Chapter 499： The fifth lucky daughter? (2 in 1)

"Fifty? Mario, you have already withdrawn a total of 100 gold coins the first two times, and now you need more?" Thomas immediately became a miser.

"Thomas, the adults brought back a total of more than 13,000 people this time. Even if everyone eats less than half a catty of brown bread every day, it will take six thousand catties a day!"

"And one catty of wheat needs ten copper plates, so fifty gold coins are only fifty thousand catties of grain. All the grains were purchased last time, and this time, it can only last for more than a month at most!"

"Okay! Mario!" Thomas also knew that Mario had no choice but to hold his nose to get the gold coins.

Soon, Thomas placed fifty gold coins on the small table in the hall, handed over to Mario, and then asked Mario to sign the signature.

Dangdang!

Just when the two completed the signing, there was the sound of a copper bell beating from the tower of the castle.

The two looked at each other and immediately walked towards the gate of the inner castle.

"Thomas Butler, Mario Civil Administrator, your lord is back!" The two of them walked out of the gate of the inner fort when they saw Raymond's expression of joy.

"Your Excellency is back?" The two of them also instantly showed surprise on their faces!

"Quick, Wool Hall, Grassroots Millie, you all go to prepare hot water and towels immediately, by the way, and the red carpet, Stone Brie, you go to prepare the red carpet, your lord is coming back in triumph, you must There should be a red carpet to greet you, the kind that should be laid directly under the gentle **** of the castle!"

"Also, inform all the other servants and maids to gather at the foot of the gentle **** and prepare to meet the adults!" After the surprise, Thomas's first reaction was to look for the servants to arrange a greeting.

In just a moment, everything was arranged by him.

"Yes, the butler!"

Immediately, the entire castle was thrown into a frenzy. Some of the servants and maids were laying red carpets, some speeding up the heating of hot water, and some placing colorful flags on the walls of the castle and the inner fort.

After everything was done, all the servants put on their decent silk clothes and went to the gentle **** of the castle.

Thomas himself also put on a decent silk gown.

In the past, these dresses were only used when welcoming guests, but now the triumphant return of adults is a more important moment than welcoming guests, so this silk dress should naturally be worn.

When the guards on the castle saw Narrant's team, Narrant was still miles away.

And when everyone arranged the welcoming ceremony, he was already less than a few hundred meters away from the castle.

When he saw his castle and the subordinates and servants who were greeted by the gentle **** of the castle, Narant immediately showed a happy smile, and the seeming worry about the situation of the territory when he was on his way disappeared immediately.

"I have seen your lord! Welcome to your triumphant return!"

"I have seen your lord! Welcome to your triumphant return!"

When he specially rode a white dragon to the front, Raymond brought a group of barbarian guards and Thomas and servants to kneel on the ground to salute.

"Well! Get up!" Narant nodded with a smile.

Thomas got up immediately, bent slightly and came to the front of the white dragon, and immediately took the reins.

Although this action is superfluous now, after all, the white dragon is a wise beast horse, and it will definitely not move when Narant dismounts.

But the symbolic meaning of this action is greater than the actual meaning, so Thomas still executes it meticulously!

"Your Excellency, you've worked hard!" After Narant dismounted, Thomas flattered and greeted him again.

Immediately greeted the servants to bring towels and warm water.

After wiping his face and hands comfortably, Narant stepped onto the red carpet under the gracious guidance of Thomas, and then headed towards the castle.

The castle is still the castle, a nest that makes him feel at ease and belong!

After returning to the inner castle, the first thing Narant did was not to rest, but to ask about the status of the territory.

"Thomas, how is the situation in the territory recently?" Narant sat on the soft sofa.

"My lord, after your expedition, the situation in the territory was orderly, and everything was done according to your instructions!" Thomas answered truthfully, and then continued after a pause: "However, a few days ago, my lord, you asked Captain Raymond to send Tens of thousands of new serfs and captives have come back, and the expenditure on the territory is a bit big!"

"What expenses?"

Immediately, Thomas explained that Mario had withdrawn a total of one hundred and fifty gold coins.

