Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 5 Census
After Charles took his father's body back, he put it in the coffin prepared in advance. Nobles paid more attention to death, so there was a custom of preparing a coffin for themselves when they were alive.

Then the knights were sent to report to the two barons and the earl of Tulip, inviting them to attend the funeral. The corpse would have to stay in the coffin for a month, otherwise the journey would be far away, and the person would have been buried before they arrived.

Fortunately, after becoming an earth knight, the body is not easy to rot, otherwise the coffin will be able to crawl for insects for a month in summer.

The coffin was parked in the castle hall, but Charles was not keeping watch. Logically speaking, during the month when the coffin was parked, Charles should be keeping watch.But now the competition among the nobles is getting more and more fierce, and everyone has shortened the time of keeping the spirit, and now only need to keep a symbolic one day.

However, the time for the coffin to stop has not been reduced. This may be because the nobles rarely meet each other. The funeral is also a gathering place. It is always easier to cooperate face-to-face.

……

in the castle study

Charles sat upright in his chair, holding a thick quill in his right hand, and a piece of rough cardboard on the table.Butler Loki stood in front of the table.

Well, paper has been invented, Charles is a little lucky, if this world has not invented paper, he will have to wipe his ass from wooden strips, because he doesn't know how to make paper at all, he only knows that wood is the raw material. Kind of (like).

"Sit down." Charles said to Loki, "About how many people are there in Iris Collar?"

"Master, I'll just stand up." Loki leaned forward and said, "Iris Flower collar has three villages, and each village has thousands of people."

The castle is not in the village, and the village is equivalent to a county seat. It is not that there are thousands of people in a village, but there are thousands of people in the village and its surrounding villages.

Charles said gently: "You have served the Iris family for three generations. It can be said that you have dedicated your whole life to the Iris family. In my heart, you are already a member of the Iris family."

Loki was a little moved. After all, he had no wife and no children, and he had been serving the patriarch of the Iris family all his life. He was very moved when he heard that he was personally recognized as a member of the Iris family.

Because taxes are collected as much as they need to be collected and extensively managed, there is no accurate data on the following population, so Charles continued to ask: "How many gold coins and food are there in the castle, and how much is the tax for the Iris Territory?" ?”

Loki replied: "Master, this year's wheat is not yet mature, and the castle still has last year's old grain. If you count the Knights, you can eat it until next year. There are still 500 gold coins in the castle, and the annual tax is about 50 gold coins. "

1 gold coin is equal to 100 silver coins is equal to 10000 copper coins, like a serf's ration black bread is a copper coin, so the territory is still very rich, not to mention that there are fine gold mines to be mined.

The tax is to harvest the wheat, and then keep enough grain for this year, and the rest is usually sold to the Earl of Tulip.

Charles said: "As the lord of the Iris family and the owner of this territory, I need to know how many people I have."

"Master, what do you mean..." Loki hesitated and was puzzled.

"That's right, I want to count the population in the territory from the beginning to the end. The previous form of taxation was too rough. I want to tax according to the number of people." Charles said, and not only this, but after knowing the number of people, He can know how many people can be conscripted to build the city without delaying the grain harvest.

Shire intends to build a small town centered on the castle, which will become the core of the Iris territory.At the same time, it is also to play the role of the god stone.It turned out that the god stone not only improved his body, but also gave him the ability to use the luck in the territory.

But it's a pity that his god stone has not been fused with other god stones, so he can only use buildings or items to attach luck.So building a new city is not only to build an administrative core for the territory, but also to see the role of luck.

Loki was a little worried, and said, "Muniz just died, and there is no new administrator in the territory, which is too difficult."

Charles said: "There is no suitable candidate in the territory for the time being. I plan to be the consul myself."

It is not uncommon for the lord to be the consul in person. Many lords who have just taken office will dismiss the original administrator and then serve as a consul for a period of time.

"Master, what are you going to do?"

"I don't plan to use the servant left by Muniz, you go and call the adult servant in the castle."

"Yes, master." Then Loki turned and went out.

After a while, the study room was full of people.

Loki nodded to Charles, and everyone was already here.

Charles announced: "Those who can read and write raise their hands."

Sulik who assisted Loki in managing the castle, Karan who managed the warehouse, and Mina who kept accounts when trading with caravans proudly raised their hands. To a certain extent, literacy is also a privilege of nobles.

The manpower was just enough, Charles was a little happy, and said: "Surik, Karan, and Mina, you take three servants, Sulik, go to count the population of Maitun, and Karan, go to count the population of Shitoutun Population, Mina, go and count the population of Yesaotun."

"Don't just write a name, pay attention to gender, distinguish between adults, young children and old people."

Then he turned to Loki and said, "Get the black bread ready. Everyone who comes to count will be given a black bread. Remember to post the notice in advance."

