High Above

Chapter 660 Ian Yinfeng (6400, double monthly ticket please~)

For Elder Puder, no matter how many times he heard rumors from the outside world, nothing was as good as what Ian himself said to him.

Although Ian has sent messages to Port Harrison recently and reported good news, this time the good news is undoubtedly the greatest.

"Noble reward!"

When he heard Ian say this word to him on the other end of the communication device, Elder Puder felt that his heart stopped for a moment.

This old white man with dwarf features stood blankly by the window of his elder hall. For some reason, Elder Pude suddenly felt an autumn breeze blowing, and paired with the warm sun at noon, it made him feel a little... Tipsy.

The end of the year is approaching.

The old man looked out the window at Harrison Port in a daze. When he came here, the city was still a small wooden fortress on the border of Nanling, plus four or five scattered gathering places. At that time, he smelled the fishy smell of the sea tide. I feel like vomiting.

But now, whether it is the azure sea or the blue sky in the distance, they all make him feel familiar and nostalgic, and even... bring home-like intimacy.

He has lived here for too long, longer than the imperial capital, and longer than his family. Port Harrison is already his second hometown, and the soft sunshine of this coastal city flows on the windowsill in front of him. , changing with the clouds and wind in the sky, the buildings of the flourishing Bai Zhimin community are solid and comfortable, all of which he created with his own hands.

But soon, he will have a third hometown.

A distant hometown, but one that represents greater hope.

——Finally, can the family become great again? !

[Elder? 】

The old man heard Ian's confused voice and said with a teasing smile: [You won't cry, will you? It’s unnecessary. My achievements will be even greater in the future. If I am so excited now, how many times should I be excited in the future]

"Nonsense!"

The old man rubbed his eyes and scolded this junior who had never been very good at talking: "It's just good news, so you won't contact me for communication. Tell me, how many more people do you need?"

Elder Puder knows Ian very well. He is very rational and he definitely does not need to worry about the planning of the territory - so if he specially communicated here, it is definitely not for a simple news - this guy has no sense of ritual at all. Everything was taken for granted to him, and failure made him more curious than success.

After all... that's how unpleasant the prophet is.

[Really need a batch]

Ian said: [But what is more important is the family coat of arms and surname - should we re-use the surname Cejalolvo, or should I think of a new one? And coats of arms, I don’t know how to design coats of arms, and I’m too lazy to put any thought into them]

"Not enabled."

The elder calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Ceharolvo is the name of the alliance used by several White people clans in the Silver Peak of the North. It doesn't mean anything in the first place, and there is a stain behind this surname. If you use it, it might not be good for you.”

Although the old man spent his whole life seeking the glory of his family, he was not stupid. Now Elder Pude could still tell who could represent the family's future and himself.

After thinking about it, the old man gave a compromise answer: "If you don't mind, you can just use 'Silver Peak', after all, that is the origin of the family. As for the coat of arms... this usually depends on the landmark of the family's original territory. Our coat of arms back then was the 'Mountain of Five Peaks', representing the five White People clans that initially united to form a family. Of course, they were completely integrated later."

"As for now, I remember that your current Lian Territory has lakes and mountains. It should be a mountain peak, surrounded by lakes below..."

In fact, many nobles of Terra have this last name.

For example, the Setar Empire's Setar means the very common 'sky light' or 'thousand suns', which refers to 'all light sources in the sky'. In other words, it can be called It is the 'Tianguang Empire', 'Eternal Day Empire' or 'Thousand Suns Empire'.

The Royal Court of Cangtian can also be called the 'Royal Court of Ximore'. The Khan family is the Ximore family. This word means both 'the sky', 'everything in the sky and the earth' and 'the vastness'. Boundless' and other meanings.

The same is true for Silver Peak. Its pronunciation is ‘Archomon’, which means ‘towering and indestructible’ and ‘the mountain that supports the sky’. It is a well-known mountain in the ancient Terra mythology, which is very consistent with the boy’s own vision.

