Time passed, and at the beginning, the young lord was obviously the focus of the people's discussion, but this lord rarely seemed to appear in public, but the administrative officer of the lord's palace and the chief officers of the escort often appeared on the streets. Petro. Hughes is now fully committed to cleaning up all the people, property, and minerals in his territory, especially those mining licenses that are about to expire...... Mines are the main part of the tax revenue, and due to historical reasons, the lord's palace in the mine this tax, the loss of strict zhòng, this time Petro. Hughes will not allow this to happen again. After the implementation of a series of policies promulgated by the Lord's Palace, and supervised their implementation, the majority of the people no longer looked at the new lords with hostility or indifference...... Because they get a benefit; Although the merchants' taxes have not been lowered, they are much safer on the journey, and the profit margin is naturally larger, in contrast, the tax is a trivial matter, and they naturally praise the new lord, and some big merchants even prepare gifts and ask to see the lord, but the lord is not in the mansion at this time.

Hathaway's now newly established military farm...... The resettlement of the more than 2,000 retrenched personnel after disarmament is also a problem. Most of these people have not started a family, and if they are released like this, it will definitely become a hidden danger to public security. And over the years, they have moved away from farming, and even if they were given land, they would probably grow more grass than grain. In response to this situation, Hathaway adjusted her strategy in time and established five collective farms for military reclamation. The lord's mansion purchased all kinds of agricultural materials, cultivated new fields, and sent people to guide those soldiers in farming.

At this time, it was already late June, and the purple sun at noon was hanging in the middle of the sky, sowing a scorching heat wave, even if you walked a few steps on the road, you had the feeling of sweating, not to mention physical labor. But in the fields outside the farm, hundreds of people are working.

There are many fields around the farmstead, and hundreds of people are scattered in the fields. It feels inconspicuous. The weeds on the ground have long been cleared. Paths divide the fields like a chessboard, neatly and orderly. On the fertile black soil, clusters of emerald green grass seedlings have sprung up, full of life. The seeds of these crops are taken from the garden space. There were no problems with the harvest in the fall.

A burst of earthy scent mixed with plants wafts in the wind. Bringing a bit of refreshment to the dullness of summer, Hathaway narrowed her eyes and showed a faint smile on her face...... This Connor. Pierren is a really good talent. Although he is a little younger, he is very organized when he gets things done.

"There is no problem in maintaining food and clothing in the first quarter, and it will get better and better in the future."

Hathaway bent down, picked up a handful of dirt and looked at it, spilling it into the field. This is a new field, and the harvest will not be particularly high at the beginning, but with the fertility of this land and the quality of the grain in the space, I am afraid that after one or two seasons, the yield will increase significantly.

"When the spring of next year is opened, all the fields in the territory will be planted with grain in the garden space, and then there will be no worries about next year's grain."

Thinking that even if the population increases next year, she won't have to worry about food, Hathaway's mood is getting better and better. The survival rate of grain varieties in the space is high, the yield is high, and it can last for four or five generations, which is very beneficial for the development of agriculture in the territory.

There was a loud shout in the distance, and Hathaway turned her head to look, only to see Connor. Pieron was jousting with a middle-aged man in his forties, when he let out a loud shout and slammed his sword open and slammed towards him like a raging storm.

But the other party did not make a hard connection, but moved under his feet, retreating in a curve, and at the same time the long sword or frame, or grid, or whisk, will Connor. Pierren's attacks were defused one by one, and there was no sound of weapons clashing in the field.

"Huh? I didn't expect that among these people, there were people with such skilled martial arts. Hathaway wondered.

From a warrior's point of view, this middle-aged man's strength is obviously inferior to Connor's. Pieren, but he has a lot of combat experience and has developed his own unique martial arts. Of course, if the other party showed his fighting spirit or fighting skills, he would have no choice, because this middle-aged man had not condensed the seeds of fighting energy. However, even if such a soldier is old, he is still useful in the army, I don't know how he can be dismissed?

"Barth, this kind of person shouldn't be among the layoffs, what's the matter?" Hathaway asked, turning her head.

"My lord, I know that man, his name is Kardor. Mason, the head of the farm, asked to come down. "Barthes. Willie replied.

"Why?" Hathaway felt a strange feeling of discomfort welling up in her heart...... Is this person not willing to work for himself?

Unconsciously, Hathaway herself also has the habit of thinking about the superiors, hearing that Kaldor. Mason left the army on his own initiative and immediately thought of this.

