Chapter 143 Settlement

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 143 Settlement

Since they already had the idea of ​​​​leaving in their hearts, Tang Zhao did not hesitate to do anything, and they were ready to leave the next morning.

Just as they thought, those chambers of commerce suffered a dumb loss and did not choose to make a big splash and notify the local security team or the Heim Church. The main reason was that they themselves were not clean. If they were traced, they would be in greater trouble. One more thing would not be the best.

One less thing.

The specific matters were left to Andrea to handle. Before leaving, she specifically asked Tang Zhao for a few elves, either the elite rangers or spell casters that Tang Zhao imagined, or the common elves with more exquisite craftsmanship.

Tang Zhao could probably guess that the other party just wanted to use it for marketing. This was a part of business. He did not refuse and directly sent a message to the elves. There were quite a few responders. Basically, every elf was willing to stay in Luford.

, this place is unfamiliar to them and makes them very uncomfortable to adapt to.

After staying in Luford for so many days, Tang Zhao would notify them in time of everything they should know, which naturally included the matter of grain trade. After all, this was closely related to their hometown, and it would also help to create a more positive image of Tang Zhao.

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They knew that if nothing unexpected happened, Andrea would be one of the people in charge of the trade. What Andrea was doing now was directly related to the supply of food. On the one hand, it was to repay Tang Zhao's favor, and on the other hand, it was to repay Tang Zhao's favor.

On the one hand, this is also for their own good.

Andrea had room to pick and choose, and finally chose six elves to stay, including two old people and four young people. She naturally had her own ideas. Tang Zhao was only responsible for providing support, and the rest were not

Take more care, as long as there are results in the end, use dedicated personnel to do the job.

After the arrangements and arrangements were made, Tang Zhao and others took Franz and a financial officer of the Heim Church and drove directly out of Ruford City in a carriage and headed for their settlement.

The convoy had a large number of people, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, so they moved slowly, but it only took them one day to reach the settlement.

After this period of time, nothing was done in the settlement. They built a road that extended from Karak Solma to the edge of the inner forest for them to dispatch supplies and manpower.

Although it is said to be a road, it is actually just a dirt road. It is not very wide and can accommodate medium-sized horse-drawn carriages. It is in a barely usable condition.

The dryads and treemen used magic to remove the plants, and the kobolds compacted and flattened the road. Finally, the elven druids sprinkled a kind of powder to curb the growth of the plants. They worked very quickly, which could cover up all kinds of things.

It's not enough. The dirt roads are enough now anyway, there is no need to build an Ostia-style avenue.

After arriving at the place, Tang Zhao first called the kobold elder Toby and asked him to entertain Franz well and let him take a good look at the entire camp. He did not make any false propaganda. Seeing was believing. He believed in his settlement.

Still attractive.

Then, he called several dwarf blacksmiths and asked the financial officer to discuss weapons and armor issues directly with them.

The financial officer of the Church of Heim is not a weak scholar. On the contrary, he is also a tall and strong man. He followed the dwarf to the armory. He is familiar with everything there, and he is an expert at first sight.

The matter of shields and cold weapons was easy to solve. Both sides were prepared in advance. The financial officer just asked the dwarves to modify the details to make the weapons more suitable for them to wield. The dwarves have a high technical level and will also create weapons for other races. This

This requirement is normal and simple for them.

The main orders were quickly agreed upon, and then the financial officer wanted to finalize some other orders, which became more troublesome to discuss.

If the dwarves have made a lot of things like engineering equipment and shields, it can be said that the problem is that what the Church of Heim wants is bows and arrows.

It is said that it is intended for use by people in the eastern harbor, where the sea breeze is strong and the climate is humid. If relatively expensive items such as compound bows and crossbows are placed there, the humid climate will soon cause problems.

In this case, only a single bow can be used, which makes the dwarves somewhat difficult.

The dwarves live in caves, which are very dry. They only use compound bows and crossbows, and do not have much experience in making single bows.

In fact, Sulla has good materials for making single bows - there is a lot of yew here, which is a top-notch conventional material. Many of the famous English longbows in previous generations were made of yew.

