Duke Gina is leaving, which is also expected by Duke, after all, the war between the French Empire and the Milan Empire is not over yet. There is no punishment for Jina because of her status as a princess, but it is impossible to stay in the fiefdom of the Andorran Kingdom for a long time, and she will eventually leave, but this time is faster than expected.

"No thanks, the royal knights also suffered heavy casualties, and it is not your responsibility that the rout cannot be contained, it can only be said that the Prince of Andorra is too unbearable. ”

Gina didn't care that Duke said this about her brother, maybe in her heart, she felt the same way.

"What about you, you're going back to Stormcastle too. ”

"Well, in fact, I came to collect the displaced people this time, and the manpower of Storm Castle is too short, so I helped you break the siege by chance, and the two of us are really fateful. ”

"Anyway, I really want to thank you this time, but I'm still a little curious, is the Storm Army's armor really bought from the Alpine Dwarves? Although the dwarven armor is excellent, it costs a lot of money, I remember that when I was in Storm Castle, the porcelain sales profit was not so high, right?"

Hearing Princess Kina's question, Duke did not hide it from her, but said truthfully: "It is true that it was not bought from the mountain dwarves, but built by Storm Castle itself. However, the profit of porcelain has changed its price as we conquer Alpine City, but it is much higher than it was at the beginning, and the current Storm Castle is no longer the poor place it used to be, and we are also rich. ”

"I didn't expect Stormcastle to change so much, and if I had the chance, I'd like to go to Stormcastle to see what has become of it. ”

When Princess Jina said this, she also had a yearning on her face, Storm Castle was the first border city she went to after graduating from the Imperial Martial Arts Academy, and she and Storm Castle had already experienced an existential crisis, so they had a deep affection.

"You're always welcome at Stormcastle. ”

"I'll go. Princess Gina nodded firmly.

A short reunion is always inseparable from parting, whether it is Duke or Geena, they both have their own important things. And when leaving, Ji Na emphasized once again that it will soon be the time for the spring enrollment of Imperial martial arts students, if Duke wants to prove himself in the Empire, then the qualifications of the Martial Arts Academy or the Imperial Academy of Literature are essential, and if he has time, Duke must go to the Imperial Capital for further study.

Hearing Jina's words, Duke's mind was full of the word "gilded" in later generations, but he didn't expect that he had returned to the Middle Ages, and the people here also had a gold-plated saying. But fortunately, he was reborn with a noble foundation, otherwise according to the dead class solidification of the European Middle Ages, it is estimated that he shouted out the princely generals, and there were few responses.

After saying goodbye to Princess Gina, the little girl was as free and easy as ever, leaving behind the troubles of the previous defeat, leading the eleventh legion gathered by Duke, and went directly to Marseille City to prepare for repairs.

Princess Gina left first, and Duke was ready to lead the Stormtroopers away, but his movements were much slower. Because Duke had no intention of gathering the rout to protect the displaced people, he quickly won the favor of these displaced people outside Andorra, and at the same time, the bravery and strict military discipline of the Storm Army also made these displaced people establish initial trust in Storm Castle.

Duke's previous plan was that no matter what means he used, even if he was deceived, he would bring back at least 10,000 displaced people, and the upper limit he expected was 20,000. As a result, I never expected that because of this small act, almost 50,000 homeless people were willing to return to Stormcastle with the Storm Army.

There are more people who are willing to pass, which is a happy thing, but at the same time a troublesome thing. With the current logistics of the Storm Army, it is impossible to sustain the long-distance journey of so many displaced people, so it can only be carried out slowly in batches.

Another point is that the total population in the castle in the previous winter of Storm Castle is estimated to be only thirty or forty thousand people, even if you count some distant knights' territories and peasants who did not enter the city in the safe area behind Storm Castle, it will only be about 50,000 people.

This time, the number of displaced people is almost the same as the number of people in Stormcastle, which is also beyond the limit of what Stormcastle can accept. After thinking about it for a while, Duke could only build a simple camp in a large area between Storm Castle and Alpine City, and settle down for the time being.

At the same time, Duke did not directly help these displaced people, and still planned to use the method of cash-for-work. Because he knows that there are too many disadvantages of direct assistance, and in addition to indirectly treating the displaced people, cash-for-work can also stimulate "job creation" and reduce the crime rate caused by the homeless people to a certain extent.

And the main job of these displaced people is to build a future residence for themselves, Storm Fort, as a military fortress, and it was built a hundred years ago, many plans have been outdated, and there is not a lot of room for development.

That's why Duke has always wanted to build a new city and turn Stormcastle into a purely military stronghold. In particular, Duke has coveted the area in the valley of the fort for a long time, and in his plan is the location of the future scientific research base and arsenal, with the protection of the fortress, he does not have to worry about the safety of witches and scientists as he is now.

There is also the threat of the monster army still not disappearing, and Duke does not dare to guarantee that if the monster army invades, it will not bypass the storm castle to attack the homeless, with the protection of the city wall, this is also a guarantee for the safety of the homeless.

However, building a city requires careful planning, especially since Duke plans to build a city with a modern sewage system, which will greatly reduce the possibility of plague. Although Duke is a civil engineer himself, he is no stranger to construction, but he is very new to the technology of this era.

Just like the construction methods that Duke knows are inseparable from the application of construction machinery, and the design of architectural drawings is also the standard of the future, and there is an unbridgeable generation gap with this era, so he needs a master architect of this era to cooperate with him and complete the planning of the future "Storm City".

Just when Duke felt that there was a lack of architectural talent, a homeless man heard the news of the construction of the city and recommended himself, saying that he was very experienced in the construction of the city. Duke also met him with the mentality of giving it a try, after all, it was not impossible for one or two Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon builders to appear among the 50,000 homeless people.

The guards brought in a bearded middle-aged man dressed in linen and very plain, and when he saw this imagination, Duke was a little skeptical, because as a master builder, it was impossible to be poor in any era, and this dress was obviously the image of a poor family.

But now that everyone has arrived, Duke didn't judge people by their appearance, and casually asked for a name as usual, and when the bearded middle-aged man in front of him said his name, Duke was half convinced of his identity as an architect at that time, because his name was Michelangelo!