Lord of Rot

Li Qi rubbed the paper, which was a bit thick.

Only slightly thinner than parchment paper.

The skills of the little maids left him a little helpless. If he wanted to make thin and soft paper, it would take a lot of practice, and the tools would also need to be updated and iterated, but even the current thick paper cost no more than parchment paper, cloth, etc. Know how much cheaper it is.

He picked up the pen and wrote a few square characters on the paper.

"Porcupine Leader Population and Career Planning"

There are more than two thousand people, two to three hundred are civilians and soldiers, and the rest are all slaves.

The ratio is quite normal. Some small lords don't even need civilians. They only need serfs who can farm the land and bring more tax revenue. How to increase taxes and put more silver moons and golden suns in their pockets is what the lords are thinking about.

The small nobles thought about how to exploit the people in the territory, while the big nobles thought about how to seize the wealth of other territories.

"The slaves who came to Porcupine Territory before were all turned into serfs to open up wasteland and farm the land. The terrain in the upper reaches of the river is relatively flat."

He put down his pen and took out the plan for "Porcupine Collar Phase 3".

As the population doubled, previous building plans were bound to be abandoned.

The Wheatfield Village next to the castle needs to be demolished. He plans to build a commercial and entertainment center with the castle as the center. Wheatfield Village will definitely not be able to continue to be planted in the future.

But there is no need to demolish it for the time being. It is farmland allocated to civilians. Taking it back without authorization and allowing them to open up wasteland will definitely cause dissatisfaction.

Plant for another year and let’s talk about development.

The specific farmland planning cannot be determined by just one sentence, but there is no doubt about the importance of developing agriculture. Eat enough first. Unfortunately, the weather is too hot now and is not suitable for planting potatoes.

Li Qi took out the plan for the first phase again. From a simple comparison of the plans, it was clear how rapidly the Porcupine collar had developed in more than half a year. He traveled through time last fall and now is In mid-August in the summer, the population had increased from more than 8 to more than , although all of them were slaves brought from outside.

People are well fed and have jobs, even though he is the one paying to feed everyone.

But what does it matter? The initial investment is necessary!

If you keep money in your hands and don’t spend it, it’s not yours.

It's just that now it is necessary to change the form of the lord paying to support everyone, because there are too many people, and it is a bit unbearable.

In the fourth phase of the plan, he has tentatively finalized a large area of ​​farming land.

"Going southeast from the livestock village, you can build a house directly on the uneven land."

Directly plan residential areas and place people in "human circles" in batches. If it is not a problem of construction difficulty and speed, we can also let them all live in "pigeon buildings" with several or even ten floors high. Save land.

However, he is still very humane. Anyway, the porcupine collar leaves a lot of unused land, so it will be covered slowly.

If other lords saw that the porcupine collar kept building and demolishing houses every day, they would definitely think that there was something wrong with Li Qi's brain.

Is this because there is no place to spend the money?

Li Qi can only say that they are short-sighted. Building houses will not only make the residents of the territory feel happy and enthusiastic about work, but also facilitate management and planning. The most important thing is that it can temporarily solve the employment problem.

In fact, in the Porcupine Territory, which has not yet developed, apart from building houses and farming, a lot of labor is not available, so it is very important to create jobs for some people.

We can build houses and roads at a slower pace, and then gradually arrange other work to achieve stable development.

The sailors and fishermen hired from the water stream can expand another kind of farming scale and rely on the sea to eat. How could Li Qi forget Pig Tail Bay, his greatest wealth.

He took another piece of paper and wrote, this time using the common language of Lurea.

Also included are pictures and notes.

A heavy plow is equipped with a mouldboard, which is used to turn the soil. The plowshare is fixed parallel to the plowshare, and the coulter is fixed in front of the plowshare to facilitate cutting into the soil and controlling the direction of the cut. You can even choose to install wheels.

"Drawn horses and oxen can be used to pull the plow."

When making the light plow, Li Qi had already noticed that it was not easy for farmers to farm. They had to step on the ground and rely on their weight to push it in, and they had to plow the ground repeatedly to loosen the soil, which greatly reduced the efficiency.

In addition, there is also a port construction plan, but this will have to wait until he talks to Captain Pirie, so there is no rush.

After writing a rough outline, roll the paper into a tube and put it in the cabinet.

It doesn't matter if someone comes in to look for it, it's just some development plans. The real secrets will be written in square characters. Even if you are a true loved one, it is impossible to understand a language that is completely different from your own world.

This works better than any encryption.

He stood up, stretched and walked out of the study.

As soon as the door was opened, I heard the little maids chatting: "Oh, that is to say, after Simon leaves, Pitchfork may be the new housekeeper?"

The little eyes have already begun to have her mother's chatting characteristics, exaggerated movements, and the beginning of "oh".

The etiquette lessons at the castle haven't changed her too much, so it seems she needs to limit the number of times she goes home to avoid being further affected.

Wineglass nodded: "Pitchfork has a good relationship with us, and he will definitely not always pick on us."

The door opened and made a creaking sound.

"grown ups!"

They heard the door open and immediately shut up.

Li Qi nodded and said nothing more.

Fire Simon? No, no, absolutely not.

Although Simon was not loyal, he was already injured and on the verge of death, and Simon had no choice. Well, these were all excuses. Speaking of which, Li Qi was unhappy with his disloyal subordinates, but he had to keep them. Simon.

As for the reason, it's because none of the servants like Simon, and Simon is always finding fault.

When we arrived at the stable, the female horse was eating grass leisurely. This was her afternoon tea. Her staple food was oats, wheat, etc.

"How's it going?" Li Qi's visits have become more and more frequent recently, which makes the groom dare not slack off and is always ready for the baron's inspection.

"It is in very good condition," the groom said. "I estimate that it will take another month at most and she will be able to give birth by mid-September."

Li Qi smiled: "We must ensure the safety, nutrition, and smooth delivery of the female horse!"

"Yes, sir!" The groom nodded.

This is the third time he has heard this sentence today, which is enough to show how much the lord values ​​​​the female fierce mane horse's birth.

The cub born from a griffin and a female fierce-maned horse is recorded in the book as a hippogriff, a horse that can fly in the sky. Who wouldn't be tempted?

There is currently no other breeding work in the stable.

If you want to train cavalry in the future, even if they are not the best breed of horses in the Dongxia, you will have to introduce some fast horses with excellent pedigrees, but the stallions will have to be bought at a high price.

Just like his two small retinues and his fast horse, their bloodlines are also very good.

However, horses that are excellent and can go on the battlefield must be gelded, otherwise the stallion will go into heat, lose weight, and have a bad temper that is difficult to control.

Porcupine collar can engage in animal husbandry, but having his own horse farm for breeding excellent genes is a bit of a fantasy. The price of a war horse on the market is around 2-3 gold days, and he cannot afford to raise it.