The winter in Black Iron Town is indeed nothing serious. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the mobile app, the list of the manufacture of various explosives was already available, but Renault was in no hurry to make them. High explosives are too dangerous to be manipulated by some laymen.

He was afraid that when he returned from a trip to Tuke City, the mechanical workshop would be blown to the ground, but he didn't know that he was actually a layman who was worried about it.

Therefore, through his call, the team that went to Tuke City this time quickly formed a regiment.

Yushi and Charlotte are definitely going, and this is something that Renault has personally promised.

Weiwei also has to take it, this child squats in the mechanical workshop every day, and she is really tired, and Renault thinks she should be given a vacation.

Hailei must be indispensable, and most of this time to solve the food problem of those poor people, she will have to contribute.

And, of course, Mia and Julian, Anna and Kenny, as well as a hundred Guards and twenty Black Iron Troops.

Only Miley was reluctant to go, and lately she had been busy training recruits and preparing to beat Lauren in the spring tournament.

More than 200 people boarded the Grizzly Bear, and when it was almost dark, they finally arrived at Sequoia Town.

Lauren was notified that she and the mayor of Sequoia Town were already waiting at the station to greet her.

This grizzly-bear-like strong man has lost a lot of weight recently because of some worries.

For a person with big nerves, this is indeed a very rare phenomenon, and it can be seen that the last encounter in the north really pierced his heart deeply.

"Lord Renault, go to the barracks or the town hall?"

Seeing that Lauren had something to say, Renault finally chose to go to the barracks.

After a day of training, the training ground was trampled into mud, and the soldiers were using shovels to clear the mud so that it would not form ice at night and be unusable tomorrow.

Renault had a general idea of how these recruits were trained, and it has to be said that Lauren's training methods were a bit overdone.

The original more than 20,000 recruits were trained by him for more than a month, and the number of losses reached 3,000.

Some were eliminated because of poor physical fitness, and more were unable to stand the rigorous training and took the initiative to apply for discharge.

"It's okay to train harder, but pay attention to rest and nutrition. ”

Renault went to the army's cafeteria again, and when he saw that each soldier had a large slice of pork on his plate, and the amount of vegetables and steamed buns was sufficient, he sat down to dinner with the soldiers.

"Lord Renault, why are you dining here?"

was nibbling on a snow-white steamed bun, when a hoarse voice suddenly came.

Renaud looked up and it turned out to be Susan.

The older young woman looked a little tired, but her eyes were full of light, and it seemed that she was living a very fulfilling life at the school in Sequoia Town.

"Yes, why don't you eat here, doesn't the school have a special cafeteria?" Renault asked rhetorically.

"I'm not used to the cafeteria at school, it's too deserted. Susan's face flushed.

Renaud invited her to sit with him and asked her about the school. When he heard that some of the older students had voluntarily dropped out, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

He knew that in Sequoia Town, many families would make rice wine, which was busier than when sowing seeds and harvesting grain, and it was to be expected that the children in the family would drop out of school to help make wine.

But let them go, Renault was relieved after thinking about it.

Universal education is not a goal that can be achieved overnight, and it will take generations of perseverance to achieve.

Renault made the endorsement of the secretary who followed him, remembering to ask Momiji to issue a decree that children under the age of twelve must attend school or their parents would be severely punished.

He didn't have to.

Now that he has the help of an internal combustion engine and various explosives, he will accomplish his ultimate goal, and it is estimated that he will not be able to wait for these children to succeed in school.

He just wanted to fundamentally change the world while trying to achieve his goals.

Recently, he downloaded the Xinhua Dictionary and some textbooks with a thousand degree search, and prepared to promote Chinese as a second language in the world, because he found that the language of this world is really a bit monotonous.

Then Renault listened to the briefing on the government affairs of Black Iron Town while eating, and everything was quite acceptable. The main reason is that there are several major factories here, and there is a train with Black Iron Town, and all kinds of materials are prioritized to flow through here, so the satisfaction of the townspeople is still very high.

After dinner, Lauren finds Renault alone and looks like he has something to say.

Renault knew he was going to talk about his hometown, Dragon Island, and although Renault was curious, he couldn't take care of so many things now.

