Chapter 132: Divide the land and pay for the food
Although Xu Lai has never been a boss, he has met several bosses, and every time he joined the company, his bosses would invariably give him a thumbs up.
Small companies are like this. The bosses all want to spend a small amount of money to do big things. The result is that Xu Lai, who has high ambitions and low abilities, keeps wandering from one company to another.
Because he has eaten too many cakes, Xu Lai did not really just draw the cake on paper, but actually prepared all the ingredients and was just waiting to be put into the pot.
Also because of the truth, Xu Lai did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to cure Urdola's leg disease. Although this world even has such a heaven-defying spell as resurrection, it should not be possible to cure a disability. That's right.
Aiboka's tears of gratitude were only due to the fact that Xu Lai had saved his life and was willing to give him financial incentives.
Uldola is different. He is a fifth-level swordsman. If his legs are broken, his life will basically be over.
Of course, it’s not like he can’t save his own wealth and then find a priest to help with treatment.
But first of all, senior priests are rarer than senior mages. They are basically big bosses who preside over the affairs of a city. They can be found easily by a small mercenary captain.
Secondly, the temple never provides free treatment. The fees are so expensive that even nobles sometimes feel pain in their bodies. If they don’t have an acquaintance, they would rather hire a doctor to treat them slowly.
When Xu Lai said this, he was naturally prepared to bear the medical expenses.
In any case, a level 5 swordsman of his own, a high-level warrior who may become a level 6 champion swordsman at any time, is still worthy of Xu Lai's investment.
Thanks to the life-saving grace, combined with the treatment of the disabled and the restoration of his career, Urdola knelt down to Xu Lai again on the spot.
Xu Lai was also speechless and quickly helped the other person up. He was still not used to this old world custom.
After painting the cake, Xu Lai sent them on their way and told them to come back tomorrow if it was too late.
Before going on the road, Xu Lai also did one thing, which was to bring Urdola and the others into Qingfeng Town, making them officially a part of Qingfeng Town.
In this way, they can enjoy Xu Lai's talent and the effects of the God of War's Feet.
The attack, defense, speed, agility, life, magic resistance and other attributes that were enhanced out of thin air almost instantly improved several people to several levels.
Uldola even excitedly told Xu Lai that if they had such a terrifying bonus, he would be sure to kill Yin Andi and the others.
Xu Lai now has a deep understanding of his role. A hero is by no means a character who only needs to be strong.
Since Urdola and the others have moved their registered residence to Qingfeng Town, Xu Lai will certainly not treat others favorably.
This time, he rejected Su Ya's idea of doing it for him, and instead personally led Giselle and Yu Lan to register door to door.
This is his first population and the cornerstone of his future development. In addition, the number of people is not large, and his personal registration is also a process of getting to know everyone.
Unfortunately, most of this first group of people are women.
The entire cottage was searched, and except for a few really young boys, no man with any criminal record could be found.
Of course, in such an environment, it is unlikely that an older child would want to be a good person.
So Xu Lai didn't beat them to death with a stick. Those who had killed people had already been punished by canon. The highest punishment for others was to collect 500 units of crystals.
Even if they mine with the same labor intensity as Watanabe did, it will take almost 10 years to dig. Even if Xu Lai doesn't treat them badly in terms of food and does such heavy work for 10 years, it will be almost enough to get out. A useless person.
The ones with the lightest punishment were a few teenagers around 15 years old who had only injured others. Each of them could dig out 10 units of crystal.
Normally speaking, as long as they are not lazy, they can come out in about 3 months. This is because they are underage.
There were a few thieves who had just taken refuge with Andy Yin. They were just like these young men. They just injured some people and received a surrender certificate.
The one with the lowest result also requires digging 50 units of crystals, and it will take at least more than a year of work to get it out.
Going from house to house, Xu Lai comforted each one softly and told them that he would allocate houses and land to them.
And considering that they are women, they are temporarily charged with thirty-seven tax, and they are told not to tell outsiders.
After running through all four or five houses, Xu Lai received tears and thanks everywhere. Everyone had to kneel in front of Xu Lai, and he had to help them up one by one.
The farmers on duty last night had already built three more wooden houses. Su Ya got up early this morning and rearranged the farmers' work, and started building six more wooden houses together.
But it is still unrealistic to have a house for each person. Xu Lai asked these women to live in a house in groups of three as a family unit.
Those with a larger population, such as those with children or two sisters, live in the main room in the middle, and those alone live in the side rooms on both sides.
In this way, the 50 or so people Xu Lai brought back can be divided up into almost a dozen houses.
At the same time, Xu Lai also promised that since they are both elders, as long as they get married in the town, Xu Lai will reward them with a single-family house.
The four of them, Urdola, are still single. Together with Tahan, Yan Feng, and the elite scouts Jian Yuan and Wei Yihong who were just promoted to captains by Xu Lai, they are all still single.
As for starting a family, Tahan Yanfeng and others Xu Lai don’t have to worry. For others, it’s better to let them get married as soon as possible.
