I have a shelter

It seems that Anthony and Alexander have arrived first.

In recent days, the two dumbest guys in the shelter and the smartest guy in the shelter have been getting along better and better. George felt that on the one hand, it was probably because, in this shelter, only this big fool was willing to listen to Anthony's nagging. On the other hand, Anthony also found that only this big guy could be fooled by him.

When George rode over, Anthony was waving his cane and telling stories to the big guy.

"So, the southeast of this flat valley used to be a forest."

After seeing the lord coming, the university scholar nodded and continued to talk.

However, Alexander didn't seem to be particularly interested in these, because in his opinion, these stories were far less interesting than the tricks that Anthony secretly showed him.

But in order not to make his friend sad, the big guy still pulled up his eyelids that were fighting.

George didn't disturb the two guys who were getting better and better recently. After reaching out and touching the back of Alexander's head, he waited for others.

"The family of Viscount Jeffrey Lawrence uses 'rat' (a kind of rat that is very good at storing food) as the family emblem, and every lord here has also brought the spirit of rat to the extreme."

"They lived up to the trust of the first Duke. Over the centuries, they developed this forest and wasteland into a piece of black fertile soil that can be harvested without fertilizer, becoming the most important part of the rear of Yongfeng City."

As Anthony said, this was once a very fertile land. While listening, George looked at the large tracts of wild wheat and couldn't help but recall some memories of his childhood in this life.

-Every spring planting and autumn harvest, there were thousands of farmers harvesting grain in the fields on the Viscount's land of more than 1,000 square kilometers.

The Duke once said that the annual contribution of the Rat Family alone could feed the Duke's entire army. This was a bit of compliment, but until the fog came, the Rat Family was still reclaiming land. Now, the cultivated land has reached more than 1.5 million acres.

The population of the entire Rat-Dwelling Territory was originally more than 200,000. But now there are only tens of thousands left.

More than one million mu of land is more than one thousand square kilometers, or an area with a circumference of more than 30 kilometers - not as good as a small county (including nearby towns, villages, and villages).

But this is the arable area.

In the eastern part of the valley, only the land of Rat-Dwelling Territory is suitable for farming, and the rest are rivers, mountains, and undeveloped land.

Including these uncultivated lands, the area of ​​the entire Rat-Dwelling Territory is more than 10,000 square kilometers, equivalent to a city. And Gavi and others are considered county governors.

The population here used to be more than 200,000 people. Looking at modern times, a fifth-tier city has a population of only a few hundred thousand. So this population of more than 200,000 was an extremely large number in ancient times.

The arable area is 1.5 million mu, with an average of 5 mu of good land per person (a family has 10-100 mu). Many of them are grazing and hunting.

Although on average everyone can have 5 mu of land, most of them are proletarians - most of the land belongs to nobles and rich families. Most of the population are tenants. Although some families are responsible for 100 mu of land, after deducting taxes and rents, they only have more than ten mu of land left for their family. It is barely enough for food and drink.

Now, the population of Gudong, including the villages unknown to the lord in the mountains and fields, refugees in the wilderness, and the population in the hands of the lord, is only a few tens of thousands.

So even if no new land is developed, it is enough here.

These 1.5 million mu of land are extremely fertile, and the yield of the land once reached 4 bushels of wheat - that is, more than 200 kilograms.

The current situation of this land is naturally incomparable to the past. And these "wild wheat" have gradually degenerated because no one has taken care of and harvested them all year round. The seeds germinate in the spring rain and fall to the ground after autumn. The fruits that grow out grow together with weeds.

And after the best season for autumn harvest, every day without a rain, the grain will fall from the pointed ears of wheat.

However, even so, in some fields that have not been polluted, each acre has a little more than 1 bushel - an average of more than 60 kilograms! And the wheat around the shelter has only harvested more than 70 kilograms.

If all the more than 1.5 million acres of land are harvested, there will be enough food for 2 million bushels. According to the food consumption of the residents of Gavi's territory, 2 bushels of food (more than 100 kilograms) is the annual ration for one person. And these 2 bushels of food are not the weight of flour, but bread plus various wild vegetables and vegetables.

Less than 5 taels of food distributed a day is of course not enough to eat, so many people have to find ways to make their own food.

And many people often starve to death as long as they are slightly squeezed by ruffians, soldiers, rich families, and neighbors.

Gavi's soldiers each have 3 bushels of wheat - plus bran and other things, it is more than 200 kilograms after making black bread. Counting vegetables and a small amount of meat. Each person has about one kilogram of food every day, which is on the verge of food and clothing.

But now there are more and more corrupted lands, and fewer and fewer places for farming and breeding. The entire eastern part of the valley is already in famine.

So the lords are extremely eager for the Rat-Dwelling Territory.

And as long as you occupy this place, you won't have to worry about food for a long time.

Although, this year's grain production may not be very good, because the area around Qiushu Manor has been completely corrupted. But as long as the place is purified, there will be no source of pollution in the Rat Territory. Garvey and others can even directly occupy the fire-purified Shushu Manor to carry out this year's autumn planting.

The most important thing is that there is a salt field in the southernmost part of the Shushu Territory.

