Riding and Slashing

Chapter 140

"Well... not everyone can perceive their benefits like you, Miss Amy. It is normal for farmers to have doubts, because they have never planted them, so I can only demonstrate them myself. And the lord or consul Seriously, they don't know anything but wars and taxes!"

When mentioning the lord and the consul, Dean had some disdain on his face. It was obvious that he was very conceited about his profession, but he was obviously a bit too straightforward.

"You are the lord here, can't you ask the farmers for more points?"

Amy could see that Dean's work on produce wasn't being taken seriously—otherwise there must have been potatoes and corn everywhere.

But Amy is also a little puzzled, Dean is the top manager of this village, why not forcefully promote these high-yielding crops?
"Bacchus is... different, Miss Amy. I didn't become a lord by fighting wars, but by building water conservancy projects in the south. Most people who own land in the empire are Bacchus, and they are all legionnaires Descendants, they are not very willing to obey a lord with no military exploits like me...but my father doesn't understand me, he only knows to let me get married and have children..."

Dean's face was full of helplessness.

A person who has the ability to improve crop varieties by himself is certainly not a fool, on the contrary, he is even considered a genius.

But his personality is too straightforward, and he is not a qualified bureaucrat, which makes him not very persuasive, and he has not yet learned to use other means to promote practice.

Dean's private land was only two hundred acres, which was really too little for a lord—probably only enough to maintain his relatively decent life, and he didn't even dare to keep more attendants.

Fortunately, the army has the country to provide equipment, food and military pay, otherwise Dean can't even support the soldiers.

Of course, he is not very good at leading troops to fight.

The small lords of the Bacchus Empire are actually not rich, especially the descendants of the new Pendors.

This is because Bacchus is different from other countries.

The enfeoffment logic of this country belongs to dispatch governance, and the territory is not the private property of the lord.

The lord is only an official dispatched, and will be transferred according to the actual situation, which is completely different from the fiefs of other countries.

The land of Bacchus nominally belongs to the "people", but since the "people" of this country only refers to the Bacchus nation 20 years ago, most of the land is still in their hands.

Although Emperor Mario's reforms gave the Pendors the same status, most of the Pendors are still proletarians—this is impossible, 20 years is too short, and there are not many new Pandors.

In fact, just because the two ethnic groups have the same status, factional struggles have continued, and there are many high-level consuls who do not agree with the reform... If Emperor Marius dared to touch the land of the Bacchus, then he would not mention promoting reforms , I'm afraid the get out of class is over early.

And General Kryon and Lord Dean are the descendants of the natives of the Pendor Continent, or in other words, the new Pendor people who came to power in the past 20 years.

Kryon is the Sergeant Major of the Knights of the Glorious Cross. He led the plague exorcists and made great contributions in the fight against the Snake Worship Cult before he became a general. His family was not originally a rich man.

Dean also benefited from the academy jointly established by Emperor Marius and the Knights of the Radiant Cross. After graduating from the Royal Academy, he will become an 'Empire Guard Knight', and he has not been a lord for long.

So the father and son are actually not rich, and they are very different from the descendants of the old Bacchus like Kailos or Agathon.

Dean's land is not as good as Bacchus's civilians. Fortunately, as a lord, he doesn't have to pay taxes, so he can have the mind to do research all day long.

In the Bacchus Empire, in order to let the lord have no worries, the lord's own private property is not taxed at all.

But this preferential treatment has little effect on the descendants of Pendors like Dean...

Bacchus veteran nobles like Kailos own countless lands-many of the commoners who own land will voluntarily donate their land to the great lord, making themselves the vassals or tenant farmers of the great lord. On the contrary, more can be obtained in their hands.

This situation will of course lead to large-scale mergers, and land mergers have always been a big problem for the Bacchus Empire.

Of course, this is also a world-class problem. The internal conflicts in each country are ultimately caused by land mergers.

After all, people depend on food, and food—whether it is meat or vegetarian, comes from the land in the final analysis.

But descendants of Pendors like Kryon and Dean, even if they become generals or lords, it is difficult to get this kind of land contribution - most of the Bacchus can barely accept the nominal equality of the two nations, but they are still unwilling to take the initiative to bow down Under the aborigines of Pendor, they would be looked down upon by their own race.

So not only was Dean not rich, but his father Kryon was also poor as hell.

Even when Cleon became a general, he still wore the plague exorcist's uniform "Imperial Youth Infantry Armor" all day long. In fact, it was mainly because of poverty-the equipment of the Knights of the Radiant Cross is now provided by the Empire, just like several other Like a legion, it doesn't cost money.

"I don't have much land myself, and I can't issue mandatory orders to those who own the land. They will be rejected by the tribunes... So I have planted dozens of acres of various crops in order to be able to carry out the same conditions. The following comparisons allow people to discover their benefits for themselves.”

