Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Chapter 172 Management Classification

"Emma, ​​how much tax did the baron give you before?"

Lawrence had already ruled the Pumixiu people to a certain extent, and it was time to collect taxes.

Not only is it a matter of tax collection, but the management system also needs to be updated.

The current management consists of three witches and half a wizard, followed by leaders like Reglo and Mandekru who can manage several people.

Freeson and the blacksmith, who were natives of Pumixiu, were already in charge, but neither of them had any management skills.

Emma replied angrily: "Everyone is given a basket of wheat, a jug of wine, and a chicken, but they often ask for other things, and they always grab our things with Doug!"

Lawrence roughly knew the acceptable range, "Yeah, I get it."

Seeing that everything was okay, Emma said, "Then I'll go help cut down the tree."

Lawrence said: "Wait a minute, you are my serf now. Do you know what a serf is?"

Emma answered honestly: "I don't know, aren't you a slave?"

Lawrence explained: "No, the slaves refer to the slaves you brought. Those slaves are my private property, and Emma and your family are serfs, the ones who farm the land for me."

Emma didn't know much about it, so she only asked the question she was concerned about, "Are you in charge of the food?"

Lawrence smiled and said: "Like slaves, I will definitely take care of your food, but in addition to food, part of the output of your land can be kept as a reward."

"For example, if the few acres of land you farm for me are harvested, I will give you the excess harvest for your own use. You can use it to improve food or do other things."

Emma smiled and said: "Then it's no different from before. It's the same if you exchange the extra wheat for something after eating."

Before the Kur people attacked the town of Pumixiu, the Pumixiu people had enough to eat most of the time, and they could also have some extra food in exchange for protection or other things.

Andrew is the big brother behind the Emma family. When the Emma family has conflicts with others, or has disagreements and wants to fight, Andrew's name can be used to scare people.

Therefore, Emma's family used to be a subsidiary of Salil, and now they work for Lawrence and they also work for Salil. The difference is not big.

Lawrence divided into several levels according to the current situation.

The owner of the manor (the prophet), three female nobles, stewards, free people (Pumixiu people), serfs (Pumixiu dependents in the manor), and slaves.

At present, the six levels are enough. There is no need to worry about taxation for the time being, and there is currently no excess output.

Lawrence said to Emma: "Emma, ​​we are reclaiming land these days. The reclaimed land will be cultivated by your family. I will divide the areas that everyone is responsible for."

Emma said: "Yes, Master."

Lawrence said: "Currently there are not enough manpower. You teach the children to farm first, and then come to the house to do easy work after sowing. I will give you a separate maid's room so that Etty and the children can go home." .”

Etty and the shepherdess's child is two or three months old, and it's time to go back to live with her husband.

At present, there is no extra space for a nursery, and the main focus is still on farming.

Emma felt that this was not good, and took the initiative to say: "It would be too wasteful for me to live alone. Let Bull live with me. She is always scolded by others for living in a big house with her children."

Lawrence said directly: "Okay, you call Buer here, I will let her and the child live in first."

Emma said happily: "Okay, then I'll call her, and then I'll teach the children how to farm."

Lawrence waited patiently for Bull after Emma left.

There were not enough men on the estate, but there were many boys among the Pumixiu.

These people will cause trouble when they have nothing to do. Letting them farm will contribute to stability and education.

Fortunately, they are not orphans, and they all have mothers to discipline and guide them.

For example, the children of the Mandekru family learned to work early under the education of Mandekru and his wife.

Boys and girls, anyone who can run can do something.

Soon Bull walked into the room and saw Lawrence sitting alone on the sofa, so he walked over carefully.

"Master, what do you need me to do for you?"

Seeing that Bull didn't know what was going on, Lawrence said, "It must be very inconvenient for you to live in the big house with your children. I have an empty room upstairs. You can take your children and things to live in the house later."

"After Edith and the others move out, you and Emma will live in the maid's room downstairs and work for me as the maid in the house."

When Bull heard Lawrence's words, he was moved and said: "Thank you, Master Lawrence!"

The wooden house is not only clean and warm, but also has special toilets and oil lamps. For women like Emma and Bull, living in such a warm big house with oil lamps always burning gives them an unprecedented sense of security!

Lawrence felt that this seemingly weak woman was very strong, not in strength, but in ruthlessness and determination.

Kenny's death had no impact on Bull. Bull helped Kenny because he wanted to help.

Kenny's death is probably like the death of a dog. It feels pity, but that's about it.

Except for some Western slaves who felt relieved and resigned because no one delivered the message, the rest of them had no feelings about Kenny's death.