And even if you know, you can only imagine it in your mind, and worrying about your stomach will only make it more torturous.

So he simply asked Lauren to write down his life and observations since he was a child, as detailed as possible, and wait for him to come back and check it slowly after he finished this time.

When Lauren heard that she was going to write, her head suddenly grew big.

Although he has been in the school in Black Iron Town for a few days, he is only limited to knowing a few words, and if he really writes articles, he is still far away.

"You can ask Ms. Susan about this. ”

Renault said with a smile that the two of them are both older young people, and there may be a spark or something when they are put together, which is also something that Renault likes to see.

The night in Redwood was calmer than in Blackiron Town, and before dawn, Renault was awakened from his sleep by the neat chants of the soldiers.

Vivi had already prepared a hot towel for him, and after a brief wash, Renault led the team to meet the glimmer of the east and hurried towards Tuke City.

In the next three days, the carriage was so bumpy that Renault secretly vowed in his heart that by the beginning of spring next year, even if he exhausted all his financial and material resources, he would repair the railroad tracks.

The new Tuk City Hall, like the former Red Fort, sits next to a red maple forest. The octagonal building, built in imitation of Black Iron Town, is more majestic and majestic under the deliberate instruction of Renault.

As soon as Renault got out of the carriage, he saw a haggard face of Momiji, and it was obvious that there was a hint of anger.

"You're finally here. ”

"Hehe, yes. Faced with the resentment of the beauty, Renault could only resolve it with a dry smile, and then immediately changed the topic, "How's the situation?"

"It's not good. ”

Momiji's eyes showed deep concern, "Many of the residents have already left, and those who remain are very restless. If we don't think about it, we will lose even more people. ”

In this world, the size of the population in the territory directly represents the strength of the lord.

Whether it is agriculture or mining, it is inseparable from a large number of laborers.

After more than a thousand years of development and growth, the Tuke family has made the total population of more than half a million in this land, and few people have left on their own initiative.

This depends on the unique geographical conditions of the Tuke Basin and, of course, the Tuke family's care for their people.

So once there is a large-scale migration, Momiji is the first to hold back, which makes her feel a shame.

Unexpectedly, Renault didn't care much, and said lightly: "If you want to go, let them go, if you keep their people, you can't keep their hearts." ”

Renault's words almost made Momiji's temper temper go again, since becoming the mayor of Tuke City, she has worked day and night, and every day to conscientiously worry about government affairs, just hoping that under her management, Tuke City can flourish like Black Iron Town.

However, unlike Black Iron Town, Tuke City still relies on agriculture for the most part, so population is definitely the top priority.

But Renaud didn't seem to take it to heart at all, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

"Don't worry," Renault smiled and didn't explain too much, "If you're really in a hurry, why don't we go and see it now." ”

So the long procession did not stop for more than half a minute in the city of Tuke, and set off non-stop towards two remote towns in the west.

Stone Town, Blackwater Town, as you can imagine from the name, the land in these two places should be quite barren.

The two young men who were appointed mayor of the town were Wilton and Lorraine.

From an ordinary orphan to the head of a town, it is definitely a good thing that I can't dream of.

But after they arrived, the two of them found that the original mayor's job was not so easy to do.

Stone and Heishui are close to the mountains to the west of the basin, half of the land is desertified, and the water source is inconvenient, so every year when it is time to irrigate, water can only be fetched from deep wells. Not to mention the hard work of the farmers, the harvest is still very small.

Therefore, the townspeople of these two towns are not very interested in the former Tuke family and the current Renault, and they even ignore the two mayors.

The two of them, who were bent on making political achievements, had their heads broken, and they didn't come up with any good ways to change these situations, so they could only truthfully reflect the situation to Momiji, and then expect Renault to come up with some good ideas.

From autumn to snow, and now to winter, they finally looked forward to Renault.

The entrance to the town hall of Stone Town is deserted, there are few pedestrians on the street, every house is closed, and there is not a single shop that is open for business. If it weren't for the white smoke still emitting from the rooftops of some of the houses, Renault would have thought it was an abandoned town.

However, according to the current situation, the town is not far from being abandoned.

Renault first checked the mayor's log.

There are more than 34,000 people registered in Stone Town, more than 4,000 households, and after the latest statistics a few days ago, only half of them remain, less than 20,000 people, and the situation in Heishui Town is similar.

