Count Don Jr. wanted slaves because the population was starting to run low again. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The lively New Year is followed by the spring ploughing season, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but the original population of Desmond is only in the early 50,000s, far from filling the vast land of Desmond; And in the recent period, the war war has not stopped at all, most of the strong male labor force has gone to the army, plus the killed, wounded, and disabled, there are few people left who can still farm!

Although Count Tang was still able to buy grain from the outside world to make up for the shortfall, or rely on the bumper harvest of the previous two years to support it, this was not a long-term solution after all. After all, the people regard food as their heaven, and no wise ruler would be so stupid when he put such a big handle in the hands of outsiders.

So in the end, there was only one way to go, buying slaves.

That's why Count Don Jr. kept urging Patriarch Olaf to leave quickly, because even if he didn't count the time for buying slaves, he had to go through the long journey of the North Sea, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean, and it would take half a year to go back and forth, and he could barely catch up with the planting of winter wheat.

But Patriarch Olaf never left.

Although the supplies were ready, the crew was ready, the ships were sailing, and the gold coins had been given, Patriarch Olaf was still waiting for something to come.

In other words, in recent times, the pressure on Patriarch Olaf has been very high, and the streets are full of rumors about him. Those who were jealous of him, those who did not like him, and even those who did not know why, accused him of wanting to run away with the money, and even said that he was a wizard for no reason, and used witchcraft to confuse the Earl of Don......

But Patriarch Olaf still waited, waiting for his people to arrive.

"Lord Donchester, this is my eldest son, my eldest daughter, I have heard that Desmond's education has always been very good, and I am bringing them here now, and I hope you will educate them well for me."

At that time, when Patriarch Olaf took Count Don's hand and introduced him to the two children, Count Don was stunned.

This is sending your own children as hostages!

"Patriarch, you...... Alas, I will definitely take good care of them. ”

What did Count Don want to say, but he swallowed it again when he came to his mouth, what could he say? People are so brave and loyal, they didn't say a word and sent their children over as hostages, can you still let him send them back?

But do not think that Patriarch Olaf did this purely out of gratitude to Count Don Jr. or something, he was deliberate.

It is good that he saved Earl Tang, which is a great kindness, but at the same time, it is also the most unreliable kindness.

Dou Mien, Shengmi Qiu, such things have never been uncommon, not to mention that he has now taken a large sum of money from Count Xiao Tang, which is huge enough to make most people in this world excited. Even if Count Tang can trust him 100% now, once he sails away, there will be no news for half a year, will Count Tang still believe in him so much at that time?

And once Count Xiao Tang doesn't believe him, not to mention the tribes in Scandinavia, just the little cubs who are begging for a living here with Count Xiao Tang, their lives will be in danger!

Instead of this, it is better for him to make a gesture early and send his child over as a hostage, although it seems dangerous, but as long as Count Xiao Tang still needs him, then his child will not have any trouble at all. And Desmond's recent education career is indeed in full swing, even ordinary serfs can write their own names, in fact, seeing such a scene, Patriarch Olaf is considering whether to let Count Xiao Tang teach his subordinates!

Science and technology are the primary productive forces, and if you want to master science and technology, the first step is to read and write.

This was deeply touched by the Olaf patriarch who had studied in Eastern Rome.

What's more, this is not a bad thing for his children, and the Vikings raised in the inhospitable land of Scandinavia are fierce and fierce, but they have little wisdom to speak of. Although Ireland is also a rural place, with the increasing prestige of the Earl of Don and the increase of merchants, it is becoming more and more like a big place, so that the little rabbits come to see the world and increase their intelligence.

Save only fighting and killing every day, I am the third master, arrogant and full of bloody thoughts, but there is no way to bring the tribe to prosperity!

That's it, when everything is arranged, and the two children are also transferred to study, Patriarch Olaf finally plans to leave.

On the day of the voyage, the little Count Tang and the knights saw off the patriarch.

The port is in the newly built city of Cork, a newly open city that has some sense of prosperity even though it is not yet a year old. Merchants came and went to fill the first commercial area, and even the port was full of ships, and in order to stop the voyage of the Olaf chief, a part of it was specially diverted to Limerick.

"It seems...... The construction of the second phase will also be put on the table as soon as possible......"

At that time, Count Xiao Tang looked at the bustling and overcrowded scene in front of him, thought in his heart, and then sighed: "But in the end, there are still people!" If you don't have enough manpower to do the work, you can't complete even the biggest and grandest plan! ”

Count Don was thinking wildly, and on the other side, the knights who were saying goodbye to Patriarch Olaf seemed to be a little embarrassed.

The reason for the embarrassment was Wade Knight.

When he was in the Swamp, Knight Wade was beaten by Clan Chief Olaf's men, and his body was slashed several times, and he almost died there. The enmity of life and death is not shared, such hatred, even if the Olaf patriarch is now semi-attached to the side of Count Xiao Tang, it is not easy to resolve, usually the two people walk around each other in order to avoid embarrassment, but today they really can't hide, and the two of them met strangely.

“…… Have a nice trip......"

After holding it for a long time, the red-faced Wade Knight said such a sentence, he was already stupid, and then he couldn't say it alive or dead, obviously he had reached the limit and couldn't hold it back anymore.

The scene was suddenly deserted, fortunately, Patriarch Olaf was a sensible person, knowing that he was an outsider, or had a grudge against most of the knights, it was not easy to integrate into this large group, and when he returned with a full load and made a great contribution, this group of knights would naturally be impressed by him.

Therefore, now a little bit of arrogance, want to promote first suppress want to promote first suppress, only now sink, in the future can be a blockbuster!

So, Patriarch Olaf smiled slightly at the time, said "thank you" to Wade Knight, and bowed again, which made Wade Knight a little embarrassed.

"Patriarch, have a good trip, be careful, even if you don't buy a slave, it doesn't matter, just come back safely."

In the end, when it came to Count Xiao Tang, I saw him open his arms, Olaf Patriarch was stunned for a moment, and then hugged him deeply, such a courtesy proved that the two of them were true friends.

"Don't worry, Lord Earl, I've never failed to do what Olaf is going to do!"

Letting go of his shoulders, Olaf Patriarch smiled heroically, and then turned around and boarded the three-story large cargo ship in the eyes of everyone, and said loudly:

"Little ones, set sail, paddle, let's set sail!"