Finishing the handling of the various uproars and incidents in relation to my familys ho, we finally started the developnt of the Savage Lands.
I, who was given the majority of the Savage Lands, beca Earl Bauister upon the royal familys decree and beca the successor of the head family.
Although its a minor detail, it would turn into a strange situation of an Earl household becoming a branch family with a Knight household, which was succeeded by Herman-nii-san, being the head family, if this wasnt done.
Occasionally there will be an alternation between the main family and the branch family.
Although those are the ups and downs of life in the flow of ti, since it has been designated this way only for the sake of telling apart fellow noble households with strong blood ties, there wont be any particular change in anything because of that.
Since its substantially a different noble household, there wont be any legal liability even if one side commits a cri.
As there are many cases of being indebted to family mbers and such as way to keep the household safe, you could even call it a kind of insurance for noble households.
In case that there are no children, it also often happens that son-in-laws are ushered in.
In the Savage Lands south of the mountain range I, being an Earl, am the patron of the head family.
Whereas Herman-nii-san, whos scheduled to beco a Baron in future, has inherited the forr Bauister main family and Paul-nii-san has obtained a branching Associate Baron household.
And, it is also planned for Alie-sister-in-law-sans children to receive Knight territories in the future.
However, my nephews wont be called by the Bauister surna.
It was decided that they would use the surna Mainbach, which is Alie-sister-in-law-sans maiden na.
They will receive retainers from the Mainbach family as well.
As their rights were gone thanks to Kurt, it has beco necessary to consider such things.
Also, as for Alie-sister-in-law-sans treatnt, she will stay in order to bring up her children.
You are still young. Wont you reconsider remarrying or such?
Sothing like remarrying after getting divorced and having even given birth to two children being a second wife is a great way to retire, no? If things dont go well, I will beco at most the mistress of a rchant. I wont marry anymore. I have to properly raise the children. (Alie)
Given that she is worried about them becoming like Kurt, she is diligently teaching them writing and calculation.
Besides, I cant go back, can I? What shall I tell my parents? (Alie)
From the Mainbach households view, the recent disgrace of Kurt should have been a bolt out of the blue.
Although they would have profited with their daughter having married into the Bauister territory, which will be enriched with the developnt of the Savage Lands, if it was a normal interaction between nobles, their married daughter beca the ex-wife of the perpetrator of an attempted assassination now.
Of course that doesnt an that they want sothing like an under-the-table pay-off in this situation.
Even if Alie-sister-in-law-san returns, shes bound to feel like nothing more than a nuisance to them.
I will move together with father-in-law-sama and mother-in-law-sama to Paul-sama new territory. (Alie)
Father had retired, but with it being awkward for Herman-nii-san if he stayed in the Bauister territory, it had been decided that they would transfer to the territory, where Paul-nii-san has started developnt.
Given that Paul-nii-sans territory is starting completely from scratch, he should be able to make use of fathers experience as territorial lord as well.
Also, it had been arranged that the family mbers of those, who participated in the attack against together with Kurt, immigrated together.
Probably they might be the biggest victims here.
They suddenly were told that their grandfathers and fathers were accomplices in an attempted assassination plot against a noble.
Because the accomplices participated in absolute secrecy, they didnt consult about it with their families etc. at all.
Although it wasnt sothing you could easily discuss with your family either, the masters of the households werent alive anymore at the ti the families got to know about this.
Besides, its the sa in any world that the family mbers of a criminal receive prejudices from their surroundings.
In order to avoid that, it was decided that they would immigrate to a new territory.
Though its only Paul-nii-sans new territory next door.
According to the examinations, it has a belt of wetlands that can be turned into excellent paddy fields. I plan to finish things like reclamation as fast as possible with magic.
Buildings like houses and such would be relocated by Baron Rembrandt once again.
Recently Earl Bauister-han is quite in da hurry. (Rembrandt)
It was the sa strange Kansai dialect, but it looks like Finance Minister Rckner requested him to prioritize us in his work.
If he doesnt do at least this much, theres the possibility of a large share of his concessions being shaved off due to the case with his younger brother.
We will go out to play and get so souvenirs as well.
Please do so by all ans. Regarding those children, it will be fine as Earl Bauister-sama is a dragon-slaying hero.
Though there is also the revenge for the parricide.
About this, we will properly tell them once they beco bigger.
After making sure that father, mother and Alie-sister-in-law-sans group moved to Paul-nii-sans new barony, we begin the developnt of the Bauister Earldom at last.
The very first thing we had to do was to decide where to place the stronghold of the Earldom.
Will you establish it at the coast?
No, I will pass on that because it will be divided into parts by the Demon Forest.
There were many opinions favouring the coast like Ina said, but with the nature of the Demon Forest, it would be a situation, where it would be difficult to secure a spacious plot of land.
If you consider the future, the coast will be troubleso.
Accordingly I have decided to create it at the central plain making immigration by magic airships possible.
