Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The sound of train whistles cuts through hills and farmland.

Lawrence was busy designing the plan for the new city by the car window. On the carriage seats not far away, four maids were busy making dinner.

The train won't arrive at Dume Harbor until tomorrow. Tim, Clara, and Lolita are peeling open eggs wrapped in mud and sawdust.

Lolita shook the egg in her hand and looked at the yellow egg that had been peeled in Tim's hand.

"Is this delicious?"

"I don't know." This was the first time Tim saw this strange egg, and he didn't understand why it turned out like this.

Normal eggs should be white, but this is the first time I have seen peeled yellow eggs.

Eve affirmed: "The master said it can be eaten, so it must be eaten!"

The other three maids nodded, believing this.

If a food taster is needed, all four maids are willing to be the first.

Clara was washing the peeled eggs in water while talking to Eve.

"Eve, when we get to Dumu Harbor tomorrow, are you going to raise bees?"

"No." Eve explained: "The master arranged for me to go to Dumu Port to understand the situation of the honey market, and let me see the beeswax and honey sold from abroad. I will talk to the teacher about this after I return. ”

Eve learned the techniques of managing bees from the beekeeper witch, and was also responsible for managing an apiary in Snow Mountain Castle.

Due to the large-scale planting of medicinal materials and flowers in Snow Mountain Fort, the demand for beekeeping technology has also increased a lot. Eve's main identity now is as a technician and manager.

Lolita is no longer the greedy little girl she used to be. She has long since learned not to eat secretly.

Anyway, everyone had something to eat after the master ate. Lolita tried not to look at the eggs in the basin and started to look out the window.

There are many busy fields in the farmland outside the window. It is autumn now, and there are still many crops left in the farmland that have just been harvested.

There are many cattle and sheep grazing on the hillside in the distance, and there are also some houses whose purpose is unknown.

Lolita looked at the unfamiliar scenery curiously.

"I've never been here before, but there are people living here."

Tim puffed up his chest proudly, "Of course this is for sure, this is a land given by God!"

In the land given by God, there is no shortage of places for people to live.

Even if it is a cave where wild boars live, there will be people willing to live in it, and they will live there with their families.

Lawrence noticed the conversation between several girls, smiled and said: "Go cook, don't chat here, each person can eat one egg after dinner today, but not too much. It's not good to eat too much of this thing."

"Yes! Master!" Several little maids agreed happily.

Lawrence lowered his head to deal with the drawings again, and also thought about the various problems that had arisen.

The Kingdom of Stars is very attractive now. It belongs to the golden land in the legends of various countries. Everyone praises this country as a rich country and a land given by God.

Several girls are too comfortable and do not understand the attraction of this place in the eyes of most ordinary people outside.

There are no wars, no robbers and thieves, no floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts and other disasters, and no violent taxation by the nobility.

Being a slave in a place like this is better than being an ordinary person outside.

Most of the unfortunate people who live in dire straits try their best to send their families to this land.

The problem that troubled Lawrence was how to move some people elsewhere.

At present, the population carrying limit of the Ice Land is getting closer and closer.

Although we are constantly trying to find ways, such as increasing population density and productivity, as the population increases, the problem becomes more and more serious.

The most troublesome thing is water resources.

Because it is not close to a river and does not have a large estuary, it is no longer possible to solve the draft problem just by digging out a small river.

Nowadays, drinking water is transported by a vehicle.

This problem is not only present in Dumu Port, but also in the town of Phumexiu.

Because Pumixiu Town is close to the Agama Mountains, it can easily solve the draft problem by relying on the canals dug by Dahir, but the increasing sewage discharge problem has also become troublesome.

When encountering problems, improve productivity. The problems caused by improving productivity will continue to improve productivity and continue to face the accumulation of more serious problems.

Lawrence didn't want to avoid the key issues now.

Immigration is a must, and the population must be evacuated, otherwise the land and natural resources will collapse, and the people living on this land will become unfortunate.

But who to let go?

The most critical issue has always been this.

Lawrence transferred Seravan and Beow away, and sent some people overseas.

Because we have considered the problems in the next few decades a long time ago and established a system in advance that everyone thinks is fine.

Military nobles and officials can be mobilized, so that the most critical obstacle is gone, and the remaining problems are mainly ordinary people's problems.

Lawrence needs a group of capable warriors to protect this land, so pure-blooded barbarians will not be released.

Those with Berserker bloodline must stay. This part is the backbone of the Kingdom of Stars and the cornerstone of military force.

The invasion of the giant octopus made Lawrence more certain about the role of this group of people. If something really happens, these people will really come forward!

Lawrence's plan is to let young people go out to explore new territories, and first let some of them go to noble fiefs in various places to learn working skills and master a certain skill.

Then gradually arrange to go to the provinces of Glen and Io, or to the Wave Island.

Most of the young men without inheritance were able to leave and carve out a future in the vast fields.

This group of men is mainly lower-class men. These people lack the foundation to settle down in the land of ice, and they cannot compete with other men. After leaving the country of stars, they can be treated as superiors because of their status in the country of stars.

After Lawrence made his decision, it was already time to eat.

While eating, Lawrence casually talked about the increasingly troublesome population problem at the dinner table, and talked to several beautiful women about the things he had to deal with.

Lawrence had no expectations and felt that there was nothing wrong with what he did. After all, his sense of morality was actually much stronger than that of these witches.

Heidi and Sophia both looked at Lawrence with strange expressions.

Sophia took the initiative and said: "Master, why did you drive away men instead of women?"

Lawrence was very surprised at this time.

"Women? Why do you want to drive women away?" Lawrence couldn't understand Sophia's thoughts and thinking logic.

