Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 36 Letters
First of all, there are a lot of bad debts in the local area. According to Shire's understanding, the tax in the Iris Territory is likely to be a poll tax. In the past, it was first estimated how much food was needed this year, and then sent people to the local area to collect money, and then the village head shared it with each household.

Charles didn't need to think about it, he knew that there must be someone who would use his hands to fill his own pockets, and he could still make a living in the Iris Flower Territory. Now it has become the Earl Iris Flower Territory. It is so big that it needs to be formalized gradually.

In fact, if Charles is confused, there is a high probability that he can sit comfortably. After all, most nobles have this virtue, and a soldier who has cultivated his fighting spirit can beat thirty serfs who are hungry and emaciated. The knights can suppress 1 serfs and rioters.

But the most important thing is that people's hearts can generate luck, which is also a kind of productivity and value to him, so tax reform must be carried out, not all heads, and a part of land tax must be added to ease the pressure on serfs.Forget it, go to Tulip Town and worry about it.

Charles continued to ask: "What is the result of the battle?"

Rice replied: "18 knights were captured, 231 violet infantrymen, and more than 2300 serfs. There were 158 pairs of armor and 563 pairs of intact leather armor. Including the horses captured from Baron Sakura, there were 180 horses in total. 50 war horses."

The last time the Clivia family attacked, there were still more than 100 knights captured. These people add up to nearly 400 people. They can be another army, just to mention the squad leader of the Iris Flower Infantry Regiment and insert the backbone. rest assured.

Therefore, Charles, like the incarnation of the Virgin, said: "These violet soldiers are not enough to rob Tulip's property, but also kill and set fire. Why do the residents of Tulip suffer so much?"

Les heard the implication, and hurriedly said, "Master, you can't kill prisoners, who else will surrender to Iris next time."

"What's wrong with the residents of Tulip, the Violet soldiers may not have a choice, but the officers of Violet must be guilty of serious crimes, pick them out, and suppress them to Tulip Town, I will personally kill them and avenge the residents of Tulip. "

After hearing this sentence, Les understood what Charles meant, and echoed: "Yes, these people have forgotten the virtues of knights, and they can no longer be called human beings."

To be honest, Rice's words are very watery. If it was 20 years ago, knights and nobles would have valued these things more, but now, the lower limit of knights and nobles has been lowered and lowered.

Charles would not expose these, and continued: "Tell Violet's soldiers the details, and tell them to only arrest officers who have committed serious crimes this time, and don't let these officers incite riots."

"Yes, sir."

Deputy head Andrew said: "Master, the captured food and gold coins have been counted."

Charles rubbed his hands together, his face full of anticipation. Earl Violet dispatched his entire army. He probably planned to return to the Violet collar after killing the iris. Then what they brought with them was not only the wealth accumulated by the Tulip family for generations, but also the treasures they plundered from Tulip Town. property.Charles calculated in his heart that no matter what, it would not be less than five thousand gold coins.

"Master, there are 120 grain carts, 5756 gold coins, 1889 long guns, 400 long bows, bows and arrows, and several machetes."

Charles stood up excitedly, nearly [-] spears, together with the captured armor and leather armor, basically solved the ordnance problem of the Iris soldiers, and with so much money, he will also start to do infrastructure construction in the future , reconstruction after the end of the war.

Charles stood up, looked at the soldiers who were eating and drinking, and said, "Soldiers of the Iris Family, you are brave and fearless on the battlefield, and you are the ones who protect the glory of the Iris Family."

Charles looked around, all the knights and soldiers who were sitting and eating just now stood up, all eyes were on him, and Charles said with pride: "The rear battalion commander, take out all the wine in the camp. Drink this cup to the brim with Iris' soldiers."

There is one battalion in the rear army, which is a supply unit. This time, no serfs were confiscated, so they are responsible for managing food and grass.In fact, this batch of drinks is a strategic resource prepared by Shire, to see if there is any chance to use his tricks and set fire to the company. The truth is, he thought too much.

"The lord is mighty, the lord is mighty!" The soldiers shouted excitedly. In this era of food scarcity, alcohol was a precious thing, and they might not be able to drink it once a year.

The bright moonlight shone into the big camp, covering the earth with a layer of silver frost. There was a burst of laughter in the big camp. Some drunkenly fell to the ground, hugging other people's feet, and some borrowed With small wine, with horse meat, big mouthfuls of dry rice.Some three or two people get together to tell nasty jokes, of course, drinking alone is inevitable, maybe his brother died in this battle.

At this time, Charles had already walked into the tent. There was a small table in front of him, and a candle was lit next to him. By candlelight, Charles immersed himself in writing the letter, revised it many times, and finally wrote a few words on a piece of letter paper.
The tulips are already blooming, come home my princess, the cherry blossoms are waiting for you to pick them.

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Inside the study of Iris Castle
Beside the window where Fina was leaning, she was wearing a black lace dress. Her skin was as white and tender as snow, her long golden hair was scattered on her shoulders, and her clear eyes contained a hint of melancholy, as if she had something on her mind.The setting sun shines on her face through the window, making her even more melancholy.

There was a knock on the door, and a middle-aged maid came in, holding some food in her hand, and said, "Miss Fei Na, you haven't eaten properly for several days, and your body will be worn down if you continue like this."

"Thank you, but I really don't have an appetite. You can put it there first, and I'll eat later."

"Miss Feina, you must eat, otherwise your body will be exhausted before the young master comes back."

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

The middle-aged maid saw that Fina was still leaning against the window, looking to the south. Fina didn't listen to a word she said. The middle-aged maid sighed, put the food on the table, and left quietly.

After a while, there was another knock on the door. Fina looked towards the door and saw Mr. Rocky walking in.Loki walked up to her and handed her a letter.With a happy face, he said: "The young master has sent a letter, and it is for you."

The young master wrote back, at least stating that the current situation is not too bad.

After finishing speaking, Loki lowered his head and looked at his feet. It turned out that he patrolled the castle a few days ago to see if the door was locked and the candles were extinguished.When passing through Shire's room, he heard the battle of life and the sound of knights charging.

From then on, he told the servants and maids of the castle that Fina was above him and that no one should be slighted.

There was no movement for a while, Loki couldn't restrain the curiosity in his heart, and was about to raise his head and ask, what did the young master say.

Seeing a smile on Fina's face and tears in her eyes, Loki couldn't help asking, "Did the young master win?"

Only then did Fina wake up suddenly, realizing that there was someone beside her. She closed the envelope, folded it twice, and put it next to her body, with a sweet smile on her face, "The young master won a big victory, he notified us How about going to Tulip Town?"

"The young master won, that's great." Loki was overjoyed, "I'll pack up right now, and set off early tomorrow morning."

As for why Fina was crying, Loki said that he didn't care about it. What does it have to do with him? It's a good thing if the young master wins. After being a housekeeper for so many years, Loki has already learned to restrain his curiosity, and don't care about things that shouldn't be taken care of .

This time the young master went out to reply to the letter, and it was his duty to know how the battle was going. As for the others, he was already so old, so it was not normal for him to be confused at all.

(End of this chapter)