Turning his attention to Alfonso, who was in charge of defense and training, Todd asked: "What is the size of the kingdom's army now?"
Alfonso, who was not wearing a helmet, let the parasitic limbs on his head stretch and tremble, picked up a document and read aloud: "After the knight canonization ceremony, a total of 116 new knights were added to the Muxi Knights, which is the same as the original number.
The knights form an integrated knight regiment; we also have 451 sergeants, enough to form a heavy infantry regiment, a light cavalry regiment and a cavalry archer regiment; if Your Majesty issues an emergency mobilization order, we can also recruit about 1,100 more
A peasant soldier."
Todd wrote down these numbers and looked at Rachel: "Where are the alien troops and their configuration?"
Since she no longer needed to hide her identity, Rachel took off her loose nun robe and put on the grass green dress again. She looked at the king and said slowly: "The breeding of dragon bones can basically meet the needs of all knights.
, As for the alien abilities of the army, in addition to the existing assault knight successors, melee warrior successors and reconnaissance scout successors, we have recently tried to form two experimental alien combat teams..."
"One is the successor of the ballista. These aliens have eagle eyes, rock, strength enhancement, precision enhancement, and light gathering. They can carry a special small ballista weighing 60 kilograms on their backs and move with the army. When the war begins,
They will occupy favorable terrain, set up small ballistae, search for commanders and leaders among the enemy's troops, use the ability to focus light to calibrate the artillery line, and then adjust according to the ballistic ruler issued by Muxi Academy, and finally snipe
Kill the target."
"The other is the elemental successors. They generally have elemental abilities such as oil, wind pressure, fire breath, soil liquefaction, etc. When melee troops are fighting, archers and other long-range attack troops are often worried about accidental damage and will choose to stop attacking. And they
But it's different. Over the heads of our soldiers, or from under the feet of our troops, we can use special abilities to directly attack the enemies in battle, and give our soldiers a certain advantage."
Todd nodded and focused on Mary.
Even after taking off her palace clothes, this woman who was once a queen was the most special presence in the entire meeting hall in terms of appearance, conversation and temperament. Rachel, who had just finished speaking, glanced at Mary,
The expression is complex.
"Thanks to the help of the monks, aliens and colleges, and also thanks to the invention of cement and concrete, the construction of Muxi Cathedral is progressing very smoothly. The main foundation and load-bearing columns have been basically completed. Excluding the upcoming cold winter period, the cathedral is expected to be built next year.
It will be officially completed in May. Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Suddenly saying this word in her mouth, Mary suddenly remembered something and hesitated: "There is one thing about the cathedral that I hope to get your permission...
"
Todd nodded slightly, indicating that it didn't matter.
"Regarding the frescoes and ceiling paintings of the cathedral, a former student of the Royal Academy of the Papal States hoped to collaborate with his friends to complete these paintings."
Todd asked with great interest: "Shouldn't those old painters be hired for the murals in the church? Can the students' painting skills meet the requirements?"
Mary said with certainty: "This student named Elijah, although he is less than thirty years old, has been praised by his teachers and classmates in the fields of architecture, physics, nature, painting, etc.
He is a genius. I think he is fully capable of undertaking this task, so I hereby recommend him to you."
Rachel rolled her hair with her fingers seemingly casually. When she heard Mary mention the word recommendation, she glanced at her, lowered her head, and gently tugged on her hair.
After listening to Mary's words, Todd was about to ask to meet Elijah, who was called a genius, but then he thought about it and decided to see if this student really had real talent: "Let's do this.
The work of frescoes and ceiling paintings in the cathedral was left to Elijah and his friends. When it is completed, I will go and see their masterpieces in person."
Seeing Todd turn his face in another direction, Mary sat back in her seat with some disappointment.
"Qiao, it's your turn. I want to ask, Muxi Town is now..."
uh-huh!
Before Todd could finish speaking, Cumberland coughed angrily.
The former rolled his eyes and continued: "...How is the current planning and architecture of the kingdom?"
Friar Qiao stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, the registered population of Muxi City is 11,287. If you include the surrounding refugees and tourists who do not have resident status, the population of Muxi City may exceed 25,000.
