Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 38 Transforming Peasants
"Come in." Owen, who hadn't slept all night, rubbed his eyes, yawned, and called Maya in.

The Teutonic warriors, who were like two iron bars, turned sideways to let Maya in, but they still focused on her, but if Maya made any move that made them feel that they would pose a threat to the adults, they would not hesitate to take it away. The opponent was chopped into pieces.

"What is the master's order?" Maya, who entered the room as if feeling locked, did not rely on her frequent communication with her master on the first day, but kept a relatively safe distance, and did not mention the Teutonic warriors and this place at all. In terms of construction, holding the work plan sorted out last night, waiting for the master's order, like a capable secretary.

"How about those serfs recently?" Owen cheered up and asked Maya.

"Because the thatched huts are built for themselves, and the food is much better than before, they work very hard and are very obedient." Maya usually pays attention to the status of the serfs. After all, there are thousands of serfs in the territory now. The things in it are all metal tools, it's really messy, and it's a lot of trouble.

"It's not enough, you tell them, before the first snow arrives, the best [-] serfs will receive my gift, become the first batch of farmers in the territory, and will own their own property and land, and this is just the beginning, Next year's spring plowing and autumn harvest, there will be gift quotas." Owen sorted out some confusion, and then said to Maya.

Maya has no opinion on this, and even fully agrees with it.

It seems that all the wealth created by the serfs belonged to the lord, but the problem was that they had nothing. In this state, even if they were allowed to live in thatched huts and drink thick porridge, the morale boost was only temporary. When they get used to it, they will return to their original state unless the treatment is raised again.

Farmers are different. Although they have to pay taxes and serve, they can own their own private property, land and houses. Even if they live in poverty, they will not lose hope because of this. They will work hard without supervision. At the same time, when the territory is invaded, They will also fight back desperately, because if the territory is lost, they will lose everything.

Of course, although farmers have these benefits, the situation in the previous territory is not suitable for expanding the number of farmers, because they are too poor and have no foundation at all.

It is different now, with a sufficient population, especially with the town center, there will be soil for farmers to survive, so Owen has this idea.

Then he uttered his thoughts in a messy way all night. Owen patted his butt and went back to eat and sleep. Maya, who was already an early riser, had to work overtime to sort out the ideas just put forward by the master and inform everyone at noon. People, the whole territory suddenly boiled.

After learning of the lord's gift, these serfs really put their lives to work. They had nothing at all, but they didn't mind giving their lives in exchange for any glimmer of hope.

Owen did not break his promise. On the day when the first snow fell slowly, under the watchful eyes of thousands of serfs, a hundred serfs walked into the center of the town like a dream, full of excitement and tears in their eyes.

Here, they will apply for household registration and allocate land. When they come out again, they will no longer be lowly serfs, but the owners of the land.

Sitting in the main seat, watching a hundred peasants who changed their identities kowtow to him and swear allegiance, Owen clicked quietly. With the consumption of [-] progress points, the mental outlook of a hundred serfs took on a new look. At the same time, in the center of the town Under the influence, their physical condition will slowly return to their prime, and they will quickly master various labor skills.

Of course, it takes time, enough food and a plan to practice.

But it would look more reasonable this way, otherwise, if a group of skinny serfs went in, and a group of big-waisted peasants came out, everyone would know that there was a problem.

There is no problem if there is enough time to buffer. After all, it is normal for people to feel refreshed on happy occasions, to have a head start in life, to improve their health and become more motivated.

After completing the household registration, these freshly baked farmers receive a hoe, a sickle, an iron pot, and a sack of grain in turn. This is a reward from the benevolent lord, and it is also their private property now.

The next step is to divide the land. As for the houses, they need to build them themselves. Before they are built, they still have to live in thatched huts, but no one will complain about this. Everyone is full of loyalty to the lord and looks forward to a better life in the future. .

After dealing with the farmers' problems, Owen sat in the renovated lord's office, stretched comfortably, picked up the coffee sent by Maya, smelled the unique aroma produced by the mixture of coffee beans and milk cane sugar, and drank it in a few gulps , and made myself a pot of tea.

This is a habit he developed in his previous life. In order to refresh himself faster, adding tea to half a cup of coffee in the morning is really effective, but it is easy to fall asleep at night.

Taking out a pen and paper, Owen began to calculate the achievements of the territory at this stage.

Thanks to the accelerated recovery progress, Owen increased the number of farmers in the territory to 150 before transforming the [-] farmers. Under Maya's operation and management, the speed of construction was greatly accelerated. The building is almost done, with some additional buildings added.

Now the territory has blacksmith shops, docks, mills, waterwheels, bakeries, stables, sheepfolds, cattle pens, chicken farms, etc., and even a grocery store.

The blacksmith shop, bakery and stables were originally there, so although it looks like a lot, the overall project volume is not that big, and these buildings are simple in structure, only needing wood and stone, and more than 100 soldiers in the forest are constantly cutting down the wood , The stone was dug directly from the collapsed city wall, and with the addition of hundreds of serfs, the speed of construction was naturally not slow.

Of course, only one building is definitely not enough for some buildings, such as waterwheels, mills, and bakeries. If you want to irrigate more farmland, you need more waterwheels, and if you want to grind the harvested grain into something that tastes better and is easier to absorb. Flour also needs more mills, not to mention that bread for thousands of people cannot be baked by one or two bakeries.

These are not in a hurry, just wait until the spring of next year to mobilize manpower to continue construction. Owen's focus is on the barracks and shooting range.

Just like the town center, barracks and shooting ranges also have the ability to transform. In addition to training system farmers into militias, it can also take longer to train militias into units worth [-] progress. During this period, no additional progress is required value.

It's a pity that this is the upper limit for farmers, and it is also the upper limit for Tier [-] town centers.

In addition, it is also possible to train ordinary soldiers into system soldiers. Owen has tested it by dropping troops. One progress value can convert two ordinary soldiers into system soldiers. Although it is only a unit worth one progress value, it still greatly reduces the progress value. consumption.

(End of this chapter)