Fantasy Lords: Starting with the Pioneer Knight

Chapter 169 The canal is opened and thousands of hectares of farmland

Under normal circumstances, since he has become a pioneer knight, Thor will not ask for help from his family, but that is only a general situation, and it is naturally not the case now. Such huge profits can only be swallowed up by himself and the Eagle Chamber of Commerce. , is almost tantamount to wishful thinking.

As he said, the Dressrosa family can indeed maintain such huge interests now, but only if he can maintain it.

 In this case, Thor would naturally not be able to persist.

 Written a letter a few days ago.

 I hope my father can support two or even three earth knights.

 At that time, coupled with the breakthrough of Marshall, he will have at least three earth knights under his banner. Even if he faces the counterattack of those powerful nobles, he will have a certain degree of confidence.

 As for letting everyone from the Eagle Chamber of Commerce also contribute.

 That is to build a whole.

 The Eagle Chamber of Commerce belongs to him and also to these pioneer lords.

 He cannot be the only one who works hard, these people also need to work hard.

Thor will not be stupid and charge alone.

 As for Thor's proposal, everyone present had no objections.

In particular, Thor also thought of the threat of divine enlightenment, and could suggest waiting for divine enlightenment before taking action, which would not be a problem.

 Even with this excuse, the family will only be able to provide more support by then.

 Because that means they made the right bet.

 So soon, everyone reached a unanimous opinion.

They all agreed.

 After handling this matter, Thor was immediately ready to set off.

 Just before he set off.

Another thing also came to an end.

Thor also had to postpone his trip again.

 Because of this moment.

 After several months, Kuwait’s canal development plan has been completed.

A huge existence running through the Eagle Territory appeared in the center of Eagle Town and Falcon Town. It was more than ten meters wide, more than three meters deep, and its spread was more than twenty miles long.

As long as the mouth of the upstream river is opened, the water of the Maine River will spread down from this newly opened channel, and finally converge to the Maine River downstream after more than 20 miles.

 Early in the morning.

 Thor was brought to the mouth of the river by Kuwait.

At this moment, a dense flow of people has gathered here.

 A large number of slaves were smiling, except for Kuwait, who could not hide the excitement on his face.

 After a few months, his skin became darker and darker, but he also became more energetic.

 “Sir, do this last step!”

Kuwait was excited and then spoke to Thor respectfully.

"OK!"

Thor nodded slightly without any hesitation.

Then he walked to the magic crystal cannon in front of him.

The Thunder Stone brought back from Pat City has now turned into three magic crystal cannons again, and this is one of them.

And because the materials are better, the power of the three subsequent magic crystal cannons is undoubtedly more powerful.

 One is almost as good as two or more magic crystal cannons in the past.

A second-order magic core appeared in his hand. Without any hesitation, Thor stuffed the second-order magic core directly into it.

As the second-order magic core was inserted, the entire magic crystal cannon lit up with a light blue magic circle at this moment.

 “Boom!”

The next moment, a dazzling light rose into the sky from the magic crystal cannon and rushed directly towards the mouth of the river in the distance.

 “Boom!”

There was a huge explosion, and then thunder began to flash at the river mouth.

With the outpouring of terrifying power, the thick soil at the mouth of the river disintegrated directly.

  Accompanied by soil disintegration.

The next moment, a majestic water suddenly poured down, swooping directly towards the dug river channel.

 “Boom!”

 “Boom!”

The river is rushing, carrying great momentum.

 Huge and mighty.

 There was no obstruction, and all that was left was the roaring sound in everyone's ears.

And if you look down from a high altitude, you can see that the water flow is like a long dragon, spreading rapidly along the dug river channel.

 The speed is getting faster and faster, and a large amount of soil is washed away.

 At the same time, the entire river channel gradually began to take shape.

"good!"

Feeling the river in the distance, Thor couldn't help but speak with satisfaction until the roaring sound gradually became quieter, and even patted Kuwait's shoulder with his right hand.

 Although Kuwait had previously said that it could be completed in two months.

But Thor didn't expect that the other party had already completed it in just two months, and the effect of the completion was extremely good.

 He had just seen the topographical map.

As this river spreads down, the twenty or thirty miles along it will be turned into fertile soil, and it will further reduce the possibility of flooding of Maine rivers.

 Although this kind of relief is only for the upstream, the downstream cannot be affected.

 But this is enough.

 After all, he doesn’t need to worry about the downstream.

 “Let’s go!”

“It’s time to plan carefully. I want to hear your next plan!”

Thor smiled and then looked at Kuwait.

 “Yes, sir!”

 Kuwait is equally excited.

 The two then returned to the Eagle Territory.

 Return to the castle.

Thor asked the maid to prepare a map of the Eagle Territory.

Compared with the previous map, the map at this moment is undoubtedly much clearer. In addition, there is also a huge line running through the north and south, which is the newly opened Eagle River.

“Sir, a total of one thousand, four hundred and twenty-three Goblin slaves died while opening up this Eagle River. Another twenty-three slaves were slightly injured and three were seriously injured.”

 “The total length of this river is now twenty-seven miles.”

Kuwait spoke respectfully, slowly describing the losses incurred during the opening of the canal and the condition of the canal. "Twenty-three slaves, let Joseph register them and give them five merit points. Three people who were seriously injured will be given twenty merit points."

Thor nodded, pondered for a moment, and then gave an answer.

 Thor will generally give a lot of preferential treatment to those who work hard and pay for the construction of the territory.

For example, this time, in two months, according to the working hours, even if the canal is opened, the slaves will gain more merit points, but it is still not much.

