Chapter 1016: Independence and Vassalage (3)
With Zhang Zhongjun's threat of force, the shrewd monitoring of Takegami Village, and the existence of such unbelievable things as bean soldiers, the data of Beihuang Village was quickly counted.
Among them, there are about 200,000 young and strong, and the stone height reaches 50,000 stones.
Zhang Zhongjun was a little stunned by this data, damn it, a village-level unit, there are 200,000 young and strong, but the grain harvest is only 10,000 stones, although this stone has 2,000 catties, adding up to 20 million catties, but how can this number support more than 500,000 mouths!
It is no wonder that in these years, the weight of a stone is enough, and the cultivation of fields is also careful enough, but the people are always unable to eat, because the population is too large, and the number of acres is too small.
Think about it, the entire Beihuang Village is only 10,000 stone high, you must know that although Zhang Zhongjun's goods are only 5,000 stone now, if he doesn't care so much, it is not a matter to directly reclaim 50,000 stones!
Thinking about the fact that he can reclaim 50,000 Shi Zhixing with just one footlight general, and can feed 500,000 people abundantly, this shows that in fact, there is no shortage of fields in this world, let alone a lack of population, what is lacking is the magic powder that turns the wasteland into fertile fields. That is, lack of money!
Zhang Zhongjun, who had lost his sense of the amount of money, touched his chin and said to Takegami Muraki: "Village Tree, now that this northern desert village belongs to me, should I vigorously reclaim the wasteland? Even if I don't reclaim the wasteland, I have to increase the yield of the existing farmland, and if I get a harvest of 5 stones per acre, it will be more than enough to feed the whole village, and I can also use the surplus grain to feed the mages and learn spells." ”
"My lord, Your Majesty thinks that the top priority of our Kurokawa family is to find a martial arts vassal first. Muraki Takegami said very seriously.
"Huh, can't we be independent now?" Zhang Zhongjun asked suspiciously: "We are now in charge of the entire village, all the land is under my name, such a uniform village is extremely rare, as long as we use the spell powder to the farmland, our stone height will increase several times next year, so our strength will also become very strong, we can compare with the original Zichuan family, so we still need to take refuge in those big martial artists?"
"Yes, lord, when the Zichuan family was the village master, there was also a large hall above. And the most important thing is that if you don't belong to the Great Martial Family, it will be difficult for the village owner to develop. Muraki Takegami still insisted on his opinion.
"It's hard to develop? How can you say it?" Zhang Zhongjun asked aggressively, in his mind, as long as he has money and endless money, then he will not lack anything, and it is just that he works hard to go to a few more places to procure.
Takegami Muraki continued to say solemnly: "My lord, in the past, whenever harvesting and planting, there would be demons and monsters wreaking havoc in the farmland, just like natural disasters, and it was necessary to have strong mages and samurai to destroy or expel these demons and monsters, in order to ensure harvest and planting. And those powerful mages and warriors can only be possessed by the great martial artists, and this is also the benefit brought by surrendering to the great martial artists. If there is no such benefit, why should the people below submit to the great samurai?Why should they bring dry food and bring their own armed forces to serve the great samurai?And this is why the peasants below do this, because the samurai will protect them from the attacks of demons and monsters. This is the relationship of obligations and responsibilities between superiors and subordinates. If our Kurokawa family wants to survive the ravages of demons and monsters, we must take refuge in a great martial artist. ”
"Demons and monsters? Doesn't it mean that there have been no demons and monsters in the past few years? You see, these farmers have also started to harvest? There are no demons and monsters appearing. Zhang Zhongjun pointed to the farmer in the field who was beginning to harvest the ripe ears of rice.
Takegami Muraki shook his head and said, "It's just that I haven't come out for a few years, but the time for the demons and monsters to appear on time has been more than thousands of years, and they are as natural as the wind and rain of nature." Although there are no demons and monsters when the farmers are harvesting the grain now, who can guarantee that the demons and monsters will not appear in an instant? And my lord, look at those farmers, they raise their heads from time to time, not resting, but watching. Also, don't look at these peasants who are very well-behaved now, but if you let them know that you are not prepared to submit to the Great Warrior Family, you will see their hideous appearance. ”
Zhang Zhongjun was silent, damn it, Lao Tzu still thought that he could be independent, and then he could do things at will, and when he got the village done well, and after he had a base, he could rest assured and boldly go to find the power to go home left by his senior brother.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhongjun had no choice but to sigh helplessly, nodded and asked, "Then which martial artist should I belong to?
"The Yamada family just occupies a county seat, and the county lord is not qualified, so if we want to be subordinate, we will be subordinate to the Heyuan family, the oldest martial artist of the Heyuan family, and it is also the martial artist who occupies the county seat of Heyuan, and the vassals are subordinate to him, and there is nothing that will not drive us, and after being subordinate to this Heyuan family, we don't have to care about other martial artists in Heyuan County, if we are strong, we can attack other martial artists of different genera at will, and the degree of freedom is very great. Muraki Takegami suggested.
"Then why don't we just go to the martial artists in the subordinate territory, so that we can crusade against other martial artists at will in the entire territory?" Zhang Zhongjun asked curiously.
"My lord, the strength of this family is not enough, at most, we can only be subordinate to a martial artist like the Heyuan family, and other powerful martial artists will not accept us. And the Heyuan family has already crusaded against Zijin County, and it is the time when the warriors of Zijin County are needed to submit to him. Muraki Takegami explained.
"I see, okay, then the matter of Xiang Heyuan's vassals will be handed over to you, and you can look at the requirements for money, food, and soldiers, and strive for the most lenient conditions for our Kurokawa family." Zhang Zhongjiao waved his hand with emotion.
"Yes, the minister will live up to the trust of the lord. Muraki Takegami nodded in agreement.
Takegami Muraki is also a resolute person, and after receiving the order, he immediately received the fee and manpower, took a caravan ride, and ran to Heyuan County.
Zhang Zhongjun thought that it would take a long time to have an answer, and he began to participate in the harvesting operation of Beihuang Village, ready to take care of Beihuang Village.
As a result, I didn't expect that after only a few days, Takegami Muraki and his gang came back with a caravan and brought back the banner of the Heyuan family and the documents to determine the vassals.