Frontier Lord Starts Out With a Population of 0

Why there are no walls or gates in the towns of Casdex territory... they say it is due to the policy of the new lord.

The policy of paying that the barrier guards surrounding the town will only interfere with the movement of people and things, not imposing any taxes on the movement of people and things, and enlivening and boosting the economy of the territory by providing immediate guarantees that everyone is free to do business….

Problems such as security caused by the lack of barriers are apparently being addressed by soldiers known as patrol units established by the new lord.

The vigilant squadron that builds a single squad of about ten people and travels from town to town from fort to fort built on small hills and mountains all over the territory will rush to the spot, day and night, if there is anything in the towns and fields in the territory.

When a town was attacked by about twenty bandits before, a patrol team heard the whistle announcing an emergency rush.

And while that patrol was fighting the bandits, the patrols rushed to the next... and in no time, more than a hundred patrols assembled in the town, suppressing the bandits without much damage.

The patrol said they were also aggressive in crusading monsters they found while on the lookout, and because of that, they would not be attacked by monsters in Casdex territory altogether, and quite a few monster materials would circulate in the territory... which is a great story because it led to the revitalization of the economy in the territory.

That sounds like a good thing to establish a patrol... but it also has the disadvantage that it costs a lot of money to maintain quality.

Even when it comes to lifting the economy by eliminating barriers or distributing monster materials, it's still a long way off that leads to steady income.

… then where the hell is the cost of maintaining the patrol from?

According to the innkeeper who told me why there were no walls or about the patrol, the answer is on a farm south of Casdex territory.

They said it was a place worth a look, even if it took some time and money... that's why me and Aisa and Ellie headed south off the main street to the farm.

The sun in the southern part of Casdex territory is very strong, and to avoid the sun, me and Isa in straw hats bought at the outhouse and Ellie in red cloth hats that may seem expensive, will arrive at the farm, will see the farm, will be unable to say anything and will be flabbergasted.

How far was it going there, the endless fields of sugar reeds?

I heard that Kasdex territory's specialty was sugar... but I didn't know it was going to be this size...

I'll take a carriage down the road that runs between the fields to see how far this field is going... but the sight of the summer sky and just the sugar reeds continues without changing anywhere, and I can't see the end of it at all.

Sometimes I see a sizable size workplace between fields... I guess that's for squeezing sugar reeds.

I went ahead with the carriage for a while, kept going, and gave up that this was no longer possible to see the end of it, and I... find a water field on the side of the workplace and stop the carriage there.

That's how I let the horses drink water... and Ellie, who kept flailing on the carrier, finally regained her sanity, gets a hazy face and starts screaming.

"... wait a minute!

What, on this scale!? How the hell do you harvest all these sugar reeds, how the hell do you make them into sugar!? No matter how many people you have, you won't get enough!?

To such Ellie's screams,

"... it's a big field, but enough to say?

That's a lot of people, and it takes weeks to do anything, right?

"Really... sugar sells high, and if we gather manpower for that wage, can we handle it in a month or so?

And when me and Isa return such a voice, Ellie returns so loud that it sounds right around her.

"Idiot! Harvesting sugar reeds isn't that easy!

I have to mow the sugar at once at the time it's most stored in me, and when I do, I have to mow it and squeeze it at once before the sugar in me rots!

Sugar reeds are so heavy that it's a struggle to prune, carry or squeeze... there's a good reason why sugar is expensive!

You won't be able to gather manpower by any means whatsoever for a sugar reedfield of this size!!

With that explanation of Ellie, then how the hell? And when Aisa and I are tilting our necks, we hear a gutter coming from the sugar reedfield... with fine horns and hard looking skin wrapped around it with a white cloth as we draw the sugar reed... the rhinoceros beast man shows himself.

Deep wrinkles in its eyes and mouth and old man to see slow movement...... what is it?

"... hey, you're a lot more familiar with sugar reeds.

You're right, sugar making is a very difficult task. "

When I return a word to Grandpa, who says so in his voice and smiles, that me and Aisa are getting water after the greeting, Grandpa smiles and says go ahead.