"My lord, the subordinates' withdrawals are all for the purchase of food and the placement of those new serfs!" Thomas finished, and Mario Civil Administrator, who was also standing by the side, immediately explained carefully.

"Well, Mario, don't panic, food is indeed a big problem!"

Narant didn't blame Thomas for his search, nor did he blame Mario for spending too much money.

After all, one of the two wanted to save money for themselves, while the other settled for the serfs as instructed.

Especially Thomas, a housekeeper like him can use it with peace of mind.

After all, after he left, if he didn't take it seriously, what if his subordinates cheated to get money?

Although Mario is not such a person, no one in the Storm Territory dares to do anything now.

But in the future, if the population increases, there will definitely not be only one or two stewards as it is now, and all of them are still strict with themselves.

Therefore, Thomas strictly checks, so as to avoid the breeding of corruption on the territory to the greatest extent.

"By the way, Mario, how much food have you bought now, can you support the next season's bumper harvest?"

"My lord, we have purchased more than 90,000 catties of grain, some from serfs in our territory, and some from noble caravans in other territories."

"If you add the food purchased with these fifty gold coins, you can save some food at that time and use other bark or fish to make it up, and it will last at least a month and a half!"

"A month and a half?" Narant frowned slightly.

He knew that with Mario's algorithm, it was still very economical. I'm afraid he could only keep the serfs from starving to death. After all, normal people only need a pound of food a day.

With Mario's calculation, I'm afraid it's not even half a catty.

However, even if this is the case, it will not be able to support the next harvest of grain. You must know that if you want to wait for the next harvest, there will be at least three months.

Since these people were brought back by him, they naturally couldn't make them hungry.

"Thomas, how many gold coins are there in the castle now!"

"My lord, after your expedition, Baron Boris' caravan paid for sugar, the Frank family caravan paid for perfume, and the store returned from Tulip City..."

"Stop, Thomas, just tell me how much there is, and I'll look at those sources of income tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!" Narant immediately stopped.

"Yes, my lord, plus the remaining gold coins in the past, there are now a total of seven hundred and eighty-nine gold coins in the castle!"

"Very good!" Narant is very satisfied. The perfume and sugar have accumulated so many gold coins for him in just two months, but it is equivalent to the net income of other barons for two or three years.

Moreover, this income will continue to increase in the future. As long as he can keep up with the supply, the economy of the territory should not have to worry about it for a long time.

"Mario, then I will ask Thomas to take out three hundred gold coins and let you buy food from those noble caravans. This should be enough to support the new serfs and captives until the next season's harvest!"

"Sir, if you take out another 300 gold coins, it will definitely be enough, but... However, we don't seem to have bought so much food from Tulip Collar!"

Three hundred and fifty gold coins, or 350,000 catties of grain, is not a small amount in this world where productivity is underground.

"Oh?"

"Sir, I bought more than 80,000 catties a few days ago, and now the second batch of 50,000 catties I'm about to buy has reached the limit that the surrounding noble territories are willing to sell!"

It turned out that Mario had already inquired about the question of purchasing food with the nobles who came to the Storm Leader for business.

The amount of grain that each noble family is willing to sell is only a few thousand catties. After all, grain is the basis of the territory, and people also need to stock up for emergencies.

And there are only dozens of vassals in the entire tulip collar. Even if each family is willing to sell three or four thousand catties of grain, it will definitely not exceed two hundred thousand catties!

In this way, there is still a gap. If Narant wants to buy more food, unless it is directly purchased by hi and Bernard, or purchased from other counties.

"Ding! Your territory has welcomed a new population. This is something to celebrate. Despite their status, they are the cornerstone of the territory's development, so you can't just watch them starve to death."

"System side quest: Solve the problem of feeding the new serfs!"

"Task reward: fifth lucky girl!"

"Hey! The fifth lucky daughter?" Narant suddenly became excited.

This system finally gave him a good deal.

At the time of Qiu Zheng, the rewards for the few tasks he completed were considered painless.

