Transcendent Noble

In April of the Season of Earth, the weather is getting hotter. In this season of lush vegetation and blooming mountain flowers, Centaur Hills become lush and green, full of vitality. The rolling hills are covered with bushes, and the multi-colored wild flowers are quietly blooming. At first glance, it looks like a beautiful tapestry hanging on the hills.

The valleys of the hills are covered by dense alfalfa, the green alfalfa is growing vigorously, and the blue and purple flowers are dotted with it. Flocks of cattle and sheep are looking down for food, and some bold wild deer can't help the temptation of pastures, quietly strolling out of the woods, mixing in with the sheep to enjoy the fresh alfalfa. The conscientious shepherd dog snarled at the guests who turned up without being invited, trying to defend the territory of the flock, but the horns of the male deer greeted them.

The shepherds were sitting on the grass, watching the shepherd dog chasing and playing with the wild deer leisurely, without any intention of helping them.

It's not the hunting season yet. If the deer want to eat alfalfa, let them eat it. The fatter you eat, the better...

Of course, the scenery of the hills is not static. With the intensification of human activities, especially the rise of the brick industry, many hills have become bald mountains, and the bushes on the mountains have been cut down, dried into firewood, sent to the giant brick kiln, and finally turned into billowing smoke. Under the sky.

There are five hills near Morin Village in Randal that have turned into barren mounds. The brown soil is directly exposed to the air, forming a sharp contrast with the dense woods and grassy valleys. ugly. In the rainy season, these mounds are even in danger of collapsing.

However, it is different now.

Circle after circle of upward development of terraced fields coils from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, layered on top of each other, with high and low levels. The neatly arranged thorny trees in the terraced fields make the mountain a layered green tower. The peasant women were wearing headscarves and carrying a basket made of wild rattan. He kept plucking full pods from the thorny brassica, and it would fill the whole back basket in a short while.

"It would be great if so many thorny kidney beans were used to feed pigs..." Village Chief Morin said with emotion, with a regretful expression on his face.

"If Miller old man heard this, he would jump up and slap you hard if you believed or not?" Victor smiled and teased.

Victor had long planned to open up terraces. He originally planned to plant some cash crops such as Fruit Tree, Youmu, and Sisal on the mound, but in the end he chose high-yielding kidney beans. In accordance with the agreement between Victor and the Duke of Wellington, Randal is required to transplant 1.3 million thorny thorn trees from the south central region of the kingdom within two years, a total of 50,000 acres of thorny kidney bean fields. In the wind season last year, Randal took the lead and planted more than 18,000 acres of thorny kidney beans. In March of the season, these thorny kidney beans were harvested for the first time, with a monthly yield of more than 15 million pounds.

Although the taste of thorny kidney beans is average and the water content is high, it is not a problem to fill the stomach. However, the production of thorny kidney beans is high, and the population of Randal is also large.

The Randal leader currently absorbs more than 18,000 refugees. The York family has successively mobilized 13,000 refugees to enter the Finikse Baron leader to build the southern city wall and fortress. Together with the original more than 12,000 employees, Victor manages a population of more than 43,000 people. Randal led the planting of kidney beans just to relieve the logistical pressure caused by the huge population. Although the York family should be responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the displaced workers, the giant fortress blocking the entrance of the Great Swamp is related to the safety of the Randal collar. The two sides are grasshoppers on the same line, so there is no need to worry about that much.

Baskets of thorny kidney beans were sent to the construction site and distributed to employees for free in the name of the church. Father Miller was happy from ear to ear, but the villagers in the villages were so happy that they did not raise.

The harvest is certainly a joy, but if the hard-grown kidney beans are given to others for free, then It's a different story. In the view of the villagers, the endless kidney beans should be used to feed the pigs!

Thinking of Father Miller's thunderous and slobbering look on his face, the mayor of Morin immediately counseled him, and he said in a nonchalant manner: "My lord, the five hills under our jurisdiction are already full of thorns. Kidney beans, isn't it our turn to plant the thorny kidney beans behind, right?"

Victor smiled and said nothing. The response of Mayor Maureen was exactly what he needed.

The property in the realm is nominally owned by the lord, but how much can the lord use? A village has a maximum of 2,000 villagers and has jurisdiction over 300 to 400 square kilometers of territory. Even if the villagers do not cultivate the land, they can solve the problem of food and clothing by collecting wild resources. If the lord receives less offerings, they can still live a prosperous life. Therefore, the villagers pay special attention to the village commons, and the properties of each hill are closely related to their pockets. Who wants to grow some worthless kidney beans?

In fact, the biggest resistance to the church's promotion of kidney beans comes from the people, not the lords. It does not matter where the thorny kidney beans are planted.

The church wants to expand the cultivation area of ​​kidney beans in Randal, it must first ask the villagers if they agree.

