Grass
The land of Grass is pleasant grassland as far as the eye can see. The Kingdom troops had no difficulty surveying the land but the peasants acted reserved. Here also the ravages of war were seen, which posed a sad contrast to the agreeable nature. CAN production is very strong here with the locals enjoying their full quota. A local slipped that huge secret stashes abound in the land, and due to the war and the Church have amassed all silver, CAN was even used as a currency. Similar to in Ramsey, no definite overlord seemed to be exist.
County of Grass
The Marquess of Grass has spent the last two years throwing parties and gatherings to establish better relationships with the locals, make them feel at ease with their new lord, and learn more about the land that he will be ruling. Scouts have been actively surveying the land looking for the huge secret stashes of CAN and possible threats while workers have been discretely gathering information from locals during parties about anything they have heard about the secret stashes.
Orders for the new year
- More effort(horses, sci, npc, etc) will be focused on looking for the secret stashes of CAN now that we have some more intel on it.
- For county building and infrastructures, defenses will not be neglected, but building farms will be focused on to take advantage of the "pleasant grassland as far as the eye can see" to generate some income and also to provide some jobs for the locals. Other civilian infrastructures will be built as well.
- The Marquess of Grass has been struggling financially to keep up with the development costs over the years. A speech will be made in the cities and villages to explain the current situation and ask for donations(only what they can afford) from citizens to help in the establishment of the county. There will be no pillaging of assets and also NO TAXes, at least until the county recovers from its previous war and the confiscation of silver from the local Church. With the price of CAN(used as the currency in Grass County) going up and other farm goods selling well, the citizens should have some nice surplus. Hopefully, they will see the difference from previous lords that take advantage of them and one that thinks for the well being of his citizens. A donation to the county now, is an investment in themselves for the future. If the County of Grass falls from insufficient funds or invasion, than the citizens will likely be abused again.
- Donations can come in two forms and will be the system used to raise funds from citizens.
- Goods like CAN, MUS, horses, lumber, old clothes, etc. Anything will be accepted except beer, mead, meat and veg, which surpluses of it should be shared or sold cheaper to other locals.
- Labor and manpower are also accepted with some limitations. No one under the age of 14 may apply for a job, and no one under 18 may apply to join the army. The following positions will be accepted. ENG, TAI, officers, soldiers, horses, WOR, AR, COOK/KA, CHEF, MGR. Initial hiring costs are waived(donation), but employees will still get a yearly salary, to help boost economy and not turn citizens into slaves. Farmers are also needed for the plans to establish more farms.
May the County of Grass grow in prosperity along with its citizens.