Chapter 231: Reform Ideas, Hunting Upgrade (8,000 words that day)
Zong Shen let go of his hand and turned around to leave without much hesitation.
After walking a few steps, the loud voice of the dwarf uncle came from behind.
"Sir, I will repair this combat puppet within three days!"
Zong Shen waved his hand towards the back to indicate that he understood, and then walked straight to the residential area nearby. The two of them were in a hurry just now, and he still had something to give to Mariel.
At this time, Mariel was chatting with the three fat men, and farmers of both sexes were sitting nearby.
The male-to-female ratio of farmers in the territory is about two to one. This ratio is not too balanced, but the number of people is not large now, and there is no need to consider the issue of matching farmers to start a family for the time being.
But when the population increases, this problem will need to be dealt with seriously.
As soon as Zong Shen walked up to them, the farmers stood up and saluted, showing great respect to him.
Zong Shen waved his hand, motioning for them all to sit down, and then came to Mariel's side.
He took out a thick stack of books, six in total, all of which were acquired by Zong Shen during this period.
Including "Herbology Expo", "March Strategy", "Confessions of the Holy Lord", etc., you only need to complete the reading for the specified time to obtain certain attribute improvements or master some drawings and skills.
This is true knowledge is power. Unfortunately, Zong Shen doesn't have much free time. Apart from resting, he spends time building or exploring and fighting. Otherwise, it would be good to take the time to read.
Zong Shen gave all these books to Mariel and kept them in her care. Firstly, she had the talent of reading, and secondly, Mariel could look for talents among the farmers and began to consider cultivating her own pharmacists and chefs for the territory.
In this way, various potions and buffing dishes can be produced, forming a healthy industrial chain, using potions as standard equipment for soldiers, and improving the safety of soldiers.
Of course, this is just a plan and idea, and it may take some time from preparation to final shape.
"Mariel, I leave these books to you."
"You can read more when you have nothing to do. We will also build our own library in the future."
"We also need to build schools and popularize education. Everyone must study to improve themselves, master more life and labor skills, and improve the quality of all residents."
"In addition, you should pay attention to who in the territory is more talented in medicine and cooking, and try to cultivate talented people."
Zong Shen said to Mariel in front of all the farmers.
Learning this kind of thing is almost unimaginable for the average farmer.
Especially in this world, education is not universal.
Only residents in giant and state cities have educational opportunities.
It is almost impossible for villagers and farmers to learn. The skills they master are only some labor skills that can meet their daily life.
For example, farming or herding cattle and sheep. Villagers on the coast usually fish, while villagers in the mountains can hunt. These are basic labor skills.
Just like Erya and Xiaoping, who are responsible for the farmland in the territory, these two peasant women are good at cultivating the land.
But when it comes to more complex tasks and skills, farmers can only stare at them.
Among them, there are some potential stocks among farmers, which Zong Shen once observed.
With daily labor, the qualifications of some farmers have improved to a higher level.
There are also some farmers whose qualifications are indeed better. For example, San Pang is a very smart guy who is very efficient in both work and affairs. There is also a farmer named Rio who was recruited from Sitano Village before.
It has good green qualifications.
This shows that farmers are still valuable to cultivate, and farmers can indeed serve as the population cornerstone for the long-term development of the territory.
In the short term, it relies on recruitment and plunder, but in the long term, it still requires the development of the city and the reproduction of the population.
In the future, the territory will need to carry out reforms in all aspects.
Regarding the reform of the territory, Zong Shen actually had a rough idea for a long time.
First of all, the territory needs to accumulate a certain basic population, and secondly, it needs to attract enough circulation of external personnel. The circulation of personnel can not only bring various news, but also bring a large amount of materials and wealth.
Only by expanding the influence of the territory and increasing communication with the outside world can wealth be accumulated quickly.
Just like Sitano Village, because a large number of businessmen often come to Sitano Village to purchase agricultural and sideline products such as cattle and sheep grain, cowhide and sheepskin.
