On the eve of the Water Season, the first reservoir was finally repaired. Victor and Nicole joined hands and stood on the edge of the reservoir, their hearts rising.

From a distance, the reservoir looks like an irregular giant bowl embedded in the ground. From a closer look, it looks like an ugly pit. But this ugly pit is an unprecedented creation. It is a human being from another world.

The first step to transform nature represents a new chapter for human civilization.

The reservoir is more than 200 acres in size and is funnel-shaped. The deepest point is 22 meters. Once the river water is introduced, it will turn into a lake with rippling blue waves.

Although a 200-acre lake cannot irrigate much farmland, the irrigation canals extending from it can convert land into fields and turn this barren land into rich fields. Of course, the main water diversion canal connecting to the Jinshui River must first be built.

Before that, this reservoir was just a giant reservoir.

Victor believes that now is not the time to build the main ditch, and this is not due to lack of manpower.

The civilians in the other world seem to have a built-in aura, and they are all masons. As long as someone organizes them, their ability to build projects amazed Victor.

The strength of these young and strong employees is 1.3 times that of people on earth, and their physical strength is 1.5 times. They go out early and come back late. In addition to eating, they work. They can be called hardworking and practical. The 9,000 employees only have simple tools and human trailers, which lasted two days.

In just a few months, the reservoir was built, and the soil they excavated could be used to build a low hill. At this rate, the hired workers only need to work, eat, and get paid, and the main canal can be built in another four months. However,

, as an organizer and decision-maker, Victor has other issues to consider.

The Randall Territory is 110 kilometers from south to north. If an aqueduct is to be built throughout the territory, 9,000 young and talented workers will have to work for at least three years, and the York family can only afford two years of expenses. Two years later, Victor

You have to bear the project expenses yourself. This is not a small amount of money!

Each of the 9,000 hired workers was paid 4 copper soles per day, plus two meals, for a total labor cost of 8 copper soles. Therefore, the wages and meals of the hired workers alone cost 2,000 gold soles per month.

This does not include logistical and administrative costs.

The most terrible thing is that even if you have money, you may not be able to hire enough manpower. The reason why these young men work hard is to obtain the status of the York family as subjects, and they are not willing to keep digging and building canals.

This means that Victor not only has to bear the entire cost of the project, but also recruits free laborers himself.

It costs money and lacks people. Even the York family can't believe that artificial canals can penetrate the entire Centaur Hills. They are satisfied as long as there are streams and reservoirs, although the water source of the streams and reservoirs is not stable and the irrigation capacity is quite limited.

Victor devised a strategy of using bricks to support the canal, which gave the lords hope. However, Victor discovered that things were not that simple, and the problem lay with the Chebman family.

The construction of the reservoir produced a large amount of soil. This soil was transported to Nicole's giant brick kiln, where it was processed into clay and used to make ordinary green bricks.

So far, Victor has more than 2.6 million green bricks. For such a huge amount of green bricks, Victor has used 800,000 bricks for himself, and the Chebman family has only bought 200,000 bricks! Such sales are simply not enough.

Support the green brick industry!

The fact that the Chebman family did not purchase blue bricks on a large scale was not just because of stinginess, but because of insufficient congenital conditions.

The Chebman Territory, like the Randall Territory, is too remote! They are located in the southernmost part of the kingdom, adjacent to the Jinshui River. There are only three neighbors around them, the Randall Territory, the Buryat Territory and the Solim Territory.

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Fewer neighbors means fewer ports, and fewer ports means poor trade capabilities.

At present, Victor can only sell green bricks to the Chebman family. Due to the Buryat family driving away the people, the relationship between the Chebman family and them has become extremely bad. Therefore, the Chebman family only has

The Marquis of Solim is a trading partner, and the Solim family has a trade monopoly. They can do whatever they want, and Count Chebman has nothing to do about it.

In fact, asymmetric trade has caused Victor to suffer huge losses.

Take the grain trade as an example. Wheat will go bad after three years of storage. The lords are very happy to sell the old grain in the warehouse, no matter how low the price is. 1 copper sole can often buy 2 pounds of old wheat. These old grains are shipped to Rand

However, it was sold for 3 copper soles per pound. The price increased six times!

There are three main aspects of cost. The profit of the Chebman family is the smallest part, because they can hardly make any money. The second is the transportation cost. The last is the exploitation by the lords. The food purchased by the Chebman family is

When passing through a territory, you will be charged a transit tax, which is the biggest cost!

The Chebman family faces the same problem when selling green bricks, which eliminates the cost advantage of giant brick kilns.

The Green Brick Industry is stuck in the sales process, which makes Victor very angry. Without the support of the Green Brick Industry, Commander Randall will bear the cost of building the canal alone. In this case, it is better to build the stream reservoir first and wait for the Green Brick Industry

After the market is cultivated, we can then use bricks to support the channel.

Regarding how to open the green brick market, Victor has an ideal trading partner in his mind, and that is the Buryat family.

The Buryat Territory is long and narrow from east to west and borders eight families. It is an excellent trade corridor. However, the political situation of the Buryat family is not stable. Uncles and nephews seize the throne and drive away the people. They are very unhappy with their neighbors.

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Victor decided to wait for the internal fighting in the Buryat family to settle before trying to contact them. As for the previous grudges, what did they mean in the face of the overall interests? What if, the new viscount of the Buryat family

If you don’t know how to praise, it’s not too late to settle old scores!

The decision was made, and Victor said to Nicole: "My dear, the reservoir has been dug. I plan to let the employees rest for three days, and then organize them to go to Randall Territory to build the stream reservoir."

"Logically speaking, you should build your own streams and reservoirs first. But we have to consider that once there is land that can be cultivated here, the free people will focus on farming, and it will not be easy to control them at that time.

