Although Richard is now poor, the cash in his hand may not be as good as that of an ordinary baron.

But he had an army of 3,000 under his command, and in the province of Geda, even the provincial consul sometimes had to look at his face.

He made a gesture of not cooperating with the provincial consuls, and the royal capital replaced the provincial consuls of the Holland family.

It was because Otto understood this that he decided to talk to Richard.

Many of the great nobles in the Dawn Plane value gold and silver coins.

Their favorite thing to do is to scrape up the gold and silver in their territory and put it in a chest and store it in the treasury.

Richard's three views came from his previous life, and his vision was much stronger than that of the turtle in the Dawn plane.

As soon as he heard Otto's words, he immediately agreed to his request, amended the laws and regulations of the territory, and relaxed the rules.

In just one or two months, the merchants of Haaland's territory bought 2,000 slaves and consumed tens of thousands of gold coins.

Of course, privately purchased slaves entered Haaland's territory and were subject to official supervision.

The Haaland Territory Act states that slaves have the same right to life as freedmen.

Killing or abusing a slave to death is likewise liable for life.

When a slave enters Haaland's territory, he needs to renew his contract.

The previous contract is null and void, and the Harland domain will allow the slave to sign a new contract.

This contract can only be signed for a maximum of ten years. Ten years later, private slaves would also become legally freedmen.

This decree was not very friendly to the wealthy who bought slaves.

But Haaland's territory is now Richard's house, supported by the violent machine of the army, and he makes decisions that even if the rich businessmen don't like it, they have no power to oppose it.

Although the money of the Dawn Plane is important, it is far less important than strength.

There is not enough strength to protect, and no matter how big the business is, it is a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

Without Haaland's territory, the safety of their property and even their lives may not be guaranteed. Moreover, Richard had a compensation policy in place so that the merchants would not lose money.

"Odaye, how have you been doing in recent years?"

"Viscount Richard is a benevolent and good man, after I retired from the army, I have a monthly allowance of one silver coin, and there are some material rewards before the goddess's birthday, mutton, brown sugar, etc. In addition, 30 catties of food will be distributed to me every month, which is enough for my daily life.

Later, when I was in better health, I entered the quilt factory, and the military uniform you were wearing may have been sewn by my own hands. ”

"After you retired from the army, because of the orc invasion that year, our station was not fixed, Sula looked for you for a long time, but did not find you, I remember that he heard that you were in the clothing factory, and also went to look for you."

"When Sula came to the quilt factory, I was actually near him. It's just that at that time, Sulla became a professional, and I became a waste, and some of them couldn't accept the reality and didn't want to meet you acquaintances. ”

Because Odaye is not in good health, he has no habit of drinking.

Sulla, Jennings, Julian and other old comrades-in-arms did not let him drink, but asked him to make a glass of brown sugar water and talk to everyone about what had happened in the past few years.

"How's your hotel business?"

"It's all up to Sula to bring people to eat. I was going to open a roadside stall and sell a little bread. As a result, he ran into Sulla, who was buying slaves again. It's buying a house again, spending a hundred gold coins at once, and I don't know when I'll earn it. When I think about it, I have a headache. ”

Sula smiled and said, "Viscount Richard once said in the basic economic literacy class that gold coins can only play their due role if they are spent and circulated. Hidden in a cellar, it is no different from rotten stones. ”

"Viscount Richard did say this, and I have two hundred gold coins in my hand, and I have also decided to buy people from the slave market and rent them out to the town hall."

"Jennings, I've heard that it's not profitable to buy slaves and rent them to the town hall."

"Actually, there are still some, but the profits are relatively low. For a slave in the prime of life, the town hall will pay a rent of one gold coin per year, and after ten years, a one-time subsidy of fourteen gold coins will be issued, which will calculate the total annual income of 2%. ”

"A 2% yield is too low."

"You don't know, this kid married the cousin of Viscount Richard, and now he is a noble lord. His wife earns a lot of money every year, which is enough for them to live. This money will be used to support the construction of the territory. ”

People who have come from the army, who are precarious, some people take money very seriously, they are real outlaws, as long as they are given money, they dare to do anything, and they are not afraid of danger at all.

But there are also some people, because they are used to seeing life and death, they live very freely and do not attach much importance to money.

Jennings and Sulla are both such people.

After a while, Odaye had a roasted whole lamb served.

Jennings and others lived in the army, and the food was very good, and they could often eat mutton.

Ordinary lords don't have such good conditions.

There are more than 2,000 sheep in Haaland's territory, and the sheep people are very good at raising sheep and have to pay taxes to the territory every year.

Because they are slaves, the tax burden of sheep people is still relatively heavy.

These tax sheep are basically cheaper for the soldiers. Occasionally, some of the remaining mutton was basically distributed to the wounded soldiers, the families of the fallen soldiers, and so on.

It is basically difficult for ordinary people to eat meat, and some pigs will be killed before the goddess's birthday, which is not enough at all.

"How do you have mutton?"

"Last year, many freedmen raised sheep at home, and this year, around the Goddess's Birthday, the supply of mutton has increased a lot, but it is still very expensive. A pound of mutton costs three copper coins, which is almost three times the price of pork. Only those of you who are officers can afford to eat. ”

"It's a lot better than when we first came, and life will gradually get better."

After eating, Jennings did not let Sula treat and insisted on paying for the meal.

At this meal, more than a dozen strong men ate a sheep, two chickens, three fish, and even drank twenty catties of liquor.

The meal alone cost eight silver coins. Eight silver coins are equivalent to two months' salary, which is almost enough for the living expenses of an ordinary person for a year.

It is only a person like Jennings who doesn't take money seriously that he is willing to invite a dozen comrades-in-arms to eat a meal.

After eating and drinking, Jennings went to the field hospital to visit his sister Connie.

After more than a year of studying, Connie's meditation methods have been introduced, she has become a low-level magic apprentice, she has also learned to heal minor injuries spells, and she has signed a work contract with the hospital.

Because the magic level is not high, Connie's monthly salary is eight silver coins, and the salary of a child who is only thirteen years old is already twice that of ordinary people.

As soon as Jennings entered the hospital, he found Richard in the hospital with Sophia and Wendy.

"How's the experiment going?"

"The hemostatic effect is very good, but there is slight toxicity."

"I think I can try to give birth, and if I have a patient, I can try to carry it out. In many cases, the treatment effect and adverse effects are co-existent, and the key is to weigh the pros and cons. ”

Richard was holding a brand new ointment in his hand, which was a little red in color and had a hint of sweetness in itself.

This ointment is a hemostatic ointment developed by Richard and Sophia.

During his observations, Richard discovered that sheep people occasionally ate a red vine to relieve pain.

By studying this herb called purple blood vine, Richard squeezed the juice of purple blood vine, mixed it with purple head peak royal jelly, and added red ginseng to replenish qi, and researched a new hemostatic plaster.

This plaster not only has the effect of stopping bleeding, but also dissolves congestion, relieves pain, and eliminates swelling.

The only drawback is that the hemostatic cream is slightly toxic.

How big the specific toxicity is and how serious the impact is on people still needs to be summed up in the process of use before a conclusion can be made.

(End of chapter)