Chapter 154： Territorial construction

After completing the test of the thermal ray gun, Gao Wen left the test site. He also left with Heidi and Amber Rebecca and Jenny to continue the optimization of the rune group. The Nicholas egg was returned to the machine. The institute designed a new production line, and the two knights each had their own tasks, so they did not work with Gao Wen.

The success of a new weapon inspired the spirit of Gao Wen, and he could not help but feel happy. In a happy mood, everything he looked at in the territory was much more optimistic than in the past.

The frosty month has passed halfway, the temperature is falling day by day, and it will not take long for this southern land to enter the cold winter, but the first crops have already completed a bumper harvest, plus the food materials promised by the king to arrive in succession. The non-staple food purchased by Sangzhen is also constantly piled up in warehouses. The territory will not have to worry about hunger this winter.

The Cecil family may be the most generous aristocrat in food on other aristocratic lands. Civilians often have to pay seven to eighty percent of the harvest as taxes. The serfs even need to pay nearly 90% of the food, so that even if there is a virtue With the help of Ruyi spells or abundance of gods, the poor bottom people also live on the edge of famine. As long as the age is a little bad, starving people is a common thing, and various wild vegetables, bark and even grass roots. It is a frequent visitor to most of the poor people's pots, but in Cecil's collar, Gao Wen directly set the food tax to one-half.

The people are grateful to Dade, but Gao Wen feels that the tax rate is still too high.

Other nobles charge very high taxes, on the one hand because they often do not really care about farming on the land, they do not improve farming techniques or carry out effective labor management, so that their land is not expensive, tax If they are low, they will not be able to maintain their extravagant life. On the other hand, their luxury and extravagance will be sensational. A small baron will build a castle and provide a housekeeper, a personal servant or a maid. Four first-class servants and four first-class maids, as well as a large number of handymen, laundry maids, kitchen maids, grooms, etc., and also endless banquets and hunting activities, if there is faith The nobility will also donate a large sum of money to the local church every year, and these will be transformed into tax burdens on the poor who are not high in income.

But Cecil's collar doesn't need these.

And Gao Wen is still very clear about one thing: in the case that the magic energy industry has begun to take off, the economic output of the agricultural society is to be surpassed and replaced by the industry. The farmland used to be the main economic source of the world, but soon Gold coins will flow from the chain of factories and businesses. He does not intend to continue the development model of absorbing nutrients from farmers. However, the magic industry is still only a sign, and he must temporarily maintain this situation.

The gold and silver stored in the treasure house in the mountains will be used sooner or later, but Gao Wen is very confident. Before the wealth is used up, the industrial output of the territory from the net expenditure to the balance of payments will satisfy the self-use and surplus. At that time, it is time to send out the caravans...

On the bank of the White River, Gao Wen saw that a large ship was docked on the dock. Many people with ragged clothes were coming down from the ship and were routinely registered and inspected. The people responsible for these matters were from 100 people. The clerk and the literate soldiers on the territory of the aid group: These people have been able to undertake such work after a period of adaptation and study.

The population of the territory is still increasing. After confirming this year's harvest, Gao Wen boldly allowed the “population introduction office” in Tanzan Town to increase a new batch of serf orders and increase the promotion of recruiters. Now almost every three or four days, a full boat will be transported from the upper reaches of the Baishui River to become a new resident of Cecil, and what is even more gratifying is that these people are appearing The more people there are.

This shows that the homeless who are drifting out have finally heard and believed in the news about Ceci's pioneering land, and as long as such a thing starts, it will form a steady stream of population.

In places where there is no shortage of people, the refugees are indeed a major hidden danger for the security officers. However, in the absence of the Cecil collar, which has been missing the hair of Herti and Gao Wen, the refugees are simply the gold that flows into the territory. It’s not too much to come.

Compared with each of the fixed-price, fixed-cost slaves, these influx of migrants are the most stable source of population for Cecil.

“How is the housing security situation?” Gao Wen’s line of sight fell in the direction of the pier, and asked casually, “The weather can be cold every day.”

“The wooden house is enough. According to the new method you have specified, the serfs or displaced people who arrived in the territory did not need to participate in the agricultural and factory labor at first, but first built their own house, and learned the labor system and common sense in the process. Education, this method is surprisingly good at the extraordinary effort of their work, and Qi claims the kindness of the Zanseli family, and after they complete these tasks, the basic labor system and common sense of life are firmly imprinted in their minds. ""

“For everyone to build their own homes, everyone will pay their full strength, very simple reason,” Gao Wen smiled. “And in this whole-hearted labor process, the subtle education can be more than any whip and scolding. Deep into the hearts of the people."