"Do you know where the people who left go?"

"I heard them say they were going to the south. Wilton replied honestly.

"Well, as long as you don't stay in the Tuke Basin as an outcast. ”

After the establishment of Tuke City, the first thing Renault instructed Momiji to do was to strengthen the management of household registration, and everyone must be registered. Countless experiences have proven that this is absolutely beneficial to the governance of the territory.

Wilton didn't expect that Renault didn't care much about the population loss, but he didn't dare to show dissatisfaction like Momiji, so he could only wait silently for Renault to continue to ask.

"Let's talk about why there is no harvest this year. ”

"Yes. ”

Wilton and Lorraine had already investigated the matter clearly and had already reported it.

In late summer and early autumn, long ears of sorghum have grown, but for some reason, it seems that overnight, the leaves of those sorghum begin to turn yellow.

I thought it was autumn, and it was normal for some yellow leaves to be yellow, so it didn't attract people's attention. But after a few days, the yellowing became more and more severe, and even the top young leaves drooped down.

Wilton encouraged the residents to water, but to no avail, and eventually the sorghum stalks dried up and became dry firewood, without a single full seed in the long ears.

Wilton collected a lot of soil samples and was shocked to find that the land emitted a strange smell. The situation in Blackwater is even worse, and even a lot of the well water is starting to stink and become undrinkable.

The inhabitants began to panic, and rumors spread that the Tuk Basin was no longer favored by the demon gods, and that a great catastrophe was imminent. Later, Wilton and Lorraine had to send in an escort to refute the rumors, promising that the conquest would find a way to solve these problems, which calmed the people a little.

The fact that more than half of the residents are still left behind has a lot to do with their efforts to visit and do the work of the residents every day.

Renault took the soil sample, black dirt mixed with many fine stones, giving off a pungent smell.

No, is this a coincidence or a coincidence?

The black soil emitted the rancid smell of oil.

This is really what you want, God is too kind to me.

Over and over again, Renault kept smelling the dirt like it was a pot of delicious food.

Mia on the side couldn't stand it anymore, frowned and asked, "What is it that is worth smelling for so long?"

"Good stuff. ”

Renaud handed Mia a basin filled with dirt, which immediately drew her displeasure.

"What smells, so stinky?"

"Don't think it stinks, it's a baby. ”

"My nose is uncomfortable to death, baby?"

Renault ignored her, and immediately asked Wilton to take him to the place where the dirt was found.

It was an open field, with a thick layer of snow covering the dry sorghum stalks, and with the efforts of the guards, several large pits were quickly dug out.

The black dirt, which seemed to be dripping blood, made many people change their faces.

They can't help but think of weird and terrifying stories, which can only occur in places that have been eroded by demons.

"Keep digging. ”

After half a day's hard work, the three large pits were all seven or eight meters deep, and there were hard rocks underneath.

Renaud himself went down to the bottom of the pit and examined the rocks, and found that there were many tiny cracks in them, and the oil came out of them.

It's subtle, but it's endless, so the soil on it can be eroded in the end.

It seems that there are no beautiful oil mines as imagined, and these rock formations must be drilled to get a lot of oil.

But now that oil has been discovered, it's easier to make a hole.

He had some oil collected, and then he lit it with fire in the wilderness.

Even in the cold wind, the flames of black smoke did not look like they were about to be extinguished, and they continued to burn for a long time before the small half basin of oil was burned.

"This thing burns for a long time!" Mia couldn't help but sigh, although the smell emitted when it burned was a little unpleasant, she still saw the merits of this black liquid, "You can do without coal in the future, right?"

"That's not going to work, it's much more valuable than coal. ”

As it gets dark, Renaud leads the group back to Stone Town.

After a few days of exhaustion, everyone felt tired, and after dinner, they all went to sleep.

Renault was in a good mood and didn't feel sleepy at all, and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have gotten a map last time, so he took out his phone and checked it in the game app.

Map of the continent of Oro.

The map is comprehensive, full of symbols and texts. Little by little, he zoomed in and found where he is now.

"Damn!"

When he saw that particular symbol, he almost didn't jump out of bed. (To be continued.) )