Dinner.
It seems that dinner parties are held every day in the castle - for nobles, eating and drinking is normal life.
"Little Papa Island encountered pirates. Teacher Marcus, are pirates very popular in Sapphire Grand Duchy?" Liszt asked while eating barbecue.
Marcus replied thoughtfully, "If we only look at the news about pirates, almost many small islands have been baptized by pirates, but there may be another reason."
"What reason?"
"These pirates are probably in disguise. Not every noble family can run a lucrative industry. When they are on the verge of bankruptcy, taking risks will become a shortcut for their self-salvation. Especially those nobles who have grudges will even use their identities as pirates to loot each other's wealth."
Hear these bloody messages.
If it were the sixteen-year-old boy from his predecessor, he would probably be uncomfortable and unwilling to accept it - a nobleman who prides himself on noble blood and countless qualities would actually work part-time as a pirate, which is incredible.
But now Liszt only frowned slightly, and soon relaxed. "Fortunately Coral Island has a strong knight group, Flower Town has not been in danger of pirates for the time being. But we have to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Teacher Marcus, the knight team must train well."
"Please rest assured, sir, I will go all out to train the knight squad and train each of them into a qualified battlefield knight."
Liszt turned to Gortai and asked, "Teacher Gortai, please report on the new serfs now. I think it is best to discuss official matters during dinner."
"If you like it, let's talk now." Gortai motioned to a servant to take his coat, took out a copy of Parchment from his pocket, and opened it, "There are fifty serfs in total. In fact, they were originally free people, so after the pirates attacked, they very wisely chose to escape."
Little Papa Island There is a Little Papa City. These fifty people are the citizens of the city and own their own industries.
The relationship between free people and lords is more like the relationship between tenants and landowners, and serfs are slaves. For nobles, serfs are "ones", while free people are "outsiders". Once a war occurs between lords, the lords will choose to protect their serfs, which is their wealth.
There was no such protection for the freedmen. They deserved to die, and it happened that the lord could still make some extra money.
Therefore, there are advantages and disadvantages to being a free citizen. Not everyone wants to become a free citizen.
Some free people of Little Papa City saw that the little Viscount Pappa was defeated and that they and others would be killed by the "pirates" at any time and robbed their property, so they quickly fled. They wisely chose to seize the ship, and while the pirates were still fighting in the castle, they seized a sailboat.
It's a pity that there is only a captain who can steer the ship, but no skilled crew, and it eventually lost control in Storm.
"So, none of them know how to farm, they are all free people with craftsmanship." Liszt is very satisfied with this. For the development of the territory, craftsmen are more important than simple farmers.
Farmers and other slave traders in the future can have as many slaves as they want, but it is difficult for craftsmen to obtain them.
"Blacksmiths, coopers, embroiderers, tailors, bakers, brewers, shoe shiners, carpenters, dyers, soap makers, tanners, sugar workers, salt workers, locksmiths, cooks and their families, oh, and there are innkeepers and horse dealers, and a few street traders."
"Bunir What is your profession?" Liszt thought of the old man who talked to him during the day.
"He is a soap maker and can make all kinds of soaps with the smell of flowers."
"Very well, I've had enough of using soap locust powder to bathe. It's best for him to make soap from the soap locust powder quickly." As a clean person who takes a bath every day, Liszt has a high demand for soap. However, there are not so many soaps in the castle, only some soap locust powder - the powder made from the fruits of the saponaria tree.
It is true that soap powder can be washed clean, but it is very troublesome and does not feel good when washing.
In fact, Liszt knows a simpler cleaning product-Yizi.
It is a kind of soap mixed with pig pancreas and plant ash. It is very simple to make. You can make the simplest soap by pounding the pig pancreas and mixing it with plant ash. But Flower Town no one feeds the pigs...
He cut a piece of barbecue, forked it, and dipped it in some Tomato sauce.
Barbecue with Tomato sauce tastes good.
After swallowing, he took another sip of the seafood soup, and then wiped his mouth with a napkin with satisfaction. "Mr. Carter and Teacher Gortai will discuss the work arrangements for the new serfs. Those who are suitable can be arranged to go to the town and help them set up shops to meet the needs of the castle."
There are too few residents in the town, and there is obviously not much demand. As a lord, he has to do his part to enjoy all this.
Only in this way can these craftsmen play their role in a short period of time.
Carter leaned forward and said, "Yes, sir, I will ask Mr. Gortai for advice."
Finish talking about the new serfs.
Liszt talked about another official matter. "The work efficiency of the logging team still needs to be improved, but now new problems have arisen, and other things often distract Teacher Marcus and me. At that time, the protective power of the logging team was just empty, which was very dangerous."
"But we really can't find any more power to protect Thorn Ridge's monsters."
"So, I think there is a need for a way to allow the logging team to protect themselves even if they encounter Warcraft." Liszt said calmly.
No one answered immediately, they were all thinking.
Liszt was not in a hurry and continued to eat his dinner.
In fact, he was testing everyone present. He already had an idea. This idea has a high probability of being able to deal with Warcraft.
This method is derived from Smoke Mission.
After the rescue by a sea ship in the morning, he completed his mission.
"Complete the mission and reward fifty people."
"Mission: Danger may occur in the depths of Thorn Ridge at any time. The logging team is in a precarious situation. As a lord who owns a piece of Smoke-Cured Grass, you should make reasonable use of resources and protect the personal safety of the people. Please resist an invasion from Warcraft. Reward: Ultra-small mineral deposits."
The mission has been clearly stated. You can use Smoke-Cured Grass to resist the monsters.
The smell of Smoke-Cured Grass and Liszt is quite profound. Warcraft may not be able to bear it, especially since some Warcraft have very sensitive noses.
Therefore, he plans to use Smoke-Cured Grass to make a simple "Warcraft brand mosquito coil", and when he encounters Warcraft, he will click on it.
He is determined to win the "ultra-small mineral deposits".
But he didn't say the plan directly, but hoped that someone could come up with this trick, otherwise it would always feel like he was raising a bunch of losers who eat and drink for free.
After a while, no one came up with a good idea.
This disappointed Liszt. Just as he was about to announce his plan, Isaiah suddenly said, "Master Baron, maybe we can use fire! Beasts are afraid of fire. Among the trees cut down are Pine. These trees are very easy to burn. We can keep burning the cut branches and leaves, so that the monsters will be afraid!"