Arcane Lord

On the way to the Tulse Valley, Chloe talked about what he had learned, and kept giving a set of methods to manage and increase the output of the estate.

Obviously, she is very interested today. Not only did she tell the history of the transformation of the many city-states of the Green Sea Alliance from the traditional aristocratic Feudal System to the manor system, but also said a lot of anecdotes about the various southern countries .

Manor, as the name suggests, is a very primordial basic economic unit, and it is also a typical self-sufficient type of agriculture. The economic relationship is mainly the farmer’s labor and the manor’s land. Generally speaking there is There are two forms of cooperation. One is that all the output belongs to the owner, and the farmers and their families are supported by the manor. Regardless of the harvest, they can get enough food and necessities to survive.

The other is similar to the rented seed system. The manor decides a distribution ratio. The part turned in is usually at least half of the harvest, and some even up to 80%, while the rest belongs to the farmers.

In addition to the obligation to protect farmers from wild beasts, monsters, and robbers in this form of cooperation, the manor owner is responsible for the rest of the matter by the farmers themselves, whether it is cloth, experiments, farm tools, livestock, All of them have to pay, and even the use of the mill has to pay a few copper plates.

In general, a manor is equivalent to a closed system that can produce food, clothing, tools and other daily necessities, including farmland, lord’s mansion, farmer’s residence, woodland, and a huge Ponds, small lakes, pastures, etc., not only need to grow food inside, but also raise livestock, poultry, and grow grapes, flax and other economic crops.

Of course, as a manor owner, you don’t just collect money. You must fulfill certain obligations when enjoying the support, such as reasonably allocating land, providing protection, enforcing justice, and maintaining production and construction facilities. , Such as mills, brewing equipment, ovens, blacksmith shops, etc.

However, Andre is not very interested in the secret technique that the girl said to increase food production, because he found that Linton City is really similar to Gushan Town, and the level of agriculture is extremely backward, basically relying on hands. They don’t even have a basic irrigation system. Harvesting equipment depends on the weather. If there is not enough sunshine and rain in the south, I’m afraid I’ll be hungry.

Apart from this, the lack of agricultural tools is also an important reason, especially the easy-to-operate plow in this world has not yet been invented, so the land that a farmer can cultivate is extremely limited, and it is precisely because of this The reason is that the entire Olaer continent has always been in a state of semi-famine, and food has never been in short supply.

Don’t underestimate this point. The plow has played a very important role in the agricultural history of the region. Its main function is to turn the soil and loosen the soil to promote the aerobic respiration of the plant roots, thereby Helps to absorb mineral elements, its role is irreplaceable.

As a traverser, Andre once saw some primordial animal-powered plows in the countryside, so he felt that as long as he reformed his farming tools a little bit, he would teach farmers basic common sense such as plowing, fertilizing and rotating tillage. The output will definitely increase several times. By then raising some more livestock and poultry, a complete ecosystem can be formed.

Just as he was considering how to plan and transform, a guard ran over on a horse and shouted: “Young Lady! We are here! Not far in front is the Valley of Tours! Look, That building is the castle blocking the entrance.”

Following the direction pointed out by the guards, everyone quickly saw a 4-Layer stone castle standing on the huge crater mountain far away from several hundred meters. In the middle, like a lock, it firmly protects everything in the mountain within the valley. In order to ensure that no enemy can easily break in, a tall city wall was built between the castle and the mountain, with at least ten Two meters high, it looks exceptionally majestic.

“Oh my God! This is simply a military fortress! How could the city hall be willing to give it to me?!”

If the land deed that stayed on paper before Andre was a little excited, but now he was only excited and deeply confused. He couldn’t believe that a strategically important place like this could be given to someone so easily. It’s not good to say that as long as there are more than a thousand people holding hands here, the enemy can’t easily enter even if there are 100,000 troops. .

Chloe explained with a smile, Shrugged Bang said: “Hehe, in fact, contrary to what you think, Linton City Hall has long wanted to send this place out. Didn’t you notice it?

It’s too close to the border forest. It’s equivalent to an outpost against monsters’ harassment and invasion. Once something happens, Linton City will immediately dispatch troops to rescue, sometimes in a month. For more than three times, officials and nobles have long been annoyed. Now this is your territory, which means you have an obligation to ensure the safety of this place. It can be said that they have dumped this burden on you. .”

After listening to the girl’s analysis, Andre instantly showed an expression of sudden insight: “so that’s how it is! No wonder I always find this thing a bit strange, although the pirates are indeed a big trouble, but The reward is too generous, it’s a bounty, it’s a noble title, and it’s land…”

“Ha! In fact, several years ago, the dukes had discussed wanting to give this place away. To a certain nobleman, but most people have seen through their plan, and would rather choose a small manor near the city than to carry such a big burden on their backs. You must know that raising a private army is a very expensive thing. And there are often deaths and injuries in the battle with the monsters, so no one wants to take over.”

Chloe said the truth in a very ironic tone. She has always had a strong complex of heroes, so she feels that the nobles in Linton City are all cowards and dare to take even a little responsibility.

“An outpost against foreign enemies…” Andre murmured while shook the head with a chuckle.

He found that he really had a destiny with this kind of place. The town of Gushan where he lived for four years was the outpost of Kantru Kingdom to prevent the large-scale invasion of the orc. Now he has finally obtained a territory, but it is still used to fight The outpost of monsters in the forest.

But the only advantage is that the border forest is not as dangerous as the Black Forest and frozen wasteland. Usually, people who enter the human world and harass are mostly harmful insects such as goblins and kobolds. Compared with the sturdy orc, It is simply the difference between Heaven and Earth. An orc warrior can beat at least five kobolds and goblins on the ground, plus the defense facilities are complete. As long as you are careful, it should be no problem.