Release that Witch

Three days later, Roland got a positive answer from the eldest son of honeysuckle.

"I am willing to continue to work for you, and the honeysuckle family will do the same." He snarled. "I will convince my father that he is not the same as several other people..."

"Yes," Roland felt happy, "So best."

"These days, I have witnessed the amazing changes in your territory... Probably, this is the city I expect," Pelos said bluntly. "If you can make honeysuckle so prosperous, my father would not mind." The family is integrated with the new city."

This sentence made the prince feel a little touched. The original name of the other party was only from two points: First, it was more sincere in the face of such a major incident, and the other was to observe his attitude towards the order. Can play this effect. He nodded. "Of course, as long as it takes time, every piece of land in the Grey Fort can become a comfortable place for people to live in."

"Then I will return to the fortress as soon as possible and tell the father this news."

"There are four other people, as well as all the nobles in the West," Roland added. "Where the family is willing to accept this condition, the new city will accept them without any prejudice. You can banquets at the fortress castle and spread my words." ”

"What do you mean, let me inform them?" Pei Luo stunned.

“Yes,” the prince laughed. “This time... you will be my ambassador.”

"Follow, Your Highness," the eldest son of honeysuckle, bowed his chest.

Just as he was about to leave, Roland stopped him. "Right, you have done a good job with the witch. Now you don't need to cover it again. The education of all is now, still expecting and obsessing with the church." People can be cleared out of the West. How to do it, you decide."

"Yes."

After Pero Hermon retired, Roland stretched out and continued to look at the various project statistics from the City Hall.

Affected by heavy snow, the Kingdom Road has been suspended, and the construction of residential buildings has slowed down. Basically, only some interior decoration work is carried out. Fortunately, a large number of earthen caves built before the lotus walk basically meet the needs of the follow-up refugees. Even if the number of refugees continues to increase, it is only necessary to add more people to each cave. This is the advantage of the fire. .

According to the Ministry of Construction, at least 60% of workers are currently in a state of no work, which makes some temporary recruitments issued by the City Hall become popular, such as cleaning up snow on the streets, transporting mines in the blast furnace area, and so on. If in other cities, there are so many people who are enthusiastic about work in the evil month, it is an incredible phenomenon. It is necessary to know that winter is the most difficult day for civilians. Most people are at home, and it is normal to rely on the food saved in autumn. However, in the eyes of Roland, when I saw so many labor idle, I felt that I was unwilling, and I thought that I might do something and use them all.

After all, the Margaret Chamber of Commerce towed away the last batch of steam engines this year. The city hall has plenty of money and food, and he has a lot of plans to implement.

Thinking of this, Roland asked the guard to call the construction minister Carl Vabert.

After confessing his ideas, Carl couldn't help but widen his eyes. "Do you want stonemasons and mud craftsmen to build ships for you?"

He nodded and said in a serious way. "Yes, the location is located near the pier. The temporary factory building is set up with wood. The indoor fire zone is used to ensure the temperature. After construction, it can be pushed directly into the water."

"But Your Highness, how could they know how to make this kind of thing?"

"Of course, just like building a witch building," Roland pulled out a piece of paper and plotted, "supporting the formwork, laying steel bars, pouring concrete... I will guide you on how to build the first ship, and the ship to the back will be You are responsible for supervision, so that all workers can be used."

Carl looked puzzled at the sketch. "Is this... basin?"

He couldn't help but tilt his mouth. "Yes, a huge cement pot."

Since Carl was not involved in the construction of the township, it is not surprising that such an idea is present. In fact, in the long process of development, the ship has undergone several changes in form, and there is not much continuity before or after. Let Roland design a classical wooden boat with a keel. He naturally knows nothing about it, but building a cement ship is essentially the same as using a mud to hold a model, as long as it floats. The same is true for steel ships. Due to advances in welding technology, most of the modern hulls have abandoned the practice of laying keels. Instead, they have been segmented into sections of steel boxes. The bottom plate is fully stressed and does not require prior mastering of the manufacture of wooden boats. method.

Regarding the new batch of cement ships, he has been considering it for a long time - whether it is mining coal resources near the snow-capped mountains or transporting refugees, he needs a number of river vessels with higher load to carry out the task, so the low-level flat design is still the most The right choice. Compared to the conservatively designed small town, the new ship's hull can be longer, increasing the speed while ensuring load and stability. At the same time, in order to reduce the difficulty of construction, Roland finally decided to use the paddle propulsion system. This has been done on wooden boats, and craftsmen are more likely to get started.

"His Highness, how many people are you going to build this... cement ship?" Carl asked in a bit of a mouthful.

“Call all the idle workers together, just like building a residential building, you can start a few ships at a time.”

As a result, the newly assembled steam engine of the factory has its use even if it cannot be sold. The kiln area can also continue to burn cement without stopping work. In the coming year, if you have a large-scale cement fleet, the First Army will have reliable logistics support no matter where it attacks.

After explaining this, Roland plans to go to the back garden of the castle to see.

The olive trees and vines planted by the leaves provide shelter from the wind and snow. If there is no work at hand, the witches usually practice their skills in the garden, and the new white paper should be no exception.

Listening to Wendy's report, her ability is neither like regulating temperature nor material reduction. In addition to water, the effect on other objects is very small, which makes Roland feel curious. Now that three days have elapsed, the little girl shouldn’t be as timid as she was when she first arrived. It’s better to go and see for yourself.

Just entering the garden, Roland noticed a strange singularity.

The area of ​​sight is lush, as if it is completely isolated from the snow-white world outside. The olive trees are evergreen trees, and the vines are intertwined between the branches. It is not surprising that the snowflakes do not come in, but these plants are too lively and lively. It is. And unlike the quiet woods, there is no cold wind blowing, but the grass and the wood are gently swaying, neat and rhythmic.

He thought it was an illusion, but as he went deeper, he saw the branches of the olive tree hang down, as if bowing to himself, and the grass at the feet fell to one side, as if to welcome himself.

This feeling made Roland a little creepy, with goose bumps behind him, feeling that he was not walking in the garden, but walking through the body of a huge creature.

The whole garden is like breathing.

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