One early morning a day later...

The changes that have taken place outside Blackwater City have made all the people who go out of the city think that they are dreaming!

One of the soldiers defending the city had taken a nap last night, and when he woke up today, he found that the outside had completely changed, and he slapped himself five times in a row before he reacted.

"This! What's going on? Spring blossoms in one night? Winter has passed, but it's a little too fast! ”

Last night, there was still a wasteland outside, and there was not a single grass left after the victims gnawed it! Now it is completely like an autumn harvest, and the vibrant orchards and fields are unimaginable... Winter here has just passed...

In order to make the lord feel the same surprise and joy, the soldier rushed into the bedroom of the Tomato Baron as fast as he could, and said, "My lord, the wasteland outside... Tomatoes have grown! The wheat field is also prosperous! The scene is even more outrageous than when we harvest in the fall! There are also some plants in the field that we have never seen before, and I can't name them at all..."

Baron Tomato had the urge to get up, but the shock brought to him by these words simply suppressed the momentum of getting up!

He sat up, his eyes widened and he thought that the captain of the city guard in front of him had taken the wrong medicine, or was he dreaming? I can only open my mouth to confirm: "What the hell! How is this possible!? Are you sure? ”

"I vouch for my life!"

Before he had time to get dressed, Baron Tomato put on his cloak and rolled up his pajamas and rushed to the city.

When he adjusted to the light and saw everything in front of him, he didn't even know that he had a stinky and loud fart!

"Oh my God!"

The reaction was exactly the same as that of the guards around the city! In addition to the shock, it is ''!

In this situation, Baron Tomato subconsciously took off his nightcap and looked into the distance, trying to find a trace of disobedience from this miraculous scene...

Half an hour later, from afar, 'Boom! The sound brought everyone back to their senses.

Following the sound and looking into the distance, Baron Tomato saw a large man of steel, swaying around the fields in black smoke!

Everyone present was stunned, only one soldier was muttering, "This... What is this? Still smoking? Could it be that you are burning something? ”

This newly produced agricultural tool in the north is a special product proposed by Ted in order to green the desert and improve the utilization rate of Gobi resources--- an all-in-one agricultural land seeding machine made by Thomas's team!

Of course, such machines are common and nothing special!

At the beginning of the design, it was designed to be sold to people in other regions, in addition to the local version, there is also a special foreign trade version!

In view of the fact that the empire cannot be destroyed in the short term, in order to expand the market and attract the attention of that group of noble lords, he specially made the operation button particularly large! And it's easy to learn!

Under the banner of increasing productivity and increasing the available population, this group of aristocratic lords will definitely not refuse!

Because the annual cultivation, in the eyes of the nobles, will cause a lot of population waste, if you have this kind of machine, you can pull these people to work coolies and build mansions for themselves!

Generally speaking, in order to make the mansion more magnificent, the nobles will pay a certain salary, although the money is not much, but it is better than farming!

So... Ted can be regarded as doing a good deed~

The biggest difference between the self-produced style in the north and the foreign trade style is that there are 8 large comfortable seats in the back~

It's a cozy seat for the Moon Elves! You can let the seeds that have just been sown bloom and bear fruit directly, and you can have a good harvest immediately! At the same time, you can also sow tree seeds, and you can create several acres of forest in one hour, which is convenient and fast!

Seeing this, Baron Tomato stood at the head of the city and admired the scene of the harvest, and after a while he realized something, and then pointed to the large ripe field in front of him and shouted: "The food is ready, then go and tell everyone to harvest!" Directly improve the food! ”

The soldier next to him did not directly agree to the lord's request, but pointed to the larger machine behind him, and slowly explained...

"Uh... Your Excellency, you may not know what is going on here! ”

So the soldier repeated what had just happened: "The rest of the harvest will be harvested, and now it is the second harvest!" If the wheat is harvested, it will be ground into flour directly in the steel farm tool, and then bagged and transported to the granary..."

"Ahh Seeing such an efficient and convenient way of sowing and harvesting, Baron Tomato covered his head and couldn't even say ''!

This perfect combination of technology and magic allows people to work happily without getting tired, while also obtaining outrageous yields!

It was still the same soldier, he rolled up his sleeves to check his watch, estimated their working hours for a round, combined with the 'eight-hour' labor system proposed by the labor law in the north, he turned to the tomato baron and said: "My lord, according to the current efficiency, they can work six hours and rest two hours to get our output for ten years..."

