slack off, and was always ready to meet the Baron's check-in.

"It is in good condition," said the groom. "I estimate that there is still a month at most, and it will be able to give birth in mid-September."

Li Qi smiled: "We must ensure the safety of the female Lie Maned Horse, ensure its nutrition, and ensure its smooth delivery!"

"Yes, my lord!" The groom nodded.

This was the third time he had heard this sentence today, and it was enough to see how much the lord attached great importance to the birth of a female Lie's mane horse.

The cub born by a griffin and a female horse with a strong mane, it is recorded in the book that it is an eagle, a horse that can fly in the sky, who can't be moved.

There is currently no other breeding work in the stables.

If you want to train cavalry in the future, even if it is not the best breed of Liemane horse in Dongxia, you must introduce some fast horses with excellent bloodlines, but all stallions must be bought at a high price.

Just like his two little followers and Kuaijianqi's horse, the pedigree is also very good.

However, an excellent horse that can go to the battlefield must be gelded, otherwise the stallion will be in heat, lose fat, and have a bad temper that is difficult to control.

Porcupine collars can be used for animal husbandry, but having a horse farm of their own to breed excellent genes is a bit of a fantasy. The price of a war horse on the market is around 2-3 gold days, and he can't afford it.

I only have a few hundred gold days in my pocket?Simply not enough to watch.

Follower Luo Luo came to a horse, and Li Qi got on the horse.

"Go to the carpenter's shop," Li Qi said.

"Yes" Luobo nodded, leading the horse and walking in front.

The afternoon sun is very sunny, generally speaking, Li Qi would not choose this time to go out, he can read a book, or take a nap, or chat with ghouls, and teach Chinese characters.

But there is one thing, he must do it himself.

Passing by the low mound houses in Maitian Village, a strong aroma of stewed beans came.

Some people eat at this time.

The women choose to cook at the door, and cook in the room, which will be so hot that people will go crazy.

People would say hello to Li Qi, and Li Qi would nod in response. The simple rural life is not bad, because the speed of information transmission is slow, so there are fewer bad people and bad things to know, and more good people.

Two barefoot boys, with leaves in their mouths, followed the bard's son Pelit, learning to blow syllables, but they could only make a puff.

Li Qi will pay Pillett a salary, let him occasionally hold a personal concert, and the entire "entertainment" of the porcupine collar depends on Pillett alone. The small square after dinner is Pillett's special performance.

He would also sing Leech's story, and sing it with a good voice, and he could be heard singing in Porcupineland's castle.

When Pilet saw Li Qi riding a horse, he immediately stood up and bent over, stroking his chest with his right hand.

The two boys followed suit, but their movements were clumsy, but they were also very cute.

They are all vital forces for the future development of porcupine collars.

Li Qi smiled and nodded.

When he arrived at the carpenter's shop, Li Qi took out the "energy storage rod". The old carpenters who surrounded him looked a little dull, not understanding what the lord meant.

Do you want to mass produce this thing?It shouldn't be.

"This is a magic item," Li Qi explained blankly, as if what he was holding in his hand was just an ordinary magic item.

As long as you are not embarrassed.

"I need you guys to help me make a modification to make it into a walking stick"

The nobleman went out with a cane in his hand, which is reasonable.

"Change the shape as much as possible," he emphasized, "Don't destroy the stone."

"Yes!"

The carpenters nodded quickly.

It turned out to be a magic item. It's normal to look a little strange... right?

"There are some other requirements. I hope that the cane can be a whip after it is disassembled." Li Qi gestured and proposed his own idea.

Can increase the area of ​​effect of the Frost enchantment.

"It's hard, my lord," said a carpenter. "It's not hard to turn into a whip, but how do you get it back?"

Another suggestion: "How about making it into a rapier?"

Some nobles like to do this.

Li Qi refused without hesitation: "I have a better sword."

He doesn't need a rapier to defend himself, and the rapier is at a disadvantage when facing armored soldiers, so it's better to turn around and run away.

