Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence returned to Pumexiu Town successfully, less than two days later.

"How is the town going? Have any businessmen come here in the past two days?"

"No." Ai Ali said honestly: "Everyone is talking about the soldiers, and no one is seen outside."

Lawrence just asked casually.

It is impossible for businessmen to come during this season, the risk is too great.

Not only walking in the snow, but more importantly, you need to walk on mountain roads in some places. If you pass through some places for the first time, you can easily lose your life.

"Brick, give these dogs some meat to eat. They behaved very well this time."

Lawrence touched the head of the leading dog and said with approval: "Rachel, you behaved well this time, take it and eat it."

A roast rabbit placed on the table was picked up by Lawrence and placed on the ground.

The ferocious big dog, as white as a young tiger, squatted on the ground and waggled its tail. Its snow-colored tail kept sweeping on the floor of the tavern. It looked at Lawrence with a look that was both happy and pitiful.

Lawrence smiled and patted Raquel on the head.

After getting permission, Raquel quickly leaned down and started eating quickly.

Its fangs are usually not very conspicuous and can only be seen clearly when it is roaring and eating.

Compared with tigers, these dogs are shorter in body length and as thick as bears, and their bodies have grown fluffy hair to protect them from the cold winter and sharp claws.

Unlike the long-faced dogs in the south, most dogs in the north have round heads.

Lawrence looked at the collar around Raquel's neck. The leader's collar was mainly used for sledding and daily care.

They must be tamed and subdued when they are young, otherwise the sled dogs will not be easily subdued once they reach adulthood.

If you are a little disobedient before you reach adulthood, you must correct or eliminate them in time. If some minor problems still exist after adulthood, you will often have to pay a bloody lesson.

Snow Cave people attach great importance to sled dogs, almost treating them as the lives of the group, but there is absolutely no sympathy or accommodation allowed in dog training. Everything is for survival.

Lawrence was very fond of these sled dogs, which could bring great help. In the winter snow environment, these dogs may be more useful than witches.

"Brick, after you feed the dog, take the collar to the blacksmith and ask him if he can put a circle of iron spikes on the collar, so that when a bear or wild boar bites the dog in the future, it will be pierced in the mouth."

Brick said quickly: "Yes, Master."

Lawrence will not only use these dogs as transportation, but also as hunting tools. These giant dogs have strong hunting abilities and are very good at group combat.

Solving the threat of external beasts is also a necessity that cannot be ignored at the moment.

Although it is currently difficult to find prey for hunting, there are indeed various wild animals around that can threaten women and children.

Especially during the winter, strange creatures outside will come close to here.

Flocks of chickens and sheep will emit a strong smell, coupled with the feces and body odor produced by the gathering of most people, it can not only repel some highly intelligent creatures, but also attract many hungry creatures.

After arranging some things and letting Brick be responsible for the transaction with the Snow Cave people, Lawrence returned to the manor.

The sentry outside the manor discovered the presence of Lawrence and others in advance, and quickly informed the maid in the manor, who then notified several mistresses.

Soon Sofia, who was wearing a thick leather jacket, happily ran over to greet him.

"Owner!"

Lawrence heard a familiar voice, and the fatigue from two days and one night quickly disappeared.

Lawrence held the little blond beauty in his arms and said with a smile: "Sofia, did you notice that we were back so early?"

Sophia said sheepishly: "Emma told me!"

"Well, it's pretty good." Lawrence looked at the others, "You guys go to the cafeteria to eat something to warm up first, and let the public bathhouse boil the water. After you take a bath, you can rest for two days. When you eat in the evening, you will The reward will be delivered to your home.”

Mandekru and others said happily: "Thank you, Master!"

Sariel stood waiting not far away and followed Lawrence in after he entered the house with Derren Sophia.

After entering the house, Lawrence walked to the sofa opposite the fireplace and sat down, "It's still more comfortable at home."

Sofia sat next to Lawrence and touched Lawrence's warm hands, "Master, why are you back so soon this time?"

Lawrence was in a good mood, explaining his good fortune.

"The sled dogs were running very fast and we met a village on the way. I asked the people there to help me notify the rest of the people."

