Chapter 209
The next day, La Di’s family arrived at Huxin Town in a carriage sent by the city hall.
Accompanying them were several senior officers on the Southern, including Quick, but they came on horseback.
Although they set off very early, it was already past 5 pm when the group arrived.
“What a unique town!”
Sierra Setia got off the carriage and looked at Xin Zhen under the afterglow of the setting sun. Is this where the lord lives? Although it is not as prosperous as Jiaowan, or even not as big as the previous Fulan Port, it does have a different flavor.
At this time, Huxin Town is no longer what it was when Paul first took over as lord.
He built several new factories on the south bank of the Vis River, including paper mills, porcelain factories, and machinery factories, which are not located on the island in the middle of the lake, because whether they are transporting raw materials or transporting produced goods, they pass through It's really inconvenient to get in and out of that floating bridge.
Later, as more and more workers were recruited from outside the town and immigrants came from other places, the Government Affairs Council simply built a large number of new buildings on the south bank of Lake Weiss to accommodate them, and the atmosphere of life here became more and more intense.
The Government Affairs Council is planning to formally establish a residential area here, but is still hesitating whether to wait until an urban planner is invited or to break ground now.
In order to facilitate transportation between the two places, the Government Affairs Council completed a water reclamation project to narrow the water between the island in the center of the lake and the south bank, leaving only a distance as wide as an ordinary city moat.
Although it is a project, it is actually a matter of recruiting corvees to carry several loads of soil. Firstly, the water is not very deep. Secondly, the island in the middle of the lake is not located in the center of Lake Weiss, but is located very far south. waters.
The Government Affairs Council built a wide stone bridge to replace the original pontoon bridge, which greatly facilitated transportation out of the town.
As for safety considerations? As the capital of Alda, Lake Center Town is home to the Army's First Battalion, which is fully equipped with firearms. If even they can't stop the enemy, obviously a shallow lake will not have much effect.
“A lot has changed since I left, there are more buildings.”
La Di lamented that this town really changed every day.
Everyone crossed the stone bridge and walked into the town.
"The signboard of this store means...open water shop? Did I read that right?"
"You read that right, Mom."
" Haha, are you kidding me? There are even shops that sell boiled water?”
Xie La was a little unbelievable, but her daughter immediately put on a serious expression.
"Mom, this is not a joke, it is a matter of life and death! Lisa, listen to me carefully."
Then the female consultant gave them a science introduction in a serious manner. knowledge of microorganisms.
“Fortunately, our family is used to drinking hot water.”
Xie La and Lisa looked pale. They didn’t expect that there were so many lives in the water that they couldn’t see.
But Xie La suddenly remembered that she often drank raw water at sea when she was young, and suddenly she felt bad.
It wasn’t until she walked half a street that she regained her composure.
“However, this town is quite clean. Even the towns in Jiaowan cannot do this.”
“Garbage can only be thrown into the big barrels on the roadside. , have you seen those people wearing red armbands? If they are seen littering, they will be fined. If they refuse to pay the fine, they will call the police - similar to our city guards to maintain public safety. People of order - arrest those who throw garbage and put them in jail. "Fine? Prison? This is too much. This is just a situation that should not be slowly cultivated by the people." Consciousness? ”
Xie La covered her mouth lightly, feeling a little dissatisfied with the local lord.
"An overcorrection must be an overcorrection, but a correction cannot be an overcorrection... Well, this is what the lord said."
Quick and others walking behind were very curious, these two girls After entering the town, he kept mumbling in foreign languages, not knowing what he was talking about. It didn't take long for the group of people to arrive in front of the lord's mansion, where they were stopped by the guardsmen standing guard.
Ladi walked up and said a few words to the soldiers, and a guard immediately came in to report.
If there is only one female advisor, just go in directly. The female advisor usually works in the Lord's Mansion, and the guards are already familiar with her, but this time there are her family members and everyone from the Southern Ship, and there are quite a few of them. , so the guards had to treat it with caution.
Soon the soldier came out.
"Your Majesty, the Earl, invites you to meet in the hall."
So everyone followed La Di to the castle hall, where the local lord, Paul Grayman, was already waiting for them. , along with him were his sworn brother or blood-sworn brother - Elon Gardner, and another female consultant - Miss Betty Diaz, the two of them stood on the left and right of him. around.
The officers on board the Nanfang stood still and solemnly saluted their lord with a standard military salute. The peculiar way of saluting aroused Xie La's curiosity.
"Welcome my heroes, and... the two ladies from Cape Bay."
Paul and Theron stepped forward and hugged the officers of the South one by one, while Irene went over Hugged Ladi.
“Come on, let’s stop standing and find a place to sit down.”
After everyone sat down, Ladi introduced her mother and Lisa to Paul.
"Mrs. Setia, Miss Lisa, I hope you can live happily here."
"Thank you, Lord Count. Thank you very much for taking in my daughter. My Ladi has caused you trouble."
Xie La knew that the young lord in front of her already knew the identity of her daughter, so she said she would take her in. And getting into trouble isn't just about hiring your daughter as a consultant.
I don’t know if Paul understood it or not. He just smiled and said: "No matter how troublesome it is, she has helped me a lot."
Li Sitting next to Xie La Sha blushed and was so nervous that she couldn't say a word. After all, she was a guest in the lord's home.
But today's protagonists are Quirk and others. After Paul and Sheila exchanged a few polite words, he quickly chatted with them about the process of this voyage.
Quick and several officers told him in detail the process of entering and exiting the port, their meeting with the Foster family, and various experiences in Cape Bay.
But what Paul was most concerned about was their experience on the sea. He asked in detail about the wind direction, ocean currents, and the distribution of towns on the coast.
“Do you think our ocean trade can be carried out? As far as maritime transportation is concerned.”
“Lord Graiman, I think it is absolutely possible, and it must be carried out as soon as possible. Cape Bay is really a place full of wealth."
Quick assured him frankly.
After hearing his words, Paul's faith became stronger.
"Uh... Lord, we received a special gift in Horn Bay, please make your decision."
"Gift? Was it given to you by the Foster family? "
"No, you'd better take a look first."
In Paul's doubtful eyes, Quick called another officer and lifted a wooden box in front of Paul.
The wooden box, which requires two people to lift, looks very heavy at first glance.
Quick opened the box, and the golden light emitted from it suddenly stunned Paul.
(End of this chapter)