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Char did go hunting, and he threw a huge bull into the open space outside, and then glided into his room, looking as if he would not come out until it was time to eat.

Because of the arrival of new jobs, the trading market was quickly disbanded.Kang Nan promised to continue to open tomorrow, so that everyone can go to work with peace of mind.

Andy's family went straight into the iron workshop, they had to make as many large iron pots as possible before the cold winter came.Iron pans are a good thing, many commoners don't have iron pans, and only a small piece of iron net is used to fry steaks.Of course, steak is also a rare item, so the barbed wire is carefully preserved to avoid it from breaking when used.

Now His Majesty the King has shown mercy and prepared an iron pot for each of their households!This is a good thing that can be passed down to the family, can he not care about it?Thinking about it before, even though he was a blacksmith, he couldn't afford an iron pot, and the family was struggling to make iron plates, so he still felt that he was great.

Aisha ordered a group of people to separate the new slaves and wash them one by one.They have already felt the benefits of washing every day. Not only are they refreshed, but they also don't smell bad, there are no bugs, and they don't like to get sick.So seeing this group of dirty guys, I can't wait to use a big brush to brush directly on the ground!

The weather has cooled down, not suitable for outdoor bathing.Fortunately, Kang Nan had already prepared a special room, with a few large pots to boil hot water, the whole room was warm and no one could be frozen.The cleaned slaves were all stuffed into the west hall and watched by special personnel.Two days later, when the autumn harvest came, they were divided into groups of ten and rushed to work in the fields.

Some people went to collect the dealers, while others began to prepare to store things for the winter.

Some wild fruits in the mountains can only be ripe after frost, and the old bamboos have to be cut down to avoid dying one by one due to too much swelling.Those suitable for feeding chickens and ducks have to be cleaned up and put away. Rice bran is the favorite feed of chickens, ducks and geese.The straw recovered from the field must also be properly put away, not only for lighting fires, but also for feeding cattle and horses.

This year, there is no need to waste time on stockpiling firewood. Many of the trees and shrubs brought back by Landis have already been treated, let alone burning for one winter, even two winters can survive.

Char started to hunt every day again. During this time, the monsters in the forest had already grown fat and strong after passing through the summer and autumn when food was the most abundant.And now that there are no mercenaries in Olanka, the monsters have had enough opportunities to recuperate, and many small monsters have been bred.Char only catches one or two every day, which is not a loss at all to Warcraft, and can even solve the problem of competing for territory.

After the first snow fell, the whole of Oulanka became quiet.

After the aborigines harvested the second crop of grain, they exchanged a lot of food they had never eaten with His Majesty the king. Most of these food were brought from the sea—some long and strangely shaped fish, dried and trapped into a bundle. It is a kind of dish in the sea, and there are small pieces of shell meat dug out from the shell, which are soaked and used to cook soup, which is very delicious.Not to mention that all kinds of meat sent by Mr. Char during this period were replaced by people in large and small pieces. After steaming, they were eaten with whole bread. It was salty and fragrant, especially for lunch, especially for lunch. After the last meal, I still felt that my stomach was full, so I could just eat a potato and sweet potato to solve it.

The second batch of slaves also lived in dormitories, and some of them were assigned to patrol and clean up the dirt. Those who had jobs could eat two or three deep-fried meatballs every day!This makes them very active in their work, and they can't wait to do this job for a lifetime.And thinking that they will have land next year, they are so excited that they can't finish their energy every day.

It’s just that the third batch of slaves was more miserable. They didn’t have thick clothes, so they couldn’t do a lot of work. They only had a few potatoes as food every day, and they were instructed to wash their hands before and after meals, and they had to have a fixed place to pee. .The slaves have long been used to being obedient, but it's okay to say, but there may not be only slaves in this group of people.

They had their heads shaved, wore rough clothes, gnawed on unpalatable potatoes, and nestled in the corner aggrieved.They are servants who escaped with the Viscount. They say they are servants, but they are all close to the Viscount, and their status is higher than that of ordinary civilians.Originally, this group of them planned to escape from the territory to the main city among the slaves, but who knew they met a dragon on the way!It's so unreasonable to get them here!

