After Oss returned to Black Sparrow, bad news came one after another. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info As soon as he sat down and wasn't ready to take a sip of water, his captain began to report on the situation during this time.

"My lord, the tax collection is not going very well, except for the Harrison family, the other families say that they have no money. ”

"I gave them three years, and the fourth year was about to start, and they said they didn't have any money. Go and rush again!"

"My lord, one of our cargo ships from the west was intercepted by pirates, and a large number of goods from the Loess Continent in the west were transported on it. ”

"What do they want?"

"The pirates want to double their money starting next year. ”

"What, double? I might as well trade from the ports of the Western Regions in the future. ”

"But the tax is still a lot more than that. ”

"All families are vampires!" Osnin cursed angrily. Then he saw the face of his captain and said, "What, there is bad news?"

"Yes, the Harrison family is urging us to pay us back. ”

"Isn't the time yet up?"

"That's right, so it's a reminder. ”

"How much money do we have?"

"I don't know about that, you'll have to ask Maester Merlin. As soon as he finished speaking, Merlin slowly walked in and said, "I'm sorry sir, but people are getting older and the pace is slow. He went up to Oss and handed him the account that had been written.

Oss looked at Black Sparrow's accounts, his brows furrowing more and more, "Why is there only so little left?"

"Do you remember the king's levy some time ago? There are five thousand soldiers in Black Sparrow, which is a lot of money. Because of this incident, many families actually don't have much money in their hands. The adults also know the current situation, the situation is turbulent, and each family has expensive knights. ”

"And, because of the constant war, civilians have become soldiers, the land is barren and uncultivated, and I think that by next year, the price of food will rise. This will lead to more commoners going without food, which will lead to a break in the food chain of the nobility. ”

"Why is it so serious, the first ghost war has lasted so long, I haven't seen such a serious situation happen, what is the reason?"

"My lord, although the Kao Empire has been fighting against ghosts and corpses all year round, the empire is united, and the civilians are responsible for farming, and the soldiers are responsible for the conquest. But now, it's not just the impact of the ghosts, it's the turmoil of the empire itself. ”

"Shouldn't I be at ease now to develop the East and stabilize the common people?"

"That's right!"

"But I don't have that much time, and I need a sum of money urgently, otherwise we all need to go hungry. ”

"With the exception of a handful of families, most of them are in a similar situation now, except that they are slightly better off because they don't have so many soldiers. I think adults already have magic dragons, and the magic dragons will lay dragon eggs and give birth to baby magic dragons next year, and we can't afford to raise these soldiers. ”

"No way, I'm not going to cut my soldiers anyway. ”

......

When Finn returned to Reef Island, he began to reinforce his ship, and now that the Harrison family was willing to sponsor him, he could now set off for Chador. And the situation in Chado is safer than ever.

The land cannot be walked, it has to pass through the east, and it is easy for Oss to notice, and if he goes through the sea, then his ship needs to be made stronger, and the canvas needs to be made as soon as possible.

"I think you've heard that Black Sparrow's finances are in a tight strain, what do you think your father will do?"

"Forced taxation, the soldier is his life, he can let the soldier rob himself, and he will never reduce the number of soldiers. ”

"This is good news for you, if the East is in turmoil, you can take the opportunity to win over your allies. ”

"No, it's not good news. Black Sparrow City has no money, and the pirates won't help me. ”

"Your father will collect enough taxes for you. ”

"Then I will fight for my father against these angry lords. ”

"You don't need to, defeat your father and you're no longer Calus. ”

"I can go to Barron, I heard he's gone to Chado. ”

"You're going to fail, trust me!"

......

Barron, who had traveled north from Chateau, finally reached Middle-earth, followed a path and began to head west. Maybe because of the general attack of the ghosts, or maybe because of Ernest, there were fewer and fewer people in Middle-earth, and they left out of fear, just like the king, and most of those who remained were old, weak, sick and disabled.

He still doesn't know what happened to his daughter, and when he came from the east, he also went to Huangbei Village to take a look, which was already empty, there was nothing, and it had become a deserted village.

The trail passes through a small town, and before Barron has entered the town, a guy chopping wood shouts "My lord, it's really you, you're finally back." ”

Barron was surprised to see his brother here, "Why are you here, are they?"

"They're all here, we're waiting for you here, this road leads to Bingfeng Fort. Then he turned back to the town and shouted, "Brothers, Lord Barron is back!" and the low, gruff voice threatened to shatter the town's buildings.

......

In Zoro's living room, Barron received his reception. Barron picked up his wine and glanced at his youngest daughter, Doris, "Thank you so much for taking care of them during this time. ”

"Father, he wants our people to join his free army, and he persuades them every day. Doris reported.

"Hahaha, Miss Doris doesn't need to reveal my purpose so quickly. Lord Barron, please be seated. ”

"Free Army, sounds a bit like an army?" Barron asked with interest.

"We don't belong to any family, we don't belong to any faction, we are just a group of like-minded partners who unite together, do a little bit of robbery and robber and kill thugs every day, and when we have nothing to do, we will cultivate the land around the town and develop this town with only more than 20 old people left. ”

"Then you must be a beloved organization among the common people. But you should offend some mercenaries. ”

"That's right, some villains were wanted by the nobles for offending the nobles, and when the mercenary group came, we had already eliminated them, and they were very upset and ready to go to war with us, but guess what, the villagers of the two nearby villages came to our aid, and they fled in fear. ”

"But as your team grows, that's not enough to keep it going. ”

"That's right, so I've been looking for someone worthy of my allegiance, my family doesn't want to do this kind of loss-making business, he thinks that the Free Army will only cost the family money, so the family is no longer willing to give me money. ”

"So, you've been waiting for me here?"

"No, I didn't know what happened to Shado, but when I found out that I met Doris again, I thought you would come, and that's when I decided that I would follow you, Lord Barron, if I could. ”

Barron nodded a few times, "I'm honored to be trusted by you, but I'm sorry, although I now have my own castle, I can't afford to support your companions, more than two hundred plus my brothers, nearly three hundred, I may have a hard time supporting myself now." ”

"I know my lord, but this is an opportunity. There are not many nobles left in Middle-earth, most of them are only poor civilians, so many places are particularly chaotic, if you can make your territory safe, I think there will be many civilians willing to move to the villages in the adult's territory, in this way, your territory will gradually become richer, anyway, the adults need soldiers sooner or later, I can make the territory of Bingfeng Fort will not have any security problems. ”

"This is just the first, the second one, the front of the Bingfeng Fort is close to the Gorge Sea, there used to be an abandoned port, if you can repair and build ships, you can trade with the Loess Continent, believe me, this is a treasure land to make a fortune. ”