As the two walked outside the city by the Fengdu River, Wakas pointed to the large area of farmland on the northwest side and said, "These crops are growing so well, and they all say that Knight is full of gold, and that is not wrong at all." ”

Miller smiled slightly: "Yes, the land is the foundation of human beings, people can work on the land for generations, and they can produce endless food. It is true that gold is everywhere, but in fact, I would like to say that this arable land is worth more than gold. ”

Vacas looked up and laughed: "Yes, this cultivated land doesn't seem to be very valuable, but for many years, there has been a stable output here every year, and no amount of money can be exchanged." It is a blessing for all people to find a place of tranquility in a place like the Northland. ”

Miller smiled and asked, "Your Excellency, you are clear about the situation in our northern country, so do you think our system here is better or worse than Carter's Alto Empire, or compared to several other empires on the continent?" ”

Varkas smiled slightly, turned to Miller and said, "I, Varkas, don't tell lies, and I don't deliberately want to compliment our northern country. When I have nothing to do, I often read the laws and regulations of the northern country, and there is a lot of knowledge in it. There have been countless rulers on the mainland, but no one wants to return the land to the people completely, and no one will adjust the tax on the land so low. Income is the survival of a family, a territory, and even a country, and the taxes of the people have remained high since ancient times, and only here in the north can they truly understand the huge benefits of low taxes. Every aspect of the northern kingdom is people-oriented, and the laws of the northern kingdom are made to protect the people at all, and the prosperity of the northern kingdom is a matter of time, and no other place can compare with it. ”

Miller smiled and nodded, and he replied, "The situation was different from now, when people were fixed in the small area where they lived, and they didn't like to communicate with outsiders very much, so they didn't care much about business. If I hadn't been a trader since I was a kid and made money, I wouldn't have understood the mystery. ”

Varkas nodded and said, "Yes, I came to the northern country and saw it with my own eyes, and I only understood the truth firsthand. In the past, Byron of the empire was at odds with me in politics, and he kept advocating the opening of trade routes for our empire, but I didn't understand the reason at the time, so I made a grudge with Byron. Now that I think about it, I'm really ashamed of him, and I'm ashamed of the empire. ”

Miller smiled and continued to ask, "Didn't Bill send someone to pick you up some time ago, and did the Prince ever think about going back to the empire to serve Bill?" ”

Warkas shook his head and replied, "Byron and I are only in a political dispute, and we don't have any deep hatred. But Bill is different, although I, Warkas, am now in the North, but I still have the blood of the royal family in my body. I never dare to forget the legacy of my ancestors, and since he sat on the throne of that king, I have never shared the enmity with him to destroy the country. Of course, I didn't want to take the throne with him, I have never been interested in the throne of the king, it is just the honor and hatred of our family. ”

Miller raised his head and sighed: "It's a pity that we can only defend our land and home in the northern kingdom at present, and there is no way to help the prince for the time being." ”

Varkas replied with a smile: "Bill is now in the Empire, and I, Varkas, have no ability to take revenge, and I haven't thought about revenge." Since I can't take revenge, I'm not as good as him, so I'll avoid him, right? Let me go back to the Empire? Forget it, out of sight and out of mind, the affairs of the empire will have nothing to do with me in the future. ”

After saying that, Vacas continued to walk forward very lightly, and it seemed that he had completely let go of everything in the past.

Then Varkas continued to point ahead and said to Miller: "Miller, look at this land, look at the water, and the green hills in the distance, and the simple people of our northern country. What a place and what a life. I, Varkas, have worked for the Empire for most of my life, and now God sees that I am pitiful, and cannot bear to be buried with the Empire, giving me a chance to enjoy life freely. I don't know how many years I'll live, but for the rest of my life, I cherish this opportunity, and thanks to you. ”

Miller smiled when he heard this, then stepped forward to Wakas, stretched out his hand to help him, and said, "There is no need to mention the words of thanks, the prince has been talking about it for a year, so it's time to put it away." If you really like the tranquility of our northern country, then you have to work harder, and you have to work with us to keep this world for the northern country. ”

"Me?" Varkas turned to Miller and said, "I'm a bad old man, what's the use?" ”

Miller looked up and laughed, and said as he walked with Vacas, "We have seen the wisdom of the prince for a long time. I believe that there must be many good ideas in the heart of the prince that have not been spoken, and our northern kingdom is not very perfect now, and any bad things need to be improved urgently. ”

Varkas smiled and asked, "Really?" Can I still contribute to the Northland? ”

Miller replied, "Your Excellency, what are you talking about?" You see, although there is a lot of arable land in our northern country, we currently have a huge problem, that is, there is a serious shortage of water in our fields in spring and autumn. The Fengdu River is a seasonal river, and its source comes from meltwater from ice and snow, which is why the river is particularly abundant only in summer. ”

