Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 63 A Series of Bad News
I thought that the next step-by-step development would be enough, but Irving received a series of bad news after the beginning of spring.

First of all, Currans hurriedly returned from Mara Town and did not bring back serfs, only horses and livestock, and in the next three years, Mara Town was unable to provide more livestock, because it had already been booked, and these were given in advance last year It was booked, and with the elite soldiers and horses brought by Currens, Viscount Mala didn't dare to go back on his word, so he reluctantly gave it, but it will be gone next year, unless there is more money.

Facing Viscount Mala's apologetic but disgusting face, Currence was not angry. Instead, he pretended to be curious and talked to him, as if he didn't care about the fact that he couldn't buy serfs and livestock. His appearance made Viscount Mala a little confused.

But no one likes to make enemies in business, let alone the opponent's strength is not weak, so Viscount Mala did not hide the reason for his doing so.

Of course, Currence would not believe all of Viscount Mara's words, so he found a few businessmen from the south to confirm that Viscount Mara was not lying.

According to what Currans heard from Viscount Mala and passing merchants, this is because most of the serfs were detained before they left the border of the empire, and the rest were captured by northerners along the way as soon as they entered the Northland. The division of the land lords is not like before, and there is still a lot of surplus coming to the depths of the Northland.

As for livestock, they are also in high demand now. Viscount Mala really didn't sit down and raise the price, because there are plenty of people who sell them that are darker than him.

Hearing this, Owen slapped his head. How could he have forgotten that the Second Northland Exploitation Regiment also needed a lot of manpower to open up wasteland and cultivate land, and the cheapest labor was undoubtedly serfs.

As for the northern land lords who also made the move, they obviously felt the threat from the second northern land pioneering group. The more serfs they took down, the fewer manpower the opponent had. This was a battle for survival, and there was no room for mercy.

This has put Owen at a disadvantage. The originally cheap serfs are gone. If the population growth depends entirely on progress value exchanged from the system, it is obviously a heavy burden for him, and it is also the most cost-effective method.

Moreover, the animal husbandry in the territory has just started, and it is another troublesome thing if it cannot be self-sufficient in a short period of time.

To make matters worse, there are more bandits in the north, some are bandits, some are not bandits, but they are all doing bandit work now, causing merchants from the south to have to hire more guards. In order to ensure sufficient interest, all commodities have increased in price.

"Go to Maya to withdraw a sum of gold and silver, and you immediately go to the border of the empire to find out more information." Irving ignored the headache and immediately said seriously to Currence.

Everything now was inquired from Viscount Mara and the businessman by Currans. No one knows how much moisture there is. Therefore, it is necessary to go deep into the border of the empire to obtain first-hand information, so as to make an accurate judgment.

"My lord!" Ke Lunsi nodded and said immediately when he knew that his chance to perform had come, even though he had just returned and hadn't even returned home.

Cullens knew very well that trading serfs and livestock alone, no matter how hard it was, was nothing but hard work, and only crises could bring credit, so he was not only not afraid, but looked forward to it.

After a day of rejuvenation, Currence put on the aristocratic costume bestowed by the lord, rode a beautiful white horse, and headed for the border of the empire under the escort of the cavalry.

In order to ensure the speed, apart from the cavalry, there were only three carriages carrying supplies, without any infantry dragging down the speed, and they would not stop at any transfer stations in the middle.

But there were four mysterious passengers on the carriage. They were short in stature, covered in cloaks, moved quietly, and never communicated with others.

Ke Lunsi's heart trembled, because when he saw these four mysterious people, the only thing he could think of were dead men and assassins.

Apparently, the Hydera family is far more mysterious than he imagined. It is not just someone who is willing to work hard to become a dead soldier or an assassin. This represents the background of a noble family, so Currence's motivation is even stronger.

After Cullens set off, Owen was discussing this matter with Maya, because no matter how you look at it, the bad news brought by Cullens was just the beginning, and the follow-up influence had not yet fully spread, but it could already be seen that the next The situation is not good.

"The essence of the entire Northland is near the border of the empire. They will not give up these interests. Only the losers who can't get their hands on will look far away, and these people will not cause harm to the territory. At most, they are just minor troubles. .”

"So the territory is just as the master predicted. There is still at least one or two years of development time, and the master's previous worries are necessary. Adventurers and dark forces are indeed objects that need to be vigilant. They are too difficult to guard against."

Maya agreed with Owen's idea, which gave him a lot of confidence. It seems that he has learned a lot from the development of the territory over the years.

But even Maya has no good idea about the next thing. Their only advantage is that their territory is almost independent from the empire, so unless they send a large army to suppress the territory, this is their home field.

Now it depends on whether they can resist the harassment from the outside world and develop their territory as soon as possible.

If it weren't for Owen's mystery, Maya would have no hope for this. The best way is to choose one side to take refuge in and get rewards through the efforts of several generations. This is also the choice of most small nobles.

Owen, who didn't know his hope of becoming a territory, frowned, put all previous plans on hold, and re-planned the use of the next progress value.

Thanks to the super farmland of the magic horn tree forest, the territory is not short of food or fuel for iron making, but it is short of meat.

The purchased livestock, cattle will be domesticated into farm cattle, and horses will be transformed into war horses. Only sheep can be eaten, but in order to continue to expand and reproduce, even sheep cannot be slaughtered too much, and can only be used for the upper class of the territory. For example, he and the maid , Teutonic warriors, and the Cullens family.

The chickens, ducks and geese exchanged from the system reproduce very quickly, but it still takes time to form a scale, and finally distributed to farmers for their own breeding.

So the only reliable source of meat right now is fishing.

Owen thought of the pier in the territory. He seemed to have never been there twice, and he didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't know how efficient the fishing was.

Thinking of this, Owen went out and rode on his horse, accompanied by the Shire guard who had been guarding the side all the time, and they came to the river together.

The location of the castle is very good, the river is wide, so the water is gentle and suitable for irrigation. Even places with higher terrain have set up water trucks, so that more and more land can be irrigated in the territory. Obviously, this year will be another year. Harvest year.

It's a pity that the scale of production can't continue to expand, because there are no cheap serfs, and even Owen can't bear the consumption of a lot of progress points, so he is very tired of the arrival of the second Northland pioneering group.

(End of this chapter)