Tauren Overlord

Although other territories would also allow serfs to join the army, they would sacrifice their lives and return as serfs.

In the Qunshan Territory, it is not just a question of voluntary or not. For the serfs who joined the army in Luheng, their social status changed as they joined.

But such a large reward cannot be said to be without hidden dangers. In this regard, Xintijia asked Lu Heng with some doubts:

"If things continue like this, will there be no serfs in our territory, and everyone will be free people?"

Lu Heng asked curiously:

"What's wrong with this?"

Sintija knew that serfs did not fall from the sky.

They exist, so there must be a reason for their existence, and one of the reasons that comes to mind is:

"If there really were no serfs in the Mountain Territory, the serf owners and those who loved their serfs would definitely be unhappy."

"They will say that only serf owners in the world can grow good land, and all territories are no exception."

"Since the serf owners play an irreplaceable role, they should be given a corresponding superior status."

"If we look at it in isolation, it's OK that we're the only one that's unique in this area."

"But the serf owners in other territories are not blind. Sooner or later, they will keep an eye on us and regard us as potential enemies who break the rules."

Xintijia said such a long list, and seeing that Lu Heng did not have any intention of objecting, he continued:

"We can certainly disobey them, but the serf owners and lord lovers will isolate places without serf owners for their own interests."

"Even isolation is the most optimistic scenario...If they get impatient, they will resort to violence directly."

"Because what people suffer most from is often not the absolute scarcity of resources, but the relative scarcity."

"For example, if a serf always believes that he is born to be a serf and has to live like this for the rest of his life, perhaps he won't feel distressed."

"But if he finds that he can be transformed from a serf into a freeman in another territory, he may not be able to persist in the hardship in his original territory."

"So this set of laws may be just an internal affair for us, but for other territories with serfs, it is an extremely sharp attack."

Lu Heng discovered that Xintijia thought even more deeply than he did in some aspects.

Instead, I took it for granted.

According to the experience of my hometown, serfdom was backward and destined to be eliminated, so of course it should be overthrown directly.

But as a party to this world, Sintija keenly discovered that things were not that simple.

Everything that exists must have a force that supports its existence.

This does not mean that everything that exists is "correct and reasonable".

Rather, if you want to break this status quo, you must inevitably fight against the forces that support it.

At the same time, Lu Heng also found Xintijia's thoughts very interesting, so he asked her back:

"Then guess what, if there is so much resistance, why should I implement this set of laws?"

83. Vinu’s costs are unsustainable

The first thing that came to Sintija's mind was that this would allow him to absorb more refugees and thus increase the territory's labor force.

After all, this set of laws could only attract "ownerless" serfs, not serf owners.

For the serf owners, serfs were like bricks that could be moved wherever they were needed.

As the land was moved, the serf owners made a lot of money.

So what good would they gain from freeing the serfs?

No, so they don’t support Lu Heng’s series of decrees at all.

In fact, Lu Heng had already felt this lack of support when he was in the small town in the mountains.

Lu Heng allowed the residents of the entire mountain town to apply for land and build houses voluntarily.

But in reality, not everyone can get land.

For example, if a serf wanted to use the land to build a house, his serf’s owner would be the first to disagree.

What did the serf owners fear most?

They feared nothing, except the lack of work for the serfs.

What is the most valuable thing for a serf?

Of course it’s their life, or rather, time.

So who owns their time?

Of course, in the hands of the serf owners.

So if the serf owners saw that the serfs still had the time and energy to build houses for themselves, wouldn’t they be extremely anxious?

So in the small town in the mountains, if Lu Heng's decree was to be implemented, the ownership of the serfs had to be purchased from the serf owners first.

Although this seemed "mild" enough to Lu Heng, the deal was still reached through forced buying and selling under the threat of force.

The serf owners did love the serfs as a labor force, because land without labor was just a wilderness that produced nothing.

But they obviously hated more the fact that there was a human head growing on the body of a humanoid laborer.

That evil lord just made a promise and they actually agreed?

孽 孽!

Not only were the serf owners in the small town in the mountains being eliminated, but the serf owners in other places also knew that they were committing crimes here and naturally would not come.

If you don't come, then it will be easy.

Without the small serf owners who act as "middlemen", the labor force in the entire territory is actually working for the same "super serf owner".

No, it is not appropriate to call him a "super serf owner". After all, Lu Heng really gave freedom to the new immigrants.

If this is also considered a serf owner, is it fair to other places that actually practice serfdom?

However, these freed laborers cannot really migrate freely.

As long as they were caught by other lords, they could become serfs again.