Vacas nodded and said, "Yes, the Fengdu River swells so much in the summer that it even overflows the embankment. It's a pity that so much water has flowed away in vain. ”

Miller smiled: "It seems that the prince has said the point, we just want to leave the summer river water for spring and autumn irrigation. ”

After listening to this, Warkas pondered and said, "Stay? It's kind of interesting, so how can you do it? ”

Miller pointed to the distance on the west side and replied, "My lord and I have been studying the construction of artificial water lakes upstream for the past few years, and we have sent people to survey all the areas that flow upstream. We've chosen a location in the gravel field near the town of Xilang, and we plan to start construction in the fall, digging the artificial lake with our northern manpower. ”

Vacas's eyes widened and he exclaimed in disbelief: "Oh my God, how dare you think of digging an artificial lake out of the gravel field, this is really unheard of." How many people and how long will it take to finish? ”

Miller replied, "It's man-made, and for the sake of the children and grandchildren of the Northland, no matter how many people and how much time it takes, it's worth it." The artificial lake project is huge, and it is by no means possible to complete it in a day or two. Therefore, our plan is to take it step by step, and use the slack time to organize people to dig collectively, and dig as much as they want. Around the time the river rose sharply, it was the season to plough the land, so we stopped work and let the people go back to farming. The dug area can also be used to store water first, these two do not delay, after the artificial lake is excavated, you can start to slowly benefit, the wider and wider the digging, the more we will benefit from the north. I believe that as long as we can persevere, it will not take a few years for this artificial lake to be completely large-scale, and then our entire northern arable land can be fully irrigated, and future generations will be able to benefit, which is a great event for the benefit of future generations once and for all. ”

Warkas agreed, "Well, that's good. It is indeed a good way to take advantage of the free time of the people to open up the soil and split the lake. It is only in your northern kingdom that you have such a grand and bold idea, and in the governance of the territory, you are indeed clever in means and have to obey it. ”

Miller continued to laugh and said, "I have discussed with the lord, the artificial lake project is huge and has many affairs, and I plan to invite the prince to help and assist, I wonder if the prince is willing to contribute to our northern country?" ”

After hearing this, Wakas had a smile on his face, and he replied happily: "I didn't expect the lord and the chief affairs lord to think so highly of me, and I, Vakas, want to refrain from resigning, that is, heaven will not tolerate it." Okay, I am fortunate to be able to participate in such a grand project, and I will be able to leave a name in the history of the north in the future, and it will be in vain for me to come to the north for nothing. ”

Seeing that Varkas readily agreed, Miller hurriedly invited Varkas and said, "Okay, since the prince is so enthusiastic, then without further ado, let's go back to the city and discuss it together, what do you think?" ”

Vacas immediately came to his senses, he turned around sharply, stretched out his hand and pointed at Fengdu City, and said, "Let's go, the affairs elder will invite first." ”

Half a month later, Caldis, Miller, Wakas, and others led a huge brigade of people and stationed in the gravel field on the east side of Xilang Town. They brought with them a special stone cart built by Bute, and with a loud bang of the cart's hammer, the excavation of the artificial lake began in earnest.

Dozens of huge stone trucks started work together, slowly moving on the empty gravel floor, slowly peeling off layer after layer of gravel on the stone floor. Amid the noise of countless stirring, people carried stones and pushed carts to transport countless pieces of rubble to a nearby stone yard.

As more and more people joined in the excavation of the artificial lake, a new town of Maud began to pop up nearby. The town is a place for migrant workers to rest and eat, and it is also a base for the hoarding of materials for the artificial lake project.

In the western side of the town of Silang, Marcello often sent people to bring countless pieces of cloth to the construction site. Under the administration of Masarro, the area of Xilang Town has almost become the second city of Huiyuan in the northern kingdom. The town of Xilang is surrounded by mulberry fields and hemp fields, and the whole town of Xilang is devoted to the production of cloth and silk, and the town is inhabited by silkworm farmers and weavers.

Of these couples in the Northland, Caldis and Marcello are the busiest. On the second day of their wedding, the two went their separate ways, doing their best to create a better and richer life for the people of the northern country.

The construction of the artificial lake was very large, and after the start of construction, Miller and Warkas made another adjustment to the construction site, and the planned area of the artificial lake became even larger. It's not easy to complete such a grand project, and for many people it's just a matter of talk.

But Caldis and Miller don't think so, and neither does Whakas, and even most of the people of the North are confident about it. A hard work and a harvest, the artificial lake was only a small pit when excavation, and as the project continued, the pit began to grow larger little by little, and then quickly extended to the surrounding areas.

After the construction of the artificial lake entered the normal process, Caldis handed over all the affairs to Miller and Wakas, and returned to Fengdu himself.

For Caldis, there are many more things to do if he wants to govern the northern kingdom well.