Chapter 107 Urban Planning and the 'Blood Mine Incident'
The monks acted quickly. As soon as the funds for the "Muxi Mutual Aid Society" were received, preparations for agricultural upgrading were already in full swing.
Purchase of agricultural seeds, livestock, and iron materials, confirmation of tool drawings, division of stocking sites, and measurement of sowing land.
As the work progressed, the leader of the monks, Joe Humphrey, found Todd and raised two problems they encountered.
One is the shortage of manpower. The monks' agricultural planning requires a large number of laborers. Even though Todd transferred many farmers from the "Gospel Flower Shop", for the monks, such a small number of people is still a drop in the bucket. On the other hand, the church
The recruitment effect is not ideal. The unemployment rate in Muxi Town is extremely low, and everyone has something to do.
Work, many industries in the town are in their infancy, and there are countless jobs that need to be hired. Some shop owners who are short of workers even have their minds set on alien gathering areas, and they secretly come into contact with those alien species without knowing it.
, and proposed superior recruitment conditions, but fortunately, Rachel stopped him in time.
The other is town planning. Livestock areas, farmland areas and woodland areas need a suitable location plan. However, the current Muxi Town does not even have a specific plan for the layout of the city, including residential areas, industrial areas, and commercial areas.
Public construction areas are mixed together in a messy manner. Residents still build houses and use land in a haphazard way. Regarding this, one reason is that
Because Todd has little experience in urban area design and land use planning; secondly, because Muxi Town does not have an effective administrative system to manage it on his behalf. After understanding the situation, the monks discussed it and
It was suggested that Todd borrow some city plans and floor plans from the Monastery of San Sidro, and plan to start adjusting the town planning first before planning the agricultural area.
Regarding these two issues, after Todd discussed the opinions of the monks with Rachel and others, he not only borrowed books on agriculture, town maps, ancient Tyro city chronicles and other books from the monastery, but also took some measures on this basis.
Outward-oriented urban expansion.
Regarding the population issue, Todd used low tax rates and self-cultivated land as a means of attraction, and once again attracted a large number of people to the villages and towns surrounding Muxi Town through channels within the church and commercial promotion. This move attracted a large number of people in just one month.
A large number of serfs and proletarians were attracted, and the latter adopted various methods to enter Muxi Town openly or covertly. But at the same time, the relationship between Todd and the nobles of the surrounding territories became even worse.
Regarding the issue of urban planning, before the monks formally proposed the functional areas and land use classification of Muxi Town to Todd, there happened to be a fire in the town. The cause was that sparks from the workshop fell into the haystack at the neighbor's house.
This caused a fire. Since most of the houses in Muxi Town are made of wood,
The fire spread across the rooftops, and the fire grew larger and larger, burning most of the street. Eventually, three people were killed, many others were injured, and dozens of households were left homeless. Todd took out a
A sum of money was given to help the suffering people, which also strengthened his determination to adjust town planning.
At a sermon a week after the fire, Todd celebrated mass and announced the monks' town plan.
The new town planning is based on the original Muxi Town and extends outward by nearly two kilometers.
The monks referred to the urban planning of the capital of Tyrone in its heyday, and re-adjusted the originally scattered urban layout strictly according to geometric figures, and added a strong religious color of the Father's sect. The main streets accurately followed the east-west, north-south directions and the cross
Cross design, Muxi Town church seat
In the core of the city. Through the original "horizontal telemeter" made by the monks (also known as the groma in the ancient Roman period), this tool allowed the monks to accurately determine the north and south directions of the midpoint of the cross, and
This is the basis for determining the grid-like outline of streets and cities.
At the urging of Huggins and Alfonso, the main buildings on the cross axis of Muxi Town were set up for military purposes, such as the square, the Knights' headquarters and the Guards barracks were located at the midpoint of the cross. At the same time, in the monks'
At the request, Todd issued the town's first regulation - the planning law. This law was based on the church and the saints.
The regulations issued in the name of the sub-committee clearly stipulate the unified building height, street width, paving, cleaning, maintenance, boundary adjustment, etc. in Muxi Town. It is even so detailed that in order to prevent traffic jams, it stipulates that heavy-duty vehicles can only be used in
On the road at night, the same bustling shops have to be located on narrower streets.
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Blessings come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.
On the tenth day after the fire, the most serious conflict occurred in Muxi Town since the town was founded.
The cause of the matter is very simple. An apprentice craftsman accidentally discovered that the iron ore purchased as raw material was much moister than before. Although the surface of the iron ore was dry, the raw material inside was much moister than before. With a skeptical spirit,
He used the draining method on the iron ore and found that the moisture in it reached one-fifth of the total weight. This means that the raw material vendors of the iron ore charged 20% more coins.
