Zhang Feng was very angry, very resentful, and very helpless. What's wrong with this world!

Forget it if you inherit someone’s property, you still have to inherit someone’s wife?

How can there be such shameless rules!

This bad habit must be abolished!

then--

Zhang Feng chose to compromise.

In life, there are always some things that are forced to do.

Now I represent the privileged class, and I can't take my own life.

As the saying goes, there is no order without rules.

Therefore, some rules must be followed, and Zhang Feng, as a noble, must set an example!

"Please, please move to the castle."

Caroline lowered her eyes, her cool voice trembling slightly.

"Well, it's easy to say, it's easy to say. Let's talk about how Hongye City is now, sit down and talk."

Zhang Feng coughed twice. He remembered that three days ago, the situation in Hongye City seemed to be not very good. I wonder if Caroline and the others had made any adjustments in the past three days.

Caroline sat respectfully beside Zhang Feng, and when she mentioned Hongye City, her tone was a little sad.

"The current Red Leaf City still has no way to get out of the predicament. I have previously promulgated a law that stipulates that each person can only eat one meal a day-"

"Ahem, what did you say? Only one meal a day, or is it the law?"

Zhang Feng almost choked with saliva. What a strange law? As a citizen of a food country, Zhang Feng felt that three meals a day were a little small. If he weren't afraid of gaining weight, he would be willing to eat five meals a day.

"Those civilians have no voices against each other?"

"Almost nothing, mainly because they don't have much food in stock, and our city lord's mansion can't deliver food. They just want to eat two meals a day without food..."

Zhang Feng felt a little annoyed, and then asked:

"So do you have any plans or ideas?"

After all, Zhang Feng has only been in this world for a few days. Although he has some ideas about the situation in Hongye City, he may not adapt to the local environment. It might be better if he could combine the ideas of these local people.

"What we need most at the moment in Hongye City is food. Some of the big merchants in the city may have food in their hands, or they have channels to get food. If you are willing to borrow some as a nobleman, the situation in Hongye City will be much better, of course, the premise is that they are willing to borrow."

"You should have tried this method? Didn't it work?"

Zhang Feng believed that if those businessmen were not stupid, they would definitely not lend food to Caroline because they did not see the benefits. The current Red Leaf City had a bad prospect.

And even if he borrowed food, he didn't think Hongye City could overcome the difficulties.

Zhang Feng just took a brief look. Although he was just a baron with a fiefdom, the fiefdom was quite large.

Hongye City is only the most prosperous place in his territory at present. In addition to Hongye City, many villages are also in Zhang Feng's territory, mainly Zhang Feng.

There are at least 100 or 20 people in a village, and there are at most hundreds of people. These people now seem to have little to do with Hongye City, but part of their food comes from Hongye City. If Hongye City has no food, their situation will not be good.

"Ah? How do you know? No one is willing to lend us a loan, but I think they will definitely give you face if you go."

Caroline was a little surprised. She only negotiated with the big businessmen yesterday. Unexpectedly, Zhang Feng guessed it. However, she thought that she was not the city lord after all, and if Zhang Feng went there, the businessmen would definitely not be perfunctory to him.

Zhang Feng waved his hand. As a nobleman, he would not do such a thing that would reduce his character. Even if he was talking, they had to come and talk.

Zhang Feng had some thoughts in his mind, but he asked again:

"What about this method? Is there anything else?"

"I think it is possible to gather soldiers to hunt in the black market forest. If a certain amount of prey can be captured, it will also alleviate the situation in Hongye City."

"Then have you assembled?"

"Uh, no, because Black Rock Forest is your private property, and soldiers can go hunting only if you agree. And..."

“And what?”

Zhang Feng is probably another bad news.

"We don't have many soldiers in Hongye City. Originally, we had 6 knights and 120 soldiers in Hongye City, but because the former city officials and four other knights took away the food and a large number of soldiers that had been stored for more than half a year, we now only have two knights and twenty soldiers..."

Caroline's tone was a little ashamed. If she had known that these ungrateful wolves would have left and took so many things away, she would have never let them leave so easily. Hongye City has the current situation and she herself has some responsibility.

"Two knights and 20 soldiers, can you defend Hongye City?"

Zhang Feng asked in confusion.

After all, Hongye City is its own old home base. In this era, conflicts between forces are very common, including conflicts between nobles, conflicts between nobles, horse thieves, and even conflicts between their own nobles and soldiers from other countries.

The easiest way to measure the strength of a force is to see how many knights and soldiers the other party has.

"Hongye City can barely defend..."

Before Caroline could finish her words, Zhang Feng already knew what she meant. If she wanted to go to the black market forest to hunt, Hongye City would be empty. Although there were almost no horse thieves in this remote place of Hongye City, Zhang Feng did not want to take this risk.

Besides, hunting is an uncertain event. If there are not many preys and the castle is occupied by someone, Zhang Feng will suffer a huge loss. After all, this is exchanged for a bottle of beer and several pieces of compressed biscuits!

"This method is temporarily put on hold, are there anything else?"

Zhang Feng still has some expectations for hunting. After all, he has seen it in TV series. He really wants to experience it, but now is obviously not the time.

"It is also a way to ask for help from other nobles, but I think it would be better to expect these cunning businessmen to discover their conscience..."

"Or requested the help of the superior lord, but we did not have the superior lord, we only obeyed the king. Because our Red Leaf City is too remote. Many years ago, this place was independent, and there were no great nobles and lords who were willing to ask us for a burden..."

OK, this Hongye City is still an autonomous region!

"Then why not ask the king for help?"

"We are too far from the king. Even if the king promises to help us, when they arrive, winter will be gone..."

"Okay, Hongye City is really bad."

"I've just thought of so much for the time being..."

Caroline's face turned slightly red and she replied embarrassedly. In fact, these were the results of discussing with Knight Marlowe and Ms. Blanche.

"The problem of food shortage, in addition to some unexpected reasons, is mainly because Hongye City has no money, so you didn't think about making money?"

If there are enough gold coins, what food can’t be bought?

"Make money? Are you talking about raising taxes?"

Caroline was startled. In her impression, the way the nobles made money was nothing more than war and taxation. Now Hongye City must have no way to compete for territory with others, so the only thing left is taxation.

She was afraid that Zhang Feng would raise taxes, so she quickly stopped him in a tactful manner.
Chapter completed!