Only by allowing the employees to rely entirely on their work for a living can they concentrate on building canals."

"Randall owns a mature farming and animal husbandry system, and building several streams and reservoirs can produce more food. In this way, I will be able to reduce the York family's material transportation costs." Victor explained apologetically.

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"Yeah! I listen to you." Nicole said with a smile.

Victor put his arms around Nicole's waist, and Nicole leaned into his arms.

The construction of streams and reservoirs involves the core interests of the territory. No lord would be able to give in, but Nicole agreed without hesitation. In fact, Nicole preferred to be Victor's woman rather than the lord. She

He obeyed Victor's words, and all matters of the territory were completely managed by Victor. Although Victor was very busy, he did have fewer constraints and more conveniences.

Nicole's unreserved trust and attachment made Victor feel a little ashamed. Nicole used her background and status as a lord to give Victor the greatest support, and because of this, Victor could not completely trust Nicole. Some

Ironic, but more helpless.

The two hugged each other quietly, enjoying a moment of warmth. Nicole raised her head and glanced at Victor, but hesitated to speak.

"What do you want to say?" Victor asked curiously.

"I heard that Lady Sylvia wants to choose two personal maids for you? Are you planning to choose sisters Alina? Is that right? Yes, they are the most beautiful female trainee knights in the family."

Nicole tried her best to look careless, but her pouty red lips exposed her true thoughts. Victor was immediately overwhelmed and had to try to change the subject: "That's not my intention...Yes.

Well, how is the negotiation between the York family and the Erikson family?"

Nicole said with joy: "Duke Ericson was put into a prison car by His Highness Dunkru, and was going to be taken back to the Duduo Kingdom for punishment. Dunkru, as the guardian of the Ericson family, agreed to compensate us 20

Wan Jinsol, I will also build a castle for you as compensation. Now, my wife is discussing with him the sphere of influence in the northern part of the Centaur Hills..."

While he was talking, a guard hurried over and reported to Victor: "Sir, the royal tax officer has arrived at Hekou Village."

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After several expansions, Hekou Village is no longer what it used to be.

A standard blue brick house has replaced the wooden shack. The straight and wide main road can accommodate three carriages in parallel. There are flower beds on both sides of the road, and a row of landscape trees are planted in the flower beds. These trees connect the house with the main road.

A path is separated for passers-by to walk. This design of roads, landscape trees and sidewalks is unique to Hekou Village.

The only flaw is the simple wooden fence. There are no defensive facilities such as arrow towers and trenches inside and outside the fence. This just illustrates Victor's determination to build a city here.

Viscount Tenis walked with his colleagues and attendants on the streets of Hekou Village. He felt that the place was particularly neat.

The houses in Hekou Village are all made of blue bricks. The distance between the houses is exactly the same, and all the buildings appear neat and uniform. Even though it has just rained lightly, there is no mud on the cobblestone roads. The air is naturally fresh and there is no odor.

Tennis discovered that cleanliness and tidiness are a kind of beauty.

"It's incredible! This is the cleanest town I have ever seen. The air here is simply better than the aristocratic district of the royal capital!"

"Of course, the lowly and dirty free people cannot enter the aristocratic area, but the smell on their bodies is not restricted."

"The problem is that most of the villagers here are also free citizens, but the houses they live in are actually built with blue bricks! This is such a waste..."

"But there is no artistic flavor here, no sculptures, no fountains, no gardens. They are all the same buildings, giving off a nouveau riche vibe. Unlike the aristocratic district of our royal capital..."

"I know Viscount Victor. He is not a nouveau riche. The Viscount has excellent artistic talent, and the elven blood cannot tolerate any uncleanness. His town reflects this."

Colleagues were chatting in low voices, but in fact they didn’t need to be so cautious. The villagers had all gone out to reclaim land. At this time, Hekou Village was particularly empty. Apart from them and the guards of the Randall family, there were almost no people on the street. These

The aristocratic children did not realize that they had unknowingly regarded this place as an aristocratic area and worked hard to maintain their appearance.

Tenis could see the surprise, envy and jealousy of his colleagues, who longed to own such a town. Tenis was also envious, but what he envied was not this town, but Victor's will flowing freely in this land.

Unobstructed.

Yesterday evening, Tenis and his party entered the Randall Territory. They originally planned to sleep in the wild for one night and go to Hekou Village the next day. While camping, the patrol guards of the Randall Territory found them and took them

Escort to the village for the night.

No one would refuse to spend the night in the village. Although nobles like them could sleep peacefully in the carriage, it was also very good to allow their guards to have a good night's sleep, not to mention the high village walls meant safety.

This was not the first time that Tennis's colleagues went out to collect taxes. They knew very well what the lord's village looked like. It was dirty, smelly, with sewage flowing across it, and the smell of cow dung and sheep was everywhere. Therefore, they entered the village for the night, but planned to

Get out of the carriage to avoid soiling your boots.

These noble children are not really squeamish. As tax collectors of the kingdom, it is common for them to eat and sleep in the open air. There is nothing to be particular about in the wild. But when you go to the lord's village, you have to carry it. Otherwise, how can you show that the king

The grace and nobility of the aristocracy.

However, Randall's village impressed the tax collectors.

The trenches, suspension bridges, iron oak fences, arrow towers, and wooden shacks are no different from other lords' villages. However, the whole village is surprisingly clean and tidy.

The roads in the village are paved with gravel and are very solid. There are drainage channels on both sides, so there is no accumulation of water and mud on the ground in the village. The wooden stilts in the village have obviously been carefully planned.

The sizes are the same, the spacing is equal, and they are very neat.
To be continued...