Chapter 409. Changes in the city of Aaron
Smoke rises again in the night, and the chefs in the kitchen are busy.
The best ingredients are brought in the warehouse at the back, and the food is delicious and has a fresh flavor that will open your mouth and fill your whole body with a sense of satisfaction.
In particular, the lion knights who traveled all the way sighed at the deliciousness of the food.
Including Kant.
Still maintain etiquette and finish elegantly.
Kant wiped his hands and mouth with a warm wet towel, and with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he praised James next to him: "Judging by the ingredients, you know that the city is on the right track." ”
"Of course."
James nodded: "In addition to the grains that need to be imported a little, and they can't catch up with the consumption of the citizens, there is no shortage of fresh meat and fish." After a pause, his face was filled with pride: "Even if it is grain, it will be harvested in the autumn, and then we will not need to import a large number of grains." ”
"Good, very good." Kant nodded with satisfaction: "There is no need to worry about the import problem, when the ancient passage is reopened, the grain of the Lion Principality will continue to be transported over." ”
"Great."
James beamed: "So that our food gap can be fully filled." ”
"Hmm." Kant nodded.
The city now has a population of 10,000 and is mostly farmers whose task is to reclaim the surrounding hills, build terraces, and sow seeds and fertilizer for the autumn harvest.
Then there are the craftsmen and hunter fishermen.
Of course
Soldiers are also included.
At present, 1,000 soldiers are stationed in the city.
These soldiers are the main force in maintaining the stability of the area, especially in the process of expanding the wilderness, and the threats encountered by demonic creatures and low-level gnolls are even more dealt with by these soldiers.
"Take a break."
Kant got up.
It's late at night, and there's no point in continuing to inquire about developments here.
It would be good to know more about it tomorrow, and Kant was extremely satisfied with the current development of the city of "Aaron", and he knew that the development was extremely good just by sweeping the orderly city in the night.
James also thoughtfully got up and asked, "Lord Kant, the room has been arranged for you. ”
There was also a maid next to him, who immediately moved forward to lead the way.
The town hall has 3 floors and is larger, with the top floor also being used as a resting place.
It used to be the residence of James and some of the office staff, but in order to let Kant, the supreme lord, rest, many people voluntarily move out, so as not to disturb the lord's rest at night.
This was the prerogative of the lord in feudal times, and of course, in fact, it was similar in any era.
The largest room on the 3rd floor.
The decoration is not luxurious, but the neatness inside is very decent.
Compared to the city of the Rhodoks in the game, and the layout of the town hall or the hall of the lord, it is much better, at least the large bed with velvet padding is very comfortable.
There are also 2 delicate maids waiting at the door, which obviously doesn't need to be said.
"Stand down."
Kant waved.
He doesn't have much enthusiasm for sports like male and female love.
Rather than indulging in this primitive pleasure and becoming a slave to this pleasure, Kant, who has good self-control, prefers to continue to touch this kind of thing when he can control everything.
What's more, after a long journey, close to more than half a month, he was already very tired.
After a little washing in the room, I fell asleep.
Nothing was said all night.
From the "Drehem" Castle in the Sentry Oasis, it passes through the Central Post Station, the Solid Pass, the village of Nari, the East County and the port, and then to the estuary hills of the Resniston River, passing through the ancient passage before returning to the city of "Aaron".
It's his rear base, a place where he can sleep soundly.
Deeply asleep.
Until the biological clock is struck.
Kant finally opened his eyes, stretched his sore body contentedly, and sat up on the bed with a yawn.
The window next to him was already brightly lit, and there was a faint shout in his ears, as well as the rhythmic sound of a trumpet, he grabbed his nightgown and wrapped his body, and Kant came to the window.
The bright sunlight is slightly harsh.
It was noon, the brightest time of day.
Kant squinted.
When the eye adjusts to this light, the city that has been completely built on the top of the hill is in front of you.
Most of the buildings are typical of Rhodoc, with small three-storey buildings like small bunkers made of stone and wood, with narrow windows and portals, and narrow streets where pedestrians come and go.
Men, women, the elderly, children, and vendors with carts selling handicrafts.
The city is very vibrant.
A brand new city.
But it is a city that has formed a good atmosphere.
People have their own jobs and can receive their salaries at the town hall at any time, after all, they work and are paid at the same time as they are converted into dinars.
Compared with the "Drehem" castle, the lifestyle of all employees is almost public.
This is a society of private ownership.
Classes have been formed within the city.
