[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor":3,"chapter-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-250":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},561253,812,"Chapter 250 - 174: Chris’s Caution (Part 2)","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-250",250,"\u003Cp>\"This is a day for reunion, so I won’t say too much nonsense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De spoke directly, \"After the Winter Festival ends, although the weather remains cold, we can start preparing for the spring plowing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve mentioned before, this year, land can be leased, and I’ve already set the price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Existing arable land is not for lease, and townsfolk are encouraged to cultivate new farmland, with an annual rent of seven thousand two hundred work points per acre.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo De finished speaking, everyone began to calculate in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence was the first to react, showing a joyful expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord, the price you’ve set is quite nice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto, sitting next to Lawrence, mumbled in a low voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if each acre yields four hundred eighty jin of rye, after deducting work points, there’s only a maximum of one hundred twenty jin left...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To feed a family, at least ten acres are needed each year, that’s twenty-four thousand work points...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you work for the Lord, even women can earn over fourteen thousand work points a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Farmers can earn about twenty thousand work points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Working for the Lord, you don’t need to worry about wear and tear on farming tools, or about yield...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto thought for a long time and shook his head slightly, looking at Luo De,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord, renting land is really not worth it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence bumped Otto with his body, \"No one asked you to rent land! What do you know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence also knew it wasn’t worthwhile, but not everyone was as calculating as they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence liked this pricing because it allowed for the recovery of unused work points from everyone, keeping the number of external work points in check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it’s worth it is another matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t bother with the two’s antics and said expressionlessly, \"I’m just giving everyone more choices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can continue to work for me or rent land to cultivate new fields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De could not go back on his word and tarnish his reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Frost Leaf Town now mainly consisted of slaves, only the few original townsfolk and soldiers had work points, so their leasing land didn’t affect much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Luo De wouldn’t let them starve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if the townsfolk lost money on leasing land, they could still become slaves to Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, although everyone is clear about the responsibilities people are handling, I’ll take the opportunity to clarify today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De looked at Otto,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I appoint you as the head of the Agricultural Department, responsible for land cultivation, crop planting, and fertilizer management.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But as a minister, you cannot lease land, do you have any objections?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, my Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto answered hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Luo De allowed leasing, he wouldn’t do it, because the income would be less than what he would give away; only fools would rent land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De nodded, calling out the others by name,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hammer, you are the head of the Forging Department, responsible for all ironware forging,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xue Rui, you are the head of the Construction Department, responsible for town and territory construction,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rein, you are the head of the Hunting Department, overseeing the Bow and Arrow workshop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luna, you are the head of the Medical Department...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De divided and organized each domain of the territory and appointed specific individuals to manage them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dividing, Luo De realized that many departments were without heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, ore mining, registry management, textile management, public security management, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many tasks involved one person handling multiple roles, such as Lawrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personnel, finance, taxation, and so on, were all handled by him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Durant had to take care of both military and public security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Luo De rarely saw the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation is manageable now, but it will certainly become overwhelming as the population of the territory grows in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, after Luo De finished announcing appointments, he issued a new order: \"After you return, give me a roster of personnel for each department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De raised his hand and took out a sheet of paper,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fill it out according to the contents on this paper, starting with your deputies, up to a maximum of three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then write down the position of each person and what they do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Luo De asked, \"Do you understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, my Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each head responded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Tyr, the head of animal husbandry, cautiously stood up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, what if one cannot write...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De pointed to Lawrence, \"Anyone who can’t write or doesn’t understand, find Lawrence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence was very skilled at both statistical accounting of people and goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, my Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyr nodded and bowed before stepping back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De swept his gaze over everyone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go back and rest; I wish you all a happy Winter Festival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A happy Winter Festival, my Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone bowed respectfully and withdrew one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otto, Durant, Lawrence, the three of you stay awhile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De called out to the three, first looking at Otto,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gather fifty people; tomorrow we will plan out the new farmland.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at a map is one thing; on-the-ground investigation is another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De needed to personally inspect whether the land was suitable for planting wheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you may leave now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto bowed and withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Durant and Lawrence remained in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit, we are all family here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De waved his hand casually, gesturing for the two to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Luo De said to Vivian beside him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell Leia to put the pot on, after the water boils, add three bowls of water, and when the third bowl boils, it can be taken out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian nodded and went to the door to relay the orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De focused his gaze on Durant and Lawrence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been nearly a year since coming to Frost Leaf Town, and I’ve rarely been concerned about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s handsome face carried a mature smile,\u003C\u002Fp>",1005,"2026-05-30T15:19:45.195Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","05382f268088f4a44627bc54579d4f04ff4510020eeee5f7c20219868b8796d0","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-251","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-249",776,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffarming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-cover.jpg"]