"Alas...... Not everyone perceives their benefits as you do, Miss Amy. It's normal for farmers to be suspicious because they haven't planted before, so I can only demonstrate it myself. And the lords or consuls...... Seriously, they don't understand anything other than fighting wars and collecting taxes! ”

At the mention of lords and consuls, Dean had some disdain on his face, it was clear that this was a very conceited person about his profession, but obviously a little too upright.

"You're the lord here, can't you ask the farmers to be more diverse?"

Amy could tell that Dean's research on produce wasn't taken seriously — or there would have been potatoes and corn everywhere.

But Amy also didn't understand why Dean was the top manager of the village, so why didn't he enforce these high-yielding crops?

"Bacchus this place...... It's different, Miss Amy. I did not become a lord by fighting, but by building water conservancy projects in the south. Most of the landowners in the Empire were Bacchus, and they were all descendants of legionnaires, and they were not very happy to obey a lord like me...... But my father didn't understand me, he only knew that I should marry and have children......"

Dean's face was full of helplessness.

A person who has the ability to improve a crop variety on his own is certainly not a fool, on the contrary, he can even be considered a genius.

But his personality is too straightforward, and he is not a qualified bureaucrat, which makes him not very persuasive, and he has not learned to use other means to promote practice.

Dean's private land was only two hundred acres, which was too little for a lord - probably enough to sustain him in a relatively decent way, and even his attendants did not dare to raise more.

Fortunately, the troops have equipment, food and military salaries provided by the state, otherwise Dean would not even be able to support the soldiers.

Of course, he is not very good at leading troops to fight.

The minor lords of the Bacchus Empire were not really wealthy, especially the descendants of the newly ascended Pande.

This is because Bacchus is different from other countries.

The logic of the country's partition is to send governance, and the territory is not the private property of the lord.

The lord is only an official sent and will be transferred according to the actual situation, which is completely different from the fiefdoms of other countries.

The land of Bacchus nominally belonged to the 'people', but since the 'people' of the country only referred to the Bacchus nation twenty years ago, the vast majority of the land was still in their hands.

Emperor Marius's reforms, although they gave the Pande people the same status, the majority of the Pande people are still the proletariat - this is a matter of no choice, twenty years is too short, and there are not many new Pandes.

In fact, the mere fact that the two peoples have been given equal status has led to constant factional struggles, and there are many high-ranking consuls who do not approve of the reforms...... If Emperor Marius dared to touch the land of the Bacchus, then he would not have promoted reforms, but he would have been out of class a long time ago.

And General Creon and Lord Dean are the descendants of the natives of the Pander continent, or rather, the new Pandes in the past twenty years.

Creon was a sergeant major of the Knights of the Radiant Cross, who led the Plague Exorcists to become a general after a great deal of success in the fight against the Serpent Cult, and his family was not a tyrant in the first place.

Dean also benefited from the academy established by Emperor Marius and the Knights of the Radiant Cross, graduating from the Royal Academy to become a 'Knight of the Imperial Guard', and he had not been a lord for long.

So the father and son weren't really wealthy, and they were very different from the descendants of the old Bacchus, like Kairos or Agathon.

Dean's little land is not as good as that of Bacchus's commoners, but fortunately, as a lord, he doesn't have to pay taxes, so he can have the heart to do research all day long.

In the Bacchus Empire, in order to let the lord have no worries, the lord's own private property is not taxed at all.

But this preferential treatment is of little use to Dean, a descendant of the Pande......

Bacchus senators like Kairos owned a lot of land—and many of the commoners who owned land would voluntarily donate their land to the lord to become a retainer or tenant farmer of the lord, so that they could avoid taxes and fall into their hands.

This situation would of course lead to large-scale annexation, and land annexation has always been a big problem for the Bacchus Empire.

Of course, this is also a world-class problem, and the internal contradictions of each country are, in the final analysis, caused by land annexation.

After all, people live on food, and food, whether meat or vegetarian, comes from the land.

But Pander descendants like Creon and Dean would have a hard time getting such land offerings, even if they became generals or lords—most of the Bacchus could barely accept the nominal equality of the two peoples, but were still unwilling to voluntarily submit to the Pande natives, who would be looked down upon by their fellow people.

So not only is Dean not rich, but his father Creon is also poor to death.

Even if Creon became a general, he still wore the uniform of the plague repellent 'Imperial Youth Infantry Armor' all day long, in fact, mainly because of poverty - the equipment of the Knights of the Radiant Cross was now provided by the Empire, just like several other legions, and did not need money.

"I don't have much land of my own, and I can't give a coercive order to those who own it, and it will be rejected by the tribune...... So I planted dozens of acres of various crops in order to be able to compare them under the same conditions, so that people could discover their benefits for themselves. ”

Speaking of this, Dean frowned and sighed: "But it's still difficult......"

