William and old John walked together in the small village of Nisei.
William was calm and relaxed, while old John was worried.
"Old John, I want to set up a guard team, and you are responsible for recruiting people. The people recruited should not be too old or too young. It is best to be between 15 and 25 years old. They should have no physical disabilities and be relatively strong.
There are relatives and family members in the village! The reward is what I just told Kerry, 25 copper coins per day, and food is included! Let’s recruit 10 people first!” William slowly gave the old guard the recruitment conditions.
John said.
"Yes, Lord Baron!" Old John frowned and replied, "It's just..."
Old John hesitated to speak.
"What's the matter, my excellent butler, is there anything we can't talk about?" William turned back and looked at Old John's face.
When old John first came to the small village of Nisei, he was in high spirits, but now he looked sad again, with a deep frown on his face.
"Lord Baron, I think you can moderately reduce the treatment of the escort!" Old John suggested.
"Why? They will be responsible for protecting the safety of the entire village in the future. I don't think this salary is high!" William said in confusion.
"Lord Baron, I have an obligation to remind you that before the arrival of the Harvest Moon, we did not have any income. On the contrary, we have been spending!" Old John said everything in his heart.
"Didn't we sell some things too?" William retorted.
"Yes, Lord Baron, everything is under your eyes. We sold a total of 100 brooms, 80 dustpans, and 120 baskets, earning a total of 1,000 Poole copper coins." Old John nodded, counting all the treasures from his family.
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"So, we still have income!" William smiled slightly.
"But, Lord Baron, we spend more!"
"We have already spent 1,146 Puur copper coins on buying golden grass from villagers, and we have spent another 192 Puur copper coins on recruiting villagers to weave."
"Lord Baron, after all, we didn't get a penny in our account. Instead, we lost 338 Poole copper coins."
Old John said, "In addition, Lord Baron, you asked the villagers to dig a hole, and it cost you 50 Poole copper coins."
"Every villager who picks up a basket of excrement will be given 2 copper coins. The villagers are like crazy. They have plundered the land and sent basket after basket to the pit. The pit has piled up like a mountain!"
Every time Old John said something, his frown deepened, but the smile on William's face became brighter.
This made Old John very discouraged, "Lord Baron, even the untouchables can avoid these disgusting excrements, and even the stupidest lord will not spend a high amount of money... Please forgive me, Lord Baron, I am just temporarily
Excited, no offense intended!”
Old John suddenly realized that he was scolding William for being stupid. He broke into a cold sweat and quickly admitted his mistake.
"Old John, I'm not angry. On the contrary, I know you are doing this for my own good! That's why I let you take this position. You are a competent housekeeper! Yes, I have never doubted this!" William said calmly.
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"But, Lord Baron, they are of no use at all. On the contrary, we paid 1,000 Poole copper coins for them." Old John said distressedly.
"Who said they are useless? Old John!" William laughed, "Look, it's just a little money..."
"But, Lord Baron, 1,000 Poole copper coins is a lot..." Old John corrected, "Wasting is not a good habit of a lord!"
"Okay, Old John, it's not a little money." Looking at Old John's serious look, William was a little helpless, "But haven't we harvested a piece of clean land?"
"When walking, don't worry about stepping on those disgusting things, and don't worry about smelling a unique smell wherever you go. Look carefully, Old John, this land, with the fragrance of green grass, is just like this.
As clean as the blue sky!" William said intoxicated.
"But it cost you a thousand Poole copper coins, and it will continue to take away every lovely Poole copper coin you have." Old John still insisted on this point.
"It won't be too much, Old John. The entire village's inventory has been poached by crazy villagers. Now it's time for the water to flow! Besides, these little things are not useless at all!"
"Who would want these things?" Old John smiled bitterly, thinking that William was lying to him!
"Nature will want these things and will give us rich rewards!" William said solemnly.
"Nature? Lord Baron, this is not a good time to joke." Old John said seriously.
"It's true, Old John! The power of nature is so wonderful. It's these little things that no one cares about, but they can make the barren land fertile and make the land's output more abundant. Not to mention
It’s okay to double the output, but increase the output by a few percent!” William said lightly.
But these words stirred up a storm in Old John's heart.
In this era, the creation of land was related to the fertility of the land.
In order to maintain the fertility of the land, most farmers or serfs adopted the two-field system, which meant dividing the land into two parts. About one-third of the land was left fallow and allowed to grow overgrown with weeds, and two-thirds of the land was cultivated.
If you don't do this, after several rounds of rye planting, the land will become barren and the amount of rye produced will be very small and of very poor quality!
The fertility of the land in the small village of Nisei is not bad, and the ratio of seeds to harvest is about one to four, which means that 1 pound of seeds can produce 4 pounds of harvest.
This harvest ratio has never changed!
Viscount Grien also knew very well that he would harvest the villagers of Nisei Village according to this harvest to maintain his own best interests and ensure the survival of the villagers of Nisei Village.
Although life is hard!
He is not a serf, but he suffers more than a serf.
Most of the villagers in the small village of Nisei are struggling to survive.
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"Lord Baron, are you telling the truth?" Old John was still in disbelief.
"Of course! I have done experiments myself!" William was very sure that this is basic common sense!
William has also observed that where there are natural fertilizers such as manure, weeds do grow more luxuriantly.
After receiving William's affirmative reply, Old John quickly looked around.
"Old John, what are you looking at?"
"Lord Baron, you cannot let those untouchables know such an important secret! They will go crazy, and other lords will also know about it. Untouchables cannot protect secrets!" Old John looked cautious.
William smiled, "Old John, please, this is not an important thing!"
"Oh my god!" Old John's voice was a few degrees louder, but he quickly reacted and looked around. After finding no villagers, he felt slightly relieved.
Then he said to William, "Lord Baron, this can become an important secret of the Decas family. It must be passed down from generation to generation. It cannot be so casual!"
William's casual attitude was the only thing Old John felt bad about William.
The weaving skills of baskets and dustpans can be passed on casually and let the villagers learn it, but the secret of increasing the land's food production can be spread so casually, that would be too much!
Old John felt that it was necessary and responsible for him to educate William well.
Many times, a lord who is not generous is a competent lord.