If I let you farm, will you become the emperor of the empire?

The so-called coal and iron town refers to the settlement of coking and iron smelting.

Ruto is responsible for the operation of the coal and iron town.

But how can a blacksmith manage it well?

The specific matters were planned when Roman left.

There is no manager.

But there are job positions.

If you work, you will eat. If you make a mistake, you will be beaten. If you don't work, you will get out.

Unless there are force majeure factors, the production capacity must meet the standards.

In order to get steel, Roman initially moved about 400 people there.

Digging iron ore, digging coal mines, iron smelting furnaces, and coking furnaces.

These places need manpower.

Because the transportation line is too long, Roman later built houses there, transported food, and moved his family there to do laundry and cooking - these workers can get wages.

Every month, Roman has to pay these workers 3 to 7 copper coins.

Once an accident dies, he has to pay a high pension.

Otherwise, no one is willing to work, and production efficiency will drop greatly.

Later, Roman sent another 400 to 500 prisoners of war to mine in the mine.

Prisoners of war cannot live in brick houses because there are no conditions, and at most they can live in sheds.

This has gradually formed a small town.

Every two days, the Origin City will deliver a large amount of daily necessities to this side, and take away the produced steel.

Since the sale of ironware began, more and more cast goods have been produced, and some laborers are unable to supply.

Immigration, expansion!

The population carrying capacity of the Origin City is almost at its limit.

Don’t look at the fact that there are only more than 20,000 people now.

But the burden on the big kitchen is too heavy, and it is very difficult to meet the diet of all the laborers.

The main reason is that it is easy to make, but it is difficult to transport and serve.

That is equivalent to dozens of canteens serving at the same time, and it is related to scheduling.

The distribution of labor is also dynamic. Roman sends people to communicate with the people in the big kitchen every day.

There are 500 people in this position today, and 1,000 people tomorrow. In the early morning, the destination of the whole day’s meals must be determined to avoid transporting them to the wrong place.

Even so, it caused a lot of trouble for Roman.

Of course, they can all be overcome and will not affect the overall situation.

It's good to make mistakes.

But the same thing, the population cannot be too concentrated, otherwise it will be too difficult to operate and gradually become uncontrollable.

Roman tied them to a certain position, so it seemed orderly.

But the population will only increase in the future, and problems will arise sooner or later.

They can only be diverted.

Coal and Iron Town is one of the towns that Roman chose to develop.

Let's go there first for a thousand people.

The same is true for the salt mine, adding more people to form a scale.

Roman plans to complete the construction plan of these two towns before the end of this year, and build a road to the gold mine.

Especially Coal and Iron Town, Roman wants to build it into a steel processing plant, move all the craftsmen in the iron shed there, form a complete steel system, and pave the way for future war plans.

But this is difficult.

The wilderness means a dangerous environment.

Hard earth, stubborn bushes, rugged terrain, sturdy trees, hard stones, tangled roots...

These are all obstacles to development.

Roman's view on this is to overcome it bit by bit.

If a piece of land is wild, primitive, and violent, then tame it, enslave it, rape it, put your feet in its mouth, and let it lick your toes docilely!

What does a strong ruler mean?

It means that the people can open up wasteland, farm, and build without worries.

Because Roman can afford all their logistical expenses.

They don't have to burn their lives to work.

And a strong government can do more.

He only believes in the power of the working people.

They can create miracles!

As long as they can be effectively mobilized!

...

One day in late early autumn.

Roman learned news from afar.

Good news, Nathan is back.

Good news, Nathan is not the only one back.

"What do you mean by being stopped by the lord of Cold Wind Town?"

"Lord Wind asked the captain for a toll,"

Ace, who left with Nathan in May, rode back to the valley at full speed to report the situation to Roman.

"But the captain has no money!"

Cold Wind Town is a hundred kilometers away from Origin City. It is located in front of a hill. The territory is large, but the population is less than 10,000. It can only be said to be poor and bad.

Every winter, the cold current from the northern land swirls and howls there, whimpering day and night, with a taste of bitter cold.

