In spring, everything recovers, and although it is not yet the spring ploughing season, it is already necessary to start preparations.

Weeding, ploughing, seedling raising, seed selection...... These require a long and careful preparation.

Many of the people in Dorman City began to return to their respective villages and towns one after another under the arrangement of the Government Council.

Although the area around Dorman City is flat, there are not many suitable places for arable land, and in this era when food production is not very high, a family often needs dozens of acres of land to feed.

The cultivated land outside the city, even if you count the fields belonging to the lord, will not be able to support more than 20,000 people, and it must be dispersed as before.

However, Ryan also considered that the population was too scattered, so he began to work on the plan to merge the village into a small town, and would establish eight towns outside Dorman City in an arc, planning to accommodate more than 15,000 people.

Originally, there were five towns, so now it is only necessary to relocate and build three new towns.

It's just that it's hard to leave their homeland, and it's not easy to get these natives to leave their villages and fields, after all, it's their home.

It was possible to force them with forceful means, but that was not what Ryan wanted.

So he came up with a compromise and let the refugees who did not have a fixed place to live and land to build the three small towns, which happened to open up a large area that could be used to settle them.

Most of these people are young and strong, and the labor force is sufficient, and the preliminary construction is certainly not easy, but with the support of the Government Affairs Department, the progress of the project will not be too slow.

The lands were nominally and actually owned by the lords, so no one dared to touch them even if they were overgrown with weeds.

And now Ryan is willing to give them one of these lands, but there are conditions, that is, they must cultivate for three years, and pay fifty percent of the grain every year, as long as these two points are completed, the land will be completely theirs after three years, and they only need to pay thirty percent of the grain.

This condition cannot be considered a condition at all, and who will let it be wasted if there is land? Fifty percent of the grain is not much in this era, and the part of the church that is still paid in other areas.

This move caused a sensation without exception, and the refugees were eager to build their own homes.

Our Lord Lane just exchanged a few pieces of wasteland for the admiration of all the refugees, and it can be said that he earned his reputation by lying down.

Seeing that the effect was good, Ryan directly threw another bombshell, all the subjects of Kana Territory can reclaim wasteland by themselves within the demarcated range, each household is limited to ten acres, the conditions are the same as the above, as long as you cultivate for three years, the land is yours.

Ryan has made up his mind to promote the development of agriculture, after all, his predecessors have summed up many wise sayings: "If you have food in your hands, you will not panic in your heart" and "If you have no food, you will not gather troops......

These words all speak of the importance of food.

The big construction is in full swing, but a team returning from the Warcraft Mountain Range has disturbed Ryan's dreams.

Looking at the team in front of them, it was really hard to imagine what they had been through during this time.

There were less than thirty people left in the team of dozens of people, all of them in rags, mostly covered with scars and bloodstains, and Hans as the commander was no better, looking like a wild man alive.

"My lord, Hans has lived up to his mission and led his team to find a limestone mine, which is often associated with metal mines, and if the production is sufficient, it can temporarily change the current predicament of the territory."

Hans fell to his knees on one knee, his head buried in his head, and although he said that he had not failed in his mission, he knew that he had not achieved his set goal at all.

He was ready to be punished, but he didn't expect Ryan to stand up with a "rub", and asked excitedly: "Did you bring samples back from the limestone mine you said?" ”

He had seen a record of limestone in the library, and he knew that limestone was very similar to the limestone mine in his previous life, which was also what he had been thinking about, how could he not be excited?

Hans was a little surprised, but he still handed over a few pieces of rough ore veins that he had been carrying on his body, and the moment he saw it, Ryan knew that it was limestone, and he had seen samples before.

"Great, Knight Hans, you have done a great job this time, and I will reward you heavily."

Ryan excitedly patted Hans on the shoulder a few times, full of force, and grinned at him as a middle-level knight.

However, he also understood at this time that the lord seemed to attach great importance to this useless gray stone, which means that he was crooked this time?

"Alright, Knight Hans, you should now go and get some rest, and then report the list of bereavements of the fallen soldiers, as well as the list of commendations."

Ryan directly raised his hand to interrupt Hans, who was about to speak, and anyone could see that they were so tired that it was important to rest no matter what.

After returning to the office, Ryan's mind had long since drifted away, and the moment he learned about Limestone, he had already completed the rest of the plan.

