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Chapter 197: Placement

With a gloomy face, Lorist sat in the tent and looked at the group of dejected knights of the family.

"Say, why don't you say it, it's all so embarrassing. There are many people and there are many people now, but do you have enough food to feed them? Feng Leyuan has just settled down, and he will have to provide a batch of grain for subsidies this year, and at most he will not be able to be self-sufficient in grain until next year at most. As you have heard from the figures reported by Director Speer and Director Camorra, the family's food store will last for another eight months at most.

It's July 12th, and it's just over four months until November, and everyone will have to live in winter from December to March next year. And then there will be no food in April or May next year. In the past two years, we have invested so much material and financial resources in the development of Fengle Yuan, almost in and out, and it seems that we can relax, you are good, and you have put such a big package on the back of the family!"

Lorist is angry, the Northland has a total population of more than 800,000, and the last time the Grand Duke's ransack moved 300,000, this time these bastards swept away all the other lords in the Northland except for the Kenmath family, the Shahin family, and the Philim family, and brought back a population of nearly 280,000. Now, in addition to the original population of more than 200,000 people on the three territories and the 780,000 displaced people who have migrated to the Grand Duke in the past two years, almost all the population of the northern land has been concentrated.

"You thought you could seize a large amount of grain and grass from those lords to replenish it, didn't you, but now you are dumbfounded? Do you know how much these lords set the land tax? Seventy percent? Fifty percent was handed over to the second prince. The people were left with barely enough food to eat. Otherwise, how could they be so happy to volunteer to be your prisoners of war and follow the soldiers. The food we provided on the road was already a good thing that they hadn't eaten for a year, and they were still full......"

Lorist smiled bitterly, on the way to escort Princess Celevia, the several supply stations that passed through were like this, and the makeshift camps were bustling with activity every time it was time to eat, and all the civilians who had migrated were in high spirits, as if they were attending a banquet, Lorist asked. Only then did I know that this vegetable porridge with Warcraft jerky was already a rare delicacy for these civilians, not to mention that with salt, each person could also get a thick slice of black bread......

If these civilians are still in their original territory, then at this time, they can still harvest some potatoes or something at the end of the year, although most of them will be taken away by the lord, but the rest can be made to dig some wild vegetables or something, and they can survive the winter and wait for the winter wheat to be harvested, so they can survive so tenaciously.

But the Norton forces arrived, and they captured the lord, emptied the castle, and forced everyone to go with them. At first, some people were not happy. But as soon as I heard that the fields were divided into houses, the taxes were low, and there was no labor. Everyone was moved, and then the Norton family put the cauldron in the pot, put a lot of demonic beast jerky into the vegetable porridge and boiled it, shouting that they would eat this on the way to it! All the civilians immediately volunteered to be prisoners and walked with them......

I have food in my hand, and I don't panic in my heart. If there were no 280,000 civilians, even if there were 50,000 or 60,000 more prisoners, the family's food reserve would be enough for everyone to eat for more than two or three months a year. Even if there is an accident such as a natural disaster, there is no hurry. But now the burden of 280,000 people is increased, and as the two supervisors calculated, there are only eight months of food reserves. Even if the potatoes and other miscellaneous grains planted in Fengle Yuan are harvested at the end of the year, it will be delayed for two or three months at most, and it will still be beyond their means.

It will take at least two years for these 280,000 people to settle down and divide their fields and houses, and their families will have to provide them with food for these two years. The development of the black mud swamp requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and it is also a period of several years without food output. This package can't be put down on the back of the family for two or three years.

With a deep sigh, Lorist looked at these guys under him with hatred: "Why, they are all dumb, talking, where are so many people going to get food?"

Shi Fatzi cried and said: "My lord, it's better for you to make up your mind, we were wrong, you can say how to punish you......"

"Take a map of the family's territory, and then the map of the old Spenced county. Lorist instructed Reddy, who was standing behind him.

"How many prisoners of war were taken this time?" asked Lorlist.

"There are 63,248 people in total, and all the people of the Northland noble coalition who did not die have been captured. In this battle, the First Legion of the Second Prince's Kingdom suffered more than 10,000 casualties, more than 8,000 dead, and more than 3,000 wounded, and we have treated them, and in a few months they will be able to go to labor after they have recovered from their injuries. "Shi Fatzi is reciting these numbers backwards.

This time, the 100,000 army of the nobles of the Northland is really worthy of the name, it is not exaggerated, and there are even more. But now the whole army has been wiped out, and no one has escaped, and even the old nest has been swept away.

"How many of those realm nobles are still alive?" Lorist asked again.

