Chapter 38 The second batch of slaves arrived

Author: Aunt Sibai

Chapter 38 The second batch of slaves arrived

The autumn planting of the porcupine collar has ended, and despite the baron's order to moisten the soil with manure, manure can still be seen everywhere on the road.

Manure needs to be fertilized. Sprinkling fresh manure directly into the ground will burn the seedlings. The old manure tank on the roadside has been dug out, but no one pays attention to it. The use of manure is the order of the lord, and they just obey the order.

That’s all.

No one currently knows what manure does.

That's right, Porcupine Collar doesn't have its own toilet yet, and the villagers are too lazy to build a toilet. They often just poop wherever they go.

Fortunately, the weather is getting colder and colder. If it were summer, the smell would...tsk.

After returning to the castle, Li Qi first arranged for Grant and Qiao to stay. The only place with a good accommodation environment in the Porcupine Territory was the Baron's castle, and there were enough rooms. Of course, if more talents are needed to join the Porcupine Territory in the future, this must be considered.

Build a house, not the kind of mud house outside, but a stone house that is more cold-resistant and sturdier.

Burning bricks to build a house was not something Li Qi considered because he didn't know how to do it.

In Li Qi's plan, large-scale house building is not something that should be considered now. At present, they need to repair some dilapidated houses and may need to build a few small thatched houses. The main goal is to allow people to survive this winter.

study.

Li Qi closed his eyes and concentrated on controlling the two corpses. Because he had greeted them in advance, the two "slaves" followed the convoy out of Iron Stone City and then acted alone, running all the way without fear of fatigue.

I should be able to make it back tonight.

Knock, knock, the door was knocked gently.

Li Qi came back to his senses, leaving only a trace of consciousness control. The earthly ghoul could move with just a command, while the iron ox-hoofed corpse required his own hands. However, he became more and more skilled at controlling the corpse while distracted. Unless it was a delicate operation,

No special concentration is required.

"Please come in"

The study door was pushed open, and "Widow" Grant walked in.

"Sir," Grant bowed and said, "I'm here to report on the situation of the porcupine collar."

Li Qi nodded. As soon as he took office, Grant began to investigate the activities in the Porcupine Territory, giving full play to his duties as a political officer. Li Qi's term for political officer was that there was no such official position in the continent of Lurea.

"There are six houses that need to be repaired, otherwise it will be difficult for them to survive the cold winter. The autumn planting has ended. Although you kindly gave the slaves food, they can eat without working, which will cause dissatisfaction among many civilians in the Porcupine Territory."

Lan glanced at the lord and found that the other party nodded slightly. He continued: "The next batch of slaves is about to arrive. The temperature of Pig Tail Bay is very low in winter. The slaves need a place to stay and cannot live in tents all the time."

"Also, in winter, wild beasts appear more and more frequently in the dense forest. You asked me to send people into the dense forest to investigate. The farmer who came back said he saw the footprints of large wild beasts."

"The security team also has big problems. They extort protection money, watch women bathing, and bully lame bachelors. They also uniformly ask others to shut up. Anyone who dares to leak will definitely be retaliated by them."

Li Qi frowned.

Scolding dumb people, kicking widows' doors, kicking lame people's good legs, digging up people's ancestral graves, the security team has actually become a big problem for the porcupine collar?

"Any suggestions?" he asked.

The development of the territory should be left to his subordinates. The lord only needs to express his ideas and give development directions at critical times.

Grant nodded: "Don't worry about food. The food you bought in Iron Stone City is enough to survive this winter. We can use slaves to repair the houses. We can't let them be idle. They can just build their own houses for the winter. The problem of the security team

It’s very important and should be caught and beaten.”

"It's useless." Li Qi shook his head. In his previous life, he had seen "security teams" wearing official camouflage, smashing, smashing, and robbing. If the fight was useful, it wouldn't become a cancer.

"Let the slaves chop wood to build houses first," Li Qi said, "it is too far away from the residents."

The construction of houses in the Porcupine Territory must be carefully planned, and everyone cannot be in a mess next to their own land. At least starting from the slaves' residence, there should be a plan that is not too messy, so that it can be renovated and constructed later.

He already had a preliminary plan in mind, but he was not in a hurry yet.

"When the second batch of slaves arrives, there should be nearly a hundred slaves in the Porcupine Territory," he said. "Some of them will build houses, while others will need to go to the beach to dig sand and pave roads."

He was fed up with the porcupine collar's broken path with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

"paving?"

"That's right, dig sand to pave the way." Li Qi nodded: "By the way, we will prevent those slaves from making trouble when they are full."