Therefore, Lu Heng only took the benefits of being a "super serf owner" but did not have to pay the "slave maintenance costs" of "keeping the old farmers willing to be serfs."

It can be said that I am quite happy.

However, Xintijia soon felt that Lu Heng’s thinking was not that simple.

Because Lu Heng's actions would undoubtedly greatly damage his relationship with the surrounding lords, and the deterioration of this relationship might be counterproductive.

When serf owners first appeared in this world, they might have fallen into vicious competition.

If you allow the serfs to keep one more month's rations, I will allow the serfs to send one less son to the battlefield, and everyone got involved.

But as time went on, the serf owners finally realized, why are we fighting each other?

In the end, doesn’t it still benefit those old farmers?

So the serf owners chose to unite! No one wanted to give up too much to the old peasants.

The reason why the old farmers today live a hard life is largely because they were born in a world after the serf owners had already united.

Even though Lu Heng was a relatively large serf owner, if he went against the established results of this alliance, it would be regarded as a great betrayal.

Therefore, Sintija’s solution is clearer:

Have there been any major changes recently?

Why did Lu Heng have the confidence to betray?

Thinking of this, Sintija finally had an inspiration.

She put forward her conjecture to Lu Heng:

"The reason may be that the magic items produced by Chloe will greatly increase the spellcasting rate of the people in the territory, so there is no need to maintain the old serf system."

"As long as we distribute magic items to more Rank 0 citizens, we can make them better producers or better warriors."

“However, the benefits of doing so are not compatible with the old system.”

"If we express it in a formula, the cost of keeping the old peasants willing to be serfs is equal to the product of their strength and their willingness to fight."

“To reduce the cost of Vinh Slaves, we must reduce the power of the old farmers, or infiltrate their minds and make them love the life of being trampled on.”

"So there are always some great advocates who stand on the side of the serf owners and emphasize that the old peasants are low-level creatures with overflowing slave mentality and they are not worthy of resistance."

"But the real key factor is the old farmer and the knights, especially the power comparison with the spellcasters."

"When 100 old peasants charge at a spellcaster but still can't hurt him at all, the educational effect is simply too good to be true."

“So from the perspective of the serf owners, their first priority in reducing the cost of slavery is to weaken the old farmers both mentally and physically.”

"But if we distribute magic items to the old farmers so that they can play a greater role, this will conflict with the first priority of weakening the old farmers."

"No matter what kind of magic item the old farmer gets, it will only make the old farmer stronger, thereby raising the cost of the old man's slaves."

"Since this old relationship will eventually fail, let's just not maintain it anymore."

"It is better to risk becoming enemies with other masters and strengthen yourself as soon as possible before the new mode arrives. Am I right?"

Lu Heng looked at Xintijia's bright and lively eyes, nodded slightly and said:

"You are very smart and pointed out the main reason."

"Another reason is that I am using this series of laws to select people."

"After we make the new magic props, we can't just give them out to everyone we meet, right?"

"They will certainly be given priority to those who are most suitable to use them, and my series of decrees are aimed at finding such people."

Of course, what Lu Heng didn't say was that he was also observing the woman in front of him.

During the implementation of the new law, if there are outstanding executors, she should also have the opportunity to stand on a bigger stage.

Of course, this is a follow-up.

At this moment, Baron Qunshan's troops have finished their rest, and it is time to "rescue" Artemisia Town.

Because the Tauren Overlord is about to launch an attack on Wormwood Town!

As a loving lord, how could Lu Heng watch the town defended by Margaret and Cecilia, a mother and daughter, perish?

Of course we have to give them a helping hand.

Before leaving, Lu Heng once again confirmed the leadership team of the Land of Exile:

Sintija is in charge of government affairs and the economy, while Adeleide is responsible for taking care of the "little inventors" and providing military support for this vibrant land.

Chloe's psychic simulation stone was also left behind. Rosa also has one of these gems in the town of mountains.

As for Lu Heng himself, as long as he brings his personal maid Chloe with him, he will be able to get a new psychic simulation stone tomorrow.

Soon, this gem will be promoted to the Suspension Bridge Monastery, allowing the Tauren Overlord and his comrades to fully realize their potential.

The gears of history have quietly begun to turn.

I wonder what changes will happen here when Lu Heng returns as the Baron of the Mountains?

The author says:

Author's words: I wonder if the farming content I wrote recently is boring? (Covering face)

I won’t write it, because the protagonist’s power will grow too suddenly.

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84. Brother, are you okay?

Aicao Town at night is not as peaceful and warm as it seems.

Because many of the townspeople's family members were busy imprisoning Pierre.

It is said that many of those arrested were spies who led the Minotaur bandit.