Three days later, the wedding of Chief Knight Carter Lannis and the Star of the Western Region, Mey, was held in the castle garden.
In addition to the families of both parties, all members of the Star Flower Troupe, City hall, and the Witch Union attended the wedding.
In this era, marriage ceremonies were generally performed by the church. Royal and noble weddings were witnessed by regional bishops, and then ordinary nobles and wealthy businessmen would invite priests or officiants to give their blessings according to their status and wealth. Commoners, on the other hand, had to go to the church themselves and pay several silver royals for the priest to officiate their wedding. Of course, there were also many who could not afford this price and lived together directly.
Since the Church no longer had a foothold in the Western Region, the City Hall naturally became the host of the wedding. According to Roland's plan, the City Hall would send officials to issue marriage certificates free of charge, and at the same time, register both parties of the marriage. Carter's wedding was an excellent example of publicity. He had even thought of the slogan, which was convenient, legal, and free of charge.
When May appeared in the garden wearing a wedding dress, the audience burst into exclamations. Although she was not a witch, but as a famous actress, her unique temperament still attracted everyone's attention. Even Roland couldn't help but sigh, Carter's vision was really good. If it were not for better publicity and the repeated pleas of the Knight, he would have been reluctant to take out the wedding dress in advance.
As for the other protagonist of this wedding, Carter Lannis, he appeared in a black suit. He also had an extraordinary temperament. Coupled with his meticulously groomed handsome face, the two of them standing together was completely a match made in heaven.
"They really look like a perfect match," Anna exclaimed.
"Sooner or later, we'll have such a day." Roland gently squeezed her hand. "When that time comes, everyone will know your name."
"Yes." She tilted her head and smiled.
It was easy to marry a witch, but it was very difficult to gain the approval of the majority of the subjects. It was difficult to achieve this unless one had absolute power or a very high reputation. Therefore, he had to wait until the kingdom's civil war subsided and he became the well-deserved King of Graycastle before he married Anna. He did not want others to think that Anna was just a witch that he secretly hid as a plaything, just like the nobles did in the past.
However, Roland believed that this day would not be too far away. The Months of the Demons had already ended, and the town was about to go all out in preparation for the spring offensive. Soon, a thunderous blow would fall on Timothy's head and completely shatter his throne.
"The two exchanged tokens... well, next..." The official from City hall was obviously not familiar with the new wedding procedure written by Roland. He looked down at the record book and said, "The newlyweds kissed."
"Wow..." There was a burst of cheers. The members of the Star Flower Troupe, especially Irene, excitedly grabbed The Light Of Dawn and swayed left and right, and pulled the others to clap and cheer for Mey.
"Isn't it just kissing?" Lightning curled her lips and said, "Every time my father returned from an adventure, he would be kissed several times by those maids."
"Coo..." Maggie, who was squatting on top of her head, turned her head and covered her face with one wing, but... a pigeon's eyes were on both sides of its head.
"Your Highness, this procedure... is it really good?" Scroll asked with her hand on her forehead.
"It's a special case. Not every newlyweds have to do this." Roland smiled and said, "After all, it's for publicity, and the more attention it attracts, the better." Then he looked at Soroya and said, "You have to draw this moment in detail!"
"Don't worry, leave it to me." The latter looked at the two of them without blinking, and the magic pen in her hand was shining. It was obvious that she was also very interested in this.
Carter was obviously a little nervous about this step. After a moment of sluggishness, Mey finally took the initiative to stand on tiptoe and kiss him.
There was a burst of warm applause in the garden.
"Finally, Your Highness, please give us your blessings."
Roland walked out of the crowd and came to the two of them. He patted Carter on the shoulder and said, "Well done." Then he said to Mey, "I wish you happiness."
"Is, is this all right..." Carter hesitated.
"Of course. Go back and have a good rest. I'll give you two days off." Roland smiled and said, "Vader should arrive in the town in the afternoon. Just leave the work to him."
"Thank you, Your Highness." The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
Then the wedding came to an end with a burst of firecrackers simulated by Echo.
In the afternoon, General Manager Barov and Minister of Construction Carr came to the castle office to report to Roland on the progress of the Three Supplies Project.
"So far, all the water supply facilities in the residential areas have been installed, and most of the heating pipes have been buried." Carr pointed to a map of the town and said, "But the power supply... is still a long way off. Apart from the factory area that you instructed, the four residential areas are still in the stage of digging trenches. Since you went to Longsong Stronghold, this part of the work has almost stopped."
Roland nodded. There was nothing he could do about it. Apart from him, no one else could understand what electric circuits were and how electric currents worked. It would probably take four or five months for all the townspeople to have electric lighting. "It doesn't matter. Now that the Months of Demons have passed, the construction of the heating part can be postponed. The next most important thing is the power supply project and the construction of Kingdom Avenue. The former is related to the use of time, while the latter is the key to strengthening the connection between the two places after the construction of the city. " He ordered, "In addition, after the completion of Kingdom Avenue, do not dismiss the redundant workers. Instead, continue to build the road connecting the Shoal."
"You mean... the mountain area to the south?"
"Yes, that will be our direct entrance and exit to the sea," Roland said affirmatively. When Tilly and the others returned to Sleeping Island, Lotus should set foot on the Western Region again. At that time, with the help of Countess Spear, the opening of the mountain passage would be faster. "Besides, after the establishment of Neverwinter, those handymen will also be my subjects. When the Kingdom Avenue is completed, grant them official resident status." He looked at Barov and said, "I'll leave this to you."
"Yes."
"In addition, don't stop the construction of the residential area. Whether it is extending to the open space between the town and Stronghold or developing to the south bank of the Redwater River, all of them are fine. This year, the focus is still on population expansion. I hope to triple the population of the city by the end of the year. "
Barov gasped and said, "Your Highness, that's almost 100,000 people."
"And the Western Region can completely support so many people," Roland said in a low voice. "You can take it as the target of your plan."
Graycastle was not without population potential. A large city of more than 20,000 people would need to support at least 100,000 people in the suburbs. The more prosperous the city, the larger the scale of the latter. This was also a phenomenon caused by the backward level of modern agriculture. However, the Western Region did not have such restrictions. With the introduction of the steam engine, there was no need for so many people to maintain the material supply.
"Finally, since the factory area has electric lighting, after the construction of the city, it will be changed to three shifts of production, especially for the processing of ammunition," the prince said to the director of City hall. "Each period of time will be calculated according to the past daily salary. The more you work, the more you will get back. You can start the publicity from today. By then, I hope the factory will not be in a state of rest for a moment until we completely unify Graycastle. "
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