"Well, let's talk about relief and disaster relief for now. ”

Seeing that Vlavich and Joseph were already impressed by their new heating system, Duke began to discuss with them the next part of the plan, that is, how to rationally and efficiently put these ready-made labor into production and development after the resettlement of the displaced people.

But before that, he was still a little curious about how Vlavich and the others handled such incidents in the past, so he first asked: "You should tell us more about how you arranged those displaced people in the past, such as the relief just mentioned, and labor or something." ”

"Labor? We don't arrange labor!"

Joseph was very strange about Duke's problem, and it was the greatest kindness of the lord to be able to ensure that these homeless people would not freeze to death and starve to death in such a cold winter.

In exchange for these people working in the cold and without adequate warmth, it is in some ways no different from murder.

Hearing such a surprised rhetorical question, Duke suddenly remembered that his two ministers had already explained some information to him yesterday, so he asked a different way: "Then tell me how you arranged the relief." ”

"Normally, we just provide food, but because we don't have enough manpower, many times we let the displaced people elect a few representatives to carry out the food distribution, and we just send someone to supervise it. ”

"What else?"

"Other than that...... Other than that, there is no more. ”

After listening to this, Duke was a little speechless and stirred the drink in the cup with the spoon in his hand, thinking that these subordinates of his were really good, or that the values of this world were very simple and simple, and there were not so many use relationships.

It's just that in order to complete his plan and the development of his territory as soon as possible, he has to make good use of these ready-made labor, so he has been thinking about how to explain this matter to his two ministers.

Joseph sensed that his lord wanted something from the exiles to make some compensation for the almsgiving, and he tentatively asked, "Why don't we go to Itas before the snow falls to get a batch of wool and cloth, and let the exiles weave some clothes for us in the winter?" ”

"You're right. Duke looked at Joseph with some surprise, but he didn't expect the profiteer's mind to turn so quickly, and he suddenly realized what he wanted to say.

So he went on with the proposal: "But weaving can only be done by women and children, and we must make good use of those young people, or make an exchange with them." ”

Duke had already learned from many experienced people that being displaced did not mean that all were thin and sick, but rather that they were in the minority.

Because before the winter came, these people hid in the mountains to survive, only because the heavy snow closed the mountains and there was no food source so they had to run out in groups to seek shelter.

These people are not the same as Duke's initial impression of refugees, they are more like legendary fugitives, because they cannot afford to pay high taxes and do not want to become slaves, they go to the deserted and difficult areas to escape the world, and most of them do not have any contact with society if they have to.

So Duke told his ministers his plan: "They will only stay in the winter until the next spring for about three or four months, and we will make good use of this time, so that they can exchange their labor for food and a house to live in." ”

"Let them go to the mines? Or go to the cement factory to burn things? But the output of both is already in excess of demand, and the staff is almost saturated, and it is too late to build a new plant. ”

"It's not. Duke quickly rejected Joseph's proposal, and now that there was no shortage of these two types of East and West North Forts, he wanted to do something else that he had been thinking about for a long time, "I want them to help us pave a concrete pavement from the North Fortress to Connaughton within these three months!"

"Pave the concrete road!?"

Not surprisingly, Vlavich and Joseph exclaimed in surprise when they heard Duke's thoughts, and even the anvil, which had always had a large nerve, widened its eyes in surprise.

They vaguely remembered that Duke seemed to have said such a thing when he had just made cement, but at the time they all thought it was just a big thing to say when he was happy, but they didn't expect that Duke would really put this kind of thing on the table one day and talk about it and arrange it officially.

"That's right, I'm going to pave the world's first concrete road with cement between the two places, and I'm going to pave it everywhere I can. ”

"But my lord, the necessity of doing so ......"

"Do you know how long it usually takes to get from the Northern Fort to Connaughton now?"

Vlavich was about to say his objection, but he was immediately blocked by another question from Duke.

As the Home Secretary in charge of the entire Northern Dukedom, as well as the Connaughton region and the Northern Fortress, he certainly knew the time it would take to travel back and forth between the two places, so he answered Duke's question with ease.

If you use a fast horse, you can achieve a round trip in a morning, and the carriage will take more than half a day, and if you can't, it will take more than two days. Under the current social conditions, such a speed can be regarded as fast, and it is possible to achieve a stable rule between the two places.

"It's true that the wagons can travel back and forth for most of the day, but did you know that it takes more than three times as long for a convoy full of ore to get from Connaughton, and it's even worse if it's raining on a good day......

Now the only avenue between the two places is simply leveled dirt with boulders, and some places have long since been adequately maintained and repaired, and have long since become rugged.

The Northland High-Speed Rail Plant, on the other hand, relies on the technology of the Dwarves, and the Dwarves need to keep it secret and exchange experiences with Duke, so these two important workshops are locked up here, and ore can only be transported from the Connaughton area.

And because of the barrier of this road, the communication between the two places is also very rare, if it were not for their lords all called Duke, otherwise they might not have any contact at all.

What's more, he has always firmly remembered a wise saying:

If you want to get rich, build roads first!