"If it weren't for Sir to help us with our analysis, we would have been thinking that as long as the war continues, the price of food will soar, and the more the grain people plant, the better! Now it seems a bit of a matter of assumption, as in the past, there are countless people starving to death with gold in their hands, and countless grains are rotting in our hands, and all this is decided by the Santarinhui and Sambian merchants who control a lot of shipping. ”

"So, rooted in transportation, those evil merchants use this method to jam our necks, squeeze profits from us, and enslave us in disguise."

"Not only in terms of transportation, but also in terms of our internal unity, we don't hold a group ourselves, let those evil merchants have the final say, of course, we can only let them squeeze, Sizz's previous proposal is very good, we will form a Misty Valley Agricultural Union, let all the farmers join in it, we can help them find sales channels and sales, at least we can have some initiative, to ensure that the price is not pushed down to a miserable level."

Although the parliamentary model has many shortcomings such as looseness and inefficiency, it also has the advantage of meritocracy, at least in large rural communities such as Misty Valley, where political tilting is relatively light, the election of legislators is mainly meritocracy, and the wisdom of several councillors present is on the horizontal line.

With a little guidance, Gavin figured out the crux of the matter.

"Even if we find out the crux of the problem, it will be in vain, our valley has been completely encircled by the Santarin Society and Sambia, and most of the waterfront is in their hands, and in this matter, the Cormier Kingdom is on their side."

"Yes, Scar Town, the only large port in our valley, and because of the stupidity of Lord Lashan, he gave the evil merchants of Santarin and Sambia a perfect excuse, and it is still being taken over by others, and the crops we have worked so hard to grow still cannot be sold."

"Even if there is a port, it is in vain, who doesn't know that those evil merchants in Sambia are in collusion with the pirates in the Falling Star Sea, their ships are safe and sound in the Falling Star Sea, and the ships of other merchants will be targeted by them not long after they leave the port, and in the end there are no bones, and many goods are in the hands of the Sambian merchants."

The crux of the problem is not difficult to find, but it is another matter to solve the problem.

In their despair, they found that the Santarin Society had already formed a trap with the kingdoms of Sambia and Cormier, and they could only let them suck blood from themselves.

It is true that the valley is known as the largest granary in the surrounding area, but the wealth that actually reaches them is very small, and most of it is exploited by those evil merchants by various means.

"That's the second project I'm going to talk about, which is to clean up the Al Shab'a and make it the artery that connects us to the whole valley."

Gavin threw out the second bombshell at the right time, "As long as the water transportation here is thoroughly developed, it can connect the ten valleys of Dagger Valley, Shadow Valley, Misty Valley, Deep Forest Valley, Bow Valley, Battle Valley, Taser Valley, Feather Valley, Plough Valley and Scar Valley, and communicate with each other and advance and retreat together, even if the sea sales are in the hands of the Santalin Society and Sambia, we can still distribute a part of it by land, and they will not be completely led by the nose." ”

"We have heard about the establishment of the Ashaba River Governance Foundation for a long time, but this matter is easier said than done, the violent side of the Ashaba River, I believe Sir has seen it with his own eyes, and the two are not the same river at all."

"The Ashaba River is a typical low and slow flow in the upper half of the river, and from the Ashaban beach to your battle valley, you can barely pass through the flat-bottomed boats, and when you reach the upper reaches of the Ashaban beach, it is difficult for slightly larger flat-bottomed boats to pass through.

Downstream of the Yevon Pond, the water is turbulent and undulating, and small flat-bottomed boats are dangerous and easy to overturn, and at most they can only reach the Feather Falls, where the water drops hundreds of meters and there is no way to go directly to the sea.

A river is divided into four parts, how to govern? ”

"Let's just talk about this embankment, how can we repair it? Once it is repaired, when the rainy season comes, it will directly collapse and submerge, which will cost people and money, but if it is repaired, it will not be used for ten months a year, and it will become an obstacle to our own daily life. ”

"The most important thing is that the manpower and material resources that need to be invested in this matter are not a star and a half, and it is not at all a valley that can be completed, and it is difficult to see the benefits in a short period of time, it is difficult, it is too difficult."

For Gavin's proposal, the faces of the seven councilors in Misty Valley all had unconcealed excitement, but they raised all kinds of governance problems with one mouth.

The Ashaba River is the mother river of the valley, and it is not a coincidence that the distribution of the major valleys is known, but an inevitability, because when those immigrants opened up the valley, they came along this river, more precisely, it is connected to eleven valleys, plus the Moon Valley, which has become part of Sambia.

Their lives are not affected by this river ordinarily, why haven't they thought about managing it, why haven't they thought about using it?

However, the situation of this river is very complex, far above ordinary rivers, not only by various terrain restrictions, but also by the climate and season, which greatly increases the difficulty of governance.

