As the forest land on the south bank of Chishui River is gradually cleared out, the days of ploughing are getting closer and closer.
In order to facilitate people to travel back and forth between the Chishui River, Roland ordered people to build a floating bridge on the river nearly 100 meters away.
The lower part is dozens of rafts made by carpenters, connected by thick hemp ropes.
He also specifically told the carpenter to surround the two ends of the raft, so that the resistance to being impacted by water will be smaller.
The two ends of the hemp rope are wrapped layer by layer on the four log piles penetrated by the shore, so that the position of the raft is as fixed as possible.
Four long wooden boards are laid in the middle of each raft to serve as a bridge deck, which is about two meters long after being brought together, allowing four people to pass side by side.
The raft pontoon bridge is very simple to set up and its service life is not low. As long as the river water does not surge or plummet, the hemp rope is broken, it can still be guaranteed in two or three years that the trees in the hidden forest have excellent texture. For example, the trestle columns and pavements of the town dock are made of giant trees in the forest, and their lifespan is almost the same as that of the town.
Despite the creaking sound of walking on it, there was no sign of collapse.
Crossing the pontoon bridge to go west, the first piece of land that was reclaimed was the experimental field of leaves.
Now the surroundings are surrounded by wooden boards, and there are soldiers from the First Army guarding them at the entrance.
Ye Zi spent the rest of his time in the experimental field except for eating, class and sleeping these days.
Roland could vaguely see the scene in the wooden fence from the window on the third floor. The wheat was growing wildly. In the morning, the green ears of wheat were still visible, but by the afternoon, it had turned into a golden ocean.
Golden No. 1, which grows by magic, is almost accumulating seeds at a rate of ripening every day. If they are seen by outsiders, they may kneel down and shout miracles.
Seeing that the land, population and seeds were all ready, Roland decided to make up for the last link: the supervisor.
He recruited Barov, assistant minister, who had been busy recently.
Your apprentice should be able to stand alone, Roland asked, I need to form two new departments in the city hall.
Your Highness, this... is not enough staff.Barov was in trouble.
In the past, you agreed first and then slowly discussed the details, but now you have learned to complain first.
Roland whispered in his heart, but was indifferent on the surface. How could it be not enough? Didn’t I just assigned you a group of knights?
Roland's first round of review screened out more than 50 knights who meet the requirements and can read and write.
The teachers couldn't get so many people, so they selected the best, and finally selected nine knights as junior teachers, and the rest were assigned to the city hall, starting with apprentices.
Your Highness, those people are both procrastinating and lazy, and they are slow to react. They can copy a few wrong copies of materials, which is simply unqualified as apprentices.
It is your business to discipline them. Roland knocked on the table. If he did not obey the arrangement, he would just send it to the mine cave on the north slope.But I must build these two departments.
Well, your highness, you have the final say.Barov said helplessly.
Roland said: The first is the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible for supervising the cultivation and production of crops in the territory.
Barov was stunned. It was obviously the first time he heard that the city hall had to manage farming. Your Highness, isn’t this kind of thing done by the serfs themselves? How they plant and harvest them has nothing to do with us. We just need to receive the full tax.
So you... no, I mean the crop harvests in the past were so low.Roland picked up the cup and drank water to cover up his tongue. A responsible town hall should even take care of the people's food, drink, defecation and sensation.
Eat, drink, defecate, and urinate...Aren't you kidding?
Of course not. I won’t talk about the importance of food and drink. It is a dereliction of duty of the city hall and my dereliction of duty.As for the second half, isn’t the public toilet project built for this purpose?He put away his relaxed tone and said to Barov seriously, "I don't know how the city hall of the royal capital operates. Perhaps the life and death of the civilians is irrelevant to them, but in the border town, I want to establish an all-round political institution, which must be well aware of the territory and the people's situation, so that I can get the wholehearted support of the people and the government orders issued can be implemented efficiently."Now I will talk about the composition of this department and the tasks that need to be undertaken. Remember it.
Yes, Your Highness.Barov wiped the sweat from his forehead.
You go to the archives and find three or four people who have done farm work and include them in the Ministry of Agriculture.Two more apprentices were transferred to be responsible for recording and statistics, and six people were almost enough.
Wait...You want civilians to serve as city hall officials?Barov looked shocked.
They are not only obedient, but also highly motivated in doing things. Why can't they serve as officials?Officials do not equal nobles, and the Ministry of Agriculture also needs some professionals to guide future farming.
But most of them don't even know...
That's why you need to send two apprentices to help with the work on paperwork, Roland interrupted, and this situation will not last long. I will soon implement the education popularization plan in the territory, with the purpose of everyone being able to read and write, and you will no longer have to worry about not having enough staff.