In the merit system set by Thor, freedmen can only obtain merit points by helping the lord in construction, while serfs can obtain additional merit points at a fixed point per year, unless there is a war or unexpected events.

The opening of the canal is considered an unexpected event, and the merit points awarded are one point per month, and the longest is three months, which means it is three merit points.

 Three merit points are already a lot for slaves, and it took them almost three years of hard work to obtain them.

It’s only been three months now.

 But it is still far away to become a free citizen.

 Those who were seriously injured had twenty more points. With the previous efforts, they could basically get rid of their slave status.

 This is also the opportunity Thor gives these people.

 Because of these dawns, the entire Eagle Territory, whether free people or slaves, is full of hope, which is completely different from the lifelessness in other places.

Other pioneering lords may give serfs opportunities, but even becoming freemen may not bring much change.

But Thor is different. When a serf becomes a free citizen, he is eligible to join the Young Eagle Knights, which is enough for his family to complete a class jump.

 This point is extremely important.

It was attractive enough even to serfs, let alone freedmen.

Even if they have become knights, more merit points are enough to make them practice faster, which is also full of attraction.

This is the core of the entire Thor system.

Of course this is only for the human race. Thor naturally doesn't care about Goblin slaves.

 These things are consumables.

 With the Goblin's reproductive capacity, it's not a big deal if it's depleted and you can just keep catching it.

 With Anna here, there is no need to even think about saving.

 A slave contract was enough to solve most problems.

 “Yes, sir!”

 “I’ll do it later!”

Kuwait nodded respectfully and also ignored the Goblin slave.

"OK!"

 “Tell me about your next plan!”

Thor nodded with satisfaction, and then spoke again.

 The opening of the canal is not the key, the key lies in the subsequent opening of the entire Eagle Territory farmland.

 In the previous description of Kuwait, two thousand hectares of farmland can be reclaimed.

 Thor is still very concerned about this moment.

 After all, food is the foundation of a territory, especially for a lord who wants to develop.

 “Sir, look!”

“The Eagle River runs through the entire north and south, and its spread reaches twenty-seven miles. The territory can rely on this to spread the water channels to the entire north and this area in the east.”

"At present, I have preliminary plans to develop this area. I believe that the area of ​​this area alone is enough to reach 2,000 hectares. If it needs to be extended in the future, it can continue to the east. The entire area is a plain area. There won’t be any obstacles. It couldn’t develop before because there wasn’t enough water. Now the Eagle River is spreading through it and it just needs further diversion.”

"The only problem is the dry season. Once the dry season occurs, these places may be affected to some extent, but the impact will not be big. Your Majesty has built a dam on the upper reaches of the Maine River. During the dry season, you only need to divert the water down, which should be enough to satisfy this area. For cultivation in these areas, reservoirs can also be built in these places to further divert water during the flood season and be used as backup reservoirs during the dry season.”

Listening to Thor's words, Kuwait looked excited. He slightly sorted out the thoughts that had already existed in his mind, and then began to point to the map and start talking.

 For the entire next plan, Kuwait has obviously already had ideas on how to expand the cultivated farmland after the Eagle River is opened.

  It has even been perfected.

 When I tell it now, it is extremely clear.

Even Thor’s eyes lit up as he listened.

I have to say that Kuwait’s idea is extremely perfect.

 Even progressively.

With the successful opening of the Eagle River, if Kuwait’s plan continues, most of the territory of the entire Eagle Territory may really be utilized.

 At that time, let alone two thousand hectares, there is a possibility of ten thousand hectares.

Thinking about the ten thousand hectares of land, Thor couldn't help but breathe a little heavier.

That is 10,000 hectares of land, which is almost one million acres of land. Even with the current grain production, one acre is about 300 pounds, and one million acres is 300 million pounds.

 Coupled with the nearly 10,000 hectares of land currently owned by the entire Eagle Territory, that is a food production of 600 million pounds.

 This amount of grain production is enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

 At least at this moment, no noble lord in the entire Northland Province can achieve such a scale of grain production.

Even Thor couldn't help but breathe heavily.

In particular, he has not forgotten that now he has an additional elf girl. As a forest elf, Avila has the ability to increase food production on a large scale.

 If all are carried out at the same time, the output of grain may not be 600 million pounds, but may be one billion or two billion pounds.

Such a result is exciting even just thinking about it.

 “Sir, this is what I’m thinking at the moment.”

“This first step should take about one year, and it will most likely take about three years to completely complete it.”

Thor was excited, and Kuwait's voice gradually ended. After speaking, he couldn't help but look at Thor with a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

This time his plan was extremely large, and it also consumed time and manpower. He could only continue with the support of Thor.

 “Three years!”

"Can!"

"Those people will continue to be at your disposal, and I will ask Joseph to send you three thousand Goblin slaves again."

Thor's thoughts returned, he pondered for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

 For other lords, spending three years on a series of such large construction projects may not be acceptable.

After all, although food is hard currency, in terms of profit, it is really not as good as mines, and it is not even as fast as hunting monsters. With this time, it is better to find mines or hunt monsters.

  But it’s different for Thor.

 He is preparing to take root here, so he is very concerned about it and is even willing to spend a higher price.

 “Thank you, sir.”

 “I will complete all the construction in three years!”

　　Listening to Thor's affirmative words, Kuwait's originally nervous expression could not help but breathe a sigh of relief at this moment, and spoke with a touch of excitement.

 “Work hard!”

Thor smiled and nodded.

 (End of this chapter)