Chapter 347: The Carriage Track

On August 17, Princess Celivia returned to the Rock Castle with Fena Garrie, Deliana, Daisy, and Maria. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At that time, the southern part of the Northland was the essence of the entire Northland, where the Lugins family, the former Grand Duke of the Northland, and the nobles of the Northland built numerous manor castles. After the exchange of realms, the entire Northlands fell into the hands of the Norton family, and these manor castles also belonged to Lorlist.

After replanning the entire development of the Northland, 27 of them were demolished for reasons that affected the development plan or were not very important, leaving 11 manor castles with beautiful scenery and prestige. This time, Lorist asked Princess Celivia and her four concubines to choose these eleven manor castles.

Sakura Ridge Manor is known as the most beautiful manor in the Northland, after the rainy season every year, the flowers are full of mountains, the fragrance floats, the trees are full of flowers, and the clouds are like clouds. The mountain breeze blows, the petals dance together, like a dream, and it is called the wonder of cherry ridges. Although Princess Celivia's trip was already past the flowering season, the cherry trees were full of cherries, and Princess Celivia couldn't help but be happy. It's just that this Sakura Ridge Manor was originally the place where Count Saheen Henned's Golden House was hidden, and he often slept with his five concubines here. Princess Celivia disliked this and deliberately renovated the entire main castle to make it more in line with her own wishes.

The excited Princess Celivia has been chirping beside Lorlist, describing the scenery of the Cherry Blossom Ridge Manor, plus the other four daughters have also picked a manor that satisfies them, and they compare themselves with each other without showing weakness, which makes Lorist have a headache. In the end, under the pretext of being busy with official business, he drove the five girls out of the study to make himself clean. However, before they went out, they unanimously said that Lorlist's renaming of Gildusk, the capital of the Northlands, was too ugly to hear, and it was not as pleasant as those who built the city called Angry Bear City.

"Uh...... Is Roaring Bear City hard to hear?" Lorist shrugged at Fat Smith.

"It's a little awkward, and it's a little weird to scream. "Shi Fatzi said honestly that the name Lorist gave was not very good, and it was very unlevel.

"But why do the laborers who built the city call it Angry Bear City?" Lorist felt a little strange, Roaring Bear was literally much more literate than Angry Bear.

"Have you forgotten the statue of the angry bear roaring in the square in the center of the city, the angry bear square, which then spawned into the angry bear city. In fact, in addition to being in front of His Highness and in official documents, the family knights and officials are also called Angry Bear City in private, which is simple and convenient. "Fat Man tells Lorist an embarrassing reality.

Lorist conceded defeat: "Well, I admit that I don't have the talent and talent to be famous. In that case, let's change the name to Angry Bear City in the future, I don't care if it's my name......"

"Your Highness, this is just a trivial matter, just send an official notice and end it. We were just talking about the relocation of the Knights of the Furious Bear to Rock Castle, what else do you want to pay attention to?" Shi Fatzi reminded.

The original garrison of the Angry Bear Knights was Blade Castle, that is, the castle built next to Beihai City after two hills were cut off, and the reason for being arranged there was to protect Beihai City, taking into account the fact that the Turtle Mountain Fortress and the Woniugang Fortress could be immediately reinforced and counterattacked after being attacked by the mountain barbarian tribes. However, the army of more than 100,000 people in the mountains has been completely annihilated, and it is impossible to invade the family territory again in the next one or two decades. At this time, it is also a waste to put the Knights of the Angry Bear in the Castle of Blades. Lorist was going to move to Angry Bear City again, just in time to vacate the Rock Castle, and it was only natural that the Knights of Angry Bear would move over.

Lorist took a pen and ticked the document and signed his name: "Alright, let Telman bring the Knights of the Angry Bear here, and the first battalion of the guards here will move to Blade Castle, and that's it." However, starting on September 15th, all the administrative departments and family members of the officials of Rock Castle will be relocated to Angry Bear City, and all of this will be left to you. ”

Shi Fatzi nodded: "No problem, many departments have already started packing, and a month is enough." ”

"We're going to get ready for my wedding with Celivia and guests in Bear City, and I hope everything is ready and there won't be any mess. ”

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we have already made a plan, and we already know who is in charge of what. ”

There was a knock on the door, and Genorio came in to report: "Your Highness, Baron Hansk has come to ask for a ......"

Baron Hanske was furious when he came in, he felt that he had done a good job in the position of governor of Hilowas, but he didn't expect to be wiped out by Lorist, isn't it against you marrying a wife, and marrying a woman who is an enemy of the family as a wife, there are so many women in the world, but you just found the most inappropriate, as the most loyal retainer of the Norton family, your opposition is justified, I didn't expect you not only to accept my advice, but also stripped me of my position, how can this be reasonable!

