"I have a bad heart, but I can't play such exciting things."
"It's all about luck. If you win, you will make a lot of money."
"..."
There was a lot of discussion at the scene, but their eyes glanced at the big wooden barrel from time to time. Many people were already moved, and they all wanted to try their luck.
"Oh, the wooden barrels over there are even more expensive. A freshwater clam costs silver coins, and the chances of producing pearls are even greater." HAD pointed to the three large wooden barrels in the center of the hall.
"This..." Everyone present was frightened, isn't this too exciting?A freshwater clam actually costs fifty silver coins.
"If you can open a big pearl, you will really make a lot of money, everyone, why don't you try it?" HAD smiled lightly.
He is not in a hurry, anyway, he has made a steady profit without losing money, no, it is pure profit, no matter whether someone buys freshwater mussels or no one buys them, he opened most of the freshwater mussels with pearls, although ten freshwater mussels can Identify three or four pearls.
"My lord, I want to buy a freshwater clam worth ten silver coins." Solo took the lead and said, this kind of exciting thing, how can you not experience it.
Chapter 0523 one knife sky and hell.
"Choose it yourself." HAD said calmly with a calm face, "Just hand over the coins before opening."
"Yes." Solo nodded, and hastily came to the big wooden barrel containing ten silver coins, reached out his hand to scoop it up in the wooden barrel, and took a few freshwater mussels to study.
As a result, except for the size of the head, the other freshwater mussels were all about the same in his eyes, so he finally chose a larger freshwater mussel.
"Here are ten silver coins." Solo immediately handed over the silver coins after choosing them.
"There are tables and knives over there. You can go over there to open freshwater mussels, or you can open them after you go home." HAD reached out to take the silver coins and handed them to Hu'er Niang. Annie is in charge of the shop in Pearl Pavilion.
"Okay." With a serious face, Solo walked towards the table. Tori and the businessmen all surrounded him, staring at the freshwater mussel in Solo's hand.
"Master, does that have any pearls?" Annie whispered, her brown eyes scanning the surroundings.
"Who knows?" HAD raised his eyebrows. The number of freshwater mussels in each big wooden barrel is different. Maybe some big barrels don't even have a single freshwater mussel with pearls. On the contrary, there may be freshwater mussels with many pearls. Everything can only rely on luck.
"Master, one person drowned while fishing for freshwater mussels yesterday." Annie's voice was a little low. She looked at the freshwater mussels in the wooden barrel. These were fished out by more than a dozen people yesterday.
"Three times the pension will be given to his family." HAD narrowed his black eyes and said seriously, "Those who fish for freshwater mussels must protect them well."
Fishing for freshwater mussels is a dangerous job. If you are not careful, you will be drowned in the water. Fortunately, the freshwater mussels in the water are near the Youshui River, and the current is not very strong. As for going to the middle of the Youshui River, don't worry about it. How many.The salary for fishing freshwater mussels is relatively high, and there are still some people who are willing to take the risk of fishing for freshwater mussels.
Originally, the discovery of freshwater mussels was an accident, that is, when the pontoon bridge was being built, freshwater mussels were accidentally found in the mud.
"Yes." Annie replied seriously.
"Mina, I'll help you get someone to find a place where the river level is gentler." HAD turned his head and told the cat-eared lady.
"Okay." Mina nodded.
HAD is planning to raise pearl mussels artificially, and the demand for pearls will only increase in the future.However, artificially cultured pearl oysters can satisfy the market more, and the cultured pearls are larger, and the number and production of pearls can be controlled.
The most important thing is that if it is processed into jewelry in the future, the price can be doubled again, and pearls will be the gold-absorbing weapon of Sheba City. As for gambling on mussels today, it is just a small game, a game to earn a little money .
"Wow, yes, the pearls have been opened, and there are five pearls." Tori yelled, more excited than Solo.
"It's so beautiful." Solo held the pearl with a smile on his face. He didn't expect that the freshwater mussel he chose actually had pearls.
"My lord, I also want to buy a freshwater mussel worth ten silver coins." Tori immediately pushed aside the crowd, ran to HAD, stuffed the ten silver coins over, and went to pick freshwater mussels.
"My lord, I want to buy a freshwater clam for one silver coin."
"I want to buy two freshwater mussels worth five hundred copper coins."
"..."
The freshwater mussels chosen by Solo produced pearls, which immediately attracted more than half of the people to buy freshwater mussels. The temptation was too great.
"No, huh? Why not? Damn, damn..."
"I don't have mine either. My luck isn't that bad, is it?"
"Hahahaha... I opened it, opened it, three pearls, hahaha..."
"..."
Not everyone's luck is so good, like Solo who was the first to pick a freshwater mussel with pearls, this luck is beyond the mark.
HAD quietly looked at the annoyed and happy people, a sneer flashed in his black eyes, one knife to sky, one knife to hell, these were the people he was talking about.
"Master, are they all right?" An Lihu's ears perked up, and she frowned at those decadent people. She was afraid that those people would do something extreme.
"It's okay, it's just a normal phenomenon." HAD said slowly. He thought that the stone gambling on the other side of the earth was similar to today's appearance. It's not greedy enough to swallow the elephant, so no one can blame it.
"Master, what should we do with those little pearls?" Annie asked, the pearls that are opened can be big or small, and if they are too small, no one will buy them unless they are made into jewelry.
"Grind those small pearls into powder, which can be used as medicine." HAD smiled lightly.
"Ah? Pearls can also be used as medicine?" Annie was shocked. Isn't a pearl just a jewelry?How did it have anything to do with medicine?
