Chapter 485: Civil Strife (2)

"Dream!" Lorist was furious, and Governor Hanks thought so beautifully, borrowing the king's order issued by His Royal Highness to force Lorist to submit, put Leskett on the throne of the Norton family's heir, and then divide the Northland into two divisions, intending to incorporate the original family territory into the name of Lesquet and establish an independent territory within the Norton family, and at the same time, it could also save their retainers who supported Leskett from the punishment after Lorlist's return. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is the gap in knowledge, if it were Shi Fatzi, or Camorra, or Hickde, the three officials who were known for their administrative and co-ordination skills in the family, if they wanted to support Leskett as the heir of the family, they would never take such radical and tantamount to rebellious measures as Governor Hansk. Governor Hansk thought that he could suppress Norist by getting the appointment letter of the Second Highness, but he didn't want to think that Lorist was now the Sword Saint of the Antinac Kingdom, and he would not take the Second Highness's chaotic life in his eyes at all.

Grandpa Cress, the deceased head of the Norton family, left Lorist with Hanske, Speer, and Codan, hoping that they could assist Lorist in the prosperity of the Norton family. But what Lorist has done has exceeded the expectations of the old manager Grandpa Kress, and the reputation of the Norton family has reached the peak of what an aristocratic family can achieve, and the strength of the family is already comparable to or even surpassed by the kingdom.

Unlike Director Speer, who is obsessed with financial management, and Director Kodan, who is shrewd and slick in charge of personnel, Captain Hansk is also an administrative coordinator, and if the Norton family has been nested in the original family domain, then Supervisor Hansk will be a perfect family steward, and may reach the same achievements and prestige as Old Boss Kress in the future.

But after Lorlist's return, the Norton family began to develop externally, and was no longer a corner of the Northlands. While the strength of the family continues to grow, the territory of the family territory is also constantly expanding, and at the same time, Lorist vigorously promotes the new family talents who follow him, compared to the short-sighted, old-fashioned Hansk manager, Lorist is more willing to believe in his close friend Shi Fatzi, and entrust him with all the administrative affairs of the family territory.

It's not that Lorist doesn't value Captain Haske, but Captain Hunt's performance doesn't make Lorist feel very satisfied, on the contrary, Lorist is disgusted by Captain Hunts' behavior of co-opting people from Maple Grove Villa within the family, and using the old man of the Norton family to pretend to be the old man to suppress and exclude new talents who join the family, coupled with Captain Hunt's repeated disobedience to him, which finally forced Lorist to exile him from the family management.

Unexpectedly, this Hansk Governor would set off a family civil strife at such a critical juncture for the Norton family. really responds to the old saying, the external enemy is easy to block, but the internal thief is difficult to prevent. Lorist asked with a blushing face, "Your Majesty has agreed to Governor Hansk's request?"

"Yes. Tugger bowed his head and replied, "It's late for me to go, and the Governor of Hansk has already announced His Majesty's appointment to Young Master Leskett in the Northlands. Although Lord Schrader wrote a letter to His Majesty when he went to the camp of the 1st Guards Legion, I had no choice but to smuggle in because of the martial law in Beihai City, and by the time I reached the front line of the Falcan Hill Plain, I was already in a boat. His Majesty read the letter and found out what had happened. The three lords of Bodfinger, Tiger Ross, and Jost, who were present, were about to lead their troops north to quell the rebellion......"

Now Lorist understands what His Royal Highness's regret is. It was obvious that the Second Highness had done something bad with good intentions, he misunderstood, and he didn't want to add to the Norton family. He thought that Leskett was Lorlist's illegitimate son, and he could not serve the people because he was not a concubine, so Lorist sent messengers in the hope of gaining his recognition, and promised to let the three armies of the Norton family continue to assist him in attacking the commercial alliance.

This one has to help, and this face must also be given. The Second Highness must have thought so at the time, and Lorist approached him to admit that Leskett was the acting head of the family, probably because Princess Celivia gave birth to a son-in-law, and he didn't want to come out and let him, the king, be a villain. Well, with a stroke of the pen, His Royal Highness appointed Norton Leskett as the acting head of the Norton family in the name of the king.

After receiving the letter of appointment from His Majesty the King, the Governor of Hansk rightly accused the Elder of the Ovikis Legion guarding Angry Bear City of being treacherous, and threatened to attack Angry Bear City. At the same time, His Royal Highness's cousin Chrisya was invited to serve as the commander of the First Guards Legion. However, Mistress Krisya ignored Governor Hansk's order to attack Angry Bear City, and instead went into the city alone to discuss with Lady Celevia.