It is that the details still need to be clarified.

The next day, Hans, who had already rested for a day and a night, was still a little tired, and after learning the purpose of Ryan's search for him, he responded: "That graystone mine is on the edge of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, and there are no large demonic beasts found around it for the time being, so it has the conditions for mining.

It was only during the withdrawal that we encountered a colony of red-tailed monkeys, roughly estimated to number several hundred, and caused us a lot of losses before we broke out.

If we want to mine that vein, we will inevitably have to clash with them. ”

"It's not a big concern that the red-tailed monkeys are only growing to the third level at the highest. You go down and prepare, and the day after tomorrow we will prepare to go into the mountains. ”

Ryan waved his hand domineeringly, he now has two full battalions in his hands, and the general situation is really true, this graystone mine is too important, and he must control it as soon as possible.

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In view of the fact that this time after all, he was going to enter the Warcraft Mountain Range, so Ryan also made a big deal and directly mobilized the first battalion of Delai, a full thousand people, plus five hundred people, craftsmen, slaves, etc.

After mobilizing a large amount of grain and grass, and after explaining the affairs in the city, Ryan and Xiyue personally set out and drove to the Warcraft Mountain Range, and those who didn't know thought that there was going to be a war again.

The administrative officer, Hevian, immediately spread the news according to Lane's arrangement, saying that this was the army's field training, calming the nervousness of the people, and making every effort to prepare for spring ploughing......

After more than two days of marching, the team stopped at the foot of the mountain, where Ryan had left behind all the men and a group of soldiers, and he needed them to build a transit station here to transport supplies.

The rest of the people did not delay, and under the leadership of the experienced Orion and Hans, they carried five days of food and grass and baggage, and advanced towards the Warcraft Mountain Range with five people as a combat unit.

The powerful momentum of the army gathered together completely shocked the low-level demonic beasts around them, and for a while, chickens and dogs jumped, and a flock of birds flew one after another.

They almost marched in a sweeping posture, and all the short-sighted monsters along the way became trophies of the army.

With the two masters of Ryan and Xiyue in charge, plus a battalion of soldiers, except for the fifth-level demonic beasts and beast tides, the rest are not enough to see at all.

But this is the edge of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, and the third-level demonic beasts are very rare, not to mention the fifth-level demonic beasts, which are powerful demonic beasts that only exist in the depths of the mountain range.

They swept all the way through the valley with little hindrance, and soon followed the marks made by Hans and the others to the valley.

Ryan stood at the mouth of the valley and looked inside, there were high and steep stone walls on three sides, lush vegetation, flat and wide land, and the light gray ore under one stone wall was particularly conspicuous.

To his surprise, he saw a herd of wildebeest inside!

The wildebeest has a docile temperament, with a single horn on its head, a tall body, a cyan body, and an unusually handsome appearance. Although their fecundity is low, they are outstanding in terms of endurance and speed, and they are generally first-level magical beasts, and can grow up to third-level.

It may be an exaggeration to travel thousands of miles a day, but it is easy to travel hundreds of miles.

As a high-level knight, his mount is just an ordinary war horse, to be honest, it is a bit of a loss to ride out, if you can capture a wildebeest as a mount, whether it is a row or combat power will be greatly improved.

The leisurely wildebeest had noticeably noticed the large group of uninvited guests, staring at egg-sized eyes, completely unaware of the approach.

In the inaccessible Demon Beast Mountain Range, they had never seen what humans looked like, so they couldn't help but be a little curious, and they stopped and watched from afar.

gave Delai and Hans a look, and the two immediately understood, and quietly commanded the soldiers to surround Taniguchi.

This is the only exit from the ground, and unless these wildebeest can fly, there is no way for a few dozen of them to break through their defenses.

The wildebeest herd often has a king horse, usually the tallest and strongest wildebeest, which can be noticed from a distance.

Ryan stared at the tall horse king at a glance, and the other party was also watching them, but this would obviously be a little panicked, and he was uneasily digging the ground with his front hooves.

"It's just a second-level demonic beast. Let's just close the door and catch the rabbits, catch them all, and try to catch them alive! ”

"Okay." Delai and the others are also a little happy to see the hunt, and they also like this kind of mount.

