Medieval Empire Soldier Chapter 32

   Chapter 32 Thirty-two Waterwheel Construction

   Yesterday, 2502 in the imperial calendar, October 3rd.

  The militiamen trained by Lallen received the first set of armor and the first weapon in their lives.

The vigorous development of    Oak Village has received strong support from the Earl of Delavan.

  Laylen, as a knight of his kingdom, has the private seal of the Anlosian family in his hand. With this seal alone, the Merchant Guild in Bray Town gave Laylen the best price.

   Originally, the Kingdom Knights only planned to organize a team of 30 defensive forces, but I didn't expect that the young men in the village were very eager for the generous meals provided by Lailun to the militiamen.

  Mordy Pittman is being begged for to join Lord Knight's army.

   The affairs officer couldn't stand the hardships of too many people, so he took advantage of Laren's good mood one night, and put forward the request of the people.

  Lairn was also happy to see everyone marching toward the army. Taking into account the grain storage in the warehouse and his personal gold coin reserves, he recruited 10 more people.

  Oak Village, Lord's Longhouse Hall.

  The gate of the two-storey longhouse, with a soldier on each side standing upright with a spear on his shoulder.

   More than ten days of rich meals and daily intake of large amounts of nutrients have made them stronger and more energetic. From the appearance, except for the slightly poorer clothing and equipment, they are no different from the professional soldiers in Bray Town.

  Laylen specially bought carrots from Bray Town, and rationed a carrot to his militiamen every day to solve the problem of night blindness.

  The rural people of the old world could not eat meat every day, and their nutritional intake was extremely incomplete. Not to mention the dim sky at night, they could not afford consumables such as candles and oil lamps for lighting, which further damaged their eyesight.

   Over time, in the rural villages of the Empire, 70% of the population suffers from night blindness.

  The landform of the Dravenwald Forest is there, with tall trees and thick branches and leaves, which greatly obscures the light, making it impossible to distinguish the day from the darkness.

In a combat environment like   , letting soldiers with night blindness enter recklessly is no different from sending them to death.

  The solution to night blindness is not a one-time thing. It needs to be done step by step. Lailun is also considering whether to buy an appropriate amount of bitter bile to eat with carrots.

   "My lord, at the speed of spending your money, we will be bankrupt on the books!" Pittman said sadly, holding a stack of books that he had compiled overnight.

   The color of the bags under the affairs officer's eyes is the same as the dark brown robe on his body, and it looks like he has been through the night for many nights.

   "The weapons and armor you bought from the Blacksmiths' Guild in Bray Town cost most of our gold coins!"

The affairs officer spread out a book on the long table and explained: "A chain armor headgear is 2 gold coins, a long-sleeved chain shirt is 6 gold coins, and a pair of scale armor robes for 12 gold coins, a custom-made private crest robe, light That's all, it will cost us 200 gold coins!"

   "How can there be so much? Didn't the Blacksmiths Guild give us a 20% discount? These customized equipments still have some depreciation and some discounts."

  The knight of the kingdom, who had been tired for several days, leaned on the back chair with Erlang's legs crossed, a book covering his face. "It cost us 150 gold coins at most, and the total number of accounts has more than 370 gold coins, which can last for a while~"

"But my lord! Don't forget, we have to provide food for the lords who are serving corvée every day!" Pittman was so anxious: "And those militiamen, they need to spend 4 silver coins every day to supply their food! After more than ten days, the food cost another 20 gold coins."

   "And weapons, you bought thirty iron spears and ten iron machetes"

   "Alright, alright, Pittman, you just need to tell me one thing." The Kingdom Knight waved helplessly and asked, "How much is left on our accounts."

   The affairs officer held the straw paper in his hand and quickly reported the numbers: "37 gold coins, 69 silver coins and 133 copper coins."

   "Isn't this still money? Pittman, what are you worried about?"

   "Spring tax! Your lord! Don't forget to pay a spring tax!"

   For a time, the loyal and loyal official was in a state of turmoil. Looking at Laren's expression, there was a sense of grief and anger.

   "Just for this?"

  Lyren laughed dumbly, stretched out his hand, took down the book, and sat up straight: "Earl Delavan, exempted Oak Village from the tax for one year, and we don't need to pay the spring tax until the spring of 2504 in the imperial calendar."

   "I remember that this year is the 2502 year of the imperial calendar, right? There is still a whole year of preparation time, why bother?"

"Forehead"

"I"

The   Officer was stunned for a while, but he was still speechless, and finally he remained silent.

   The knight of the kingdom sitting on the back chair laughed out loud, picked up the only bottle of Ivey collar original brewed beer from the table, poured two glasses, and handed it over.

   "Tast it, I'm almost finished with the wine that Earl Delavan gave me."

  Pitman took the wooden wine glass and said after deliberation: "Lord Lallen, there is actually some stock in the cellar, ready to drink."

   "I already knew that."

The    kingdom knight disapproved and waved his hand. "For the time being, I keep those wines for great use."

   Pitman sighed briefly, feeling that the burden on his shoulders was invisibly much lighter.

   "That's nothing, I'll go down first."

