CHAPTER 156: CHAPTER 133: EMPEROR POTATO

He instantly understood the meaning behind it.

Everyone travels all over just to earn more money, right?

Looking at Boer beside him, Ryan spoke sincerely, "Master Boer, we are willing!"

Boer nodded in satisfaction, "Very good."

...

The development of the territory is still ongoing.

Two thousand villagers continue to diligently cultivate the wasteland.

After Lynn explained the reason behind it, there was no need to assign guards for supervision.

Lynn turned his gaze towards Red beside him.

"Do you know how to make a longbow?"

Hearing Lynn’s words, Red was momentarily surprised.

But, in the next moment.

Red said confidently, "I do, Master Lynn."

Hearing Red’s confident response, Lynn’s eyebrows raised slightly.

Red truly deserved to be called an experienced hunter.

Anything related to bows, he excelled at!

Lynn nodded and said, "Let’s go to the Woodworker Workshop."

The bow is essential for arming the soldiers in the territory.

With bows and archers, enemies can be weakened before they even approach the city walls.

This would reduce the difficulty of defending the city.

It could also serve as a deterrent!

Without sturdy shields, facing bows and arrows is a death sentence!

Walking over the flat red brick pavement.

Soon.

Lynn brought Red to Colin’s Woodworker Workshop.

Inside the Woodworker Workshop.

Colin was explaining to a dozen apprentices how to make spinning wheels.

Seeing Lynn appear, Colin stopped and respectfully said, "Master Lynn?"

All the apprentices quickly bowed in salute.

Lynn replied, "Colin, I need you to lead people to build a large bow and arrow workshop!"

Colin stepped forward, walking towards Lynn, "Master Lynn, if it’s just the main structure of the workshop, there shouldn’t be much issue."

Lynn nodded and said, "Completing the main structure will suffice."

Colin responded, "That’s not a problem, Master Lynn."

Lynn said, "Don’t worry, I’ll allocate some manpower to you."

Hearing this, Colin’s expression relaxed a bit.

The Woodworker Workshop is almost running around the clock.

During the day, they need to construct buildings, and at night they study the spinning machine.

Afterwards.

Lynn, along with Red and Colin, arrived at a piece of empty land behind the Handicraft Workshop District.

They finalized the location for the bow and arrow workshop.

A large bow and arrow workshop requires nearly a hundred craftsmen to work simultaneously.

The area it covers is almost similar to the Blacksmith Shop.

Bow and arrow workshop includes a storage area for raw materials, used to store large amounts of wood, animal sinew, fur, leather, etc.

The core production area needs various tools and workbenches.

Finished goods storage area, to store completed bow and arrow products, for subsequent quality inspection.

As well as living areas and rest areas.

Its footprint reaches almost a thousand square meters.

Fortunately, Lynn’s territory has abundant wasteland and empty land.

Wanting to complete the bow and arrow workshop and put it into use is not that simple.

Not to mention, just the animal sinew alone is enough to give Lynn a headache.

Bear in mind that the main sources for animal sinew are cow sinew, horse sinew, and sinews of other large animals!

They also need various processing treatments to be turned into bow strings.

For making bow strings, animal sinew is the best choice.

Next is hemp rope, and the last option is leather strips.

If unable to purchase enough quantity, Lynn can only consider using hemp rope...

Once the site is confirmed, Colin arranged for personnel to transport materials and excavate the foundation.

Lynn took Red and left the site.

He now needs to finalize the location of the bow and arrow workshop.

As for the main labor force for constructing the bow and arrow workshop, Lynn could only rely on the hundred villagers currently building other workshops.

At present, there is almost no one he can spare from his current posts.

It can be said, except for the dozen children taught by Old John.

The entire territory almost has no idle persons!

Ultimately, Lynn gave up the idea of reallocating some workforce from the wasteland cultivators.

Lynn could only lament the severe shortage of manpower.

However, Lynn knew the bow and arrow workshop must be built.

Bulk production of bows is also necessary.

If two hundred bows and a large number of arrows can be made this year, and two hundred archers can be trained.

Attacking the neighboring Morrison Manor next year will surely be effortless.

Before gaining more workforce, Colin and others can start with the excavation.

Lynn headed to Guy’s pasture.

From afar, he noticed several figures busy on the empty land of the pasture.

They held iron rakes in their hands, continuously turning the surface soil.

Guy, who was working alongside them, saw Lynn, put down his iron rake, wiped off his sweat, and approached.

Guy quickly bowed, "Master Lynn."

Lynn nodded, "You’re preparing to plant black rye grass seeds?"

Guy explained, "Yes, Master Lynn, we have selected the black rye grass seeds and soaked them with rock salt..."

The method of rock salt soaking was naturally learned by Guy from Lynn.

Rock salt soaking can sterilize and disinfect, enhancing seed vitality.

Now they only need to turn the empty land in the pasture with iron rakes, to plant the black rye grass seeds.

Black rye grass planting, unlike barley or wheat, doesn’t require heavy plowing to cultivate.