Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Spring has revived, and the lively little wild boar has begun to play in the grass. Even though it is full, it will open its mouth curiously and bite the dangling grass leaves.

The cattle and sheep on the mountain were led by herders to graze on the hillside. The calves and cows were looking for food leisurely. The larger bulls and cows were quickly distinguished.

The elderly and middle-aged people in various villages and towns carried sacks containing feed and eggs to feed the cattle who were about to work.

Seravan came from the town to the farmland outside the town and looked at the cattle on the hillside in the distance.

"Kelian, there's nothing wrong with these cows, right?"

Kelien walked back from a distance and said calmly: "These precious cattle have been kept for a month during the Evernight, and they have just been released for less than a month and a half. I think they need to rest for a while before they can work." Heavy work.”

Seravan also knows this kind of thing, and the local area is not suitable for raising cattle.

"There is no time." Seravan said majestically: "Spring plowing is about to begin!"

Even though he knew that Kelion was right, Seravan had to insist on another judgment.

Kelion could not delay the spring plowing, and he had no idea to oppose the prophet's decision.

"Then we can only use the best cattle for work, and give the bad ones to Sider Town."

"Okay." Seravan agreed decisively because he knew the local situation very well.

Although he is about to become a noble in the Sidel territory, Seravan's choice is very different from that of a traditional feudal lord.

Outside lords always focus on their own fiefdoms, and serving the king is just to fulfill the obligations of the land owner. At the same time, the king cannot interfere too much in his own territory.

Seravan is not a traditional feudal lord, and he has no such awareness yet.

The eternal night in the Sider territory ended several days earlier, and the weather conditions were much better than those in Pumixiu Town.

The matter of farming cattle was quickly decided. Every spring, the Haisenli Kingdom and the Hokuriku Kingdom would also sell farming cattle. In addition, in many places, the melted snow water moistens the land, so farming is not as strenuous as in the plains. .

Spring plowing was only shallow plowing, but deep plowing had already been done in autumn. Lawrence broke with traditional thinking and asked everyone to plow the land deeply before winter. In this way, although the upper soil was frozen, the middle and lower layers always maintained a certain temperature.

On a hillside a few hundred meters outside Oak City, Lawrence pondered the aqueducts that would carry drinking water.

"We have ice and ice here most of the time, so it's definitely not useful in winter, and it's easy to collapse under the snow."

"If we use water in spring, summer and autumn, the groundwater should be almost enough. I don't plan to gather too many people here. At most, 300,000 will be enough."

Lawrence thought about it and decided to continue.

Complaining is a complaint, trouble is a trouble, think of the disadvantages first when encountering something, and actually do what needs to be done.

"Having a suitable source of drinking water can solve the problem of groundwater pollution. At the same time, a good standard of living will also help those scholars and craftsmen live longer and pass on their knowledge better."

Living is capital.

Lawrence thinks this is important.

The other nobles in this world cannot understand this kind of thinking, and are unwilling to do this kind of thing that Fu Ze has done for decades.

"In addition to building the water plant on the mountain, we also need to build two more roads. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to take long detours. Directly opening a mountain as a tunnel can make the travel between Pumixiu Town and Dumu Port faster. Oak City is also here. You can get to Phumexiu Town faster.”

Thinking about various things to do, Lawrence decided to take care of the spring plowing first.

The matter of spring plowing is easy to solve, because it has long been felt that this place cannot support too many people and farmland, and most of the food production tasks have been handed over to Sider Town and Feiyu Port.

Shanfeng Manor, Pumexiu Town, and Oak City are all very large warehouses for storing grain, and Dumu Port is an exchange.

As long as the food in Oak City and Pumexiu Town can sustain their own consumption, it seems to be difficult now. The population is growing too rapidly and food needs to be constantly mobilized from the outside world.

Last year, we failed to clear up wasteland during the war. This year, we must lead the people in the town to clear up wasteland and cultivate land, with the goal of developing grain fields for 300,000 people.

Diversion of water from the mountains will be done after spring plowing. The water from the melted snow on the mountains is enough to meet the needs of millions of people.

