I believe that the 'corn dole' of the Romans was in fact handed out as grain, to be ground at mills at the recipients' own cost. Orlanthi life is not as organised as life in a Roman city.
But the old Wind Temple IS hard to give up. It visibly demonstrates Orlanth's power, and perhaps helps to 'generate' magic in ceremonies. If it was the only one, however, or one of only a few, it would be all the more impressive. It would not need to be a working mill at all and may not even be thought of as such--a 'wind tower', perhaps, or a 'whirligig'.
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