"There are more refugees than we think......"

Standing above the city gate, watching the ragged refugees enter the town one after another, the butler Muros was in a terrible mood. Even with preparation, the sudden increase in the number of refugees is a big problem. First, if we had to take them all in, the consumption of food would increase. Blackhammer is not a place where food is produced, and before potatoes can be grown, food even needs to be imported. Secondly, a large number of refugees have poured into the city, and law and order is also a problem. Poor people can do anything......

Population growth is beneficial to the development of a place, and in the case of natural growth, it can promote the improvement of productivity, increase the flow of goods, increase local tax revenue, and promote local development. But a sudden and massive increase in population at a certain time is not good. Because it does not match the economic development, there are not so many jobs for them to employ, and the originally limited resources have to be used by more people, which is why many local lords are reluctant to accept refugees.

But fortunately, Alves had already predicted, so that Rod was a little prepared. The town had set aside an area for the refugees to live in advance, and under the city walls, Rhodes had tents set up, dung pits and drinking water tanks dug up. Those who enter the city are first given a small bag of potatoes to each person to solve the basic problem of food and clothing.

"I don't know how our old neighbors are dealing with these refugees? I'm afraid that they won't take them in and will drive them to us. ”

Looking at the refugees queuing up to receive food, Muros said worriedly. He served three lords of Blackhammer Castle and saw an influx of refugees. Every time this happens, the castle is in chaos for a while, and finally when it can't stand it, the refugees are driven out of the city and left to fend for themselves in the wilderness...... Muros didn't want to see that happen, but Blackhammer was not a welfare institution and had no obligation to support the refugees. At least, every lord wouldn't do that.

"There's no need to worry too much about that, I guess this is the last batch of refugees. The cold winter is coming, and in half a month, the North is no longer suitable for human habitation. Without a house or cave, humans can only freeze to death in the wild. No one would be stupid enough to run north at this time. Most people would go to Kislev or further south, or, directly, into the Empire. There are very few people who go to the north. In addition, I believe that the Ring City is still much more capable of expanding than we are, and even if Aubrey is unwilling to listen to his brother, there are still many places in the Ring City that can accommodate refugees. ”

The north wind blew towards Rhodes, and he raised the heavy manticore lion cloak behind him, and his hair was stained with a little snowflakes, which looked a little out of the vicissitudes of his age.

"That's right...... So, how are you going to settle these refugees, and how long are you going to keep them in the city?"

Muros then asked.

"Forever. ”

Rod replied, a confident smile rising into the corners of his dry mouth.

"Laheim has signed an agreement with me to jointly develop a deep pit mine, and he will provide sufficient funding, including the salaries of the miners. Send all these refugees to work in the mines, we need them just right. But correspondingly, the guards should also increase, these people are all fleeing, most of them are very poor, and it is easy to have accidents if they are not managed well. ”

"I see. ”

After Rod finished speaking, the old butler nodded reassuringly. It turned out that his lord had already prepared, and the development of the mine and the arrival of the refugees could be said to be absolutely consistent in time, plus the mine was an underground operation, so there was no need to consider the problem of not being able to start work in the cold winter. As long as there is a job, the refugees are willing to stay, which can be said to maximize the solution of the problem. And make the most of it. Thinking of what Rhodes's father and grandfather did when they encountered this situation, and compared with Rhodes's current actions, the old butler Muros couldn't help but admire the Lord of Black Hammer Fort in front of him.

......

Erlengrad.

"Tyrs, you must stop letting the Moorish people into the city, allowing the followers of the Grim Reaper to act on such a large scale will only plunge the city into chaos!"

"The city has long been in disarray, and vampires have never been so arrogant as to wreak havoc on our land. I'm fed up with bloody and horrible days like this, and let the Moorish followers go into the city and exterminate those bloodthirsty monsters, at least they won't hurt humanity, they won't hurt our own. ”

"When did the followers of the Grim Reaper become your own people in your eyes?

The unrest in Erlengrad finally reached a point where it became unstoppable, and in the city mansion, Afra, a special investigator from Kislev, and Tyles, the mayor of the city, clashed over the way they dealt with the vampires. As the Queen's right-hand man, Afra is a staunch supporter of the Snow Queen and carries out her orders. However, the central and local are not always so harmonious, at least, Errengrad is not so close to Kislev, and many situations Katerina is not very clear, or rather clear, but she has her own plans. And the nobles of Erlengrad obviously can't stand it anymore, they can't stand the fear of living every day, and it is better to let the dark believers who are not treated to find vampires than to hide at home and wait for death.

"They weren't, but now they are. ”

In front of the Frost Witch Afra, Tils, the mayor of Erengrad, puffed out his chest and replied unrelentingly.

This made the Hand of the Queen angry. Afra's face turned pale, and she walked towards the magistrate, the staff in her hand glowing slightly.

"You should trust the Snow Queen, she's going to take care of this, she's going to handle it in her own way. The Queen's men have entered the city to exterminate the vampires. More vampire hunters have also begun to assemble, and sending out an army is not that simple, and you should know that each dispatch of an army requires a large amount of treasury reserves. Therefore wait, sit at home and wait until the night is over. ”

Afra said, a pair of blue eyes staring fiercely at Tyres. As if it were a question, and as if it were an order.

But Count Errengrad, who was supposed to be afraid, showed unusual composure.

"The Queen's people, the secret police? Everyone knows that the Snow Queen has such people, such people, and they are all doing things for the Queen and serving the Queen. But I can't wait, the commoners and nobles of Errengrad can't wait, if she can't even protect her own subjects, why should she be my queen?"

Tills' words are full of rebellion and provocation. Afra was shocked at first, and then felt that something was wrong, she was Katarina's person, and no one dared to do this to herself, and if she did, it proved that this person was ready......

"There's no doubt that Katerina is our queen, and even after we die, she's still the queen of Kislev!"

Afra said angrily. Her staff glowed, and the entire hall seemed to be enveloped in a chill.

However, just then, a group of heavily armed witch hunters burst in through the back door of the hall, dressed in various leather armor and armed with crossbows and torches, aiming at the Frost Witch in the center of the hall.

"It seems that you are not only colluding with the Moorish believers, but also with the Imperial witch hunters. I should have thought that the chaos in Erlengrad was also a credit to you......"

Afra instantly understood that the seemingly weak city magistrate of Erlengrad in front of him had long been preparing to mutiny. Maybe the whole thing was a conspiracy in the first place, but Afra didn't know, because she had no chance of investigating it anymore, and she had no hope of reporting back to Katarina. In front of them, there are more than a dozen heavily armed witch hunters, all of whom are holding demon hunting crossbows, which are extremely powerful weapons that are designed to deal with wizards...... Afra knew that even if she had great ability, she would not have a chance to win in the face of a dozen prepared witch hunters at the same time.