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    The Pinio River, this section of the river flowing through Thessaly, has a wide channel, even more than a hundred meters long in many places. Because it is located in a plain area, the river is not fast and there are many fish in the water.

    In this era, the food was extremely simple. In addition to barley harvested from the fields, fruits picked from the mountains and forests, and the meat of several livestock species, fish also accounted for a large proportion.

    On the gentle river, a seven- to eight-meter wooden boat was sailing upstream. Achilles stood on the bow. Next to him was an experienced fisherman, who was introducing him to some fishing matters.  []

    As the army begins to be formed and large areas of land are reclaimed, as many as four to five thousand strong laborers will leave the fields permanently or for a short period of time.

    "If in the future, these four or five thousand people are nothing. Just a stroke of a pen and some food can be enough for them to eat and drink for several years.

    But in this era of extremely backward productivity, the labor force has been reduced sharply by four to five thousand. Unless it is a super kingdom like Mycenae, as far as Thessaly is concerned, it simply cannot afford it.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????  Although Achilles had a large amount of gold on hand, it was very difficult to buy enough food in a short time.

    Thessaly has a large population, but the annual food production is limited. Many people go hungry, and there is no stock.

    And although those nobles also have a lot of grain on hand, it is certainly impossible for them to sell all the grain in stock.

    Prosperous cities such as Mycenae, Troy, and Athens naturally have huge food stocks. As long as you have gold, you can buy enough food.

    But the problem is that Thessaly does not have the kind of giant sea ships that can reach these city-states across the Aegean Sea and transport back the huge amounts of food needed.

    In desperation, Achilles could only turn his attention back to the country and find a solution in Thessaly.  These days, Theseus and the others have achieved some results and spent five bags of gold on hand.

    It¡¯s just that the grain purchased was not much, just more than a thousand bags, but the slaves bought a lot, at least seven or eight hundred.

    And judging from the current situation, in the next period of time, the amount of grain that can be purchased from the nobles will not exceed 2,000 bags, but slaves can buy about 2,000.

    It is no longer possible to solve the food problem simply by purchasing food, so we can only turn our attention to other ways.

    After thinking about it, Achilles began to make plans for the Pinho River. Although it was not feasible to eat fish all year round, if it was paired with other foods, it could reduce food consumption.

    And Achilles came to the Pinio River to understand the exact situation here and prepare for the next construction of fishing boats and opening up fishing grounds.

    In the waters surrounding the city of Larissa, ordinary people now have some rafts for fishing. However, due to the rudimentary fishing tools, the number of fish that can be caught every day is very limited, and sometimes it is not even possible for a family to catch it.  The child is full.

    After visiting several nearby settlements that relied on fishing for a living, Achilles was speechless for a while, but he didn't even see a decent fishing boat.

    As a landlocked country, Thessaly was not comparable to Mycenae in terms of shipbuilding, it was even far inferior to the relatively weaker kingdoms around it.

    Even among the warships in the hands of kings and nobles, the largest ones are only about ten meters, and they are still ancient wooden ships without decks.

    Looking at the wooden warships under him, Achilles had an idea brewing in his mind, that is, simply turn these warships into fishing boats.

    He looked down upon these backward warships. Even if he did not dismantle them and burn them for firewood, he would not pull them out to fight as warships. They were embarrassing and had no combat effectiveness at all.

    But if these warships, which are seven to eight meters long, or even about ten meters long, are used for fishing, they are perfect.

    "Lalasi, how many warships have been assigned to me?"

    Ralasi is a young man in his early twenties, with a quick mind and a sense of vitality and drive. Since he was sent by the old king, Achilles has made him his personal official.

    Lalasi thought for a moment and responded: "Your Highness, you now have twenty warships on hand, six of which are owned by the old king, and the other fourteen were donated by the noble meeting. These twenty warships  Among them, there are ten warships seven meters long, eight warships ten meters long, and two other warships fifteen meters long."

    Hearing Ralasi¡¯s answer, Achilles was surprised.In the prediction, there were probably only ten warships, but I didn't expect those nobles to be so generous and gifted them fourteen warships at once.

    Twenty wooden warships over seven meters long can become large fishing boats by simply modifying them and adding fishing nets and other fishing tools.