"Nathan didn't say where he came from?"

"He did! But they didn't believe it! They insisted on the money! And they also wanted your horse!" Ace said angrily.

"Good, very good!"

Roman called Aaron and Green.

"Go and bring Nathan back! I want to ask him why he has no money to pay the toll!"

The two got the order and set off immediately.

There are many war horses in the livestock shed, which were captured from the last war.

Dick took away fifty war horses, and there are still nearly three hundred war horses left here, some of which are of poor quality, and some of which are of excellent quality.

But Roman's requirements are not high, as long as he can ride and breed.

It's just that feeding them with fine feed every day is a big burden for the breeding department.

The military would also arrange for soldiers, archers, and heavy armor to learn riding skills every day. Those who could become riders were all people with extremely fast learning ability.

Led by two expedition knights, Aaron and Green, more than 200 riders first came to the downstream, then went ashore, crossed the wilderness, came to the secondary road extending from the Black Iron Avenue, and headed towards the Cold Wind Town.

They were very fast and arrived at the Cold Wind Town on the third day.

The town guards first discovered this cavalry team.

Just because of the rumbling of the horse's hooves, a line of dust was drawn behind them, floating into the sky, and it was clearly visible five miles away.

Green rushed on a light horse, leading the way, and drew out a lance with one hand, piercing the chest of the guard wearing leather armor, and blood was spilled in the air.

The second guard had a horrified look in his eyes, and he didn't even have the chance to say a word, and his throat was cut by the tip of the lance!

He jumped on his horse with his lance across his body and stood in front.

The incident here quickly alarmed the lord of Hanfeng Town, who just came over and saw more than 200 riders blocking the entrance to the town, blocking all the roads.

Lord Winder's face began to turn red.

"What are you doing!" he shouted, "You killed my guards!"

Green pointed the bloody tip of his gun at the man.

He said frivolously: "My Lord, your guards asked me to pay the toll, but I have no money, so please forgive me, what do you think?"

"You are here for those thieves!" Lord Winder said angrily.

Green said politely: "You actually detained the thieves you mentioned because they had no money to pay the toll? Are you tired of living?"

"You threaten me? I thought you were a knight who was officially canonized. How can you threaten a noble like this? Is there any law?"

"Then you are wrong, sir. I said this because I was canonized. Who made you annoy my master? The King of the Valley can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. Who do you think you are?"

Lord Winder was so angry that he trembled and cursed Green for not respecting others.

"I think it's better for you to bring those thieves here first. You can talk to me about how much money you want."

Winder stared at Green hatefully and said to the people around him.

Soon, Nathan appeared in front of them, dishevelled and ragged, like a downtrodden person.

Green immediately stopped laughing.

"Did you make him like this?" he asked the lord.

"Who did this? He was like this when he came! He is a liar and a thief." Lord Winder cursed.

"I'm not!" Nathan cried out, "I wanted to exchange my warhorse for food with you, but you gave me 3,000 kilograms of grains - you should have given me 5,000 kilograms of wheat! Later, you said my horse was a bad horse, and pulled a donkey in front of me, saying that the donkey was not worth the price, and asked me to return the food and asked for my last horse as a toll!"

"Where did you get the good horse! That's only for knights! You must have stolen it! You, the horse thief, also kidnapped the master's people. They are not slaves, you must have kidnapped them!"

"My master gave it to me! Those people are my fellow countrymen, I want to take them to see the master!"

"You stole your master's horse! You are not a knight, you are just a cheap farmer! You are not qualified to mortgage it for food. When you get here, the horse belongs to our lord, and the people also belong to our master. Master Wind will sell them for a good price!"

"How dare you!" Nathan spoke in a loud voice, and was so angry that he burst out with dialect.

But he was not facing only Lord Winder, but also his steward, attendants, and servants, who all slandered and scolded Nathan.

After Green found out the truth, he was furious.

"Release all the people! Return the horses! Otherwise, I swear you will bleed!"

"It's already bleeding!" Lord Winder shouted.

Green said coldly: "That's a warning! Because you definitely don't want to shed more blood!"