Malin looked left and right and found that there was no rope to tie the deer. In desperation, he had to pull out the grass on the side and began to weave straw ropes on the spot. Speaking of which, even in rural areas in later generations, there were not many young people. Because the business in later generations was too developed, and ropes of various nylon fiber and other materials were sold in large quantities in stores, which were not only cheap, but also better than straw ropes. So everyone went directly to buy chemical fiber ropes.

Malin was also bored in his previous life. When he was a child, he was a lonely old man in the village who loved to weave straw ropes and straw sandals when he was bored. He learned the ability to weave straw ropes and straw sandals. Then, it happened to come in handy today...

Marin tied the neck of the deer with a weaving rope, then grabbed the deer's front legs and pulled the deer out of the trap. Then, Marin held the war horse with his left hand and the deer with his right hand, and kept competing with the deer who wanted to escape, dragging the deer to the nearest city...

At this time, the city closest to Marin was Bonn under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Cologne, which is the Bonn in the capital of West Germany. Marin took a long time to lead the red deer outside the Bonn city. But at the gate, he was stopped...

It turns out that in ancient Europe, the tax on entering the city was paid. The tax on entering the city was not high, only two empires (theoretically, Finney and Pennies are equivalent). But the problem is that Marin is now penniless!

In desperation, Malin had to inquire about the trading market outside the city and walked to a market outside the city. You know, these days, the two Finneys are also quite considerable for the poor, almost equivalent to a day's wages. In order to save taxes on entering the city, some people simply set up stalls somewhere outside the city.

Of course, local officials are not stupid. You are setting up stalls outside the city, right? Okay, I can demarcate a market for you. However, those who set up stalls in the market must pay the stall tax, just like in the city.

As for buyers, they don’t have to pay taxes. However, there are conditions. That is, those who set up stalls outside the city must be small business. If your business grows bigger and you still want to set up stalls outside the city to save taxes entering the city, the tax officer will bring the sheriff to cause trouble for you.

Generally speaking, those who set up stalls outside the city sell some cheap materials needed by the countrymen, such as farm tools, coarse cloth, needles and threads. As for high-priced and intimate materials such as salt, although the countrymen also need them very much, officials are absolutely not allowed to set up stalls in markets outside the city. Because this will affect them to charge taxes. Of course, people can also buy them at markets that once every five days in places too far away from the city. However, there are also tax officials in the market, and they are very close to merchants.

When Malin came to the simple market outside the city, he naturally did not come to sell red deer. Because there was no big buyer outside the city. He came here to get the tax on entering the city.

After thinking about it, Malin felt that he would definitely not be able to sell his war horses and weapons. But to get the tax on entering the city, he had to take out something.

After thinking about it, only the short knife on his body can be sold. This short knife is used for survival in the wild, and can also be used as a dagger to defend himself. The quality seems to be very good. But Marin is now hungry and has eaten for two days. When he saw someone selling black sticks that can be used as bricks to smash people in the market, he started drooling. So, he decided to get the tax on entering the city and sell the red deer so that he could have a normal meal.

To be honest, Marin's short sword is of good quality. After all, this is for knights. If the knight loses his rifle, he may have to pull out the short sword and fight with the person. Therefore, the quality of this short sword is generally good.

But now Marin can't take care of so much, and he doesn't care about selling it at a good price. So, this exquisite short knife worth 20 Finneys was sold to a butcher by Marin using 8 Finneys.

With the cost of entering the city, Marin happily led the war horse and the red deer to the city. But what made him depressed was that his entry tax actually cost four Finneys. The reason was that the red deer he led was a "bulk goods" and he also had to charge some taxes...

In fact, if Marin hadn't been for the sake of being a martial knight, the city guards might have cost 20 Finneys or even asked for a price all over the place.

Moreover, ordinary people even need the lord's concession to hunt. If a civilian hunts large animals in the territory without the concession, he may be executed by the lord.

Only wandering knights like Marin are not very good at taking care of them. Because wandering knights are a group of lords who dare to kill people for their lives. They are very skilled in martial arts, and ordinary lords dare not provoke them. Moreover, many wandering knights have relatives and friends, and if they provoke them, they will not be able to get good results. The soldiers guarding the city are just low-key infantrymen, so how dare they offend the knights?

Legend has it that several years ago, a certain baron killed a wandering knight who was hunting in his territory without authorization. Then, two months later, the family of the wandering knights came to a group of knights, killed the baron and looted the baron's manor. The baron's family made the matter to the imperial court, but it was not resolved. Although the baron's status was higher than the fief knight who revenged (the father of the deceased), he couldn't say that he was wrong for his son. Moreover, it was too much for the baron to kill a knight for a mere prey. So, let's just forget about this, and in the end, the revengeor returned the stolen property.

After that, ordinary lords took it as a warning and were not willing to provoke wandering knights. As long as they did not rely on hunting in their own territory for a long time, they would not be particularly concerned. Even if they discovered it, they would just send people to drive them away, and would not be as fierce as they treat civilians. Because these wandering knights themselves, or their families, may be thugs with high martial arts skills...

Of course, if the local lords hunt large wild animals, if they are found out by the local lords, they might send their knights to ask for them back. However, the spread of news in the Middle Ages was extremely backward, and communication was basically yelling. When the local lords learned the news, they would send people to pursue them. Maybe in three or two days. And Marin himself was a passerby, where would he look for them? Even if he found it, it would be useless. After all, if he catches the thief, he would have to catch the stolen goods. If he didn't take it on the spot, he would sell all his prey. Who would admit it? Unless Marin was greedy and stayed here for a long time to hunt for the thief for a long time, giving people the opportunity to catch the thief...

