The sudden increase in training volume has also increased the wear and tear of supplies, although due to Barrett's effective control, there are no serious injuries, leaving a sum of money for the territory's medical expenses. But the wear and tear of weapons is inevitable www.biquge.info even if Barrett can control the blades he wields, but those ordinary soldiers are not so skilled.

In normal times, the workshop dedicated to repair operations is not unable to work overtime to complete the task with quality and quantity. However, in the run-up to war, all the workshops in Boreham's territory received a large number of orders. This order is not only Boreham's own but also the part that is sold.

War money is a big cake that everyone should not miss, and a military-industrial complex like Boreham Ling, which still has innate advantages, naturally has to bite a big piece from it, otherwise it will definitely not be reconciled. Therefore, all the military enterprises in the territory are working overtime at full capacity, and this additional loss is really beyond their ability to solve.

There is nothing more impermanent than this, and nothing can be fully controlled. The most important thing about a good plan is to anticipate a few retreats for possible accidents or failures.

Even the Boleam Territory, which has not yet fully joined the battlefield, has this kind of problem, and the Kingdom of Lucia, which is now barely saying that it is now fighting on two fronts, has decisively mobilized for war.

Similarly, the foreign wars of the Kingdom of Lucia also led to considerable changes in the prices of goods throughout the Western Continent. The price of food has been rising, and the price of strategic resources such as precious metals and gemstones has also fluctuated widely. Only the luxury market seems to have ushered in their cold winter - the troubled times, the golden age, the antiques, this sentence is not deceiving.

As for the civil war in the previous Northland city-states, it also had some influence on this. But compared to the Kingdom of Lucia, it is just the light of a candle compared to the sun and the moon. After all, the entire Northland has been outside the political structure of the entire Western University 6 since ancient times, and even if exchanges have become frequent in recent years, it is still difficult to have much impact.

Therefore, it would be nice to have a vague impression of the war there for most of the inhabitants of the Western Continent at best - only the cities to which the refugees migrated were a little more real. And the Kingdom of Lucia, a regional powerhouse, really touched the nerves of many surrounding rulers. The impact of a bit of turmoil tends to be much greater than the former.

Although for the entire kingdom of Nohan, the changes in the market for these goods do not seem to have much impact. According to published sources, the Principality of Nokhanate was largely self-sufficient in terms of food and was able to run a slight surplus - but those who are familiar with history know that this kind of official propaganda needs to be greatly discounted if it is somewhat viable.

Therefore, in the face of the imminent all-out war, the whole country was preparing for the Nohan Kingdom, which not only tightened the domestic grain circulation, but also began large-scale grain procurement - in fact, this work began very early, but the execution was more subtle at that time, and now it has begun to be easy to conceal.

Now that the official has begun to stock up on grain, the merchants with an unclear sense of smell also understand what they should just do. Fortunately, although the citizens of most territories will more or less complain about some rising food prices, it will not cause a real food shortage.

After all, the so-called speculation is the trick of hoarding futures, and if you want to make real profits in this world, you must not offend the local lords. In the event that the lord requisitioned them all in a fit of rage, it would not be easy to recover the losses - even if you had a well-established background, it would be a hassle for the county magistrate to meet the current management.

Elsewhere it may be fine, but for Boreham Territory alone, there is a big problem with food. The 200 years of influx of immigrants and the inevitable arrival of immigrants from commercial nodes have greatly developed Boreham, but at the same time, the food supply capacity here has become extremely vulnerable.

The boom in industry and commerce inevitably led to the rural-population being drawn to the cities. And the 'crowded' land in Boreham's territory is not enough to support so many migrants. As a result, food prices have risen sharply, and it is inevitable that they will not be able to do so.

Perhaps in the eyes of merchants, this problem is not big, after all, the price of raw materials has risen, and the sales price has also risen. It's like inflation, which doesn't have much impact on businessmen as long as it's not a short-term inflation. The transaction of 1o dollars and 1o dollars became a transaction of 1oo dollars and 1oo dollars, which was actually about the same for them. The real pain is the one who gets the dead pay.

The precious metals and gems commonly used by mages to create divine weapons are inherently expensive and have little effect on civilians. Except for a few knights who wanted to craft weapons, even the mages who had seen the cost of the experiment go up as a result - after all, the mages had their money coming in as fast as they could, so their view of money was close to that of the historical financiers. As for those low-level mages who are struggling and the apprentices who are even more struggling, how can a mage who can't even cast the fireball technique be called a magician.

As for the art and luxury goods market, there were originally some clusters in the Norhan Kingdom, but the people who really made a living from it were only a minority. Except for those court nobles who would secretly wail behind closed doors, everyone else was calm about it. Among them, many so-called "real aristocrats" had to temporarily abandon their dignity in order to reduce their family expenses. At least every week's dance party and tea party, I'm afraid that there will be a small reduction.

But the rise in food prices is not just a problem of food itself, it can even trigger an increase in the price of a range of related goods. All of a sudden, even hard currency metal currencies began to shrink gradually. This is definitely not good news.

Because the burghers in Boreham's territory are the most sensitive to this price reaction. A similar situation is similar to the indiscriminate issuance of gold yuan bills during the Republic of China, which led to extreme hyperinflation. In that disaster, countless people lost their families, and the savings of generations became a pile of waste paper. But as long as the merchants with family backgrounds are actually not affected much, it is the small citizens in the city who really have nothing.

