Chapter 36: The first agenda item of the meeting is to encourage childbirth
The next morning, Allen climbed out of bed with a headache. He had a meeting to hold today.
And his personal maid, Alice, has prepared everything and is waiting for Allen to get up outside the door.
Allen, who was dizzy, hurriedly washed his face in the thick steam, and put on a set of thick and warm clothes under Alice's service.
Then he took a piece of honey cake for breakfast, left the bedroom, and opened the door to the conference room.
It was already deep winter outside at this time, and even with the charcoal fire lit, the temperature in the conference room was not very warm.
The people who were notified of the meeting were waiting in the conference room long before Allen arrived.
After Allen walked into the conference room, he took a cursory glance.
Well, everything is here.
"Good morning everyone."
Allen said hello and took the main seat. Although his head still hurt a little, Allen relaxed and looked at his energetic subordinates, feeling very good.
After all, this battle of five armies has always been in Allen's mind. Now that the crisis is over, he has too many ideas that he wants to try.
Before this battle, the Orcs of the Misty Mountains and Sauron of Dol Guldur were like two big mountains, lying across the face of Allen and Wilderness Town.
In order to gain enough advantages in this war and complete his inner thoughts, Allen spent a lot of time on diplomatic relations.
Because in this battle, Allen could find few opportunities, and most of the plans required friendship or even deeper friendship to be completed.
Unless Allen can bring tens of thousands of human troops to support Gushan, it is a pity that Allen does not have this strength at all, and he can only make more efforts in other aspects.
If Alan had not personally participated in this expedition, he would not have helped Thorin a lot along the way, nor would he have established a deep friendship with the Durin dwarves.
So even in a sober state, Thorin Oakenshield would not believe Allen's words, let alone take out the contract and starlight gem in a very short period of time.
If it weren't for the good relationship between Allen and Dine, why would Ironfoot Dine, who hated the woodland elves so much, be persuaded by Allen to return to the Lonely Mountain Kingdom and prepare to fight against the orcs?
Can the words of a random stranger be more trustworthy than those of your cousin?
If Allen hadn't said a few words to Gandalf at the Golden Luanwei River, how could there have been a long-prepared attack on Dol Guldur by the White Road?
Without this attack, there would not have been Lord Elrond's thousands-mile rush to the Lonely Mountain. So even if this war was won, there would only be a few human, dwarf, and elven troops left.
Not to mention, Allen relied on his relationship with the woodland elves to provide many conveniences and save much time for Thorin Oakenshield during the expedition.
Looking back, Allen, after years of hard work, has changed more than just a little bit about this famous battle.
Not only did it save the lives of nearly a thousand residents of Changhu Town, it also prevented the elves and dwarves from fighting, allowing them to be more calm when facing the orcs' attack next.
He even personally led the skin-changers to cooperate with Thorin to attack and kill Azog, thus preserving the royal bloodline of Durin in Thror.
These are the results of Allen's hard work over the past four or five years, and they are also the changes he has made to the world.
Now, having got rid of many constraints, built enough connections, and earned a lot of wealth, Allen is ready to shift his focus to the development of his own power.
There are so many things he wants to do, but he needs to do them little by little.
The first is the issue of population. Without population, army, territory, and commerce, it is all just talk.
Previously, there had been harassment by orcs from the Misty Mountains and Gundabad Mountain, plus Dol Guldur was eyeing it, so Allen was not so keen on the population issue, but had an attitude of letting nature take its course.
Under the threat of dark forces, everyone is in danger. The more children there are, the more difficult it will be to protect them.
At that time, the situation around Wilderness Town was extremely bad. In addition to safety issues, there were also food issues.
When Allen was in the most distressed state, the food that Wilderness Town lacked was all purchased through the Woodland Kingdom.
Later, thanks to Lady Galadriel's gift and the careful care of the people, the food production increased.
However, Wilderness Town will soon have to prepare for matters related to the Battle of the Five Armies, and the consumption of supplies will also be very serious.
The surrounding environment is now much safer, and after military operations are reduced, there will be sufficient supplies.
Allen felt that Wilderness Town already had enough conditions to encourage people to have children, let them spread their branches and cultivate more farmland in the Anduin Valley.
After a very brief opening remarks, Allen issued the first order of today's meeting to Jamila.
"Jamila, I think it's time to start the work of encouraging the people in the territory to have children. You can do it boldly and publicize it. For families with more children, I will not only give them some material rewards, but also some
After a family has more than a certain number of children, they can even be exempted from a portion of their taxes, giving them more conditions and motivation to branch out and raise children, and that's not all."
As he spoke, Allen picked up the water glass in front of him, took a big sip, and said again: "I have another idea. Isn't there still an open space in Wilderness Town? Don't give it to people who want to enter the city.
Now, I am going to build a school there. It should be big enough, preferably able to accommodate hundreds of people. For families that are overburdened, as long as they agree, they can send their children between the ages of five and ten to the school.