As it is an empty grassland with a firm ground and foreseeing a ti when the population will grow larger than Breitburg, we will create a city organized in blocks.
And next to it we will also build a harbour capable of handling several large and small magic airships.
Building one along the coast as well, it will beco convenient to move within the territory by building small ports in the inland areas.
Luckily there were magic airships.
Given that several ships were available due to the underground ruins exploration, there isnt any kind of problem to create new courses either.
The Capital~Breitburg~Baulburg course takes one week per flight.
Furthermore, this Baulburg is the na of the central city established as base in the Bauister Earldom.
The na is in a vague, fake German style. I believe it to be the naming sense of the important people in the central governnt.
Also, although it is small-sized, it was decided that there would be 3 regular flights per week with relatively big ships from Breitburg.
Currently they are hurrying the expansion of the harbour in Breitburg.
Even within the Bauister Earldom the first act is to build ports dedicated to small ships at around 10 places, where relatively large cities will be built. It has been arranged that small magic airships will start operation as quickly as possible.
They will be used to transport the necessary materials for the developnt.
The ships and personnel will be provided by the kingdom. With the ships being purchased, it has been arranged that rookies hired by will be trained by veteran soldiers of the air force as personnel.
In the future they want them to be independently operated by the Earl Bauister household with the exception of large ships.
Also, due to the construction of normal roads, marine ports will be necessary as well.
Once we establish those, freight will be transported via ferry services from other feudal domains in the south.
Even the nobles, possessing territory at the western and eastern coasts, are largely hoping for an increase in comrce.
They would imdiately send out workers and such to help in the construction work.
Moreover, that construction work is also necessary for things like big rivers within the territory, which has places that get easily flooded, if theres a heavy rain fall.
Its also indispensable to maintain the the roads leading from Baulburg to the Bauister Barony, which beca the new territory of Herman-nii-san, and to the Barony, being developed by Paul-nii-san, as well as the other roads leading to other sites, where there are plans to establish a city.
Just looking at the projects, it will take a very long ti.
If you consider it normally, thats probably true.
Roderich, who is to beco my head retainer as governor, shifts through the developnt plans, which were piled up in large quantities on top of my desk. Next to those there was a pile of docunts, which was around three tis as tall as the previous one, related to financial and human affairs.
It was an amount of docunts at a level I didnt see even at the ti when I worked at the trading company in my previous life.
My self-defence instinct is quick. The words I spin from my mouth are Do your best, Roderich!
The developnt will start once the assistance and referred personnel arrives.
First I plan to build a huge residence made of stone, which will also function as governnt office, on the ground, where we intend to establish Baulburg.
Also, in addition, the port for the magic airships will be constructed in the established city, which allowed extensions into the surroundings.
Anyway, if this isnt finished, we wont be able to start either.
Roderich tightly grasped my shoulders hindering , who tried to go hunting in the Demon Forest.
There are compulsory requests for master to shorten the construction ti. (Roderich)
Wait! Im a mber of the adventurers guild! (Wendelin)
Havent you also registered at the engineering guild at the ti of developing the Knight Bauister territory, master? (Roderich)
Although the launching of all kinds of guild branches was still a matter in the future, the formalities and such will beco lax afterwards.
Of course, you will be paid a request fee. (Roderich)
Roderich, you know (Wendelin)
In the end, without being able to refuse, I imrsed myself in the work of soil preparation at the site, where the construction of Baulburg is planned.
With the instructions of Roderich and the newly hired retainer, whos well-inford in architecture, I level a vast plain with magic. I mark things like the main roads, the blocks and the plot of the mansion, which wouldalso serve as governnt office.
Moreover, determining the location of the harbour for magic airships close-by, I transferred with teleportation to a certain place and took stones continuously.
I see, it seems you have collected a nice amount of stones.
In a certain place in the Savage Lands there is a rocky area, which has no minerals and where you can gather good stones. I led Roderichs group there.
So, how many are necessary? (Wendelin)
As many as possible! (Roderich)
(Wendelin)
Because of Roderichs unreasonable demand, I begin to collect stones.
The large stones are cut up by Wind Cutter, which is a spell of the wind magic attribute.
The small stones have their shape adjusted with Water Cutter, which is an original spell of the water magic attribute.
I invented this Water Cutter spell with the hint of having seen a machine cutting material with water pressure in my previous life.
And, once I collected a certain amount of processed and completed stones, I place them in the magic bag and unload them at the stone storehouse, located at the planned Baulburg construction place.
After around three days of doing soil preparation and area assignnt at the sa ti, the construction work of Baulburg has slowly begun.
Even without a harbour, magic airships can at least lower cargo and people, if the area is flat, as long as it isnt a large ship.
Without delay, the first group began the foundation works of the Bauister residence while building provisional houses for the workers at the sa ti.
Even if you call it a residence, since its scheduled to beco sothing close to a castle, also serving as defence base in ergencies, they started the construction of the foundation after digging a moat in the ground.
