Author: Arion's Dolphins

The dwarves are not afraid of the leakage of beer brewing technology at all. The first reason is that even if most races obtain the brewing technology, they can hardly benefit from it.

If it is not improved or weakened, other races will not be able to tolerate this kind of beer. If you want other races to use it as military supplies, you must reduce the strength of the beer. However, in this case, let’s not mention the traditions and ethics of the dwarves.

It is bound to reduce the energy contained in the wine.

Even so, this is still liquor after all. It is used as military rations during marches. Dwarves have special physiques and very strong discipline. Drinking liquor can still march and fight. If it were a human or a kobold, there would be problems. Drinking is prohibited in the army.

It makes sense, being caught by the enemy is more of a loss than a gain.

Tang Zhao did not want to be defeated because of the soldiers drinking.

Maybe they can achieve a balance through magic and runes, such as eliminating alcohol and only retaining energy, but their technology is not yet able to achieve this, so they have to make a choice first.

After negotiating with the dwarves for a long time, they finally agreed to allocate part of the grain to brew beer that was "as tasteless as water", which could be distributed to other races for drinking or used as trade goods.

The vats and grains used for brewing were easy to find. Dragon Blood Pass was willing to provide hops and yeast at low prices, and the remaining auxiliary materials were not difficult to find. The dwarves took the raw materials and immediately began to prepare for the relevant matters impatiently.

Through the hands of the Chamber of Commerce, they have obtained more and richer materials, and now they are distributing the benefits.

The dwarves did not have high demands, but they just wanted to drink. Tang Zhao brought them two carts of spirits from the human world and allocated grain to them for brewing, which temporarily satisfied their demands.

Although they never have enough wine, they understand the current situation very well and will not make excessive demands. Due to long-term wars and racial characteristics, they have amazing endurance.

The kobolds actually did not put forward any specific requirements. They were very satisfied with the status quo of "being able to eat enough". Tang Zhao could not ignore them and imported a lot of meat and winter vegetables like spinach, potatoes and cabbage from Luford.

Used to improve food.

By the way, in order to meet some additional needs of the elves, Andrea also imported cloth, dyes, books and other things from Luford. Strictly speaking, they were refugees, so they were embarrassed to make excessive demands. Tang Zhao was willing to take them in.

Even if all benevolence and righteousness are exhausted.

In addition, in fact, the elves did not just ignore these people. After winter, the attack of the hobgoblins slowed down, and their situation was gradually improving. At least they finally had some money left financially.

In this way, while the elf was conducting grain trade, he paid Tang Zhao an extra sum of money as a thank you fee. Tang Zhao did not refuse this time because he was indeed short of money.

Anyway, the final result of the money is to be used in trade with the elves to exchange for necessary supplies. Finally, it is spent (partly) on the elf refugees. The funds will go around in the elf society for several times, and finally fall to the elves.

Officially, there is not much difference.

During this time, the area of ​​the fields has certainly expanded, and the fragmented cultivated land near the forest lake has been moved to the valleys in the mountains, where production can be expanded without worrying about the opinions of the forest residents.

The area of ​​the valley is not small. Even if it does not include the underground part, tens of thousands of people can easily be crammed into it. They have only developed a small part, that is, the entrances and exits of the two valleys and their surrounding areas. Due to the long-term shortage of manpower, the degree of development is also low.

It can't be said to be very high.

The fields were barely cultivated, but the growth was quite hasty, and there was no supporting water conservancy and irrigation at all. Production tools such as plowing cattle and draft horses did not yet exist.

Under such circumstances, planting anything else would actually be a drop in the bucket. It would be better to just keep the land and develop supporting facilities first.

When it comes to cultivating land or developing water conservancy projects, Tang Zhao has become a coolie again. The underground secret tunnel has been basically completed. The construction of the remaining underground parts will not be completed within a few years. In comparison, the matter of reclamation is still relatively small.

I'm anxious. After all, I have to catch up with the spring plowing in more than a month. If it's too slow, it will have consequences.

So, Tang Zhao gloriously moved from underground digging to above ground digging, but of course the efficiency was still the same.

