Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Currently, the top priority was to quickly increase the population of Yale City.
Population was extremely important for a growing city.
Only when the population was sufficient could there be more labor force, and only then could the city’s facilities fully develop.
At that moment, Wang Lun was writing a notice in the city hall, preparing for his men to distribute it.
He wasn’t afraid of being hated by the lords of other cities, and it also wasn’t up to anyone but the people themselves to decide where they should relocate to.
The current Wang Lun was equivalent to the existence of a local power. However, he was still being held back by others.
“My lord, what do you think of this?”
Lucy put the pen away and picked up the paper on the table with both hands.
Wang Lun smiled, stood up from the chair, and stepped toward the young lady.
“Let’s see.” Wang Lun reached for the paper in Lucy’s hand.
He scanned the paper, word by word.
“I expected nothing less of a princess who has lived in a royal family. This notice totally highlights the theme in a clear and simple manner.”
Wang Lun continuously nodded, very satisfied with the notice written by Lucy.
Lucy smiled, slightly lowering her head. Her fair, delicate cheeks instantly reddened like rose-tinted clouds hanging in the sky at dusk.
“Thank you for your compliments, it is Lucy’s honor to please my lord!” Lucy softly said.
Wang Lun looked at her and suddenly, a thought came up in his mind.
This princess is pretty shy.
Wang Lun smiled and said, “I’m satisfied, very satisfied.”
“Servant!”
Wang Lun shouted at the door.
At the next moment, a male servant entered his room and gave a respectful bow
“Yes, my lord? What can I do for you?”
Wang Lun handed over the paper in his hand, saying, “Copy these words onto a large stack of paper and have them distributed.”
There were no electronic devices in this world, let alone the internet.
This was the only way to spread news, in a method similar to a newspaper, in order for the most number of people to hear about it.
“Yes, my lord!”
The male servant bowed again and turned around to leave.
“My lord, is this really going to work?” Lucy asked.
Wang Lun looked up at the ceiling, crossed his arms, and said, “It will work. I’m probably the only person who can give the kind of life most people need right now.”
Wang Lun was confident in what he was doing.
Shortly after the notice was sent out, the response of the people around Yale City turned out as expected.
One after another, people migrated over from other cities.
At first, Wang Lun was glad, but problems arose in Yale City with the arrival of outsiders.
Every city had an optimal population limit, and now Yale City clearly exceeded it.
The problem of insufficient foodstuff once again occurred in Yale City, and the rice that was planted before hadn’t fully grown yet.
Currently, he could only spend money to import food from other places at high prices.
Wang Lun hadn’t really thought about these problems beforehand. After all, this was his first time as a city lord.
He had to improvise many situations through trial-and-error.
He had to quickly find a solution to resolve the issue of insufficient food. He procured some crop seeds from Earth that had a shorter growth cycle compared to the previous crops.
As soon as he handed the seeds to Bran, they were quickly distributed to the farmers.
Not only that, but Wang Lun also used simple materials to build greenhouses to let the crops mature at the fastest speed.
“My lord, it seems that the lack of food isn’t the only issue in the city!” Bran looked anxious.
“I know.” Wang Lun sat on the chair, supporting his chin with one hand. “We have enough population now, but things are getting increasingly harder to manage.”
Wang Lun had long realized the dilemma that Yale City faced.
“Earth uses identity cards. But in this world, identity cards won’t have photos and fingerprints, so they are basically useless.” Wang Lun was overwhelmed with worry.
“Bran.”
All of a sudden, Wang Lun jerked his body upright.
Bran immediately replied, “Yes, my lord?”
Wang Lun asked, “Do we have any painters in the city?”
“Painters?” Bran paused, smacked his lips repeatedly.
“I think we do!” Bran finally gave an answer.
A smile suddenly appeared on Wang Lun’s face as he slammed the table. “Good. Go and gather the painters now. Also, have the carpenters make small, rectangular wooden cards. Get the painters to paint everyone in Yale City on the wooden cards.”
“The wooden card will serve as an identity card for everyone in the city.”
“Identity card?” Bran hadn’t heard of this word.
Wang Lun said, “An identity card is a symbol of someone’s identity, so that we know who our people are. Not only that, but the identity card can also get many things done with half the effort.”
Bran seemed to understand what Wang Lun meant. He bowed and immediately went to prepare as Wang Lun instructed.
Meanwhile, Wang Lun stepped out of the city hall and walked in the direction of the training ground.
“Lucy, you don’t need to come with me.”
Lucy, who walked behind Wang Lun, came to a halt and nodded, “Yes, my lord.”
“Go and give the servants and maids a lesson about etiquette. They are idling, anyway”
Wang Lun turned around and said to Lucy with a smile.
Lucy nodded and said, “Got it, my lord. It just so happens that they asked me out yesterday.”
Wang Lun had unintentionally helped them achieve their desires.
The two separated. Wang Lun put his hands behind his back and sauntered toward the training ground, arriving soon after.
As usual, Hallmark was training the soldiers.
As guards, it went without saying that they were always training. They were responsible for protecting the entirety of Yale City.
“My lord!”
Before Wang Lun spoke a word, Hallmark had spotted him.
“Is everything going well, my knight?”
Hallmark hurried over to Wang Lun and gave a perfect knight’s bow.
“Everything is going well. The soldiers are highly motivated. As you can see, we have a huge army of soldiers now!”
After the last recruitment, the number of soldiers had indeed exceeded the previous count of a few hundred.
“Now that we have more people in the city, I want some of them assigned to maintain law and order. Well, you know how important security is to us right now,” Wang Lun said.
Hallmark replied, “No problem, my lord. They are all qualified soldiers now!”
Wang Lun patted Hallmark’s shoulder and laughed. “It’s all because of you, my knight!”
“Edward!” Hallmark shouted.
The soldier whose name was called hurriedly stopped his actions and quickly came to Hallmark’s side.
He first bowed to Wang Lun, before turning to Hallmark and saying, “Edward, reporting!”
Hallmark ordered, “Your squad will be responsible for maintaining law and order in the city from now on!”
“Yes, Sir!”
After receiving the order, Edward turned around and trotted off to assemble his men.
“He is my best soldier!” Hallmark pointed at Edward and said.
Wang Lun nodded and smiled. “I can see that, my knight. Now, follow me to inspect the situation in the city!”
Wang Lun also wanted to carry out some urban planning. But before that, he needed to thoroughly understand the layout of Yale City.