In this era, tenants' yearning for their own land and their identity as free people, or in other words, the lower class's yearning for the upper class is the same in any era.

With the role model and a clear system, the combat effectiveness of Wu Ming's militia was completely beyond imagination.

In just one month, they almost swept the thieves, wild people's settlements, and beast communities around the Tucker Mountains, and sent a steady stream of spoils to Carros Manor.

Of course, even with Wu Ming's leadership, casualties were inevitable. However, it was controlled within five people and after rest and rotation, the enthusiasm of the militia was not reduced at all.

But at this time, Wu Ming chose to return to his army to cultivate.

After all, all the targets worth taking action around have been pulled out, and it will be more costly to sweep them again.

Moreover, through this training, he has fully implemented his authority and obtained a militia team that is elite in this era, which is enough!

"Oh my god!"

However, when he returned to the manor, he saw Amilia's somewhat collapsed face: "My master, do you know how many people you sent?"

She said in a tone that was almost dead, "Five hundred and seventy-two people! There are 572 serfs, including a bunch of women and children. Are you going to sell them all? It would be better to be as soon as possible, because they have almost finished our reserved food!"

"Sorry! My beautiful butler lady!"

Wu Ming shook his head and smiled: "In fact, I am not going to sell any of them, but I want them to work for me!"

"Are you serious? Jazz?"

Amilia stared at him with a fool's gaze: "Where do we go to find so many lands to resettle these serfs, they are almost twice as many as our sect!"

In fact, if you want to place serfs according to current standards, Wu Ming must first double his territory.

This is almost the size of a baron leader, and even Baron Terry has to take over so many serfs, it is a big worry.

"I am going to let some of them cultivate my private fields, or the tenant farmers' parts, and free them from the land. After all, compared to these wild people, I still trust them a little more..."

Wu Ming felt that he could now explain his plan to the butler: "About the future of the territory, I have already made a plan. First of all... I am going to formulate a policy that any serfs whom Carlos could pay for their farming portions! I know they don't have this money, but it doesn't matter. I accept installments, which can be fine for several years or even decades. After they completely pay off the money and redeem the land, I will recognize their free citizenship!"

"But... if you do this, the wheat on the land..."

Amilia asked stupidly, then blushed under Wu Ming's smiling gaze and asked a stupid question.

"The farming work on the land is naturally undertaken by these wild people. Of course, doing so can only digest part of it... So, I am going to build many workshops to purify salt, make glass, and a steel factory!"

The population that agriculture can absorb is too small, and the real big is still industry! A large factory that can accommodate thousands of people and tens of thousands of people is a piece of cake.

Of course, Wu Ming can't afford such a big construction now, but even the most ordinary handicraft workshops are more than enough to form a large-scale industry and accommodate hundreds of his people.

"Salt, glass, steel?"

Amilia seemed to have grasped something: "How many workshops are you going to open? Are these slaves working for you?"

"About this, I have figured out several technologies that should bring us a lot of profits!"

Now, when you have gained identity and certain strength and can resist covetousness, you can take out the things from your previous life.

Do whatever you are at. This is the reason why luck and person are consistent.

"But building a workshop requires a lot of raw materials and manpower..."

Amilia was a little dizzy and couldn't keep up with Wu Ming's ideas.

"Manpower, aren't these slaves ready-made? You give them black bread and vegetable soup every day but don't let them work, which is prone to big problems!"

Wu Ming glanced at Amilia with some reproach: "They must work from morning to night, empty their strength and exhaust their spirits. Such slaves will not have the time to think about other things!"

"As for the start-up capital, I still have some savings here, and don't underestimate our tenant farmers... In the face of the temptation of obtaining land and free people, I believe they will burst out with enthusiasm that amazes you!"

Not to mention anything else, just this attack, the dozens of militia under Wu Ming and those who later exchanged support all gained a lot of spoils and bonuses.

Now through the redemption of part-time, the money has been continuously put into Wu Ming's hands, becoming his first pot of gold to promote industrial development in the territory.