After finally entering the city, Malin quickly entered the city. After a long time of hard work, he finally found a restaurant that was willing to buy this deer. But the price made Malin so depressed that he vomited blood...

Why? The restaurant owner actually paid only 4 pounds of venison to buy the deer. Moreover, it was based on a 50% yield rate. In other words, the boss was only willing to pay 800 Finney for this venison. In addition, because you can get a very complete deer skin and deer antlers and other by-products for decorative antlers, deer bones can also be used to make soup. Therefore, the boss agreed to pay 300 Finney. In other words, such a big deer can only sell 1,100 Finneys...

According to Marin Hoffman's memory, currently, each pound of wheat is worth five Finneys (this price will soar after the "price revolution" began in the 16th century, and by the 17th century, each pound of wheat almost reached one shilling or two or more. However, the price of meat seems to have been relatively stable). Even less valuable rye is worth one Finney per pound. That is to say, the price of a pound of venison is not as expensive as a pound of wheat...

Marin, who traveled from later generations, was completely Sparta...

You should know that in modern times, the price of wheat is only a little more than one pound, while venison costs at least twenty or one pound. This is still the venison raised, and if it is wild venison, it will cost dozens. In other words, the price of venison is at least ten times that of wheat. But in medieval Europe, the price of wheat is more expensive than venison, which shocked Marin very much.

In fact, Marin was also a short-lived person. You should know that this was the Middle Ages. The current German region (excluding Hungary and other regions, but including many areas in later Poland, as well as the Netherlands and some French regions, had a population of less than 10 million. In later Germany, the population of 350,000 square kilometers was as high as 80 million.

Therefore, the German region is still quite vast and sparsely populated. For example, the Rhine River and the southern mountains currently have a large number of forests. In the forests, wild deer, wild sheep, rabbits, and even bison... There are actually many wild animals like this, which are enough for people to hunt and eat.

Not only Germany, but also Europe is now sparsely populated and has many wild animals. As long as you have a musket or are good at using crossbows, you can definitely hunt prey frequently, eat meat, and sell it (provided that you have the qualification to hunt).

At the same time, the level of agriculture in the medieval period was so low that it was not worthy of carrying shoes for the Ming Dynasty in the same period. The wheat yield per mu in Europe was better than Italy, which could reach 150 kilograms to 200 kilograms per mu. In other areas, the wheat yield per mu generally looked around 100 kilograms. Of course, this is also related to the current climate. After all, this era was the "Little Ice Age" and the temperature was relatively low. But more of the reason is that Europeans' farming skills were extremely low. They did not know how to apply fertilization, and the plows used for arable land were also very backward.

For example, in the Tang Dynasty, China began to use very advanced and labor-saving curved plows. In this era, there were only two types of plows in Europe - Saxony heavy plows and ordinary light plows. The disadvantages of light plows are very obvious - their tillage depth is very shallow, and they can only peel off the surface soil, which has a very poor effect. However, Saxony heavy plows have a very good effect. But it is too bulky and requires several horses to pull together.

(European horses are large in size and strong in strength, which is very suitable for horse racing. Therefore, horse plowing has always been popular in Europe, and cattle are used relatively few, and many cattle are raised as dairy or beef cattle)

However, in Europe, how many horses can ordinary people have? It is obviously impossible. Therefore, only the nobles and wealthy families can afford it. Generally, poor little landlords cannot afford it.

Without manure, the farming is shallow. This has caused the agricultural output in Europe to be generally very low, resulting in high food prices. In contrast, because there are many wild animals in the wild and Europeans themselves will grazle extensively, the source of meat is very rich, which also leads to low meat prices in Europe in this era.

According to Marin Hoffman's memory, the beef was only 4 pounds per pound at this time, while the mutton and pork were only 3 pounds per pound. In other words, the cost of eating meat was lower than that of eating wheat bread...

Of course, the price of rye is cheaper than meat. Therefore, poor families generally eat super hard black stick bread produced by mixing rye, soil, wood chips, stones and wild vegetables (why do you say casting? Because such black bread can kill people and can be used directly as tiles, which can be called the "Nokia" in the Middle Ages).

Even the Hoffman family, who is a knight family, usually eat black bread. Only during major festivals can they eat white bread made of wheat flour in luxury. Of course, the black bread eaten by the Hoffman family is different from the black bread eaten by the poor. At least, the black bread eaten by the Hoffman family is not so hard, and is not mixed with soil and other things, which is considered normal black bread.

Thinking of this, Malin was filled with tears:

"I didn't expect that wheat in the middle ages was more expensive than meat! Damn, I used to read time travel novels, and I thought the author bragging, but I didn't expect that reality is indeed like this!"

Before traveling, Marin had read many novels traveling to ancient Europe. For example, a novel mentioned that after the 17th century, wheat in Europe was expensive, reaching a few pounds per quarter (12.7 kilograms). For this reason, the protagonist also made a fortune by using modern agricultural technology to farm...

"Well, it seems that I have to find a way to grow wheat and make a fortune!" After all, Marin is a pure rural child and is definitely not unfamiliar with farming.

But the problem is that you must have land first! In this era when the feudal lords owned land, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy good land. Even if you buy good land, if you really grow wheat and make a fortune, the lord might be jealous and come to rob... After all, the medieval times were the lord's world, and the people were the local emperors, and the land ownership was with the lord...
Chapter completed!