When Altai handed over the list of materials he needed to Higg and asked him to buy it, Higg looked at the list in surprise, and then looked at Altai with a mocking look at him, and Hig realized that the materials for fifty repeater chariots were simply against the sky, and it was indeed difficult to raise in a short period of time.

Altai said: "I gave you the list, I will make a model with Noah and I now, so that when the dwarven craftsmen come, they can immediately produce according to the model, and the material matter is in your kid's hands, so I don't have to worry!" ”

"The requirements for these materials are too high, especially these woods, where can I find you so many good wood in a short period of time?" Higg was a little anxious and said.

"It's the ten days you asked for to make it, and there are no raw materials, what do you tell me to do? You have to hurry up, if you wait until the dwarven craftsmen come and you have nothing to do, don't blame me for not being able to make anything in ten days! ”

"But......" Higg really didn't know where to get the materials.

"The production of iron pieces will not be difficult for you, as long as you find pig iron, I will let the dwarves temper it when the time comes, and it will be too late!" Altai smiled and said to the embarrassed Higg, "But I can't help the wood!" ”

"Good!" Higg gritted his teeth and said, "In two days I'll bring the pig iron and all the wood to your workshop!" ”

Altai smiled: "I knew you would have a way!" ”

……

The next day, in the humble council chamber of the Giscoll fortress, Higg sat on the main seat of the council chamber, looking at the hundreds of squires sitting below him, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Lord Marshal, everyone is here!" Mevo, beside her, said to Higg.

Higg nodded!

"Silence!" Maevo shouted at the chaotic crowd.

The chaotic crowd reluctantly returned to its place, and the chamber gradually fell silent.

Higg stood up slowly, glanced at the audience, and then said loudly: "The people who have been invited to come today are all local officials, squires, celebrities, and representatives of various merchants from the towns and villages near the Giskol Fortress. I won't say much kind words, but I asked you to come this time to ask you for a favor! ”

As soon as Higg's words fell, the people below began to talk to each other and mutter! As the choke point of the Luojia River Plain, the Gisco Fortress has been a battleground for merchants and soldiers since ancient times. The status of Luojiahe is an important military defense town is obvious, and this naturally does not need to be said. At the same time, this fortress is also one of the important passes in and out of the Luojia River Plain, and many commodity transactions and even cultural exchanges need to pass through this important pass. Therefore, the nearby towns centered on the Gisco Fortress have benefited from the developed commerce of this pass, forming many local tyrants and wealthy gentry, and many merchants have also established mobile stations and cargo stations here.

But at the same time, the squire, residents, and merchants here have naturally become the focus of the soldiers of the fortress, and there is even a danger of military disasters. This is the principle that wealth and danger coexist. So the hundreds of people present began to talk about each other, guessing how much money the new marshal and Count were going to take away from them.

"Silence!" Maevo shouted.

"Please don't get me wrong! I'm not asking you to donate money and materials this time, I just want to make a deal with you. Xige said unhurriedly, "Since Ben Shuai settled in the Luojia River Plain, he has never interfered in local government affairs, and everyone should know this. But after all, it is a time of war, and if you don't want the Luojia River Plain to be ruined and your homeland to be shattered, you should actively cooperate with Ben Shuai. As you all know, the fortress of Giskol is now in danger, and if this fortress is breached by the enemy, you dare not imagine that your home, cargo station, and even the lives of you and your family will be threatened! The commander has the responsibility and obligation to protect everyone's homeland, interests, life and property, but it is not only the commander who is responsible, but also the soldiers in the city pass, and everyone who is here and not who is concerned about their own interests! ”

Higg said, slowly picking up his teacup and taking a sip of tea.

"Lord Earl!" A squire boldly stood up and said, "Since your Excellency said that you would abide by the contents of the three chapters of the covenant, and that the war that was originally said had nothing to do with us in the Luojia River Plain, and now you have urgently summoned us to make a deal with us, does the Earl want to ignore your own reputation?" Adults want money and things, or need labor, even if we speak, we can do our best, anyway, adults have military power in hand, we, ordinary people, have nothing to say! ”

Maevo muttered a few words in Higg's ear, and Higg's sharp gaze swept over the squire, who shuddered and sat down.

"When did Ben Shuai say that he did not abide by the three chapters of the covenant?" Higg sneered and said, "Douglas, Duoqi Town is a tyrant, you are rampant in the township, bullying and dominating the market, forcibly buying and selling, and there are no less than thirty lives in your hands, hehe, are you embarrassed to mention three chapters of the law to Ben Shuai?" ”

Douglas blushed, a few drops of sweat appeared on his forehead, got up and said: "My lord, there is no matter, these are all hearsay, presumably someone insulted and slandered, adults should not be gullible!" ”

"Hey, hey! Hearsay? Gullibility? Higg sneered, "Mevo! ”

"Yes, Marshal!" Maevo beckoned the guards to carry a box and saluted Higg.

