Chapter 105: Build high walls and store up food

The hall of Einwidden Church was already crowded with civilians and soldiers, as well as officials and knights from the nine divisions, and merchants from all over the place.

Their eyes were fixed on the carriage that appeared at the gate, and they were relieved when they saw the Baroness get out of the carriage safely without even asking for a servant's help.

After the Baroness got out of the car, the Baron also got out. He took the carefully wrapped baby from the servant, and the three of them walked towards the altar of the church together.

As parents, Olivia and Caesar must make a commitment to the Creator God and dedicate their child's sovereignty to the Creator God, making her a child of the Creator God and receiving the protection of the Holy Spirit.

This scene is a reassurance for many people.

Olivia walked on the tiles without feeling anything. After signing in today, her physical data was reset with a single click.

Just before leaving, Caesar ordered the nun to perform a postpartum examination on her to see if there were any tears and whether she could walk. Otherwise, the ceremony would be postponed or moved to the fortress.

Even for such an important ceremony, the worst that could happen would be to offend the bishop or cause outsiders to speculate, which he thought was nothing.

But Sister Hesie, who was in charge of the inspection, was shocked and kept saying that it was a miracle.

No one can recover as normal the day after giving birth, and the Baroness has always been pious. She inexplicably has a good impression of the Baroness and firmly believes in her mind that this is a miracle.

Caesar originally thought that Olivia was just being rude when she said she didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

But when he heard the nun say that everything was back to normal, he choked for a long time without changing his expression. He then agreed with the idea of ​​a miracle and felt relieved that Olivia came to the church in person.

What puzzled him was, could witches or elves have such great magical powers? Could they even give birth to a child without any harm?

He was confused, but he was used to strange things happening.

At this moment, he still slowed down his pace, holding Christina in one hand and supporting her with the other hand as he walked forward, and came to Fanon to complete the dedication ceremony.

Olivia naturally didn't worry that her physical condition would scare these nuns.

Their favorability levels have already been maxed out, and they cannot have any negative feelings towards her. No matter what she does or what she looks like, NPCs are just like that.

After the long ceremony, they returned to the fort with the child and began preparing a private dinner to celebrate her birth.

The private dinner invited the knights and officials from various departments in the territory.

After this, they also need to prepare a large public banquet.

The time for this public feast was set for mid-October, almost on the day of the full moon.

At that time, all the noble families in the north will be invited, as well as the young earl and the old earl.

Regardless of whether they come or not, the signal that there is an heir must be conveyed.

It was the first time for Fanxi to organize such a large-scale banquet, and she felt a lot of pressure.

This time it is not as simple as before to invite businessmen and local sheriffs.

It is very likely that more than a dozen barons who have important business dealings with Einweiden will be present in person, and the earl may also send his confidants to deliver gifts.

As for Madam and the Lord, there was no upper limit on the specifications of this banquet. The budget was fully provided and all the supplies were also met.

Then, it all depends on her knowledge and brain.

Fan Xi was very cautious and used almost all kinds of delicacies from land and sea as raw materials. It took him three days to revise it before he came up with a complete menu. Finally, he handed it to the Baroness who was still resting for review.

Olivia looked at the banquet menu that Vansh had listed this time. It also had eight dishes and one soup, but the quality of the dishes was completely different this time.

Everything is a delicacy from the mountains and the sea from all over the north and south. The main dishes range from bear paws and deer legs to swan and ostrich. From the sea, there are sturgeons, large lobsters, oysters and deep-sea crabs.

Olivia hesitated to speak and did not interfere too much with Fanxi's choice.

After all, the nobles nowadays really think that these things are up to standard, and even beef and mutton are not ranked. It is not possible to satisfy the picky taste buds of those nobles by making ordinary meat into flowers.

Olivia approved the menu and asked Vansh to prepare it.

What she had to prepare for was the return of the ships and the autumn harvest which would begin in late September.

This is the lifeblood of all Einweiten people for the entire year. It is much more important than a banquet, and no problems can arise.

In two days, the fleet that set out from the port of Einweiden in July will return.

Three large ships with a capacity of 500,000 pounds and a dozen small boats with a capacity of 200,000 to 300,000 pounds were sailing on the sea.

Many small boats came from the south, seeking guidance from large ships so that they could avoid detours and get a certain amount of protection.

They all came to Einweiten to trade, and Letilen did not refuse to take them with him. Instead, he kindly provided a lot of shipping information and the sea weather for each section of the northern route.

For a captain, experience in mastering the route is money, and few people are willing to share their valuable experience.

But Letilen was not a private captain. He was the clerk who managed overseas trade for Einweiten, and this was his duty.