Under the mediation of Lord Krysya and Director Kodan, Lady Celivia and the four maids took the two young masters out of Angry Bear City and went to Sakura Ridge Manor, and Captain Ovekis and Master Schward went with the Second Guards Legion and the Guard Battalion and three Great Swordsmen as escorts, giving up Angry Bear City to Young Master Leskett and Chief Hanske. At the same time, Governor Hanske also released Baron Schreid and Director Speer, and the two adults also went to Sakura Ridge Manor with their families. ”

Tugger finally gave Lorist good news, there was no civil war in the family domain, and the two of Fat Spei and Speer were safe.

"Where have the three legions of the family armed forces arrived?" asked Lorlist.

"Uh......" Tagar replied with a difficult face, "The three legions are still in the royal city of Fedeliga, and they have encountered a little problem......

"Huh, what's the problem?"

"Yes, during the attack on the Plains of Mana Hills, the Rock Legion and the Flying Tiger Legion captured the cities of Bruvik and Leth, His Majesty the King led the White Lion Legion to capture the city of Credo, and the Chasseur Legion sacked the provinces of Gidlink and Maweforin......"

Lorist wondered, "Wait, where are the provinces of Gidlink and Maweforin?

"Oh, that's right, Your Highness, after the War of Glass, the Mercantile Alliance annexed the Kingdom of Trimber and the Seven Kingdoms of the Circumference, and then divided these annexed territories into twenty-one provinces. The original fifteen counties of the Kingdom of Trimber were divided into five provinces, with Gidlink and Mawefulin being the two provinces adjacent to the Falcan Plain......" Tagger explained.

"I see, you continue. Lorist touched his beard in embarrassment. In fact, this information Tagar has reported before, but he is concerned about the surrounding regions of the Northland and the territory of the kingdom, and he does not pay attention to these measures of the business alliance, no wonder he is confused when he hears the names of these two provinces, the former empire does not have these two provinces.

"That, that because the business alliance is relatively wealthy, the three legions armed by our family have robbed a lot of property, adding up to nearly a thousand carts, and at the same time, the three legions have also captured more than 500,000 people......" Tagar said with a little blush, this is almost the rhythm of robbery.

Well, Lorist has to admit that the three major legions of the family armed forces he established have become a veritable robbery group, and it is becoming more and more handy at robbing money and people. But now he can only pretend that he hasn't heard anything.

"Didn't you say that the three legions were in trouble?" Lorist reminded.

"That's right, Your Highness, because of the looting and plundering of the population, their food supply is a little tight. Tugger replied.

Seeing that Lorist was about to speak, Tagar hurriedly said, "Your Highness, I know you want to say that we have a large amount of military rations in the royal city of Windbrie. But have you forgotten the forced migration of immigrants from the provinces of Swof, Portoorg, and Cambona? Except for the two or three hundred thousand who arrived in the Northland, the remaining 500,000 people still have nowhere to go in Winston. Baron Camorra, who was in charge of logistics and baggage scheduling, had done his best to maintain the basic living supplies of these immigrants, and could no longer do anything about the three major legions and the more than half a million new immigrants there. This is all because the Northland has cut off transportation, and the food and supplies stored cannot be replenished......"

Damn it, Boss Hansk! Lorist hated and crumpled the wooden basin on the table into pieces of sawdust.

"What are you going to do with Bodfinger, Tiger Ross and Jost?"

"Your Highness, the current situation is that Lord Bodfinger remains in the royal city of Federiga to look after the captives and immigrants, and Lord Jost and Lord Tiger Ross are preparing to return to the Plains of Falihill with their legions, intending to loot enough food from the Merchant Alliance. In the winter, you can quickly reach Winston by sled, which saves a lot of food and grass consumed on the road. "Tagger said the plan of the three corps commanders.

"What about Winston Province? Is there enough food in Winston Province? Don't think about it, when a million people arrive in Winston Province, there will be a food shortage, and then everyone will starve to death, right?" Lorist snorted dissatisfiedly.

"Lord Bodfinger, they're probably going to counterattack the Northlands......" Targar said.

"Counterattack? Is it that simple, as soon as the two iron chain bridges are approached, Hansk declares that they are all rebellious, maybe the two iron chain bridges will be broken directly to see how they counterattack. By the time they reached the ferry port downstream of Mitobro, they were almost starving to death. ”

After a few lessons, Lorist asked, "How's it about intelligence and messaging?"

