1078. Rita's Wedding
The walls of Mukuso City were seriously damaged under the attack of the demon army, after all, many places had collapsed, most of the city walls were stained with demon blood, and even some plants that only had in the hell realm had grown.
Although the walls have been cleaned, the damage has not yet had time to be repaired.
It's a pity that there is no volcanic ash in the vicinity, otherwise Surdak would have even thought about increasing the walls of Mukuso City by two meters, and now it would have to be put on hold.
With the victory of the Bena coalition in the Battle of the Gamp Plane, a large number of caravans and adventurers entered the city of Mukuso, and although the city was full of ruined ruins and collapsed caves, there were also many buildings that were not badly damaged.
One after another, the refugees who had fled to the city of Lutt returned to Mukuso, and they returned home in silence.
Some residents who are not too badly damaged will take to the streets to clean up the ruined streets, and some residents will set up tents on the ruins of their homes and then silently rummage through the building materials that can still be used.
The inhabitants of Mukuso began to rebuild their homes, and the shops in the streets were stocked with all kinds of goods, and grain, vegetables, and meat were brought from Ruit, and the prices remained largely par despite the intervention of the town hall.
The city of Ruit and the city of Mucuso can be said to be separated by a door, and if the portal can be freely passed, then it is no different from a city.
Therefore, it is very convenient to transport supplies from Ruyt to Mukuso.
The whole city is full of scenes of ruins waiting to be rebuilt.
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For those residents of Mucuso who have nothing, the town hall provides a living allowance.
Of course, this kind of subsidy is not directly registered, and then the money is taken and left.
Fearing that someone would claim the subsidy, the city hall took the approach of organizing the dispossessed residents of Mukuso and giving them a place to live temporarily, giving them a job to clean up the city and rebuild their homes.
In the construction plan of Mukuso City, Surdak has made a new design of the city's sewer system, and the sewers under several main streets are equipped with maintenance walkways for people to walk into, and other streets are also built with culverts.
He didn't want that one day in the future, a sudden heavy rain would displace the residents of the entire city, and finally be scolded by the residents of the entire city pointing to the tombstones.
This kind of infrastructure project will always take many years, and although the city hall is currently in a financial situation, it is not possible to save this kind of money.
Otherwise, in the future, once the streets and houses are renovated, and it is found that the water in the rainy season cannot be drained out at all, will it really be necessary to dig up and rebuild?
This is the only central city in the Dry Cloth Plane, and it is the face of the entire plane.
Many wells in Mukuso City have been polluted, so many areas are digging wells and cleaning up the demon corpses in the tunnels to prevent the underground river in the city from being further polluted.
Considering the difficulties of the city's residents, Surdak continued his policy in the southern part of the Gampoo plane.
Tax exemption was Surdak's first decree in the city of Mukuso, and the city would not collect any taxes from anyone for a year.
The city was built entirely using the reserve gold coins in the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance.
In addition, the MacDonnell family's five estates on the outskirts of Mucuso and six mansions in Mucuso were also publicly sold.
In addition, some of the noble lords who had been secretly supporting the independence of the MacDonnell family were also purged, and their property in Mukuso City was not only liquidated and auctioned, but they also had to get another sum of money to redeem them from prison if they wanted to regain their freedom.
All proceeds from the public sale of the manor and the mansions in the city will be invested in the construction of the city of Mukuso.
Agriculture, animal husbandry will receive some financial subsidies.
The Heavy Infantry Regiment reported the battle at Grove Ridge. MacDonnell died on the night of 3 July in an unnamed hill on Grovet Ridge, and his lords surrendered and captured a large amount of ordnance.
The prisoners of war were about to be escorted to the city of Mukuso, and before receiving an official notice from the military headquarters, Surdak was going to let the prisoners of war do hard labor in the city, so as to at least speed up the construction of the city.
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On July 6th, the wedding of Knight Danila and Rita was solemnly held in the village of Wall, and the villagers of the entire village rushed back to attend Rita's wedding.
Surdak's friend Karl. Baron Casement, the young magician Baron Lance, and the Bird Tax Officer all came from Highlandsa City to attend Rita's wedding, and even Viscount Emmett and Captain Sauron of the guard camp sent special people to send gifts.
The central square of Wall Village is lit up and a grand celebratory dance party is held here in the evening.
The wedding ceremony took place under the dead tree at the entrance of the village, and the villagers believed that the dead tree at the entrance of the village would bring good luck to the newlyweds, and that the bride and groom could only be happy by swearing under the dead tree.
