Struggle in the Steam Age

The seaweed farming industry quickly brought about a huge change in the lives of the group of roca murlocs, because they knew that they would be doing some meaningful work next, and would not need to eat the island's handouts in vain. So after getting the news, they immediately mobilized the whole people, making everyone busy.

Almost all the labor force that can be transferred among the Roca murlocs have gone to plant this algae. Although the seedlings needed are not enough now, everyone can still do some preparatory work similar to leveling the seabed. . In addition, the priests of the Agricultural Church are also trying to use culture medium to cultivate more seedlings.

In addition, the Locafish also selected a small number of their most intelligent compatriots to go ashore to learn how to grow this kind of seaweed with the priests of the Agricultural Church. At this time, the priests of the Agricultural Church will try their best to pass on the concept of circular agriculture to these Loca fish people when teaching them knowledge.

However, the dissemination of this idea is naturally supported by strong facts. For example, after planting these seaweeds, the underwater natural environment in this area, especially in offshore areas, will gradually improve, and then it will attract a large number of biological groups to settle. . In this way, a variety of resources can naturally be provided to the Loka fish people.

Therefore, it is very important for them to teach these Loca fishmen to learn circular agriculture, because after mastering circular agriculture, they will be able to reproduce and live here for a long time, without the need to do it every day like in the original fishing and gathering era. After a while, you have to move around because the local resources are exhausted.

For a civilization, settlement is very important. At least compared to the wandering nomadic or fishing and hunting life, a stable life can help get rid of the original shortage of materials, promote population growth and wealth accumulation, and then further promote the development of overall civilization. Just like the old saying goes: When the granary is full, you know the etiquette.

So the whole island immediately entered a new round of construction: Whether it was the blue mountain meadow pasture, the newly developed ground farms and underwater farms, or the railway to be built in the industrial area, they were all big projects. Therefore, in addition to drawing as much labor as possible from the island through scientific planning, Lawrence also hired a large number of people from the outer islands and even the mainland of the New World.

These foreign labors mainly come from the Eagle Fort and Huguang City of the White Eagle Federation. As one of the best big cities in the entire Federation and even the New World, this kind of place will naturally attract workers with various identities, but it is obviously impossible for all these workers to find satisfactory jobs.

So Lawrence naturally recruited some labor, especially skilled workers, for the island through the factories located in these two places. It is also because of their help that the newly built factories on those islands can be seen so quickly, and at the same time, the steam agricultural machinery everywhere can run smoothly.

This is the main reason why Nova Sauer Island was able to develop so many lands and plantations with so few people. With the help of machinery, they finally managed to solve the problem of the island's vast land and sparse population and serious shortage of labor force. The problem. It is possible to achieve results in a short period of time that may take several times longer for the surrounding islands.

With more and more materials and safe areas in his hands, Lawrence's control over the island is also getting stronger. For example, the forces with Tanas Town in the northwest corner of the island as the core that had been refusing to listen to the greetings were now clearly infiltrated by Lawrence's forces.

For example, after two large-scale battles, especially this battle to support Vieques Island. It turned out that the group of guys who had been entrenched in this area had always thought that they could be the emperor here, and there were serious divisions among them. It is true that there are still hopeful recalcitrants, but most of them have already recognized the current situation at this time.

Especially after the victory against the sahuagin on Vieques Island this time, the group of people suddenly realized that Lawrence was different from those pioneers who ended in disgrace. He and the power under his command not only allowed him to hold his own Territory, but also allows him to continue to open up new living space on the island.

In other words, Lawrence, the local emperors, has a solution. Not to mention that Lawrence's behavior on the island now clearly shows that he absolutely cannot tolerate the existence of these local emperors on the island. It's not resolved now, they just don't want to shed too much blood.

So many smart people quickly surrendered to Lawrence during this time. After Lawrence told their envoys about the rules of the island, only a small number of leaders chose to bring their own forces to fully join Lawrence's system. And most of the guys choose to give up everything on the island and leave the island.

Faced with those who left, Lawrence naturally treated them according to the situation. With the help of the church, their previous attitude towards the people became the benchmark for how to deal with them. For example, for those people with mediocre or even not very good reputations, when Lawrence discounted the wealth they possessed, he would inevitably pay a discount.

For these guys, while the money is certainly not as much as the wealth they had previously possessed, considering what they have done before. At this time, being able to give them money and let them leave with the floating money is considered to be letting them go by Lawrence, and they naturally understand this, so the whole process went smoothly.

Besides, when those people with fairly good reputations leave, Lawrence will naturally convert them according to their original wealth. Unexpectedly, when Lawrence said that they could choose between goods and currency in order to prevent them from taking too much cash, almost everyone chose the goods on the island or what Lawrence and the others got last time. loot.

At the beginning, Lawrence didn't understand why everyone did what they wanted, but later he realized that the tea and medicines sold on the island are some very sought-after goods. To sell, you can earn extra money just by going to those big countries to change hands.

And the same is true for the spoils from the sahuagin. Naturally, the value of these spoils in the sea is different in the Star Sea region and in other places. So even if Lawrence calculates based on the high price in the Xingchenhai area, they can still make some money if they sell it elsewhere.

From a certain point of view, this is also a win-win situation. After all, Lawrence will not be able to realize the full amount of this wealth in a short period of time. If you want to sell, or you can only sell these things little by little in two years or even longer.

Having dealt with the problems of those who left, there is the question of what to do with those who remain. According to regulations, these people will all be gathered together for a series of training, and their territory will undergo a comprehensive restructuring like other territories.

This is to ensure that the entire island can have a unified policy to ensure the perfect implementation of various regulations. So even if this group of people voluntarily surrendered to Lawrence, they would be transferred from their original locations, and the original territories would be completely remodeled to keep all territories on the island consistent.

Fortunately, those who are willing to follow Lawrence now naturally know these things, so generally speaking, the problem is not big. But various small problems also emerged in endlessly. For example, some small local snakes used methods of spreading rumors, inciting the people, and even armed riots to prevent Lawrence and the others from receiving work.

However, this is naturally no different from mantis blocking a car. The team formed by the regular army organized by Lawrence and the church clergy quickly crushed these resistances and brought everything back to calm.