Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 82
The mighty team set off from Tulip City, with fifty knights leading the way.All black horses, tall knights, wearing fur vests inside and linen military uniforms on the outside. The military rank symbols on the upper left corner of the military uniforms are all suns.

A few luxury carriages followed closely behind. Charles couldn't stand the bumps of the carriage, so he came out and rode with the knights directly. Fina was sitting in the leading carriage, and the following ones were the servants who served them on a daily basis. and maid.

There are hundreds of freight carriages behind.There are taxes to be handed over to the king - 1000 gold coins, gifts for the eldest prince and his wife, some spirits to be sold in the king's city, and dozens of empty carriages.Charles is going to buy a batch of grain from the eldest prince.

At the end is the third battalion of Iris Infantry. The company commander of these three battalions is Ural, the old battalion commander of the Iris Infantry Regiment.If they fought normally, these three battalions of Iris infantry should be assigned to the right army.

Accompanying the army were Knight Commander Les of the First Iris Order, and Knight Commander Rao of the Second Iris Order.The one who followed Shire to the royal city this time is undoubtedly the future baron in the territory.

Andrew, deputy head of the Iris Infantry Regiment, did not accompany him.The security of the territory needs someone to guard it, and at least one senior officer needs to be left behind. The deputy head of the regiment, Andrew, is a good candidate.Rice has served as the commander of the Iris Knight for more than ten years, and Rao is also a veteran, and he has made successive military exploits recently, compared with them.Andrew, who had just joined the army, had obviously insufficient qualifications.

The route for Shire's trip this time will be Tulip City - Wild Horse Town - Great Prince's Land - King City Pella City.

At this time, Rice, who was at the front, came back, walked up to Charles, and said, "Master, it is estimated that we can reach Mustang Town before the sun sets today."

"Send someone to inform the mayor of Mustang Town, Sorrell, and make him ready for reception." Charles ordered.

"Yes, master, I'll arrange it right away." After saying that, Rice returned to the head of the team.

Finally, before sunset, Charles arrived at the wild horse town.

Because the Iris infantry often garrisons, a special barracks has been set up in Mustang Town, so there is no need to worry about the problem of where the soldiers live.

Seeing Charles coming, Sorel rushed to meet him.Charles got off his horse, looked at Sorel with his head bowed in front of him, and said, "Is the food ready? The Iris soldiers have been walking for a day, and they can't do without broth."

Sorel lowered his head and said, "Master, you are really considerate of them. The hot broth and freshly baked black bread are all ready for the Iris soldiers."

At this moment, Fina also jumped out of the carriage and walked up to Charles. Under the leadership of Sorel, they walked into the wild horse town. Sorel led Charles and Fina into a luxurious The house seemed to be where he and Fina slept tonight.

Food was also prepared in the room, roasted whole chicken, stewed wild boar leg with mushrooms, white bread, a bottle of wine, and a large bowl of hot mare's milk.

After Charles and Fina were seated, Sorel stood aside respectfully.

Charles discovered a new usage of the god stone. He found that seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages can also be used in food. When he was eating in the steel town, he suddenly felt a sense of palpitation. He wanted to try it, but Charles hurriedly stopped it. The food was indeed poisonous.

Since then, Charles can relax every time he eats.Charles often poisons others, and he cares about his heart. Every time he eats, he is worried about whether someone will poison him. Now with this new function, Charles can eat with peace of mind.

Charles didn't have the habit of eating and sleeping without talking. He took a sip of broth, swallowed the white bread in his mouth, and said, "Sorrell, how is the situation in the racecourse now?"

"Master, all the suitable mares in the racecourse have been mated successfully, and foals will start to be born next spring.

There are still more than 1600 newborn foals this year. According to the usual situation, it is estimated that more than 1200 foals will live by next spring.

The foals from the previous year have almost grown, and it is estimated that more than 200 war horses and 800 pack horses will be produced next year. "

Charles frowned, the number of horses is still not enough, now there are 400 knights, no matter what, there must be 600 horses, but the current situation is that with these 200 horses, it can barely do one man and one horse .

Charles asked: "There are more than 2000 age-appropriate mares in Mustang Town, why can only more than 200 war horses be bred every year."

"Master, this mare has one calf a year, and the foals that have just been born have to die in the first three months, and a few more in the winter of the first year, and from the rest of the foals There are about 400 horses selected every year.”

"Then why are there only two hundred war horses every year?" Charles put down his knife and fork and looked at Sorel.

Naturally, Sorel didn't dare to keep it secret, and hurriedly said: "Master, this war horse needs to be castrated. For example, Earl Geithner in the south, they don't have a mature method of castration. If 100 horses can survive 30, it is very good.

Our 100 horses can live more than 50 horses. Although it is not as good as the Aquinax family, it is definitely the best among the nearby counties. "

This sentence evokes some vague memories of Charles. The horse needs to be castrated before going to the battlefield. The horse that has not been castrated has a bad temper, especially when it is in estrus, it is unimaginable.

Castrated horses are more docile.After long-term training, they will not bite or kick people.These war horses have the strength of a stallion and the gentleness of a mare, and they are perfect for mounts.

But the castration of war horses does not need to cut off all of them, it seems that just removing two eggs is enough.If this is the case, the mortality rate of castrated war horses will be greatly reduced, and the postoperative disinfection can also distill spirits. Shire has no extravagant hopes, and it can be increased to about 300 horses per year.

