Start as Inherited Baroness

Large caravans usually only transport food to the forest valley, because of the existence of the Kingdom Highway, transportation is more convenient.

Further north, there are no official roads in the entire Western Sealand, and there are many orcs and bandits, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of transportation.

Therefore, large grain merchants can make no less money by selling grain to some small and medium-sized caravans who dare to take risks in the forest valley than by selling it in person.

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Simon and Winnis walked around the territory together and then returned to Fort Fortitude.

Another dozen days passed in a flash.

The harvest of all the slave manors was completed, and it was indeed a good harvest year. A large amount of wheat grains were collected and stored in the underground warehouse in the castle.

The harvest from more than 20,000 acres of land is about six million kilograms of grain.

On average, the personnel under Simon's command can distribute more than 600 kilograms per person per year, which is actually not enough.

Fortunately, we can purchase food from outside to make up for the difference.

The main reason is that last year there was a shortage of manpower and not much wasteland was reclaimed. This year there are more people and the cultivated land has naturally doubled.

The harvest in the coming year will be considerable, and we will probably be self-sufficient.

On this day, Mader was reporting to Simon in the Lord's Hall.

"Lord Baron, now that the rye, barley and wheat have all been harvested, the vacant land is already being fertilized.

After that, you can plant some potatoes, rapeseed, beets, carrots and other crops to supplement the food shortage..."

"Well, you should discuss this with Charles. He is a professional, so you should listen to his opinions more.

In addition, there is another thing. You must encourage men and women among slaves to form families and give birth to offspring.

The children born by slaves are still slaves, so that the scale can continue to expand. It is too expensive to rely solely on outsourcing. "

Simon thus said that it would be beneficial and harmless to promote the family system among slaves.

Not only can it make them have scruples, be docile and obedient, and create a sense of happiness, but it can also continuously produce labor force.

As the saying goes, the master's kindness is not over yet and will be passed down forever!

"Yes! Sir! I will implement this among the slaves." Maddui responded with a smile.

"Let them choose freely as the main one, and force distribution as the supplement. Don't pair up all the female slaves at once. Keep some for military merit in the future."

Simon added again.

"Yes! I understand!" Ma De responded.

"Well, is there anything else?" Simon nodded and asked.

"Sir, the caravans coming and going recently have brought a lot of news, and I think some of them are useful."

"Oh, really, let's talk about it." Simon said with interest.

"My subordinates heard from a caravan leader that Knight Saumir Mantav and several second sons of nobles from the North Wind region were fighting for control of the land at Sanshan Pass.

I have already fought several games with the second son of the Earl of Greenstone City in Lin Valley...

The second son of Snowman Castle is competing with someone from Stormwind for the valley area to the east of the Three Mountains Territory, and he has a slight upper hand...

In addition, another big thing happened in West Gede...

It is said that several large-scale armed bandits united and formed an army called the Qiuhuo Army.

A few months ago, they killed the heir of the Tariq family on the banks of the Doma River, outside Apple Castle...

There was also the Green Forest Brotherhood who attacked the Long Narrow Fort in the Forest Valley, but they failed and were repelled by the troops led by the Earl of Long Narrow..."

Ma De spoke clearly.

Simon heard this and fell into deep thought.

"The disputes in the Three Mountain Leaders don't matter. It doesn't matter if a dog's brain beats a pig's brain.

But when you say that the Greenwood Brotherhood attacked the Long Narrows, that's a bit scary.

The situation in West Gedi has not subsided yet, and has even intensified. Have even the heirs of Duke Tarik's family been killed? ?

Even if this family is a little weaker, it won't be so bad..." Simon said with some disbelief.

"Perhaps there are rumors among the caravan leaders. Maybe he is just injured..." Ma De also felt that it was a bit unreliable.

"Forget it, forging iron depends entirely on your own strength.

The Earl of Long and Narrow is close to West Side. If it is breached, wouldn't the bandits from West Side be coming to us...

I have to be on guard. I have recently stepped up my efforts to purchase grain and contacted some caravans to ask them to transport grain to me.

In addition, inform Yaman that after building the blacksmith fortress by the Qingluo River, he will reinforce the city wall of Yongyi Town and cover it with bricks...

The base must be at least eight meters high. If it is lower, I feel uneasy. Five thousand new slaves will be recruited at his disposal. "

Simon ordered that he still has thousands of golden eagles, which are enough to support this series of acquisitions and construction.

Moreover, another batch of salt and soap was made, and a large amount of money was made after selling them.

Simon is not at all worried about spending this level of money.

"Yes! Sir! I will take care of it now, please don't worry!" Ma De immediately led him away.

After that, another half month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Simon read books and learned magic in the morning, practiced warrior exercises at noon, and taught the mage seeds to learn magic in the afternoon.

The hard work paid off, and after more than two months of teaching, some of them finally got the idea.

Three young men and women under the age of twenty successfully understood the essence of meditation and entered a state of trying.

If they practice step by step, they may not achieve anything in a few years. After all, they may not have magic qualifications.

But Simon has a panel, so everything is no longer a problem, and it can be done quickly.

He immediately found these three people in the team column and added all the enhancement points to magic.

Suddenly, the three of them understood the mysteries of the earth meditation method as if they had been enlightened, and became entry-level formal mages.

Each person's magic skill is three points, which is higher than Simon.

"Master, I seem to understand!" One of the young men with yellow-brown hair said excitedly.

"Master! I seem to..."

"You three have already entered the door, and you will be responsible for teaching others in the future."

Simon smiled, feeling that the burden on his shoulders was much lighter.

"Yes! Master!" The three immediately stood up and knelt on the ground to salute. Before, they were all sitting cross-legged on the ground, two of them were men and one woman.

"What's your name?" Simon looked at the person who spoke first and asked.

"Master, my slave is called Telson."

"Okay, you will be their mage mentor in the future, and your treatment is comparable to that of a heavy infantryman.

The other two are deputy mentors, and their treatment is the same as that of light cavalry." Simon immediately appointed.

"Yes! Master! I will teach them well!" Telson bowed respectfully and said happily.

Simon nodded, then went to the bookshelf and took out three parchment booklets.

"Each of these booklets records five spells. Except for the same spells of light, healing and spark, the last two are different.

Corresponding to different development directions, you divide the remaining people into three groups and teach them separately, and you cannot communicate with each other!

Those who disobey the order will be killed without mercy!" Simon ordered again, his tone cold.

He has killed many people, and he has a momentum that ordinary people do not have.

The slaves heard this and were frightened in their hearts.

"Yes! Master! I dare not commit it!"

"Come and take it away. Telson takes the middle one, and the others are up to you." Seeing this, Simon nodded with satisfaction and ordered.

"Yes!" The three of them took the book respectfully.