"What if I built a barrage here to raise the daily water level of the upper Ashaba to the rainy season?" Gavin didn't talk nonsense, he directly took out a map of the valley, nodded a little at the outlet of his territory, Yevon Pond, and threw out a hypothesis.

"A barrage dam capable of raising the water level of the entire upper reaches of the Al Shaba River by ten meters? Are you sure? Everyone couldn't help but gasp, this is no longer a matter of the size of the project, but a question of whether it can be successful, how much water pressure does such a barrage dam have to bear?

"Let's not care if the barrage dam can be built, I just say, with this dam, would you like to join us in the management process?" Gavin didn't confide in the fact that he was going to move the mountain directly, because it was a bit too shocking, this kind of thing of borrowing divine power, just make a fortune in a muffled voice, there is no need to spread it all over the world.

"If the water level of the Ashaba River can be maintained during the rainy season, small and medium-sized flat-bottomed boats will be able to flow freely throughout the upper reaches, and even some large flat-bottomed boats will be able to sail to the Ashaban Beach, and the carrying capacity of water transportation will be greatly improved."

"If you really have the ability to do that, it will be much easier to clean up the upper reaches of the Ashaba, because we can repair the embankment before the water level rises, and even manually excavate and trim the areas that are about to be flooded, making it easier for boats to navigate."

"In some places with special topography, we can completely isolate them and form fish ponds in the river, which can be used to carry out aquaculture and increase fishing."

"It's just that some of the things that were originally in the flood river had to be completely abandoned."

"There are a lot of things in this that are temporary in themselves, and it's not a pity to give up."

"The waterways in the forest have to be cleaned up completely, and those trees have to find a way to remove them."

"It's simple, just ask the druids to activate the plants and take them to a more suitable place to take root."

Gavin's assumption directly made the seven councilors of the Misty Valley excited, because this move directly revitalized the entire upper reaches of the Ashaba River, not only the water transportation capacity became very smooth, but even a series of ancillary industries could be carried out.

The turbulent water flow in the lower reaches of the Ashaba River caused by the convergence of the three rivers can also be controlled to a certain extent, and during the period of interrupting the flow and accumulating water, they will have a large gap period, and the river can be further governed.

"Sir, can you really build a barrage dam in the Yevon Pond?"

"Sir, how sure are you that you'll be able to build a barrage?"

The possibilities were so tempting that they were completely intrigued, and now Gavin's ability to build a barrage dam was the most important part.

"This solvent is called cement solvent, which is made from the molting of the shrimp, and when fused with sediment in a certain proportion, it can become as strong as a rock."

Gavin didn't answer them, but directly took out a glass bottle the size of a red wine bottle, which was filled with a dark red glue substance, "This kilogram of cement solvent is enough to mix with ten tons of sediment and turn them into building materials, we have started large-scale farming on the Thun swamp, and I will choose a land for cultivation on the valley side in the next step, with it, do you think the barrage dam is still an impossible thing?" ”

There was no way to say anything about dragging the blood horn with the power of the shadow, and Gavin directly put the credit on the cement solvent.

This thing doesn't have any technical content, as long as you can get the popping shrimp, even if you have a water basin and fish tank, you can breed it and collect its molting.

Gavin is going to take this out and benefit the people, and spread it out in the valley, and it will become the key to the management of the Ashaba River, because the most important thing here is sediment.

As long as the amount is large enough, it can work wonders.

"Isn't this kind of thing for everyone to breed?"

"Yes, it is not difficult to breed the blast shrimp, even in those sewage and shallow bays, whether it is weeds or fish and shrimp, they will eat, the only thing to worry about is that they are too edible, and the reproduction rate is amazing, it is easy to become an invasive species, causing serious impact on the local waters, especially those fish ponds."

"If this thing is as magical as Sir suggests, wouldn't it be an artifact that can be used not only to govern the Ashaba River, but also to build a hut by the river with a few bottles of cement solvent."

"This is indeed another use of this solvent, so even after the Ashaba River is treated, these popping shrimp can continue to be farmed as a unique commodity to be exported outward, and I believe it can be used in many places."

"I wonder if we can also breed this kind of popping shrimp in Misty Valley?"

"If you want, when our army comes, we will leave you with a cart of popping shrimp seedlings, they have been cultivated by the druids with natural spells, not only are they three times larger than ordinary bursting shrimp, but they also fade frequently, basically once every two to three months.

They are only rudimentary magical breeds, and they are being further studied on the Swamp side of Thun.

You can try farming first and get a real feel for the effects of this new bio-building material.

If you're still interested, we can share the latest research results for free. ”

"What's so embarrassing about that? We didn't do anything, so we took it for nothing. ”

"We are all one family in the valley, cooperation can be a win-win situation, only countless people breed popping shrimp together, then we will have enough materials to cast the barrage dam, this cement solvent, I am willing to recycle it at the price of 100 gold coins / kg, unlimited amount."

