Chapter 59 Population
According to the information gathered, Yingluo found that this continent can be called vast and sparsely populated. Excluding the Demons and the Awakened, the lack of population is also a major reason. Even Rapoll, the largest city on the mainland, has a serious shortage of manpower, and spring plowing alone takes up most of the labor force, and if you want to build some infrastructure, you have to use bandits as coolies...... How can it be possible to develop under such circumstances?
"The demons around Rapoll have been cleared, and there are large areas of unused land that are not manned enough to take over, which is a problem that must be solved. "If you want to get more people, you need not only a stable living environment, but also enough food to support you. Livestock offal is produced in a significant amount and is so nutritious that it would be a waste to throw it away, and Rapoll doesn't have the luxury to choose food according to his preferences, so the next step is to promote offal dishes and make them part of people's daily diet. In my estimation, this initiative will allow us to feed an additional 20% of the population. Don't underestimate the 20%, they will bring us more resources, feed more people, snowball to expand our advantage, and eventually form a virtuous circle that will make Rabpole more prosperous. ”
"Aside from the things you see, there are some deeper benefits. For example, the expansion of the population base will also produce more excellent people, whether it is warriors, scholars, craftsmen or farmers, with the increase in the number of occupations, there will always be some outstanding talents, or improve skills, or invent new tools, with more and more such people, presumably life will also change little by little? Maybe one day, people will have enough strength to completely eliminate demons and truly become the masters of this continent!"
The big sword girls were dumbfounded, they didn't expect that offal cooking would have such great significance.
"And ......"
Seeing that Yingluo still has the meaning to continue, the girls are all shocked, is there still any?
"And it's also for Roanna. Yingluo continued.
"Me?" Roanna gestured to herself.
"Yes, for you. Yingluo said with a smile: "In order to hide people's eyes, you can only sneak up the mountain at night to eat or something, it's like a stupid person, so I thought, if animal offal is a common ingredient, you probably don't have to work so hard, right?"
Luo Anna's eyes turned red when she heard this: "My lord, I ......"
"Don't get so excited. Yingluo said with a smile: "Although it is a pity to be separated from the human body, please don't give up." Remember what I said, a better future also needs your strength, so let's go down together. ”
"Yes!" Roanna clenched her fists, her face full of hope, "I will always follow you, never give up!"
The other warriors looked at each other and smiled in unison. Yingluo said it was for Roanna, but in fact it was for them. After all, the end of every warrior's path is awakening, and I believe that in the near future, they can also eat animal offal openly, instead of sneaking around like Roanna.
Considering the profit-seeking nature of human beings, it is not certain that someone will open a small shop that specializes in cooking offal dishes for the awakened. After work, meeting up with friends and chatting while enjoying a meal must be a peaceful and comfortable life, right?
The long-standing battle has a clear goal, and the bright future is gradually becoming clearer. And all of this is thanks to Yingluo!
"It may not seem very reliable, but sometimes it is surprisingly trustworthy. Lord Castle, I'm determined to rely on you for the rest of my life!" said Denissa, throwing a piece of meat into her mouth, and her eyes lit up: "This thing...... It's surprisingly delicious!"
"Really? I'll taste it. Luo Yalu also ate as he spoke, and nodded again and again: "Well, it's really good!"
Immediately afterwards, Innelly and the others also started to move, and soon turned from doubt to scramble, after all, in this world of cooking and steaming, stir-fry itself has an irresistible charm.
It's delicious, but the appetite of the greatswords is generally small, and most of the food on this table goes into the stomachs of Roanna and Gunell. Speaking of which, the NO.23 Gunell is obviously a warrior, but in terms of food, he can be compared to Roanna, the awakened person, and in a sense, the bottomless Gunell is worthy of the name.
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The offal dishes were promoted according to the plan, and although they encountered a lot of resistance, they were resolutely carried out at the request of Yingluo. Vincent is a good hand at propaganda, or religious people are good at manipulating people's hearts, anyway, people's attitude gradually changed from fear at the beginning to curiosity, and a small number of people really accepted it after trying, and became the first people to eat crabs.
Now that the promotion of offal dishes is gradually on the right track, Yingluo has also begun a population replenishment plan. If it was natural fertility, it would be too slow, and she decided to learn from the organization and buy directly from the traffickers.
Anyway, with Mulokai Sapone pit a large amount of money from Miss Nanmao, Yingluo is considered to be rich at the moment, and immediately brought Gegu to discuss the buyer's plan. This loyal and honest first man of the military of Rapoll diligently presided over the robbery of the incoming and outgoing caravans...... Ah no, the work of taxation has been dubbed "ghostly sorrow" by the merchants. Ask him about the caravan.
"Slave traders on the continent generally split into two routes, one to the east and the other to the north. Gegu put the information in his mind together: "There is such a proverb: boys go north, girls go east. That's what we're talking about. ”
"I can understand that the girl was sent east to the organization. Yingluo said strangely: "But what happened to the boy going north?"
"According to the merchants, they would 'deliver' at Alphonse, where stood a huge castle that was being ruled by the King of Silver. Gegu thought for a moment and said, "Probably because it is the north of the icy and snowy land, it requires a lot of labor. ”
"The Silver King?" Yingluo shrugged, "Forget it, leave him alone." From now on, both boys and girls, including adults, Rapoll will have it all. ”
"Yes!"
"By the way, what is the price of population now?"
"It's 10 lira for boys, 50 lira for girls, and 100 lira for adults for both men and women. Gegu replied.
"It's too expensive, so I'll buy it at half the price. Yingluo said very dryly.
“…… This can cause dissatisfaction among merchants. Gegu said hesitantly.
"Why should they be dissatisfied? Sending them directly to La Bolle is nearly half the way to the north and east, reducing the cost of travel and the risk of accidents, and it is clear that they are taking advantage of it. They're all good people, so they'll definitely settle the score!"
"What if the other party insists on refusing to sell?"
"Then just confiscate the 'goods', and then throw all the guys in the caravan into the cell and pick up soap, the guy who can be a slave trader is definitely not a good thing, let's lock it up for a year!"
"Uh, isn't that a bit excessive?"
"What's too much, don't leave Rapoll if you have the ability!" Yingluo said arrogantly: "Occupying the center of the continent, you can do whatever you want!"