Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 242 Can't think of the title again
Rhodes and the chief scholar came to the town he had visited before, and the guards at the gate of the town recognized Rhodes and greeted him respectfully.

From the time he left the town and back to the town, the total amount of time was less than two hours, and it was only noon.

Rhodes brought the chief bachelor to the big house. He planned to use this house as his foothold in this small town, and he might use this small town as the center of development for a long time in the future.

The location of this small town is very good, by the river, not far from Rhodes' castle.As long as the pier is built, if there are no accidents, this small town will not be long before it can develop into a city.

After the wharf is repaired, merchants from Dawn Province of Nord Kingdom and Fish Kingdom can go ashore from Riverview Plain to Winterfell Fortress or Glory Fortress.

Although Dawn Province and Winterfell Province are next to each other, there is a mountain range between the two provinces. Not only is it difficult to walk, but there are also many bandits and bandits in the mountains.

The Riverview Plain was snatched by the Nord Kingdom from the Roman Empire in the last two years. If a new trade route can be opened here, as the lord of the Riverview Plain, it will be difficult for Rhodes not to make a fortune.

Rhodes opened the door and walked in. The guards who stayed in front of the house before were all locked into the dungeon by him.

Thinking of building an army of his own, Rhodes felt that he had to start making money as soon as possible.

After entering the house, Rhodes saw Hammer still sitting on the table in the hall studying the incomplete "Carpentry Classics".

"How is your research going?" Rhodes asked.

"I roughly sorted out this book and selected the most practical tools in it. The drawings of these tools are also the most complete. As long as I have enough manpower, we can start manufacturing right away." Hammer closed the book Book, rubbed his eyes.

Rhodes nodded, "We'll go to the town's square to recruit craftsmen later."

"What material is your book made of? It feels more suitable for writing than animal skin." The Chief Grand Maester asked suddenly.

"This kind of material is called paper, and it's made of wood." Rhodes replied. At this point, he remembered that he had always ignored the issue of trees. He didn't know if there were large forests in his territory.

Considering the environmental and ecological issues, he felt that even though there were many forests in his territory, he still tried to plant some economical trees.Modern paper mills use fast-growing trees to make paper, and only part of the land is dedicated to planting such trees. The paper produced must be enough for people on the mainland to write.

As for paper such as napkins and toilet paper, let them only exist among nobles for the time being, unless Rhodes has a larger territory or spreads papermaking technology, but it is impossible for him to spread papermaking technology.

If Rhodes controls the production of paper, it is almost equivalent to controlling the spread of knowledge. If most of the people in other countries are educated, this is not a good thing for him at all. It will undoubtedly give him the goal of unifying the continent and ending the troubled times Increased a lot of difficulty.

People on Earth have already suffered the consequences of environmental damage. After learning this lesson, Rhodes would rather slow down some development speeds than cut down trees on a large scale and destroy the ecology in his territory.

Anyway, he is still young now, only 17 years old, and he still has a lot of time to develop his power.

Papermaking is particularly polluting to the environment. Whether it is cutting down trees or discharging sewage, we must find ways to solve these problems in the future.

He didn't want his hard-earned territory to become inhospitable to living creatures.

So now another question arises in front of Rhodes, who should study the fast-growing economic trees?
Rhodes glanced at the chief bachelor who was stroking the "Woodworking Classics" with his hands, and thought he was a good candidate, and taught him the principles of cross breeding by the way.

Let him cultivate trees that grow fast and do not damage the environment, and the task of cultivating high-yielding crop seeds can also be entrusted to him in the future, lest he stay by and have nothing to do to hinder himself.

"The design of these agricultural tools is very ingenious. Now that I think about it, I have wasted most of my life studying astrology and magic, pursuing some unrealistic things. If I can put my mind on the people and invent tools like this, then we The country must be as rich as the Fish Kingdom." The chief maester sighed, with a look of regret showing on his old face,

"My lord, our geographical environment is not as good as that of the Fish Kingdom. Even if we can cultivate more land than them, the food output will not be higher than theirs." Hammer said, Rhodes didn't know how Hammer recognized it The old man is a bachelor.

"It's better than now." The Chief Grand Maester took another breath.

"Then don't waste time, I'll start looking for someone to start working now." Hamer stood up and said.

"I can also help. As long as I have enough materials for a mill like the one on the drawing, I can build one in a few hours." The Chief Grand Maester said again.

"How can this work? You are so old, how can you work like this." Hamer quickly stopped.

"I don't do it with my body, I can do it with magic and some animals." The chief maester waved his hand, and Rhode remembered that the old man seemed to speak animal language, and he could make the horse understand his commands.

"Then I'll go to the square to recruit people now," Rhodes said.

"You don't need to be responsible for the implementation of this matter. You go and take a look around your territory now. I think you don't even know how many villages there are in your territory." The chief scholar said to Rhodes.

Rhodes was a little embarrassed, but it was true, he only arrived at the territory yesterday.

He really needs to have a good understanding of his own territory, whether it is future management or subsequent road construction, he needs to be familiar enough with the territory.

"Go back to the castle and bring dozens of soldiers, raise your flag, and tell your subjects that you are their lord." The chief scholar said again.

Rhodes was a little helpless, he didn't like words like this order, but according to Nord's law, a lord like him who is less than 20 years old needs to obey the arrangements of the bachelors in the territory.

In his opinion, this kind of law is unreasonable, but the bachelor's arrangement is still necessary for those young and frivolous young lords who often say "why not eat minced meat".

Rhodes left the house. He felt that he really needed to find something interesting to keep the chief maester busy, so as not to order himself like this again.

He rode back to the castle, and this time he noticed a banner hanging above the castle, with a golden dragon painted on it, which was his family emblem, and he hadn't noticed that his banner was already hanging on the castle.

Rhodes thought about it on the road. In addition to planting trees in the territory in the future, he will also grow more cotton and hemp.He remembered that the incomplete "Carpentry Classics" recorded drawings of textile machines and sewing machines, and selling cloth and clothes was also a good way to make money.

"Hello, my lord." A soldier in front of the castle gate said to Rhodes.

Rhodes nodded in response. He remembered something, and asked, "Are there any officers among you who can read?"

"Yes, I will take you to him now?" the soldier asked.

"Lead the way." Rhodes nodded.

The soldiers took Rhodes to the back of the castle. Only then did he know that there was a courtyard behind the castle. Three Nords dressed as officers were leading a group of soldiers for training.

After they saw Rhodes, they all stopped to say hello to him.

Rhodes responded to them, and then he asked the three officers, "Do you all know how to read?"

"No, only he will." An officer replied with some embarrassment, and he pointed to an officer next to him.

"You bring twenty soldiers with me." Rhodes looked up and down at the officer. He was slightly taller than Rhodes, about 1.9 meters tall, with long hair, but it was messy, and his face was covered with bruises. It's stubble.

"Yes, my lord," replied the officer, his voice hoarse.

"I'll wait for you at the castle gate." Rhodes turned and walked towards the castle gate...

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