Chapter 508 New Flag
A warm enclave in the warm season, where the sun is shining and the warblers are flying and the grass is growing.
The production and construction of Black Fire Land is already in full swing, and the Yunmeng Lake in Leize and the supporting Yunmeng Water Canal and Ranch Project are also under intensive construction.
Lush weeds and saplings have grown on the land that has expanded after the warm resonance, and it is no longer as desolate as before.
It can be said that the entire Thunder Flame Territory is prosperous.
The clatter of horses' hooves, accompanied by the sound of wheels rolling across the asphalt road, galloped along the blue-black main road.
Dozens of serfs were packed into the roofless carriage.
Their wrinkled clothes and messy hair showed their status as serfs, looking at everything around them with awe and curiosity.
"There are so many ponds over there!"
Some serfs couldn't help but admire it as the carriage drove along the main road of the Blackwater River and passed by a manor dotted with countless ponds.
The ponds in the manor are all dug manually, and they are like squares dotted on the green earth.
"That's the mulberry manor." The coachman spoke loudly into the wind as he drove, "It's a manor dedicated to growing mulberry trees for the lord. The ponds inside have just been dug and are used to breed jasper salmon! "
"What is jade salmon?" asked the serf in the carriage.
"The Yuan Beast is being farmed. It's a good fish that only the nobles can afford. It's a specialty of the Blackwater River. It was only discovered this year!" The coachman said with pride, "The serf who discovered the jasper salmon was rewarded by the lord. There are three gold coins!”
"Hey, three gold coins!" the serfs exclaimed. Many of them had never seen what gold coins looked like in their lives.
Living in the manor, there is no need for currency with such a large denomination as gold coins.
While he was talking, the carriage had already passed by the Sangma Manor and entered another flat field. There were endless rows of green crops in the field, and many serfs were working hard in the fields to weed and remove insects.
"Uncle Thor, what are these plants?" The young serf sitting behind the coachman did not recognize this plant.
Thor, the coachman, was a chatterbox and immediately explained: "Don't you all know this? This is quite famous. All the knights in our Grand Duchy love this!"
"What is it, Uncle Thor?"
"Haha, this is tobacco, not the black smoke that came from the black oil mine just now. It is the cigar smoked most by nobles and knights!" Uncle Thor laughed, "This manor is Bailu Manor, and there are clouds and mist in front of it. The manor, Fengshuang Manor, is all about tobacco!”
Then Uncle Thor enthusiastically told the story of the Rain Dragon Cigar: "...our lord, smoking the Rain Dragon Cigar, chopped off the frost troll's head with one sword!"
"Ouch!" A whole carriage of serfs exclaimed.
"Don't say that our Grand Duchy, even other people's kingdoms, also smoke tobacco grown in our Black Fire Land. I heard from my old cousin that purchasing knights from all over the country come here to purchase every day. The tobacco has not grown yet, and they are directly contracted. Cigars rolled in the future!”
As he was speaking, he suddenly pointed to the tobacco fields on the other side of the Blackwater River: "Look, there are the purchasing knights over there!"
"Uncle Thor, how do you know that those are knights who are here to purchase? When we passed by the black oil mine, we saw many territorial knights patrolling. Could this be a territorial knight?" the young serf asked doubtfully.
"It's easy to tell. Whether they are wearing armor or knight uniforms, the knights in our territory have a piece of black cloth on their left shoulder with red flames embroidered on it... They all belong to the Knights of the Black Fire Earth."
For knights in the Blackfire Province, the black cloth on their left shoulder is the Blackfire Flag, which is used to distinguish the knight's affiliation.
The knights of Leize Province wear purple cloth with golden lightning embroidered on it; the knights of Qingqiu Province wear blue cloth with white tornadoes embroidered on it...
The carriage drove past three estates filled with tobacco.
What they entered was a tall castle that was under renovation. On a dragon column that was more than a hundred meters high, a flag was flying high.
"Hey." Uncle Thor glanced at the flag flying over the castle, "Why has the style of the flag changed?"
Before.
The flag fluttering over Cigar Castle is a flag that is similar to the flag of the fluorescent mushroom family. It has a cluster of green fluorescent mushrooms embroidered on a black background, and the silhouette of a unicorn is embroidered around it.
It's still black, but the style has changed a lot.
A cluster of green fluorescent mushrooms is in the center of the flag, with a silhouette of a wyvern at the top, a silhouette of a unicorn on the left, an owl on the right, and a silhouette of a small snake at the bottom.
Suddenly.
Uncle Thor slapped his head: "Oh, yes, the lord has been promoted to an earl, and now he has changed to the earl's flag!"
The asphalt road leads directly to Cigar Castle, but the carriage needs to turn south at the fork in the road and then enter the main road of Chishui River.
After driving for a while, we arrived at a market town that was rising from the ground.
"Hey!" Uncle Thor drove the horse and turned the carriage into a wide square.
The bustling square was filled with carriages, and a group of serfs got out of each carriage, lining up under the management of the square steward.
"We're here, we're here, get out of the car." Uncle Thor shouted, and then handed over the formalities to a steward of the square who came quickly, "The dragon is watching, I wish you a happy life in the Blackfire Land, I'm going to pick up the next one. Approved people."
Uncle Thor drove away.
The square manager shouted loudly: "Don't walk around, anyone who walks around will be whipped, line up, separate men and women!"
Wait for the team to line up.
The square manager counted the number of people.
After confirming that the number of people matched, he shouted: "Follow me closely, I will take you to the Governor's Office to register your identity and arrange the manor! Walk, walk, move quickly, and try to let you live in your new home before dark!"
Just then.
Suddenly, a knight who maintained order shouted loudly: "The lord is here, everyone salute immediately!"
When they heard the lord coming, the serfs knelt down reflexively, kneeling in a mess, some facing north and some facing south, and they didn't even know which direction the lord was.
While kneeling, they also praised the lord they had never seen before.
"Charles."
"Your Excellency, please order."
At the entrance of the square, the owner of the entire Thunder Flame Territory, Earl of Thunder Flame Russell Fluorescent Mushroom, was inspecting Chishui Town accompanied by the provincial governor Charles.
Seeing this, he frowned slightly and said, "After the newcomers arrive, remember to explain the rules of the territory clearly. The first thing is to cancel the kneeling ceremony."
"As you wish, sir."
"In addition, the living arrangements for the newcomers must be in place to minimize the probability of newcomers getting sick. For newcomers who are not used to the local climate and are sick, medical care must be provided as much as possible... For the magic potion, I will borrow another batch from the family on credit."
"Yes, sir, don't worry, I will try to minimize the loss of serfs."
"Do a good job and try to get rid of the title of 'acting' of the provincial governor as soon as possible." Russell inspected Chishui Town and returned to Cigar Castle.
"Gu Yi, Gu Yi!" Nicole, the tobacco elf, flew over with transparent wings.
Then he pointed to the northwest with his chubby little hands and kept calling.
Russell smiled slightly: "You want to go check your Cordyceps, right? It happens that I also want to inspect the tobacco planting situation, so I'll take you with me."
"Chiji!"
"Buji!"
Hearing that they could go out, the fluorescent mushroom bird Rosie and the wheat elf Whit also flew over quickly, landing on Russell and chirping.
"Then let's go together." Russell laughed.