"Yo, old Jamie, what are you looking at?"

The old farmer, who was sitting in front of his house and watching the carriages coming and going on the road not far away, turned his head and saw a figure standing in front of him like a city wall.

His heart trembled, and he hurriedly looked up and saw the face with two dragon horns.

"Lord Lord!" old Jamie got up in a panic, because of his old age and bad legs, one of his feet was unsteady and he almost fell, but fortunately Cervantes reached out and pulled him down.

While holding the old farmer in his place, Cervantes looked at the road not far away, which stretched from behind the city gate, and along the gray road, the carriages in the distance were shadowed, either slowly approaching or slowly moving away.

It's winter on the Mendez continent, and the snow has long been piled up on the road, but the road has always been kept clean thanks to the clearing of the incoming and outgoing convoys.

This was due to a special policy of the Principality in winter, with the establishment of service stations on the side of the road, or military posts, which allowed towns to travel with each other even in winter, and if it suddenly snowed while walking on the road, the convoy could enter the service station to rest.

Because if the first caravan needed to move forward, it would have to clear the snow from the road, which was compensation, but it had not appeared before, and naturally, it ignited the enthusiasm of the merchants.

Because there are not a few monsters in the Principality of Sorrow, especially after the seal of the gods gradually collapses, it is necessary for the soldiers to protect the safety of the road, so the service station on the side of the road has also been established.

It is not only a service station for the service and safety of pedestrians, but also a military base for military personnel who protect the safety of the road.

So even in winter, people are still able to move from town to town.

The fact that the first caravan to reach the next town was able to take advantage of this low tax policy is one of the reasons why the roads are still bustling today.

The Duchy of Sorrow was lively, and the merchants were happy, and the adventurers were happy, for they had something to earn this winter—though perhaps less, for not men and horses could endure the weather.

However, this is quite satisfying, originally they thought that this winter will be like last year, and they will be in the same place for several months.

Cervantes took a few glances and saw that there was nothing to see.

"Sit down!" the black dragon said with a smile at the old farmer.

Old Jamie didn't say much, but went back to the house, took out a small bench, put it in front of the door, and sat down with the 'lord' in front of the door to watch the snow.

"My lord, actually, I'm thinking about something......"

When facing his black dragon lord, the old farmer relaxed a lot, no longer as before, his body was tense all the time, and he would always be startled.

Old Jamie's home is not far from Wende City, Cervantes will pass by his door almost every time he goes out of the city to hang out, and the black dragon is very easy-going in the eyes of outsiders, and sometimes he will chat with old Jamie, this time back and forth, they are much more familiar with each other.

"Oh, tell me?" said Cervantes with a smile.

He wasn't really gossiping either, and as a hand-shaking lord, although he left all the work to Serena to deal with, he sometimes had some ideas.

'Observing the people' was one of his ways of helping the maid with her affairs, because sometimes not all the voices of the lower classes could reach the maid's ears, but she wanted to govern the territory well, so Cervantes would 'pass' by the door of old Jamie and a few other farmers from time to time, and after getting acquainted with them, they would talk to him about everything.

Anyway, he is idle, and sometimes he will feel a little bored if he does too much to 'eliminate violence and peace', and then he needs to do something else to relax.

"As you know, my son is a worker in a paper mill......"

Not far from the old Jamie's house is his farmland, which is now covered in snow.

Old Jamie looked at the farmland in a daze, "But I found that I worked hard for a year, and the harvest was not as high as his half-year salary......"

At this, the old farmer let out a sigh.

"That's right......" Cervantes muttered to himself, looking down.

The old farmer's hopeful gaze fell on the lord beside him, of course he knew that the lord could not come to him just for small talk, especially after a few small talks, the problems they had been troubled before were solved, and the old farmer, who had become sensitive because of old age, knew that their lord was not just chatting with them because of boredom.

For him, complaining is not just a complaint, but a solution to his troubles.

One person and one dragon each take what they need, but neither of them demolishes the other, after all, it is beneficial to both of them.

"Old Jamie, I'll tell you the truth, but Sera is aware of this and is preparing to deal with it. ”

Cervantes grinned, "Look, the coat you're wearing was prepared by Sera before autumn began, are you still comfortable wearing it now?"

Old Jamie reached out and touched his coat, which was a cold-proof material sent out before the winter.

The corners of the old farmer's mouth were upturned, the corners of his eyes were wrinkled, and the deep wrinkles on his face seemed to be smiling.

"It's a warm ......" words and face are full of happiness.

"You know, it's called 'welfare,' you know?"

Cervantes's eyebrows fluttered, and he 'revealed' some information to the old farmer: "In the future, just like this year, all grain will be purchased by the government—you know this—and our prices are a little higher than before, right? ”

"This is also good for the merchants, because if we unify the purchase price, then the selling price will naturally be unified, and at the same time, compared with the selling price set by those nobles, we will set a price with more conscience, and there will be no situation of buying low and selling high. ”

"The businessmen have eaten the sweetness, then they will definitely continue to come here to do business, and at this time, our government will come up with some money, just like this coat on your body, and that money will become a 'welfare' and be invested in you. ”

It's also a good way to get the word out, because the maid can't expect all the farmers to live on zero income and not go to work in the factories during the winter months.

Cervantes had already told the maid about this, and it was natural that propaganda could not be relied on only one way, and of course, Cervantes's 'small talk' with these peasants became another way to publicize the policy.

And when the news comes from the mouths of these farmers, many people who have the same 'troubles' as them will believe what they say.

Although it was gossip, Cervantes never mentioned the decree and only let them guess for themselves, which meant that a lot of the news could be released in advance to reassure the people.

"Old Jamie, you also know that Thera is not like other nobles, who only exploit the people, because she knows that if a country wants to develop, then it must mobilize the strength of the country, and mobilizing the power of the people is the foundation of development, and only in this way can a country develop in an all-round way. ”

At this point, Cervantes changed his words, "It is certain that the workers in the factories are well paid, but we must not give up the farmer because of this, right? Food is the foundation of the country, and if there is nothing to eat, will we not starve to death?" Therefore, the 'welfare' of the farmer in the future is so much that you don't have to worry too much - at least in the spring of next year, Serra will be able to come up with a solution, so you don't have to worry too much." ”

Patting his trouser leg, Cervantes stood up, and smiled slightly at the look of realization on the old farmer's face.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly remembered something again, turned around and said, "By the way, old Jamie, the factory seems to be reforming recently, and I heard that people with knowledge can 'rise' better, and Wende City has recently opened a night school - you know what I mean, right?"

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