"Pearls are crushed into powder, which is very useful. It has the effects of calming the nerves and calming shock, clearing away heat and detoxification, promoting muscle growth and reducing sores, moisturizing skin and removing freckles."
HAD recalled the information he found last night in his mind, and then read, "It can also be used for restlessness, insomnia, dreaminess, forgetfulness, restlessness, epilepsy, convulsions, sores and ulcers, sores on the tongue, swollen gums, and sore throat. Ulcers, skin blemishes, etc."
Hu'er Niang and Mao'er Niang listened to HAD's chanting in a daze, but they didn't understand most of them, and they seemed to feel very serious.
"In short, it has a cosmetic effect." HAD rolled his eyes and said.
"I understand." En Li's brown eyes widened, she knew what to do with these words.
"Let's go, go back and get ready. The pontoon bridge test will be held tomorrow." HAD walked outside.
"Yes." Mina immediately followed, leaving Annie to take care of it temporarily.
Princess Lucy and Jones, who were hiding in the crowd, were also very interested in the pearl. It can be said that few women could resist the temptation of the pearl.
"I'll buy two and open them again when I go back." Jones got up and walked to the big wooden barrel with ten silver coins, picked up two freshwater clams, gave the coins, and left with Princess Lucy.
Chapter 0524 ten years of green salt.
"Akka, are you going to build a house?"
"No, the city lord needs someone to dig ditches. I'm going to apply for this job. I heard that the monthly salary is copper coins."
"Why don't you go to open up wasteland? Maybe you can get a field?"
"No, the assigned fields will also be very remote. It's better to help the city lord to work more safely."
"..."
In the early morning, Sheba City summoned a new machine, and the whole city was bustling with discussions everywhere.
In the study of the castle, HAD listened quietly to the noise outside. The three-day holiday for the New Year passed, and all the workshop workers started to go to work.And other people who have been idle all winter, go out early in the morning, they are all waiting to arrange work.
"Huh..." HAD exhaled, and took out a letter from the drawer. It was a letter sent by Niu Wu last night, and he didn't think to check it until now.
Mina sat on the desk with her buttocks, chewing dried fish, watching the young master's movements curiously, turning her head to look at Annie who was writing and drawing with her head down from time to time.
Everyone went to work today, Avery escorted Nicole and Sheeran to inspect the store, Deess went to work in the security department, Eliza went to sniper training, and Viya took Frey and Su Mi to school.
Only she can be lazy for a while. The intelligence organization is already on the right track, and she no longer needs to do it herself. Now the letter express is expanding to other cities in an orderly manner. I believe that within half a year, all cities in the west will have a letter express delivery.
"It's interesting. There are thirty cows. This is really good news." HAD said with a light smile. This is Niu Wu reporting back the request of the Beastkin tribe in the Sahara prairie.
"Master, does that Beastkin tribe have any requests?" Mina asked curiously. She was very interested in that Beastkin tribe. It was incredible that she could build a large tribe of to Beastkin in the prairie. thing.
"They want salt and vegetables." HAD said slowly, he was determined to have cows, Sheba City was too short of cows, or the entire western land was short of cows.
As long as there is a cow, it can be tamed into a farming cow. With a Quyuan plow, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.Now the Beastkin tribe also attaches great importance to cattle, and cowhide is definitely a good material for leather armor.
According to the information sent back by Niu Wu, it seems that many nobles know that cowhide is the best material for leather armor, and some people have started to raise a large number of cows in captivity.
Now that HAD needs cattle, he is aiming at the lack of salt in the Beastkin tribe, and he is negotiating terms with the other party. This letter is the second negotiation. The last time he bought a horse and came back, it was the first time to discuss cattle.
He also wanted the Beastkin tribe to help him raise cow cubs, and more and more farming cattle would be used in the future.
"Master, the surrounding cities are short of salt recently, and the price of salt has risen to forty copper coins per catty." Mina said a piece of information, which was collected during the three days of the New Year.
"Oh?" HAD raised his eyebrows, wondering, "What's the reason? Although there was a lack of salt before, it wasn't that exaggerated, right?"
Forty copper coins for a catty of salt, needless to say, few commoners could afford it, so something must have happened in that place.
"Information shows that something happened in the ocean to the east. I heard that more than a dozen gangs of big pirates are harassing the coastal cities." Mina said with a serious face.
"That is to say, the production of sea salt has been destroyed." HAD's black eyes flickered, and there were actually more than a dozen groups of pirates, which reminded him of the colonial period in modern times on Earth.Could it be that someone is targeting the coastal areas?Want to go ashore and occupy land?
"Yes, traveling merchants can't get new sources of salt, and now they are increasing their prices." Mina said in a low voice, which reminded her of the salt sellers in the city who raised the price of salt when Sheba City first started.
"Master, this may be an opportunity. Our green salt reserves are enough to feed Sheba City for ten years. We can sell the green salt." Annie raised her head and suggested that selling salt is definitely a profitable business.
The salt production in Sheba City has never stopped. The salt produced every day is enough for half a month in Sheba City. The excess salt is stored, and the warehouse has already filled up to three.
"Oh? There's so much salt." HAD raised his eyebrows and thought for a while, "Mina, arrange for someone to investigate the salt usage in nearby cities, as well as the operation of those salt vendors."
"Yes." Mina replied seriously.
"It seems that you can give more salt to the Beastkin tribe." HAD took out a piece of paper and began to write. Since there is more salt, he should give more, which is his sincerity.
Fifteen minutes later, HAD finished writing the letter, handed it to Mina and said, "Arrange someone to send it to Heishui City and hand it over to Niu Wu. By the way, bring three hundred catties of green salt and one thousand catties of Earth cabbage."