    With these twenty large fishing boats, and by recruiting some experienced fishermen from the settlements along the river, we can carry out large-scale fishing.

    After pondering for a moment, Achilles turned to look at Lalasi and warned: "Lalasi, please go down and recruit 200 experienced fishermen from the surrounding settlements. In addition, find me some boat builders."  Craftsmen, I want to repair those warships."

    Although he was curious as to why His Highness wanted to recruit fishermen, Lalasi was a young man who knew how to be measured. He responded and stepped aside.

    After leaving the Pinio River, Achilles did not return to the city of Larissa immediately, but went to the land that belonged to him privately.

    Thirteen hundred feet of land, close to the Pinho River to the north, the city of Larissa to the east, dense jungle to the west, and mines to the south.

    When Achilles obtained this fertile land with an area of ??nearly 3,000 acres, he ordered people to erect a wooden wall hundreds of meters long to the east of Larissa, surrounded by heavily armed soldiers.  Soldiers patrol bravely.

    An open space was opened near the jungle, and Zomokos's military camp was placed here.

    After seven or eight days, Zomokos has recruited more than 800 soldiers. Because they can receive wages and food every month, these young soldiers are willing to leave the tedious farm work and concentrate on training.

    Just to ensure the concealment of the army, these soldiers swore an oath before joining the military camp, and they must spend twenty-five days in the military camp every month.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????After all, the brutal and militant elements of their ancestors have been inherited by the young guys. Now that they join the military camp and train, they don't need anyone to urge them.

    Every day, from the moment the first ray of sunlight shines on the earth, the sounds of soldiers shouting and the sounds of metal weapons hitting each other are endless.

    Close to the military camp, on a piece of land covered with dense trees, a simple lumberyard was set up, and nearly a hundred slaves were cutting down the trees.

    Trees that had grown for hundreds of years were pulled down one by one, and then the slaves used new tools made of bronze to break down the thick trunks, and finally they were transported to the lumberyard for different processing.

    Because there was no coal, wood was needed to burn fire to smelt bronze and make tools. The wood consumed by hundreds of craftsmen every day was a huge amount.

    As trees are cut down one after another, the amount of vacant land gradually increases. It won¡¯t take long before this area will be reclaimed and turned into farmland.

    On the thousands of feet of land, five to six hundred slaves were clearing land. Because of the tools made of bronze, the land was cleared surprisingly fast.

    On the land that has been reclaimed, some slaves are using plows and rakes to tidy up the loose soil. According to the experience taught by Achilles, the reclaimed land is divided into small pieces, and each piece is divided into small pieces.  In between, soil was used to build up the dragon.

    As for why soil should be used to accompany Long, Achilles is not too clear. It seems to be to prevent water from flowing out during flood irrigation and ensure that every inch of land can fully absorb water.

    "Anyway, this is a valuable experience learned by our ancestors. He learned it in a high school history book, so he took it over and made the best use of it.

    Now is the time for sowing. According to Achilles' instructions, Talos has purchased enough seeds from the city of Larissa.

    Slaves have also begun to sow seeds in those flat farmlands. In the near future, lush crops will grow in these farmlands, which will bring harvest to Achilles.

    On the banks of the Napinho River, nearly a hundred slaves are digging ditches. Once the ditch is dug, the cultivated farmland will be fully irrigated.

    In those simple blacksmith shops, hundreds of blacksmiths are still busy. This is a world of metal and fire. The blazing flames are burning, and pieces of ore are melted, and then crafted into various objects by craftsmen.

    Outside the blacksmith shop, next to the pool, more than a dozen blacksmiths were using rough sand to repeatedly polish the bronze tools that had just been released.

    After each batch of bronze tools is polished, the craftsmen will send them to a nearby warehouse and store them carefully.

    The whole process is a simple flow operation, from the transportation of ore,The smelting of the stone, then to the rough machining of the tools, grinding, and finally to the final storage.

    After these days of non-stop crafting, the tools flowing out of the blacksmith shop have met the needs of reclaiming land, digging ditches and felling trees in this area.

    In a few days, when the number of tools stored in the warehouse reaches a certain number, these craftsmen will stop making these simple tools and start making stirrups, spearheads, broken blades, breast guards, helmet masks, arrowheads and other war supplies.

    The second update has arrived
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