Arthur and his party set out from the castle and walked and stopped all the way. After half a month, they were finally about to reach York Town, the westernmost town on the river.


    More than ten miles away from the town, bere Toury, who was informed, rushed from a distance with several knights.


    "My Lord!" cried the distant berley.


    When Le stopped the horse and the Royal Horse approached, he looked at Arthur holding the reins on the horse''s back. He raised his hand excitedly and said, "Sir, you''ve worked hard all the way! York town is not far ahead. I''ve asked people to prepare food and rest."


    Looking at the excited Burley Toury, Arthur said solemnly, "Burley, you have changed!"


    At the moment when Burley didn''t know why and was ready to ask, Arthur suddenly smiled and added, "you guy, you have become more handsome than ever! Is there something wrong with my eyes?"


    Naturally, burley did not become more handsome.


    He knew that Arthur liked to be clean and tidy. Therefore, in order to welcome Arthur''s arrival, he specially wore a brand-new brown leather armor and black breeches, polished leather soft boots, and carefully trimmed his messy beard and hair. The external image of the whole person looks new.


    The sudden praise made Bailey feel at a loss, and he was a little embarrassed.


    Seeing his appearance, bank immediately joked, "look at your dress, burley, aren''t you going to invite us to your wedding?"


    "Fuck you! I''m here to meet Lord Arthur," said bury immediately. By the way, he glanced at the three pace in the team.


    ……


    On the way to the town, Arthur asked aloud, "how is the reform in the town going? Is there any difficulty?"


    "My Lord, it''s very smooth!" burry immediately replied, "no matter the serfs in the original farm or the farmers in the territory, after knowing the reform policy, no one jumped up unhappily. But some guys couldn''t believe it at first. They thought I burry deceived them. Hey!"


    Arthur nodded and then asked, "how many people are there in the town now?"


    "One thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven," said burray, giving a very accurate figure.


    "What about the preparations for the factory?" Arthur continued.


    "The production of the salt farm has been expanded, the land in the South has been developed into a flower field, the glass factory is under preparation, and a firing was carried out a few days ago. In addition, according to the drawings brought by the scholars, the factory in the north of the town is also stepping up construction. In addition, according to your requirements, the avenue leading to camp 3 is also being explored and planned. Just now..." said here, Berley faltered.


    Arthur glanced at him and said directly, "insufficient hands?"


    "Yes, sir." Burley nodded hurriedly and said eagerly, "because there are too many things to do. Just building houses and preparing two factories take up all the manpower, so now there is no one to build the avenue to camp 3. Sir, I......"


    "Don''t worry, we haven''t been short of people on the river for two days. Your first task now is to complete the transformation of the town and ensure the preparation of the two factories."


    "Before long, a machine called steam engine will be transported from Shanghe town. At that time, the pressure on the North mine will be much less. As for the construction of the avenue, you can make preparations first and wait until you have manpower."


    "I can tell you that now the East is facing the threat of wild people. I have asked businessmen to find a way. Soon, a large number of refugees from the East will flow into our river. Don''t tell me that even the resettlement houses have not been built..."


    According to the original plan, the population in the territory of bury will move to Shanghe town like other vassals. However, after some consideration, Arthur gave up his original plan and decided to vigorously develop York town under the condition of limited population and strive to build it into the second largest town in the upper river.


    This is not a hot headed and temporary idea, but a change made after some discussion and careful consideration.


    First of all, York town is located in the westernmost part of the upper river, close to the storm inland sea. You can go south by boat to the west of the kingdom. This is extremely important to Shanghe collar in both economic and strategic sense.


    In addition, if you can cross the storm inland sea to the west, the ships on the river can reach Gaoting Kingdom and other places. If you can cross the tidal strait between the two countries, you can also enter the inland wide sea.


    Therefore, York town is a very important foreign port on the river.


    Secondly, because it is close to the sea, there are inexhaustible sand, stone and sea water resources. More importantly, there is a large open-pit coal mine in the north of the town!


    Therefore, there are also sufficient conditions to develop industry.


    Finally, York town is in the west of Shanghe Town, while Shanghe town is in the East. Once the town is built, the two towns echo each other from afar. Only a road across the East and West can revitalize most of the central area of the territory and lay a foundation for all-round development in the future!


    After hearing Arthur''s words, burley quickly promised: "don''t worry, sir. I promise nothing will happen about the transformation of the town and the factory. As for the resettlement of refugees, I want as much as Burley! Book 500 people in the town first, build a road and then book 2000 people! If not enough, I''ll ask you again."


    "Want? Want what!" Arthur smiled and scolded at the proud Burley: "if you mayor can''t do well, I''ll send you to guard the camp!"


    Bank on one side immediately replied, "Sir, I think Burley is very suitable to guard the camp. It''s best to go to sharp blade fortress. With him stationed, we can all rest assured."


    "Bank, you bastard is jealous of me and Lord Arthur''s trust in me!"


    With a faint smile, bank said, "you should learn more knowledge, which can keep your mind clear. Building a town is not to lead a knight to charge. Don''t really live up to the adults'' trust in you."


    As the new chief instructor of the first army, when it comes to Arthur''s trust, bank is confident that he will never be worse than Burley!


    "Oh!" said Burley with a slight smile, "thank you for your kind reminder - Bachelor bank! If I don''t understand anything, I will naturally call everyone together for discussion. I really can''t make up my mind, and I will report to Lord Arthur immediately."


    "Good! So you''re not stupid. How are you going to entertain us when it comes to your territory?"


    "I didn''t prepare your food. If you don''t want to be hungry, you can jump into the sea and fish by yourself, or I can give you a bow and arrow and hunt by myself."


    ……


    Such was the dialogue between the vassals. On the battlefield are brothers who share life and death. Usually, they will never be polite and sarcastic, as if they won''t communicate. Arthur was used to it and didn''t bother to stop it.


    During the communication, the team soon reached York town. Arthur, sitting high on his horse, saw the crowd on both sides of the road from a distance.


    Seeing Arthur''s questioning eyes, burley immediately smiled and explained, "Sir, everyone is very grateful to you, especially the former serfs. They know you''re coming to inspect and have specially prepared entertainment programs. If I stop them from seeing you, these guys can tear me up! So I''ll just organize them to meet you together, so as not to mess up with these guys."


    Arthur nodded in agreement. Although he is hot tempered and impulsive, he is by no means a reckless man with developed limbs and simple mind. Otherwise, such an important task will not turn to him.


    ……