"How so? I've only been here for a while, and I've already seen their huge benefits, so why can't they be promoted with such a large output? ”

Amy's eyes lit up at these two kinds of food, all the things she had experienced with the lord these days had something to do with food, and she could easily judge the great value of these two things.

"The yield is obvious...... The main difficulty is that they can all taste a little problematic......"

Dean scratched his head and pointed to the potato in Amy's hand that had some green shoots: "Fresh potatoes are actually delicious, but potato seeds that have been kept in the cellar for more than half a year like this can be poisoned if eaten." Some time ago, a villager ate one and was poisoned...... Although he is to blame, no one wants to plant now......"

After all, grain has to be stored, and if the potatoes after storage will be poisoned if they are eaten, it will definitely not be promoted.

But Amy thinks that this can actually be solved, and the proportion of planting is calculated......

When fresh potatoes are harvested in the summer, they are fed by potatoes from a small amount of land, and in the autumn and winter, they rely on corn and wheat to store grain, after all, the huge yield of potatoes can cover most problems.

"What about corn? Is corn also poisonous? ”

"There is no problem with the corn, and it is very easy to preserve, but the corn after drying and preservation has a hard shell, so it does not taste very good. I'm always trying to improve the variety. But at least it can eat ...... anyway"

Dean is an agricultural expert, not a chef or a foodie, and it's not easy for him to solve these problems on his own.

Amy also sensed that Dean had no interest in men and women, and was preoccupied with his research - General Creon certainly wouldn't understand Dean, and it was normal for there to be a gap between father and son.

Amy wondered what he would do if his teacher was here.

Will he kidnap Dean?

I think so......

You can do such a good job in Barksdean, but what if it's in a place like Fort White Deer and McChald?

Dictatorial fiefdoms can sometimes have many advantages over Bacchus' tripartite military-government-civilian domains—when there is a good leader, of course.

"Lord Dean, would you like to sell me some of these seeds? But I have to be honest, I'm not a Bacchus......"

Amy is testing Dean's attitude.

"Of course, I can send you some, no matter where you come from, it is the ultimate will of the goddess Damia to feed people anyway...... But I can't give you much, I've only planted so little ......."

Dean readily agreed, seemingly glad that someone would approve of his research.

Such a person is the one who is truly devout to the goddess Damia......

build water conservancy to protect the earth, so that the south wind and rain are smooth;

improve and promote high-yielding crops, regardless of nationality, in the hope that no one will go hungry;

- His actions are the goddess Damia herself.

When the vast majority of people only know how to ask and only to give, such people appear to be extremely noble.

"Lord Dean, what if...... I mean, if there was a place where you could promote your research without any fears, would you give it a try? This has the potential to make there no more famine for tens of thousands, millions, or even entire continents......"

Amy looked at Dean with some admiration, and turned on the solicitation mode like the lord.

"No scruples? Is there such a place? ”

Dean's eyes widened, it was indeed difficult for him to promote these two crops in this place, not only the problem of the crops themselves, but also the contradictions between the two peoples.

The land-owning Bacchus were reluctant to change – the vested interests certainly didn't want to do anything, and the landlords wouldn't go hungry.

"Please come with me, Lord Dean, and I will show you my teacher, and he will surely give you such a place."

Amy held the two potatoes and corn tightly in her arms, not caring at all about the dirt staining her bust and clothes.

Dean looked at Amy's appearance and smiled, "Your teacher must be a learned elder, and of course I would like to meet him." But you don't have to, miss, I can see that you are the one who really understands what they mean, and I can give you a big cart in a moment......"

Amy was also polite: "Okay, then I'm welcome!" I'll let the wagon come and pull the seeds away. ”

Dean nodded solemnly, "No problem, I also know that Mettenheim has been plagued by famine, and it is good to have Goddess Dalmia bring blessings to anyone." ”

Sarah thought for a moment, whispered a few words to Amy, and walked over to General Creon, who was waiting in the center of the village.

"General, we can indeed persuade Lord Dean to come out......"

Sarah bowed to Creon, the etiquette of a noble girl.

Creon was stunned for a moment, and bowed slightly: "I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you were a nobleman...... It's rude. Is he really willing to come out? ”

"It's that I didn't express my identity first, I'm a traveling poet...... General, Lord Dean seems to be quite resistant to you, and if you force it, you might make him afraid.

I'd advise you to stay away for now, and we'll try to let him go with my caravan to the southern coast and take it away—there is something he has done to relax a little bit.

This would not only avoid the punishment of the law, but also try to get him to change his attitude, at least it would be much better than sending him to the mine to carry stones. Even if it doesn't work, at least this year's problem is solved......"

General Creon sighed, "You have a point, but is he really willing to travel with you?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Dean send Amy out, and kept walking this way, and the two seemed to have a good conversation.

