Mountain and Forest Kingdom

On an autumn morning, Lawrence came back from exercising in the woods. After having a simple breakfast, he planned to go out for inspection.

Emma walked over from the ring building and quickly came to Lawrence who was about to set off.

"Master, the wizards have developed the technology to mine the Holy Light Stone. Do you want to go over and have a look?"

Lawrence was very happy when he heard the good news.

"Finally the research has been completed, so that we can have our own lighting stone production line in the future."

Emma smiled and said, "Yes, I don't know the specifics."

"It doesn't matter, someone will report more specific things to me soon." Lawrence looked at the ring building outside, "I originally planned to go to Orange Town to see the Wild Boar Corps, but it looks like we have to wait until tomorrow."

Emma agreed gently: "There shouldn't be a rush over there."

Lawrence canceled the arrangement to go to Orange Town and prepared to discuss the mining and application plan of the lighting stone with the wizards.

Lawrence had no other interests besides getting stronger and enjoying himself.

For example, we have no plans to attack foreign national forces at the moment, and we don't want to occupy anyone's land.

After development reaches a certain level, there is no need to be so extreme. The world is always moving forward.

Although it may shrink sometimes, between advancing and retreating, it is ultimately moving forward.

Accumulating a lot of strength through repeated repetitions, even in life, there will be many times when you are slapped in the face and have no long memory, but as long as you don't die, you will have some experience.

Lawrence jumped back and forth between witchcraft and technology many times, and finally decided what was useful to develop, whether technology or witchcraft.

Even if witchcraft is destined to die, it will be in the future.

At present, we must master the power to make the country stronger, and we must also master the power to make ourselves stronger.

Witchcraft is used for enjoyment and military purposes, and technology is mainly used in agricultural and industrial production, as well as to improve the quality of life.

Lawrence waited for his men to report the situation in the office of the building. Soon the wizards brought back the lighting stone and the corresponding technology.

"Thank you for your hard work, Aidan."

Lawrence expressed his condolences to the wizard, although he did not meet him several times.

Aidan sat in the chair opposite Lawrence, separated from Lawrence by a two-meter-wide desk.

There are a large number of books on Lawrence's desk, as well as pen holders for pencils, some spare paper and ink pens, and an abacus for calculations.

Young Aidan said: "Prophet, I want to go out and have a look."

"Okay." Lawrence was very happy that there was an elf willing to go out for a walk. "I will give you a reward for this research. You can go outside the Kingdom of Stars to have a look."

"If you encounter trouble, you can ask the local nobles for help and tell them that you are from the Kingdom of the Stars and have permission from the Prophet Lawrence to go out."

Aidan nodded, "Okay."

Lawrence knew that some wizards didn't like to talk and didn't like to follow other people's rules.

They can do things honestly, and Lawrence is very satisfied and won't ask for too much.

Unlike witches, wizards will not push their limits. As long as they are recognized for their strength, these wizards will live a peaceful life. If they feel uncomfortable, they will leave on their own.

After Aidan received permission to leave, he stood up and planned to leave.

Lawrence also stood up, "I'm going to write you a document, and you can bring it with you to solve many problems that need to be solved with your fists. Believe me, showing those people what I wrote will solve the problem much faster than your hands, and it won't If there is a series of subsequent troubles, I can still get a lot of help.”

Aidan frowned, "Do those idiots know how to read?"

Lawrence smiled at Aidan, "Don't always think that others are idiots, especially a group. This will cause you to lose correct judgment and cognition."

"My subordinates don't all drink and fight all day long. I assign tasks to them. In addition to their own names, they are also required to learn new words every month."

"It seems to me that they might be more interested in learning now than you elves who rarely touch books."

"Of course, learning to learn is not something else. At least in terms of showing desire to learn, I am much more enthusiastic than you."

Lawrence walked behind the desk and sat down to write the customs clearance paperwork for Aidan.

The five countries in the west all regard the Kingdom of Stars as the boss, so they will naturally give them face.

Even if the countries in the south have no contact with us, they will still take care of them for the sake of their own country with a population of three million.