Obviously, this news surprised Barov more than letting civilians enter the city hall. He opened his mouth slightly and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Roland didn't care whether he could accept it or not, and continued to say: Back to the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, when serfs cultivate their own land, they will inevitably experience uneven levels. For example, some people turn deeper into the soil, while others sow more densely.This is an excellent observation opportunity. The six people from the Ministry of Agriculture need to number the divided fields and record every step of the serfs when farming. Detailed data must be given to the depth of the soil turning and the interval between sowing.I will give them measurement tools and teach them how to use them.
You mean…contrast?Barov may be quite old-fashioned in some aspects, but his mind still turns faster.
That’s right, you don’t need to pay too much attention to the harvest when you first farming.Continue to keep food imports and…using some new varieties of wheat seeds is enough to ensure that everyone is not hungry.I need to find the most suitable one among these methods and write it into a manual to record it.In the future, wheat cultivation will be implemented in this way, and the Ministry of Agriculture will be responsible for promotion, guidance and supervision.
Roland didn't know much about farming, but this did not prevent him from using scientific thinking methods to summarize an optimal solution.
With this plan, whether it is to expand the farming area or add a new farming population in the future, the average land output can be maintained at a high level.
Barov nodded, then hesitated for a while before saying: Your Highness, I don’t understand one thing. Why do you only charge 20% of crops as land tax after the serf is promoted to a free citizen?Even if you ask to pay 50% and you can leave 50% for them, you will seem extremely kind.
Because there is no point in piled coins in the basement, Roland explained that after paying 20%, I will purchase the remaining grain in their hands at a fixed price in the border town. Grain trade is a franchise project of the lord.In this way, the castle received food and they were paid.After they have some savings, they will want to buy something...such as oxen, iron farm tools, beef, cotton clothes, and good brick houses, which I can only provide.If the residents of the town want to buy food, they can only buy it from the castle.Therefore, the coins will eventually flow back to my pocket, but in the loop, it can continuously improve everyone's living standards. Do you understand?
Barov frowned and did not answer for a long time, obviously falling into a state of confusion.
Roland smiled and shook his head. If he couldn't figure it out, he could go back and think about it slowly. Let's follow what I said first.
The assistant minister stood up in a daze and suddenly turned around when he walked to the door. By the way, Your Highness, you just said that you would establish two departments. What is the other one?
Ministry of Education, Roland replied that I will be responsible for this in person.
In order to facilitate people to travel back and forth between the Chishui River, Roland ordered people to build a floating bridge on the river nearly 100 meters away.
The lower part is dozens of rafts made by carpenters, connected by thick hemp ropes.
He also specifically told the carpenter to surround the two ends of the raft, so that the resistance to being impacted by water will be smaller.
The two ends of the hemp rope are wrapped layer by layer on the four log piles penetrated by the shore, so that the position of the raft is as fixed as possible.
Four long wooden boards are laid in the middle of each raft to serve as a bridge deck, which is about two meters long after being brought together, allowing four people to pass side by side.
The raft pontoon bridge is very simple to set up and its service life is not low. As long as the river water does not surge or plummet, the hemp rope is broken, it can still be guaranteed in two or three years that the trees in the hidden forest have excellent texture. For example, the trestle columns and pavements of the town dock are made of giant trees in the forest, and their lifespan is almost the same as that of the town.
Despite the creaking sound of walking on it, there was no sign of collapse.
Crossing the pontoon bridge to go west, the first piece of land that was reclaimed was the experimental field of leaves.
Now the surroundings are surrounded by wooden boards, and there are soldiers from the First Army guarding them at the entrance.
Ye Zi spent the rest of his time in the experimental field except for eating, class and sleeping these days.
Roland could vaguely see the scene in the wooden fence from the window on the third floor. The wheat was growing wildly. In the morning, the green ears of wheat were still visible, but by the afternoon, it had turned into a golden ocean.
Golden No. 1, which grows by magic, is almost accumulating seeds at a rate of ripening every day. If they are seen by outsiders, they may kneel down and shout miracles.
Seeing that the land, population and seeds were all ready, Roland decided to make up for the last link: the supervisor.
He recruited Barov, assistant minister, who had been busy recently.
Your apprentice should be able to stand alone, Roland asked, I need to form two new departments in the city hall.
Your Highness, this... is not enough staff.Barov was in trouble.
In the past, you agreed first and then slowly discussed the details, but now you have learned to complain first.
Roland whispered in his heart, but was indifferent on the surface. How could it be not enough? Didn’t I just assigned you a group of knights?
Roland's first round of review screened out more than 50 knights who meet the requirements and can read and write.
