Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2042 Travel Planning
"and also--"

Niya plucked the broken hair from her ears, and said a name that made Xia Duo feel a lot of pressure again, "I want to see Taiwei Mansa, can I? The book says that it is a city built on trees. Although I have also seen some magical images about Tavimansa, I have never been able to see it with my own eyes."

"Good guy, you are going to visit all the countries in the Northland!"

But Xia Duo didn't refuse either, if Comanso can go, can't Ye Erlan go?His trip to the Floating Void City was meant to be a bit of a show of power, and he didn't want to go anywhere, as long as Niya was happy.

And Xia Duo also thought of one thing, that is, with his rapid rise, Niya also lost a lot of experience that a normal arcanist should have, such as traveling around the world.

"Then why don't we set a small goal first and visit all the countries in the North!"

"Ah."

Niya nodded heavily, with excitement in her eyes, and then continued to add: "If possible, I would also like to see what the Spine of the World looks like to the north!"

"Yes, we can take a look not only in the north, but also in several other directions."

This is actually one of Xia Duo's goals - to look at the edge of the plane and understand the general situation inside the plane.

If before the birth of the floating city, his vision was limited to the small area of ​​the Northland, then after the birth of the floating city, his vision would extend to the entire main plane, and even wider foreign lands.

Journey is the sea of ​​stars, it will no longer be a slogan, but a practical and inevitable development plan!
……

Of course, it is impossible to discuss a more specific travel plan in a few words. Xia Duo asked Niya to think about it again, while he himself came to Linshui Village and saw Layton with a sad face in the government affairs hall.

"Leighton, my consul, what is it about the territory that worries you so much?"

"Ah! Your lord!"

Leiden obviously didn't expect that Xia Duo would suddenly appear in his office, so he quickly got up and straightened his appearance and went forward to salute. Xia Duo didn't care about these common etiquettes, but Leiden did, so he had to accept it, and then let Leiden sit down and talk .

"My lord, the temperature has been getting lower and lower recently, but there is still a big gap in the warm clothes in the territory, and the food reserves are also somewhat insufficient."

After finishing speaking, Layton glanced at Xia Duo nervously. Although he is not to blame for this situation, as the consul of the territory, it is really difficult to get rid of his responsibilities.

After hearing such an answer, Xia Duo couldn't help but fell into deep thought. However, what he considered was not the current difficulties encountered by the territory, but that Netheril and even the entire Northland seemed to have no such thing as cotton.

In addition to magic, ordinary people can only rely on clothing made of animal fur to protect against the cold in winter, or stuffing grass wool or feathers in linen clothing.

But neither of these has much to do with "refugees". Most of the [-] newcomers to the Xiaduo territory have no private property, and some of them may not even be able to guarantee clothing.

As for the food problem, that is an old problem.

As long as Xia Duo didn't give up on introducing new citizens for a day, the territory's demand for food would never have an upper limit. Fortunately, there is the Arcane Garden technology, otherwise I don't know how to embarrass it!
"How long can the territory's current food reserves last?" Xia Duo asked.

"It can barely last until next year. If you count the assistance from the Tower of Time and No. 1 Spire during this period, it can barely last until the spring sowing, but now most of the food in the territory is supplied by the Mage Tower, and the food provided by the summer harvest is only a small amount. part."

Xia Duo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the food in the territory could last until spring sowing. If it could last until spring sowing, in fact, it could go on forever, but suffered from two mage towers.

The planting area of ​​the Floating Void City will continue, which will not only relieve the pressure on the Mage Tower, but also support the introduction of more population in the future territory.

As for warm clothes, it may be a big problem for Layton, but for Xia Duo, it is nothing more than spending some money, but this also reflects the weakness of the related industries in the territory.

In other words, the territory has no related industries at all.

Clothing, food, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood are the four major areas. The territory currently only barely meets "living" and "travel", and there is no "clothing" and "food". It's really not a joke.

A complete solution to the food problem has already been put on the agenda, and "clothes", Xia Duo thought about it, and instructed Layton: "Let the logistics department of the territory draw up a plan. The initial goal is to allow all the citizens to buy two sets of new clothes every year." clothing."

"Do you want to build a garment workshop similar to a canteen?"

"Almost, but it's not just a garment workshop. Clothing needs to use linen, so the textile workshop needs at least one. Weaving needs raw materials, and the flax plantation also needs one. In addition, winter clothes need to keep warm, so you need A specialized down raw material workshop, that is, a special poultry farm, the feathers produced can be used to make winter clothes, and the meat can be supplied to the canteen of the territory."

After listening, Layton thought for a moment, and did not express any objection, but he also raised his own doubts, "Isn't it too generous for us to arrange everything for the people like this?"

"this problem--"

Xia Duo glanced at Leiden, seeing that the doubts in the other party's eyes were true, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After following him for so long, don't you understand his attitude on the issue of people's livelihood?
The concept of people's livelihood can be as small as the food and clothing of a family, or as large as everything in civilization.

Xia Duo, as a person who has seen the "standard answer" before time travel, how could he not always put this question at the forefront!
On many occasions in the past, whether in public or in private, he has clearly expressed his attitude towards people's livelihood issues. Although he has not yet reached the level of "serving the people wholeheartedly", compared with the current attitude of the lords of Netheril to their subjects, It can also be called a world of difference.

Xia Duo originally thought that Leiden had been with him the longest, and he should know him best, but he did not expect that it would still be difficult to get rid of the shackles of the current era.

Now it seems that Leiden may be a very good conservative ruler, but he cannot become a caring partner who is really anxious about Xia Duozhi and thinks about Xia Duozhi's thoughts.

However, Xia Duo is not ready to give up on Layton. He plans to invite Layton to join after the establishment of the territorial branch of the Academy, so that Layton will first be baptized by the ideas related to the establishment of magic civilization within the Academy.

Then let him gradually understand the relationship between the "people" and "civilization development" in practice. In the end, Xia Duo got a brand-new Leiden who can understand his own ideas and adapt to the new era.

It is also a process of self-realization to let more people understand and accept one's ideas. Xia Duo does not feel irritable, but enjoys it.

……

After talking about some long-term plans for winter protection, Xia Duo began to solve the current clothing shortage problem-"I will contact Aiwa to purchase from Sevington, and you can arrange someone to wait for it in the near future."

"Yes, my lord."

(End of this chapter)