It has been several days since he came to Kent Town. Roger has long known that there is not a single grain of food in the town's warehouse, and even the original residents of the town do not have much food in their homes. [ ] In order to fulfill his obligations as a lord, he also
In order to win people's hearts, Roger decided to provide food to the residents of the town.
However, it is not easy to feed so many mouths, so this time Eddie went to buy the food himself. This young man was very good at dealing with people, and Roger believed that he could complete the task well.
Eddie did not disappoint Roger. A few days later, he came back with several large trucks of food, which also relieved Roger, who had been looking forward to it.
Because there were suddenly a lot of people in Kent Town, the food that was not enough to eat became even more tense. Although Roger bought some food from the residents at a high price to temporarily prevent the new residents from going hungry,
As food is dwindling day by day, the uneasiness of all residents is also increasing little by little.
For Roger, Eddie came back at the right time. In order to stabilize people's hearts, he deliberately asked Eddie to unload the grain into the small square in the center of the town in public, and announced that the grain would be distributed per head.
Looking at the golden wheat and snow-white flour piled up in the small square, some of the originally panicked residents no longer worried. No promise can be as convincing as the facts in front of them. This much food is not fake.
What's more, Roger also announced that he would distribute the food to everyone, which not only immediately dispelled everyone's uneasiness, but also won him the title of "Benevolent Lord".
"Sir, I have something important to report to you." When Phil was leading people to distribute food to the residents, the tired Andy came to Roger and whispered: "This matter is very important."
Seeing his butler's serious expression, Roger immediately nodded and said, "Go to my study to talk!"
A few minutes later, Eddie came to Roger's office and sighed: "Sir, we are in trouble this time!"
It was rare to see the smart and capable Eddie with such a solemn look on his face, and Roger also understood that this matter was certainly not simple. However, as a lord, he naturally could not act too panicked, so he tried to remain calm and said, "What on earth is going on?"
"I went to Karachi to buy food this time, and it went very well at first." Eddie frowned and said, "But then the news that you were in charge of Kent County reached Karachi, and it didn't take long for the local lord to issue an order prohibiting everything.
Large-scale grain trading, I'm afraid... it will be difficult for us to buy grain from there in the future."
Roger was deeply surprised by the news that Eddie brought back. He couldn't help but rub his temples and muttered: "Teli County, where the city of Karachi is located, has fertile land and abundant rainfall. It already produces food. The local lord has no reason to restrict the sale of food.
Could it be that...this order is directed at us?"
"I think it's the same. The lord of Little County even set up a tax collection station on the road leading to us to charge heavy taxes on any food." Eddie also agreed with Roger's method: "When I brought the food back,
, that tax official actually wanted to collect a tax of five thousand gold coins as soon as he opened his mouth. For this reason, Phil and the others even fought with those bastards, and in the end we didn't pay a single copper!"
"You are doing the right thing!" Roger nodded: "The lord of Little County is obviously targeting us. In this case, there is no need to be polite to him."
For Roger, the most convenient place to buy food is Karachi. Other towns are too far away, and they have to be prepared for attacks by orcs on the way. Even if they can buy food and transport it back, it is not convenient. He thought he could buy food through
, for a period of time, the problem of food for the people in the territory was solved, but now this plan has come to nothing.
The cruel reality made Roger a little troubled. He rubbed his hands and asked Eddie: "Why do you think the lord of Little County is targeting us? I have only been in Kent County for a few days, and I didn't provoke him at all!"
After hearing what Roger said, Eddie stared at him in surprise for a while. After making sure that Roger was not joking, he tentatively said: "Sir... you really don't know that you and Wood, the lord of Little County...
Is there any friction between the viscounts?"
"How could a noble young man like me, who is kind and polite to others, have any trouble with others?" Roger said this with a face filled with grievances, looking like a standard victim.
Edinette, who faithfully played the role of butler, reminded: "You really have no impression of the surname Wood?"
"Not at all!" Roger gave a decisive answer at first, but he quickly remembered something, frowned and muttered: "Wait... I remember teaching a lecherous guy in Mandos City.
That unlucky kid also seems to have the surname Wood..."
Eddie had nothing to say to the slow lord, and Neddy reminded him: "The young man you taught him was called Albert Wood, and his father, Old Viscount Wood, was the lord of Little County."
"No wonder!" Roger suddenly realized: "This kid from the Wood family is not a good person, and his father is not a good person either. He actually wants to use food to stick in our throats! Hmm, sooner or later we will be better off!"
Eddie knows that Roger is not a person who just accepts losses, so he believes in his words. But the most important thing right now is not revenge, but ensuring that everyone in the territory can eat. If even the most basic survival of the people is not enough,
If the law is not guaranteed, these people will move to live elsewhere. In serious cases, there may be riots. Either way, it will be very bad for the lord.
Eddie felt that as Roger's butler, he had the obligation to remind his master of the seriousness of the food shortage, so he quickly said: "Sir, now is not the right time for revenge. The most important thing is to find a way to get enough food first.
"
Of course Roger understood that Eddie's suggestion was very correct, and quickly controlled his emotions and asked: "How long will it take you to buy enough food this time?"
"According to the current population, it can last for two months at most." Eddie made calculations on the way back and answered very simply: "But according to your arrangements, businessmen will come one after another soon.
If we go to Kent Town, the time we can hold out will be even shorter."
Eddie's words made Roger understand that the situation was worse than imagined, but at the moment he couldn't produce so much food out of thin air.
Although Roger can bring back a large amount of food from the earth, according to the constraints of the supreme law, the supplies he can bring from the earth to the world of Toulonzo are limited. Roger does not want to waste the precious quota on food. What's more,
After training a group of soldiers, the soul power that Roger had accumulated was almost exhausted and was no longer enough to support his return to Earth. After much deliberation, Roger could not find a better solution, so he could only bear this burden on
On Eddie.
"I don't care what method you use, you must ensure that the territory has enough food to last three and a half months!" Roger patted Eddie on the shoulder and said earnestly: "I also know that this matter is difficult, but it is related to the territory.
Life or death depends entirely on you!"
Eddie was greatly moved by Roger's trust. He nodded heavily and said, "Please rest assured, sir, I will never let you down!"