Happy people from Blue Star

Chapter 17

After accepting two mercenaries as instructors, and then selecting a few guards, Hardy officially 'take office'.

The forest is not far from the manor, and it can be reached in half a day on a slow horseback ride.

Hardy chose the small piece of territory without a place name.

So Hardy called it 'Vasco', which means: when sailing.

It is indeed Hardy's 'starting place' in this world.

When Hardy came to the entrance of the forest, he was immediately pointed at by more than a dozen longbows.

The shield warrior and several guards stood in front of Hardy.

The spearman was guarding Hardy's left side. He glanced around and whispered, "Master, there are many people hiding around, and we are surrounded."

Of course Hardy knew.

He held up the parchment in his hand and shouted: "I am the knight appointed by Earl Fornigini, Hardy! From now on, this mountain forest belongs to me, and it is the territory of my Hardy family. Are you stopping here to hinder me? Are you against my Hardy family?"

"Go away, this mountain forest is ours."

"What nonsense is this kid talking about? He is the master of this land, so what are we!"

"That piece of shit in Virginia actually sealed off this place, what should we do?"

"Out of here, where do we have to go to survive?"

Hardy looked around and remembered these words in his heart.

Sure enough, as he expected, although the mountain people are tough, they are actually just a group of hard-working people.

In order to survive, he had to pretend to be tough.

Hardy looked around and continued to shout: "You want to continue living here, but I also need to govern this land. Let your village chief, or leader or something, come out, if there is one! We can talk, and maybe we can find a condition that both parties can accept."

The shouts of the mountain people were much weaker.

Hardy is very handsome. Generally speaking, people with good looks do have certain hidden advantages in social and diplomatic aspects.

Compared with a fat noble pig, Hardy's sunny and delicate face is easier to gain the trust of outsiders.

After a while, a man wearing a tiger hat and a tiger fur coat came out.

The other party has a beard all over his face, and he can't see his face clearly. He only has a pair of eyes with a lot of yellow eye mucus, giving people the feeling of an angry leopard cat.

"Is that so?" Hardy asked proactively.

"Rogge, the village chief here." The man walked up to Hardy, stretched out his hand, and said, "Can you check the letter of appointment for me?"

"Are you literate?"

Hardy handed over the parchment. He was not afraid that the other party would tear up the letter of appointment, because this thing was just a symbol, and if it was gone, he could ask the lord for another copy.

Rogge didn't speak. He lowered his head and read the contents of the parchment. He even buckled the seal on it, and then returned the letter of appointment.

"It's true." Rogge's eyes were full of red threads: "But you were fooled, the lord doesn't like you very much, this is just a forest, nothing."

He was trying his best to keep Hardy from taking this forest.

Because this is the only place where these mountain people can 'stay'.

Hardy smiled and said, "I chose this place myself."

Rogge was dumbfounded for a moment, and at the same time he looked at Hardy as if he was looking at a fool.

Hardy could feel it naturally, and he didn't care, and said, "Where do you plan to move in the future?"

Generally speaking, if a territory has a 'owner', then the homeless people on it have to move away by themselves, otherwise the owner has the right to beat the other party to death.

"We have no intention of leaving. This is our root and our homeland." Rogge stared at Hardy, his eyes gradually becoming fierce: "If you want to drive us away and force us to leave our homeland, then we can only be your enemy and never die."

Hardy was not intimidated, he wanted to recruit the mountain people, but now is not the time to speak softly.

Otherwise, the other party is very likely to gain an inch.

He pointed to the guards and two mercenaries at the back, and said with a smile: "Not to mention, they alone can kill all of you young and strong, but it will take some time, about half a year, and come hunting once or twice a month, no matter how many of you there are, you can't stand it."

As soon as these words came out, Rogge's eyes immediately became murderous, and he took a sudden step forward, grabbing Hardy with both hands.

In his eyes, what the other party said made sense. Ordinary people couldn't beat professionals. The only advantage was the large number of people.

But if there is a protracted war, no matter how many people there are, it is not enough for professionals to kill slowly.

He didn't want such a terrible thing to happen, as long as he grabbed the young master in front of him, he would have a chance to negotiate.

However, as soon as he stretched out his hands, he found that Hardy had retreated five steps away.

is smiling.

This speed!

Rogge understood one thing, the other young master is also a professional.

The only hope was shattered, all the muscles in his body seemed to be pulled down, without any strength.

Roger glanced back at the pair of expectant eyes, he sighed, and looked back at Hardy: "We are willing to move, give us some time."

But these words exploded the anger of the mountain people.

"Why move!"

"If we don't move, we will die here if we die."

"This is our home."

Rogge turned his head and raised his right hand high. Just like that, the mountain people who scolded angrily gradually became quiet.

"We have to go, or we will die if we don't." Rogge's eyes became more and more red, and it seemed that liquid was flowing out.

"But where else can we go?"

The mountain people were sad, if they could leave, they would have left long ago, why wait until now!

Just when the mountain people were feeling sad, Hardy interjected with a smile: "As I said just now, we can talk, but if we don't talk about it, there will be a result that everyone can accept."

After Rogge turned around, he looked at Hardy with some expectation in his eyes: "Are you willing to let us stay in this territory and become free citizens?"

Hardy shook his head: "How is it possible, I mean, you can become long-term laborers and sharecroppers of my Hardy family."

As soon as these words came out, the mountain people who were still very sad became angry.

"Don't make us slaves."

"You do not deserve."

"We want to be tenants, and many nobles are willing to take us in. Can it be your turn?"

Hahahaha!

The high-pitched laughter overwhelmed the roar of all the mountain people. After laughing a few times, Hardy said, "Someone really wants you to be tenant farmers? Do you really think I don't know about the mountain people's riots ten years ago?"

The faces of the mountain folk were livid.

They were free citizens living in a small baron's territory in Hexi Town back then. They lived in the same village, but the baron collected heavy taxes all the year round, and their lives were very hard.

In the end, the little baron even raped a girl who had just turned 14 to death.

In the end, the people in this village couldn't stand it any longer. With hoes, logging axes and other tools, they rushed into the baron's manor and killed the baron's family.

After that, the then Virginia V killed half of the villagers, nearly 100 people, and then exiled the rest of the villagers to drive them out of Hexi City.

But the lord next door is not willing to take them in, who wants to take in a group of thugs who dare to kill the 'master'.

There is no smooth road ahead and no way back.

So these mountain people lived at the junction of the two territories, which is this mountain forest.

"My Hardy's family has a very good reputation. In the past ten years, I have never driven out a servant or tenant farmer." Hardy looked around and said loudly: "Being a tenant farmer and long-term worker of my Hardy's family, as long as you have your family crest branded on your right wrist, you can freely enter and leave River River City, and you can go inside to sell things and buy supplies."

All the mountain people were stunned.

Going to town...that's a very modest wish.

Medicines, salt, flour and other necessities for daily use can be bought in the city.

The premise is that you have to be eligible to enter.

Rogge was silent for a long time, then his voice was hoarse, and he asked, "How much is the Hadi family's tax?"

"Forty percent!" Hardy laughed: "Only forty percent."

All the mountain folk heard it, and they looked at Hardy in disbelief.

Are taxes really that low?
Could it be that people were tricked into being killed as pigs?

(End of this chapter)