Medieval world. [Zero↑Nine△Small↓Shuo△Net]
Fort Ackford.
When the attendants and servants were laying out the room for Wu Qingchen, Tines, the second son of Baron Ackford, was standing by the window quietly lost in thought.
Tinyes, you are 17 years old...
The second son of the baron reminded himself silently.
The sky is already dark, and the moonlight is also very dim, but looking at the dark territory outside the window, looking at the outlines that can only be vaguely seen a little bit... cheerful streams, busy farmers, heavy wheat fields, Immediately imprinted into Tines' mind.
He was 17 years old, and in one or two years at most, he would have to leave the castle, and he would no longer be able to look down on this fertile land openly.
Tines sighed softly.
In Ackford Territory, or most of the territories in the medieval world, the biggest factor that determines the future of the lords and sons is the order in which they pop out of their mother's womb.
Under the eldest son inheritance system, most of the wealth in Ackford's domain is destined to belong to the elder brother. After the second son like Tines is brought up to adulthood, according to the attitude of the lord and the thoughts of the eldest son, he will face several different problems. way out:
One of the more promising situations is to become an elder brother's minister. For example, the current captain of the guard of Fort Ackford is the second younger brother of Baron Ackford;
What is more secure is to be appointed as a steward, and get most of the power in a village, which can be regarded as having a world of his own;
The worst thing is that both the lord and the elder brother don't like it, so they were thrown away a small amount of property and sent far away to a remote small village to become clerks, police chiefs, etc., and the inferior people all day long. Tangled, down and out life. [Zero↑Nine△Small↓Shuo△Net]
Tines asked himself, since he was sensible, he has always been diligent and conscientious, and his father is usually kind to him; he has always respected his brother, and has never expressed any unreasonable thoughts. As for being sent to a certain small village, he spent all day thinking carefully about how many times he could scrape the parchment in his hand.
However, about my own affairs, I know best in my heart. In terms of horsemanship and combat skills, five small and thin young people like myself are no match for Uncle Carter; in terms of wrist and ability to handle affairs, I am also quite immature, let alone the manager Veterans like agricultural officials, even senior attendants, can easily play with themselves in the palm of their hands.
It won't be sent to a remote small village, and I don't dare to think about the ideal position of my ministers...
such a pity…
Tines sighed deeply: When I was ten years old, Pastor Barron of Messier Village wanted to take me out, so why did I happen to be sick
Joining the church is naturally one of the choices of the lords, but compared with the traditional channel, joining the church is the most risky way: if you are lucky, you can of course see the gods before the age of 30 like Priest Praia. In beckoning, at least one side can be in charge in the future. If all goes well, the competition for the priest who can compete with the baronial court of Ackford cannot be said to have no chance at all; luck is usually mixed with pastor Paul, although he is old I still have to suffer a lot, but after all, I have a certain status; I am afraid that if I am very unlucky and become a student like Pastor Paul, I am afraid that I will have to wait until my hair and beard are gray before I can find a church and preside over a few consolingly. year.
Normally, Tines would definitely not think about this trivial incident when he was ten years old.
However, in the past two days, seeing Wu Qingchen/Loth's majestic, magnificent, and high-spirited appearance, Tines really couldn't suppress the envy and hatred in his heart.
Your Excellency Ross, you are only 16... No, if the manager guessed correctly, you are probably only 14 or 5 years old!
If it were me, let alone having this opportunity at the age of 15, even in a few years, at the age of 20, I would be able to get the position of acting church presiding, plus the status of the second son of the baron, future achievements...
From this moment of thinking, it can be seen that the second son of the baron has subconsciously placed his position under Wu Qingchen; Wu Qingchen's seat was several places ahead of the baron's second son, and the positions of the two were indeed distinguished quite accurately.
At this time, when the baron's second son was dreaming, there was a sound of "duk tuk tuk" on the wooden door of the room.
Tines opened the door.
A guard stood at the door.
"Your Excellency Tines, the baron is looking for you."