"What the hell!" After hearing this terrible statistic, his jaw almost fell from the tower to the bottom of the city!

Listening to the roaring operation of the large agricultural machinery, the Tomato Baron touched his chin and said incredulously: "They work for half a day, is it really equivalent to ten years of farming for us?" It's appalling, isn't it? ”

When it comes to agriculture, Baron Tomato vaguely thinks of the agreement signed not long ago, and it seems that there is such an aid agreement that can explain what these people are doing...

"On agricultural aid... If the production efficiency is lower than average, the Earl of Highlington is obliged to help and get half of the net profit! ”

There are only two of these fertile plains in the whole empire, one in the west and one in the east.

Baron Tomato has such a large land and doesn't know how to use it to the fullest, it's a tyrannical thing!

If Ted was allowed to do it, within three days, the grain of the entire empire would fall below the issue price, and the peasants would all switch to handicrafts.

And this kind of result is also what Ted wants.

He has temporarily monopolized the energy and transportation industries, and if he puts the grain industry into his pocket, it doesn't matter if he is just an earl!

Because the lifeblood of the empire has been held in his own hands, as long as he has enough time, he can completely disrupt the market with prices, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling the market.

With the guns in hand, there will be no one on the mainland to manage their own development at all, and even if someone wants to forcibly manage it, they will be persuaded to retreat in the end...

When the agreement was signed at that time, the people of the tomato family were all drunk, and they didn't care about the three-seven-twenty-one, and they felt that the interests were suitable, so they signed the agreement directly.

Originally... Giving his land to someone else to take care of it, Ben West, is refusal, because it is a matter of principle, and the dignity of the nobles!

But the thought of one day is equal to five years of production for nothing! It can only be really fragrant! After all, there is a spiritual guy surnamed Wang who has confirmed this, instead of seeing death as if he were at home at the beginning, it is better to join them directly, anyway, the final result is the same!

And this is not a major matter of life and death, but just cooperation between nobles, mutual benefit! Maximize the value of your land!

In this way, the peasants would be freed from production and would be engaged in other work.

The people will not starve to death, because at such an output, the food will become very cheap!

For these kind and simple people, as long as they move a little, they can support themselves!

In order to prevent Baron Tomato from knowing what to let the people of Blackwater City do next, Ted also asked people to arrange recruitment!

Since there is no need for farmers to farm, they can switch to other professions, after the Industrial Revolution, handicrafts and heavy industry need a large number of workers, and they only need to be trained a little before they can work!

In addition, if you are not used to iron, you can continue to do your old job and continue to do agriculture.

Wheat, vegetables and fruits are not lacking thanks to Ted's help! But the production of meat is still very pitiful! There is still a long way to go before meat freedom for all.

After all, after people are satisfied with basic food, they must yearn for high-end ingredients!

At this time, it is a good choice to invest the remaining population in the development of animal husbandry!

Such a vast plain, as well as the barren Gobi, if it is transformed into grassland, can even feed the world's meat consumption!

...

At the same time, below the outside of the city, a slightly fierce-looking red creature held a large registration book and shouted for recruitment, because of its red skin and oversized size, it was extremely conspicuous in the crowd!

"The chicken farm is hiring! Manage three meals a day! The wages are calculated according to the standard wages of high-level skilled workers in the Empire! 50 copper coins per day! ”

The price of goods in the north was the lowest a few years ago, but with everyone's efforts to rectify it, the price is now higher than that of the imperial capital!

However, high prices do not mean that everyone has no money, and the level of prices and wages has reached the indicators of the United States in 1960.

Outside, a double-layered chicken burger costs only 15 copper coins, and if you add five more, you get a set meal, a big bag of french fries, and a glass of iced Coke!

In other words, the current price in the north is considered a normal price in the true sense, and it is about 2~3 times that of other regions.

On top of that, prices in the north are extremely stable right now, and no matter what happens, the prices are still the same.

In an effort to consolidate prices, Chris and the think tanks also passed a special proposal.

For agricultural and sideline products for people's livelihood, if the output decreases due to seasons or emergencies, resulting in a spike in prices, the city hall will issue shopping subsidies to make the price increase within the acceptable range.

Of course, the producer is the town hall, it is Ted, it doesn't matter if he makes a little less, and there is no need to collect his own wool.

...

Under the city, the big red man recruited enough people, so he took these experienced or willing citizens to the side to register.

