I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Castle - Chapter 220

"Hmm, I don't really want anything..."

As Carlos told me, I was checking to see if there was anything I could buy from the Knight's College in Fontana.

But it might be harder than I thought.

For example, if you decide to buy something like a craft that you don't know well, you don't have to buy it in bulk, or you don't have to buy it continuously.

But, as Carlos says, in order for the money to travel around Fontana territory, we need more money to move around like every year.

What should I do?

Should I consult with Liliner and Claris and think about buying the condiments again?

Certainly, there may be a few more condiments that would suit the new building in Fontana.

But there are limits to the number of them.

I wonder what happened.

"What's the matter, Ars? You got a dark face?

"My part-time brother. Actually, I have some thoughts. Would you listen to me?

"Oh, good. What's wrong with you? Are you worried about where to fight next?

"Don't make any noise, part-time brother. No, Carlos told me. Purchase something from other Knight Territories. But I don't know what to buy."

"What, is that so? It's easy."

"... eh, did you come up with something? My part-time brother?

"Hey, you complain if I come up with something?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, but it was a little unexpected. So, let me ask you, what would my part-time brother buy? I'm telling you, you have to keep buying a lot of them."

"What, it's not easy after all. I'm eating, Ars. Buy something to eat."

"... you know, my part-time brother. We're going to Barca's other knights to improve our farmland. I'm sure we can buy enough wheat, but we can make barca anyway. I'm going to buy some for brewing, but I'm looking for something else."

"Whatever it is, you can buy anything but wheat. I've been around the Knights' College quite a bit, but there were some foods that I only made there. I wish I could buy it."

"Except wheat? Is there enough to sell?

"I don't know, but with [soil improvement], we can harvest more from the fields than ever before. The more you make, the more you sell.

... I see.

My part-time brother has a point.

Normally speaking, buying food is more likely to come to mind than buying crafts.

Why didn't I think of such a thing?

I often thought about various products that I could sell, so I thought that food would be enough to fill my stomach.

Basically, the other Knights and the Barca Knights will have the peasants in their territory make the wheat and pay for it.

So the food criterion is the amount of wheat harvested.

But in the actual field, I myself made something other than wheat.

However, it was to outweigh the familial hunger, not to pay taxes, not as a commodity.

Moreover, even though the road network has developed, it is basically a local production area consumer, and it is not very clear what they are eating elsewhere.

But perhaps there are more crop variations than I thought.

Then, as my part-time brother said, there may be times when I look for and buy ingredients that are only eaten on the land.

If it can be harvested from the field, there is a possibility that it can be made in large quantities on [soil improvement] land.

Very well, after hearing my part-time brother's ideas, my thoughts have swelled up.

Yes, it is.

I wonder if it is necessary to make only wheat on other lands.

Conversely, it would be better to make various things to cope with bad weather and other crops.

And nothing can be harvested from the fields except wheat and vegetables.

You can also grow flowers.

Until now, barca has only grown wheat with a short time to harvest, such as hatsuka, in order to satisfy their bellies.

However, other Knights may be able to grow flowers.

Some flowers have honey.

And if there is honey, there are insects that collect it.

Yes, honey.

I may be able to ensure a sweetness that I have never had much chance to taste before.

Besides, the use of flowers goes beyond honey gathering.

Oil.

If it's a flower like Abrana, you can squeeze it out and oil it.

In fact, oil is quite a precious item.

Because the amount that can be squeezed out is not so much, it is always thin and expensive.

But I can use the oil.

It can be used not only for cooking, but also for caged castles.

It can also be used to drop hot oil from the walls and intercept attackers.

Oil is sometimes recognized as a strategic material.

All right, let's make these the main ones to buy from the other Knights.

It may be good for me to actively recommend making oil.

If you promise to make oil in a field that you've developed on farmland, maybe some of you will lower the interest rate on your loans than usual.

There's no need to make oil with all the knights.

Set a section of territory as a space to make oil and grow Abrana there.

Barca buys the oil thus made.

Could we have a win-win relationship with each other?

"All right, part-time brother. Tell me all about where and what you've been eating. If there is any food that can only be taken there, I will try to consult with the Knights to see if they can increase production and sell it."

Thus, in Fontana territory, crops that were difficult to obtain elsewhere in each Knights territory began to be increased for sale.

Especially not something that is known as a precious offering to aristocrats such as Carlos, but something that the common people were secretly eating was discovered, and the repertoire of dishes lined up at my table began to grow.