Then Gervais inspected another village, which was similar to the mountain village by the sea, but this village was not near the sea, but was located at the foot of a large mountain, and the number of people was also the largest of the three villages, about four or five hundred, and the serfs in the village basically lived by cultivating crops, and only two hunters lived by hunting in the mountains.

When Gervais arrived, the hunters of the two hunters had already entered the mountain, and Gervais had hoped to meet them, but he was unable to do so.

It's still the guards who shout to open the scene.

But when the villagers in this village heard that the three Bennies were arrested by the order of the lord, their reaction was very strong, and the villagers of the entire village were in a sensation.

Because the girl who had been spoiled by Benny and the others lived in this village, the villagers looked at Benny's men tied to the carriage with a fierce look in their eyes, and they wanted to rob him and beat him to death.

However, in the presence of the lord, although everyone hated the sky, they did not dare to make any outrageous moves.

Gervais inquired about the village chief, and learned that the girl's parents were also present, so he gave them five silver coins as compensation.

Although Gervais had not yet taken office when Benny was evil, but when Benny fled, the gold coins he dropped were obtained by Gervais, and it was also very appropriate to take out five silver coins to compensate them.

After doing these things, Gervais learned from the mistakes of the seaside mountain village, and only asked some basic information about the village.

Because he has also realized that when he asks the question of whether he can have enough to eat, he has created a big problem for the serfs, and no matter how the answer is wrong, even if they do not answer, there is a sin of contempt for the lord waiting for them.

After leaving the second village, Gervais and his guards hurried to the third village without stopping.

Just inspecting two villages, Gervais deeply felt the poverty of serfs in this world.

Whether it was the original owner or the current Gervais, he was originally just imagining, thinking that the serfs were just working a little harder, being more oppressed, and as long as they worked hard, they could always live a good life.

But now it seems that he was too naïve.

When Gervais and the others arrived at the third village, Gervais unexpectedly found a plant that pleased him.

That is garlic, when Gervais and his party rode through the dirt road outside the village, there were several fields of land next to the dirt road, and the serfs were pulling weeds in the fields, because Gervais and his horses were slow, and the serfs were bent over and working very attentively, and they did not notice the arrival of Gervais and his party.

Seeing that the serfs were in full swing, Gervais waved his hand to stop the guards who were just about to shout to remind the serfs.

Then he stopped his horse and took a closer look at the field, which was supposed to be the staple grain of the world, wheat, which grew sparsely and not densely, very different from what Gervais saw on earth.

Gervais had never planted wheat in the field, and he did not know if the wheat in this world was the same as the wheat on earth.

But just by looking at the sparse density of wheat in the field, you can see that even if there is a good harvest in such a field, there will not be much harvest.

While Gervais was thinking, one of the serfs in the field, perhaps feeling a little tired, straightened up and rubbed his hands on his waist.

Suddenly, when he looked at the side of the road, he saw Gervais and his party, as well as the guards' dress, he couldn't help but tremble, and without waiting for the guards to call out his identity, he pounced and knelt down directly, and then called: "Adults, damn the villain, I didn't notice your arrival!" ”

He couldn't help but be afraid, Gervais and the others rode horses one by one, except for Gervais, they were all wearing leather armor and hanging long swords at their waists, dressed as guards, not to mention the people who were tied to the cross stakes on the carriage and were already dying.

Especially when they were still parked on the side of the road and looked at themselves, it would be fine if they were just passing by, but now that they are parked here, the serfs still think that this noble lord is having some bad idea.

"Your Excellency!" The other serfs also reacted and quickly knelt down and saluted.

"Don't be nervous, get up! I'm just passing by and seeing you at work, and I'm a little curious, so take a look! Gervais had been numbed by the surprise of these serfs, and when he saw it, he had no mood swings, but just waved his hand and said to them.

Several serfs were a little suspicious and did not dare to get up, and the guards behind shouted loudly: "This is Lord Baron Gervais, the new lord of this territory!" ”

Then, the guards repeated the words they had shouted all the way, and only then did several serfs relax a little and stand up.

"What kind of crops do you grow in your fields?" Gervais pointed to the field and asked the serfs.

"Lord Hui, this is wheat!" The serf replied cautiously.

"Oh." Gervais knew that it was really wheat, the staple food of this world, no wonder there would be no enough to eat, and how much land would be needed to reach the production level on the earth with such a density of cultivation.

