King of Mercenaries Chapter 68

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:29:18 AM

Outside the city of Badenburg, spring plowing was vigorously unfolding. After applying Qu Quli, Marin already owns 1,000 horses. Therefore, the speed of reclamation is still relatively fast.

During the time of sowing, Marin reclaimed 2200 Eugram new arable land and applied manure to sow rye seeds. Of course, for raising horses, 200 of them are Eugrams, which are planted oats. Because horses consume a lot of oats (note: there is no better soybean for horses in Europe at this time). You know, this is 1030 horses. During this time, just buying oats cost Marin a lot of money. Fortunately, Marin had enough money to prevent bankruptcy. If it were replaced by the ordinary small manor, the feed of 1,000 horses would make it bankrupt.

科 Under the operation of Kohler, one after another soldiers' families came over. The adobe house is very practical, and it is not a problem for the family. You know, many European serfs now live in cottages that collapse when the wind blows or leaks when it rains. The poor can't afford masonry or timber. In fact, many poor people's houses are basically built with firewood and dry grass, and some dirt is wiped out. This broken house is far worse than the regular adobe house built by Marin.

It's just that the adobe house looks average and is quite earthy. It looks like the poor live in it. Only by applying lime on the surface, the look is better.

But Marin's idea is that in addition to the more practical adobe houses, there are also factors such as low cost and fast construction. If you are building a brick house, you have to send someone to the mainland to buy bricks and hire a large number of bricklayers, which is costly and time consuming.

As for Marin himself, living in the castle, he didn't feel comfortable at all. Castles are not the same as villas. Villas have good daylighting, large windows and lots of glass. The castle, for security reasons, has very small windows, similar to lookout holes and firing holes.

So, the light in the castle is very dim and I feel very uncomfortable. In some parts of the castle, the light or torch must be lit during the day, otherwise it will be difficult to see.

Fortunately, the room on the south side of the third floor of the main building in the center of the castle has good light and the windows are quite wide. But what surprised Marin was that the glass windows were weird ...

Why is it weird? It turned out that the glass windows and doors were indeed glass, but the glass looked very untidy. Because this glass window door is made of small pieces of glass. Each piece of glass is about a few slaps large.

When I asked why, it turned out that glassware was blown out by craftsmen. Craftsmen, can't blow out a large area of ​​glass plate ... Marin's heart suddenly burst out of the "rolling method", a technology for making large flat glass ... However, he has no plans to make glass for the time being, nor has he Related technical talents, this idea just flashed ...

Marin had promised to allocate land to his brethren. So one morning after the end of spring ploughing, Marin asked Schwartz to gather all his brothers ...

"Brothers, I promised to allocate land to you before. Now that spring ploughing is over, it's time to honor the promise!"

When I heard this, the eyes of the soldiers began to look eagerly. However, due to strict discipline and habits, they did not make noise.

"However, you also know that there is not much land on the island. Even my baron spent a lot of money to buy it, and only 800 acres of cultivated land were acquired. In addition to the newly reclaimed land, only 3,000 gramgrams ... ... "

经过 "After thinking, I plan to share 2000 Ugrams to your brothers. On average, 5 Ugrams per family, do you have any comments?" Marin asked.

The soldiers got the "quiet" password, and in return, they shook their heads and expressed no opinion. Just kidding, Marin only had a total of 3,000 Yougram, and out of 2000 Yougram, what can you say? This year, nobles are willing to share loot with soldiers, and they are all good people. What's more, Marin took out two-thirds of the total cultivated land and shared it with his subordinates. What more could he say? This is the Middle Ages, not modern times. Nobles give things to civilians, and they are all "gifts", not what they should be.

5 Eugram is 10 acres, equivalent to 60 acres. Calculating carefully, it is definitely a lot. I dare not say anything else, it is absolutely no problem to make the family hungry.

I must know that Marin publicly promised that the land of these 5 Eugrams belonged to the soldiers' family. Moreover, during the service of the soldiers, all taxes are completely exempt. Of course, the tithe of the church needs to pay it by itself.

Even if he retires, Marin will only charge 10% of the tax. In other words, 80% of the profits are all to themselves. This is totally unthinkable in current Europe.

You should know that in Europe, the taxes of serfs and self-cultivated farmers are very high. It goes without saying that most of the proceeds were taken by serf owners, leaving only basic rations and scarce supplies. Even self-cultivated farmers need to bear at least 40% of the land rent (see "German Peasant War"). This is not to mention, the lords (non-serflords) sometimes also pay some heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, fishing, hunting, must pay taxes, and pay heavy taxes. Therefore, the Orion of the Middle Ages was actually very sad. Previously, Marin's hunting behavior in the Black Forest was actually poaching. However, they rode on horses and went without a trace. Even if the local lords got news to chase them for taxes, they left early. Moreover, Marin took a few younger brothers and was a knight at first glance. Ordinary little lords do not dare to provoke casually. Annoying the wandering knight, it would hurt. Those little lords are also bullying.

60 acres of land, even if 150 jin of rye is produced per acre, 9,000 jins of rye can be harvested, which is about 10,000 pounds. Eighty percent is left, which is 8,000 pounds of rye. 8,000 pounds of rye! How many people can eat? One day, a few people in the family eat a few pounds of rye, right? According to a family of five, even if 5 people are all strong men with big stomachs, one person can eat up to 2 pounds of rye? In fact, that is impossible, because the black bread of the poor people is mixed with a lot of strange things. For example, wild vegetables and weeds, and even dirt sawdust ...

So, most people consume a few pounds of rye a day to make bread, and there are a lot of other adulterants. It only consumes several hundred pounds of rye 365 days a year. How much does it cost to sell eight or nine thousand pounds of rye?

Those big and old soldiers, one after another, calculated their fingers, and as a result, the more they calculated, the happier they became. As if they saw an infinitely bright future.

"Don't be too happy, soldiers. The 5 Ugram land is yours only if you serve me wholeheartedly. If you run away on the battlefield, this land will be recovered ..."

When I heard this, everyone was stunned. If you want land, you can't run away in the future. However, aren't they going out to die for the sake of their families? If the land is recovered, how can the family live?

"Boss, what if I am dead? What about the land?" A soldier asked.

"If you die in battle ~ www.novelhall.com ~ or you are disabled because of fighting for your lord, then this land will always belong to your family. Moreover, the lord tax for 20 years will be exempted. After 20 years, continue to follow 1 The collected taxes are never overcharged and there are no miscellaneous taxes. As for the tithe of the church, that one is not under my jurisdiction. However, if you are killed in battle, your family will not be able to pay tithes for a short time, I'll help advance ... "

"This ... the conditions are good ..." Many people are very excited. In fact, those who came out as mercenaries were already prepared to die, and were not afraid of death. They were just scared. After their death, the family was left unattended. Marlin's commitment clearly resolved their worries.

"Boss, there is a problem ..." A soldier raised his hand and said.

"Say……"

"I have nothing to fight, but ... just ..."

"Just what? Just talk!"

"It's just that I haven't married my wife, and I haven't left any offspring ..." the young man said, blushing.

"Hahahaha ..." everyone laughed. However, this soldier is not bad. Marin originally selected the soldiers, but they were all poor young people who were unmarried or could not afford marriage. Everyone's situation was similar ...

"No problem, I promised you to help you find your wife at the beginning. So, when I've been busy for a while, try to find out how to find your wife ..."

"Oh yeah, long live the boss !"

"Don't make nonsense, come here, draw lots of territories!" Marin took out a box, which was full of numbered notes, representing the marked land ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the majority of book readers to read, The latest, fastest, and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read.

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