   He originally thought that the new lord was also a master of spending money indiscriminately, and that the territory would go bankrupt soon. In the end, he needed to work hard to take over the mess.

   Now it seems that Lord Laylen's control of the territory is far beyond his expectations, and Pittman also finds it easy to serve such a lord.

   "Go, go, drop by the threshing floor outside the village and call Captain Gavin over."

"Yes."

After the    clerk left, there was no one in the hall of the longhouse.

  Lyren called up the system panel and looked at the territory data with interest.

  【Oak Village】

  【Lord: Lallen】

  【Category: Human Village】

  【Faction: Holy Hammer】

   [Resources: 37 gold coins, 69 silver coins, 133 copper coins, 30 stone, 90 wood, 85 grain]

  【Population: 189】

  [Order: +27 (to be stable)]

  【Development: +25】

  【Building: Lord Longhouse (Level 1), Farmland (Level 1), Lumber Farm (Level 2)】

   [Buildable: Simple Infantry Battalion (with blueprint), Sigma Shrine (with blueprint), Barn, Church, Farmland (Level 2), Waterwheel (Level 1)]

  【Army: 30 spearmen, 10 crossbowmen, 1 kingdom knight】

   Within ten days, the territory has undergone some changes.

   Looking at the resource item [30 stone, 90 wood, 85 grain], it took 15 days to finally build a lumber mill (level 2), and Lailun also felt that his hands were a lot easier.

  During the development process, the newly cut trees at the logging site are also counted in the timber, the stone material has not changed, and the timber has grown tremendously.

   From now on, the lumber mill can supply 50 units of wood to Lallen every quarter.

  If possible, Laylen also wants to upgrade the lumbering field to level 3. After clicking on the panel, the third-level lumbering field needs to be unlocked by the longhouse of the second-level lord.

   However, the second-level lord longhouse needed to reach [population: 300], so he had no choice but to give up.

   The difference between the numbers here is too big. The population of 300 is equivalent to the total number of the two Oak Villages. If he can go to Bray Town to rob people, Lallen will definitely do whatever it takes to rob them.

   The increase in population is also attributed to the item [development]. When an area develops to a certain extent, it will attract some outsiders to settle down.

   In the past ten days, some outsiders felt that the development of Oak Village was good, and the militia defending seemed very reliable, so they settled here.

  Lyren could not ask for the arrival of the alien population.

   After simply checking the health of the new residents, new houses were built in the village for them to temporarily live in.

In the    observation panel, Lallen also found that among the items that could be built, the building [Waterwheel (Level 1)] was added.

   reached out and clicked on the detailed introduction.

  [Waterwheel (Level 1): +5 development, +20% local farmland output value, unlocks blacksmith shop building]

  [Consumption: 40 wood, 10 grain, takes 15 days]

   "Buildings that increase production value?" Lallen frowned.

   Generally speaking, the resources consumed by the waterwheel are not proportional to the bonus provided by itself, and the cost performance is not high.

   But the last sentence, unlocking the blacksmith building, is very eye-catching.

  There are few blacksmiths in Oak Village, less than three people, and their craftsmanship is only suitable for making farm tools.

  It's not bad for them to make swords, but armor, such as scale armor and chain armor, is too difficult to make only by junior blacksmiths in the village.

The current status of   Oak Village is very different from Lallen's vision for the future, that the territorial army and weapons and equipment will be self-sufficient.

   "This waterwheel has to be built"

  Lyren sighed deeply, and the construction of the barracks had to be put back again.

   Right now, population and resources are two big mountains, which are pressing down on the momentum of Lailun's development, like a choke in his throat.

   Plus these days, Oak Village's momentum is too strong.

  The daily food consumption has become a big burden. I thought I could survive the initial development with the gold coins and weapons and equipment rewarded by Earl Delavan.

  The army trained in the future can be taken to the forest to fight a dozen small-scale beastmen war gangs, or to sweep the surrounding robber dens.

   Now it seems that Lallen's original plan was too good.

  Only one item of weapons and equipment cost more than half of his savings. Looking at the numbers on the account, Laylen could hear the sound of silver coins being swayed out.

   But the money is not spent, what is the difference between it and a pile of scrap iron, besides, the knights of the kingdom have no character to collect money.

   Only money you spend to enhance your own strength is called money!

   "We have to figure out a way to continue like this, and we will have tens of thousands of troops in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse."

  The knight of the kingdom continued to raise Erlang's legs, picked up the document on the table, and covered it on his face.

   A militiaman knocked on the hall door and said respectfully, "Sir! Captain Gavin is here!"

   "Let him come in." Leron shook off the laziness of his body, propped himself up with both hands, and stood up.

"Yes!"

  A soldier wearing a chainmail hood and helmet, and a gray-brown scaled hood walked in, the machete hanging from his waist heaving up and down with the pace.

   A hanging wooden sign, the front is a shining warhammer, and the back is engraved with the identity of the person - the Earl of Draven, the Soldier of Oak Village, Gavin.

   "Sir! Are you looking for me?"

   Ask for tickets and collections!

   There are still double updates on Sunday.

   (end of this chapter)

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