As he said, he frowned slightly: "But the wooden house is better than a brick house, especially in the winter... even if we prepare enough hay and use mud to paste the wall, the house will still be cold. ""

"Your kindness is really moving, but the output of brickyards can't keep up," Hetty shook his head regretfully. "There is too much new population, it is impossible to build bricks for everyone. In fact, if It’s not that lumberyards and sawmills stock a lot of wood in advance, and the sawmills driven by the magic engine are so efficient. I’m afraid we can’t even guarantee enough wooden houses...”

"Then guarantee at least the supply of charcoal, let them spend the first winter," Gao Wen nodded. "Is the new building area covered with a beehive magic net?"

"Yes, according to your requirements, all areas are laying the magic net even if it can not be laid in full area, and at least ensure that the honeycomb structure is connected into a line, each building area is connected and left everywhere. The exposed magic net interface."

The so-called magic net interface is actually a small section of the magic material bar that extends from the magic net unit. They are made of a thin layer of Mithril iron rod or a cheaper black stone rod, which is connected to the underground. The magic net, the other end extends out of the surface, which is the basis for Gao Wen's development of the future territory.

Although the magic net can carry out "wireless power supply", as long as the magic power transmission can be performed at a close distance directly above the magic net, such efficiency is not high. If a lot of "magic network interface" is reserved, it can be given in the future. Prepare for urbanization, such as connecting lights or giving magic to every household.

"There is still a problem," Hetty hesitated, and decided to say it. "It’s about night education that you promote."

Gao Wen suddenly frowned: "Night school? Is it a general education course? What is the problem?"

"You require everyone in the territory to be educated, but now the population is flooding in, and basically all of them are poor people who don’t know how to count, and the number of teachers is completely inadequate." Hetty said that the central area of ​​the territory is difficult. There are additional learning places in the West and South Districts, and it is still too busy for all literate soldiers, artisans, and department heads to take turns to teach after completing their work. Every ‘classroom’ has a limited number of people, and those newcomers lack discipline. Once there are more people, the chaos of the scene is a disaster, and there are fewer people... it is necessary to add classrooms. ”

"Adding a classroom means adding teachers," Gao Wen frowned. "Isn't there some apprentices in the Tanzan town?"

"It has been sent to teach, but it is still not enough."

"That is recruited from the '100-member aid group'," Gao Wen decided. "In addition to the 'high-end talents' like Jenny, some of the ordinary craftsmen or apprentices are literate and should be teachers. Interest in the additional subsidies. In addition, you should start to publicize the recruitment information of steel mills, mechanical research institutes, etc., telling the people that no matter whether they are free or serfs, they can work in the factory, but they must read the words to register. The work in the factory can be the same as the craftsmen, with additional food subsidies, so that they will have the motivation to maintain discipline and it will be easier to learn."

Heti nodded slightly: "Yes, I understand."

Gao Wen thought about it and asked: "What else needs to be reported?"

Herti looked to the side of the amber: "The ability to sleep on her way is really amazing."

Gao Wenyi stunned and glanced at it. As a result, he saw that the half-elf was really close to his eyes and was already sleeping for a while.

"When did this product fall asleep?!"

Herti looked helpless: "Let's just start talking about building a house."

Gao Wenyi’s face is wrong: “...In some ways, she is also a personal talent.”

When he just sighed, he saw Amber awake, and Miss Half Elf blinked and looked at Gao Wen and Herti, curiously asked: "Are you finally finished?"

Gao Wen’s mouth trembled and deliberately looked at Hetty: “Let’s talk about steel production...”

Amber closed his eyes: "I want to call me."

Gao Wen was not stunned. He wanted to hold the amber ear and half a circle to see if she could wake up. The corner of her eye suddenly saw a soldier rushing over here.

"Adult!" The soldier ran to Gao Wen and slammed his righteousness. "A stranger came up on the territory!"

"Strangers?" Gao Wenyi, I don't know if there is any urgency in this kind of thing. "Is it a migrant from the north? If you come to rely on it..."

"No, the man dressed in the light of the Lights is like a missionary, but he doesn't know what's going on. He is working on the site now."

"Ha?" 8)