Ian doesn't feel bad about having him as his surname.

Only by remembering his origins can he have a future. Without the support of the White People, he would not even have the soldiers he initially brought.

What's more, this must be something that Elder Pude has been thinking about all his life - he doesn't care about it himself, so of course he listens to the old man's advice.

"It's all up to you."

Standing on the third floor of the city hall, Ian stared out the window at the stacked green mountains of the Byson Mountains. The moist air and cool breeze made his skin feel a little wet, but as the sun shone on the earth, The wind also became dry and comfortable.

It is late autumn now, and the emerald green all over the mountains and fields has begun to be covered with a layer of brown-red and brown-yellow in the depths. The colorful colors herald the arrival of the next season and the beginning of a new era.

The construction of the territory has begun to get on track. The total number of people who have signed up for the tax officer examination in the first batch has exceeded 500. They come from all walks of life and with all identities. It can be said that those who have a certain degree of confidence in their mathematics and cultural levels , basically all the members of the family who had some strength participated.

The next step is to prepare the materials for the exam. In addition to the written test and interview, Ian plans to secretly conduct another 'political review' - not really to review the political leanings, but to understand that the social background of these people is unreliable and they will He will not be easily fooled by the mountain people or Fei Yan.

The census and rough estimation of cultivated land are in progress. Because of the help of Qingchao, Lan Dian and other sublimators, the speed is extremely fast, and the preliminary results will be available in a few days.

Of course, the closest thing now is the huge construction site that is being erected next to Xiahui Lake - on a rocky ground by the lake, craftsmen have cleared a large piece of flat land and are conducting exploration work there before digging the foundation. The name of the establishment is 'New Agricultural Experimental Pilot Area'.

Mr. Yinfang’s craftsmen haven’t arrived yet, and the most important hydroponic solution for the hydroponic farm is still being developed in the alchemy workshop. Fortunately, Baron Ryan has conducted related experiments before, so Ian doesn’t have to start from scratch, but he is also new. A lot of money was invested.

Thinking of this, Ian ended his fantasies about the development of the territory. He continued to say to the other end of the communication: "Elder, I really need a group of people. I don't need many elites, but I must have clean wealth and reliable people. When I get down, I will transfer a file and filter people based on those conditions."

[Within the clan or the entire port? 】Elder Pude was still a little distracted, and he heard a voice that sounded very happy: "The clan has prepared a lot for you. If you want to mobilize a few words, outsiders in Hong Kong will need time."

"Both." Ian said calmly: "Also, I remember that recently, Sequoia people were also allowed to work in Hong Kong, right? I need them too."

[Indigenous? That's pretty simple, but I don't know your standards...]

Elder Pude was a little confused, but he still agreed: [Just do as you say]

Buzzing... In the Elder's Hall, a layer of text appeared on the crystal board.

The old man picked it up and read: "First, I have a clean origin, and my parents have traces for three generations."

"Second, there is no criminal record in the family, and neither the parents nor the children will consider it."

"Third, if you are hostile to Feiyandi, it is best if your family has enmity with Feiyandi."

“Fourth, be willing to try new things.”

"Fifth, it would be best if you can read and write, but at least you should have a foundation in writing."

After reading the contents of the documents on the crystal board, Elder Pude frowned slightly: "If you continue to screen like this, not many people will pass. Especially the indigenous people, none of them are literate, and it is even more difficult to follow the traces."

[Words are not a hard target, and my review will only be stricter] Ian said on the other end of the communication: [What I need is a group of basic backbones, the kind of reliable people who can directly appoint people after being educated. people, so don’t worry I won’t use them]

[As for the indigenous people, they have some special uses. I won’t discriminate against them anyway, but their blood is indeed special. I guess it needs to be tested. This can be clearly told to them. I will pay according to the standards of the alchemy observation body]

"Ian." Elder Pude reminded: "You must not use all the officials in your territory as members of our family - it is best not to do this. You should also give some official positions to people in your territory, otherwise , they will be bored at work.”

