Meng Han asked Joe what to do next, apparently asking him about his defensive forces. Qiao is self-aware, and when it comes to the means of making money, he is afraid that he will not be able to catch up with this lord even if he pat the horse. To be able to turn Huangsha Town into this way is not something that anyone can do.

"If possible, my lord......" Qiao hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "We have more and more people now, and it is definitely not enough to rely on only twenty guards. "Now that the territory has a population of thousands, it is indeed a bit stretched to rely on twenty people to maintain it all. However, raising more troops is not just talking, it requires a lot of gold to support, so Joe hesitates.

"How much is needed, you go and make a plan, give Grace to calculate it, and see how much it will cost. Meng Han nodded, what Qiao said was reasonable, and Meng Han would not ignore it. Now that the territory has basically been formally managed, these things need to be planned and calculated by Grace, the housekeeper, which is a bit of a budget.

All the weapons seized were handed over to the brothers Edward and Edwin, and no one knew how to use the scimitar, so they could only be re-furnaceed and made into a standard sword style, which could be regarded as a training for them.

As for the mounts, they're good stuff. Meng Han thought about it and asked Grace to ask someone to build a large livestock shed and raise it first. Wait for Meng Han to tell Carl and Casper brothers to make some carriages, which will be used to pull them. Whether it is pulling people or pulling goods, it is faster than carrying it on the shoulder. The next construction of the castle is in need of a group of powerful large animals.

The incident of the sand thieves made Meng Han's heart more vigilant, and the need to build a castle immediately became more and more urgent. If there is a strong castle, even if there are many people, Meng Han is not afraid.

In addition to the sand thieves' carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, there is also an important point that Huangsha Town is fully prepared, and a wooden city has been built before the sand thieves come. Although it was wooden, it also allowed the cavalry of the sand thieves to return with martial arts. Moreover, the sand thieves still laid out a lot of countermeasures by Meng Han leisurely, whether they were calculated or not, Meng Han's victory was inevitable.

However, Lady Luck can't favor Meng Han every time. This time it was because of the carelessness of the sand thieves that they were discovered in advance by the mercenaries passing by, so if there is a similar attack next time, they may not be so lucky. Prevention is always king. Joe said that increasing the number of soldiers is one way, and building a castle is another.

Before Meng Han could immediately summon Grace Alice to start arranging the construction of the castle, Master Howard had already come to the door in advance.

"How did you do that?" After the master came in, he greeted Meng Han slightly, and immediately asked straight to the point.

"What did you do it, how did you do it?" Meng Han was a little strange, the dwarf master's words were inexplicable, how did Meng Han answer?

"I looked at the city you built overnight, and it took about six thousand logs. Master Howard also realized that he had a question, and hurriedly added: "However, the total number of people you used to build the city is less than 2,000, and the maximum number of people who cut down trees is only 600 excluding those who built here, transported them on the road, and cut down trees. How did you manage to cut down more than 6,000 trees in such a short period of time?"

Meng Han thought that the dwarf master was asking something, and he had been making trouble for a long time, for this, Meng Han was really a little crying and laughing: "Is this very strange?" As soon as the words came out, Meng Han remembered that the saw used for logging here has never been anywhere else in this world except Huangsha Town, and the master is strange and very normal.

Therefore, immediately Meng Han's tone changed to another taste: "Is this strange master, come with me!" he said, stretched out his hand at the master, and made a gesture of please.

Demi and Diana have now finished meditating, awakened from sleep, and are in the same spirit as the two little leopards, wherever Meng Han goes, they have to follow, like two little bodyguards. Meng Han didn't drive them away, so he let them follow.

Soon, Meng Han led the way and came to the blacksmith shop of the dwarven brothers: "Edward, take one of the finished saws and show them to the master." "Speaking of which, the Dwarven Master is also of the less responsible kind. Before the city was founded, the dwarven brothers had built at least dozens of saws, and the dwarven masters didn't even notice it. I guess I didn't know what I was doing at the time, and I wasn't at the blacksmith shop at all.

"What is this?" the dwarven master took a finished saw, puzzled. Since Meng Han wanted him to show it, he naturally had nothing to hide, so he directly took the master to the carpenter's side and asked Carl and Casper to demonstrate the use of the saw for the master.

Seeing the big saw so easily sawing a big tree with the thickness of Chengren's waist into two, the dwarf master was shocked to close his mouth, took the saw, and fell directly into deep thought.

