"We've reclaimed ...... at the moment"

Next to the city walls, a slightly larger room was Donner's residence and his daily office, and Jason was standing at the long table, reporting to Donner on the progress of the land.

Donner had a headache when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "Wait, Jason, that ...... How many steps can you use instead?"

The units of measurement in this world are chaotic, and it seems that each territory, each artisan, and even each artisan has its own unit of measurement, except for the common unit promulgated by each kingdom.

At least the Donner had seen no less than five units of weights and measures, with carpenters using their own set, stonemasons using their own, and blacksmiths having their own units of weight and length.

As for the alchemists, not to mention, they all use their own unique methods of measurement and measurement to conduct various experiments, as if they felt that this would be the only way to keep their experimental results more secretive.

Several times, Donner saw Yuri, spent countless experiments, and painstakingly cracked other people's alchemy notes, and showed a triumphant smile.

This extreme confusion of units of weights and measures is, in Downer's view, the greatest obstacle to the progress of human civilization, the development of industry, and the spread of science.

This situation ...... It has to be transformed, at least at this stage in Cancer, where weights and measures must be unified.

Moreover, the unification of weights and measures has a deeper significance, not only to provide great convenience for people to engage in economic and cultural exchange activities, but also to facilitate the exchange of goods between craftsmen and civilians, and also to facilitate the rule of the liberation regiment.

Jason listened to Donner's words, thought about it carefully, converted the data and steps he recorded in his mind, and said, "The wasteland on both sides of the dock has been reclaimed about two thousand steps in the north-south direction. ”

Donner made a silent calculation in his heart, and roughly understood the area that had been reclaimed.

Two thousand steps is about 1.5 kilometers, and if it is wide, it is only two kilometers from the planned position on the west side to the small river on the island, so that the total is six square kilometers

It has been more than ten days since the organization of manpower to open up the wasteland. Nearly 200 people, divided into more than a dozen squads, and cultivating at the same time, this speed is not slow, but it is not fast either.

"It's still speeding up!" Donner sighed, but there were still too few people who could use it.

"By the way, have the brick kilns and porcelain kilns been built? Later, Donner asked, "And the pool for making paper!"

These are the things that Donner is more concerned about, and they are also the things that require them to be built first.

Theodore is estimated to be coming to Cancer Island again to trade, although Crescent Island has a lot of porcelain in stock, but for the sake of secrecy, the porcelain kiln has been destroyed there, and Cancer Island must immediately rebuild the porcelain kiln and resume the firing of porcelain.

Otherwise, the liberation regiment will soon lose its largest and most important source of income.

Jason said: "The porcelain kiln has been built, it is ready to start firing, the paper pool has also been built, according to your orders, broken fishing nets and linen and other things have been soaked in the pool, but the brick kiln is still being built, and the brick embryo has not been kneaded much." ”

"Commander, we still have too few people. Jason hesitated and said, "Look, do you want to order the inhabitants of Cancer Island to join in the reclamation?

From that day on, Donner asked Gina to play with the children, and the inhabitants of the island gradually let go of their fears, and many began to step out of the houses again, watching the children playing, and pointing and talking openly at the orderly pace of the patrol with a look of amazement.

Quite a few people also started talking to the women of Crescent Island, and while they were still wary, at least it was a good start.

Donner's fingers tapped on the tabletop, thought for a moment, picked up the quill pen, wrote down a recruitment order, and said, "Jason, you will ask the carpenter to make a wooden board as a bulletin board, put it up in the place where the children play, where there are more residents, and then paste this announcement on the board." ”

Jason took the announcement, read it in detail, and asked: "Commander, why don't you recruit them directly, and give them food as payment?

Donner shook his head in disappointment, but patiently explained, "Jason, it seems that you still don't understand the ideology of me and the Liberation Regiment. ”

"The biggest difference between our liberation group and the pirates and nobles is that we want to unite them, not to oppress and exploit them. ”

"I have always advocated equality for all, but what is the simplest equality? If we want to get help from others, we must get the consent of others, and pay the same as the labor, and not use the power in our hands to force others to agree. ”

"Otherwise, what is the difference between us and the exploiting class?"

Jason listened quietly and nodded as if he didn't understand.

"Right now we don't have a population, and there are more than 400 inhabitants on Cancer. We need their help, but the people of the island are still afraid of us, afraid that we will hurt them.

At such times, if we want to get their help, we must first get their favor, so we must not allow anything to oppress the inhabitants, and all this depends on their voluntary acceptance. ”

Jason continued to ask, "Commander, wouldn't it be better to give them food directly, so that it would be easier to get their gratitude?"

Donner smiled and said, "I'll tell you a story!"

"There was a beggar who begged at the gate every day, but no one gave him alms. Later, when a rich man passed by, he felt pity for him, and he gave a silver coin to the beggar, who was very grateful at that time, and quickly kowtowed to thank the rich man for his kindness. The rich man was also happy, for he reaped praise and gratitude with a silver coin that was insignificant to him, even though it came from a beggar.

The second time he passed, the rich man gave a silver coin as usual, but still received praise and gratitude from the beggar, and the rich man returned home satisfied.

When he passed by the third time, the rich man had no silver coins with him that day, only a few copper coins, so he gave a few copper coins to the beggar. The beggar, however, suddenly stopped him, and asked the rich man why he had given only a few copper coins to-day, and not a single silver coin, and cursed the rich man for being stingy, and not willing to give even a small mercy.

The rich man was stunned, and he thought to himself, "Isn't it according to his own will to give alms?"

Many people were watching, and the rich man, in order to get rid of the entanglement, promised the beggar that he would give him a silver coin next time, and then fled the city gate. The rich man who returned home was so angry that he decided not to give alms to beggars again. A long time later, the rich man passed by the city gate for the fourth time....... ”

Donald paused, smiled at Jason and asked, "Jason, guess what's going on this time." ”

Jason didn't think much about it, and replied directly: "The rich man continued to give a silver coin to the beggar, and then received the beggar's praise and gratitude again." ”

"No, you're wrong. ”