Chapter 54: step by step

"Master Greiman, I advise you to be more cautious." Hansel said while looking at the "Agricultural Development Outline" in his hand.

Paul wrote an outline of his agricultural plan, and asked Mr. Baron to give his opinion. At the same time, he also showed that his goal of doubling the grain production was not a bragging, but unexpectedly, Mr. Baron came up with such a sentence.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Well, the stuff up front is great! The big farms, the new machinery, the cultivars, and this crop rotation are all great things, and if they work out as well as you say, you're bound to go down in history. You have left a lot of money in the world, which can solve the food problem that has been a headache since ancient times, and this credit is enough for the Holy See to confer you a saint."

Hansel's eyes shone brightly. He was still a little uneasy about whether Graiman could realize his bold words, but now looking at the outline, it is very likely that he will succeed.

Paul was very surprised: "If this is the case? Why should you be cautious?"

Mr. Baron turned to the last page again, "You still said that you want to liberate the serfs. Without these slaves, who will work in the fields? I know that the new machinery mentioned here can save a lot of labor, but let them add one Wouldn't it be better to equal two?"

Reserved and explained patiently: "I mentioned it to you before, Hansel!" He directly called Mr. Baron by his name.

"I don't plan to just grow food and finish the job. I will develop industries such as mining and iron smelting. How can so many laborers be **** in the fields!"

"I understand that you have great ambitions. Actually...I'm worried about another point." Hansel planned to persuade the young and impulsive earl, after all, he was his collaborator, so that he would not hurt himself if he overturned the car.

"You know, some time ago I stayed in Bairding, the territory next door to yours, and heard a lot about the former lord's deeds. Are you interested in hearing about it?"

Bairdin? Paul was taken aback when he heard the name. Speaking of which, the current lord of Bairding, Myron Gardner, was not much older than him. The Gardner family is one of the few families in the Northwest Territory that has a good relationship with the Greiman family. , Myron can be regarded as Paul's friend since he was a child. Some time ago, when the pirates had not been pacified, Manager Ford sent a letter to Bailding asking for help, but Mellon wrote back saying that all his troops had been blackmailed by the royal commissioner stationed in the territory.

A few years ago, Mellon's father had a serious illness, and the two families hadn't moved around since he recovered, and the old Ganard died inexplicably not long after, so the young Mellon took over as the new lord.

"Then tell me about it!" He was curious why Hansel mentioned this.

"It is said that the old earl's personality changed drastically after he recovered from his illness. He didn't even get close to his son, and he did all kinds of strange things."

"What kind of strange method?"

"Old Gardner was just advocating the equality of all people at the beginning, declaring that man is born free, which is very appetizing to the church. The Bishop of the Northland also planned to award him a certain honorary title, but he turned around and pointed the finger at the church, saying this There are no gods in the world, and the priests are denounced as demagogues."

"This... this is too... bold." In fact, Paul wanted to do the same, but he didn't dare to say it yet.

"Before the church had time to react, he did even more outrageous things. Not only did he deprive the various privileges of the vassal nobles in the territory, he declared that nobles and commoners have the same status before the law, and he also forced slave owners to change slavery to hire."

Paul raised his eyebrows, his old Uncle Ganard is very good at making trouble.

Hansel glanced at Paul and continued: "Afterwards, Old Gardner announced that everyone in his territory will have a field that can support him, and all the land under his rule will be returned to the lord's mansion, and then distributed according to the number of heads. Every household, his retainers, vassal nobles, and commoners all get the same fields."

Paul was at a loss for words, this **** is just like Wang Mang from another world. He asked a little apprehensively, "And then?"

Hansel shrugged, "Then he died. It is said that he fell into the water while fishing on a boat and drowned. Then his territory will be the same as before."

In an instant, a series of bad words such as conspiracy, coup d'etat, lord killing, etc. poured into Paul's brain.

Seeing Paul's face obviously startled, Mr. Baron smiled: "Master Greiman, I am not opposed to your emancipation of the serfs. Many people, including me, hate the slavery system."

His smile gradually solidified, and a trace of unwillingness appeared on his face: "Except for those unfortunate people who became slaves because of debts and wars, most of the slaves are slaves because their parents or only one of them is a slave, so they are born slaves , I can’t get rid of this brand for the rest of my life.”

"I appreciate the social system with an orderly class, but this approach of directly blocking the way up is extremely unreasonable."

Hansel was a little excited for some reason, and he waved his hand and said, "The capable will go up, and the incompetent will go down. Only a fair and reasonable society."

He suddenly realized that he had lost his composure, and after a short pause, he resumed his previous unhurried expression, "In short, Lord Greiman, I suggest that you don't try to complete the reform in one step, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com should Take it step by step, give the people around you time to adapt, and also have strong support yourself.”

Paul nodded, the matter of the lord next door frightened him.

"You're right, Hansel, I accept your suggestion. Also, thank you." After destroying the pirates, he was indeed a little swollen, forgetting what kind of world this is.

Mr. Baron's expression remained unchanged: "It's a great honor to be of help to you. I hope to cooperate with you for a long time. Your Excellency must take care of yourself. By the way, I want to return to the south in a few days to expand the previous work. What do you think of the talent recruitment plan you mentioned?"

Finally, good news came. Paul was overjoyed: "So you are ready? I can't wait."

"There is nothing to prepare. Since you have already started to increase food production, I can't be idle. Actually, I can start tomorrow, but I heard that your friend Quiller Foster will also be there in a few days. When I return to the south, I want to go with him, the Foster family is very influential in the corner of the bay, and it should be very helpful for us to make friends."

Paul clapped his hands: "I think so too. In fact, I have already talked with him and entrusted him to recruit a large number of craftsmen for Arda. And I also plan to start ocean trade with the Horn Bay Alliance."

Hansel became more and more appreciative of the young lord, and he suddenly thought of something: "Since it will take some time to release the serfs, I think another way can be used to alleviate the problem of labor shortage. There are a large number of refugees in the south due to the war. The royal government and the local lords are very troubled, I wonder if you have the confidence and ability to accept them?"

Paul was overjoyed: "Yes, yes, bring them all to me."

This partner really picked the right one.