Chapter 543, 1781

The ice ridges condensed under the eaves were dripping water incessantly, and it was February 15, 1781, the day when the ice and snow were thawing, and it was rare that the sun appeared in the sky. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Looking down from the top of Mount Brynn, many diligent housewives in the streets and alleys of the city of Moriente have taken their fur bedding to the roof or courtyard to dry, because the rainy season is coming, and if you don't dry it now, you have to use these damp or musty fur bedding to boil for another month......

It's a pity that there is no cotton to be found, and Lorist suddenly misses the smell of the sun after the cotton clothes and quilts are exposed to the sun, and most of the textiles in the Gelinthia continent are coarse linen, fine linen, linen and silk, or woolen fabrics such as blankets and sweaters woven from animal hair. As for the cold, all kinds of fur are used, among which the fur of the Warcraft is the best. For example, more than 400,000 pieces of winter clothes made of monster fur brought by the Norton family from the Northland were sold out in Moldant City in less than a month and a half, and the only regret is that these winter clothes are disliked, the style is too old, and the production is not well-made.

Basically, all the residents of Moriente City who bought these cold-proof clothes made of Warcraft fur have re-cut and made these cold-proof clothes, and they have cleverly modified them themselves, and they don't have the ability to spend money to hire someone to restructure them, mainly because the price of these cold-proof clothes made of Warcraft fur sold by the Norton family this time is too cheap, only about twice as expensive as those artificially grazing cattle and sheep fur, but the cold-proof effect is many times better than that of cattle and sheepskin.

So in this winter that is about to pass, the city of Moriente is still lively, the city residents wearing re-cut monster fur and winter clothes make the snowy city full of vitality and vitality, in the past winter more people stayed at home to nest in winter, and this winter the streets are still full of people, and there are even many people piled up on both sides of the street with a variety of ice and snow sculptures, and the streets and alleys echo from time to time with children's cheerful and clear laughter.

That's the city of Moriente in my heart, that's what Lorist thinks. Little Locke was exiled by his family and came to study in the city of Moldent, which was in the golden twenty years of development of the business alliance, and the city of Moldent radiated with unparalleled vitality and brilliance. He grew up here, left, and returned with his family forces to occupy it more than a decade later......

At the gate of the villa, there was a question and answer between Shi Fatzi and the servants: "Where is Your Highness?"

"Your Highness is looking at the scenery over there. ”

Soon there were small footsteps behind him, and Lorist didn't look back: "What's wrong?"

"Your Highness, the Flying Tiger Legion and the Cavalry Huntsman Legion have returned to the city of Bruvia. However, this time they captured a few more prisoners, and Ledos was angry and protested to us......"

"How many are there?"

"Seven, about 700,000 ......" Shi Fatzi was also a little embarrassed.

Well, this is literally sweeping several provinces around the Falcan Plains into nothing, no wonder Ledos is angry and protesting, to house so many captives, oh, refugees, is really a very difficult thing for the Freedom Alliance, especially before the rainy season is about to arrive.

"Nonsense!" Lorist was also taken aback by this number, this is to kill or bury, for the Flying Tiger Legion and the Hunting Cavalry Legion, they only need to escort these refugees to the Falcan Hill Plain and then don't care, how to settle and distribute it to the Free Alliance, but they don't consider whether the Free Alliance can carry this cauldron.

"What's your idea?" asked Lorlist.

"Let's divert. Shi Fatzi should have figured out how to deal with it: "We will transport half of it to Yungeshandra Province and let them settle there." In a letter, he said that in the next two years, he was going to develop the Egret Lake swamp, and that it would take a large number of farmers to build fields there, otherwise the fields would be abandoned and turned into swamps after a few years. So we arranged for half of the refugees to go over this time, and these refugees are not residents of the old merchant alliance in the city of Morent and the plains of Fallidu, and it should be okay to transport them there. As for the rest, let the Freedom Alliance arrange for the Freedom Alliance to go around the several fortress cities in front of the Falcan Hill Plain to cultivate the wasteland. ”

"What about Ledos?"

"Your Highness, the main reason for the protests on Ledos's side is that these refugees have caused them trouble, and the plan arranged by the Governing Council of the Liberal Alliance is to focus this year on the transformation and development of the Cristo Hills and the reconstruction of the port of Albania, and there is no arrangement for the plains of Falihill. Originally, we thought that even if we defeated the Business Alliance, the Mana Hill Plain would still be the focus of skirmishes in the next few years, so we didn't plan to develop the surrounding area of the previous fortress cities.