The will of the lord is actually the concentrated expression of the will of the people. For example, Maureen is reporting to Victor for the benefit of the villagers. He was the first followers of Victor, and he made great contributions to the Randal Family, and he was loyal and loyal. For veterans like Maureen, Victor will always show some affection. This is bottom-up influence.

People have distant relatives, even the Lord of Radiance only bestows the divine technique on the most pious priest, let alone a mortal lord? The stupid bird who doesn't defend his own people and pursues the same treatment will only end in the end of a betrayal.

The higher the station, the farther you can see. Of course, the village chief's vision cannot be compared with that of the lord. Facing Maureen's request, Victor felt it necessary to mention him.

"You can't just think about your own village. I hope that you village chiefs will be able to take on the important tasks of mayor in the future."

Victor said to Maureen: "This year By the end of the year, the main canal will be able to penetrate five streams and reservoirs. In the next five years, we will build a ring canal on the east side of the Jinshui River, and build more small artificial lakes upstream of the streams and reservoirs. The area of ​​arable land in Randal Territory will increase to 300 10,000 mu, and the pasture area exceeds 4 million mu. I plan to implement a three-year rotation system, planting wheat one year, planting potato one year, and then fallow for another year. Even so, 100,000 people are needed for farm work on 2 million acres of arable land each year. Young and strong hired workers, their families can grow vegetables and raise pigs, herd cattle and sheep, plus brick kiln workers, iron miners, artisans and craftsmen, and residents of Flatlake Town, the total population of Randal will not be less than 400,000 "

Mo Lin said dumbfounded: "So many people? It seems that the total population of the kingdom is only more than 900,000!"

"That is the registered population, referring to the kingdom's population. People." Victor said as he walked, Maureen and Swiftbird followed their masters step by step. "There are more than 900,000 refugees in the central and northern parts of the kingdom, and the total number of refugees in other territories is more than 1 million. I estimate the total population of Gambis. There are at least more than 3 million. Of course, Randal will not only rely on recruiting refugees. We also want to encourage childbirth... Well, Randal will absorb 120,000 refugees and it’s almost the same."

" The territory accommodates hundreds of thousands of people, which is a difficult challenge for us. Randal will lead the construction of 21 administrative villages in two cities, seven towns, and Flatlake Town as the main city of the Randal Family. Build a town, build a castle, and govern three administrative villages. Each administrative village has a farm and pasture. You have to manage at least 1,000 square kilometers of land and 20,000 people for me."

"Zun... Honorable master, I...you let me be the mayor?" Maureen stammered.

"Why? Don't want to be the mayor?" Victor asked deliberately.

"Yes, yes, oh no, no, no." Village Chief Maureen was extremely surprised and said incoherently: "I mean, I will never disappoint the adult's trust!"

"Being a town mayor is not that easy. You have to spend more time to learn and try to improve your abilities." Victor stopped and said: "Kidney beans can help us through the most difficult period. You said Don’t plant it?"

"You need to plant...but you can’t plant too much." Maureen hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully: "My lord, thorny kidney beans grow fast, and they rotten quickly. It's easy to cut. The church attendants in Flatlake Town come once a month. They carefully inspect the thorny kidney bean trees in the terraces, for fear that we will kill them on purpose. If this continues, the hills are full of thorny kidney bean trees, and the villagers will be fine. Wild herbs and herbs are ready to be picked, and wild deer and yellow sheep may not be seen anymore."

Victor slightly smiled, saying: "The church will not give up improving kidney beans, they are inspecting mutant plants."

"Mutated plants?"

"en." Victor nodded and said: "The church is very experienced in the cultivation of crops. Fruit Tree pruning and grafting techniques were invented by monastery monks, Spelt Wheat was originally only setaria in the south. After more than 400 years of improvement in the monastery, it became the current crop. The church believes that kidney beans can also become a crop that is easy to store, but it needs to expand the scale of planting and select mutant plants for cultivation. However, improved thorns Kidney beans are too long. It will take at least four to five hundred years. We will not serve as the church’s experimental field. Randal can plant up to 100,000 mu of thorny kidney beans."

"The thorny kidney beans will be used to raise pigs in the future. It depends on your ability to help the church to relieve the refugees."

Speaking of which, Maureen could not understand what the Master meant. He said bitterly: "Encourage the villagers to resist the kidney bean It's my duty, this...offends the priest...sir, for my loyalty, you have to protect me."

"hehe." Victor patted Maureen's Shoulder, comforted: "You can do it boldly! In fact, now that there are new agricultural and animal husbandry and water conservancy projects, the church doesn't care too much about kidney beans."

"My lord, I will never let you Disappointed." Maureen promised, patting his chest.

