Chapter 283: Troubled Waters I
Half a month later, the first caravans from the kingdom of Fredem arrived in Morrowind.
During the half-month period, under Reiner's command, the entire Morrowind Collar was not idle, and the pits on the three sides of the mountain started construction at the same time, especially the newly added mines to the west and south, and all the miners were already in place.
This time, the entire Chenfeng Collar has mobilized more than half of the manpower, almost all the elite and middle-aged forces of the entire Chenfeng Collar, and the work in the mining area is no stranger to everyone, and what is missing now is the equipment.
When the first excavation equipment arrived, the mine to the west was operating at full speed that day.
The mines to the west are the closest to the border of the Kingdom of Fredem, so they are also the most prioritized mining areas.
The merchants of the caravans of the Kingdom of Fredem who came to visit here were also amazed by the efficiency of the mining operations here.
They had only been in the Morrowind Territory for three days, and from the Morrowind Territory's mines they had produced raw ore filled with all their wagons, and it was also a raw ore ingots that had been processed by a beginner's family.
For Billrick, in the past month, when the first caravan he sent returned to the royal capital, he brought back not only a full load of iron ore, but also Billrick's excitement and the further trust of Prime Minister Draff in Xiuyin.
A small Morrowind collar could solve the iron ore source of the entire Fredham Kingdom, which no one expected.
After the Yanmian Empire knocked on the border of the Fredham Kingdom with a tough attitude of aggression, it approached the royal city of Liberty all the way without anyone to stop the attack, and began to camp less than fifty kilometers away from the royal city.
Almost half of the northern part of the kingdom of Fredem actually fell under the rule of the Flame Crown.
The Fredham Kingdom's trade routes to the north were also severely affected, with the exception of the inaccessible road to Tenluo City.
As one of the seven empires under the control of the Seven Yao Clan, it is not so easy for the Flame Crown Empire to annex a medium-sized kingdom like the Fredham Kingdom alone.
The remaining six empires were all watching unkindly.
After learning about the power of the entire continent, Xiu Yin could simply assert that if there were only seven countries left on the continent controlled by the Qiyao family, then the flames of war would definitely ignite between these seven countries.
But the current situation is that among the seven superpowers, there are dozens of smaller states.
The Fredham Kingdom was undoubtedly favored by the Yanmian Empire, and under the guise of peace and glory of the Qiyao family, the Fredham Kingdom was just a piece of fat in the eyes of the Yanmian Empire.
Of course, it is impossible to annex directly, even now that the Yanmian Empire occupies part of the land of the Fredem Kingdom, there is a big controversy within the Qiyao family.
But the plan of the Yanmian Empire is also very simple, that is, to force the Fredem Kingdom to surrender, from the inside, from the outside, the Fredem Kingdom is under pressure from the big powers, among which the lack of iron resources is one of the means for the Yanmian Empire to squeeze the Fredem Kingdom.
Originally, there were very few kingdoms that could produce iron ore in the country, and because of the first unequal treaty, the first article listed by the Yanmian Empire was the compensation for iron ore.
Even if the Fredham Kingdom still has to resist in the end, if even the weapons and equipment equipped with the soldiers can't be satisfied, then what will it do to compete with the Yanmian Empire at that time.
Moreover, the Yanmian Empire has long known that the people of the Fredem Kingdom are still martial, and if it is true that if all the people resist in a soldierish manner, even the combat power of the Yanmian Empire will be damaged to a certain extent.
This is something that the Emperor of the Flame Crowned Empire cannot tolerate, so a way is needed to contain the power of the source of the Fredem Kingdom, and that is to exhaust the resources of the Fredem Kingdom.
Under the pressure of the Yanmian Empire, there are very few organizations or individuals left to trade with the Fredem Kingdom, and the lack of the most basic iron ore is the biggest blow to the Fredem Kingdom.
But when a convoy full of iron ore slowly drove in front of Prime Minister Zuo, Draff's eyes, which had been smiling and squinting into a line, suddenly became very attentive in that moment......
Sending away a group of caravans from the kingdom of Fredem, they got a lot of money here.
This was the first time that Huin had seen the income from trade.
"If only we could trade with more countries......
Of course, Xiu Yin only thinks about it this way, and the current Morrowind Leader can meet the iron ore needs of the Fredham Kingdom is already the limit.
When Morrowind received the first pot of gold in the nation's trade, Xiu Yin hadn't forgotten another place.
Wastewater.
This is equivalent to the town of Wastewater, which was forcibly taken from the hands of the Marquis of Fair, and at this time in the spring, it is time to sow seeds.
As the lord of this place, it was necessary for Xiuin to come and inspect the town of Arashi, which was the granary, at this time of year.
The people of Wastewater Town are still as cold as ever, and they are very cold to the management of Xiuyin.
Xiu Yin is not in a hurry for this, first, he has not been in charge of this place for a long time, and as a "rebel", it should be normal for him to be unpopular.
The vast majority of the population of Wastewater Town is engaged in farming, and a small number of people are engaged in business activities in the town.
However, after Xiuyin's forces settled here, they immediately set up an exchange in Arashishui Town, just like the Morrowind Leader, and the only way to trade food products in the town is through the exchange.
This caused resentment among some of the town's merchants who were originally in control of the grain trade.
Where there is light, there is shadow, and where there is shadow, darkness grows.
In a dark, inconspicuous room in Wastewater, several people shook their figures and deliberated on unspeakable words.
"It's just a small lord, we were originally loyal lords of Lord Fair!"
"yes, a stinky boy who has not dried up, why should we listen to him!"
"But now that the town's convoy is under his control, it would be unwise for us to clash with them head-on. ”
"Hmph, don't worry, I've found a very good opportunity, as long as you do what I say, ......"
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The news that Xiu Yin was coming to Wastewater Town was announced in advance, mainly to show that Xiu Yin was the townspeople of Wastewater Town, but as for whether the townspeople of Wastewater Town appreciated it or not, it was another matter.
According to the plan, while everything was going well on Morrowind's side, Xiu Yin only set off towards Wastewater with Charlotte.