Rhodes has recently started to get back motivated. The construction of the water conservancy project in the upper reaches of the Dongquan River was completed, making both sides of the Dongquan River a thousand miles of fertile fields. A steady stream of vegetables and fruits was transported from the farm and along the Winterspring River to Blackhammer Fort.

The development of agriculture has facilitated trade in the market, and the surplus potatoes and wheat can be used for brewing, and vodka is an excellent export for Dulong City. And the dwarves never take credit, so a steady stream of wealth also traveled south from Dulong City to Black Hammer Fort, filling the pockets of Black Hammer Castle and the official banks in the town. With this extra money for loans, in just one year, Rhodes not only recovered the cost of relocating refugees, but also earned at least half of the profits.

At the beginning of the year, Rhodes made an agreement with the farmers who had cleared the land to hand over 10% of the grain harvest in the first year and 20% in the second year, so that as long as there was no large-scale natural disaster, the increase in income of Blackhammer would not be a problem. The granary will be more and more full, and if there is a war in the future, there will be no need to worry about the grain and grass.

The next thing for Rhodes to do is to integrate resources. The economies of scale that Caroline talked about before are now time to put them into practice.

In order to integrate more clearly, in a more organized and step-by-step manner, Rhodes called Alves to count and classify the details of the various industries in Blackhammer and Heidelberg. Once tabulated, you can clearly see the current development of various industries between the two places.

For example, at present, the production of iron ore in Blackhammer is far greater than that of Heidelberg next door, and at the same time, Blackhammer is far better than Heidelberg in the forging industry. There are eight blacksmith shops in Heidelberg, two of which are family-run workshops. Only one was a large workshop with apprentices to blacksmiths. And the size of this place is also relative, compared to the blacksmith shop of the dwarven rune blacksmith Wadrin of Blackhammer Castle, the big workshop of Heidelberg seems to be a small jasper.

However, Heidelberg still has advantages in certain industries, such as Rhodes's previous notice, Heidelberg's winemaking industry is more developed than that of Black Hammer. There are a total of nineteen breweries in Heidelberg, and they are much larger than those in Blackhammer. These wineries produce twice as much wine each year as Blackhammer. During Varrel's reign, Heidelberg often hosted wine festivals, and if it weren't for Raheim's arrival and a wave of investment, Blackhammer would still be one of the few private workshops.

At the same time, in the textile industry, Heidelberg is also better than Blackhammer. Not only the output wins, but the quality also wins. Therefore, after a comprehensive analysis, Ruder Finn adjusted and divided the various industries. In the next year, the forging industry will be concentrated in the Black Hammer Castle, with raw materials directly supplied by the deep pit mines, and the blacksmiths' guild will supervise the forging. The winemaking and textile industries will gradually move away from Blackhammer Castle and move to Heidelberg. Only by industrial concentration can we create scale advantages.

In other industries, ceramics and furniture are still developing in Black Hammer Castle, while glass production and handicraft products are in Heidelberg. Broadly speaking, Black Hammer was more focused on heavy industry, while Heidelberg was more focused on light industry.

It was a radical change, and not all lords had the means to do it. The reason why Ruder Finn was able to make such plans and adjustments was also due to the special context. After all, Caroline is her own wife, and she basically listens to her in everything, so she can rest assured that some of her property will be transferred to her side. And she is also willing to cooperate and transfer some of the property to Blackhammer Castle.

If it could, Rhodes also planned to carry out a deep integration of the two places, that is, to bring Heidelberg and Blackhammer together politically, and even the finances could be shared and resources could be shared. In this way, it is not as simple as two castles, but a regional community. You have me, I have you, and you are inseparable. After all, the strength of two hands is far better than the strength of one hand.

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After stepping through a large golden wheat field, Tallinnham finally arrived at Berto's home. It is a country estate standing in a wheat field. It is said to be a manor, but it has the defensive function of a castle, with tall towers, stone walls, and even a shallow moat. But if it is a castle, it is too literary and delicate.

The soft beige paint is applied to the exterior walls, and the surrounding wheat fields are very warm and full of summer atmosphere. The blue pointed eaves look elegant and beautiful, with the blue sky and white clouds behind it, which has the taste of a fairy tale world.

Coupled with the year-round mild climate, Tallinnham can't help but envy the hostess who lives here. She has more than 90% of the living conditions of the world, such an environment, for the farmers of Kislev, is a beautiful settlement that you would never dare to think of in your life, and for the people of the north of Kislev, it is like a paradise on earth. And Berto's wife, Anna, still dislikes this, dislikes that...... Alas, what a spoiled aristocratic princess, I don't know how cruel the outside world is.

Berto rode to his manor, and the guards hurriedly stepped forward and took him to the stable to feed and rest. The servants opened the gates and welcomed their lords back. One by one, they bowed their heads, which made Tallinnham feel like being a master for the first time...... Although he is not the master, Berto is. Tallinnham kept reminding himself. And the rescued peasant girl behind him was even more frightened. She originally thought that she was only following two wandering knights, but she didn't expect to be with a noble lord with a prominent family......

So, what is she going to do here? What will she do? She is just a tavern maid, who can only do the most ordinary housework, serving tea, pouring water, wiping the table, washing the floor, etc., but the Baron does not seem to lack this in his house...... So, can you still live here? It's so beautiful, it's much better than the tavern where you work. The girl didn't dare to hope, and Tallinnam saw that she didn't dare to leave, so he pulled her over directly.

"Lord Berto is not a person who values status, and if he was, he would not accept me as an attendant. I was originally just a farmer's son. ”

Tallinnham took the girl's hand and said with a smile.

They soon walked inside the large manor. Fountains, gardens, marble floors, aisle cloisters adorned with various sculptures, everything here stunned the two. Berto, on the other hand, walked into the hall of the villa, and the servants quickly came up to remove their master's armor.

"Where's Anna?"

Berto asked in an anxious voice.

"Madame...... Madame in the garden, my lord. ”

The servant whispered back.