Sure enough, with Xu Lai's words, the group of women looked at Aaron and Jian Yuan's eyes became unusual. Some of these women had children, and some had been abused by thieves, but no matter what, they were generally pretty.
After all, she is a woman who can be spotted by thieves and snatched back. Even if she has given birth to a child, she can still be called young and beautiful.
Fang's promise has not yet been fulfilled. Xu Lai wants to ensure the combat effectiveness of his team. At least he will not be able to officially allocate rooms until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
But Di’s promise can be fulfilled by Xu Lai now.
He was a man of action, so he immediately gathered all the women and came to the Swan Lake together.
Xu Lai will not be given a piece of land at the farm. As the official land for Xu Lai to store food, it can only be planted by farmers.
Not far from the farm, Xu Lai set aside a small piece of land for these women to plant.
The fields are divided according to the population. Regardless of adults or children, as long as there is a population, you can get a field, which is about half an acre in size.
It's not that Xu Lai is reluctant to give away more, but that women are weak after all. Even women from this other world can at best be used as men, not as animals.
So, half an acre per person is basically the upper limit without auxiliary planting such as cattle.
The fields are half an acre per person and divided according to household status. Xu Lai personally led Jian Yuan to measure with the women and draw simple dividing lines.
There is one person who needs special mention here, it is Watanabe who successfully sneaked into the village with Suya and the others.
Xu Lai not only gave him the status of a citizen of Qingfeng Town in Watanabe on the spot, but also allocated a full acre of land to him, twice as much as others.
After allocating the land, Xu Lai distributed grain seeds and rations for the next three days on the spot.
Although the land here matures quickly, the harvest is not as much as one acre of land in modern society.
In modern society, one acre of land can produce about 500-1,000 kilograms of wheat, rice and other staple foods.
Based on two crops per year, that’s more than 100 kilograms per month, or about 4-5 kilograms of grain per day.
The farmers under Xu Lai, even without any blessing, can grow 10 units of food in 24 hours, which is 10 kilograms. If rest time is deducted, it is exactly 20 kilograms in three days, and a little more than 6 kilograms in one day.
However, a farmer only needs about one-third of an acre of land to cultivate, which is 4-5 times more efficient than modern society.
After upgrading to a farm, a farmer can provide 20 units of food in 24 hours, which doubles the efficiency again.
Under Su Ya's influence, the harvest will be increased by 20%, and the work efficiency will also be increased by 20%, which is equivalent to shortening the working time by 20%. The combined efficiency of the two is amazing.
Of course these women cannot work continuously 24 hours a day, and they plant more acres than farmers, so Xu Lai prepared three days of rations and enough seeds for them.
With these rations in reserve, as long as he is not lazy, he can harvest at least a dozen units of food at a time. Even if he gives 30% to Xu Lai, there will still be about ten units left.
Xu Lai can buy these accumulated grains with gold coins, and then let Wei Yihong bring various agricultural products from other towns. This will gradually allow the town to realize its own commercial circulation and attract caravans from other places. Come and trade.
By then, the blacksmith shop, grocery store, tailor shop and other shops in Xu Lai Town will be able to open.
The biggest difference between towns and villages is that towns can automate taxation. Anyone who conducts transactions within the sphere of influence of Qingfeng Town cannot escape the constraints of the law.
It was already noon after dividing the fields. Xu Lai waved his hand and said to everyone:
"Today we have welcomed the first batch of residents in Qingfeng Town. I am very happy. Please don't leave. I will treat you to dinner at noon.
There is someone who is good at cooking mutton and horse meat. Let me show you my skills. Let's do it."
Everyone was very happy to have a field today, and when they heard that Xu Lai wanted to treat them to meat, their eyes turned red.
I don’t know who took the lead, but these women lined up again, and kowtowed in front of Xu Lai one by one.
This time there was no need for Xu Lai to help. They kowtowed and ran away. Before Xu Lai stretched out his hand, the next one knelt down again.
After the group of people had finished kowtowing, there was only one Watanabe who wanted to kneel down and kowtow, but Xu Lai gave him a sharp look.
Watanabe swallowed and cautiously said to Xu Lai:
"Master Hero, I am not very good at farming. I used to raise horses for the village. I see that the horses you have raised are all If you don’t take them out to graze, you have to feed them every day, which is a waste of food.”
Xu Lai smiled slightly and said, “So you don’t want the land, but you want to raise horses for me?”
Watanabe immediately shook his head like a rattle, joking, raising horses is good, but where is the land, it is a treasure that can be passed on to future generations.
Although Xu Lai didn't like Watanabe, he always did things one by one and two by two. Since the land was given to Watanabe, it would definitely be impossible to take it back unless he made any mistakes.
"Well, let's do this. The land and house will still belong to you. Now that there is a shortage of manpower, the land will be left uncultivated.
You come and help me graze. I will send a few farmers to help you, and we will pay for it every day. You have three meals a day and a salary every month. How much do you think is appropriate?”
(End of this chapter)