I'm not a lord

Chapter 108 Refugee Rebellion
As soon as Lin En returned to the castle, Yagna and Leah came together and handed over the account lists of their respective departments, as well as important documents that required the lord's signature for filing.

The relationship between the two girls has been very close recently.

After long-term observation, Leah concluded that Yagna posed no threat to her.

In other words, the forces behind Yagna pose no threat to her.

Even if Lynn annexed the Shoal Territory in the future and accepted the talents in that territory, Yagna would only represent the interests of the small group in the Shoal Territory.

And that's her limit.

As for the fetus in Yagna's belly, it is an illegitimate child. Its biggest function is to obtain the claim right of the Shoal Territory. It also poses no threat.

On the other hand, Leah has her brother Leon behind her.

Now Leon is the God of Wealth of the White Bear Territory. The reason why Lin En can quickly expand his army is all due to the continuous supply of supplies and gold coins provided by him.

And his future influence will expand as Lynn's territory expands.

Commerce was an indispensable component of feudal fiefdoms.

Lin En's true identity is not public, and most of the gold coins he earns are also not public. Only with the help of Leon can they be transformed into effective resources.

Although Leah's current status is also relatively low, she still has huge room for improvement!
Her target is Lynn's chief mistress.

There are also differences among mistresses.

A chief mistress with shrewd skills and extensive connections can even dominate the court of an entire country.

Although his offspring were also illegitimate, they had a very high status.

The influence of such illegitimate children would be even greater than that of legitimate children who had no inheritance rights. They would be respected in the court and obtain territory and power.

There are many examples in the history of the South of people who rose from illegitimate children to kings.

When the former Lord of the North was still alive, the affairs of the palace were fully controlled by his chief mistress, and the legitimate queen was just a reproductive tool of noble birth, and she couldn't even give birth.

In Leah's opinion, her biggest threat at the moment is not Yagna, but the increasingly serious financial crisis in the White Bear Territory.

In the study, Leah was the first to hand over the latest list of account books. She frowned, like an accountant worried about the company's bankruptcy.

"Sir, you really need to be more frugal with your money. This month's illegal salt revenue was just received, and within two weeks, you've already spent it all. Now there are only a pitiful twenty gold shields left in the account, and we have to rely on this money to last until the second week of next month."

On the other side, Yagna also handed over the inventory list, her face also full of worry about the financial situation.

"Sir, there's almost nothing left in the warehouse except grain and salt. The only two tons of iron ingots were taken away by Eric's apprentices yesterday."

Lin En carefully looked through the list handed over by the two girls, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

There were only twenty gold coins left in the account, and all the important supplies had been spent.

What does this mean?
This shows that his operational level is very high!

The territory is still in its development stage, and it would be strange if the debt was all gold coins and supplies.

The 500 gold coins obtained from the sale of illegal salt in September were exchanged by the third brother into currencies of various denominations and brought back to the White Bear Territory.

All the money had not even been circulated in the warehouse before Lin En spent it all.

The purchase of draft horses alone cost two hundred gold coins.

The remaining three hundred was spent on advance payments to the migrant militia, wages to several senior craftsmen, and advance payments to free laborers.

Lin En's lavish spending was intended to inject currency into the territory. In the past, White Bear Territory's economic and taxation models were very simple, remaining in a primitive barter-based system for a long time.

Serfs paid taxes with their labor and relied on livestock to buy salt and other necessities of life. They had few gold coins, let alone silver coins.

After all, they have no place to spend money and no channels to earn money.

The lord does have currency on hand, but all of it will flow to Sanhe City to be exchanged for weapons, equipment, horses and various luxury goods.

Farmers have had a good harvest this year, and the surplus food will inevitably be converted into currency and used to improve their lives.

But where do so many currencies come from on the market?
Before Lynn reformed the household registration system, the only free people in the territory were the craftsmen in White Bear Town. They could not consume so much surplus food and did not have enough currency.

Now, these gold, silver and copper coins worth 300 gold coins have flowed into the market, and the economy of the entire White Bear Territory has been revitalized.

Soldiers and laborers used the currency issued by the lord to buy food and livestock from farmers, and to buy daily necessities from craftsmen.

Farmers can use gold coins to buy better quality furniture and farm tools from craftsmen. The more extravagant ones can also buy high-end consumer goods such as honey, wine, and leather.

As for the money the craftsmen received, it would flow back to the lords through taxes.

As money begins to flow, the economic vitality of the territory also increases.

As the total amount of private currency increases, Lin En will be able to collect currency instead of grain from farmers in the future, saving a lot of manpower and material resources.

Lin En signed several documents and comforted the two girls:
"Don't worry, Leon will deliver iron ingots and linen next month, and we won't have any money to spend in the next two months."

Having said that, he still had to give the soldiers monetary bonuses after conquering the Shallows Territory.

But of course, Lin En doesn't need to pay for this money. The female regent next door will surely be happy to bear this expense and she will definitely not have any objection.

After dealing with many matters, Lynn found that he had suddenly more free time.

There are several brothers in charge of the military camp, and the soldiers' training is well organized.

In the open space north of the castle, various workshops have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

As the brick factories along the river went into production, these workshops were basically built with bricks and stones, with solid structures and beautiful appearance.

Most of the artisan workshops in White Bear Town moved here, and the outline of a new town has quietly emerged, while the old town has become a gathering place for free workers.

In the following two weeks, Lynn either handled official business in the castle or inspected the workshops and villages. Every two or three days, he would visit the military camp to observe training and comfort the soldiers.

By the evening, he still had to satisfy Leah's demands. The little girl wanted to get pregnant so badly, but her belly was not growing.

Time passed slowly, and October quietly stepped into the White Bear Territory.

The cool autumn wind blew across the empty fields, with only two or three weeds swaying in the wind.

Most of the serfs were still busy with corvee labor. According to old Albert's estimation, the dredging of rivers and ditches would not be completed until November at the earliest.

Leon arrived in White Bear Territory as promised and brought three boats.

Only one of the ships was carrying cargo, the other two were empty.

"The refugees are rebelling, and the North is in complete chaos."

In addition to cargo and ships, he also brought much-needed intelligence to Lynn.

Next is the war with the shallows leader. I will try to finish posting it within two to three days to ensure a smooth reading experience. I hope you can understand if I post a little less today. Thank you.

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(End of this chapter)