Quick Transmigration: Losing All Standing and Reputation - Chapter 72

[Chapter 72 Glory Recovery (4)]

As soon as the news of the farming reform spread, the farmers in Kanno seemed to be in a frying pan, and all of a sudden there was a lot of discussion.

Even the petty nobles in the realm of Cannor couldn’t help but discuss these things over and over again at the ball.

Naturally, Rhine did not participate in this kind of ball, but it was not because these little nobles did not invite him because of the Holy See – Rhine Palatinate was Cannon’s master, and it was innocuous for the nobles of the same class to not associate with him. In the realm of Cannor, doing things can be measured.

Palatinate didn’t like balls, and neither did Rhine. With this skill, he was willing to read more letters.

But Hillier is not, as Rhine said, he has always longed for the life of the nobles, and also tried to learn the etiquette of the nobles. One of the ways is to go to a nobleman’s dance, chat with them, be their friend, even if it’s just a spectacle.

So he had to hold the wine glass and maintain a stiff smile when these nobles mocked Rhine.

Miss Connie over there looked like she was only sixteen or seventeen years old, holding a fan and half covering her rosy lips, revealing her mostly snow-white chest, blinking at him inadvertently, full of style, but her mouth was full of anger. Looking at the others, he said: “The young lady of the Breen family is a heretic identified by the Holy See. I think the earl was bewitched by the young lady, and only now makes such an irrational act. Think about it, who would decide such a thing. Low rent? Even if he owns the whole of Canno, how much wealth can he get with such a low rent? And Canno is his territory, what he wants those farmers to do, those farmers should be obedient, why give them a choice, it seems Like they can make smart decisions. Listen to the choices he gives, a farmer who doesn’t follow his idea of changing the way he farms can still farm his land for another year instead of being kicked out immediately. He’s an earl How to maintain the decency? If it weren’t for being confused by those weird things, what decent adult would do such a thing?”

Hillier wanted to retort, saying that this is not a strange thing, but Pfarr Earl Ci has a fervent kindness to the people at the bottom, but you monsters who only talk and laugh at banquets don’t have it.

But he just smiled, and his handsome and sunny appearance made Miss Connie look at him more and more passionate.

In normal times, Hillier was more than willing to make out with this young lady and say a couple of flattering one-liners. But he really didn’t feel that way right now, he just regarded himself as a piece of wood that couldn’t understand any hints, and looked away with a smile.

Miss Connie followed his gaze, thinking he was attracted to another chatty lady. Just then another noble young master asked: “Connie, what do you think of the reform proposed by the earl? Can this new farming method really increase production?

” Feng, Connie thought about taking this opportunity to attract Hillier’s attention, and quickly said: “I think the Earl of Palatinate is dizzy. If there is such a method, the Holy See will definitely promote it. I heard that this The earl likes poetry the most. Could it be possible that the method of farming can be derived from those beautiful poems? I’m afraid that the farmers really cultivated according to the earl’s words, and the output will be scarce at that time, and I’m afraid that the Palatinate Count will be criticized by the Holy See. ”

Connie finished, and the people around her all laughed. Hillier looked at her, Connie blinked immediately, Hillier toasted her a glass of wine, rudely drank the wine in the glass, and said: “The Count is far more wise than you can imagine, I hope there is a You can also fill the stomachs of your vassals.”

When Hillier walked out of the banquet hall, he was a little bit drunk by the cold wind, and he regretted it. Rhine has made it clear that he doesn’t care if he is always loyal to him, as long as he doesn’t delay what he should do. In this situation, since there is no need to maintain Rhine’s reputation, it is the best thing he should do and the most cost-effective choice to go along with those minor nobles.

Look, he could have been drinking wine in the warm banquet hall, eating food that he couldn’t usually eat, and flirting with beautiful noble ladies. If you’re lucky, you might be able to spend a fragrant night. But now he was sober in the cold wind, and maybe he was scolded by those nobles behind his background and etiquette.

Hillier smiled bitterly, but he felt that the pent-up anger in his chest seemed to be vented a little, and speaking for Rhine made him feel relieved.

Hillier did not tell Rhine about the episode.

Rhine also doesn’t care about the reaction of the nobles in Canno, he only cares about the choice of the farmers.

The effort of Rhine’s personal inspection was not in vain, and 80% of the farmers chose to change their farming methods. Of course, there is also the reason why they are afraid that they will have no land to grow and have to be displaced. However, because of the one-year grace period of Rhine, there was no turmoil. Some people went there for the first year to be free of rent. Although the rent set by Rhine was already low, they could eat more if they paid less.

