Most of the long winter has passed quickly.

Lawrence was not idle during this time, and successfully found a method of straw paper out of wood.

It's not difficult to make paper, it's just that there wasn't much time before, and most of the time was spent getting food.

In the cave, Lawrence placed the wooden boat model in the water.

The boat floated quietly in the basin, and nothing could be seen.

"Dora, what do you think is needed for a big ship to sail the seas?"

Dora said stiffly, "I don't know. ”

Sophia looked at the boat floating in the water and blew on the sails, which quickly drifted forward a little and hit the edge of the tub.

"You grew up by the water, how did you not know about boats?"

Sophia quickly questioned Dora.

Dora worked as a maid here for three months, experiencing Lawrence's kindness and strength, as well as the majesty of Sophia and others.

While Dora was in distress, Lawrence took the initiative to protect the poor woman.

"It's normal for them not to know, firstly, because the boats outside are all small boats, and secondly, they spend most of their time worrying about food, and they are just barely alive every day."

"If you want to be strong and develop, you have to solve the food problem, and we have been worrying about food for several years at the beginning."

Sophia got Lawrence's advice and nodded earnestly.

"Oh, that's like a farmer who has been planting for decades, and it's not as wise as your master!"

Lawrence smiled: "Indeed, what I have inherited is the fruits of the labor of many, many people, and the wisdom summed up over a long period of time and the lives of countless people. ”

Sophia nodded as if she didn't understand.

After lunch, Sariel approached Lawrence and asked curiously, "Lawrence, have you eaten the fruit of wisdom?" ”

"What?"

Lawrence was refining the model boat, trying to find a more stable bottom structure, and he didn't understand what was going on with Sariel.

Sariel looked at Lawrence with a puzzled expression, "I thought you had eaten the fruit of wisdom, I have lived with you for so long, if you eat the fruit of wisdom, I will definitely not forget, did you eat the fruit of wisdom when you were a child?" ”

Lawrence still didn't understand what Sariel was talking about, and said impatiently: "I'm very busy right now, if you have nothing to do, go and help Delenn dig a hole." ”

Sariel looked like this, and was sure that Lawrence had eaten the fruit of wisdom as a child.

Although everyone didn't know what the fruit of wisdom was, everyone soon learned that Lawrence had eaten the fruit of wisdom.

"Inexplicable." Lawrence muttered and continued to study his ship.

The ships of the Ice Sea are not able to meet the needs of the trade at the moment.

The ships of the pirates were suitable for robbery, for small-scale trade and transport, but not for large-scale transport.

After uniting with the Wakiri, the port of Wakiri could also be used, and new routes could be established directly from the sea in the future.

The larger the vessel, the more efficient it is.

Lawrence started with a thirty-meter ship.

Thirty meters is already a big deal at present, and how to build a fast ship that can sail long distances, withstand wind and waves, and carry a large amount of cargo is a technical problem to be overcome at present.

Lawrence picked up the boat and broke it slightly, looking at the degree of fastening between the mast and the hull.

After feeling okay, Lawrence studied the model in his hand and thought about how to fix the mast of a real big ship.

The mast is used to hang sails, and if a large ship wants to sail in the sea, it has to solve the sail problem.

The steam engine requires a lot of supporting technology, and it is too difficult to make this at present.

"Let's discuss it with a professional, I basically don't know anything about boat manufacturing, and I remember that those galleons are quite complicated, with a lot of rope and canvas."

"The advantage of my side is that there are very good wood, such as twenty or thirty meters long for masts, and I can find a lot of them here."

"Don't worry about the moth problem, they will die in one winter."

"Whether it is a fishing boat or a war ship, a merchant ship needs a lot, but the geographical location is poor."

Thinking fruitlessly, Lawrence quickly walked out of the dimly lit room and wanted to go out and soak up the sun.

The long eternal night passed quickly, and it was a holiday for most of the people in the realm.

Now the holidays are coming to an end.

When he went out, he found Saril talking to Keharan, who glanced at Lawrence.

Lawrence ignored it and went out to bask in the sun to replenish the sun, thinking about his plans for this year by the way.

In addition to continuing to expand the arable land, a new settlement will be built on the Uge Hill this year, and the roads between several places will be repaired once.

Then there was the building of ships, the development of maritime trade, and the expansion of the population to 5,000 people.

At present, there are 2,700 people, supported by abundant food and clothing, and the number of men in the territory is increasing rapidly, and the birth tide in the territory has also appeared in advance.

From the beginning of winter to the present, many pregnant women have given birth to children one after another.

