Starting Today, I’ll Work as a City Lord

Eliza's emerald green eyes moved away from the book in her hand, and she thought for a while and said, "I've heard that most of the pig iron in the Kingdom of Yingluo is purchased from the Kingdom of Aoli Dwarves."

"Aoli Dwarf Kingdom?" Liu Feng raised his eyebrows. This is the first time he has heard of this kingdom, a kingdom of dwarves?

"Master, the Aoli Dwarf Kingdom is a kingdom with a large amount of iron ore. Most of the people are dwarves. They are a kingdom that relies on iron tools, and they are also the richest kingdom. They are also the kingdom that many kingdoms dare not offend." If you don't understand something very well, explain it immediately.

"That's it." Liu Feng narrowed his black eyes slightly, and possessed a large amount of pig iron. Could this be a plan?

"Master, the Aoli Dwarf Kingdom is a bit far from Xiyang City." Mina moved her buttocks and reminded in a low voice, "It's a country near the ocean."

"Ocean? It's really a bit far away." Liu Feng frowned and thought about it, opened the notepad, and wrote the words "Aoli Dwarf Kingdom" on it. If you can't plan now, it doesn't mean you can't in the future. Having a lot of pig iron must be Can't let go.

"An Li, how many plows are there?" Liu Feng turned his head and asked, and glanced at Fu Lei who was sitting blankly. The three-no girl skipped class this afternoon.

"There are more than one hundred and fifty, and the agricultural workshop is still working hard." An Li replied immediately, and she reported the progress of Xiyang City 20 days after Liu Feng left.

"Farm tools can't be left behind, hoes and rakes must be manufactured in large quantities, and there will be a large-scale land reclamation in the spring of next year. This is related to the food problem of our whole city next year." Liu Feng warned.

The big granary plan has already started planning, and some preparations must be done well, otherwise it will be too late to wait until the beginning of spring, and he will plant the first batch of crops immediately after the beginning of spring.

Some of the seeds cultivated in the greenhouses have gradually matured, and they will be transplanted after the beginning of spring. Even potatoes have been planted in several greenhouses, all of which are reserved for next year.

As for whether it can adapt to the planting conditions in this world, Liu Feng said that he is not worried. He has prepared many kinds of crops, and the first batch must be tested anyway.

"Understood, I will let the farm workshop focus on the farm tools." An Li said seriously.

She will mobilize manpower according to the output, and the most important thing is to put numbers on the farm tools. She has already prepared for the land reclamation next year, such as the unified distribution and recovery of farm tools. Farm tools made of steel are very valuable.

"Bang bang bang!" There was a knock on the door.

Liu Feng raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Come in."

"Kagji!"

The door was pushed open, and Niu Wu and Xin Ke came in.

"My lord (young master)." The two of them gave a military salute in unison.

"En." Liu Feng waved his hand and said to the two, "I called you here today because I need you to do something."

"Please tell me, Lord City Master (Young Master)." The two spoke in unison again.

"Xin Ke, you are now the captain of Wolf Warriors. How are the new recruits?" Liu Feng asked.

"My lord, you can already enter the actual combat stage." Xin Ke said with a serious face.

"Very good, the Security Department will be established from today, Mina will be the director, Sinke will be the deputy director, and he will also be the captain of the Wolf Warriors."

Liu Feng's black eyes narrowed slightly, and he said seriously, "The Security Department is responsible for intelligence, the security of Xiyang City, and special mission operations."

Mina immediately jumped up from the desk, straightened up and shouted, "Yes."

The cat-eared lady was stunned, she never thought that she would become the director of a department in this way, although she was still in charge of intelligence issues and so on.

"Yes!" Xin Ke's eyes brightened. He has finally come to the end and has become the deputy director of a department. At least his salary will be doubled, and he doesn't have to worry about getting a wife.

Chapter 0413 letter express plan.

Liu Feng took out two documents from the drawer, handed them to Mina and Sinke respectively, and said seriously, "This is the specific operation of the Security Department and the method of information transmission."

"Yes." Sink took the file respectfully.

Mina took the document with both hands with a serious face. She knew that the young master was going to make a big move again, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly established a department.

