Chapter 350 Stonethrowing, Artillery and Message

No one would have thought that Kitano Town, with a population of less than 30,000, would receive nearly 200,000 gold fords in advance alone. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Managing Speer was delighted not only to finance the renovation of the town's residential areas, but also to the construction of public services such as junior schools, public squares, fountains, gardens, roads, drainage facilities, and city wall defenses.

Because he found that under the condition that manpower and building materials do not need to be greatly expended, almost half of the profits will flow into the family's treasury, and the renovation and development of a small town can make the family earn nearly 300,000 gold fords, then the fifteen towns of Fengle Yuan and Xing'an Yuan are expected to make the family earn more than 4.5 million gold merits......

The governor of Codan, who was in charge of the development of all the towns in the family domain, was not so optimistic, and after a detailed investigation, he wrote a report to Lorist, in which he suggested that the town would be upgraded to a city because it would more than double in size and merge the three villages in the surrounding area, and the population would grow from more than 10,000 to more than 30,000.

According to the investigation report of the governor of Kedan, the growth of the population of Kitano Town is that the tranquility of the family territory in the past ten years has greatly increased the birth rate, and a family basically has more than two or three children, and second, thanks to the continuous opening of workshops and workshops in the family domain, it is easy for young and strong laborers from the villages around Kitano Town to find opportunities to work in the town, so he suggested that the thirteen villages that originally belonged to Kitano Town be merged into seven, and the vacant fields should be replanned into small farms and sold to the lords after the remodeling of the houses in the town.

The people of Fengle Yuan are really rich, and the head of Speer is right. Originally, it was thought that the four-story apartment-style building with the greatest demand for 80 to 120 square meters of housing that only needs about 20 kingfords is rarely bought, but the three-story spire with an attic, a small garden in front and a courtyard in the back is in short supply, you must know that such a small building costs more than 60 kingfords, only 960 units, every 240 sets form a community, and the four communities form a large community, and as a result, the properties in this community are quickly sold out. So Master Siroba changed the model and set up three of these communities again to meet the demand, but the establishment of these four communities alone doubled the area of Kitano Town.

Governor Codan believes that most of the residents of Fengle Yuan have joined the family armed forces, and the generous treatment and generous rewards and tax deductions for their families have made their family income more than ten gold fords a year, so they are very confident when buying houses, and some even buy two sets to use when their children return to marry. There are also wealthy lords who set up workshops to do business, and they even looted the storefronts in the trade area and the land in the high-priced rich areas.

Lorist adopted the recommendation of the Governor of Codan to merge the thirteen villages under Kitano into seven and convert the vacant fields into small farms for sale, but vetoed the upgrade of Kitano to a city. On the continent of Guelinthea, a city means 50,000 inhabitants, as well as public services and a well-established administration. Two years later, Kitano had more than 30,000 residents, and in the next few years, Lorist did not expect a significant increase in population, perhaps some of which would be diverted.

The entire Northland is about to become the territory of the Norton family, as Shi Fatzi said, the eastern and southern regions of the Northland can also develop seven Fengle Plains, and the surrounding area will also belong to the Norton family's sphere of influence, plus the territory of the three allies, Lorist does not think that there are still outcasts who can fill the Northland, and the vast land and sparsely populated have always been a portrayal of the Northland.

Dealing with administrative matters, Lorist rushed to the eastern region of the Northlands, where the newly formed Chasseur Regiment is now stationed, as the commander of the Legion Joske and Yuri came to greet him, when Lorist asked about his combat strength, Jost bluntly said that at present, only about 15,000 people of the First Chasseur Regiment have the strength to fight with the Frontier Ranger Legion of the Fisabrun family, and the remaining three corps still need a long time of training before they can go into battle. He and Yuri are already preparing to continue training in the winter, hoping to have good players in the second cavalry after the beginning of spring next year.

Lorist was satisfied that he was able to assemble a cavalry army of 60,000 men in one year and give the First Corps a fighting force. At present, the Northland is not allowed to enter or leave, and the Fisabrun family cannot know that Lorist has formed another light cavalry regiment. Then next year, when the Flying Tiger Legion and the Rock Legion attack the Iberian Kingdom and the Fisabrun family fights in the Southern Province and Winston Province, the Chaser Legion will become a sharp knife inserted into the back of the Fisabrun family, sweeping through the Makinohara Province, suppressing the power of the Fisabrun family in the Eastern Wilderness Province and the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan regions, and seizing the initiative on the battlefield in one fell swoop.

