Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 7

But it's Charles' side.

After the housekeeper Loki posted the notice, he asked the servant to read the above notice to the serfs and freedmen.

"Now, the noble and benevolent Lord Shire, I don't want to see you living in dire straits."

"The young master personally ordered that 200 people will be recruited. There will be free meals every day, and you can also get 10 copper coins. If you do a good job, you will have 20 copper coins. Hurry up and sign up. Those who are strong and strong are given priority. Those who are old and young, Know yourself, retreat back, and don't be kicked out."

"As for you, you only need to move your fingers to shovel all the feces in the village and pile them outside the village. The young master is so kind. He spent his own money to improve the environment for you, and he didn't kneel down to offer his loyalty."

The serfs were very excited when they heard that they only needed to shovel the excrement with their hands, and they could have free food and copper coins every day.

All the serfs knelt down in unison, the scene was very spectacular, occasionally mixed with whispers.

"Master Charles is very merciful"

"Isn't that right? My family's four children have to go hungry for a while every winter. This time I called my two children. The three of us will work together, and the remaining two young ones will let them clean up with my mother-in-law. Go to the land, you won’t be hungry this winter.”

"You said what's the use of shoveling that feces? Don't you have to dump it after you shovel it?"

"What do you care about? If you have money, you can get food. Why don't you hurry up and call your kid, a total of 200 places will be recruited."

"Yes, yes, it just so happens that the field doesn't need that many people."

……

After a while, they were fully recruited, and most of them were serfs in the prime of life. Loki brought three serfs to the open space in front of the castle, and then went into the castle to tell Charles

in the study

"Master Charles, the serfs have all been gathered, and it's up to you to speak."

Charles frowned and said, "Don't call them serfs, call them workers. They will be indispensable in the construction of a new city in the future. Find a way to fix them, and don't recruit a new batch every time you come to work."

Loki bowed and said, "Yes, master, I will let everyone in the castle pay attention."

Charles stood up, walked out of the door, and walked out of the castle. Loki saw this and followed, always one step behind.

Outside the castle

When the serfs saw Lord Shire, they knelt down in unison, and the guarded knights dismounted one after another to salute.

Charles walked to a temporary high platform and said, "Get up, my people, my knights."

"The glory of the Iris family has been shining on this place for more than 200 years. My knights, it is you who have protected the Iris family with hard armor and sharp spears. You have defended the glory, and the glory is with you."

While talking, Charles glanced at every knight. The knights he saw straightened their clothes, raised their heads, held their spears tightly, and their proud expressions were beyond words.Ciel then looked at the workers.

"My people, the wealth of the Iris family is created by you. Now I have a big dream. I hope that none of my people in my territory will starve to death in winter. I hope you all have clean houses. You can live, and the prosperity of the Iris family will surely shine on you."

The serfs looked at Charles with surprised eyes, showing disbelief, doubt, and hope in their eyes, because the aristocrats ruled so far, they have always been aloof, and they have never been treated like this, so they were a little distrustful and uncomfortable for a while. .

Charles has a revolutionary idea because he realizes that the current way of slavery suppresses productivity, but because the power of the nobles is too strong, a fully armed land knight can easily win against a hundred serfs, who even have wounds. Can't leave him alone.

However, if Shire wants to build a large-scale construction project and play the role of luck, what he needs is labor. He can't ask the knights to work. Believe it or not, they rebelled. In their view, that would be an insult to them.

Fortunately, Iris Flower Leader himself is the biggest serf leader, so there is still very little resistance to implementation in the territory, but it cannot attract the attention of other nobles.

Then Mina, who wanted to be the consul, stepped up to the high platform under the signal of Charles, stood behind him, and shouted: "Praise benevolent Master Charles."

All cried out, in praise of the merciful Master Charles.

Mina cleared his throat and said, "Next, you workers will be responsible for clearing the excrement in the village. At that time, there will be a manservant in the castle to command you. This battle of excrement must be over within three days. , Those who perform well can also receive 20 copper coins, and they can even manage workers, just like a servant."

"Brave and fearless knights, you are responsible for supervising them. Whipping those who are lazy and slippery, and praising those hardworking workers are the responsibilities and rights entrusted to you by Lord Shire."

After the mobilization was over, although the serfs didn't know what a worker was, they knew that they needed to shovel manure. After shoveling manure, they would get free food and copper coins, which was enough.

