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Chapter 171 - 171 115 Master of Pie Drawing_2

171: Chapter 115, Master of Pie Drawing_2 171: Chapter 115, Master of Pie Drawing_2 Tending to one’s land definitely requires more effort than tending to someone else’s.

If it were partitioned, it can be substantiated that the grain production in the public land area would absolutely be excellent.

Therefore, the income from the public land is calculated based on the average yield of all mountain areas.

After deducting farming costs, the extra earnings are then divided amongst everyone.

This complex calculation method, obviously, is a bit difficult for the serfs.

However, as the lowest rung of society, one thing they do understand is—getting more grain.

The most important thing is that this isn’t a one-time deal.

Every year at harvest time, aside from their daily rations, they could get a portion of grain.

Work hard for a year, receive grain for a lifetime.

Such a good deal is rare to come by.

Those who originally thought of Master Hudson as the most greedy vampire, lowered their heads in shame.

It’s really unfair, how could they criticize the world’s most generous lord?

Even though following Master Hudson could mean working the whole year round, the food standard is steadily rising!

Especially since Master Hudson never adds stones, sawdust, or dirt…

into the bread.

Things that are hard to swallow.

Eating well naturally costs more.

Working a bit more is also necessary.

Moreover, the work in the field after all is limited.

Developing new fields isn’t anything new.

Older generations have passed down memories, and everyone has heard of it to some extent.

The noble lord’s domain is not infinite.

It’s just busy for a few years.

Once all the land has been reclaimed, they would naturally be able to rest.

People all yearn for a good life.

Hudson’s successful portrayal of a promising future quickly calmed the restless hearts of the serfs.

One by one, they were imagining their good future.

They just unconsciously forgot that Master Hudson’s domain is obviously abnormal in size.

These are minor issues.

Waiting for the extra grain to be distributed later would be enough to pacify everyone’s dissatisfaction.

In this aspect, Hudson would absolutely not be stingy.

The more he gives his subordinates, the more he, as the boss, would get.

Not only painting a rosy picture for the serfs, even the miners and blacksmiths on the mountain, also received similar “pie in the sky” incentives.

Successfully exceeding the task, the rewards are substantial.

As for the difficulty of the task, as long as the “pie” is satisfying, is it even an issue?

The only ones who can’t be incentivised are probably the Orc slaves.

Even after several months of training, only a few Orcs have learned a handful of simple words.

“Mealtime”, “Work”, “Sleep”, “Wake up”…

Wanting to communicate, is like playing the lute to a cow.

Their intelligence might be on par with…

The example can’t be given, animal intelligence may not be great, but once they become magical beasts, their intelligence leaps rapidly.

The bear raised at home knows this, its intelligence is far superior to human beings of the same age.

A bear less than three years old could actually command people to milk the cows and sheep.

It could even fake Hudson’s orders, letting the soldiers find honey for it.

In the end, there was no other alternative.

In order to satisfy the cub’s appetite, the Mountain Domain had to start large-scale beekeeping.

Going to keep bees without a single bit of experience or technical reserve, Hudson admires his own courage.

Thankfully he doesn’t need to do it personally, otherwise the honey can’t be seen, and the bees could be driven to extinction first.

The situation in reality is also similar.

Master Hudson doesn’t have experience, and the serfs underneath also don’t have experience.

Everyone got used to eating wild honey and never thought about beekeeping.

It was just forced by the bear cub’s appetite, and they had to start from scratch, slowly accumulating experience through practice.

If they succeed, a new industry would be added; if they fail, it’s just a waste of labor, anyway, the wages are paid by the bear.

This was Hudson’s special collaboration model found through continuous contact with the young bear and summarizing a lot of experience.

Belsden works for him and has to be paid; on the other hand, the bear’s daily expenses and cultivation needs, also have to be borne by the bear.

No one is at a disadvantage, and no one takes advantage.

Up until now, Uncle Bear has already racked up a five-figure debt with Hudson.

Also, this figure is still rising.

According to the rules agreed by both parties, with Uncle Bear’s charging standard of one slap for gold coin, he would need to slap tens of thousands of bear paws to pay off the debt.

If a protracted war doesn’t break out, it’s estimated that this debt will likely become a lifetime of worries.

However, Belsden, in essence, isn’t worried, as the current price tag for his services is low because he hasn’t come of age yet.

When he comes of age, the charging standard would be different.

The regrettable thing is that although the bear cub’s strength is steadily improving, its physical development is still at the normal bear level.

With the unscrupulous Master Hudson sticking to the rules, everything follows the Earth Bear Tribe’s rules.

The body size represents strength, and he doesn’t recognize anything over that.

Anyway, over many millennia, only Belsden has been the exception, there’s no need to make any special considerations.

With his great deception technique, the dazed and confused Belsden foolishly signed the new cooperation agreement, and since then, has become a working bear.

If it wasn’t for losing face, Uncle Bear would have quit long ago.

The mutual aid agreement signed at the beginning was so good, it included food and lodging and also offered more freedom.

Now, the relationship between the two sides is really equal.

But everything includes the cost of food and clothing and it’s calculated according to the prevailing price standard.

Of course, the final reason for not regretting it is that the bear’s life doesn’t change much.