But I didn't expect us to win a big victory this time, and the business alliance will not recover in a few years. The raids of the Flying Tiger Legion and the Cavalry Hunting Legion across several provinces around the Mana Hill Plain have made the business alliance even worse, judging from the current situation, the Mana Hill Plain is safe and sound, and can be vigorously developed and resumed production. The protest of Ledos is nothing more than to get food and production materials from our family, and you also said that crying children have candy to eat......"

Shi Fatty's answer made Lorist laugh, in September last year, the news of the commercial alliance's armed invasion of the Plains of Falis Hill reached the city of Moriente, and the city of Moriente was suddenly in chaos, and panic filled the whole city, even if the Freedom Alliance trumpeted that it would resolutely resist to the end and protect the freedom and equal rights of millions of city residents, but more rumors still spread among the city residents, and the people were panicked.

After all, the nearly two hundred years of rule of the Business Alliance have left a deep mark on the city, and the glory and splendor of the past, the indomitable and stoic, even the suppression and helplessness of the last few years, cannot make the millions of residents of the city of Morent forget that they were once a member of the rule of the Business Alliance. In the minds of almost most city dwellers, they have become rebels against the business alliance, and the establishment of the Freedom League and the business alliance stand on the side. For them, the onslaught of the army of business alliances means the destruction of despair and the good life, the coming of annihilation.

I remember that when Lorist led the family forces to leave the city of Morent and drive to the front line of Bruvia City, the atmosphere in the city of Morent was so oppressive and indifferent, and countless city residents on both sides of the street silently watched the armed Norton family in full gear and neatly walk out of the city of Moronte, without a word of cheer, even if their eyes flashed with hope, they did not want to shout loudly. Lorist understands that the residents are worried that if the merchant alliance wins, they will return to Morente City to settle accounts with them, so they can only remain silent......

When the Norton forces defeated the Business Alliance, Lorist returned to Moldant with his guards to find the city in a revelry, full of singing and dancing crowds. The more than 1,000 guards led by Lorist received an indescribable warm welcome, because of the surging crowd had to dismount and walk, and soon everyone's hands were filled with all kinds of food and gifts, and even many handsome guards were favored and kissed by many beautiful women, and even Genorio's face had two more red lip prints.

As the actual occupier of Morente City, although the Norton family forces tried their best to downplay their identity as occupiers, adhered to discipline, bought and sold fairly, did not bully the weak, were helpful, and maintained order, they were simply more civilized and polite than the people's soldiers in Lorist's previous life. However, in the eyes of the inhabitants of Morente, it is still a foreign army, and few are willing to take the initiative to come and make friendly contacts. But after this war, the residents of the city of Moriente affectionately called the Norton family armed as our protectors, and even some family soldiers on vacation were invited by beautiful women when they went out to play, and had a beautiful and romantic evening......

Before the war, even though the Norton family vigorously supported the newly formed Liberal Alliance Governing Council, the executive orders issued by it were always a little stumbling in the implementation process, although the commercial activities of the city of Moriente had entered the right track, but the residents of the city of Moriente were more of a short-term profit to invest in business, and everyone was worried that if the business alliance came back to reoccupy the city, the investment of too much money would be completely wasted.

Even though the Liberal Alliance Governing Council has put forward many plans and is ready to invest heavily in the renovation and development of the Cristo Hills, as well as the construction of large-scale public infrastructure, the response from the residents of the city of Moriente has been muted. But now, after the victory of the war, countless city dwellers have formed new chambers of commerce and trading companies, and have come to inquire about various matters of investment in the Cristo Hills, and even the heavy snow cannot stop the long queues of people waiting for consultation outside the seat of the ruling committee, and the fiery atmosphere permeates the whole winter.

No wonder Ledos will protest, the Norton family has armed and plundered so many refugees is simply adding chaos to the ruling committee, they have focused on the development and transformation of the Cristo Hills this year, they simply cannot afford the resettlement of so many refugees, there is no energy, no manpower, and no way to draw a lot of money and food from the Cristo Hills, so they have to hit the idea on the assistance that the Norton family can provide.

"Tiger Ross and Farea, they have taken a lot of loot?" asked Lorlist.

"Yes, Your Highness. Shi Fatzi bowed his head and replied: "The Flying Tiger Legion and the Cavalry Hunting Legion have almost emptied the five provinces around the Mana Hill Plain, and the debris on the side of Bruvia City is piled up, and the property alone is worth more than 10 million, not including the one million gold ford cash that sent the White Lion Legion, and the remaining grain, grass and various raw materials are countless. Director Speer is also preparing to ship all the miscellaneous goods and raw materials back to the city of Morent for auction and exchange them for Kingford ......"