All promises are false, gold coins are the most real, only in this way, the breeding of blast shrimp can be promoted.

When the world saw the true efficacy of cement solvents, the real price of 100 gold coins per kilogram was handed over to him for recycling, but I was afraid that there were very few, and most of them were sold on the market at a higher price.

This is no longer just about farming, but about revolutionizing the construction industry in Faerun, and the valley is a pilot.

"Sir has thought all about it so thoroughly, there is no reason why we should not join, Ladies and Gentlemen, what do you think?"

"I'm in favor of joining."

"I'm for it."

"I'm in favor of it too."

"Sir, do you hear that? All the staff passed, and the matter of governing the Ashaba River was counted as our share in the Misty Valley. ”

The seven councillors in Misty Valley did not shy away from voting directly in front of Gavin, and all of them passed the proposal.

After all, this is a great thing for the present and the future, and if they are really capable of helping Gavin accomplish this, their names will be remembered by the history of the Misty Valley, if not inscribed in the history of the Valley.

"Managing the Ashaba River is not an overnight thing, nor is it a matter of one valley, and I will continue to negotiate with other valleys and try to get them to join it."

Gavin was not surprised by this kind of decision, "Before the plan enters the implementation stage, I will assemble a professional team to have a dedicated understanding of the entire Ashaba River, develop a detailed management plan, and when the plan is launched, there will be special people to come and coordinate." ”

"Sir is so thoughtful, we have more confidence in this matter." Supreme Councilor Hareske said with a smile, "I believe that not only me, but everyone here believes that Sir really has a heart for the people, and your first proposal can be answered now, and we are willing to sign a long-term purchase agreement with Sir Strong. ”

"Then I'll give you a bonus, when our army passes through the Misty Valley, I'll help you renovate the main road and turn it all into a brick-and-stone arrogue."

Gavin naturally didn't miss the opportunity to make a good name for himself, anyway, building roads is something that is beneficial to everyone, and Misty Valley doesn't seem to be the kind of existence that can give them a lot of gold to repair roads.

This kind of good thing is limited to the arrival of the conqueror's army in the land of the Three Rivers, and in the future, other countries and powers, if they want to ask them to build roads, need to spend money, unless it is politically necessary, and other benefits are exchanged.

"Then thank you, Sir."

Although the seven councilors of Misty Valley laughed in response, they didn't pay attention to it, they didn't have an idea of what Gavin said about the oil paber.

"Patriarch, when our army passes through the Misty Valley, it will carry away the five thousand tons of grain I ordered earlier, and there is no problem with your side, right?" Gavin turned his gaze to the Earth God Priest and reconfirmed.

In this matter, Gavin can be said to have saved twelve points of caution, paid first, and sent someone to keep an eye on it.

It is to prevent accidents from happening, because wealth moves people's hearts.

With the sudden change in the situation, the price of grain is now changing three times a day, when Gavin ordered it before, the market price of this grain was about 500,000, and now it has soared to 1.5 million.

In this case, not only did countless bandits be tempted, but Gavin was afraid that Janiera and other parties would also change their minds temporarily, although the possibility was very small, but this possibility had to be guarded against.

"The sooner you get away, the better." Janella looked very headache and said, "You don't know how much pressure I am under now, now those merchants who buy food are surrounding the door of the monastery every day, they are still able to get away, at most they are closed, and they dare not touch the sacred place of the mother goddess."

The key is that the Santarinhui and those merchants in Sambia are also eyeing this batch of grain, putting pressure on me inside and outside every day, and the price has been opened to 1.8 million yuan, and many priests have been bought by them, and they have come to the door to do work for me, if it weren't for the protection of the Mother Goddess, I am afraid that one day, I will not be able to keep the position of the patriarch, and this batch of food of the Sir will no longer be my final say.

If Jazz had taken this grain away earlier, it wouldn't have been so much trouble. ”

In her words, Janiera didn't mean to go back on the deal, but that didn't mean that the others didn't care about the food.

In particular, if it weren't for the Golden Wheat Bunch Monastery, which was a monastery protected by Mother Earth God, they would not have simply tried to buy it at a high price.

No, it would be more accurate to say that the Golden Wheat Bunch Monastery did not have the opportunity to hoard so much food at all, and it would have been eaten and wiped clean long ago.

"I don't want to." Gavin also said with helplessness in his expression, "Five thousand tons of grain, how huge it is, I believe the patriarch knows it very well, not to mention how troublesome the transportation is, even if it arrives, I have no place to store it, rest assured, even if it is not all transported this time, a large part will be transported away, and the follow-up will be transported away within a month." ”

Even if it is transported by kobolds who do not need to pay a fee, it is a huge project, and those short kobolds are the least good at this kind of manual work, and the typical thing is half the effort.

(End of chapter)