"Okay." Mina replied, and immediately went out of the study to arrange for someone to deliver salt and letters.
"Annie, how many people did we recruit in total?" HAD turned his head and asked Annie, "How many people signed up for the work of land reclamation?"
Thirty cows will arrive in Sheba City, at least ten days later, but now the land reclamation time cannot be stopped.
"Master, more than 1000 people signed up for land reclamation." Annie flipped through her notepad and said, this data was collected before the New Year.
The first important thing in the beginning of spring is to sow spring seeds. The earlier the food seeds are planted, the earlier the harvest will be, and the food will be self-sufficient, so that people will not be controlled by others.
"What about construction?" HAD nodded. More than 1000 people opened up wasteland, which made him very satisfied.
"Master, this number is more than 1000 people, many of whom were registered by the autumn batch of civilians." Annie read quickly, she knew all these statistics in her mind.
"Very good." HAD nodded in satisfaction, took out a drawing from the drawer, and spread it out on the table.
"Master, what is this?" Annie surrounded her curiously, she lay her hands on the desk and looked at the blueprint, and asked in surprise, "This is the planning map of Sheba City?"
Chapter 0525 population constraints.
The planning map of Sheba City was designed by HAD himself. The previous planning map of Sheba City was only the size of the original Sheba City. The planning map he has produced now is after the expansion of Sheba City blueprints.
"This is the new planning map of Sheba City." The corners of HAD's mouth rose. It took him a whole winter to come up with a planning map suitable for this era.
"Master, can this really be built?" Annie's brown eyes trembled as she stared blankly at the blueprint, feeling a little whimsical.
Have you ever seen a building tens of meters high?And there is a platform on the building, the big round bun-like building is too big, right?It looks like something that only exists in fantasy.
"What? You don't think it can be built?" HAD raised his brows slightly, and Maoer Niang had doubts before. After all, a building tens of meters high is really incredible in this era.
"Uh..." An Lihu raised her ears and hesitated. She really thought it was impossible. A building tens of meters high is really too high. Who can build it so high?It will also collapse easily.
"You'll know in the future." HAD didn't bother to explain. The building, which is tens of meters high, can be regarded as the landmark building he built for Sheba City.
Landmark buildings are very necessary, just like some tourist areas, some people just go to see that certain thing, and this landmark building will become a symbol of Sheba City in the future, such as the tallest building in the world!
With the construction capabilities of this era, it will definitely cost a lot to build such a building, and it will use a lot of manpower and material resources, but it is a worthwhile investment.
"Master, what is this?" Annie didn't bother, and asked about the bun-like building. The young master said yes, although it was unbelievable.
"This is a theater, and it's also a meeting place." HAD said with a light smile, he could see that Hu Erniang was dubious.
"Is it that big?" Annie was stunned. How did she find out that many things in the new planning map of Sheba City are tall and big.
"This is a theater that can accommodate 5000 people." HAD smiled lightly. The planning map he made was the planning map for the next five years.
In fact, the construction speed will only be a little slower than that of the earth, because the manpower he uses is several times, or ten times the number of people who build buildings on the earth, just like ants moving houses, winning by quantity.
"Then young master, do you want to start building now?" Annie's brown eyes flickered, full of worry.
She was afraid that the young master would build these improbable buildings, which would waste a lot of materials and manpower, and drag down Sheba City.
"Not yet." HAD smiled and shook his head. "There are not enough houses for common people now. The school for students has not been built yet, and the city wall has to be built."
He was not dazzled by his longing, and he pursued face-saving projects in a feverish manner. This would make the future development of Sheba City deformed, and the price of going astray and turning back would be too high.
"That's good, that's good." Annie breathed a sigh of relief, she was really worried that the young master would pursue these shocking things, and not care about the lives of the common people below.However, the young master is the young master, he did not disappoint her, he is still a good nobleman who loves the people.
The appearance of the Annie made HAD roll his eyes. He pointed to a group of low buildings on the drawing and said, "I will build all of this area into residential buildings, which is one of the primary tasks of Sheba City. "
The design of the residential building can accommodate more than 1 people, which can be regarded as a densely populated area.
"Yes." Annie immediately took a notepad and began to write.
"This area will become a park, that is, a place to hang out." HAD pointed to the blank space near the residential building area.
"Park? What's this like?" Annie didn't understand, and park was a new and unfamiliar word.
"It's just to plant some flowers and plants, make some gravel roads, a place where you can go out and walk around after dinner in the evening." HAD roughly talked about it, and he will understand if he understands it. He even has a zoo on his agenda.
"That's it..." An Lila said in a long voice, well, she didn't understand why she did this, it's fine to go to the big market or something.
"Here are the architectural drawings of residential buildings and parks, as well as precautions." HAD took out a large stack of envelopes from the drawer, the size of which was obtained by consulting an architect on Earth.
"I will arrange it." Annie took the blueprint and asked doubtfully, "Master, what about the city wall of Sheba City? There should be not enough manpower."
This residential building requires hundreds of people to start construction together, and the construction of the city wall also requires a lot of manpower. Considering the manpower of about people in Sheba City, it is really too much. After all, land reclamation, the army, the elderly and children account for most of the people. Not to mention the construction of ports, workshops, etc. all need people.
"Insufficient manpower..." HAD frowned, yes, the population is still too small, but there are not many migrants at once, even if they go to buy slaves, they will not be able to buy many slaves.Most importantly, there is no capture without buying and selling.
He was thinking, if the tribe of to Beastkin were merged into Sheba City, it would be great, then multi-line construction could be started, that is, the construction of buildings tens of meters high could be carried out at the same time.
