The Earls of Meredith and the Duke of Duncan are still carrying out operations to eliminate demons, and the two sides have cooperated many times, and the highest record is to wipe out an army of 100,000 demons at one time.

That time, Renard personally supervised the battle and made a lot of money.

In view of the good cooperative relationship between the two sides, and at the same time laying the foundation for the future strategic alliance, Lei Ye sold thirty griffons to Duke Edmund for two thousand gold coins each.

Duke Edmund was overjoyed, and Renard was snickering.

By the end of the year, the purge campaign had been quite successful, and the county of Meredith had almost no trace of demons, and there were few traces of demons within a hundred miles of Fort Duncan.

If nothing else, the planting of the spring will not be delayed.

Seeing this, the nobles of the Anti-Demon Alliance were ready to move.

They don't have such a rich family foundation as Lord Lei and Duke Edmond, there was no harvest last year, the grain was consumed very quickly, the granary has bottomed out, if they don't farm this year, I'm afraid they will have to tighten their belts to live in June.

So under the call of Earl Shelley, the nobles took action one after another and began to clear the demons in their territory.

However, their strength is limited, and if they are lucky, they can fight on an equal footing with the demons, and if they are unlucky, they will cry wolf by the devil directly, and the overall situation is very worrying.

On the other hand, the county of Meredith, the strength of the territory can be said to be thriving.

It has a population of 300,000 and 4,000, an area of 8,400 square kilometers, and an army of more than 10,000 people.

Now in the south of the Arthurian Kingdom, except for the Duke of Duncan, there is no territory that can compete with the Earldom of Meredith.

Ignaz City can't do it, and it can't do it without a terminal port.

The harvest festival came again, and Renard had never felt that time had passed so quickly, as if it had passed in the blink of an eye.

He stood on the city wall, looking at the school training ground outside the city, and there was only indifference in his eyes.

Simon's rough roar kept echoing in the school practice ground: "All run for me, run, you soft-footed shrimp, didn't you eat enough this morning, or where did you go last night?"

Due to the ferocity of the plague, Renard had to reactivate the system of reservists and militias, and when the regular army attacked the enemy, they had to take on the responsibility of defending the territory.

So Beecher and Simon became recruit instructors again, and their hearts were full of resentment, and their requirements for their subordinates became more stringent, which made the recruits complain.

However, Renard was very satisfied with their approach, after all, every strength increased, the territory could have more hope of defeating demons in the future.

While he was silently watching the recruit training, Jimmy suddenly ran over and reported, "Your Excellency, Miss Heidi has called you over. ”

Renard looked at the other party in some surprise: "What did you say?"

Jimmy nodded: "Duke Edmund sent someone to say that Fort Duncan is now short of food, and he hopes to borrow some emergency from us." ”

When Renard heard these two words, his brow couldn't help but furrow.

The food shortages caused by the outbreak of the demon plague have become more and more serious, and now in addition to the county of Meredith, even the Duke of Duncan has begun to implement a strict food rationing system.

The food trade has been completely banned, and people can only receive their daily rations in designated places, which has the advantage that no one will starve to death.

No one objected, after all, the price of the rations received was about 30 per cent lower than the price of the food they bought.

Of course, this is only the case with Fort Duncan, and in the territory of other minor nobles, the price of food will rise by 20%.

Their slogan is: buy if you like, wait to starve to death if you don't buy.

Because of this, the population of the counties of Meredith and Duke Duncan continued to grow in size and strength.

Renard had learned about Fort Duncan, where most of the survivors of the Barrens had gathered, and the total population was approaching 480,000, and the food pressure was indeed very high.

The daily ration for the soldiers was about eight taels of white flour or corn, three taels of dried vegetables, two taels of dried meat, and two eggs, while the rations for the young and strong were six taels of corn and two taels of dried vegetables, and the women, the elderly, and children had only four taels of corn and two taels of dried vegetables.

These rations can only ensure that no one dies of hunger, and there is no need to think about nutrition or anything.

Even so, the consumption of food is still not small.

The Duke of Duncan consumes at least 90 tons of grain, 20 tons of dried vegetables, and 2 tons of meat and eggs every day, and the pressure can be imagined.

Renard thought for a moment and said, "Lend them 20,000 tons of soybeans and 2,000 tons of dried vegetables, which is enough to last until the autumn harvest." ”

There are still a lot of grain and dried vegetables in the territory, and it doesn't hurt to borrow some, but meat and eggs can't be given, which is the main source of nutrition for soldiers, and the county of Meredith can only maintain a balance between production and consumption, and can't help each other at all.

No one knows how long this cataclysm will last, and Renard will not take others lightly and suffer himself.

When Jimmy got a reply, he immediately ran towards the Lord's Mansion.

Renard continued to watch the training, which had become his only way to relax, and it was only by watching the soldiers practice hard that he felt at ease.

Simon still lectured the recruits in his thick voice: "Speed up, do you want the little devil's steel fork to poke your ass, or let the big devil use the decapitation sword to cut off your skull?"

"Don't be awaiting, the hope of a recruit to survive on the battlefield is to run fast enough, you don't need to run past the demons, as long as you can run past your companions. ”

Renard was suddenly full of black lines, although what the other party said was the truth, but this was too explicit.

Simon didn't care so much, chasing after the crowd with his whip, herding sheep to drive the recruits.

The large crowd of shirtless young men panted and ran in great strides, while also dodging the whip that would come at an unknown time, and they were almost sweating profusely and exhausted, which was really miserable.

However, although they often complain and even shout to quit, no one takes actual action.

Because once you quit, it means that you will completely say goodbye to food, jerky, and eggs during the demonic disaster.

After the outbreak of the Demonic Plague, food has become far more important than gold and jewelry, because even if you have money, you can't buy food at all.

According to refugees who have fled from elsewhere, a few pounds of wheat bran can often be used as a reason to kill people and buy goods.

Nowadays, grain has basically replaced gold, silver and copper as the most common currency.

Of course, there is also alcohol, which is also hard currency, and for many mercenaries and adventurers, it is possible to live without women, without food, but it cannot be without alcohol.

This creates a perfect cycle, with mercenaries and adventurers going out to hunt demons and coming to Renard in exchange for food, which they then exchange for wine.

There is no wine elsewhere, Lei Ye has enough here.

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