This time, Jagabu also returned from the island reluctantly.

The autumn harvest in Einweiden was approaching, and as the grain officer, he had to come back to supervise the harvest process, take stock of the accounts, and see how the new crops of potatoes and corn were this year. No matter how good the island was, he could not stay there for long.

Everyone understands that food production is the foundation of a town. No matter how prosperous the maritime trade is, once famine occurs, all prosperity will be in vain.

It was already late September when we returned to the port, and the cold weather was beginning to come to Eindhoven. Compared with the scorching hot weather in the south, it was like two completely different worlds.

After getting off the boat, Jagbu headed straight for the farming estate with his subordinates.

And Letilen supervised the unloading of cargoes from all merchant ships, large and small, and delivered them to the barracks warehouses according to procedures.

The current barracks warehouses are expanding in size. Twenty warehouses have been built, enough to accommodate tens of millions of pounds of goods.

After these goods enter the warehouse, they must be inspected by George, the customs officer. Only after the declared figures are verified can the merchants take them away.

As for the money that Letilen earned this time, it was a lot more than last time.

Olivia had become somewhat numb in the face of such wealth, and receipts worth tens of thousands of gold coins were very common in her hands.

This figure can be reached every quarter just by trading raw materials with other baronies.

Compared with the little tax that needs to be paid to the earl this year, it is a drop in the bucket.

While she was resting, she spent two days checking the accounts sent by the Finance Department.

After this batch of southern goods is sold in the north, after deducting all costs, a profit of 50,000 gold coins can be obtained. Adding the balance of 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins in the treasury, the total amount can reach 80,000 gold coins.

Now that she already had some money, Olivia quietly increased many of her spending limits.

For example, urban construction funds. Roads can never be completely built, and once built, they must be maintained to contribute to prosperity.

Her next experience point unlocking indicator is "6666" experience points, which can still unlock a mysterious seed.

The experience value progress bar, main quest, and copy quest are all stuck in place.

The only thing Olivia can do at the moment is to adjust the prosperity of this area card.

The current prosperity level is 40, close to 50, and the town has entered the middle stage of development.

As can be seen from the map, most parts of the city have main roads, and the details have also been developed, with more than 20 main branch roads visible.

In just one or two years, the city will be filled up and become as crowded as an old city with a rich history.

She studied the map for a while, and then at dessert time the wet nurse brought Christina in.

To foster a mother-daughter relationship, Olivia spends two hours every day with her.

In fact, the child is too young and she will not remember even if you spend time with her. It is better to wait until the child grows up and has memories before accompanying her, and deepen the relationship in the process of education and training.

But Christina was naturally dependent on Olivia. Whenever she started to stick to her, she would wait until she fell asleep before being taken away by the servants.

Olivia thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out what was so rebellious about Christina.

She didn't cry at night, didn't wake up as soon as she touched the bed, and didn't have any of the devilish baby problems. She was no different from a little angel, according to the nanny and servants who took care of her.

Olivia didn't dare to think too much about it for the time being. She was afraid that the child's rebelliousness would be in unexpected places.

In the blink of an eye, it is the end of September and the atmosphere of autumn harvest is in full swing.

Starting in September, the first crops to be harvested are potatoes and corn.

Three hundred acres of corn doesn’t take long to harvest and doesn’t require laborious processing.

After the leaves of 300 acres of corn are removed, the estate is responsible for processing and threshing. The yield per acre is 300 pounds, and the total is 90,000 pounds.

The first 1,000 acres of potatoes planted, and the subsequent 400 acres of potatoes, are growing well this year.

Even with widespread planting, the yield per acre still reached 590 pounds, close to the yield per acre under intensive management last year.

The potatoes totaled 800,000 pounds.

This number shocked Jagabu so much that he was speechless, but Olivia remained calm and asked him to distribute the potatoes as military rations and supply food first, as they were not as durable as grains.

After these two staple foods, it’s the turn of beans.

Six hundred acres of soybeans, when widely planted, yield two hundred and fifty pounds per acre, for a total of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds.

As for the last 1,000 acres of wheat harvested, the yield was 250 pounds per acre, totaling 250,000 pounds.

It can be said that this year is a bumper year. Even the hundreds of acres of flax planted are huge in quantity and can supply the workshop's processing volume for half a year.

Another thousand acres of various winter vegetables were only dug in October.

The exact figures Olivia got from the Food Bureau said that this year's autumn harvest of staple food totaled 1.3 million pounds.

In addition to feeding the thousands of people in his own territory, he can even feed two baronies at the same time.

In response, Olivia simply calmly ordered the Grain Department to build more granaries.

Build high walls and store up abundant food.

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