"Master, it's the beginning of spring, and few people will come to our place." Annie said helplessly, the beginning of spring is the time for planting seeds, and the nobles in other cities will not let their labor leave their territories, so they must plant spring wheat anyway. Spring is the time for nobles Period of closed territory entry and exit.
HAD frowned and thought about how to increase the population. There are several ways in this era. The most important one is war, invading other cities and plundering the population back.The second is that there is some kind of disaster that makes all the nobles and civilians in the territory flee.
For the war, HAD does not consider it for the time being. His territory is now developing steadily, and the consumption caused by the war may not be able to support the plundered civilians. After all, wars are fought for supplies.
"Master, do you want to discuss with that Beastkin tribe and let the other party send some Beastkin to help? After all, the other party has to raise so many Beastkin." An Liti suggested, flicking the fox's tail.
"You can give it a try." HAD nodded. He didn't have much hope for this suggestion. It's hard for Beastkin to trust human races, unless the other party came to Sheba City to see it.
Chapter 0526 potential disaster.
"Gag~"
The study door was pushed open, Mina stepped in and said softly, "Master, there is still half an hour left before the ribbon-cutting time for the pontoon bridge, are we going to leave?"
"Oh? It's ten o'clock." HAD was stunned for a moment, stretched his waist, and said with a light smile, "Let's go, people who open up wasteland should wait anxiously."
HAD got up and walked outside, followed by Hu'er Niang and Mao'er Niang. Today is the day when the pontoon bridge will be opened, and the opposite of Youshui River will be the big granary of Sheba City in the future.
The three of them quickly got into the carriage and were escorted out of the castle by the wolf team. When the carriage came outside, it immediately attracted the attention of the commoners. These commoners were all waiting to open up wasteland, and they were waiting for HAD's arrangement.
"Ta Tata..."
With the sound of horseshoes, the civilians gave way one after another, and then followed the carriage. They knew that the city lord was going to the Youshui River, and the newspapers this morning also stated that the pontoon bridge was going to be cut.
"How is the arrangement of farm tools?" HAD looked out through the gap in the curtains, and saw that someone was tearing down the old city wall, and dozens of draft horses were transporting mud.
"It's been arranged in the warehouse at the port." Annie said softly, she had already arranged it a few days ago.
"Ta Tata..."
The carriage quickly left Sheba City. HAD opened the curtains and looked at the scene outside. There was no snow at all.He is wearing a thin moon-white Hanfu today, and he can't feel the cold. The current weather is not like the winter just passed.
This cold snap came and went quickly.As soon as the cold snap is gone, the temperature here will suddenly rise. If you have a weak constitution, you may have caught a crazy cold.
As the carriage traveled all the way, HAD's expression was very solemn, causing Annie and Mina to look at each other, wondering what's wrong with the young master.After the two looked at each other, it was Mina who spoke first.
"Master, what happened?" Mina saw a saber in her sleeve, and she looked to see who would dare to make the young master feel bad.
"There is trouble." HAD said in a deep voice. After he left the city, the ditches outside the development territory were full of water, and when he thought that it hadn't rained a little these days, he knew where the water came from.
"Master, what's the trouble?" Annie wondered, she looked out the window, but she didn't find anything.
"Didn't you realize that the snow melted too fast?" HAD remembered that he could still see snow a few days ago. Such thick snow melted all at once, especially near the Forbidden Mountains, where all the snow layers melted The amount of water will have disastrous consequences.
"This..." Annie turned her head and looked out of the carriage window again. Seeing the rushing water in the ditch outside, her face became serious. She knew what the young master was worried about.
"Xink." HAD shouted out of the carriage window.
"Ta Tata..."
The sound of the horse's hooves slowed down slightly, and Xin Ke slowly slowed down from the front to parallel with the carriage, and said respectfully, "My lord."
"Immediately send someone to inspect the west side of Sheba City to see if there is a large amount of water and where the water is flowing." HAD ordered with a serious face.
"Yes." Xin Ke said respectfully, let the horse slow down again, and then ordered people to go to work.
"Ta Tata..."
The carriage soon arrived at the port, where many people had already gathered, and the pontoon bridge was a distance above the port, above the dock.
"Don't stop, go directly to the pontoon." HAD said in a deep voice, he was a little worried about the safety of the pontoon.
"Yes." No. , the carriage driver, replied, and drove the carriage forward.
"I hope it won't have too much impact on Sheba." HAD sighed, he didn't expect such a potential crisis.
"Master, it's fine. If there is any problem, it will be recorded a few years ago." Mina comforted, and the cat's tail twitched at the Annie.
Annie was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Yes, if there was a flood, Nicole would have reminded the young master a long time ago."
"It's better to be careful." HAD shook his head, he was always cautious in his work.Especially before these life-threatening disasters, if you don't take precautions, once it really happens, there is no need to buy regret medicine.
10 minutes later, the pontoon arrived.
When HAD got off the carriage, he saw that many people were already waiting, such as Tori, Solo and others, as well as the Deess who maintained order.
"Master, you're here." Teess came forward with the Overlord Spear.
"En." HAD nodded, walked towards the Youshui River with a solemn face, staring at the rushing river.
"What's wrong, young master?" Deess was a little confused, she turned her head to look at Annie with a questioning look in her eyes.
"It's like this..." Annie stood on her toes, pulled Deess's horns, and whispered in her ear.
"What?" Teess stared at the young master in disbelief with her purple eyes. If there was really a flood, it would be a big trouble.
"My lord, I am Fei Lu, a book seller."
