Mountain and Forest Kingdom

"Saint's Academy..." Kharan found it interesting.

Kohalan quickly looked at Lathander, "What do you think?"

Lathander nodded seriously and looked at the young and capable Lawrence in front of her.

"This is a very important thing, the growth of a family, a tribe, a town is all about the core members."

"The more witches we have, it's like a fire with fuel. The more flames there are, the longer they last."

Kehalan thought of something else, "Speaking of which, if there are too many wizards, it will be easy for new wizards and high-level wizards to be born when they gather together."

"But it's also easy to collapse." Kehalan reminded Lawrence: "Many organizations in history have collapsed due to absorbing troublesome wizards, usually related to wizards."

Lawrence is also worried about the existence of wizards. So far, he has never met a wizard who can have a normal conversation. Many wizards act like they are mentally ill and cannot calm down.

Either it's too dangerous, such as mind control or other scary abilities, or it just insists on causing trouble.

It is for this reason that Lawrence dislikes wizards.

"I said, we don't need a wizard, I am enough!" Lawrence's tone was unquestionable and very sure.

Kehalan nodded quickly and said, "That's it, how to do it specifically?"

Lawrence roughly had a plan, "Start with the basics. First, look for capable people. We are short of people here and can recruit smart kids from various villages and cities."

Whether you are pursuing technology or arranging witchcraft research, you need people.

"Jade first imparted knowledge and writing to the dark elves and some well-behaved maids, mainly young people and children."

"We started with herbalism and natural science, getting familiar with various materials, such as gunpowder and saltpeter."

Lawrence couldn't think of any wizard materials, so he added gunpowder and saltpeter.

"Tell everyone how to use these dangerous things safely, and at the same time contact the outside world and take in some witches and witches who have not awakened from the outside world."

"We will have no wizards here from now on, nor will we have the titles of witches and witches."

"For example, I am a prophet, Salil and the others are saints, and so are you. You can usually be called by your name and title. Basically, there is no change."

Kohalan and Lathander had no problem.

Both Jade and Aisabel were witches who had escaped from trouble. Seeing that others were willing to change their names, they naturally had no objection.

Candice and others have no objection. They are not wizards and are very grateful to Lawrence for having a chance to learn now.

Lawrence quickly called back Salil and others. Salil and Sophia had no awareness of being witches since they were children, and they did not care about their identities.

Cassandra and Catherine were witches with formal education, but they could understand the current situation and accepted this setting at Lawrence's request.

Lawrence soon discovered that things were going surprisingly well!

"Witches are really good!" Lawrence praised sincerely, "Sure enough, witches are really good!"

It is comfortable to live with a witch who is extremely obedient, so I definitely don’t want a wizard!

After confirming the plan, Lawrence did not sit idle and quickly began to lay the foundation.

***

pumixiu town

Lawrence summoned the consuls from several places in a council chamber.

"This year's food has been harvested. We need to check the population in various places before winter begins, and at the same time wish those who get married this year."

Lawrence was too busy now, so he delegated power.

"When Valkyrie marries someone from Feiyu Port, they don't need to come to me to seek blessing. They only need to be notarized by more than fifty believers in the local church."

There was a bumper harvest of food this year. A lot of potatoes and wheat were harvested from the large amounts of farmland reclaimed by Feiyu Port, as well as from the Sidel Territory, the Wakili Territory, and Pumixiu Town.

Even if there are more than 10,000 people this year, the food will be enough for everyone until the year after next.

Alekmu from Feiyu Port looked at Lawrence and reported the situation at Feiyu Port.

"This year, both Haisenri and the Hokuriku Kingdom have harvested one-third more wheat than in previous years. After using our seeds and technology, the food production in many nearby places has increased a lot."

Alekmu said with an unchanging calm expression: "The price of food this year is much lower than in previous years. Most of the food cannot be sold. It is expected that there will be many more slaves this year and next."

It is not a good thing if food prices are too low, especially when farmers in other countries have to pay taxes.

Once the grain produced cannot be sold for a price, taxes will have to be paid in other ways, or even a large amount of debt will be incurred.

Ancient history made Lawrence understand these things very well. This is the problem of distribution method.

The existence of the Western aristocracy and the privileged class has affected the distribution method. They attribute all the output of the land to themselves, and then force the people on the land to contribute more wealth.

If farmers cannot contribute wealth other than food, they must contribute labor force, livestock, and even their own children and lives.

Alekmu knew that this kind of thing would happen, just like spring, summer, autumn and winter, it was a normal pattern.

But Alekmu didn't know how to solve these problems, nor was he aware of the negative impact that nobles like him had on such matters.

Lawrence didn't explain this either. Now the population here is not as good as the outside world, and the background is not as good as the outside world. The reason why he can keep suppressing the outside world is because of more civilized distribution methods and organizational strength.

"We can purchase some grain to make ale and vodka, or we can use our processed products here to exchange for supplies from the outside world."

"I have already asked Princess Isabella of the Kingdom of Gran. There is a black ore produced in the Kingdom of Gran. I named it coal. In the future, we will exchange grain and iron for the coal there."

After the expansion of Ironforge and the increasingly perfect iron-making technology, and a large number of people joined the blacksmith shop and began to produce iron tools, the fuel gap became larger and larger.

Lawrence couldn't find coal mines here, so he asked around from fourteen other kingdoms, and easily found the corresponding items from the foreign students in the Kingdom of Gran.

Alekmu asked: "In this case, do we need to mint more coins? The current copper coins are no longer enough. Carrying too many coins will be very heavy."