Originally, they had hidden the magic ring in the tree hole by the river, and planned to come back to get it after escaping and finding the third prince who lived in the main city.But who knew that he had come from the country of Brandy to the country of Olanka all of a sudden!If it is walking back, it may take several years. After all, Olanka does not even have a magic carriage, let alone a teleportation array.

At the beginning, the viscount said it was very good, as long as the king of Olanka gave him honorable treatment, he would pick out all the personal guards hidden in the slaves, so that they could also enjoy good treatment.But now?The viscount and his younger siblings were imprisoned, and more than a month has passed in a flash, and they don't even know whether they are dead or alive!

What about good treatment...

The guards looked at the potatoes in their hands, smelled the smell of meat coming from nowhere, and shed bitter tears.

The harvest of soybeans this year is good. Kangnan left most of the plump soybeans as seeds, and the other part was fermented into sauce cubes and stored for next year's sauce.Now Olanka has a lot of seasonings.The green peppers brought back by Landis, although there is no way to plant them, have been dried in large quantities, all kinds of yellow lemons and limes, large and small onions, and several stubbles of fennel and fennel seeds have been harvested.This fennel seed is the must-have soul cumin for barbecue, and it must be preserved well.

There are also seven or eight kinds of peppers planted in Oulanka on a large scale, peppers picked from the mountains, some pepper trees have been transplanted to the backyard of the castle, and some new saplings were moved home by the city residents and planted in flower pots, etc. It can also be transplanted into the yard in spring.

Chili pepper fennel has been realized for everyone. It can be made into chili powder chili oil or boiled chili sauce and preserved to improve life.The pepper is fried and crushed and mixed with salt to form salt and pepper. Sprinkle some special flavor when stewing.If you get fresh meat and enjoy the iron pan fried steak at home, it will be quite moist.

These things were originally enjoyed by the rich and powerful, but in Oulanka, even slaves can occasionally taste them. It can be said that life has entered a good state.

But Kang Nan wanted more than that.

He wants to produce more seasonings that can be mass-produced to provide a few more layers of protection for the country's industrial pillars. If the grain harvest is bumper next year, he also plans to make wine, and then use the brewed wine to cooperate with the dwarves.Because he knows that only cooperation based on money is the most stable and long-lasting. Even if these races will protect his life, even giant dragons doze off sometimes.

Long-term indifference will lead to alienation and all kinds of negligence, and Kang Nan can't afford to bet on these.Before, he used more than half of the salt boiled in Olanka to exchange for iron ore and coal, but the salt trade was only once a year, and without Oulanka's salt, other coastal cities would still export their salt industry.It is not just a single business that will generate competition. The current Olanka cannot withstand economic shocks, and he must not put all his hopes on salt.

Next year, he also plans to repair the pier and find reliable people to stay in the saltworks.In addition to drying salt and transporting small seafood, it is best to repair a few boats for offshore fishing.Even if the seafood caught is not sold, it can still be eaten by the people in their own country, and at least it can be used as part of the food.

Aisha brought up a plate of lotus root with lemon candy for Connan to eat as a snack.Now because of the cold weather, all the scattered work outside has been handed in, so he doesn't need to worry about it at all, so he just stays in the house.And because of the winter, the Dragon Clan likes to sleep more than usual.

I still remember that Kangnan just arrived here last winter, and Charle fed him unpalatable bread and barbecue with an impatient face. He was afraid that the thin little king would die and cause trouble for him, so he had to keep an eye on him every day.Now that it's cold, he doesn't hunt anymore, the whole dragon group sleeps soundly in the room, and he doesn't even bother to eat food - unless Kang Nan cooks delicious food, he will never get up.

Landis would also sleep in the room, but instead of turning into a dragon, he lay on his shell bed like Sleeping Beauty, wrapped in a soft and warm silk quilt, sleeping like a cocoon.

