Chen Jian found that although these wild boars from the valley at the junction of the forests of Diya and Turalone performed well in all aspects, as Orison said, their round size became the biggest obstacle to them becoming qualified mounts.

Just like the current Orison, although he rode on the pig's back, but the pig's back was too wide to make him unable to sit on it very steadily, and the legs that were too wide could not be clamped at all, as long as the speed was accelerated, the stability of the person on the pig's back was greatly reduced, and fighting in such a situation was undoubtedly a very dangerous thing.

In the face of Chen Jian's questioning, Orisen was also a little helpless: "Lord Lord, this is no way, we also tried to make some saddles when we were in Diya, but they were not ideal, this is the only defect of the wild boar, but as long as it is trained, it can still be effectively overcome." ”

Jian Chen frowned and circled around the wild boar that Orison had pulled out a few more times, and asked, "How is their weight-bearing capacity?" Is it possible to become a heavy cavalryman? ”

Orisen nodded first, then shook his head and replied: "Their weight-bearing capacity is better than that of horses, but if you can't solve the problem of sitting unsteadily, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to become a heavy cavalry, after all, wearing heavy full-body steel armor, it will be more difficult for knights to control their bodies on it!" ”

Jian Chen thought about it again, and suddenly said, "What if you raise the saddle?" Wouldn't that be useful? Anyway, they are not tall enough, the legs are too short, the saddle is heightened, and the knights will not suffer from the height loss when fighting the enemy, and maybe they can sit more steadily. ”

Orisen listened to the lord's words in a daze, and suddenly felt a little realized: "Yes, how could I not have thought of it before?" I'm going to let people try it out! ”

After taking care of the wild boar, Jian Chen found a few more capable subordinates, and in a tent specially used to deal with government affairs, asked what happened to Hammondale during his absence.

In addition to force, Chen Jian's main concern at this time was of course the stability and unity in his territory, so Kesai was the first to be named by him.

For those halflings who immigrated, Chen Jian was very worried in his heart, although the situation seemed to be very good when he came back, but he still wanted to hear what Ke Sai had to say.

"Lord Lord, my negotiations with the halflings went quite smoothly, maybe because of the previous encounters, they are now a lot more restrained in all kinds of mischievous behaviors, but their temperament to be lively has not changed at all, and they will still cause some small troubles from time to time, but this is already within the acceptable range of the human lords, I think there should not be any big problems in the short term."

Chen Jian was a little dissatisfied with the report of Kesai, and what he asked for was not short-term stability, but long-term stability.

In this regard, Kosai has another view: "Lord Lord, mutual recognition between the two races is not something that can be done in a short time, especially when one of the races is prejudiced against the other, it is even more difficult for them to understand each other, we can only guide them slowly, if we are too anxious, I am afraid that not only will it be half the effort, but it is also very likely to be counterproductive and exacerbate the contradictions between the two races!" ”

These words made Jian Chen a little entangled, and when he thought of the potential danger of racial conflict in his territory, he felt uncomfortable all over.

What can help resolve the tensions between races? Jian Chen held his head and fell into deep thought.

Thinking about it, Jian Chen suddenly thought of a sport, a sports star.

Football, Didier. Drogba.

As Chen Jian likes a football star on the earth, "Warcraft" Didier. Didier Drogba is famous.

But what Chen Jian admires most about Drogba is not his monster-like impact and cheetah-like speed, nor his excellent sense of smell in front of the goal and decisive kicking at the door, what Chen Jian admires the most is that he single-handedly made his motherland Côte d'Ivoire magically end the civil war.

What a sport, a player, ended a country's civil war, the armed forces of the army and the negotiations of politicians did not do, football did, Didier. Drogba did it.

Although there is Didier in it. Drogba's charisma is inextricably linked to his prowess in his home country, but the charisma of football is evident in this.

Football makes wars stop.

Something similar happened to the football king Pele, the legendary player who brought Nigeria's civil war to a halt for 48 hours, when the two sides reached a brief ceasefire agreement to watch the football king Pele play.

So can you also reproduce this magical movement in this other world? Jian Chen's mind kept turning.

He didn't want football to end the war, he just wanted football to make his territory stable and united.

He does not want football to immediately eliminate racial barriers, but only to play a catalytic role in the process.

But how to promote this sport, and whether the people have the leisure to participate, are all things that need to be carefully considered.

Chen Jian immediately picked up his pen, flipped out the various football rules he was familiar with, and wrote them down on a blank scroll one by one.

Then he roughly told everyone what he thought, which attracted a puzzled look from everyone.

