At present, there are eight or nine hundred people on Cancer Island, and according to Donner's plan, the island does lack a large number of people.

The reclamation work on Cancer Island, the pulp of the paper is being whitened, the next step can be to prepare the paper, the glass workshop has already begun to prepare, the envisaged cement kiln cannot be fired in the current conditions, but the lime kiln can be built, there are small blast furnaces and so on.

These places require a large number of young people, but only if there is a planned increase in the population.

There is no food, there are no houses, what to take to house a large number of people.

Including the grain purchased this time, the wheat flour on the island is only enough for the island's inhabitants to survive for more than a month, and if you add 300 refugees, the maintenance time will be even shorter.

Donner felt the urge to scold his mother at this time, but he couldn't help thinking about it.

Looking at Theodore's equally sad face, Donner thought to himself that it was time to find a few more ways out.

Lifeblood such as food and iron ingots must no longer be in the hands of one person.

It is imperative to go out and open up other maritime trades, find more merchants to trade, or let more maritime merchants settle on the Cancer Road.

Donner thought about things, Theodore was talking about the situation in the kingdom alone, and couldn't help but sigh: "Commander, you may not know that there is already news in the royal capital, and the king wants to move the capital. ”

Donner was stunned, moving the capital? You must know that in peacetime, no country dares to easily discuss moving the capital, let alone in wartime.

Needless to say, the disadvantages of moving the capital are as follows: how to transfer millions of ordinary people, what to do with the fiefs of the nobles in the north? Will the nobles in the south give up their land to settle the migrated?

More importantly, most of the direct territories of the royal family are in the Northland, and the political and power centers are also in the Northland.

Without the support of the lords and nobles of the Northlands, will the royal family still be able to hold power when it goes south? I am afraid that it will not be possible to become a puppet when the time comes.

Therefore, the relocation of the capital of any country in history often means that the country is about to die.

Theodore continued: "But most of the nobles and lords in the kingdom are strongly opposed to it, and many nobles propose peace, which is really ridiculous, how can the great kingdom of Augustos surrender to the enemy country! Moreover, to a madwoman who killed her brother and father!"

"Fortunately, the old Duke of Mesfil has been in charge of the war, and there are also many people who agree with the old duke's political opinions, so the current situation can be maintained for the time being, as long as the Marquis stabilizes the situation in the hurricane castle and wins a few battles, we will definitely drive the evil Eternal Winter Kingdom out of the territory. ”

Donner nodded, hypocritically comforting, "May the Goddess be with the kingdom." ”

Theodore rubbed his tired face and stopped the conversation. He looked around the island as he walked: "The head of the regiment is really a wise leader, and the island has changed so much. ”

"Thank you, Lord Sir, for the compliment!" said Donner.

"No, no, no! Theodore said, "When I came to Cancer Island a month ago, the city gate was still in tatters, the houses on both sides were badly damaged, and there were no people on the streets. ”

"But...... "Chief, are you going to tear down the houses on both sides of the road and widen the streets?"

Donner nodded, not denying it.

These construction plans have long been conceived by Donner and drawn on the drawings.

According to his vision, all the wasteland on the other side of the Cancer Island River should be reclaimed for cultivation of food crops.

The west side of the creek is used as a residential area, which can be roughly divided into four parts.

The northwest part of the peninsula, next to the wharf, will be used as an administrative district and military station, the southwest side will be used as a commercial area, the northeast side will be used as an industrial area, and the southeast area will be used as a residential area for residents.

Of course, in order to achieve this vision, there must be a huge flow of people. For example, maritime merchants from the north and south who sailed on the sea could stop at Cancer Island, vigorously develop industry, guide more mainland merchants to come to Cancer Island to trade, and further promote the trade of porcelain and glass.

All this, the stonemasons have just begun to renovate according to Donner's requirements, and there is still a long way to go.

With the creation of a stable base area, Downer can use the relatively closed Cancer Island as a testing field, so that more people can become literate, vigorously develop industry, spread their ideas more profoundly, and train more liberation regiment members to prepare for landing on the mainland in the future.

Of course, for the time being, it is better to solve the food problem first.

After a while, the two talked for a while, and the tired Theodore returned to his house to rest.

Downer called Blair and instructed, "Theodore has brought us more than 300 people this time, you take someone to register, and then settle it properly." ”

Blair took a quill pen to record, Donner looked at him with satisfaction, and said, "These three hundred people are all refugees who suffered from the disaster of the war in the northland of the Kingdom of Augustus. The war forced them to leave their homeland and land, and the nobles of the kingdom abandoned them. ”

"After so many days of wandering at sea and coming to the unknown island of Cancer, they are quite vulnerable to fright, so they must be cautious when relocating. ”

Blair nodded, indicating that he remembered.

Downer continued: "As for me, there are a few requirements, first, the refugees will be lined up one by one to get off the boat, there must be no pushing and trampling, you must explain clearly to the refugees when you do things, you can bring the escort team to maintain order, but ask everyone to speak gently. ”

"Second, prepare boiling water and give each of them a glass. They drifted on the ship for many days, and it is estimated that they did not drink a sip of hot water. In addition, make the wheat flour into a puree, they are hungry, but they can't be overeaten at once. This should also be made clear that refugees should not be allowed to grab food. ”

"Third, when registering, be detailed, especially those craftsmen should be recorded. In addition, those who have families should be placed together as families. ”

"Fourthly, arrange for carpenters and stonemasons and some men to make thatched huts sufficient for 300 people, so that the inhabitants of the island can be crowded and some houses can be vacated, and the refugees can be settled as well as possible. ”

"If you can, you can try to mobilize these refugees to participate in the labor spontaneously, but remember, you must not force them, forget it, I will arrange these things tomorrow. ”

Saying that, Donner sighed: "Fortunately, the weather is hot now, and the night will not be too cold, otherwise we will really be enough for us to scramble." ”

Blair recorded Donner's requests one by one, and then asked, "Commander, are there any other instructions?"

Donner sighed: "That's all for the time being, settle the refugees first, and the future things are slowly arranged, remember to tell me as soon as there is anything." ”

Blair nodded solemnly, and Donner said, "Then you go get busy first!"

Looking at the back of Blair's departure, Donner unconsciously showed a satisfied smile.

Blair and Jason are quick learners, not only mentally catching up with him, but also trying to learn his style of doing things.

So far, it seems to be working well.