In Oak Village, Porta and his wife had been waiting for a long time. They had even dressed themselves up.
Porta was a middle-aged man in his forties. His family owned a farm in Oak Village. Since the weather in Oak Village was good all year round, the family had saved up a lot of money. They even sent their children to Alinx to learn about potions from the owner of the potion shop. They planned to save up money to buy a Magic Affinity Potion to awaken their talent and become a great alchemist in the future.
Porta was also one of the first people to eat crabs. When the Datang Chamber of Commerce launched the magic machines, he was the first to enjoy the benefits. The magic harvesters and magic cultivators of the combined harvesting team brought him a lot of convenience. If it were not for the high price, he would have bought one himself.
When she saw Porta, the middle-aged man looked ruddy and healthy. He did not look like a farm owner, but more like a wealthy civilian living in the city.
Eluri stepped forward and bowed. "Mr. Porta, thank you so much."
"Oh, my Lady Adoratrice, you are too kind! It is our honor that you are willing to use our farm! "
Porta and his wife immediately panicked. They did not know what to do. They wanted to help Eluri up, but their rough hands were dirty. They did not even dare to touch Eluri's white clothes.
Fortunately, Yi Luli also knew her identity. She just needed to express her feelings. If she deliberately bowed, it would scare them. She smiled and got up.
Porta said excitedly, "I haven't thanked the Holy See yet. Thanks to this miracle, I can walk normally again."
Eluri looked at Porta's feet and said with a smile, "This is all because of your piety."
Porta's foot had been injured many years ago. Although he had been treated by the church's nuns and barely regained his mobility, he had not fully recovered. He was still limping when he walked. But this great 'miracle' of the green light had restored his foot to a healthy state. His old ailment had disappeared at once. Porta, who had changed his walking habit, was still not used to it. It took him a few days to get used to it again before he finally regained the feeling of walking.
It was also because of this miracle that Porta's faith in the Holy See became even more pious.
"No, I have to thank the great Tang En Majesty!"
Porta said with emotion. "Miracles have not appeared for many years. Many people wondered if the gods had left this world and no longer protected Prandal. But after Tang En Majesty was crowned, he had done so many great things that the gods were satisfied and sent down a miracle."
Eluri glanced at Tang En and smiled. "That's true."
Logically speaking, this so-called miracle had nothing to do with the gods. It was indeed created by Tang En...
The road from Oak Village to Porta's farm was not so easy. After they got on his oxcart, they wobbled out of the village and went downstream along a small river.
The oxcart was small, so Olina still sat on Tang En. The bumpy road made her butt rub against Tang En's leg. After a while, she felt a stick against her butt.
Olina blushed and pinched Tang En secretly. Then she found a topic to distract his attention and said in a low voice, "Although the highway is convenient, many places have not been built. It is still difficult to pass through some remote roads. Do you have any solutions?"
Tang En looked at the clear river to distract himself and said, "Now the production of asphalt is not enough, and there is not enough manpower. There is no chance to continue to expand the highway. Also, the highway itself is only the main road connecting the city. As for the villages and towns below, there is no need to use such a high standard road. Ordinary cement roads or stone roads will do."
Although cement was a very convenient building material, the pollution caused by burning it was very serious. Tang En really did not want to pollute the clear water and blue sky. After thinking for a while, he continued, "Considering the needs of the townspeople, I think it will be enough to improve the road flattening machine and road roller. Using the Mud to Stone spell, it will be enough to pave a smooth stone road. And the follow-up maintenance cost will be lower."
Although burning cement could be used to pave roads and build houses, but... Prandal did not have such a need at all!
The population density in Prandal was very low. Even in the largest cities, the population density was far lower than the capacity of the land. Therefore, there was no need to build high-rise buildings. The biggest consumption market of cement was gone. This industry also caused a lot of pollution, so it was completely unnecessary.
If the Mud to Stone spell was used, although the road structure was simple and easy to be damaged, fortunately, after the equipment was developed, it could quickly pave a large number of secondary roads in villages and towns. And it did not need to consume any materials. It could be started directly, and the efficiency was very high.
Therefore, in Prandal, when solving problems, it was really necessary to adapt to local conditions.
"I don't know much about this. I just think that these people should need a smooth road. You can make the specific decision."