Charles ordered the general train of thought to go on, and asked Sorel to find a hundred pack horses and 30 uncastrated war horses for experimentation.

Sorrell nodded yes.

War horses are too urgent for Charr, and he is now caught in a vicious circle.A large part of the wear and tear of the horses is not killed in battle, but the hooves are damaged and the horses are scrapped. Charles also knows the solution-horseshoes.And this thing can be made by any blacksmith.

But the problem was that Charles didn't dare to show it at all. His army was mainly infantry. Compared with other earls, his cavalry was too small.There is nothing difficult about the horseshoe, it is just an idea, and the blacksmiths can basically copy it in sevens and eighties at a glance.Only when his number of cavalry was greater than that of the surrounding counts would he consider taking out horseshoes.

It is still necessary to increase the number of war horses and increase the enthusiasm of the serfs to raise horses, Shire ordered: "The horse farm should be expanded, and strive to breed 500 war horses every year.

The serfs could not only be punished. Ten households of serfs who raised horses were grouped together, called a Jia, and a chief was set up. The chief was a serf who was good at raising horses. The chief could receive 10 silver coins every year.

There is also a comparison between A and A, whoever raises more horses, who raises better horses.Each of the top ten households can receive 30 silver coins, and the leader can receive 50 silver coins.In short, we must find a way to increase the output of War Horse Land. "

"Yes, young master, I will give orders now." Sorrell nodded and said.

Charles has a steelyard in his heart. Sorel has been very honest these past few months, and he has handled things very well. He has stabilized Mustang Town, and all the things he ordered have been implemented well. I learned from Baron Patel. Charles, who has a sweet taste in making cakes, intends to repeat the old tricks and draw a big cake for Sorel.

Charles encouraged: "Work hard, it will take a lot of gold coins and energy to implement this matter, and I will transfer 300 gold coins from Tulip City when the time comes, and you will be responsible for the specific implementation of government affairs.

If you can increase the annual output of war horses to 500, you can become the mayor of Flower Town. If you can increase the production to 1000, then I will bestow you with the title of baron. "

"Yes, young master, I will certainly not disappoint young master's expectations." Sorel said with an excited expression.The day finally has hope.

Charles waved his hand to signal him to go down, he could already feel Fina's fiery eyes.After taking Sorel away, Fina couldn't help but slipped into Charles' arms.

A scent came, and Charles lowered his head, only to see Fina's eyelashes trembling, her almond eyes filled with water, as if they contained tears, pretending to be a weak girl, like a deer being chased in the forest, this A good look can always arouse Shire's deepest destructive desire.

Seeing that Charles didn't move for a long time, Fina's eyes showed a trace of doubt, as if she was questioning Charles' ability.How could this be tolerated, Charles instantly turned into a tiger and pounced on it.

After the baptism of luck in Tulip City, Shire has been strengthened in all aspects, and Fina is no longer her opponent.

After resting in Mustang Town for two days, the team continued to set off, this time the destination was the castle of the eldest prince.

Going south from Wild Horse Town, this road is more difficult. Some roads have been covered with weeds, and some roads have to be cut down.

After five days of marching, Shire could no longer see any human habitation, only bushes, dead weeds, and forests.Looking at the vast plains, Charles felt a little pity. These are all good farmlands, but unfortunately there is not enough manpower to cultivate them.

Now that the number of serfs in the iris collar is certain, the productivity of each person can only be increased. For farming, Shire plans to start from two aspects.

One is the casting tripod mentioned by Shenshi to adjust the climate, and the other is farm tools, which are very simple to manufacture.And apprentices can also do it. Through the assembly line, farm tools can be produced in large quantities.

I don't know if Steel Town can give him a surprise when he comes back this time.According to the information sent to him by the sacred stone, he roughly drew the pattern of the tripod.It was handed over to the blacksmith shop in the steel town, and they were given an incentive policy. If they can build this tripod, each person will be rewarded with one gold coin.

Passing through the largely undeveloped wilderness here, scattered farmlands began to appear on the flat fields, indicating that Charles had arrived at the territory of the eldest prince.The team began to turn around and head west.As they got closer to the river, more and more farmland appeared in front of them, and the narrow and long farmland was roughly distributed on both sides of the river.

The castle had appeared before his eyes.The outermost layer is a typical castle building, with a solid circular tower, and the top of the building is an arrow stack and a watchtower.The gate of the castle is protected by the protruding twin towers, and the walls of the castle are made of bluestone piles, which are slightly inclined outwards.

The buildings on the inner floor are very complex and exquisite, with vaults of various shapes, suspended aisles, columns running through two or three floors, and balconies extending in all directions.Looking out from the inner fort of the castle, you can see the frozen river, the flat farmland, and the jungle in the distance.If it is spring, this is undoubtedly an excellent viewing place.

Immersed in the admiration of the castle in front of him, the noise from ahead suddenly interrupted Charles' thinking.

"What happened?"

A knight in front got off his horse, walked quickly in small steps, and came up to Charles, saying, "Master, a lunatic suddenly appeared in front of him. Lord Rice just said that we will soon arrive at the prince's castle. Don't kill him, we will Chase him away."

Charles was a little puzzled. A lunatic could block the way at the gate of the castle. If it was an ordinary serf or freeman, let alone blocking the way, you might be whipped if you didn't disperse in time.Charles ordered: "Send someone to inquire, what happened to this lunatic?"

"Yes, sir."

(End of this chapter)