The apprentice reported this incident to the master craftsman. The latter was not sure whether it was a coincidence at first, so he told his friend about it. After the latter returned to his workshop, he checked the iron material he had just purchased.
Only then did I discover that my iron ore was also mixed with water.
More and more people discovered this deception. The angry craftsmen and apprentices, led by industry veteran Aiden Colm, conducted a three-hour negotiation with the town's mineral merchants.
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In the end, the merchants' ugly faces and shameless rhetoric completely angered the craftsmen and apprentices. The quarrel escalated to pushing and shoving, and finally turned into a fight.
The fighting continued until Huggins arrived with the escort team, and was forcibly terminated. According to incomplete statistics, about 120 people participated in this conflict, and four people died (a craftsman, an apprentice, and two merchant guards)
, 7 people were seriously injured and disabled, and countless others were slightly injured.
Afterwards, Todd personally presided over a public trial in the square in front of the church. By comparing the merchant's account books and the workshop's incoming orders, he found several witnesses who touched the "Bible" and spoke the truth in front of the cross. This case became known to the people.
The incident known as the "Blood Mine Conflict" was properly handled.
The shoddy merchants were ordered to compensate for all losses to their workshops, pay the deceased’s pension and burial expenses, and at the same time cancel their business qualifications in Muxi Town.
After handling the incident, Todd called in Friar Joe, Rachel, Huggins, Alfonso and others to analyze the reasons. The final conclusion made him worried.
The town's population is increasing, and the gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider. The conflicts between residents, relying on community elders and guild leaders, have gradually become irreconcilable. On the other hand, due to the unique management method of Muxi Town - the land belongs to the church knights.
It is owned by the regiment, without the jurisdiction of the secular kingdom, and the administrative institutions and management methods have gradually lost their effectiveness, which is why such a major conflict occurred.
The "Blood Mine Conflict" had a huge impact on Muxi Town. In the short term, it directly led to the birth of two new things.
The first is an industry association. Unlike industry alliances in which industry members relied on the influence of industry leaders in the past, and the composition and contact of members were relatively loose; the new industry association is an industry association with a complete organizational structure, articles of association, membership rules, and goals.
Tight organization of demands.
It mainly has four major functions.
1. Economic functions. Share market information and the latest information among industry members, and when receiving large orders, subcontract to members based on scale and reputation.
2. Religious functions. Act as a communication and management tool for Muxi Town Church, and promote and strengthen members’ beliefs.
3. Relief function. Each member regularly pays a small amount of funds to establish an industry reserve fund. When a member suffers a loss due to force majeure, it can help it continue to operate. (Somewhat similar to industry insurance)
4. Judicial functions. Coordinate relations among members and with other guilds, and establish departments similar to industry courts to handle related matters.
The second new thing is the "Holy Order Arbitration Tribunal". This is a very special institution. It was established only for the special situation of Muxi Town. Under the advice of Friar Joe and Rachel, Todd decided to ensure the security of the town.
and the implementation of regulations, it was decided to return the jurisdiction to the Knights and specially establish a new
He established a new organization - the "Holy Order Arbitration Tribunal". The president is nominally his own, but in fact two vice-presidents are responsible for specific affairs, namely Joe Humphrey and Rachel. The former is mainly responsible for the town.
The management and coordination of public administrative affairs, the latter is mainly responsible for the processing and control of heterogeneous affairs.
The "Holy Order Arbitration Tribunal" has a "Holy Order Law Enforcement Corps", which is managed by Huggins. Its members are mainly catechumens and peasant soldiers. They are equipped with standard weapons and have the right to mobilize town guards when necessary.
After dealing with agricultural upgrading, town planning, the "Blood Mine Conflict", and the Holy Order Arbitration Tribunal, Todd finally had some time to himself. Counting it, it was the time since the Papal State released the "Knights of the Dusk" holy document.
There is only one month left. He has an urgent matter that needs to be dealt with urgently, which is to expand the main body of the Muxi Knights as soon as possible and enhance its military strength.
He made a statistics and found that the available military forces in Muxi Town were really very few.
Alfonso rejected the "Dragon Bone" parasite. Apart from him, the combat power that his followers can provide is extremely limited. Although Rachel and the aliens have combat capabilities that cannot be underestimated, due to the sensitivity of the alien abilities,
, they cannot go to the battlefield at all, and can only serve as Muxi Town's last trump card; the only ones left who can truly form the combat power of the Knights are Huggins and the 12 sergeants under his command.
After some calculations, the actual number of troops that the Knights can use is only 13 people...
Let alone start a war with 13 people, I'm afraid they won't even be able to form a basic formation. It's time to recruit and expand the Knights' army in Muxi Town.
Todd frowned and first wrote a line on the paper - "Army Expansion".
Then, he wrote the second line - "Elite Soldiers".
The ability library has been established, why not try to transform all of Huggins' subordinates into "successors"?