Warlord: King of All Clans

Holding Freya in his arms and looking at the gradually growing map on the table, Leo felt satisfied and felt a bit like the pleasure of playing Savage Six in his previous life.

With the collection of large amounts of data, the canal planning of the United Knights' Territory gradually took shape.

The canals and tunnels dug by Freya were only a small part of it, and she was only responsible for the "digging" part, which was equivalent to a stone crusher.

Later on, a large number of civilian laborers would be needed to move the broken stones away, repair the canal walls, dredge the river, build reservoirs, and finally integrate the irrigation system of the entire United Knights.

Rio estimates that it will take at least three years to complete the project.

After completion, the total length of the canal exceeded 100 miles, connecting four lakes and four rivers, and irrigating an area of ​​50,000 acres.

The irrigation system is only a part of the agricultural system. In addition, there are also updates on agricultural tools, animal power, fertilizers, and farming techniques, all of which have been put into practice in Hewan.

Originally, the villagers in the suburbs of Isenpol, despite the lack of farming technology and equipment, were able to produce 800 pounds of grain per acre by relying on the Anzeno River. In the mature land in the eastern suburbs, agriculture was relatively developed, but the average yield per acre was only 1,000 pounds.

If the entire agricultural system is updated, farmers' per-acre yields will increase, the cultivated area will expand, and the per capita grain output can almost double.

Just like the people of Hewan, originally the whole family, young and old, used simple farm tools and worked in the fields to dig for food, planting three to five acres of land all year round and barely able to feed themselves.

Basically, the more taxes the lord collects, the more hungry his people will be.

But after the lord's mansion rented iron plows and bulls from them, even if the able-bodied men in the family joined the army, the remaining elderly, the weak, women and children could cultivate more land than before, and the yield was even higher.

The improvement of agricultural productivity has enabled more people to move away from the primary industry and invest in the secondary and tertiary industries, directly promoting economic development.

Before this, the area surrounding the river bend was surrounded by vast forests and swamps, which were difficult to develop. Even with the strong support of the River Bay Lord's Mansion, the efficiency of reclamation by the people was very low.

If Hewan wants to develop rapidly, it can only rely on importing large amounts of food and producing deer antler cassava flour, replacing half of the population to develop other industries.

Now with the semi-developed cultivated land of the United Knights Territory, with a little integration and development, River Bay can achieve food self-sufficiency without affecting economic growth.

In the past two years, Hewan has accumulated the technology and resources needed to develop the United Knights Territory.

Now, Leo needs to replicate these mature systems in the United Knights Territory.

This is the first attempt. If successful, the Hewan team will be qualified and can start the next step of land expansion to cover this system to the entire Isenpol.

It took Leo a month to lead the lord's army on a complete tour of the United Knights Territory before he disbanded the army. He then cooperated with the craftsman team of Hewan to move into the construction site of the United Knights Territory to carry out local development.

Leo brought Freya back to Linhai Town, preparing to go to Gravel Castle from here to check the progress of the gold mining that Fraser was in charge of.

Linhai Town and the Gladstone Knight Territory to the south were both incorporated into the United Knight Territory. A large number of refugees gathered here, and there were endless refugee camps on both sides of Linhai Avenue and World Tree Avenue.

Because the local lords did not drive them away, the refugees, in order to survive, began to build huts and fences to avoid the wind and snow. Soon, densely packed settlements were formed, and many markets appeared.

Teams of river patrol cavalry appeared from the road from time to time to intimidate the refugees.

Last year, once the River Bend Cavalry showed up, the refugees from the simple market would flee in droves, fearing that the local lords would find a reason to capture them and reduce them to slavery.

But after such a long time, the refugees found that the lords here didn't care about their actions at all. The patrolling cavalry and the local sheriff just posted notices and read decrees over and over again, prohibiting the refugees from stealing and robbing.

In a world without order, if we can find a place where order is guaranteed, that is heaven.

After a winter, the number of refugees near Linhai Town did not decrease, but increased instead.

Leo was riding on the streets of Linhai Town and saw from afar that a stall in the market area was crowded with people.

Freya poked her head out from under his breastplate, sniffed hard, and then said happily: "It's Behemoth Biscuits!"

After saying that, he quickly got out of Leo's breastplate, jumped off the dragon-scale horse, and dived into the crowd.

From his high vantage point, Leo could also see behind the stall, where a girl named Bessie, wrapped in a headscarf, was diligently handing out wheat cakes to passers-by and collecting copper coins.

Her face was flushed, and it was unclear whether it was due to the cold air of early spring or the excitement about the booming business.

Above her head, a cloth banner hung on the wooden frame of the stall, with the words "Beshimai Cake" written on it.

This handwriting is obviously Olivia's.

It seems that during this period, young Noyce has spent a lot of time and effort on Bechy.

Leo also liked this kind of smart and hardworking girl. It seemed to him like he saw another Olivia, so he got off the horse, squeezed over, and prepared to pay for the cake.

Freya had turned into a little groundhog, standing directly on the table of the stall, sitting next to the stacked wheat cakes, holding a wheat cake and chewing it madly.

Bessie could tell at a glance that this was the lord's little pet, so she didn't ask her for money at all and just gave her a cake for free.

Leo squeezed into the crowd, and it was not until he bought the cake and paid that the other party recognized him.

Bessie shouted quickly: "Lord, Lord!"

Leo smiled and nodded, "Business is good?"

Bessie nodded like a chick pecking at rice, but didn't know how to answer.

After the war, Linhai Town lifted its state of alert. Bessie did not follow the villagers back to Village No. 7, but stayed in Linhai Town, ready to accept the suggestion of Little Noyce and open a wheat pancake stall here.

But a village girl who knew nothing didn't know how to open a shop, let alone a wheat cake stall.

Her father, Old Sam, had originally strongly opposed his daughter's absurd idea, but when he saw the way little Noyce looked at Bessie, he immediately and silently gave all his savings to Bessie, and left her cousin to take care of her secretly, while he and his people left Linhai Town without looking back.

Beshi, who was "abandoned" by her family, could only rely on the help of little Noyce. With his help, she rented a house, purchased cooking utensils, and applied for a stall, and finally opened a wheat pancake stall.

Her wheat cake stall has been open for half a month, and business is booming every day. She sells more than 200 wheat cakes a day, with a net profit of nearly two silver coins.

This is not the limit of the business, but the limit of her making wheat cakes.

After young Noyes brought his military colleagues to eat, the garrison officers in Linhai Town also suggested that the canteen purchase Beshi's wheat cakes as one of the staple foods of the garrison.

Beixi is full of confidence. She plans to save enough money next month and then go to the food and snack street in front, rent a small shop and open a "Bexi Bakery".

Leo didn't want to take up space and affect other people's business, so he nodded and encouraged: "Work hard, and come to the Lord's Mansion if you have any trouble."

"Yes, my Lord!"

Leo turned around and was shocked, "Freya, how did you become a human?"

In front of him, "Freya" was dressed like a village woman, holding a wheat cake in both hands and eating it madly.

Her long green hair was wrapped in a headscarf, and the coarse cloth she wore could not conceal her exuding nobility.

But then he came to his senses, looked at the groundhog on the table, and then at the village woman in front of him.

The "Freya" in front of us is obviously fuller and more mature than the young version of Freya, and can be said to be a young woman version.

When the "village woman" heard Leo's voice, she also raised her head, came back to her senses from the temptation of the wheat cakes, her eyes gradually became clear, she looked Leo up and down, and said something shocking.

"Freya? How did you become a man?"