152 Armed to defend the rice bowl

Abu accepted the praise of the Rakkadians, but declined the assignment to besiege the city with Faris.

He said that it was not appropriate to snatch the axe when a man had already cut down half of the tree, and of course, as Tiyì continued to attack the city of Tournest, he was willing not to go out the next day to collect grain, but to supervise the construction of siege equipment, and to be ready to support Farris. In the battle later today, great

The family had recognized his value as a reserve, and no one suspected him of cowardice, and the matter was settled.

The fact that he was still working for the Pope a while ago did not prevent Abu from instigating the Lackadians to attack the Pope's city in the name of truth, and he could have been more pious than Faris when his interests needed it. Because Faris can only prove himself with piety, and Abu can not only use piety as a weapon, but also as a weapon

as a tool.

On this day he was out gathering grain, and what he found was abundant, and as he had expected, the parish of Tournest was the richest village he had ever seen, and even the peasant's wife had a birch chest full of several clothes!

In an era when there were no chemical fibers and all natural fibers were relied upon, these clothes could be used as hard currency like fabric. Formal clothes were made loose so that such valuable possessions could be passed from grandmother to granddaughter, and when the two families got married, there was a customary amount of clothes and fabrics for the marriage. ordinary

If people are lucky enough to have an extra piece of clothing in addition to the tattered clothes they wear every day, they will solemnly put it in a box and carefully take it out and wear it every year on big festivals.

Therefore, these second-hand clothes are regarded as a rich harvest by Abu and others.

Elsewhere, the countryside of Turnest did not disappoint Abu and the others, and the barns were full of fat cattle and sheep, and their fur was as smooth as satin, and I am afraid that there was no better one in the cattle market of Rankad. The barn was full of large, plump grains, and the pantry was filled with bacon and dried meat, and

A rack full of cheese. Later, they discovered that there were often small silver coins hidden under the suitcases, and those who followed Abu said that the peasants of Turnest were better than the princes of many other places.

After collecting the peasants' belongings, the temporary believers of these truths graciously placed their possessions on the shoulders of their original owners and their wives, and kindly invited the humanoid animals to take their wives and children with them to Lacard without having to pay for the boat.

They spoke with whips and spears in such a friendly way: "Go! Otherwise it will kill you! ”

Of course, can the wicked heretics expect a better fate?

They got a lot of food and goods, and there were many peasants who could be slaves, and these peasants were well fed and well-fed, and experienced slave traders like Abu knew at a glance that they could sell them for a good price at the slave bazaar in Rakad. Pagan peasants are everywhere and are easy to catch, but

It is unlikely that a peasant like the peasant of the diocese of Tournest would have been caught, with a red face and round arms and legs.

When they saw their harvest, the other Rankadians expressed their envy, and they had hoped to make a big profit from the defeat of Turnest that day, so they gave Abu the opportunity to make a fortune in the wilderness. Yesterday when they plundered the warehouses along the river and besieged Tournest, there was no armed force in the city to fight back, so they confessed

After building battering rams and trebuchets, it was easy to persuade the frightened pagans to convert to the truth, and who would go to the wilderness to catch peasants and cattle and sheep if they were expected to break the city and obtain the abundance of the city.

But they have run into a wall under the city today, and the armed resistance in the city is very resolute, and there is nothing worth mentioning except that some people can take a hot bath and go to their truth immediately.

While they were wasting their time under the fortified city, Abu had found a lot of harvest outside the city, and they were so eager to argue about whether or not to take turns tomorrow to gather grain and straw, and to throw the tedious work of overseeing the siege engines to Abu, but now he took the initiative to ask for help.

Of course, Abu is not a fool who gives up the opportunity to make a fortune for nothing, those who shout that we want to do evil and we will benefit by breaking the rules, in his opinion, are fools who can't survive the first battle, and the really smart thing to do is to follow the rules, and then use the rules to accumulate their own strength, such as fanatically and religiously following the teaching

The emperor shouted to the gods to die, and with the same zeal and piety followed the Lackadians, and the pagans shouted the truth supremacy to die, and then both the pope and the Lackadians died in a river of blood, and the money of the pope and the Lackadians filled the purse of Abu, the pious church and the double elect of truth.

Now he took the initiative to ask the supervisor to build siege engines for a very simple reason, firstly, as a mercenary, he could not make too much profit to attract the eyes of these people, and secondly, he had already robbed the oil and water that could be grabbed nearby, and if he wanted to get the harvest tomorrow, he would have to go farther, the risk would be greater, and he might run into reinforcements - although he had experience in the past

There will be no reinforcements, but the diocese of Tournest is different from other places!

It's not the same.

Jenny stood on a tree stump and gave a mobilization speech to all the workers of the fire brigade and United Iron and Steel enterprises: "...... Thanks to the mercy of the merciful Bishop and the Baroness, we have enough food to eat and good clothes to wear, and now that they are in trouble, we should ......"

"Hey, you can't do this, let me come!" Jason desperately tugged at Jenny's skirt to pull Jenny off the stage, pulling so hard that his feet were off the ground, "Let me come, let me come!" ”

Jenny had no choice but to bend her knees down first, and then Jason held the stump hand and foot together—and finally leaned on Jenny's waist to climb the stump—and when he came to the stage, he yelled with a lung capacity disproportionate to his stature: "If the bishop and the baroness are taken away, no one will get their wages this month!" I won't be able to get it next month! Next month, next month, there is no salary! ”

There was a terrible buzz in the crowd, like thunder rolling through a dark cloud, and after a while, the heated discussion and cursing gradually subsided, at which point Jason shouted again: "No work, no job, no bread!" Everyone will go back to the old days! ”

Everyone here knows what the "old days" were like before the Bishop came to Brad's Domain, and they don't yearn for a return to that state at all, and many have clenched their fists and are ready to defend their jobs with arms.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Jason concluded his mobilization speech with clear rewards and punishments: "Those who go with us to the Savior and the Baroness will be paid one level higher!" Decapitate a cow! Decapitate the head, get a car and a horse to drive! Those who don't want to, can go now! Those who are willing to go with me will come with me to lead the martial arts

Utensil! ”