"I have met the Lord City Lord, I hope the Lord can give me some time."
"..."
The people around greeted HAD respectfully. If it weren't for Mina's sharp eyes and the saber in her hand, these businessmen might have squeezed over.
HAD nodded to everyone, walked towards the pontoon bridge, looked at the wood standing beside the pontoon bridge, the scale on it had been submerged to the number three, indicating that the water level had risen by three meters.
This increase in water level is very dangerous. If it rises another two meters, the port and docks will be flooded. If it rises to six meters, the river will flood to the gate of the city.
Moreover, the water level has risen by three meters, almost reaching the maximum impact force that the pontoon bridge can withstand. You must know that the pontoon bridge is built at a corner of the Youshui River, which happens to be a buffer zone, otherwise it would have been taken away by the turbulent river water.
HAD touched an iron chain on the pontoon bridge, and found that it was very tight, which made his face very solemn, and the wooden board made a 'clicking' sound from time to time, which meant that the river was hitting the wooden board and the hull.
"Go, call the cow over here." HAD ordered Xin Ke who was following closely behind.
"Yes." Xin Ke immediately ran not far away, and Deputy Director Niu Da was arranging people to guard him.
Chapter 0527 The shock brought by the pontoon bridge.
"Ta Tata..."
Niu Da came in a hurry. Seeing the young master's serious face, his heart skipped a beat, thinking that something went wrong?
"Master, you are looking for me." Niu Da said respectfully.
"En." HAD stared at Niu Da with black eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Did it snow in the past few years, has there been any flood in Sheba City?"
"Ah?" Niu Da was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought about it, then shook his head and said, "Master, there has never been a flood in Sheba City."
"Is there as much snow in previous years as this year?" HAD asked a new question. He was really afraid that there would be a big flood, and the loss of Sheba City would be too great.
"It's the same, not much different from previous years." Niu Da replied honestly, he didn't know why the young master asked this, although this year's snow came a few days earlier than last year.
"Huh..." HAD breathed a sigh of relief. If this is the case, the chance of a major flood in Sheba City will be reduced by more than half.
"However..." Niu Da seemed to think of something when he heard the flood, and said quickly, "Master, there was no major flood in Sheba City, but some places far away from us were flooded last year. killed a lot of people."
"What? Are you telling the truth?" HAD's black eyes slightly opened.
"It's true, a businessman told me." Niu Da definitely nodded, he had an impression of this incident.
I heard from the businessman that hundreds of cities were flooded, many people died, many nobles also died, and some cities were washed away by the water.
"When? When did you hear the news last year?" HAD asked solemnly.
"Probably in summer." Niu Da replied honestly.
"No." HAD rolled his eyes and said angrily, "It's the time when the flood happened."
"Oh..." Niu Da suddenly realized, and immediately said, "It seems to be about the same time as now."
"Is it similar to now?" HAD muttered to himself, he turned his head to look at Youshuihe, and sighed in his heart.
He had a guess, that was the downstream area of Youshui River, where the water from melting snow flowed into the Youshui River from various places, which made it too late for the water in the downstream area of Youshui River to be drained away. If it's low, it's really a catastrophe.
"Master, it's time, the ribbon is about to be cut." Niu Xiaoda reminded loudly.
"Okay." HAD nodded. He temporarily put aside the matter of the flood. Today's first task is to open up wasteland. The pontoon bridge is a shortcut to open up wasteland across the Youshui River.
The floating bridge is more than 100 meters long and more than ten meters wide.The shores on both sides are supported by big stones. It took a lot of work to move these stones. Now that the weather is getting warmer, those stones will be reinforced with cement.The pontoon bridge is connected by twelve large iron chains, and it took a lot of effort to get these large iron chains, all of which were hammered out manually.
Below is the use of boats as piers, which is a boat-like structure similar to a large wooden box.In addition to twelve large iron chains, there are 36 arm-thick hemp ropes as the main support, and then wooden boards are laid as the bridge deck.
Such a pontoon bridge on the earth must be very crude, but it is practical. HAD is willing to spend the capital on the infrastructure construction. After all, real things are better than putting gold coins in the warehouse and smashing the teeth of rats. .
But now such a pontoon bridge has a shocking impact on people of this era. Everyone who just came to see the pontoon bridge was stunned, and then exclaimed.
"This, is this a bridge? Isn't it incredible?"
"My God, I'm not dazzled to build a bridge over the Youshui River? How is this possible?"
"It turns out that what the Lord City Lord said is true. He really built a bridge over the Youshui River."
"..."
HAD stepped to the entrance of the pontoon bridge, where a red linen cloth had already been tied, and a maid stood beside her, holding a tray with scissors in her hand.
"Cough cough..."
HAD coughed lightly, and scanned the crowd who were discussing. After everyone quieted down, he slowly shouted, "Everyone, you have also seen the pontoon bridge behind me. Today is the ribbon-cutting ceremony for this pontoon bridge."
"Crack!"
As soon as the words fell, HAD took the scissors and cut it out. He wanted to end the matter of the pontoon bridge as soon as possible. He was still worried about the flood.
He then shouted, "The floating bridge is officially opened today, and everyone can experience it."
After HAD finished speaking, he turned around and stepped on the pontoon first, walked towards the middle of the pontoon, and felt that the pontoon was a bit wobbly when he walked on it. Mina, Annie, Sink, Niu Da and others also stepped onto the pontoon immediately.
The crowd also began to pour into the pontoon bridge. After more than 100 people entered, the soldiers standing at the entrance of the pontoon bridge immediately stopped the people who were going to enter behind.