The teachers couldn't get so many people, so they selected the best, and finally selected nine knights as junior teachers, and the rest were assigned to the city hall, starting with apprentices.
Your Highness, those people are both procrastinating and lazy, and they are slow to react. They can copy a few wrong copies of materials, which is simply unqualified as apprentices.
It is your business to discipline them. Roland knocked on the table. If he did not obey the arrangement, he would just send it to the mine cave on the north slope.But I must build these two departments.
Well, your highness, you have the final say.Barov said helplessly.
Roland said: The first is the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible for supervising the cultivation and production of crops in the territory.
Barov was stunned. It was obviously the first time he heard that the city hall had to manage farming. Your Highness, isn’t this kind of thing done by the serfs themselves? How they plant and harvest them has nothing to do with us. We just need to receive the full tax.
So you... no, I mean the crop harvests in the past were so low.Roland picked up the cup and drank water to cover up his tongue. A responsible town hall should even take care of the people's food, drink, defecation and sensation.
Eat, drink, defecate, and urinate...Aren't you kidding?
Of course not. I won’t talk about the importance of food and drink. It is a dereliction of duty of the city hall and my dereliction of duty.As for the second half, isn’t the public toilet project built for this purpose?He put away his relaxed tone and said to Barov seriously, "I don't know how the city hall of the royal capital operates. Perhaps the life and death of the civilians is irrelevant to them, but in the border town, I want to establish an all-round political institution, which must be well aware of the territory and the people's situation, so that I can get the wholehearted support of the people and the government orders issued can be implemented efficiently."Now I will talk about the composition of this department and the tasks that need to be undertaken. Remember it.
Yes, Your Highness.Barov wiped the sweat from his forehead.
You go to the archives and find three or four people who have done farm work and include them in the Ministry of Agriculture.Two more apprentices were transferred to be responsible for recording and statistics, and six people were almost enough.
Wait...You want civilians to serve as city hall officials?Barov looked shocked.
They are not only obedient, but also highly motivated in doing things. Why can't they serve as officials?Officials do not equal nobles, and the Ministry of Agriculture also needs some professionals to guide future farming.
But most of them don't even know...
That's why you need to send two apprentices to help with the work on paperwork, Roland interrupted, and this situation will not last long. I will soon implement the education popularization plan in the territory, with the purpose of everyone being able to read and write, and you will no longer have to worry about not having enough staff.
Obviously, this news surprised Barov more than letting civilians enter the city hall. He opened his mouth slightly and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Roland didn't care whether he could accept it or not, and continued to say: Back to the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, when serfs cultivate their own land, they will inevitably experience uneven levels. For example, some people turn deeper into the soil, while others sow more densely.This is an excellent observation opportunity. The six people from the Ministry of Agriculture need to number the divided fields and record every step of the serfs when farming. Detailed data must be given to the depth of the soil turning and the interval between sowing.I will give them measurement tools and teach them how to use them.
You mean…contrast?Barov may be quite old-fashioned in some aspects, but his mind still turns faster.
That’s right, you don’t need to pay too much attention to the harvest when you first farming.Continue to keep food imports and…using some new varieties of wheat seeds is enough to ensure that everyone is not hungry.I need to find the most suitable one among these methods and write it into a manual to record it.In the future, wheat cultivation will be implemented in this way, and the Ministry of Agriculture will be responsible for promotion, guidance and supervision.
Roland didn't know much about farming, but this did not prevent him from using scientific thinking methods to summarize an optimal solution.
With this plan, whether it is to expand the farming area or add a new farming population in the future, the average land output can be maintained at a high level.
Barov nodded, then hesitated for a while before saying: Your Highness, I don’t understand one thing. Why do you only charge 20% of crops as land tax after the serf is promoted to a free citizen?Even if you ask to pay 50% and you can leave 50% for them, you will seem extremely kind.
Because there is no point in piled coins in the basement, Roland explained that after paying 20%, I will purchase the remaining grain in their hands at a fixed price in the border town. Grain trade is a franchise project of the lord.In this way, the castle received food and they were paid.After they have some savings, they will want to buy something...such as oxen, iron farm tools, beef, cotton clothes, and good brick houses, which I can only provide.If the residents of the town want to buy food, they can only buy it from the castle.Therefore, the coins will eventually flow back to my pocket, but in the loop, it can continuously improve everyone's living standards. Do you understand?
Barov frowned and did not answer for a long time, obviously falling into a state of confusion.
Roland smiled and shook his head. If he couldn't figure it out, he could go back and think about it slowly. Let's follow what I said first.
The assistant minister stood up in a daze and suddenly turned around when he walked to the door. By the way, Your Highness, you just said that you would establish two departments. What is the other one?
Ministry of Education, Roland replied that I will be responsible for this in person.
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