Putting the two little girls at home aside for the time being, Luther’s main job is not a brother, but an heir to a lord.
The next generation of Pompey Knights, Pompey Barons, Pompey Counts.
So after the training, Luther’s job is still to deal with the construction issues within the territory.
Of course, Luther did not personally coordinate, he just assisted from the side and occasionally interrupted a few words. Because the mayor of Pompeii is Lelouch.
He is the chief planner and does not need to do everything himself.
It will take some time for Stone, Pompeii and others to successfully bring in population, so the current work is to build the city. After a period of coordination.
Lelouch began the work of repairing the city wall.
Repairing the city wall is not a simple task, it is a very complicated task. The first thing is to demarcate the area of the city wall, and the second is the type, height and thickness of the city wall.
Today is still a sunny day. The hot summer makes the temperature around very high. Even to the naked eye, it seems that even the space is distorted.
Luther, Lelouch stood in a field, surrounded by lush green wheat. His entourage included the squire knight Shushua and a team of guards.
Because they came on horseback, the guards were watching over the horses to prevent them from trampling the farmland.
Lelouch and Luther both wore hats, which didn't have much effect, but still brought some coolness.
Lelouch also had a blueprint in his hand. It was a floor plan with a circular building that looked like a city on it.
There are four city gates, and watchtowers and arrow towers are arranged on the city walls, which are distributed very densely, showing that this is a city with extremely strong defensive capabilities.
The area is not too large. It mainly consists of farmland directly belonging to the Pompeii family, radiating from the Pompeii Castle within the current Pompeii territory, which accounts for about one-third of the territory.
Next year, all the serfs within the city walls will be moved out, and together with the new 10,000 people, they will cut down forests and increase the area of Pompeii territory.
There will be residential areas, commercial streets, schools, military areas and other buildings in the city.
The key point is that all the land in the city belongs to the Pompeii family. When Pompeii expands in the future and attracts a large number of people to live there, whether they are engaged in real estate or being a landlord, they can earn a considerable income.
The key is to expand the industry.
Of course, what we are considering now is building city walls, not real estate.
Lelouch pointed to the blueprint and said, "I've calculated that the wall is ten meters high and five meters thick. The stones needed can be purchased at Kaiyue City. A large number of stonemasons, workers, etc. are also needed. The total cost is about five thousand gold coins. Of course, the Pompeii family certainly can't come up with so many gold coins now. So I think we can wait for a while before building it, until the income from Pompeii wine is gradually deposited and the funds are sufficient. By the way, the stones can also be purchased in batches, which will ease the financial pressure."
Luther nodded and looked up at the nearby farmland. If the city wall was designed according to this design, then this piece of farmland would be the foundation for building the city wall.
The wheat in the farmland is growing so well, it would be a pity to destroy it. It won't be too late to rebuild it after the autumn harvest.
As for the five thousand gold coins, Luther didn't care at all. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb.
You have to invest before you can do business.
Besides, Pompeii Wine's revenue is so high now, and its monthly sales are increasing, so paying 5,000 gold coins should be no problem.
Even if there is a problem, I can ask my dad to borrow money.
Borrowing once is borrowing, borrowing twice is borrowing.
Borrowing money to do business is the most exciting thing.
At this time, Lelouch remembered something, and without caring about the dirt, he put the blueprint on the ground. Then he pointed to the locations of the city gates on the four sides and said, "Oh, right. I don't have any specific plans for the various constructions in the city yet. Let's build the city walls first. But there is one thing that must be built first, and that is the military area. Here, here, here, and here, four military areas must be built near these four walls for the guards to live in. They can quickly support the defense of the city walls in wartime, and they can also be responsible for gatekeeping, patrolling, training, etc. in peacetime."
"That is to say, I have to select 500 guards from the 10,000 people I brought with me, plus the 2,000 people in the territory, and provide them with food, weapons, armor, and military training. This is another large sum of money."
Luther rubbed his temples and felt his body hollowed out.
Even though Pompeii Wine currently has a good income, it cannot withstand such expenses.
Building a city is not an easy task. For example, the Patton family's Kaiyue City was built by countless generations of barons to reach its current size.
A towering building starts from the ground.
The advantage that Luther relies on now is his ability to make money and his plan to manufacture oxen, which can greatly promote agricultural development and bring in population.
If you don't have some skills, it won't work.
The finances are a bit tight, but there are cities, population, and knights, but no corresponding guards, which is not in line with the equipment of a city.
After thinking for a while, Luther gritted his teeth and said, "Gold coins are like the grooves on a woman's chest. If you squeeze them, you'll always get some. I'll find a way to do this."
Lelouch was very surprised by Luther's words, but after thinking about it, he felt that they made sense, those women dressed up so gorgeously.
She often exposes a large area of white skin on her front, and tries her best to show off the cleavage.
Lelouch has grown up and has never seen a woman without cleavage.
But Lelouch suddenly smiled and said, "Little Luther, I heard that you are still a virgin. Do you know what a woman's vagina feels like?"
Luther was a little angry and rolled his eyes, saying, "Who said that? I have a lot of experience."
Muttering to myself.
"Watching porn is considered experienced? I've seen a lot of women's cleavage."
Then, Luther thought again.
"Ruth has to work harder. Even though we can't marry her, it's good to develop a special relationship that goes beyond a man-woman relationship. The most important thing is to get rid of the virginity."
"How can I, Luther, Pompey, the next generation of knights, be a virgin?"
It's nice to talk about these leisure things after work. Time passed quickly, and Luther returned to Pompeii Castle with Lelouch, Shuusia, and the guards.
Everything is just empty talk now. The actual implementation will have to wait until after the autumn harvest.
This year's autumn harvest will definitely be a fruitful one.
Luther became very confident when he remembered his method of using manure to fertilize the fields.
The territory will get better and better. Next year, the farmland in the territory will expand and agriculture will flourish. However, because there will be a one-year tax exemption, taxes will be collected only the year after next.
But in the end, the financial situation will get better and better.
The Pompeii family will become richer and richer.
(End of this chapter)