By the time the results of the court's handling of the events at Wincheston Manor reached Tiniez, Art had already returned to the Valley Castle with his patrol.

Because of the many casualties caused by this encounter in Wincheston, the Valley Wooden Fort lost its original liveliness, the wails of the seriously wounded soldiers continued to sound all day long, and the bodies of the dead soldiers had just been buried.

"Sir, the shroud and the tomb are ready, you can go and preside over the burial ceremony." Old Cooper pushed open the wooden door and whispered to Art.

"Okay, are the wounded all settled?"

"Sir, the wounded are all settled. Except for Simon, everyone else was not too badly injured, and it would be good to put on the herbs and rest for a few days. It's just that Simon's injuries are not good, his left arm is almost cut off, and he can't be cured, and if he wants to save his life, I'm afraid he will have to be sawed off, so I put him alone in my cabin to recuperate. Cooper also deplored the damage of the patrol team.

Twenty days ago, before going north to Tinetz, when Yat returned to the wooden castle with this group of young and vigorous men, they were still alive and well, but when they went out, they were killed and seriously wounded, and several fell. Cooper can be regarded as a person who has experienced the catastrophe of life and death, but his mood is still very heavy at the moment.

The cemetery for the soldiers killed in battle was chosen on a flat ground on the mountainside on the east side of the wooden fort, next to the empty grave where Art had buried himself a year earlier.

At this time, the flat ground on the mountainside was full of mourners, and in addition to all the soldiers of the patrol team, there were also Cooper, Lawrence, Scott, Bard, and other castle citizens. Next to the tomb is a body lying on a wooden plank wrapped in linen, and a cross tombstone is inserted in front of the tomb.

Art wore a full set of leather armor and a black burqa cloak, with a steel knight's sword hanging from his waist, and all the officers and soldiers of the patrol team also stood behind Yat in a uniform black burqa and cape with weapons in their hands. Art plunged his sword into the ground in front of the coffin, knelt on one knee and palmed his hands on the hilt of the sword, bowed his head and whispered, "Almighty God, please open your arms and let this earth accept the body of the heroic spirit." The hero is far away, may his soul be reborn in the heavenly world. Amen. ”

"Amen~"

"Amen~"

Behind him, everyone bowed their heads and drew holy crosses, praying for the rebirth of the heroic soul in heaven.

The people were not familiar with the soldier who died in battle, they did not even know about his life experience, so there was no part of singing the praises of his life deeds, and there were no clergy or churches here, so the prayers and masses for the dead were simply passed by Art himself.

In order to reflect the military characteristics of the funeral, the soldiers who died in the battle put on a black cloak that had just been issued with blood, and the body was also carried into the tomb by the soldiers of the patrol team. Roar!! Roar!! The sound of the battle......

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After a simple funeral, Art returned to the cabin and summoned the three of Otto and Cooper, Lawrence, and Scott.

"My lord, Ron hasn't woken up yet, did you wake him up?" Otto asked.

"He's been running for seven days in one go, so let him sleep a little longer."

"Cooper, tell me about the situation in the wooden fort first."

"Okay sir, first of all, let me tell you about the reclamation of wasteland. By the deadline, all the wasteland between the valleys had been reclaimed, and there were 120 acres of arable land, of which 20 acres were in Juntun, but there was a lack of heavy ploughing tools before, and the wasteland was very thinly cultivated, and I have given all the land to the farmers according to your request. In terms of grain, there were about 6,000 pounds of grain and wheat seeds in Mubao before, and ten days ago I took people to Tinetz to buy 4,000 pounds of wheat seeds, originally these grain wheat seeds were not enough for spring planting, but you brought back a batch of grain wheat seeds this time, and the farmers have moved all the grain materials from the edge of the jungle back to Mubao, and the preliminary estimate is that there must be at least 8,000 pounds, and now we should have enough wheat seeds for spring ploughing, but these grains are not enough to support the people in the valley until the autumn harvest of wheat. ”

"As for the burghers, the three guys you brought back last time have all been arranged to reclaim the wasteland."

"In terms of livestock, there are two military horses, three ploughing oxen, one donkey, two mules, one big donkey, three pigs, and five sheep in the livestock wooden fort you brought back this time, of which the military horses and mules belong to the military mules and military horses of the patrol team."

"In terms of farm tools and materials. We had five ox carts, three heavy ploughs, fifteen sets of iron farming tools, and a large collection of iron tools and cloth and other everyday items. In addition, you brought back a few large bags of salt this time can be regarded as saving everyone, during this time Mubao salt is in short supply, I strictly limit the amount of salt used every day, but everyone works hard, no salt can not lift the momentum. ”

"In terms of construction, during this time, a small wooden house and a simple storehouse have been built on this side of the wooden fort, and now that we have more food and livestock, I plan to build a large cowshed and stable in the wooden fort. In addition, a thatched hut has now been built on the gentle slope of the valley, and most of the farmers in the wooden fort have moved to the valley for the convenience of farming, and now the soldiers of the patrol team live in the large wooden house. ”

"Sir, that's the current situation in the Wooden Fort in the Valley."

Art listened attentively, and now the Valley Wooden Fort was his foundation.

"Cooper, now that we have oxen and horses and heavy ploughs, it is better to plough the land again, at least the most fertile land along the river. At present, we do not have many wheat seeds, so each household can sow half of the land first, and then replant the rest if there are wheat seeds later. Among the supplies, 500 pounds of grain, an iron-barred four-wheeled carriage, two war horses, and two mules will be distributed to the patrol team for military supplies, and all the rest will be filled into the wooden fort storehouse and you will be responsible for allocating it. ”

"At present, the main task of Mubao is to complete spring plowing and sowing, and after the spring plowing and sowing, Mubao should focus on two things, one is to continue to reclaim wasteland, our Fort farmers will increase, and more land is needed to support them. The second is to build a road from the edge of the jungle to the wooden fort and the wooden fort to the valley, and the road from the wooden fort to the valley only needs to be built into a convenient road that can accommodate people and animals. If you have done all three of the above, you should take everyone to build more wooden houses during the slack time, especially in the valley field, and then the new farmers will move to the grain field after allocating the land. ”

"Yes, sir. You said that there will be more farmers in the future? ”

"Yes, I will continue to recruit displaced people and continue to reclaim wasteland."

Cooper nodded.

"Lawrence and Scott, you two will continue to assist the old butler in the affairs of the valley wooden fort."

"In addition, we now have more money and food, Cooper and the heads of your wooden castles have to help me manage the affairs of the wooden castle in addition to doing their own things on weekdays, so you should also have a salary, the money in the wooden castle is useless now, but in the future, I will arrange for people to buy some daily necessities and other simple commercial goods from outside, and everyone can live better with some salaries." Lawrence and Scott were treated as ordinary soldiers of the Patrol Force, with a weekly salary of ten pfennigs; The old butler, like Otto, was paid eighteen pfennighs a week. In addition, the old carpenter Bard was very hard and diligent during this time, so he also received ten pfennig's salary, and Cooper's salary was responsible for distributing it. ”

After hearing this, Cooper stood up and said, "Master, just a few of them will be paid, and I won't need it." ”

"Cooper, you haven't stopped since you followed me, you are now the great butler of the wooden castle, everything has to be bothered by you, I can't let you sweat for me in vain."

After listening to Art's words, Cooper was a little moved.