"Not really. This Kaldor. Mason has old injuries on his body, and his wife gave birth to a child not long ago, and he doesn't want to live in the army anymore, so he took the initiative to retire. "Barthes. Willie hurriedly explained. I don't know why, when Hathaway asked those three words, he felt a pang in his heart, very sorry for that Kaldor. Mason was worried.

Hathaway nodded and raised her voice, "Connor! ”

"Lord Earl!"

Hear someone shouting to himself, Connor. Piern glanced over and saw that it was Hathaway, so he hurriedly ended his training and walked over quickly. That Caldor. Mason didn't come, but stood there, looking thoughtfully at Hathaway and the others.

"Connor, are the fields of the farms all in order?" Hathaway asked.

"It's all sorted out, it's not ...... The seedlings are all out, and the house is half built, and the rest are still being built. A total of 5,000 acres of land have been cultivated, and by the spring of the following year, it will be at least tripled. "Connor. Pierren is very jovial and authentic.

At the beginning, he was not very satisfied with the work assigned by Hathaway, but the more he worked, the more interested he became, and Hathaway also selected a book for him to cultivate Douqi, which was better than the Douqi he had originally cultivated, although these veterans were not very skilled in martial arts, but they were still very rich in combat experience, and he also learned a lot from it, and Hathaway assured him that he would not always be asked to do these things.

"Oh, that's good, come, go to the conference room, let's plan it well!" Hathaway nodded.

Coming to the farmstead's conference room and opening the window, Connor. Pieron sat down very casually, but Caldo. Mason hesitated...... At the end of the day, he was a civilian, even in Connor. There was no seat in front of Pierren either.

"Mr. Mason, sit down, some things come from the heart rather than the form, and if you don't have the skills, you won't even be qualified to enter this room."

Hathaway also sat down and tapped lightly on the table: "Let's talk about it." ”

"At present there are five farms, each of which has four hundred households, all of whom are freemen, each given five acres of land, and the ownership belongs to each household, and it is not allowed to buy or sell for five years, and it is tax-free for three years, and the means of production are provided by the lord's palace, and the lowest average price for five years is compensated from the annual harvest.

Each farm has a lord's own camp of 3,000 acres, which is cultivated by the farmer households, and the income is three or seven, and the farmer's house is seven. If the population of each farmer increases, it can increase the amount of land reserved for itself as appropriate. The number is determined according to the ability of the increased population to work, and for each additional person who has the ability to work, five acres of land will be added, and vice versa will be two acres. "Connor. Pieron put down the book in his hand.

"Most of the bankers are single at the moment, right?" Hathaway asked suddenly.

"Yes, very few have families."

"If they can form a family, the lord's mansion can give a reward, and even give a reward for having a child, you announce this news first, and I will let Petro sort out a text when I go back."

Hathaway remembers hearing about a country on Earth that had taken similar measures to raise its population. However, she is not copying it...... This policy only benefits these veterans, and it will continue to do so in the future. Only those who contribute to the territory will benefit from this policy. Of course, these dismissed soldiers don't seem to have made any contribution to her, but accepting the dismissal itself can be regarded as a contribution.

"Mr. Merlin,"

Hathaway was again to Caldor. Mason said: "In the future, I will ask you to manage the family affairs." ”

"Please rest assured, I will live up to your expectations!" Caldor. Mason responded, and the person in charge of the farm directly urged the farmers to work, so that the land was ploughed, sown, harvested, and stored. It's hard work, but it pays well.

Everyday business has Petro. Hughes and Connor. Pierren was in charge, and the military side was led by Sicconi. Sheldon and Barthes. Willy and the others were in charge, which made Hathaway a lot easier, and she instructed Cecia. Hughes paid attention to the statistical analysis of intelligence, while he continued to practice...... It's not that she's idle, it's that some work takes time to prepare. For example, there are several large bands of thieves, and their movements and nests must be implemented before they can act. There are also tasks that can only be solved if the relevant personnel are in place.

Entering the city in the clouds, only Youlan happily came to greet him, but the veteran was not there...... Hathaway knew that the veteran should be in the barracks at this time. Since the opening of the barracks, veterans have begun to take root in the barracks, and they are bent on training a strong army. After Willy and the others negotiated, they figured out a detailed rotation training plan for the escort team, although it was a little hard, but the overall level of the escort team improved rapidly, and the combat effectiveness was greatly improved. (To be continued......)