With the start of autumn plowing, the problem of insufficient labor power was directly exposed to all the new lords.

The same problem was encountered by different lords, and the final results were naturally different.

The local nobles relied on their personal connections to borrow people and animals, and basically completed the autumn plowing successfully.

The nobles of Northern Xinjiang were in dire straits. Their families were thousands of miles away, and no matter how they called for help, they were beyond their reach. The friends who came with them all had too much time to take care of themselves and could only take care of themselves.

Even if the soldiers were sent to cultivate the land, a large amount of land was still forced to be abandoned.

The price of human slaves on the market has skyrocketed. People like Hudson, whose family owns mines, are frightened back, let alone the poor lords.

Even wealthy people can only purchase in small quantities. Large-scale purchases are no longer a matter of price, but simply not available on the market.

In the past two years, no war has broken out in any country on the mainland. The slaves now on the market are all transferred out by slave owners who are occasionally short of money and need capital turnover.

Under normal circumstances, great nobles would not sell their own slaves, as this might inadvertently reveal some of their family's secrets.

After suffering the loss of having their land abandoned, everyone naturally had to find a way to solve the problem. Some entrusted merchants to purchase livestock, while others were eyeing orc slaves.

It doesn't matter if there are two families in one family. When dozens of families gather together, a quantitative change finally occurs.

When I saw my neighbors capturing ordinary slaves, I thought there was a new buyer for the orc slaves. At that time, countless people followed the trend, and the slave trade on the border flourished.

A large number of tribesmen were captured, which quickly attracted the attention of the orc tribe. Faced with the vicious slave-catching team, the small tribe was powerless and could only report the situation to the police.

It was finally reported to Prince Butzweig who was on duty at the border.

"Send someone to find out which mage is crazy, or which cult is causing trouble again?"

No wonder Butzweig thinks so. In the past, humans hunted slaves for races with good looks and low combat effectiveness.

This time is different. A large number of tribesmen such as tauren, kobolds, ratmen, goblins, pigs, goblins... have all gone missing.

Except for a few races that have a little fighting power, the rest are all weak among weak chickens.

In terms of status, these races are like slaves in the human world, even worse than slaves.

At the very least, slaves can create wealth, while most races here are useless except wasting food.

At least in the eyes of the arrogant Prince Beamon, Butzweig, the human race is collecting rags by arresting these races.

Deep down in his heart, Prince Butzweg also secretly despised the stupidity of these guys. Compared with the money of hiring a slave-catching team, he could buy more in the Orc Empire.

Who made these races useless except for magic experiments and blood sacrifices to evil gods?

In fact, these races are not good choices as magic materials. The main reason for choosing them as materials is that other races are not easy to mess with.

Magicians are just a little fanatical about magic experiments, but that doesn't mean they are really crazy. An experiment that consumes hundreds of thousands of creatures at a time, if other races were used, they would have died countless times.

As for the evil gods, it's hard to say. They have all become evil gods, and no one knows what their appetites are. Maybe one of them is different and likes this one.

However, most evil gods are mysophobic. Compared with these garbage races, they prefer creatures with pure souls to serve as sacrifices.

Sending troops to protect these tribes? That is simply overthinking. The Orc Empire often carries out large-scale purges of these garbage races, mainly because they reproduce too fast.

Taking Pige as an example, they can reproduce one to three times a year, giving birth to as few as five or six babies each time, or as many as a dozen.

There are many babies born, but the survival rate is quite high, with almost 80% of them surviving to adulthood.

When there is meat, eat meat. When there is no meat, whole grains are also good. If you really can't eat grass on the ground or leaves on trees, you can also make do with it.

The pups reach adulthood in less than two years and continue to join the breeding force.

Theoretically speaking, a female pigeon can give birth to a regiment in her lifetime, and together with her offspring, it becomes a legion.

Similar to those with high reproductive capacity, there are ratmen, goblins... they all live in one litter, which makes the great Behemoths despise and envy them.

If there are no restrictions, it will spread in a matter of minutes. In order to maintain the ecological balance of the Orc Empire, the five royal families have to carry out family planning for these races.

If restrictions are no longer imposed one day, it means that the southern invasion war will begin. Every time a war breaks out, these races are the cannon fodder of the Orc Empire.

They can go to the battlefield with a wooden stick, and other weapons are completely wasted in their hands.

Weapons and equipment are also an important parameter in judging the combat effectiveness of the orc army. Generally speaking, the better armed they are, the stronger their combat effectiveness is.

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In the mountain territory, Hudson is taking his two brothers to visit his family's territory.

The mines that are constantly banging and banging play the most pleasant music; the busy land reclamation army composes the warmest melody.

The two of them were almost drooling at the sight. They had both seen the world, and they knew very well that Hudson was preparing to fight against the Salam Mountains.

It is just a barony now, but maybe it will evolve into a viscounty in a few decades. The Salam Mountains have this potential.

"Hudson, you are really generous! You have opened up 8,000 acres of land in half a year. If we continue to develop at this rate, in less than five years, the cultivated land area of ​​the territory will exceed that of our family's century-old operation."

