There are new changes in the city of Pompeii.

Not long ago, Pompeii was a small rural territory.

Of course, it is still a rural area now. But Pompeii at that time was really miserable. There was only one decent building in the territory, Pompeii Castle.

Apart from the castle, there are vast tracts of farmland, and everything is full of rural flavor.

Although the large tracts of farmland provide a wide view and are comfortable to look at, if you have lived in a big city for a long time, it seems nice to live in the countryside full of rural atmosphere.

But if you live in the countryside for a long time, you will certainly get tired of the scenery and life.

Although cities have many disadvantages, many people still want to live in cities.

Pompeii used to be a rural village, but now it is a rural town. The construction of the city wall has started with the Pompeii Castle as the center.

Workers, the stones were purchased from Kaiyue City a few days ago. Since we need to build a city, the amount of stones needed is huge, so we bought them in batches.

In addition to the workers, farmers in the territory were also recruited to help with the construction. After the autumn harvest, the farmers had nothing to do and were a good choice to be recruited to help build the city wall.

There is no need to pay wages, just two meals at noon and in the afternoon.

Because of Luther's reputation as a "merciful man", the peasants were happy to serve Luther.

The construction of the city wall is of course slow, after all, the workload is huge. Ten days have passed, but only one-fifth of the city wall has been completed.

Roads were built along with the city walls.

Pompeii is a newly built city, so planning can be done in advance. Under the planning of Mayor Lelouch, Pompeii will be centered on Pompeii Castle. There will be a square building in front of the castle, and a sculpture will be erected on the square. The sculpture has not yet been designed.

This square will provide residents with a place to relax and take a walk.

There will be a residential area around it, which has been planned and has dozens of houses. These houses are provided for the knights and scholars currently serving the Pompeii family.

Of course, the residential area will not be this big, because according to the design, the city will provide housing and activity space for 5,000 people.

Residential areas will be spread throughout the city.

The residential area surrounding the Pompeii Castle is just an upscale residential area. In addition, there are four military areas in the city.

A series of facilities including commercial streets, town halls, markets, public toilets, sewers, etc.

Such a large-scale plan certainly cannot be completed overnight, so currently we are only building the city walls and the main roads within the city.

The construction will last at least several months, and some facilities may not be completed even next year.

Because the plan for the city of Pompeii is to have a permanent population of 5,000, and the current urban population is very small. Without the urban population, it would be useless to just build houses, and the Pompeii family would not be able to withstand such a large consumption.

So as the city’s population gradually increases, houses will gradually rise up.

How to attract urban residents to live in Pompeii is another tricky issue.

Never mind for now.

Luther was very satisfied with the current situation. He recruited 10,000 people. Together with the original 2,000 people, Pompeii now had an agricultural population of 12,000.

As long as the city of Pompeii is officially completed and the infrastructure is established, there should be a way to attract the city's population.

Speaking of the 10,000 people recruited, 19 out of the 20 strongholds have been built, and there is still a group of serfs who have not arrived yet.

This last batch of serfs will be led back to Pompeii by Stone Pompey himself.

Today.

The weather today is a little bit bad, it's gloomy and scary, but fortunately there is no sign of rain, and the rare cloudy day brings a cool feeling to Pompeii.

As autumn progresses, the weather has actually become much cooler.

The craftsmen and workers were still building the city walls and roads. Luther led Xu Xiya and a team of guards, riding on war horses, to welcome the return of Pompeii.

There was a little kid in his arms, a restless little kid twisting and turning.

Soon the group arrived at the edge of Pompeii Territory. In front of them was an endless forest with only a straight forest road connecting Pompeii Territory and the Barony.

Little Loli Lily, Pompey is a little impatient.

“Luther, why hasn’t Dad come back yet?”

Lily grabbed the warhorse's mane hard, almost driving the horse crazy. Luther finally controlled the horse and grabbed Lily's mischievous little hands.

"I only received news that Knight Stone should be back soon. But I don't know when he will be back. Maybe he was delayed for some time because of something."

Luther said unhappily.

"I didn't ask you to come, you forced me to come."

Luther said with a look of disgust.

"Do you dislike me?" Lily heard it this time, staring at Luther, with a dangerous aura emanating from her.

Luther felt a headache. This little loli was vindictive, stingy, and persistent. She was truly the worst among lolis and very difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, the sound of horse hooves broke the awkward atmosphere.

Luther's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Here I come."

"You lied to me?" Lily looked at Luther suspiciously. Because Luther was a knight, his hearing was much better than Lily's.

"Da da da."

Soon, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Lily's eyes lit up, and she struggled to get off the horse. He couldn't control her, so Luther had to lift her up and turn over to get off the horse.

As soon as Lily's short legs touched the ground, she ran forward, waving her hands and shouting, "Daddy, Daddy."

There were tears in her big eyes, showing both happiness and aggrievedness.

Looking at the little Lolita, Luther felt a little pity in his heart. Apart from being stingy, vindictive and stubborn, there was nothing wrong with Lily.

Because Lily lost her mother at a young age, Knight Stone doted on her very much, which resulted in Lily becoming bold and overly lively.

Especially likes to play pranks.

Minor quirks, but not a problem.

Having lived with Knight Stone for many years, Lily has a deep sense of dependence on him. Luther didn't know it before, but these days, Luther realized that Lily actually missed Knight Stone very much.

I often hide in my room and cry alone.

But Luther had never seen it, he mainly heard it from Mary, that sister couldn't keep secrets.

"Hey, my poor little thing." Luther soon saw Knight Stone, who was sitting on his warhorse, looking very majestic, and had not changed from the way he had left.

Looking at his daughter running towards him, Knight Stone's eyes flashed with a hint of heartache, then he laughed and jumped off the horse, picked up Lily and lifted her high in the air.

"Hehehe." Lily giggled happily and danced with joy.

The father and daughter played for a while, then Knight Stone put Lily down, came to Luther, bent down and said to him, "Knight Luther, I have brought back the last batch of serfs."

"Thank you for your hard work, Knight Stone." Luther also bowed slightly, and then said, "I will give you a month's vacation. Enjoy your vacation with Lily."

"OK."

Knight Stone showed a satisfied smile on his face. No matter how long the days with his daughter were, they would never be enough.

Knight Stone is a very responsible dad.

With the return of Knight Stone, who brought back the last batch of serfs, the construction of Pompeii's 20th stronghold will officially begin.

This is also the completion of Luther’s first phase of population recruitment plan.

By next year, the wheat produced in Pompeii will be amazing.

(End of this chapter)