"Winery, Laheim has his own winery and winemakers, and at the same time, he has a group of excellent winemakers. Sixty percent of the vodka on the market is produced in the brewery of Laheim. Of course, this is not the result of natural development. ”

"Also, one-third of the profits from the deep pit mine belong to him. ”

In addition, another trade operated by Laheim is the fur business, Blackhammer Fort is located in the northern border, the northern Black Forest is infested with a large number of wild beasts and animals, in the summer, many hunters will go into the forest to hunt, Laheim, as the largest leather merchant in Blackhammer Fort, will buy cheap furs from hunters, and then transport them to the empire, and sell them at a high price. He has his own ship. ”

Laheim has its own ship...... Alves emphasized.

In this large office, the little gnomes gathered the three of them together and told them about their rival, Raheim Melgeoff. This office was originally Muros's office, and after the old housekeeper became seriously ill, Rhodes vacated it for his own office, and now that Alves has come back to take over some affairs, Rhodes has vacated this office for Alves. It can be said that this is the largest room in the entire Blackhammer Castle, second only to the reception hall.

"Very basic business practices. ”

The young Kislev nobleman Skagard scoffed. He had a standard northerner face, a high hooked nose, deep eye sockets, and a stubble under his chin. He looks emaciated, often squints at people, and scoffs at many things. At the same time, he is also a proud man, but this arrogance is different from the arrogance of Dean Aubrey, Skagard's arrogance is based on his experience and knowledge, and despite his young age, he already has the experience of mergers and acquisitions, and has defeated many people by his own means. Among them were a number of knights and merchants.

"Indeed, it's very basic, so basic that anyone can do it as long as you have money. But Laheim started with these basic industries, and he has grown bigger and bigger. To put it simply, his characteristics are just ruthless, and his methods are not clever, if it weren't for Lord Rhodes's lack of bloodshed in his own territory, he might have died a long time ago. No, you know. ”

Alves said.

"Tell me, what other property does he have?"

Quarellara asked. Compared to the other two investors, Quareala is the oldest, more experienced, and more mature type.

In addition to the basic trade, he was also involved in brothels and taverns. He is the controller and beneficiary behind many taverns and brothels in the city. ”

Alves said, turning his head.

After listening to this, the three of them generally had a simple understanding of their opponents. At the same time, they were all secretly glad that they had come to the right place. A small nobleman from Erengrad came here to invest, and it could develop like this in a year, what kind of tolerance and benefits did Lord Rhodes give him? How did it develop to the extent it is today? If it weren't for the fact that Blackhammer Fort did have development potential, or the lords here were too lax, there would be nouveau riche like Laheim. Even the three of them sighed silently in their hearts, they really can't blame Laheim himself for this, if it were someone else, he would also be carried away by the inflated assets. When the money on hand doubles in a few months, normal people become slaves to desire.

"You promised, successfully defeated him, and his property belongs to us?"

Another Kislev nobleman, Clive, asked.

"Of course, but not all of it, the part that belongs to Lord Rhodes, he wants to take it back. For the rest, you can take his market share. It makes sense, right. ”

Alves returned with an eyebrow raised. Of course, in fact, things are far from that simple......

......

In the empty castle room, there was a huge map of Blackhammer Fort, which Rhodes had been studying all afternoon. Since he left the day-to-day affairs to Alves, he has free up time to study other macro things.

Rhodes remembers learning a theory at university that was the Duenen Theory of the Agrosphere: assuming that there was only one city on the fertile plains, that there were no canals or shipping rivers, that horse-drawn carriages were the only means of transportation, that the soil conditions were the same, that all the produce was supplied only from the central city, and that the city's food supply came only from the surrounding plains, and that the mines and salt pans were nearby. Then, under such conditions, a set of theories can be used to adjust the distribution of different types of farms to maximize agricultural production efficiency.

Because agricultural production is not like industrial production, industrial production can be centralized, while agricultural production requires a huge land area, due to the different production cycles of each crop, the crop attributes are different, and there are great differences. How to rationally plan the use of land will play an extremely important role in the development of a city. Rational use of land can increase efficiency, on the contrary, free development without planning can sometimes waste many resources.

To put it simply, some crops have a short growth cycle but are perishable, such as vegetables and fresh milk. If it is placed on the outskirts of the town, far from the town, then by the time the wagons have traveled thousands of miles to the city, I am afraid that the carts of vegetables and fresh milk will have already spoiled and become inedible. Some crops have a long growth cycle but are easy to preserve, such as cereals and jerky, and if such farms are placed around towns, it is obviously a waste of land resources.

Therefore, according to Du Neng theory, there must be a certain distribution of agricultural circles around the central city, so that the efficiency can be maximized. The simplest classification is to grow fruits and vegetables in the suburbs closest to town, referred to as the first circle. All kinds of vegetables have a short growth cycle, are perishable, and are close to the town to facilitate transportation, so that the products can be quickly transported to the city, so that the people can eat the freshest vegetarian food.

And on the periphery of the vegetable circle, the second circle, is the forestry circle. It is used to supply the city's timber needs, various building materials, charcoal, etc.

The third circle is the rotational farming circle, which is the farm that produces a variety of grains.

The outermost part is the livestock circle, which requires a large amount of land for animal husbandry, while the wasteland far from the city has almost no rent, which is the best livestock area. All kinds of cattle, sheep and horses are raised in this agricultural enclosure. In this way, land resources can be used to the maximum.

Of course, theory is theory after all, and the actual situation will be very different, for example, Black Hammer Fort is not a castle built entirely on the plain, it has rivers passing through it, and there are rivers with shipping, and the efficiency of shipping is much higher than that of land transportation, and the speed of horse-drawn carriages is not as fast as that of sailboats.