Heidi explained: "Men can work, do business, raise livestock, farm and patrol, and go to sea as sailors to fight for us. Women can only give birth to children. Since we have no shortage of people, why should we keep women? "

Lawrence frowned, still underestimating the witch's moral limits.

Sofia saw that Lawrence didn't think their proposal was good, so she continued to express her opinions.

"We have as many women as we want."

"We have no shortage of pure-blood women. There are too many old women in the territory now. We should let them all leave and give the place to young women."

"Especially those women who don't have children are of no use at all. They should be fined a sum of money and then driven away!"

Sophia, who has no children, now expressed her true views on those childless women.

Lawrence couldn't be so cruel. The moral constraints in his heart prevented Lawrence from carrying out such a thing.

Heidi encouraged and said: "Dum Port can no longer live anymore. It's time. Of course, we must keep strong men and women who can work and give birth. Young men are precious wealth. It is wrong to drive them away. I I think so."

Lawrence thought about it with a solemn expression, and then changed his arrangement.

"You two are right, young men are indeed a valuable asset to our country and I shouldn't be driving these kids away because of population issues."

"No matter where they are from or who their parents are, as long as they grow up in the land of stars, I should not drive them away."

"I will think about this matter carefully. After you have eaten, go to bed. We will arrive at Dumu Port tomorrow."

Lawrence would not drive away the young man, but he did not listen to the opinions of the two witches and was determined to drive away the useless woman.

Sophia and Heidi both sincerely solved various problems for Lawrence.

Although the two behaved strangely on many issues, there was no problem with their ability and loyalty.

Sofia has followed Lawrence for almost twenty years, and is very aware of Lawrence's kindness and moral level, and knows that Lawrence is unwilling to treat useless women like a normal person.

"Master, you can issue an order to move single women over the age of 18 who are not married and who have not made contributions in the fields of art, culture, technology, etc. to Kuhl Village and Forest City."

"Sooner or later we have to solve the population problem. Since some people are bound to leave, then we should let those who have no support leave, not those who have families and children."

"It doesn't matter if these people don't understand us. We just need to let those with families understand us."

"I think it would be cruel if pregnant women and men and women with multiple children are asked to leave the hometown where they grew up."

Sophia also said: "Yes, in this case, those women who are not married and have no children will know how to be nervous, and they will also know how to study and specialize in technology."

"I don't think women who have no men to rely on should stay in the land of ice! Arranging them to the border is kind enough."

Heidi said sinisterly: "They don't want to get married in the land of ice. Maybe it's because they can't find a man they like. Maybe they can find one after they go out. I heard that many women will behave worse in strange places." Diligent."

Both Heidi and Sofia are xenophobic, neither of them xenophobic men, but women who are useless.

Lawrence thought carefully about the two witches' proposal.

From a practical point of view, there is no problem with the proposal of these two women.

There is no shortage of women in the land of ice. Because of the weather and barbarian culture, the mortality rate of men here has always been relatively high.

In addition, many foreign women have been introduced from the outside over the years, as well as female slaves sold by merchants from various places, and there are also many brothels run by foreign nobles. As a result, there have always been more women than men here.

In this situation, even if there is a population problem, we should not foolishly move away a large number of young men.

As productivity increases, some problems will be solved one after another, but the wavering loyalty of the expelled young men will not be solved because of increases in productivity.

Young men are valuable assets, and there is no shortage of women who are willing to give birth to offspring for the Kingdom of the Stars.

Since the problem is overcrowding, how stupid can one be to think of driving away the labor force instead of driving away losers who take up resources and cannot get a spouse?

The Kingdom of the Stars is a polygamous country, and women who cannot find a husband even so should really look outside.

"The population problem in Feiyu Port is equally serious, and there is no way to transfer people there."

Lawrence was still persuaded by the two witches, and while thinking about it, he said: "First arrange some of the single women to Whale Bay further south of Ice Port, and the rest will depend on the situation."

No matter what, some people still need to be transferred.

At the same time, we must also solve problems such as drinking water and housing, and improve productivity to solve current problems.

There is no need to restrict fertility. It will decline after it develops to a certain level. Now it is just a matter of productivity not being enough to accommodate it.

Heidi said: "You can also transfer some newlywed families to Waterfall City. The land there is vast, and the industrialized city is different from ordinary cities, and the accommodation limit is higher."

The City of Waterfalls is a completely industrialized city that relies on the power of waterfalls to operate for seven months a year, and most of the rest of the time relies on coal to develop processing and manufacturing industries.

There is no need for farmland, only residential buildings with a very high occupancy rate.

At the same time, because the factory is responsible for the food, the kitchen does not need to be too big, and every household has the habit of going to the bakery to buy bread.

Some families without children can skip cooking at all and buy everything to eat.

Because of the good wages, the workers there are accustomed to buying ready-made food, and they purchase a large amount of food and wine from Feiyu Port every year.

Industry can absorb more people. At present, the service industry in the Kingdom of Stars is very small and cannot accommodate too many single women.

If needed in the future, there will be a large influx of foreign women within a few months.

Over the years, he has gradually gained clearer and deeper opinions on the loyalty of certain groups, so after some hesitation, Lawrence fully accepted the guidance of the two witches.

After lying in bed and thinking about it all night, Lawrence stepped into the land of Dumu Port with an extremely heavy heart.

Lawrence took a special steam car to Villa No. 1 on Star Street, where he held a meeting and called in the senior officials of the monastery and priests, as well as the leaders of the communities in various jurisdictions of Dumu Port, as well as several wizards who were willing to come over for the meeting.

After telling his initial solution to the problem and the solutions he came up with after being influenced by Sophia and the others, Lawrence asked for the opinions of the others.

"Which one do you think is better? Or you can put forward your own opinions. I hope to get more exchanges."

Lawrence looked at everyone, hoping for a better and more perfect solution.