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In fact, there are compound bows in Europe. Of course, there is a reason why the British don’t use them. Let’s not talk about anything else. Most complicated bows and arrows cannot stand the humid weather there and will be scrapped in a few years. In this case, of course

You can only use a single bow.

If the dwarves are given a few years to research, they will definitely be able to develop a good longbow. After all, this thing itself does not have high technological content. Their manufacturing level is there, but the Church of Heim cannot wait for several years. One year is the limit.

, which happens to be the time when some longbows were harvested and made.

Tang Zhao didn't want to give up the business he had acquired yet. Money was secondary. The current focus was to bind their interests to those of the Church of Heim. In other words, do as much business as possible with the Church of Heim so that there would be mutual benefits between the two parties.

more common interests.

At this time, the benefits of multi-ethnicity came to light, and Tang Zhao quickly pulled the head of the elf village from the forest and asked him to come over with spare bows and arrows.

The treasurer's evaluation of the elves' bows and arrows is still very good.

"Except for the slightly smaller poundage, everything else is good. With some minor changes, this will be a very suitable weapon."

The elves have such a long-standing civilization, and the production level goes without saying. With the blessing of extraordinary power such as magic, the dwarves actually have their own advantages and disadvantages compared with them. Although it has declined now, it is still very simple to make bows and arrows.

The key point is that elves live in the forest, and the environment they use requires weapons to be resistant to moisture. This is something that dwarves cannot match, and they have rich relevant experience.

Tang Zhao discussed with the village chief. They were willing to provide raw materials and share some profits with the elves. He wanted to ask the elves to help make long bows. The village chief was a good talker. He had lived here for a long time and owed Tang Zhao

Of course he didn't refuse the favor, saying that as long as he had the materials, he didn't need to pay for it, and it would be regarded as the cost of living here.

Tang Zhao was quite satisfied with this attitude, and finally the financial officer signed a contract with him to purchase one hundred longbows at a preferential price.

Tang Zhao was not greedy. His fundamental purpose was to establish a good relationship with the other party. He could let go of making money first. He could make more or less money. Anyway, there was no shortage of trees and there was no risk in the business.

After finalizing the decision, the dwarf craftsmen began to take action, using the iron ingots that had been prepared long ago to build weapons and equipment. The dryads also helped cut down trees and plant trees. Several races reached an agreement that trees can be cut down, but there is a reasonable limit every year.

And no matter how many trees are cut down, more plants must be replaced, starting with the cut down areas, and then expanding the forest to the outskirts of Insura.

Generally speaking, all parties have reached an agreement. It will not be long before the financial officer returns to Ruford with weapons and equipment satisfied. Andrea will receive a huge sum of money after that.

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Franco Rodribec had a very legendary life in the eyes of outsiders. He came from a large country in the western part of the continent. His family was a small nobleman with some wealth. He was not the eldest son and could not inherit the noble status. He did not have the responsibilities and worries of an heir.

, can receive a pretty good education.

Franz thought that his talent was quite good when he was young. Not only was he selected into the Royal Academy of Mages, but he also had a good ranking there. According to the development of this script, he should be knighted based on his status as a mage, and the family would be in

He ushered in a small period of glory, but it didn't take long for him to discover that he didn't seem to be that interested in learning magic.

The boring school life made him tired. He is a very characterful person and immediately made a bold decision - to go to sea with the fleet and see the outside world.

The eldest son in the family was quite wary of him and was worried that Franz, a "gifted man", would compete with him for the inheritance. This choice was in line with his wishes, so with the generous financial support of several family brothers, he

In his twenties, he became a boatswain and went to sea as one of the captain's partners. Since then, he has basically never returned to his hometown.

Of course, many things can happen in a few decades, but now, his thoughts jumped directly to the time when he first encountered a kobold more than thirty years ago.

Of course, he did not tell the truth to Tang Zhao. These kobolds did not exist in Luford since ancient times, but they were not discovered by Franz in the forest at first. The nature of these kobolds at first was "commodity", not

Intelligent creatures, Franz encountered these creatures when he was carrying goods.