"Your Majesty, it's snowing outside again." Aisha put the candied lotus root on the table, went to the balcony to have a look, and said, "The river outside has been frozen, and everyone is reluctant to go out. I don't think it's as lively as last year. .”

Kang Nan smiled and said, "It's not easy to be lively? I'm planning to discuss with Eddie about letting him teach you how to read. Are you willing to learn?"

Aisha is Kangnan's personal maid. Generally, personal servants are not allowed to read and write, because only in this way can their master dare to write some confidential things under their service.

Aisha was stunned when she heard this sentence, "Your Majesty...don't you like me to serve you? Or is there something wrong with me? I know I'm not very good-looking and very thick, but..."

Kang Nan quickly stopped her and said, "What are you talking about? Of course I need you. You are illiterate. Whom should I go to after sorting out the materials? Could it be possible to ask Landis to sort out these things for me?"

"But..." Aisha was still very entangled, mainly because her thinking failed to turn the corner.

"I don't pay attention to that, and if it's really confidential, I've encrypted it, let alone you, even learned dragons like Landis and Char won't know it. But I need you all to be literate , only in this way can I entrust you to do more important work. Aisha, in Olanka, who else can I trust besides you people who followed me from the beginning?" Connan's voice was full of sincerity, and he Looking at Aisha, she said softly: "Besides, I have never really used you as a maid. You are the chief supervisor in our castle, and you will manage more people in the future. How can you be illiterate?"

The corners of Aisha's mouth trembled, and tears welled up, "I am willing to learn to read for Your Majesty, as long as I can relieve His Majesty's worries, I can do anything!" She cried excitedly for a long time before holding back her tears, and then According to Kang Nan's request, go door to door and ask who is willing to learn to read, and by the way, who can swim.Of course, not everyone can read and write. Only aborigines can participate in this batch of literacy classes.The second batch depends on the character of the remaining group of people.

Kang Nan is not a saint, and he will not play any fake kindness.Although he has been ridiculing himself for helping the poor before and now still helping the poor, one is a poverty alleviation cadre with state support behind him, and the other is a downcast king who can only start from scratch on his own.If a feudal country wants to manage it well, it must not be too impulsive, especially not in one pot.

Otherwise, there will be both good and bad things in this pot, and if a few mouse feces come out, the whole pot of porridge will really be wasted.

He now uses the aborigines. Although the aborigines have many old people and children, the old people have life experience and the children can be cultivated from an early age. These are the invisible wealth of the country.He needs to stabilize the economic foundation first, and then start construction. It is best to reach long-term and stable protection work with other races.In this way, he doesn't have to get any troops himself, but can open up some trade activities.

When Olanka's reputation grows again, he can absorb those who are oppressed by the Holy Court and the Mages Association, and gradually become a loyal citizen of Olanka.

This is a long-term plan with a stage of three years, a goal of five years, and progress of ten years. Kang Nan thinks that when he is in his thirties, he can pick a few children to train as Olanka's successors, so that Oran Card became a thorough trade city.

In Oulanka, there are no poor slaves, no high-spirited nobles, and there are no so-called Holy Court churches with eyes on the top of their heads and outrageous mages who demand money...

Kang Nan was thinking about it, but was suddenly pulled out of his dream by a knock on the door, "Who?"

"Your Majesty, it's me, Eddie."

Eddie walked in and whispered: "Your Majesty, I have confirmed that the person we imprisoned is indeed Viscount Brandy."

"Are you sure? How are you sure?" Kang Nan asked in surprise.

Eddie said: "I have a goblin friend. He heard from the dwarves that I came to Olanka, and he came to see me. I asked him to help me find out. My lord, the goblins are absolutely good at inquiring about news." They are the most powerful in the whole world, but they are too timid and usually stay with the iron dwarves."