"Because these places are far away from Pig's Trotter City, they can't keep up with Pig's Trotter City, and they won't take care of the country people outside their jurisdiction."

"So we quickly arrived at these villages that were remote from Pig Trotter City, and then we won them over and gave them flour, weapons and wine."

"The nobles of Pig Trotter City don't need them, we do!"

Salil couldn't help it and said unhappily: "Lawrence, I calculated the rewards you gave to those warriors. Do you know how much everyone's rewards add up to?"

Lawrence sat up and explained seriously: "I'm glad that Salil you always care so much about these numbers. Let me tell you what I think."

"My thought is that we are not set in stone, at least now and for the next ten years or so."

"Last year, it was difficult for us to get ten eggs, and we were reluctant to eat wheat flour."

"Last year, we had eggs and flour bread, but not much, and not much vegetables. We had to live a tight life every day."

"What about this year? We have enough laying hens, and because of our business, we have wheat and potatoes that can feed five hundred people. We have also pickled a lot of vegetables in advance. We can add different pickles every day for a change. There is also brewed fruit wine that you can drink comfortably.”

"Next year we will have more land, more honey, more wheat potatoes and fruit trees, more eggs and vegetable plots."

"We have more tools, we can collect more wood faster, and we have more goats, sheep and skins."

"Salil, do you still think that ten eggs, sixty pounds of firewood, five pounds of wine, twenty pounds of vegetables, and one chicken are too many things for us to support?"

Sariel could not refute Lawrence's defense, because only three short years had passed from a small house with three people huddled together to a group of wooden houses and slaves who could not remember their names.

"But we have to take out many, many chickens before spring. These chickens can lay eggs. There will be more chickens next year."

Salil felt very distressed when she thought of this, and was reluctant to give her chickens and eggs to people she didn't know.

The thinking of Sariel and many barbarians has always been like this. They can protect themselves, so they cannot generate that kind of unnecessary sympathy.

The weak cannot protect themselves, and the strong will not suffer the same fate as the weak because the strong are the strong!

Salil is a strong person, and she also believes that Lawrence, Delenn, and Khalan around her are all strong people.

Sophia is a minor and strong person. Sariel believes that Sophia is not weak, but has not grown up yet.

Lawrence is the strangest person in the entire North and the entire Kingdom of Luofen.

He gave opportunities to the weak or disabled, such as Seravan and Mandekru.

Food and clothing were also distributed to the weak, allowing these people to escape the judgment of the cold winter and have enough to eat and keep warm clothes.

Facing Salil's grievances and complaints, Lawrence showed a bad smile, "Don't worry, five pounds of wine will definitely not be enough. When the time comes, we can exchange the wine for chickens and vegetables, and they will definitely be willing."

"As long as you give me enough wine, there's nothing wrong with the vegetables and chicken being in arrears for two months."

How can there be an army that does not owe wages...

Since the day humans formed armies, unpaid wages and delays have been the order of the day.

And the army that can delay the payment of salary for several months, or even pay half the salary, is often the best among the best.

Although it is a very bad practice, it is very advanced in this era. After all, barbarians did not have a salary before.

For all barbarians, wine alone is enough to earn money, and there is no room to argue whether chickens, eggs, and vegetables are given, so they easily accept it.

Lawrence has his own plan. There are enough chickens on the mountain. Next year, people in the town down the mountain can raise chickens, or the forest tribe can raise chickens like that.

Distributing chickens to soldiers is not for them to eat, but to provide production resources for their families.

Firewood is to protect the women and children of these soldiers’ families from the cold. The women and children of these military families are all their own supporters.

Vegetables and eggs are used to improve the physical fitness of these soldiers and prevent nutritional deficiencies.

Everyone should pursue it. Eating bread, sweet pure flour bread, is not only a symbol of status, but also a symbol of honor.

The wages of the soldiers can be circulated. At present, most people in the manor have no private property, so the currency system is not so urgent for the time being, but when some people start to have excess resources, currency will be produced.

Lawrence has no relevant experience and does not know how to determine the standards, so he plans to use the standards adapted by the locals to formulate a currency system that meets the current situation.