Reborn Dragon Vein Warlock, Genius Beauty Mage

For the nobles on the mainland, there is nothing greater than spring plowing and autumn harvest, so the noble lords will come to the fields every year during the sowing and harvesting seasons to show their attention.

Today, Christine also brought a group of officials to a field. First, the priest of the goddess of agriculture held a simple autumn harvest ceremony. Whether they were believers or not, everyone praised the goddess, and then Christine waved the sickle to cut off a field as usual. The wisp of wheat means the beginning of the autumn harvest in the territory.

A week later, Stuart Castle, Drawing Room.

Agricultural Officer Dimitri reported: "My Lord Baron, please allow me to praise your wisdom before reporting. Because you purchased a large number of cattle and horses, the cultivated land doubled."

Kristen accepted the agriculture officer's praise calmly, after all, it was a fact.

Agricultural Officer Dimit continued: "Lord Baron, according to statistics, there is no doubt that this year's harvest has been bumper, and the yield per mu of the fields has exceeded last year."

If there is no natural disaster, the factors that determine the yield per acre are the fertility of the land and sufficient irrigation. Therefore, most villages in noble territories are close to water sources such as rivers and lakes, and the most fertile land must belong to the lord. Baron Stewart has the largest river in Brittany County passing through it, so it is inevitable that he will have a good harvest due to his inherent advantage.

"Dimmit, you did a good job."

At Christine's signal, Elena presented fifty gold coins on a tray as a reward and handed it to Dimit. It was natural to let others see the generosity of the Baron without putting it in a bag.

"Thank you for your generosity, Lord Baron!" Dimitar said happily as he took the gold coin.

Kristine looked around the crowd and said, "The same goes for everyone else. I will reward you as long as you work hard, but I won't tolerate it if something goes wrong."

The officials below responded one after another and expressed that they did not dare to relax. After all, although his lord is young, he has been on the battlefield and fought against pirates and seen blood. No one will doubt whether Christine can keep his word.

Next comes the banquet to celebrate the harvest. First, there is a prayer to the gods under the leadership of the priest, and then there is a sumptuous banquet. Bards and clowns are also invited to perform. Each village also holds it under the leadership of the village chief and priest as usual. celebration.

Everyone is very happy. For the people of Baron Stewart, where the tax rate is not high, a good harvest means that there is surplus food at home. For other aristocratic subjects, a good harvest is even more important, as it means that they can have enough to eat.

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A few days later, the harvest was tallied.

Stuart Castle, Drawing Room.

Several territorial officials are waiting for the Baron's order.

"Harland."

"My Lord Baron, please give me your instructions." Harland, the head of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, saluted.

"I am not going to sell this year's bumper grain harvest. I will just outsource what is missing from the port and town."

"As ordered."

Although there was a bumper harvest, the farmers under the nobility could only eat enough, and the income from selling some surplus grain or other crops was only enough to buy daily necessities.

So where do people in cities, craftsmen, businessmen, professionals and other people who are not engaged in farming come from? Naturally, the grain collected by various noble lords was then sold by their own chambers of commerce or to merchants.

Others include food such as salt, vegetables, fruits, various alcoholic beverages, and meat, materials for making clothing such as linen, silk, and fur, and building materials such as iron ore and wood all come from the noble territories. In a word, most of the land on the mainland, except for the church, belongs to different nobles, so the output of all the land belongs to the nobles.

This is why everyone on the continent has a fanatical pursuit of land and works hard to become a noble and obtain a fiefdom, because once they have land, it means that the family has an eternal foundation.

This is why having a city of ten thousand people is one of the criteria for becoming an earl. Although it does not mean that people in the city do not work, nobles whose territory is not large enough cannot support so many people.

As for buying from other nobles, that is subject to others.

An ordinary baron only has dozens of standing soldiers and the rest are militiamen. Why does Christine dare to maintain a large number of standing soldiers? Because her current territory is equivalent to two baronies, and she has coastal fisheries to supplement her food consumption. Moreover, she purchased a large number of livestock this year and reclaimed more land.

But this year's bumper harvest doesn't mean it will be the same every year, so she has to increase the food reserves in the territory, otherwise what will nearly a thousand soldiers and servants eat if there is a disaster. There are many profitable industries in the Barony of Stewart, especially since the port tax has increased a lot this year, which is not far behind the income from selling grain.

Kristen said again: "Victor."

"My Lord Baron, please give me your instructions." Victor, the butler, stepped forward and saluted.

"Except for castles, every village and town must build special warehouses to store grain."

"As ordered."

"I want to set up an official to manage grain storage. Can you recommend a reliable person to serve?"

"As ordered."

"Elena."

"Here, please give me your instructions, Lord Baron."

"You will be the housekeeper from now on."

"As ordered."

Victor is the steward of the entire barony. Under him are the stewards responsible for the nobles' internal affairs, the stewards responsible for the kitchen, the stewards responsible for managing wine and tableware, the stewards responsible for managing valuables and financial expenses, etc., and the next level is the steward. Head maid, head valet, head guard, head driver, etc.

Baron and Mrs. Stewart died unexpectedly in a shipwreck, and the accompanying housekeeper, chief of guard, and other personnel also suffered misfortunes.

Today, Christine appointed Elena as the new housekeeper with the intention of letting her take over Victor's position in the future. Housekeepers are very common among nobles, and for Victor, it makes no difference whether the person who succeeds him is a son or a daughter, as long as the Baron is happy.

"Uncle Liam."

"Your Majesty, please give me your orders," Knight Liam Stewart replied.

"How many soldiers do I have in total?"

"You now have fifty cavalry, five hundred infantry, more than a hundred naval soldiers, and thirteen brigs."

"From now on, every ten soldiers in my army will form a squad, with an additional squad leader. Five squads will form a squadron, with one sergeant, four mates, and five squadron leaders."

"As ordered."

There are only so many soldiers in the territory. Christine can arrange whatever she wants, as long as she is happy.

"Equip my soldiers according to the standards of the Kingdom's Guards, and I want to see the results before the end of the year."

"As ordered."

Since the number of soldiers cannot be increased for the time being, the only option is to improve weapons and equipment.