"You are now a lord, not the head of a big family. These are two completely different realms."

【Um】

Ian seemed to have thought about this problem for a long time. He responded calmly: [There are a lot of things that need to be done next, but they have not been trained yet. I will definitely not forget to leave opportunities for local people to rise.]

[However, if you want to develop at the fastest speed, local talents are definitely not enough, at least they are not reliable enough to use them]

After getting down to business, Ian smiled and asked: [How is the city lately? Is something big happening? How about Elam? 】

"Elan is doing very well." Elder Pude said with emotion: "His psychic signs have become more and more obvious recently. Some time ago, I could even sense directly from the church that you were in a good mood - not long after, I I received your communication and learned that you completely defeated the mountain army."

"However, this ability is sometimes not working, and there is still a long way to go before it is fully awakened. The body is getting better and better. Although the training at Huaiguang is mainly meditation, the various professional food nutrients are worth learning. I I plan to learn a little bit and train the young people in the clan."

"As for the big things..."

Elder Pude thought for a while, and then teased: "Recently, two goblins came over to inspect the Great Maze of the South China Sea. As a result, halfway through the boat, they were hit by the steel-armored shark again."

"Some time ago, there was a group of elves who also wanted to inspect the Great Maze of the South China Sea. They were also hit by a steel-armored shark. The big man who led the team, Master Oak, seemed to be quite happy. He said that the shark was very healthy. He will definitely become the third level in the future, Ian, you really didn’t see Ayers’ dark face..."

Elder Pude certainly knew that Hua An and Shuangdie were friends of Ian. The two parties even communicated remotely, and the two goblins also came to visit the White People.

Elder Puder also knew that Shark was Ian's partner, so after knowing that Shark had hit the goblin's ship, he was not only shocked, but also wanted to laugh a little.

——Fuck, Shark hit his own boat!

After hearing the news, Ian couldn't hold back.

He didn't expect Shark to be so bold. Not to mention the second-level goblins, he even dared to ram the ship of Master Oak, a third-level powerhouse!

Fortunately, the other party likes sharks very much, so he would probably be quite happy if he was hit... But what if he encounters a malicious third level?

Although the Birch Frost Butterfly can fly, there is no need for him to worry about it, but this shark is too energetic, right? Why do you feel like you will hit a boat when you see it?

We have to find time to contact him remotely. This shark just doesn’t make people feel at ease!

As for Viscount Grant's dark face... Hey, never mind him. Anyway, Ian has told him that the Viscount's ship cannot be hit. He can come in if he wants.

That's probably what happened.

Elder Puder is planning to send two groups of immigrants to Lian before the end of the year. The first batch is all white people, more than two hundred people, and the second batch depends on how many people can be recruited in the port.

After confirming these, Ian sat on the chair in the city hall office and calculated in his mind: "More than 9,000 of the 15,000 thaler start-up capital has been used up, and there is still about 5,400 left. Ryan led Most of the construction was a batch of funds left by the local chamber of commerce and Baron Ryan, and now it is almost spent.”

"It's really like spending money like water."

Although more than five thousand talers can be considered a huge sum of money anywhere, and it is enough to train a sublimator, but if you think about it conversely, you can also train a sublimator with a little more.

Not to mention anything else, Scott's potion ingredients are also on the way. If Ian himself was not an alchemist, the formulas and everything else were readily available. With so much money, he would probably have trained his deputy into an Ascended One. That’s all.

"We have to find a way to raise some money."

However, it is not an easy job to make money.

"Today, the main population of Ryan Territory is about 70,000 people. Among these 70,000 people, more than 80% of them are engaged in farming, while the other 20% are basically engaged in simple sand mining. In logging, mining and masonry, only a small number of people are engaged in oil processing and alchemy material processing. There are few people in this department, firstly because of the difficulty in training, and secondly because the output does not require so many alchemy craftsmen."

