This place is worthy of being the strongest side in the tripartite alliance. As the front line facing the enemy, the fact that there are more people in the Gray Earth Village is just an appearance.
The proportion of lightly equipped labor here is very large, and the proportion of the elderly population over 50 years old is extremely low. I don’t know whether they have all died or moved to Qingzhu Village and Ziguo Village.
For Luo Ning, the more young and middle-aged people there are here, the better. This will allow them to run Huitu Village well without him having to transfer people from Shanlin Town.
In addition to the population, Huitu Village also has many defensive fortifications.
Especially the place where Slaine lived, it was really a bit like a noble castle. Although it was a bit smaller, it had a fence wall made of wood, as well as solid towers and fortresses built of mud and stone.
Without the intelligence and strategies provided by Jenny, it would have taken some effort to lure Slaine and the others out to fight and capture this place.
After arriving at the Gray Earth Village, Roning had lunch with everyone under the arrangement of Redal.
Once things here are settled, he will return to Shanlin Town, and the houses in Huitu Village will be handed over to Ridal for management.
In fact, it's not just defense, anything here can be handed over to him.
In Luo Ning's mind, someone with Jiaoyang-level qualifications who is unlikely to betray him is worth training.
Let Redal learn some experience in Huitu Village now, and when the territory expands in the future, he can be appointed as a "provincial governor".
In fact, not only Redar, but also Elrond and McKen can play this role.
By employing these three people, Roning doesn't have to worry at all that after they become big and powerful, they will start to become distant from Wushan Castle like Orson did.
Of course, Roning only handed over the Gray Earth Village to Ridal for management, not dividing it into fiefdoms.
Whether he will need to grant fiefdoms and titles to his followers when he becomes a viscount or earl in the future is a question worth considering.
To be honest, he prefers centralization to feudalization.
In the afternoon, under Redar's advance arrangement, Ronin met with all the residents of Gray Earth Village as a noble and master, letting these people know who they needed to be loyal to.
At the same time, Luo Ning had the experience in Shanlin Town, Qingzhu Village and Ziguo Village. Now facing these new subjects, he could naturally say a series of inflammatory words, which could not only calm the anxiety and restlessness in these people's hearts, but also inspire some people's expectations and yearning for the future.
In fact, the ideas of these people are not complicated. After changing their owners, as long as they are not sold, not killed, and have food to eat, everything else will be easy.
As for whether he worked actively or slacked off later, that is another story.
"Sir, this is where the ashes come out."
After meeting with the people, Ronin came to the northeast of the village under the leadership of Redal.
"I did a brief survey. From this mountaintop, extending a few miles northward, if you dig four or five meters underground, you can see this kind of soil. This is what you call kaolin."
During his free time in Huitu Village these two days, Riedal did a simple survey considering that Roning was interested in Huitu.
Although digging four or five meters deep is a bit difficult for ordinary people, he can still do it by using his fighting spirit and sword.
"That means this mine extends for at least several miles."
Luo Ning looked at the top of the mountain. Although it didn't sound big, it had not been fully surveyed and there were still many uncertainties.
But no matter what, the current amount of kaolin is enough for Ronin's initial development.
"When you have time, conduct a thorough survey to see the length, width and height of this mine," he ordered.
"Yes, sir."
Redal learned from Juwitt how much the lord valued kaolin, but they didn't know what the specific uses of this soil were and were very curious.
"Sir, what are you going to do with this soil? Are you going to make pottery?"
Riedal only felt that the young lord in front of him had endless knowledge hidden in his mind, and he was afraid that the function of kaolin was another area that he did not know.
"Since this kind of soil is so important, we should protect it. So should we stop cultivating the wheat fields next to it?"
Luo Ning thought for a moment and said, "Let's stop once we are one mile closer to this side. If there are no soil mines involved and the farmland can still be used, then use it."
"Also, arrange for a few people to pack a few more bags of kaolin. I want to take it back to Shanlin Town for research."
Luo Ning knew the general method of making porcelain, but from "knowing" to making it, there were still many problems that he needed to try to solve.
Once he has found a way through, he will build a porcelain manufacturing base here and create a Jingdezhen in another world.
"After I return, I will leave things here to you."
Luo Ning instructed: "I will arrange for people to come and promote the new farming techniques in a while, and you will cooperate with us then. Also, you can follow the example of the construction team, logging team, and manure collection team here."
He pointed here and said, "We can first build a group of better quality houses near the kaolin veins. We will need them later."
Luo Ning informed Riedal of what Huitu Village was going to do next, and asked him to arrange people to follow the approach of Shanlin Town. The efficiency could be lower, but the foundation must be there.
In addition, there were three carpenters and two bricklayers in Huitu Village. Luo Ning kept one of each and took the rest back to Shanlin Town.
The carpenters worked in the iron and wood workshop and made the plow body of the curved plow, while the masons took them back to Shanlin Town to build houses. In any case, Shanlin Town was connected to the outside world from a geographical point of view, so it was undoubtedly a priority to develop it.
It was a pity that although his territory had a population of three thousand, the number of craftsmen was still very small. He could only ask the existing craftsmen to bring out more new people.
For the next three days, Roning stayed in Huitu Village. On the one hand, he wanted to inspect the environment around the tribe, and on the other hand, walking around and seeing more would help to calm people's hearts.
In addition, he spent a day going to the southeast of the village and spied on the Black Collar Tribe from afar.
As the place where Baron Sen was involved, the Black Collar Tribe was much more rigorous than the Triple Alliance. Before Roning reached the opponent's range, he found that there were several watchtowers set up at intervals along the way, which should be to guard against the sneak attack of the Triple Alliance.
With such defenses, and the fact that there must be stronger fortifications inside than those in Gray Earth Village, it was very wise for Roning to temporarily suspend the attack without sufficient intelligence support.
He has now accumulated more than 200 energy essence points. After he becomes a fourth-level transcendent, he can add points to Rydar and McKen, allowing them to further improve their strength after they are promoted to the bronze level.
At that time, attacking the Black Collar Tribe will be much easier and the losses will be less.
On October 2nd, Luo Ning, who had finished inspecting Huitu Village, began his return journey.
After returning to Shanlin Town this time, in addition to recuperating and digesting the results of the battle, Luo Ning also needs to go to Wushan Fort.
It has been a month since his father, Earl Wiggins, was injured, so it should be relatively peaceful in Wushan Castle.
No matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, Roning is always Wiggins' son. He can make up some excuses to go back to visit him a month later, but it would be too much to delay it any further.
Luo Ningke had no intention of severing his relationship with the other party.
Although Wushanbao is about to collapse, it has not collapsed yet after all. There are still many advantages to relying on the building.
Moreover, Luo Ning has the blood of the Wushan family flowing in his veins. No matter what he does, he cannot draw a clear line between himself and Wushan Fort. If Wushan Fort really collapses, it will not be good for him.
So after going back and settling down a bit this time, Luo Ning prepared to set off for Wushan Fort.
Of course, visiting Wiggins is only one of the purposes. He can take this opportunity to see if he can get more resources for Hillwood Town.
He needs money, craftsmen, labor, and so on.
Thanks to Qinghe Sanren for the reward, thank you sir~ (End of this chapter)