Chapter 87 - Special Products
Before I could open the free market, I had to start working on something.
That was to build a new road.
This time, I was going to build a new road to Fontana City, extending the road that I had built from Barca Village to the North River Castle to the south.
The reason why we were building a road outside our territory was because we had an agreement to do so.
One of the conditions of the ceasefire agreement with the Fontana family was that a road be built to connect the castle to the city.
For me, roads are just a convenient way to get around.
But from the point of view of the noblemen who governed the war-torn land, it had another meaning.
It is an invasion route for the army.
A well-developed and wide road speeds up the movement of troops.
Conversely, it also speeds up the progress of the opposing army.
For this reason, many nobles build roads within their own territories, but do not build roads in areas that border other Houses' territories.
The lack of roads is important for defense, as it slows down the invasion of armies from other lands.
The reason why the Fontana family ordered me to build a road was because they wanted me to build a road myself, so that they could use it against me in case of an invasion.
They must be wary of me because I've gone to the trouble of deciding in the terms of the truce agreement to keep the number of troops I can station at Kawakita Castle to a minimum.
To tell the truth, this castle in the north of the river was the subject of the biggest dispute with Carlos.
After a lot of questions and answers, I got him to acknowledge the ownership of the castle as mine when I said, "I can always build a new one in a few days."
However, I don't want to make the relationship with Carlos bad.
I think the castle north of the river will be positioned as a gateway and inn between Barca and the city.
But this has its advantages for me.
It will be much easier for me to get to and from the city than it was before, when there were only narrow roads that could hardly be called roads.
If the Barca Knights are going to do business, they need to secure a transportation route to the city above all.
For the Fontana family and for me, the construction of this road was meaningful.
There are many people who can use magic in the Barca Knight's Domain now.
Among them, those who had their own farmland were sent home, and I instructed them to immediately carry out [Leveling] and [Soil Improvement] on their farmland.
Then, I took the rest of the people who didn't have farmland and started working on the road.
I used some of the money I had taken from the old man as land rent to make them work as day laborers.
Since all of them had already experienced road construction before, the work proceeded rather smoothly and without any confusion.
I had the ones with the least amount of mana do the [Leveling] to widen the narrow road, while I built the landmarks, and then the rest of them did the [Road Construction].
In this way, a highway was completed that would allow the distance from Barca Village Fontana City, which used to take about three days, to be shortened significantly.
***
"Are you sure about this, kid?"
"Well, sure. We have to make sure that those who don't have their own farmland can also earn money."
It was right after the Barca Knight's Domain and Fontana City were connected by a road.
After much consideration, I decided to make a decision.
Some of the people I had given magic to had farmland and some did not.
However, the percentage of those without farms was overwhelmingly greater than those with farms.
The reason for this was that I only granted magic to those who participated in the battle.
When I first gathered the number of people in the village of Barca, there were a certain number of people like my father who had farmland, partly because I called out to them.
However, most of the people who came with me when I recruited Vargas in the neighboring village, and those who came after I won the battle had no farmland.
It was only natural that these people, the second and third sons of farmers, who had no choice but to be in the shadows, gathered together like insects attracted by the glow of fire.
I had to do whatever I could to make sure that these people were fed.
You are reading story I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Castle at novel35.com
They didn't even have their own farmland, but suddenly they had magic.
But what would happen if they got magic but didn't have enough work?
They would probably become a bunch of ruffians trying to solve their problems by force.
We would have people to maintain security, but I don't think we would be able to keep them in check.
However, if they are given jobs and can make a living off of it, the crime rate would be lower.
I needed to create jobs in order to maintain security in my territory.
The land I had expanded by cultivating the northern forest.
I had built a 4km square wall of land as my space, but in reality, the land outside of the wall had been cleared.
In fact, the land outside the wall has been cleared, because there are remnants of the land that was once cleared outside the wall.
On some of the land outside the wall, a number of inn-type buildings were built.
Those who wished to live in these buildings were given the right to do so, and were also given jobs.
There were two main types of work.
The two main jobs were making bricks, which I used to do, and cultivating magic mushrooms.
Brick making was a business that required zero start-up capital.
After all, everyone could use the magic I had given them.
Because it only consumed magic, I could make them every day.
However, the situation was different from when I was making bricks.
At that time, Fontana City was undergoing construction of an outer wall, and there was a special demand.
But now, that's over.
That's why I specified the bricks that had to be made.
I had them make and sell Hardened Bricks that people would never be able to find anywhere else.
If I had tried to make them on my own, I would have needed the tusks of a giant boar and the horns of Valkyries, both of which are magic-related materials.
In terms of materials, it's a commodity that can't be found anywhere else, and can only be obtained in the land of Barca.
I think there is a certain demand for it.
And so, I gave my permission for the cultivation of magic mushrooms.
These magic mushrooms are definitely profitable.
That's why I tried to keep the cultivation method secret and grew them on my own.
However, I later found out that the most important part of cultivating magic mushrooms is infusing the logs with mana.
The most important thing in cultivating magic mushrooms is to infuse the logs with magic power. If you don't infuse the logs with mana, the mushrooms won't bear much fruit, and you won't be able to grow them once you harvest them.
However, if the log is properly infused with mana, many magic mushrooms will grow on the same log, and it will be possible to harvest them for several years.
So, I decided to teach this cultivation method to the people in my domain.
The people I named will be able to successfully cultivate the mushrooms since they are capable of [Mana Injection].
This is in anticipation of my being called into the Fontana family.
If I can grow and harvest a lot of magic mushrooms, I can make and stockpile Magic Recovery Medicine from them.
The more MRM1Mana Recovery Medicine I have, the more I can build without worrying about how much magic I have left.
I think this will greatly increase my chances of survival.
Although there was a disadvantage in that my direct earnings would be reduced, I decided that the advantages would be greater in the long run.
In this way, the Barca Knight's Domain was quickly transformed into a land of new specialty products.
CadmarLegend It's Monday... I'm off work for today. So, what better than to translate tons of chapters, am I right, or am I right?
DISCLAIMER!!! I have translated 18 chapters so far and they are all scheduled to be released 2 minutes after the other. So, 2 minutes after this chapter is posted, another one will also be posted. Then, after the 2nd chapter is posted, 2 minutes after, the 3rd chapter will be posted. If a chapter isn't posted even after 2 minutes, either Scribble Hub started lagging or my stockpile of translated chapters dried out. Btw, all of the chapters that you'll see later are translated on the same day (today). My little gift to you for today (It's Labor Day in the USA today and I have a day-off)