king of ros

Chapter 104 Northeast Ecology

"Look at this piece of land, it's really fertile, but why is no one planting it?"

Standing on the hillside, Rostislav picked up the soil on the ground and sniffed the smell. He could tell that it was a piece of fertile land.

"Because this is a piece of land that was once cultivated by the forest people, prince, it seems that it has been abandoned for more than five years, so it is so fertile."

Sania immediately answered the prince's question.

At this moment, all the dignitaries in Rostov followed behind the prince, and the others were the walled masters outside Rostov. Compared with the dignitaries in the city, their clothes were much simpler, but they were more like warriors.

The young prince expressed his desire to inspect the villages and land near Rostov. As landlords, they naturally wanted to show their friendship as landlords, and at the same time, they also wanted to explain the problems the prince might encounter.

Many dignitaries in Rostov have manors outside the city, but they are reluctant to go to these manors. They just send hired stewards to manage these manors, and the output is sent directly to the city. More than half of these outputs will be sold with Sogon. The goods that come are sold.

This is also a common situation throughout Ross. The powerful and powerful don't care about the land. When business is enough to earn a lot of money, who cares about the output of that little land?

In contrast, the walled city owners who rose outside the city from humble beginnings or from confiscated land paid a lot of attention to land, and they were also a group of people who were rejected by the city's elite.

These city wall owners were very enthusiastic about the prince's tour of the suburbs. This was the first time they had seen a prince with such power come here, so naturally they had to treat him well.

Therefore, when Rostislav came to a castle at random, no matter how poor the owner was, he would bring out the best things to entertain Prince Rurik.

This warm hospitality made the prince feel like the grand duke of Kyiv. Although the walled city of the city walled master is simple, he has accumulated a lot of good things after taking root in this place for so many years, everything from spices to desserts, and these They were all given to the young prince.

Many wall owners are even the descendants of the meritorious men who were confiscated by the "Holy One" Vladimir during his expedition to Bulgar. They received the land here as ordinary soldiers and built the city. They are also the most enthusiastic about the arrival of Rostislav. He is also the most loyal person to the Rurik family.

"Foresters? Are there many such foresters near Rostov? Do they pay taxes?"

The so-called forest people are the people who cut wood in the dense forest to make fields. They first cut down the trees, then set fire to the forest, fertilized the field with the ashes of plants and trees everywhere, and then planted several seasons of crops. When the fertility of the land is exhausted, they will abandon the forest A piece of land, go to other areas to burn forests and plant.

Originally, Rostislav once thought that all the logging agriculture in Northeast Ross was like this, but after he came to Northeast Ross, he found that settled agriculture is actually very common in the local area, and villages with hundreds of villagers are never uncommon. That impression is entirely wrong.

"The number of forest people is not very large, my lord, as for paying taxes, if they farm in the jurisdiction, our people will also collect taxes, but if they leave, we have nothing to do with it."

Yevgeny said that this person is a powerful walled lord outside Rostov City, and his walled city is the largest among many walled cities, with nearly [-] soldiers, dozens of hundreds of people. Omura paid tribute to him.

"What about the uncontrolled free farmers and Finn tribes? Are there many of them?"

Rostislav talked about what he cared most about, and that was the number of free farmers. These people were his control targets in Northeast Ross. If the development plan of the Kashin Silver Mine failed, he could only strengthen his control over these people. They exploited and squeezed to obtain resources for development and hegemony.

Faced with this problem, the city's dignitaries were silent. These people never cared about things in the wilderness. In their view, there were savages outside the city, and they were nothing to care about, so naturally they couldn't say anything.

On the other hand, Yevgeny was still speaking, and the tall and burly Walled Master coughed a few times.

"My lord, I can only say that the number is countless, and there is no end to see. The farmers who pay tribute to us are definitely not even one-tenth of the total."

Even the Walled Lord who lived in the forest for a long time said this, Rostislav knew it well, it seems that there is a lot of room for development in the future, if such a huge crowd can be turned into his own resources...

Stopping his imagination, Rostislav left the dirt and mounted his horse.

"Go, let's go back and rest first."

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The place where Rostislav said he was resting was the wooden fortress in the forest. These fortresses were the place where Grand Duke Ross's Sorgon team stationed when they were patrolling Sorgon.

Such camps have the most basic defensive measures, barracks, and warehouses, and they are everywhere throughout Ross.

The servants greeted the crowd and got off their horses. Some clamored for honey wine, while others found a stool to sit down and rest. After riding for so long, they felt like their butts were going to explode.

As a prince, Rostislav naturally received the best treatment. He was presented with chairs with cushions and precious wine.

But then Rostislav saw a hurried rider approaching, and then the prince received a news that made him ecstatic and nervous.

The silver mine of Kashin has been discovered, but the army of the Finn tribe is heading there.

Regardless of explaining to the nobles, Rostislav jumped on the horse, briefly explained the matter to Polei, and rode away.

For the prince's sudden departure, the city's dignitaries were quite dissatisfied. They ran with the prince in this field for so long, but now he ran away without saying a word.

As for the walled city masters, they are quite open-minded. They have often encountered weapon fights and even wars in the wild all year round, and they are often forced to act in a hurry.

"I'm really curious. It's the first time I've seen this prince like this. I really don't know what happened."

Seeing Rostislav leave in a hurry, Sania stroked his chin and said, although the old man followed Rostislav on horseback in the wild for so long, he didn't show much fatigue on his face.

"Father, it seems to me that I just thought of the boy's rudeness."

Sasha said on the side, he was full of disdain for the prince, he had always looked down on the young prince, thinking that he didn't understand anything, and he was patrolling the wilderness, didn't he know that all the wealth was in the city?

"Ha ha ha ha ha."

Seeing his son's ineffective appearance in daily life, Sania just smiled, and that's all he could do, this kid has never been enlightened.

But he couldn't help but worry in his heart, seeing his son like this, what would happen if he left the family's future.

In the end, he could only come to one conclusion, that his children and grandchildren had their own blessings, and he would do his best to protect and escort the family while he was still there.

As for the future, who knows?That is something for God to decide.

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(End of this chapter)