Baron Hansk was holding his stomach to report to Lorlist, and he was ready to have a good reason with Lorlist, even if he angered Lorist and was stripped of his title, as the most loyal retainer of the Norton family, he would let everyone see his iron bones and fierce loyalty.

"Your Highness, I greet you. "Baron Hansk saluted Lorlist.

"Director Hansk, I've been talking about you, and I'm relieved that you're finally here. Come, sit down first, are the affairs of Shilovas all right?" Lorist smiled kindly, as if he did not see the angry face of Baron Hansk, and did not call him a knighthood, but called him the former head of the family as a sign of closeness.

"Genolio, serve tea to Director Hanske. Lorist commanded.

"No need, Your Highness. Baron Hansk replied with a stiff face: "I have already handed over the affairs of Hilovas Island to Governor Hicke, and I have to wait for his arrival, so I have not come back to report until now." ”

"Yes, that'll do. Director Hansk has also worked hard all the way, and he has been tired of running around for the family for so long, so why don't you take a break for a while and recuperate. Lorist said politely.

"Your Highness, serving the family is what I should do. I'd like to ask what the family has for me next?" said Director Hansk.

Lorist stood up: "That's right, our family already owns the entire Northland, and in the next two years, we will carry out the overall development and construction of the entire Northland, you see here, Director Hansk." ”

Lorist pointed to a map of the Northland hanging on the wall: "If you want to get rich, build roads first." Only with convenient and fast transportation and road facilities can the Northland be connected into a strong one, which can not only improve the transportation of materials, but also enable the family armed forces to quickly reach any place in the Northland when needed. This map shows the entire new transportation road infrastructure system that Northland is going to build, connecting the entire Northland into a network. The family is ready to invest 1 million goldfords. This project is at stake for the future of our Norton family in the Northlands, and in my heart no one but you can take on this task. That's why I transferred you back from Hilowas. ”

This is the so-called general in the game of chess, and the resentment of the Hansk director, who was originally full of resentment, suddenly dissipated half, and it turned out that Lorist had taken up his position as governor of the island of Hilowas, not to refrigerate or punish himself, but to hand over the responsibility of the future of the family to himself. At this time, Director Hansk finally looked at the fat man sitting on the sofa next to him, and a stiff smile appeared on his face: "Your Highness, this heavy responsibility does not necessarily need me to bear, you can look at Baron Schreed......"

"No, he can't!" Lorist vetoed, ignoring the fact that the fat man sitting on the sofa was rolling his eyes: "To put it mildly, he doesn't have this qualification." This is a major responsibility related to the family's monopoly on the entire Northland and long-term peace and stability in the next hundred years. Although Baron Schrader is good at handling political affairs, he has no experience in managing such a large project, and he is not as stable as you. Looking at all the officials in the family, Speer has a hand in finance, but he is not the material for managing the project, and Codan is in charge of personnel and is also a layman in the management of the project. Actually Governor Hickd, Butler Boris may have this ability.

But if you think about it, one is your junior, and Hicked counts as your deputy. I can't really trust him, after all, the butler Boris was originally a member of the Kenmas family, and he took refuge in our family after being captured, although he is diligent, but we can't be sure of his loyalty, this is a big project related to the family's prosperity in the next hundred years, how can it be handed over to them? He's just my servant, and he's not qualified to be compared to you. So in my mind, you are the only person who is suitable to preside over this big project. “

Director Hansk's face was full of flowers, and Lorlist's compliment gave him a sense of loneliness that no one could compare with him when he looked at the people in the family, and it was about who else was the person in charge of the family's century-old prosperity. The resentment in his stomach has long disappeared, but he still has to be modest on his face: "Your Highness, you have won the award, in fact, I think anyone can do this project, and I don't necessarily need to be responsible." Like Sederkamp and Boris Butler, they have been in charge of the development and construction of road traffic, maybe they are more suitable than me......"

Lorist shook his head: "Director Hansk, this project is not as simple as you think, if it is an ordinary road construction, it is indeed anyone." But the road that our family wants to build is unique, a transportation facility that has never appeared in the history of the Gallinthia continent, and once it is completed, it will go down in history and will last for centuries, which is why I insisted that you be in charge of it. ”

Is this possible, at most, it is mentioned in the family records that the transportation road facilities project in the north that Hansk was in charge of was completed, which improved the road traffic of the entire north and made the circulation of materials and trade more convenient and faster in the north of the country......

Looking at Director Hanske's inexplicable stunned expression, Lorist laughed: "Director Hansk, come over and take a closer look at the blueprint of this road......

Director Hansk squinted his eyes for a long time, and finally noticed that something was wrong: "Your Highness, why should the road in the same direction be built one big and one small?"

