Roland moved the quill pen and quickly wrote a paragraph of text on the paper.
Before coming here, he had been drawing mechanical drawings on the computer all day, so he thought he would rarely have the opportunity to write with a pen. He did not expect to use this ancient way of writing again.
There were two documents next to him, both of which were the plans he planned to implement.
One was the large-scale production of sulfuric acid. The new equipment had already been manufactured by Anna and Soroya. The lead reactor had been replaced with a more solid and reliable iron shell with an anti-corrosive coating. It was three times larger than the previous experimental version.
Considering that at the present stage there was no way to collect or purify the production waste gas (mainly from sulfur combustion and nitrogen oxide leakage), Roland set it up at the southern end of the industrial park, far away from the Redwater River and the residential area. He also planned to build a factory around the reactor, erect a chimney, and raise the height of the exhaust gas emission.
Since increasing the production of sulfuric acid was of great help to expand the production scale of concentrated nitric acid, putting the equipment into production was the most important task at present. The content of the document was to order Kyle Sichi to select a group of disciples to be specialized in the production of sulfuric acid. Barov also needed to recruit some reliable local residents to act as assistant handymen. The entire chemical plant would have around 100 people in the first phase.
The second document was to establish a public medical system.
To be honest, Roland was not familiar with this field, and he knew nothing about modern medicine. However, this did not prevent him from developing a simple plan that met the current needs with his common sense.
First of all, the biggest role of this department was to publicize and popularize science. For example, water should be boiled before drinking, meat should be cooked before eating, the cause of illness and the way to deal with it, the difference between parasites and microorganisms, and so on … Thanks to his growing prestige, it was not difficult to make the people do something according to his requirements. However, if he wanted them to understand why they had to do it, he needed someone to specially carry out publicity and education. This kind of thing was useless to say once, so he would repeat it seven or eight times, or even dozens of times. It was like a slogan hanging in the field, the more he said it, the more people would slowly accept this point of view.
Secondly, it was to encourage childbirth. City hall had limited manpower, and he was not willing to set up a separate family planning department, so he temporarily included this in the public medical system. Population was always the most scarce resource in this era. It was naturally best for the people to have more children. Nana's ability made up for a series of thorny problems such as the risk of childbirth. With her, the postpartum survival rate could almost reach 100%. In addition, in order to prevent the abandonment of female babies and the occurrence of only giving birth without raising them, he formulated a detailed subsidy and punishment policy. For example, the subsidy for female babies was slightly higher than that for male babies, the subsidy would be paid in installments, and abandoned babies would face fines and imprisonment.
The last point was to be responsible for collecting fees. In addition to fertility treatment, the hospital would charge a certain fee based on how much magic power Nana consumed. This would not only reduce the burden on the little girl, but also lay the foundation for the future hospital system. Roland had already decided on the first person in charge of the department. It was Nana's father, Viscount Pine.
The third document was the one he was currently writing. It was also the most complex and enormous plan for the construction of Border Town.
It involved the implementation of the expansion of Border Town and the merger of Longsong Stronghold. When the time came, it was certain that a series of universal laws would be promulgated to govern the people of both places. The judicial system and the public security system would also have to be complemented. If he wanted to write this content flawlessly, it was certainly not enough to rely on his own knowledge. Roland intended to first draw up a draft, and then discuss the other details with the City hall's director, Barov.
After writing the first part, he stretched his sore wrists and walked to the French window.
Today's weather was very gloomy. In the morning, he didn't see the sun, and in the afternoon, the sky was covered with dark clouds. It seemed that a heavy rain was brewing. The slightly chilly autumn wind swept through the castle's back garden, and he could hear the rustling of the olive trees.
At this moment, a black dot appeared on the horizon and flew in the direction of the castle.
"It's Lightning," Nightingale's voice came from behind him.
"She probably went to the Concealing Forest to pick mushrooms again," Roland said with a smile. Usually, when there was no reconnaissance mission, Lightning and Maggie's practice was completely free flight, so it was normal that they didn't return to the castle for lunch. According to the two of them, they often went to the woods to find some bird eggs and beehives, or to catch some strange small animals and roast them to eat. Probably the final form of an explorer would be transformed into Bear Grylls.
In addition, although Bird Beak Mushrooms basically grew on trees, he always couldn't help but think of the story of the little girl who picked mushrooms.
"Your Highness, your … smile is a bit strange."
"Ahem, I thought of an interesting story, do you want to hear it?"
"Hmm?"
Roland cleared his throat. "Once upon a time, there was a little girl who liked to pick mushrooms while counting … Wait."The shadow grew bigger and bigger. Unexpectedly, it didn't fly over the castle, but instead descended and rushed straight to the office's French window.Roland was startled and reached out to open the window. Lightning rushed into the room without hesitation.
"Your, Your Highness!" As soon as she landed, she shouted excitedly, "I found a witch!"
"A witch?" Roland asked curiously, "Where?"
"In the stone tower of the Concealing Forest," Lightning pointed to Maggie, who had just flown into the office, "She can testify!"
"Coo coo!" Maggie raised her head.
"Stone tower?" He frowned, "What happened, tell me in detail."
After listening to Lightning's description, Roland couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. This girl was too bold, she actually dared to explore the ancient ruins of the Devil with a pigeon. But what was more frightening was that there was actually a witch sealed in the ruins? Of course, it could also be an ordinary person sealed by a witch … In any case, this was incredible news.
"What's with the cry for help?"
"It's this thing, I found it on the table behind her," Lightning took out a palm-sized iron box from her pocket. At first glance, it looked like a small makeup mirror. Opening the lid, he saw a red gem embedded inside. She pulled the trigger next to the gem, and an anxious female voice suddenly appeared in everyone's ears.
"Help me …"
Roland immediately shuddered. The voice seemed to be far and near at the same time, and it was really a bit creepy. If he had heard such a cry for help coming from the dark basement, he would definitely turn around and leave without saying a word.
"There's magic in the gem," Nightingale appeared and said in amazement, "I can see a weak magic vortex, just like the one inside a witch's body."
Well, it seemed that it was a magic player that could continue to make sound, the possibility that the other party was a witch had increased by one. "Are there other stones like this in the basement of the stone tower?"
"I didn't look carefully, many parts of the room were flooded," Lightning shook her head, "At that time, I just wanted to come back early to tell you the news."
"Don't do this again, especially if you go to a dangerous place without permission," Roland patted her head, then looked at Nightingale, "Call all members of the Witch Union and Iron Axe to the office, the plan to search for the ruins may have to be carried out in advance." "Yes, your support is my greatest motivation."