The council chamber in Santan City was spacious and bright, and the dozen or so members of the water conservancy working group, including the minor nobles, the farmer's representative, and Natia, all looked at Donner. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In front of him was a hand-drawn map spread out on the table, and the paper should not have been drawn recently.

"Where are the original laborers in Fog City now?" Donner asked with a frown.

"They have all moved to Falling Rock City, where the flow of goods has increased by several percent, and it really needs so many people. Merkel replied.

"Hmm......" Donner looked at the map in front of him silently, as if looking at an interlocking knot.

Without enough manpower, all plans cannot be started, but without more arable land, there will be no enough people to be fed, there will be no higher efficiency of agricultural production, and it will be impossible to free manpower from the land.

It seems that the first step to untie this dead knot should start with improving efficiency.

"Then let's do it as planned," he finally nodded, "Mr. Merkel, I would rather be less efficient, but also ensure that the project is carried out reasonably, and be especially careful in opening canals and drainage, and never artificially create a flood ......"

"Well, I think so too!" Merkel glanced around, and almost all of them looked cautious.

The plan was set, and the water conservancy working group immediately went their separate ways to implement various affairs, and Donner left Natia alone.

"When will your craftsmen arrive?" asked Donner.

"The first batch of more than a dozen people has arrived, all of them directly from the Knight Federation...... But doesn't that mean you don't need to build windmills?" asked Natia.

"It's hard to say whether you can build a windmill or not...... Where are they now?"

"It's in Santan. ”

......

Half an hour later, in the city of Santan, in a small and inconspicuous business, Donner saw fourteen dwarf craftsmen at once.

All but one of the craftsmen were men—the first time Downer had seen a male dwarf.

Male gnomes are generally slightly taller than Natia, and other than that, their appearance is not very different from that of ordinary humans.

After listening to Natia's introduction to Donner, the dwarf craftsmen were very excited, and one of the older craftsmen with a beard solemnly gave Donner a pocket watch, which was a bit too large even for Donner's size.

"It's only after using the alloy you invented that you can make such a delicate ...... The last time the clockwork could go for twelve days......" The old craftsman's face was a little proud.

"Why don't you say that every twelve days, there is an hour of error?" said the only female craftsman with a smile.

The old craftsman was a little unhappy by her, and argued, "I would be fine if I improved it......"

Donner was amazed at the development of the mechanical civilization of the dwarfs, who made most of their products by hand, and opened the lid to admire it.

He was really appreciating.

Although this pocket watch has only a single hour hand and is 12 hours per revolution, unlike clocks on Earth, it has no surface, which means that if you open the cover, you can see the entire movement exposed.

"I have to say, this piece is amazing...... Donner carefully closed the lid and placed it in his arms, "Thank you very much, I will definitely keep this watch." ”

The old craftsman was a little fluttering by him, but he still didn't forget to stare at the female craftsman who demolished him just now.

"Donner, didn't you say you were going to build a windmill, I've already told you about it......" Natia duly brought the topic to business, and then said with a smile, "Also, I think you better sit down and talk, otherwise everyone's necks will be broken." ”

Amid the laughter, Donner also smiled and sat on the floor, just in time to be at eye level with the standing dwarf craftsman.

"Master Vain, what do you mean by a windmill?" asked the old craftsman first.

"Do you have any paper?" Donner's words had barely finished when someone handed him a pen and paper.

He first drew a sketch according to the windmill style of the Dutch in his memory, and then, with the help of Zhi Brain, drew a simple but most reasonable transmission mechanism next to the sketch.

As he drew like this, there were a bunch of heads around him, and everyone was amazed.

"Haven't you seen a windmill?" Donner asked, looking up.

"There's no wind in the Far North. Natia answered his question.

"That'...... Do you want to use this to pump water back and forth?" asked the craftswoman.

"No, it's used to thresh and grind wheat...... Replace the current human or animal power, which will free up farmers to grow more food. "Donner is very good at getting me to the pain points of the Far North, and as long as I mention more food, I will definitely be able to motivate them.

And that's exactly what happened.

Even Natia was flushed and excited when she heard Donner's words.

"Is it windy enough there?" the old craftsman quickly saw the crux of the matter.

"Except for the months at the turn of spring and summer, there are enough windy seasons to ......" Donner has long looked at this, and the entire Hulse continent, almost entirely plain, has enough wind for most of the year.

"Master Vain, if such a large windmill were made entirely of metal, the cost would be very high......," the craftswoman reminded.

"No, no, no, according to my meaning, except for the core components of metal, everything else can be made of wood, and even the main drive shaft can be made of wood...... Anyway, it's thick enough, and it's okay if the strength is a little lower. Downer explained.

"Then we'll have to hire some local carpenters...... We were too small to do carpentry. "When the female craftsmen speak of carpentry, the dwarf craftsmen have a little disdain on their faces, and it is clear that they have a natural fascination with metalwork, which does not involve woodwork.

"That's fine...... Donner nodded, "We can concentrate on making a prototype first, and then we can promote it when it proves that it can really improve efficiency." ”

"Master Vane, when will the carpenter arrive?" said the old craftsman, rubbing his hands.

"It's not suitable for trial production in Santan City, let's go to Misty Town, Craftsman, I'll ask Merkel to ......help me find it later," Donner said to Natia.

"Merkel is busy, so don't trouble him, I'll go to Cohenas to find the carpenter...... There are some of the best woodsmiths in the continent of Huls. Natia replied.

"Great, let's leave for Mist now, I can't wait!" the craftswoman rubbed her face excitedly, her face already flushed with excitement even redder.

"Don't worry, we have one more thing. Donner waved his hand, "Can any of you think of a way to improve the freight efficiency of Beiluo City?"

(Ask for a monthly pass!Ask for a recommended ticket!) (To be continued.) )