The Durella have made their home here, the Pumishus have recovered quickly, and the Clauda and the Foresters, as well as the people of the Water City, have multiplied the land.

The stomachs of women such as Sariel did not improve at all.

Lawrence was thinking about things when Emma came running from a distance.

"Master, Beoff is back."

Lawrence was relieved to hear the news.

"Finally back, this time for three or four months, I thought he was in trouble."

Emma complimented, "With the master watching him, he will definitely be fine." ”

Lawrence could only smile and couldn't justify anything.

In this era, doing business is a risky thing, whether it is sailing or going far inland in the country.

Having a risk doesn't mean that it will be, as long as you don't be remembered and targeted, basically no one will deliberately squat outside to guard a passing caravan at this time.

Lawrence soon arrives at the bottom of the mountain, where he soon sees Beoff, as well as the stranger whom Beoff has brought back.

Emma also followed Lawrence down the mountain to run errands, and when she entered the tavern, she saw um hiding in the crowd, and quickly looked over there in annoyance.

um didn't dare to look at his mother and lowered his head.

The tavern wasn't a place for children, but in addition to um there were a few boys and girls who looked like outsiders, as well as women and men.

Beoff walked quickly to Lawrence and knelt down, "Prophet, I brought back slaves from the city of Tranta's Hoof, where there was a snowstorm, and I didn't find the people you asked me to contact, and many died in the winter. ”

"When I came back, I met some people in the village of Ndaqi outside of Trantahoe, and they heard that you can make money from farming here, so they wanted to come and earn money in exchange for some food to bring back."

Lawrence looked at the crowd and soon saw a dark-haired woman with a slight impression.

"You're Ulla?"

At this time, Ulla was not the first young slave girl she had seen in slaves, but a woman who looked old, with many traces of wind and frost on her face, and looked like a forty-year-old woman.

Ulla saw Lawrence and said excitedly, "I knew it was you!" Mr. Lawrence! ”

Lawrence smiled and said, "I'm a prophet here, it's okay to call me a prophet, how did you get here?" ”

Lawrence didn't see Helen and her husband, and Beoff said he didn't see anyone.

Ullah quickly explained: "In the winter, it snowed heavily, and the bakery in the city began to be robbed regularly, and our family had no income, so they sold me to a slave house. ”

Lawrence didn't ask what Ulla had suffered in the slave house, "So Helen, aren't they running a bakery now?" ”

Ulla replied, "They don't have much money left, and they have a small child, and even if they sell, it will be difficult for me to survive." ”

"Hasadi doesn't have any friends, except for drinking and fighting, he only makes bread, and we have eaten less and less in the past two years, and we are reluctant to eat bread."

Lawrence thought for a moment, "You rest for the night, and after you have eaten and drunk enough and slept well, I will send someone to take you to the city of Tranda Hoof to find the two of them and bring them back." ”

"If they refuse to come, forget it, and if you come back then, I will allow you to live with me."

When Ulla heard this, she was very embarrassed and agreed, "Okay..."

Lawrence looked at Brick, "You clean up and take the people over with the sled dogs, and let Andrew and Beoff bring the people with them, and pick them up in my name." ”

Brick quickly said, "Yes, master! ”

Lawrence looked at the rest of the slaves and the poor who had come on their own initiative, "Sit down and rest, Alalie, give them a hot soup and bread, and an old garment to warm their bodies, and deduct it from their wages for the future." ”

"Yes, master," said Alalie, agreed. ”

When they came, they were huddled together in Beoff's van to keep warm, and Beoff did not pity the jade, but understood the importance of protecting his master's property, so he covered them with a cloth covering the goods.

After a bumpy ride all the way here, I quickly entered the hot tavern and ate bread that I had never eaten before, as well as potatoes and "large" slices of chicken, and felt like I had entered the kingdom of God.

Lawrence also has no expectations for the old forces of the Southern Kingdom, after all, Sophia is not the princess of the Southern Kingdom, and Helen is not enough to see as the daughter of the count.

Relying on heaven and earth is better than relying on himself, Lawrence continued on the road to the kingdom, and soon arranged for people to resume production in preparation for spring.

The people of Ferry Harbour began to make small boats for fishing, and the idlers of the town of Púmicius and the manor began to gather on Mount Uge and began to build temporary wooden houses for the builders to live in.

Before the winter had passed, and the snow had not yet melted, Lawrence was already in full swing here.

Ravenfeather Prophet's reputation has spread in Vakiri, Steel, and Trandahoof.

Left-behind women and children are welcome to come and work!

(End of chapter)