Master, the construction of the foundation will take too much ti. Its a compulsory request. (Roderich)(T/N: Lol)
You (Wendelin)
According to Roderich it has been decided to dig a hole that will be filled with a huge, solid foundation.
However, Roderich beca bold as well.
At the ti he learned about being arbitrarily recognised by the forr Baron Rckner, he bluntly declared The has not a single drop of blood of that man flowing in my veins.
It was to the degree of him stating No thanks to the peerage and assets.
In the end the Baron Rckner household was discontinued and his worries were pointless because the assets were confiscated as well.
Though, wouldnt it have been better if you had accepted Baron Rckners assets? (Wendelin)
By no ans. I dont want a single cent of the money touched by that man. (Roderich)
With his mother being the daughter of a rchant, he was a man with a superior sense of economy, but in only that case he wont yield.
However, he likely considered that it might be bad for Minister Rckner in the future, too.
Paying with his own money, he apparently handed over cash he had gathered to so extent.
Also, theres the creation of the central road which will beco the main street of the city. (Roderich)
You know (Wendelin)
Since its work no matter what, I prepare a road with engineering magic and dig a drainage gutter for rain water on both sides.
Afterwards the hired workers spread out stones and fill the gaps with concrete.
To put it simply, Im only doing the rough parts. The remaining, detailed work ends up being done with human-wave tactics.
Having master is a large benefit. (Roderich)
Is that so? (Wendelin)
Speaking of the financial part, I have entrusted the majority of the money to Roderich, but its still my assets.
Therefore, if I do engineering work, Roderich will pay the request fee from my assets, which will beco my asset.
Probably there shouldnt be any nobles, who experience such odd situation.
I think its all well if I simply split the assets of the Earl Bauister household and my personal assets, but nobles dont seem to have such way of thinking.
There are integer nobles, who determine their own spending money, however the majority of it gradually dissipated by itself through spending the money in their territorys administration.
The construction work is progressing quickly. I dont an that we wont employ other people. Although the expenses decrease, it ans that it will be fine, if we accelerate the second stage of the project accordingly. But, isnt sothing strange? (Wendelin)
Master. Tomorrow it will be the construction work for the rivers streaming nearby. (Roderich)
Saying this, Roderich gives the blueprints. Naturally the concept of flood control exits in this world as well.
Altering the flow of a river, dredging the riverbed, creating anti-flood ponds and constructing an embanknt.
It shouldnt be too different from those done by countries and areas in the past and present earth.
Also, since we would spread irrigation channels in Baulburg, it was necessary to build the foundations for that too.
Is it fine if I do it like this? (Wendelin)
Yes. People will be dispatched in future for the detailed maintenance work and such. (Roderich)
Even here theres no change to the basic modus of doing the rough parts and the rest being handled with human-wave tactics.
As we will do that tomorrow, the first thing is the road construction and soil preparation in Baulburg.
As result of my earnest efforts, Baulburgs soil preparation finished after around three days.
However, at the current point in ti there wasnt anything but a simple, vast plain with roads, that arent paved, stretching and intersecting.
The only exceptions are the stone-made residence, which is under construction, the temporary housings, where those concerned with the construction work are staying at, and a small amount of buildings, which were relocated by Baron Rembrandt.
Although rchants on small magic airships imdiately appeared aiming at the construction staff, they were selling their rchandise by placing it on top of mats.
Its the first group of recruited guards, but they are more elite than expected.
Thats probably only natural since its only personnel recomnded by Minister Edgar, who went as far as marrying off his adopted daughter, Wilma.
On top of being properly drilled in a military family, they have been continuing until they retired from the army or being a guard.
Since its the first group, it also included the aspect of them being candidates for the upper echelons of the Bauister feudal army, which will be established in the future. They would patrol for the sake of keeping the public order, actively hunt for the sake of protecting the construction workers from wild animals and even help with the construction under the pretext of training military engineering.
Wild animals, huh? There are many ferocious ones as well. (Wendelin)
Accordingly, I have a request. (Roderich)
Are you serious.? (Wendelin)
In the end the requests increase to make a temporary mud wall to avoid wild animals as part of the outer wall planned to be built in order to protect Baulburg. I end up being unable to return to the mansion on this day because of running out of mana.
These earth walls will be later replaced by stone walls.
The cutting and carrying of the stone will likely beco my work.
There are temporary housings. (Roderich)
You are a demon(T/N: oni), Roderich. (Wendelin)
Given that it cant be helped that I cant go ho, I decide to stay at the temporary housings today.
The nights in the Savage Lands dont get cold. Even if you call them temporary housings, it was only tents made out of fur lined up for the share of people, but I didnt mind since Im an adventurer.
Even the bathing was at the level of wiping the body with water drawn from a river by the guards.
Only I cleaned my body using purification magic with the scarce mana remaining, however this much of privilege should be permitted.
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