Chapter 55 Territory Affairs

The movement of Luther and his party was quite loud, and soon attracted the attention of the knights who were training in the open space outside the village.

This knight was a middle-aged man with a square face, a serious expression, and a tall and strong figure, which made him look very majestic.

He was Knight Michel.

Born into one of the six major knight lord families, he had been making a living in a remote baronial territory in the Orange Province before he defected to Pompeii.

Life was mediocre, and knights could find a job as a housekeeper no matter where they were, and they could live well.

But making a living outside was always worse than returning to their hometown. So after receiving the letter from his family, Knight Michel immediately returned to the Baronial Territory of Baron and became one of the guard knights under the Pompeii family.

As for his ability.

It can only be said to be mediocre.

Knight Michel has reached middle age, but he is still a junior knight, and he is also mediocre among junior knights.

It is estimated that Knight Michel will never reach the intermediate knight in his lifetime. But he also has advantages, doing things meticulously and very steady.

For a small knight lord family like the Pompeii family, people like Knight Michel are the backbone. Because he is meticulous in his work, Luther gave him the temporary guard of Pompeii Village No. 1 and the task of training the militia.

"Disband on the spot, get tools, help cut down the forest and cultivate the fields." Knight Michel ordered the militia to disband on the spot, and then trotted all the way to greet Luther.

"Knight Luther."

Knight Michel put his right hand on his chest and bowed to perform a courtesy.

"It's not a big deal, Pompeii Village No. 1 has been built, and as the acting lord, I want to take a look at this village." Luther waved his hand and dismounted.

At this time, Xiu Xiuya and another knight also dismounted, and the guards took the initiative to pull the reins and control the warhorse.

That's right, Luther came this time for this simple, but not simple purpose.

Take a look at his own village.

Simple, right? Of course it's simple, just a walk and a look.

But it's not simple.

As a qualified lord, Luther must know his territory well. Moreover, this is the first step of Luther's development plan. The first of the twenty villages to be built, Luther must come and see.

By the way, after these days. Some civilians were brought back, and Pompeii Villages 2 to 4 are currently under construction.

These villages are far away, and they are still like islands, inserted in the depths of the forest, but when the forest is cut down, they can be connected.

At present, Luther is quite satisfied with the progress of these works in the territory.

"How is the training of these militias?" After Luther explained his purpose a little, he got to the point and asked.

Look and understand, it's not just talk.

"It's okay. Years of hard work have made the militia have a very strong physique. Bows, swords, spears, etc. are barely used, but they are still far from elite. If there is a war, they can only rely on the village for a barely defensive. After all, it is a militia team that was hastily formed."

Knight Michel explained meticulously.

No perfunctory, no excuses. In his eyes, this militia is really just a mob. Knight Michel is such an upright and serious knight.

"No matter what happens, I will be satisfied if I can rely on the village for defense and wait for reinforcements. I don't expect them to become an elite army."

Luther said he was very satisfied.

As for the militia, there is no need to worry about the combat effectiveness, as long as they have a basic level.

After a brief conversation with Knight Michel about the militia, Luther began to enter the village, and only the elderly and children were left in the village.

Of course, those children did not dare to approach, as if Luther was a prehistoric beast, hiding far away. But they couldn't help but watch curiously, and secretly stretched out their little heads from the corner of the wall.

Some elderly people came to see Luther, very humble.

Luther's attitude was of course kind. He asked the guards to give the elderly some wheat cakes, plus some beer, and asked about life in the village.

The result was very satisfactory. It was not known whether the weather was good, but there was still a stable life. The people now have food and drink, and are working hard to cut down the forest.

After a few words, the old people became bolder.

One of the old men asked Luther, "Knight Luther, I heard that the area of ​​the land we want to reclaim is very large, and it cannot be taken care of by manpower. I also heard that there is a tool called a plow in Pompeii Territory, which can let cattle help plow the fields. I don’t know, what is this plowing cattle?"

The other old men also pricked up their ears, this is what everyone cares about.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and Pompeii No. 1 Village is also a village under Pompeii Territory, so of course the wind came here.

When the old people heard that cattle could help plow the fields, they were curious, excited, and eager.

There is nothing to hide about this matter. Anyway, we must make full preparations before the spring plowing next spring. Speaking out now will stabilize the people's hearts.

Luther smiled and said, "Yes, I will prepare the plow and the cows before the spring plowing next year, but I must say one thing in advance. Because the Bass cows are very precious, I cannot provide them to you for free. I will only lend them to you temporarily. After the autumn harvest, you have to work together to buy the cows."

It's not that Luther is stingy, but that the cows are really expensive.

Isn't it for money to develop the territory?

Some farm tools are not worth a lot of money, but Bass cattle are so precious that farmers must pool their money to buy the cattle after a good harvest.

Not provided free of charge.

Anyway, because cattle plow the fields, the land that farmers can cultivate has greatly increased, and they can definitely afford Bass cattle.

"Knight Luther can rest assured that we will be satisfied if the Bass cattle can be lent to us for one year. With the help of the Bass cattle, we can take care of more fields. It will not be a problem to buy the cattle next fall."

The old man quickly patted his chest and promised.

The other old people also had smiles on their faces and looked forward to the future.

The feeling of gold coins is just that I can eat and drink enough here and feel stable. But their feelings were deeper because they saw the future.

This kind of future cannot be seen in Parkland.

The "executioner" Marquis Parker was so cruel that he wished he could put all the gold, silver and copper coins in his territory into his wallet.

It was so right to come to Pompeii.

"By the way, in addition, don't urinate and defecate casually, and you must continue to clean up livestock feces on the road regularly. If you violate it, I will punish you."

Luther reminded him when he thought of this.

In fact, Luther had already seen it along the way. The road was clean and there were very few things like feces. It should be that officials from the city hall have told the people about this before.

But in order not to let the people relax, Luther mentioned it again.

"Knight Luther, please rest assured, we will abide by this." The old people said quickly.

Although the excrement fertilization field is strange, and it is strange not to defecate openly, but compared with the current stable life in Pompeii territory, this is a small matter.

Definitely comply.