Chapter 608: Preparation (1)

After the cold wind city subsided, the city became a political island in the north. The internal environment has improved, but the external environment has become extremely harsh.
Zhou Qingfeng pursued a series of affirmative policies in the city, ransacked noble family property, and tried and executed criminal nobles and running dogs.
This deviant means seriously violated the interests of the noble class.
As the news spread, Victor Hugo immediately became the "nail in the eye, the thorn in the flesh" of all the nobles in the whole Northland. The latter seldom fought with the enemy and cut off the trade with Hanfeng City, trying to kill him.
According to the intelligence network constructed by Adrian, the influence of dozens of cities in the North is connecting in private. If you have money, you can forcefully contribute. If you have no money, you can express your shouting.
In short, the ‘Monsters of the Black Forest’ cannot continue to gain momentum.
After the commerce was cut off, the goods of Hanfengcheng could not be sold, and the grain outside could not be brought in. With a population of more than 200,000 people inside and outside the city, it is a large expenditure to eat horse chews every day.
As long as the blockade lasts for a month or two, massive famine will inevitably occur. The new lord cannot ignore the possible famine, otherwise Zhou Qingfeng will be finished.
Faced with this situation, surrender is impossible, and no compromise is possible. Only war can solve the survival problem of the new regime.
In this case, the entire Cold Wind City will become a combat readiness base. Everything must serve war.
Workshops are being built in the city, and various workshops, first of all, are extremely extended products of wood processing. In order to build workshops, houses are being demolished everywhere, even in noble areas.
This is why Johnson and Powell were forced to move.
Although Cold Wind City has a wizard tower, the Winter Hall and other magnificent tall buildings. But most of the houses in the city are very low, even the noble families have a large number of huts for servants.
Zhou Qingfeng called the broken house made of small pieces of wood and thatch a ‘large doghouse’, which was dirty and messy, and always smelled bad.
The low-level servants who lived inside did not contact the noble masters on weekdays. They can only obey the orders of the housekeeper and work in places such as kitchen stables and toilets, and the living environment is extremely bad.
At first, Zhou Qingfeng thought that the nobility deliberately abused his servants, but only after field investigations would he know that the northern land is full of trees, but the wood available is scarce.
Logging is a very hard job, transportation is also a problem, and wood processing is a professional craft. This has led to more expensive wood than expected, and insufficient supply.
It takes more than half a year for a carpenter to bring two or three apprentices to build a carriage. Building a house is a big project. It takes seven or eight carpenters, blacksmiths and bricklayers, plus dozens of apprentices and hard work for several years.
If a nobleman builds a large mansion, he can inherit the property for tens of hundreds of years. If it is a stone castle, it is the hereditary foundation of the nobility, and it is no problem to mix it for hundreds of years.
Zhou Qingfeng was repairing the water conservancy sawmill in the "rich and powerful leader", and the efficiency of wood processing has increased hundreds of times than in the past. This situation is broken.
The big tree surrounded by one person squeaked under the saw wheel rotating at high speed, and the wood chips flew around. Planks of different thicknesses appear like flowing water, supporting urban remodeling.
This has greatly reduced the price of housing construction.
Johnson's current identity is an herbal medicine merchant. He wants to move his belongings to civilian areas. There are already built rows of simple houses where you can live temporarily.
"It's so fast to build a house here." Johnson felt awkward.
If you are a sorcerer, there are arcane spells such as ‘turning mud into stone’ and ‘turning mud into stone’.
But the group of farts transported them into a piece of wooden board with a carriage, used a metal tool to dig a foundation and fill it with soil, inserted the wooden board to build a wall, and knocked and beat with nails to quickly build a house.
In the past, the houses where civilians lived were often less than two meters high. There is even a 1.5-meter hut. The entrance and exit must be rickety. The interior is very narrow, dark and wet, and it is really like a dog house.
Johnson's simple room now has a height of two meters, the door is wide, two floors up and down, and comes with furniture. Bedroom, kitchen, toilet, utility room, etc. are all available.
"This room is spacious, beautiful, and equipped with complete facilities. It's no problem to live as a noble."
The coolies are carrying Johnson's own furniture. He stood at the door of the shack and looked at the other neighbors who had moved in-all the civilians and even the untouchables in the past, but now lived happily in the new home.
The owl fell on top of the owner's head and whispered: "No wonder these poor ghosts will like Victor Hugo. How could they live in such a good house in the past?"
A block of simple houses is one hundred blocks, and you can live in one house after you build one set. In the block, water wells were dug, gutters were laid, there was uniform water supply and drainage, and public officials were provided by the ground floor officials of the 'Street Office'.
With a clattering nail on the house number, Johnson living in Cold Wind City is equivalent to having an identity and address, which can be found anytime, anywhere. Whenever he thinks of the question of ‘identity’, he shudders.
Housing is a reward for those who have merit.
Johnson is not only an illusionist, but also has the ability to prepare herbs to cover up, and can treat some common diseases at a low price. So his ID card is printed with ‘Pharmacist’.
Other people who live in simple houses are often ‘labour activists’ or other people with technical expertise. Everyone works hard to get a status upgrade and get benefits.
"I heard that the children of these poor ghosts can enter the school without a test, and they will become officials in the city after they have finished their studies. So they are all crazy and loyal to Victor Hugo." Dudu made a disdainful noise over the owner's head.
Zhou Qingfeng's benefits to civilians are beyond count.
Tax cuts, empowerment, breaking personal attachments, erasing all unreasonable debts, and now give the lower-level learning knowledge a leap forward.
Powell also whispered next to him: "The city has recently added a propaganda department to promote Victor Hugo's laws and regulations everywhere, asking people in the city to live according to the new lord's plan.
In the past, long-legged families promulgated any laws, and the poor ghosts below always complained and refused to implement them honestly. But now it is also required to work hard, but the poor ghosts have become very obedient like dogs. "
Powell was resentful, and the owl beeped loudly.
"In the past, the long-legged family gave no benefits, and used the whip to let the poor ghosts work. Now Victor Hugo gives so many benefits. If you are a poor ghost, you will become a good dog."
This was a mockery, and Powell was furious, "I'm going to squeeze your dead bird's mouth."
Dudu showed no weakness, fluttered his wings and fled away, but shouted in the air: "Poor ghost, there is a kind of you to squeeze my mouth."
Powell was even more angry and shouted at Johnson: "Do you really care about this bird?"
Johnson sighed and shook his head. "Do you know why I didn't rush out of Hanfengcheng? I have recently spent a lot of money and am thinking about making money. Do you realize that the herbal medicine business is much better now?"
Powell shook his head indignantly, "Don't be stupid. I've experienced this, and you will only get worse."
Johnson disagreed, "If you don't do it, you will lose more."
Oops, this idea seems familiar.