With the monsters in the rat collar being dealt with, in the future everyone will not only be able to boldly go into the fog to farm, but also herd animals without any problems!

Regarding the distribution of food here, George has already negotiated with the lord and others. No matter how much is harvested, most of it will belong to the "Knights Templar".

For this year’s autumn planting, the lords will also hand over a batch of church donations.

As George was thinking, the sound of horse hooves came from far away and came closer. George raised his head and saw the knights in white and gray robes gathered together.

Seeing that the lord did not speak, several people also did not speak. He just looked with him in the direction of the grain collection team.

There were bursts of shouts of killing, and it was obvious that they had encountered zombies.

George knew that there were no corpses around here. The dozen monsters that I just cleaned up were the first batch that roamed over from the manor. And now, the entire team also encountered the first small group of corpses.

Knights kept jumping out of the mist, and gradually they gathered behind the lord.

In order to prevent someone from being lax, the news was leaked. George only told Martin and Aggie about the incident.

So the knights still don't know why the lord called them here. They just listen to the distant shouts of killing and wait for the lord's instructions in silence.

'It's almost time. If everything goes well, the biggest group of monsters in the manor should have left the manor. "George put away the map, and he saw that Martin and others had come around from a distance.

After a while, Martin and others, covered in black and gray, rode out from the mist in the distance.

George looked at Martin anxiously, wanting to confirm the situation.

Aji couldn't wait to interrupt first.

"It's burning, bah bah, take some time, boss." Aji spat a few times and said excitedly: "You don't know how scary that scene is! If it weren't for the wolf to lead us, we would have almost escaped. Into that crazy horde of monsters"

Martin glared at him, signaling not to let him say more. Then he approached the lord and said in a low voice: "Boss, Gavi's group is very experienced, and the monsters have basically come out."

At this point, Martin paused: "After the incident was completed, Garvey's nephew killed all the people he brought there. He asked me to tell you that this fire was an accident."

George was slightly startled by these words. Then it dawned on me.

‘This guy Garvey is really dark’

Naturally, the Templars should not have been involved in igniting this fire - in fact, it had no bearing at all, because the Holy See did not exist at all! But Garvey showed his kindness to the bishop and ordered his knights to kill all those who saw the Templar Knights.

"Let's go, keep quiet." George raised his whip and rode away.

Everyone could no longer stand it any longer. After hearing the order, they rode their horses and followed the lord. But what Aji and Martin said left many people with doubts. Gradually, everyone discovered that the direction they were going did not seem to be the direction of the grain collection team.

On the way, someone couldn't help but ask about Martin and Aggie. Aji kept his mouth tightly shut this time and said nothing. But Martin said what his boss had previously told him.

——Garvey and George have discussed this matter. The lords will attract the monsters, and George and others will behead them!

The lords knew about this, but the soldiers naturally didn't know. Because this is equivalent to the sacrificial work of ‘breaking off’.

George, who was listening, raised his whip, rode his horse to the front of the team, stopped and looked at everyone and said.

"Everyone. In order to solve the biggest hidden danger here, the lords have made sacrifices!" George raised his whip and said with stern eyes: "If we succeed in this trip, the fire will be ignited in the devil's body! Everyone will be killed. Save! If we fail, this is where we will be buried!”

Everyone suddenly understood the importance of this trip! A knight couldn't help but clenched the weapon in his hand and felt the pressure on his shoulders.

But there was a determined light shining in their eyes, and their hearts were surging.

George raised his voice: "Everyone! All the folks in this valley have already put the hope of the future on our shoulders! And only we can bear it!"

"Those who are not afraid of death, follow me forward!"

In the midst of the excitement, the knights followed the lord as he rode forward, running towards the demon-slaying battlefield in the distant manor.

Only Anthony froze on the spot. He felt cold all over. He couldn't believe that these lords decided the fate of those soldiers and civilians in just a few words.

In the midst of trembling, Anthony waved his riding crop and caught up with George with an angry look on his face.

"I really misjudged you! There is no difference between you and those despicable nobles! They are all the same cunning and cold-blooded!"

"That's enough! You are not allowed to say that to our lord again!" "You witch doctor has been giggling all the way. I have wanted to beat you for a long time!" "Throw this guy off the horse and don't let him cause trouble here. !”

Wolpe frowned and sneered: "Dear Grand Secretary, this is a battlefield! Not a game! If you don't sacrifice and I don't sacrifice, everyone will die!"

After a moment of silence, Jack said to Anthony with a heavy heart: "The dead are all warriors who sacrificed for everyone!"

"This fire will not burn for long, and it will be trampled out by the monsters. How can it work without someone to lead the monsters?" (This is Martin)

Anthony roared: "But they have the right to know! You are letting them die!"

Amid Anthony's roar, George turned around and looked at him coldly: "We are also going to die. In this battle, we have different tasks from those people! Whether we are willing or not, everyone has to sacrifice their lives! No one can decide!"

After that, George sped up his horse and left, and the knights glared at Anthony coldly, and followed their lord with flushed faces.

Anthony's face changed for a moment, and he looked in the direction where the screams and despair came from. He was confused and thought of the refugees who had been separated from their wives and children while fleeing. My face gradually darkened, and I couldn't convince myself