Chapter 180 Demographics

Roland has been immersed in a happy mood recently. ﹤

Even when he was sitting alone in the office, he would hum a couple of ditties from time to time, recalling the good times in the hot air balloon basket by the way.

The way Anna closed her eyes and asked for a kiss was so cute that he couldn't help but curl his mouth just thinking about it. And the most important thing is the meaning of her words, which has undoubtedly revealed her hot emotions.

The only thing he could do at that time was to respond to her more enthusiastically.

As a result, Roland felt a faint pain in his lips when he landed.

Maybe it was because the kiss was so long that she couldn't breathe well, and she used her teeth when she panicked?

In any case, he hadn't experienced this feeling for a long time.

When his life was close to a quarter, those skills from TV, movies, novels and comics finally came into play, and the object was such a beautiful Miss Anna. Roland felt that he had finally taken the first step of winning in life. step.

Taking a breath with satisfaction, he reached into the drawer, trying to chew some snacks to calm his joy, but found nothing—these beef jerky were obviously put in yesterday.

Roland glanced back at Nightingale lying by the window, who whistled and pretended to be casually watching the scenery. I deliberately replaced the dried fish with beef jerky just to prevent Nightingale from stealing it, but I didn't expect that she would never refuse beef jerky?

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the door.

"Your Highness, Sir Barov seeks an audience."

"Let him in."

Nightingale did not hide her body like before, but pulled down her hood, returned to the reclining chair by the wall and sat down.

The minister's assistant opened the door and entered. Seeing other people in the office, he was stunned for a while, but soon returned to his normal expression.

"Your Highness, this month's census has been made." He handed over a roll of parchment.

"So fast?"

"With the registration files of the citizens, it is much more convenient to make statistics now," the assistant minister said with a smile, "Your previous decision was really wise."

Well, it's all about flattering now... Roland spread out the scroll, and saw that according to the different occupations of the people in Border Town, the numbers were arranged by category, which seemed clear at a glance. Compared with the report that didn't even divide paragraphs when he first traveled, Barov's ability has really improved greatly.

The first group is also the group with the largest number of people, serfs, with a total of 3,628 people (including their family members). There is also a line of remarks at the bottom: there are 1,500 serfs engaged in farming.

"Your Highness, is the population of farmers too small?" Barov pointed to the first article and said, "According to the estimation of Saini Eri of the Ministry of Agriculture, if we want the town to no longer import food, I'm afraid we have to add more people." Twice the amount of farmland and manpower can meet the food needs of Border Town."

Roland had some impressions of the name Seni, he should be a knight of the wolf clan. The 1,500 people engaged in farming were the first batch of serfs sent, and the subsequent batches were transferred to the mine or Karl's construction team by Roland—they had also received the same guarantee, as long as they worked for a while. Time, you can be promoted to a free citizen.

"I don't plan to be self-sufficient in food this year. There is still a lot of wheat stored in the warehouse of the castle, which is enough for two or three months of consumption. Moreover, the newly planted wheat this year is not the same."

"Not quite the same?" Barov was startled.

"Well, you'll know when the time comes," Roland smiled. That is the Golden No. 1 improved leaf, the yield per plant is at least three times higher than that of ordinary wheat, and it will definitely surprise everyone when the harvest is abundant. This is also the reason why he does not want to invest too many people in agriculture. With the magic-modified crops of leaves, only a few farmers can feed most of the people in the future, thus saving precious human resources and investing them in industrial development and urban construction.

He continued to look down.

The second line of the parchment is the construction personnel, and the remarks below are very complicated, including stonemasons, bricklayers, masons, carpenters, handymen, etc. The total number is more than 1,100 people, most of whom are serfs acting as handymen. It is precisely because of the joining of this new force that Bianbian Town can quickly build batches of residential areas and factory buildings - building templates, batches, and programs is an important means to speed up the construction progress. Although in Roland's eyes, this speed is still not enough, but to the locals, it is already shocking.

The third line is the mining personnel.

Very similar to the construction industry above, the number of local residents in Bianbian Town has dropped to 25, and they are mainly responsible for steam engine operation, mine registration and management. The remaining 1,600 people were all outsiders, including mercenaries captured in the Battle of Longsong Fortress and serfs sent successively later.

"There have been several brawls in the mining area recently," Barov said, "mainly conflicts between mercenaries and serfs. This is a hidden danger, Your Highness. There are too many of them. Once there is a fight, only twenty-five The management has no control at all. I propose that the 1st Army be responsible for assisting the guards."

"Hmm..." Roland thought for a moment, "Let's do it this way. There is not enough manpower now, and there is no way to form a police force. I will tell Iron Ax that a musketeer team of about 50 people should be enough."

"Police...what is it?"

"You can understand it as a patrol team, but the scope of their jurisdiction is much larger. They are basically responsible for internal security." In this era, there is no distinction between internal violence and external violence, so letting the army take charge of public security does not make sense. into their own dark history. Before solving the huge enemy of the church, he didn't plan to disperse his manpower to form a second set of violent machines.

The fourth place is the First Army of Border Town.

After the Battle of the Fortress, the reputation of the First Army resounded throughout the Western Territory - 300 men defeated the 1,500 Duke coalition army at a very small cost, which made the nobles of the fortress lose their courage to resist. After rewarding meritorious deeds, Roland doubled the size of the First Army to six hundred people. And this time, as soon as the recruitment list came out, the towns that signed up enthusiastically filled the entire square. Still in accordance with the idea that the people's army is composed of people, Roland selected 300 aborigines with good qualities and no criminal records to join the first army.

The rest are all kinds of technicians.

For example, in the smelting and firing industry, the number of people has increased significantly in the past month, from the initial number of more than 20 people to about 400 people. Thanks to the "kiln expert" Luo Siya, the North Slope Furnace Group can not only produce red bricks, but also burn cement and glass. At the same time, three shaft furnaces are being set up. Soon, the ore placed in the stockyard can be first smelted through the shaft furnace, and then transported to the place where it is needed after being made into ingots.

As for education, chemistry, industry, and animal husbandry, there are less than 50 people in total. Therefore, in terms of population statistics alone, Border Town still has a long way to go. However, the fact that a small town originally composed of hunters and miners as its main population can turn into this in half a year can be called earth-shaking.

Now hunters have basically disappeared, and hunting has changed from being forced to survive to a hobby. Excluding those who joined the First Army or the smelting industry, there are still nearly a thousand people in the town who are unemployed. When the literacy part of the universal education was completed, Roland decided to pull all these citizens into the factory and start the prelude to industrial production. (To be continued.)