His lord father called, Tines quickly let go of his thoughts, straightened his robes, rubbed his face, followed the guards, and walked towards the spiral staircase.
Follow the spiral staircase to the third floor and knock on the door.
When the door opened, Tines was immediately taken aback.
Near the window, Baron Ackford was leaning on his favorite wolf fur armchair. Three smokeless beeswax oil lamps were lit on the table in front of him. A little farther away, Edmund was standing upright. Steward, Captain of the Carthusian Guard, Elder Brother Ehlers, Agricultural Officer of Balles, Forest Officer of Baphomet, and Water Officer of Ket.
Father, elder brother, and the most important nobles of the five territories are all in this room...
This…
"Father, here I come..."
Tines didn't think much about it, and immediately greeted everyone when he entered the room: "Your Excellency Edmund, Your Excellency Carter, Brother, Your Excellency Valles..."
"Well… "
Your Excellency the Baron nodded and pointed casually, and Tines immediately obediently stood at the corner pointed by the Baron.
Even though he just stood in the corner, Tines' heart was still beating fast.
Judging by the atmosphere, this must be the most important matter in the territory, the most core discussion, and this is the first time that my father has allowed me to participate in such an occasion!
Although he was extremely excited, Tines still suppressed himself with all his strength, put on an expression of humility and obedience that he had already practiced, and quietly listened to the conversation of the people.
"Floran Village is a big place, so we really need to go to two..." Edmund, the manager, said, "However, Ouri Village is so small, one is enough, right?"
"The village of Ori is very small..." Valles, the agricultural officer, said: "But, next to Ori, there are so many forests, and there must be a lot of beehives. Can one person take care of it?"
"It's not a big problem." Bafengte, the forestry officer, said, "Although there are more forests in Ou Rui's side, they are all flat land, and there are no mountains and forests. You don't need to climb up and down, and the work is not difficult."
"Hmm..." The agricultural officer pondered slightly: "I was a little wrong just now, but your Excellency Baphomet is right."
"Yes." The manager nodded.
"Yes, I remember the same." The water officer also nodded.
"Okay, that's one." Your Excellency the Baron made a decision, and the second son Tines noticed that as soon as His Excellency's words fell, his elder brother immediately drew a few strokes on a piece of parchment.
"The free people... are actually nothing." The manager Edmund shook his head suddenly: "With the craftsmanship of this group of people, it is inconvenient to be used as serfs."
The earth city residents who have been away from farming for a long time have figured out the relationship between the buckwheat flowering period and the serfs. Of course, the group of masters in Ackford can also see it very clearly: after the specially selected smart people failed to move the hive, they called AI The skilled serfs in Keli village became the only choice.
This was the topic that everyone started discussing when Priest Ross went to visit the castle last night, and Tines also listened to a few words from a distance.
All present are veterans who are proficient in territorial affairs, and even Tinas can think of the reason for his crime: the increase in buckwheat production is entrusted to these former serfs. If their status is too low, they may be killed If the coveted guy below is killed, when the time comes, the time will be wasted, or it will fail again, and it will be the territory that will ultimately bear the loss.
"Two, one, three...a total of eighteen..." Holding the scroll and counting the total, the eldest son Ehlers frowned deeply: "Father, is it too many?"
Hearing this, Tines understood that everyone was discussing how to distribute the serfs in Akeli village who had mastered the skill of moving beehives.
"Sixteen is no problem!" Farming officer Valles said with a smile: "Twenty-six minus sixteen, the manpower left for the parish is still in double digits... not bad. After all, His Excellency the Baron gave their status as freedmen."
When Tines thought of this, the topic of serf distribution was coming to an end.
"Eighteen? It's really a bit much... um..." The baron pondered slightly: "Let's remove one each from Tico and Hobro villages."
"That's sixteen..." The eldest son drew two strokes, still hesitating: "It's still a little..."
There was a little silence, and everyone nodded slowly.
After nodding, Baron Ackford continued to ask: "That's it for Loveland and Ori. What about Adovi Village? How many people are needed to move the beehive?"