Author: Three plus two buns

On the table in the castle hall, there are a large number of papyrus and a small amount of parchment, which are covered with writing.

After two days, they tallied up the information of everyone in Ashes Town and recorded everything on it.

Karis said: "Master, we don't have much papyrus, and we only have a little parchment left."

He actually didn't quite understand the purpose of the young master doing this. In his opinion, it didn't make much sense to waste a lot of paper and write down the information of the subjects.

Anyway, you just need to know how many people there are and what they probably do. If you really need to find someone when you encounter something, you just need to find someone who knows them.

"Yeah!" Linn nodded.

The task on the panel has changed.

"Task 2: As a lord, you should know how many people are in your territory, what they are doing, count them, and after completion, you will be rewarded with a bag of potatoes. (Completed) [Whether to receive the reward]"

"Master, why are you doing this?" Karis couldn't help but ask.

Lin put his hands on his chin and looked at the words on the papyrus. He had two purposes. One was to complete the task, and the other was to have a detailed understanding of the people in the territory.

"It's a normal thing to know the situation of the people in your territory, right?" Lin En answered casually.

Karis always felt that there was no need for a lord to waste time on such unimportant matters, but he didn't know how to refute. His mouth opened slightly for a moment, but he didn't say a word.

Lin En brought the papyrus over and looked at it one by one.

According to statistics, there are 312 residents in Ash Town, with freedmen accounting for the vast majority. On the contrary, there are only a small number of serfs, which is completely different from other territories.

Generally speaking, serfs did not have their own personal freedom, and all their property belonged to the lord, even their descendants.

One generation is a serf, and every generation is a serf.

Civilians need to be paid for their work, but noble lords do not need to pay serfs for their work. This results in serfs being very motivated and will not move unless they are whipped with a whip.

If one, two, or ten serfs work slowly, then the lord will continue to buy serfs to speed up the work. Anyway, the price of serfs is cheap, so he can buy as many as he wants.

The situation in Ashes Town is quite special. Before the arrival of the monsters, it was still a wealthy town. It also managed several villages. The total number of people in Ember Town was more than a thousand at least. Since the arrival of the monsters, many people have been killed.

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They died and ran, and the number of people in Ashes Town dropped drastically. While the freedmen could walk around as they pleased, the serfs could not. After several times, the number of serfs was greatly reduced.

The land suffered a so-called curse. The serfs had nothing to eat and many of them starved to death. Fortunately, Old Tom ventured into the forest and found a lot of mushrooms, and only a few of them survived.

But later, some serfs were burned alive by the mayor Rafe in the name of being cursed.

After so many incidents, the number of serfs dropped sharply and could not be replenished, creating such a situation.

Lin En actually thinks that there are still more than 300 people in Ashes Town, which is pretty good. Many of these people are still young, and some of them have good skills.

There are basic jobs such as grain farmers, vegetable farmers, herdsmen, and hunters, as well as craftsmen, brewers, oil presses, bakers, cobblers, stonemasons, carpenters, etc.

The number of craftsmen was far beyond Linn's imagination. He didn't expect that a remote town could have all the important features of a small town.

According to them, some of them only know the most basic work. It can also be said that they are apprentice-level craftsmen who have not yet reached the level of formal training, such as bakers, cobblers, oil presses, etc.

The reason for this is that firstly, they have not learned enough, and secondly, there are not enough materials for them to practice.

Even so, Lin En was very satisfied. Without statistics, you would not know. After statistics, if you encounter anything in the future, you can go directly to the relevant craftsmen.

Linn put down the papyrus, "Yes, the statistics are very complete. Karis, when the trade route opens in the future, we will definitely purchase a large number of serfs. No matter how many there are, we will record all their information and put them together."

Karis asked: "But this will waste a lot of papyrus. With the money spent on paper, we can buy a few more serfs, and recording it is of little use."

Lin En shook his head, took out a piece of papyrus, and said: "What is written on it is a stonemason named Kumas. If we had known that he had this skill, and when we were repairing the castle, we would have just called him over.

You don’t have to wait so long.”

He placed another piece of papyrus on the table, "This Mrs. Keeney once worked in a bakery in a big town and is proficient in four methods of baking bread. If she is hired, will it improve the life of the castle?"

"Master, you are right, it is indeed like this." Karis said, "In this case, if we are lacking something, we can go to these people to help without wasting time."

Lynn: At least it's not too stupid.

He folded the papyrus together and said, "Since the statistics are carried out from house to house and so much paper is used, it can be made into a book. From now on, this method of counting the population will be called household registration statistics."

Karis murmured twice, "Household registration statistics, household registration statistics, that's a good name."

Linn smiled and said, "Go and tell Farr and ask him to help me build a bookshelf specifically for placing these papyri that record information."

"I'll go right away!" Karis left.

Lin En returned to the study on the second floor. The tiger cub was sleeping soundly in the den, purring loudly.

He chose to receive the reward.

A linen bag appeared out of thin air and landed on the ground.

The bag is not small, and it is filled with potatoes. The size is relatively uniform, equivalent to the size of half an adult's palm.

Linn took out a potato with a smooth surface and slightly green tops on both sides. He cut a piece with a dagger. The taste of the potato came out immediately, and there was a faint white layer on the surface of the dagger.

The potatoes are of good quality, and the quantity is beyond Linn's imagination. The potatoes were the same as the high-quality wheat seeds last time.

With so many potatoes, if each one is cut into pieces, it can be divided into at least ten pieces, so this bag of potatoes is enough to plant a large area of ​​land.

After the potatoes grow and bear fruit, one potato block can produce many potatoes. After all, this is a high-yielding crop. In this way, the food problem will be solved.

Moreover, potatoes can also be boiled, roasted and eaten as rice, and they can also be fried and eaten as vegetables. They are really good things.
Chapter completed!