I'm not a lord

Chapter 123 Two territories advance in parallel
After taking over the Shoal Territory, Lin En spent more than ten days cleaning up the Shoal Territory.

Except for Bova, the four surviving knights were incorporated into the second brother's command and became his direct cavalry unit, including Leszek who was brought back from Green Lake.

More than fifty knight attendants were temporarily organized into a squadron, and the third brother stationed in the shallows was responsible for training them.

These servants will become the backbone of the new army in the future, so they must undergo rigorous physical and mental training.

Lynn's dislike of the feudal chivalry system does not mean he will give up the talents under the old system.

These attendants are strong and have practiced martial arts since childhood. They are the elite of the entire Qiantan Territory.

As long as they are sincere in their service, Lin En is willing to give them a chance to turn from evil to good.

Large-scale conscription will take some time to start, at least until the autumn project in Shoal Territory is completed.

The serfdom system in the Shallows Territory could also only be changed gradually.

Lin En plans to start road construction in November and spend about a month to widen the 60-kilometer forest trail from Shoal Territory to White Bear Territory.

The road conditions are so bad and the road is too narrow that it is difficult for horse-drawn carriages to pass through many places.

With the White River as a natural shipping route, the six baronies in the White River basin tend to transport goods by water, and there is not much need for communication between them, so they neglect the construction of land routes.

With the unification of the two baronies, communication and document delivery between the territories will inevitably become more frequent, and the requirements for roads will also increase accordingly.

In Lin En's view, water transportation is certainly convenient, but land transportation construction cannot be ignored.

This would also replicate the experience of the White Bear Territory, promoting the most active serfs to self-employed farmers, thereby releasing more free labor for the territory's handicraft industry.

Winters in the north are extremely cold, with continuous snowfall starting in mid-December and the extreme cold lasting until the end of February of the following year.

For more than two months, there was basically nothing to do, and the serfs could only huddle in the farmhouses and eat the remaining food to survive the winter.

During this period, Lin En planned to use it to train the new recruits of Shoal Territory.

The soldiers were provided with enough food and meat every day, and were also given winter clothes for free, which was just right for them to train hard in the barracks.

But for now, he needs to go back to White Bear Territory first.

Both territories rested on his shoulders.

Both must develop and progress, and neither should be neglected.

"grown ups!"

"master!"

As soon as Lynn entered the castle, Leah came up with little Mira.

He put his arm around Leah with his right hand and let little Mila hold him with his left hand, and the three of them walked into the main building together.

"My lord, I."

As soon as Leah said this, Lin En gave her the answer in a tacit understanding: "I will be stationed in Shoal Territory in the future. Next spring, you and Mira will move there too."

After several months of getting along, the two have developed a very high level of tacit understanding, and are in perfect harmony both in work and in private.

In order to deal with various emergencies, Lin En will definitely be stationed in Shoal Territory in the future, and most of the troops will be deployed in Shoal Territory.

At this time, Xiao Mi La asked crisply: "Master, can I take my sister over?"

Lin En looked down at the little girl from the desert, smiled, and asked, "Oh, what's wrong? Are you lonely?"

Mira nodded seriously: "Yes, Amelia went to the Shoal Territory, and Millie will definitely like life in the castle." Amelia is little Thorward's fiancée, Mira's best friend and playmate, and she followed Yagena to the Shoal Territory.

Millie is Mira's half-sister and is said to be half a year younger than Mira.

"Okay, I'm going to see your father tomorrow, so come with me."

One of the main reasons why Lin En returned to White Bear Territory this time was to talk to Old Thorward about the future of the lowland tribe.

In his plan, the lowland tribes will provide more wild people soldiers and be integrated into the White Bear Territory as a whole.

The barbarian archers are so useful. They can be scouts, archers and special forces soldiers. Most importantly, they are cheap and obedient. Where can you find such useful soldiers?
Lin En is willing to provide more material support for this army.

You can't take away people's main labor force and let their families mine and hunt in the forest. That would be too unfair.

Moreover, there are too many arable lands and grasslands in the White Bear Territory. Lin En will recruit more soldiers from the White Bear Territory in the future, and it will be just right to let the barren people come to farm and graze.

With the model of Manor No. 6, I believe the people of the territory will be able to live in harmony with the people of the wilderness.

"Great, I was just wanting to see my dad too!" The last time Xiaomila saw her father was at the harvest festival in August. In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed, and of course she missed her father again.

At noon that day, Lynn hosted a banquet in the castle to entertain Robert and other shallow ford stewards.

These twelve managers have been studying in White Bear Territory for more than a week. They already have a good foundation, so their learning efficiency has naturally doubled. Now they are preparing to return to Shoal Territory to show their skills.

After downing a few glasses of mead, Robert made a bold statement on the spot: "Master, rest assured, the yield per mu in Shallow Beach Territory next year will not be inferior to that in White Bear Territory! In fact, the total output will be far ahead!"

The land in Shoal Territory is inherently more fertile than that in White Bear Territory, and the ditches and rivers are dredged on time every year. There is no reason for it to be worse than White Bear Territory.

Robert knew very well that the imposing young baron before him was the true master of the Shoal Territory.

As long as he can satisfy this gentleman, his family will definitely make further progress in the future.

During this trip to White Bear Territory, what impressed Robert the most was not the various agricultural techniques, but the school next to the castle.

The Baron actually built a real school and provided free education to the descendants of the village head!
The teacher we hired was a famous teacher who graduated from a monastery school!

According to old Albert, as long as you are loyal to the master and do your job well, you can get free admission.

More importantly, these students learn real skills, and upon graduation they can get positions granted by their masters and enjoy very considerable salaries.

Robert is now working hard to win the master's praise.

There are four sons in his family. The third and fourth sons meet the age requirement for school admission and have received a certain amount of enlightenment education. As long as they can enter school and graduate successfully. Robert couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster just thinking about this bright prospect.

Seeing that he was so smart, Lin En, in line with the principle of not wasting time, gave him the road expansion task that day.

Old Ai naturally introduced to Robert the reward and punishment mechanism to encourage serfs to work. By offering the carrot of getting rid of their serf status, the serfs could be made to work voluntarily.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Robert took one look and thought, "It's just road construction, no big deal!"
There are more than 5,000 serfs in the Shallow Beach Territory, and the number of working-age people far exceeds that of the White Bear Territory.

Moreover, these 60 kilometers do not all belong to Qiantan Commander. White Bear Commander will be responsible for the last 20 kilometers.

The next morning, Lynn took Mira to the military camp in the northern part of the territory.

There are a hundred refugee soldiers led by Lao Wu here, and the archers from the barbarians who have returned from vacation are also temporarily stationed here.

(End of this chapter)