Mountain and Forest Kingdom

As the cold winter gradually receded, Lawrence rode a Dome sheep to patrol near the Snow Mountain Castle.

The eternal night here only lasts for two or three days, and winter is not as cold as the ice land.

This is not a good thing.

Not a good thing for most.

Lawrence belongs to a small group of people. The shorter the winter and the eternal night, the more advantage it will be for Lawrence as a ruler.

There are no long nights and long cold winters. Workers have to work all the time, and most children no longer have long winter vacations.

But the price was worth it, and Lawrence looked at the waterwheel mills near the stream, as well as the stone houses and warehouses that had been built.

“It looks like it can start this spring.”

Lawrence was very pleased with this.

Heidi followed Lawrence on Dom Sheep and smiled when she heard it.

"Yes, Master, the work can be officially started before spring, and the spring plowing will not be delayed by then."

Lawrence would not be so cruel to his own people. "It would be too cruel to let them take care of the crops in the land while building houses, and then work in the factory after farming."

"Tell these hard-working people that after the factory is built and officially operates smoothly, we will give them a month's leave. Of course, we will also give them enough food for a year and food and wine for a month."

"They don't have to worry about farming. I have enough slaves to farm."

Lawrence canceled most people's farming duties.

Most of the land in the Kingdom of Stars is Lawrence's land. Except for a small amount of land that has been entrusted, most of the land is cultivated by Lawrence's slaves and serfs.

Wherever they are allowed to plant, they will plant wherever they are.

It’s okay to have feelings for the land, but you also need to own your own land. Most people don’t have this qualification.

Heidi felt that some things needed to be asked alone and she could not make decisions on her own.

"Kind master, many of the people who come to build houses this time are construction workers from Feiyu Port and South Town. These people own the land that has been reclaimed, and they value the land you promised them to cultivate."

Lawrence thought of this, "Oh, I forgot about this. I did arrange it this way at the beginning, allowing some people to open up wasteland, and then in order for these people to quickly unite and gain a foothold, I promised them to manage this land. "

"Then let these people go back."

Heidi said respectfully: "Yes, Master."

Land solidification is a common problem among human beings. Most people long for their own land, and they hope to have more and more of it.

Individuals cannot compete with the collective and capital, nor can they compete for power. This will lead to a small group of people occupying most of the resources in the later stage.

But if individuals are not allowed to own land, it is unacceptable behavior for most people.

Land is the production resource in this era, the guarantee of food and drink, and the basis for maintaining stable and sustained tax revenue.

Lawrence also needs a large supply of food and needs to maintain stability, so as not to destroy some people's enthusiasm for the land.

The current industry cannot accommodate too many people, and it will take at least several decades of development before it can provide jobs for hundreds of thousands of people.

At present, most people can only be farmers.

Or a lumberjack!

Lawrence rode his sheep out of the city of waterfalls and waterwheels to inspect the surrounding waterfalls and forests.

There is not just one waterfall here. The three-stage stepped structure gives rise to many waterfalls with large heights in this area, some of which are more than 200 meters high.

A waterfall that is too steep is not a good thing for the city. When Heidi chose the city, she mainly looked for mainstream areas that could drive a large number of waterwheels.

The water flow does not have to be as fast as possible. Turbulent water flow can easily damage the water wheel.

Stability is the last word, but we must also be tolerant and have long waterways to divert water into various workshops.

At the same time, water should not be allowed to pollute downstream residential water areas, so it is best to separate the river channel from the water channel in the residential area.

Heidi handled this problem perfectly. Of course, she put more thought into the Snow Mountain Castle where Lawrence lived.

Lawrence visited the steep fjord formed by two vertical waterfalls, and then visited the dense and quiet ancient forest in the lower reaches.

The group quickly and quietly returned to the residential area.

Snow Mountain Castle has been constructing various buildings since the end of Evernight. A large number of people carried a large amount of stones from the downstream area, used iron rods and hammers to process the large stones, and cut them into huge stones suitable for building castle walls.

Lawrence got off the Dome Sheep and stood on the solid and flat stone floor looking at the busy workers in the distance.

"I'm going to do something to warm up. What will Heidi do next?"

Lawrence took off his cloak and handed the fur cloak to the second-generation witch Yulia beside him.

Yulia put Lawrence's cloak on her arm and stood quietly waiting for more instructions.

Heidi got off the Dom Sheep and looked at the workers working in the distance.

"I'm going to make arrangements for my work. Many people below don't know the arrangements for the next few days."

"Okay, go ahead."

"Yes, Master."

Lawrence took the maid back to change into work-appropriate clothes, and then joined the construction team to do some strenuous work.

He is so strong that one person can lift a boulder that would take three or four people to push.

In just one hour, Lawrence could do what a hundred men would do in a day.

This kind of thing is not common, nor is it unusual. Lawrence will find something to do every two or three days. He will help wherever he is busiest, freeing up more manpower to do simple things that require trivial steps and manpower.

It’s not just Lawrence who helps the people below, Saryl also often leads the maids to do some work, teaching some new maids how to use various facilities and familiarizing themselves with most household activities.

Heidi heard a woman's shout when passing by a hall. When she looked in, she found two women dueling with iron swords.

Seeing Fuao and Sophie who were sparring with swordsmanship, Heidi frowned in displeasure.

There were not only these two women in the room, but also Sofia, an old woman whom Heidi didn't like, as well as Lolita and Clara, who had been following Sofia in recent days.

Heidi left here without saying a word. Sofia in the room must have noticed her stay, so Heidi didn't want to see anything more here or say anything about it.

Sofia, who was watching the sword duel in the room, looked in Heidi's direction and quickly looked away.

In the past, Sofia would deliberately make Heidi angry for a while and then feel proud.

It's different now. Sofia is very busy every day now.

Busy praying, busy having fun with the master, busy preparing fine things for the master, busy sweating and exercising to keep in shape, busy with many, many things.

The battle with Heidi will no longer continue. It doesn't even have a decent ending, it just ends quietly.

There is no winning or losing.

Sophia matured and became what Heidi called an old woman.

But the sensible and steady Heidi is no longer the same girl. (End of chapter)