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| Per Wikipedia, "Black plague" |
The years following
the plague had been rough. Too
rough.
Populations had been
decimated by the plague, and there had been scrambles to keep the rioting and
panic down.
Damn them! King Rufred scowled out across the land from
his keep. How dare those peasants die and leave no one to continue the work of
providing me with food and wealth.
Oh, sure. The peasants were regrouping and starting
over. But there were so many gaps in the
chain of command. Some of his most
stalwart lords and knights had been taken out by the plague as well.
What to do about the lands that now lay under his watch, without the man power to protect them??
What to do about the lands that now lay under his watch, without the man power to protect them??
Rufred had imported
some Norman knights, given them some land.
But that still did not answer his growing concern: How can prosperity and healthy populations forever exist in this current desperate time?
But that still did not answer his growing concern: How can prosperity and healthy populations forever exist in this current desperate time?
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| Fiefdom, layers of society, per Wikipedia |
Exclusive Fiefdom will continue in tomorrow’s post. What WILL King Rufred do??