.The urban area has now expanded to 21 square kilometers and is divided into three major areas: the inner circle, the middle ring and the outer ring."
"The inner circle is the core area of the kingdom, where the commercial, administrative and military centers are located; the middle ring is the main gathering place for residents, including port areas, residential areas, living areas, entertainment areas, etc.; the outer ring is the gathering of production and processing
Land, including industry, agriculture, handicrafts, animal husbandry, etc. And now, outside the outer ring, there is an area that has not been paid attention to in Muxi City, generally called the immigration area. War refugees and admiring people come from all directions.
Tourists, because they have no money to buy real estate in Muxi City, are not eligible to be registered as residents. They secretly build shacks and mud houses outside the city, enter Muxi City during the day to find work, and go out of the city to go home to rest at night. The management of these people
It may be a hidden danger to the kingdom."
Todd tapped the wood of the handrail with his fingers, thinking about the question raised by the monk. No matter what dynasty or country, the treatment of the poor is always a thorny issue. How to digest and expand the kingdom's population
The edge is indeed a difficult challenge for the king.
Qiao continued: "Since the beginning of the year, Muxi City has built commercial buildings such as large markets and exchanges, cultural buildings such as theaters, open-air stages, and literary squares, printing plants, Muxi Academy, libraries and other educational buildings, and the headquarters of the Knights.
, training grounds, munitions depots and other military buildings.”
"In the future, according to the city's plan, a three-kilometer-long aqueduct will be built first, with the water source coming from the Luoxing Mountains. Once completed, it will solve the drinking water problem for tens of thousands of people in the city, and there will be no need to compete for very few wells.
Water; then ports and shipyards, and at this point I wish to express my gratitude to the Valkyries of the North Island.”
Todd was a little confused: "Why should we thank the Valkyrie of the North Island for building ports and shipyards?"
"It is precisely because Muxi City accepted the Valkyrie that those North Island talents are willing to show off their shipbuilding and port construction technology. Your Majesty, when it comes to shipbuilding, we who have not been in contact with the ocean for a long time have fallen far behind other countries. This time
Thanks to the mediation of the Valkyries, the people from Beidao are so willing to help us build ports and shipyards."
Huggins, who was sitting at the bottom, also said to Todd at this time: "Brünnhilde, the leader of the Valkyries, also expressed to me that she hopes to participate in the next battle. In her own words, again
If she continues like this, her body will rust and rot along with her sword."
Todd smiled, and the tall, heroic, and beautiful silver-haired woman appeared in front of his eyes.
"Finally, we plan to build a stadium that can be used by residents on a daily basis." After saying this, Joe sat back and found Todd looking at him with no intention of changing his gaze.
The monk stammered and said: "Your Majesty... why... why are you looking at me like this...?"
Todd rubbed his temples with his hands and said with a headache: "I once asked you to build a building in the past. At that time, the plan was temporarily shelved due to lack of funds. Why don't you start construction now?!"
The monk scratched the top of his head and suddenly realized after a moment: "Oh! You are talking about... a public bathing place!"
"That's right! Tell me, Joe, how long has it been since you took a shower?!"
Hearing Todd's question, the monk blurted out: "Three weeks, if you persist for a few more days, it will be a month!"
Seeing the smug look on this guy's face, Todd really wanted to take off his size 38 shoes, smack him on the size 42 face!
"Build aqueducts first, then build public baths! Do you hear that?!" Todd showed a rare angry expression and patted the handrail hard.
Friar Qiao shrank his head: "Your Majesty, as you wish."
Todd withdrew his gaze and took another look at the people in the meeting hall, and found that the southern scholar Kendi was not among them.
Kendi had a special status. He was the son of a noble from the Southern Empire and a pagan believer in a religious war. Although Todd was the king, it was not convenient for him to hold kingdom positions or attend meetings.
"If you have nothing to report, then go and do your own business." Todd waved his hand and stood up from the throne. Under the watch of everyone, he walked to the curtain at the back of the hall and took advantage of the crowd.
The cloth blocked his sight. He grinned and rubbed his butt and thighs that were already numb...