At the same time, the horse, as an animal, cannot run twenty-four hours a day, it needs to rest, it needs to eat. And the ships clearly do not have the need for this. As long as it is windy, you can run for a whole year. If you sail with the current, it will be faster. Coupled with the large cargo capacity of the ships, it is not comparable to the fleet of horse-drawn carriages.

So, although theoretically the vegetable growing area must be near the area around the town, the closer the better. But in fact, with the topography of Black Hammer Fort, it is completely possible to place the vegetable area in the upper reaches of the Dongquan River, and the planted vegetables can be directly dragged onto the boat, and the boat along the Dongquan River can reach the Black Hammer Fort dock in half a day. It's also a good idea.

Furthermore, the Dunen Agricultural Circle is modeled after the plains, but Fort Blackhammer is not a complete plain, with endless forests to the north, Kislev Bay to the west, and a mix of hills and plains to the south. Therefore, in order to put this theory into practice, Rod also needs to plan well. That's what Rhodes was researching all afternoon. Just as he was thinking hard, there was a familiar knock on the door again, and during this time he was working in Blackhammer Castle, and Rhodes could even tell who was visiting from the knock and footsteps.

"Come in, Lady Lyanna. ”

Rod shouted.

There were no guards, and the priestess pushed the door straight in. What caught my eye was Rhodes' familiar back. Love to read

"Looking for me?"

Rod turned around and put down the quill in his hand. Staring at the beautiful chief priests.

"Hmm...... What you want me to do, train and test the doctors who come from Erlengrad, I'm doing it, and some of them are pretty good, and a few of them need to be trained for a while. I'm here today to discuss something else with you. ”

Lyanna said, suddenly seeing the huge map with a white background behind Rod.

"Your Excellency, what are you?"

Lyanna pointed to the large map hanging on the wall.

"Oh, this is the map of Blackhammer. I'm researching how to plan the entire agricultural circle so that the best mix of grains and vegetables can be achieved. ”

Rod said, poured a glass of water for the priestess, and then talked earnestly—

"Agricultural circle theory, how to plan land use to maximize efficiency, which should take into account the growth cycle of each crop, crop attributes, logistics speed, etc......"

"My lord, how did you come up with all this?"

After Rhodes finished talking about a lot of theoretical knowledge and practical situations, an extremely surprised expression appeared on Lyanna's face again. He and Rhodes had known each other for a long time, however, it wasn't until the end of the Erlengrad rebellion and Rhodes' return from the South that she saw other aspects of the man. Before, he thought that the Lord of Blackhammer Fort was just a reckless man who could lead troops into battle, but in the last two months, she had seen another Rhodes, a Rhodes that she had never thought of before.

"I saw it from the book. ”

Rod smiled perfunctorily.

"But I haven't heard of a book on this in Kislev......"

"Just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, the world is so vast that there are many things we haven't known about. ”

"It's also ......"

Lyanna frowned.

"By the way, you just said you were looking for me, what's the matter?"

Rod asked.

"Sarak Monastery feels a little small, can you ......?"

Lyanna paused.

"Can it be expanded?"

Rod finished what Lyanna hadn't said.

"Hmm...... As the number of civilians increases, I think sooner or later the monastery will need to be expanded, and the current size can only accommodate a few dozen people praying at the same time. If there is more, it will not be enough. ”

The priestess said. Her brow was still furrowed, it was clear that this request was a bit excessive, whether to build a monastery or a temple or not was up to the lord or the king. Unless the high priest was so powerful that he could sit with the king or lord. But I obviously haven't reached that level yet. Lyanna knew it wasn't the right thing for her to ask, but she had to give it a try. After all, between the dean of the medical school and the priestess Sarac, she cared more about her status as a priestess.

"Has the number of believers increased?"

However, Rod did not show a trace of annoyance, but asked about the situation very calmly and gently.

"It's not ...... The number of believers has not increased, but they are still the same people. I'm just planning for the future. ”

Lyanna replied frankly.

Rod put his chin on his hand and made a look of serious thought. The belief in the goddess Sarak is a common belief that can actually reflect the life of the people in the current society from one side. Goddess Sarak is a symbol of compassion and compassion, and she brings comfort to those who are in pain, healing and healing their wounds, which are sometimes not only physical but also spiritual.

Generally speaking, people worship Goddess Sarak when they are desperate, hoping that the goddess will bring them comfort and ease their suffering. Therefore, if there are many people in a place who believe in Sarak, it proves that the life of the common people in this place is not good, and everyone lives very painfully.

On the contrary, no one worships the goddess Sarak, and it can only be said that no one has reached the point of desperation, and no one has suffered the sin of extreme suffering. Therefore, the number of Sharak believers in the territory has not increased, which actually reflects from the side that the civilians living in Black Hammer Fort are living a good life, at least they are not cornered. Of course, these Rhodes wouldn't tell Lyanna......

"Lyanna, we've known each other for so long, and I'll be honest. Recently, Blackhammer Fort has been expanding, yes, you can see that many things are changing, but it's not being developed indiscriminately, on the contrary, I have a budget and a plan. There are some urgent things that must be done first, such as giving the land to the peasants and letting them work it, so that they do not starve to death and bring disease and suffering into the world. Another example is the construction of public toilets to improve the sanitation of towns and reduce the occurrence of diseases. However, it has to be said that these projects require money and manpower. At the moment, Blackhammer doesn't have that many people to build at the same time. But believe me, I will arrange the expansion of the monastery as soon as the construction team is freed up, and you must know that as a lord, I have to plan everything. ”

Looking into Lyanna's eyes, Rod replied earnestly.