Everyone thought that the recruitment was over, and the citizens who came to look for opportunities sighed or slapped their thighs...

Unexpectedly, several cars suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance, and when the convoy reached the foot of Blackwater City, a lot more came down from it... You can feel a professional person just by dressing it!

They dragged wooden tables and stools and spontaneously set up a place under the city.

When all the departments were in place, they shouted one by one:

"Recruit carpenters! The best to make solid wood furniture! ”

"Recruit a blacksmith! Blacksmiths of all kinds! ”

"Who is well-versed in postpartum care for sows? High Paying Hire! The place of work is right out of the city! ”

"A clever woman can come to me! Make textile supplies to supplement the family, and you can also save a lot of private money! Regular Contractor! ”

"Attention children who want to buy toys! The farm has a special part-time job for children under the age of 14! You only need to pick up eggs for 2 hours a day, and after a week, you will get paid enough to buy 10 toys! ”

Among these positions, there are a large number of meaningless redundant positions, although they cannot be profited from in the short term, but in the long-term strategic sense, they can be prepared for a rainy day.

This kind of behavior is equivalent to what Roosevelt did during the New Deal.

And this time, Ted added his own understanding of the needs of the people, the real cash-for-work promax version!

When people are unemployed, idle at home, and dying of starvation, they are provided with the necessary jobs, preferably in their fields of expertise, and paid at the same price.

Instead of using food as wages, it will not force the people to squeeze their labor force frantically for a bite to eat!

The real cash-for-work is to create jobs by the city hall without destroying the social foundation, so that the city can continue to operate healthily and thus not collapse.

Ted's behavior is equivalent to an integration of social resources, selecting professional talents, and then allowing those new young people and unemployed and unskilled young people to learn projects in short supply, so as to achieve complementary purposes.

In this way, the crisis will be truly resolved, the city will be put on the right track, and the people will trust the town hall more, and the credibility of the lord will be enhanced.

If someone doesn't cooperate, then there will be no food, even if everyone is stupid and selfish, they must eat enough! So they're all going to come out and look for work.

As for those meaningless jobs, the extra production capacity can also be sold.

Because the carrying capacity of the truck is not bad, and it can also increase a lot of foreign exchange reserves for the caravan as transportation, so you won't lose money by doing this!

...

In addition to those 'state-owned enterprises' that recruit workers in order to integrate resources, there are also some small private enterprises in the north, in order to have their own business in Blackwater City, they have posted all kinds of job advertisements on the notice board under the city.

And more and more people gathered in front of the billboard, and Baron Tomato was above the city, reading the full agreement while watching the people looking for jobs below...

"Protocol6, the Earl of Highlington has an obligation to help put the chaotic city on track, including, but not limited to, providing jobs, assisting in the maintenance of law and order in the event of a breakdown of order..."

This time, while he was sober, Baron Tomato carefully read all the agreements on the agreement...

Although judging from the terms, Ted's hands are a bit too long, and he has to take care of almost everything...

This is an offense to the aristocracy and cannot be tolerated!

But when you think about it, it's actually pretty good! You don't have to worry about anything, you just need to sit silly and count the money!

According to the development point of view, within a few months, their pockets will be able to become bulging, and the grassroots people will also have money to spend in their pockets, which can promote the development of commerce and light industry...

These acts and activities are carried out under their own banner, and the forces in the north are only acting as the executors, and they will not dictate to Baron Tomato, so there is no need to worry about riots or disorder.

"Forget it, let's see the results... Anyway, I don't lose money, and it says at the bottom of the agreement that if you feel that the reform is not going well, you can unilaterally lift some of the regulations on production trusteeship. ”

The thought flashed, and then there was another rumbling sound in the distance, only this time louder...

Looking at the smoke and dust kicked up behind, more than a hundred trucks came to the bottom of Blackwater City with goods.

Immediately afterwards, Benjamin, who was temporarily the top instructor, jumped out of the car with wide eyes.

Because Mueller was busy training the last Valentine soldiers, and by the way, teaching all the junior officers the tactical system, so he was not available for the time being.

And Joseph, the smartest of the soldiers, is now busy forming an armored corps study class, and has no time to come here to train new soldiers.

So the task fell to Benjamin, the third wisest ...

And with him, of course, there are also broken teeth ...

But Broken Tooth was not there to train ordinary soldiers, but to teach scouts and artillery training, which was substantially different from Benjamin's job.