As they were talking, several farmers drove a strange pack of pack animals down the terraces. The size of these pack animals is similar to that of short-tailed deer. Their fur is black and bright, with white stripes on their ventral sides. They have strong limbs and well-developed muscles. The muscles on the shoulders and backs are raised like a hump, and their heads resemble wildebeests. They have long ears and no horns. Big eyes look like a little silly but adorable. Each pack animal carried four large baskets, which were filled with newly picked kidney beans. They lined up and followed the farmer, looking very obedient.

"My lord, the dwarf hump is really easy to use. It doesn't take much trouble to go up and down the mountain. Having these guys help transport kidney beans can save us a lot of money." Maureen happily said.

The hump is a unique herbivore in the boulder mountain range. They have strong muscles and bones, are full of energy, have water sacs in their stomachs, and can avoid drinking water for a few days. They have split toes adapted to walking on the mountain and have strong weight-bearing cross-country ability. The meat of the humpback is rough and difficult to swallow, but the temperament is docile and smart. It usually feeds on mountain thorns. The Naville people domesticate it in captivity and use it as a tool for mountain forest pack labor.

The domesticated humpback can carry a weight of 600 pounds, trek nearly 30 kilometers of mountain roads in four hours, and is resistant to rough feeding. Even if it only eats straw, it will not lose weight like cattle and sheep. Suitable for mountain transportation.

These camels were brought back by the Warhammer mercenary group from the town of Gassy in Naville.

During the fire season last year, Victor divided the Warhammer mercenary group into three, led by Hammer, Fermi, and Kidd. Fermi led the Kestrel mercenary group all the way north, into the kingdom of Dodo, and opened up the smuggling business. Kidd leads the lynx mercenary group and is responsible for raiding the mountain villages in Gambis. The Hammer took Wedge and the Warhammer mercenary group, the merchants, to the town of Gassy in the Naville Kingdom to discuss the snow sugar candied fruit with Garrot Baron, and purchase Fire Element crystals and mountain camels by the way.

One month ago, the Warhammer mercenary group returned with a full load. There were only 45 people when they went there, and 106 people came back. The mountain people's strongholds along the way are very enthusiastic about the Warhammer mercenary group, and many young mountain people have asked to join the mercenary group. In addition, the hammer also brought back 120 Fire Element crystals and 400 humpbacks, as well as a profit of 2000 Kinsoul.

Things are going very smoothly, but Hammer is restless. He handed Victor an autograph from the lord of Gassy Town.

It turned out that Garrott Baron of Naville Kingdom saw through the details of the Warhammer mercenary group. He hoped that Victor could continue to maintain this secret business way and sell raw sugar and some living supplies to the West Town. For this reason, he was willing to sell Iron materials, gems, medicine ingredient and elemental crystals. These 400 camels are a gift from Garrot Baron to Victor, or Garrot Baron's investment in secret business. With these pack beasts, the trade volume between the two sides can naturally increase.

There is never a shortage of smart people in the world, let alone treat others as fools.

Garrott Baron saw through the heels of the Warhammer mercenary group with only two contacts, knowing that they were walking on mountain roads and running private goods. And Garrott Baron's attitude also shows that Victor's smuggling strategy is not problematic. It was originally part of the smuggling network to bring the little lord into the game. After all, it was Victor who invested a lot of manpower and took the biggest risk. The small lords in remote areas could make money just by waiting for the private business to come to their door. Why would they not do it? Of course, the strategic value of raw sugar also plays a key role.

Victor has not been dazzled by Garrot Baron’s enthusiasm. The bottom-up penetration strategy cannot be changed before the private business network has surfaced. If the overlord perceives the existence of the Freedmen Business Group, and they hold the attitude that no one wants to intervene and no one can get it, the entire plan will be destroyed by Great Influence. While the people at the bottom seem humble, they can ship the goods to the market for sale. When their will affects the church, the village head, and the small lords, the great nobles can no longer shake Victor's dominant position.

Although Garrott Baron is shrewd, he can only see one line in the case of asymmetric information, and he absolutely can't think of Victor's entire layout. For this early partner, Victor really has nothing to worry about.

In any case, things are moving in a good direction.

There is no shortage of youngsters among the mountain people who are eager to get out of the mountain. They will expand the mercenary group and become a potential military force for the Randal Family.

With Fire Element crystals, Victor can build large furnaces near the veins to increase smelting efficiency and significantly increase the production efficiency of giant brick kilns. With the humpback, the transportation capacity in the mountains will be greatly enhanced, and at least 400 alchemy militias can be liberated.

Solved the manpower problem, Victor's Mercury and Smuggling Business Group will enter a period of rapid development. It can be said that Fire Element Crystal and Humpback have revitalized the development of the smuggling Business Group.

At present, the administrative system of the Randal Family is becoming more and more perfect. Lilia has more than 100 stewards, 300 deacons, and Victor also has 171 small attendants. After two years of training, they will all become Randal. The backbone of the Family.