In fact, although his digging speed is very fast, he also consumes a lot of energy - maintaining this level of exercise every day, if he is a herbivore, he will spend about half of his time eating every day, like Tang Zhao

Such a pure carnivore also needs to replenish a large amount of fresh meat every day. It is really not worth the gain to allow this creature to cultivate land and open roads.

I don’t know if it’s because of his extraordinary digestion ability or because his body’s coordination ability is very strong, or simply because of the mysterious power such as magic. In short, Tang Zhao can still save energy, but this energy saving is of little use to him because he needs a lot of energy.

The intake of meat can allow you to evolve faster and greatly improve your strength.

Anyway, they consume dozens or hundreds of kilograms of meat every day. Instead of letting this energy turn into fat, it is better to make the best use of it and let Tang Zhao do hard work and do something.

All food is grown on the cultivated land, which solves the problem of food self-sufficiency. In addition, Tang Zhao did not give up on exploring new tracks. This is a forest with rich natural resources. It would be a pity not to use it.

Grow mushrooms underground, fish in lakes, raise chickens in river valleys, raise pigs and sheep in the forest, and plant fruit trees in the forest.

In short, he tried various methods, and to see what the results were, and which one had a higher rate of return, he would expand the scale of that industry.

His requirements for agriculture and animal husbandry are not high. At the very least, he is self-sufficient in food. This is not difficult in a magical world. Being able to further meet the residents' requirements is considered effective. As for exporting, he has not thought about it at all, even if he can do it.

What an unexpected surprise is the subjective initiative of these residents.

[Then, there is the issue of currency]

Tang Zhao thought this, and then he turned his head and looked at an additional cave opened, which was the mint workshop.

Basic survival needs have been met, but there are not so many non-essential daily necessities and luxuries. Simple distribution is no longer suitable for maintenance.

His situation was quite special. It was not suitable to use the currency of dwarves, elves or humans, so he naturally chose to mint his own coins.

For a settlement of several thousand people, this is of course unnecessary, but there is a high-quality copper vein beneath his settlement, and it is really inappropriate not to develop and utilize it.

After ensuring that this kind of copper coins would not be used to pay bills at this stage, the dwarves of Dragon Blood Pass quickly sent a set of equipment, accompanied by two skilled craftsmen to help them get on the right track.

The copper mine and equipment have been prepared, and as long as Tang Zhao and others discuss the layout, work can officially start.

Tang Zhao's settlement did not produce gold or silver, and this overvalued currency was of little use in the residents' daily transactions, so after discussion, they decided to only mint copper coins.

There are many elves and dwarves in the settlement, and many of them are good at painting and design. In theory, it is an easy task to draw a currency style, but in fact, they have been busy for two days on this matter.

sky.

Currency is undoubtedly a very important thing. Almost every race wants to leave more of its own mark on it, but it cannot be the only one.

Finally, a rather weird currency emerged - the most eye-catching thing is the "radiation warning sign" on the front.

That's right, it's the three-leaf black and yellow symbol. This was of course Tang Zhao's idea.

The currency in this world is basically printed with specific things, maybe a portrait of a king, maybe a symbol of a certain god, such as a scale, a long sword, and the sun.

Tang Zhao wanted a symbol that had no specific meaning, but it had to be unique and leave a deep impression on people, so that they would not be forgotten after one glance, so that they could later add the definition of "money" to it.

There are actually many signs that match this pattern. There is no certain religious religion in this world, which means that those crosses have no copyright and can be used casually. There are many similar patterns around the world. The use of "radiation warning" is mainly for

Yu Tang Zhao’s own bad taste.

This is the largest pattern on the coin, and it is also the fastest to pass. On the one hand, it is because the prestige of Tang Zhao is indeed not low, and on the other hand, because this pattern has no practical significance, it can be regarded as a compromise.

There is an additional dwarven rune in the circle located in the center of the pattern. The shape of the pattern is a bit like "8", and the pronunciation is "Tulisaz", ​​which means defense, destruction of enemies, harvest, willpower, regeneration and other positive words, which is very positive.

It is in line with the current situation of the settlement.

The back of the coin is engraved with a fig leaf, holding a line of elegant italic characters on the leaf: Solma Copper Coin, Universal Calendar 1832, Standard Unit.

