Starting Today, I’ll Work as a City Lord

"Yes." An Li replied, this big granary plan was formulated by her and the young master, and it will occupy the most important point in the future development plan of Xiyang City.

"Niu Da, send people over to patrol. I don't want anything to affect the progress of land reclamation." Liu Feng said with a serious face. Spring plowing is the most important thing, more important than anything else, so everything must make way for spring plowing.

"Yes." Niu Da replied coldly. He also knew the importance of spring plowing, which was related to whether more than 10,000 people in Xiyang City could fill their stomachs.

When Liu Feng made his inspection tour, he made a few more requests. Food is one of the foundations of stability. The first step is to store enough food for the entire city of Xiyang City for a whole year, and even started to build a large number of warehouses.

"Let's go, let's go to the dock and have a look at the big boat." Liu Feng stood on a hillock, looked at the big lake in the distance, turned and walked back after thinking for a while.

That lake has a tributary connected to Youshui River. He hasn't thought of how to use that big lake. It can be used to raise pearl mussels, but it would be a bit wasteful.

Mina and An Li looked at each other and exhaled softly. The young master is full of majesty and takes things very seriously, making the two of them look serious the whole time.

"Tat Tat Tat..."

When Liu Feng came to the entrance of the pontoon bridge, he saw many people lingering on the pontoon bridge, turned his head and told Niu Da, "Don't let people stay on the pontoon bridge."

In order to reduce the load on the pontoon bridge, he has restricted too many people from flooding onto the pontoon bridge at one time, otherwise the pontoon bridge will not be able to bear it and break, and it will become a joke.

"Understood." Niu Da nodded, and immediately ordered the soldiers to execute and drive away those who stayed on the pontoon bridge.

Liu Feng stepped onto the pontoon bridge again, looking at the rushing water in the Youshui River, his black eyes flickered, and he walked towards the shore. The big boat in the dock had already been built and was being decorated now, so he had to take a look.

The dock is not very far from the pontoon, it can be reached in ten minutes by horse-drawn carriage. The dock is completely different now, a huge wooden shed is erected and the boats are built inside.

Wei Shi, the person in charge of the dock, has already been waiting at the gate of the dock when the city lord is coming. He is now smiling, because the 50-meter boat has been built, and his wish has been fulfilled.

"Tat Tat Tat..."

The sound of horseshoes made Weishi straighten his clothes quickly, stepping on his feet and looking at the carriage approaching in the distance, his eyes were full of excitement.

When Liu Feng got off the carriage, Weishi immediately went up to meet him, and shouted respectfully, "My lord."

"Well, how's the boat?" Liu Feng glanced at the dock and saw a new dock being built, mainly made of cement.

"It has been completed." Weishi suppressed his excitement and reported, "Everything has been completed, only the final sea trial."

"Take me to take a look." Liu Feng nodded. He had never seen a fifty-meter wooden boat on the earth, but he had seen a steel boat.

"Yes." Weishi led the way.

"Tat Tat Tat..."

When Liu Feng and his party entered the greenhouse, they saw a wooden boat seven or eight meters high, with an overall length of more than fifty meters, like a city wall.

"Wow, what a big ship." An Li exclaimed, her fox ears twitching. It was the first time she saw such a big ship, and there was no such big ship in the Brutus orc kingdom.

"It's really big." Mina flicked the cat's tail. It was the first time she saw such a big boat.

"Build the ladder." Liu Feng said calmly. He didn't know if the boat was any good, because it was the first time he had seen the real thing just like the beast-eared lady.

"Yes." Wei Shi quickly replied, he saw the calm expression of the city lord, and his excited mood shivered slightly. Only then did he realize that he was able to build a 50-meter boat because of the blueprints provided by the city lord. It's just been built.

The wooden ladder was ready-made. After inspection by Xin Ke and others, Liu Feng and the others boarded the big ship. The boat boards can be seen to be painted with waterproof tung oil, and the oil is shiny.

Liu Feng stepped into the cabin and found it was very dark. Weishi quickly lit a candle, led the way, and entered the lower level of the ship deck, which is the place where the cargo is stored and the crew rests.

