What kind of girl would travel to another world?

Chapter 110 Daily Life. - You Jiahui spent the afternoon eating.

In the previous chapter, You Jiahui was at the Merchant Guild in the capital, discussing matters concerning her territory with its president, Putuo Yare. However, something unexpected happened in the horse market, prompting her to do Putuo Yare a favor. This meant she spent almost the entire afternoon at the Merchant Guild. While it took longer than expected, it was still a rewarding experience for her. From then on, she had inadvertently tied the interests of her territory to those of the Merchant Guild. This would lead to deeper cooperation.

At this moment, the two people returned to the president's office and after exchanging some pleasantries, they started eating their meals.

After drinking a few sips of milk, You Jiahui happened to ask the president Putoyare, "President, have you heard of 'tea'?" She was also in a good mood, thinking that the Merchants Guild was a big business after all, and naturally had seen more kinds of goods than ordinary people, so she might have heard of where "tea" was.

President Putuo Yalei looked bewildered after hearing this. After putting down his meal and thinking carefully for a while, he replied to You Jiahui, "I've never heard of it." Then he turned around and asked You Jiahui, "What is 'tea' used for?"

You Jiahui told President Putoyare, "It's just a kind of small leaves that can be used to make beverages." At this time, she didn't care whether she was talking about something that didn't exist in the world. She cared more about whether she could find "tea leaves."

President Putuo Yalei wanted to know more information, so he asked You Jiahui, "Drink? Is it sweet or sour?"

You Jiahui told President Putoyare, "It's a little salty and bitter, and it's best mixed with sweet to taste good." Readers have no doubt that what she had in mind was "milk tea."

After hearing this, Guild President Putuo Yalei said to You Jiahui, "Yes. It happens that a few people in the guild are going abroad. I'll have them go around asking around."

You Jiahui then asked President Putoyare, "Have you ever seen coffee? It's also a drink."

President Putuo Yalei shook his head and replied to You Jiahui, "No."

At this moment, You Jiahui suddenly asked the president Putuo Yalei with a mysterious look on her face, "So, have you ever seen a 'dragon'?"

Guild President Putoyare, who had been frowning, finally began to smile. He laughed as he told You Jiahui, "I haven't seen this before, but I've heard of it. Sir Knight, you've finally asked me something I know. Hahahahaha..." He couldn't stop laughing.

You Jiahui's eyes widened in shock. She eagerly asked President Putoyare, "Oh my God! It really exists? Where is it?"

President Putoyare told You Jiahui proudly, "It was that day, at my friend's house, he told me. He took it directly from the wall, and took a piece of dragon scale. You know, that scale glows at night. It turns out that people used it as a decoration, my God. Alas, it's a pity, he didn't know the specific location of the dragon, he only heard that dragons are in places that humans can't reach..." Then, he began to brag about how magical the "dragon scale" was, I won't go into details.

After listening to President Putoyare's long description, You Jiahui thought to herself, "Hmm? This information is correct! It seems that dragons really exist in this other world. What a pity, I definitely won't see them here, and I don't plan to go out and take risks." But she now has something she wants to do more than take risks.

We ate our meal and chatted, and just like that, we whiled away a little bit of the afternoon.

After a while, You Jiahui finally got back to the point. She asked President Putuo Yalei, "President, if we lower the rent in my territory, can we attract more farmers to farm here in a short period of time?"

They had already finished talking about "crops" before going to the horse market to deal with the situation, so the next thing to do was naturally to start talking about "farmers".

President Putuo Yalei told You Jiahui, "This is a solution. If you can attract more people, it won't affect your income. But you can't just rely on collecting rent. That won't be enough to run your own territory."

After hearing this, You Jiahui quickly asked President Putuo Yare, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Guild President Putoyare smiled and told You Jiahui, "Sir Knight, managing a territory costs a lot of money. And you pay taxes to the country every year, all by yourself. Let's not even talk about the income from minerals and other resources, which is already additional income."

After hearing this, You Jiahui immediately asked President Putuo Yare, "Basic income...does it still have to come from farmland?"

President Putuo Yalei told You Jiahui, "Yes, you're right. All lords set aside a piece of private land and let the peasants cultivate it for them. This will at least guarantee the majority of your territory's expenses. The size of the private land should be determined based on the number of peasants in your territory. Don't set it too large, otherwise if it affects the peasants' farming, the peasants will leave."

After hearing this, You Jiahui asked the president, Putuo Yare, "Does it still have to be based on the number of farmers? Can't we just hire others to farm?"

President Putuo Yalei told You Jiahui, "We have to be able to recruit enough people temporarily. If we can't recruit them temporarily, it will delay the farming work on your territory."

After listening to this, You Jiahui nodded and felt that it made a lot of sense.

President Putuo Yalei then said to You Jiahui, "And now it's not like before. Before that big incident, lords were still allowed to use slaves."

You Jiahui was shocked and quickly asked the president, Putuo Yare, "Slaves? Are there still slaves in this country?"

President Putoyare told You Jiahui, "Of course not. This is against the law in any country. If you see a slave trader anywhere, remember to report it."

You Jiahui nodded in agreement and then asked President Putuo Yalei, "What exactly is this big event you just mentioned?"

Guild President Putuo Yalei sighed deeply and told You Jiahui, "It was a great war between humans and demons, and of course, humans won in the end. It was a victory, but it was a pyrrhic one." He paused, then continued, "It is said that the various countries held a continental conference at the time. The main content of the conference was peace negotiations among the countries. Afterwards, they successfully decided to jointly resist the demons' invasion and slaughter of the entire continent. Later, it was the brave warriors who led the elite warriors of each country to attack the demon world and force the demons to retreat."