The next night, the census and farmland count were largely completed.

Ian held a meeting with his team in the city hall and also gave a lecture: "The reason why Ryan City is located in a corner and has such good conditions but cannot develop effectively is precisely because of the imbalance of the industrial structure - except for the processing of some alchemical raw materials in Ryan City Apart from being able to be self-sufficient in local utensils, most other commodities need to be purchased from Nauman City, which is subject to invisible restrictions.”

"That's just not enough capacity to meet the needs of the territory."

"We lack blacksmith shops and workshops for material alchemy. Construction in this area is not difficult. I have experience and can also hire craftsmen from Nauman City. I have planned a new open space in the west of the city to accommodate future large-scale production. workshop."

Qingchao and Scott were taking notes, while Adlbert listened carefully.

"The population is completely insufficient. We need to liberate part of the agricultural population and invest it in processing industry and industrial production."

Ian drew a circle on the planning map: "In addition, although the refugees in the Western Territory gradually ended with the actions of Archduke Thorin, the food shortage caused many Western Territory refugees who were originally resettled in Nanling to be unable to maintain their lives - this This is a good time to increase the population, Scott, you plan your external publicity to attract those refugees and refugees, there is plenty of food in the territory."

"As for raw materials for alchemy production, let's take a look at the farmland summary here."

Ian took another document, and the water element condensed into a series of cold numbers and inscriptions in mid-air, showing the young man's excellent ability to control the element.

He read the document himself and presented it to others in larger font: "There are more than 90,000 acres of cultivated land in the territory, of which 5,000 acres are the flat areas surrounding the sea of ​​flowers and lakeside of Laian City. They are suitable for planting Xiahui grass. This number is exaggerated, but the number per capita is very small. These key Xiahui grass gardens are even divided into more than 400 plantations, which are managed by professional Xiahui grass growers in the city."

"Ninety thousand acres of farmland, plus the forest farm and Xiahui grass planting land, excluding planting costs, city consumption and various salaries, taxes to the empire and the special products supplied to Nauman City and the Imperial Capital at a fair price, the net profit is about 150,000 To 200,000 talers every year, most of them are used in the 'spiritual nourishing extract' extracted from Xiahui grass."

"As for the lord's palace, which is the net gold that is completely at my disposal, including the profits and taxes from Xiahui grass, it is about 70,000 talers per year. The rest is needed to maintain the territory and maintain the operation of the alchemy workshop. , and various subsidies to other farmers. Viscount Ryan is very generous. He basically used half of the money to support the people. No wonder during the census in Xiahui City, it was found that there were many literate people, and Everyone supports him.”

"If he hadn't secretly hunted passers-by and even local residents as his experimental materials, the Ryan family's rule here would have been truly impregnable."

Having said this, Ian concluded: "This year is a lean year, and Baron Ryan has harvested all the Xiahui grass. If you want to make money, at least you can't expect it this year, so if you want to make profits from this aspect, you have to wait. One year, or we have to wait for the construction of the hydroponic farm.”

"Old Shadow, did you and Amber achieve anything?"

"have!"

Hearing Ian's roll call, Adlbert reported to Ian very skillfully: "The 'high-energy crop culture fluid' I helped the local alchemy workshop break through some time ago is actually the 'Xiahui grass culture fluid' that you asked for, Ian." Prototype, but it is a special fertilizer, which is somewhat different from the 'hydroponic solution' you requested Ian, so we have been studying this recently, and after taking water samples from Xiahui Lake, We have already achieved some results.”

"The water of Xiahui Lake is rich in a large amount of source materials and rare minerals. This fluctuation of source materials is the main condition for the growth of Xiahui grass. Minerals are necessary substances for the growth of Xiahui grass. As long as the composition of these minerals is analyzed, , the initial hydroponic solution can be regarded as produced!”

