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Chapter 739 72 Alliance

The stone houses next to the castle are tall and large, and the more peripheral the houses are, the simpler the houses are, and the outermost ones are shacks and other huts.

It was still very cold outside at night, there was a fire in the fireplace, and Lu Ming was talking to a brown-haired middle-aged man.

It turns out that there is also an ethnic group here that looks more similar to the Gryffinni people, and they also speak the Gryffinni language, but the tone is weird, and some vocabulary is different, but communication is no problem.

However, the Griffinians are all serf-like classes.

The social structure here is a small kingdom. There are 72 castles like this place, hereditary, and the population is the same as here, tens of thousands.

The castle owner is similar to a duke. After the old king dies, these dukes elect a new king. Any duke family can run for the king.

Moreover, if the king was unfair or seriously misbehaved during his tenure, the Duke's Round Table Conference can also depose the king.

This castle is called Xuelong Fort, and there are more than a dozen frontline castle territories like this one that fight against the barbarians.

Other castles are obliged to provide materials and even a certain number of serfs to these castles every year, which is similar to protection fees.

As far as this castle is concerned, the owner of the castle, Duke Xuelong, is the largest slave owner here. In addition, there are small slave owners (samurai) who own a small number of serfs, as well as craftsmen, freemen, etc., and the rest are serfs.

However, the serfs in this world have signed contracts since they were very young, and they have all kinds of rights and obligations stipulated in the "Code of the Throne". Their personal protection is much better than that of the serfs in their previous lives.

Moreover, there are fruits of that strange tree here as the basic ration, and the serfs are not so tired.

Each castle has a court of the throne, five judges, also five clergy, which belong to the family inheritance, and the five judge families will only choose one of the best next generation as their successor, and the rest will become freemen.

The man who was explaining the situation here to Lu Ming was named Fedro, because when the barbarians attacked more than ten years ago, he desperately rescued a warrior, and used the warrior's weapon to slash and wound a ferocious beast, and won the "Throne Throne" award. The honor mentioned in the Code, thus ended the serf contract, obtained the status of a freeman, was allocated ten red fruit trees, and was basically self-sufficient.

"Sir, where are you from?" Fedro asked curiously.

He had never seen Lu Ming with black hair and black eyes in the Kingdom Land before.

Someone knocked on the door outside, and it was the old man who Lu Ming rescued who came.

Federo was the interpreter, and the old man said some words of gratitude, and brought ten gold coins as a reward.

In this world, the number of gold coins is fixed, and the value is getting higher and higher. One gold coin can buy a set of refined armor and weapons, and armor and weapons can only be bought and maintained by the noble class.

The old man's name was Gu Di, and he was one of the five judges of the King's Seat Court. The other prisoners were all serfs, who had just been sent from the north.

The old man was originally going to receive it halfway as a witness, and his signature was also required.

As a result, a barbarian hunting party appeared, a dozen warriors were killed, and the rest were looted.

Lu Ming remembered that in the barbarian tribe, when he said he could only take a few children with him, the children were actually serfs, and the old man didn't raise any objections. He felt that the old judge had a really good character.

At this moment, the old man mumbled something with a slightly serious face.

Federo said: "Mr. Judge Gudi said that he has already served as a guarantor for your identity, but the duke wants to kill all your beasts and seek the opinions of the judges. Three judges agree. , Judge Gudi thinks that this move does not comply with the Throne Code, because it is your private property, and outsiders have no right to decide how to deal with it. Now he is trying to convince the Duke and other judges, but please prepare yourself mentally, after all These beasts are the nightmare of everyone here, and it's understandable that they don't want to see them."

Lu Ming thought for a while, and said to the old man: "If you finally decide to kill these sheep of mine, I will take them away."

Judge Gu Di was slightly taken aback, and said, "Go back to the north?"

Lu Ming nodded and said, "According to what I know about the situation here, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to intervene in the war between you and the barbarians in your eyes."

Judge Gu Di's eyes lit up, "So you really come from the legendary Northern Continent. There has been a legend for a long time that there are also humans in the distant Northern Continent, but our expedition team has never returned. Send another expedition."

Lu Ming smiled and said, "By the way, to dispose of my property, according to your Throne Code, don't you need me to accept the questioning? Listen to the opinions of my client?"

I really don't want to tolerate these sheep being killed, but if I bring them back to the New World, I'm afraid that I don't have the power to decide their fate, so it's better to keep them here temporarily.

In addition, the red fruit tree is a good thing. When it is ripe, it can be ground into flour, and when it is crunchy, it can be directly fed to livestock.

If I can bring back saplings or seeds and successfully transplant them, then the significance will be greater than the discovery of corn and potatoes from North America in the previous life, and it can almost bring subversive changes to the kingdom's agriculture.

Over there, Gu Di thought for a while and said: "According to the Throne Code, if you are a foreigner, you can use the laws of the foreign country to defend some of your actions. If the laws of the foreign country are more reasonable, we will also accept these terms. "

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay, then I hope the King's Seat Court will hold a hearing to hear my client's thoughts."

Judge Gu Di nodded slightly: "I will arrange it."

Lu Ming said again: "Judge Gu Di, I don't know if there are any local technicians about the cultivation and maintenance of red fruit trees? I have some questions to ask."

Judge Gu Di said: "I know there are such people." Then he looked at Lu Ming suspiciously: "Are there no red fruit trees in the Northern Continent?"

Lu Ming didn't hide anything, "Yes, the food crops in our north are not as efficient as red fruit trees, so if they can be transplanted, I hope to bring some seeds or saplings back."

Judge Gu Di nodded lightly: "It turns out that things that are commonplace here are not everywhere." He glanced at Lu Ming: "I don't think I have heard what you said."

After Federo translated it, Judge Gudi said something to him. Federo said to Lu Ming, "I didn't hear what you just said."

Judge Gu Di said again: "However, I will try my best to help you with what you have to do."

Lu Ming understood Judge Gudi's meaning. If the castle master and others knew that the red fruit tree he wanted to introduce might be extremely important to his continent, he would definitely put forward many harsh conditions.

Lu Ming nodded: "I just want to confide in you, so I won't hide it from you. In addition, if I can help you with anything, I will. In fact, the barbarians, have you ever negotiated before?"

Judge Gudi smiled wryly: "How could they negotiate with us? You have also seen that in their eyes, we are food." He asked again: "Can people in your mainland communicate with fierce beasts?"

Lu Ming said: "That's not true. To tell you the truth, if people from the Northern Continent find you, it may not be a good thing."

If the United Unified Enterprise finds these humans and barbarians, it's hard to say how the top management will deal with them.

Judge Gu Di was startled, then nodded silently, and said: "Mr. Lu, don't underestimate the barbarians. As far as we know, the people who border us on the front line are all low-level tribes among the barbarians. In the hinterland of the barbarians, they There is a royal family with high intelligence, living in a heaven-like area, and they don’t bother to deal with us humans, otherwise, we would have been destroyed long ago. So, if you think that you can use your special ability to communicate with fierce beasts to persecute It is unlikely that the barbarians will make peace with us."

Lu Ming nodded and didn't say much.

(End of this chapter)