Becoming a lord in another world starts with farming

Owen picked up the information sent by Collens. The information was sorted out by Maya, and the key points were picked out for him to review, so he could tell at a glance that it was bad news.

It said that there was an abnormal increase in the number of legal professionals on the border of the empire, and there were signs of going north, which gave Owen even more headaches.

The only good thing is that the weather is starting to turn cold now, and outsiders in the territory will not stay for too long, because the territory has no tasks for them at all, and the many soldiers also make it impossible for them to get out of the way. Without income, leaving is nothing. Sooner or later.

As for those on the border of the empire, they were forced to stop there due to the weather. After all, in the North, traveling far in winter is simply courting death, especially for outsiders. Once they lose their way, it will be difficult to escape the predicament even if they can fly.

"Although there is still another winter, the situation is not optimistic." Owen sighed and said, but Maya did not express any opinion on this.

In Maya's view, the master is good in every aspect. Except for his poor health, poor ability, poor will, and poor courage, he has no other faults. He is not greedy for money, not lustful, not cruel, not indifferent, and pure. A purely good master is always worried about being persecuted.

With the current strength of the territory, I dare not say that it is not a problem to dominate the North Territory and seize an earl title.

As for the threat from the empire, you don’t need to worry about it for at least ten years, because Maya knows these people too well. Nine out of ten of her strength is spent on interfering with each other, and only the top gang in the empire can threaten the territory with one percent of her strength. People, but these people focus on controlling the rights of the empire, and there is no way they can care about a small issue on the northern border.

Having said that, Maya could not persuade Owen to be overly cautious. After all, it was related to the safety of her master. She had no choice but to cooperate as much as possible. After all, it was just to slow down the pace of expansion. After there was no problem with lifespan, she Can afford to wait.

"Let Corens come back first, and then ask him to go see if he can bring back some serfs in the spring next year." Owen pinched his brows, and considering that he would be unable to leave once it snowed, he asked Maya to write a letter to Corens. Come back, after all, he is the business director of the territory, not the intelligence director.

After the owl flew away with the letter, Owen said to Maya again.

"Deploy two Teutonic warriors and ten ninjas to take your orders directly to deal with the situation next year." Irving once again chose to delegate power because he knew very well that as the territory continued to grow and develop, he could not cover everything, and he also had to Learning magic, making puppets, building dungeons, excavating ruins, etc., he would be too busy without delegating power. He even had a job planned for Kelunsi who had not returned yet.

Speaking of Kelunsi, this man is indeed a talent. He was asked to investigate the situation. Not only did he complete the task well, he also brought back more than 300 serfs and dozens of civilians who had lost their land and houses, most of whom were women. .

The empire's borders have been uneasy recently, and many people have died. Some have succeeded in taking power, some have suffered losses, and some have perished together. Therefore, many refugees and civilians who have lost their family fortunes have been collected by Corens.

Corens is a handsome man, wearing exquisite aristocratic costumes and riding a white horse. He is accompanied by knights and elite cavalry. He looks like a noble nobleman at first glance, so no matter what he says, his credibility will automatically increase by 10, so it is really true. He recruited a lot of people, and he brought them all back this time.

Because of the transfer of 200 farmers to become soldiers, and the addition of women this time, the male-female ratio of farmers in the territory now reaches six to four. Although the problem of male-female imbalance has not been completely solved, it has been greatly alleviated. More importantly, Curran Si also brought back a talent, Knight Howard, who was a former imperial frontier soldier.

Howard was nearly forty years old. As a knight, he was at the peak of his life in terms of strength and experience. However, the cutoff of his upward path made him feel desperate after struggling on the border of the empire for twenty years, so he got drunk on a certain occasion. Later, he agreed to Collens' invitation.

After sobering up, Howard regretted his drunken gaffe, but the reality is that this may be his only chance.

After hesitating for a night, Howard finally decided to take a risk, just like his father had spent a huge price to send him to the imperial frontier army. He resolutely took his eldest son to the Northland.

In fact, if he had a choice, Howard would definitely not make such a choice. The problem is that he has no choice, because his background has determined his upper limit. If he wants to break through, he can only step out of that strict class circle.

Howard was deeply touched by this, because his ancestors were all knights, but unfortunately each generation was not as good as the last, let alone being promoted to a noble. By his grandfather's generation, there was no fiefdom, and it was his father's turn to be even worse, completely marginalized, and basically Without a bright future, the child might not even be able to become a titled knight in name only.

The reason why he ended up like this was not because of his ability, but because there were too many knights alive.

As a pure weapon of war, each knight requires a lot of support. However, the knights are too alive in the absence of war, and their descendants have doubled in number. No noble can bear it, and can only continue to reduce the knights' power. Treatment and quantity, otherwise there would be so many wandering knights, it would not be because they cannot afford to support them.

Just like the Tibetan Mastiff, it is very powerful. The question is, what is the use of raising this thing in peaceful times?

Even if a rich boss only wants to raise a few, who would raise a bunch of them in vain?

It happened that at that time, the empire formed a Northland pioneering group, and his father ruthlessly spent the connections and wealth accumulated over generations to send him to the imperial frontier army.

He also worked hard, starting from the patrol team, struggling all the way, fighting first in every battle, and never missed a single battle against the barbarians in the North. But twenty years later, Howard, who was suffering from injuries, still stopped at Although he is a knight with medals of honor hanging on his chest, what's the use of it.

Seeing that the child was growing up, but could only follow his old path, Howard gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and followed the well-dressed and generous Collens to the Northland. When he saw the territory in front of him, he was originally worried about being deceived along the way. At this time, he became worried and kept thinking about how to better demonstrate his own value.

It's not surprising that Howard's mood changed so quickly, mainly because he never expected to have such a territory so far north.

Because a large amount of wood was cut down for road construction in the Devil's Horn Forest, Maya arranged for manpower to build a wooden wall first.

The construction of wooden walls is not only an overlay, but also an important lining.

It would be too expensive to build a city wall purely with stone materials. The population of the territory simply cannot support the amount of work. Unless the territory can popularize mechanical puppets, this will also take enough time. Therefore, in Maya's design, small The city wall of the town is divided into three layers, the outermost layer of stone, the middle layer of earth, and the back wooden wall support.

When the manpower is sufficient, the wooden walls are demolished and replaced with stone walls, so that the city wall takes shape.

Therefore, the territory shown in front of Howard has solid wooden walls, uniform buildings, and elite soldiers. This is a territory full of potential. He knows very well how rare such a territory is, and the current opportunity is for their father and son. How important it was, so he secretly winked at his child.

Hogg, who was wearing a worn-out iron-lined leather armor, immediately understood his father's eyes and immediately puffed up his chest, holding a shield in one hand and a sledgehammer in the other, making a majestic appearance.