Chapter 171

"Before the advent of the vassal system, when our human territory encountered foreign enemies, it often occurred that the Lords and church troops were fighting in front, but the people fled. When the troops withdrew to the castle to rest, they didn't even have a hot soup, and the soldiers couldn't rest, because there was no militia to help defend the castle, and the people who withdrew had to continue to defend the wall. No Logistics, without support, the result of the battle can be imagined. "

"The vassal system solves this problem. It unites the people and the Lord to face the threat together. In fact, if you have the ability, the Lord wants all the people to become their own leaders. The essence of the vassal system is to let the Lord give the people more private property and higher status. Only in this way can the people support their Lord, and the richer people will be more firm To defend their homes. "

"The biggest difference between the collar people and the free people is that they can rent the land of the vassal or the Lord. A collar people can rent up to 50 mu of cultivated land, of which 10 mu of harvest belongs to him. However, it takes at least four strong workers to cultivate 50 mu of land. Coupled with the middle-aged and young children and old parents of the family, the collar family must have eight people. The collar people do not have to bear the seeds to grow the land , but at the best of times, the grain produced by 10 mu of land will not exceed 3000 pounds. 3000 pounds of grain is only enough for a family of eight for 150 days. They rely on accepting employment to solve some of the remaining rations and collecting and hunting to solve the rest. Victor, do you find that, so the collar people have not saved their private property! "

"Right? Where does the people's property come from?"

Victor is very confused. His people have been eating a big pot of rice, but the disadvantages of a big pot of rice have gradually appeared. The members of the work point system are OK. After all, there is the carrot of the status of vassal hanging in front, while the newly added free people and farm workers have been slack, and they are more willing to spend their time on private plots. Victor realized that it was time for the big pot to die. In order to prevent population loss, he must also start to transform the free people into more stable leaders. However, Victor never thought about how the leading families accumulated wealth, and those village heads didn't mention this problem. Obviously, this is common sense without reminding, but Victor didn't know.

Master Edwin did not sell off and explained, "those straw are the main source of income for the leading families."

"Straw?!"

"Hey, hey, isn't it wheat straw?" Edwin laughed: "The Lords stored wheat to prepare for the war, but you can see that the noble ate porridge and bread. We ate more meat, milk, vegetables and fruits. Compared with these cheap grains, cattle and sheep were the main wealth of the Lords and vassals, and those straw were the food for cattle and sheep to spend the water season. The price of the Lord's purchase of straw was about 1 copper sol per pound, per pound Each mu of wheat field produces 400 pounds of straw, and ten Mu is 4000 pounds. The income of the collar people's family from selling straw every year is three kinsol. In order to encourage the collar people to plant wheat, some Lords will count more straw on the collar people, some are 20 mu, and some are all. The collar people call such lords kind and generous masters, and vice versa, they are called stingy adults. "

Victor was stunned for a while and said angrily, "my village head never reminded me!"

"Well, this is the cleverness of the people. The church hopes that the Lords are kind and generous masters, not stingy adults, so there is an unwritten agreement that if the Lords do not explain, all 50 mu of wheat straw will be counted on the leaders. This is also a common practice of most lords and vassals. After all, it will be more convenient to get the favor of the church and the leaders. You will not Hope to be called a stingy adult? " Edwin joked.

Victor shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "therefore, the farming and animal husbandry system I designed has cut off the financial resources of the people."

Edwin nodded and sighed, "when you herd cattle and sheep in the wild, the straw becomes worthless. Wild boars don't eat straw. Besides, wild boars are not valuable. Which Lord will use copper sol to buy the food of wild boars?"

Victor thought for a moment and asked, "why will my people lose patience in three years? Besides, Sylvia is also implementing my farming and animal husbandry system. She can't be unaware of this defect. Why don't you remind me?"

"Another unwritten rule is that people follow the Lord to open up new territories, and they can obtain the collar identity after three years. Without this rule, no one will be willing to open up the collar."

"It should be." Victor jawbone agreed that the life of pioneering leaders is more dangerous, not to mention that they still need to bear heavy labor, and the savings of pioneering lords need to be invested in construction. People can only get enough food and clothing, work hard for three years, and it's really unreasonable not to give a collar identity again.

Victor currently does not grow much wheat, less than 10000 mu. This year, he also focuses on breeding, and it doesn't matter that free farmers and farm workers work for Victor for three years. But when they find that they have no income, they will probably leave. Smart people may find their own way in less than three years.

Edwin continued: "Sylvia certainly knows this problem. Regardless of the problems, your method is very suitable for the current situation in terms of efficiency. Raising wild boars in captivity can provide more food for cattle and sheep. Replacing beef and sheep with pork can double the number of cattle and sheep. In three years, the cattle and sheep in Machu mausoleum can return to the scale before the war, or even greatly exceed it."

"It's not too late to change it in three years, is it? But why didn't Sylvia remind me?" Asked Victor discontentedly.

"Ha ha." Master Edwin laughed twice and said, "you are Sylvia's baby now. She doesn't want anyone to interfere with you. Maybe you can solve the problem yourself... Anyway, even if you fail, the York family will support you."

Victor twitched at the corners of his mouth. Edwin said it well. The York family didn't take him as an experimental field. If he succeeded, the York family would learn from experience. If he failed, the York family would open their arms to him. Of course, this is also the environment Victor needs. Facts have proved that he has no power. There is only a dead end for development behind closed doors. At the beginning, Victor has become the puppet of the queen if it was not for Sylvia's support. And the York family's human and material resources were an important part of his plan. Thinking of this, Victor had nothing to complain about.