Regardless of whether they know each other or not, kings and prophets have noble status, and this world still values ​​​​bloodline and noble status.

Even if there is a huge gap in strength, it will still give those nobles some face.

Aidan is an elf, and his own strength is not weak. Others can roughly judge the strength here when they see him.

Lawrence wrote about his side's strength in the customs clearance document, which was a bit exaggerated.

"That's it."

Lawrence handed Aidan the customs clearance paperwork.

Aidan took it and glanced at it, then looked at Lawrence.

"Are those savages really literate?"

Lawrence smiled and said: "It seems that you didn't meet people who love learning like that when you were in the City of Dawn. I have literacy requirements for all my nobles. If you want to become a general and a noble knight, literacy is a necessary ability, and it is also Learn to count.”

Aidan believed that there was no need for Lawrence to lie about this kind of thing, and nodded and believed Lawrence's words.

"Then I'm leaving here now."

"I wish you a safe journey, and if you encounter interesting crops on the way, you can have someone send them over."

Lawrence also mentioned it casually.

"Okay." Aidan remembered and left here quickly.

After Aidan left, Lawrence began looking at agricultural reports from the provinces of Io and Glan.

Over the years, Lawrence has been collecting crops from all over the world, selecting useful ones for cultivation.

From soybeans, rice, potatoes and wheat, to fruits, vegetables and spices, even pasture has been selected for many generations.

The increase in agricultural output allows a farming family to not only feed its own family of more than ten people, but also has enough food to feed a dozen more people.

The superior life of the Lawrence family and many nobles in this land was founded here.

Therefore, unlike those nobles who focus on enjoyment, whether it is developing technology or witchcraft, Lawrence will improve basic productivity and will not blindly lose touch with reality.

After the mining and cutting processing technology of lighting stones is cracked, more lighting stones will enter the market.

In addition to the use of the castle, Lawrence decided to allocate the quota of lighting stones to schools and military schools, a small portion to churches and monasteries, and an even smaller portion to be sold to merchants from various places.

At present, talent selection mainly relies on recommendation, because not many people are literate, and smart children and brave warriors also need to be recommended by people around them.

After more than ten years, the recommendation system will be reformed to a selection system, and then a more rigorous written examination and interview system will be implemented.

Things need to develop slowly and cannot be achieved overnight.

Even with the help of witches and supernatural powers, Lawrence is not in a hurry to promote the progress of civilization so quickly.

Developed in agriculture, especially farming tools.

The steam engine still needs several years to develop. At this stage, cattle are the main force in farming.

"The number of cattle in Io Province has not recovered yet, and there are still not enough cattle in Gran. Most people can only cultivate the fields by manual labor."

"People outside don't have the physical fitness of savages, so they can't really be used as cattle. A family pulling a plow with a rope to plow the land will really be exhausted."

Lawrence had no masters in raising cattle, but there were quite a few masters in raising dogs and pigs.

Although it is funny, there are indeed many talented people raising pigs. This area has had the habit of eating pig thighs since ancient times.

Many experienced old people, despite being illiterate, have a lot of experience in raising pigs. They can judge pig problems and solve some disease problems through rough experience.

Sometimes this kind of experience is unreliable. Most of them are dead pigs treated as live pig doctors.

After humans had enough food and knew it was clean and smelly, the technology of raising pigs also improved.

Raising cattle is not easy. Cows do not have many lives like pigs, nor are they as easy to feed as pigs.

Lawrence, who had worked as a veterinarian, knew the value of cattle very well. He had been buying cattle from outside since very early on, and also encouraged Haisenli to develop the breeding industry and raise more cattle.

After pondering for a whole morning and half an afternoon, Lawrence couldn't think of any way to encourage others to raise cattle, and then suddenly realized that he didn't need encouragement at all, he just needed to ban it!

Lawrence couldn't help but feel grateful.

"At present, all the cattle are mine, and the land and population in the two major provinces are also mine, so I can ban private private cattle farming."

"Fortunately, there is no custom of eating beef here, otherwise there would not be as many cattle raisers as there would be cattle slaughterers."

"The price of a live cow must be higher than that of a dead cow, otherwise we cannot protect those healthy live cows. People value profits."

