Because the number of horses is too small, so screwed up to now, there are still a lot of coal piles in the coal mine where. But Gail's arrival is a solution to a problem for everyone.
Together with this extra forty or so Charlevoix horses, a few more trips, the coal will be able to pull out.
Looking at the vast crowd fading away, George sighed and turned his head to the house and asked, "How many degrees today?"
"???"
Coughing, George was a little embarrassed, knowing he had accidentally said the wrong thing. The attentive Aunt Angel, however, seemed to understand his consciousness: "It was already frosty this morning, but it melted away when the sun rose."
"Yesterday, at its hottest, it was still over thirty degrees..." George muttered.
This temperature is naturally an estimate, the reference is Anthony's 'heat up meter'. But that thing is a little too complicated compared to the thermometer, which is not filled with mercury but some kind of gas, is a multifunctional alchemical tool, and from more than two hundred degrees for the beginning of the calculation.
Recently George suggested that Anthony get a simple one to.
Anthony naturally knew the meaning of 'temperature', and among the maesters, there are also standards of temperature. However, the territory does not have any mercury, but Anthony intends to kerosene to get, carved out of the temperature, but also with George understand almost.
Before returning to the house, George looked toward the east - that five kilometers away from the long river, already shining in the sun. But there was no ice.
Some knights and wolves were dashing through the wilderness, catching the prey that came to sunbathe. The brand new armor on their bodies shone brightly in the sunlight, and the white and red robes on their bodies grinned in the wind.
These armors, more than two months ago, the servants of heaven will be in accordance with the blacksmith workshop suddenly appeared in the blueprint (blueprints will appear directly in the blacksmith workshop), began to manufacture.
However, even that workshop has been transformed by the highest level of hope, ten servants of the Kingdom of Heaven who work with full power twenty-four hours a day, plus the help of all the young and strong in the territory. It took three days to manufacture a set of full-body thickened heavy armor. So far, there are just over twenty pieces - but one third of them are used are real steel!
And those thirty or so pieces of war booty, with the knights themselves brought a dozen or so pieces, for some transformation, but it took little time.
Although they are not heavy enough, but these family treasures, the quality is not bad, some of the better, more is also forged with iron. So now the number of knights equipped with full body armor has reached seventy.
If put in the past, there is such an armed force, George can call himself a baron of real power.
"Before leaving, can eat a meal of chicken la ~" clapped his hands, George closed the window, dressed, in those few girls blushing eyes, strutted out of the house.
After going out, he quietly opened the door of his study in front of it, and sure enough, he saw Rona here secretly flipping through a book. Without disturbing the future Grand Maester, George went straight downstairs.
Tomorrow will take Gail away, he had to instruct a Anthony, do not tear down this castle.
A few floors down, the sound of clanking came, George crossed the corridor, followed the sound down to the basement, the way to meet the people of the territory to transport dirt and boulders. And Anthony is also leading a group of people down there busy.
After accompanying Anthony around for a while, the two returned to the public study on the first floor of the castle.
Let the unknown time, lying in front of the fireplace dazed Rona to pour a pot of tea, they chatted about the current progress of the project, and Anthony's plans to.
The basement, there was already in the castle. And there was more than one. But they can not meet the future needs of the castle.
But George is not only intend to expand this, the other also have to transform, use up. Even later in the castle to build a one-piece vice hall, and this basement connected together.
The fireplace has now been renovated, but what is done now is a big project, and according to George's communication with Anthony, this is only the initial stage. The future of the castle not only needs to be expanded, but also needs to have a large cistern.
This water will not only control the temperature of the workshop, but also will be like a hot spring under the castle, so that the whole castle warm...
Looking at the knights and soldiers walking past the entrance of the study, Anthony sighed and said, "There are indeed a lot of people living in the castle now, and I'm afraid it will continue to increase in the future, so I'm in favor of some of the renovation proposals you made. But..."
George heard him say this 'but', it is known that this guy is going to persuade himself what to say. He waved his hand, interrupted him and said, "Let's not talk about that, Anthony. There's this thing about temperature, is it going to work or not?"
"If you let the water circulate, I have some ideas, and I also have some recipes in hand to 'mold mud into stone' as the 'pipe' you mentioned. But with the current situation, it can only circulate the temperature in the various basements, and can not rise to the upper floors. Moreover, the castle itself is insulated enough, so it is simply a waste of coal - George, I do not know why you insist on this, it is simply a sewer stone!"
Speaking of which, exasperated Anthony, viciously added two large spoons of sugar inside the black tea.
'You burned so much money, I did not even say heartache.' Listening to Anthony's complaint, George muttered in a small voice. After he took a sip of tea, he slowly said: ''I know the castle is insulated enough, and even if the weather is colder, there are simpler ways - such as adding a layer of insulation outside the castle walls. But since you have proposed to move the blacksmith workshop into the castle, I really can't sleep without making good use of it."
Looking at Anthony's frown, George put the teacup down slowly and said, "For example, planting mushrooms - with the current temperature in the basement can be far from enough humidity."
After this sentence, Rona on the side of the eyes widened.
Anthony also widened his eyes - mushrooms, this thing is the very beginning he reminded George. But that was just a casual casual conversation. But how could he have imagined that this guy would think about it like this!
Sometimes he really some confused, even in the case of food completely enough, this lord will also think of any little bit of land that can be used, are planted on things can not.
Look at those lords, the castle garden is planted with all kinds of flowers and plants, but this guy loves cabbage and radish!
To be honest, Anthony felt that the perfect use of farming space, this matter is worthy of publicity. But George, this guy is stingy with the land, but still can not help but sometimes let him have no words.
"Hurry up and get it, Anthony. Don't fall behind in the production of those glazes either - after the weather has completely cooled down, I want them to cover the inner walls with the castle overhead. That way, after covering my polished white marble with a layer of fertile soil, they'll be ready for winter planting! Ahahahahahahahaha~"
"But, but..." Rona, who had been listening with her ears peeking out, jerked her tongue straight up fiercely, "Mushrooms!"
Anthony: "......"
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After leaving the castle with Gale's caravan, George did not go straight east, but called the various lords together.
The winter banquet is approaching, the lords have different opinions on whether to go or not, but if they go, they are just along the way.
In fact, for the lords, they are the vassals of the Viscount, even if they do not listen to the Count's control, there will not be any violation of the oath and so on. But after all, the fall of the king's capital has left everyone without a backbone. So when they first learned that there would be a meeting in the winter, everyone was very eager to go.
But at this time, everyone has regained a backbone, so for this matter, it is not so big heart - but they are a little curious about the situation in the east.
Although they, unlike George, have long known that the Countess still ruled the western part of the Valley this matter. Even also know that the resources there are more affluent than here. But are no opportunity to go over.
But this time is a very good opportunity.
George also felt the same is an opportunity.
Of course, he also knows. If this fraud is not played well, this winter banquet will have to become a 'Hongmen Banquet'. But he believes that his current strength, although there is a big gap with the archbishop in charge of this diocese, but if you want to run away, but no one can stop his more than 100 knights!
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