Chapter 186 Hemostatic Ointment

Although Richard is now a pauper, the cash in his hand may not be as much as that of an ordinary baron.

But he has 3,000 troops under his command. In the province of Geda, even the provincial governor sometimes has to look at his face.

He made a gesture of non-cooperation with the provincial governor, and the capital replaced the provincial governor of the Holland family.

Otto decided to talk to Richard because he understood this.

Many nobles in the Dawn Plane value gold and silver coins.

What they like to do most is to collect the gold and silver in the territory and store them in boxes in the treasury.

Richard's three views come from his previous life, and his vision is much better than that of the bumpkins in the Dawn Plane.

As soon as he heard Otto's words, he immediately agreed to his request, revised the laws and regulations of the territory, and relaxed the loopholes.

In just one or two months, merchants in the Harland Territory purchased 2,000 slaves, consuming tens of thousands of gold coins.

Of course, privately purchased slaves entering the Harland Territory need to be subject to official supervision.

The Harland Territory Act stipulates that slaves and freemen have the same right to life.

Killing or abusing slaves to death will also result in death.

Slaves need to sign a new contract after entering the Harland Territory.

The previously signed contract will be invalidated, and the Harland Territory will make the slaves sign a new contract.

This contract can only be signed for a maximum of ten years. After ten years, private slaves will also become freemen legally.

This decree is not very friendly to wealthy people who buy slaves.

However, the Harland Territory is now a one-man show for Richard. With the support of the violent machine of the army, the decisions he makes, even if the wealthy merchants do not like them, have no power to oppose.

Although money is important in the Dawn Plane, it is far less important than strength.

Without sufficient power to protect, no matter how big the business is, it is a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

After leaving the Harland Territory, their property and even the safety of their lives may not be guaranteed. Moreover, Richard has formulated a compensation policy and will not let the merchants lose money.

"Odaye, how have you been doing in recent years?"

"Richard Viscount is a kind and good man. After I retired from the army due to illness, I received a silver coin allowance every month. There were also some material rewards before the Goddess's birthday, such as mutton, brown sugar, etc. In addition, I was given 30 kilograms of food every month, which was enough for my living.

Later, when I was in better health, I entered the clothing factory. The military uniforms you are wearing may have been sewn by me."

"After you retired from the army, because of the invasion of orcs that year, our station was not fixed. Sura looked for you for a long time but couldn't find you. I remember that he heard that you were in the clothing factory and went to find you."

"When Sura came to the clothing factory, I was actually near him. It's just that Sura became a professional at that time, and I became a useless person. I couldn't accept the reality and didn't want to see you acquaintances."

Because Odaye was in poor health and didn't have the habit of drinking.

Sura and old comrades such as Jennings and Julian didn't let him drink, but asked him to brew a cup of brown sugar water and talk with everyone about what happened in the past few years.

"How is your restaurant business?"

"It's all thanks to Sura's feeding people. I was planning to open a roadside stall and sell some bread. But I ran into Sura, and I bought slaves and houses. I spent a hundred gold coins at once, and I don't know when I can make money. I have a headache when I think about this."

Sura smiled and said, "Viscount Richard once said in the basic economic literacy class that gold coins can only play their due role if they are spent and circulated. Hiding them in the cellar is no different from rotten stones."

"Viscount Richard did say this. I have 200 gold coins in my hand, and I have decided to buy people from the slave market and rent them to the city hall."

"Jennings, I heard that buying slaves There is no profit in renting slaves to the city hall. "

"Actually, there is some, but the profit is relatively low. For a mature slave, the city hall gives a rent of one gold coin every year, and a one-time subsidy of fourteen gold coins after ten years, which means the total annual income is 2%. "

"2% income is too low. "

"You don't know, this guy married the cousin of Viscount Richard, and is now a noble lord. His wife has a lot of salary every year, which is enough for their living. This money is used to support the construction of the territory. "

Some people who came from the army and lived in danger every day value money very much. They are real desperadoes. They dare to do anything as long as they are paid, and they are not afraid of danger at all.

But there are also some people who are used to life and death, live very freely, and don't value money very much.

Jennings and Sura are both such people.

After a while, Odaye had someone bring a roasted whole lamb.

Jennings and others lived in the army, and the food was very good, and they could often eat lamb.

Ordinary people don't have such good conditions.

There are more than 2,000 sheep-bodied people in Harland's territory. They are good at raising sheep and have to pay taxes to the territory every year.

Because they are slaves, the tax burden on sheep-bodied people is still relatively heavy.

These tax sheep are basically given to soldiers. The occasional remaining mutton is basically distributed to disabled soldiers, families of fallen soldiers, etc.

It is basically difficult for ordinary people to eat meat. Only before the goddess' birthday will some pigs be killed, and there is not enough to share.

"How do you have mutton?"

"Last year, many freemen raised sheep at home. Around the birthday of the goddess this year, the supply of mutton increased a lot, but it is still very expensive. A pound of mutton costs three copper coins, which is almost three times the price of pork. Only you officers can afford it."

"Compared to when we first came, it has been much better. Life will get better slowly."

After dinner, Jennings did not let Sura treat them, but insisted on paying for the meal.

This meal, more than a dozen strong men ate a sheep, two chickens, three fish, and even drank twenty kilograms of white wine.

The meal alone cost eight silver coins. Eight silver coins are equivalent to two months' salary, which is almost enough for an ordinary person's living expenses for a year.

Only people like Jennings who don't take money seriously are willing to treat more than a dozen comrades to a meal of fish and meat.

After eating and drinking, Jennings came to the field hospital to visit his sister Connie.

After more than a year of study, Connie has mastered meditation and has become a low-level magic apprentice. She has also learned the spell to treat minor injuries and signed a work contract with the hospital.

Because her magic level is not high, Connie's monthly salary is eight silver coins. A thirteen-year-old child has twice the salary of an ordinary person.

Jennings just entered the hospital and found that Richard, Sofia and Wendy were all in the hospital.

"How is the experimental effect?"

"The hemostatic effect is very good, but it is slightly toxic."

"I think we can try to produce it. If there are patients, we can also try to promote it. Many times, the therapeutic effect and adverse reactions exist at the same time. The key is to weigh the pros and cons."

Richard held a brand new ointment in his hand. The ointment was a little red and had a sweet taste.

This ointment was developed by Richard and Sofia.

During his observation, Richard found that the sheep-bodied people occasionally eat a red vine to relieve pain.

Richard studied the herb called purple blood vine, squeezed the juice of purple blood vine, mixed it with purple head peak royal jelly, and added red ginseng to develop a new hemostatic plaster.

This plaster not only has the effect of stopping bleeding, but also has the effect of dissolving blood stasis, relieving pain, and eliminating swelling.

The only drawback is that the hemostatic plaster is slightly toxic.

How toxic it is and how serious the impact on people is, we need to summarize experience during use before we can draw a conclusion.