Lord of Rot

Chapter 135 Wants to Be a Baron of Potatoes
The return of Cro Camel is a surprise. Talents can be cultivated, but extraordinary courage is not possessed by everyone. Loyalty is very important.

In Li Qi's eyes, Crowe, who is at the bottom of the boat, is not only loyal but also easy to use. In the future, he will be allowed to do similar jobs. At worst, he will be banned from going to the tavern, or put up a sign that he will be whipped if he is drunk, and his actions will be restricted. Reckless.

Wodu 21, Wodu [-], and after [-] did not show up.

Probably the defeat of the previous tens of thousands of "armies" made them have no courage to show up, or they may be planning a new conspiracy.

After a brief chat with Crowe, Li Qi rode to the town of Water Stream to recruit craftsmen and sailors.

Miss Irene accompanied on horseback.

The atmosphere on the road was slightly awkward, and Li Qi didn't expect that there was a person guarding the door last night, and it was the sister on the bed.

My sister is currently committing a crime?

On the contrary, Erin was very open-minded. As a member of the aristocratic circle, she was used to it.

There are no large towns in Water Stream.

There are only dozens of large towns on the continent of Lurea with the size of Ironstone City. There are hundreds of lords with their own castles, but there are countless "village-level" lords, who don't even have a small village. I have no idea how many there are.

The houses in the towns are generally not high, and they must be more prosperous than the current Porcupine Collar. There are people coming and going, and there is an endless stream of hawking and shouting, but the emotions on the faces of the people are not high, with worries about the future.

The small rivers are connected in series. Some people are walking on the road, and some are traveling on the water surface by boat. Occasionally, boats can be seen passing through the bottom of the bridge.

Although the war ended yesterday, the consequences will not disappear immediately.

The most important point is that most of the serfs, slaves, beggars, and even civilians joined the war. At this time, they hid one by one and did not dare to show their faces, lest Mrs. Jielin settle accounts in the fall, and some were already preparing to move and flee to Lintawan or Pork loin valley.

After the war is over, it is hard to say that Mrs. Jielin won, and the economy has been severely affected.

Naturally, Li Qi would not be required to recruit craftsmen. Erin would find the nearby headmen, and the headmen would find qualified ones for Li Qi to choose.

"Go and buy more seeds." Li Qi ordered his men to search for crops that can be planted first, and agriculture is still the top priority of development.

When Li Qigang woke up on the bed in another world, the population of the Porcupine Leader was more than 200 people. Due to the management problems of his father Lild, there were no serfs and slaves in the Porcupine Leader.

After the war, Leed only wanted money and food, but no slaves or captives at all.

If Daddy Cheap was more flexible, Li Qi wouldn't have to worry about people.

After that, Li Qi bought slaves several times, and the total population reached six to seven hundred, and selected some soldiers from them.

Grandpa Greenwood sent 400 slaves, the actual number is more than [-], but there are still many who died or became seriously ill on the way, and the number is still reduced.

Porcupine collars are not dead, construction risks, fever and cold, work tetanus, etc., will die one after another.

After Li Qi didn't allow the pharmacists to use bloodletting therapy, fewer people were killed, but the pharmacists didn't know other treatment methods, and the people who should have died were still unable to be rescued.

Now with the addition of more than 500 captives and the [-] captives sent by Longship Fort, the population of Porcupine Collar has exceeded [-].

If you want to feed more than 2000 mouths, you must vigorously develop agriculture, and food is fundamental.

"A large part of the slaves must be assigned to farm the land, not only to grow crops, but also to grow other crops according to the season."

Short-term vegetables, cabbage, long-term wheat, etc., combined with animal husbandry, not to mention the nutrition is in place, but people should be able to live a relatively healthy life.

"You can plant potatoes first."

The Lurea people are very resistant to eating potatoes because they grow from the ground.

It can be seen from the rejection of manure by the Lurea people that this group of people is very stubborn.

However, there are occasional potatoes on Li Qi's table. He likes mashed potatoes very much. There are also stir-fried shredded potatoes, French fries, and stewed chicken with potatoes. Everything is delicious.

This thing has a large output, is easy to grow, and can fill your stomach.

Not only Li Qi, but the nobles also know that potatoes are produced in large quantities and can feed more people, but they still strictly prohibit planting potatoes.

The devil fruit planted in the ground will not be delivered to the elegant table of the nobles. Farmers grow food, and most of the harvest will be sent to the castle. The nobles don’t want it, so they can strictly order not to grow it.

Nobles are not allowed to plant, even if farmers have 1 guts, they dare not plant. They can only grow wheat and barley with a very low yield, and then send the small harvest to the castle, and their family lives half-starved and half-starved. .

Li Qi doesn't care about those things, he grows them and eats them himself, as long as he doesn't publicize them.

However, he could also guess that those nobles would give him the title of Baron of Potatoes after knowing that he planted potatoes.

The population has doubled. If you don’t grow potatoes, what will you eat?
Potatoes must be grown!
It's a pity that he hasn't found sweet potatoes yet. It is estimated that they are looked down upon like potatoes and will not be circulated in the market.

He doesn't mind having an extra Baron of Sweet Potatoes on his head. Baked sweet potatoes, if he doesn't eat them for a long time, he'll feel flustered and greedy for a bite.

Soon, a group of craftsmen gathered in front of Li Qi.