Lorist shook his head: "After the rainy season, you will be responsible for the resettlement of these refugees, select suitable refugee families from them, and let Tiger Ross be responsible for going to Yunge Shangdra Province by land and sea, and you can do it if you move 400,000 or 300,000." The remaining refugees will be settled in the four fortified cities in front of the plains of the Falis in consultation with Ledos, and the necessary food, grass, and means of subsistence will be allocated from the looted supplies. The Freedom Alliance does not have the foundation of our family, and it is indeed difficult for it to undertake the resettlement of these refugees, which are all looted materials anyway, and we do not need to worry about this. In addition, the Hunter Corps was ordered to help these refugees build farms, reclaim fields and resume production, and wipe their own ass for the good things they had done. As for the remaining materials and raw materials, they will be handed over to Speer's supervisor. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. ”

"By the way, I'll ask Schward to help you, so I can help you lighten your burden. Lorist said to Shi Fat with concern.

"Okay, thank you, Your Highness. Shi Fatzi breathed a sigh of relief, if he was responsible, he would be tired enough, this is more than 700,000 artificially created refugees. He didn't have a good impression of the Norton family's armed forces that put them in their current predicament, and Shi Fatzi needed the help of his right-hand men to complete the resettlement of these refugees as soon as possible so that there would be no future troubles.

The year 1781 of the universal calendar on the Gelinthia continent was a year of peace and tranquility, and the various chambers of commerce of the business alliance nested in their own chamber of commerce territory and licked their wounds and waited for their vitality to recover, and there were no wars and conflicts in all parts of the continent. However, the Plains of Mana Hill are in full swing, and the Norton family is very busy. Tiger Ross regretted that he should not have ordered the capture of so many refugees, and was troubled when he heard that Lorist had ordered him to lead the Flying Tiger Legion to escort the refugees to Yungeshandra Province, so he found an excuse to be promoted to Great Sword Master and slipped away without a trace, leaving all the trouble to the deputy commanders Mason and Dores.

In July, Lorist received a letter from the family domain and a congratulatory letter from His Royal Highness, which was sent by Princess Celevia, telling Lorist that he was a father again, and that Fena Gary had given him a thousand dollars more than a month ago. As for Princess Celivia and another concubine, Daisy, it will take more than three months to give birth. The letter tactfully expressed the hope that Lorist would be by their side when they gave birth......

As for the congratulatory letter from His Royal Highness, it congratulated the Great Victory against the Merchant Alliance on October 10 last year, and discussed the possibility of equipping the kingdom's armed forces with gunpowder and artillery. Lorist couldn't laugh or cry, it had been almost nine months since he received the congratulatory letter, which was too slow. However, he also understood that His Royal Highness must have received the details of this war from the returning White Lion Legion before writing a congratulatory letter, and he was currently in the southern province of Duke Philim, and he was going to the territory of the Fisabrun family to marry another queen, and it would take at least three months for the news to be passed on quickly.

No way, the territory of the former Krisson Empire is also too large, if it is not by sea, it will take at least two months to travel from the Northland to the city of Morent. Lorist estimated that the reply letter he wrote would reach His Second Highness after October, provided that the messenger could accurately find His Second Highness's whereabouts.

In the reply, Lorest unmistakably told His Royal Highness that the Kingdom Armed Forces could not be equipped with artillery and gunpowder, the reason was very simple, a war with the Commercial Alliance Armed would consume all the gunpowder accumulated by the Norton family for more than three years, and the artillery without gunpowder would become waste, if the Second Highness did not need gunpowder, then the Norton family could sell some artillery to the Kingdom Armament, and sell as much as they wanted. At the same time, Lorist said that he is forcing the Business Alliance to bow down and admit defeat with last year's big victory, and sign an armistice with the kingdom to restore peace, hoping to get a satisfactory reply in the near future......

After handing the reply to His Highness's messenger with him, Lorist asked Genolio, "Is there any news from President Peterson?"

Genorio shook his head, "No, Your Highness. You haven't heard from President Peterson since you released him. If we knew that we shouldn't have let him go for free, it would have been better to exchange it for ransom. ”

Lorist thought for a while: "Forget it, let's wait another month, if there is no news, we will go back to the family territory, let's put down the matter here first, we are not in a hurry anyway." ”

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