Elizabeth was unaware of the conversation between the king and the chancellor of the exchequer.

She never imagined that her request would be denied.

Because it's impossible.

Comptoirs need a clean foundation.

Over time, people will gradually discover the damage that Forget Worry powder does to the body. At that point, the operator will be the focus of the anger of all victims. Not to mention kings and popes, even the high gods still can't resist the wrath of the people.

……

Cattle territory, Northern Lakes District.

This is a special area.

The main source of water in the lake is groundwater, and some of it comes from snowy alpine meltwater in the northwest. The groundwater veins connected to the lake area have a self-regulating effect, so there is no flooding caused by excessive rainfall, and the water level does not drop too much during the dry season.

Towering mountains surround the entire lake area, blocking the cold currents from the far north and strong air currents from the east and south. The hot and cold air is perfectly neutralized here, and there is little difference in temperature between autumn and winter, and snowfall is rare.

The lake water has an automatic temperature control effect, so the summer is not as hot as in the south, so it is impossible to form a hot and humid rainforest climate. There are a large number of trees left over from the era of civilization here, which have been undeveloped for thousands of years, and the trees grow densely, and the ground is covered with thick deciduous decaying fruits, which gradually merge with the soil under the action of sunlight and air, forming humus soil that is piled up year by year.

Fang Sheng, who was in his fifties, squatted on the ground, his hands pointing down, three to four centimeters deep into the dirt. The soil here is soft, contains a lot of water, and the looseness is excellent, not as dry and hard as the land in the southern part of the mountain circle, and must be turned with shovels and hoes.

He dug out a large handful of black humus, raised it to the bottom of his nostrils like a treasure, and greedily sniffed the smell of the earth with a strong fishy smell and a faint stench of decay.

"It's the first time I've seen such a nice place in my life!" Fang Sheng held the handfuls of dirt high above his head, letting them fall sparsely from his loose fingertips, mingling with his gray hair, and wept with joy: "Thank you, thank you, Your Royal Highness the Regent, from now on, we will never have to go hungry again, and we will finally be able to eat enough." ”

Behind him, more than 3,000 men, women, and children knelt down in front of the sparkling waters of the lake not far away, bowing down to non-existent gods, showing their sincerity in whispered chanting and devotional prayers, and swearing allegiance to the young regent of Pointe-Noire.

They have worked with the land all their lives, and with a few casual twists of their fingers, they can clearly judge whether the soil is fertile and needs to be improved.

Legends and ballads are the ancient way of continuing the message of the northern barbarians. Stories about the Lake District to the north have been passed down among the common people for centuries. It is said to be the abode of the gods and is the most beautiful place in the world. In order to avoid being disturbed by mortals, the gods used spells to move the mountain range, sealing its back garden tightly and strictly forbidding mortals from setting foot in it.

According to Tianhao's order, the development of the northern lake area has been in full swing. The more than 3,000 immigrants led by Fang Sheng came from the Black Bull Department. He was a very capable and well-loved leader of the village. Niu Yanfang stayed up on the execution table for more than a month, and when she was dying, she was already like a skeleton. Tianhao solved the entire royal family with strong and powerful means, and even the children were not spared. Immediately after that, he killed all the nobles of Black Horn City and the Black Bull Division...... This was a terrifying purge, and Fang Sheng thought he was dead, and he also made arrangements at home. To his surprise, he did not wait for the soldiers who came to execute him, but waited for the regent himself.

"This king has read the information, and he has also heard the discussion of the people below. There are many people who are willing to protect you, and they risk their lives to pat your chest in front of the king and say that you are a good man. It's really rare...... "a good person", you probably can't understand what it means. I have crossed your name off the list of executions, not so much because the king believes in you, but because I believe in those who are willing to vouch for you. ”

Rectification is not an empty phrase. According to Tianhao's plan, whether it is a city or a village, all people above the leader must be replaced. The confiscation of property is an indelible hatred, and nobles such as city lords must die in order to make room for those who are loyal to them.