In addition, the side of the coin is engraved with many jagged fine edges and corners, wrapped in a layer of complex decorative lines - the main purpose is to prevent counterfeiting.

Generally speaking, it is still the ancient world, and the anti-counterfeiting work of metal currencies is not that important. However, Tang Zhao still requires dwarf craftsmen to design as complex as possible, almost reaching the limit of current casting levels.

In comparison, Oran's copper coins appear very rough.

With such an obvious loophole in front of him, Tang Zhao couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked the craftsmen to spend some time and make a set of templates for Oran copper coins in case of emergency.

His copper coins will only circulate within the settlement for a long time to come. The leadership of each race will, depending on the situation, give bonuses to those who work hard or have made outstanding contributions. They can

Use this money to buy some limited daily necessities or even luxury goods.

For specific prices, we mainly refer to the human world. Andrea and a dedicated statistician are responsible for the calculations, so you won’t suffer too much.

This is just the beginning. The current supply of materials is not sufficient. In the future, Tang Zhao plans to let everyone get "wages."

Anyway, he has the power to import goods and mint money, so he doesn't have to worry too much. He doesn't mind sharing it with his allies if conditions permit.

[But after all this trouble, I seem to need special financial management again. 】

The larger the organization, the greater the role of financial management. Contact with the outside world is becoming more and more frequent, and the frequency of currency appearances is also increasing. To be honest, it needs an excellent talent to manage its internal affairs.

, he considers himself not a master of micro-management, and cannot coordinate and manage thousands of living people by himself.

[Elves have a loose organizational structure and are not so sensitive to money. Elves are not considered. They are suitable for grassroots management. Kobolds have just changed from tribes and have never used money before. Let them manage money. I am afraid they will go bankrupt.

.After thinking about it, it’s either dwarves or humans.]

He had negotiated with the dwarves before, and the other party did not mind transferring a few experts from the guild to help Tang Zhao get started, but Tang Zhao had some doubts. He believed that the dwarf guild model was not suitable for him.

The guilds monopolized many industries in the life of the dwarves and provided continuous financial support to the major ruling families. Of course, their ability to make money was not bad, but Tang Zhao didn't just want to make money.

The problem with the guild is that it is too conservative. I learned from Bourne that the dwarves actually developed black powder hundreds of years ago. There are many similar technologies, but due to the obstruction of the guild, these technologies have not been transformed into combat effectiveness.

Time is very long, and many precious technologies have become the personal toys of dwarf engineers.

If the war situation hadn't been bad, the guild might have been able to suppress it for much longer.

Besides, he didn't want the forces of Dragon Blood Pass to influence him too much, so that he would no longer become a vassal. After all kinds of considerations, Tang Zhao was actually more inclined to find helpers from humans.

Franz unexpectedly had some connections, and he agreed to help look for it, but there was little hope.

Tang Zhao put his hope in an elf, to be precise, a half-elf - there was a half-elf in the royal capital named Guinivea, whom Tang Zhao had met before in Cang Guan Forest.

The other party is from a diplomat family, no doubt considered to be in the upper echelon, and they are active in the royal capital all year round. This kind of person should know some capable people, and maybe there are people among them who are willing to help him.

The other party had promised before that he would help after spring. He said that he would help send some goblins to the elf kingdom in the south. Although this matter has become more stable and safe among the goblins, it has been almost forgotten among the goblins.

, but Tang Zhao has not forgotten it.

Since the other party is willing to help, it at least means that they can negotiate and there is hope of giving it a try.

The main residents of Tang Zhao's settlement will be kobolds. Their physical fitness is not strong, and their magical talents are mediocre. Even if there are other races that can make up for it, this shortcoming still exists.

In the previous battle between Tang Zhao and the mercenaries, the casualties could have been smaller, but there was no way. The kobold only pulled a fifty-five-pound bow, which almost reached the minimum standard for a war bow. Such a bow,

After seven or eight rounds of shooting, they were almost out of power.

In the last wave of charges, they actually had no physical strength for a long time, and they were just holding on, so there were dozens of casualties.

There was no other way. Tang Zhao wanted to wait a little longer until reinforcements arrived, but the kobold's endurance was not very good, so time did not allow it.

Now, the Dwarf Guild has given him some ideas.
Chapter completed!