Eventually it became a relatively large and populous village in the surrounding area.
And because of the prominence of the cattle and sheep industry, many villagers have chosen to herd cattle to make money.
Economic circulation and the emergence of demand promote the development of industry, and ultimately feed a large population.
In addition, a wage system needs to be established within the territory so that farmers and soldiers can enter the stage of paid labor.
For example, certain fees need to be paid to the territory for meals and accommodation, and the remaining salary can be used freely to purchase private property, forming an economic cycle and wealth accumulation.
Zong Shen can also sell land, seeds, calves, and lambs at low prices, encouraging farmers to take the initiative to open up wasteland in designated areas around their territories for farming and breeding.
The harvested products can be allowed to be sold by farmers in the territory, and the unsold ones can be purchased by the territory, forming a cycle of output and income, absorbing wealth into the territory like a snowball, which can greatly improve farmers'
their production enthusiasm.
In addition to the economic aspect, there are other formal reforms, including class separation, military and civilian separation, and the implementation of a military merit system.
The territory must not only become a trade center for the indigenous people in the region, but also a commercial center among the regional lords.
Rome was not built in a day, it took a lot of hard work to run.
At least for now, Zong Shen needs to firmly grasp the general direction and start taking precautions step by step to gradually lay the foundation for future regular development.
Therefore, what Zong Shen told Mariel was also an important opportunity for these farmers.
Being able to become a chef or a pharmacist is a complete self-improvement for these farmers, and more importantly, they can master a more valuable skill.
Mariel took the books solemnly, and she already had a rough idea of Zong Shen's intended goal.
From the moment she joined the territory, she deeply understood the current gap between the territory and the villages and towns. If she had a goal, she should move forward bravely. At the same time, she also really needed to use reading to continuously enrich herself and improve her abilities.
After Zong Shen finished explaining, the three fat men began to distribute the food as prepared. In addition to the barbecue, each person also received half an apple, half a boiled egg, and some boiled vegetables.
Most of these foods were purchased by Zong Shen from Xitano Village.
Everyone was given the same food, and as for the food for the front line, Colby led a team of wolf riders to deliver it.
This distribution system seems fair, but in fact it is the greatest unfairness.
Everyone in the territory made different contributions, but they could enjoy the same food. However, Zong Shen did not choose to divide the food into different levels.
Because either of these two approaches is one of the causes of conflict.
Because of this, it is even more important to get the territory back on track as soon as possible.
It's a pity that the cold storage and bathhouse buildings cannot be built because they lack the runes with corresponding attributes. Both buildings are very practical buildings.
Cold storage can extend the storage time of fresh ingredients, and bathhouses can solve the current cleaning problems of the residents.
Thinking of this, Zong Shen added another task to Mariel, asking her to go to the [Market] to search for various rune materials at reasonable prices starting tomorrow.
As for how to measure the acquisition price, she needs to observe and summarize the market conditions herself. The market is the best teacher and the best pricer.
After all the things that needed to be explained were explained, Zong Shen also ate his own share of food. This kind of simple food was somewhat bland, but Zong Shen didn't mind. For him, as long as it can fill him up,
Just the belly is fine.
It was already dark at this time, and Zong Shen had plans for tonight.
After the soldiers of the exploration team rest for a while, he will start tonight's night hunting.
Clean up the monsters around the front lines of the territory and crypt, and level up to earn some points.
At the same time, Favid also accumulated some killing points, and he also took the opportunity to extract more power.
During the day today, the exploration team only focused on upgrading Mariel, and did not specifically help them clear monsters.
But even so, they have only accumulated a small amount, and they will almost be full if they kill one more round at night.
By then, Zong Shen will be able to increase his strength by 1 point, and Favid will be able to directly consume the upper limit of 1,000 killing points to summon a level 35 two-headed hell dog.
For the two of them, when they go out to hunt monsters, they earn money as long as they kill them. The more they kill, the stronger they become.