Xiyue's eyes flashed on the side, and she didn't say anything after all, the elf loves peace and animals and plants, but it doesn't mean that she will interfere with others.

You are a vegetarian but you can't ask everyone to follow you as a vegetarian, mutual understanding and respect are enough.

The outcome of the battle was naturally unsuspenseful, and one side was like a wolf and a tiger with a large number of people. One side is docile and not good at fighting, and it does not have an advantage in numbers.

In a burst of chickens and dogs jumped, but it was only half an hour to settle the battle, and it may not be appropriate to use the battle, because it has always been a one-sided pursuit and interception, and in the end more than 30 wildebeest horses were captured alive.

Even if King Ma is unyielding, he still can't change the fate of being suppressed, after all, the difference in strength is too big.

"Ray, there are six foals, and all of them are still worth cultivating." Delai smiled and reported the harvest to Ryan, Warcraft are often difficult to tame when they become adults, and it is much easier to tame and train cubs.

"That's right, now a team of fifty people, in a battle formation, search for nearby monsters and beasts, and if there is an emergency, they will fire sentry arrows and wait for help."

Ryan has been thinking about the red-tailed monkeys that Hans said, this is a big hidden danger, and it should be removed as soon as possible.

At the same time, he, Xiyue and the others were not idle, and took the initiative to search for the large demonic beasts around them, but they didn't expect that they really hid a third-level black-ridged beast, which was shot by Ryan's three arrows.

In addition, I only encountered a few second-level demonic beasts, which shows that this place is indeed very remote, and the level of demonic beasts is generally not high, but unfortunately I didn't find any trace of the red-tailed monkey, and it is estimated that I fled after hearing the wind.

He could not mobilize his men to find it, so he had to give up, and the next urgent task was to set up camp, build a simple line of defense, and then bring in the people and craftsmen, mine the ore, build the earthen kiln, and burn the lime.

As long as the lime is produced to make cement, they can try to make concrete, although there is no mixer, but the less demanding concrete can be mixed by hand.

Needless to say, the role of concrete is needless to say, just need to cooperate with bricks or stones, they can quickly build a city wall with good defensive power, increase the defense power here.

In order to ensure safety, Lane personally led people to escort the baggage and the people up, and along the way they also widened and repaired the road to facilitate future entry and exit.

Ryan was resolute in his work, building large earthen kilns and sending people to start digging limestone, which was simple to mine and had little technical content to speak of.

On the contrary, the construction of the earthen kiln was very wasteful, and hundreds of people were busy for several days to complete.

To burn lime, Ryan can only use this soil method at present, and after the earthen kiln is erected, the camp has also been repaired, and there are all kinds of horses, moats, and watchtowers.

As soon as they had mined a few thousand pounds of weight, Ryan couldn't wait to try it, burning lime required a lot of coal, and they didn't have much coal with them, but fortunately, they were constantly mobilizing from the rear.

Thanks to the big coal mountain, Ryan doesn't have to worry about coal.

The first thing to do is to load the kiln, put the flat stones on both sides of the kiln doorway and the bottom of the kiln behind, load the height to about 3 meters, and the stones should be staggered and matched with each other, and build a slightly oblique arch bridge as a combustion chamber for calcining limestone. The limestone on the top of the arch bridge is stacked vertically on the side to keep the ventilation channel between the limestones unblocked.

Then there is the kiln, from ignition to coal combustion, first slow fire and then fast fire, first small fire and then large fire gradually warmed up, generally about a week.

The technical measures of the kiln are pressing, ignition, and fire.

The master in the team is very experienced, even if he has never burned lime, he is very quick to get started, and he has a good grasp of the fire, although they don't know why the lord wants to burn stones.

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After several days and nights of non-stop firing, and three days of stuffy kiln, finally it is time to cool, put in cold air to cool the lime in the kiln about 1000 degrees to below 50 degrees, and then the lime can be unloaded.

The freshly fired lime is quicklime, and the whole appears as a white lump, which becomes hydrated lime when it is damp or added with water.

It's just that at this time, it's just lime, not cement, lime, clay, etc. are crushed and calcined into the kiln again to make mature material, and finally gypsum and other materials are added, and after crushing and grinding, it is the ubiquitous cement in the previous life!

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ps: The source is from the Internet, please point out if there is something wrong~ Cement is an old routine, so it is written very briefly, don't pick out the details.

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