Chapter 35 Kingdom Development Plan (Part 2)
It took two days to finalize the matters on the iron ore, and Gray returned to the palace again. This time the palace had returned to its previous lively appearance. Groups of servants came in and out, constantly busy with their own affairs, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.
Next is the time for the old and new nobles to alternate. Although Gray had no idea of excluding the land and taking it all for himself, he still enfeoffed many nobles in one go. However, there were indeed not many great nobles. Even the Marquis of the open are only Marquis Riley, and even the Earl is missing a lot.
However, because of the halving of the credit he said, there were more little nobles like the Baron and a few more viscounts.
Gray's idea was that he would never be granted a marquis again. The Count had only one small town, and he could not make a fortune no matter what. After Marquis Riley grew older, the people gradually forgot about the marquis. The highest title in the future would be the Count.
No matter how many troops the seven or eight counts have, it is not enough for him to suppress them. I believe that no one will have any ideas that should not have.
Moreover, the territory of the new nobles was the same as that of Grey before, and they were all in the territory of the old nobles. They could quickly help Grey solve the problems left by the old nobles.
As for those unsealed noble territories, Grey quickly sent appropriate officials to manage these places.
There were also those rebels, who were the nobles and confidants, and they were all left back, and they were allowed to work in the fields. They were not his summoning and were not allowed to join the army.
After doing all this, two more days have passed.
Gray finally had time to prepare his plan. He found twenty excellent farmers from the kingdom in a row, and each sent five assistants, each of whom was divided into ten acres of land, plus a pack of seeds, so that they could farm for themselves.
These are all high-yield crops he brought back from the ink heart, and they are easy to survive and have strong adaptability, such as sweet potatoes, corn, rice, etc., and of course some seasonings such as pepper and chili.
There is no way. As a king, he felt that he had done a good job of thinking about filling the people. He was a qualified king and it was not wrong to seek some benefits for himself.
As for the origin of these things, Gray made up another story, saying that he couldn't bear to see the people starving, so he specially asked the fairy in the lake for help.
For these seeds, he went through twelve difficult tests. The first test, he killed a vicious giant lion for the fairy in the lake from the distant forest, and stripped off the fur of the giant lion;
In the second test, he killed a snake monster with nine heads, and the fairy in the lake called this monster Hydra;
In the third test, he caught a beautiful golden deer for the fairy in the lake... For the twelfth time, he killed a terrifying three-headed dog with endless flames burning all over his body, and took back the soul of a beautiful girl from it.
Even though the great King did not want to take credit and wanted to deal with this matter in a low-key manner, the maid felt that the sweat he had put in for the people must be promoted by His Majesty's reputation, remember his contributions to the people, and remember their king's greatness.
Gray refused again and again before writing his deeds into books, preparing to give each person one when these crops are fully promoted. It doesn’t matter whether he knows literacy or not. What’s important is that as the king, His Majesty, you must not be biased in personalities. You must be fair and just, and only send it to those who know literacy. That is discrimination. His Majesty the great king will not do such a thing.
"His Majesty the King!"
"Are you Frado? The best architect in the Kingdom?" Gray looked at the humble middle-aged man in front of him, holding a stack of paper in his hand and slapped it on his hand.
"Yes, Your Majesty the King!" Frado was not at all humble. Although his face was still humble, Gray could see that he was indeed very confident in his construction technology.
Grey nodded. All he needed was such a talent. He asked the soldiers to give him the drawings. Grey asked directly, "Look at whether this drawing can be built with your ability!"
Ten minutes later, Frado was full of fanaticism, looking at the drawings as if he was looking at his lover, "Oh my God, this is really a great creation. I don't know which master's masterpiece is this, and I don't know if I have the opportunity to meet this master. I want to ask him for some questions in person."
Gray clenched his fist and coughed lightly at his mouth, waved his hand indifferently and said, "I drew these casually. How can you build it?"
"Yes, of course, you are indeed a person shining with glory. Your might is known to the world, but your great knowledge has just been revealed, which is enough to make everyone ashamed. I beg you, please give me this glorious task!" Vlado said sincerely and enthusiastically with the highest etiquette.
Gray thought that if there were no guards, the guy might rush up and kiss his shoes.
"Of course, dear Frado, your ability is enough to gain my recognition. I am very relieved to hand over this task to you." Gray nodded, not moved by his emotions at all, and still looked very calm. "And, when you complete this task, I will give you twenty gold coins as your reward."
"Thank you for your trust, my Majesty, I will offer you my most sincere loyalty and build the greatest king castle in the world for you."
Frado continued to praise her and said with a puzzled look: "Your Majesty, your design is truly unprecedented. I have never seen such an excellent design. I really can't understand some places. Can you please explain it to me so that I can better understand this picture and build the most perfect castle and the most powerful city for you."
"Of course, your honesty and learning touched me. If you don't understand anything, please come up with it and I will answer it one by one." Gray nodded and said without showing any timidity.
This drawing was designed according to his requirements. Although the designer will design according to his own style and add some facilities that Grey did not expect, because Grey is a big customer, he will explain to Grey any design he has and tell him the function of this design.
So Gray's understanding of this drawing is not much worse than that of the designer. No, isn't he the designer himself? It's a matter of understanding these things.
Faced with the questions raised by Frado, Gray gave the answers one by one. After Frado asked the last question, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, your design is really ingenious. I don't think anyone has designed a castle that is better than your drawing."
"Your Majesty, I can't wait to start building this great castle for you. Where do you want to build it?"
"Of course it's here!" Gray pointed his finger at a sea cliff north of the kingdom on the map, and a river happened to enter the sea from the front of the sea cliff.
"I know!" Frado looked at the drawings, "Then this estuary must be the dock you designed above, right?"
"Yes, you are really smart!" Gray nodded, "With this pier, the transportation of materials across the country will be more convenient, and our citizens will become richer and richer!"
"You are such a kind king, thank you!"
"Go, those stubborn rebels and some criminals of the kingdom are your laborers. I will equip you with two hundred soldiers and one hundred people with construction experience, and build this castle!"
"Yes, Your Majesty the King, you won't wait too long!"
Chapter completed!