Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 205 Three Points in the North
Now it is recognized that there are three people with the best development in the Northland, one is Earl Ferrier, the second is Earl Solari, and the third is Viscount Hydera III.

They are like three points, two points are on the border of the empire, and one point is on the northern border river, embellishing the desolate northern land.

Among them, Earl Ferrier has monopolized the fur trade in the Northland, especially the high-end fur is the favorite of the noble ladies of the empire. In addition, Earl Ferrier is beautiful and charming with long sleeves and is good at dancing. Therefore, the rioters did not dare to go to her place to make trouble, otherwise they would be hacked to death by well-trained imperial frontier soldiers in minutes.

Although Earl Solari is a man with no innate qualifications, he also has a monopoly on the business of horses and livestock, and he is also a horse supplier for the imperial frontier army, and he has formed a strong cavalry himself. Why is it a monopoly, so it is not disturbed by the rioters.

As for the Hydera family, when Hydera I was there, they were still a little famous, but they were completely overthrown after his death. They thought they would decline. Who would want to come back to life in the hands of Hydera III? The trend of being compared with two earls, especially in this chaotic time.

However, many people think that this is mainly because the territory of the Hydera family is far enough away. Without sufficient food supplies, the rioters cannot reach the territory of the Hydera family at all, not to mention that the rioters are unwilling to go. Desolation, if you don't grab the relatively rich northern border, you can't go north and drink the northwest wind.

Therefore, for a long period of time, the turmoil will not affect the territory of the Hydera family temporarily, which is the advantage of this rising star.

Because of these advantages, many minor nobles in the north were forced to stand in line, especially those who were close to the border of the empire.

There was no way, under the tide of turmoil, the small lord with only a hundred serfs and a dozen half-time soldiers in the territory could not deal with it independently. They had no choice but to hug their thighs, and the power of the two earls rose sharply for a while.

The territory of the Hydera family has not been affected at this time because it is too far to the north, but everyone knows that it is only a matter of time, so the pioneers who originally only used Akita Town as a springboard to establish their own territories have to face a choice , Take refuge or take care of yourself.

Anyone who joined the pioneering group and came to the Northland was either unable to survive or ambitious. The former had already chosen to join Qiutian Town, but the latter ran away to become the local emperor regardless of the danger.

But now they regretted it. It was so easy to be an emperor. It cost money to buy serfs, and food and tools were needed to open up. Not to mention training soldiers to buy weapons to protect themselves, it didn't cost money.

Even if they were so rich, they wouldn't come to Northland to take risks. Therefore, under the threat of chaos, they had to consider whether to continue.

These people are not like the northern nobles who are close to the border of the empire, who have to grab the straw for life under the turbulent tide. Being too remote gives them time to think, and it also adds hesitation to their hearts.

Some people choose to give up, at least temporarily, and join Akita Town with all their belongings, like Charlie.

Charlie's family background is not bad. In fact, if he came to the Northland to open up a territory on his own, his background would not be too bad. Unfortunately, he is an illegitimate child. When he grows up, he will either become a groom for his brothers from the direct line, or go out to earn a living by himself.

It just so happened that the empire was forming the Second Northland Exploration Group at that time. With a little hint from the family, Charlie gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and came to the Northland with resources sponsored by the family.

He is a smart man, and he knows that although the northern border is good, it has no bright future.

Because your development is not good, you will be exploited by those two earls. If you develop well, then congratulations, your level of exploitation will be a little higher, and you will be exploited by the imperial frontier army.

In addition, the better places on the border of the Northland were occupied by people, so Charlie resolutely followed the caravan to the vicinity of the North Boundary River.

When he saw Qiutian Town, Charlie was very envious, and his heart was full of fighting spirit. After a lot of hard work, with the help of a slightly rich family background, the developed land looked good, but as the turmoil spread, Charlie I know it's time to make a choice.

It is safe to take refuge in Akita Town, but it also means that all his previous efforts will be in vain. He may only end up as a farmer in his life, and his descendants may not have a chance to stand up.

However, many worries were nothing under the impact of more and more bad news. Charlie, who knew that he would have nothing to die, finally decided to seek refuge in Akita Town, so he brought the rest of his family and more than 200 serfs to the town where he had been. He envied the town of Akita, but this time he will not be a passer-by, but a refugee.

Akita Town is more prosperous than when Charlie first came. Except for many people like him who came here with their families, there are also many caravans. He is a little confused.

In fact, the reason is very simple, because Qiutian Town is the only place with a radius of hundreds of miles that sells grain in large quantities, and it is also the only place where you can buy metal tools and weapons.

Needless to say the importance of food, the pioneers who have just arrived must not have time to plant it themselves, and it is not realistic to transport it from the empire. In addition, there must be sufficient food for land reclamation, so they can only buy it from Akita Town.

After all, Akita Town is the territory with the most farmland in the entire Northland, especially the convenient water canals can ensure a good harvest even in the desolate Northland, so there is room to sell food.

Of course, tools and weapons are also very important. Without tools, walls cannot be built, and without walls, robbers and refugees cannot be stopped. Not to mention the role of weapons, they are prepared for colleagues.

However, the imperial frontier army strictly forbids iron weapons to leave the border. Even as a nobleman in the north, the amount of iron weapons that can be purchased every year is very limited. Apart from using one's own connections, one can only rely on smuggling.

Akita Town is a rare place to sell ironware and weapons. Although the quantity is not large and the price is expensive, the quality is good, so it has attracted many people to buy it.

The more prosperous Akita Town was, the more Charlie felt that he had made the right choice to seek refuge, so he gritted his teeth and came to the registration office in the center of the town.

There were already quite a few people here, and Charlie had a number plate stuffed in his hand, and arranged to sit on a bench beside him, waiting for his number to be called.

Charlie, who was a little dazed, shook his head, regained consciousness and started talking to the people beside him.

Everyone was talking about remuneration. Someone came to explain it before, but Charlie didn't hear it when he came too late, so he pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

The defectors are also divided into grades. For example, those who have wandered all the way can only go to work in the wasteland reclamation brigade in Qiutian Town, and then they can become farmers after half a year.

But once you become a farmer in the territory, you can get the land and houses, which is very attractive. After all, free farming has been a lifelong dream of many people.

The second is the craftsman, who can get a temporary residence permit as soon as they come, but it still takes half a year to become a full-time worker, and during this period, they cannot leave the place of work and residence, nor can they violate the regulations here.

In the end, they are false lords with family backgrounds, some capital in their hands, and as few as [-] to [-] serfs, as many as [-] or [-] serfs. Although they do not have the title of Northern Land, they cannot be treated as civilians.

Most of them arrange to become farmers, but only the land is their own, and the farmers who work need to be hired by themselves.

In this way, the way to become a nobleman in the Northland will be cut off, and there will be no power of life and death, but the advantage is that it is safe enough and prosperous, and their descendants can go to the newly established school in the town to learn culture and martial arts. If the grades are good, you can join the town center or the security team, and you may not have a bright future in the future.

Although he is not married yet, Charlie is already in love.

(End of this chapter)