Mystery Makes Me Strong

Root knelt on the ground.

Shivering.

In fact, he fully knew that these villagers did not dare to attack the master.

Even the master who has been defeated on the battlefield.

They don't dare either.

Because they are different from refugees in that they all have families and cannot run away.

Those who dare to participate in knight hunting activities are usually landless refugees.

Only under the organization of some bandits did they dare to do this.

Or only the land-owning villagers dared to do that because of the encouragement and leadership of the local masters.

Go hunt hostile knights.

Even so, once the enemy's knights surrendered, these villagers did not dare to kill them.

Don't tell me that they are now on Master Kross's territory.

Unless they are willing to abandon these fields and become refugees who can only live two or three years.

Otherwise, facing the suddenly tough young master, they can only beg for mercy and pray for the other party's kindness and mercy.

So in this case.

Root chose to shrink his head immediately.

He knelt down to Wen Rensheng and said, "I'm sorry, young master."

"I was just excited."

"Please, merciful you, favored by the Founding God, forgive my momentary excitement."

"Hmph, you traitor, do you think I don't know what you did?" Wen Rensheng couldn't directly tell the other party that there was someone behind him.

The rule of the aristocratic game is don't talk nonsense if you don't have the strength.

Unless you have enough power, in that case, you are right no matter what.

"I was wrong." Root fought to the end.

He couldn't name the person behind it.

Even if you say it, you won't be able to save him, and it will make him die faster.

In the competition for the eldest son, the other heirs would not let a pariah like him insult their reputation.

At this moment, the butler appeared out of nowhere.

He said arrogantly:

"You idiots, how dare you come to block the young master's door!"

"Young master still has the support of my grandfather, Baron Wende. What does it matter if you just lose a few hundred acres of land?"

"As long as the young master writes a letter, this matter can be solved!"

Wen Rensheng turned to look at the housekeeper.

Does this guy want to bet on himself?

It's possible.

In fact, the Baron assigned different butlers to different heirs with the intention of making them his confidants.

Who can find the key points of these people's interests in the shortest time and then bring them together.

This is another skill.

Nobles must learn to win over other forces.

Especially useful forces.

Knowledge-based officials like these are very important.

Craftsmen are also important.

Cowherds, swineherds, blacksmiths, cobblers, tailors, doctors...well, maybe doctors are excluded.

Medieval doctors were far less effective than priests.

it is true.

Pastors can also provide psychological comfort and help many people heal themselves.

Medieval doctors told you to hasten your death.

The only one who is of any use is the surgeon.

But the infection rate is also extremely high.

But at least they know how to use a soldering iron to save lives.

Anyway, it's still somewhat useful.

In this world where there are supernatural beings and gods, but the gods cannot interfere forcefully, the role of the priest is also a little bigger.

Occasionally, you can learn about some bad drugs from the gods.

For example, "poplar bark", "cinchona bark", "cowpox"...

These are also statements that are extremely cost-effective and can demonstrate the power of the gods.

Each of these early drugs could save many, many lives.

It's a pity that the involution is too harsh.

The gods scrambled to find such a medicine.

So that what is easy to discover has long been spoken out by the gods and has won a lot of faith.

The later ones were more troublesome, had to talk a lot, and taught for a long time, and the gods lost their patience.

It is difficult to penetrate the crystal wall.

After hearing this, the villagers immediately realized the young master's confidence.

Yes, it turns out that there is support from two relatives of the Baron.

A father and a grandpa.

These villagers have very little knowledge.

As soon as they heard about the strong support of the two barons, they immediately felt that the mere 800 acres of land that had been destroyed was nothing at all.

"Hey, it turns out that our eyelids are still too shallow."

"Yes, I have the support of the two barons."

"To put it bluntly, the output we have lost from this land is not enough to cover the cost of a meal, right?"

The villagers behind were talking in low voices.

Wen Rensheng almost laughed when he heard this.

Which baron has such luxury?

Even the king could not afford to pay for the harvest of 800 acres of land in one meal.

It must be some big nobles who like to hold banquets.

It is normal for a big banquet to consume the harvest of 800 acres of land.