Olina's face flushed because of the bumpy road. Her heart was trembling, and her chest was trembling. If she had not been wearing a cloak with her head lowered, perhaps others would have noticed something. Even so, Eluri, who was sitting next to Tang En, still noticed something strange.
Eluri stealthily reached out her hand and touched it. Then, she smiled meaningfully.
Of course, in the eyes of those children, Eluri's smile was still so sacred and inviolable. Perhaps only Porta's wife would notice something.
However, she was just an ordinary peasant woman. Even if she noticed something, she would not dare to say it out loud. She even thought that she had blasphemed the Saintess by letting her imagination run wild. She wished that she had not noticed anything.
Although the road was not good, the farm was not far from Oak Village. After the ox-cart swayed all the way to Porta's farm, the group of children did not seem to feel uncomfortable.
The only one who was more awkward was Queen Olina. She sat on Twain's lap and bumped all the way. Her butt was poked by a hot and hard stick, which made her unable to move up or down. Her panties inside her skirt were soaked.
However, now that a group of people was staring at her, Olina was too embarrassed to say anything. She could only glare at Tang En, thinking that he was too ridiculous.
What could Tang En say? He could only innocently express that he was also helpless. That kind of natural physiological reaction was not something he could control.
Their flirting could not escape Eluri's eyes. However, she was busy taking care of those children, so she did not have time to say anything. Therefore, she pretended that she did not see anything.
Compared to the nobles, Porta's farm was not large. It was only about a few dozen mu. After the residential area and the livestock shed area were removed, there were still about 30 to 40 mu of land left in the plantation area. In the past, Porta had to hire a large number of farmers to help with such a large plantation area. However, with the help of magic-powered farming machines, plowing, sowing, fertilizing, watering, harvesting, and so on, a lot of time and cost were saved. Now, such a large area only needed one or two people to take care of it. With the lowering of the plantation cost, coupled with the introduction of agricultural tax relief and agricultural subsidies, Porta's family income had greatly increased. Therefore, he was full of gratitude to Tang En.
Along the way, Porta was full of praise for Tang En Majesty, which made Eluri and Olina chuckle.
Olina was deeply impressed by the development route that Twain had set. In the past, Victor only paid attention to the aristocrats and paid little attention to the commoners at the bottom of society. Although he was very benevolent, he used it on the wrong people.
Tang En, on the other hand, had targeted the people at the bottom of society from the very beginning. He made bold and decisive reforms to the power of the nobles, killed the radicals, and stabilized the moderates. Then, he directly won the strong support of the people at the bottom of society, which laid a solid foundation for his stable rule.
Porta's reaction showed that Tang En's plan was correct.
Perhaps in Prandal, the power of the common people at the bottom of society was insignificant compared to that of the Apocalypse and the nobles, but they were the cornerstone of this world. Even the Apocalypse had family members. Even the nobles had to eat and live. Without the work of the common people at the bottom of society, they might even starve to death. Of course, if they did not want to starve to death, they had to work in the fields themselves. But in that case, what was the difference between them and the common people now?
Perhaps Tang En's propaganda and reforms made them understand this point, so now they did not have any resistance to Tang En's policy of being close to the common people.
Because those who dared to oppose were either dead or mining in the mines...
After Porta settled the ox-cart, he immediately began to lead the absent-minded children to learn how to farm. Looking at Eluri's expectant eyes, Tang En touched his nose and followed them with Olina.
He really wanted to tell Eluri that following them would not make the children happy. Instead, it would greatly irritate them...
In Ellington, Tang En used to often go to the fields to observe the situation, but now it was obviously different from before.
"Because Oak Village raised funds to buy magical agricultural machinery, the spring plowing here is over. The fields have been cultivated, but in order to cooperate with the work of the Holy See, I specially left a small piece of land for you."
Porta pointed to an open space not far from the house and said with a smile, "This piece of land is your work. The tools and seeds have been prepared. You first have to start with the step of cultivating the land."
Porta began to demonstrate from the beginning to the children, but the children were obviously distracted. Their eyes kept drifting to the side.
Eluri was teaching Tang En and Olina how to farm step by step.
Damn it!
The boys looked at Tang En with jealousy. They also wanted the Saintess to teach them step by step, not this man!
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