"Hehe, Director Haske, this is our family's new invention of a new type of road - the carriage track. Come on, come over here, there's a mock-up. ”

The room next to the study was opened by Lorist and turned into a physical exhibition room. Director Hanske followed Lorist and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a sand table that took up most of the room in front of him. This is the topographical sandbox of the Northlands, which Director Hansk is very familiar with, it is the Rock Castle, this is the Maple Grove Villa, this is the North Sea City, this is the southern region of the Northlands...... However, it is very strange to use iron wire to wrap around it several times on this sand table.

"You see, this is the carriage track. Lorist said, pointing to the wire on the sand table.

Only then did Director Hanske realize that this was not a round wire, but an I-shaped wire. Well, I'm old and my eyes are not working, so maybe it's time to go to Mancheni, the supervisor of the glass factory, to get a pair of reading glasses for myself. I heard that the so-called reading glasses are very helpful for the eyesight of the elderly. Boris, the new governor of Haneyabada, had several pieces and refused to take them down all day long......

"Your Highness, what's the use of this carriage track?" Director Hansk didn't understand after looking at it for a long time.

"This is the latest invention of Master Julien. Originally designed for mining, mining trucks loaded with ore were pulled up deep into the mine shaft without the need for human backs or livestock haulage, greatly reducing the cost of mining. Later I thought it was a good idea and suggested that he use it on flat ground. After two years of experimentation, the sample and model have finally been produced. After evaluation, we found that if this kind of carriage track was used in Northland, the cost of transporting goods and passengers would be reduced by two-thirds, and the efficiency would be greatly improved by several times. ”

Lorist picked up a model of a carriage from the table next to him: "You see, Director Hansk, the wheels of this carriage are not wooden, but a round iron frame, the front of which is recessed, and it is inlaid on the raised carriage track. You see, I connected these four carriages, put them on the tracks, and with a gentle push, the four carriages went forward. ”

"But Your Highness, this carriage can move on flat ground, so there's no need to use this track. Director Hanske said.

"No, efficiency is not the same. "On the tracks, four horses can pull the four carriages, while on flat ground each carriage requires four horses to pull the carts, but not as fast as the carriages on the tracks, and there is a difference of twelve horses in and out," Lorist explained. For example, it took us more than two days to ride to the south of the Northland before the road was built, and five or six days on foot. That's not even counting the rain and snow that were delayed. If you are going to bring four wagons, you will need a dozen grooms and servants to take care of the horses pulling the carts, and it will take at least three to four days to arrive. But with this carriage track, plus a post station for forty or fifty miles, then in less than two days you will be able to reach the southern part of the Northland. ”

Director Hansk still has this vision, and he knows how much transportation costs can be saved by this carriage track. But he still has two questions: "Your Highness, the wheels of this carriage have become circular iron frames, so does it have any effect on the flat ground, or will it affect it to get back on the carriage track after passing on the flat ground?" There is also a question, this carriage track needs to lay such two iron tracks, will the cost be too high for the family......

Lorist nodded, and picked up two rope-like circles from the table: "Director Hansk, your scruples are right. But we've already taken into account both of the issues that you mentioned, and you see, these are two resin tires, which are a bit stretchy. If the carriage was to be on flat ground, we put these two tires on the wheels, which not only absorbed the shock, but also kept the iron wheel frame from wearing out on the flat ground. The only difficulty is that the price is a little higher, and a resin tire requires a large silver coin, but there is an alternative method, which is to wrap wood or straw rope around the car. Although it does not absorb shocks, it also prevents the wheel frame from wearing. “

Lorist's dexterous two small tires were attached to the wheels of the carriage model: "You see, that's it. As for the cost of the carriage tracks you mentioned, we have also thought about it. Unlike the avenue, we charge for the carriage track, and in order to save time and transportation costs, merchants will be happy to pay this toll, of course, this toll will not be too high, basically based on the number of carriages. It is expected that the cost of building the road will be paid for in two to three years, and the life of a carriage track is about ten years, so we will make a profit in the next six or seven years. “

"Director Hanks, that's why I'm talking about why this great project will go down in history, and for the first time in the Northland, the carriage track, a new thing in traffic, will leave a heavy and glorious page in the history of the roads of the Gallinthia continent. I thought about it for a long time, and finally decided that the person who could take on this important task was none other than you, do you have any opinions and opinions?" asked Lorist with a solemn face.

"Your Highness......" Director Hansk's heart was full of emotion for the death of his confidant, and his mood was agitated, and he blurted out: "I promise to complete this glorious and important task, please rest assured, Your Highness, I will not let you down." “

"Worthy of being the mainstay of our Norton family!" Lorist was relieved: "Then this matter will be entrusted to you for the family's hundred-year plan." The design department, the supervision department, the engineering department are all ready, you can take up your post tomorrow and start the work......"

"No, Your Highness, I'll go now, it's too late tomorrow. With a sense of sacred mission, Director Hansk bowed solemnly to Lorlist, turned and strode away.

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