"Sir, I have investigated clearly. There are currently 617 residents in Kent Town. There is also a village called Shanglu in the southwest of Kent County, with about a hundred people. [] There may be scattered residents in other places.
There are some people, but not a lot, so I estimate that there are some people in your territory
The people will not exceed a thousand people." Eddie read according to the parchment in his hand: "There are only eighty-nine people growing food among these people, and they are basically concentrated in Shanglu Village in the southwest. However, because the land in this county is barren, the output of
We don’t have enough food at all, so we have to go to neighboring counties to purchase a large amount of food every year.”
For a lord, population and food production are the most important indicators to measure the strength of the territory. And a place as big as Kent County has a population of less than a thousand, which is not good news for Roger. Not to mention this
It's really too bad that the broken territory can't even be self-sufficient in food.
So after listening to Eddie's words, everyone present showed deep worry on their faces, even Lisa. Only Roger didn't care too much about it, he just nodded lightly and said: "As long as this is here
If there are enough opportunities, people will naturally come to settle there. As for the food problem... I have a way to solve it, so don't worry too much."
"It's my turn!" Roger said, and the impatient Chris shouted loudly: "I have checked the town's defenses in the past few days and found that the situation is not too bad. All the walls are intact. As long as
With enough soldiers, a large-scale attack can be defended."
Chris's words were expected by Roger. After all, Jason still relies on this town to make money for himself, so it's appropriate to spend some money on defense. This is also good news for Roger, at least he doesn't have to fight in this town.
How much effort was put into the defense of Kent Town? Thinking of this, Roger's eyes fell on the female knight and Lisa, and he asked them with a smile: "What supplies are there in the warehouse in the town?"
When it came to this, Bonnie was not angry at all, and replied somewhat depressedly: "Lisa and I are the two most leisurely people these days. There is nothing in the warehouse except some wood and stone. We can't even
Not a single grain of wheat was found!”
"Jason is really a hard-charging guy, and he actually looted this place so cleanly!" Bonnie's words also surprised Roger, and he couldn't help but shook his head bitterly: "It was cheaper to chop off his head with a sword back then.
What a bastard! We should use more cruel punishments to deal with this bastard!"
Mike was an honest man. He waited until Roger finished getting angry and then said slowly: "I have checked around the town in the past few days and found that most areas are relatively peaceful. Only the direction near the seaside has signs of fish-man activity.
However, I heard from the residents of the town that there are often orc activities in other parts of Kent County, and they occasionally come very close to the town, so we must be on guard."
"Okay, let me summarize the situation in the territory." Most of the news Roger received today was bad news. Naidi said to everyone: "The total population of the territory is only about a thousand, but the food produced still cannot feed everyone.
, the warehouse contained nothing but inedible wood and stone, Kent Town
There are still murloc activities on the nearby seaside, and orcs are raging in other places. The only good news is that the town's defenses are still strong, but I have killed all the guards before, so now Kent Town is undefended.
This is the current situation in the territory, right?"
The others looked at Roger's unmotivated look, and although they all wanted to comfort him, the current situation in the territory was indeed like this, so they didn't know what to say and could only remain silent in a somewhat embarrassed tone.
"Although I have known that the territory is troublesome, I didn't expect it to be so troublesome!" Roger scratched his head and complained: "Why can others live a good life comfortably when they get a territory? I finally got a territory, but it turned out to be a big problem.
It’s a burden.”
Seeing that the lord was so troubled, Chris, Eddie and others, who were followers, quickly lowered their heads and said: "Sir, please forgive us for being unable to share your worries."
"This is none of your business, it's all the fault of Walter and Jenson." Roger waved his hands to everyone and said, "If you have the chance, you must settle this account with them!"
Bonnie was closer to Roger than the others and asked him very directly: "What are we going to do now?"
"Of course, it is important to stabilize people's hearts first. Only when the territory is peaceful can it have the opportunity to develop." Roger quickly cheered up and said: "I found many owners' houses in the town. In the past two days, let's take care of them first.
These houses have been sorted out and prepared to welcome others. After others arrive, Eddie, please arrange for people to go to the nearest town to buy food as soon as possible. Don’t panic if you have food in hand, and you must not let the territory happen. "
"Yes!" Roger issued the order as a lord, and Bonnie and others immediately agreed in unison and went about their business following his instructions.
Two days later, a large number of people protected by the Duke's Guard finally arrived in Kent Town. A large number of people, troops and carriages all poured into Kent Town, quickly making this long-dormant town lively again.
When the townspeople learned that so many carriages were filled with the lord's luggage, they all believed that Roger truly regarded this place as his home, and they became more confident in the future. Especially those who were well-informed.
People inquired and found out that among the newcomers were two students, the master of puppetry, Addison, and the master of alchemy, BASF. They both immediately came to Kent Town with hopes of reviving prosperity.
So some smart people began to look for ways to buy all the houses owned by the owners in the town at a low price. Although buying these houses at the moment is like throwing money into the water, as long as Kent Town becomes prosperous again, these houses can be bought immediately.
Houses are sold at ten or even twenty times the price. Especially the shops on the street, even if they are not sold, they can be rented to businessmen from all over the country at high prices. It is definitely a business where you only make a profit and not lose any money.
However, these people were eventually told that the owner's house had already been owned by the lord. If they wanted to buy it, they could just talk to the lord directly.
This left everyone disappointed. If the house fell into the hands of others, they might still be able to find a way to buy it. But now it has become the property of the lord, and others have no choice but to give up the idea of speculating in real estate in Kent Town.
This incident also made many people think that the lord was actually very sure of everything. He had long known that Kent Town would become prosperous again, so he took all the lord's houses as his own in advance.
Although these people did not benefit from this incident, they had more confidence in the town. The saying that Kent Town would definitely prosper again spread more and more widely, and this statement even spread to several nearby towns, causing unrest.