After leaving the Huntsman Legion, Lorist went to inspect the Flying Tiger Legion and the Rock Legion that returned to the Northland, this time the capture of the imperial capital, the Flying Tiger Legion fought thousands of miles, the Rock Legion landed a surprise attack, the battle achievements and reputation were outstanding, and the most important thing was that the damage was extremely slight, after returning to the Northland, both legions are now resting, and next year they will attack the Iberian Kingdom They will once again serve as the main force of the family's armed attack.

The family knights present were all excited, but Ovikis was sullen. Lorist knew what was on his mind, because on the way back from the Flying Tigers, Lorist gave an order for Ovicis to hand over the remaining 420 catapults of the Perak Catapult camp to the Kenmasses family 150, Baron Philim 120, and Baron Saheen 100. The rest of the catapults were handed over to the Guards Battalion garrisoning the city of Kebo.

At present, the Thunderbolt Treult camp has only people and no catapults, which is the reason why Ovikis is in a bad mood, and he really doesn't understand why Lorist would give the Thunderbolt Catapult to others, even if it is an ally of his own family. This is the most powerful weapon of the family, and the journey to the imperial capital illustrates this, and the castle fortresses along the way could not stop the stone bullet attacks of the thunderbolt catapults, and they were all smashed into ruins. If there were no catapults, I don't know how many of the family's loyal soldiers would have to sacrifice their lives to conquer the castle fortresses that were armed to the teeth.

Lorist patted Ovicis on the shoulder, "Don't you think those catapults of yours are getting closer and closer?"

Ovicis nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, I found that the stone projectile that can usually be projected at a distance of four hundred meters only throws a distance of three hundred meters when it fights with the Royal Guards after arriving in the imperial capital, and I have always thought that this is because the stone bullet is not standardized." ”

Lorist shook his head: "No, it's a catapult problem. The launch of the catapult relies on the spring steel plate, and the spring steel plate is fatigued. After testing, this kind of spring steel sheet refined by Master Yu Lian will be deformed and distorted when projected about a thousand times, and it is generally difficult to find with the naked eye, and it will only be seen clearly when it is removed. After the deformation and distortion of these spring steel plates, the distance of the stone projectile will be closer and closer, and there is no other way but to change the spring steel plate.

Your Thunderbolt Battalion has made great contributions to the battle this time. These catapults also need to be overhauled after the expedition back and forth, but Baron Camorra of the Armaments and Logistics Department thinks that it is better to save money by overhauling and replacing them with new ones, and it is better to treat these catapults as favors, anyway, the three allies have already asked our family to supply them with this kind of big killing weapon, and this is the best way to deal with these Thunderbolt catapults for the family before they are scrapped, so I adopted Baron Camorra's opinion.

Go to Baron Camorra, he has prepared a brand new 500 catapults for you, but next year when you attack the Kingdom of Iberia, your Thunderbolt Battalion will be on the defensive side for most of the time, and even after the battle is over, your Catapult will be left to the Guards battalion in charge of the garrison. ”

"Is that a new batch for us?" said Ovikis.

"No, I'll give you a better weapon than a catapult. It's just that it takes a lot of hard work and effort to master this weapon, and that thing is not easy to master, it takes a long time of training and practice. But I promise, if you see how powerful they are, you'll love them. ”

Lorist was talking about bronze cannons on land, which were intended to be equipped to the legions at once. However, I found that equipping the bronze cannon is a bit uneconomical for the family armament, the cost is too high, and every cannon fired is money! Moreover, the Thunderbolt catapult currently equipped by the family armament is already the most advanced projection weapon on the mainland, not like artillery, a cannon is a few big silver coins. The stone projectiles they throw can even be found on the spot, and no one treats these stones as treasures.

Some time ago, Master Sid, Master Falin and Master Yulian were even more grateful after receiving the canonization order, and devoted all their body and mind to innovation and production as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and then sent a report to themselves, saying that a new bronze alloy had been discovered, which might reduce the cost by one-third if used to make artillery, and the performance might be enhanced. It is currently in intensive trial production, and if successful, it will mean that the previous two bronze guns can now be used to make three.

In fact, the cost of bronze artillery is not particularly expensive, but the gunpowder and projectiles fired by it are many times more valuable than the stone projectiles fired by catapults. Lorlist's most desperate hope was that the cost of gunpowder would drop dramatically, but this was only a good wish. Professor Bob of the Gunpowder Laboratory has not yet found a substitute for saltpeter, so he can only rely on manure to slowly collect nitrate and purify it, resulting in the high cost of gunpowder.