"Everyone, the first batch is 100 people on the bridge, others please wait a moment." The soldier shouted.
"Damn it, it's too late." Tori stomped his feet and shouted. He went out a little late today, so he could only wait helplessly.
Now he is completely convinced of Mr. HAD. The construction of the bridge over the Youshui River has really been completed. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.
Among the first batch of people on the pontoon, there were Princess Lucy and Jones.Now the two of them touched the iron chain and the thick hemp rope with shocked faces. It was unbelievable that someone actually built a bridge over the Youshui River.
"Jones, this is too unbelievable." Princess Lucy said shyly, thinking of what she said after reading the newspaper, she felt that her outlook on life had been impacted.
"A miracle." Jones said in a deep voice, with her mind, she had to say admiration.To build a bridge over the Youshui River, if you say it out of ten, you will be ridiculed for being overwhelmed, whimsical and daydreaming, or called a fool.
"I suddenly believed Darlene and Catherine's words a little bit." Princess Lucy said quietly, even building a bridge on the Youshui River, such a person is proud, and will not do things that are demeaning.
"Are you going to see him now?" Jones narrowed her red eyes slightly, she was a little surprised by Lucy's decision.
"No, I still want to meet Eliza. It would be rude to visit so suddenly." Princess Lucy said with a smile on her face.
Chapter 0528 big granary plan.
"Ta Tata..."
HAD walked in the front, standing in the center of the pontoon bridge, turning his head to look at the surface of the secluded river. The rushing water of the pontoon formed an arc.
"Niu Da, send someone to set up a guard post on the shore to prohibit ships from approaching the pontoon bridge." HAD said in a deep voice, the pontoon bridge cannot withstand the impact of the ship.
"Yes." Niu Dagong replied.
"In two days, I will send someone to deliver the bed crossbow." HAD said indifferently, the test of the bed crossbow has already been completed, and it is already being built in batches.
"Understood." Niu Da straightened his body. He knew the bed crossbow as a killer, and it was because he knew that he understood the importance of the matter.
"Tap..."
HAD took a step forward and walked across the Youshui River. He wanted to see the wasteland planned by the Great Granary.The future rations of Sheba City will all depend on this big granary plan.
Soon, HAD and his party went to the shore. He raised his head and looked at the wasteland in front of him. At a glance, it was all deserted. Except for a few small hills, it was all flat wasteland.
HAD walked towards the wasteland. After walking for more than ten minutes, he knelt down and grabbed a handful of soil. The soil is very fertile and it is a natural planting land.
"Annie, arrange people to open up wasteland immediately, and proceed according to the planned plan. I want mu of cultivated land." HAD ordered.
The 20 mu of land is the first step of his big granary plan. As long as there are 20 mu of arable land, it can support at least people, and it can support people for a whole year in one planting season.
If you follow the planting method of this era, it will definitely not be possible with seeds.Of course, it is unrealistic to need mu of arable land all at once, and there is not enough manpower to get it. In addition to the seeds brought by HAD from the earth, there are not so many breeding in winter greenhouses.
"Yes." Annie replied, this big granary plan was formulated by her and the young master, and it will occupy the most important point in the future development plan of Sheba City.
"Niu Da, send people over to patrol. I don't want anything to affect the progress of land reclamation." HAD said with a serious face. Spring plowing is the most important thing, more important than anything else, so everything must make way for spring plowing.
"Yes." Niu Da replied coldly. He also knew the importance of spring plowing, which was related to whether more than 1 people in Sheba City could fill their stomachs.
When HAD made his inspection tour, he made a few more requests.Food is one of the foundations of stability.The first step is to store enough food for the entire city of Sheba City for a whole year, and even started to build a large number of warehouses.
"Let's go, let's go to the dock and have a look at the big boat." HAD stood on a hillock, looked at the big lake in the distance, turned and walked back after thinking for a while.
That lake has a tributary connected to Youshui River. He hasn't thought of how to use that big lake. It can be used to raise pearl mussels, but it would be a bit wasteful.
Mina and Annie looked at each other and exhaled softly. The young master is full of majesty and takes things very seriously, making the two of them look serious the whole time.
"Ta Tata..."
When HAD came to the entrance of the pontoon bridge, he saw many people lingering on the pontoon bridge, turned his head and told Niu Da, "Don't let people stay on the pontoon bridge."
In order to reduce the load on the pontoon bridge, he has restricted too many people from flooding onto the pontoon bridge at one time, otherwise the pontoon bridge will not be able to bear it and break, and it will become a joke.
"Understood." Niu Da nodded, and immediately ordered the soldiers to execute and drive away those who stayed on the pontoon bridge.
HAD stepped onto the pontoon bridge again, looking at the rushing water in the Youshui River, his black eyes flickered, and he walked towards the shore. The big boat in the dock had already been built and was being decorated now, so he had to take a look.
The dock is not very far from the pontoon, it can be reached in 10 minutes by horse-drawn carriage.The dock is completely different now, a huge wooden shed is erected and the boats are built inside.
Wei Shi, the person in charge of the dock, had already been waiting at the gate of the dock, because the 50-meter ship had been built, and his wish had been fulfilled.
"Ta Tata..."
The sound of horseshoes made Weishi straighten his clothes quickly, stepping on his feet and looking at the carriage approaching in the distance, his eyes were full of excitement.
When HAD got off the carriage, Weishi immediately went up to meet him, and shouted respectfully, "My lord."
"Well, how's the boat?" HAD glanced at the dock and saw a new dock being built, mainly made of cement.
"It has been completed." Weishi suppressed his excitement and reported, "Everything has been completed, only the final sea trial."
