Start as Inherited Baroness

After the three honorary knights were canonized, everyone congratulated them.

Simon stopped talking about serious business and shouted: "Serve the wine! Serve the food!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the maids came in one after another carrying the feast, placed it on the table, and then bowed out respectfully.

The meal at this banquet was relatively sumptuous. The staple food was honey white bread and two whole lambs were roasted.

In addition, there are grilled fish, stewed venison, etc., and five or six kinds of meat. There is no shortage of butter and cheese, and there are also a variety of vegetables.

"Come! Eat with your belly open, there's not enough for the kitchen!"

Simon greeted, taking the lead in reaching out and breaking off a leg of lamb and started to chew on it.

Everyone was no longer polite and started to use their knives and forks...

The banquet lasted until midnight, and everyone dispersed drunkenly.

Originally, Simon was lying on the table and unable to stand up.

But when Chunlan and others went to help her, she suddenly raised her head again, her eyes were bright and she was no longer drunk.

"Master~ you are not drunk~" she said with a sweet smile.

"Of course not, but my stomach is bloated after drinking, and I have to walk a few steps to eat. You guys come with me to the garden for a walk."

Simon smiled and reached out to rub her soft chin.

"Yes, Master," Chunlan smiled coquettishly and responded obediently to several other female slaves.

...

The next day, Simon got up a little late, and by the time he arrived at the Lord's Hall, it was already almost eight o'clock in the morning.

After breakfast, it was almost nine o'clock when we showed up.

At this time, Administrative Officer Mader came to report: "Lord Baron, the accounts for the remuneration to the mercenaries have been calculated and negotiated.

Please take a look at it. If there is no problem, I will pay according to this amount. "

He handed over a piece of parchment.

Simon took it from the guard, looked at it carefully, calculated it in his mind, nodded, and said, "No problem, let's do it.

After settling the account, the employment relationship is terminated. "

"Yes! Sir!" The political officer Ma De bowed respectfully and took the order.

The ten mercenary groups paid a total of more than 200 golden eagles, which is nothing to Simon now, and he can completely afford it.

"Mailan, gather the Guards soldiers, I want to patrol the territory.

I haven’t walked around for a long time..."

Simon thought for a while and then ordered loudly.

"Yes! Sir, please wait a moment while I gather the troops!" Mailan responded and left.

"Chunlan, call some armed maids to help me wear armor!" Simon shouted immediately.

"Yes~Master~"

After a while, several fit maids brought the knight's plate armor and helped Simon put it on.

They also wore a suit of iron-clad leather armor lined with a single layer of chain mail, giving them considerable combat power.

Ordinary soldiers are really no match for these armed maids.

Not long after, Mailan came to report: "Lord Baron! The Guards have been assembled and ready to go at any time."

"Okay! Let's set off! The first stop is to visit those slave manors."

Soon, surrounded by the guards, he walked to the training ground, mounted the red flame horse, and led the guards out of the Fort of Fortitude.

At this time, the wilderness is full of life and green.

The gentle breeze blew slowly on my face, which was very comfortable.

Simon looked at his territory and the mountains in the distance, feeling relaxed and happy.

After walking for less than twenty minutes, he arrived at the first slave manor.

This place is close to the Qingshui River and has high fertility. All the cultivated land is high-quality fertile land. Wheat is grown on more than 1,300 acres of land nearby.

At this time, the wheat ears have begun to take shape. At first glance, they are green and green, and the growth of the crops is very gratifying.

"Lord Baron, in a few days we will be able to harvest. This year must be a good harvest year.

The environment in West Cedi is really great. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the weather is smooth.

In the past, it was a waste of resources to let the orcs occupy such a precious land without cultivating it. "Mai Lan looked at this scene and said with emotion.

"Yes, this land is really good, but it's a pity that I have too little...

After the harvest, this manor alone will be able to obtain about 180,000 kilograms of wheat, which the nobles in the territory will not be able to eat all.

Let's go and have a look at the manor camp. Let the soldiers go in to check first. After all, they haven't been here for a long time. Simon said with a smile.

"Yes! Sir! A large team will go check it out, be careful!" Mailan responded, then waved.

Immediately, a hundred guards lined up and rushed towards the slave camp. The security guard inside had already opened the gate of the camp to greet them.

Seeing this formation, I was a little frightened. My face turned pale and I lowered my head, not daring to look at anyone.

Soon, the soldiers searched the camp and found no problems.

"Reply to the master! It's safe inside!"

This group of guards used to be slave soldiers, so they were called so.

Simon nodded and led the team to ride in. The camp did not occupy a large area, so we quickly finished the tour.

In the past, slaves' residences were all wooden houses, but now they are all replaced by brick houses.

Although they are generally very small, with an area of ​​about ten square meters at most, they are not comparable to before.

The brick house is not only strong, but also has a much better effect of keeping out wind and rain.

"The outer walls of the camp will have to be demolished and rebuilt in the future. The wood is still too easily corroded." Simon sighed after looking at it.

Mailan just laughed and didn't answer. This was obviously not his responsibility.

"Let's go and check out the next place."

Simon was quite satisfied with this place. It seemed that the executive officer Mad had a good execution ability and all the bricks were used.

This was a bit unexpected for him. He thought that only the buildings in Yongyi Castle and the outer city used bricks.

They left here and went to the next slave manor.

The crops planted in each manor were different. Some vegetable plants had been harvested several times.

Simon inspected comfortably and it was evening before he knew it.

They inspected all the slave manors. Generally speaking, it was good. Crops and agricultural products were growing normally.

But Simon also found some problems. The slaves were not very motivated to produce. They basically relied on the supervision of those with whips.

Without issuing orders, slaves did not know how to find work to do, and their willingness to produce was very low.

However, they were very active when eating the big pot meal, and they all ran to it.

Simon knew that this was the disadvantage of slavery itself. Without cruel means of management, production efficiency was low.

But it was too cruel and easy to cause slave riots.

"It's impossible to abolish slavery, but I can let them have private property. Those who have permanent property have perseverance.

Then I won't be afraid that the slaves won't work hard..."

On the way back, Simon had already come up with a way to motivate the slaves to work.

"Wait and discuss it with Mad, and try it out in several slave farms first."

Simon thought to himself, revealing a smug smile.

Once this plan comes out, the slaves will definitely be grateful and work like cows and horses, hehehe...