"It's ......," Creon smiled in surprise.

But his smile soon turned into anxiety again: "Look at him like this, there is such a lovely girl next to him, but he doesn't even look at ......"

Sarah smiled: "Step by step, at least he went out, and he was willing to communicate with girls." ”

Again, Creon nodded and agreed to Sarah's suggestion: "If you are traveling within the territory of Bacchus, then no problem, I will send a few people to escort you." ”

At this time, Dean, who was walking this way, saw Creon standing near the statue of the goddess, paused and frowned, as if he was not happy to go any further.

Creon sighed and shook his head, letting the Repellent follow Dean and walk in the other direction of the village.

Seeing that his father was gone, Dean moved again towards the entrance of the village, where the Metenheim were already waiting with the convoy.

Leon was in one of the cars in the convoy — a van he had modified before his departure, specially designed to carry people, pulled by two horses, with four people inside, and cargo boxes on the roof and tail for luggage.

This is the common cross-seated four-wheeled van carriage in modern times.

It was Klose who was driving, and Sarah and Amy had also come in this car before.

This is for when you don't show up, and the others are trucks.

"Teacher, I think you should get to know Lord Dean."

Seeing Leon get out of the carriage, Amy stepped forward happily, like a child showing off her grades.

Dean looked suspicious: "This ...... Is this your teacher? ”

Obviously, the lord's young appearance is very unconvincing...... Not at all like a learned elder.

But Leon paid no attention to what he was saying, his eyes fixed on the potatoes and corn that Amy had brought out.

"Amy...... Where did you get all this stuff? ”

Amy reached out and handed it over, then pointed at Dean.

The lord almost robbed the two crops in his arms, and the action was exactly the same as Amy's before.

Dean watched Leon react so violently, and his expression changed from suspicion to joy: "You seem to know these things?" ”

Leon looked at Dean with eager eyes: "Of course I know, these things can change the world!" Sir Dean, I'm Leon, and I need to talk to you......"

Then he dragged Dean into the carriage, and his movements were rough and agitated.

A few of the exorcists were following behind, thinking that Dean had been kidnapped, and they were all anxious, and just came around, they heard two people chatting hotly in the carriage.

“……”

“…… What? I've got to take you away, people like you shouldn't be sent to the pit to carry stones!" ”

"After all, it is a legitimate law, and I have broken the law, and I deserve to be punished......"

"No, you just don't have the heart to talk nonsense with stupid people, and you don't want people who don't understand anything to interfere with your research, I understand, and I think so a lot......"

"Hah, that's right...... But I don't always know what to say, I'm not very good at expressing ......"

"Geniuses are like that. yes, I'm just saying you, Dean, you're the one who can change the world...... By the way, I know how toxic potatoes are, and they ...... when they sprout."

Several epidemic repellers looked at each other, did these two people hit it off at first sight?

Amy shrugged her shoulders with a smile: "Gentlemen, get in the car, we're about to leave." ”

Then he and Sarah got into the car as well.

The convoy moved slowly into the village, going to Dean's house to pull seeds.

A few people in the carriage were still chatting, talking and laughing.

The relentless people were relieved, and they sent one person to report to Creon, while the others followed the convoy.

After unloading the goods in the car and towing away a large cart of seeds, the convoy left Yinmeier Village.

Dean's butler smiled with joy - it was the same cart, leather goods were worth more than grain, and the butler felt that Lord Dean had made a fortune and made a fortune.

The lord was also smiling happily, he really made a lot of money.

Amy is really a lucky girl who can pick up such a treasure on the way.

Potatoes! Eating this single food alone is enough to supplement most of the body's needs, and it is the highest level of high-yield crops;

Corn is one of the most resilient foods and can be grown almost anywhere.

If you can spread these two things out......

The lord feels that the future is infinitely bright.

With those few Plague Wardens on the same road, the rest of the journey became smooth, and no one in the Bacchus Empire would stop the convoy of Radiant Cross Plague Wardrobbers.

Unless they encounter snake worshippers, even bandits will avoid them.

The Knights of the Radiant Cross did have this prestige in the South, and this prestige was not earned by fighting, but by healers who had spent centuries curing the sick and saving people.

Although the Exorcists are not healers, they are the forces that protect the healers and fight against the Serpents, and they are a true civilian army, and they are highly respected by the populace.

The convoy traveled thousands of miles south, stopping at some small villages for supplies along the way, and Wren and the epidemic repellers were on the same road, and they did not encounter any trouble for five or six days until they came to the vicinity of the village of Buyulin.

This is a village in the southern part of the Pande continent, and more than a hundred miles further south is the port of Dilin.

It was getting late at this time, and the convoy had planned to rest overnight in the village of Buyulin.

But the village was full of wailing villagers, and it seemed that something had happened.