Next, the villages in the iris territory began a mighty sweeping campaign.The serfs shoveled the excrement on the road under the order of the servants.But because there were too many serfs, some people took the opportunity to be lazy from time to time. At this time, the cavalry wandering on the street with whips came into play.

Within a few days, the appearance of the three villages took on a new look. Although there were several mountains of excrement piled up outside the villages, it was much better than the streets full of excrement and nowhere to go.

However, many problems were exposed. For example, the knights looked down on the workers, and they still had the power of supervision, so several conflicts broke out.Moreover, after some places were cleared, feces were poured on them. Charles found that blindly punishing would not work, so a new profession was born - the manure delivery man

Every few days in the morning or at night, the serfs put the excrement filled at the door, and someone will collect it, send it outside the village, and then send the bucket back.To boost motivation, Shire offers a purchase price of one copper coin per barrel of dung.

The manure delivery man was hired by the castle, all year round, including food expenses, and 50 copper coins every month, which also caused the serfs to loot at that time.

in the study

Charles was listening to Mina's report, nodding his head from time to time to express his affirmation. Seeing this, Mina became more and more happy as he talked, and clearly explained the results of this operation and the problems that occurred.

"You mean, several times there were conflicts between the knights and the workers."

"Yes, Master Charles." Mina then said tentatively: "Some knights saw the workers stop for a while, and then went up to whip them. Some heard that there was a private enmity, so they deliberately found fault, and then they broke out. , but under Lord Barron's adjustment, the matter subsided immediately."

"So that's it. Has there been any problem with the personnel organization?"

"Master, at the beginning, everyone was doing repetitive work, and there were some omissions, but it will be fine after you get familiar with it. Master, this is the worker who performed outstandingly in this operation."

This is specifically requested by Shire. It is necessary to count workers with excellent performance and organizational skills, and every village must have people.

"Buller, Earl, Makao, just these three?"

"Master, there are quite a few capable people, but those who can command others, and those who obey orders, are just these three people. And they usually do more than others."

"Okay, let's go down. You've done a good job, and there are big tasks ahead."

Mina's face brightened, he bowed, and then retreated respectfully.

Charles called the manservant who usually delivered news for him, and said, "Go, Barron is calling."

After a while, Barron came to the castle led by the servants, but Charles still received him in the study, and his father was still parked in the hall.

"Mr. Barron, I heard that you resolved a conflict between knights and workers."

"Yes, master, I was afraid that the matter would become serious, so I intervened. Please forgive me for not reporting to you in advance." Barron stood up and bowed to apologize.

"No, no, Mr. Barron, sit down. I didn't blame you. On the contrary, you did a good job." Charles put his hands on the table and continued: "I found that knights have a natural affinity for serfs. A sense of superiority, although the serfs have fear, they also have envy and jealousy, because every conscription is for the entire iris collar, so they also have a slight chance."

"Mr. Barron, I'm not saying this is wrong, but this should not be beneficial to the knights who are supervisors. I want to set up a new army. They are responsible for the security of the territory, and they will supervise the workers. The knights become a sharp sword against the enemy."

"About this army, I plan to recruit from the serfs, and you will be the leader. I wonder if you are willing." Charles looked up at Baron.

Although Baron still prefers to fight on horseback, from the look in Shire's eyes, he knows that he has no choice, and that he is the leader of a new army, even if it is not used for war, it is not a big deal for him. belittle.

Barron nodded and replied, "I am willing to contribute my strength to the Iris family."

Charles smiled, "Mr. Barron, the security of the territory will be entrusted to you for protection."

Barron stood up and replied, "I am willing to die to defend the security of the territory."

To become a vassal of a family, one must have the expectation of swearing allegiance to the death. Some things, the lord can say jokingly, but as a vassal, you must not do this. To defend the glory of the family with death, even if you die, you will be chased Hero, even your enemies sing of your greatness.Give you enough respect.This is an era when soldiers die for their families.

"Mr. Barron, I plan to build a new town with the castle as the core. By then, this place will become the most prosperous center in the entire Iris Territory. This new army will be named the Security Team—Protecting the Border and Safeguarding the People.

At that time, three branches will be established in the village, and a headquarters will be established in the new town, where you will be responsible for leading each branch.I can provide you with sufficient supplies, and you need to figure out the rest. "

"Master, I will not disappoint your expectations." Barron said confidently
(End of this chapter)