In the second month of the Earth Season, in Hekou Village, Victor is holding the second round table meeting.

"So far, the population of our Randall Territory has reached 3,455, including 1,785 young men, 1,104 young women, and the rest are the elderly and children. Now, free people enter our territory every day, and there are many

At that time, there were dozens, sometimes as few as 7 or 8. Hekou Village needs to be expanded again."

As soon as Lilia finished speaking, Victor felt the eager gazes of the seven village leaders. Excluding the alchemy humans in Brick Kiln Village and the hill camp, the permanent population of Hekou Village reached 3125, which is far more than that of ordinary villages.

Population size. According to common sense, either Hekou Village will become Hekou Town, or new villages will be built to divert the population. No matter which option is chosen, Victor must appoint the town mayor or village chief, and the village leader has also reached a new age.

It was time to go further. Victor did not immediately express his position on this issue, but instead motioned for Lilia to continue.

"We have 7,450 acres of wheat fields and 23,000 acres of potato fields. These crops are growing very well. The first batch of piglets in the pig farm have been bred, and we now have 5,232 wild boars. The pig farm must be expanded, and the wild boar feed

It will be a big problem. In addition, the cattle, sheep and horses in the territory have also given birth to calves. Currently, there are 245 cattle, 584 sheep, and 77 horses."

Victor nodded, turned to Sheriff Linda, and said, "Please report the situation on your side."

Linda stood up and said: "The security in the territory is pretty good..."

"You have already reported on the security situation. What I'm asking about is not security." Victor interrupted Linda's speech and asked: "How is your investigation of the situation of the freedmen?"

Linda paused and said: "Sir, according to our investigation, most of the new freedmen are from the Matthew Baron, but recently, more and more people have come from other territories. Fortunately, they are all

They are honest farmers and have not caused any trouble."

Victor had a headache. He needed people, but the population growth rate of 400 per month was quite scary. If this continues, the population of the territory will be close to 10,000 within a year. By then, not only the natural resources will be destroyed, but Randall will also be destroyed.

The leader's delicate and immature management system, benefit distribution system and public security system will all be challenged. No ruler wants to see an out-of-control situation, and Victor is no exception.

"Nelson, can't the sentry near Baron Matthew control the inflow of people? Or is Baron Matthew deliberately breaking our agreement?"

Nelson said loudly: "Sir, the sentry is still operating. Recently, many people have sneaked in from other places and they are poaching in the territory. According to your request, we will take in the farmers with their families and drive them away.

Let’s get rid of those restless bachelors. However, the area of ​​​​our territory is too large, and the escort team of more than 100 people cannot take care of it. Sir, I request to increase the manpower of the escort team."

"Can increasing the manpower of the escort team solve the problem?" Victor asked calmly.

"Most of these refugees are victims of the Buryat family. Because of the sentry, the victims bypassed the territory of Baron Matthew and flowed into the Randall territory from the direction of Pine Forest Town. I plan to build a settlement near Pine Forest Town.

Sentries prohibit free people from entering and exiting at will. Even if it cannot completely control the movement of disaster victims, it can at least reduce the phenomenon of poaching," Nelson explained.

Victor suddenly realized that only a small area in the northeast corner of the Randall Territory bordered the Buryat Territory, which was close to Baron Matthew's territory. Victor had an agreement with Baron Matthew, and Baron Matthew used Dire Wolf's

The news deterred the refugees, and Victor established a sentry to accommodate the people sent by Baron Matthew. The two sides cooperated to achieve an orderly flow of the population. The victims of the Buryat family had no way to pass through Baron Matthew's territory. In order to fill their stomachs, they

They could only move to other places, and the Chebman family's Pinewood Town became the direction of their flow.

Pinewood Town was the place where Victor and Count Chebman traded mithril. In order to avoid being noticed, Pinewood Town relaxed its patrols and removed many sentries. Victor also learned from the Hammer's report that Buryatia

The family drove away the mountain people in the mountains and forests. It happened that Pine Forest Town and Buryat Territory were separated by several mountains. This provided the victims with opportunities to infiltrate. There were many villages and towns in Chebman Territory and the population was dense. Those villagers saw thieves

The refugees who are poaching will fight fiercely. However, the Randall Territory has a small population and rich animal and plant resources, so the victims will naturally flow into the Randall Territory from the direction of Pine Forest Town.

It is impossible for Victor to establish a sentry near Pinewood Town or release war mastiffs. In Victor's vision, Pinewood Town will become a gathering place for free people and merchants. Before the free people's business group grows, the Chebman family is behind

Pot. In fact, the secret trade in Pinewood Town has benefited both parties. Earl Chebman used the highly profitable snow sugar and coffee to pry open the warehouses of the southern lords. Grain, livestock, and various materials continued to flow to Chebman.

Manling also fell into Victor's hands. Otherwise, how could Victor's cattle, sheep and horses increase so much? They are not like wild boars, which last a lifetime.

"The guard force can be expanded, and there is no need to build sentry posts. Even if we block the refugees from the direction of Pinewood Town, they can still enter our territory from other places. After all, the border between us and the Chebman family is very long." Victor replied.

Erson said.

Nelson nodded to express his acceptance of Victor's decision, but Lilia interjected: "Sir, many new freedmen said that they joined Hekou Village after hearing that we can eat for free here."