"And... through labor, we distinguish the lazy and diligent among slaves, and prepare for future diversion and differentiated treatment!"

...

As Wu Ming said one by one, Amilia's expression was no longer as simple as amazed.

She could never imagine that William, a guy who won the title by force, had such ideas in business.

“It’s really… it’s really…”

She thought for a long time and could not think of any suitable words to describe Wu Ming. At the end, she sighed: "My master, if you are in business, you will definitely be the most successful profiteer!"

"Haha...you're wrong!"

Wu Ming smiled and said, "The truly successful businessman is to invest in the monarch and the kingdom, and use the power of money to manipulate the entire aristocratic class!"

...

Bang!

The next day, under the whip and stick, Wu Ming swept away the savage slaves brought by the surrounding area and began to work hard.

Although the construction has not been fully prepared to start, Wu Ming had already inspected the territory and drew a special industrial area, with the foundation leveling and road repairs. Such trivial matters can be started.

And after he promulgated new laws in the territory, the entire Carlos gang members were in full bloom.

"As long as we redeem the place we rent, we can become a free citizen?"

An old man grabbed Jove's hand tightly: "You didn't lie to me?"

“That’s what the announcement in the Manor Court is written!”

Jove smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't believe it, you can also ask Dean and the others. The young men have been given free citizenship by the lord because of their bravery, and even gave them all the land."

"Since that's the case..."

The old man gritted his teeth: "I want to send my little grandson to the army, and go to the lord to buy the plowing land!"

"Yo!"

Chev was a little surprised. According to his estimate, it would take at least ten years for those tenants to redeem the land.

But I didn't expect that this old man was so rich.

‘Did you have been lucky enough to have some treasures or inherited some property? It was hidden so tightly that you have never heard of any news before…’

He sighed in his heart and said in a mysterious tone: "In fact... the battlefield is quite dangerous. If it is just to obtain the identity of a free citizen, I have a better way."

"What's the solution?"

The old man's interest was suddenly adjusted, and he couldn't help but promise to invite Jove to have a good drink.

After receiving this guarantee, Chev said mysteriously: "Do you know what those slaves are doing?"

"It seems that some building is going to be built. It should be the castle of Lord Jazz?"

The old man guessed uncertainly.

"Wrong, Lord Jazz has no intention of building a castle. He is planning to build many workshops! Priority is given to recruiting and recruiting people and paying them monthly!"

Jove blinked: "I think you can send your little grandson to the workshop. Even if you don't help, you can learn a craft. It will be useful even if you go to other big cities in the future."

“Be a craftsman?”

The old man blinked. For the tenant farmers of the times, a handicraft with a free civil status was already a very decent person.

And there was not much danger, which immediately moved him. He thanked Jove several times before saying goodbye to him.

Chev watched him leave and walked casually in the territory, and he could hear cheers from time to time.

I don’t know how many families are secretly calculating their family background and preparing to redeem their own share and identity as a free citizen from the lord.

The entire territory is full of vitality.

Not bad, it's vitality!

Jove chewed a grass stem and thought silently.

He had originally had a resistance to Sir William's arrival, but it turned out that the other party brought a new kind of vitality to Carlos.

The other party was brave and powerful, a good lord who could protect the people and was also quite kind. This time, the militia was given subsidies and cares for the minority of injuries. As for those who died in battle, their families immediately received condolences and the identity of the free people.

It is worth it to be able to follow such a lord even if he dies in battle?

The corners of Jove's eyes suddenly became a little wet, and he prayed devoutly to all the gods: "Those omnipotent gods, please bless our Lord Jazz! Let him lead us all the time toward a bright future!"

...

A few days later, with the arrival of various raw materials and tools, the construction of the workshop officially began.

Wu Ming inspected the scene and saw a subtle look.

Don’t underestimate the farming ability of time travelers. As long as you give him time, he is confident that he will turn the Carloss Corps into the entire Fengying Plain and even the commercial pearl of the Ser Continent within a few years.

Of course, by then, my knight's position would definitely not be able to suppress it.

"I'm really looking forward to the changes after accumulating strength!"
Chapter completed!