Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 154 Miner Lex

Suddenly, there was a sound nearby, and Woolley was startled. Did he disturb these soldiers?He was just about to struggle to get up when he suddenly discovered that several fires were lit in the camp, and the flames gathered upwards, lighting up the entire camp.

Cass in armor walked out of the room, and he said loudly: "Master Shire said that we should try our best to protect these villagers who fled from the famine, and let them feel the kindness of the Iris family. All the Iris soldiers withdrew from the house and put the house Leave it to children and women."

"Of course, Commander Cass." The Iris soldiers in leather and linen clothes retreated from the wooden house one by one, gathered around the fire, and under the light of the fire, they carried a warm breath on their bodies.

Cass is the son of a merchant and is not short of money. He often leads the brothers in the camp to drink and eat meat on weekdays. The brothers are willing to listen to him.Everyone was born as a serf, and it was common to sleep outside when plowing the land, not to mention having enough clothes now.

Woolley watched those thin and cold children and women enter the brown wooden house, and there was warmth in his heart, and the burning fire seemed to burn in his heart.If there is a chance in the future, he also wants to serve as a soldier for Earl Shire.Mercy Earl of Charles!

Another ten days later, civilians and serfs from the Harmon Baron and the Clivia family fled here one after another.Without dispatching the Iris soldiers stationed here, Wu Li personally led people to preach the benefits of the Earl of Shire to them. With the strong introduction of acquaintances, and under the double attack of black bread and broth, the villagers quickly felt at ease.

When more than 300 people gathered here, Wu Li and others were escorted by these iris soldiers to a wide wilderness.Next to this place is the Leine River, the land is flat and open, the only drawback is that there is a forest not far away.

The middle-aged man in silk who I saw on the first day said: "From now on, you will be stationed here, but before that, you need to count the population and establish a household registration. This year the Earl of Shire will provide you with food and clothing. You need to open up wasteland, cultivate the land, and build houses."

Woolley didn't quite understand what household registration was, but he heard from the master that the name and occupation of each household were registered on paper, and the combination of these papers was household registration.

Because Wu Li had the experience of leading more than 100 people to escape, and later helped them persuade the villagers who fled here, he was appointed as the village head.

After becoming the mayor of the village, Woolley discovered that there were many differences between this place and Baron Harmon.

First of all, he needs to do a door-to-door census, register them on paper, and establish a household registration system.

The next step is to organize wasteland reclamation. I thought they would need to use stones to grind out some farm tools, or simply use their hands, but after a few days, those Iris soldiers with spears sent them a batch of grain and iron tools. farm tools.

Hey, iron farm tools, when did they use such precious things, they never thought that under the command of the earl, each of them would have a share.This land reclamation work is much simpler than before.

But then Woolley discovered that land reclamation was not that simple. The land for reclamation should be gathered together and divided into three parts, each of which should be about the same size. fallow.Rotation is also required every year, with a period of three years.

It sounded confusing, but after Sorrell showed him the plant, Woolley quickly understood.They used to be divided into two plots, one for cultivation and one for fallow, but now they have three plots. In this way, there will be less idle land and more cultivated land. keep up.

In any case, Woolley and his team settled down here. The mountains in the distance were cut down to build wooden houses, and a fire was lit in the wilderness to burn the weeds to ashes. .

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Iris collar, steel town.

Lex was wearing a linen sackcloth mining suit, his cheeks were flushed, and there seemed to be steam rising from his head.After finishing the last bit of vegetable soup left in the bowl, with a piece of black bread in his left hand and a canary in his right hand, he strode towards the outside of the house.

"Lex, are you coming back at noon?" A middle-aged aunt with a broad body opened the curtain and walked out. "Lex, should I come back or come back, there's no need to fight so hard, what if I get tired out."

"Mom, I won't be coming back today. Our family just built a wooden house in the village. My father and brother spend every day opening up wasteland in the fields. The family is very sad. I will dig more iron ore in the mine to earn more money. Life at home is better."

"Hey, I heard that there are ghosts in the mine. People are good. They die after staying in it for a while. There is no wound on the surface. It is not a ghost or something. If you want me to say, you should go to the fields to open up wasteland. It’s poorer, but I can live on.” The middle-aged aunt Mary looked at Lex worriedly.

