Chapter 27: The "Marshall Plan"
Inside the lord's castle, Murphy pushed open the window and looked at the orderly porridge leader team below, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"Your Royal Highness, the state of all aspects of the Remlos Fort you want has been counted. ”
Philip walked in with a large pile of documents.
"Put it on the table, I'll see." ”
Murphy turned his head to look at him, then turned back and looked down at the South Gate Square below.
"Your Royal Highness, there is a question that is not very optimistic. Philip put the materials on the table, and after arranging them neatly, he looked up and said.
Murphy turned his head in confusion, his chin raised, and motioned for him to continue.
"Cheap... Ah no, there are too many civilians, and according to the current progress, the food we bring will not last for a month before it bottoms out, and when the time comes, not only will the civilians not be able to eat, but the nobles may have no food. Philip almost said the wrong thing, he knew that His Royal Highness hated the fact that people regarded the common people as pariahs, and hastened to change his words.
Murphy jumped out of the window and wandered around the room.
"How many gold nassors do we have now?"
Murphy asked a crucial question, without money, it was useless to say anything.
"Back to Your Highness, there are still ninety-seven thousand two hundred and thirty-four royal allotments escorted by our army, and there are still one thousand two hundred and forty gold nasos and thirteen thousand silver nasos left in the warehouse of Fort Lemlos, and a total of one thousand three hundred gold nasos, for a total of ninety-nine thousand seven hundred and seventy-four gold nasos. ”
Philip took out the parchment he had with him and read it.
Murphy stepped over to a chair and sat down, his hands spread on the table, his index finger tapping on the table.
"You go down first, I'll figure out a way about the food. ”
"Yes. ”
Philip didn't say much, just pushed open the door of the study and walked out, and closed the door with him.
After seeing Philip leave, Murphy took the file and began to look through it.
Truth be told, sitting here and flipping through the documents reminded Murphy of the feeling he had when he was on Earth, leaning over the table to revise the report and draw the design.
I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.
The situation in Remlos Fort is already so dire!
Maybe a month later, there will be no one in the city!
Before the autumn harvest, the population of the city was 110,000, but now it is a little more than 50,000; now there are only 10 tons of grain left in the city, which cannot be held even for a week, and the people are to the point of cannibalism; the army was about 3,000 before the invasion of the Kingdom of Thebes, and now there are at most 500 left......
Murphy frowned and looked through the materials, and found that any of the above problems would give the lords a headache, and one that could not be handled well was a rebellion by the lords, but it ended up in a bunch in this small city.
"But it's okay, it's just time to apply the ideas in my head. Murphy didn't have a headache, on the contrary, he was a little eager to try.
He quickly wrote down his solution on a piece of parchment.
"Philip, come in!"
When he finished, he shouted out the door.
Philip immediately complied with the call, without the slightest delay.
"What does His Royal Highness the Prince command?"
"Call me the treasurer, the councillor, the defense officer, and Captain Simon of Remlos Castle, and I'm going to have a meeting. ”
Murphy waved his hand and commanded.
Philip listened, bowed slightly, and then retreated.
Murphy waited in the room for nearly half an hour, boredly flipping through the magic book, and finally waited for a few people.
"Sit down, no more salutation. ”
Murphy closed the spellbook and tossed it aside, standing up and stepping aside.
Simon and the others looked at each other, and suddenly felt a little unable to sit on the stool.
"With regard to all aspects of Remlosburg, I have drawn up a 'Remlos Fort Revitalization Plan'. ”
Murphy cleared his throat and said in a voice.
A few people were puzzled, "Remlos Revitalization Plan"? What kind of strange term is this?
Murphy saw the confusion on everyone's faces, but he didn't explain too much and continued to explain.
"You don't need to know what the name means, you just need to complete your mission, and the plan will be considered a success. ”
Murphy flipped through the notes he had just taken, and they were full of arrangements for everyone in the room.
"First of all, Simon, you will get up tomorrow and lead people to the nearest Crescent City to buy food, remember to bring Master Ace, his fiery magic can help you melt the snow on the road, and strive to rush back with food within a month.
"In addition, you need to purchase a large number of seeds, and when the spring of the next year begins, these seeds will be the hope of the people, and I will allocate you two thousand gold nasos, and take this to withdraw the money. ”
Murphy tore off a piece of paper, wrote his signature on it, and handed it to Simon.
With this credential, Simon can go and collect the grant.
"And then you, Governor, what's your name?"
"Your Highness, your subordinate's name is Kony Alsace. ”
Hearing this name, Murphy was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
"Good name, you must be a dutiful son, right! I wonder if your father is okay?"
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment, my father is now living in Crescent City, and everything is fine. "Alsace is full of question marks, does His Royal Highness know his father?
"Alright, now let's start the task I told you. ”
Murphy flipped the page of the note in his hand and continued.
"Arthas, I will allocate 10,000 gold nasos to you at the beginning, and recruit a thousand craftsmen for me, I don't care if you are coerced or enticed, I want people, and this thing must be done before the depths of winter.
"In addition, a piece of land in the southern part of the city will be transformed into a shanty town, and civilians will be arranged to live in it and have central heating, so that most people can survive the winter.
"Also, the population in the city is seriously underpopulated now, I will allocate another 5,000 gold naso to you, and I will recruit people from several nearby disaster-stricken border towns, I want 50,000 people, understand?"
"Understood, Your Highness. Arthas replied.
Murphy signed another order and handed it to him.
"Bruno, how many guards are available in the city?" Murphy turned to look at Defense Officer Bruno again.
"Back to Your Highness, there are less than five hundred soldiers in battle, and the rest have some slave soldiers, adding up to only more than seven hundred. Bruno stepped forward and bowed.
"Recruit soldiers from among the refugees, and each soldier shall be paid one silver naso and fifty copper naso every month, until fifteen hundred men have been recruited.
"When the number of people is full, I will send someone to train. Murphy leaned against the table, his fingers tapping on the table.
"There's no need to allocate funds for this first, you can recruit all the people first. ”
"Yes, Your Highness. ”
Murphy then turned his attention to the final treasurer.
"Your Highness, your subordinate's name is George Marshall. The treasurer squinted his eyes and a smile was piled up on his face.
Murphy raised his eyebrows, surprised.
"Do you know a man named Truman?"
Murphy controlled his chin with his hand to keep himself from laughing.
Unexpectedly, the financial officer of such a small place has the same name and surname as the famous General Marshall on the earth.
"Back to Your Highness, my subordinates don't know Mr. Truman. "Marshall was foggy.
"Okay, let's get down to business. ”
Murphy sat back in his chair, resting his hands flat on the table, and said.
"Marshall, you have the toughest task of all. First of all, you are responsible for monitoring the financial expenditure and the progress of the project during this period.
"Secondly, we are going to build a shantytown in the south of the city, and you will be responsible for mobilizing the refugees to participate in the construction, providing jobs for the refugees, and then draw up a plan for me to see. ”
"Your Highness. Marshall bowed and stepped aside.
"This plan is also known as the 'Marshall Plan', and the mission is these for the time being, I believe that you all have enough ability to solve these problems, and if you don't understand something, come back to me. ”
At this point, Murphy finally finished his order, and even leaned back in his chair and stretched.
However, the name of the plan flattered George Marshall a little.
"Yes, Your Highness. The crowd replied in unison.
"Then the 'Marshall Plan' is officially implemented!"