Chapter 89 Inspecting Sandy
Chapter 89 Inspecting Sandy
After Sandilonin inspected and approved Jenny's plan, the next question was who would arrange to deliver the letter.
First of all, this person must be from the Purple Fruit Tribe. Secondly, it would be best if Slaine could recognize this person as Jenny's confidant so as to increase the credibility of the other party's request for help.
Jenny recommended a suitable candidate, Lauren, the descendant of the butler who had followed the Frank family since the previous generation. He had always been loyal to Frank and now served as both a servant and a political official in the Purple Fruit Tribe.
Lauren is loyal and smart. Apart from Horn and Jenny, he is the most suitable person to deliver letters in the Purple Fruit Tribe.
After the meeting, Luo Ning was arranged to rest in a clean room that had been temporarily cleaned.
It is said that several such empty houses are still well preserved in the Ziguo Tribe. They were left behind by people who once belonged to the Ziguo Tribe and now live in the Huitu Tribe.
"You will arrange a few guards to rush to the Qingzhu Tribe at dawn tomorrow and notify Rydar and Tom to come over."
In the room, Roning gave instructions to McKen.
"Are you afraid that I can't defeat that Slaine?"
Mikan couldn't help but straighten his chest and said, "Sir, although I always lose to Commander Redar in sparring, it's because Redar is strong, not because I am weak."
"I can guarantee that this Slaine is definitely not my opponent. There is no need for the commander to take action to deal with him!"
Luo Ning smiled and said, "Of course, I know your strength, but it's better to be safe than sorry. If the Gray Earth Tribe hides their strength and several high-level knights come out at once, we will be in a very passive position."
McKen was stunned for a moment before he understood Ronin's intention. "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away to ensure that Redar and the others can reach the Purple Fruit Tribe before tomorrow evening."
"Remember to keep it a secret."
After watching McKen leave, Roning stretched and lay down on the bed to rest.
In fact, the reason just mentioned is only one aspect. He is also worried about Jenny and Horn from the Purple Fruit Tribe.
Even though both of them expressed their loyalty to him, after all, they had only known each other for less than a day, so Luo Ning still understood the principle that one can only judge a person by his appearance but not his heart.
Jenny's strategy was very good. It could lure Slaine and his men out of the Gray Earth Tribe's fortifications, saving Ronin the trouble of attacking the city and definitely reducing the losses.
But one thing needs to be noted. If Jenny and Horn are only loyal on the surface, and after Slaine brings his men over, the two sides will cooperate with each other inside and outside, and then it will be Roning himself who will fall into a passive situation.
Although this possibility is very low, who can guarantee that this possibility will not happen?
When it is possible to avoid himself from being in a passive situation, Roning will certainly choose to avoid it. As he said, it is better to be safe than sorry.
The night passed quietly, and early the next morning, McKen arranged for the three guards to leave the Ziguo tribe at dawn and head for the Qingzhu tribe.
At the same time, Jenny asked her housekeeper, Lauren, to take her letters and set off for the Gray Earth Tribe.
Even though Lauren would rush there as fast as she could, it would probably be afternoon by the time she arrived at the Gray Earth Tribe.
Even if Naslain immediately dispatched people to the Ziguo tribe, they could only arrive around dusk.
This period of time is enough for Redal and Tom to come over from the Qingzhu tribe. After all, compared with the distance between the two sides, Roning's side is much closer.
After breakfast, Knight Horn gathered all the people from the Purple Fruit Tribe and specifically introduced Roning's identity. He also stated that in the future, these people would serve the young nobleman in front of them.
After the people of the Ziguo tribe learned that their leader had surrendered to Roning, they no longer had any objections and immediately knelt on the ground, expressing their loyalty to the new lord.
The benefits of actively recruiting Jenny and others are evident.
Roning didn't need to spend time and effort to implant his identity and image into these people's minds. To arrange things, he only needed to tell Jenny and Horn, and they would make all the arrangements.
However, the people of the Purple Fruit Tribe have recognized Jenny and Horn as their leaders for so many years, and this phenomenon still needs to change.
After finishing the siege on the savage tribe, Ronin needs to relocate and exchange the population of several tribes to weaken their recognition of the old leader while establishing Hillfort and his image.
"Jenny, I hope you can help me do a census of the Purple Fruit Tribe."
After finishing the meeting with the tribal members, Roning, accompanied by Jenny's family, went to Sandi to check on the condition of the mulberry trees.
"Census?"
Jenny asked in confusion, "What do you need to know."
"It's very simple. It's just to collect the name, gender, age, and marital status of all family members. At the same time, some craftsmen with special skills, such as carpenters, masons, blacksmiths, etc., are specially marked."
The reason why Roning asked Jenny to do this was, firstly, that she came from a viscount family and her knowledge was definitely much better than Wilson's, and she would be able to complete this task;
Second, he also wanted to save Wilson some time so that population registration could be completed as soon as possible.
At this time, Irene jumped out, "Lord Luo Ning, let me help you with this matter!"
"you?"
Luo Ning looked at the little girl in surprise, "Are you sure you can do it well? Can you write?"
"I can do it!"
