Later that evening, Natasha had to return from the war-torn fortress to Kitland, where she was already in charge of the reconstruction, the most pressing food problem was alleviated by the supplies seized from the war-torn fort, and the second major problem was what to do with the thousands of prisoners of war. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Natasha listened to the briefings of the court and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was deeply torn between them. If, as recommended by the Ministry of the Interior, prisoners of war were to be executed and buried en masse, it was feared that it would provoke arbitrary and brutal criticism; If, in accordance with the court's recommendations, we conduct an in-depth investigation into the crimes of the prisoners of war, make an appropriate and prudent verdict, and do not slip through the net and do not wrongfully accuse a good person, the process is too complicated and cumbersome, and the trial cannot be completed in three or five months, and it is really unwilling to raise this group of prisoners of war in vain.

Officials at the town hall proposed that the prisoners of war be used as slaves and shackled to work on the construction site to help rebuild the city. Natasha still felt that it was inappropriate, most of the prisoners of war were ogres, trolls, goblins, jackals and other humanoid monsters, strong and brutal and difficult to manage, plus those war priests only temporarily lost their magic because Hexstowe's divine power was blocked, and they would definitely not be willing to be prisoners when they recovered their divine arts, and it was very likely that they would provoke prisoners of war to riot, so dangerous slaves should not be abandoned.

After thinking about it and thinking about it, he finally called Roland for advice.

So Roland repeated to Natasha what he had said to Lyudmila in the morning, which won the heart of Madame Lion, and immediately decided to convene a public trial.

In addition to the POW problem, Natasha has a lot to worry about, the most important of which is to rebuild the Kitland City Lock.

"There are only three shelters in the city that are still under lockdown, and people are frightened and believe that they are safe only in shelters, and many people are persuaded to go home." Natasha rubbed her swollen temples, her face haggard.

Roland fully understands her feelings, the shelter is indeed very safe, and the spells and food provided every day also deepen people's sense of dependence, but these things are not free, when people use the "food making technique" to obtain a piece of bread and water, the energy stored in the misty lock center is reduced, and it must be constantly replenished with expensive spell casting materials to ensure that the misty lock continues to provide all the spell effects including the "food making technique", which is higher than directly distributing food to the victims, which is originally an emergency measure, How can it be the norm?

"Starting tomorrow, remove the free spell privileges of the Vault," Roland made a cold suggestion to Natasha from an outsider's perspective, "of course, do a good job of pacifying and try to explain to the people the plight of the city-state authorities, if they insist that the Vault is safer, then they can continue to live there for the time being, but must earn food for themselves through labor and service." ”

Natasha was taken aback, "The city hall's suggestion is also to remove the free spell privilege of the refuge, but they think that there should be a relief house for free bread distribution throughout the city, and there are also suggestions to send money directly to the refugees, so that they can buy what they need freely, so that consumption can be stimulated, and the shops in the city can benefit." ”

Roland sneered, "It's the taverns in the whole city that benefit, right?" Believe it or not, you give money to refugees here, and all the shops in the city over there have to take the opportunity to increase their prices? Free food is not entirely desirable, and municipalities can provide impermanent relief to the elderly, the young, the sick and the disabled, but they must not tolerate idle meals for those who are able to work, which will only corrupt the social atmosphere. ”

"Tell me about your plans." Natasha humbly asks for advice.

"It's very simple, four words - cash for work." Roland changed to a more relaxed sitting position, "When I came over, I found that the city guards were clearing the streets and cleaning up the rubble, this is nonsense, it is indeed the duty of soldiers to defend their homes and save their compatriots in times of crisis, but after the situation calms down, soldiers can no longer be allowed to do those jobs that are not risky and purely coolies, they must return to their posts as soon as possible to guard against self" The threat of the Dragon's Eye, the reconstruction work is mostly risk-free and does not require any great skills, and if you have the strength to make a living on the construction site, the unemployment rate in the city is high, and there are young and strong young men who huddle in shelters all day long. They have to go to the construction site to work to earn food, I suggest paying food stamps instead of gold and silver coins as wages, and then collect the materials and sell them in the temple, only food stamps to ensure that prices are calm, on the other hand, this is also to reduce the circulation of gold and silver coinage among the people, and concentrate these hard currencies for external procurement, after all, you still have to rebuild the lock, right? The wizards of Beacon Hill don't accept food stamps. ”

Natasha was amused by his last joke, and after thinking for a long time, she slowly realized the deep meaning of Roland's words, and sighed gratefully: "Fortunately, you helped clean up this mess, otherwise I really don't know where to start, by the way, when will the Southern Army leave?" ”

"I received a reply from my father at noon, the legion has been drawn from Icewind Dale, in addition to the expanded and reorganized Kolas Division, there is also a new dwarven artillery regiment, with a total strength of 10,000 people, if nothing else, it will arrive in Kitland in a month."

Natasha inhaled secretly when she heard this, a regiment is about 3,000 people, which means that one-third of the establishment of the Kolas army is artillery, how many cannons do you have to equip with this? This turmoil made her fully realize the power of artillery, there must be a matching means of transport, the number of mules and horses is probably more than the combatants, from the Icewind Dale across the mountains and mountains to the Lucia Plateau in a month, this mobility is probably not only provided by mules and horses, but must also be equipped with a large number of magic guides to improve mobility, so it is not difficult to speculate that the level of equipment of the legion from the south has far exceeded the army of the Kitlanders and even the entire Far East, no wonder Roland repeatedly emphasized that his father's legion is oneThe combat effectiveness of the "modern troops" is far from being comparable to those barbarians who only know how to ride horses and slash.

Roland knows what Natasha is worried about, will the Southern Army take over the North? Will Mr. Rudolph sit on the ground and raise the bargaining chips? Will he blackmail Kitland, a "free city-state", into paying tribute to his legions as a mercenary fee? This was Natasha's problem, not his, so he didn't take a stand, smiled and diverted the topic.

"I probably won't be in Kitland City for the next month."

"Oh, what's your plan?"

"In the morning, I received a letter from Vita, inviting me to visit Baiou Harbor, which is rare to have some leisure, and it is not bad to go to the beautiful city-state on the coast of the North Sea to relax, I have always been very interested in maritime trade." Roland sipped the black tea and replied calmly.

Natasha's eyes lit up, and she held his hand with a flattering smile on her face: "It is inseparable from money to rebuild homes and help the victims, you know my situation, I am about to be so poor that I can't open the pot, how about you contact the Yangbo sisters for me when you go to Baiou Harbor, and try to persuade them to provide a low-interest loan?" (To be continued.) )