Lawrence has already had this plan, "I have already asked people to make silver and gold coins. This year I will make some banknotes made by myself. These banknotes can be exchanged for more supplies with me."

"For example, Heisen Ricard, wine merchant Buffy, Hokuriku Marquis York, etc. who often trade with us can purchase paper currency [10,000-yen coupons] worth 10,000 kilograms of refined salt."

"This 10,000-yuan currency is equivalent to the price of 10,000 kilograms of refined salt. It can be exchanged for the currency represented by the corresponding value of salt, which will be affected by the fluctuation of the exchange price at that time."

"But it is light enough and can be traded. I will tell them the corresponding password. If their heirs bring this money to trade and say the correct password, then I will recognize the wealth they hold."

Lawrence plans to establish banks in Dumu Port and Feiyu Port. This condition is not currently available, so he can only be responsible for it himself.

Fortunately, the several long-term trading partners we currently trust are relatively stable, so it won't be too troublesome for the time being.

Only after a few years have more people under his command can he develop various industries.

After the currency matter was resolved, Seravan of Dumu Port raised a new problem.

"A lot of people are giving birth to children this year. According to my statistics, there are more than a thousand people. Almost all the women on the streets of Dumu Port are going to give birth!"

"If you give birth to a baby at the same time, there will be no one to work in Dumu Port."

After Seravan mentioned the problem of Dumu Port, Alekmu also followed up and said: "There are also a large number of pregnant women in Feiyu Port this year. There is no problem with food, but there are too many pregnant women."

Lawrence was very happy, "This is normal, because there are very few old people in our territory, and most of them are young men and women. Especially after there is enough food and the land is expanded, there will be a birth wave."

"Give more food to those families who are pregnant. The pregnant woman can get a chicken that can lay eggs, ten pounds of cloth, and a clean water tank."

"If there's not enough food, just tell me and I'll be responsible for coordinating it."

This year, the entire Kingdom of Stars can add at least 3,000 new students to the population, especially Dumu Port, where the largest number of people gather. Basically, they are adults and there are only a few children.

There are more children in the manor and Pumexiu Town, all of whom were born in the past few years, but each family is also continuing to reproduce.

Beow asked: "What if there is no room for living?"

"Then build a new village!" Lawrence affirmed: "There is a lot of open space in the Sidel territory. There are many fields waiting for cultivation, and a large number of people are needed to build villages."

"We have only developed a very small part of our territory in the west. If a family in the town has more than 20 people, then give them a safe place 50,000 to 60,000 meters away and let them stay there. Villages were established there and the land nearby could be cultivated.”

"But I must tell everyone clearly that the land in the Kingdom of Stars belongs to me. Their hard work can bring harvest in the land and God's attention."

"If the land has been neglected for more than three years, it means that they are not suitable for this land. At that time, they will be expelled from the Kingdom of the Stars and become free citizens."

"Besides, you all have a mission!"

Lawrence looked at the governors of several regions and his expression became serious.

The others listened seriously.

"In the future, many children will slowly grow up in various regions. Even now, there are many smart children and young people in various places."

"If anyone learns quickly, is smart enough, and is loyal enough, then I recommend him to study with me."

"I will arrange for the person to conduct an assessment. If it is indeed a smart boy or girl, or a man or woman with rich knowledge, then the recommender will be rewarded."

"If enough talents are discovered and pass my assessment, then I will award the Lord a reward after they have accumulated to a certain level."

"Lord is a temporary title under Baron, which represents status and honor. Furthermore, it is lord."

"Now you are not lords, but consuls. Many of you are not good at fighting, but our kind God has also noticed the efforts of some of you."

Lawrence looked at Seravan and Alekmu, as well as Turaka and Navia, as well as several newly promoted civil servants.

"Government is definitely not as good as those desperate efforts on the battlefield, but as long as you remain humble and loyal and continue to work hard, then you can obtain the title of Lord."

"If you have made great achievements, I will consider granting you a hereditary title."

Hereditary can also be divided into many types, hereditary descending title, hereditary for two and three generations, hereditary for four and five generations, and hereditary forever.

After encouraging everyone, Lawrence then arranged the tasks of winterization and the construction tasks of developing the western and southern Sider territories.

In the past few years, houses have been built every year, resulting in Lawrence's construction team becoming larger, more experienced and more skilled.

This year and next, a large number of construction teams will go to the west and south to work. At the same time, some young people will be recruited from local serfs to gain experience, further cultivating a larger construction team.

In the future, as the population increases, more and more houses and sheds for cattle and sheep will be needed.

The Kingdom of the Stars is developing vigorously, and several western kingdoms are also experiencing rapid increases in their internal populations due to bumper grain harvests.

The explosion of population, the rapid improvement of ship technology, and the large demand for trade and shipping have led all countries to begin to pay attention to the development of navigation technology.

The Oak quickly left Dumu Port and took international students from various countries south to the stormy sea, starting its first southward tour.

On the ship were princesses like Isabella, female nobles like Safi, many goods and musical instruments from Dumu Port, and two hundred barbarian soldiers.

The entire fleet consists of twenty large ships. In addition to trading south, they will also recruit some serfs to work in the Kingdom of the Stars.

There are too few people in the Kingdom of Stars now, so we must recruit more people to work there.

Instead of buying slaves, they spend money to recruit people to work, and then send them back after working for three to five years. They will also be given a repatriation payment to return to their hometown to build a house and marry a wife.

This is civilization! (End of chapter)