In addition to the Adams, Smith, and Collis families, there were two families in the small village of Nisei who did not think highly of William and chose to leave with the West Knight.
Both of these families are considered to be middle class in the village, otherwise they would not be able to afford Patras' "protection fee" which has increased in price.
For these guys who had no skills, William easily let them go.
There is only one, and no grain of rye is allowed to be taken away.
William was forced to use his own gold coins to purchase grain from their fields.
Knight West knew what William meant, but after all he did not dare to get too serious with William. In addition, William did not lower the price, but purchased their grain at the standard purchase price, so Knight West pondered over and over again and did not express any objection.
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As for the opinions of people like Adams, if they are of no use value, they cannot enter the eyes of those in power.
No one cared what they thought. Naturally, all the food was bought by William.
For this, William paid 85 gold pith coins.
Although they received quite a lot of gold coins, Adams and the others did not feel happy at all. Their expressions were as if they were dying for their parents. They fidgeted and followed the gloomy-faced West Knights back to Patras.
city.
At the gate of the city of Patras, after 50 of the 85 gold coins that Adams and the others had not warmed up were looted, the West knight completely ignored them and went to Viscount Green's house.
New Weir Castle.
The Addams family was left standing there bewildered.
In the living room of New Weir Castle, the fire is burning in the fireplace with silver-white frame.
Viscount Grien, wearing a dark red elegant leather coat, stood in front of an oil painting, with his back to Knight West.
In the oil painting is an old man with silver-white hair. The age spots on his face cannot hide his eyes that are as sharp as an eagle and as greedy as a wolf.
After a long time, Viscount Green said calmly, "Failed?"
There was no hint of joy or anger in his voice.
"Yes, Lord Viscount. Only a few villagers are willing to leave with us, and the other villagers have chosen to stay!" Knight West was very respectful and not at all arrogant in front of William.
Knowing how to advance and retreat was the reason why he was appreciated by Viscount Green.
"Oh, interesting, how did he do it?" Viscount Green still didn't turn around.
"He seems to have convinced Gretel..." Knight West thought about it for a moment and said not quite sure.
"Gretel who delivered the letter? That Andrew?"
"Andrew's father, Old Grete, the people in the village are more obedient to his words."
"I underestimated him, Baron Dickas, you surprised me." Viscount Green said with a chuckle.
Knight West paused and asked, "Lord Viscount, what are we going to do now?"
"Only a few families of villagers come to Patras?" Viscount Green asked.
"Yes."
"How much food did they bring?"
"Not a grain of rye!" Knight West said. "Baron Dickas did not let a grain of rye leave the village. He bought all the grain with gold pith coins."
Viscount Greene was silent, his eyes flashing with unknown meaning. After a while, he sighed, "It seems that our Baron Dickas is determined to spend the winter in the small village of Nisei!"
Knight West also nodded and said, "He dug a lot of soil and stones in the village, and it seems he wants to build a wall!"
"Build a wall?" Viscount Greene sneered, mockingly, "A truly high wall requires several years of efforts by nobles, countless manpower and those lovely gold coins, but what does our Baron Dickas have?
Hundreds of untouchables, or two months? Hahaha..."
"So," Knight West understood, "Sir Viscount, can we just watch helplessly?"
"No, as a noble, how can you do such a thing?" Viscount Greene refused unexpectedly to Knight West.
"I believe that in the city of Patra, the news about the small village of Nisei will soon spread. This will damage the reputation of the Grian family. West, I heard that in the Cordillera
There are some wild people in the mountains..."
"Yes, Lord Viscount! You are always so wise."
"The small village of Nisei is now like a granary filled with a lot of food, right?" Viscount Green asked.
"Yes, Lord Viscount, and they don't have the power to protect themselves." Knight West heard the song and understood its elegant meaning.
"That's really dangerous. They are like a big piece of fat meat now. There are many big bad wolves in the wilderness..." Viscount Green said suddenly "worryingly".
Knight West thought for a moment and then said, "Lord Viscount, I need some time to find the big bad wolf in the wilderness!"
"Hurry! I don't want to wait too long!" Viscount Green turned around to admire the oil painting again.
The owner of the oil painting is the founder of the Green family, and a motto he left to future generations is this: "The Green family has no enemies!"
"Yes, you won't be disappointed!" Knight West nodded heavily and then withdrew.
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After the West Knights left, William issued new tasks non-stop.
After all, time waits for no one!
The small village of Nisei has returned to its lively scene.
It’s even gotten busier!
Men, women, old and young come together to fight!
Some people were still assigned to dig soil and transport limestone, while others had new tasks.
First up is brick making!
The clay is manually crushed, sieved, and water is added to knead it into a fine, thick mud. The thick mud is poured into a brick mold made by two carpenters in the village, then compacted, and the excess mud is scraped off, and finally the brick is made.
Just this step takes up a lot of labor.
Nos. 80 and 90 people rotate continuously, some are responsible for crushing, some are responsible for kneading, and some are responsible for making bricks, and can produce 60 bricks per minute.
Working three shifts over two days and working around the clock, 60,000 bricks were made.
These 60,000 bricks were piled and chopped into more than a dozen walls of varying heights.
Originally, it took a month or two for the bricks to dry in the shade, but it was obvious that William could not wait that long.
The wheat straw in the field is used as waste, and after being picked, it is placed on both sides of the brick wall and roasted, using the power of the flame to dry the moisture in the brick.
The flames burned all night long, illuminating the entire small village of Nisei.
The next day, William had more than 50,000 quick bricks. Some of the bricks cracked due to various reasons and had to be smashed and remade.
After having quick bricks, William began to direct the people in the village to build brick kilns.
On Adams' field!
First, build a cube with bricks, and seal the entire outer layer with soil except for a few holes for ventilation.
In the brick kiln, the quick bricks are stacked in a way that is easy to ventilate and heat, and firewood is stuffed in the middle.
Leave a few holes on the bottom front for filling fuel.
When everything is ready, the brick kiln starts to fire and burn bricks.
And William had ten brick kilns built like this!
Ten brick kilns stood on Adams' field, and the black smoke was like the devil's breath, spiraling in the air and finally blown away by the wind.
The firing of bricks takes more than half a month.
At this time, there is no need to rush to make instant bricks.
The finished bricks are stacked into walls and are waiting to dry naturally!
Even if there are a large number of fired bricks, it is not enough!
An adhesive is needed between bricks to allow them to be tightly bonded together and use the power of unity to withstand wind and rain.