"boom!"

Victor slapped the table heavily, "We can no longer eat the food from the big pot!" Everyone was stunned, and Victor said again: "I mean, the big cafeteria must be closed!"

"Sir, we should have done this a long time ago. Those free peasants and farm laborers have a lot to eat but little work, and they spend all day thinking about their private land. I suggest that the private land be taken back as well!" Dean, the leader of the village group, shouted.

Victor thought for a while and said: "The private land cannot be harvested. These free peasants and farm laborers are not homeless refugees. They are essentially honest and honest farmers. They came out to escape the famine because of the disaster in their hometown. When the famine is over, they will

I’m still thinking about going back and letting them stay in the private land. I don’t want to join Randall to lead some lazy and lazy refugees!”

"The large canteen provides free food, and we have been purchasing vegetables from the private plots, so the free peasants and farm laborers are keen to take care of the private plots instead of working hard. This is a flaw of the large canteen itself, and it must be changed! From

Starting from tomorrow, wages will be paid to the farmhands, and the wages will be paid once a day. The harder they work, the higher the rewards will be. Vegetables from the private plots will also be purchased as usual, and the farmhands will be allowed to use copper soles to buy food in the canteen."

Mo Lin, the village leader, asked cautiously: "Sir, what should we do?"

Members of the work-point system only earn work points but not money, and the large canteen itself serves them with free meals. Now that Victor wants to stop free meals, the village leaders are worried that they will have no food in the future.

"Isn't there a canteen?" Victor joked.

The village leaders all had pale faces. Eating in the canteen required work points and cost a lot of money. They couldn't afford to eat in the canteen every day.

Victor smiled and said: "In the past, I had no money so I came up with the work-point system and the free canteen. Now, the free meal system must end. You are the first to follow me, and you have never left me even after the ant plague.

This loyalty will be rewarded, so the work-point exchange for land is only open to you. The small canteen is still open to you. Your private land is three times that of the farm laborers! In addition, members of the work-point system and free peasant farm laborers have equal pay for equal work. Not only do they continue to

You can earn work points and get paid. Of course, if you think the food in the big canteen is not delicious and are reluctant to eat in the small canteen, I suggest you cook your own food. I will open several shops in Hekou Village to sell vegetables and meat.

, grain, salt and other daily necessities. Members of the work-point system can also open their own shops. If you don’t have capital, you can use your work-points to borrow gold sols from me, and I will exempt you from taxes for one year. I will announce the specific details later."

"Thank you, sir!"

The village leaders had tears in their eyes and bowed to Victor one after another. Victor also had mixed feelings. The work-point system helped him survive the most difficult times and gain a group of loyal subordinates. The end of the big canteen marked the end of the work-point system.

With the end of the separate system, he will completely integrate into this world from now on.

Victor encouraged his villagers to open shops, not only to revitalize the territory's economy, but also to accommodate more free people's labor force. However, the manpower that the new shops could accommodate was limited. In the face of the rapidly growing population, it was necessary to

There are other measures.

"Hekou Village is now overcrowded, and it's time to divert traffic. Maureen."

Mo Lin stood up excitedly, bowed and said, "Sir, please give me your instructions."

Victor said: "You recruit 500 people in Hekou Village and build a village. I will decide the location of the village and you will be the village chief. Make a list of what supplies are needed."

"yes!"

"The pig farm is under great pressure. You choose 500 young wild boars to take away and give them to the villagers to raise. After one year, I will take away half of the adult wild boars, and the rest will belong to the breeders."

"Ah?! This..."

Seeing Molin's dumbfounded look, Victor frowned and said, "What's the problem? All the villages behind you have to do this! Otherwise, where does your fertilizer come from?"

"No problem! Sir, you are our generous and kind master!" Mo Lin said with fear.

The wild animals and plants in the territory are the property of the lord, and the wild boars in the pig farm certainly belong to Victor. Victor gave the villagers 250 wild boars for free. Apart from being generous and kind, Molin can't think of any other reason. But in

In Victor's opinion, giving wild boars to villagers to raise is the lowest cost, least risky, and most profitable approach. Not to mention farmers like Molin, it is not easy for even lords and nobles to understand the rationale.

"Nelson, your territory is also about to start construction. However, you are my vassal lord, and your vassal is not my vassal, so it is difficult for you to recruit people in Hekou Village. From now on, Hekou Village will no longer

Take in the free people, and you will take in all the people behind, but it cannot exceed 800 people. You can't afford it, and I can't afford it. As your lord, I will support you free of charge for two years. After two years, you have to pay me

worship."

"Sir, I don't know how!"

Nelson looked at the village leader at a loss, trying to ask for help, but everyone avoided his eyes. Victor said helplessly: "I will help you get it done."

"oh."

Nelson sat down with a smile on his face, while Linda glared at the village leaders one by one, as if to say: "With your level, how dare you look down on my Nelson? I still look down on you.

!”

Lilia winked at Linda, signaling her to calm down, and then said softly to Victor: "Victor, there is a steady stream of free people who are poaching and illegally harvesting, what should we do? If this continues, the territory will be destroyed

Our hunting grounds will be destroyed, and we don’t know when they will recover.”
Chapter completed!