Those who wanted to quit had already left, and those who stayed behind thought they were suitable for this place and wanted to continue serving the lord.The punishment is terrible, but the rewards are also very generous, as long as you don't make a mistake."
Good."
After making sure that no one was leaving, Viscount Jarvis formed his team according to the plan.More than 400 people, counted as a battalion.There were eight brigades, four pikes, three muskets and one artillery.Among them, the pikes are the transitional forces.When the number of muskets and artillery comes up in the future, corresponding training will be carried out one after another, and they will be reorganized into musket teams or artillery teams.Kadir was naturally assigned to the musket team.Due to his excellent performance, he was also promoted to squad leader.This is nothing, Blue was promoted to captain of the artillery team.Everyone has no objection to this at all, after all, not long ago, he had a remarkable battle feat in killing the carrion sandworms and saving the lord.In addition, the tents in the camp will be reassigned according to the new structure, with one tent for two shifts.It is worth mentioning that the knights of the border towns and their servants were also incorporated into the People's Army.Most of them hold officer positions at the level of squad leader and above.The small plots of land in the hands of these knights were all taken back by Owen.There was no strong method of recycling, as much of their original land was cursed and almost deserted and unmanaged.There was no income from staying in their hands, and many knights were willing to hand over their barren land in exchange for compensation from the lord.As for the title of knight, it will remain as an honor in perpetuity.From now on, there will be no new knights in Frontier Town.By the way, there's also Viscount Jarvis's domain.Owen drew a big pie and promised to give away a new gun for subsequent development, so that he could get the right to develop the land from him.At this point, a large number of territories in Frontier Town and the surrounding areas have been integrated into Owen's own hands, and he can finally use his skills boldly with confidence.On the other side, Viru's home.Recently, Viru has completed many tasks assigned by the lords.After repairing the city walls, he went on to repair several dilapidated houses in the northern area of Frontier Town, and by the way, built a few wooden huts that could shelter from the wind and snow as winter shelters for the lizardmen.By the way, the walls of the public cemetery were also improvised by him.Whenever he has free time, Viru will sit at his desk and read and study, just like he is now.In his hand, he was flipping through a book made of paper, a book on construction engineering that the lord had given him.At first, Viru scoffed at the book.After all, he is a well-known stonemason in the border town, and he thinks that he has mastered all the necessary architectural knowledge, and there is nothing to learn.Moreover, the book turned out to be not made of parchment, and the binding was very simple.Although the vegetable paper made by the lord is light and thin, it gives people a cheap and inferior feeling, and it also makes people feel that since it is not copied on parchment, the content in the instruction manual is very low-end and not worth it.Unexpectedly, Viru opened it and looked at it casually, and was deeply attracted by the various theoretical knowledge in the book.I see, and it can solve the problem in this way.The knowledge in the book was very original and eye-opening for Viru.Curious about who wrote this book, he also went out of his way to ask the lord.As a result, Owen behaved very secretively, just asking Viru to learn well, and soon he would use the knowledge in the book.The lord must have something to hide.However, Viru doesn't plan to delve into this issue either, so let's nibble on the book.The more he studied, the more he felt.He grew up studying with his father, who was a stonemason, and after hard work, he thought he was one of the top stonemasons in the kingdom.Now it seems that my knowledge is still too shallow, and I should study harder.Just then, Viru's wife came up and called, "Dear ......" and "Shhhhh ”Viru frowned, stretched out his fingers and made a booing motion, "Don't bother me, I'm studying." ”"But, outside, someone sent by the lord came to look for you."
Viru's wife said helplessly."
Lord Marquis?
All right. ”With that in mind, Viru reluctantly closed the book, cherished it in a drawer, and headed outside.Upon learning that the lord had summoned him, he hurried to the castle with the guards he had sent.Entering Owen's office, Viru stroked his chest and asked, "Lord Marquis, what are you looking for me?"
”"It's finally here, you come and have a look."
Beckoning the other party to come over, Owen took several architectural drawings from a drawer and placed them on the table.Viru picked one up casually, and at first glance it looked like a tower?
Wrong!
The internal structure is somewhat similar to the stove in the blacksmith's shop, which is supposed to be used to burn something."
Is this a very tall stove?"
Since he wasn't sure, Viru decided it would be better to ask."
That's right, this is a blast furnace, which is used to smelt iron ore.Similarly, there is this one. ”Owen found another drawing, "This is the furnace, which is used to fire cement and clay bricks. ”The cement workshop has long since reopened.Unfortunately, the capacity of the small workshop was limited, and Owen needed to build a new cellar to increase production.In addition, the recipes for this furnace were specially designed by the experts on Winster's side, leaving a place outside where fire magicians can easily perform their magic, and they can use magic for production operations.It's just that the number of fire mages is currently insufficient, and for the time being, they can only rely on traditional methods for production.The reason why a lot of building materials were needed was because Owen wanted to build a brand new Frontier Town."
Oh......"
Viru nodded, and went back to check the other drawings.The next one is a three-story cuboid building, each neatly arranged by ten large rooms, which are divided into smaller rooms and connected by a long corridor at each end and a staircase at either end.It is worth mentioning that each large room on the drawings is almost exactly the same shape."
Is this again?""
An apartment, you can think of it as a large building where multiple families can live together."
Later, Owen stated his construction plan: "I plan to renovate the entire border town, tear down all the wooden houses and earthen houses, and build them into brick houses like this, so that all the people in the town can live together."
In this way, it is possible to leave a wide street, where everyone lives in the same building, and to facilitate the future supply of water, heat, and even electricity. ”Just hearing about the renovation of the town, Viru's whole person was so shocked that he didn't listen carefully to what Owen said later."
It's such a huge construction project, it takes a lot of time, and it can't be completed without decades of effort."
Viru was sure."
Indeed."
Owen nodded, "That's why I asked you to recruit more apprentices and train them with your heart."
In the future, there will be more construction projects in Frontier Town, and you can't do it alone. ”Not only Viru, but Owen also asked the blacksmiths in the town to recruit more apprentices, and gave a certain reward for each additional recruit.There is no way, the number of craftsmen in the border town is scarce, so we can only train more talents in this way to participate in the construction and development of the border town.