"Mina, the first task of the Security Department is to start building an intelligence organization. I need information outside of Xiyang City." Liu Feng said seriously. He also thought about the situation in Tengying City and the elf incident. This incident let him know the importance of intelligence.

"This..." Mina was stunned. An intelligence organization outside Xiyang City? Building Zuixiaolou branch? But wouldn't the cement be exposed?

"Aren't there many literate people in the intelligence organization?" Liu Feng asked calmly, thinking of the eavesdroppers on the basement floor of Zuixiao Building. Some came out and used.

"Yes, there are seventy-three people who can read and write." Mina immediately replied, those intelligence officers were taught by Niu Ben and her, and many of them also had some self-defense skills.

"Take half of the staff out to set up a letter express." Liu Feng said indifferently, people who can write are what the letter express needs, and intelligence personnel are the most suitable.

"Master, what is a letter express?" Mina asked with a frown. Is express delivery a letter?

"I want to ask you something." Liu Feng picked up the tea next to him and took a sip. It was made by Nicole before going out after lunch.

He put down his teacup, glanced at the people present, and said calmly, "If you are away from home, go to another city, miss your family and want to write a letter to go home to say that you are safe, but find that you can't write, what will you do at this time? "

"Have someone write it for you, and then let the traveler bring the letter." Niu Wu immediately replied, this is what he learned, after all, he has been to several cities and knows more.

"Hire a hunter to deliver the message," said Eliza, the only way she could think of.

"..." An Li and Mina looked at each other, spread their hands together, and let people finish talking.

There are two ways to deliver letters in this era. One is to send your own knights to go out, or hire hunters to send letters home. To unscrupulous hunters, even if they get half of the coins, they may throw the letter away.

Another way is to let the traveling merchants take the letters home. This is also the practice of most civilians, but seven or eight out of ten letters will not reach the hands of family members. Maybe you have all returned home, but the letter has not yet arrived.

Pedestrian merchants don't send letters to their door, they only take them to specific cities for people to pass on a message. As for asking the Pedestrian Merchant to pay someone to send a message, don't even think about it.

It’s okay to talk to someone you know, maybe you will run errands to pass a message, but to someone you don’t know, if you don’t give coins, whoever will help you pass the message. Originally, a traveler only earned a few copper coins for carrying a letter for you.

"Then if there is a store like this that can write letters for people and deliver letters home, what do you think?" Liu Feng raised his lips.

"This..." Mina frowned, thinking about the feasibility of this matter, and asked, "Master, this requires a lot of people, and I'm afraid there won't be enough people."

The transportation between cities is relatively easy to say, and it can be delivered once a day. The trouble lies in reaching the city and sending letters home, which requires many people.

"Then, what if people in that city can deliver it by themselves?" Liu Feng said flatly, "In that city, if you hire someone to deliver the letters, it will be calculated as sending five letters and one copper coin."

Before everyone could speak, he continued, "You don't need to charge a lot of copper coins for a letter. The price starts at two copper coins between two adjacent cities. After more than five cities, the price starts at three copper coins. Every five cities One copper coin is charged."

"Huh? All we need is a few people who can write and transport letters." An Li's brown eyes lightened slightly, and she said excitedly, "As for the most important information, let the transport personnel be responsible."

"Oh, so that's the case." Mina and everyone present suddenly realized that the letter express was used as an intelligence collection station.

"Then, first open a letter express in Xiyang City, with two letter writers and a team of transportation personnel. Starting from Xiyang City, it will gradually spread to other cities. The transportation method is one city to one city. , This can save most of the manpower." Liu Feng said slowly.

Letter express is to lay the foundation for the future delivery of goods, etc., and the express industry has sprouted in another world.

"Yes." Mina replied earnestly, and she will ask Nicole about her experience in opening a store later.

"Xinke, send people to watch the transportation personnel in the early stage. I don't want to have an accident halfway. Those little thieves blocking the road should be cleaned up." Liu Feng ordered. .

"Yes." Sink respectfully said.

"Also, Elisa will set up a sniper team. You have to cooperate with their training and take them with you when you go out on missions." Liu Feng continued to order.