Originally, these big guys refused when they knew that they would be put into the rear to fire! Because they like hand-to-hand combat!

But nothing can escape the law of true fragrance! Because when the cannon was fired, the sound was so loud that it was as shocking as the earth-shattering drums in the tribe!

In addition, when Ted and Grand Chief Phoenix discussed, they mentioned that they had to preserve their strength and think about the front line when the flames became flames.

In the end, with the enlightenment of the crowd and the power of the cannon, they soon accepted their new responsibilities.

So Broken Tooth learned artillery, his brain was also strengthened, and he learned very quickly, plus he had been a scout for a long time, so it was just right to pass on the experience together.

...

After the volunteer training team was assembled, Benjamin followed the example of Mueller, wearing a pot-capped hat, staring at the donkey's eyes, and pacing back and forth in front of the soldiers with a hideous face, staring at everyone present as if anyone owed him billions.

After a long time, after the atmosphere eased a little, he spoke: "Let me introduce myself first, I'm Special Training Sergeant Benjamin Smith!" For the next eight weeks, I will be your training bishop! ”

After introducing himself, he raised his voice an octave, pulled his throat, and shouted to everyone present, this earth-shattering voice alone can scare many soldiers!

"I don't care what training you've had before, but now you have to listen to me! From now on, you are not allowed to say a word without my permission, and when you speak, either in front or at the end, you must add the sir! ”

"Do you understand!?"

"Got it... Sir...", the crowd responded, not at all as an army should be...

"Wolf batch! Didn't you sissies eat? The screams of the girls in the Q building are louder than yours! I can't hear you! Again! ”

This time, the soldiers shouted in unison in response: "Yes! Sir! ”

This answer softened Benjamin's expression a little, and he stopped and gave everyone a little praise: "Very good! Very spirited, this is what a troop should look like! ”

However, as soon as the style of painting changed, Benjamin began to continue to learn from Mueller to train recruits, and he gave everyone a dismount!

"I don't care how old you were in the army before! But with me, until the end of training, you're a puddle of that even a dog doesn't even deserve! It's the world's lowest creature! Even the maggots in the dung pit are nobler than you! ”

In order to achieve the training effect, first step on everyone, and then pull it up, so that everyone can understand the meaning of special training...

So Benjamin turned around and changed his tone and said to everyone solemnly: "But when the training is over, you will be the bravest and most elite soldiers in the world, and the enemy will pee on their shoes when they hear your name!" When I saw your face, my first reaction was to surrender on my knees! ”

"You will be the sword of Blackwater, piercing through any enemy that stands in your way! Let them regret coming into this world! ”

"I'm strict, but also fair! With me you are all equal waste, slag, maggots! Here, I promise you that you will be treated fairly..."

Not far away, a seemingly elite soldier couldn't help but whisper: "Another sanctimonious idiot..."

This voice... How could it escape Benjamin's ears? After hellish devil training from Mueller, it only takes two years! You can turn from a pile of waste to steel!

He followed the voice to several soldiers and yelled at them: "Who TMD said that? Who is it? Which waste!? Do you dare to say that you dare not admit it? Do you deserve to be a handler? Don't even dare to admit it! Are you going to let me chop up all your stuff and feed it to the dogs? Yes!!! ”

In order to raise the sense of oppression to the extreme, and by the way train their psychological endurance, Benjamin picked an unlucky guy to come to him: "Did you say it this bed bug?" ”

"It's not me, sir!"

"It's better not you! If it were you, I'd hang you from a tree and stuff your belly with shit! ”

Such funny words, but because of the strong and powerful voice and the oppressive force like a mountain, everyone was stunned and didn't laugh!

In order not to let his comrades be unlucky together, the arrogant soldier stepped forward and confessed: "I said it! ”

With the attitude of one person doing things and one person doing things, this elite who has been in the army for more than 20 years opened his mouth to admit what he had done!

As for why he complained, it was because he was not convinced!

He couldn't understand why a 28-year-old hairy boy was qualified to train himself?

Benjamin turned around and walked in front of this man of courage...

"What did you say? I appreciate your honesty! You can go to my Aunt Gobi Susan's house and eat her toasted apple pie! Rubbish! ”

'Bang! Benjamin didn't spare his hand and slammed his fist into the soldier's stomach...

