Sigg and Nicole stood on the back deck of the Fuxing, watching the shadows of Yaning Island fade into the sea.

"Higg, is there really a dozen boxes of gold on that pirate ship?" Nicole asked with a smile, pointing to the third pirate ship trailing behind.

Higg smiled: "Hehe, of course, there is a box that I personally carried up!" ”

"When did you become so generous, a miser, and give away a dozen boxes of gold?"

"Don't we still have two dozen boxes? We can't eat some gold, so it's better to use it as a favor, hehe! ”

Nicole laughed, "You've never suffered!" ”

Higg looked at Yaning Island, which had disappeared into the sea, and asked, "What do you think of Yaning Island?" ”

"You're going to be a pirate?"

"It's a pity I don't have any extra ships!" Higg smiled, "Look at this island, although it is more than a thousand kilometers away from the mainland, it is the only island with fresh water in this large sea area, and it is five thousand meters in circumference, and there is a harbor, and the water around the island is very deep, if you want to station a fleet here, hehe!" ”

"Think too much about you! Have the money to build the Fuxing City well! Nicole laughed.

"You bet on the square tower to lose, you are willing to bet on losing, don't forget my main battleship, it will be the flagship of the city lord at that time!"

"Willing to gamble and lose? Have you ever seen a woman who keeps her word? Hahaha! ”

"Eh, I'm really worried about you, how can a woman like you be fierce and untrustworthy in the future?" Higg didn't wait for him to finish, didn't wait for Nicole to get angry, and ran away.

……

The Fuxing sailed north against the wind for five days and four nights, arrived at the port of the Second Army Naval Base, rested there for a few days, and after the replenishment was completed, sailed east for another three days and three nights, and finally returned to the port of Fuxing City, more than a month after they left here, and it was also the time when winter went to spring.

Higg returned to the big hole in the cottage and saw the thick official report on his desk, and Higg had no choice but to pick it up and approve it one by one.

"Lord Castle, we're *annoyed!" Denelson came in in a hurry.

Higg put down the paperwork and asked, "What trouble makes you so flustered?" ”

"Food, food is only enough for more than a month!" Denilson said.

Higg said angrily: "Didn't I tell you to purchase it a long time ago? ”

"My lord, the little bit of food purchased is not enough, there are too many refugees, the original we imagined about 100,000 refugees, now it is nearly 400,000, more than double, and it is still coming!"

"So much?"

"It's not just the food, it's the housing, and now all the caves and the houses are overcrowded!" ”

"Lord of the Castle!" Charlie also hurriedly walked in and said, "The project of the interior hall will be completed in four months according to the plan, but there are not many people to recruit now, I'm afraid it will be delayed?" ”

"Why can't you recruit so many refugees?" Higg said angrily.

"There are a lot of refugees, but they don't want to come to build a city!"

"The situation is the same on my side, miners can't be recruited, resulting in a serious shortage of raw materials!" Waltai came in and said, "Boy, hurry up and give me a way!" ”

"Lord of the Castle!" Snorlin also hurried into the cave and said to Higg: "I am seriously understaffed now, and the law and order situation is very bad, please send me more manpower!" ”

"Lord of the Castle ......"

……

"Okay, you're going to force the palace!" Higg said angrily, "Well, call General Rogson and Captain Nicole together, and we'll have a meeting!" ”

Higg had also estimated the difficulties in the process of building the city, but he believed that it would always be solved, and now that all the problems were coming, he was a little caught off guard.

Soon after, Rogson and Nicole also came to the cave.

Higg said, "It's all a problem! We underestimate the problem of refugees, but we don't manage it well, and it's also a problem! ”

Higg glanced at everyone, and then said: "Let's talk about the problem of food first, it has just entered spring, and it will take at least five months to wait for the harvest in the farmland, but we still have more than a month to run out of food, what should we do?" Two approaches, buying and robbing. Buy from the black market, if you can't buy it, you will pay half the price, buy it at double the price, and receive as much as you want. Nicole, since the Fuxing is a combat training, you should first become a pirate, go to the eastern seas, and specialize in robbing Arad's sea transportation lines! ”

Nicole said worriedly: "Higg, I can barely cope with the defense at sea, and if I send the Fuxing out, what will I do with the coastal defense?" Besides, when we don't have the strength to defend in full force, we anger Arad's legions, and then we will be passive! ”

Higg said: "I can't care about that much, there is pressure, there is motivation, otherwise, we will always look ahead!" I will inform General Kolenva's side to put pressure on Arad's legion. Hmph, I gave him so much credit, he has to help me go to the event! ”

