Live Stream: I Am A Lord In Another World

Upon hearing Richard’s words, Baron Laurie sighed and said, “Yes, life on the border is too harsh. It’s better to go to some cities inland and become a merchant. Moreover, there’s the threat of bandits now. It’s said that there are already dozens of bandits active on the border.”

Richard said, “Bandits aren’t limited to the border, right? At this rate, bandits will appear inland too.”

Baron Laurie said, “It’s relatively safer in big cities.”

Richard pondered for a moment and asked, “What price are you asking for?”

“Give me two hundred gold coins, and I’ll sell it to you.”

Without much thought, Richard said, “That’s too high.”

“If you don’t sell it to my master, you’ll have to move away. Otherwise, when the bandits come, you’ll be in trouble too,” Mia interjected from beside Richard.

Baron Laurie sighed and said, “Then name your price.”

Richard didn’t say much. He took out three mirrors, five lighters, and a magnifying glass.

He lit one of the lighters, and the flame appeared instantly.

Baron Laurie’s eyes lit up at the sight.

Then Richard demonstrated the magnifying glass, which widened Baron Laurie’s eyes even more. It seemed he had never imagined such magical objects.

“Can I take a look?” He asked.

Richard handed him the magnifying glass.

Baron Laurie took it, held it in his hand, and started examining some small items.

As he looked, he kept exclaiming in amazement.

“It’s incredible.”

Baron Laurie looked for several minutes and still wasn’t satisfied.

Finally, it was the mirrors’ turn.

When he saw his own clear reflection in the mirror, Baron Laurie was equally astonished. Such magical things were completely new to him.

Richard pushed the items towards him and said, “These, in exchange for your territory. Also, when you sell these items outside, if anyone asks where you got them, say you got them in my city.”

Baron Laurie looked at the items Richard brought out, seemingly evaluating their worth. After a few seconds, he finally made up his mind!

“Alright, I’ll make the trade with you!” Baron Laurie declared.

His territory had more cultivated land than Baron Ted’s, so it was worth a bit more. However, the two hundred gold coins he initially asked for were actually a low price.

But for Richard, it still seemed high, and he didn’t have much gold coins on hand to make the trade.

So, exchanging items worth no more than fifty yuan in total on the online store for a slightly larger territory was quite a profitable deal for Richard.

The value of these few items was magnified by about a thousand times.

Hmm, on that online store, there might not be many of these types of items left.

Of course, if too many were suddenly released into the world, they would lose their value.

Scarcity makes things valuable.

This principle holds true everywhere.

Baron Laurie carried the title deed with him, so he directly signed the agreement with Richard.

This time, he only sold the territory and did not sell his own title.

Well, titles in this world were not originally so easily bought and sold, but barons are much more liberal.

Richard didn’t mind.

He already had a noble title of a baron, buying another one… couldn’t make two baron titles combine into a viscount, right?

So, it wasn’t necessary.

After selling the territory, Baron Laurie hurriedly left the castle with the items Richard gave him.

From his appearance, it seemed he didn’t want to stay even for a moment.

Actually, Richard could have bargained more, but he didn’t push too hard.

He still hoped that Baron Laurie would promote his city to other nobles when he went to the big cities.

By then, there would be a continuous stream of caravans coming to this city, and Richard could develop the commerce of his city.

Hmm, in the eyes of others, this border city was a remote place and faced occasional threats from beast tribes.

But to Richard, it was quite a good location.

Baron Laurie left his territory on the same day.

After he sold the territory, the people on his territory also became Richard’s subjects.

His territory was right next to here.

Richard, accompanied by fifty minotaurs and some soldiers, went to his territory. When they arrived at the town in front of the castle, he gathered the residents and announced the news.

After this announcement, the residents of the town were not only not dismayed but also somewhat happy.

These people had previously worked on Richard’s territory and had to come back after the forced grain collection.

After collecting the grain, these people were worried about bandits and guarded the grain at home every day. Some wanted to work on Richard’s territory again but were afraid he wouldn’t accept them.

Now that Richard had bought this territory, it was actually a good thing for these people.

There were quite a few people on Baron Laurie’s territory, more than three thousand, including some transient population.

Of course, due to concerns about bandits, these transient populations had long since left.

Among the more than three thousand people, less than a thousand lived in the town, and the rest were scattered throughout the territory.

In the other directions of the territory, there were also several households and even villages with dozens of households.

Richard naturally didn’t plan to move all the people to the new city.

Even if his new city was built, except for soldiers, craftsmen, teachers, and other skilled individuals in the army, anyone else who wanted to move in would need to pay for it.

If they didn’t have money, they could use installment payments after passing an assessment, meaning a portion would be deducted from their monthly wages.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

Although these people built a new city for Richard, he also paid them wages, provided meals, and there was no issue of owing each other.

Richard soon made arrangements for the people on Baron Laurie’s territory.

He planned to build several satellite towns around his new city, each with decent defenses, serving as military towns. These towns would have their own barracks and granaries, enabling self-sufficiency during peace.

These satellite towns could serve as the first wave of buffers when large enemy forces attacked. And the people on Baron Laurie’s territory could help build them.

Richard will also conscript some of the young men into his own army. He planned to quickly expand the human army to over a thousand soldiers.

As for the vast expanse of farmland on Baron Laurie’s territory, Richard planned to cultivate it after the locust plague passes.

With so much land in Richard’s hands, it can be maximally utilized.