157. Return to the manor
A few days later......
After the 'Sanctuary of the Forest of Giant Trees' began to take shape, Li Xiang, Yang Qianyu and his party embarked on the return journey back to the Prairly Territory, after all, the time for them to leave was not short, and the companions who stayed behind in the manor were worried, so it was better to go back as soon as possible.
As for the follow-up construction of the Sanctuary, due to insufficient resources, it can only be put on hold for the time being. Currently, there is only one Tree of Eternity as the center of the Sanctuary, an Ancient Miracle Tree for the production of consumables, an Ancient War Tree for the production of alchemical creatures, an altar, and a Well of Vitality in this Sanctuary of the Forest of Giant Trees. Several buildings cost a total of 33,000 Galleons of gold (Miracle Tree '12,000 Galleons' + War Ancient Tree '15,000 Galleons' + Altar '10,000 Galleons' + Well of Vitality '8,000 Galleons'). The amount of 33,000 Galleons of gold power converted into gold coins is more than 82,000 gold coins, and this expense has exhausted all kinds of gold products that everyone has collected over the past year, not to mention, even the accumulated funds have also consumed most of them.
"If Fu Bin knew, he would definitely scold us to death."
On the way back, Li Xiang smiled bitterly at Yang Qianyu after counting the team's remaining funds.
"It can't be helped." Yang Qianyu sighed, "If you want the Sanctuary to play a role as soon as possible, an upfront investment is essential. Fortunately, the daily expenses of the team are not large, and the villages within the manor can be self-sufficient, and the normal expenses of the manor are only about 100 gold coins per month, and our existing funds are enough to last for a few years. ”
"And, in a few months, summer will be the time, and as soon as the grapes are ripe and harvested, the winery will soon be able to produce new batches of brandies on the market again." Yang Qianyu explained to Li Xiang. "When the time comes, we will be able to increase the funds for the construction of the Sanctuary, so we don't have to worry."
"Well, that's all there is to it." Li Xiang sighed.
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Two days later, Prailly Lead, Xuanyuan Manor.
After Fu Bin learned that Li Xiang and Yang Qianyu had spent most of the team's funds, he lost his temper unexpectedly. But the money has already been spent, and Fu Bin can't help it no matter how angry he is. Fortunately, Li and Yang did not waste the team's funds needlessly, and the value of the 'Holy Domain' was indeed worth investing, so Fu Bin could only express strong dissatisfaction with the fact that the two of them blindly invested regardless of the current financial situation of the team.
Li and Yang also knew that the reason why Fu Bin was angry was also for the sake of the team's interests, so they could only patiently accept Fu Bin's complaints and accusations.
After Fu Bin's resentment subsided, he turned to ask the two about the process of the trip and the Eternal Tree of allegiance to everyone, and Li and Yang also told Fu Bin in detail about the entire process of going out.
"In this case, this Tree of Eternity should be an alchemical biological weapon manufacturing factory made by the 'Titanus Protoss' in the primeval era, and it was specially used for military purposes." Fu Bin muttered, "However, there is no record of the 'Titanus Protoss' in the history of mankind on the continent...... Maybe it's because it's been too long, and the inheritance of civilization has been broken, which has led to omissions in the records...... In this way, the ancient civilization closest to the Titanus Protoss must be the 'Titans' recorded in the human documents of the Iber continent in the current era. ”
"But I don't understand." Li Xiang asked. "Regardless of whether this race in the primeval era on the continent of Iber is the 'Titanus Protoss' or the 'Titans', what do they have to do with us? Why does the Tree of Eternity firmly believe that we are its masters, and that we are some kind of 'gods'? ”
"Moreover, our abilities are all derived from characters from a game in the pre-travel world, so what does this have to do with the world of Iber?" Yang Qianyu also asked puzzled.
"It's hard for me to answer that." Fu Bin pressed the corner of his eye. "Warcraft is a game born out of ancient legends on Earth. And those legends mostly tell the story of the mythological era. Maybe there is something in common between the mythical age on Earth and the world of Iber, which is why such a change was triggered? ”
As Fu Bin said to himself, the atmosphere in the room calmed down for a while, and the three people present all looked thoughtful.
"Forget it, there is too little information and intelligence available, I really don't have a clue, so I still don't think about it." In the end, Fu Bin shook his head and kept this question in his heart for the time being, and turned to talk to Li Xiang and Yang Qianyu about various matters in the manor.
Since the Travelers made a fortune with Countess Cassa Leopold, the lord of Praile's lord, brandy and whiskey, Kasha has also spent a lot of money on expanding the production capacity of new wines. Although it will take at least three years for the newly planted vines in Prarell to harvest fruit, and it is unlikely that the next year's harvest will increase significantly, it is necessary to take a long-term view, not to mention the cold measures of the vineyards, which were not paid much attention to before. If a tree is frozen and does not bear fruit in the coming year, it will be a real gold coin!
In the oak grove of Prairly Collar, in addition to the old lumber mills operating at full capacity, several new ones were quickly established. Casks of different sizes are the most important product, and in the future, most of the wine will be sold in wooden casks, which can not be sloppy in terms of quality. After all, the glass bottles produced by the glass factory in the town of Prairly will not be able to meet the requirements in terms of craftsmanship for a while, and it is expected that in the next few years, it will still have to be ordered through the Chamber of Commerce from the main producers of glass products.
In addition to the crucial new wine business, the development plan that Kasha had spent a lot of time and energy on was finally finalized recently, and was subsequently implemented throughout the county. Two new auxiliary positions have been added to each village in the territory - 'Agricultural Officer' and 'Pastoral Officer', with the Agricultural Officer being responsible for agricultural affairs and the Pastoral Officer being solely responsible for the care of livestock. As an alternative to the chaotic farming method of farmers taking care of their own homes, the new plan calls for the entire territory to be considered as one, rational planning for the coming year, and all tenants must be unified in sowing and cultivating under the command of village chiefs and agricultural officials. As for the small number of yeoman farmers in the villages, it is important to try to get them to understand and accept this arrangement.
Not only that, Fu Bin also formulated a new farming method based on the traditional farming methods on the earth, and suggested to Kasha that the traditional slitted farming system should be completely abandoned and replaced by the advanced three-field rotation farming system. All the fields were re-planned and divided into three equal parts, and the farmers would rotate back and forth between the three fields. One field is used for vegetable crops, and one field is used for growing food crops such as wheat. The last piece is left fallow to restore nutrients to the land. Although it takes a lot of extra effort, this will allow for a significant increase in crop yields during the next harvest season, and at least one piece of land will be fully recuperated each year.
In addition, through the activities of the Chamber of Commerce in Brettnia, Kasha bought a large number of farming horses with the income of the territory for the next few years. There is still a lot of untapped wasteland in Prareley's territory, compared to the more common ox-to-plough plows. Although the use of horse farming requires more care for livestock, it can speed up the efficiency of land reclamation. Know that time is money in the current situation. And after the end of the reclamation. The cattle and horses were still able to be leased to the farmers for daily farming, and they did not lose money. In addition, although the horses used for cultivation are not comparable to the riding horses that have been trained since childhood, they can still be used by the militia of the villages as mounts for daily patrols.
Praile Collar has become wealthy with two new liquors, brandy and whiskey, which inevitably causes some young people to be jealous. It is foolish to use overt robbery against a kingdom's territorial earl, so it is not impossible for petty thieves to spy on and steal and secretly encourage bandits and robbers to wreak havoc.
At the very least, the old rival of the Leopold family, the lord of Manchado, Count Bilgard, would definitely do such small actions that could not be put on the table.