The lame Ake may not be able to manage so many slaves, and the slaves bought this time are not women and children like before, so they must be supervised more strictly.

It's a pity that there are no masons and carpenters in Porcupine Collar, otherwise so many slaves could do more useful work in their spare time.

Li Qi has "Eagle Eyes" and can use birds to overlook the entire Porcupine Territory from a high altitude, and can draw a reasonable development blueprint.

"Also, over there from the security team." Li Qi tapped his fingers on the table.

Grant lowered his head and listened to the rapid "tap-tat-tat" sound. He knew that the lord was worried about this.

"Boom!"

The hand suddenly stopped.

Li Qi said: "Tell the captain of the security team that if this happens again, no matter who did it, I will only give him 10 lashes!"

"Yes." Grant nodded and stepped back.

In the afternoon, the confused slaves and the carriage team finally arrived at the Porcupine Territory.

They looked at the dilapidated houses along the way and the people standing at the door looking at them.

They are completely numb to the future.

The unkempt boy Carrot held the hand of his 6-year-old sister and followed the team. His name came from the first time he was full. At that time, he was so hungry that he couldn't stand it. Then he sneaked into a caravan and found a basket of radishes.

, he gnawed the radish crazily, it was the first time he felt full, the radish was so sweet.

From then on, the first time he felt full was his name, so he named himself Carrot.

But Carrot was caught and the boy became a slave.

From then on, he went hungry every day, but he never died of hunger, which was better than his previous wandering life.

Luo Bao met his sister among the slaves. They were not related by blood, but the girl without a name would secretly give her food to Luo Bao, and Luo Bao had been protecting her ever since.

Their little bodies blended in with the crowd and were overwhelmed by the crowd of slaves.

“Welcome to Porcupine Collar”

The person who spoke was a lame man. One of his legs was crippled and he had to be supported by someone. But Carrot discovered that the slaves who had been here seemed to be afraid of him.

"From now on, you will serve the lord, even at the cost of your life!" the lame man shouted loudly, and all he said was the lord.

But Carrot felt that it didn't matter, it didn't matter who was the master, as long as he had food to eat and his sister had food to eat, it didn't need to be full, as long as he didn't starve to death.

Although he already hated the world and always thought that it would be okay if he died, he still wanted his sister to grow up. He hoped that she could get rid of her status as a slave and marry safely and happily... Luobo suddenly felt that he was holding her hand.

With a little force on his little hand, he lowered his head and met his sister's smiling face.

I can't die, I have to protect her.

The lame man continued to shout: "The lord has prepared a meal for you. Everyone lines up and comes to get it, one for each person! No robbing is allowed, the person who robs will not be able to eat black bread for the next day!"

The men with sticks and whips stood aside and watched eagerly. The slaves had already traveled a long way, and they didn't have the strength to snatch them.

But Carrot heard a sentence from it, there will be no black bread for the next day, one day?!

God be damned, can I eat black bread every day?

He excitedly held his sister's hand and lined up under the supervision of whips and sticks. Step by step, he saw many people holding black bread.

What a big one!

Carrot was excited, a piece of black bread that big would definitely be enough to fill him up.

"We have something to eat, sister!" He said to his sister excitedly, his eyes moist.

"Quiet!" shouted the man holding a stick standing on the roadside.

Carrot immediately shut up, he didn't want to get a stick.

But it couldn't stop his small movements. He raised his head and looked forward countless times, getting closer and closer.

A basket of brown bread, steaming hot and fragrant.

The person with the black bread is dressed very cleanly. Is she an aristocratic lady?

The other party handed over the black bread, and Carrot took it dully.

"Say thank you!" Another man with a stick yelled: "Thank you Miss Wine Glass!"

"Thank you, Miss Wineglass." Luobo immediately thanked him. He had met kind people before when he was begging, but when he thanked them, he was disliked by them.

Carrot took his sister's hand and wanted to leave.

"Wait!" Miss Wineglass took another piece of black bread and handed it to her sister. "Now, this is yours."

"Thank you~" my sister replied with a sweet smile.

"Wine glass," said the man with the stick: "You want to give a whole piece of black bread to such a young child? Why don't you give it to me?"

"The Lord's order is that everyone has it," Wine Glass wrinkled his nose and retorted, and emphasized: "Everyone!"

The man waved his hands repeatedly: "Okay, okay, you have the final say. I just think it will take many years for this little thing to grow up, and it would be a waste to feed her food."

He didn't want to have a conflict with the castle maid.
Chapter completed!