Chapter 166 explains the general trend of the times

But Winnie seemed to take my "no answer" as my embarrassed "I don't know". Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

So today, a year later.

When Winnie saw again that the lords and nobles were fighting each other with their "mercenary knights" or "reserve knights" (newly recruited robbers), and they were beaten to stumps, she involuntarily asked me, "Teacher Oliver, why are they always fighting lately?" ...... She didn't think I could answer, she just said it casually (Winnie's routine: eating, sleeping, asking Oliver questions).

"Are you sure you want me to answer now?" I asked, looking at Winnie, who was holding the baby in front of me...... The baby was picked up on the side of the road two months ago, presumably because her parents had abandoned her because she had "pox" (a neonatal disease with a high mortality rate under unhygienic conditions) and because the baby was "her" (female).

"Huh~?" Winnie looked at me confused...... Well, I guess she didn't think I could answer, and then she didn't understand what I meant.

"Although knowledge can be shared, the people who share it should be chosen well. You won't want to meet the bad guys because you're getting dangerous knowledge. So I suggest you choose who you're listening to!" I said to Winnie as I looked around...... After a year's journey, we were surrounded by another group of guys with a lot of dark psychology.

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After a while, Winnie came running over to report on the number of her attendees...... Well, sure enough, none of them have changed, how many people have been listening before, and how many people are there this time (this is also normal, Winnie has never experienced the betrayal of her traveling companions...... Because of Grant's strength).

"Since it's your choice, so be it!" I said, spreading my hands.

"Ahem, ahem, let's start the lecture. You should know that recently, the lords and nobles here have begun to recruit a large number of surrounding bandits in the name of hired knights, reserve knights, and so on. and led the co-optation of bandits, and armed conflicts with surrounding territories were frequent. ”

"Uh-huh......" the auditors nodded.

"This is the general trend of the times. Just like in the past, around cities and towns, bandits and bandit organizations were very frequent. "I paced back and forth and lectured.

"And after the nobles of the territory have absorbed the robbers, the security of the territory will be harmonious. This is a benefit. "I made a finger to one.

"Then lead the robbers to fight, and it is possible to expand the territory. This is the second benefit. "I made two fingers on my fingers,

"And afterwards, the noble lords can also choose a small number of elite figures to expand their strength by fighting. This is the third benefit. "I had a three-hand.

Then there are the benefits of consuming a large unstable population (the robbers are not a stabilizing factor when they are co-opted), saving food (most nobles will never be able to afford all the co-opted robbers), and so on. ”

"Therefore, for the lords and nobles, prompting the robbers of their own territory to go to war is a transaction with ten to a hundred times the benefits. ”

And in this era, the aristocracy is dominant, that is to say, frequent wars are the inevitable trend of the times in the past ten to nearly a hundred years. ”

"This, this ......" Winnie and the auditors both frowned, with expressions that they wanted to say but couldn't express...... It is estimated that they don't like this general trend of the times and don't know how to refute it (looking at the stumps around them, it is normal for them to hate frequent wars)

"Then can we change this trend of the times?" Among the frowning people, it was Nick (the younger brother of the elder sister) who was the first to react...... Worthy of my favorite character!

"I don't know, maybe you can, maybe you can't. ”...... I do have a lot of ways to solve it, but none of them have been experimented, so it's okay to say that I don't know.

Nick frowned, but calmly waited for the following.

"The reason why the general trend is the general trend is because it is the common will of the whole civilization, all people. First of all, the aristocracy was in favor of such frequent wars. Secondly, the robbers will also support ...... This is the only way they can have power, money, and possibly become aristocrats. As for the rest of the people, they don't express their opinions, so they don't have any opinions. ”

To sum up, if we want to change the general trend of the era of frequent wars in the next 100 years. ”

"Make the nobles. "I made a finger to one

"Co-opted robbers, oh, or mercenaries could be called them. "I'm a two

"And the obedient people who are accustomed to being enslaved. "I'm a three

These three are opposed to frequent wars. I concluded.

"It can't be. ”

"Yes, yes!"

Those who were in the audience were free to express their opinions.

......

"Mr. Oliver, how did the bandit come to be?" it was Nick who was the first to finish thinking and give his opinion.

"Yo, you did catch one, and it is most likely to change the general trend of the times. I laughed and complimented Nick.

"Of the previous three, the aristocracy was the most difficult to change...... Their vested interests are the greatest. And the obedient people are habitually disagreed, enslaved. "I made a finger to one, and then to two.

"Therefore, the most likely opponents of frequent wars are the bandits, or mercenaries. ”

"Mercenaries support war because it makes them live well, and if opposing war makes them live better, they will naturally oppose it. ”

"Of course, as for how to make their lives better, you need to think and grasp it for yourself, that is another issue, and I will not discuss it today. Let's get back to the topic first, well, let's solve what Mr. Nick just asked, the reason for the formation of the bandits. ”

"First of all, most of the robbers are poor people who can't survive...... Of course, there are people who naturally want to be robbers, but they are in the minority. ”

"And the poor people can't survive, naturally because they can't get enough food to eat. This is not only because of the growth of grain itself (that is, how much grain can be grown per square meter), but also because of the slavery of the nobility (excessive taxes) and the problem of land annexation. ”

Then I began to explain to them in detail: taxation, slavery, land annexation, and so on.

As I explained, I carefully observed everyone's micro-expressions.

Like Nick, Winnie, and Grant, they all frowned...... I guess I am thinking about how to change the general trend of the era of frequent wars, or I don't want to believe that there will be frequent wars in the next hundred years (trying to refute my theory).

And the rest of the psychologically shady guys are naturally secretly happy...... Grasping the general trend of the times, we have a great advantage in speculative targeting.

It's kind of funny. The guys I hated were completely accepting my theories...... They subconsciously hope that things will turn out in their favor.

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