"Why is the wheat so sparsely planted, why don't you plant it denser, so that you can also harvest more!" Gervais immediately asked the doubts in his heart.

He is a layman in farming, if you want to develop the territory, food must definitely take the first place, only when there is food can people be full, and after they are full, people can have more strength and time to work, instead of spending time in the fields every day, and starving.

"My lord, if the wheat is planted too densely, it will not grow, and the ears of wheat will have many empty shells, and it will be even more difficult to plant next year, only by planting like this now, the wheat can grow well, and it will grow well next year." The serf replied earnestly, although what he said was a bit awkward.

"Oh!" Gervais nodded, he probably understood what the serfs meant.

In fact, the fertility of the land is not enough, if the wheat planting density is high, then many wheat ears will be due to insufficient fertility, and the wheat ears will not be full, or even empty shells. It will also affect the fertility of the land next year, creating a vicious circle.

Gervais has never learned to farm, but common sense still knows, the fertility of the perennial cultivated land will slowly decline, and there is still fertilizer on the earth, don't worry, but this world does not, and the serfs don't seem to know about fertility at all, otherwise they won't worry about affecting next year's farming.

Gervais didn't know how to make chemical fertilizers, but he knew that human and animal manure could be used as the most primitive fertilizer, and although the effect may not be as good as chemical fertilizers, it was definitely suitable for this world.

So Gervais kept the idea in his heart, and when he returned, he experimented with it, and if it worked, he could vigorously promote it.

In fact, Gervais had a plan in mind, his territory was raided by orcs every year, and there were still few serfs, and he wanted to develop trade, or handicrafts.

However, he still doesn't know where to start, when he saw oysters and other seafood in the first village, he still wondered if he could start a seafood industry first, after all, the taste is so good, the market prospect is very large, but because of the preservation problem, it has been stranded, and he will continue to look for other ways.

Gervais was in a state of thought, when he saw a serf holding a weed that had just been pulled out of the field, he looked stunned for a moment, and then quickly dismounted, and jumped from the dirt road into the field.

The guards and serfs were startled when they saw Gervais's actions, and Laurie, Audrey, and the guard in charge of shouting also jumped off their horses and went to the field to stand on Gervais's side, and only the guard in charge of the carriage needed to guard the carriage, so he remained on the dirt road.

The serfs in the field were even more startled, and they all trembled, and Gervais came to the serf, pointed to the plant in his hand, and asked softly, "What are you holding in your hand?" ”

It was not that Gervais intended to frighten the people, but that he saw that the serf seemed to be holding something very familiar to him, and in a moment of excitement, he dismounted and jumped into the field.

"Back to the lordship...... My lord, this is a weed...... "When the serf saw Gervais coming to him, he was so frightened that his soul was about to fly, so he could only raise the things in his hand and answer Gervais's question honestly.

"Oh, show me."

After Gervais finished speaking, the serf immediately handed a large handful of weeds in his hand to Gervais respectfully.

Gervais eagerly took the weeds handed by the serfs, picked one of them, and threw the rest on the ground.

Gervais picked up the 'weed' in his hand, broke the roots of the weeds, took one of them, and then put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and when he was sure that it was very similar to the thing he knew, Gervais became excited, pulled off the outer coating, and gently bit it down with his teeth, savoring it.

"My lord, this weed is not ...... Can't eat. Originally, Gervais just took the plant and sniffed it, and although everyone didn't understand the reason, they weren't surprised. But when Gervais put the thing in his mouth and took a bite, the guards and serfs were a little stunned.

The serf in front of Gervais was about to cry, he couldn't have imagined that the baron in front of him would take the weeds he had just pulled out to eat, and if he ate a good one, he would definitely suffer, so he had the courage to whisper a reminder to Gervais.

"Hmm." Gervais tasted it for a moment, heard the serf's reminder, nodded to him, and then spit out the 'weed' that had just bitten into his mouth.

"Do you have a lot of this stuff here?" Gervais raised his hand and presented the plant in front of each serf.

"My lord, there's a lot of this stuff in the field." The serfs replied one after another.

"Very well, then you can help me pull some of them now, the more the better, and remember not to hurt the roots. I'll pay you later. Gervais was very happy to receive an affirmative answer from the serfs, and then said seriously to several serfs.

"Yes, my lord." Of course, a few serfs had no opinion, even if Gervais didn't give money, they had to go and find this plant for Gervais, although they were all very strange, how could the lord like to eat such weeds, this weed choked his nose just by smelling it, and people couldn't stand it.