Chapter 172 The Days When the Lord Was Absent

"It should be here."

Li Erlang led the retired bishop of the Church of Light who came from Tran, and walked from the post station to the agricultural area step by step. Li Erlang had just finished transporting the food when he saw the old man in unique clothes looking around the town, and took out a few candies to give to the children who were playing, looking very happy.

After asking, he learned that the other party was the bishop who was about to take office in Linyang City. Although Li Erlang, an old village head, didn't know what a bishop was, he had never heard of the name of the Church of Light. He thought of taking him to find the current manager of the territory, Mr. Chongshan. The lord had already set out to work as before, and now the burden of managing the territory was all on Chongshan.

The bishop focused his attention on this field, as if he wanted to find the deputy mayor mentioned by Li Erlang.

At the same time, he was also puzzled that the ruling class of a place would actually work in the fields like farmers?

But the rice fields were full of farmers wielding sharp sickles, and several children were also working in the fields. The half-grown children were sweating in the fields. They were all old farmers with dark skin, and it was difficult to tell who was the manager.

He looked at Li Erlang standing beside him in confusion.

"The work of harvesting wheat is not difficult for children. Children also need to work, and our lord also supports it." Li Erlang smiled and said to the former bishop of the Church of Light: "Carrying these harvested crops is the real physical work!"

The bishop turned his head and looked at the farmer in charge of bundling not far away, carrying the wheat to the side and stacking it up. Another strong man carried two bundles of rice that had been firmly bundled and sent them to the four-wheeled truck pulled by the pack animal, and the driver whipped the pack animal hard on the buttocks.

The two pack animals slowly moved their long legs, pulling the loaded four-wheeled wagons along the stone road, and transported the grain to the processing plant for threshing.

"After the grain is harvested, it needs to be dried. If we know the weather will be good, we can save a lot of time!"

There is no place specially built for drying rice in the territory. Ji Lin obviously did not consider this matter, and Chongshan did not think about it either. It was not until the autumn harvest that two hundred acres of land were paved with stone roads - specially for drying rice.

After that, Li Erlang shouted loudly to the field.

"Mr. Chongshan, the bishop you mentioned has arrived and is waiting for you here."

A man dressed like a farmer stood up, turned around and waved to them, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes when he saw the bishop of the Church of Light in a white robe.

He immediately remembered that his lord had specifically told him before he left. When Ji Lin went to the Holy City, he invited a bishop-level priest of the Church of Light (the director of the orphanage where Alicia was) to work in their territory. He might bring some children with him, which could slightly improve the current education and lack of high-level talents in the territory.

Ji Lin had already thought about how to trick this bishop into being a teacher in the Engineering College. Even if a retired bishop does not talk about the knowledge he has mastered and the theological content, he himself has a lot of experience. It would be good to become an honorary professor in the college and teach students about regional culture and style.

Since you are here, there is always a job that suits you.

Before modern times, church schools were considered a synonym for semi-advanced education. This is also true for their lords. Accepting assistance to establish a church college is not only free, but also can promote the increase of the educated population in the territory.

In a sense, the church's assistance is quite tempting. A complete set of infrastructure, from canteens to schools to hospitals, is available. As the cooperation deepens, investment will increase. It is no wonder that some lords cannot resist the olive branches thrown by these churches.

Although the bishop did not show it, he was quite surprised in his heart. The man in front of him had dark skin, not a natural black, but the kind of dark skin that only comes from hard work under the sun, wind and rain. But he had less skin cracks caused by long-term labor than the farmer next to him. The difference can only be seen up close, and it is difficult to tell from a distance.

It is really precious.

"Is the deputy mayor harvesting in autumn?"

He shook hands with Chongshan, and the other party patted the soil and rice fragments on his hands before shaking hands.

"Not really, I planted this acre of land myself. I am worried about letting others harvest it. It is more comfortable to harvest the land I planted by myself."

Chongshan smiled happily. He had just finished farm work and his whole body was hot. He has been supervising the autumn harvest in the agricultural area during this period. He couldn't sit still while sitting in the shade and watching others work, so he went to harvest the acre of land he planted.

Although he was busy with the affairs of the territory, Chongshan always wanted to plant something, otherwise he would feel itchy. If he didn't plant something, he felt that his skills would decline. So he took an acre of good land and came to cultivate it after get off work. Watching the green field that belonged to him swaying in the evening breeze, the fatigue of a day's work also dissipated.

Ji Lin also wanted to keep such an acre of land for himself, but his physical strength really didn't support him running around, so he just opened a nursery for himself behind the city hall and planted some berry plants that Forna gave him, which she said were "easy to raise".

There was no problem except that there was no fruit.

"Please forgive me for the poor hospitality for coming here in person."

As a bishop, when he goes to other towns or even cities on weekdays, as long as he releases the news, the mayor or city lord of the other party will take the initiative to come out to greet him. Of course, this is also related to the sudden visit of Mr. Bishop. Ji Lin's territory was not notified beforehand.

Seeing Zhongshan working in the fields like this, the former bishop began to like this territory. He came here deliberately without notifying Ji Lin so that he could see the true appearance of this territory.

After all, he still had to inspect the dozens of children he brought with him in person.

Children cannot be allowed to grow up in a bad environment.

The people of the Life God Cult are really good at picking places. If this town can maintain its current momentum, it will have great potential in the future. It will soon develop into a prosperous city-state. He has not yet looked at the academy in this territory.

The old man touched his beard and laughed twice.

When he just passed by, he also saw the high-ranking priest of the Life God Religion and an elf at work.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhongshan moved two matzas. This kind of portable stool composed of several wooden sticks and linen cloth can be said to be an extremely popular product in the territory now. It is much more comfortable than sitting on the ground. The old bishop did not mind sitting next to Zhongshan and talking to him. The development of Linyang City started. Chongshan was also able to answer the old bishop's questions fluently.

Li Erlang brought them two more cups of cooled brown sugar water.

Since the sugar refinery was established and started operating, they soon obtained brown sugar, the product of sugarcane crude sugar.

Brown sugar is a kind of raw sugar made from sugar cane, which is extracted, clarified, boiled, and refined using the lime method. It does not add any chemical reagents or food additives except lime, and completely retains the flavor and nutrients of sugar cane. .

Brown sugar water has quickly replaced the current sugar cane juice that is difficult to preserve and process. Brown sugar can be stored for several years as long as it is stored dry, and has sufficient sweetness and nutrients. To make brown sugar water, you only need to throw brown sugar cubes into boiling hot water, and the labor intensity is greatly reduced.

If someone wants to eat it, they can take a small piece the size of the tip of their tail and eat it as an after-meal snack every day.

It's not that they can't refine sugar, but the territory currently doesn't have the relevant science and technology. Forcing the sugar process will consume a considerable part of the output. It's not as cost-effective as directly making crude brown sugar.

Sea salt and brown sugar, the territory has fully launched the production of these two resources, salt and sugar.

The old bishop looked at the busy farm work and had other things in his mind.

This is a good place, without the hustle and bustle of the Holy City. The managers are wise and the lords are kind. It would be nice to live there for a long time.