The Grey Keep, Winterless.

Castle Chamber.

With the growth of the administrative hall, the hall that was once sufficient for use is now a little cramped, and the principal officials of many departments can only move a small stool and sit behind their main and deputy ministers. More clerks and assistants had to stand against the wall, and nearly 200 or so people crowded the room.

It seems that it is necessary to build a special assembly hall in the castle district to meet the needs of various meetings in the future, Roland thought to himself, this is only the high-ranking officials of Neverwinter, and when the administrators of other cities in the kingdom come to the new royal capital to report on their duties, I am afraid that the first floor of the castle will not be able to fit in.

After jotting down the thought in his notebook, he clapped his hands gently, and the conference hall immediately fell silent.

"As you are all aware, the Torch Operation, which lasted nearly 10 months, was a complete success. Now that our footprints have extended to the fertile plains hundreds of kilometers away from Neverwinter, the threat from the devil has been completely swept away - from this moment on, the west of Neverwinter is no longer the wild land that was once difficult to move an inch and full of dangers, but a fertile territory that can provide us with abundant supplies!" Roland paused and raised his voice, "That's right, this plain, which is wider than the four kingdoms combined, will be the main direction of development for Greycastle in the next hundred years!"

The hall burst into thunderous applause.

Expanding the territory was the most important achievement of the king, and it was also the easiest way for officials to obtain benefits, even ordinary people could get a piece of the pie in the great development. Now that there is suddenly an extra territory large enough to accommodate several Grey Castles, its significance is self-evident, and it cannot be overstated.

"I'm afraid that the title of 'Four Kingdoms' will be completely lost in a few years," Barov said with a smile as he touched his beard, "in terms of size and strength, they are too far from the Grey Keep." ”

"It is also said that if the history books and biographies are still written as before, I am afraid that they will be laughed at by future generations. ”

"How about one big and three small?"

"The three small kingdoms are too awkward, so it's better to have a new title. ”

"Agreed...... I think the empire is very good. ”

The ministers were eagerly discussing, and the atmosphere at the long table seemed a little high.

Roland didn't deliberately stop it, but set aside a blank time for them to enjoy the afterglow of the victory before returning to business, "But I want you to realize that this victory is only the beginning, not the end! The real threat is the legendary Battle of the Divine Will, and only when the Red Moon is approaching will the enemy show all their fangs!For that day to come, the kingdom must be fully prepared now!"

"In other words, not only must you not slack off, but you must also redouble your efforts, understand?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone roared.

Roland looked around the hall and nodded to the nightingale beside him.

The latter turned and pulled back the curtain that hung on the wall.

The location where the map of the West was hung was replaced by a huge blackboard, and there was only one word on the board: people.

"That's what I want. Roland said word by word.

He had too many plans to be implemented, but none of them were more important than increasing the population.

In order to promote the policy as soon as possible, he even put the summary of the war and other matters on the back line.

It can be said that population has become the biggest bottleneck restricting the development of Neverwinter.

If the First Army had an armored unit in Operation Torch, even the most rudimentary infantry vehicle, it would have failed the Devil's anti-ambush trap.

Although there were a large number of reliability problems with the finalized first-generation piston machine, these were trivial issues for the war, and whether there was or did not was the top issue.

It's not that Roland doesn't know this, but Neverwinter's production capacity has reached its limit.

Whether it's the amount of steel produced, or the capacity of individual mills.

A decisive battle basically used up ninety percent of the accumulated shells.

A railroad across the plains used up all steel reserves.

Agatha's cooling and separation method gradually became less than what was needed to produce acid in chemical plants.

The production line of individual grenades even took up part of the already stretched explosives output.

It's fair to say that Neverwinter has touched the ceiling in many directions.

Scaling up production requires people.

Adding new production items requires people.

Turning ideas and drawings into reality requires the collaboration of multiple departments and a large number of people.

The population of Neverwinter is still growing steadily, and has now crossed the 200,000 mark, which is an incredible number compared to other cities, and if it is a decade or so, it will inevitably become the core of the entire continent, and the population will not be a problem to exceed one million.

Had it not been for the unexpected turn of events in the Northern Expedition, he would have probably been able to accept this result, but the fact that the devil's actions had deviated from all predictions, and although the reason was still unclear, it made Roland feel a little uneasy - even if the enemy gathered a large army, killed and killed the First Army in Taqira, caused more than half of the soldiers to be killed, and it took more than half a year to take the city, it was more reassuring than it was now.

Long-term operations are a plan written in the plan.

But the devil didn't do that.

The divergence of strategic intentions meant that the situation had changed in some invisible places, and the uneasiness of the unknown made it impossible for him to be satisfied with the current rate of growth. This, coupled with the return of the army, made him decide to take some extraordinary measures to shorten the process.

"Your Majesty, this has always been a priority of the Executive Office," Barov replied, "according to statistics, not only has the inflow of foreign population not stopped, but the trend is steadily rising, and it is expected to double in five years-"

"I can't wait five years," Roland interrupted, "and if I can, I hope to meet or even exceed that goal within this year." ”

Everyone couldn't help but take a cool breath.

"Two hundred thousand people a year, Your Majesty, I am afraid that this will not be possible...... "the governor hesitated, "to achieve the inflow trend you mentioned, unless there is unrest or famine, it is possible to have a migration of this magnitude." ”

"I'm talking about natural changes, and I'm talking about executive orders, which isn't a very difficult goal to achieve if enforcement is imposed. In a nutshell, this long-term plan can be broken down into three parts. ”

Roland stretched out three fingers and said in turn.

- Reciprocal migration, cross-border recruitment, and encouragement of childbearing. That's what you're going to do next. ”

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