Fang Sheng was an exception, the people who were willing to vouch and beg to spare him came from the civilian class, and the number far exceeded the villages he was in charge of, expanding to the surrounding surrounding walled cities, with a total of more than 20,000 people.

Tianhao believes that there are people in this world who are recognized by others because of their personal charm and work, and then have a thinking of respect and worship. In the era of civilization that has passed, there are many such people: ***, **, Kong Fansen...... Their practical actions and efforts have been widely recognized by the broad masses of the people. They could have occupied high positions and enjoyed offerings from the lower ranks, but they chose a more arduous lifestyle, the same as the commoners, and even more hardships.

Tianhao is a soldier, and he always remembers that many years ago, there was a deputy commander who served in the border military district, a general. Rather than sit in his office, he has been patrolling the border all year round, inspecting various outposts and solving practical problems for soldiers and grassroots troops. The border is long, the terrain is complicated, and there are no roads at all in many places, and even powerful military off-road vehicles are difficult to pass. He spent many years in turbulence and fatigue, and finally one day he was completely exhausted, and when he was admitted to the emergency ward of the hospital, the attending doctor was shocked by his physical condition after an examination.

The doctor said something that even he couldn't believe at the time: "This patient, he is malnourished. ”

It was not an era of food shortage, the country had a huge production capacity, and those who could not work could receive a monthly subsistence allowance. Although there is little money, there is no lack of food and nutrition that will lead to a deterioration in health.

A general who commanded tens of thousands of officers and soldiers turned out to be malnourished.

Because he was busy with work, he rarely ate on time, and fed himself with compressed biscuits and canned food all year round.

When the general died, all the officers and men of the entire border military district were in mourning.

Fang Sheng is one such person.

He and his people were given one of the most fertile plots of land on the southern shore of the Lake District.

People set up camp here and rebuild their homes.

Fang Sheng kept in mind Tianhao's requirements for himself: "This king will give you seeds, give you rations, and there will be special people responsible for building roads." Your job is to run that place well, and make it a granary for our cattle to thrive. ”

The key to increasing the population is to look at women. Fang Sheng has stubborn and alternative ideas about this. Inspired by Tianhao, he swore allegiance. In order to prove that he was worthy of this trust, Fang Sheng gave a death order to the women in the village———— each person must get pregnant every year, the more births the better, and there are additional rewards.

This is not an empty phrase, both in terms of the variety and quantity of prizes, it is enviable.

Fresh milk or deer milk, cheese, meat, dried fish, sugar, and snacks in excess of the normal ration.

The northern barbarians are not as barbaric as they think. Their understanding and refinement of food has reached an astonishing level many years ago. For example, sprinkles are made by kneading flour and honey and frying them in fat. The improvement made by Tianhao is only to replace the honey with syrup and control the cost.

Small buckwheat cakes are a festive food enjoyed by all tribal members. It is a method of mixing buckwheat noodles and wheat noodles in proportion, first fermenting, then soaking dried red beans in water, steaming until ripe, mashing them to make bean paste, adding honey in the process to make a filling, and forming a child's palm-sized cake.

The practice of rice cakes was more popular, the barbarians were very fond of sweets, and honey gave this festive food an aura of nobility, which was generally only enjoyed by nobles, and ordinary people had a problem even having a full stomach, let alone the occasional opportunity to taste it.

The variety of rations (non-ration portions) from Pointe-Noire is dizzying. Fang Sheng didn't hide his secrets, he tasted a little bit of everything, and then sent it all according to the relevant policies. The people who received the gifts were grateful to the young regent, the former royal family was getting farther and farther away from them, and even Fang Sheng had to admire Tianhao's ruling methods.

For the first time, he felt the care from the top of the group, and he developed a deep awe for the young man.

Fang Sheng was almost paranoid about the implementation of policies, especially in his knowledge and understanding of the words "multiply".

He admonished the men in the village in the harshest tone: treat his women well and must impregnate them. Treat your children well, and let them grow up healthy. If anyone dares to disobey the regent's orders, he is to be killed in public and beheaded in public.