Uncle Bright, the old village chief, as the officiant of the wedding, made a declaration in a white robe similar to that of the temple priest, and then said a word of blessing, and finally kissed in the presence of more than 1,000 villagers and more than 200 kobold slaves, and officially became husband and wife.
The dance party lasted until the early hours of the morning, and the drunken villagers dispersed one after another.
The income of the owner of the tavern at the entrance of the village was almost equivalent to the turnover of the tavern for two months, and of course the money for the wine was paid by Surdak, and he also asked Charlie to invite the orchestra from the city of Highlandsa.
Danila Knight and Rita's wedding is like a harvest festival celebration in Wall Village.
Surdak failed to make a public appearance at Rita's wedding, so he could only stand in a room on the second floor of the villa, watching the grand wedding scene at the entrance of the village through the glass window.
It was not until the evening that the Danila Knight and Rita returned from the ball in the central square of the village that they saw Surdak in the villa.
Surdak, dressed in an aristocratic dress, stood on the steps at the door of the villa, quietly waiting for the two newlyweds to push the door open from outside the courtyard gate.
Knight Danila took Rita's hand, and both of them looked up at the steps of the villa at the same time.
Surdak stood there quietly.
Rita, dressed in a white wedding dress and holding a long skirt in both hands, strode up to Surdak and threw herself into his arms!
"Brother......
Rita's voice was sobbing, and she was a little more sobbing.
"Rita, Danila, I wish you a happy wedding!"
Surdak gently patted Rita on the back, then nodded to Danila who had walked up briskly to give a knightly salute, and then walked into the villa with their shoulders around them.
"Sorry for not being able to hold your hand at the wedding and give you to Danila."
Rita wiped her tears with her hands with some excitement and shook her head vigorously, almost speechless with excitement.
The family sat on the sofa in the living room, and Natasha brought lemon tea to share with everyone.
The Knight of Danila, dressed in a well-textured gown, stood up and saluted Surdak.
"Viscount Surdak, thank you for the great wedding you have prepared for us."
Surdak waved his hand and said to Danila, "Heh, there is no need to say any words of thanks, this is what an older brother should do." ”
He looked up at Rita again and said to the Danila Knight, "Come, sit down. ”
The two newcomers sat down again, and Surdak asked the two men:
"Danila, Rita, is there any idea for me to help me on the Dry Cloth Plane?"
Rita and Danila glanced at each other, and Rita turned her head to look at old Sheila, who was squinting in front of the fireplace, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "We want to stay in Wall Village and live here for a while." ”
Surdak nodded and said, "It's okay, Danila, I hope you can take on the security work of the Badlands in the future, I will write to Captain Sauron to recommend you as the Squadron Leader of the Badlands Security Squadron, and you can mention to me any personnel, weapons and equipment and horses you need." ”
As he spoke, Surdak Villa brought out a magic sealing box and put out the prepared set of magic pattern structures.
He said to Danila: "This is the wedding gift I have prepared for you a long time ago, and there is also a war horse, which is estimated to be sent to Vol Village soon." ”
Although she had heard Rita talk about it a long time ago, Danila still couldn't suppress her excitement when she saw this magic pattern structure.
Many nobles may not be able to buy a set of magic pattern construction after saving money for a lifetime, but they didn't expect to have this coveted magic pattern construction just because they married Rita.
Only then did Surdak formally put Rita's hand in Knight Danila's hand, and then said solemnly: "Knight Danila, Rita will be taken care of by you in the future!" ”
The Knight of Danila looked serious and nodded deeply.
In fact, Surdak also gave Rita a box full of magic crystals, but because it was Rita's dowry, it was kept by Rita.
Although this set of magic patterns is also Rita's dowry, it is clearly given to the knight of Danila.
Old Sheila, with Natasha's support, walked over slowly, and sat opposite Surdak with little Peter in her other hand.
"Dark, thank you for everything you've done for Rita." Sheila Sr. sat down and said.
"This is what I should do, and I will always stand behind Rita and be her strong back!" Surdak immediately stood up and said.
Old Sheila's gaze softened and she nodded slightly.
"Little Peter is almost of school age, Duck, what do you think?" Sheila Sr. asked again.
Surdak hesitated for a moment and said, "I think if I can, I will send him to Highlandsa City for swordsmanship enlightenment, after all, Bena Province is the homeland of swordsmen......"
Old Sheila nodded and said, "That's fine...... Dark, you come with me! ”