"Douglas!" Higg said, "Everything you have committed is in this box, there are records of the case, there are various complaints, and some evidence!" If needed, Ben Shuai can also call some witnesses and victims! Maevo, open the box and read it to everyone one by one, but some things are really sensational, and Ben Shuai is afraid of polluting everyone's ears! ”

The two guards opened the box and picked up one of the scrolls and handed it to Mavau, who opened the scroll and said: "This is a case from three years ago: on July 23, Douglas gathered a crowd to loot Ravensnay's freight yard and clashed with Ravensnay's second son, Douglas ordered the burning of Ravensnay's freight yard and crippled his second son, and forcibly occupied this yard half a year later......"

"There is no such thing......," said Douglas loudly, "my lord, this is a deliberate framing of me!" ”

"Douglas, this incident was all over the city back then, do you dare to say that there is no such thing? Ben Shuai is strange, the case is so clear, how did you escape the sanctions? Higg sneered, "Fortunately, Ravensnay is also an invited squire today, and I would like to ask the person concerned if there is no such thing!" ”

"My lord, I'm Ravensnay!" A wealthy squire sitting at the end of the seat stood up and saluted Higg, then turned to Douglas and said angrily, "Douglas, you relied on your brother to be the lord of the city of Ingor, and you bribed and forced the officials in the town to cover up the case, so that I had nowhere to redress my grievances for three years, and the old mother of the family had no way to redress her grievances because she saw her grandson disabled, and she died half a year after the incident!" Douglas, I have a grudge with you for killing my mother with a crippled son, and I have a hatred for setting fire to the land, do you want to fool yourself in front of Lord Earl with a red mouth and white teeth? ”

"Your Excellen......cy," Douglas was about to speak, bowing to Higg with sweat on his head.

"Mevo, keep reading!" Higg said loudly.

"My lord, don't read it again!" Daglas hurriedly said: "Please look at the face of the clan brother, I am willing to compensate Ravensner for all losses!" ”

"Don't read it?" Higg laughed, "So you admit to the dozens of lives inside?" Okay, since you have confessed to your guilt, Ben Shuai doesn't want to be too widely implicated, so let's do things by yourself! ”

"My lord, I am willing to donate all my family property for military expenses, please raise your noble hand!" Douglas hurriedly knelt down and said.

"Your property will naturally be used to pay the victims, and the rest will be scattered in the village! Rest assured, Ben Shuai will leave some for your family! Ben Shuai's army doesn't need this dirty money to defile it! Higg said angrily, "Come on, drag this beast out to Ben Shuai, and behead him immediately!" ”

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, you can't do this......"

……

The audience watched in amazement as Douglass was dragged out of the hall, and later as the guards brought in the bloody head and placed it in front of Higg.

Looking at the trembling squires and celebrity business representatives, Higg said loudly again: "Ben Shuai is inviting everyone to talk about cooperation today, and he doesn't want to involve these things!" There are still dozens of boxes like the one that exposed the Douglas case, but Ben Shuai didn't have time to deal with them one by one. The marshal is now in dire need of some materials, especially good wood, and you will each receive a list of materials later, and the materials must be transported to the army workshop within two days. Ben Shuai has no intention of forcing these materials, and will trade with you according to the market price, but Ben Shuai has been short of money recently, so he can only pay half of the gold coins first. If you want to cooperate with the military to supply materials, you are also very welcome, but the premise is that the materials on the list you receive must be transported to the military workshop within two days, of course, if the share on the list is exceeded, the commander will reward military merits as appropriate, and even report to His Majesty to thank him for his contribution to the country! ”

Maevo began to arrange for the guards to distribute the list of materials to everyone, and everyone took the list in their hands, looking at each other at a loss.

"Ravensnay, do you have any questions?" Higg asked aloud.

"Lord Earl!" "Some materials are really hard to raise, especially the wood!" My lord, if you can't provide this wood, can you convert it into gold coins? ”

"Huh, gold? Do you tell Ben Shuai to use gold coins to fight the enemy? Higg said angrily, "No matter what method you use, in addition to not being allowed to plunder, you can buy it, use coffin wood, or even tear down your beams, you must also make it up for Ben Shuai!" Now that the fortress of Giskol is at war, the place where you belong has now been established as a military jurisdiction, and you know what the consequences of violating military orders are. You are all smart people, so many troops are here, and you are afraid that you will not have a chance to get rich? ”

"Ah, tear down the beams?"

……