However, although the burgher class in this world is also relatively active, compared to the guys who made trouble from time to time in the old days, they are honestly like the little white rabbit in the hands of magicians. So far, there has been no large-scale petition activity, but the undercurrent of private has begun to surge.

For this reason, the Earl of Boreham's hair turned gray several times during this time, but even the solution released could not achieve immediate results, so he had to start recruiting people. On the one hand, it is to subsidize residents with government funds to ensure their quality of life, and on the other hand, it is also preparing for war.

After the transfer of this batch of former personnel into the official industry, the already tight manpower gap of Boreham led became even more obvious. Therefore, in addition to handling, HNA and smelting, etc., which often require bare upper body work. From this day on, women workers can be seen in all walks of life in Boreham's collar - it can be said that women are gradually reaching half the sky.

But with so many people starting jobs they didn't have done before, it's impossible to get started in the first place. Therefore, even if there is a special person to teach the apprentices, for a long time, they can only replace the work of some apprentices. As a result, the average efficiency of the entire territory has dropped by several percentage points.

As for the marital conflicts and other problems that this situation may bring, it is natural that they have to make way for war and stability. Wait until it's all over and then come back to solve it. And players living in Boreham are also affected by these problems to a greater or lesser extent. It's just that all the professionals who are above the red iron rank have a good income, and even in the worst case, they won't have a headache for this bit of money.

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All this process of action was done in an orderly manner, and by the time Georgie and the others stepped into the city gate, the guards had already regained their positions. The smoothness of the coordination is like the gears in a clock, and it is not a one-day work.

In Georgie's field of vision, the guards at the gate stood as straight as green pines. The half-covered round helmets on their heads made it impossible to see their faces completely from the angle of Georgie on the horse, but even from some visible inferences, it was clear that the expressions of these people were definitely serious.

From the brim of the hat hangs a large piece of cooked cowhide that covers the neck. I wear a light paper armor that is a specialty of Boreham over a cotton blend underwear with good breathability. Wearing iron bracers, he held a glittering spear in one hand and a irise-shaped iron-clad wooden shield with a semicircular opening in the upper left side of the other. The short sword at his waist, along with the scabbard, was fastened to a brown cooked cowhide belt.

The linen sleeveless shirts of these guards were embroidered with the coat of arms characteristic of the Boreham family. Similarly, their shields were painted with white edelweiss and turquoise ivy-decorated with a half-sheathed sword in a blue scabbard. Because the coat of arms is mainly blue, green, and white, the cloth robes worn by soldiers are also based on these three colors.

In fact, there were no more than 5 territories in the entire Norhan country that equipped the guards with this kind of smock, mainly because of the somewhat expensive price of the dye. If it weren't for the alchemy that could synthesize some of the dyes, I'm afraid that no one in the entire principality would be able to afford this kind of thing. Alchemical products are a little expensive for civilians, but they are only a drizzle compared to natural dyes.

Natural dyes are those obtained from plant, animal or mineral resources, without artificial synthesis, with little or no chemical processing. For example, pale yellow is extracted from pomegranate peel and ochre is extracted from walnut peel. There are also examples such as yellow from ginger juice, carmine from cochineal, and orange-red from sumac. It is known for its scarce production and high price. Not to mention that the price of ginger alone in the Western Continent has reached 10 gold coins per ounce, and the saffron, the raw material of the most beautiful red natural dye, is a sky-high price of 65 gold coins per ounce.

After entering the city gate, Georgie and his party parted very tacitly, and the Vaal Knight arranged for Shiren to send the little guy from Craig to his residence in the city. This is not because he is afraid that Craig will encounter any danger, after all, the level of security in Poitu City may not be as good as that of the inner city of Karada, but it is not very different under normal circumstances. Besides, Craig himself is not a powerless scholar, but he is also a knight squire of the Red Iron rank, and he is stronger than the average elite soldier.

But that kid has a natural ear, and it's hard to say whether he will go home right away - children are always playful. However, if the servant and housekeeper of the other party's house did not see the Craig before the curfew, it would inevitably make a while of chickens and dogs jumping. Knight Barth, who was Craig's father, remained in Karada as Viscount Boreham's assistant, or head of security. As his friend and instructor to Knight Craig, the Vaal Knight has always taken responsibility in this regard.

There are two main reasons why Poitu is not as safe as the inner city of Karada: one of them is the difference in the permanent population, the inner city of Karada is inhabited by the powerful nobles of the Principality of Nohan and their servants, as well as the clergy of the various churches. Not only does everyone know the roots, but there are also many entanglements in interests. In the same way, there is also a very strict control of access control.

The city of Poitou, on the other hand, in Bolim, is a city with a mixed population of different classes. As an important commercial transit point, the number of foreigners, especially the merchants and their escort adventurers, is also quite large. These people brought economic prosperity as well as a source of instability, although most of the time they did not dare to make trouble in the city. If the inner city of Karada is a quiet and peaceful small conservative county, then the city of Poitu is closer to the magic capital before the crossing.

Another threat comes from a wide variety of wildlife. Don't assume that wild animals are easy to deal with. There are quite a few ferocious creatures and even magical beasts. While the larger ones can't escape the guards' rounds, the smaller ones can sneak through the city's sewers. As for those that can fly, if they are not large and have the ability to move at night. Although it cannot be said to be in and out of a no-man's land, it is even difficult to detect.

(To be continued.) )