Chapter 113 Midsummer (Please read! Please recommend!)

Chapter 112 Midsummer

Although this war in the northern border of the empire was unpredictable and brutal, it did not cause much waves in the entire Norman Empire in a short period of time.

After all...it takes time for the message to be delivered.

Due to the extremely slow speed of information transmission in this era, Bruno didn't even know that fighting had already broken out in the northern border of the empire.

The reason why Bruno was so anxious to build an intelligence system was to make up for the common information gap in various aristocratic territories.

He did not desire to find out any family secrets or imperial secrets in a short period of time, but at least he wanted Bruno to know the news from all over the empire in the shortest possible time and understand the latest battle situation from the northern front.

In order to meet Bruno's request, Clare, as the head of the intelligence agency, has stepped up the selection of personnel and the establishment of the framework. If everything goes well, it is expected that the Idar Intelligence Agency will be able to play a certain role within a year!

In fact, after several months of preparation, the first batch of candidates for the Idar intelligence agency has almost been selected, and the rest is to receive systematic training according to Bruno's instructions.

Most of them were originally members of the Idar bandits, and some came from the Idar Lord's personal guards and standing army. But the most striking thing is that among the personnel who formed the intelligence system, more than 30% were born as serfs!

This was not because Claire wanted to deliberately promote the serfs, but because Bruno's series of simple measures in Idar Territory made the serfs and civilians deeply feel the difference between Idar Territory and other noble territories.

Therefore, they always have a special feeling for Idar County and truly regard Idar County as their home.

Under Bruno's order, a new Idar conscription registration office was opened at the south gate of Idar City. Any Idar citizen who wanted to become a member of the Idar regular army, Idar navy, and Idar Central Intelligence Agency could register in advance at the registration office.

What made Bruno most gratified was that, due to a series of measures he implemented to free serfs and reward farm workers, the civilians and serfs in Idar County were extremely enthusiastic about joining Idar's army and intelligence system!

There are more than two thousand registered civilians and serfs alone!

You know, the total population of Idar Territory is only over 20,000! Moreover, in order to ensure that the information registered by the Idar Territory Recruitment Registration Office has sufficient value, the registration office has adopted the original recruitment requirements of the standing army, and only Idar people who meet the requirements can register! So, no matter from which angle you look at it, this is already a very impressive number! ...

Unlike the war in the northern border of the empire, the weather in Idar was sunny and the people were safe and sound. The war in the northern border of the empire did not have any impact on Idar at all.

On the outskirts of Idar.

The crops in the fields have already produced heavy ears of wheat, and the corn that was just planted this year is also growing vigorously, producing many large and tender corn cobs, which looks particularly gratifying.

Although sweet potatoes and potatoes are hidden underground, just by looking at the lush vines and branches above the ground, you can tell that they are working hard to grow in the soil.

Insecticides made from pyrethrum have begun to be used on a large scale throughout the territory of Idar, which has finally eliminated the insect pests that have plagued the people of Idar for many years.

Although there are still a few fish that have slipped through the net, it is no longer a cause for concern.

In fact, at the beginning, although the Earl claimed that such potion could prevent and control pests.

But people were still skeptical because in this era, insect pests were common in every farmland across the entire continent.

Therefore, in the inherent impression of ordinary people, insect pests cannot be prevented or eliminated, and if you want to get rid of insects, you can only rely on your own hands to kill the insects.

In addition, although the price of several copper coins is affordable for ordinary people, it is not cheap. If it is useless after buying it, wouldn’t it be a waste of money? It is not easy to make money, so don’t spend it carelessly!

However, this idea did not last long.

Because after a few days, they were shocked to find that after the serfs sprayed the insecticide on the earl's farmland, the pests disappeared without a trace! Some of the serfs were directly transferred to work elsewhere. If they worked hard... even if they were serfs, they could get a few copper coins as a reward! It turned out... this insecticide really has such an effect!

If that's the case... then compared to the price of five copper coins, this insecticide is indeed quite cheap! Although the civilians are of low status, they are not stupid. Nowadays, Idar Territory needs manpower everywhere and is recruiting coolies everywhere. If they use insecticides on their own farmland... then they will definitely have a lot of free time! Although they have little education, they are very strong!

Using the extra time to do some hard labor and physical work can definitely make up for all the expenses on pesticides, and even... earn a little extra money! Money is a good thing. Even if you can only earn one or two more copper coins a week, it will add up to a considerable income! The biggest advantage of civilians is that they can endure hardships! They are willing to endure hardships! Therefore, with the large-scale application of pesticides, more and more Idar people have been liberated from the fields.

Because they still have farmland to take care of, they don't have long to work every day.

But they can't handle the large number of civilians!

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Even two shifts a day is fine! So, with the addition of a large number of new people, the construction speed of various projects in Idar County suddenly increased, so that Old Ford had to buy a new cement workshop to meet the progress of road construction.

Speaking of road construction, after several months of work, more than half of the road construction in Idar County has been completed.

In addition to the Idar Avenue connecting Idar Territory and Mann Fortress, two roads connecting Idar City and the fishing port terminal and Idar City and Namur Fortress have also been built.

The roads built in Idar Territory today are definitely far from meeting the standards of the previous life, but these cement roads will not be used for cars, and no heavy vehicles will pass through them in the short term, so they are completely sufficient.

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