For example, dealing with the Kaimen Bandit Group, conquering several large nearby villages, and even this time sending the captured woman home.
"Changfeng Plain is about forty kilometers away from Mero Town. It has a very vast plain that can be used as farmland. Why would no one consider it?" Aslan said at the right time.
He was very aware of the aristocratic rebellion that broke out not long after, with wars and wars raging, and then locust plagues and droughts, which plunged the entire kingdom into turmoil and a double blow from natural and man-made disasters.
This disaster lasted for a full year before the kingdom recovered, suppressed the rebellious nobles, and began to provide relief to the victims.
After the disaster, the kingdom re-counted the population and found that 30% of the country's population had disappeared, leaving less than 500 million people.
During this natural and man-made disaster, Merox Province was not affected by the war because it was far away from the battlefield and was a well-known backwater in the kingdom. There was no threat of man-made disasters. Merox Province, which had always been sparsely populated, became a large and sparsely populated province.
A safe haven for refugees.
After the war, the total population of Merlox Province increased several times, and even the deepest Merlo region at that time had a population of millions.
Aslan remembered very clearly that when the outbreak began in the previous life, neither the Billy region nor the Kes region was sure to leave such a large population, so they could only shunt them to the Mero region.
During that time, for the sake of the stability of the territory, Aslan also entered several passes in the Melo area with heavy troops. He did not dare to let the refugees in until there was excess food in the territory. The Billy area and the Kes area also took advantage of this period.
Time to rest and gather the refugees again.
By that time, the number of refugees Aslan could obtain was less than one-tenth of the original number.
"Lord! The existing developable fields are enough to support more than 12,000 people in Merlo Town. There are still many undeveloped wastelands in the surrounding area. Rushing to the Changfeng Plain will only cause unnecessary disputes." Essien looked embarrassed.
said.
Because the Mero area has been baptized by the magic curse, the land is barren, and there are many places where elemental disorder remains, so the human race is not very happy to settle here.
Therefore, the Mero area has become the last safe haven for many foreign races in the kingdom.
It is said that there are more than 400,000 foreign races on the Changfeng Plain, of which halflings are the main ones, followed by dwarves and dwarfs, and then there are a few other foreign races.
Aslan's rise in the previous life took a lot of effort to conquer these alien races. In this life, Aslan naturally won't let this place go in order to plan ahead.
"The Changfeng Plain is so big, just find a place where there are no people, and we can also trade with these foreign races. We don't need to conquer them with force, we just need to conquer them economically." Aslan said with a mysterious smile.
Will Xin glanced at Aslan with an enlightened look and quickly wrote down these words. Essien just nodded half-knowingly, out of his trust in Aslan.
"Essien is going to issue an announcement to recruit people who voluntarily go to Changfeng Plain to settle and open up wasteland." Aslan said this, and after thinking for a while, he added: "The land that will be opened up will be split 50-50."
"Fifty-fifty split?" Essien asked in shock.
"Well! Is there any problem?" Aslan glanced at Essien in surprise.
"It's a big problem! It's an honor for those people to open up wasteland for the lord. The lord not only hires them, but also gives them land..."
Essien finally braked suddenly. He wanted to say whether Aslan was stupid.
Aslan naturally understood the meaning of Essien's words. Unlike Essien, he knew very well that the key to developing a town was population.
Even if he opens several large farms in the Changfeng Plain, the people who work on the farms will only regard them as a place to work, so how can they really develop towns.
But once there is land there, the people who go to Changfeng Plain will have their roots there. When the time comes, Aslan will not need to develop, and the people there will also take action on their own initiative.
"I may have guessed some of your lord's thoughts, but I suggest that there should be area requirements for reclaiming wasteland, and that the amount of land obtained should also be capped."
Wilson stood up and said, and this suggestion was immediately approved by Essien.
Aslan nodded helplessly. In the final analysis, they were all limited by the rules of this world, and the interests of the royal family and nobles were above all else.
"Okay! I'll leave this matter to you, Will Xin, to arrange it." Aslan waved his hand and acted as the hands-off shopkeeper very seriously.
Wilson nodded, accepting the order.
Aslan stretched and finalized the last few things. He announced the end of the meeting, then put on his knight's helmet and went to the construction site to inspect the work.
Wilson and Essien shook their heads helplessly and looked at the documents in each other's hands. It was a lot of work!
"What are the students you train like?" Essien asked feebly. He felt more and more tired as he got older.
It's not that I don't have enough energy, it's that I have too much work.
Although the bill was passed, it still needs to be re-polished and evaluated by the City Lord's Palace, so naturally it will not be released so quickly.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly. Aslan wore a knight's helmet and walked around the construction site.
The construction site is not big, covering an area of only more than 400 square meters. It took only a few seconds to turn around. The construction site is not messy. This is Aslan's strong request. A tidy construction site can reduce many safety hazards.
The construction speed of the construction site was much faster than I expected. It took only a few days to build the first floor of the wall.
This is also the reason why Aslan had to follow up personally, because if he was not careful, the wall could easily tilt or shift, so he had to rework it several times.
Fortunately, he had a lot of manpower. Aslan actually let a dozen people start working on such a small house. As long as the direction was right, the efficiency was faster than expected.
Such efficiency must be attributed to Luo Men, the 'architect' trained by Aslan. Looking at the building that had already been completed, he patted Luo Men on the shoulder.
"Well done. After this building is built, you will be the chief architect of Merlo Town. I will give you a salary increase."
When Luo Men heard about the salary increase, he couldn't help but show surprise on his face.
"Thank you Lord for the gift!"
"Today's main task is to pour cement on the roof of the first floor. After the cement solidifies, we can start construction on the second floor." After Luomen thanked Aslan, he immediately reported the next task.
The construction of the new building has aroused the attention of many people. The new and alternative house shape is completely different from the construction technology they are currently aware of. It is very novel and surprising.
Aslan put his hands behind his back and looked at the small building in front of him with a smile on his face. He already had a lot of construction experience in his previous life, but when he saw a new building slowly taking shape in his hands, he felt an indescribable sense of pride.
born.
The long neigh of a war horse attracted the attention of many people. Its sound was so powerful that ordinary war horses could not possess it.