Lawrence quickly thought of a way to collect water in winter. He only needed to set the pipes under the ice and then bury them in the ground, so that water could be collected normally in winter.

For example, if the river water has two meters of ice, then there will be no problem if the water pipe is placed eight meters away.

If there is really eight meters of ice, the biggest concern is not the draft issue.

Farming, water diversion, road construction, and training of craftsmen in firearms.

"There are many children born this year, and they will need more food and clothing, as well as medicine and space."

Lawrence patrolled his property, thinking about various agricultural plans for this year.

"Gah!"

A crow flew towards Lawrence.

Lawrence, who was thinking, quickly looked in the direction of the sound, and a red-eyed crow descended from the sky and landed on a nearby stone.

The crow opened its mouth toward Lawrence and let out a clumsy, ugly cry.

"Master...go home...go home!"

Lawrence knew that this was the crow raised by Heidi. It could not only send letters to identify people, but also deliver simple messages.

In the winter, I couldn't bear to let this crow go out to deliver messages, but now that the weather is nice, it comes in handy.

The hunters nearby all know the status of crows, and they have been constantly driving away wild beasts and birds of prey, so these crows live a very prosperous life.

Lawrence took out the metal whistle from his pocket and blew it quickly.

The black unicorn that was resting and sleeping not far away quickly got up from the grass when he saw it. After pricking his ears to identify the location of the good sound, he quickly flew over.

The distance of 100 meters is only a matter of seconds under the unicorn's hooves.

Lawrence rode the unicorn quickly back to Oak Castle.

Cassandra was waiting at the door. When she saw Lawrence riding a black unicorn into the warehouse, she quickly informed him of what happened this time.

"The Pope is summoning the kings from all over the world to attack us!"

Lawrence was very calm after hearing this, "The one to the west or the south?"

"Church of the Dawn." Kassandra added: "Western."

Lawrence nodded, "We have the majority of the fourteen Western countries now. How many kings have they summoned?"

Kassandra replied: "I don't know yet. Last winter, the church sent envoys to contact the kings of various countries. Our information is from the businessmen who came here this year. No one knows the more specific information."

Lawrence got off the black unicorn, took off his leather gloves and handed them to the maid beside him, and walked calmly to the living room.

Cassandra followed. Regarding some war planning and business planning, Cassandra is currently in charge of it. Her witchcraft ability is strong memory, she can quickly memorize a large amount of knowledge, and she can have a photographic memory.

Also, she has great swordsmanship and is a very strong female swordsman, while Catherine is a female knight.

In Lawrence's view, Cassandra's ability should be a combination of recording and retrieval.

In terms of learning ability, Cassandra learned quickly like other witches.

These witches are all more intelligent than Lawrence, and their knowledge reserves are basically very close. It is mainly because of their personality that they are unable to do some things.

Then there is the direction of thinking. I clearly know the reasons for some things, but I don’t feel that I am wrong.

Even if you know you are wrong, you can continue confidently.

Lawrence sat down and thought about the Western Church. The rulers of the Western Church should not be normal human beings, but a group of wizards with even greater differences in thinking than witches.

"Wanglang, Gran, Deco, Durila, Haisenli, Hokuriku, Kojako, Io, and Green Forest. Four of the nine kingdoms that have had contact with us are our believers. It is advocated that there are two more that we directly manage.”

King Ogudin of Haisen, King Signar II of Hokuriku Kingdom, princes of Deco Kingdom and the royal family of Durila also joined the Church of the Stars.

It is impossible for these people to get close to the Church of Dawn again. It is not that these people are loyal, but Lawrence feels that the superior extraordinary beings of the Church of Dawn will not do such a thing to unite the pagans.

Although the Kingdom of Gran and the Kingdom of Waves are not actually under control, the local nobles cannot integrate without the king. It is especially difficult to have the courage to take the lead on the doorstep of the Kingdom of Stars.

The Kingdom of Deco is too close to Port Enl, and it is also too close to the Kingdom of Glen, especially since it was beaten up by a thousand-mile voyage many years ago, so there shouldn't be that many things going on.

