Fantasy Lord: Beginning with Daily Intelligence-Chapter 242 - 166: Canal Development and Ten Thousand Acres of Farmland (Part 2)
"Currently, this river stretches a total length of twenty-seven miles."
Kuwait spoke respectfully, slowly recounting the losses incurred during the canal construction as well as the current state of the canal.
"Twenty-three slaves have been registered by Joseph, awarding them five merit points each, and three severely injured ones are given twenty merit points."
Thor nodded, pondered briefly, and then responded.
Thor generally provides ample benefits to those who contribute effort and sacrifice for the territorial development.
For instance, this time, after two months, even though, based on work hours, the slaves should earn more merit points for canal construction, it’s still not much.
In the merit system established by Thor, Free People only gain merit points by assisting in the lord’s construction, while peasant slaves earn a fixed one point per year, unless during wars or unexpected events, they can earn additional merit points.
Canal construction counts as an unexpected event, granting one merit point per month, with the maximum being three months, equating to three merit points.
Three merit points are already a significant amount for slaves, equivalent to nearly three years of effort.
At this point, it has only been three months.
Yet the prospect of becoming Free People is still quite distant.
The severely injured earn an additional twenty points, combined with their previous efforts, it is enough to free them from their slave status.
This is the opportunity Thor offers to these people.
Because of this ongoing hope, the whole Eagle Territory, whether Free People or slaves, are filled with optimism, completely different from the dead atmosphere elsewhere.
Other Pioneer Lords might offer peasant slaves a chance, but even becoming Free People may not lead to significant changes.
But Thor is different; peasant slaves becoming Free People qualify them to join the Eagle Cub Knight Order, allowing their families to achieve social mobility.
This is extremely important.
Even for peasant slaves, it’s highly attractive, let alone Free People.
And even those who have become knights find the additional merit points enough to accelerate their training, making it equally enticing.
This is the core of Thor’s entire system.
Of course, this is only applicable to the Human Race; Thor naturally disregards goblin slaves.
Those creatures are merely consumables.
Given goblins’ reproductive abilities, it’s no big deal to keep capturing more.
With Anna present, there’s no need to worry about conservation.
A slave contract is enough to solve most problems.
"Yes, My Lord!"
"I’ll handle it right away!"
Kuwait nodded respectfully, also not paying any attention to the goblin slaves.
"Alright!"
"Let’s hear your upcoming plans!"
Thor nodded in satisfaction and spoke again.
It’s not the canal itself that’s crucial but the subsequent development of farmland throughout the Eagle Territory.
According to Kuwait’s earlier description, it’s possible to reclaim two thousand acres of farmland.
Thor is extremely invested in this matter.
After all, food is foundational for any territory, especially for a lord seeking development.
"My Lord, please see!"
"The Eagle River spans from north to south, with its range reaching twenty-seven miles. The territory can leverage this to spread channels throughout the north and east regions."
"Currently, my preliminary plan involves developing this area, which I believe, by area alone, could reach two thousand acres. If expansion is needed in the future, it can continue eastward. The entire area is a plain, with no obstacles. Previously, development was impossible due to a lack of water sources. Now that the Eagle River flows through, it only requires further diversion."
"The only issue is the dry season, when these areas might face some impacts. However, the impact isn’t significant. With the dam built upstream of the Maine River, merely diverting water downstream during the dry season should suffice for farming in this area. Additionally, reservoirs can be established here, with further diversion during flood seasons and used as backup in dry seasons..."
Listening to Thor’s words, Kuwait, with a touch of excitement, slightly organized his thoughts that had long been in his mind, and then began explaining based on the map.
Regarding the entire upcoming plan for the expansion of farmland after the opening of the Eagle River, Kuwait clearly already had a concept.
He had even perfected it.
At this moment, his explanation was extremely clear.
Even Thor, as he listened, couldn’t help but brighten his eyes.
It must be said that Kuwait’s thinking is extremely thorough.
With a progressive approach.
With the successful opening of the Eagle River, if Kuwait’s plan proceeds like this, it might be possible to utilize most of the Eagle Territory’s land.
At that time, not just two thousand acres, but even ten thousand acres might be feasible.
Thinking of those ten thousand acres of land, Thor couldn’t help but breathe a bit more heavily.
That is ten thousand acres, nearly one million mu of land, even at the current grain yield of about three hundred pounds per mu, a million mu yields three billion pounds.
Combined with the nearly ten thousand acres presently owned by the entire Eagle Territory, that amounts to six billion pounds of grain output.
This grain output alone is enough to make one’s scalp tingle.
At least at this moment, no Noble Lord in the whole Northern Province can achieve such a scale of grain production.
Even Thor couldn’t help but breathe heavily.
Especially since he didn’t forget, he now also has an Elf Maiden, Ivira, who, as a Forest Elf, has means to massively increase grain production.
Simultaneously implementing both, the grain output wouldn’t just be six billion pounds, there’s a possibility for ten billion, twenty billion.
The mere thought of such a result is exciting.
"My Lord, that is my current plan."
"The first step should take about a year, and likely three years to fully complete."
While Thor was inwardly excited, Kuwait’s voice gradually trailed off. After he finished, his gaze turned slightly nervous as he looked at Thor.
This time, his plan was enormously ambitious, with commensurate time and manpower costs, continuing only with Thor’s support.
"Three years!"
"Alright!"
"Those people will remain at your disposal, and I’ll also have Joseph dispatch three thousand goblin slaves to you."
Thor collected his thoughts, pondered briefly, and then nodded in agreement.
For other lords, investing three years in such extensive construction projects might not be appealing.
While grains are tangible assets, the returns aren’t as immediate as a mine, not even close to hunting demon beasts. Given the time, they might rather search for a mine or hunt demon beasts.
But for Thor, it’s different.
He’s preparing to establish roots here, thus he’s extremely invested and willing to pay a larger price.
"Thank you, My Lord."
"I will certainly complete all constructions within three years!"
Listening to Thor’s affirmative words, Kuwait, initially nervous, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and spoke with excitement.
"Keep up the hard work!"
Thor nodded with a smile.
