Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 23 Serf
These goods brought by Owen are enough to exchange for 150 serfs, which shows how cheap serfs are.

This is mainly because serfs have no cost at all, as long as they come to the border of the Northland alive, they will earn money, so Viscount Mara also thoughtfully presented 300 yuan of grass cakes.

The palm-sized grass cake is the main food of serfs. It is made of grass seeds, bark and a small amount of coarse grains. The finished product is hard like a clod, but eating it will bring a strong sense of fullness and it is difficult to digest. Many The weak, old and young died from this grass cake.

The serfs were very impressed with the grass cakes, full of resentment and longing, because this was their hope of living, even if it was just a false hope.

Because eating this food can't meet the needs of the human body at all. In addition to fooling the stomach, daily activities rely more on their own reserves, so people with thin bodies can't survive to the Northland. There are many root causes of diseases, so the lords of the Northland regard serfs as consumables, because the cost of keeping them healthy is too high, and it is far less troublesome than replenishing a batch after consumption.

As for issues such as cruelty or inhumanity, this is not a civilized society. Besides, no matter whether it is the empire or Owen’s previous life, the only difference is that one is bloody biting, and the other is processed and then served on the table. But there is no difference.

Directly pointing out 150 serfs, Owen did not stay in Mara Town, and left Mara Town with the serfs like driving a flock of sheep. The next time he comes back is probably next year.

Because the serfs were too weak, the speed of the team was slowed down, and they didn't go far after walking for half a day.

Owen had expected this earlier, and let the farmer who followed him set up a pot to light the fire.

As soon as the water boiled, the whole bag of semolina was poured into the pot, sprinkled with a handful of salt, and then vigorously stirred with a wooden stick picked up at hand. At the same time, all the wild vegetables collected on the road were thrown in, making the original monotonous thick The soup becomes colorful.

Although the color is weird and the taste is unacceptable, it is a delicacy that serfs have been looking forward to for a long time, because they can only eat something that can barely be called food every time they go on the road.

Holding the wooden bowls issued to them, they lined up to receive a bowl of thick soup under the whipping of the soldiers, and sat down at random.

At this time, the bowl of thick wild vegetable soup in their hands is like the whole world in the eyes of the serfs. It was so greedy that Owen felt creepy when he saw it. At the same time, he understood why the empire would continue to forcefully drive the refugees in the empire to the north to die, because once these humble and inconspicuous serfs gathered together, they would be killed. It will be like sparks, completely igniting the already decayed empire inside, so this decision to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause is made, but I don’t know how long this will last.

But this has nothing to do with Owen. His territory is thousands of miles away from the core of the empire, so there is no such care.

After a night's rest, another bowl of wild vegetable soup in the morning made the serf's face a little more bloody.

Owen was not surprised by this. The vitality of human beings in this world is very strong. Otherwise, how could they migrate hundreds of miles just by eating grass, and spend a winter in a burrow without food and clothing without dying.

In order to take care of these weak serfs, Owen deliberately slowed down his pace, eating wild vegetable soup three times a day to slowly fill up the extremely depleted bodies of these serfs, but he would take the cavalry out every day, and he would bring something every time , so when they returned to the castle, not only was the convoy fully loaded again, but there were also six scout cavalrymen and ten oxen in the team.

I chose to increase the scout cavalry instead of the more cost-effective cuirassier. The main reason is that although the scout cavalry has little combat effectiveness, it is really useful for patrolling and exploring the road. In addition, the territory is so large, and the magic horn needs to be taken into account In the forest, Owen specially expanded the number of scout cavalry. At present, ten scout cavalry just meet the daily patrol needs of the territory.

As for cattle, they are important production tools. Even though the exchange price is not cheap, Owen still specially exchanged some for better spring plowing.

Sending the carriage to the castle and handing it over to Maya, Owen ordered the soldiers to bring the new serfs to the village.

When the village was first built, Owen specially built it bigger, reserving enough open space to accommodate the new serfs, and these serfs showed a little more numb expression after seeing the village and thatched huts Hope, because this means that they will no longer be regarded as cheap consumables. Although they cannot become civilians yet, at least they have seen a glimmer of hope, so they work very hard, not to mention that their first job is in the village Before winter comes, they will also have a simple but warm thatched hut.

It was a matter of survival, and no one would be lazy, so Owen safely handed over the management of the affairs here to the soldiers, anyway, he only needed to watch them work.

In the castle, Maya carefully and responsibly registered the goods brought by Owen, and then transported them to the warehouse for storage or distributed them immediately, which was difficult for Owen to deal with in a timely manner, because he lacked management skills and could not always distinguish priorities, so he Simply leave these things to Maya, and she did a good job.

Now Maya has figured out some of Ram's abilities, such as timing, recording, calculation, etc. It is like carrying a computer with her, which greatly improves her work efficiency, so she takes it with her wherever she goes. Owen is happy to see it, after all The mechanical puppet maid could also be a means of preventing him from Maya.

After taking a bath, changing clothes, eating, and sleeping, Owen once again fell into a state of doing nothing, because Maya has already done everything she can do now, and even planned the task to three months later.

Maya arranged things in an orderly manner, and Owen didn't have the nerve to make trouble, so he came to the cellar again unknowingly.

Every man dreams of owning a secret base, and Owen is no exception, so when he has the ability and time, he puts a lot of energy here.

The cellar on the first floor has undergone some renovations, making it more suitable for the life and training of ninjas. At the same time, in order to facilitate inspection of the castle, Owen also exchanged some underground city secret passages. Being elusive also gave Owen a lot of retreats.

As for the underground city secret room on the second floor, it has been expanded to three rooms, a total of [-] square meters. After being illuminated by more lantern plants, this three-meter-high space does not seem stuffy, but rather spacious.

Now the entire space is divided into three areas by Owen, namely the work area, the test area and the living area, which is why he stays here all winter.

(End of this chapter)