But unlike Earth, the great nobles here are very frugal.

Money and food are invested in Junqi-related industries.

Armor, leather armor, blacksmith, cattle, horses, mules...

These can directly turn into combat effectiveness.

There must be nobles like that who eat, drink and enjoy luxury.

But it lasted less than three generations, so it was gradually eliminated.

The big nobles who stayed only showed up when they had to show off, such as to intimidate foreign lords.

I am usually very frugal.

Because they know very well that once it is wasted and cannot be sustained on the battlefield, everything will be over.

So the same is true for the education given to the children of the family.

On the contrary, these common people have no knowledge.

I think this little bit of land is nothing.

I really thought that the emperor cultivated the land with golden hoes, but in fact the emperor was very poor.

Different emperors are in heaven and on earth.

Some emperors were so rich that they could spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year, while some were so poor that they could only eat porridge.

Then Wen Rensheng issued an order, asking the village chief to take Lu Te back and hang him on the village head.

That's what he said.

The village chief quickly and fearfully agreed.

This means throwing in a bad guy to calm the wrath of the old man.

This is a matter of course.

As for the things they ask for help, they don't have to worry about it.

They just need to obey the orders of their lord.

Under the witness of the benevolent founding god, the lord will not let them starve to death.

So these people finally left honestly.

A hapless guy is tied up.

A sudden potential conflict was simply resolved.

In fact, Wen Rensheng thought about it:

As long as someone with a basic noble background can do it, at least this matter can be solved today.

Even a cruel nobleman can scare away the people.

The most fearful thing is the weak aristocratic children who are immersed in books and do not dare to face the villagers who may potentially riot.

Let the situation worsen step by step.

They were gradually incited to the level of violent conflict by someone with deliberate intentions.

That also means failure.

Wen Rensheng nodded when he thought of this.

Wen Rensheng then began to carefully examine the surrounding terrain.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, he came to a nearby hill.

Then look around.

He discovered that there was a river to the west of the village.

To the east is a lush forest.

As you can imagine, this is a pretty wealthy place.

You can fish in the river, cut firewood and hunt in the forest, and pick up mushrooms, fungus, wild vegetables, and wild fruits...

These are survival resources.

Of course, whether it's a river or a forest, it's all owned by the lord.

Most of the time, villagers are prohibited from fishing, hunting, and cutting wood at will.

At most, the villagers occasionally secretly pick some fruits, wild vegetables and mushrooms in the forest at night.

But once traces of bows and arrows are found, they will be severely punished.

Most of them do collecting activities.

Even logging is strictly prohibited.

Only when the lord showed mercy, they could enter the forests and rivers for hunting and fishing for just half a month every year.

And 70% of the harvest must be given to the lord.

Basically, it is only allowed to pick once in autumn.

In fact, it is usually very wasteful.

The development of resources is too insufficient.

But Wen Rensheng understood why.

This is for strategic reserve.

When the time comes for war, these unused forests and rivers represent war potential.

Wood can be used as weapons of war, and food can be used as an additional supplement.

After all, reserve technology is also a problem these days.

As for wild vegetables and the like, villagers will secretly pick them in the summer.

Cutting wood won't work, there's too much movement.

Only when building a house and raising a family for children would they be allowed to cut a few branches.

The specific amount depends on the relationship with the village chief.

Cutting is not allowed at other times.

Therefore, there has been no over-logging.

The selfishness of the lords and the savings of armaments unintentionally achieved the purpose of maintaining ecological balance.

It's really ironic.

After all, it was actually the lord who was trying to protect his own interests.

Lords would sell hunting rights to certain peers.

But the hunting intensity of our colleagues cannot be compared with that of the villagers.

After all, they are here to have fun and just gain something.

If the villagers let go, they would kill them all.

Only in this way can we survive and live better.

In this case, it also protects the natural environment.

Wen Rensheng couldn't laugh or cry.

Therefore, dispersed lords are conducive to environmental protection.

On the contrary, the same great dynasty will cause excessive deforestation.

The key is still the same, there is no internal chaos and the population is over-reproduced.