"This is what you came up with?" After thinking for a long time, the master finally raised his head and directly found Meng Han. Others, it is estimated that it is unlikely that they will have such an unbelievable whimsy, and the only possibility is the lord in front of him who can't even see through the master himself.

Meng Han didn't speak, or even answer, but the two personal maids beside her were even happier than they had designed themselves, and they nodded busily and told the dwarven master.

"Awesome!" the master didn't say much, just gave a thumbs up and said two words. Then another question was asked: "This, this ......"

"Sawtooth. Meng Han smiled and said the location of the master's finger for the master.

"Can this jagged be used elsewhere?" the dwarven master quickly memorized the term, and then asked the whole question.

"Of course. Meng Han nodded: "It's very useful." ”

The dwarf master was obviously interested, as a master-level forging master, the most unsightly thing was this novel tool, after seeing the saw, he couldn't help but have a feeling of sudden enlightenment, but he couldn't find the direction of promotion for a while, so he asked Meng Han like this.

"First of all, it's normal to use it in carpentry. This makes it easy to sawn out the planks and then slightly bulldozed with a planer. Meng Han also consciously guided the dwarf master's thoughts, he didn't forget that the dwarf master in front of him seemed to be a project manager of civil engineering, and Meng Han's castle still counted on him to do more.

"In fact, the touch class can be bypassed, woodworking, and stone carving can also be easily applied. In addition, if it is made of hard materials, even if it is directly used in the blacksmith's craft, it is not impossible. This is not Meng Han's bragging, in fact, the hacksaw is already a very common tool, which can be bought at any hardware store.

Hearing that it could be used directly among blacksmiths, the dwarven master had even more light in his eyes, and seemed to have begun to imagine what kind of effect he could achieve by using a hacksaw in some of his crafts.

"The principle of this tool is to use the cutting effect of the sawtooth. Meng Han did not forget to continue to sell this sawtooth: "This cutting effect is stronger than an ordinary smooth blade, so the design of this sawtooth can be applied to weapons." The next batch of weapons in my army will carry this design. ”

As soon as Meng Han's words were finished, the dwarf master had already thoroughly understood Meng Han's thoughts. The effect of this kind of sawtooth on cutting, if the entire blade of the weapon is sawn, even the strongest armor, when pulled by this weapon, is definitely a big mouth. That's a lot tougher than weapons that are only used for slashing.

In the previous life, there were serrations on some special weapons, which was too common, and I didn't expect that it could now be used to guide a dwarf master. The master's silent and thoughtful expression brought Meng Han a sense of accomplishment, which was simply incomparable.

Quietly waiting for the dwarf master to come back to his senses completely, Meng Han thought that it was indeed something else. Demi and Diana's magic, I haven't had time to think about it carefully yet, and I will definitely discuss it with them in the next few days. If you can also master this method of silent and instantaneous, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings?

"I'm getting more and more unable to see through you now. The dwarven master let out a long breath and said to Meng Han: "How much do you still have to take out the Eastern Tibetan Province?"

"I don't know. Meng Han spread his hands and showed his innocence: "I will only remember it when I use it, and of course I can't remember it if I don't need to." ”

"If I help you direct the construction of the castle, what can you come up with in exchange for me?" the dwarven master suddenly made such a suggestion, which made Meng Han simply surprised and delighted.

"I don't know what to use to trade with you, but if you're interested, just ask. What I know, I will never hide it. "This is a master forging and a veteran of project coordination, with him, it is estimated that the construction of the castle can be accelerated a lot, and the master must be retained no matter what.

The master was very satisfied with Meng Han's attitude, and nodded: "I'll go and see how the basic skills of those two boys are going first, and I'll talk about our affairs later." As he spoke, he didn't care about Meng Han, turned around and left.

Meng Han didn't care about the master's attitude, and snorted: "You're busy, you're busy, don't worry about me!"

The dwarven master walked a few steps, suddenly remembered something, turned his head and told Meng Han: "If I were you, please quickly contact the elven clan and explain why so many trees were suddenly cut down." Otherwise, the elves will start a fire, and you won't be able to eat and walk around. ”

If it weren't for the master's reminder, Meng Han wouldn't have remembered that the elven clan hated cutting down trees the most. It seems that it is really necessary to take the initiative to contact and prevent problems before they happen!

(To be continued)