In this world, there is no concept of sports, so it is natural for people to think of football as a team game.

Relying on a game to ease the tensions between different races? Almost everyone thinks that the lord's idea is too unbelievable.

Only the beautiful sorceress Ash. Temple stood firmly on the side of the lord, and she now had an almost blind trust in the lord: "The lord has always thought what people can't think and can't do!" Maybe another miracle will be created this time. ”

In addition to wanting to use football as an article, Chen Jian asked Robert not to relax in terms of public opinion propaganda.

Chen Jian believes that proper control of public opinion will not only alleviate the contradictions and conflicts between different races, but will also be very conducive to the many plans he will pursue, and will be more conducive to consolidating his rule in Hammondal.

In this world where feudalism and slavery coexist, Jian Chen did not dare to hope to build his territory into a ** society where everyone was equal.

He is not a great man, what he pursues is to constantly create his own personal heroic image among the people, deify himself, and then use this deified image to consolidate his rule, increase his strength, and then achieve the goal he wants to achieve.

In this process, strong financial resources are undoubtedly also quite important, and in order to have strong force, it is necessary to have strong enough financial resources to support it.

Money is needed for the recruitment of soldiers, money for the training of soldiers, and money for the equipment of soldiers.

Chen Jian knows very well that fighting a war is actually fighting for money.

As long as there is enough money, a strong enough army is organized, an absolute numerical superiority is occupied, and a reasonable strategy and tactics that do not make big mistakes, it will be very difficult to lose a war.

Chen Jian used to play interstellar, his favorite thing to use is the tactics of the sea of people, he has always believed that group fights on the battlefield are the king, whether it is the sea of people and insects or the sea of gods, as long as it becomes a sea, a direct mouse stroke and push over will definitely make the opponent cry in vain, of course, the premise is that the opponent's soldiers have not become the sea.

But what annoyed him was that since he became this lord, he had experienced several battles that had been crushed by the enemy's troops, so that he had to play a laborious micro-manipulation, and even the decapitation tactics that were quite despicable and shameless in his eyes were forced to be used.

Therefore, now Chen Jian is very eager to develop the economy of the territory, although the endless mercury bottle is good, it must be too slow and troublesome, and the income is too small for the lord who wants to show his skills in this world.

The treasure looted from the robbers made the lord a small fortune, but it was rootless water.

As for how to develop the territorial economy and increase his financial income, Chen Jian already has some drafts.

"That market should have been built, right?" Jian Chen asked the old butler.

The old butler nodded and replied: "Yes, Lord Lord, it has been built, and I have also told Mo Ge what you mean, he is quite surprised and admired by your plan, Lord Lord, I have also handed over the goods you brought back to him to count, and today he has begun to recruit people." ”

"Very good, find a time for him to come and talk to me, there are some things I have to discuss with him!" Jian Chen nodded with satisfaction.

He then asked the clerk of Wendell to draw up a decree announcing to the merchants and lords the imminent opening of the Hammondale trading market and the specific method of collecting taxes.

At the same time, he also asked the old housekeeper to recommend a suitable candidate for tax officer, and in this regard, Chen Jian believed that the old housekeeper would not let him down.

The food problem is also an important concern for Chen Jian, due to the destruction caused by the 150-year-long timber war, the originally rich land of Hammondale has long been quite barren and unsuitable for the growth of crops, and even the oak tree, which was once an iconic plant that once covered the mountains, is now a rare sight.

It would undoubtedly be a headache if the problem of too much dependence on trade for food could not be solved, and although there was now a sled to worry about the lack of food reserves in winter, it would definitely become a fatal heel in times of war.

The recent example is that the dwarf of the Bairders Hill who was robbed of the granary and cut off the grain road, Chen Jian, who likes to plan ahead, does not want such a situation to happen to him.

"Lord Lord, you don't have to worry about this, I asked the patriarch of the halfling, he said that he is confident that he can reclaim enough farmland for you in Hammondale to ensure self-sufficiency in food, and he also said that the land in Hammondale is actually very fertile, but the human farmers don't know how to use it! Soon after you leave, they're already growing a variety of crops in the right location! I don't know much about this, but the local human farmers say that the crops are growing very well, and I'm currently negotiating with the halfling patriarch to have them teach the local farmers. ”

Kesai's words made Chen Jian surprised and delighted, he never expected that these halflings would be so powerful.

But the bigger surprise was still to come, and while everyone was discussing, Orison, who was looking for someone to make a saddle, walked in with a caveman.

"My lord, this caveman prisoner of war has been clamoring to see you since yesterday that he has discovered an important secret in Hammondal!"