The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 304: Whatever Nilfgaard supports must be opposed, and whatever Nilfgaard opposes must be supported

When "One-Eye" Lugo said this, he certainly didn't really think highly of those farmers.

The nobles of this era, no matter how enlightened they were, were still subject to the limitations of the times and class.

"One-Eye" Lugo was just worried that the farmers would cause him trouble.

Of course, solving this problem is actually very simple.

That means packing it up together with the land and returning it to the Quitt family.

But this is something "One-Eyed" Lugo would never agree to.

Because in this era, population is everything.

The lord's real asset is not gold, but population.

Population means economic income, reserve military resources, labor force, etc.

Population is the most valuable resource.

It was already very good that "One-Eyed" Lugo was willing to cede some land and return it to the Quete family.

Let him pack up the population and send it to the Quete family...

He might as well dump all this labor into the sea.

That's why he wanted to hear what this witcher, who always had his own ideas and didn't look like a witcher at all, might have.

Lynn took another sip of her drink.

He thought about it and soon came up with an idea.

"Lord Lugo, have you ever considered allowing those farmers who have lost their land to reclaim the land southeast of Thorn Flower Castle?"

"Of course I've thought about this, but development requires tools, supplies, and money, and I'm afraid the farmers who lost their land won't be able to provide them."

Even in Lynn's hometown world, it is not easy for a family to move from their original living environment to a completely unfamiliar place and start a new life.

Not to mention this world of low productivity.

The Drummond family themselves came to Great Skellig from Undvik Island, and they recorded how difficult the initial development was.

Therefore, "One-Eyed" Lugo himself actually thought about this idea, but he pessimistically believed that if the farmers who had lost their land were asked to open up the land, they might not even be able to raise the money for the tools and seeds to cultivate the land.

"Isn't this simple?" Lin En spread his hands. "As the lord, you can just lend them money to buy tools and seeds, right?"

"You can set a standard for them. For example, in the first few years, you don't force them to pay back the money. Let them live and work in peace. Once they are stable, you can ask them to pay you back a portion every year. Finally, over a period of several years or even more than ten years, they will pay off their debt to you."

"Besides, you don't have to worry about them not paying you back, because they are your subjects and there's no way they'll run away. Are they even willing to give up their own land just to avoid paying you back?"

"Even if such a person really exists and escapes to the territory of other families, those families will only help you catch the fugitive back."

What Lin En said was common knowledge known to almost everyone in his hometown world.

But to "One-Eyed" Lugo, it sounded like a treasure.

indeed.

If he lends money to farmers, there is no need to worry about the farmers failing to develop their business.

And since the money was lent to the farmers by the lords, there was no need to worry that the farmers would not pay it back.

"One-Eyed" Lugo was in a good mood, and his eyes became hot when he looked at the witcher.

But don't get me wrong.

It was just that this head of the Drummond family, who believed that force was better than hard work, experienced the thirst for talent for the first time.

But he was just thinking about it.

The people of the islands disdain to use conspiracies and tricks, and unlike the people of the mainland, they do not have the idea of ​​"if they cannot be used by me, I have no choice but to get rid of them."

The two sides chatted for a while before Lin En left the lord's longhouse. ...

Early the next morning, Lynn left Kelmure and rode Nidhogg to the port of Keldor in the north of Great Skellige.

The Drummond family also sent a team to the Thorn Flower Castle.

Their task was to set fire to the entire castle, sprinkle salt on the ruins, and finally build a new fortress on the basis of the ruins.

……

When Lynn returned to the port of Keldra and the bustling voices reached his ears, the witcher suddenly felt as if he was in another world.

There is also a port in the territory of the Drummond family, but the Port of Heimstein is much quieter and not as prosperous as the Port of Keldra.

What surprised Lin En was that when he appeared in Keldros Harbor, many people looked at him with friendly eyes.

Some people greeted him warmly.

On inquiry he learned that his deeds on the island of Great Skellig had spread.

During this period of time, he has been running around the island like a tireless machine, completing demon hunting commissions and monster hunting.

If you meet someone who needs help on the road, you will not hesitate to lend a hand.

Since he hardly worries about money anymore, he doesn't ask for any reward after saving others. Instead, he rides away on horseback after confirming that the other person is safe.

But what Lin En didn't know, or didn't care about, was that what he did had invisibly accumulated a good reputation for him.

The people of the islands admire warriors, and warriors like him who "bravely do what is right and ask for nothing in return" are more in line with the warriors described by the poets.

In this way, his deeds gradually spread across the island.

Even several soldiers from the Quet family came to Lynn and respectfully invited him to go to the Keldra Fortress.

The demon hunter naturally did not refuse this.

The Keldra Fortress of the Quete family is built on a mountain overlooking the entire port.

It can leave a deep impression on anyone who has seen the fortress with their own eyes.

Legend has it that the castle was built by Gimdal "Iron Teeth", the son of Hemdall and Helin.

He is also the ancestor of the Quet family.

Gimdal wanted to take control of all of Skellige and ensure that his brother and the rulers of the other islands would not be harmed.

So he used heavy chains to encircle the mountain on the seabed, pulled it out of the surface, and placed it on the island of Great Skellige.

He spent seven days building an impenetrable fortress on the mountain, which still stands today.

If the weather is good, you can even have a panoramic view of all the islands from the high tower in the castle.

Following the leading soldiers of the Quet family, they passed through the mountain tunnel and finally met the head of the Quet family in the magnificent lord's hall.

Kratz Kuit, known as the "Sea Boar", is a staunch anti-Nilfgaardian warrior.

Anything that Nilfgaard supports must be opposed, and anything that Nilfgaard opposes must be supported.

He brought fear to the people of Nilfgaard.

The women of Nilfgaard would also use his name to scare disobedient children.

However, this head of the Quet family was much younger than the one Lin En remembered, and his beard was not as thick.

Moreover, the witcher also recognized it.

Kratz was the red-haired noble who set the boat on fire with a rocket at the funeral when he first came to Keldor Harbor.

While Lynn was looking at Kratz, Kratz was also looking at the witcher.

(End of this chapter)