Irene patted her chest and said confidently, "My mother taught me to read and write when I was six or seven years old. I know a lot of things now!"
This is quite rare.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you."
Luo Ning smiled and said, "If you do well, I will reward you. Well, just call me Brother Luo Ning."
He originally wanted to offer a silver or gold coin as a reward, but he felt that it was inappropriate to give money to a child, so it would be better to create some hype.
"good!"
Irene agreed immediately, turned around, and ran back home to get paper and a pen to get started. She no longer planned to accompany the inspection of the mulberry forest.
"Ms. Jenny, I didn't expect that in these deep mountains, your training of Irene has not diminished at all."
Luo Ning turned around and said, "Maybe when she grows up a little bit, I can get her help in many areas."
"It is our honor and Irene's honor to serve you."
Jenny smiled and said, "This child has a lively personality and loves to learn. He should learn a lot by following you."
"Then let her follow me from now on."
Luo Ning said, "You two can also live in Shanlin Town, but I still hope that Knight Horn can help me manage the sericulture industry, so I hope you can continue to stay in the Purple Fruit Tribe."
"Maybe I can change the name of this place to 'Purple Fruit Village.'"
Luo Ning looked up at the mountain and saw many mulberry trees.
It has been nearly a month since we officially entered autumn. Some of the leaves of the mulberry trees are still a little green, but most have turned yellow.
Obviously, these mulberry leaves are enough for Horn to expand the scale of breeding. The reason why he did not breed more silkworms is probably because of insufficient manpower.
"Once we conquer the Gray Earth Tribe and the Black Collar Tribe, these villages will be connected. Although I asked you to stay here, you can go somewhere else at any time."
"I will obey your orders in everything."
Horn chuckled. When people reach middle age, they always have some strange hobbies. Although he is a knight, besides charging, his biggest hobby is this.
"In fact, I still like studying these things here. I just didn't expect that you, Sir, would also be interested in these things."
"Silkworm cocoons can be made into silk, and silk can be made into fine fabrics for comfortable clothing."
Roning shared his knowledge about sericulture, which left Horn and Jenny confused. They really couldn't think of any connection between ginkgo and cloth.
They really can't understand. Otherwise, they wouldn't only eat the pupae inside the cocoons.
As they talked, they walked into the mulberry forest.
According to Horn's introduction, Roning knew that the mulberry trees of the Ziguo tribe were currently scattered over several acres of land, one here and one there, with no planning at all.
Most of these mulberry trees grow naturally, and only a small number grow from mulberry seeds. They are not very tall yet.
Luo Ning did some calculations in his mind. Based on the calculation that one mulberry tree can feed 20 silkworms, the 345 mulberry trees in the Ziguo tribe can feed a total of 6,900 silkworms.
Theoretically, this is only enough to make four or five silk dresses.
"There are still too few trees."
After the inspection, Luo Ning said to Horn: "Our first step is to expand the cultivation of mulberry trees. I suggest that you first plan out ten acres of land to plant mulberry trees and increase the yield of mulberry leaves."
"Of course you can, but sir, what about the food in Ziguo Village?"
Jenny was worried. The Purple Fruit Tribe didn't have enough food to begin with, and if they had less land, things would be even worse.
"Don't worry about that. I will transfer food from Shanlin Town."
Luo Ning said: "The people living in Ziguo Village are just like the Qingzhu tribe. They all serve me, so I will naturally provide them with food."
In the past, Shanlin Town sold grain to Sean Territory every year. Now, there is no need to sell it. It is no problem to transfer some of it to feed the more than 200 people in the Purple Fruit Tribe.
"That's no problem!"
Horn agreed to this matter, "But Sir, we don't have mulberries now. If we want to expand the planting, we have to wait until June or July next year."
Hmm?
Luo Ning was stunned for a moment. Will we have to wait until next year to expand the planting?
Suddenly, he understood. It seemed that the other party did not know how to cultivate mulberry trees.
"You can expand your crop without using mulberries."
Roning walked aside, drew out Macken's long sword, and cut off a mulberry branch. "When the mulberry tree grows green leaves next spring, select strong branches like I did, control the length of each branch to several dozen centimeters, and leave two or three leaves on the top. Insert them into the soil and keep the soil moist, and the mulberry branches will grow into mulberry trees."
Horn scratched his head; the meaning was obvious: is this possible?
Jenny knew almost nothing about planting and asked in disbelief, "Is this really... possible?"
"Sure!"
Luo Ning smiled and said, "This method is called the 'cutting method' and can be used to grow many plants. When the time comes, you should plan the land. The distance between each mulberry tree should not be too close but also not too far apart. For one acre of land, you can plant about a thousand mulberry trees."
Horn exclaimed: "Sir, you know so much!"
Jenny couldn't help but sigh, "Sir, you are worthy of being the noble bloodline of the Wushan family. Your knowledge makes us admire you!"
Luo Ning laughed and said modestly: "If you see a lot, you will know a little bit about everything. But there are many things that I only know a little bit about, so we still need to work together."
"Come on, Knight Horn, I'll take you to cook the cocoon."
"Boil the cocoon?"
Horn followed Ronin's steps and asked, "Is this a new way of eating?"
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