The society of the Kingdom of France was much more harmonious than that of Germany. In France, the proportion of yeoman farmers is still very high. Unlike in Germany, most of the peasants were serfs.

The Burgundy region is a bit special, it has only been a few decades since it was annexed back to the Kingdom of France, and the remnants of the former feudal system are still very heavy. The Duchy of Burgundy had previously oscillated between France and Germany. Even, the bold Charles sought to join the Holy Roman Empire, and then, he thought about running for emperor...... Unfortunately, in the end he was defeated by Frederick III (Emperor), the father of Maximilian I.

Because it oscillated between France and Germany, the remnants of serfdom in Burgundy were still relatively heavy. However, after the French seized the Duchy of Burgundy, although they retained most of the nobility, they carried out certain social reforms, forcing these Burgundian nobles to allow serfs to redeem their freedom and obtain a certain amount of land.

It was precisely because of this social reform that the peasants of Burgundy were more grateful to the Kingdom of France, and naturally had no idea of opposing the Kingdom of France.

But the original Burgundian nobles were uncomfortable, those liberated serfs, and the land that the serfs "ransomed" away, were originally all their families! Allowing the serfs to regain their freedom and obtain land is simply to the detriment of the interests of those nobles! But they didn't dare to say anything before, after all, their arms couldn't twist their thighs. How could the tiny region of Burgundy compete with the mighty Kingdom of France?

Fortunately, however, the Kingdom of France did not prohibit land annexation. As long as there is money, and the farmers are willing, they can buy the land back. But the peasants are not fools, and as long as they are not driven to a dead end, no one will easily sell their fields.

And this immoral idea provided by Marin played right into their hands. Why not take the land from the clay legs in a peaceful and discreet way, and without violating the laws of the Kingdom of France?

Not to mention, there are many nobles in Burgundy who have responded, even those old French aristocrats in other areas of France, that is, the other affected areas in the northeast and eastern borders of France, also have a lot of temptation. After all, in the era of farming, no one thinks they have more land......

This time, in the castle of the Lizara ancestral family, more than a hundred nobles gathered. Most of them are from the Burgundy region, but there are also many old French aristocrats who have arrived from other places.

The main reason why they gathered this time to discuss was to discuss how many steamed, useless seeds should be mixed with the seeds lent to the farmers......

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Mixing steamed seeds into good seeds and lending them to peasants was a very vicious suggestion from Marin to the nobles of the stricken areas of France.

According to this suggestion, the interest rate is already very high, and it is difficult to afford it. If you do something in the seeds, so that the farmers will not receive the expected grain when they harvest in the fall, then there is only one way to go bankrupt. When the time comes, even if they refuse, they will have to mortgage their family's land to the creditor. After all, the debts of the nobility are not so easy to owe them.

At the meeting, many greedy aristocrats proposed that they should simply lend all the steamed waste seeds to the peasants. When the time comes, the peasants will not be able to harvest any grains, and not only will their families not be able to keep their fields, but their own people may not be able to keep them. After all, the nobles also lacked people in their hands, mainly obedient serfs......

But Paul. Lizarazu, an old man in his 60s, thinks that using all steamed waste seeds is simply insulting to people's intelligence. If none of the seeds sown sprout, who can not guess their negative effects?

Aristocrats are face-saving, not as open as pure businessmen. Although they steal men and prostitutes in private, a bunch of. But on the surface, they are very face-saving and try their best to protect the honor of the family.

Therefore, this thing must be done, but it must also be hidden, so that everyone can clearly see the problem......

Subsequently, Paul. The intellectuals, led by Lizarazu, gradually gained the upper hand. As a result, many people agree that only about half of the steamed, useless seeds are added. In this way, although the farmers can see the germination of the seeds after spring ploughing, they are only a little sparse and do not pay attention to the problem.

Half of the seeds are useless, and by the time of the autumn harvest, the harvest will definitely be halved. Originally, the interest rate of the rolling interest was higher than the normal interest, and the harvest was halved, so the farmers would definitely have a big deal after the autumn harvest......

At the conference, some of the more conservative aristocrats argued that mixing half of the unusable seeds was not enough to be safe enough for the peasants to see. Therefore, they proposed that only three or four percent of the steamed seeds should not be used, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the farmers......

Then, the radicals, centrists (Paul. The "adulterated half" faction led by Lizarazu and the moderates, a total of three parties, quarreled in the castle and almost staged an all-out military act.

Eventually, Paul. Lizarazu, the initiator and leader, reluctantly announced that with the adulteration of half of the seeds as the standard, everyone could increase or decrease as appropriate, and it was up to their own pleasure. However, you can't do it too much, so as not to get burned. After all, if most of the seeds don't germinate, no matter how stupid people are, they will realize that there is a big problem. If you grit your teeth and replant once, you can get through.

And secretly mixing only partially steamed ineffective seeds can make the people aware of the big problem. However, in the end, production certainly can't keep up. Coupled with the high interest rate of the rolling interest, the nobles involved will be full this time......

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After the meeting, the usurers who were involved in the meeting rushed back to their respective estates overnight, quietly steamed a batch of seeds, mixed them into the seeds lent to the peasants, and stirred them well, so as not to make people see the problem.

That's more than a hundred aristocrats, and if they were usurious together, God knows how many French peasants would go bankrupt and have to sell their farmland. Even, even it is difficult to protect itself, and it is necessary to sell itself and become a noble serf again......

In short, after this autumn, some of the border areas in the northeast and east of France are lively. At that time, tragedy after tragedy will appear in France, and many French peasant families will lose their land and means of livelihood.

When the time comes, the Beihai Kingdom will quietly send people to recruit those French peasants who have lost their land, but have not lost their personal freedom. There is no need to set high conditions, as long as the most basic conditions of "enough bread and bread are enough", a large number of peasants can be recruited.

After all, even if they don't sell their land, in a normal year, many poor French peasants will not be able to live in the "luxury" of "having enough bread for a long time......

And those unlucky peasants who were forced to sell themselves to the nobles, Marin could also spend some money and buy them from those nobles. After all, the aristocracy who can lend usury is greedy. As long as you are willing to give money, you can buy people from them......