"Victor, you are very special. You have not received the orthodox Lord education. There are many novel ideas very similar to my point of view. As a white tower scholar, I want to be able to solve problems, but I am old and have no Sylvia's patience. I would like to listen to your ideas more." Master Edwin smiled brightly.

Victor also smiled. As a scholar and master of the silver and white tower and the uncle of the Duke of York, Edwin really didn't have to be restricted by Sylvia. Sylvia didn't prompt this question. It wasn't a bad idea, but she was afraid that Victor was afraid of hands and feet, stopped and became a cautious and mediocre Lord. But how can they know that Victor comes from a world of information explosion and has many successful experiences to learn from.

Victor pondered for a moment and said, "master, the problem of collar people's income is not difficult to solve. I can expand the rental area and income ratio of collar people from 50 mu to 70 mu, from 20% to 30%

Edwin stayed for a long time and said in disappointment, "this is your solution? What about the vassal? Doing so is damaging the interests of the vassal and the Lord. You should know that the vassal and the Lord provide seeds for the people to plant land."|

"Of course I know. If you knew that I sowed 70 pounds of wheat per mu and expected to harvest 350 pounds of wheat, I wouldn't be so disappointed." Said Victor lightly.

"What are you talking about?! it's impossible!" Cried Edwin incredulously.

From the perspective of income, the vassal wanted to plant more grass, but planting wheat was a mandatory requirement of the Lord. The first seeds of the vassal were also provided by the Lord free of charge, because when the castle and villages were besieged, the wheat easy to store was an important material to maintain human survival.

However, the world's agricultural technology is very backward, and the annual CD harvest is not good. In a good year, the harvest is only three times that of sowing, and at most twice that in a bad year. Based on 50 mu of land, 120 pounds of seeds per mu and 300 pounds of harvest, the vassal invested a total of 6000 pounds of wheat seeds and earned 15000 pounds of wheat. After deducting 3000 pounds of income from the collar family, the vassal harvested 12000 pounds of grain. After deducting the seeds, the net income was 6000 pounds, and then turned over half to the Lord. The vassal had only 3000 pounds of grain, which was the same as that of the collar family. If we increase the income of the leaders from 20% to 30%, the income of the vassal is not as good as that of the leaders. Therefore, the proportion of planting and income is the main reason that restricts farmers' income.

Throughout the history of human development on the earth, it is not difficult to find that increasing people's income is the thing pursued by rulers. If you violate this law, any kingdom will collapse. The world is no exception. Without the support of the people, the Lord becomes a lightheaded commander. Even the castle can't be built, and the family can't have golden knights from generation to generation. Victor understands this truth and has the ability to solve problems.

In China's modern society, the seed of wheat per mu is about 20 kg, the harvest is 900 kg, and the proportion of seed to harvest is 1:45. In addition to the factors of chemical fertilizer and excellent wheat seeds, Victor thinks that the harvest ratio of 1 to 5 can be achieved by means of deep tillage, intensive farming, frequent irrigation and frequent fertilization.

According to the calculation of 70 mu of cultivated land rented by the collar people, 4900 pounds of wheat will be invested and 24500 pounds will be harvested. The collar people's family will take three into 7350 pounds, and the remaining 17150 pounds of wheat will be deducted. The vassal and the Lord will get 6125 pounds of Wheat respectively. On the surface, the income of the vassal and the Lord is not as good as that of the people, but the actual income per mu has increased by 17 pounds compared with the original. Moreover, deep cultivation and careful cultivation have reduced the input of seeds, but greatly increased the labor cost. Only by increasing the income of farmers by 10% can they plant the land at ease. This distribution method can be said to be happy for all.

Edwin counted on the ground with branches for a long time, got the result, stunned him for a long time, and asked, "Victor, how are you sure there will be a 1-5 harvest?"

Victor smiled, "I guessed."

Edwin: "

"Don't you know when we harvest this year? Even if there is no such harvest, it's not too late to change it back."

Edwin stared at Victor for a long time and said in a deep voice, "Victor, I don't ask how this farming method came from. If there is a harvest of 1 to 5, you will not be a generous and kind Master, but a great Lord. I'm looking forward to this day."

Victor said: "master, it doesn't matter to tell you. Didn't you notice that the roots of purple sugarcane are very long? It shows that the deep soil is more fertile. Anyway, I have fewer people and more land, and my territory hasn't taken shape. There's no loss if I try, isn't it?"

"Victor, daring to try is your greatest advantage." Edwin sighed

Victor continued: "in fact, the internal defects are easy to solve, but deep farming and fine farming are inseparable from fertilizer, and wild boar is an indispensable part of the farming and animal husbandry system. Therefore, the external defects are the problem."

"Indeed." Edwin frowned and said, "cattle and sheep don't have the ability to resist wild animals in the wild. If this problem can't be solved, your farming and animal husbandry system can't be implemented. Sylvia even plans to slaughter all the wild boars in captivity and raise cattle and sheep again when the wild animals appear."

Victor didn't speak and didn't rush to recommend the artificial river plan. As long as the harvest ratio of 1 to 5 or even higher is achieved this year, the York family will definitely not give up the new farming and animal husbandry system, and it will not be too late to guide them slowly at that time. Now all we have to do is persuade Edwin to dig out the reservoirs and ditches.

"Master, let's talk about the future. Let's go and see how Nicole is."