The Defeated Dragon

“Hurry up, you fucking idiot, grinding, are you looking for death! Lord wants to count your family, hurry up, put on your clothes, bring your women and children, gather in the open space in front of you, one less person, be careful I break your legs! ”

The patrol members slammed the thatched house door and yelled at the house.

Soon, all the farmers of Barley Tun came out of their homes and, amidst the roaring noises of the patrol members, assembled on the open ground.

In twos and threes whispers.

From time to time, he looked up at a table in the middle of the open space, behind which a 40-year-old woman, dressed in a decent dark green dress, was sorting out a pile of thick leather paper. Behind the women, there is also a young maid who is helping to dissolve the ink from the tea tank.

“Who's that? ”

“Haven't seen it. ”

“Idiot, it must be the maid in the castle! ”

“Yes, yes, look at her clothes. Absolutely ironed. Only the servants of the Lord can wear such neat and clean clothes. Unlike us, they smell like baked wrinkles. ”

“Lord, what are you going to do, listen to the dog's legs, statistics... what are you counting? ”

“is to count the population.” An elderly farmer, chewing on the grass roots of a certain plant, "the Count sent someone to count once a decade ago, when we in Barley Tun had... many households of serfs, many more than we are now. Oops, that snow seven years ago starved a lot of people to death. ”

In front of the table.

The patrol member, who had just given up, nodded to the two maids: “Mrs. Morson, Miss Michonne, all the serfs of Barley Tun have gathered. ”

“I'm not a lady, I'm just a maid in a castle.” Michonne Bulltail was actually happy with the lady's name, and she asked with a smile, "Everyone is here, don't miss one, otherwise Lord is going to punish us, including you. ”

“Of course, of course, I assure you, they will never dare to hide. ”

Mrs. Morson nodded: "Well, you go get them one family at a time, and the counted farmers can go straight home and don't go back to registering. ”

“Okay.”

The patrol began to walk to the table with a family of serfs.

Mrs Morson asked, "Are you a parent? What is your name ”

“Hope... Hope, ma'am. ”

“Don't be nervous, it's the full name, including your last name, Mr. Hope. ”

“Oh, well... well, my name is Hope Pooh. ”

“So, Mr. Hope, is everyone in your family here? Five people? What is the name of your wife, what are the names of your two sons and daughters... how old are you, your profession is what you are responsible for. Is your wife the same? Is your eldest son working? ”

Soon after, Mrs. Morson ended her questioning and began recording information on thick paper.

Slave Householder - Hope Pooh, age 37, barley grown, limb healthy; Wife - Simon Pooh, age 34, barley grown, limb healthy; eldest son - Robo Pooh, age 20, oat grown, limp; second son - Peter Pooh, age 17, barley grown, limb healthy; daughter - Lily Pooh, age 15, chicken raised at home, limb healthy.

After recording the information, Mrs. Morson checked again.

After making sure she was correct, she said gently: "Mr. and Mrs. Hope, you can go home now. ”

“Oh, okay... okay. ”

This scenario lasted only one day, and a pile of thick leather paper was sent to the castle, Lister's desk, and the census of Flower Town was completed.

“Lester, this is incredible. Such a difficult task, in your hands, can easily be solved. You will be a qualified lord, for sure.” Gorte exclaims.

“Teacher Gaultai, let the praises go first, count the numbers of each tunnel and sum them up for me. ”

“Willing to help. ”

Perhaps it was Listley's strenuous action that put pressure on Gaultai, a follower who didn't become an advisor, to light a candle rarely to work late.

Early in the morning the next day.

The statistics have appeared in front of Lester, who finished breakfast and practiced knighthood lessons.

“My lord, Lord Gaultai stayed up all night, and when he sent the information, his eyes were red.” Carter said with thick leather paper.

“Good wine, good food and entertainment always need to do something in return. I don't want my territory to grow as dead as it used to be. ”

Carter was in a bit of a trance, and a few seconds later he replied: "My lord, I see Lord Earl, when he was a young, spirited Viscount, for five years, promoted to Count, opening up the Tulip family's reign of Coral Island. Flower Town is lucky to have you as Lord. ”

“Maybe.” Lester has no modesty.

Quietly look at the thick leather paper, thick stack, there is actually not much content, even if it is written with a goose pencil, there is still not much text recorded.

“Thick paper, really backward. ”

“Master, we don't have much thick paper anymore, which has consumed four fifths of the thick paper. ”

“I know, I'll figure it out.” Papermaking, already on Lester's calendar, is just waiting for the right time to finish.

It took half an hour to get all the data out of Flower Town.

A total of eight tunnels.

Township Tun, 257 households, 907 people, of whom 41 households, 125 are free people, the rest are serfs.

Peanut Tun, 23 households, 92 people, are serfs.

Shiitake Tun, 68 households, 211 people, are serfs.

Tomato Tun, 30 households, 152 people, of whom 10 households, 28 are free people, the rest are serfs.

Barley Tun, 48 households, 155 people, are serfs.

Wheatun, 101 households, 342 people, are serfs.

Flower farms, 21 households, 54 people, are serfs.

Dairy cow farm, 18 households, 60 people, are serfs.

There are 584 households and 1973 people in the whole town of Flowers, only 51 households and 153 people are free people, and the rest are serfs. On this side of the castle, there are 10 servants, 4 cavaliers, and two followers, Gorte and Marcus, including Lester, 17.

Gaultai and Marcus also have families, but in Coral City, they did not follow. You may be reluctant to come, or you may have to wait a while to get here.

So the total population of Flower Town is 1990.

The vast majority of them are engaged in agriculture, growing barley, wheat, oats, tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, peanuts, tulips, farming dairy cows, and small quantities of chicken duck geese and pig dogs and sheep.

Only seven percent of the population is engaged in handicrafts.

There are tailors, blacksmiths, carpenters, bakeries, mills, grocery stores, tanneries, hairdressers and locksmiths.

“The census was detailed enough, and now it is time to complete the task.” Lester pushed away a thick piece of paper with a slight smell in his face and thought to himself.

At this point, old butler Carter walked over again: "My lord, the great joy, the steward of the flower farm, came and reported the joy to you. ”

Hearing the flower farm four words, Lester's eyes shine and his heart is clear, which is probably the reward for the task: “Where is he, invite him to come... what is the good news? ”

“It's a black tulip I've never seen before, sir, and I'm bringing him here. ”