After thinking for a moment, Li Qi said, "Then let's make a cane first."

At least this thing can be used to go out and talk about it. Thinking about fighting with others with this thing, I am afraid that I will be regarded as a pervert.

"Yes, my lord!"

Next, Li Qi will go to see the mainly reclaimed wasteland and the land for building houses. The main purpose is to take a stroll on horseback and enjoy the gentle breeze in the forest.

After Li Qi left, the carpenters got together, and they quickly drew the structure diagram, and planned to open a small opening in the wooden stick to connect the stick body.

But when the carpenter took the carving knife and tried and tried, he found a problem.

"This wood is harder than iron!"

"Then what to do? My lord says we must change our shape."

The carpenters talked a lot. They tried to chisel with hammers and saws, but they couldn't break it.

A young carpenter with a sharp nose said, "Why don't we go to a blacksmith?"

"What are you looking for them for?"

The blacksmith and the carpenter have cooperated many times, but they still don't think that the work of the carpenter needs the help of the blacksmith.

Pointy Nose said: "We can ask the blacksmiths to forge an iron staff and hide this wood in it."

"This, can it work?"

"Have to try."

This task was handed over to the sharp nose. He went to the blacksmith factory to explain his purpose. Hearing that it was for the cane work of the lord, a blacksmith immediately stood up and wanted to do it without money.

I heard that the blacksmith factory is planning to elect a factory manager. Every blacksmith has a chance, and it's time to express themselves.

The stick was wrapped in hot iron, leaving only the round stone exposed.

Then beat and lose weight.

It is then finely polished by the pointed nose for decorative modifications.

When the cane was delivered to Li Qi, Li Qi dared not recognize it.

An 18+ energy storage rod has turned into an elegant cane, except for the stone, he can't see a trace of the original.

The T-shaped cane is heavy and comfortable to hold in the hand.

"You did very well," Li Qi said with satisfaction.

He looked at Pointy Nose. As the heir after the death of the dwarf carpenter, Pointy Nose worked very hard, but he had no chance to show himself in front of a group of mature carpenters.

"Is the grass sprout okay?"

"Near labor, and she is in good health, my lord."

"Take care of her."

Li Qi can't say anything more, my wife is my wife, and the younger brother who will give birth to me is actually my son.

Fortunately, this world doesn't care so much. As long as you don't stroke it, you won't feel chaotic.

For example, an uncle marrying his niece, a nephew marrying an aunt, and a sister marrying a younger brother are simply routine operations.

Because this can guarantee the pure bloodline.

And Li Qi has never heard of Lurea people's close relatives marrying and giving birth to children with genetic diseases, maybe it is the power of blood?

Li Qi said: "Wait a minute, there is one more thing I want to ask you to do, it's my new idea."

"Yes, my lord! Please order!" Pointy Nose replied excitedly.

He is too familiar with this sentence, it was not said to him, but to his master Fu La.

Whenever this sentence appears, the lord will give a new invention.

"Actually, it's not difficult," Li Qi said, "but it will take many attempts."

"I want you to make a whistle, just like the way children pluck the leaves and blow the sound. The difference is that this thing only needs to be bitten in the mouth, and it can blow the sound at any time, and the sound must be clear and loud enough for adults. Hundreds of people can easily hear it!"

"Yes!"

"I'll draw you a rough structure diagram, but you need to study how it sounds specifically... If it's made well, you can cooperate with blacksmiths to make iron ones, which are stronger and more durable."

When Li Qi saw the children blowing the leaves with Pilit, he didn't think of admiration.

A few days ago, when I went to Shuijian to snatch prisoners and slaves, there was a battle. There was a lot of noise, shouting, howling, and cursing. useless.

There are only a hundred or so people. If there are more soldiers in the future, how should the battle be fought?
There are some horns that will be used in big wars, but they are not flexible enough on the battlefield, they just move forward and backward.

The military post is very necessary, and it can transmit information more flexibly.

Anyway, idle is idle, it is better to train soldiers.

(End of this chapter)