After the carnage left, Roland grew out of breath.

Finally, the coffers filled up again.

A total of eight steam engines were delivered to the three chambers of commerce, three of which were produced at Factory No. 2 with the help of the Windy Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce—and it must be said that the craftsmen from the fjord were far more talented or learned than the miners and blacksmiths in the town, and after mastering the machine tool operation, the pass rate of the finished product rose sharply, and perhaps in two months, the production capacity of the No. 2 plant could catch up with Factory No. 1.Fortunately, according to the contract signed, the sales revenue of these machines is owned by Roland.

In addition, he also received a new hydrogen ball purchase order from the String Moon Bay caravan, Marlan is very interested in this can greatly expand the field of things, in addition to the single-person reconnaissance balloon, but also specially customized a giant balloon can carry three to four people, intended to be used for the exploration of the new island of the fjord.

Coupled with the delivery of the first Ming steamer, the three brought nearly 7,000 golden dragons to the border town, and the cost of buying metal ingots, washing stones and grain, and the remaining 6,000 golden dragons were enough to support his population expansion plan.

Roland summoned Barov and the Iron Axe into the office.

“Now that there is money left, it is time to go out and recruit more people.”He looked at the two able-bodied generals, "this time the operation was carried out in coordination with the city hall and the First Army, and the specific personnel decided by you, and I will only give the approximate content of the task."

“Please say.”The manager nodded.

“The recruitment is divided into two directions, North and South.”Roland drew a map from the table and spread it out in front of the two men, “Especially the Eagle City to the front line of the port of Bishui... I suspect that Tifeko has regarded these people as part of the forces of Garcia, a useless population that can be consumed at will, so you have to pull them over first.”

"The team sent by the city hall is responsible for recruiting nobles, craftsmen and other literates, and the main task of the First Army is to recruit civilians, unlike the previous propaganda, this means should be more active, do you understand what I mean?" 」

The iron axe hesitated, “You mean...qiangra?”

"Cough, there is no need to do that step," Roland coughed twice, Shamin's style is really simple and rude, "such as giving out food, taking the initiative to persuade, pay the living expenses in advance, and so on."He glanced at Barov, "You should know this set."

"Of course, my Highness, I have assisted ministers and patrols many times in the suppression and appeasing of the refugee riots," said the latter, "their demands are very simple, sometimes they are simply filling their bellies, so there is no need to pull together with coins, not even mention the pay - if the conditions are too favorable, they will have doubts."The fallen aristocracy is a lot of trouble, although now the hand is limited and the scenery is no longer, but it is well-informed and demanding, and it will not travel with us for a piece of steamed bread, and it is necessary to use money and promise to seduce it.

Roland patted his hands with satisfaction, "Unfortunately, there are so many things in the border town, you can't go in person, otherwise the task will be successfully completed."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'll send the best disciples."Barov laughed, “By the time the city is built next year, it will be better to be on both sides of the Redwater River.”

“There will be such a day.”

The two retreated, Roland rested on the back of his chair for a moment, and decided to go to the north slope backyard to see Anna.

As soon as you enter the door, the first thing that comes into the eyes is the metal squares on the ground.

Roland picked up a piece of it in his palms—they were basically the same, about five centimeters long and wide, and the surface was not flat, as if they had been squeezed by something, and there were numbers engraved on one side.For example, the piece in his hand is engraved with the words "No. 256".

“What’s the better to find out?”

“Nos. 1057 and 2284, one is exceptionally hard, and the other is excellent regardless of hardness and toughness.”Anna greeted her and said, with a bright smile on her face.

“Are you two thousand?”Roland was surprised to hear that he took the record book handed by Lucia, which was densely filled with data.A line of 2,284 was found and the number was found with the words "0.8 percent carbon,' 15.2% of the unknown element number four."

"Well, it's much more interesting than a cut-off tube," Anna blinked, "and the iron blocks of other metals can change their nature, and I wonder how these little balls of metal fit together."

The current exploration of Anna and Lucia is a far-reaching work.

Roland first let the little girl break the ore into a variety of raw materials, and then Anna mixed them with pure iron according to different quality ratio, made into a test block to test its performance - through the extrusion and stretching of the black fire, Anna can distinguish the magic size of each operation, so as to judge its strength and toughness.

The first thing to add is carbon.

Although Roland knows that steel is essentially a ferrocarbon alloy: more carbon is pig iron, no carbon is pure iron, carbon content in a certain range can be called steel, and a little fluctuation can greatly change the metal performance, so the first thing to measure is the size of this range.

From the record, it can be seen that the 1500 was a simple iron and carbon smelting before, and after the 1500 began to add new elements on the basis of steel.Roland knows that for every additional number of numbers, the likely outcome of the arrangement will multiply, which is an extremely long process, so he only let Anna explore this part when the manufacturing task is not heavy.

He encouraged the two witches to say a few words, and sat down, quietly admiring Anna's busy back.

Although the sun after the autumn is still bright, but there is no season and summer season is spicy, he felt the whole body warm and baked, a long-lost sense of stability poured into his heart.

I don’t know how long it took to quiet down the garden.Suddenly he felt a soft hand on his forehead, and opened his eyes, Lucia was gone, and Anna was sitting before him.

“...”

“Your eyes tell me,” she said, her hair hanging naturally, like a wisp of translucent gold.

Roland hesitated, and finally shook his head helplessly. "I'm just a little confused."He roughly told the other side about the expansion plan, "compared to the original free choice, now in order to seize the time, some half-tempting, half-forced means have been used."While this was done to avoid their forcible recruitment by Tifeko and eventually dying from the erosion of the pill, it is serious to think that what I have done is not far from him... The only difference is the purpose.”

“Doesn’t the purpose explain everything?”She asked softly.

“But...”

"I know what you want to say," said Anna, covering the prince's mouth, "that you fear that they will not be sentimental, and that you cannot guarantee that the end will always be the right one--the wrong way to achieve the right ends by the wrong means may be misunderstood, or that the right means have caused irreparable errors... You do not know whether the right means are important or the right results are important.I said right?”

"Reassured," said Anna, who had put himself on the cheek with her hands on Roland's cheek, and whispered in his ear, "I will be here with you...I will look at you."(Unfinished.