Thirty-two Waterwheel Construction

Yesterday was October 3rd, Imperial Calendar Year 2502.

The militiamen who were trained by Lelan received their first set of armor and first weapons in their lives.

The vigorous development of Oak Village has received strong support from Earl Delavan.

As a knight of the kingdom under him, Lailan had the private seal of the Anluoxian family. Based on this seal alone, the merchant guild of Bray Town gave Lailan the best price.

Originally, the Kingdom Knights only planned to organize a defensive force of 30 people, but they did not expect that the young men in the village were very eager for the generous meals that Lailan provided to the militiamen.

People are constantly begging Maudie Pittman to join the Lord Knight's army.

The steward couldn't stand the nudges from too many people, so he took advantage of Lailon's good mood one night and made the request of the people.

Lailan was also happy to see everyone joining the army. Taking into account the grain storage in the warehouse and his personal gold coin reserves, he made an exception and recruited 10 more people.

Oak Village, Lord's Longhouse Hall.

At the door of the two-story longhouse, there is a soldier standing upright with a spear on his shoulder standing on each side.

More than ten days of rich meals and a large daily intake of nutrients have made their bodies stronger and their eyes brighter. In appearance, except for slightly poorer clothing and equipment, they are no different from the professional soldiers in Bray Town.

Lairon specially bought carrots from Bray Town and distributed one carrot to his militiamen every day to solve the problem of night blindness.

The country people in the old world could not eat meat every day, and their nutritional intake was extremely incomplete. What's more, when the sky was dark at night, they could not afford consumables such as candles and oil lamps for lighting, which further damaged their eyesight.

Over time, people with night blindness accounted for 70% of the total population in the empire's rural villages.

The landscape of the Dravenwald Forest is there, with tall trees standing in a row and thick branches and leaves, which greatly blocks the light, making it difficult to distinguish between day and night in the dark sky.

In such a combat environment, if a soldier suffering from night blindness enters rashly, it is no different than facing death.

Solving night blindness cannot be achieved overnight. It needs to be done step by step. Lailan is also considering whether to buy an appropriate amount of gall and eat it with carrots.

"Sir, at the rate you are spending money like this, our books will soon go bankrupt!" Pitman said sadly, holding a stack of pamphlets compiled overnight.

The bags under the steward's eyes were the same color as the dark brown robe on his body, and he looked like he had stayed up all night for many nights.

"The weapons and armor you purchased from the Bray Town Blacksmith Guild cost us more than half of our gold coins!"

The clerk spread out a book on the long table and explained: "A chain mail hood costs 2 gold coins, a long-sleeved chain mail shirt costs 6 gold coins, and a scale armor robe costs 12 gold coins. Customized private family crest robes.

These will only cost us 200 gold coins!"

"There are so many. Didn't the Blacksmiths' Union give us a 20% discount? These customized equipment still have some depreciation, and some are deducted."

The knight of the kingdom, who had been tired for several days, crossed his legs and leaned on a chair with a book covering his face. "It cost us 150 gold coins at most. The total account account is more than 370 gold coins, and it can last for a while~

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"But sir! Don't forget, we have to provide food for the people who are doing corvee work every day!" Pitman was anxious: "And those militiamen, supplying them with food costs 4 silver coins every day! This

After more than ten days, I spent another 20 gold coins on food."

"There are also weapons. You bought thirty iron spears and ten iron machetes."

"Okay, okay, Pitman, you just need to tell me one thing." The Kingdom Knight waved his hand helplessly and asked: "How much balance is left in our account."

The clerk held the piece of paper in his hand and quickly reported the numbers: "37 gold coins, 69 silver coins and 133 copper coins."

"Isn't there still money? Pitman, what are you worried about?"

"Spring tax! My lord! Don't forget to pay a spring tax when spring begins!"

For a moment, this loyal clerk was in a state of confusion. Looking at Lailan's expression, he felt that he was sad for his misfortune and angry at him.

"Just for this?"

Lailan laughed dumbly, reached for the book, and sat up straight: "Earl Delavan, exempted Oak Village from taxes for one year. We will not need to pay spring taxes until the spring of 2504 in the Imperial Calendar."