Speaking of this, Dean frowned and sighed: "But there are still many difficulties..."

"How come? I've just been here for a while, and I've already seen their huge benefits. With such a large output, why can't they be promoted?"

Amy looked at these two kinds of food with bright eyes. All the things she experienced with the lord these days were related to food. She could easily judge the great value of these two things.

"The yield is obvious...the main difficulty is that they all taste a bit wrong..."

Dean scratched his head, and pointed to the potato with some green shoots in Amy's hand: "Fresh potatoes are actually delicious, but potato seeds that have been kept in the cellar for more than half a year like this may be eaten. It will be poisoned. Some time ago, a villager ate one and was poisoned to death... Although it was his own fault, but now no one wants to plant it..."

After all, food must be stored. If the stored potatoes will be poisoned if eaten, it must not be promoted.

But Amy thinks that this can actually be solved by planting in a good proportion...

When fresh potatoes are harvested in summer, you can rely on potatoes in a small amount of land to satisfy your hunger. In autumn and winter, you can rely on corn and wheat for food storage. After all, the huge output of potatoes can completely cover most problems.

"What about corn? Is corn poisonous too?"

"There is no problem with the corn, and it is well preserved. It's just that the dried and preserved corn has a hard shell, so it doesn't taste very good. I have been trying to improve the variety. But anyway, at least it can be eaten..."

Dean is just an agricultural expert, not a chef or gourmet. It is really not easy for him to solve these problems alone.

Amy also noticed that Dean had no interest in the affairs of men and women, and was full of his research - General Kryon would definitely not understand Dean, and it was normal for father and son to have a estrangement.

Amy wondered, what would his teacher do if he was here?

Will he abduct Dean?

It should be...

He can do such a good job in Baxter, but what if he is in places like White Hart Castle and Maixiangling?
Dictatorial fiefdoms, compared with Bacchus and other territories managed by the military, government and civilians, sometimes have many advantages-of course, when there is an excellent leader.

"Your Excellency Dean, would you like to sell me some of these seeds? But I have to be frank, I'm not from Bacchus..."

Amy was testing Dean's attitude.

"Of course, I can give you some. No matter where you are from, it is Goddess Damia's ultimate will to feed people... But I can't give you much, I only planted so much..."

Dean readily agreed, as if happy that someone would recognize his research.

Such a person is the one who is truly devout to Goddess Damia...

Construct water conservancy to protect the earth and make the weather in the south smooth;

Improve and promote high-yield crops, regardless of nationality, so that no one will go hungry any more;

——His actions are Goddess Damia herself.

When the vast majority of people only know how to pray and only know how to take, such a person appears extremely noble.

"Your Excellency Dean, if... I mean, if, if there is a place where you can promote your research results without any scruples, are you willing to try it? This may make tens of thousands, millions of people, Even the entire continent will no longer have famine..."

Amy looked at Dean with some admiration, and started the solicitation mode like the lord.

"No scruples? Is there such a place?"

Dean's eyes widened. It is indeed difficult for him to promote these two crops in this place, not only the crop itself, but also the conflict between the two ethnic groups.

The Bacchus who own the land are less inclined to change—the vested interests certainly don't want to change anything, and the landowners don't go hungry.

"Please come with me, Lord Dean, I will take you to see my teacher, he will definitely give you such a place."

Amy hugged the two potatoes and corn tightly in her arms, not caring at all that the half body armor and clothes were stained by mud.

Dean looked at Amy's appearance and laughed: "Your teacher must be a learned elder, and of course I would like to meet him too. But you don't have to do this, miss, I can see that you really understand their meaning I can send you a big cart later..."

Amy is also not polite: "Okay, then I will not be polite! I will let the carriage come over and take the seeds away."

Dean nodded frankly: "No problem. I also know that Mettenheim has been plagued by famine. It is a good thing that Goddess Damia can bring blessings to anyone."

Sarah thought for a while, whispered a few words to Amy, and then walked towards General Kryon who was waiting in the center of the village.

"General, we can indeed persuade Lord Dean to come out..."

Sarah made a squatting salute to Cleon, which is the etiquette of noble girls.

Kryon froze for a moment, then bowed slightly: "Sorry, I didn't realize you were a noble just now... I'm sorry. Is he really willing to come out?"

"It's because I didn't express my identity first. I'm a traveling poet...General, Lord Dean seems to be quite resistant to you. If you forcefully arrange it, it might scare him.

I suggest you avoid it first, let's try to let him take a walk with my caravan along the southern coast - there are achievements he has established, which can make him relax.

This can not only avoid the punishment of the law, but also try to make him change his attitude, at least it is much better than sending him to the mine to move stones.Even if it really doesn't work, at least this year's problem has been solved..."

General Kryon sighed: "You are right, but is he really willing to travel with you?"

As soon as the words fell, he saw Dean sending Amy out, walking all the way here, and the two seemed to have a good chat.