If the land is not enough, we have to go to the forest to clear up wasteland and hunt in the forest.

As a result, the densely forested areas were cut down, leaving a hanging river.

And now these villagers, they and their firewood, if they want to solve the firewood problem, they have to rely on the crops they grow.

For example, wheat straws, cotton straws, and sorghum straws.

Of course, these are often not enough to burn.

Many people are reluctant to boil hot water.

Many people have never had a hot bath in their lives. Even in the agricultural era, fuel was very expensive.

Wen Rensheng went to see the so-called paddy fields that had been washed away.

In fact, it is a place where water can be poured.

I saw pieces of wheat lying in the mud.

Villagers are struggling to clear wheat in the distance.

Someone tried to find the grouted ears of wheat and cook with them.

Wen Rensheng shook his head.

These people make use of every resource.

When the sun shines and the river recedes, those muddy fields become a smelly place.

The smell is mainly caused by the proliferation of microorganisms in the river water on the submerged plants.

Wen Rensheng thought for a while.

Then he gave an order.

In the next two months, the villagers are allowed to go hunting in the forest and fish in the river as a livelihood.

Limited to two months only.

This made the villagers very adaptable.

Because it used to be half a month.

Half a month is precious, and some villagers even hunt down rare monsters from the forest.

Then he made a lot of money, paid a tax, got permission from the officials, and then went to live directly in the city.

At this time, the older villagers in the village began to tell the younger generations about their experiences in surviving the famine.

Since the paddy fields came into existence, all the young people want to work in the paddy fields.

And there is no need to worry about famine and drought.

Eight out of ten years are normal.

This is the power of paddy fields.

In an agricultural society, there is the existence of crushing.

The old man taught the children to find mushrooms and dry them with smoke.

He also taught the children how to fish and then dried the fish.

Without salt, it would actually be difficult to preserve the fish for a long time if you wanted to dry it.

Therefore, it is also smoked to reduce microorganisms.

But doing so also consumes a lot of fuel.

Therefore, it is necessary to cut down dead trees and branches in the forest.

Without this, even if there is food, it will not be preserved for long.

Therefore, the importance of food is irreplaceable.

You won’t get tired of it, and it can be stored for a long time.

As long as it is dry and careful, the average family can preserve food for more than 3 years.

This is important.

It is impossible to eat meat without complicated processing.

Like smoking dried meat and fish, it takes a lot of time and consumption.

At this moment, the butler suddenly said: "Master, the forest and river belong to your father. The baron only authorized the village and land to you."

"You'd better need the Baron's permission if you're going to use it."

Wen Rensheng said calmly: "Dui, then you should record it for me, write this request into a document, and send it to the Baron."

At this time, Wen Rensheng went to check the situation in the village again.

The villagers began to get busy in full swing.

Some even wish the fields were a little worse.

After all, the forest has been closed for a long time and there are many prey.

Just catching a few can provide half a month's worth of food.

And at this time.

The village is not far away.

A would-be knight was watching Wen Rensheng running back and forth from a distance.

He shook his head and said: "It seems that Hart is quite capable."

"At least, he stabilized the ignorant and blind villagers."

"Sure enough, he can be selected as the successor. He still has some talents."

The attendant next to him said: "This Master Hart is indeed not easy."

"Hmph, he is a very difficult guy. It's a pity that anyone who lets him participate in the competition for the successor will be subject to various calculations."

"Otherwise, as an ordinary second son, going out to take risks and fight hard, the situation will be worse than the current situation." The would-be knight said disdainfully.

It is indeed true that many second sons of nobles do not understand the ways of the world after their third sons leave.

As a result, the money was spent, the horses were sold, and even the armor was sold.

It's so miserable.

Now, of course, Wen Rensheng would not leave his territory and become a wandering knight.

It seems like he has freedom and a good reputation, but he is actually very unlucky.

He was killed at any time, and no one took revenge.

The now open rivers and forests have completely stabilized the minds of the people.

Villagers can go down to the river to fish or go to the forest to hunt.

In fact, they can't convert much wealth in a short time.

It is impossible to hedge away lost fields.

But they at least had hope and could endure it.