Working Prophet

Any new thing will not be smooth sailing at the beginning.

Especially when it goes against thousands of years of tradition, the resistance encountered is often no less than a war.

This is also the reason why Li Yu and Ilea cooperate.

Miss Rabbit herself is actually a conservative. In another universe, there is an English proverb called "If something ain't broken, don't fix it."

However, she already had a mysterious trust in Li Yu. Although she still had many doubts in her heart, she decided to cooperate fully.

The two spent about half a day deciding what to do next.

Ilea first needs to do some ideological work on her vassals. The farmers in Green Field can be roughly divided into two categories, one is the yeoman farmer and the other is the serf.

Neither of them has land, and according to the laws of the Red Lion Empire, only nobles can own land.

The difference is that self-cultivating farmers have freedom. They request to enter the lord's territory, pay a sum of money and rent a piece of land for cultivation. All the income generated on this land belongs to themselves.

Of course, in addition to the land rent, they often need to pay some other expenses, such as poll tax, logging fees, mills, wells usage fees, boar breeding fees, funeral expenses, etc... In addition, as a return for protection of the lord , They also have to bear part of the corvee every year.

Serfs, on the other hand, belonged to the lord. They lived in the lord's farm, and they would do whatever the lord asked them to do. The crops they planted were not owned by themselves, and usually they could only obtain the basic necessities for survival.

According to the recent census of the female lord, the ratio of free farmers to serfs in the Green Field is about 7:1.

This ratio must be higher than the average level on the continent of Bratis. The main reason is that the girl's territory was overwhelmed by lizard people once before, and a group of serfs died. After the successful slaying of the dragon, many people came to join her. , but almost all the supplementary farmers...

But no matter what, as long as the vassals are willing to cooperate, they will get one-eighth of the labor force.

However, Miss Rabbit did not expect that she had just agreed to Li Yu, but she immediately hit a snag later.

The one against it was Pablo.

Until Ilea became the master of the green field, Pablo was in charge of guarding the Teacup Castle. Later, Alfred led a sneak attack and lost the castle. He was disheartened and went home to retire.

But in the face of the menacing black dragon, he was also a staunch supporter of the female lord. Not only did he send his retinue knights deep into the swamp to search for the black dragon, but he also took the lead in the subsequent battle, charging with his sword, The performance was quite heroic.

Miss Rabbit loves and hates him.

This guy has a bad temper, is stubborn in his work, doesn't listen to advice at all, and likes to rely on the old to sell the old, but as a vassal, he is very loyal, and he has served the Arias family for many years. He belongs to the kind of veteran who can neither beat nor scold. son.

The female lord rubbed her temples, "Didn't you tell me that you were overwhelmed by Prophet Merlin's heroic figure rushing towards the black dragon that night, and you plan to join the Shuangxiu Church together after a while? Maybe you changed your mind again?"

"I haven't changed my mind. As a knight, I always keep my word." Pablo puffed out his chest and said.

"Then why don't you agree to switch to new farm tools? Is it because you don't have enough money recently? The dragon-slaying bonus I gave you before has been used up. Well, I can lend you some more."

"I found a place to bury the money you gave me, and I haven't spent it at all." Pablo shook his head.

"Is that... buried too deep to be dug out?" the girl asked tentatively.

"…………"

"I'll be honest, I think Merlin's control is too broad. I should have the final say on how to run my own farm, what farm tools to use, what crops to plant, how to plant... I don't need anyone else to tell me what to do. "

"What a coincidence, Prophet Merlin also said so." Ilea said, "He doesn't want to interfere with everyone's management, but now is a special moment, and we need to set an example for those farmers."

"As long as they pay their rent on time and do hard work, I don't care what they do." Pablo snorted, "No matter how good those guys' harvests are, they won't give me an extra penny."

"Take a long-term view, Knight Pablo." Yago, the steward on the side, said, "Only when they make money will they continue to rent your land, and more and more people will go to your fief."

“There are already enough people in my fief,” Pablo complained. “Everyone is running to the green fields during this period, and there are some dirty guys among them. There have been several thefts these days. I'm almost too busy."

"Then you should consider expanding your own guard like me." The female lord said, "You have to find something to do for those who have nothing to do."

"But then it will cost more."

"This is why Prophet Merlin wants to promote new farming tools and new farming methods." Ilea said patiently, "Everyone can make more money."

"I still don't like people telling me how to run the farm." Pablo frowned.

Well, the conversation is back to the beginning.

Miss Rabbit covered her face, and finally had no choice but to give up persuading Pablo.

Fortunately, the next few vassals agreed despite some hesitation, finally allowing Ilea to regain some face.

She has not been the head of the Arias family for a long time, but she has gained a lot of reputation after several crises. Now, there are fewer and fewer people questioning her, both within the family and outside the family.

But even so, there are still obvious obstacles to the advancement of this matter. The main reason is that everyone has doubts about the effectiveness of new farm tools and new farming methods.

It may be better if we can try planting in a small area first and then promote it.

But Ilea can also understand why Li Yu is so anxious. Firstly, she has completely fallen out with the Silver Moon Church by joining the Shuangxiu Church. Secondly, she has not forgotten what Gabriel said. The Winged guy, who calls himself the Wing Clan, did not know when he came to Bratis Continent.

In addition, the female lord heard some other rumors, which were passed down by her great-grandmother Aona who stayed in Yanxue City.

Most of them are related to the Church of Life that suddenly appeared. Its development momentum is even faster than that of Shuangxiu Church. More and more nobles have joined it, including some big shots.

It is said that His Majesty the Emperor has made up his mind to build a giant bronze statue of the Goddess of Life in the central square of the royal capital. In order to raise the construction costs, all nobles will have to donate money.

Sorry, only one update today. I'll adjust the status again. It's been closed for too long recently, and the code word speed has dropped.