Military aspect, Randal leads 300 family guards, 600 mercenaries, and the rapid bird light cavalry has expanded to 80 cavalry, and every elite cavalry is equipped with a new type of armor. As for the bear group formed by the mercenary group and Barrett outside the territory, it is not yet possible to count, but the total size will not be less than 1,200.

In terms of finance, the annual income from the trade of raw sugar alone will be no less than 60,000 jinsore. The sales of carriage, canvas, and hemostatic pork are also becoming increasingly popular. It is estimated that Randal's total income this year will exceed 8 Million kingsoul. With the growth of the smuggling Business Group, the trade of snow sugar, coffee, and preserves can also look forward to.

Apart from this, Victor’s reserves of mountain resources, including leather, oil wood, medicine ingredient and iron, iron essence, silver ingots, fine gold, thorium, and mithril, have a total value of more than one million gold ropes you.

The development of Great Swamp is progressing steadily. Imerson currently controls more than 300 goblins. These green-skinned dwarfs are extremely capable of reproducing, and can exceed 1,000 in two years. The larger the goblin clan, the more swamp resources it collects.

However, Randal's leading education and scientific research system is still in a stagnant stage. This is mainly because the Randal Family is too shallow, and family scholars cannot be cultivated overnight. Victor plans to recruit some down-and-out noble children during the Legion tournament held by the York family and let them help Alina train her family servants. On the other hand, he intends to attract some talented people to complete papermaking tasks by offering rewards. Before that, the people led by Randal had to wipe their butts with leaves and wood chips.

Hundreds of thousands of people wipe their butts with leaves...Papermaking is really urgent!

Everything is on the right track, now we have to consider the issue of gathering people's hearts. The festivals and military parades of the Randal Family must be on the agenda. Victor thought secretly.

At this time, a little attendant rushed over on a fast bird. When he saw Victor, he jumped off his saddle and said, "My lord, Mrs. Elina, please go back to Silvermoon Manor immediately. …Mrs. Sylvia is here."

"en? Where is Mrs. Sylvia's car?" Victor asked with a frown.

"Mrs. Sylvia did not ride in the car. She brought a few servants on horseback and is already waiting for you at Silvermoon Manor."

Victor's heart couldn't help but sink. The York family has only recently dealt with the flesh and blood of the alienated giant beast. Sylvia has been away from Randal for less than a month, which means that she hurried back a few days after returning to Golden Water City. This shows that there must be a major change in Centaur Hills, and it is related to the Randal Family!

"Let's go!"

Victor ignored Maureen, jumped on the Swiftbird, and rushed to Silvermoon Manor under the escort of a group of Swiftbird Hussars.

Two hours later, Victor had just returned to Silvermoon Manor when he saw Elina in a long skirt standing at the door.

"Where's the lady?" Victor jumped off the Swiftbird, and an attendant took the reins and led the Swiftbird to the animal pen.

Alina took off Victor’s cloak, and said softly: "Madam is waiting for you in the bedroom."

"The bedroom...Waiting for me in the bedroom, then nothing good!" Victor Mumbled up the stairs and walked to the bedroom.

After knocking on the door a few times, Victor pushed the door directly and entered. Sylvia was standing cheerfully in front of the bedroom window, looking at him with a smile, a pure blonde hair tied into a ponytail with a hair band, casually hanging behind her, stepping on calfskin high heels, wearing a lake green dress and skirt The pendulum floated, revealing a section of shiny and beautiful calf, only this touch of whiteness showed sultry charm.

"Does it look good?" Sylvia lightly turned in a circle, lifted her skirt, curtly bowed her knees, and filled her blue eyes with a full smile.

Dresses and high heels have only recently become popular among celebrities. It is the first time that Victor has seen Sylvia's dress. At this moment, she is different from the mature and beautiful and alluring of the past, on the contrary, she is more beautiful and charming.

I don't know when, Sylvia's temperament gradually changed from graceful and noble to charming and charming. Standing with Victor is unobtrusive, like a pair of biren. Victor had to admit that this Sylvia made him feel cordial and fascinated him even more.

"It's so beautiful." Victor praised sincerely, and then asked: "My dear, did something happen?"

"I miss you...have you Miss me?" Sylvia put her arms around Victor's neck and asked in a charming voice.

Do you want to? Don't you dare not?

"I don't want to! Because, I meet you every day in my dream."

Victor embraced his slender waist and said the most crappy love words, making Sylvia look embarrassed. The smiling flowers trembled, but she wouldn't let her lover go.

"I'm here now, don't you kiss me?"

The crystal red lips are close at hand, and the sweet breath lingers on the tip of the nose. At this time, the big trouble is not as important as the stunner in his arms.