Outside Denburg City, spring plowing was flourishing. After applying the curved plow, Marin already owned 1,000 horses. Therefore, the speed of reclamation was relatively fast.

During the sowing time of the plowing field, Marin reclaimed 2,200 new arable land, applied manure, and sowed rye seeds. Of course, in order to raise horses, 200 of them were oats. Because horses consumed a lot of oats (Note: There was no more soybeans suitable for feeding horses in Europe at this time). You should know that this was 1,030 horses. During this period, buying oats alone cost Marin a lot of money. Fortunately, Marin was enough money to avoid going bankrupt. If it were replaced by an ordinary small estate owner, 1,000 horses would be fed, it would be bankrupt.

Under Kohler's operation, soldiers' families came one after another. The adobe houses are practical, and living in a family is not a problem. You should know that many European serfs now live in wood houses that collapse when the wind blows or leak when it rains. Poor families can't afford bricks or stones, nor can they afford wood. In fact, many poor houses are simply built with firewood and dry grass, and some soil is applied outside. Such broken houses are much worse than the regular adobe houses built by Marin.

However, the adobe house looks average and relatively rustic, and looks like it is a poor family. Only by painting lime on the outside can the appearance be much better.

But Marin's idea is that in addition to the practicality of adobe houses, it also includes the factors of low cost and fast construction. If you build a brick house seriously, you have to send someone to buy bricks in the mainland and hire a large number of bricklayers, which is both costly and time-consuming.

As for Marin himself, he actually doesn't feel comfortable at all when living in the castle. The castle is different from a villa. The villa has good lighting, large windows and many glasses. For safety reasons, the windows are very small, similar to observation holes and shooting holes.

Therefore, the light in the castle is very dark and it feels very uncomfortable. In some places inside the castle, lights or torches should be lit in broad daylight, otherwise you will not be able to see clearly.

Fortunately, the room on the south side of the third floor of the main building in the center of the castle has good light and the windows are quite large. But what surprised Marin was that the glass windows were very weird...

Why is it weird? It turns out that the glass windows and windows are indeed glass, but the glass looks very untidy. Because this glass window door is spliced ​​together by small pieces of glass. Each piece of glass is about the size of a few palms.

When asked the reason, it turned out that it was in this era when glass objects were blown out by craftsmen. Craftsmen could not blow out too large glass plates... Marin suddenly felt the "rolling method" of making large flat glass... However, he had no plans to make glass for the time being, nor did he have relevant technical talents. This idea just flashed through...

Marin once promised to allocate land to his brothers. So, one morning after the spring plowing, Marin asked Schwartz to assemble all his brothers...

"Brothers, I promised to allocate land to you before. Now that the spring plowing is over, it is time to fulfill your promise!"

When they heard this, the big-headed soldiers under their hands began to look enthusiastic. However, because of their strict discipline and habits, they did not make noise.

"But you also know that there is not much land on the island. Even the baron, I, spent a lot of money to redeem it, and I got 800 Yugrams of arable land. In addition to the newly reclaimed land, there are only 3,000 Yugrams in total..."

"After thinking, I plan to give 2,000 Yugrams to all brothers. On average, each family has 5 Yugrams. Do you have any opinions?" Marin asked.

The soldiers received the "rest" command and could reply. They shook their heads and expressed no objection. Just kidding, Marin only had 3,000 Yugrams in total, and he took out 2,000 Yugrams. What else can he say? Nowadays, the nobles were willing to share the spoils with soldiers, and they were considered good people. What else should Marin say when he took out two-thirds of the total arable land and distributed it to his subordinates? This was in the Middle Ages, not modern times, and the nobles were all "gifts" and they were not what they should have.

5 Yugram is 10 acres, equivalent to 60 acres of land. If you count carefully, it will definitely be a lot. I dare not say anything else, so it is absolutely fine to let the family starve to death.

You should know that Marin promised in public that the land of the five Yugrams belongs to the private ownership of the soldiers. Moreover, during the service of the soldiers, they are completely exempt from any taxes. Of course, the church's tithes must be paid by themselves.

Even if he retires, Marin will only charge 10% of the tax. That is to say, 80% of his income belongs to him. This is completely unimaginable in current Europe.

You should know that in Europe, the taxes for serfs and self-cultivated farmers are very high. Needless to say, most of the income is taken away by serf owners, leaving only basic rations and rare materials. Even self-cultivated farmers need to bear at least 40% of the land rent (see "Germany Peasant War"). This is not counting. The lord (non-serf owners) sometimes pays some heavy taxes, fishing and hunting, and pays heavy taxes. Therefore,

Hunters of the century were actually very difficult. Before, Marin's hunting behavior in the Black Forest was actually poaching. However, they rode horses and went without a trace. Even if the local lords got news to chase them for taxes, they had already left. Moreover, Marin took a few younger brothers and looked like knights at first sight. Ordinary little lords dared not provoke them casually. If they provoke the wandering knights, they would hurt people. Those little lords were also bullying the weak and afraid of the strong.

60 acres of land, even if the yield per mu of rye is 150 kilograms, you can still harvest 9,000 kilograms of rye, which costs about 10,000 pounds. Leave 80% of them is 8,000 pounds of rye. 8,000 pounds of rye! How many people can eat? At the end of a day, a few people in the family can eat a few pounds of rye? According to the five-member family, even if five people are strong men with big stomachs, one person can eat at most 2 pounds of rye? In fact, that is impossible, because the black bread of poor people is mixed with many strange things, such as wild vegetables and weeds, and even mud and wood chips...

Therefore, it is basically enough for ordinary people to consume a few pounds of rye to make bread a day, and there are a lot of other admixtures. 365 days a year, only a few hundred pounds of rye are consumed. With eight or nine thousand pounds of rye left, how much does it cost?

The big and rude soldiers opened their fingers to calculate, and as a result, they became happier the more they calculated. It seemed that they saw an infinitely beautiful future.

"Don't be happy too early, soldiers. Only you can serve me wholeheartedly. If you escape on the battlefield, this land will be taken back..."

When everyone heard this, they felt a stern. If they wanted land, they would not be able to run away in the future. But, aren’t they just working hard just to make their families better? If the land is taken back, how can their families live?

"Boss, what if I die in battle? What should I do with the land?" asked a soldier.

"If you die in battle, or are disabled because of fighting for the Lord, then this land will always belong to your family. Moreover, 20 years of lord tax will be exempted. After 20 years, you will continue to collect taxes according to 10% of the tax, and there will be no extra taxes. As for the tithes of the church, that is not within my jurisdiction. However, if you die in battle and your family cannot pay the tithes for a short time, I will help you advance..."

"This...there are so good conditions..." Many people were very excited. In fact, these people who came out to be mercenaries had already been prepared to die and were not afraid of death. They were just afraid that after their death, their families would not be taken care of. Marin's promise obviously solved their worries.

"Boss, there is a problem..." a soldier raised his hand and said.

"explain……"

"It's nothing that I'm dying in battle, it's just... just..."

"Just what? Just talk about it!"

"It's just that I haven't married a wife yet and have no descendants left..." The young man said with a blushing face.

"Hahahaha..." Everyone laughed. However, this soldier said it well. When Marin first selected soldiers, he chose poor young people who were not married, or who could not afford to get married. Everyone's situation was similar...

"This is OK. I promised you to help you find your wife. Let's do this. When I finish my work during this period, I will find a way to see how to help you find your wife..."

"Okay, long live the boss|!"
Chapter completed!