A few days later, Ed leaned against the long table in the castle hall, lost in thought.
He had already made arrangements for dealing with the robbers. Some went to Chitie Village to mine, some went to the cedar forest to raise livestock, some went to the shipyard, and some went to Chitie Village to reclaim wasteland. Finally, a small number of them went to the small dark room.
Ed planned to go to the plaster mine in a couple of days. He needed to settle the new recruits first, since they weren't slaves he'd bought. He'd go to the plaster mine once they were settled; the weather was starting to get colder. He planned to visit the plaster mine before winter.
Ed made a rough estimate and found that there were now more than a hundred people in the territory. Food was still not a problem, but these people did not have land.
The restaurant only offered lunch. Actually, he could have had all three meals for free, but after thinking about it, he decided he couldn't do that.
How are we going to solve the problem of two more meals? We can only have the steward deliver some food to each place, and we need to quickly reclaim the wasteland in Chitie Village.
Ed thought about the issue of the eastern part of the territory and asked Will to arrange for people to keep an eye on that area for the time being. Whether to build a city wall or establish a special police force would be decided later.
Thinking of this, Ed stretched his body and was just about to stand up when a series of chattering sounds suddenly came from over there.
It turned out that Adelaide and Carly had come to the hall. After spending a few days together, the two girls had become very good friends.
"Carly, how have you been adjusting to life here these past few days?" Ed was quite fond of this little girl who had made great contributions to the territory, and if she was willing, Ed could give her some land.
"Lord Eddard, this place is wonderful, I almost don't want to leave." Carly really didn't want to leave; she wanted to stay here forever, and her father could take care of everything else.
She's been running around with Adelaide every day these past few days, and she's incredibly happy.
The roads in the territory have been improved and improved, and a straight road runs from Peach Blossom Village through the castle to the outskirts of Red Iron Village.
"By the way, Lord Ed, this is a letter for my father. May I draw a map of this place? Because I would like to exchange one more thing; I would like my father to bring some salt with him." Carly looked at Ed with some expectation after she finished speaking. She hoped that Lord Ed would agree to her request, after all, it was very important to her father.
After listening to Carly's words, Ed thought about it very seriously. Small-scale trade within the territory was perfectly fine for now. This was very beneficial to the territory, as it would allow them to acquire many resources they didn't have. Besides, they had far too much rabbit pelt; they had nowhere to put it if they didn't process it.
Ed was a little worried that too many people would come, and that the territory's management was currently too poor, which might cause some problems.
"Carly, that's no problem at all, but don't let any more people come over for now."
Hearing Ed's words, Carly was overjoyed. She hadn't intended for her father to tell anyone else about this business, so he could monopolize the glove business, or even something better.
"Yes, Lord Ed, I will talk to my father; he knows what to do." Carly was a very intelligent girl.
Ed picked up Carly's letter and the paper with the exact location of Carly's house and left the hall, intending to have Will go there again.