"Take me to see it." HAD nodded. He had never seen a 50-meter wooden boat on the earth, but he had seen a steel boat.
"Yes." Weishi led the way.
"Ta Tata..."
When HAD and his party entered the greenhouse, they saw a seven or eight-meter-high wooden boat with an overall length of more than 50 meters, like a city wall.
"Wow, what a big ship." Annie exclaimed, her fox ears twitching. It was the first time she saw such a big ship, and there was no such big ship in the Brutus Beastkin kingdom.
"It's really big." Mina flicked the cat's tail. It was the first time she saw such a big boat.
"Build the ladder." HAD said calmly. He didn't know if the boat was any good, because it was the first time he had seen the real thing just like the beast-eared lady.
"Yes." Wei Shi quickly replied, he saw the calm expression of the city lord, and his excited mood shivered slightly. Only then did he realize that he was able to build a 50-meter-long ship because of the drawings provided by the city lord. The build is complete.
The wooden ladder was ready-made. After inspection by Xin Ke and others, HAD and the others boarded the big ship.The boat boards can be seen to be painted with waterproof tung oil, and the oil is shiny.
HAD stepped into the cabin and found it was very dark. Weishi quickly lit a candle, led the way, and entered the lower level of the ship deck, which is the place where the cargo is stored and the crew rests.
"There must be a rule in the use of candlelight." HAD mentioned while watching that the most feared thing on the ship is fire, and this point must be strictly checked.
"Yes." Weishi replied quickly.
"Niu Da, add candlelight to the training of the sailors." HAD said lightly.
"Understood." Niu Da said seriously, the recruitment of sailors was already planned, that is to say, it will be implemented in the next few days.
Chapter 0529 big ship launched.
This 50-meter ship is not a cargo ship, but a troop carrier, or a warship.It can be divided into three floors, the bottom floor is used to store goods, the middle floor is the place where the sailors rest, and the other floor is the ship plank, and the cabin above is also regarded as a floor, which is used for daily work and the captain's residence. The place can be regarded as the administrative center of the ship.
HAD is currently inspecting the second floor. The entire second floor is filled with small rooms, where the sailors live.
"Gag!"
HAD pulled open a door. The door here is of the horizontal pull type. He glanced at the room. The table on the side of the ship.
This room is very small, and there is no room for four people to squeeze in. HAD designed it according to the high-speed rail sleeper style, so that it can accommodate more people in a large amount.
"How is the ventilation?" HAD stepped in and opened a cabinet door at the end of the bed. Except for a drawer, there was a one-meter-high space for the sailors to store things.
"My lord, this is the air vent of the room." Holding a candle, Wei Shi pointed to a bowl-sized opening on the top of the room and said, "It is connected to the outer hull, and the wind can blow in during sailing. It's not airtight either, there are many finger-sized holes in the door."
"Very good." HAD nodded in satisfaction. This ventilation design was not given by him. Some details were not clearly marked in the drawings he gave.
The place where the sailors live is divided into eight areas. Each area can accommodate about 30 people, which means that the entire ship can carry about 200 people. This is the limit that a 50-meter ship can use.
"It's so narrow." Annie looked around the room and muttered softly, "Will you go crazy if you stay for a long time?"
HAD heard Hu Erniang's whisper, and everyone present heard it. After all, the room is small and semi-enclosed, so some sounds will be amplified.
"Let's go, take me to the restaurant." HAD said lightly.
"Yes." Weishi immediately led the way.He doesn't quite understand that the big ship has a restaurant. After all, if the restaurant is converted into a room, it can carry more than ten or twenty people.
The restaurant is located in the middle of the second floor, and it is also the widest place on the second floor. There are more than a dozen tables and a kitchen, where the sailors eat.
The transport ships of this era don't have any restaurants, and there aren't even many rooms. They are all crowded together. Unless it is a noble ship, there will be restaurants and the like.
"Wow, it's so spacious." Annie happily walked around the dining room, and got into the kitchen to look around, then ran out again and shouted, "Master, when shall we have dinner here?"
She has never eaten on a boat, or even been on a boat, so getting on a boat today is probably the first experience in her life.
"Let's eat on the boat at noon today." The corners of HAD's mouth rose. Of course, such a small request would satisfy Hu Erniang.
"Master, I'll arrange it." Mina smiled lightly, turned around and walked out of the restaurant.
"My lord, the little one doesn't understand a little bit, why do you want to set up this restaurant?" Wei Shi still couldn't hold back his doubts, and said, "The little one has built many transport ships, and the pursuit of loading as many people as possible. It's all about preparing the food and then distributing it."
"In the future, the fleet will sail continuously for ten days and a half months, and stay in a small room, can you bear it?" HAD glanced at Wei Shi, and said indifferently, "This is a place to relax."
"Understood." Wei Shi suddenly realized, and he immediately figured it out.
The most painful thing about taking a boat is that the place is narrow and there are not many places to move around. If you only stay for a few days, you can bear it, but if you live for ten days and a half months, people will become irritable. This is a very painful thing.
"Sailor, start recruiting immediately when you get back. I want to prepare sailors." HAD turned his head and told Niu Da.
Once there is a ship, there must be sailors, even though there is only one big ship now.The most important thing is to let the sailors adapt to life on the ship as soon as possible. He doesn't want any seasick soldiers.
"Yes." Niu Da respectfully replied.
Sailors will be one of HAD's key arms in the future. Sheba City relies on the Youshui River, and most of the trade depends on boat transportation. The Youshui River will become the golden road on the water.
