Ed was leisurely eating chestnuts in the castle, while Roderick was extremely busy. The toilets in the market were not yet finished when Will came to him and said that the lord had asked him to build the toilets in Windmill Village first.
The toilets in this windmill village were just built. Chenghua Avenue West is going to be extended to the foot of the mountain, but the road is still under construction. The lord wants to install cement pipes, and just as he was about to start installing the pipes, the city wall over there is about to be slowly built.
Right now, he's by the stream in Xia Taoyuan Village, which is the starting point for building the city wall.
There's still some distance between here and Xia Taoyuan Village. The city wall couldn't possibly be built right next to Xia Taoyuan Village, otherwise there wouldn't be any room for movement at all.
"My lord, does this city wall really need to be this thick? It would require a tremendous amount of materials." Roderick was still somewhat surprised by Ed's suggestion of the wall's thickness.
Ed was gesturing to Roderick about the exact starting point of the city wall and its thickness and height.
"Well, a little more is fine! As long as it's sturdy enough, that's fine." Ed's main requirement for the territory's city walls was that they be sturdy and durable.
"Yes, my lord, I will build it according to your requirements. But what is this bathhouse you are building here?"
Ed was planning to build a public bathhouse here to test the condition of the sewer system.
"It's just a place to wash your body. The main purpose is to check out the pipes buried underground. In the future, all the water in the territory will flow into this river through these underground pipes."
"You mean this is only part of what's being built now?" Roderick was genuinely surprised. How much would they have to dig to bury pipes throughout the entire territory? What a massive undertaking!
He's already busy enough repairing the city wall, and now he also has to dig pipes and lay cement pipes.
"Yes, but these can be done slowly, there's no need to rush. You should focus on repairing the road first."
"Yes, my lord. The two roads you planned to lead to the lake are now under construction. The two roads are about ten meters apart. One is wider than the other, and there may be a stepped path added next to the narrower road."
Why was the road built like this? Because there's a slope leading down from Chenghua Avenue to Dongting Lake, and for the safety of loading and unloading goods and people in the future, it's best to separate them.
"Yes, it will be much easier to transport ore after this road is repaired."
Roderick is not very satisfied with the current transportation in his territory. Although the roads are in very good condition, the lord does not allow livestock to run on them in order to keep the territory clean and hygienic. The vehicles are now pushed by manpower, which is very hard and slow.
Ed had no idea what Roderick was thinking. He looked at the distant, melodious lake and said:
"Also, you need to take care of the waterwheel by the lake. It's best to use bricks for the pillars now. If the old pillars can still be used, there's no need to replace them for the time being. The main thing is that you need to rebuild a waterwheel in the windmill village."
Windmill Village is now the main place in the territory for growing crops, and it's too far to fetch water from the river, so they can only fetch water from the lake, which is closer.
It is essential to build a better waterwheel, and the entire water tank should be made of cement, abandoning the old, simple water pipes.
Ed doesn't plan to dismantle the old waterwheel yet, as it can still be used in emergencies if Taoyuan Village runs out of water.
"Yes, my lord. However, regarding your suggestion to connect the water supply to the castle and toilets, I don't think it's a good idea to build too many pillars on the territory."
Ed also remembered this matter. The current wooden pillars of the waterwheel were already in the way. If they were to connect to the castle and the toilet, many more cement pillars would have to be erected, which would be inconvenient.
Forget it, let's not use this waterwheel to collect water anymore. Let it stand there as a backup. If it breaks down later, we can just take it apart.
"Hmm, Roderick, your idea is good. Let's not touch that old waterwheel. You should hurry up and build a new one. All the waterwheels in Windmill Village should be built using the new method. I will give you the blueprints later."
"Yes, my lord."