I traveled through time and became a slave, and the noble lady was obsessed with me

Chapter 241 New Challenges

Along the way from the main hall, the other two people who were also canonized as nobles stayed away from Chen Fan.

It was as if being close to Chen Fan would bring them some bad luck.

Chen Fan didn't bother to talk nonsense with these two guys and strode outside.

When he walked outside the Wangcheng District, Chen Fan couldn't help but complain.

The royal family didn't know whether it was intentional or something else, but the carriage that originally sent them had gone somewhere.

Standing at the entrance of Wangcheng District, after waiting for a few seconds, Chen Fan decided to leave directly.

Looking back at this ancient inner city full of history, I feel a sense of relaxation in my heart.

From the moment he entered the royal city until he met His Majesty the King, Chen Fan always had a depressing feeling in his heart.

He doesn't like this place very much.

Waiting until he walked out of the gate of the royal city was like removing a big stone from his heart.

He hailed a carriage and soon a coachman came up to pick up the passengers.

What comforted Chen Fan was that when these grooms heard that they were going to the East District, they only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

This is partly because the security office's management was effective during this period.

These coachmen from the outer districts dared to enter the East District. If it were done in the past, no matter how much money they would be given, they would not dare to enter.

Sitting on the carriage, Chen Fan couldn't wait to take out the noble edict.

His eyes skipped over the fancy words in front of him and looked directly at the most important point.

That’s territory!

Every noble will naturally entrust a territory.

Everything in the territory will belong to the nobles themselves, and can also be used to build castles.

And many nobles even have nicknames because of their territories.

For example, the Tulip Duke got this nickname because he had the most tulips in his territory.

"The northern suburbs of the royal capital of Korosai, Maplewood Town, covers an area of ​​4421 acres and has a total of 641 households and a population of 2107."

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it on the outskirts of the royal capital.

Although it takes at least a few hours to go to the suburbs and back, it is still nearby after all.

If the territory is enshrined to a place where birds can't shit, Chen Fan can't say that he should abandon the matter of the royal capital.

Places like the Sunset Mountains were also the territory of a noble.

It will take a week to go back and forth, and I will definitely not be able to take care of the affairs of the territory.

The distance was satisfactory, and then I noticed other data.

With more than 4,000 acres and a population of more than 2,000, Chen Fan's first impression was that the number of people was pretty good.

Due to the excellent development of the royal capital, many farmers in the countryside dropped their hoes and crowded into the royal capital.

This also resulted in many nobles having very few people in their territories.

It is not that simple to run a territory well.

You need an attractive place to attract civilians from other places to join your territory.

For most territories, a large initial investment is required.

For example, building roads, adding various public facilities to the town, promulgating good territorial policies, attracting more talents, similar to doctors.

Only after various investments can you get a harvest from the town's taxes.

In the noble territory, there is no need to pay taxes to the kingdom. All taxes will belong to the nobles themselves.

But in the same way, the nobles themselves must also ensure the security and construction of their own territories.

If the taxes are too heavy or the public security management is not good, it will not take long before the people under the rule will flee one after another.

However, judging from this population alone, Chen Fan thinks it is still acceptable.

Being able to attract such a large population means that Maplewood Town's infrastructure should be pretty good.

Of course, we still have to wait until we go to check for details. In addition to the territory, Chen Fan is now also qualified to form his own team of knights.

The baron can have 20 armored cavalry, 15 squires, also called light armored knights, and finally 100 militiamen.

These are all within the scope of family knights.

Once you choose someone to become a family knight, it means that you have to reward them with knight territory.

These forces are responsible for managing the security of their own territories.

However, raising a real knight, from war horses to armor to daily expenses, is like running water.

Although there are so many places given, there are very few barons who can really get so many official knights.

Of course, if you encounter something that cannot be solved, you can also apply for assistance from the Knights Guild in the Royal Capital.

Just like the tasks that Chen Fan had to deal with before.

However, the territorial lord is required to pay 10% of the tax to the Knights Union.

However, at this point, Chen Fan has an advantage.

Official knights became nobles and owned territories. They did not have to pay taxes and could also get help from the knights' union.

"call--"

He let out a gentle breath.

For some reason, Chen Fan suddenly felt that there was an extra burden on his shoulders.

These two thousand people will become their own people from now on.

Just rubbing his brows, Chen Fan felt that there was something he really couldn't do to deal with.

The royal capital is the real big stage. It is impossible for Chen Fan to give up on matters in the royal capital, go to any territory, and manage any territory.

From this point of view, I have to arrange for someone else to help me go to the territory and watch first.

Wait until you are free here, then go to the territory to have a look.

The first thing that came to mind was Julia.

She was originally a housekeeper, and she should also need to learn about management... well, managing a town.

But there is no way, there are too few such talents at hand.

This can't be blamed on Chen Fan.

Most people who can become nobles are like the two people they met.

Either he has reached middle age, or he has reached old age. It turns out that he has a force in his hands and knows enough people.

Chen Fan's biggest problem is that his foundation is too shallow.

No one would have thought that not so long ago, Chen Fan was just a slave in the arena.

So quickly, from slave to free man, and finally to noble.

So, this leads to.

I know too few people, and there are no subordinates around me who are particularly suitable for managing those aspects.

Although he felt that the challenges in life were constantly approaching him, these things did not affect Chen Fan.

If he lived too plainly, Chen Fan's hidden ambitions would have nowhere to rest.

The more difficult it is, the more excited Chen Fan is.

While thinking about it, Chen Fan finally returned to the Eastern District Police Station.

By the time we got out of the carriage, the sky was dark outside and heavy snow was falling.

But in the heavy snow, Chen Fan's steps were so determined.

(End of this chapter)