"It is required that no one is missed, and I will send the Knights to help when the time comes."

……

In the early morning, the sun rose and the sky was bright.

The knights rode horses, slapped the thatched houses from house to house, and cursed: "Hurry up, hurry up, are you looking for death, put on your clothes quickly, and gather in the open space in Maitun.

After a while, the Tunkou of Maimaitun was crowded with people, whispering in twos and threes, very noisy.

"Have you heard, you only need to tell our names later, and you can receive a black bread."

"I heard that the lord said it himself. There are two cubs in my family. If they eat one, there will be one left."

"Who is that sitting on the chair? It can't be Sir Charles."

"Stupid, if Lord Shire would have made us kneel down long ago, it must be Lord Shire's servant."

"Yes, yes, look at his clothes, there is no patch at all, it still looks like new."

There was a table in the middle of the clearing, and Surik was sitting behind it, and he motioned to Ndom, who was standing beside him to help.Seeing this, Ndom yelled: "Silence, there is no black bread for those who speak any more." Of course, this was also written by Charles.

Then Ndom waved his hand, and the knights next to him ordered the serfs to line up one by one, and then pulled them to the table, and took them to the side to get the bread after counting.

According to the questions Charles had prepared in advance, Sulik said, "Are you the parent?"What is your name"

"Yes... yes, my name is Baier"

"Don't be nervous, how many members of your family are there?"

"Five, I have my wife, and three sons." He seemed to be afraid that Sulik would not believe that there were five, so he refused to give him bread, and explained: "It's right behind me."

"What's your wife's name, and where's your child?"

"My wife's name is Sudan. My eldest son is Miso, and my second son is Mir. The younger son has no name yet."

"How old are you?"

Baier didn't know it himself, and said, "My wife is older than me, the eldest son and the second son are going to marry a wife, and the younger son is still far behind."

After Sulik asked, he recorded the information on thick leather.

Serf household head: Bayer is a healthy man in his prime, with a family of five.

Wife: Sudanese young man with sound limbs

Eldest son: Miso, a healthy youth
Second son: Mir, a young man with sound limbs
Youngest son: childhood.

Because most people don't know how old they are, Charles drew a rough age group to distinguish them.

After recording the information, Sulik confirmed it again. After confirming that it was correct, he said, "Okay, go get the bread."

In this way, Su Like recorded every household one by one, and in less than a day, he had counted the population of Maitun and nearby villages.The same is true for the other two villages.

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in the castle

Sulik, Karan and Mina came to the study with the recorded cardboard.

The three said in unison: "Master, the population has been counted."

Then Mina, who was in charge of bookkeeping, continued: "Except for some bachelors, most of the serfs are families of five or six.

There are 1453 people in Yecaotun, 242 households, 723 children, 238 men in the prime of life, 249 women, 122 elderly people, and 121 bachelors.Among them, there were 1211 serfs and 242 free men.

There are 1723 people in Maimaitun, 286 households, 858 children, 286 middle-aged men, 291 women, 144 elderly people, and 144 bachelors.There were 1436 serfs and 287 free people.

There are 1623 people in Shitoutun, 270 households, 811 children, 270 men in the prime of life, 271 women, 135 elderly people, and 136 bachelors.There were 1353 serfs and 270 freemen.

I heard that the young master may choose the consul from among the servants this time. Neither Sulik nor Karan had any intention of leaving the castle to govern, but Mina, who often deals with caravans, was more tempted, so the two gave up the opportunity. gave him.

Charles took the cardboard casually and praised: "You guys did a great job."

Charles originally thought that there might be more women in the battles for years, but he thought too much. It turns out that the war between the nobles is mainly determined by the knights. The serfs are the property of the lords. Die on the battlefield.

Including 56 servants in the castle, 100 knights, and the butler Loki and himself, the entire territory has 4957 people.

Most of them are engaged in agriculture, growing wheat, peanuts, and vegetables such as tomatoes, and they raise poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese at home.At the same time, there are also some specialized in raising pigs and sheep.

Only a small number of people are engaged in handicrafts. There is a tailor shop, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, and cobbler shop, as well as three barber shops, bakery shops and grocery shops.

Charles asked, "How many horses are there in the castle?"

Because of years of fighting, the loss of war horses is relatively serious, so there are servants in the castle who are responsible for the breeding and breeding of war horses.

Mina replied: "Master, the castle currently has 78 war horses, 23 mares, and 36 ponies."

Charles was a little happy and glanced at them. Sulik and Karan looked relatively calm and didn't respond. Mina looked happier and seemed very interested in handling government affairs.

Charles said: "Next, you still have a task, and each person is responsible for a village."

(End of this chapter)