"There is such a thing!" Narant frowned. Three times the price difference is too harsh, especially when you have to pay taxes when buying things. This is something Narant has never heard of. If he takes things to sell, he
It's easy to understand why we need to collect taxes. After all, this is to protect local industries. This is the approach of every earldom.
Of course, Nalant also vaguely guessed that the reason why Quint did this was that he was sure that the villagers had no way to buy elsewhere.
The Storm Territory is located in the southeasternmost part of the Tulip Earldom. If you want to go to other territories, it will take at least a day and a night to walk. The dense jungles along the way are infested with wild beasts, which is very dangerous.
On the contrary, it only took half a day to get to the Baron of Quinte, and it became a place where serfs could buy daily necessities.
"I can send guards to other noble territories to buy grain, but the problem is that other nobles may not be willing to sell so much grain. The rations for thousands of people for several months are tens of thousands of kilograms!"
"And this is still a big expense, which will directly consume my ten gold coins as a start-up capital!" Nalant thought as he moved forward.
After continuing to march on the wilderness dirt road for more than an hour, the team was finally about to reach the next village.
After following the dirt road and bypassing a low forest, the front suddenly opened up, revealing the endless blue coast.
"Huh? This is the sea? My territory is close to the coast?" Nalant was stunned as he smelled the salty sea breeze, and even his horse stopped.
"Lord, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Nalant stop his horse, Vivian and the others asked strangely.
"Vivian, is the Storm Territory close to the sea?"
"Yes, sir, outside the Storm Territory is the endless sea!" Vivian nodded doubtfully.
This is really unexpected. The ocean is synonymous with treasure.
"Vivian, what's the name of the village in front of you!" After receiving a positive answer and temporarily suppressing the excitement in his heart, Nalant looked at a group of houses near the seaside, which should be the second village in the Storm Territory.
"Sir, that village is called the Village of Doom!"
"Why did you choose this name?" Nalant frowned.
"Sir, the people in that village are all people who were exiled to the Storm Territory. Because they are all relatives of the Girl of Misfortune, the villagers of Maiye Village gathered them all here, so it is called the Village of Misfortune!"
"There is such a thing!" Nalant thought that only outsiders would have a strong sense of discrimination against the relatives of the Daughter of Misfortune, but he did not expect that there was also such a thing in his own territory.
"By the way, Vivian, how come you are allowed to live in Maiye Village?" Nalant suddenly remembered that Vivian was discovered in Maiye Village.
"Sir, my parents used to be tailors, and I can also sew simple clothes, so the villagers of Maiye Village allow me to live on the edge of Maiye Village!" Vivian replied softly.
"Sorry, Vivian!" Nalant was worried that he had asked about the girl's pain points.
"Sir, you don't have to apologize to me! It's because of you that Lilia and I have the life we have now!" Vivian showed a sweet smile. She was very satisfied with the life she has now.
Soon, the group of people arrived at the entrance of Doom Village. This Doom Village was very small, with only a few dozen dilapidated thatched houses.
"I've met the lord!"
"I've met the lord!"
Surprisingly, at this time, a group of villagers had gathered at the entrance of Doom Village. After seeing Nalant, they all knelt down to salute and extend their greetings.
Narant glanced at the crowd and found that most of the crowd were girls, with less than one-third being men.
This is because during the exile, only the female relatives of the Daughter of Misfortune were forced to come to the Storm Territory, while the male relatives were all voluntary. For example, Vivian's father abandoned the two sisters and did not come to the Storm Territory.
"Everyone get up!"
"Thank you, Lord!" The serfs stood up cautiously.
When the serfs got up, Nalant began to ask about the basic situation of the village.
At this time, the village chief of Doom Village happened to be among the crowd. Following Nalant's greeting, he immediately and cautiously came to the horse.
"The little man Kenbi Cowdung has met the lord!"
"Well, what a good name!" Nalant suppressed a smile and nodded, then continued, "Kenbi Cowdung, what are you gathering here to do?"
"Back to the lord, we are going to the Blazing Forest to the west to pick wild fruits..." Kenby Cowdung answered cautiously.
"Going to pick wild fruits? The whole village together?"
Next, Narant asked for many more details, and finally knew the real reason why they gathered together.
It turns out that this was also caused by Anthony's grain expropriation, and the situation in Bad Luck Village was even worse than that of Maiye Village.
Their village has few young laborers, so they usually produce less food. Most of the time, they have to go to the Blazing Forest to the west to collect wild fruits.
This time Anthony confiscated almost all their food. What's even more terrible is that two months ago, there seemed to be monsters in the Blazing Forest to the west. Several serfs had already disappeared while picking wild fruits.
They are now forced to do nothing, so they are planning to go with the whole village to pick wild fruits, so that they can be taken care of when the time comes.
"If there really is a monster, even if you go together, it won't help!" Nalant frowned and shook his head.
Warcraft, this is no weaker than the existence of dark creatures, and is even more terrifying than most dark creatures.
Because the monsters not only have extraordinary power, they also have wisdom, so even the titled knights must be careful to deal with them when they see them.
"You are surrounded by the sea, why don't you try to go fishing on the beach?" Nalant looked at the seaside and asked the villagers to go fishing, which was not more satisfying than picking wild fruits.
"Uh..." The serfs seemed to be stopped by Nalant's question.
Even Vivian looked at her lord with strange eyes.
"Is there something wrong? Marine fish should be more nutritious?" Nalant was even stranger than them. It stands to reason that the world's oceans must not have been destroyed, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a food treasure.
"Sir, there is a sea monster on the beach. The villagers cannot fish close to the coast unless they send out troops to drive the sea monster away and kill it!" Vivian answered Nalant in a low voice.