"There must be a rule in the use of candlelight." Liu Feng mentioned while watching, the most feared thing on the ship is fire, and this point must be strictly checked.

"Yes." Weishi replied quickly.

"Niu Da, add candlelight to the training of the sailors." Liu Feng said lightly.

"Understood." Niu Da said seriously, the recruitment of sailors was already planned, that is to say, it will be implemented in the next few days.

Chapter 0529 ship launched.

This fifty-meter ship is not a cargo ship, but a troop carrier, or a warship. It can be divided into three floors, the bottom floor is used to store goods, the middle floor is the place where the sailors rest, and the other floor is the ship plank, and the cabin above is also regarded as a floor, which is used for daily work and the captain’s residence. The place can be regarded as the administrative center of the ship.

Liu Feng is currently inspecting the second floor. The entire second floor is filled with small rooms, where the sailors live.

"Kagji!"

Liu Feng pulled open a door. The door here is of the horizontal pull type. He glanced at the room. The table on the side of the ship.

This room is very small, and there is no room for four people to squeeze in. Liu Feng designed it according to the high-speed rail sleeper style, so that it can accommodate more people in a large amount.

"How is the ventilation?" Liu Feng stepped in and opened a cabinet door at the end of the bed. Except for a drawer, there was a one-meter-high space for the sailors to store things.

"My lord, this is the air vent of the room." Holding a candle, Wei Shi pointed to a bowl-sized opening on the top of the room and said, "It is connected to the outer hull, and the wind can blow in during sailing. It’s not airtight either, there are many finger-sized holes in the door.”

"Very good." Liu Feng nodded in satisfaction. This ventilation design was not given by him. Some details were not clearly marked in the drawings he gave.

The place where the sailors live is divided into eight areas, and each area can accommodate about 20 to 30 people, which means that the entire ship can carry about 200 people, which is the limit that a 50-meter-long ship can use.

"It's so narrow." An Li looked around the room and muttered softly, "Will you go crazy if you stay for a long time?"

Liu Feng heard Hu Erniang's whisper, and everyone present heard it. After all, the room is small and semi-enclosed, so some sounds will be amplified.

"Let's go, take me to the restaurant." Liu Feng said lightly.

"Yes." Weishi immediately led the way. He doesn't quite understand that the big ship has a restaurant. After all, if the restaurant is converted into a room, it can carry more than ten or twenty people.

The restaurant is located in the middle of the second floor, and it is also the widest place on the second floor. There are more than a dozen tables and a kitchen, where the sailors eat.

The transport ships of this era don't have any restaurants, and there aren't even many rooms. They are all crowded together. Unless it is a noble ship, there will be restaurants and the like.

"Wow, it's so spacious." An Li happily walked around the dining room, and got into the kitchen to look around, then ran out again and shouted, "Master, when shall we have dinner here?"

She has never eaten on a boat, or even been on a boat, so getting on a boat today is probably the first experience in her life.

"Let's eat on the boat at noon today." The corners of Liu Feng's mouth rose. Of course, such a small request would satisfy Hu Erniang.

"Master, I'll arrange it." Mina smiled lightly, turned around and walked out of the restaurant.

"My lord, the little one doesn't understand a little bit, why do you want to set up this restaurant?" Wei Shi still couldn't hold back his doubts, and said, "The little one has built many transport ships, and the pursuit of loading as many people as possible. It’s all about preparing the food and then distributing it.”

"In the future, the fleet will sail continuously for ten days and a half months, and stay in a small room, can you bear it?" Liu Feng glanced at Wei Shi, and said indifferently, "This is a place to relax."

"Understood." Wei Shi suddenly realized, and he immediately figured it out.

The most painful thing about taking a boat is that the place is narrow and there are not many places to move around. If you only stay for a few days, you can bear it, but if you live for ten days and a half months, people will become irritable. This is a very painful thing.

"Sailor, start recruiting immediately when you get back. I want to prepare 300 sailors." Liu Feng turned his head and told Niu Da.

Once there is a ship, there must be sailors, even though there is only one big ship now. The most important thing is to let the sailors adapt to life on the ship as soon as possible. He doesn't want any seasick soldiers.

"Yes." Niu Da respectfully replied.