CHAPTER 145: CHAPTER 129: SPINNING MACHINE (5K)

Knowledge and thought in one’s mind determine the strength or weakness of imagination.

Lynn looked at Colin and asked, "Did you understand?"

Colin nodded, then shook his head in the next second.

"Master Lynn, it seems like I understand, but there are many details that I need your guidance on!"

Lynn responded, "What details?"

Amidst Colin’s inquiries, Lynn continued to explain.

Until the night fully set in.

It was then that Colin seemed to have learned almost everything.

After all, Colin already had experience in the production of the spinning wheel.

As long as he could understand the core techniques of the Saxon Spinning Wheel, he could master them thoroughly.

Before leaving the Woodworker Workshop, Lynn told Colin that they needed to complete the Saxon Spinning Wheel and the loom as soon as possible.

Returning to the temporary residence in the Red Brick House.

In the living room, a bath barrel filled with hot water was already in place.

Having made the Saxon Spinning Wheel all day, he already smelled bad.

After a comfortable bath, Lynn changed into clean clothes, had dinner, and came to the open space in front of the village.

At this moment.

The sky was completely dark by now.

The bonfire in front of the village was burning fiercely.

The villagers, having finished dinner, were chatting idly in the village as usual.

Some villagers, with a little extra pence, even went directly to Lex’s tavern for a few drinks.

Lynn even saw a few pairs of young male and female villagers, walking hand in hand on the dimly lit lime road of the cultivated land.

Lynn did not stop this.

Instead, he supported it even more.

The villagers were willing to form new families because they felt satisfied and safe with life in the territory.

No one would establish a family when they couldn’t even feed themselves.

In that case, the children born would only burden the family, making life worse.

Just as Lynn was sighing in his heart.

Rose came riding from the distant darkness.

Handing over his horse to a Guard, he walked straight to Lynn’s side.

"Master!"

Lynn glanced at Rose and asked, "What’s the matter?"

Rose explained, "Master, one of the soldiers you previously dispatched to gather information has returned."

"The ten of them split into two teams of five, one headed to Kakasong City, and the other to Morgan Town."

"The returned soldier said that the price of edible salt in Kakasong City is rising sharply, now reaching eleven pence per pound!"

Lynn’s eyebrows rose.

Isn’t this price rising too fast?

If this continues, it will escalate to more than just the price of edible salt!

Lynn asked, "What else?"

Rose continued, "The Emperor of the Empire issued orders for the Grand Duke of Red Dragon to head to the Gibraltar Strait to slay the Sea Siren..."

"However... the Grand Duke of Red Dragon was defeated... Nearly half of those dozens of Kirk Ships were dragged into the sea by the Sea Siren’s tentacles, resulting in at least ten thousand soldiers lost!"

"But... not a single Sea Siren was slain..."

Hearing this, Lynn nodded.

This is indeed the reason for the rapid increase in the price of edible salt.

Even the strong Lord known as the Grand Duke of Red Dragon returned without success.

People living at the bottom naturally worry about the scarcity of living materials.

This ultimately leads to panic buying and results in a shortage of multiple materials!

What surprised Lynn was the extraordinary tactics of the current Emperor of the Empire!

However.

This had nothing to do with him.

He has control over an open-pit salt mine!

And a method to produce fine salt with several times the higher output compared to outside.

Lynn had heard some of this information from Grayson’s mouth, more or less.

But there was a time gap.

Several days have passed since Grayson informed him that the Grand Duke of Red Dragon was appointed by the Emperor to head to the Gibraltar Strait.

Lynn looked at Rose and said, "Purchase the best horses for them, I need to know the information in the city as soon as possible."

Pigeon messaging is quicker and more convenient than manpower and horses.

But in his territory, pigeons have never appeared, let alone trained homing pigeons.

Pigeon messaging requires special training to complete the transmission of information.

It requires a trainer to take the pigeon to a place away from the Pigeon Nest and use food and water to habituate it to shuttle back and forth between these two places...

Such training is not easy.

It requires a significant expenditure of human and material resources.

Moreover, in this world, with many hunters around, it’s possible that the pigeon may be shot down someday!

Pigeon messaging can only be considered in the future.

Rose promptly responded, "Yes, Master Lynn."

"Master, there’s one more piece of information, the Iron Blood Brotherhood Bandit Corps has been beaten and fled out of the range of Morgan Town by the Iron Thorns Mercenary Corps hired by the Morrison Manor Lord..."

Hearing this.

Lynn’s eyebrows involuntarily raised.

Iron Thorns Mercenary Corps?

With enough money, one can indeed hire Mercenary Corps.

Whether for escort or for defense!

Even for waging war, as long as the price is right, they can be hired.

But naturally, the cost is not cheap.

Although he now had a substantial amount of money trading hands, Lynn, at least for now, had never considered relying on external forces to defend this piece of land.

It could lead to disasters!

After dismissing Rose, Lynn continued to ponder.

An intelligence system is extremely important.

And this ten-person team was Lynn’s attempt to gather intelligence.

Future intelligence organizations should not only collect various types of information in the city.

They should also infiltrate various Lord Nobility groups and become the Household Attendants of those Lord Nobility!

Thus gathering and transmitting first-hand intelligence information.

Of course.

Lynn also knew this would be a long process.

...

In the following days.

Lynn stayed at Colin’s Woodworker Workshop.

Even though he demonstrated once, Colin was still unclear about how to make the spinning wheel.

Fortunately, Lynn remained in the workshop, both grinding experience in production and providing answers for Colin.

The Handicraft Workshop District’s construction was progressing rapidly.

The four Blacksmith Workshops that Lynn needed were all completely built.

The four weaving workshops were in the final stage of completion.

Next were Lex’s Brewing Workshop, hemp retting workshop, ceramic workshop, trade guild hall, papermaking workshop, and printing workshop, among others.

And the school that Lynn currently most urgently wanted to construct!

Although the territory’s development had made qualitative leaps.

There was still so much more for him to do.

The most crucial point is that there is still a shortage of labor!

If there were enough labor force, these constructions could be carried out simultaneously!