"Forty-seven, and more than twenty who resisted were hanged...... "Shi Fatzi's voice was lowered.

"Alas......" Lorist sighed again and pondered for a while: "Director Camorra, you take Tagger to deal with these lords, and if you have a bad reputation, you will hang them directly, and the rest is the new lord canonized by the second prince and send them out, and the old lords of the Northland will raise them first like the Earl Spencer's family and provide them with an annuity." Their castles and territories have been destroyed by our clan forces, and the people have come with us, even if we let them go back, we will wait for death, and when we have the opportunity to give them a chance to exchange territories in the future. ”

"Yes, sir. Director Camorra replied, standing up.

Reddy took the map and laid it out on the table.

"The trouble you three guys have given me will be cleaned up by the three of you. Knight Bodfinger, you take three heavily armored barracks to escort prisoners of war to the Black Mud Swamp for labor. Remember two points: first, the walls and ditches from Guishan to Woniugang must be completed by the end of November. They used the earth dug out of the trenches to make mud bricks to build the walls. In winter, the water is frozen, and then it freezes into an ice city. I don't want to play with Warcraft again this winter. Even if there is a wave of demonic beasts, it will be out of this wall.

Two. The middle lane can be slowed down in the Black Mud Swamp, and I'll have the Chariot Battalion work with you to destroy those Ironridge Bay crocodiles. But the seaside road must be speeded up and the passage to the seaside highlands and hills must be filled in as soon as possible. I hope to find a suitable place to build a shipyard by the sea next year. Got it?" said Lorlist, tapping his finger on the map.

Bodfinger stood up: "Yes, my lord, I will definitely fulfill these two requirements." ”

"Don't promise so quickly, you have to widen the wall I said, at least allow two chariots to drive side by side. "Lorist has increased the difficulty, and the two vehicles have to travel side by side with a minimum width of five meters. This equates to doubling the workload.

Bodfinger was stunned: "My lord, why are you allowing two chariots to drive?"

"More than 20 miles from Guishan to Woniugang, are you going to let our family soldiers run back and forth on it every day? Allowing two chariots to drive side by side means that in case of emergency, you can directly pull up the chariot battalion to arrange defense, now you understand?"

"Understood, sir. Bodfinger touched his head in embarrassment.

"Knight Schreid, there's a lot to do. First of all, the division of land among all the people of Fengle Yuan must be completed by the end of the year, and the planting of land division must not be delayed. It is still possible to plant a crop of potatoes until November, and it is necessary to vigorously promote the expansion of the planting area. At this time, miscellaneous grains are also life-saving food, and the more you plant, the better. After harvesting this batch of potatoes. You also have to organize the people of Fengle Yuan to sow winter wheat, tell them that the winter monster tide will not come again, so that everyone can rest assured that the land tax collected by our family in the first year of next year is only 10%, and the more they plant, the more they will harvest......"

"My lord, I know what to do, and I will do it. Shi Fatzi said.

"You can give such a trivial matter to Butler Boris. That's not where your focus is on. Lorist pointed to the civilian camp outside: "You want to form a team of young and strong laborers among the more than 200,000 new civilians to develop the poplar beach and build towns......

In addition, the construction of the city behind the rock should also be stepped up, whether it is the defensive city wall or the residential community, all the plans must be completed by the end of next year, so that I can see a tattered picture every day. After the completion of these two places, you can prepare for the construction of the Rock Front City, which is the plan you proposed before, and it will be up to you to carry it out. ”

"Finally, come and see this map of the former Spenced County county, and Ross you can bring it to me. Lorist said, patting the map on the table.

Shi Fatzi and Tiger Rose stepped forward very honestly.

"The former county of Spenced and the territories of the nearby lords, this large area is a rare area of abundant water and grass in the Northland, you see, there are three, five, small and eight lakes, which are very suitable for large-scale cultivation and planting. I have named this area Heungyahara, and from today onwards this Heungyasu Plain belongs to our Norton family.

Xing'an Yuan can be divided into eight districts like Fengle Yuan, Knight Schred, you are responsible for relocating these more than 200,000 civilians outside to Xing'an Yuan, dividing districts, relocating households, and registering household registration, I will let Director Kodan assist you, Director Speer will provide food and grass materials, and Director Hansk will help you with statistics and planning arrangements. All requirements are the same as those of towns in the seven districts of Fengleyuan.