Come, I will be responsible for their food and accommodation, and at the same time, I can train them and provide them with various educations so that they can be exposed to knowledge about combat and writing earlier."
When Allen said this, Jamila stood up, picked up the kettle on the stove, and added some hot water to Allen's water glass.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Then Jamila sat down for a while and began to estimate in her mind how much time, how many materials, and how many people it would take to complete these things.
Allen held the cup of water that was steaming again and coughed slightly to soothe his throat that was a little uncomfortable after talking too much.
"We now have outstanding warriors, scholars who are proficient in engineering, doctors with superb medical skills, and blacksmiths with excellent skills. You can choose those with better talents from these children to serve as your apprentices in the future.
It can also reduce your burden. As for those who are not good at studying, we also have a lot of land that needs people to farm, which will definitely not cause a waste of personnel. Of course, I will not completely restrict the freedom of those children. Every five days,
They can go home for two days."
After saying this, Allen took another sip from the water glass and signaled to Jamila that he was done. If there are any problems that need to be solved, just ask.
Jamila was thinking about various related things in her mind. Later, her clear voice rang in the conference room.
"Sir Allen, I have two problems that need to be solved here. The first one is the open space in the city. If the citizens are suddenly no longer allowed to move into the city, it may cause some unnecessary trouble. Do you think this can be done?
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Jamila paused here and reorganized her words.
"I think we can give some incentives to encourage residents in the city to go further to cultivate farmland and build farms, especially those families with large populations. From my observation, they actually prefer to live together, so why do we
Can't we take advantage of this? Now that the war is over, the surrounding area is much safer than before. After they make some achievements, I think we can provide them with free cattle, build waterwheels, mills, and of course, convenient roads.
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Having said this, Jamila looked at Allen who was staring at her, moved his eyes back, and continued.
"You see, with these conditions in place, the gathering points they establish will definitely be able to absorb more people. Then we can also delegate some rights to those with the highest reputation among them, let them become managers, and then dispatch
Officials cooperate with them in management. As long as we can ensure their safety, these gathering points will soon become new villages and there should be no problem in prospering. Do you think this is okay? Ah, by the way, this can also be done conveniently
Make more space for people who want to live in the city."
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Allen was a little surprised when he looked at the young girl in front of him. He did not expect that Jamila, who had been the mayor of the town for several years, would actually grow to such an extent. In fact, Allen had also considered redispersing the gathered citizens.
In the past, everyone was gathered together for safety, but after the current civilization is dispersed, they will develop faster as long as they can ensure the safety of the surrounding area.
It is indeed a waste of manpower to gather them all in Wilderness Town.
Moreover, there is indeed not enough land around Wilderness Town for nearly ten thousand people to cultivate. There have been many construction projects over the years to support some residents who have not cultivated land.
Of course, there will still be more construction projects in Wilderness Town in the future, but Allen plans to spend money to hire people from other places to complete this part of the work.
For example, for the humans living on the plains east of Rovanian, Allen could offer them a price they couldn't refuse and attract them to come and work for him.
For another example, those dwarves who suddenly returned to Lonely Mountain from all over the Middle Earth. Although Lonely Mountain is now full of waste, there is no guarantee that there will be dwarves to provide services for Allen.
But it would be more cost-effective for your own subjects to build more villages and reclaim more land.
Thinking of this, Allen nodded and directly agreed: "Jamila, your idea is very good, I agree, but there are two points. First, those who go out must still be encouraged to spread their branches, but,
Every pregnant woman has to return to Wilderness Town to wait for delivery one month or two months before giving birth. We can send a carriage to pick them up. If it is inconvenient, we will arrange for a doctor to go out. This is fine. The health conditions and medical treatment outside are
The conditions are still too bad, so we must pay attention to the safety of pregnant women. Secondly, do this slowly. We are encouraging, not forcing, and don’t let the residents feel that we are expelling them, do you understand?”
Seeing Jamila nodded, Allen smiled happily and said with a smile on his face: "Jamila, you have grown a lot in these years. I am very happy. I believe you can do better and better in this position.
, Come on. So, what’s the second question?”
When she heard Allen's praise, Jamila's face turned red rarely. After being the mayor for so many years, she had the authority to command nearly ten thousand people.
She often faces various problems and unruly people, and she already has the temperament of a leader. She is not expressive of joy and anger, which is just the basis.
On the contrary, a certain lord who is about to become a king usually just makes decisions and grasps the general direction of the development of Wilderness Town. Otherwise, he goes to the neighbor's house as a guest, builds relationships, and stays away for a month or two. If it doesn't work, he takes him with him.
Fight, fight, fight.
He has rarely dealt with difficult and complicated matters, and his personality has not changed much.
However, Jamila is still very pleased. If possible, she hopes that Allen can always maintain such a character.
Because for a period of time, the pressure on Allen was too heavy. Even without the need to communicate, Jamila could feel the heavy pressure on him and the strong unwillingness in his heart.