Chapter 147: Opening up the medicine field
Fifty recruits is an exaggeration, and there are currently just over four hundred recruits in Wintertown, and Floyd and Gareth Stanton think that recruiting twenty more recruits will be enough.
If these twenty recruits can all complete their training and become full-fledged soldiers, plus the original ten soldiers are just three squads, it will be enough to ensure the safety of Winter Town, and they can even take appropriate shifts.
"I'll leave these things to you, and you can just go directly to Edwin for the affairs of the temporary barracks."
David was not involved in specific matters, not to mention that he didn't know how to train soldiers, and through previous conversations, he had found that the world seemed to have some special means in training soldiers, and he was very curious about it.
Wait until the two Guards Knights go about their own business: one goes on the day's daily patrol; The other began to prepare for the recruitment of new recruits.
David glanced at Eva beside him and asked about the pharmacist Cordell.
If it weren't for Freud mentioning the apothecary, he would have forgotten that there was another one in town: "What has that pharmacist Cordell been up to lately?"
"Mr. Cordell usually walks around the vicinity of Winter Town, seemingly observing the land."
"Observe the condition of the land?"
"Well, yesterday Mr. Cordell approached me and said he wanted to cultivate a medicine field to the south of the village." Even if David didn't ask, Eva had to report it to David: "He must have been looking for the right place beforehand."
"Oh! That's ......" When Cordell arrived in Winter Town, the weather was still very cold, and it was not suitable for growing medicinal herbs.
Moreover, Cordell is not familiar with the land, climate and environment of Winter Town, and needs to be observed for a while, so there is no movement.
Now it should be time to complete the inspection and officially start your work.
"You can deal with this kind of thing directly."
Eva just smiled sweetly, and then began to say the next thing, "Miss Sylvanas came to me earlier and asked me about something."
"What did she ask you about?"
"About elves."
"Elves? Oh......" Davy understood why Sylvanas was asking Eva about the elves, probably sensing some people in Wintertown, who were looking at her and Liadline strangely!
Thankfully, most of the townspeople in Winter Town are artisans from the Stormwind Kingdom, and only a few farmers from Irontree Castle.
Others, such as Floyd, Gareth Stanton, Elias, and the pharmacist Cordell, are from King Tiran.
The relationship between Irontree Fort and the elves is extremely poor, but the people on the other side of the royal city of Tiran only know some things, and they are not as hostile to the elves as the people of Irontree Castle.
If Freud had been from Irontree, he would have asked himself what was going on with Sylvanas?
After dealing with trivial matters for a while, David took Eva and Elias and found Cordell, who was wandering south of Wintertown.
"Your Excellency." Because he was recruited by Lord Glamorgan, Cordell was technically a loyal David, just like Gareth Stanton and Floyd.
In terms of subordination, it is even closer than Elias Parker next to him.
….
Elias was sent to Davy by the Kingdom of Tiran, not David's men, and he was loyal to the royal family of Tiran.
But for some reason, after the pharmacist came to Winter Town, he was treated coldly by David, and he didn't really have a separate conversation until today.
"Mr. Cordell."
"Just call me Cordell." Cordell was very respectful and his posture was very low.
"I heard you're going to cultivate a medicine field?"
"Yes, sir." Cordell explained simply, as a pharmacist, he must have a source of medicinal materials, and if it is in the royal capital, he naturally does not have to worry about having no medicinal materials to use.
But after coming to Winter Town, he could only choose to grow medicinal herbs by himself, and those who couldn't grow could only go to nearby big cities
, that is, Iron Tree Fort to procure in order to stock up on enough medicinal materials.
Only in this way will he be able to prepare all kinds of potions and help the Baron solve all kinds of medical troubles, which are not limited to Baron Glamorgan's own needs.
When there is a wide range of illnesses in the territory, the pharmacist who serves the lord needs to give solutions and suggestions.
"Reclamation around here?"
"Yes, sir."
David looked around, it was south of Wintertown, and Will's blacksmith was just north of it, but it was some distance away.
Location-wise, this place is a bit far from the town of Winter.
"Isn't it a little far from town?" David didn't think that the pharmacist was trying to play any tricks, he had followed him to such a remote place as Winter Town, and living alone outside the town did not really benefit him.
"Mainly to avoid the busiest areas of town."
