Chapter 525 Mortar Road Project
Use a knife to cut off a piece of crystal clear ham, place it on a piece of golden bread fried with garlic and parsley, and sprinkle with finely grated cheese.
Looking at the fragrant simple sandwich in front of him, Horn took a hard bite. The saltiness of the ham, the richness of the cheese and the light sweetness of the bread slices were mixed together.
Horn could even feel that the meat of the ham slices was not cut open by the teeth, but squeezed apart.
This complex taste echoes in the mouth, even with a strange acorn aroma.
Maybe it's because wild boars can't eat wild boar, but Horn couldn't think of any good description other than oxbi.
I have to say that although there are no minerals in North County, the taste of this wild boar does have something to it.
We have to think of a way to find a famous person in the empire, preferably one who is famous for his food, and promote it well.
A piece of 99-new Sezinger ham for 20 dinars for his own use. If Horn doesn’t sell it for 2 gold pounds, he will lose.
The gift Seitzinger prepared for Horn was this North ham.
Although there is little salt in North County, for him as an earl, it is still okay to use some salt to cure a few hams.
Originally, these hams were meant to be brought to Meliati, and the gift to Horn was originally a few amber pendants.
But after signing several previous agreements, after a night of thinking, Seisinger took out a large ham from two hams and gave it to Horn as a gift.
For Sechinger, this is no ordinary ham, but a thigh of loyalty and piety.
Because after accepting the offer, Horn's response was a loan.
The loan amounted to 25,000 gold pounds and was used to build a 40-kilometer mortar road on the most difficult section of the road from the foothills to the plains - the Mud Throat Trail.
Because water flows from the foothills into low-lying areas, there are a lot of undulating steep slopes and soft wetlands on the Mud Throat Trail.
Once completed, the time from the foothills to the plains will be almost doubled.
If it is a flat land like that near Fort Joan of Arc, it is estimated that the repairs will be completed in three months. However, based on the local terrain and efficiency, it is estimated that the results will not be seen until early next summer.
As for the workers who are setting off from the territory of Earl Sechinger, they don’t have to go that far and can stop near Black Mountain Castle.
They will work with local workers in Jinhe Township to build this road.
After all, it is not necessary to mobilize manpower from Hongfeng Township. As long as the team of masons and contractors is determined, the Kush nobles in Jinhe Township can also make money together.
This is a heart-stopping amount of money. If it weren't for the fear of Melia's objections, Seizinger would have given both of them.
Thinking of this, Horn took out a thick account book from the bookcase behind him.
Papers with small and fuzzy writing are firmly stuck together with glue.
What this contains is the mortar road project currently being carried out by The Salvation Army.
The first project is the mortar road project at the southern end of Daze Township, with a total length of 60 kilometers, from the Xinsheng Bridge on Qiumu Island to the mortar road in Mayo Town.
A total of 550 workers were divided into four engineering teams of swamp, mountain, forest and plain for parallel construction.
Due to the complex terrain involved, the construction period is set at 6 months and is expected to be completed in January next year, costing about 22,000 gold pounds.
The second project is the southwest mortar road project from Fort Joan to Sugua Town, with a total length of 90 kilometers.
A total of 1,200 laborers were employed and the cost was about 32,500 gold pounds. Since it is in a plain area, although it is longer in length, the construction period is only 7 months and is expected to be completed in February next year.
The former is for the convenient mobilization of alchemy supplies and military supplies, and the latter is for the rapid mobilization of food and other supplies.
As for the western route from Fort Joan of Arc to the town of Maio, mortar roads have only been built in difficult areas. The rest of the roads are still usable, so they will be left alone for now.
There is also no need to rush on the mortar road from Fort Joan of Arc to Rapid City.
With such a high-speed canal entering Fort Joan of Arc, the war monks can take troop transports and quickly maneuver to Rapid City to go to the front line.
Since June this year, these two projects have absorbed most of Horn's liquidity, bringing with them military expenses and other expenses, leaving less than 30,000 gold pounds in the holy treasury that originally exceeded 100,000 gold pounds.
