Mountain and Forest Kingdom

In Dumu Port, a group of noble men and women set up barbecue iron grills on the cliff, as well as tables and chairs.

Most of the men and women in this group looked respectable, the kind of young gentlemen and ladies who didn't need to work.

They are indeed a group of nobles.

Princess Isabella of the Kingdom of Gran and Safi, the Earl's daughter of the Kingdom of Hessenri are also among them, and they play relatively important roles.

Isabella sat elegantly on the chair. The maid next to her brought the boiled kettle over and poured hot water into the beautiful and exquisite water glass.

There is expensive milk powder in the water cup. After the hot water is washed down, it turns into a white hot drink.

Kaji, a female foreign student from Deco Kingdom, signaled to her maid, who quickly brought out a plate of fried peas.

Another lady on the seat personally placed the fruits she brought, a plate of oranges peeled on the spot and freshly cut pears.

Soon it was Safi's turn, with an elegant and confident smile on her face.

Safi's maid placed the basket she carried on the table and gently opened the lid of the woven basket.

Although it can only be opened with a flip, it is still an exquisite design that other noble ladies do not have.

The maid quickly put down a plate with a white center and bright yellow patterns around it, and then took out a jar the size of a water glass under everyone's gaze.

Wow~ Eight orange candy cubes quickly came out of the jar.

Isabella soon discovered the name of these things, orange candies!

Kaji asked in this language: "Safi, why do you have so many orange candies? This is something the store doesn't sell."

Isabella didn't know the language here at first, but then she learned it for a while. After arriving here, because everyone here spoke the same language, she was able to roughly understand some of the words.

For example, common phrases such as orange candy, shop, no, purchase, and merchandise.

Maybe because most of the people here are newcomers, people here generally speak slowly. Even among locals, there are times when they speak too fast and cannot be understood.

Usually when I am not particularly anxious about things, I pay more attention to whether others can understand them.

From the very beginning, Safi planned to make a splash at the ladies' party. The clothes she wore were new clothes sent by her family, and the food she brought out was also good food that she would usually be reluctant to eat.

Just to show off.

"Haha." Safi covered her mouth and smiled slowly like a lady, "It was a reward given to me by the prophet last week after I helped him name the fish in the sea."

Isabella doesn't quite understand this. Why decide on a name?

Kaji asked: "What does this mean?"

Safi was very helpful and took the initiative to explain the specific process.

"Three days ago, the prophet gathered the slaves, warriors and nobles at the seaside to draw up an encyclopedia of marine fish, name the fish, shrimp and shells that are often encountered and harvested, and improve the use value of those fish."

"Some fish are edible, some fish are near the beach, some fish can bite people, some fish can be used to make soy sauce, and some fish can be used to make fish skin and isinglass."

"We work together to find the time when these fish are active, and the fishermen will improve it bit by bit in the future."

"The Prophet rewarded me with a jar of sugar for my many helpful suggestions."

Kaji nodded, "That's right. I just made the fried peas today. I helped Sister Brielle make the oak piano last time. When I said I wanted to use the kitchen, she readily agreed."

The two ladies soon burst into laughter.

The other international students nearby were having a barbecue and chatting.

Due to the good weather these days, Lawrence arranged for these international students who often had nothing to do to wait for others at Dumu Port.

During this time, envoys from various places came and went more frequently. Before the afternoon tea was over, as expected, another Western fleet came to the port.

Several ladies quickly drank the hot milk that was almost cold in the cups, then got up and went to get ready for work.

All the orange candies and milk powder were eaten and drank, and there were some fried beans left, as well as some oranges and pears.

In fact, the production of oranges and pears is not large. Nowadays, when making fruit wine and fruit vinegar, a large amount of orange sugar must be stored, which results in some insufficient fruits on the mountain. They are mainly used to supplement vitamins for children.

However, here at the Lady Tea Party, it is a very low-grade ordinary luxury product. If you eat too much here, you will look very embarrassed.

Comparison among Western aristocrats is very popular in the circle of international students, and Lawrence does not interfere in other people's affairs, regardless of these trivial matters.

Lawrence stood in the shipyard, looking at the Oak being built.

I came here to supervise the production of the Oak when I had nothing to do these days. After the disappearance of the Reese and the renovation of the building ship, there was an urgent need for a big ship to lead the team.

The Oak will have to wait until next year at the earliest. Now some people are using the ships captured in the last naval battle.

The largest one is 42 meters long. It is a large armed ship used by nobles. It has three separate rest rooms for nobles, a cabin for sailors, and a larger cargo hold. It can carry hundreds of people and a large amount of cargo on long voyages.

Lawrence named it the Wild Boar, and it is now being refitted and repaired.

Rao walked in quickly.

"Prophet, the messengers of Durira have come, and they have brought wool, tin, and wine."

Lawrence turned around and walked outside, "Go and have a look."

When we arrived at the beach, four 30-meter-long ships were parked at the beach to unload their cargo.

Isabella and others took account books to keep accounts and count, and there were also international students standing aside to supervise.

"prophet!"

Lawrence's arrival attracted everyone's attention, and they quickly followed suit.

Relevant rules have been formulated here. When working here, you can bow and say hello without kneeling.

If it is continuous or dangerous work, you can ignore it.

"Keep working." Lawrence ordered, standing on the beach and looking at the goods shipped this time.

The wine merchant Buffy came from a distance and knelt down, "Merciful prophet, I heard about your great deeds in Durila. I heard that you defeated the five thousand army of the Luofen Kingdom."

Lawrence smiled and said: "Your news is as fast as the sea breeze. Get up and talk."