These include the aristocracy who immigrated, the burgher class with a small amount of money, and the commoner peasants and other laborers who were laborers.
As for the poor and slaves, there are none, after all, the current cities are still in the stage of rapid development, with trade and riding and cutting the world to form a relatively good communication, as long as there are hands and feet willing to work, you can get paid.
The most important thing is that the houses are built and distributed by the government, which is equivalent to free welfare.
It's still the system.
Either way, the city has been given a new lease of life.
Taxes, including all kinds of output, and especially the reclamation of the surrounding land, are far from being comparable to the "Drehem" Castle on the Sentry Oasis.
This is the strength of the livelihood city, which provides a steady stream of goods and funds.
Of course, military castles also have significant features.
That's the troops.
If there is only military and no people's livelihood, it will collapse.
If there is only the people's livelihood and no military, then it is like the fattest lamb, which can only arouse the greedy gaze of the jackal.
The combination of the two is the most successful, strongest, and most inviolable force, and now Kant has succeeded in bringing together the castle of "Drehem" and the city of "Aaron".
The upcoming new village is just the icing on the cake for the forces that he has already completed the foundation.
"Very good."
Kant turned away from the window.
I dressed myself and opened the door, where a maid was already waiting.
Seeing the lord come out, he hurriedly curtsied and saluted: "Lord Lord, it's noon, it's just time for lunch, Lord James is asking people to prepare luncheon, if you don't mind, please go to the hall of the city hall and have some dessert for the time being." ”
"Well, that's all." Kant nodded, not out of sight.
This is his city.
James is only the mayor of the city entrusted by him.
If Kant could not grasp the initiative here, it would be tantamount to being overshadowed by James and becoming a loner.
However, of course, such a thing cannot happen if there is a system, no matter who is firmly loyal to Kant, even James is the same, not to mention that these maids don't have much thought at all, they only know how to passively obey the arrangement.
Come to the lobby on the first floor.
The smell of food wafts from the kitchen and you can't help but swallow it.
Luncheon was being prepared, and sweet cakes and snacks were served by servants on the table.
It is a fruit cake made with date sugar mixed with the abundant fruit resources of the Sanwaya Mountains, with flour and eggs, as well as cheese and honey, and sprinkled with a little wine.
The baked is fluffy and delicious, fruity, almost no less than a cake from a previous life.
Kant ate two or three in a row.
It's during this time.
James was also returning from a busy time outside, and when he saw Kant on the throne, he hurriedly saluted: "Lord Kant, forgive me for coming a little slowly, I just went to the mountains to the east, and some hunters said that they had found a wild apple forest there, and after investigation, they found that this is indeed the case, and we will have fresh wild apples to eat in the future." ”
"How many?" Kant was a little curious.
"About 400 acres."
James smiled: "The mountains are all wild apple forests, and after inspecting the surrounding areas, it seems that there are hundreds of acres of apple forests, but because they are wild apples, the yield is also small, and it cannot be compared with the apples planted." ”
"That's pretty good." Kant nodded with satisfaction: "Very good." ”
In feudal times, apples were not fruits.
Rather, it is a type of food.
In the West, for example, apples are boiled and eaten.
In China, apples are sliced and dried to dry, perhaps sprinkled with salt as an accompaniment to rice.
Even in modern times, Europeans have fried apples as a side dish for tonkatsu, which is enough to see that this fruit was used as food in ancient times.
Even in the city of "Aaron", many side foods such as preserved apples or applesauce can be made.
These things are not a problem as long as they are stored well and left out for months.
Superb cargo.
The low-level civilians of the Lion Principality cannot afford to eat.
But it can be exported to other human nations through the Resniston River.
At the very least, Kant knew that the standard of living of the commoners in the Yinpan Kingdom was smaller than that of the Lion Duchy, which was still in the feudal feudal system, and there were many commoners and propertied classes, which were better than those poor people who served the nobility.
Look at the Lion Principality, where the civilian class has languished in order to maintain its vast military power.
Most of them were landlords and merchants.
Or the knights and knight squires who were separated.
All of them depend on the nobility to survive, such as the most critical burghers and freemen, and the number is simply too small.
As a result, the commerce of the Lion Principality was all moving at the top, and the commoners and poor people at the bottom, as well as the farmers who toiled in the fields day and night, did not have much purchasing power at all.
Even the more affluent Southern Commanders are the same.
The concentration of wealth has led to a wide gap between the rich and the poor.