The next day, Ulian took the two people to Isenpol and did not return until two days later. When he came back, there were a few more people and two horses behind him. Ulyan excitedly introduced them to Valery: "These two are craftsmen from the Petukhov family. They are here to help us build a water mill and a sawmill." "Hello, two masters." Seeing his senior colleagues, Valery touched his big bald head and greeted them in a simple and honest manner. "I'll leave the two master chefs to you. Bring a few more people with you to help!" Ulian said while winking at Valery. Valeri understood immediately. It was just a way for him to learn the craftsman's skills for free. He was very familiar with this. This is how he acquired all his abilities. I don’t know how Ulian talked to Rigolav, but he not only got material assistance, but also agreed to many of his requests. Before leaving, he not only borrowed two craftsmen from the Petukhov family, but also secretly took away two horses under the cover of Roman. Although these two horses have not reached the level of war horses, they can be considered excellent riding horses and are sufficient for daily riding.
The western sentry tower is nearly thirty miles away from the river bend. If one needs help, walking there to report the news would obviously be too slow. Besides, pioneer knights are still knights, how can they be without horses! Without horses, they are called infantry! The two riding horses were carefully locked up in the newly built stable by the militia. After the donkey, the kobold cub, the groundhog, and the unicorn, they became the new members of the River Bay Zoo. The newly built stables and blacksmith shops were located on the left and right sides of the stone walls of the lord's house, and each had a small door leading to the house. After all, livestock and iron tools are strategic-level materials for a small village territory. Ulyan had long wanted to build a water-powered sawmill on the other side of the river bend. Even if it could only power one saw blade, it would at least be equivalent to the work of twenty people. If there is a sawmill at the beginning, not to mention the lord's house, the main frame of the villagers' wooden houses can be built. Uliyan was even able to build a few watchtowers in advance and turn the River Bend Camp into a small military camp. Unfortunately, in such a poor place, outstanding craftsmen and blacksmiths are high-tech professions, and they are either retainers of lords at all levels or wealthy small citizens. No one is willing to follow him into the wilderness. Of course, Leo also proposed using water power, but who can't do it just by saying it? Even Valery, who was the most knowledgeable, did not dare to guarantee that a hydraulic saw could be built and put into use. It took five or six people a week to build a small vertical furnace for iron smelting, and it collapsed twice before it was successful. If I were to research the hydraulic saw myself, I would have to bring along a dozen young and strong people, spend a month or two doing it, and also have to bear the risk of failure. Everyone has brains, but unfortunately they don’t have the skills. As for why it is on the other side of the river, it is because the other side of the river bend is closer to Songyuan, and the processed logs can be thrown directly into the water and sent to the camp or downstream. The most important thing is that the opposite bank is an erosion bank, where the river is deeper and the current is more turbulent. On this side of the peninsula is a sedimentary bank, the river is too shallow, the current is slow, and the eddies formed in the river bay will occasionally even push small boats upstream. Not to mention water trucks, even small fishing boats with very shallow draft cannot reach the shore.
To this end, the camp had to build a ten-meter-long plank road that went deep into the river to allow small fishing boats to transport ore and cargo. In addition to the sawmill, Ulyaan also asked craftsmen to build a mill. The technological requirements for hydraulic grinding are much easier than those for hydraulic saws. For experienced craftsmen, it is just a matter of making an extra waterwheel and a few bearings. With the mill, the village women in the camp no longer had to rely on hand mills to grind wheat, and the large amount of free time saved could be used for land reclamation, weaving, knitting and leather making. After arranging the craftsmen, Uliyan quietly pointed to a thin young man he brought back and sighed to Rusev: "Do you still remember Old John's house?" "Old John? The old guy is here?" Rusev tapped his pipe heavily. "He didn't come. He died." Uliyan said expressionlessly, "The whole family died, except for his grandson Harry." Rusev was silent for a moment, and the words "Good death!" remained in his heart. Old John was a refugee who fled to Ulyanovka Village after the neighboring village was destroyed. His family was large and well-off. Although he was not a small landowner, he was at least a rich peasant. A family of more than ten people followed Urian's caravan for more than a hundred miles, then clamored to disband and settled in a small town in front of Varanger City with several other families from the same village. As a result, the caravan had only been on the move for a few days when it was attacked by the orcs. The entire town was massacred, and only the little grandson Harry escaped from Old John's family. Fortunately, Harry still remembered the destination of the pioneering caravan and followed the tide of refugees all the way to Isenbol, where he had been staying outside the city for seven or eight days. There must be more than one person like him. This time when Uliyang entered the city, he deliberately walked around the refugee camp for a few rounds, in preparation for the future Hewan leader to receive refugees and expand his strength. The first thing he saw was Harry, who was almost starving to death. "He's such a poor kid. How could I bear to see him starve to death? That's why I brought him back." This young man, who used to be as strong as Leo, has now become skinny and has a dull look in his eyes. "Feed him a few good meals first to slow him down." The rest of the villagers had no intention of laughing at Harry. Two village women helped change his tattered clothes that were covered in black mud, and brought him food. Looking at the wheat cake in his hand and the thick soup with oil floating on it, Harry, who had escaped death, began to doubt the reality of what he saw. In his expectation, he would be lucky to survive if he could follow Uliyang to the pioneer camp and eat bran and drink porridge with some cassava made from deer antlers. How come there is nothing to eat in River Bend Camp after not seeing it for two months? During the two days when Ulian was away, after some slaps from Rusev and a few other old men, the news that Olivia "rejected Knight Roman for Leo" spread quickly in the village. What kind of news could there be in a remote wilderness camp? Eighty percent of the new things are caused by Leo. When Olivia's close friends heard this, they were outraged and came up to her to persuade her to change her mind. Knight Roman, dressed in beautiful armor, elegant and handsome, is the dream lover of these village girls.
He is a city dweller, a member of the upper class, and a nobleman. Others want it in their dreams, why do you refuse it! As for Leo... Temporarily take second place! At this time, Leo, whom they secretly condemned, was standing not far away, carrying a large dung fork, staring at the dung pile under his feet in a daze. At this time, he was only wearing a tattered linen shirt with the sleeves missing, and he was dirty all over, like a prisoner who had just escaped from a dungeon. Her short blond hair was still dazzling under the sunlight. Most of his well-proportioned and strong muscles were exposed, and even the parts covered by a thin shirt had clear lines. Olivia watched with interest as the sisters swallowed their saliva and belittled Leo in various ways.
