After the first clockwork elevator was up and running, Mason asked Donner if he wanted to roll it out to the whole of Fog City, or Falling Rock City, as soon as possible. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Downer rejected the proposal after calculating a simple math problem.

It took more than 300 dwarf craftsmen (later increased to more than 500) to complete one, and the entire Fog City needed one hundred and five, and at this rate, even if two thousand dwarf craftsmen worked together, it would take nearly two years to fill all the shafts in Fog City with clockwork elevators - not counting the cost of materials.

As a result, Donner asked Mason to keep a team of twenty people to continue to optimize the structure while providing maintenance for the first experimental elevator, on the one hand, to enhance reliability, and on the other hand, to try to simplify the mechanism and save as much cost as possible.

And the windmill project that Brono is responsible for also maintains a team of 20 people. Downer gave him half a year to continue experimenting to find a balance between cost and function, and after the harvest was completed this fall, he would begin to roll out the simple windmill in the three northern provinces.

In fact, since returning to Fog City in early April, Donner has done a lot more than just helping Mason improve the clockwork elevator structure.

For example, he would spend about two hours on that eleventh-level staff every night; in order to speed up Wesley's progress in cultivating the Azure Dou Qi, he went to the middle of Fog City several times to exchange with him his experience when he was practicing; he went to the bottom of Fog City to meet with Rich, and felt the environment where gravity increased by nearly fifty percent, although he was extremely unwell, but he also came to a conclusion - the radiation of the magic element did transform the gravitational field, otherwise, it would not only be a difference of more than seventy kilometers in height, and the change in gravity would be so great.

In addition, his most important job was to make a list of materials and draw a complete set of more than 200 drawings - without the help of Zhizhi and Azure Douqi, he would not have been able to accomplish so much work in a year.

So, as soon as Mason and Bruno were arranged, Donner approached Nadia and asked her to recommend him a project leader. Natia listened to Donner's request and volunteered to take on the duty.

Here's what she does:

First, in the next year, using the power of the Far North country, according to the thirteen material property requirements listed by Donner, the alloy will be produced at the lowest possible cost;

Second, let all the dwarf craftsmen in Fog City make the two hundred and thirty-two parts listed on Donner's drawings in the shortest possible time, the higher the accuracy the better - the gnomes have their own precise weights and measures, and Donner doesn't need to help them make one.

At this point, Donner has mobilized the entire Far North Country, and the dwarf artisan settlement in the middle of Fog City has become even busier all of a sudden.

......

On May 27, the Lord's Mansion of Santan City.

Mr. Merkel was engrossed in a map, and several of his staff members were quiet.

It has been more than half a year since Merkel took over the post of governor of the three northern provinces since she arrived in Santan Province in August last year, but until now, he still feels that he has not completely straightened out.

The amount of grain collected at the end of last year was nearly a tenth less than the figure of the previous year in the archives, and after paying the prescribed amount of grain to Emperor Auston, what was left was only enough to maintain the daily operation of the system of officials in the three provinces, and there was no surplus left for Donner.

Thinking of the responsibilities he had on his shoulders, Mr. Merkel felt vaguely that he was not fit to be a governor. In fact, he was not greedy for this position, and he agreed to Donner just because he wanted to help him.

In the midst of his sorrow, there was a sudden knock on the door of the council chamber.

Merkel shouted without raising her head: "Please come in." ”

Then, the door opened, and Donner's voice rang out: "Mr. Merkel, you don't seem to be in a good mood." ”

"Lord Duke......" Merkel looked up in surprise.

When several of the staff members saw the Duke of Venn coming, they immediately retreated in acquainty.

When there were only two people left in the chamber, Donner smiled and said, "Mr. Merkel, I am really not used to you calling it that." Call me Donner. ”

Merkel smiled very comfortably when she heard him say this, but still insisted: "When there are outsiders, you still have to follow the rules, otherwise it will damage your prestige." ”

Donner smiled, didn't dwell on such details, took the initiative to sit next to Merkel, glanced at the map, and said: "Wesley and I have little experience in managing land, and the whole burden is on you alone, which is really embarrassing to think about." ”

"Donner, do you want to change people?" Merkel thought she heard Donner's words, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, I'm really not suitable for this, the payment at the end of the year is so small, I can't see what the problem is." He said, shaking his head.

Only then did Donner realize that his kind words had the opposite effect, and immediately said: "Mr. Merkel, you have misunderstood me, I will tell you anything directly." I won't tell you the truth about the payment of grain, I don't care about it for the time being. If you're short of food, I can buy you some, and Wesley has a friendship with Archduke Hayden on the Silver Finch's side. ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "Actually, I have also read your letter, the population is not small, the arable land is not less, but the grain payment is less. I think the reason is actually very simple, it's not that we have collected less, but that we have collected more before. ”

"Actually, I thought so too. Merkel nodded: "It seems that my staff members who paid for money are not good things, and they are all hiding from me." ”

"The empire is so big, these little nobles who are familiar with the north are either related to the original masters here, or they are the head snakes of the land here, how can they talk about their oppression of farmers. Donner shook his head.

Merkel let out a long sigh and laughed at herself: "You said that you would increase grain production by 50% in four years, but in my hands it dropped by 10% in the first year." ”

"That plan may be that I was too arrogant...... Therefore, I am going to adjust the plan and increase the output by 10% in four years. Donner was serious, he had realized that his unrealistic demands could lead to disaster, as he had heard on Earth.

"But this is it, and now it seems to be difficult. Merkel was a little discouraged.

"Mr. Merkel," said Downer, "if you think so, as long as we restore the grain payment to the level of the previous year, it will be equivalent to an increase." ”

"You mean, we're like the old aristocrats here, a little bit harsh on the farmers?" Merkel looked at Donner in surprise.

Donner hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I didn't mean that." I want to say that last year's harvest was actually about the same as the year before, and if there is one less achievement, it should be hidden from the people. On this basis, as long as we can increase the harvest by 10 percent, the amount of grain we will receive will be the same as that of the previous year. ”

Mr. Merkel also laughed: "I knew you weren't that kind of person." ”

Donald smiled and said, "However, I have thought of a way to increase grain production quickly." ”

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