"This..." Kryon smiled in surprise.

But his smile soon turned into anxiety: "Look at him, there is such a cute girl beside him, but he doesn't even look at it..."

Sarah smiled: "Let's take it step by step, at least he's out and willing to communicate with girls."

That's true, Kryon nodded and agreed with Sarah's suggestion: "If you are traveling within Bacchus territory, that's fine, I'll send a few people to escort you."

At this time, Dean, who was walking this way, saw Kryon standing near the goddess statue, stopped and frowned, as if he was unwilling to go any further.

Kryon sighed and shook his head, let a few plague exorcists follow Dean, and walked towards the other direction of the village.

Seeing that his father had left, Dean moved towards the entrance of the village again, where the Mettenheim people and the convoy were already waiting at the entrance of the village.

Li Ang was in one of the cars in the convoy——it was a van that he modified before he set off, it was specially used for carrying people, it was pulled by two horses, and it could accommodate four people inside, with cargo on the roof and rear. Boxes are used to store luggage.

This is the common seated four-wheeled carriage in modern times.

It was Klose who drove, and Sarah and Amy also came in this car before.

This is for use when you don't show up, and the others are trucks.

"Teacher, I think you should meet Lord Dean."

Seeing Li Ang coming out of the carriage, Amy stepped forward cheerfully, like a child showing off his achievements.

Dean looked suspicious: "This...is this your teacher?"

Obviously, the lord's young appearance is not convincing...it doesn't look like a learned elder at all.

But Li Ang didn't pay any attention to what he was saying right now, his eyes were fixed on the potatoes and corn that Amy took out.

"Amy... where did you get these things?"

Amy reached out and handed it over, then pointed to Dean.

The lord almost held the two crops in his arms in a robbery way, and the action was exactly the same as Amy's before.

Seeing Li Ang's violent reaction, Dean's expression changed from suspicion to joy: "You seem to know these things?"

Li Ang looked at Dean with eager eyes: "Of course I know, these things can change the world! Your Excellency Dean, I am Li Ang, I have to talk to you..."

Then he dragged Dean into the carriage with a rough and agitated expression.

A few plague exorcists were following behind, thinking that Dean had been kidnapped, they were impatient, but just around them, they heard two people chatting passionately in the carriage.

"..."

"...What? I have to take you away. People like you should never be sent to mines to carry stones!"

"After all, it is a legitimate law. I violated the law, and I should be punished..."

"No, you just don't want to talk nonsense with idiots, and you just don't want people who don't understand anything to interfere with your research. I can understand, and I often think so..."

"Ha, that's right...but I always don't know how to say it, I'm not very good at expressing..."

"Geniuses are like this. Yes, I'm talking about you, Dean, you are the one who can change the world... By the way, I know what the poison of potatoes is. After it sprouts..."

The exorcists looked at each other in blank dismay. Did the two hit it off?
Amy shrugged with a smile: "Gentlemen, get in the car, we are leaving."

Then he got into the car with Sarah.

The convoy moved slowly towards the village, and it was going to pull seeds at Dean's house.

Several people in the carriage were still chatting, talking and laughing.

The exorcists were relieved, they sent a person to report to Cleon, and the others followed the convoy.

After directly unloading the goods in the car and dragging away a large carload of seeds, the convoy left Yimer Village.

Dean's butler was beaming with joy—it was also a cart, and the leather products were much more valuable than food. The butler felt that Lord Dean had made a fortune and made a fortune.

The lord was also beaming with joy, he was the one who really made a fortune.

Amy is really a lucky girl to be able to pick up such a treasure on the way.

Potatoes!Eating this single food alone is enough to meet most of the needs of the human body, and it is the highest level of high-yield crops;

Corn, on the other hand, is one of the most adaptable grains and can be grown almost anywhere.

If you can spread these two things together...

The lord feels that the future is infinitely bright.

With those exorcists on the way, the rest of the journey went smoothly. In the Bacchus Empire, no one would block the convoy accompanied by the Radiant Cross of exorcists.

Even bandits avoid Snake Cultists unless they come across them.

The Knights of the Glorious Cross did have this reputation in the south, and this reputation was not earned by fighting, but earned by the doctors who have treated diseases and saved lives for hundreds of years.

Although the exorcists are not doctors, they are troops protecting the doctors and fighting against the Snake Cult, and they are a real civilian army, which is highly respected by the people.

The convoy traveled south for thousands of miles, and stopped in some small villages for supplies. Dean and the exorcists were on the way together. They didn't encounter any trouble during the five or six days of the journey until they came to the vicinity of Buyulin Village.

This is a village in the southern part of the Pende Continent, and more than 100 miles to the south is Emperor Lingang.

It was getting late at this time, and the team originally planned to rest overnight in Buyulin Village.

But the village was full of wailing villagers, as if some disaster had happened.

(End of this chapter)