That's how Grandpa named us landlords around here, he sits down near the water field, takes a black brown chunk about the size of a pebble out of the bag he had in his hand, throws it into his mouth, and after a few words about being a tight talker, starts talking about making sugar around here.

"You're right, sugar making is a heavy labor and requires a lot of manpower... so some generations ago the lord captured the beasts who lived in these places like the eagles... and we thought we could secure that labor by enslaving them.

It's convenient because some species have more power and strength than humans and have more children than the heat.

... so the eagles are going to get a lot worse... while the sweet smell drifts, they don't even have time to rest, but they never allow me to lick the sugar, and if I were to lick it, there would be unspeakable punishment waiting for me. "

And, saying so, Grandpa throws a second black and brown chunk into his mouth... and then lets the story resume.

"It is the present lord, Eldan, who has saved such a weasel.

They kicked out all the farmers who were so prestigious with their whips in one hand that they freed the eagles from their slavery... and then they said that this field belonged to the eagles who had sown their land, and they made monsters like eagles into farmers.

Eldan told me that you can sell or lick the harvested sugar to the likes of the eagles, you can grow other crops besides sugar, and if you want to get away from this land, you can also like to sell the land to someone. Oh... totally, truly merciful. "

I've heard Lord Casdex's reputation everywhere since he entered Casdex territory... but he's apparently the man of his reputation.

You're also convinced that you're close to your brother.

"Not only that, Master Eldan, but you can even come up with a new business of drying the squeeze cusp of sugar reeds you were throwing away as garbage and making paper from the sole... thanks to you, I'm busy this year except for the harvest season and it's tough"

That's what Grandpa says. He makes a laugh.

It's busy and hard... but I guess it's not as bitter and spicy as it was when I was a slave, that smile is bright everywhere.

Grandpa, who laughed so often, stood up because it was time to go back to work, saying that it was a thank you for listening to me brag, and handing me a bag of black and brown chunks that he had spoken to me over and over again from earlier.

"You should all eat.

Eating this will help you and keep you from losing the summer heat, so share it with the horses "

And with that said, Grandpa leaves toward the workplace... as soon as he can't see his grandfather, Isa sticks her hand in the bag and takes out the black and brown chunk, throwing it into his mouth without any hesitation.

"Wow, this is so sweet.

Sugar...... is it? But we talked about sugar being white powder, right?

Me and Ellie reach into the bag, too, following Isa, who smiles so clearly as she says that about how sweet that is in her mouth.

"... oh, that's a little queasy but sweet, this"

I taste it in my mouth right away, and Ellie looks at it without putting it in her mouth.

"Maybe, but this, isn't it, tea sugar?

This is what happens when you boil the sugar reed squeeze juice.

You heard me say that white sugar takes more time to make hmm than this......

Well, I see... this whole area of the field, and those grandfathers are the source of funding for Casdex territory. "

I'll let the horses lick the tea sugar and the dots while I hear Ellie's words.

"I hear that other teas, spices, etc. are famous... and quite a bit of money is flowing from all over the kingdom into Casdex territory."

While listening to Ellie, who continues to speak pale, me, Isa and the horses indulged in the sweetness of the tea sugar until they felt comfortable.

Whether that sweetness of tea sugar was so intense, I ran the carriage as I managed to calm down the horses who felt too energized, leaving the field and on my way back to the main street... Ellie, who rode herself out of the carrier, calls out.

"... Hey, Eli.

That shepherd over there, he's looking a little crazy.

Maybe he got hit by the heat... shouldn't I help him?

When Ellie pointed her gaze at those who said so, she was surrounded there by several sheep who had stored full of seemingly soft hair... an old man with white, gray hair dressed like a cleric.

Apparently, he's not an animal subhuman. The old man walks with a flirtatious wand... and occasionally he smiles at the sheep, or laughs alone at what happened... and he does look a little, no, pretty weird.

That's how I turned my gaze to Isa next door, watched Isa snort, and then proceeded to the old man's carriage to help him.