Three days later, Roland received an affirmative reply from Honeysuckle's eldest son. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I am willing to continue to serve you, and so will the Honeysuckle family. "I'll convince my father, him and the others...... Not quite the same. ”

"Yes," Roland suddenly felt happy, "that's the best." ”

"These days, I've seen amazing changes in your territory...... Probably this is the city I want," Perro said bluntly, "If the honeysuckle could be so prosperous, my father would not mind the family and the new city becoming one." ”

This sentence touched the prince a little, and the purpose of calling the other party over was originally only due to two points: one was that it was more sincere to explain a major event like this in person, and the other was to observe his attitude towards the appointment, but he didn't expect it to have this effect. He nodded, "Of course, with time, every piece of land in the Grey Keep can be turned into a comfortable place for the people to live in. ”

"Then I will leave for the fortress as soon as possible and tell my father the news. ”

"There are the other four families, and all the nobles of the West," Roland added, "and all the families who are willing to accept this offer, Xincheng will accept them regardless of their previous suspicions." You can hold a feast at the fortress castle and spread the word about me. ”

"You mean, let me inform them?" Perro was stunned.

"That's right," the prince laughed, "this time...... You will be my Mr. Ambassador. ”

"Yes, Your Highness," the eldest son of Honeysuckle saluted, stroking his chest.

Just as he was about to leave, Roland stopped him, "By the way, you've done a good job with witches, and you don't need to hide it anymore." Universal education has now been achieved, and those who still have expectations for the church and are obsessed with it can be completely removed from the western border. It's up to you to decide exactly how to do it. ”

"Yes. ”

After Pero Hermon retired, Roland stretched and continued to look at the general statistics of the projects at the town hall.

Affected by the heavy snowfall, the construction of the Kingdom Avenue has long been suspended, and the construction of residential buildings has also been slowed down, and basically only some renovation work is carried out indoors. Fortunately, a large number of earthen caves built before Lian left basically met the needs of the subsequent refugees, and even if the number of refugees continued to increase, it was only necessary to stuff a few more people into each cave - this is the advantage of the fire kang shop.

According to the Ministry of Construction, at least more than 60 percent of workers are currently in a state of nowhere to do, which has made some of the temporary recruitments issued by the city hall sought-after, such as clearing snow from the streets and transporting ore from blast furnace areas. In other cities, it would be inconceivable that so many people would still be enthusiastic about their work during the Evil Moon, but winter is the hardest day for civilians, and most people stay at home, living on the food saved in the fall. However, in Roland's eyes, he always felt unwilling to see so many idle laborers, and he thought that maybe he should do something to make use of them all.

After all, the Margaery Chamber of Commerce had dragged away the last steam engines of the year, and the town hall had plenty of money and food, and he had a lot of plans to implement.

Thinking of this, Roland asked the guards to call the Minister of Construction, Carl Van Burt.

After explaining his vision, Karl's eyes widened, "You want stonemasons and masons to build a boat for you?"

He nodded, and said seriously, "That's right, the location is located near the dock, and a temporary factory building is set up with wood, and a brazier is lit indoors to ensure the temperature, and it can be pushed directly into the water after it is built." ”

"But Your Highness, how could they know how to make such a thing?"

"Of course, it's like building a witch's building," Roland said, drawing a piece of paper and drawing a diagram, "supporting the formwork, laying the rebar, and pouring in the concrete...... I'll instruct you on how to build the first boat, and you'll supervise the rest of the boats, so that all the workers can be used. ”

Carl looked at the sketch quizzically, "This is ...... Basin?"

He couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, "That's right, a huge cement basin." ”

Since Karl was not involved in the construction of the town number, it is not surprising that there was such an idea. In fact, in the long process of development, the ship has undergone several changes in form, and there is not even much inheritance before and after. Asking Roland to design a classical wooden ship with a keel is naturally unknown to him, but building a cement ship is essentially no different from making a model out of mud, as long as it can float. The same is true for steel ships, due to the progress of welding technology, most modern hulls have abandoned the practice of laying keels, but changed to a section of steel boxes segmented splicing, the bottom plate as a whole is stressed, and it is not necessary to master the manufacturing method of wooden ships in advance.

He had been thinking about the new batch of cement ships for a long time – whether it was mining coal near snow-capped mountains or transporting refugees, they would need a group of high-load river vessels to carry out their tasks, so a flat-bottom design with a low draft was still the most suitable choice. Compared to the conservative design of the Town, the new hull can be longer, allowing for increased speed while maintaining load and stability. At the same time, in order to reduce the difficulty of construction, Roland finally decided to use the paddlewheel propulsion system, which had been experimented with on wooden boats, and the craftsmen were more accessible.

"Your Highness, how many people do you plan to invest in building this ...... Cement ship?" Karl asked, a little embarrassed.

"Gather all the idle workers, just like building a residential building, you can start several ships at a time. ”

In this way, the newly assembled steam engine at the factory was put to use, even if it could not be sold. The kiln area can also continue to burn cement without stopping, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone. By the next year, if it can have a large cement fleet, the First Army will have reliable logistics support no matter where it attacks.

After explaining the matter, Roland planned to go to the back garden of the castle to have a look.

Leaf-planted olive trees and vines provide shelter from the elements, and witches generally practice their abilities in the garden if they don't have work at hand, and the newcomer Blank Paper should be no exception.

Listening to Wendy's report, her ability is neither like regulating temperature nor reducing, and has little effect on other objects other than water, which makes Roland quite curious. Now that three days have passed, the little girl should no longer be as timid and afraid as she was when she first arrived, so it would be better to go and see for herself.

As soon as he entered the garden, Roland noticed something strange.

The area of lush greenery in the eye seemed to be completely isolated from the snow-white world outside - the olive trees were evergreen, and there were vines entwined between the branches, so it was not surprising that the snowflakes could not drift in, but these plants were too vibrant. And unlike the silent woods, there is no cold wind blowing, but the grass and trees are gently swaying, neat and rhythmic.

He thought it was an illusion, but as he went deeper into it, he saw the branches of the olive tree hanging low, as if bowing to him, and the grass at his feet fell to one side, as if to welcome his arrival.

The sensation made Roland feel a little creepy, goosebumps on his back, and he felt like he was not walking in a garden, but walking through the body of a huge creature.

The whole garden is breathing.

. (To be continued.) )