The only things Lawrence was unsure about were the Green Forest Kingdom and the Io Kingdom, especially the traditional military kingdom Io Kingdom. This country would definitely not give up its position as the hegemon.

Several other countries with a population of hundreds of thousands are far away. These people do not have the technology for large-scale voyages. Once they get lost in the sea, their entire army will be annihilated.

On land, there is a lack of suitable mounts. Birds and lizards are not suitable for cavalry charges, and cannot carry various warriors weighing one to two hundred pounds.

Many knights in the West wear leather armor instead of iron armor, and even this is very heavy.

Although pigs have a strong carrying capacity, they are not fast and are not suitable for expeditions.

The best mount is the Domu sheep, especially the Io sheep specially used for military purposes in the Kingdom of Io.

"I don't think there is a direct threat to us. The biggest problem may be with the Kingdom of Gran."

Lawrence quickly came to the conclusion, "The war will break out, but the battlefield will only open in the Kingdom of Gran or the land of the west."

Cassandra asked: "Then what are we going to do?"

At this time, the other women in the family also gathered to listen to Lawrence's judgment on the war.

Lawrence thought about this matter, "Actually, I don't know much, but our geographical advantage makes it difficult for them to attack us."

"The main thing we should be on guard against is assassination." Lawrence reiterated this precaution and looked at everyone very seriously.

Kehalan and others all nodded solemnly, this was indeed an important matter recognized.

Assassination is still the most important and popular method of solving problems in this world.

Sophia said happily: "I will be with the master every day from now on! Protect the master well!"

"Sophia's ability is indeed very crucial." Lawrence continued to think about this matter, "I am not weak now. It is basically impossible to assassinate me near us, especially when I go out, I always bring some people with me, and I only talk to Contact with a few people.”

Lawrence looked at Sariel, "In the future, the personnel in the castle must be carefully vetted and strangers are not allowed to enter Oak Castle. After the spring plowing, we will begin to relocate some personnel outside and build a residential area three hundred meters away."

Sariel learned about the expansion plan during the winter. The ring building was originally built for the Virgin Academy and the Lawrence family, so it was normal for the slaves who now lived in it to be relocated elsewhere.

"Okay, there are indeed too many people nearby now, and the houses for raising cattle and sheep can also be placed far away, which will be cleaner."

Lawrence added: "From now on, the farmland within 500 meters of the surrounding area will be cultivated by people from our castle, or planted with crops, medicinal herbs and flowers. No outsiders are needed to help."

Jade has always been a decent nobleman. When he heard Lawrence's arrangement, he asked, "There may not be enough maids in the castle."

Lawrence smiled and said: "It will definitely be enough. Both you and I can go to the fields to cultivate and take care of the farmland."

Jade and others quickly showed unwilling expressions.

Sophia also said distressedly: "Do I have to work too?"

Lawrence suddenly remembered that Sophia seemed to be the one who worked the least in the family.

In the past, Salil was reluctant to let her do heavy work and always did light work. Later, when her family became rich, she gradually became a housekeeper.

"There are many types of hard work, and farming is the most common one. If you don't recognize the importance of hard work and labor from the bottom of your heart, then you don't agree with our teachings."

"It's not illegal and it's not going to get you in trouble, but there's a chance it won't be liked."

Lawrence looked very solemn, "No matter what you say or what you think in your heart, in fact, if you don't do something, it will be difficult to prove your hard work."

Delen said nonchalantly: "You just farm the land, it doesn't matter."

Kehalan also said casually: "It's a very simple thing, I can do it for you."

Sophia and the others immediately showed a reassuring smile. With the witchcraft combination of Kharan and Delen, farming is just a matter of spreading some seeds.

Lawrence sighed and quickly stood up and looked at everyone.

"Let me show you the divine power I gained by following the teachings."

When she heard about divine power, Cassandra's eyes suddenly widened, "Divine magic? Can you really master divine magic?"

As the only pure-blood witch without special abilities or attack methods, Cassandra has always been very concerned about her abilities. (End of chapter)