After accepting two mercenaries as instructors, and then selecting a few more guards, Hardy officially 'took office'.

The mountain forest is not far from the manor, and it can be reached by riding a horse for half a day.

Hardy chose that small piece of territory, without a place name.

That's why Hardy calls it 'Vasco', which means: when the sails are hoisted.

Indeed, it is also Hardy's 'place of departure' in this world.

When Hadi came to the entrance of the forest, he was immediately pointed at by a dozen longbows.

The shield warrior and several guards stood in front of Hardy.

The spearman was guarding on Hardy's left side, his eyes swept nearby, and he whispered, "Master, there are many people hiding around, we are surrounded." ”

Hardy naturally knew.

He held up the parchment in his hand and shouted, "I am the knight appointed by the Count of Fornigeny, Hardy!" From now on, this mountain forest is under my control, the territory of my Hadi family, and you are stopping here to obstruct me? Are you enemies of my Hardy? ”

"Get out, this mountain forest is ours."

"What is this little ghost talking nonsense, he is the master of this land, so what are we!"

"That shit of Fernigia actually sealed this place out, what are we going to do?"

"Where do we have to go to live without this?"

Hardy looked around and took the words to heart.

Sure enough, as he expected, although the mountain people were fierce, they were actually just a group of hard-working people.

In order to survive, I had to pretend to be strong.

Hardy looked around and continued to shout, "You want to continue living here, but I also need to rule over this land. Let your village chief, or the chief, or something like that, come out, if any! We can talk and maybe find a condition that is acceptable to both parties. ”

The shouts of the mountain people were much weaker.

Hardy is very handsome, and generally speaking, people with excellent looks do have certain hidden advantages in terms of social and diplomatic aspects.

Compared with a noble fat pig, Hardy's sunny and delicate face is easier to gain the trust of outsiders.

After a while, a man wearing a tiger head hat and a tiger skin coat walked out.

The other party's face is full of beard, and he can't see his appearance clearly, only a pair of eyes with a lot of yellow eye feces, giving people the feeling of an angry ocelot.

"You are?" Hardy asked.

"Rogge. The village chief here. The man walked up to Hadi, stretched out his hand, and said, "Can you check the appointment letter for me?" ”

"Are you literate?"

Hardy handed over the parchment, he was not afraid that the other party would tear up the letter of appointment, because this thing was just a symbol, and he could ask the lord for another copy if he was gone.

Rogge didn't speak, he looked down and read the contents of the parchment, even the seal on it, and then returned the letter of appointment.

"It's true." Rogge's eyes were full of red threads: "But you were fooled, the lord doesn't like you very much, it's just a mountain forest here, and there's nothing." ”

He was trying his best to get Hardy not to take away the forest.

Because this is the only place where they can 'settle'.

Hardy laughed, "I chose it myself." ”

Rogge was dumbfounded, and at the same time he looked at Hardy like he was looking at a fool.

Hardy naturally felt it, and he didn't care, and said, "Where are you going to move in the future?" ”

Generally speaking, if there is a 'master' in a territory, then the wanderers above must move out by themselves, otherwise their owners have the right to beat the other party to death.

"We don't plan to leave, this is our roots, this is our home." Rogge stared at Hardy, his eyes becoming fierce: "If you want to drive us away and force us to leave our homeland, then we can only be your enemy, and we will not die." ”

Hardy wasn't intimidated, he wanted to recruit mountain people, but now was not the time to speak softly.

Otherwise, the other party is very likely to gain an inch.

He pointed to the guards and the two mercenaries behind him, and said with a smile: "Not to mention anything else, they alone can kill all of you young and strong, just take some time, about half a year, come to hunt once or twice a month, no matter how many of you are, you can't withstand it." ”

As soon as these words came out, Rogge's eyes immediately became murderous, and he took a sharp step forward, grabbing Hardy with both hands.

In his eyes, the other party said very reasonably, ordinary people can't beat professionals, and the only advantage is the large number of people.

But if there is a protracted war, no matter how many people there are, it will not be enough for professionals to kill slowly.

He didn't want such a terrible thing to happen, as long as he seized the little young master in front of him, he would have a chance to negotiate.

However, as soon as he stretched out his hands, he noticed that Hardy had retreated five steps away.

I am smiling slightly.

This speed!

Rogge understood one thing, the other party's young master was also a professional.

The only hope was gone, and the muscles in his whole body seemed to be pulled down, without any strength.

Rogge glanced back at those expectant eyes, he sighed, and looked back at Hardy, "We're willing to move out, give us some time." ”

But this angered the mountain people.

"Why move!"

"If we don't move, we're going to die here."

"This is our home."

Rogge turned his head and raised his right hand, just like that, and the angry mountain people gradually quieted down.

"We have to go, and if we don't, we'll die." Rogge's eyes were getting redder, and there seemed to be fluid coming out.

"But where else can we go?"

The mountain people were gloomy, if they could go, they would have left a long time ago, why wait until now!

Just when the mountain people were sad, Hardy interjected with a smile: "I just said, we can talk, but we can't have a result that everyone can accept." ”

Rog turned around and looked at Hardy with a hint of anticipation in his eyes, "Are you willing to let us stay in this territory and become free people?" ”

Hardy shook his head: "How is it possible, I mean, you can become the long-term laborers and tenant farmers of my Hardy family." ”

As soon as these words came out, the mountain people, who were still very sad, became angry.

"Don't want us to be slaves."

"You don't deserve it."

"We want to be tenants, and a lot of nobles are willing to take us in, so can it be your turn?"

Hahahaha!

The high-pitched laughter drowned out the roars of all the mountain people, and after a few laughs, Hardy said, "Is there really anyone who wants you to be tenant farmers?" Do you really think I don't know about the mountain riots ten years ago? ”

The mountain people's faces turned pale.

They were freedmen living in a small barony's territory in Riverstream, living in the same village, but they were charged heavy taxes by the barons all year round, and lived a miserable life.

In the end, the little baron even humiliated a girl who had just turned fourteen to death.

In the end, the people of the village could not stand it anymore, and with hoes, logging axes and other tools, they rushed into the baron's manor and killed the baron's entire family.

After that, Virginia V at that time killed half of the villagers, nearly a hundred people, and then exiled the rest of the villagers to drive them out of River Creek City.

But the lord next door is not willing to take them in, who wants to take in a group of thugs who dare to kill the 'master'.

There is no smooth road ahead, and there is no way back.

So these mountain people lived at the junction of the two territories, which is this mountain forest.

"My Hadi family has a good reputation, and in the past ten years, I have never driven away a servant or tenant farmer." Hardy looked around and said loudly: "As a tenant farmer and long-term worker of my Hadi family, as long as you put the family crest on your right wrist, you can freely enter and leave Hexi City, and you can go inside to sell things and buy supplies. ”

All the mountain people were stunned.

Town...... It's a very simple wish.

Medicine, salt, flour and other daily necessities can be bought in the city.

The premise is that you have to be qualified to go in.

Rogge was silent for a long time, then his voice was hoarse, and he asked, "What is the tax of the Hardy family?" ”

"Forty percent!" Hardy smiled: "Only forty percent." ”

All the hill dwellers heard it, and they looked at Hadi in disbelief.

Is there really such a low tax?

It's not like you're tricking people into killing them as pigs.