The last winter snow in the north finally came to an end, and the Black Hammer Fort also ushered in the beginning of spring, according to Rhodes's previous arrangement, more than 500 refugees from the farming group turned into Black Hammer Fort farmers on this day, and went to the outskirts far away from the castle to cultivate farmland, for which Rhodes prepared sufficient food and water, as well as various supplies, including grain seeds, tents, and necessary daily necessities.

The land cleared in the first year will be used by them free of charge, and all the food they get will not have to be handed over, and the surplus can be sold in the market in exchange for more production tools or better living conditions. If the reclamation fails, or there is no bumper harvest, resulting in another famine, then they can also return to Blackhammer Fort and receive another half a year's relief grain, if there is still no harvest after half a year, then they can only confiscate the production tools and send them to the logging team or the mine to work as coolies. Of course, all of them were full of confidence and did not believe that they would fail, because they were farmers in the first place, and after a month of study and training, they had a certain understanding of the environment and soil around Blackhammer Castle, and at the same time, the lord had prepared more than three kinds of grain seeds for them, and even if one failed, there were two others.

And the group of fishermen, Rhodes got more than a dozen boats as early as half a month ago, and leased them in the form of leases, and the same farming policy, the early fees are low, or even no fees, and when the refugees become real residents, they have gained a foothold in Black Hammer Fort, and they are charged at the normal rent. When the time comes, if they are able to do so, they can also buy fishing boats directly from Rhodes, so that they don't have to pay rent.

The decrees issued a month ago were being implemented in a steady and orderly manner, and Laheim's side was quiet, and in the face of absolute force, the nobles still restrained a lot and stopped making trouble. However, Rhodes still sent people to keep an eye on him every day, just in case. As for the quality of residents, the level of education, and the professionalism of workers from all walks of life, these still need to be considered in the long run, and the improvement of soft power is not an overnight thing.

Lyanna, for her part, eventually accepted Rod's offer to serve as the examiner of the medical school, even though she knew that she would be the future dean of the college, and that she would be the chief priest of Sarak's monastery and the head of the Blackhammer Fort Medical School.

But Ruder Finn's real vision was to build a university based on a medical school. It seems that there is no direct financial benefit from such things as schools, and even losses in the early stage. But in fact, its social significance is far greater than that of other industries, first, it can cultivate useful talents for the society, and second, it is the only way for people at the bottom to be promoted. It can be said that the significance of the second article is far more important than anything else. It is the most effective means of reconciling social contradictions. Although at present, the social structure of Black Hammer Fort is still relatively simple, and there is not much gap between the rich and the poor, but Rhodes knows that with the development of the economy, the gap between the rich and the poor will only get bigger and bigger, and when the time comes, the contradictions between the two levels will appear, so it is actually of great significance to build the university in advance to develop people's positive and enterprising thinking habits.

With the departure of the reclamation team, some infrastructure in the city was gradually completed, such as public toilets, which have always been puzzled by the public...... Max and his team are indeed good builders, having worked in big cities, and their craft directly crushes these third-rate craftsmen in Blackhammer Castle. Rhodes only gave them a sketch, and a month later, twenty public toilets were successfully completed, and they were completely unexpectedly drained and sturdy.

Several large manure pits are located far away from the water source, so that if the manure collectors need to go there and shovel it away, they don't have to walk around the street with a cart of manure......

As for the habits of the people, some people have changed, and some people are still used to using commode buckets, but when they went out the next day, they found that the dung collectors were not coming, and they all went to the concentrated manure pits to shovel feces...... There is nowhere to dispose of the filth in a commode, so I have to go to the public toilet to dump it. Because there will be patrols patrolling the streets, dumping excrement directly fines......

As for the economies of scale that had been discussed with Caroline, there was no sign of a start-up yet. Because this matter is a big deal, it cannot be one-size-fits-all, and it needs to be investigated and studied repeatedly, and at the same time, it is also a long process to concentrate on the industry to become bigger and stronger. Rhodes estimates that it will take at least five to six years for Blackhammer and Heidelberg to develop the economies of scale he had in mind. Fortunately, there is still a long time before the Chaos Invasion at this moment, at least a few decades, enough for the development of his own territory. Variety Literature

Another thing Rhodes did for Blackhammer Fort after the spring was to build a bridge.

The Winter Springs River did provide a lot of convenience for the development of the town as a natural waterway for Black Hammer Fort, and when the wharves were built, small cargo ships could freely enter and exit the river and transport goods directly to the town's shores instead of having to travel through long overland transportation.

But there are two sides to everything, and while the river provides logistical convenience for the development of Blackhammer Castle, it also hinders the daily travel of the people. Since a lot of food and goods have to be transported from the south bank to the north bank, and there is a frequent flow of people and goods, it would be much more convenient to have a bridge, and it could also solve the current situation of serious uneven development between the two places.

To this end, Rhodes called all the craftsmen and bridge masters he could call to work on the bridge building plan together. The kung fu of these three-legged cats Rod is known, and the stonemasons and carpenters from Erlengrad are experts in building houses, but they are laymen and even ignorant of building bridges.

The course of the Dongquan River is not wide, but the water flow is turbulent, and the bridge is built according to the conventional method, and it is not necessary to talk about it for a year and a half. And Rhodes didn't want to wait that long, and at the same time, it was not necessary to invest a lot of money in building a stone bridge at the beginning of the development of the territory. Rhodes had in mind the pontoon bridges of ancient Rome.

Rod quickly told the engineering team about the idea - first drive the boat to the center of the river, lower the heavy anchor, and temporarily fix the boat in the river. Immediately afterward, construction was carried out on these small boats, where sharpened wooden piles were driven into the riverbed to serve as support for the pontoons. After the stakes are solidified and fixed, they are tied together to be used as bridge piers.

Due to the turbulent currents of the Winter Springs River, Rhodes suggested inserting the stakes into the riverbed at an angle to the current to provide additional force and make the structure more stable.

After the rows of wooden piles are solid, wooden planks are built on them, and iron nails are driven into the guardrail, and ropes are pulled to make a simple pontoon bridge.

Of course, in order not to affect the river shipping channel, Ruder Finn chose to build the bridge far from the dock area.

Wanting to build Blackhammer Fort into a city, not just a castle and a stronghold, Rhodes knew that if the town developed in the future, the width and depth of the Dongquan River would be far from enough to accommodate the development of the city. It is not like the Leinsk River, which flows through Erlengrad, which is a large river, and the Winter Spring River is significantly smaller than the Leinsk River. So, looking at these small docks, Rhodes knew that in the future, this could only be used as an inner harbor, and the outer harbor had to be downstream, close to the mouth of the sea.