"Old, weak and sick cows can be slaughtered, but it would be too wasteful to bury them dead in the soil."

Because he is the largest slave owner in this era, many things that could not be prohibited by the feudal dynasty can be easily prohibited here.

There are no constraints from civil and military officials, nor constraints from ancestral laws and civilized etiquette. He is the emperor with absolute real power.

Under this structure of absolute power and stability, it is much easier to do something.

As long as they rent some cattle to farmers in various places to raise them, or lend some money to their serfs and tenants, they will work hard to raise the cattle themselves.

If you want to develop agriculture, cattle are a must.

Even if machinery is introduced in the future, cattle-raising technology will not be outdated.

The next day, Lawrence wrote to the lords everywhere, asking Seravan and the lords everywhere to complete the task according to the standards of their own territories.

Lawrence writes mission letters to stewards in each region every year.

In the past, the mission statement was to guide the local person in charge to complete production and land reclamation tasks and protect the stable growth of the population.

Today's step-by-step mission plan is also of contemporary significance.

The first is the instruction book provided to Seravan.

Task 1: Stabilize the survival rate of newborns and ensure that every family has the ability to provide clothing and food for pregnant women and babies within one month after delivery.

Task 2: Rent 400 cattle to the hard-working households in the territory next year, distributed in 26 villages in the territory. If no one is willing to rent, priority will be given to the people in Sider Town.

It can be extended after the cattle grow successfully, and the annual rent is 300 kilograms of hulled wheat.

Cattle can be bred for free, and the breeding task is handled by professional cattle herders.

Task 3: Build two cattle farms. The distance between each other must be more than ten kilometers. They should not interfere with each other or influence each other. They should be left to the two responsible persons. The number of cattle must exceed 1,000 next year. If there are not enough, you can find a way. Purchase from out of town.

Task 4: Maintain trade routes, inspect trade routes that are in disrepair, and send soldiers to conduct inspections from time to time to eliminate bandits. The number of patrols per year is no less than fifty.

Task 5: Cultivate more than ten literate serfs.

Task 6: Discover the warriors in the territory.

Task 7: Conduct regular inspections in the town to stop injustice.

Task 8: Hold a monthly banquet to celebrate with the nobles and warriors in the territory.

Task nine...

Lawrence formulated twenty task instructions for Seravan. These were a year's work, and they were basically all things that had been done many times in the previous few years, without much change.

The only change was the creation of two cattle farms, which was not a problem for Seravan, who was born a serf.

Seravan has a lot of experience in construction, but he is not good at war-related things or inventions. His only advantage is that he is obedient and can live a stable life.

This kind of person was not welcomed in the early days of entrepreneurship, but in today's stable environment, he is more useful than Beow and others.

Most of the nobles in the Ice Land are barbarians, not very literate, and most of them are used to being free and loose.

The task instructions Lawrence gave them clearly stated what they had to do. Even if they had never done many things, they had heard about them for many years.

It is not the first year that the Kingdom of Stars was built. Once we have the direction pointed out step by step, many things will become easier.

Places such as Glen and Io, as well as Feiyu Port, have been following Lawrence's big plan over the years, and then improved some deficiencies themselves.

The same is true for the territories of Luke and Fleiss, Gris, Turaka and others, all of which have been run under the guidance of Lawrence for many years.

The only exceptions are the Trading City built by Jade and the Waterfall City that Heidi and others are responsible for.

These places are also developing very well.

It’s not that it can develop well without Lawrence’s guidance, but Heidi, Jade and others have already learned from Lawrence’s management experience.

In terms of art, they have their own aesthetics, and in terms of urban construction and management, they subconsciously follow Lawrence's governance system.

After spending half a month writing mission instructions for each of his lords, the weather turned colder, and the temperature dropped quickly after an autumn rain.

The land of ice ushered in another long cold winter.

This winter is definitely more lively than last year and the year before.

Lawrence's child was born again like a gourd baby, and there were children's noises and cries everywhere in the castle.

The number of women basking in the sun every day, drinking tea and eating desserts has increased from five or six to more than a hundred... (End of this chapter)