"I remember this year is 2502 in the imperial calendar, right? There is still a whole year of preparation time, why should we be anxious?"

"Forehead"

"I"

The clerk was stunned for a moment, but he hesitated to speak, and finally fell silent.

The kingdom knight sitting in the armchair laughed loudly, picked up the only bottle of Aveline original dark beer from the table, poured two glasses, and handed it over.

"Have a taste. I almost finished the wine given by Earl Delavan."

Pitman took the wooden wine glass, considered it and said: "Sir Lelan, there is actually some stock in the cellar, and you can drink it at any time."

"I already knew it."

The knight of the kingdom disagreed and waved his hand. "Save it for now. I will keep the wine for great use."

Pitman let out a short sigh, feeling that the burden on his shoulders had become much lighter.

"That's nothing. I'll go down first."

He originally thought that the new lord was also a spendthrift and that the territory would go bankrupt soon. In the end, he would need to work hard to take over the mess.

Now it seems that Lord Lailan's control over the territory is far beyond his expectation, and Pitman feels relaxed serving such a lord.

"Go, go, go to the threshing floor outside the village and call Captain Gavin over."

"yes."

After the steward left, there was no one in the hall of the longhouse.

Lailan brought up the system panel and looked at the territory data with interest.

【Oak Village】

[Lord: Lelan]

[Category: Human Village]

[Force: Holy Hammer]

[Resources: 37 gold coins, 69 silver coins, 133 copper coins, 30 stone, 90 wood, 85 grain]

【Population: 189】

[Order: +27 (stabilizing)]

【Development: +25】

[Constructed: Lord’s Longhouse (Level 1), Farmland (Level 1), Lumber Mill (Level 2)]

[Can be built: simple infantry battalion (with blueprints), Sigma shrine (with blueprints), barn, church, farmland (level 2), waterwheel (level 1)]

[Army: 30 spearmen, 10 crossbowmen, 1 kingdom knight]

Within ten days, there were some changes in the territory.

Looking at the resources [30 stone, 90 wood, 85 grain], it took 15 days to finally build the lumber camp (level 2), and Lailan also felt that he had a lot of money.

During the development process, newly cut trees at the logging site are also included in the timber. The stone material has not changed, but the timber has increased significantly.

From now on, the lumberyard can provide Lelan with 50 units of wood every quarter.

If possible, Lailan also wants to upgrade the lumber camp to level three. After clicking on the panel, the level three lumber camp needs to be unlocked by the second-level lord longhouse.

However, the second-level lord's longhouse needed to reach [population: 300], so he had no choice but to give up.

The difference in numbers here is huge. The population of 300 is equivalent to the total number of people in two Oak Villages. If he could go to Bray Town to rob people, Lailan would definitely do it at all costs.

The increase in population also comes down to [development]. When a region develops to a certain level, it will attract some outsiders to settle there.

In the past ten days, some outsiders felt that the development momentum of Oak Village was good, and the defensive militia seemed to be very reliable, so they settled here.

Lairon is eager for the arrival of foreigners.

After briefly checking the health of the new residents, new houses were built in the village for them to live temporarily.

In the observation panel, Lailan also discovered that among the items that could be built, there was an additional building called [Waterwheel (Level 1)].

I reached out and clicked on the detailed introduction.

[Watermill (Level 1): +5 development, +20% local farmland output value, unlocks the blacksmith shop building]

[Consumption: 40 wood, 10 grain, takes 15 days]

"Buildings that increase production value?" Lelan frowned.

Generally speaking, the resources consumed by the waterwheel are not proportional to the bonus provided by itself, and the price/performance ratio is not high.

But the last sentence, unlocking the blacksmith shop building, is very eye-catching.

There are only a few blacksmiths in Oak Village, less than three people, and their skills are only suitable for making farm tools.

It's okay to ask them to make swords, but armor, such as scale armor and chain mail, is too difficult to make by just the junior blacksmiths in the village.

The current situation of Oak Village is very different from Lailan's vision of the future, in which the territorial army, weapons and equipment will be self-sufficient.

"This waterwheel must be built."

Lairon took a deep breath and put the construction of the barracks on hold again.

At present, population and resources are two huge mountains, which are holding down the momentum of Lailun's development, like a blockage in the throat.
To be continued...