Chapter 81 New Territory

After getting married, the two had no time for a honeymoon and were busy every day.

Sofia needed to restore the construction of the territory and supervise the last autumn harvest.

Richard needed to worry about the construction of the new territory, which was very close to the Pratos Castle.

Three kilometers east of the Pratos Castle complex, it entered the territory of Richard.

Although the territory is large, there is not much flat land. Only the upper reaches of the Berni River can be reclaimed for some farmland.

The simple agricultural conditions are not as good as William's territory, let alone Sofia's territory.

After Richard and Sofia got married, in order to distinguish it from the territory conferred by their father William, they re-registered the name of the territory.

Harland Territory was renamed William Territory, and Richard's newly conferred territory was renamed Richard Territory.

The entire Richard Territory is more than 30 kilometers from east to west and 60 kilometers from north to south, almost deep into the Eagle Mountains. By organizing personnel to explore the terrain, Richard found that there are less than 1,000 hectares of farmland that can be reclaimed. There are only 600 hectares of paddy fields with higher yields. Even if they are all developed, the yield will not exceed 2,000 tons.

Two thousand tons of food, if people are full, can only feed six or seven thousand people.

Although it is not suitable for growing food, Richard's territory is quite rich.

There are large forests in the territory, where a large number of wild beasts live. Every year, hunting teams are organized to capture prey and sell their skins in exchange for a lot of money.

After the demarcation of the territory, Richard took his newlywed wife Sofia to carefully survey the new territory.

It was found that Richard's territory is suitable for logging, hunting, and breeding, but not very suitable for farming.

Through the orc war, Richard already has relatively abundant human resources.

More than 9,000 people poured into the Harland territory, and there were also hundreds of orc captives. Richard naturally would not let these people eat for free.

For more than a year, the production efficiency of Bobby Brick Kiln Factory continued to increase.

The population of the brick kiln factory has been designated as workers by Richard.

When the slaves in the brick kiln factory regain their freedom, the materials produced will need to increase the cost.

In order to squeeze the fruits of slave labor before the cost increases, Richard decided to build a castle in the new territory.

The castle is located in the upper reaches of the Berni River, 30 kilometers northwest of the Bobi Brick Kiln Factory. It is called Sophia Castle to commemorate the love between Richard and Sophia.

Sophia Castle is relatively close to the Pratos Fortress Group, only less than 15 kilometers away.

Although the castle is located in the forest, the transportation to Sophia Castle is quite convenient.

The Berni River has abundant water, which can pass shallow draft ships. There are Bobi Brick Kiln Factory and No. 2 Reclamation Base along the way. Various materials can be easily transported to the vicinity of Sophia Castle.

Especially for bulk materials such as food and building materials, the Harland Territory can be self-sufficient. The remaining small commodities can be transported by packhorses. It only takes one or two days to travel dozens of kilometers of mountain roads.

It is now late August, and the climate in the north is already a bit cold.

Richard organized a labor force of up to 3,000 people to start digging the foundation of Sophia Castle.

These more than 3,000 people are all the subjects of the Dirham Barony. Among them are some serfs and some free people. After these freemen were captured by the orcs, they lost their status as freemen.

In order to survive, they must sign a contract with Richard to repay Richard for saving them from the clutches of the orcs.

Those who have just joined the territory need to sign a contract and serve the Harland family for five years before they can regain their status as freemen.

The most important thing for a territory to develop is to have a large number of freemen who can consume.

Only when there are a large number of consumers in the territory can a consumer market be formed. With a consumer market, the goods produced in the territory can be sold and productivity can be improved.

If all freemen are demoted to serfs, this territory will be a stagnant pool of water and will not have any vitality at all.

Even the feudal system is more advanced than the serf system.

Richard is still a kind lord. The people who were assigned to Baron Rice and others were directly reduced to slaves and basically could not turn over.

After the contract expires, whether these people choose to settle in Richard's territory or return to Baron Diram's territory, Richard will not interfere.

As people from the northern border, they should understand how important it is to surrender to a lord who can protect them.

Richard led 3,000 people to build the castle, and the butler Bernard led some contract slaves to build the camp.

Bodner was once captured by the orcs and lived in the Orc Empire for many years. He was proficient in many orc languages.

In this orc invasion war, Richard captured more than 500 orc slaves, most of whom were dog-headed people and sheep-headed people.

Dog-headed people rely on grazing in the Orc Empire. They are also good at mining and digging ore. They have some iron smelting technology, but it is not too advanced.

In addition to grazing, dog-headed people can also gather, hunt and fish. Living habits are similar to primitive humans.

Sheep-headed people are vegetarians. The stomach of this creature is very special and can survive like herbivores.

In winter, sheep-headed people will collect dry grass and wild fruits, and will also make fire to resist the severe cold, and live in caves.

The southern foot of the Eagle Mountains is the favorite living environment for sheep-headed people.

Richard bought a lot of cattle, sheep, horses, and deer, and gave them to the sheep-headed people to graze, and arranged for the dog-headed people to build orchards and prepare to plant a large number of fruit trees, relying on cash crops to increase the funds of the territory.

After the fruit tree planting industry develops, it can be transported to the vicinity of Black River Castle by river transportation for sale.

Even if Black River Castle cannot digest so many fruits, it can also build jam factories and canned fruits. Fruit preserves, create new consumer demand, and accumulate more funds.

Entertainment conditions in the Dawn Continent are very scarce. Although Richard has become a hereditary baron, his life is actually very boring.

Cooking food is very simple. The common ones are only roasting, boiling and frying.

Frying with fire is still very rare and only popular among nobles.

Ironware is still relatively expensive in the Dawn Continent. Ordinary people are not so extravagant as to use iron plates for cooking.

There are also few types of cooking spices. The price of pepper is very expensive. Even hereditary nobles are reluctant to use it for every meal.

Salt is also not cheap. Richard has never seen white sugar. Nobles like to use honey instead of white sugar.

Rich nobles also like to use Warcraft honey. In the past, an important source of income for the Stopa Territory was the breeding of purple-headed bees.

Three years ago, when the orcs conquered Fort Wick, Richard picked up a part of the beehive and later gave it to Sofia.

Sophia has re-hatched the purple-headed bees by studying the craftsmanship recorded by the Stopa family and combining it with the power of magic.

But the size of the bee colony is still small, and only a small amount of purple-headed bee honey can be produced after the new year.

It will take at least three years to restore the previous size of Stopa Territory.

After the orchard is built and the jam is put on the market, Richard is also going to study plants in the northern border to see if he can find plants with high sugar content to domesticate and plant, and produce brown sugar on a large scale.

As long as these industries are successful, they can bring a lot of gold coins to the Harland family.

With gold coins, you can buy population, expand the army, and make merit in the orc war.

With a positive cycle, the Harland Territory will become more and more prosperous.

Richard has great confidence in this.

Although more than 30 years in the previous life were ordinary, and a large part of the knowledge learned was useless, the advanced social environment and good education in the previous life gave Richard a broader vision, allowing him to far surpass the common people in the Dawn Continent.

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