Even the three nuns are not from the same group as Kenny.

After calming Bull, Lawrence quickly assigned tasks to the rest of the group.

This time several women joined, and they also brought some old people and slaves, including many male slaves.

These men were no longer their slaves, but Lawrence's slaves.

Because of the language, these people were managed by three nuns.

"We don't have time to take care of this now. After these people have planted the wheat, we will arrange for them to learn the language here. There seems to be nothing else going on, right?"

Lawrence thought about what was left undone.

"By the way, I took advantage of the last cold winter weather to modify the mountain road. I didn't finish it last year, but this year I was halfway through it and got busy with other things."

Lawrence wants to build a flat road from here to the town of Pumixiu. The convex places will be smashed and the concave places will be filled in, until it can be built to the point where the dog cart can run.

In the next few days, the food was mainly fish and bird meat. Lawrence killed a lot of crows in the woods and caught a lot of fish in the river.

Because of the increase in people and dogs, the grouse and squirrels in the forest were hunted to extinction, and now there are no small animals at all nearby.

Fortunately, Reglo's hunting team hunted prey from the Ug tribe, which alleviated the food crisis to a certain extent.

Some people cut trees in the forest to clear up wasteland, some people cultivate new lands, and some people go hunting.

Lawrence took three men to break the easily broken stone, while Salil and Khalan stayed in the house to continue ripening the potatoes.

Although there were only two meals a day, and the food in the granary was getting less and less, the people in the manor accepted everything steadily.

Because the days are getting longer and the snow on the mountains is beginning to melt, the spring that everyone is looking forward to is almost here.

What was once a large gray forest has been turned into flat farmland. The leaves and nuts in the forest are used as fuel or feed. The small animals hiding in tree holes for the winter have long been turned into farmyard manure to nourish the land.

Lawrence checks on the progress of the work every day.

Sofia followed Lawrence on a tour of the territory and saw the wasteland in the distance on the hillside.

Between the river and the mountain wall, a camp and clearing appeared, probably less than one percent.

The half acre of newly reclaimed land plus the half acre of land previously reclaimed for living only resulted in a total of one acre of land in the forest.

This also includes some open spaces that originally existed along the river.

Sofia asked: "Master, how long will it take for us to turn this forest into farmland?"

Lawrence said: "It will probably take more than ten years to open up this forest normally."

Sophia sighed: "It's so slow..."

Lawrence felt it was fast.

If farmers were to open up wasteland in ancient times, it might take a year to create a piece of wasteland per acre, and it would not be this kind of forest land with big trees.

If it is forest land, you will never be able to cultivate an acre in your lifetime.

But that's a general situation, referring to farmers living in villages.

After all, in ancient times, a lot of land close to the village was occupied by powerful people. If you want to open up wasteland, you must open up land far away.

The wasteland must be ten miles away, and it would probably take an hour or two for a person to walk ten miles. Going back and forth doesn't leave much time for work.

Coupled with other things and the rainy and snowy weather, there was too little time.

There are no such problems in the manor. Everyone is guaranteed to eat and sleep. At the same time, a lumber camp has been established in the forest, so there is a lot of time to do things every day.

Everyone in the manor is also becoming familiar with the use of weapons and tools. Now, in order to prevent dangers that may arise at any time, Lawrence has placed a weapon rack in the public kitchen, mainly storing some wooden spears and shields.

Those who carried iron swords and axes were mainly stewards and nobles. Lawrence rewarded sheep to Reglo and Mandekru, and also gave some wine.

Although the management has stabilized, and the slaves and serfs in the manor have gradually stabilized, the work progress is still lagging behind.

"This is indeed too slow. It's almost spring. I'll go find Delen. If she is willing to come out and help, she can just loosen the soil under the big tree and a tree can be built in a few minutes."

Lawrence was reminded of what Delenn was capable of.

Delen's ability is to control soil. He can soften rocks and soil and turn them into sand, and he can also turn sand and soil into rocks.

On the contrary, Kharan's ability cannot destroy those big trees. Ripening can only turn the big trees into wood. Her ability can make the leaves and fruits rot, but it cannot decompose the wood, nor can it make the trees grow in reverse.

Sophia said with a sad face: "If only my witchcraft could be used, it would be of help."

Lawrence smiled and said, "It will be okay when you grow up."

Witchcraft is indeed very strange. Only mature witches can use witchcraft. It seems that the older you get, the more powerful you become.

Magical girls are not popular here, and those who can come in handy are mostly young witches and mature witches.

It is indeed a very reasonable rule that the older you get, the stronger your magic and witchcraft will be.

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