"Don't worry. This situation is gone now. The Earl said that it was because there was poisonous gas in it. Just take a bird to absorb them all. Mom, don't tell me, the Earl is really smart. Since you brought After the bird went to the mine, basically no one died accidentally.

Moreover, Lalu blacksmith has recently invented a new tool, which is very convenient for digging. I heard that it is distributed to everyone for free. Everyone can try it and see if it is easy to use. If it is easy to use, you can buy it. If you have no money, you can divide it into several Monthly, just pay a sum of money every month.I hurried, or the foreman would hurry me. "

Lex grabbed another piece of black bread and walked out of the house. In the open space of the village, Lex walked out of the village together with several other miners who were leading the birds.

The wild grasses, shrubs and forests outside the village have disappeared, and there are farmers with iron hoes digging the ground, digging up tree roots, and cutting trees with iron axes on every piece of land.

The farther you are from the village, the fewer people there are, and the shrubs and forests gradually increase. At this time, the villagers have not opened up wasteland yet.

Since the last time Baron Patel led troops to merge the village, the village has become densely populated. Almost every village has a tailor shop, blacksmith shop and mill. In the future, there is no need to go to the next village to grind wheat flour. Life is more convenient. a lot of.

And every house has become a wooden house. If there are people who can't build, or only women are left in the house, there will be workers from the town. I heard that those people are paid by the Earl. Their work It is to build houses and build roads.

They can build a wooden house very quickly with only a few people, and they build a house as easily as eating bread.

While thinking, Lex walked to the mine.

The wooden fence encloses the mine in a circle. Behind the fence are soldiers with spears. I heard that there are a total of [-] soldiers here. They are on duty in rotation, and there are two days of intensive training every week.

Lex is the long-term worker here, and he signaled to the Iris infantry stationed at the gate. The soldiers opened the fence, and Lex and others walked in.

"Lex, why are you here so late, if you come later, this good thing won't be your turn." A man in silk clothes with a big belly walked over.

"Master Mark, what's the matter?"

"A new mine was discovered just now. The iron ore there is on the surface. If the surface soil and thin rock layer are stripped off, iron ore will appear inside. You don't need to go down the mine."

"Master Mark, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, how could we get such a good thing?"

"Come on, follow me, I'll take you there, and when I get there, I'll say you're my nephew." Mark patted his round belly and walked into the mine, followed by Lex and the others.

Alas, the only villagers who were brought out from Cosmos together are the Lex family who are still familiar with them now.

Not long after that, Mark brought Lex and others to this new mine, and there were already many people standing here.

After Mark walked over and said a few words to the leader, that person led Lex and his party towards the inside.

"You don't need to go down to the mine here, and your birds can be put aside, it's really noisy."

"Okay, master." Lex didn't know who he was, but it was absolutely right to call him master.Lex twisted the bird in his hand, tilted his neck, and immediately fell silent.

"The iron ore in this mine is located in the shallow part of the ground, and the output is very large. It is estimated that there will be no need to dig a mine for a while, but you need to dig the soil a few days ago, and there is probably not much iron ore." Lex introduced.

"Master, don't worry, we all understand."

Lex worked here for several days. After the surface soil was dug up, the iron ore inside was exposed. Lex and the others replaced it with the latest tools invented by Lalu Blacksmith.

Piece after piece of iron ore were chiseled out by Lex and the others, and put into the wooden frame on the side. Unlike the dark and unsafe mines, here the light is bright, and iron axes and hammers are used. , and the awl-like thing invented by the Lalu blacksmith.

Point the tip at the iron ore, use the iron awl to bang a few times, and then smash it down, and large pieces of iron ore will splash down.

Before nightfall, Lex had already mined two baskets of iron ore. He took out the scale he carried with him, measured it, and found that there was a little more. Lex took out a few small pieces of ore, and just weighed the total At the minimum of each paragraph.

When it was time to get off work at night, Lex carried the iron ore to the calculation department of the mine to weigh it.If it weren't for the kindness of Master Shire, now mining is all voluntary, those who work in the mines and don't work will have no money, and those who dig a lot will make money.

This time, in this newly discovered mine, Lex dug double the amount before, and directly earned fifty copper coins a day.

Lex rubbed his sore shoulders, secretly reckoning that he would have to rest a little tomorrow.He had a longing in his heart, if he worked like this for a year, he would probably be rich next year.

(End of this chapter)