He chose to break the contract and keep them here, not because he had a sense of justice, but because he had a bottom line and made it clear that he would not take slaves of intelligent creatures. However, those slave merchants did not care so much and just stuffed the kobolds in.

Lantz couldn't stand it, so he left the kobolds behind, and decided to use his accumulated money and magic to help them settle down temporarily. Unexpectedly, it took decades for this gang to settle down.

There is no doubt that he did not want to be such a good old man at the beginning. After running on the sea for so many years, no captain is a saint, but he has a conscience and cannot watch an intelligent race living like a beast.

Thinking of this, Franz also felt a little emotional. He looked at everything around him with complicated eyes.

Some people can't believe it, but it is true that Tang Zhao did not lie, and everything he said is true. There is indeed a multi-racial settlement here, and the kobolds do live normally during the period, relying on their own abilities and labor.

An okay life.

In fact, in terms of living standards, there is not much difference between this place and the kobold settlement in Luford City. But Franz has seen some things in the world and has his own ideas. He can see that this settlement has hope. Tang Zhao and the kobolds

People themselves all hope to live a better life.

Among other things, he saw many elves teaching knowledge to the kobolds. According to the kobold elder, this is something that every kobold must learn. He is both a mage and a businessman. Of course he knows how to read and learn.

Differences in literacy.

"Elves are really good at being teachers. I don't know how they do it."

There is no doubt that no one can question the cultural accomplishment of the elves. As typical immortals, they have a lot of time to study culture, and the elves are indeed particularly keen on this. Let them be teachers, which is probably more difficult than the mainland.

Eighty percent of the schools have better teachers.

Looking at the leopard through the tube, many things can be seen. He can see that this settlement is developing. From the kobolds to the dwarves, everyone is thinking better. There is no numbness or confusion on their faces. This is what he sees in most human cities.

A mirror image that no one has ever seen.

His own settlement is backed by Luford, which is good and can obtain a lot of resources, but living in a dark place beyond the reach of humans is destined to a certain level. The kobolds there will only be human beings.

There can be no more, better or greater development for the brand.

"It seems it's time to make a choice."

If this kind of thing happened decades ago, Franz would definitely fight for his own interests, but he is now in his 70s and 80s and has no time to delve into those things anymore. He doesn't have much time left.

As expected by Tang Zhao, Franz accepted Tang Zhao's proposal that day and chose to bring Luford's kobolds to join Tang Zhao's settlement. His settlement now had thousands more people.

But having said that, we still need to respect the kobolds' own wishes. They can decide whether to stay or stay locally, or go to Tang Zhao's settlement. On the one hand, it respects them, and on the other hand, it is also good for Tang Zhao.

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Just as he had previously envisioned, he needed to build his own base in Luford, the future core area. Franz made it clear that he was willing to help Tang Zhao. With him coordinating the kobolds, I don't have to worry about the rest.

Just be careful not to be discovered by humans in the future.

In addition, the current scale of Tang Zhao's settlement is still not large enough. Expanding the underground is a very troublesome matter. It requires months and months of construction. It took a lot of effort to dig out the stronghold. Now the development work of the stronghold is due to

Since the Demon Scroll incident and the Hobgoblin incident were interrupted, there may not be any plans to expand the settlement on a large scale in the short term. They will focus on strengthening the defense, expanding the area, and expanding the resident population. This is to expand defense and maintenance.

cost.

Their space was limited, and if thousands of kobolds rushed in, they could barely squeeze in, but that was unnecessary. Tang Zhao didn't like to give in, and crowding was not good for anyone.

Now that the kobolds can be self-sufficient in Franz's place, Tang Zhao will not act rashly. If they need labor, they will send some over. If they all come, they will not be able to bear it.

After deciding on the plan, he immediately took action and sent Franz back overnight to let him deal with the matter of the Luford kobolds.

However, Tang Zhao saw doubts on Tobi's face.
Chapter completed!