However, after you have divided the eight districts of Hung Yen Yuan, you can concentrate your efforts on the development of three or four areas first, and the rest of the areas can wait for the population to increase before proceeding with development and construction. Remember, it's good to hurry up and use the fields that have been cultivated in these territories to let those civilians plant potatoes first, so that they can get more food. As for Rus, your three spear battalions are stationed in Hung Yen and are responsible for security guards. Lorist said what he had thought of to house the civilians during this time.

"Your Excellency, why don't you move all these civilians into the family territory? You see, the road from the Rock Castle to the Maple Grove Villa, the Fengle Plains near the Blade Mountains on the left have been developed, and the wasteland near the Black Forest on the right is larger than the Fengle Plains, and can fully accommodate more people. Shi Fatzi objected.

Lorist shook his head slightly: "The safety of this area is not yet certain, I am not going to develop this wasteland, maybe it is okay to set up pastures in the future, not to mention the town construction and reclamation of wasteland." I remember that three years ago, our convoy carrying supplies from Maple Grove Villa to Rock Castle was attacked by nearly 100 mountain barbarian cavalry on this road, and that time it was Josk who shot more than 30 mountain barbarian cavalry in one go, and frightened the remaining mountain barbarian cavalry into this black forest and escaped.

Before we get rid of the mountain barbarians, let's leave this wasteland like this, so that even if the mountain barbarians appear in the wasteland, as long as we find out, with our powerful family arms, it will be more than enough to destroy them. If we were to develop on this wasteland, it would be a heavy loss of life if the mountain barbarians attacked the towns and villages under construction under the cover of the Black Forest. At that time, the people will be terrified, and we will have to pay extra troops to defend it, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

Now that there is only one of our four lords left in the Northland, the security of the outside can be initially guaranteed, and we no longer need to rely on the walls of the Rock Castle to protect the safety of the family territory. As long as the towns and villages of Khingyasu-won have reliable defenses like those of Pungrakwon, even if the enemy comes to attack, then the mobile forces of our family's armed forces will be able to deal a devastating blow to the enemy if they resist the first wave of attack.

Therefore, it is imperative to develop the original Hung Yen. The invasion of the Grand Duke of the Northland, the attack of the second prince, these two battles, our Angry Bear family has made a prestige, and it is time to stretch out its claws to occupy some territory, lest it be said that the turtle with a shrunken head has been nesting in the family territory. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Understood, sir. The knights of the family in the big tent replied in unison.

"By the way, two more things. The first thing is that when dividing the eight districts of Hung Yen Yuan, each area was divided into a piece of land for the construction of a manor castle. This is still the responsibility of Knight Schreid. Lorist said.

"My lord, what is this for?" Shi Fatzi is very strange, there is a central town in each region, and if you want to build another manor castle, is it to prepare for the garrison?

Lorist laughed: "There are already six golden knights in our family, and each golden knight should have a manor castle according to the rules and common sense, they were wronged a few years ago, and they can't take care of the family's many things, and now it is time to prepare a manor castle for them if they have the conditions." The reason for building two more manor castles is that Telman and Yuri have worked hard in the past few years to enter the realm very quickly, and the silver three stars when they came out of the academy are now at the peak of the silver rank, and they can be promoted to the gold rank in two or three years. By then, the manor castle was built and could be divided among them......

Knight Schreid, you should also try your best, don't be left behind. And Dores, don't be obsessed with the power of the chariot steel crossbow, the iron must be its own, and your own cultivation cannot be left behind, if you are promoted to the gold rank, the manor castle will also have it, and I can also form another chariot corps for you and make you the corps commander. ”

"Really?" said Dorres.

"I won't lie to you. Lorist nodded.

"Well, I'll work hard to cultivate when I go back at night......" Dorus cried out patting his chest.

The crowd laughed.

When the laughter fell silent, Lorist pulled down his face again: "Yuri, this time the lord of the Northland has heard that you are the most active, and the lord who runs the fastest and catches the lord is the most, isn't it? The second thing will be handed over to you, in August, Daddy Barlek will take the carpenter master of the carpenter battalion to the Black Forest to find suitable wood, and you will take the ranger battalion to escort it, and no master will be harmed by anything else, do you know?"

"Yes, sir, I know. As you often say, each of these skilled masters is the most valuable asset of the family. I will do my best to keep them safe. I knew I was going to learn carpentry before......" Yuri's voice grew lower and lower, until it finally became a mutter.

"It's not too late for you to go to school now, I can give you two years off, and when you learn to come back, you will become the first carpenter knight of our family, and I will also send someone to protect you in the future." Lorist heard Yuri muttering clearly.

"My lord, it's better to be spared, or you'll tell me to take a carpenter's saw...... if I go into battle," Yuri replied with a sad face.

The crowd in the tent burst into laughter again.

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