The Hero Who Troubles the Heroes

The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and there were no clouds in the sky.

There was no wind, and the flowers and plants in the whole garden were silent, only the bees or butterflies would move when they stopped on it.

At this time, the footsteps of summer are approaching, but the heat has not yet felt here in the north, which is suitable for outdoor activities.

In the back garden of the palace of Cypas, the capital of King Lerik, in the northeastern part of the continent, King Auston I had just concluded negotiations with a beautiful young woman.

"Happy cooperation." Auston I stretched out his right hand towards the other party.

"Happy cooperation." Ariel also reached out to shake his hand.

Then Ariel smiled and said to Auston I: "I'll go back first, and I promise that the first batch of fish will be delivered in ten days."

Auston I, who had dealt with a major event, stretched, and then continued to do other work in the gazebo in the garden.

Compared to the office, he prefers to handle some government affairs in the afternoon garden in comfortable weather.

This year's drought is inevitable, and I am afraid it will be a once-in-a-lifetime drought in decades or even hundreds of years.

When crops are reduced due to disasters, food is an important factor for social stability.

Relying on the sea to eat the sea, the kingdom of Lerick with a long coastline will naturally not give up the cornucopia of the ocean.

Just now, Auston I and the murlocs in the sea signed an agreement to purchase sea fish and other seafood in unlimited quantities this year.

There are fish, but fresh sea fish cannot be preserved for a long time, so salted fish is needed.

It takes a lot of salt to make enough salted fish to survive the difficulties in the country, and salt has always been in short supply.

But now, on the coast east of Lerick Kingdom, salt can grow from the fields, and these salt fields are the direct domain of the royal family.

In the past, the salt of the Lerick Kingdom mainly came from several rock salt mines in the Daqingshan Mountains in the north. Although they can only produce coarse salt, it is enough.

But the location of those salt mines was conferred by the first king to several great nobles in exchange for help when the kingdom of Rerik was founded, and the rich marquis and earls used to be united by the fact that they were the only ones selling salt. When he got up, he acted against the young Auston I, which made Auston I very unhappy.

The thought of driving those old guys out of the salt market all at once made Auston I feel very at ease.

At this time, an attendant came to report to him: "Your Majesty, Bishop Kiel..."

Before the attendant could finish speaking, Auston I immediately stood up and said happily, "Quickly invite him here!"

Soon, a dusty old man walked over in a hurry with a large roll of cloth in his hand. His face was a little tired. Although the dust on his clothes was beaten clean, his shoes were still full of mud.

"Bishop Kiel, please sit down!" As the king, Auston I showed great respect to the cardinal of the Harvest Temple.

Kiel was not polite to Auston I either, they had known each other for a day or two.

Auston I personally poured a large glass of cold boiled water for Kier, and after Kier drank it, he asked, "What was the result of this on-the-spot investigation?"

"It's a mission!" Keel said excitedly, "Through this on-site investigation, we have finally completed the design of the drawings, and then we can start construction!"

"Okay!" Auston I stood up excitedly, "Let me see the blueprint!"

The attendant spread out the roll of cloth that Kiel brought on the lawn in the garden. A map was drawn on the cloth that was more than two meters long and wide, and it was full of lines and marks of various colors.

In the eastern part of the Kingdom of Lerick, there are several thousand square kilometers of saline-alkali land. The severity of these saline-alkali soils is different, the light ones can only grow some weeds less than knee-high, and the serious ones are barren. The small nobles and freedmen who lived there used to be able to keep a few weed-eating sheep to make ends meet.

After Auston I ascended the throne, he exchanged part of the royal land for almost five times the area of ​​saline-alkali land through land replacement.

Those little nobles who were troubled by the saline-alkali land immediately thanked His Majesty the King after learning that they could escape from that ghostly place. went.

Those old-fashioned nobles were stunned by the hand of Auston I, and repeatedly marveled at the courage of His Majesty the King to buy people's hearts.

Now, Auston I mastered most of the saline-alkali land in the country.

Next, it's time to turn these saline-alkali land into a land with fragrant melons and fruits.

Auston I found the Temple of Harvest, and then discussed with them the matter of transforming the saline-alkali land.

After several years of full preparation, a saline-alkali land of more than 100 square kilometers became their first transformation target.

A few kilometers west of this saline-alkali land is a large river flowing from north to south, but a small mountain range separates the river from the saline-alkali land.

Kiel pointed to the north of the saline-alkali land and introduced: "We have already found a place to dig the canal, and there are many places along the way that can use the original valley."

"The river will flow along the canal to the north of the saline-alkali land, where a large low-lying area can be transformed into a huge water storage lake."

"We can then start from the lake and build a lot of ditches to divert the water to the land to the south to wash the land, and then build ditches in the far south to drain the brackish water into a small river."

"It is expected that in three years the place will be able to grow crops."

Auston I asked: "Is there any difficulty?"

"I'm afraid there is a shortage of labor." Kiel spread his hands, "especially the diversion canal and storage lake to the north, where a lot of labor is needed."

Auston I thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter, I will ask the army to help. Those mages can blow up the canal with magic bombs."

"This year's drought is unavoidable. As long as we have enough salted fish, there will be no shortage of labor."

Kiel nodded. In this way, the army can complete the construction of the most difficult water diversion canal in summer. In autumn and winter, farmers who are short of grain after the reduction of grain production can come to the construction site to provide relief for work. It can be carried out at the same time~www.readwn.com~ This time, the reconstruction project of the saline-alkali land in the Kingdom of Lerik is the first major project of the Harvest Temple in more than 300 years. Their Pope has mobilized almost the limit of manpower to support it.

It is conceivable that after this project is completed, the Harvest Temple will harvest a large number of believers.

Auston I was also happy that the Harvest Temple developed a group of reliable believers in the country.

Kiel suddenly remembered something, and he said to Auston I: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Forge Temple has released a major innovation at this year's Great Prayer Ceremony. If you are interested, you can go and see it."

Auston I nodded, and after discussing some details with Kiel, he began to sign and issue orders.

The Praetorian Guard was dispatched, and freedmen-born soldiers who had no land of their own were drawn out to form a makeshift team, which was then joined by young, still energetic magicians.

Amid the bewildered expressions of the nobles in Cypas City, this strange team moved towards the saline-alkali land.