Higg continued: "In this way, most of the food shortages can be solved. Do you know why you can't recruit people? Because those refugees have no intention of living here permanently, and they don't make Fuxing City their home, how can this be? Fuxing City is not a refugee concentration camp, it is to turn refugees into citizens of Fuxing City, so that they can be used on the roof! ”

Higg's eyes swept over, no one spoke, and then said: "Hmph, these refugees, they are full of food and drink, they don't want to work, it's not so cheap!" Denilson, you immediately classify all the refugees, according to the region from which the refugees come from, by ethnicity, according to the power, let them choose their own leaders, and make it clear to them that whether it is mining mines, building cities, serving as soldiers, etc., as long as they are recruited by Fuxing City, they will be distributed to fields and wasteland according to the number of people recruited, and they will be provided with agricultural tools and grain. Let them build their own villages, open up wasteland and farm land, and be exempt from taxes for three years! ”

"But where did we get so much land to give to these refugees? It's hilly and there isn't that much land to cultivate! ”

"Land is just one example!" Higg said angrily: "We are surrounded by the sea on three sides, and divide the coastline into areas and divide them to build cities and fishing villages; There are so many shops in the market, you can also use them to share! I'm just talking about a direction, specific details, you have to have a specific plan, the most important thing is how to implement it, let Snorlin help you in this matter!

"It's a very large system job, and you're understaffed, I know that. Let me give you a suggestion, choose a few refugee groups that are easier to cooperate with as the focus of your work, and build a few villages as demonstration sites, can other refugees not be impressed when they see such benefits? ”

Nicole laughed: "In this way, these refugees will be tied to Fuxing City, this is their home, they don't work, they don't defend their homeland, do they still want to continue to be refugees?" Are you worried that there is no one to work for you? ”

"I'm afraid that there will be too many people to find by then, and you won't be able to use them up." Higg smiled, "If that's the case, then arrange for roads and bridges to be built, and ports to be repaired, you can rest assured, I guarantee that everyone here will go to work, and all have jobs, and in the future, I also plan to build shipyards, magic guilds, and integrate all kinds of small workshops to build an arsenal." Anyway, you're busy! ”

Denilson said: "The city lord is wise, and in a few words, all the problems of recruitment, soldiers, and law and order have been solved, and these refugees can support themselves, so our burden is much less!" ”

"General Rogson!" "Although I said that the main goal now is to build a city, if we get out of the limelight and get attention from all sides, then we're in trouble." So you have to pay close attention to training, now there are only more than 4,000 soldiers, I need you to train another 20,000 in half a year, how about it? ”

"Lord of the Castle!" Rogson said, "It's okay to say that the infantry and crossbowmen are good, but if the cavalry is concerned, we don't have horses to form an army!" ”

"There are always difficulties, let's concentrate on all the war horse training first!" Higg said: "I have asked Odysbans to solve this problem, and when Odysbans comes back, not only war horses, but also food, and all kinds of raw materials will be sent in a steady stream!" But Odysbans needs time, a year at most, eight or nine months at the least, and in this time, let's overcome it first! ”

"Yes, Lord of the Castle!" Rogson said.

Higg continued: "General Rogson, your task is not only to train troops, except for the sea, all the defense of Fuxing City, you have to be conscientious, not only to train the soldiers, but also to repair the fortifications, this is a hilly area, you need to build more dark forts, arrow towers, there are not enough manpower, find Charlie." Commander-in-Chief Charlie was originally a general of the First Legion, and I originally wanted to hand over the defense of Fuxing City to him, he has several experiences in this area against encirclement and suppression, you should communicate with him more, and be more familiar with the regional distribution here, the wolf smoke system, and so on. ”

"Yes, Lord of the Castle!"

Higg then said to Nicole, "Captain Nicole, I want you to recruit directly in the refugee camp yourself to reduce the pressure on General Rogson, what do you think?" ”

Nicole laughed and said: "I have to go to sea again, and I have to train again, I'm afraid I don't have so much energy, right?" ”

Higg said: "Going to sea is also training, veterans lead new recruits, take turns to get on the ship, and you have to train me with fishing boats on the coast if you don't go on the ship." In less than half a year, the warships will be delivered, and with the trip to the sea, all the warships will arrive in port in eight months at most. You must train another 5,000 sailors who can initially adapt to water warfare within these eight months, and then elect five captains. ”

"Yes, Lord of the Castle!" Nicole laughed.

"Hey, I originally wanted to find Thomas, Pantony, and Butterfly Caiyun during this time, but it seems that I can only delay!" Higg sighed.

"Lord of the Castle!" A soldier came in and reported: "Her Majesty's messenger has arrived!" ”

"Her Majesty's emissary? What are they coming to do? Higg asked, confused, "Call them in...... No, we're going to greet you personally! ”