After hearing this, You Jiahui smiled knowingly and thought to herself, "Huh? Isn't this the 'Besiege Wei to Save Zhao' mentioned in the textbook? It turns out that there are smart people in this other world too. It is said that a 'hero' led people there. Could it be that this is a trick that Yukas came up with?" When she heard the adventure team talk about the hero and the demon world, she had already guessed that the "hero" was the eldest prince Yukas.

President Putoyare continued to say to You Jiahui: "Although the demons eventually retreated back to the demon world, before that, the losses suffered by various countries were already devastating. Alas..." At this point, he began to shake his head repeatedly, looking a little sad.

Seeing that President Putoyare seemed a little sad, You Jiahui waited for a while. Then, she asked President Putoyare, "What specific losses did each country suffer?"

President Putuo Yalei then told You Jiahui, "I won't go into specifics. The most significant loss was undoubtedly population. All nations suffered drastic population declines under the demonic slaughter. The worst-hit nation was that one, completely destroyed. Only a handful of people managed to escape the demonic clutches and flee to other countries."

You Jiahui then asked President Putoyare, "So, is it because the population of each country is too small that they are not allowed to use slaves?" She really lacked knowledge in this area, so she could only continue asking.

Guild President Putuo Yalei had never considered this question before, and couldn't give You Jiahui a clear answer. He simply told You Jiahui, "Perhaps. Specifically, after the demons disappeared, the nations held another continental conference. This conference continued the peace talks that had taken place during the Human-Demon War, and they jointly liberated the people who had been enslaved."

After listening to this, You Jiahui muttered, "After the peace talks, there was a peace treaty. After the slaves were freed, there was a law prohibiting the use of slaves. Although it was a crisis, after the crisis, it brought about a huge transformation."

Guild President Putuo Yalei said to You Jiahui, "Yes. All the former slaves have been freed. Some countries that were once only populated by the High People have begun to see migrations from other races. The upper city, once only inhabited by nobles, is now also home to merchants. These are huge changes."

You Jiahui nodded in agreement. She then asked President Putoyare, "Did the country you just mentioned later regain its independence?"

President Putuo Yalei told You Jiahui, "No, the population is almost gone, how can we restore the country? Speaking of this, the country that benefited the most was the Dwarf Kingdom to our west."

You Jiahui couldn't believe what she heard. She hurriedly asked President Putoyare, "The entire continent has lost so many people, and yet some countries are still able to benefit?" As soon as she finished asking, she thought to herself, "Is this some kind of conspiracy?"

President Putuo Yalei then told You Jiahui, "Originally, the Dwarven Nation to our west was just a small country surrounded by several Tall Human nations. But because the country I mentioned earlier was destroyed, most of its original territory fell into the hands of the Dwarven Nation, and the Dwarven Nation has since become a major power."

You Jiahui was puzzled again and asked President Putoyare, "Most of it? What about the other small part? Which country has it become now?"

President Putoyare then told You Jiahui, "The Dwarf Kingdom occupied the territory to the east of that country, and the remaining small piece of territory to the west is too desolate and has too many underground cities, so no country is willing to claim it." After he finished speaking, he also had a helpless smile on his face.

After listening to this, You Jiahui had another question, and then asked the president Putuo Yalei, "Why are there so many unowned lands in the dungeon?"

President Putoyare told You Jiahui, "It is said... that is where the demons first invaded." When he said that, his tone showed uncertainty.

After hearing this, You Jiahui thought to herself, "Oh, that could be the demonic base. It's quite mysterious..." After pondering it for a while, she suddenly became curious about that "no man's land." Then, she asked the guild leader, Putuo Yare, "If I'm not mistaken, the dungeon there has been overflowing with monsters for a long time, right?"

Guild President Putoyare slowly told You Jiahui, "Sir Knight, you guessed it right. This is it. It's basically a no-man's land, more dangerous than anywhere else in the world."

You Jiahui smiled inwardly after hearing this and thought, "If I didn't already have territory here, I'd be thinking of establishing a country there. But never mind, this large territory here is already enough to give me a headache." At this point, she suddenly realized something and hurriedly asked the president, Putuo Yalei, "Wait a minute! The Dwarf Nation just occupied a large area of ​​territory like that, and other countries have no objections?"

President Putoyare sighed and told You Jiahui, "Even if the other countries have objections, there's nothing we can do. It's not just the restrictions of the peace treaty, but also because the populations of the countries have plummeted and they can't afford to fight anymore. Everyone needs to rest and recuperate."

You Jiahui said to President Putoyare, "That's right. Our national strength is nearly depleted. We can't fight any more. Fighting again..." She paused. She thought, "This country is called the 'Third Kingdom,' so how were the previous 'First Kingdom' and 'Second Kingdom' overthrown? Could there have been a slave or peasant uprising?" She fell into deep thought.

Seeing that You Jiahui didn't continue, President Putuo Yalei continued to tell You Jiahui, "Then again, the Dwarf Country didn't take the initiative to occupy it."

You Jiahui was interrupted by this sentence. After a moment of hesitation, she asked the president Putuo Yalei in confusion, "Huh? This can be passive?" Then, she wondered, "Could this be a decree from the gods?"

President Putoyare told You Jiahui, "At that time, the dwarves from the Dwarf Kingdom gradually migrated to the land of the destroyed country. A few years later, the dwarves suddenly became the majority of the population there. Later, it was a joint decision of the 'locals,' and such a large area of ​​land was incorporated into the Dwarf Kingdom."

After hearing this, You Jiahui realized that she had been wrong and thought to herself, "Oh, it can be like this..."