For those who change their farming methods, Rheinland also offers two options.

The first plan is conservative and understandable to most farmers, which is the three-field rotation system. A field is divided into three parts, one is rested as before, another is cultivated in the spring, and the remaining one is cultivated in the autumn. In such a field, two-thirds of the land is cultivated, and the land will not lose its fertility due to excessive cultivation.

The second plan still divides the land into two parts, but cancels the fallow, half of the land is normally planted with grain, and the other half of the land is planted with turnips and alfalfa, and cattle and sheep are placed on it. Both turnips and alfalfa are the main fodder for livestock. Compared with the previous stocking, the livestock raised in this way are obviously more plump and their fur will be smoother and brighter. Also, turnips and alfalfa have different requirements for soil nutrients than grains. When two plots of land are swapped to plant crops in the second year, for that kind of plant, the land is equivalent to having been fallow for a year. What’s more, alfalfa is a nitrogen-fixing plant.

Rhein himself undoubtedly favors the second option, and makes the rationale clear. It’s a pity that the literacy among the farmers is limited, let alone the knowledge of these chemicals. They can’t judge based on experience alone.

Most farmers have chosen the conservative first option. Only a few farmers, out of goodwill and trust in the Count, decided to try the second plan, which sounded very powerful.

Seeing this result, Hillier was a little puzzled.

“Lord Rhine, if you want them to choose to grow alfalfa, why do you propose a three-field rotation system? Once people have more choices, they will not go that way wholeheartedly.”

Rhine said: “I hope they do this. , but I hope they make choices based on their own will. In today’s world, there are too few choices they can make, and I can’t control the people on other people’s territories for the time being, but I hope the people on my territory can make choices by making Their own choices determine the direction of life. How can a person have dignity if they can’t make their own choices? In the case of letting them choose for themselves, the second plan may subvert their long-standing cognition of fallow , if there is no first option as an alternative, there may not be so many people willing to try to reform. Since I don’t want to use power and want to achieve the results I want, I can only use my brains on the options.

” Lear looked complicated and couldn’t help asking: “Lord Rhine, did you give me the opportunity to make a choice because of this?”

Rhine once clearly told Hillier that he would oppose the Holy See one day in the future, and also Tell Hillier explicitly that he can choose to leave at that time. Is this the chance he gave him to choose?

Rhine was stunned for a moment and smiled: “Hillier, although you may not be happy to say that, but in my eyes, you are the same as them.”

Hillier knew why he said he might be unhappy, after all, he I have always wanted to get rid of the imprint of the lower class on myself, and worked hard to live a noble life. But the dirty little boy who was starving and dazed was always hidden in his heart. Was he really unhappy when he heard Rhine’s words?

Rhine didn’t worry too much about this. Now was the season for sowing, and he began to look around again to see how everyone was planting and how they were planting.

In addition to those big plans, Rhine also gave a lot of small farming techniques. For these techniques, he did not deliberately promote them. He used these techniques as if he urged everyone to change the way of planting. But everyone naturally tried it out. Some farmers used less, and some farmers used more. But because of these brand-new methods and the rent-free agreement that the earl had promised, everyone seemed to have a more hopeful look on their faces, which was many times better than when Rhine first came.

Rhine returned to the castle with a smile.

He was exhausted for a while, and after washing up, he finally had time to meet his two old friends.

This time Gertrude and Palatinate talked about feelings, and it was because of the romantic Viscount Brian. The governess that Viscount Braine had hired for Gertrude was indeed somewhat talented, and although Gertrude lacked interest in the subjects she taught, she had to admit her humor. Before Gertrude could seriously go to school for a few days, he found out that the teacher was Viscount Brian’s mistress. This incident made Gertrude furious – “Yes, I was already disgusted with his infidelity in marriage and used to it. But how could he! How could he carry out such an insult to the profession of a teacher! I don’t know. Whether he took his mistress to be my teacher, or developed my teacher into a mistress. Both cases make me equally angry.”

Gertrude wrote about the matter for a thousand years. This incident seems to have hit her hard, or it has drawn out the anger she has held back for a long time.

“I don’t know if anyone actually likes this kind of marriage, I mean, it does look very liberating. A woman doesn’t need to be devoted to her husband, and a man doesn’t need to be dedicated to his wife. Women. It’s free to flirt with handsome knights and men to kiss whores with pretty faces at will. Everything is so free. But I hate all of this. When liberty of liberty takes the place of fidelity, the institution of marriage loses its last resort. A little bit of romance has become a tool of alliance between two families. Human emotions have become so varied and worthless.”

[End of This Chapter]