You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 256 The Violent Mechanisms of the Ruling Class

Roman had to spend two days settling the witch.

They brought about many changes, the most obvious being that Roman gained about ten more combatants.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they are all mid-level witches.

But in Origin City, they are genuine high-end combatants, equivalent to battalion commanders in the military.

Margaret, in particular, caught his attention.

But since they had just pledged allegiance, Roman couldn't possibly let them actually show their underwear.

Once you get to know each other, you can easily find out some things.

Secondly, Gweil and Sanna finally have a teacher, and the half-baked Garin can finally be free.

Finally, there are the changes in the future.

Roman thought that he might be able to establish contact with the witch forest through this group of witches.

The Witch Forest may have fallen on hard times, but its essence remains.

For example, metal smelting, general magic, potion recipes, and ancient secrets are all of great use to Roman.

What interested him most was the prophetic witch who had lived for over a hundred years.

Shasta said that the prophet had the ability to activate the hidden potential of others, which made Roman's heart flutter.

So, once settled, Roman immediately had Shasta write a letter to the witch Lin.

In this era of communication difficulties, delivering letters is very challenging.

Some scholars know how to raise various birds to travel back and forth between two places regularly to convey information.

However, this method has many hidden dangers. Even if multiple birds are released at once, there is no guarantee that the message will reach the right person.

If it is classified information, a messenger must be dispatched.

The Warcraft witch can complete her mission of delivering messages quickly and efficiently; she can also inhabit the bodies of birds with her soul.

The downside is that if the host body dies, her soul will also be damaged.

Furthermore, this process requires someone to take care of her dormant body for a long time, and the healing witch Rosa is an excellent candidate.

This shows that although witches can only do so much.

But what they can do is often something that others cannot.

This is the uniqueness of witches, giving them a special area of ​​advantage.

At this stage, Roman doesn't need the witch to do anything irreplaceable.

But he still assigned jobs to the witches.

We can't expect them to do nothing.

Teaching Gweil and Sanna

Assisting in military training,

Sometimes when the kitchen is short-handed, I go to fetch water and chop vegetables.

It's easy to give them something to do, and it's also a way to get them familiar with Origin Manor quickly.

A person can only relax in a familiar environment.

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And at this very moment.

May is the summer harvest season.

The more than 20,000 mu of winter wheat can finally be harvested!

According to Roman's observations, this year's winter wheat yield is significantly higher than last year's.

This made him very happy!

Because of the agricultural revolution that increased food production, Origin City has never experienced a food crisis.

However, the population explosion and excessive pressure meant that Roman had no way to store food.

The grain reserves harvested in the previous quarter will be almost depleted by the time the next quarter's harvest arrives.

Each time, at most, only about 100,000 jin of reserve grain can be saved.

Roman's grain storage plan for the Origin City was calculated in considerable detail.

In other words, the food reserves of Origin City have always been in a relatively tight state.

When Roman encounters natural disasters or man-made calamities, he has to lead his troops out to seize food.

As long as the residents of Origin City are starving, Roman can't care whether the nobles outside are well-fed. Why does he place such importance on military preparedness?
This is to avoid food problems.

Fortunately, the basin has had relatively good weather in the past two years.

Or rather, the residents of Sige Town have never encountered any significant natural disasters. At most, there are summer floods, but the upstream plains are not a problem at all; they are simply a chosen land for farming.

Even so, food consumption remained at a very low level.

Now, this winter wheat harvest has given Roman a glimmer of hope for storing grain.

Great harvest!

These days, nobody dislikes a harvest.

So, those stupid witches happily came to help.

This round of winter wheat was grown on land that had been cultivated last year, so the yield is relatively high.

The average yield per mu reached an astonishing 270 jin.

A total of more than six million catties of wheat were harvested.

Winter wheat has a higher flour yield than spring wheat, and can be milled into more flour.

The entire city of Origin was celebrating the harvest.

Roman lived up to expectations and prepared the celebration in advance.

It's still a continuous feast format, with food prepared and eaten as it's served.

Feel the full extent of the lord's favor!
Not to mention the residents, even the prisoners of war were in tears.

For three whole months, we waded through water and mud, dug pits and carried soil, working like oxen and horses in the swamp!
Now I can finally catch my breath!
Roman was afraid that the prisoners of war would cause trouble, so he never softened his attitude towards them.

Prisoners of war had no human rights and were subject to a fixed daily workload.

If you finish the work, you'll get three meals a day.

If you don't finish the work, you'll be beaten and whipped. If you can't finish the work in a row, then you can just wait to die.

This is labor reform!
During arduous labor, the body becomes extremely tired, and the willpower is not so strong, making it easier for the body to be weakened.

The prisoners of war were very cooperative.

It's okay if it's tiring.

Damn it! They're prisoners of war now, what kind of good treatment can they expect!
If you can keep your limbs, you've won!

And wow, they actually got good treatment!
Using a carrot and stick approach, this ordeal has caused some changes in the ideology of not only the mercenaries but also the believers.

Wow... This oppressive system is way too advanced!

I truly felt the benevolent rule from Lord Roman!

Of course, it's impossible for everyone to be directly subjugated by the king.

But it's enough if just a few people waver.

Roman wasn't in a hurry.

Prisoners of war have no human rights, but residents who have been brought under royal rule have human rights.

The former is definitely more oppressive.

For example, the amount of labor he assigned to prisoners of war was definitely more than that assigned to local residents.

For example, if it takes nine days to dig a river, Roman would have to give the residents ten days to increase the margin for error.

You are free to arrange your time during this period, as long as you do your job well, and he will come to check the results later.

But the prisoners of war were different. If they were told it would be nine days, it would be eight days. Seven days was the absolute limit. If they didn't finish within six days, they would be whipped.

Roman planned to put them under extreme pressure for a while longer, and then spread the word that prisoners of war who returned to the king's rule would be able to get household registration certificates.

At that time, the scene will surely be filled with the sounds of gongs and drums and the crackling of firecrackers.

In any case, the mercenaries will definitely be the first to defect, lay down their arms, and surrender politely.

Once Roman obtains the green card from Origin City, he can naturally incorporate them into his army.

As for those believers who steadfastly uphold their faith in the gods, Roman also highly approves of their perseverance.

Keep using it to the extreme!
Origin City is an authoritarian system, a violent institution in which one class rules over another.

The more slaves who have no human rights, the better.

Because, relatively speaking, Roman paid very little for slaves, but gained a lot in return.

They were not afraid of a rebellion, because if a rebellion broke out, the residents with human rights would spontaneously become enemies of the slaves and defend the interests of the ruling class.

(End of this chapter)