So, what if there are nobles who are greedy for passing merchant ships and want to make a windfall?As a person from the earth, HAD knows that the wealth on the water can make people envious. After all, there were many pirates in ancient times on the earth.
At this point, the importance of sailors came out, used to deter those nobles with ulterior motives, destroy those water thieves, and even guard against the group of pirates at sea.
HAD attaches great importance to the transportation line of Youshui River. In the future, 80.00% of Sheba City's trade will come from Youshui River, so patrolling is very necessary.
"Ta Tata..."
After viewing the interior of the hull, HAD came to the top of the deck and ordered with a serious face, "Weiss, get ready to launch the big boat."
"Yes." Weishi shouted respectfully, with nervousness and excitement on his face, the big boat was finally going into the water.
The 50-meter ship has been built and has not yet been launched into the water for sea trials, so everything is unknown. If it falls apart after launching, it means failure.
HAD and others got off the boat and stood on the high platform watching Weishi arrange the preparations for launching the boat. After the boat is built, launching is the most important step. If the boat can't even get into the water, it's a joke.
"Annie, how many gold coins did this ship use?" HAD asked calmly.
"Let me check." Annie took out her notebook and looked through it. The cost of building the ship will be reported to her every seven days.
She quickly found out, and said, "Master, except for the latest report that has not yet been handed in, this big ship is estimated to have spent 52 gold coins so far."
Of course, this is only the price of building a ship alone, but the money for building the dock is not included.
Chapter 0530 capital chain to be broken.
"It's not bad." HAD nodded lightly. 52 gold coins are a big boat, and it's still a 50-meter boat. This price is still okay.
The main reason is that the materials don't have to be transported far away, and they are transported for free. The newly recruited infantry, like the cavalry, also carry wood for training. If they are in a seaside city, even a 50-meter ship will cost at least 150 gold coins. start.
"Master, this first ship made a few mistakes, otherwise it wouldn't cost fifty gold coins." Annie flipped through the notepad and said, "They made a mistake in the structure once, so they dismantled it and built it again. "
"It's the first time to build a big ship, which can be forgiven." HAD smiled lightly. He had reported this matter to him before, otherwise the big ship would have been completed half a month ago.
"Master, the big boat is about to launch." Mina said solemnly, holding an umbrella in her hand, standing on the left front side of HAD.
HAD raised his eyelids slightly, and saw Wei Shi holding an ax and cutting down on the hemp rope tied to the slide rail. After a long time, the slide rail has been pasted.
"Hurry up, come and push the boat." Weishi roared loudly, and was the first to push against the hull.
"Ta Tata..."
Dozens of boatmen ran over and collectively pushed towards the big boat. With the force of everyone, the hull shook.
"Back, back quickly." Weishi shouted quickly, backed up again and again, and everyone ran away immediately, and then saw the slide rail move.
Due to the weight of the boat and the slope of the wooden platform, the slide rails began to slide down very fast, and instantly slipped into the water. The big boat rushed into the Youshui River along with the slide rails, splashing water more than ten meters high. water waves.
"Crash..."
Water waves splashed into the dock, dousing Wei Shi and others into drowned chickens. HAD only had a little drop of water here, which was blocked by Mina with an umbrella.
"Successful, successful entry into the water." Wei Shi was stunned for a moment, wiped the water from his face, and shouted excitedly, "Entered the water, the big boat entered the water."
He waited for this moment for too long. The 50-meter boat entered the water again, and his dream took another big step forward.
"Ta Tata..."
HAD stepped onto the wooden platform and looked at the swaying big boat in the Youshui River, with anticipation in his eyes. The first boat on the Golden Waterway was launched.
"My lord, I request a sea trial." Welsh respectfully shouted, he really wanted to go up and try sailing, and check for water leaks.
"Together." HAD smiled, and he also wanted to go up and feel it.
"Ah?" Wei Shi was stunned for a moment, his face changed slightly, and he dissuaded, "My lord, you can't, this big ship hasn't sailed to test the water yet, it will..."
"Are you not confident in your own technology?" HAD glanced at him and said lightly, "I have confidence in my drawings."
"This..." Wes was at a loss for words, aren't you confident?To be honest, he was really not confident. After all, all the 50-meter boats he participated in before sank.
"Get ready and get on the boat immediately." HAD waved his hand and said with a faint smile, "We will have lunch on the boat."
"Yes." Weiss respectfully said, he turned around and made preparations for boarding. First, he had to pull the big boat back to the shore, and then set up a ladder to get on board.
These visas were arranged very skillfully, and they were all done in a short while. Then HAD and others were invited to board the ship. He and a dozen boatmen ran around on the ship to check.
HAD and Beast Erniang stood at the bow of the boat, quietly looking at the running Weishi and others. The hull structure and the like had to be checked to see if there was any water leakage or breakage.
After running around for half an hour, Weishi came to HAD with a happy face, and said respectfully, "My lord, there is no problem with the hull. Do you want to try the voyage?"
"Trial voyage." HAD said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Weishi said in a low voice, turned around and shouted to the boatman behind him, "Sail."
"Wow!!!"
The boatmen who had been prepared for a long time let go of the sails, and the wind immediately blew the sails, and the boat immediately began to accelerate and move at a very fast speed, because the boat was not loaded with anything, and the boat was very light.
The big ship passed the port very quickly, and it immediately attracted the attention of the civilians in the port. They all stared at the big ship in amazement. It was the first time for many civilians to see the big ship of 50 meters.
"Look, that boat is too big, right? Much bigger than those big boats."
"Master City Lord? Everyone, look, the Lord City Master is up there."
"Could it be that the city owner bought this boat? This is too cool."
"..."