In Terra, because of the prosperity of alchemy, the concept of 'hydroponic solution' proposed by Ian will not make alchemists at a loss. Rather, most of them have the experience of growing some plants without soil, not to mention some Psychic and sublimated plants originally grow and thrive in water and do not need soil to survive.

On Earth, hydroponic solutions have formulas, and different plants require different concentrations and nutrients. As long as Adelbert and Amber can develop the first-generation test product, Ian will soon be able to perfect it. Complete body.

"The biggest problem is the lack of arable land."

This was Scott's report. After summarizing all the data that Ian had mentioned before, he couldn't help but shake his head: "Although the conditions in Xiahui City are very good, there are still too few Xiahui Grassland Parks, and it limits the city's Development - the sea of ​​flowers has blocked the entire urban area of ​​the city. If we want to expand the scale of production in the future, we must open up new urban areas."

"And even so, the city and Xiahui Grassland Park are competing for the precious, source-rich area near Xiahui Lake... Sir, this is a big problem."

"I see."

Ian put down the document in his hand and nodded slightly: "Theoretically, there should be no cities around Xiahui Lake. This is a source-enriched area, and it would be best if it were all farmland. But this is impossible. Source-enriched areas Zone is also good for the human body, and people are more important.”

"But the problem is actually not big - because the most critical planting conditions of Xia Hui grass are source concentration and some rare minerals. These are conditions that can be met without soil. And source concentration... is a three-dimensional distribution process. In other words, there are quite a few source matter and psychic energy fields in mid-air.”

"Since there is not enough cultivated land on the ground, we will build high-rise buildings for production!"

Ian has said this concept many times.

The so-called hydroponic farm is essentially a technology that does not use land and only uses water to provide growth nutrients for plants.

The Earth in Ian's previous life was a very mature technology that was widely used in various space cities and satellite colonies, and the utilization rate of the three-dimensional environment was extremely high.

Xiahui Lake itself can provide a large amount of initial water source and is a hydroponic base with excellent conditions.

But in addition to the farm itself, there are still many technologies that need to be overcome.

For example, air circulation, nutrient solution circulation, and artificial sunlight circulation all require intelligent AI to control... Although there is AI in Terra, Ian has not built it yet. Before that, he can let some of it go Manual operations are performed by trained growers.

The effect is the same.

Because of the ability to stably control temperature and humidity, as well as sunlight and nutrients, crops in hydroponic farms will mature faster and better than normal cultivation, shortening the growth cycle by almost half, and increasing yields.

In terms of cost, although the initial investment will be relatively large, it will decrease later.

And because of the multi-story high-rise buildings, the utilization rate of the source environment around Xiahui City is higher, and the maturity rate is also higher - for example, in the original Laian City, there may not be a fully mature Xiahui grass in one acre of land. But in a hydroponic farm, you might be able to produce one or two per acre!

In this way, it is likely that a building with nearly 20 acres of land can produce the same output as nearly 50 acres in the past.

As long as a few more buildings are built and the scale is established, the available Xiahui grass farmland will be increased by a fraction of a second! This represents a net income of tens of thousands of thalers.

Compared with this benefit, the cost is simply insignificant.

You know, in the entire Laian Territory, there are only 5,000 acres of area where Xiahui grass can be planted... If all the three-dimensional space contained in these lands uses soilless cultivation technology, taking into account the cost, growth cycle and maturity rate, then In the optimization calculation, the output can even be increased four to five times!

In other words, the total profit of the territory may range from 600,000 thalers to one million thalers!

Of course, this is an optimal situation, and such an upper limit cannot be achieved in the laboratory.

In fact, as long as the annual gross production value can reach 300,000 thalers, the territory can return enough benefits to Ian - among other things, the armor can be disassembled at will, and the third-level materials can also be used. Can look forward.

Of course, this is because the foundation of Xiahui Lake is good. If it were another poorer territory, Ian would rather go hunting and do tasks to cheat research funds than run it.

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