And loudly mocked: "You waste, why are you dumb now?" Where did your abilities go? Did you eat it like shit? Yes! Believe it or not, I'm kicking your ass! ”

After this heavy punch, the veteran realized how terrifying the man in front of him was! Under the green camouflage uniform, there is no excess fat, and there is muscle all over the body! The terrifying power alone had already made him regret what he had just done.

The roar made everyone shudder, but Benjamin still didn't mean to lower his tone, he pulled the old soldier's neckline, pressed it against his face, and sprayed the spit that had been hoarded for years on him without reservation!

"Stand up, waste, hurry! Slow down a little and I'm going to screw your skull off and use it as a rice bowl for the dog! ”

"It's sir!" The veteran hurriedly stood up, and an inexplicable sense of fear arose!

Next, Benjamin pinched his waist with both hands and stared at him with wide nostrils: "The training camp is all excellent volunteers selected from the army!" You all came voluntarily, then you! And why did you come to me!? Rubbish! ”

In desperation, the soldier could only come up with this answer: "For... Get stronger! Sir! ”

"To get stronger?" Benjamin raised a hand to his chin and made a thoughtful gesture: "That's what you look like!?" Tell me how tall are you? ”

"Report sir! 180cm！ ”

“180？ I really didn't know that a lump of soft dung could be so high! From today onwards, I call you Long Tongue! Before you get rid of the stinky problem of having a lot of mouths, you keep calling it long tongue! ”

"Yes! Sir! ”

Deterrence was enough, and all the soldiers present were afraid of themselves, so Benjamin took out his whistle and, after blowing it hard, gave the first substantive order: "Now! All of them! Get down! ”

Although I don't know why I was ordered like this, everyone did it, because the soldier's task is to obey.

"Because of the long tongue, all of you have to do fifty push-ups, and if you can't finish it, others will accompany you to do it!"

On Earth, after years of training records, this is the only way to develop the collective consciousness of the soldiers the fastest, with both glory and loss.

Of course, for this idea to be valid, there is a necessary condition, that is, the soldiers must be volunteers... If you are drafted, you are likely to get into trouble because of selfishness or dissatisfaction!

...

Above the city walls, when the handover of weapons and ammunition was complete, Baron Tomato signed a six-month interest-free installment according to the agreement provided by Ted.

It is also because of this miraculous installment that Tomato Ancestor bought twice as much ammunition, plus 20 machine guns and 10 60mm caliber mortars!

As for the 81mm mortar, but also the 105mm howitzer, Ted's team is still in the final tests! Products that have not passed the full test, Ted does not plan to sell them! But you can release the pre-sale first...

So, the tomato ancestors ordered some more cannons and shells ...

Because the soldiers have not yet finished training, and the first batch of soldiers will get their guns in the fifth week, the first weapons to be shipped can only be temporarily placed in the arsenal.

When Baron Tomato picked up the universal M1917 pull-bolt rifle, the praise was unabashedly thrown in the face of the patriarch.

"O Patriarch! My dear ancestors! This weapon is really good, while ensuring its power, the price is not expensive, and it can also reduce ammunition consumption, which is indeed very suitable for the defense of our Blackwater City! It also meets our needs at the moment..."

Tomato Ancestor touched his non-existent beard, picked up another weapon and laughed at his grandchildren's ass: "Of course, I also participated in battles when I was young, and I have my own opinions on this aspect..."

At the same time, this trip also referred to their military establishment by the way, with the platoon as the combat unit, the company as the grassroots command unit, the regiment as the offensive direction, and the division as the battlefield leader. This idea, in my opinion, is better than the simultaneous advancement of a large corps..."

Baron Tomato also agrees with this approach, and when he sees this epoch-making weapon, he thinks of the next tactics and strategies, and they all have to be innovated!

"I also think so, there is an old saying in our empire, how big the ass is, how big the pants are, any tactics and combat methods are based on weapons and troops, their weapons are excellent, in order to maximize the advantages of weapons, and in order to reduce battle losses, the corresponding tactics have also made a lot of adjustments."

"And we use cold weapons to fight hand-to-hand, and the way we move forward in formation, the battle damage will collapse if it exceeds a certain level, and the army will be defeated, and there is no room for redemption at all..."

"In this comparison, our little bit of ink is really not a little worse than them..."

Tomato Ancestor vaguely remembered Ted's opinion on cold weapons, and repeated it according to his own thoughts: "Yes, according to Earl Helrington's original words, that is, our weapons and tactics are even more backward than the unearthed artifacts in the north..."

"Unearthed artifacts? Hahaha..."