After Cordell's explanation, David understood the pharmacist and deliberately set aside a space for development to open up a medicine field in the outlying area as much as possible.
"If that's the reason, it's even more inappropriate here, so it's better to go north." David advised Cordell not to cultivate the medicine fields south of the town: "This area could become a residential area for the new residents."
"But there's construction going on in the north, right?"
Cordell ran to the south because there was a large construction site to the north of the town, and only the area near the Winter River was not plagued by the craftsmen, but he couldn't cultivate the medicine fields there, it was too close to the river.
"At the edge of the Winter Forest, it should be a good fit."
David was referring to the clearing on the south side of the Winter Forest, west of the improvised railroad track that connects from the mine to the construction site.
"Well, it's a good fit." Cordell thought for a moment that it might be more suitable than this one, so he decided to cultivate a medicine field there: "My lord, I heard from Knight Stanton that new villages are starting to be established nearby?"
"Yes." David looked at Cordell, curious what the pharmacist was trying to say.
"In that case, a caravan will soon arrive in Winter Town."
"So ......"
"My lord, I may need to procure a large amount of medicinal materials from the caravan."
David finally understood what Cordell was trying to say, and the reason for this and the two knights was pretty much the same: to ask for money!
At the same time, he remembered that he had also not paid Cordell.
….
However, what Cordell wants is not his own salary, but the money for his work.
Theoretically, the funds for his purchase of medicinal materials must be provided by the lord, so the medicines prepared by the pharmacist are all the property of the lord.
In addition to receiving due remuneration, the additional income of the pharmacist mainly comes from the lord's reward, and he does not need to sell medicine to make a living.
"You can ask Eva for some of the funds later, and if it's not enough, you can ask Eva again."
"I see, sir."
After coming for so long, these people who came from the royal capital realized it.
The real person in charge of Winter Town at the moment is actually the young woman Eva McKenna. It's like the big butler of Winter Town and the chief assistant officer of Glamorgan.
But no one underestimated this beautiful woman, because Eva did the job well.
And, after observation, everyone found that this Eva McKenna looks like ...... It seems like...... Probably...... It's not like that with Baron Glamorgan.
"Ahem, sir!"
Thinking of this, Cordell suddenly remembered something important, leaned over to David's side and whispered, "Although adults are healthy and energetic, it is necessary to exercise proper moderation......
Cordell also secretly handed a bottle to David while everyone was not noticing.
David took the vial in a daze, and then realized what Cordell meant.
「……」
Secretly sighed, new
The soundproofing of the home couldn't be so bad. He casually put the bottle away, and then walked back with Eva and Elias, who pretended they hadn't seen or heard anything.
After receiving permission, Cordell went directly to the north of the town, preparing to determine the location of the medicine field first, and to learn from the Baron's practice, first enclosing the place and planting a sign, so as not to be harmed by the group of craftsmen if he slowed down.
David returned to the table in front of his cabin. As the temperature rises, he prefers to take care of things here, even if there is nothing to attend to, and just sitting and looking at the scenery around him is a pleasure.
Before he could sit down, he noticed that several people were leading Gareth Stanton from a distance in the direction of Winter Town. Judging by what they were wearing, they were ordinary civilians.
Stand at the wooden table and wait until Gareth Stanton arrives with the man.
"My lord, these are the people who want to settle in Winter Town."
Gareth Stanton explained the situation in a single sentence, and Davy nodded, turning his gaze to the civilians.
There were four of them, three in their early twenties, and one in their twenties or eight, all young people.
"Welcome to Winter Town."
David looked at the young men carefully, they all looked emaciated, and their complexions were not very good. But David is not disgusted, he believes that as long as they recuperate for a few days, these young people will soon recover and contribute to the development of Winter Town.
Ever since King Eberson helped David spread the word about Winter Town all over the country, David had been looking forward to people from all over the country coming to him.
He had heard that people were coming to the Northern Plains one after another, but very few had come to Winter Town.
To be exact, there is only one person who has come so far.
Until today, I finally saw more civilians who wanted to settle in Winter Town, maybe this was the beginning of the population explosion?
When David was dreaming about a bright future here, Elias on the side had already introduced David's identity to several people: "In front of you is the lord of Winter Town, Baron David-Glamorgan."
He welcomed a few people again.
"Winter welcomes you, and if you're willing to work hard, you'll get whatever you want here!"
Angels of the Underworld