Hearing that it was the goblin who inquired, Kang Nan was relieved.Green-skinned gadgets like goblins are extremely unpopular in the wizarding world, because these little things are good at digging holes, and they dig quickly and quietly. There will be a goblin eavesdropping on something.Because of this characteristic of goblins, they are often caught and sold on the black market, and then bought back by the powerful and put on magic shackles, and trained as spies for inquiring news.

But also because goblins are very timid, most of them hide underground for a long time, and it is not so easy to catch them.

Being able to be friends with goblins, I have to say that Eddie really has a lot of skills.

The three nobles in the prison were indeed Brandy's escaped nobles, mainly because they were unlucky. Among them, the Viscount was just 35 years old this year and had just inherited the title and obtained the fiefdom.Before they had been in the fief for a few days, Hongsha found out that the defense here was weak, and directly led the army to fight there.

The Screaming Chicken Viscount was terrified. He gave up his wives and children, but he remembered to bring his younger siblings and a few bodyguards. He wore slave-smelling clothes and stuffed all his treasures into rings. and escaped.

Because the people watching Hongsha found a few nobles who were fleeing in disguise and chopped off their heads, they were too frightened to carry the ring with them, but stuffed the ring into a tree hole, intending to escape. Come back for it this time.

But obviously their fate is not very good.

Eddie took out a few rings and handed them to Connan, and said with a smile: "My goblin friend found out about this, found their rings, and sent them to me by the way. And he also told me that because Bob The viscount ran away by himself, not to mention taking away his younger siblings, which led to the fact that although the territory was taken down again, the title was revoked. Now his eldest daughter has inherited the title, and announced the death of Viscount Bob, saying that if Viscount Bob appeared again, it must be because the body was taken over by the devil. Anyone who sees them, just kill them."

Eddie went on to gossip about the Viscount Brandy, and finally felt that Viscount Bob had fallen to this point, and he really asked for it.

"This girl is cruel enough." Kang Nan couldn't help laughing.Bob abandoned his wife and children, and worried that his younger brother would inherit his title and his wife and children if he escaped and died halfway, and hoped to find a backer to contribute to his younger sister to get preferential treatment.I tried to grab it with both hands, but I didn't catch anything.

Connan was fiddling with three rings. One of the three rings was gorgeous and exaggerated, probably belonged to the Viscount Bob, and the other was also very thick, which should belong to the Viscount's younger brother.There is also a very small one with a sapphire inlaid on it. This should be the younger sister who might be offered by the Viscount to please other nobles.

"How are they doing in prison all this time?"

Eddie said with a smile: "Master Landis put forbidden magic on the cell, even if they have magic, they can't use it. They are sent to the slaves every day. At the beginning, Viscount Bob and his brother didn't eat it, and they also beat the food. Turned over. Later, when I was hungry, I picked it up and ate it. A few days later, I said that I would give my sister to Your Majesty first, and begged you to let him go. Lord Landis went down and turned around, and they seemed to stop thinking about it."

Connan was taken aback, "Has Landis been there?"

Eddie suppressed a smile and said, "Master Landis said that girl is too ugly to be worthy of you."

Connan: ...

What's going on with this dragon lately?It doesn't feel the same as before.Or is it because of the cooperation that I really don't regard myself as an outsider?Call others ugly?The question is that there are not many beauties in this world who can catch his eyes, right?

Eddie thought for a while, and then said: "However, that girl Alice never seemed to complain, and she often asked the servants who delivered the meals for water to wash up, and she also shaved her hair. I think that girl has nothing to do with her two brothers. It doesn't seem the same."

Connan played with the rings, and said: "After a while, you can ask that girl alone...Is her name Alice? Ask her what she thinks. As for Bob and his brother, it's best not to let them out. He has seen you and Landis face to face, if you can recognize Landis, they may not recognize him, and it will be troublesome if you go out and yell."

Eddie rubbed his nose and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I still think about it. If Your Majesty is soft-hearted and puts them back, it is very likely that I will kill them halfway."

Connan: ...

No, are you such a cruel mage?I have to think about whether or not to let you be a teacher!