Here, Marin and Edward are plotting against Scotland, and the statistics of the results over there have come out. Quartermaster Walder made a cameo role in the role of a battle counter, which came from a merchant family and was better at counting.

"Grand Duke, the statistics of the results have come out!" Wald didn't know English, only German, so he had to report to Marin alone.

"Speak!"

"According to statistics, this time there were 10,000 enemy troops, and a total of 2,700 people were killed and wounded. Of these, 2,154 were wounded and 546 were killed on the spot. But of the 2,154 wounded, it is estimated that more than 700 will die from their injuries......"

"Why is the mortality rate so high? With our military doctors for treatment, shouldn't so many people still die? Marin was a little puzzled. Most of the wounded soldiers in his army can be healed.

"So, Grand Duke. Most of these incurable wounds were wounded by muskets. The injuries caused by the lead bullets were so severe that the doctors said it was difficult to revive ......"

"I see......" Marin snapped. Cold weapons are easy to heal, but spherical buckshot weighing 30 grams can tumble inside the human body and cause huge trauma. In severe cases, it will cause a large blood hole at the mouth of the bowl, which is very difficult to cure. In addition, lead is toxic. Being hit by lead bullet is not only a large wound, but also difficult to heal. Therefore, it is indeed difficult to save a person who has been wounded by a gunshot.

"In addition, there are 7,300 healthy captives. Of these, 465 were of noble status. This is the situation on the side of the barracks, and on the side of the camp of the healed people, there are a total of 7,000 people, all of whom have surrendered, and there are no casualties......" Wald continued.

"None of the 465 nobles were injured?"

"No, there were 326 wounded, mostly the same knights who fled with James IV. In addition, 52 nobles were killed in battle, not counting the 465 people. "Knights are also nobles, but they are the lowest nobles.

Marin suddenly realized that the nobles were still afraid of death. Moreover, there are rules in Europe that nobles are allowed to be redeemed, so in a critical situation, nobles will generally choose to surrender to save their lives. Only a small number of nobles, who were more unlucky, were killed before the overall situation was decided.

"Those 326 wounded knights are counted among the 2,700 casualties, right?" Marin asked.

"Yes, Grand Duke."

"That is, 139 nobles were not injured, including James IV?"

"Absolutely!"

"Well, out of the healthy captives, 7,161 are not nobles?"

"Grand Duke, you are so good at arithmetic, and you can calculate it by heart, it is really amazing! Unlike subordinates, you have to do a lot of calculations to get it. Wald patted the horse.

"Okay, I'm not showing math, I just want to say that those 7,161 healthy, non-aristocratic Scottish prisoners of war are all sent to the Newcastle coal mines to dig coal!"

"Digging coal?" Wald was a little stunned, he couldn't keep up with Marin's mental rhythm.

"Nonsense, with so many prisoners of war, the daily consumption of food is a big problem. Instead of raising them for nothing, it is better to drive them to the coal mine to dig coal! It just so happened that during this time, the work was suspended for a period of time due to the invasion of the Scots in the coal mines, and this group of people was escorted to dig coal to make up for the losses of some time ago! Marin waved impatiently. At present, the local coal is supplied by the Newcastle coal mine, and due to the war shutdown some time ago, it is estimated that there will be a short-term coal supply difficulty in the local area.

"That'...... What about the Newcastle miners who were hired before? ”

"Dig coal too! However, the two groups of people are separated. These Scottish prisoners of war arranged for them to dig coal in mines where the terrain was dangerous and it was not easy to escape! Shackles on them, though! ”

"Understood!"

"What are you talking about, Grand Duke Marin?" Edward didn't know German and didn't know what Marin was talking about.

"Your Majesty, I'm arranging the prisoners of war." Marin turned his head and said with a smile.

"Prisoners of war? How did you arrange it? ”

"Dig coal! Newcastle has a lot of coal mines, so it's just right to arrange for those uninjured prisoners of war to dig coal! ”

"However, it's not good for you to decide the arrangements for the prisoners of war on your own......" Edward was a little upset that Marlin had decided on the arrangements for the prisoners of war without consulting him.

"Your Majesty, these are more than 7,000 prisoners of war, and I have no objection if you want them. However, can you get the rations of more than 7,000 strong men? Marin asked rhetorically.

"This ......," Edward was speechless. He was a poor ghost, and if it weren't for Marin and the French helping to pay a lot of money, he wouldn't have gotten up at all. Speaking of food, his own food is provided by Marin.

"So, wouldn't it be nice that I let those 7,000 or so prisoners of war mine in Newcastle and I provide food?"

Edward thought about it right, nodded, but asked again:

"Are there nobles among the more than 7,000 prisoners of war? It is very bad to let the nobles dig coal. ”

"No, nobles, we are going south with our army. Those who remained in Newcastle to dig coal were all civilian Scottish soldiers. ”

"That's fine, but you're not afraid of these Scottish soldiers rioting? They're combative. ”

"It's okay, I'll shackle them. In addition, I would have 5,000 men of the Fifth Regiment in Sivag stay behind to supervise the digging of coal by these prisoners of war. At the same time, guard against people in Scotland to rob people. ”

"That's fine......" Edward nodded, but still had some regrets. Because, he originally intended to win over Sivag for his own use. But the north does have to guard against another Scots. After all, although these 10,000 people are the main force in Scotland, there are still some second- and third-line troops who are old, weak, sick and disabled in Scotland. If they attack and there is no one to defend them, these prisoners of war may be snatched back and the Scottish army can be restored. Therefore, it is necessary to keep people on defense.

As for the arrangement of the remaining 7,000 Scottish people, Marin and Edward disagreed again. Edward thought that these 7,000 people were more honest and could take them as coolies to help transport the baggage south.

But Marin objected, citing that he had previously taken 15,000 English prisoners and about 14,000 English prisoners of war. In addition, Marin's army itself brought more than 10,000 people, and they are all staying in Grimsby at the moment. If these 7,000 Scottish people were to be taken south, the food supply of the army would be extremely difficult.

"But in Newcastle, the food supply is not the same as difficult?" Edward asked rhetorically.

"No, Your Majesty, Newcastle is a port, and I can transport grain from Emden, and it is very convenient. And it is very troublesome to take these people to rush and need to transport food by land on the way. There is no need to do anything else for these people, just transport grain. ”

Edward thought about it, but agreed to leave the 7,000 Scottish people in Newcastle for the time being. Then, Ma Lin felt that he couldn't raise these people as uncles, and he had to work...... As a result, these 7,000 Scottish people also became coal diggers...... Of course, because they are more honest and have no combat effectiveness, they don't need to be shackled......

Sivarg, who came to Marin to receive the order, was shocked and said:

"What a god, this time there are more than 14,000 more middle-aged laborers digging coal, how much coal do you have to dig out? However, my current task seems to be to first make shackles for the more than 7,000 prisoners of war. In addition, we had to order shovels for more than 14,000 people to dig coal......"

"Are you stupid? Who told you to send more than 14,000 people to dig coal? More than 14,000 shovels. Don't you dig up this coal and transport it to the dock for loading? The prisoners told them all to dig coal. As for those people, two or three thousand people can be arranged to transport the dug coal to the wharf on a cart and load it onto the ship! ”

"Understood, I'll arrange it!"

In this way, more than 10,000 laborers poured into Newcastle's coal mines at once, and the speed of coal mining soared dramatically...... As for whether these hapless Scottish captives would die from the explosion of underground gas or something, that was not Marin's concern. Anyway, there are no Scottish nobles in it, so if you are killed, you will be killed, and you don't have to pay for the money...... In this era, only the aristocracy had human rights......