In the past, the recruitment of porcupine collars would never be so attractive. The reason should be the war. Now the water stream is very messy. No matter where the craftsmen go, they can have a good life, but they are afraid of being robbed by the chaos outside. Don't dare to leave, it is a good opportunity to leave with Baron Porcupine right now.

"Blacksmith? Of course, the more the better!"

Li Qi didn't even look at it, and said, "Blacksmith, as long as it's here, I want it all!"

With a few more mature blacksmiths with senior blacksmithing experience, the blacksmith factory can open a few more assembly lines, and some metal products can also be put on the schedule early.

Whether it's masons, blacksmiths, or carpenters, Li Qi will always come, but there are not many of them.

The sailors are the most numerous, and there are more and more of them.

There is no way, Li Qi just recruited craftsmen with great generosity, it doesn't matter if you are old or young, as long as you are a craftsman, he can just ask a few questions and pass.

There is even a blacksmith who broke an arm, and that's all he wants.

Can you still strike iron with a broken arm?
Li Qi doesn't care if he can work on the iron or not. The master has experience, and it is enough to be able to train on the assembly line, and he can also be a guest on the assembly line inspection at ordinary times.

But in the eyes of others, it's different, which means that Li Qi doesn't pick people at all, he wants them when he comes.

"Are you a sailor?" Li Qi looked at the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in front of him, his ribs were stretched, and his arms were not as thick as a wooden stick. Li Qi wondered if he could shake the oars.

"Yes, my lord!"

The teenager replied loudly: "I can row a boat!"

"Can you hold your breath in the water?" Li Qi asked.

"Yes!" As he said that, the boy turned his head and jumped into the river next to him. The thin boy was like a fish, and after splashing with water, he disappeared.

It took a while to show up.

He raised his hand to wipe off the water on his face, climbed ashore and looked at Li Qi expectantly.

"Food and housing, no money," Li Qi said, "Afterwards, it will look at performance, and you can continue to be a sailor if you pass the test."

Li Qi didn't have specific requirements for qualified sailors, but he might as well set up a concept of "qualified" first, and the final interpretation rests with the baron. Let's talk about the rules first. As for the content of the rules, you can fill them in later.

It doesn't matter even if you fail, the porcupine collar is mine. If you can't be a sailor, you can be a mason, a farmer, or an apprentice. In short, you will never let him go easily.

The boy nodded hastily, it is enough to take care of food and shelter.

The next one is a woman.

Li Qi does not discriminate against women, but in this world, the status of women is very low.

Only when they reach the level of aristocracy can women be "noble".

This woman has a solid figure, and her exposed arms are full of muscles.

"My lord, my name is Jenny," the woman said.

Has a name!
It shows that his parents are at least a cultural person.

"Ever been a sailor?"

Jenny nodded: "My husband is the captain."

"Then let your husband come over."

He needs not only sailors, but also the captain, but he doesn't need the captain's wife.

"My lord, he is dead"

"Are you a sailor?" Li Qi asked.

He wanted a sailor, a captain, not a dead man.

Unless the other party has just died and not rotted.

Not at all interested in the story of the captain's wife.

"I'm not a sailor," Jenny said, "but my lord, I have a logbook, which records my husband's life treasure, as long as you are willing to form a fleet for me, I can help you find that piece of treasure. "

Li Qi glanced at her, and then said: "If you are not a sailor, please leave."

It's not sailors who come to join in the fun!
What logbook, what treasure, what does it matter to me?There is still a small pile of gold and a small pile of silver in the crypt on the headland, can't I still get it?
Moreover, he observed this woman, and found that she didn't look like a sailor's wife, but a mercenary. I'm afraid she got the news of a treasure. Just like Betty's mercenaries, Li Qi didn't want to be taken advantage of.

The mercenaries don't have the most basic professional ethics, and if they dare to spend money to support them, they just slap their butts and disappear the next day, letting the money go to waste.

Jenny didn't bother, she turned and left after saying "Excuse me".

The next few sailors in a row were unqualified, or they wanted to come here to cheat, and they were not sailors.

Either he disliked Li Qi's poor treatment.

Picking and picking, I gathered more than a dozen people.

Be regarded as the completion of the goal.

Just when Li Qi was very happy with the harvest of this trip, the story of the "Lucky Baron" had already spread to the ears of the nobles of the East Gorge.

"He's so lucky" Becky lay on the bed: "God's man, Baron Lucky, pills, and honey."

Recently, the number of pills delivered by the porcupine collar began to decrease, and Becky had to ask the pharmacists to divide the pills delivered by Li Qi into smaller pieces, which naturally made the effect worse, and caused some insignificant disturbances. , but in the end they were forcibly settled by Becky.

She didn't have the strength to take action against Li Qi, and the only one who could take it out, Kelan Fosac, suddenly got sick and stole a gemstone ring and ran away, dying under the sword of Ironstone City soldiers.

Li Qi also has a close relationship with the crocodile in Linta Bay, even his own father may not be willing to conflict with Li Qi over trivial matters.

No, even if it's a few hundred gold days, my father probably won't blink.

A head was raised from below, taking a deep breath and exhaling: "Whoa, whoa!"

Becky stretched out her hand to hold the opponent's head, and pressed it down forcibly: "Use a little force, don't be lazy!"

Because the other party suddenly raised his head without authorization, his thoughts were messed up.

The man whose head was pinned said in a muffled voice: "Yeah! Suck!"

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(End of this chapter)