Fortunately, it also supports a large number of related workers and citizens. The current scene of large-scale construction projects near Fort Joan of Arc is the masterpiece of this group of contractors, workers and citizens who started their careers by building roads. .
Horn is not a complete loss-maker.
The first is that the money earned by the contractors flows back into the coffers through the purchase of mortar, excise taxes and jihad bonds. The second is that relying on these mortar roads, transportation and mobilization in various places can be speeded up, and a large amount of material waste can be reduced.
The next step is to continue to add Seisinger's project to this project directory.
Horn looked at the dense numbers in the thick book, rubbed his sore eyes, and began to consider whether to set up a traffic bishop.
Now the stonemasons have gone to Mudthroat Trail to inspect, and when Sechinger returns from High Castle City, Busak will go to North County with him.
Longsand County, Lower River County, Cashier County, North County and the northern counties of Black Snake Bay can be connected by rivers and mortar roads.
By developing high-value commodities such as sugar, salt, peat, and high-end ham, as well as a rapidly developing economy, Horn can prevent currency outflows.
He didn't care how much money he lost. After all, domestic debt wasn't debt. If he was short of money, wouldn't there be jihad bonds and treasury bonds?
“Dong dong dong.”
Just as Horn was carefully checking the project directory in front of him, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
The privy monk outside the door poked his head in: “Your Majesty, Sechinger and her daughter Nagmi want to see you?”
"If it's about marriage, don't talk about it anymore. We said it at the banquet last night. If you don't break up the church, you can't build a family." When it comes to this topic, Horn has a headache.
"No, no, he said it was about her daughter's personal issues and had nothing to do with the marriage?"
"Oh?" Horn scratched his head, "Let him in."
Moving aside, Nagmi followed closely behind her father and walked into this room that was not luxurious but filled with papers and ink.
Looking from behind her father, Nagmi once again saw with her own eyes the chosen pope who was mentioned repeatedly by Kuswaniya.
Unlike the fan filter that Kushwania brought with her, she did not think the Pope was handsome, or even ordinary, just a common farmer.
Different from the amiable young man at the banquet yesterday, he is now sitting behind a large desk, with several guards holding guns standing by the window.
Most of the other nobles and bishops of this era were dignified and solemn. Most of them had serious expressions when they were visited by people who were lower than themselves.
But this man was smiling, even with a lazy and bookish air, but when his gaze swept over her, Nagmi always felt fear and nervousness unconsciously.
“Do you want to stay in Hongfeng Township to study?”
Just as Nagmi was talking nonsense, Horn's words came to her ears clearly.
"Your Majesty, I really just want to go to school." Nagmi puffed up her chest subconsciously, "Although I have read books, I have never been to school."
" Well, are you sure this is your personal wish and not your father forcing you or hearing some rumors?" Horn looked at her suspiciously.
"No." Nagmi accidentally knocked her teeth, "I want to learn poetry and natural theology, but North County scholars don't teach them."
Looking at Nagmi Looking at Gemie's face, Horn believed what she said: "You are quite ambitious. Okay, I will tell them and waive your tuition and miscellaneous fees. During this time at Fort Joan of Arc, you first Go through the formalities.
After the formalities are completed, you can go to the women's college. "
"Then I will bother you for a few more days. "Sechinger laughed.
Sechinger has always supported Nagmi's decision, not to mention that this time he can get closer to the holy grandson Pope.
As for girls studying, he has no prejudice. Besides, is it really a rumor that Horn said that "nuns choose concubines"?
That's not necessarily true. Let's take a gamble and try it. What if?
"Hahaha, we have a lot of food in Fort Joan of Arc, and you can't eat it alone." Horn was about to continue to say a few words, but saw a privy monk hurried to the door.
"What's wrong?" Horn waved his hand apologetically, signaling to stop the conversation first.
“It’s a letter from Rapids City.”
Although there is no signature on the letter, Horn can tell from the dog-like handwriting that it is Saint Sun Sent by the rebels.
The content of the letter is very simple. It can be summed up in one sentence——
On December 1, La Cunho led an army of 7,000 troops to raid Claysburg, the northwest gateway of Caxia County.
(End of this chapter)