"Yes, Prophet." Buffy stood up with a smile. Especially after knowing that there was a king and princess coming here, she respected the person in front of her even more.

"Three thousand barrels of wine have been delivered this year. In the summer, 1,500 barrels were delivered, and now there are 1,550 barrels here."

Buffy quickly completed the handover of the work. The original compensation from the Durela Kingdom was three thousand barrels of wine per year.

Both the Kojako Kingdom and the Sea and Land Kingdom were given one-time compensation and land.

The rest of the kingdoms are paid in installments, some on an annual basis, not sure to which year they last.

"Okay, these are no problem." Lawrence looked at the sailors on the boat. These sailors did not look strong and were relatively short.

This is not something Lawrence wants to see happen.

"Buffy, is Durella's harvest okay this year?"

Buffy quickly lowered her head, "Very good. When I went to the vineyards in the countryside, I saw a large harvest of wheat. To be honest, I think many nobles will be sad because of the drop in food prices this year."

If the grain harvest is good, the price of grain will decrease, which is not a good thing for the nobles who control a large amount of land.

If the harvest fails, only some nobles will be affected, and the rest of the nobles not in the area can take the opportunity to increase prices, while urban residents with scarce land are more likely to be in debt.

Purchasing grain at low prices from the land with abundant harvests and then selling it to countries and cities that are short of food is what most nobles and grain merchants do.

Lawrence looked into the distance, "I still hope that everyone can have enough to eat, and I hope that those businessmen can stop."

Buffy said respectfully: "Yes, prophet of mercy."

Lawrence hopes that the population of each country will increase. The Star Country, which has excellent organizational power and technology, is not afraid of simply having a large number of people.

If there are not many outsiders, many businesses and economic arts will not be able to develop.

The times always require the emergence of geniuses. The more people there are, the easier it is for geniuses to emerge.

"It's still a long time until winter. Let's go to the pub for a drink. You can ask the international students in Durela later. I asked them and they all said they were willing to stay. Maybe many of them still want to go home. You can ask them later. Ask, if anyone wants to go back, take them back."

"If they want to stay, they can stay. If they don't want to, it's normal. Everyone wants to go home and reunite with their families."

Buffy and several other businessmen soon went to eat, drink and chat with Lawrence, and then visited some noble ladies.

"I won't go back."

None of the female nobles were willing to go back. Here they could make their own money to buy luxury goods, and they could also live freely without being constrained by their families or assuming any noble obligations to marry an old man.

Men still have titles and honors to inherit, and they can come back after they go back, so a few of them went back.

Lawrence quickly asked the Durila merchant to convey his request, hoping that more male nobles would come to study abroad, and the proportion of women should not exceed half. The less, the better.

There is a shortage of men in the Kingdom of the Stars. This problem has lasted for more than five years and has not been solved. Lawrence hopes that outstanding men from the outside world will come over.

There are quite a few male prisoners this time, and they are being reformed at a rate of one per day. Whoever performs well will sit down to eat and join the production team to work.

At first, the other prisoners thought that the captured people were dead. Later, after seeing these people eating and drinking with the Pumixiu people, they knew what they were doing by capturing one person every day, and they soon started working honestly.

Under the conditions of ensuring food, drink and housing, even if they had weapons in their hands while working during the day, these prisoners who lacked leaders did not resist.

The rest of the people were not mistreated, plus they surrendered on their own initiative, plus there were wizards' headquarters around them, so it wasn't like just a random person shouting and the rest of them would follow.

In fact, many people in Telandaho City have heard the legends of this land, whether it is playing cards or Orenzhi powder.

The Sidels and the Valkyries have all joined, and the Telanthoofs want to join even if they can't defeat them. These people don't care whether they are kings, nobles or prophets.

These barbarian captives were not as difficult to conquer as Lawrence thought, but Lawrence refused to give them the opportunity to join directly and had to take their time.

This year Lawrence helped the Wakili people plant a lot of potatoes. After harvesting the wheat, more than 900 male captives were sent to Wakili to dig potatoes.

Lawrence stood under the giant statue of the Prophet to see off the prisoners and overseers who were about to leave.

Lawrence said seriously: "The supervisor can drink one glass of vodka every day, and can eat two eggs and one pound of meat every day."

"As for you prisoners, I allow you to drink a glass of vodka every day after work, and accept suggestions for improving the wine."

"But there is a premise, that is, each of you 945 men must dig out more than 1,500 kilograms of potatoes every day!"

"Work brings rewards! The Kingdom of the Stars does not support idle people. For the hundred most hardworking people, I will introduce you to single women, or help you bring your family members to live here!"

No one in Telland City has ever drunk vodka, they only know it is a good drink here.

However, there are enough brown bread tubes here and there is hot water to drink, which is really good.

Even without alcohol, these prisoners accepted the atmosphere.

More than 900 people were divided into thirty groups and distributed to various farms in Wakili.

Soon these Telangtaho people dug potatoes together with the local Wakili people, and because of the common language, they quickly became familiar with each other.

In the evening, Lawrence returned to Oak City and Harlan to study crops.

Khalan has been cultivating plants and medicinal herbs for three years and now has four subspecies through the cultivation of native cabbage.

Rutabaga, a vegetable that looks like a bunch of radishes.

Kale is an ornamental cabbage with colorful leaves that look like peonies.

Cabbage, a subspecies between Chinese cabbage and cabbage, is currently being cultivated in the direction of Chinese cabbage.

Rapeseed, cabbage, and rapeseed flowers are cold-tolerant vegetables like the above three. The seeds can be squeezed for oil and can produce small yellow flowers. (End of chapter)