Fang Sheng's supplementary regulations to the men are extreme, making people laugh and cry———— if any of you can't let your woman conceive a child, then get out of here as soon as possible and let those who have it do." Don't you occupy the pit and don't, His Royal Highness the Great Prince Regent asks the women to have more children, and they must obey his orders no matter what.

……

To the northeast of Rock City, a newly set up military camp.

Yun Kai lay on the ground, raised his gun to aim at the target set in the distance, held his breath and stared, and pulled the trigger at the moment when he felt his best.

It was a wooden board dyed red, and his shoulder felt the strong recoil of the gun, and Yun Kai was satisfied to see that he had hit the target, and the wooden board was blown to pieces.

Rifles with a caliber of thirty-five millimeters...... By the standards of the civilized era, it was equivalent to an artillery.

The world is changing every day.

When he led the forbidden army out of Black Corner City and came towards Rock City, Yun Kai was surprised to find that the entire road had been widened, and it was no longer the narrow and rugged appearance in his impression. The road surface is smooth and wide enough for four ox carts to run in parallel. On the surface of the earth and gravel, covered with a thick layer of unfamiliar black substance. Yuan Kai curiously stepped on it several times with his foot, but there was no dent.

He later learned from the road builders that it was called asphalt.

Right next to the road, a brand new track is being erected. It is the practice of burying two cross-sections of "I" shaped steel on the roadbed. At the bottom are thick rectangular logs, which are bolted to them one by one. Facing the curious Yunkai and the forbidden soldiers, the road builders looked proud. They called it "Rail", and it was a track of two parallel tracks that started at Pointe-Noire and went all the way to Rock City.

As he approached Rock City, Yun Kai saw a horse pulling a carriage. Pulleys are installed at the bottom of the carriage, and the horses pull the fully loaded carriages, which is easier and less labor-intensive than usual on ordinary road surfaces. Although the speed is not very fast, the carrying capacity is large.

Several new training camps have been set up around Rock City. This was due to considerations for the production and transportation of gunpowder. At present, the only source of sulfur is Jeju Island, and although there are gunpowder factories in Liandu and Panseokseong, they can only rely on sea transportation to obtain raw materials. In terms of cost and manpower, training in remote Black Point is not cost-effective.

As soon as they came into contact, Yun Kai and his soldiers immediately fell in love with the new weapon of the rifle.

The training camp is divided into two parts: an officer school and a soldier barracks.

Broken Tooth, who used to be the captain of Tianhao's guard, served as an instructor. Although he was a pig, he possessed a skilled military skill that impressed Yun Kai and all the senior officers. Regardless of shooting, fighting, tactical drills, or anything else, he has a powerful ability to crush anyone.

Formations, new orders and banners, calculations of range and angles, proper use of the battlefield environment, daily maintenance of firearms, swimming, fighting, attacking and retreating...... Yun Kai felt that a door had opened in front of him, and countless new knowledge that had never been seen before poured into his brain. War is no longer a round of slashing with knives and axes, the bow and crossbow that was once regarded as a treasure by the cattle people have become outdated, and rifles and artillery have become the new mainstream on the battlefield.

There is a saying in the training camp that has an alternative meaning: only a pipe that is thick and long enough is a symbol of a man's strength and status.

Don't get me wrong, this refers to guns.

A more advanced class than infantry is artillery. Both the forbidden army and the local troops must take an examination when entering the training. Artillery units are formed on the basis of individual merit, mainly those who have received a deeper level of education.

They have more subjects to study and are more complex. Especially math and ballistics. Yun Kai read the relevant textbooks and found that some of the theories were very understandable, let alone understood. In this regard, the instructors' solution is very simple———— if you can't learn, you have to learn, and if you don't understand, you have to continue to watch. If you don't get good grades, you'll be starved, corporal punishment, and confinement...... In short, I forced myself to study in the most cruel and harsh way, and if I felt that I couldn't accept it, I would get out of it as soon as possible.

Artillerymen were treated much more than infantry. This has become the most primitive motivation for everyone to grit their teeth and continue to learn.

Tianhao has been working hard to implement a new financial order. For the first time, he introduced the concept of "military salary" among barbarian soldiers.