Nelson couldn't help but sigh.

I had long heard that my brother's territory was developing very quickly, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.

Although the pig iron production capacity has not returned to its peak, the revenue from the mine has far exceeded that of the previous lord.

It’s not that it’s impossible to continue to increase pig iron production, it’s mainly because interests don’t allow it. If you want to earn high premiums from iron products, you must give up the pig iron business.

The high profits from the mines have supported the rapid development of the territory, and the only limitation is the lack of manpower.

If there was no such shortcoming, perhaps the land reclamation plan would not be 8,000 acres, but several 8,000 acres.

"This speed is still a bit slow. The mainland is already a little unstable. Not to mention the disputes between the kingdom and the Holy See, our old neighbor the orcs alone are not peaceful masters.

Although we are unwilling to admit it, it is indeed because of the immortal life of Emperor Behemoth that we have had these decades of peace.

Next year will be his 300th birthday, and it is rare to see Behemoth at this age. Unless he can break through the holy realm before his death, it will only be in the past two years.

Whether he breaks through before his death or dies directly, a new round of war will start in Northern Xinjiang.

This is not only an opportunity for you and me, but also our fate.

The strength of the family is considered good in the circle of small and medium-sized nobles, but looking at the battlefield in Northern Xinjiang, I am afraid that they will be destined to be cannon fodder.

If you don't want to be reduced to a speck of dust in the war and disappear with the wind, you can only find ways to improve your strength.

Although they don't know the situation on the front line, the guys in Northern Xinjiang are starting to prepare their retreat.

Obviously, they have no confidence in winning this war. The Northern Expedition to regain the lost territory, which is so popular in the kingdom, is probably just a slogan of a group of politicians."

Hudson said meaningfully.

This was mainly meant for Evola. He is the second among the three brothers who has not yet been found, so it is impossible not to panic.

Obtaining territory is a small probability event. If you get nothing, you can't really rely on your brothers to live your life, right?

This kind of thing is normal in other families, but not in the Koslow family. There has been no such precedent in the past hundred years or so.

If the business fails, he will choose to join a noble family and continue to accumulate capital for the next generation.

Cousin Adrian Knight is an example. If he hadn't worked for the Dalton family a generation ago and made enough contributions, he wouldn't have been able to inherit the territory of a certain unlucky relative.

This kind of operation is suitable for peaceful times, slowly waiting for the Lord of the Dawn to take care of you, but it is not suitable during war, especially the racial war where the orcs invade on a large scale.

When it comes to the rise and fall of the kingdom, no noble family can be immune to it. Even the big nobles have to spend their money to fight.

The glory of the nobles is forged by blood and fire, especially the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom, who have fought fiercely with the orcs for many years, which adds to this sanctity.

For the small and medium-sized nobles, the benefits of this sanctity are not yet obvious, but when it comes to Caesar III, he can avoid the Pope.

The legitimacy of the throne comes from the ancestors' efforts to guard the peace of the human race's borders. Regardless of whether the Holy See recognizes it or not, it is recognized by all countries in the mainland.

To be precise, the current Holy See does not dare to deny the legitimacy of Caesar III's throne.

Because in the ancient Bible, which is said to have been written by the Lord of the Dawn himself, such achievements are clearly defined.

Revision does not exist. In a world with gods, anything that has a relationship with gods is sacred and inviolable.

"Hudson, if you have something to say, just say it! This guy has everything except a brain."

Nelson said helplessly.

They are both born to the same parents, but the gap in IQ is really huge.

The third child also set out to make a living, and the third child had opened up a business, but the second child had to be taken care of by himself.

I thought that Evola would be a little stimulated this time, but it turned out that he was overthinking it. For a heartless person, it was obvious that he could not think of this level.

Even though Hudson's hint was very obvious, it was a pity that Evola didn't know that these words were specifically meant for him.

Seeing this scene, Hudson was also very helpless. Although he remembered his second brother as being quite honest and honest, he never expected that he could be so honest.

In the aristocratic world of intrigues and intrigues, there are very few such honest and honest people. Perhaps all the intelligence and wisdom have been transferred to the boss, and before he traveled through time, the original owner had a similarly miserable life.

If you are a little smarter, there will be no farce of the life essence being dropped.

Lysol below is even more stupid. He has no ability at all and just wants to break the rules of the game. He is a complete giant baby.

I can't tell what happened to the two younger ones at the moment, and I guess they aren't very smart. At least they didn't show any signs of it before Hudson left home.

If you are really smart, you must show brotherly love even if it is just for the pleasure of Baron Redman.

Even if the show is unsuccessful, it is still a bonus, because hypocrisy can help a person get along better in aristocratic circles.

He is just a smart person, but this is normal. Most nobles were not very good when they were young. They have experienced many things and have gradually matured.

Evora obviously lacks social beatings. If he suffered a few more losses and was fooled a few more times, he would probably know to be more cautious when encountering problems.
To be continued...