Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

Chapter 17 Production Team and Work Points (Part 1)

Old Ford stared blankly at the pile of snow-white sea salt.

As the chief steward of the Idar Territory, he knows the value of that large amount of sea salt better than anyone else. If he followed the previous method of boiling salt, it would probably take at least twice as long to get so much sea salt, and it would also require a large amount of sea salt. The serfs worked hard every day and the cost was extremely high.

However, the method of drying salt proposed by Bruno not only produced large amounts of salt, but also directly liberated the serfs from the salt fields, greatly reducing the cost of salt production and increasing profits.

Only a few salt ponds with different functions and the management of dedicated personnel can maintain the operation of a salt farm of this scale. Old Ford can be sure that if all the newly dug salt ponds operate normally, then Idar will start from salt production next year. Your income can at least double!

For a moment, Old Ford was so excited that he was speechless...

Sabi is right!

The master is indeed a man of great wisdom!

"How about it? I'm so awesome!" Bruno came to Old Ford's side at some point and said somewhat complacently.

"Old... Master is really... really... so awesome!" Old Ford was so excited that he stuttered a little.

"That's natural." Bruno nodded matter-of-factly.

"According to what I have seen, other lords should not know about this method of making salt from seawater. In this case...if you want to make more profits...then this method of making salt from seawater must not be spread." Old Ford frowned and said seriously.

"That makes sense. I plan to form a special guard force to guard the salt field. Old Ford, what do you think?" Bruno asked.

"Form a special guard?" Old Ford originally planned to suggest Bruno to dispatch a small number of soldiers to garrison, but after hearing what Bruno said, he thought it was extremely reasonable.

After all, the income from salt production can be regarded as the most important financial source for the Idar Territory, and it cannot be overemphasized.

"I think it's okay." Old Ford said, "It's just that with the size and personnel of this guard, I wonder if I have any plans?"

"After all, this is just the beginning, and there is no need to have too many people. I plan to organize it on a scale of fifty people first. Moreover, in order to ensure the loyalty of the soldiers, all these fifty people will be drawn from my personal guards." Bruno After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice.

Fifty people are actually a lot. After all, the total number of soldiers in the entire Idar territory is only more than 300, and only 100 of them are directly subordinate to Bruno's personal guards, and the other 200 are just ordinary soldiers. Soldiers, stationed in the military camp on the outskirts of Idar City.

These fifty people were almost half of the bodyguards.

"I have no objection to being directly transferred from the personal guards. However, in this way, the number of guards around you, Lord Earl, will be reduced by half."

"Just replenish it from civilians or active soldiers. First, recruit thirty people from ordinary soldiers, and then recruit twenty people directly from civilians... Didn't you ask for a census before? Check them out According to the information, the person chosen this time must be a native Idar with a clean family background. In short, loyalty must be guaranteed!" Bruno said.

"As you wish, sir." Old Ford said respectfully.

"As for the management of the salt farm and the formation of the guard, the old housekeeper needs to worry more..." Bruno said suddenly.

"Old slave will definitely live up to his trust." Old Ford replied without hesitation.

After all, Old Ford was a man who had gone to the battlefield with Bruno's father. He had a life-long friendship with the Stuart family and was loyal. With the guarantee of the old butler, Bruno felt at ease.

Since seawater sun salt replaced seawater boiled salt, there was no need to maintain such a large number of serfs.

Therefore, in the evening of that day, Bruno asked people to gather these serfs together.

Four hundred and fifty-three, this is the number of serfs who were formerly responsible for the operation of the salt works.

More than four hundred serfs sat consciously in a circle around the burning bonfire, ready to obey the lord's next arrangements.

Several hours have passed since the great success of sea salting.

Even the stupidest serfs should wake up from the shock of being exposed to sea salt and think about their future options.

After all, the new salt farm definitely doesn't need so many people. Even the most stupid person can spot this.

But... if you don’t use salt, what can you do?

For a time, many serfs were filled with anxiety. After all, the noble master would not raise them in vain. Once they were no longer useful, the ending would not be very good.

You know, in the mainstream society of the Norman Empire, the sale of serfs was not uncommon.

Although boiling salt was tiring and hard work in the past, Bruno never left them without food, at least he was able to keep them alive. But if it is sold to other lords, no one knows what their future will be like.

After all... a lord like Bruno can already be regarded as a breath of fresh air among the noble class.

"I don't intend to sell you." Bruno stood by the bonfire, cleared his throat, and said loudly and directly to the serfs.

As soon as these words came out, many serfs breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they were not sold, they could say anything.

"But it's impossible for you to stay here and continue to make salt. After all, you have seen the process of drying salt from seawater. This absolutely does not require so much manpower. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net "

"However, sea salt is now a top secret of my Stuart family, so... you'd better keep your mouth shut, otherwise, there will definitely be no place for you in the Norman Empire." Bruno said seriously said.

"But at the same time, as long as you work hard, I can ensure that from now on you will be able to have enough food and clothing, and rely on your own strength to support yourself. It is even possible to become a free citizen again."

After Bruno finished speaking, everyone present, whether they were serfs, civilians, or soldiers present, thought that they seemed to be hallucinating...

What did the lord say just now?

Do serfs... also have a chance to become free men again?

Due to the political system and aristocratic political model of the Norman Empire, many serfs were actually formed under the "unintentional" operations of some unscrupulous nobles.

For example, small-scale territorial conflicts sometimes occurred between the nobles of the Norman Empire under various names. Regarding such conflicts, the imperial royal family and the Regency Council adopted a laissez-faire attitude, which provided rules for many nobles. Convenience within range.

For example, noble A invaded noble B's fief, and then plundered many civilians living in noble B's fief. When these civilians became prisoners, they had only two choices, either to be hacked to death or to be forced to become nobles. Serfs under A's command.

Then Noble B uses the same method to "retaliate" against Noble A, and then plunders an equal number of civilians.

After this process, the nobles of both sides realized the conversion from commoners to serfs. Not only could they occupy the land that originally belonged to the commoners, but they could also obtain a large number of serfs with personal dependence.

As for the loss of the nobles... usually, there are zero casualties, because this is what everyone has agreed on long ago.