"Your Highness, the Governor of Hansk sent someone to take control of the Shinying Headquarters in Rock Castle as soon as he took control of the First Guards Legion, and at the same time ordered the Northland to cut off communication with the outside world. The intelligence and news of the Northland could not be sent out at all, and nothing from the outside could be transmitted. Now the Northlands are almost islands. ”

Targar replied, "The only way to the Northland is by sea from Buttersea City to the island of Hilowas. However, the governor of Hansk also imposed martial law in Beihai City, and all sea ships arriving in Beihai City were detained in Niujiao Bay and were not allowed to go to sea. He even ordered the North Sea Fleet to obey his orders, but Admiral Sambarwood ignored him and returned to Hiloas with the fleet. ”

When Lorist decided to train the Eagle for teleportation, he was still at Rock Castle. Later, the family's administrative center moved to Bear City, the capital of the Northlands, and the headquarters of the Eagle, where the eagles could be trained and sent and received messages, remained at Rock Castle. After all, no matter how much they train, the letter eagles are also beasts, and they only remember that the Rock Castle is their home, not that they will also migrate when they move to Raging Bear City.

Although a new base for training the Beacon has also been established in Angry Bear City, it is still in Rock Castle for the short period of time, and the main base for communication and communication is still in Rock Castle. Governor Hansk was very clear about this, and the Faith Eagle Headquarters, which took control of the Rock Castle at the first time, almost cut off half of the news transmission lines inside and outside the family.

"In addition to the fact that the communication between the north and the outside world is cut off and the news cannot be transmitted, the various spy strongholds arranged by our family in other provinces are still in good condition. It's just that Xinying can't be used, and intelligence information must be delivered manually, and there will be a big delay in terms of timeliness. Tugger said.

"What is the current situation of the North Sea Fleet and the island of Shilowas?" asked Lorist.

"It's a bit not so good. "We have a hidden cave near the sea in the Blade Mountains, and there are two small shallow sea boats hidden in it. I arrived at the Kenmaz family by small sea boat and from Platinum Beach to Hilovas by sea boat. When they arrived, they found that the North Sea Fleet and the Guards Regiment stationed on the island were facing each other. Because Lord Pachko, who was guarding the island of Hirowas, had received an order from the governor of Hansk that Lord Sambarwood, the Admiral of the North Sea Fleet, was going to rebel, and ordered Lord Pachko to capture Lord Sambarwood immediately......

Master Pachko did not know what was happening in the Northlands, and believed in the orders of the Governor of Haske. I told him what had happened in the Northlands, and told him to ignore it, and that he would not have to obey orders from His Highness in the future, so that Lord Pachko and Lord Sambarwood shook hands.

Then I went to the Plains of Faliqiu to deliver a message to His Majesty and the three legion commanders. The three army commanders were shocked when they learned of the upheaval in the Northland, and they were about to return with their troops. His Majesty hurriedly stopped him, but was scolded by Lord Tiger Ross, and His Majesty knew that he had done something wrong, and regretted it, so he could only let the three legions armed by our family return. I was about to return to the Northlands to deliver the letter, but I met Lord Reddy on the island of Hilovas and returned with him. ”

Lorist stood up and thought as he circled around the room and stroked his beard. Governor Hanske's rebellion has disrupted all of the family's plans. But the biggest difficulty now is that the three major legions take advantage of the winter to transfer those immigrants to Winston Province by sleigh carts, and the more than one million idle immigrants will put an unbearable burden on Winston Province, which is the biggest problem that must be solved first. However, the Northlands were cut off from transportation, and Winston Province could not get sufficient logistical supplies from the family.

The only thing that made Lorist happy was that Baron Camorra was still in the royal city of Windbrie in Winston Province and had not returned to the Northlands. With him presiding over the overall situation of Winston Province, Lorist can rest assured.

"There's no need to worry about the rebellion in the Northlands, I'll go back and slowly clean up these rebellions when I regain my strength. It's the end of December, and I think the three legions are already starting to transfer their belongings and immigrants back, and Winston is about to face the biggest test.

Reddy, Tagger, I'll write a few warrants at once, and you can take them to the royal city of Windbrie and hand them over to Baron Camorra, so that he can preside over the overall situation and restrain all the family forces, and those who disobey the orders can be killed directly. At the same time, he ordered the Flying Tiger Legion and the Hunting Legion to send sleds to other noble territories to borrow grain, and told those nobles that it was my promise that we would repay double the grain borrowed this year next year.

Also, Reddy took the whip himself, and Jost and Tiger Rose each carried out a hundred lashes as punishment for disobeying the family's orders and taking troops to the front without permission. The deputy commanders and commanders of the two regiments each had fifty lashes, as they disobeyed the order together instead of admonishing their superiors.

In addition, let Bodfinger lead two legions of the Rock Legion to the island of Hilowas. Have the Hunter Legion and the Flying Tiger Legion each send a legion to accompany them. Admiral Sambarwood and Captain Pachko of the North Sea Fleet were ordered to vigorously gather the sea vessels for transportation. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. ”

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