But the appearance of this lucky girl is absolutely different.

"Sir, it's better to go to Tulip City another day and ask for the purchase from the caravans in other territories. Although the speed is slower and the price may be higher, you should be able to buy a sufficient amount."

The reason why Mario didn't plan to buy food from other counties at first was mainly because the distance was too far, and people would increase the shipping cost on this.

And some nobles see that you have traveled thousands of miles to buy from these foreign caravans. After inquiring about the situation, they may sit on the ground and raise prices.

Of course, this is the stalwart that Mario does not know that his own adults are now. Except for Batman and Rakoff, if other families know that Narant buys food, they will definitely not dare to do anything.

Otherwise, you will definitely be stabbed in the spine by other nobles in the future, and then be despised by the entire principality.

"Slow down? My lord, what I need most now is to solve this matter quickly!" If there were no tasks issued by the system, Narant would definitely follow this method.

Whether looking for Bernard to buy or buying from nobles in other counties.

But now that he can get the fifth lucky girl after completing the task, he changed his strategy, because he wanted to get the fifth lucky girl as soon as possible, and he didn't want to delay for a moment.

When he came back, knowing that there were so many new populations, he had actually thought about how to feed these people in this green and yellow winter.

One is naturally to buy food, as long as you are willing to spend money.

And the second... I'm ashamed to say, Narant hit his idea on the group of sperm whales by the sea...

Last time, he could promise to try not to hit their ideas as much as possible, but isn't it because the plan can't keep up with the changes, is it urgent?

Moreover, he actually figured out that the ocean is so big in this world, he only needs to try to capture and develop it reasonably, and the damage to the ocean is a drop in the bucket.

So he said to Mario: "Mario, you don't have to worry about the food. Take these fifty gold coins to buy the remaining food that you can buy. As for the rest, I'm going to hunt whales!"

"Whaling, feeding them meat? My lord, will this be too good for them?" In Mario's opinion, meat is better than brown bread.

Moreover, these newly added populations are all from enemy countries. According to him, they must first suffer for a few years, and then let them integrate when they perform well.

Of course, this is not his bad intentions, but the management of other nobles.

Even many captured serfs and soldiers started as slaves, and unless they behaved well, they could get amnesty and become serfs and be assigned to the fields.

Narant is not so skinny, after all, the population in the territory is too small, and he can't get rich by exploiting these hard-working serfs.

"Mario, although it's meat, it's from hunting, so it doesn't cost money. Did it save you hundreds of gold coins?"

"Sir, it's too stupid to be young, you are really a wise nobleman!" Mario had nothing to say and immediately sent his ass.

Next, Mario reported to Narant about the construction of the Storm Territory.

In the past two months, after the tireless efforts of barbarians and a group of serfs, dozens of huts planned by Narant have been built, and it is only necessary to wait for Narant to complete the acceptance.

In addition, in the southwest of the Storm Territory, that is, the flame fortress of the flame spar in the original buffer zone is also under construction, and it is believed that it will be completed in more than half a month.

After all, the scale of the fort is not large, and the construction period with barbarian coolies joining the construction is still very fast.

"Very good, my lord, I will go to inspect it later!" Narant was very satisfied with the speed of development, and planned to go upstairs to take a bath later to inspect the territory. After all, it was still morning.

"Mario, do you have anything else to do? If you don't have it, go ahead and do it first! Your Excellency is going to take you on a tour in the afternoon!"

"Sir, there is one more thing I want to report to you!" Mario thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered something.

"whats the matter?"

"Sir, the sweet potato you planted not far from Lucky Village has grown into a large piece, and the stems and leaves have been crawling everywhere. It's just that I haven't seen this plant before, so I can't tell if it's mature or not. No start harvesting!"

"Oh, I'll go back and have a look later!" Thinking back, the sweet potatoes have been planted for at least three or four months. Narant thought that although the sweet potatoes were not heavier, they should be almost ripe.

It's time to dig a tree and take a look.

Next, Narant sent Mario directly, then prepared to take a comfortable bath, and then went directly to inspect the territory.