The newly discovered bronze alloy of Sid and Julien brought Lorist's attention to one thing, not to reduce the cost of bronze guns, but to reduce the weight of bronze guns, which gave them a good basis for rapid movement and placement on land on chariots. Lorist believed that when Ovickis saw the cannon, he would have left the Thunderbolt catapult somewhere, and would not be as obsessed with it as he was now.

Ovekis, who was anxious to find the new catapult of the Baron Camorra, saluted Lorist and hurried out of the tent, but then remembered something and retreated: "Your Highness, I don't know if the Legion Commander has reported to you...... I don't know if I should say ......."

"What's the matter, you say. ”

"That's right, when the legion was still in the imperial capital, didn't Your Majesty ask the legion commander for the thunderbolt catapult, and after the legion commander sternly refused, His Majesty brought several scholars and craftsmen to my camp to copy the shape and structure of the catapult. Because he was His Majesty, I couldn't stop him, but then the regimental commander scolded me and said that I shouldn't have let them into the camp. But he is Your Majesty, I dare not refuse, and then I asked for punishment, wrote a report and handed it in, I don't know if the commander of the regiment handed it over to you? After waiting for so many days, the punishment has not come down......"

Lorist laughed, Tiger Rose had reported this to him, but he didn't hand in Ovikis's report, so he thought it was covering it up for him. It's just that Lorist doesn't care about this matter, since he ordered Ovikis's Thunderbolt Camp to dispatch, there is naturally a sense of leakage, there is no shortage of smart people in this world, and some people can figure out the principle of new things as soon as they see them, just like magic, it is very mysterious before it is exposed, and it is worthless after revealing the truth.

Don't look at the bearded man with a thick face who is still a bandit, but before he fell into the grass, he was a deserter, and he was still the captain of the former Clesson Imperial Army, and he was born in awe of the royal family. His Royal Highness used his status as a king to swagger into the barracks to spy on the secrets of the catapult, and Ovicis really couldn't stop it. After all, he doesn't have the confidence of Tiger Ross, and he doesn't sell the face of His Second Highness.

"I see, even if they drew a picture, they wouldn't be able to build a catapult like ours, because they couldn't get a spring steel sheet, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to make it. I forgive you this time, Ovikis, but I don't want to hear that there's another time. Don't forget that you're a knight of House Norton, and you don't have to pay attention to orders from your immediate superiors, even if he's the king. I gave you the Thunderbolt Camp because of your loyalty and diligence, not because of your care and prude......nce," Lorist said lightly.

Ovickis's face turned red, and he snapped: "Your Highness, there will never be a next time, I promise you." ”

"Very well, remember your promise, go to Baron Camorra. ”

Sending Ovicis away, Lorist was a little depressed. This second highness is really shameless, and he went directly to investigate his family's big killer catapult. Although he can't make a catapult like his family, the principle is not difficult, and I believe that soon there will be a copycat version of the catapult, and the era of throwing stones at each other will come in the future.

As soon as he sat down and drank two sips of the fragrant tea made by Schward, he saw Tagger appear in front of him like a wind: "Your Highness, it's not good, Lord Reddy has been hunted down and killed......"

Lorist looked up suddenly, "What did you say? Didn't Reddy travel to the Four Duchy of the Middle Continent? What's going on? Who's after him?"

"Well, this ......," said Targar, "Your Highness, Lord Reddy was going to travel just as the family was preparing to set up an intelligence network in the Central Four Duchyes, so I asked Lord Reddy to do a little favor by the way and remove a few pieces of garbage." As a result, in the Duchy of Handla, Lord Reddy met an emissary sent by the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, who knew Lord Reddy and identified him as a spy sent by our family. In a fit of rage, Mistress Reddy killed the messenger.

Now he is being wanted and hunted down by the Four Central Duchies. Lord Reddy killed several of their Golden Knights, the Four Central Duchyes sent two first-class swordsmen to their horses, and the Grand Duke of Fisabrun sent the Santi Swordsman to avenge the envoys. Our intelligence investigators in the Central Four Duchy have nothing to do to rescue Lord Reddy, and they can't intervene. I only know that Lord Reddy's last trace was to disappear into the area of Egret Lake Marsh......"

"Cindy Great Swordsman, hmph!" Lorist stood up angrily: "Prepare the horse, I'm going to find Reddy!"

...... (To be continued.) )