Chapter 994: Chapter 292: Are You Trying to Rebel? (10,000 Words)

In Alba Town, there are naturally more than just the Connelly and Louis manors.

It is occupied and administratively ruled by five manor lords, developing agriculture.

Even though the manor lords of Alba Town have conflicts and differences of interest.

Under the relatively stable situation of the small town.

They absolutely will not allow external forces to enter Alba Town and disrupt the current balance!

Therefore.

To avoid conflict with other manor lords and unnecessary personnel losses.

We must take action swiftly during the nighttime operation and take everything from the manor.

This is what their master referred to as the Blitzkrieg strategy!

Lynn glanced at Rose and Wesley, then continued speaking.

"The distance from Morgan Town to Alba Town is about eighty miles."

"Based on the marching speed shown yesterday, we can arrive in just a few hours!"

"It’s just dusk now, the time is still early, the soldiers can rest a bit more."

"However, have them ready to be on standby at any time."

Rose and Wesley responded in unison, "Yes, Master!"

Lynn nodded, "Continue dining then."

Rose and Wesley exchanged a glance, said no more, and continued enjoying the food on the table.

Lynn picked up the gin that Red had poured for him on the table, and took a light sip.

Letting the warmth of the gin spread throughout his body.

After a short while.

Having finished dinner, Lynn walked out of the manor castle to the edge of the city wall.

His hands braced on the wall, his gaze passed through the battlements, surveying beyond the manor castle.

In the distant western horizon, the hanging red-orange sunset had sunk below the horizon.

Only a trace of remaining afterglow illuminated the sky slightly.

And, as the afterglow gradually weakened.

Darkness arrived, enveloping the entire sky and earth... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Lynn shifted his gaze towards the distant fields.

Despite the fall of night,

The free people in the fields seem unprepared to quit and return.

Teams of figures continue to toil busily in the fields.

Lynn thought for a moment, and found it quite reasonable.

Because, the rewards he promised these free people were indeed too generous!

No matter how many pounds of crops are harvested every day.

They could receive one-tenth of the day’s harvest as their reward!

Even though they are free people or somewhat experienced craftsmen,

Under the employment of a lord nobility, they could earn no more than a few pence a day.

But now, they would never have such high rewards as they do now!

Based on their current harvesting speed, roughly calculated.

Harvesting three acres of barley fields yielding one hundred pounds per acre every day.

That is three hundred pounds of barley, then convert one-tenth of it...

In other words.

If they work with all their might for a day, they could earn thirty pounds of barley.

Then calculating by the current market price — fifteen pence!

An income of nearly fifteen pence a day!

This income is calculated based on barley alone.

One must know that Morgan Town’s fields are also growing a large amount of wheat!

If calculated at the market price of wheat.

That would be sixty pence!

Such income is enough to make these employed free people exert themselves to harvest with all their might!

Lynn felt.

Such rewards could make these free people go all out!

The free people hired by Boer, who came to Morgan Town, would surely reap a great profit in this summer harvest.

But as the current master of Morgan Town, he would earn even more!

Without investing any manpower, materials, or efforts.

At most, he only dispatched Gavin to lead a team of farmers and a soldier squad for management.

He would still reap over a million pounds of barley and wheat, millions of pounds of vegetable crops, etc.!

As for the remaining three to four thousand acres of unharvested fields.

While dining, he also came up with a solution!

There is a large labor force in his territory.

But those labor forces have their respective duties and uses in his territory.

Naturally, they cannot be dispatched out from the territory.

Therefore.

The best solution is to eliminate Connelly Manor and Louis Manor!

Plunder all the labor force from their manors back.

For the agricultural production construction of Morgan Town thereafter, and the construction of garrisons in the manor castle!

Meanwhile.

He could also weaken Viscount Jon Zuck’s military strength.

To prepare for attacking Kakasong City later.

Even to deter those manor lords near Morgan Town, or those coveting his territory.

To secure more time for the stable development of his territory.

While Lynn gazed into the distance, a series of steady footsteps arose behind him.

As a personal guard, Red immediately turned his head upon the emergence of footsteps behind him.

Red, who had acquired the Ranger’s Special Promotion Book and undergone fusion, had seemingly become extremely sensitive in perception.

In the dim light, Red could clearly distinguish objects with precision.

He could hear the subtle rustle of leaves swaying and the soft steps of animals.

He could smell different odors in the air.

Even, there is an instinctual intuition in his mind!

Under Red’s watchful gaze, Rose strode forward and stopped a few meters behind Lynn.