Being a lord in another world begins with farming

Chapter 53 The Second Northern Exploitation Mission
Because of trying to make fertilizer, Owen felt that his nose was about to fail. He had just returned to the territory when he received bad news from Currans. This made him feel anxious again, and his anxiety grew day by day.

This is the second time Currence has returned. The first time he brought back all the female serfs in Mara Town, but there were only thirty or fifty, which did not play a big role in adjusting the ratio of men to women in the territory, but Owen still gave He rewarded him and gave him two days off.

However, Currence, who only made this achievement, did not give up. He begged Owen to give him another chance.

Because the more population the territory, the better, Owen once again set up a larger team.

Ke Lunsi really worked hard. After going there for more than half a month, he insisted on bringing back [-] serfs, [-] of which were women.

Owen was delighted, but he was also curious about where he got so many serfs, only to understand after hearing it.

In fact, it is very simple. Mara Town is just one of the transfer stations in the Northland. It is not the only one, and it is not the only place where there are serfs. In fact, the closer the border of the empire, the more serfs, and the higher the proportion of women. Going back is not easy. If you don't bring enough food, the death rate of serfs along the way is not low. Coupled with other risks, it is easy to lose everything.

Currans dared to go because of the food, grass and horses provided by Owen, but he also took a lot of effort along the way, and he lost a lot of weight.

But this return, Currence also brought bad news, the empire is preparing for the second Northland Exploitation Mission.

The first Northland Exploitation Group lasted for several years. Tens of thousands of people went to the Northland one after another. They fought with barbarians, wild beasts, and their peers. In the end, only one out of ten survived. There are even fewer who have a firm foothold.

In the next decade or so, there were those who came to pan for gold actively, those who were passively distributed, and a steady stream of refugees, adding up to almost 10 people. It was these people who used their lives and sweat to create the prosperity of the border of the empire today.

But when this life-swallowing land began to breed wealth, some people couldn't bear it and were ready to intervene, in other words, peach pickers came.

According to the information Currans heard, this time the pioneering group is no longer a death pioneering group dominated by criminals and refugees, but the second sons of nobles without inheritance rights, down-and-out little nobles, wandering knights, and mercenary groups. Marauders.

"The visitor is not kind." Sitting in the study, Owen said with a sigh.

Now is not the initial period, and it needs to compete with the barbarians in the north for land, and it must have enough force to survive.

Today's Northland is much more peaceful. Although there are conflicts among the neighbors, no one would really kill him. If not, Owen would not be alive. It wasn't until the neighbors were alarmed that they were ready to attack him.

This is mainly because the Northland is too big and there are too few people, so there is really not much room for conflict between them.

Moreover, if the Northland is caught in internal friction, it will not survive at all, so hoes are more suitable for the current Northland than swords.

Under such circumstances, is it necessary to form a fully armed pioneer group to come over?
The facts are obvious. Obviously, this armed pioneer group did not come here to help everyone build their homes together. Even Owen was able to guess what the other party would do, and Maya specifically reminded him of this.

Just find a piece of land and occupy it, then create conflicts and start a war with the neighbors, and of course the winner will have everything.

You know what you know, but Owen can't change anything.

The essence of the nobility is a greedy devourer, and their desire for power and land is endless.

In the beginning, the northern border was just a place where they discarded garbage, which was insignificant, but when the garbage was decomposed and turned into nutrients, this fertile land was no longer so dispensable.

Of course, the current Northland is not worthy of those big nobles, because they don't like it at all.

The great nobles have already surpassed the ordinary nobles. They have a long history and heritage. The huge territory is more like an independent kingdom. In fact, the duchy is also called the principality, and the marquis is called the marquis. This shows the power and influence of the great nobles.

In addition to the enfeoffment nobles who support the big nobles, each big noble has a pivotal influence in the empire. They are the top predators entrenched on the behemoth of the empire, and they are not short of interests. , not enough to lose one's share.

The problem is that there are too many nobles in the empire. Even if the emperor and the great nobles had consciously reduced the allocation of titles long ago, the accumulated number over the long years is still unbearable. For this reason, nobility appeared.

Enfeoffment is to divide one's own land, unless the enfeoffed nobles betray or completely cut off, otherwise this part of the land can never be taken back, and this is also the eternal pain in the hearts of the great nobles and the emperor.

Canonization is simple, only the title has no land, even if the title can be hereditary, the status cannot be compared with that of the enfeoffed nobles. It was they who pushed the Northern Land Exploitation Act in the first place, because their desire for land has almost become an obsession.

However, there are also some enfeoffed nobles who support this decision. First, the nobles’ desire for land is endless. Second, there is only one descendant who can inherit the title, and the rest can only find another way of life, which is not conducive to family development and risk sharing. So in the long run, the development of the Northland is powerful for them.

But aside from the bitter cold in the north, it is still the territory of the barbarians in the north. If you want to develop it, you must use at least a million manpower and material resources. Even the empire can't afford this outrageous cost. After all, such a huge investment, I want to see The benefits will have to wait for at least a few decades, and no one will do this.

So in the end, the Northern Land Exploitation Act became the Northern Land Exploitation Group, which guides the power of the people to develop the North Land, and then picks the fruit after it is done.

This is a conspiracy. There are many smart people who have seen this, but they can see that no one can resist the temptation of the land. After the empire moved out the big killer of the northern nobility title, it pushed the development of the northern land to a climax. Otherwise, the heavy death rate would have scared people away.

Now that 20 years have passed, although the North Land has not yet reached the maturity stage for harvesting, some people can't bear it anymore, because it will not be their turn to intervene when the North Land is truly developed.

This is the only thing Owen can be thankful for, because at this time, most of the shots are small and medium-sized nobles of the empire, and they cannot even be the main force of the family. It is more like a casual move, so there is no need to worry about being crushed.

Moreover, Owen's territory is far away from the border of the empire. The Second Northern Exploration Group will not affect him in the short term at least. However, as the development of the territory gets better and better, it will definitely attract some hungry wolves, and then troubles will continue. up.

(End of this chapter)