Struggle in the Steam Age

Therefore, after the first batch of grain was planted, a large number of idle people on the island at that time were invested in this area. The workers drawn from the residents of these islands and the professional construction workers and engineers hired from other places have built a light industrial zone and a heavy industrial zone on the flat land by the sea.

Although it is said that the construction of these industrial facilities on the seaside requires more money for salt and moisture protection, but considering that the local transportation of the island is mainly transported by sea, especially the vital fuel and raw materials.

Not to mention that several other open spaces that can be used as industrial areas are located in the upper reaches of the important river next to the port of New Sauer. Once the factory is built, it is basically equivalent to all agricultural production on the great plain of Niujiao Bay. Negative impact.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, we can only choose a more expensive seaside construction plan. The surrounding areas of these good areas are all small flat land divided by rivers and hills, so only a short section of wall and a few fortifications can be built. Safety issues in these industrial areas.

Not to mention that these places can receive naval fire support at any time because of their proximity to the ocean, so after those factories were built, there were only two small goblin attacks around them. And it was completely defeated by the militia composed of small gunboats and factory workers without dispatching the garrison.

And these factories have indeed played an important role in promoting the development of the island after they were built. For example, a large number of daily necessities made by the woodwork factory and a series of production and living tools made by the hardware factory have all of a sudden reduced the needs of the island residents in this respect. The cost has been reduced by half, and even some of the materials needed on the island can be obtained from the surrounding islands through barter trade.

At the beginning, Lawrence originally planned to build a garment factory here. As a result, after investigation, it was discovered that only rich people would buy ready-made clothes in this era, and most people buy fabrics and make clothes by themselves. So he simply asked the hardware factory to produce a batch of needlework tools similar to thimbles and needles on a part-time basis.

In addition, he also put forward the idea of ​​sewing machine as a scientific research project of the hardware factory. By the way, I handed over the sketch of the pedal sewing machine I saw at my grandmother's house in my previous life to those staff. I think it won't be long before the hardware factory on my island should be able to produce the real thing.

The labor tools distributed to the murlocs naturally also came from the hardware factory. After inviting several master carpenters from the woodwork factory next door to make a series of wooden tools for the loca murlocs to try one by one and collect enough data, the hardware factory Soon a series of tools suitable for loca murlocs were produced using steam hammers and molds.

In less than a week, the proportion of metal tools held by this group of loca murlocs has suddenly risen from the bottom level among all intelligent races in the ocean to a level second only to the mermaid country that is close to the coastline and has trade with humans. level. And all of a sudden, Lawrence won the heartfelt gratitude of the Loca fish people.

Of course, these tools were not given to these locathermen, but small interest-free loans like other island residents.

Because Lawrence knew that excessive favors and discrimination would only be counterproductive. However, for the Loka fish people, being able to receive the same treatment as other citizens on the island is enough to make them feel happy.

For wise men like Green Face, apart from seeing friendliness and equal treatment from Lawrence's actions, they also learned how much the island attaches importance to obeying the rules.

So in private, I also try my best to teach my compatriots to abide by the laws and regulations of the island, so that they can integrate into the life of the island more quickly.

This approach is naturally what Lawrence and other people on the island hope, because the island has followed the road of industrialization and socialized mass production from the very beginning, so the discipline of the island residents is very important. After Lawrence took in these loca murlocs, what he was most worried about was that they would not be able to adapt to this habit on the island.

After all, the Loca murlocs used to live a life of fishing, hunting and gathering, and this kind of life does not require much discipline now. But now it seems that the two sides have been running in very quickly when they are both willing. After only one week of training, the Rocka fish have initially acquired a certain sense of discipline.

After the simple training for those Roca murlocs, the underwater project in the waters around Sauer Island started immediately. According to the plan, they will build two towns belonging to the Rokafish in the nearby sea area, more than 20 settlements, and various production and living facilities belonging to these villages and towns.

Thanks to the help of the Church of Agriculture and the Church of Knowledge, although the use of the ocean by humans is still at a very early stage. However, these churches still collected a lot of knowledge about the breeding and planting of those marine civilization creatures on the seabed, which saved Lawrence and the others a lot of trouble.

During this process, the Locas also actively cooperated. For example, they investigated the jobs that each compatriot was good at one by one, and made a strict statistical report and submitted it to Lawrence and the others.

After getting the report, Lawrence and the others will be able to put those people in suitable positions, making the subsequent work arrangements much easier.

Soon a plan was drawn up. In this plan, the Luoka fish people will engage in a series of large-scale seafood farming in the future.

Of course, considering the various breeding businesses that the priests of the Agricultural Church are currently carrying out by the sea, the loca fish people are arranged for some complementary jobs.

If it is said that human beings will be engaged in shallow sea fish farming and aquatic plant planting, then the future work of the Loka people will be deep sea farming and planting.

According to the plan of the Agricultural Church. In the future, the Loka fish people will breed some marine life that can only be obtained by wild fishing and collection.

According to the Church of Agriculture, the next main job of these sahuayu people is to plant aquatic plants and algae around those gathering points on the continental shelf to make the seabed more fertile. Then it attracts a series of other creatures to live here slowly, and finally an ecological circle is artificially established in this place.

After the ecological circle is established, they will be able to stock seafood such as tuna or squid that cannot be cultured through fishing nets and cages in these places.

In addition, they can also plant some plants with economic value and medicinal value in these artificial ecosystems.

Of course, even with the help of magic or divine art, it may take several years for this plan to be completed. Therefore, during this period of time, the Loka fish people still need to do some other work to maintain their life and work. Fortunately, the demand for these underwater labor force on the island can be said to be very large, so they don't have to worry about finding jobs.

Because the overall work has just begun. , so less than 1/3 of the people can be put into the construction of the new home, and the rest of the roca murlocs, except those who must stay to guard the fish eggs, are all on the island of Sauer. found a job.

Among them, the largest employers are the Agricultural Church and the Earl's Mansion on the Isle of Shaw, because recently they are developing shallow sea farming and planting. Although humans can also complete that series of work, if there are underwater creatures like loca murlocs participating in the work, the progress of the entire work will be greatly accelerated, and naturally it can be put into production as soon as possible.

Since Lawrence has established a very good network of contacts, as long as these seafood products are produced, there is no need to worry about sales. For example, Zhu Yan, Lawrence’s friend in Xinzhou Republic, said that both the people from Zhendan and Yingzhou in Xinzhou Republic are very interested in all kinds of seafood, and they can eat as much as Lawrence sells. .