Chapter 55: Farming from Wheat Field
"Look at this territory map! I plan to divide the territory into three areas: residential area, commercial area and agricultural area!"
The Lord knocked on the wooden board and raised his voice.
The workers in the audience were completely confused. They couldn't figure out how these two eggs and a sausage could be a territory planning map ?
"This side will be built into a residential area, and the team will be stationed here." Li Ang pointed to one of the circles.
"Oh..." The subordinates said they understood.
"This is the commercial area. I want to build a and also open a winery." Li Ang pointed to another circle.
“Ohhh!”
“The large area at the back is an agricultural area, where a lot of wheat will be grown. The climate here is very suitable for producing ale.”
The lord pointed at , looked at them and felt that they did not look like wheat, so he added a few strokes on them to represent wheat: "The Wheat Field Farm will divide the territory into pieces, and then it will be a real wheat village."
“Ohhhh!”
The men all seemed to understand, except Anson, who covered his forehead with his hands and let out a long breath, as if he was relieved, but also as if he had given up.
"Okay, regarding the development of the territory, does anyone have any suggestions?"
Li Ang looked at his men expectantly.
Sarah was the first to speak: "My Lord, it seems that you should first determine your flag and coat of arms. They must be registered with the county first."
Li Ang slapped his thigh and said, "Yeah! I never thought about it... What do you think is appropriate?"
Sarah shook her head: "My lord, this should be your family affair, you can decide for yourself."
Klose raised his arm: "Sir, when I was polishing your sword yesterday, I found that your sword seemed to have two layers, and some patterns were polished on the sword. Is that your family heirloom sword? I think you should use the emblem engraved on the sword..."
Li Ang didn't pay attention to it. He never looked at the sword again after it was handed to him.
Draw the sword directly.
This sword does seem to be two-layered!
Perhaps a layer of silver was re-plated on the original blade.
No wonder it's easy to be blunt...
After being re-polished by Klose, a lot of the outer layer of the sword was worn off, and the part of the blade close to the hilt revealed some of the black inner layer and a small part of the engraving marks.
Like a wing.
Li Ang could guess what kind of emblem this was, but he had never seen the specific style. Now that he could find the family emblem, he definitely didn't have to design it himself.
He handed the sword to Klose: "Remove the outer layer and see if it fits. If it fits, then use it."
The part-time blacksmith nodded.
"Okay, now the emblem problem has been solved..."
"Let's continue. Please give me some suggestions on how to build this place!"
Li Ang continued to preside over the meeting.
This time, Anson gave his opinion directly: "Sir, I think the residential area should at least have some houses and fortifications first..."
"Well, I will be in charge of the civil engineering construction inside Maixiang Territory. Anson, after you take care of the wounded, take the carpenters to repair the available houses first."
Give the first task to yourself, this is Li Ang’s principle.
However, whoever makes the suggestion is responsible for carrying it out, this is the rule in the workplace...
But Anson was an honest boy, and he seemed glad he could help.
"My lord, we have to repair the road to the Aire River so that the caravan can move." Leslie offered her opinion.
"Very good! Regarding the road construction... Eric, John, you are familiar with the terrain. I appoint you as acting administrators. Your first task is to build roads. To the west, we need to build the road all the way to the Aire River. We also need to build a little bit to the east. At least, we need to make the road leading to White Hart Castle look wide..."
Li Ang mentioned two unexpected names.
"oh……"
The mercenaries looked at each other in bewilderment. Eric, whose wounds had not yet healed, was a little confused: "Sir, are you asking us to become administrative officials?"
"Why? Unsatisfied? I told you that everyone has a chance, and it is even possible to become an apprentice knight. By the way, can you write?"
“Yes…something…”
The two semi-illiterate people were quite excited. They never expected that such a good thing would happen to them.
Since the Lord has made the appointment publicly, it is certainly not just talk.
So the two lucky men completed the gorgeous transformation from mercenaries to village committee directors.
The lord administrators of the continent of Pendor are not the same as civil servants in the modern sense.
Apart from taxation within the territory, which is the responsibility of the tax officer, administrative officers can coordinate any other matters in the territory, and most specific matters will be related to them.
At the same time, they also have a very important power - administrative law enforcement power.
They are in charge of anything inappropriate that appears in the territory, and are responsible for the safety of roads and business travelers - roughly equivalent to a combination of the urban management department and the traffic management department.
This is of course a very important position, usually held by the lord's steward or trusted attendant.
Don't underestimate these seemingly insignificant officials. Once the territory develops, there will be a lot of money. The administrators and tax collectors of wealthy territories may live a better life than ordinary small nobles.
Eric now felt no pain from the arrow wounds on his body - although there was not even a village built in Li Ang's territory now , Gousheng had no doubt that the lord would lead them on the road to prosperity.
Of course, Li Ang made this appointment deliberately.
For Li Ang, the abilities of his subordinates can be considered later, but those subordinates who have proven to be loyal must be promoted first.
Although there is nothing at the moment, as a boss, what I have to do is to encourage employees to create value more actively.
"Sir, the biggest problem now is... we don't have enough manpower! We should find the former villagers of Eledaige Village..."
Sure enough, the suggestions from the audience became more proactive. This time, the ones who spoke were the two "refugees" from Holden Village.
But now, the two men who had shared some of the spoils were no longer in that poor look. They were now wearing nomadic leather jackets and were in much better spirits than before.
"That's right! By the way, I will give you a farm, and you must plant wheat, otherwise it won't be called Wheat Country..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ang felt that the team interface seemed to have changed.
Subconsciously glanced at the team list.
The two refugees were already listed as "citizens" in the team list - a name Leon had never seen before, not even in the game in his previous life.
Moreover, the familiar plus sign '+' appeared after the word "leader"!
This means they can be upgraded!
I see……
Li Ang realized that this was a remarkable transformation. 'People under his rule', just by looking at the literal meaning, one can tell that these were the people who truly identified with him.
Granting land to refugees would certainly gain their greatest recognition, so they became their subjects.
However, this system can only upgrade one's own subjects.
In this case, let more "refugees" become your own subjects. After all, farmers and fields are the real foundation for a territory to develop in the long term.
"The matter of finding the villagers will also be handed over to you. You will be the representatives of my people, responsible for finding and bringing the surrounding villagers... Tell them that I will distribute the land to them, and they don't need to pay taxes with money, just hand over 30% of the grain when they harvest!"
"Summer, take a few locals to patrol the surrounding area, protect the safety of the villagers, and escort them back here."
"Klose, the security and defense of the territory is now in your hands..."
As tasks were assigned one by one, this makeshift team gradually began to move closer to a real territory.