After resting for an hour, Zong Shen began to gather the soldiers of the exploration team.
At the same time, in order to increase the hunting efficiency, Zong Shen called in a team of wolf riders.
They are originally a mobile team, sometimes patrolling the territory, sometimes supporting the front line, and sometimes assisting in exploration. They will run wherever they are needed.
The remaining 21 wolf cavalry take turns patrolling the territory.
It's a pity that the third team still needs three wolf cavalry to take shape. Otherwise, it would be a good patrol configuration to have the second team and the third team take turns patrolling.
After all, as long as the wolf cavalry forms a team of twelve, they can activate the team's skills, and their combat effectiveness will be much higher than that of skirmishers.
After everyone arrived, Zong Shen began to officially set off with the two teams.
Still start from the periphery of the territory, with the territory as the center of the circle, and start wandering one kilometer from the territory to hunt the cave monsters.
Gradually clear up to within three kilometers of the territory.
Clean out all the crypt monsters in this area.
It took more than an hour and a total of more than a thousand monsters were hunted. Because of the assistance of a team of wolf riders, the hunting efficiency this time was still very impressive.
Zong Shen also killed many crypt monsters during this period, many of which were elite-level fanged worms.
He can get 1 extraction point by killing a whiteboard monster, 5 points by killing an elite monster, and 25 points by captain-level monsters. The extraction value will increase by 5 times for each level.
It's just that the captain-level gargoyles are flying monsters, and Zong Shen's attack method is mainly melee combat, which makes him uncomfortable.
That’s the naked extraction value!
Favid's killing points were accumulated very quickly. With hunting during the day and night, he had accumulated more than 600 killing points, and he only had more than 300 points left before the full value.
If you work hard tonight, you should be able to collect 1,000 kill points and summon a two-headed hellhound.
However, Zong Shen was not completely without gains. He rose to level 1 and finally reached level 20.
Including the points that have not been allocated before, he now has a total of 2 attribute points that can be allocated, and 2 skill points that can be allocated.
The higher the level, the higher the experience points required for upgrading, and the speed of upgrading will only become slower and slower.
Zong Shen added 1 attribute point to intelligence, raising the intelligence to 30 points, and the allocable skill points were also increased to 3 points accordingly.
Then, he added the remaining 1 point to his strength, so that his strength became 68 points, and his upper limit of health was also increased to 1163 points. The gain from strength also slightly increased some attack damage.
Among the 3 distributable skill points, he added 2 points of [Prisoner Management] and 1 point of [Item Management].
After activating [Prisoner Management], he discovered that this passive skill actually has another mystery. Every level 1 lord system will provide 5 portable prisoner storage locations, just like storage compartments, which can easily store prisoners.
In some cases, this feature can indeed play an unexpected role.
It's just that this skill has been ignored by Zong Shen before.
After upgrading, adding attribute points and skill points, Zong Shen becomes stronger than before.
Compared with when he first landed, even if he doesn't activate the demon state now, he can easily defeat dozens of him when he first landed. This is an improvement in strength.
With every day's accumulation, Zong Shen's progress and changes can still be clearly seen.
After everyone finished dealing with the crypt monsters around the territory, they headed towards the front line of the crypt.
At noon today, which is 72 hours after the crypt challenge starts, the level 4 strength crypt monsters will officially begin to be spawned.
The difficulty of killing high-strength monsters is slightly higher than before.
Mainly because the crypt monsters of various difficulties are mixed together which makes it uncomfortable.
It's hard to find a stable rhythm and keep killing monsters.
The last zombie could be killed with just two blows, but the next one came with a higher intensity and might require three blows to kill.
Even so, they still couldn't stop Zong Shen and his others from hunting.
Moving forward quickly, they soon reached the front line of the crypt.
After Zong Shen's previous strengthening of frontline defense and the professional grouping of soldiers, the crypt frontline is obviously more stable than before.