Chapter 24 The Conversation with Old John 1
William and John the Old, strolled in the small village of Nessey.
William was calm and John Old was worried.
"Old John, I want to set up a guard team, you are responsible for recruiting people. The people recruited should not be too old or too young. It is best to be between the ages of 15 and 25. They are physically disabled and have relatively strong physical condition. It is best to have relatives and family members in the village! The reward is what I just told Kerry, 25 Poole copper coins a day, and also, pack them for food! Recruit 10 people first!" William said to Old John slowly with the recruitment conditions of the guard team.
"Yes, Lord Baron!" Old John replied with a frown, "Just..."
Old John wanted to speak but stopped.
"What's wrong, my excellent housekeeper, is there anything we can't say between us?" William turned around and looked at Old John's face.
When Old John first came to the village of Nesse, he was full of energy, but now he looked sad again with a deep brow.
"Sir Baron, I think you can moderately reduce the treatment of the guard!" Old John suggested.
"Why? They will take on the important task of protecting the safety of the entire village in the future. I feel that this treatment is not high!" William said in confusion.
"Mr. Baron, I have an obligation to remind you that before the month of harvest comes, we have no income, but instead, we have been spending!" Old John said all the words in his heart.
"Didn't we sell something too?" William retorted.
"Yes, Lord Baron, everything is under your eyes. We sold a total of 100 brooms, 80 dustpans, and 120 baskets, and earned a total of 1,000 Poole copper coins." Old John nodded, as he knew it.
"So, we still have income!" William smiled slightly.
"But, Lord Baron, we spend more!"
"We spent 1,146 Poole copper coins when buying golden silk grass from the villagers. We recruited villagers to weave them, and we spent 192 Poole copper coins."
"Master Baron, we didn't make a penny, but we lost 338 Poole copper coins."
Old John said, "Also, Lord Baron, you asked the villagers to dig a hole and spent 50 Poole copper coins."
"The villagers picked up a basket of feces and gave them 2 Puer copper coins. The villagers were like crazy, and they searched a layer of the land, and they sent it to the pit, and the pits were piled up like mountains!"
Every time Old John said something, his brows frowned deeper, but the smile on William's face became even brighter.
This made Old John very discouraged, "Master Baron, these disgusting excrement are avoided by the untouchables. Even the stupidest lords will not cost a lot... Please forgive me, Master Baron, I was just excited for a moment and did not mean to offend you!"
Old John suddenly realized that he was calling William stupid, and he broke out in cold sweat and quickly admitted his mistake.
"Old John, I'm not angry. On the contrary, I know you are for my own good! That's why I asked you to do this position. You are a competent butler! Yes, I never doubted this!" William said in a calm tone.
"But, Lord Baron, they are of no use at all. On the contrary, we have paid 1,000 Poole copper coins for them." Old John said distressed.
"Who said they were useless? Old John!" William smiled, "Look, it's just a little money..."
"But, Lord Baron, there are a lot of 1,000 Poole copper coins..." Old John pointed out, "Waste is not a good habit of a lord!"
"Well, Old John, it's not a little money." Looking at Old John's serious look, William was a little helpless, "But haven't we harvested a clean land?"
"When walking, don't worry about stepping on those disgusting things, don't worry about smelling a unique smell wherever you go. Look carefully, Old John, this land is fragrant with the fragrance of grass, as clean as the blue sky!" William said intoxicatedly.
"But it cost you a thousand Poole copper coins, and it will continue to take away every Poole copper coins you love." Old John was still worried about this.
"Not too much, Old John, the entire village's inventory has been poached by crazy villagers. Now is the time to flow! Besides, these little things are not useless at all!"
"Who would like to ask for these things?" Old John smiled bitterly, thinking that William was lying to him!
"Nature will want these things and will bring us rich rewards!" William said solemnly.
"Nature? Lord Baron, this is not a good time to joke." Old John said seriously.
"It's true, Old John! The power of nature is so wonderful. These little things that no one likes can make the barren land fertile and make the land output more abundant. Not to mention double the output, but it is still okay to increase the output by a few percent!" William said lightly.
But these words caused a stir in Old John's heart.
In this era, the generation of land was related to the fertility of land.
In order to maintain the fertility of the land, most farmers or serfs adopt a two-bed system, which means dividing the land into two parts, about one-third of the land falls, leaving it covered with weeds, and two-thirds of the land for cultivation.
If you don’t do this, after several rounds of rye planting, the land will become barren, the amount of rye produced is very small and the quality is extremely poor!
The land fertility of the village of Nisse is good, and the comparison between seeds and harvests is about one to four, which means that 1 pound of seeds can harvest 4 pounds.
This harvest ratio has never changed!
Viscount Grien also knew a lot about it. They all harvested the villagers of the village of Nesse according to this harvest, maintained their best interests, and ensured the survival of the villagers of the village of Nesse.
Although it is hard to survive!
Not a serf, but he has suffered more than a serf.
Most of the villagers in the small village of Nisse struggle to survive.
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"Sir Baron, are you saying true?" Old John was still incredible.
"Of course! I have done the experiment myself!" William was very sure, this is basic common sense!
William has also observed that where there are natural fertilizers such as feces, the weeds are indeed growing a little lush.
After receiving William's affirmative answer, Old John quickly looked around.
"Old John, what are you looking at?"
"Sir Baron, such an important secret cannot be known to those untouchables! They will go crazy, and other lords will also know about this. Untouchables cannot protect the secret!" Old John looked cautious.
William smiled, "Old John, please, this is not an important thing!"
"Oh my God!" Old John's voice was a few degrees higher, but he quickly reacted and looked around and didn't notice the villagers before he felt relieved.
This is why William said, "Sir Baron, this can become an important secret of the Decas family. It must be passed down from generation to generation, and cannot be so casual!"
William's casual attitude was the only thing Old John thought William was bad.
The weaving techniques such as basket dustpans are spread out at will, so that villagers can learn it, but it would be too much to have the secret of increasing the land's grain output!
Old John felt that he was necessary and responsible, and he should educate William well.
Chapter completed!