Chapter Ninety-Six, Add Fire
Unable to resist the strong demands of the three, Hudson still reluctantly released thirty pairs of heavy armor. It's just such a small amount, and I don't know how they can use it when they take it back.
For the rest of the weapons and equipment, the three of them did not let go of a single one. All the equipment produced in the past few days has been divided up by the three of them.
It's all business, and Hudson doesn't have much of an opinion.
It would be better if there were a few fewer words of complaining about weapons.
However, a similar scene has been encountered by Hudson in countless customers, and he has long been immune.
Picking thorns is the buyer, and he keeps complaining about his shortcomings, but his body is still very honest.
Anyway, none of the customers who bought his products gave good reviews, and Hudson no longer had any illusions about taking the word-of-mouth route.
Often, the more useless the goods are, the larger the final order volume.
Fortunately, there is no after-sales business, and there is no penalty mechanism for bad reviews. Otherwise, he, the businessman with the most bad reviews in the southeast province, really couldn't get along.
You get what you pay for. They are all products with nine free shipping, and the quality is naturally not much better.
I don't know how many iron weapons can be bought with silver coins in the entire continent of Aslant, but looking at the southeastern provinces, he Baron Hudson can keep the price down to this.
This is also Hudson's killer feature, every time after the price comparison method, customers can happily place orders and pay.
It doesn't matter whether the quality is good or not, it is all prepared for serf soldiers, and it is impossible to set such a high standard, the key is to be cheap and able to kill.
Money is a hero's courage, and after sending away three unsightly goods, Hudson accelerated the development of the territory, and only officially launched it after the autumn ploughing was completed.
If you don't have enough talent in your hands, then you can plan it yourself. The amount of work in the early stage is not large, the main work is to open up the wasteland, and what Hudson needs to do is to select a piece of feng shui treasure suitable for agricultural production.
The Salaam Mountains are rolling and the terrain is relatively gentle, so early development is relatively easy.
Hudson's goal is not high, to catch up with next year's spring ploughing to open up 8,000 acres of mountainous land, even if it is a phased victory, the specific refinement is to develop a small hill.
It is really a small hill, with a drop of no more than 50 meters, and it is considered the best cultivated land in the Salaam Mountains.
If you are willing to spend your blood, you can directly push it into the plain. Of course, Hudson is not so domineering now, and the seemingly inconspicuous little dirt bag can be a lot of earthwork once excavated.
There is no construction machinery, all rely on manual work, and the large project of millions of earthwork cannot be filled without a little human life.
The 8,000-acre reclamation plan is not a big goal. Although the young man was in the army and in the mines, he Hudson had not only serfs, but also livestock.
In addition to the pregnant she, he had more than one hundred and fifty horses and twenty-one oxen at his disposal, which was more than a thousand strong laborers.
Livestock + thousands of people, half a year of construction, to complete the initial construction of 8,000 acres of terraces, theoretically there is no problem at all.
In order to fatten the land, Hudson ordered the collection of human and animal manure in the territory early on, so much so that the first earthworks in the territory turned out to be a manure pit.
However, plans always change, and after learning about the poor yield per acre, the collected manure is first used for autumn ploughing.
It was all cooked land on the plains, and there was no need to count on doubling the yield, as long as the yield per mu could exceed two hundred pounds, Hudson would be content.
After all, the yield of food depends not only on fertility, but also on seeds.
To improve the fertility of the land, Lord Hudson can barely know a little, and if you want to improve the grain seeds, it will really be beyond the program.
Fortunately, the serfs in these years were more obedient, and the lord did whatever he wanted, and Hudson's first agricultural technological innovation was successfully implemented.
Devoted to agriculture and ignoring what was going on outside the window, Hudson was unmoved even if the outside world quarreled over the Kingdom and the Holy See.
The sky fell and the big man stood up first, and no one cared about his opinion anyway, and it couldn't affect the kingdom's decision-making.
If you want to get involved, you must at least get mixed up at the level of Earl Pierce before you are qualified to express your opinion in military affairs.
In any case, Hudson was very confident in King Caesar III, and with him, the lord of Zhongxing, who could save the royal family from danger, the situation would not be too bad.
Even if he really works with the Holy See, with his political skills, he will be able to pull in a few allies, and he will not be stupid enough to fight with the Holy See.
Vaguely, Hudson even felt that the Holy See would not dare to make a move at this time.
Originally, the Holy See was not treated well by the rulers of the mainland countries, and when it was caught, it dared to make a move against a kingdom, especially since this kingdom was of great significance to the human world.
Once you do it, you are likely to fall into a situation where everyone shouts and beats you.
If it were in the era when the Lord of the Dawn was often manifested, the Holy See might be able to withstand the onslaught of public opinion, but not now.
The churches of all countries are almost self-contained, except for a pope, which is a small papacy.
No one can guarantee that no monarch will be hot-headed and set up a new papacy. At the very least, Hudson felt that his own king, if he was forced to be in a hurry, did not lack such courage.
No one tried, because everyone was still in awe, for fear of causing the Lord of Dawn to be unhappy.
It's just that this legendary deity, although extremely ruthless in fighting heretics, never seems to have interfered with the infighting between believers in the recorded materials.
In particular, this guy has not appeared for thousands of years, and there are many scholars on the mainland who have put forward various arguments to question: "The Theory of the Return of the Gods to the Ruins", "The Theory of the Falsification of the Gods", and "The Theory of the Emptiness of the Gods......
I don't know if it's true or not, anyway, the Holy See hates these guys and can't wait to deal with them quickly. However, countries still protect these people to the death and do not give them a chance to attack.
Even the fact that a petty aristocrat like Hudson was able to know these statements is enough to prove the attitude of the rulers.
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After receiving the news from the Alpha Kingdom, Pius VII was so angry that he almost vomited three liters of blood on the spot. Originally, people were sent to destroy the evidence in order to avoid the intensification of contradictions, so as not to affect the general plan of the Holy See.
It's a pity that the plan hasn't changed quickly, and the aftermath caused by the Blood Moon Horn has not subsided, and there has been a scandal about the interception and killing of the kingdom's envoy.
The Wyvern cavalry sent out was completely wiped out, and the Holy See's industry in the Alpha Kingdom was also heavily damaged. As for the tithes, indulgences, and donations that should have been paid...... and so on, I guess I want to see a copper coin in the future.
"Captain Blake, is that what you promised me?"
Pius VII asked sharply.
The loss of goods is just that, the point is that the already unbearable reputation of the Holy See is now worsening again.
Since he succeeded to the throne, he has implemented a reputation whitewashing plan for more than ten years, and this wave can directly declare bankruptcy.
There is no point in explaining, and the Alpha Kingdom has poked out everything that should be said and what should not be said.
An interception operation made things completely passive. No matter how much it is explained, the outside world will think that the Alpha Kingdom mission got the Blood Moon Horn, which caused the Holy See Flying Dragoons to intercept and kill.
In fact, Pius VII himself thinks so. Otherwise, there is no injustice or hatred, and only after eating and supporting will you kill the king's envoy.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Callis's self-asserted actions. The only problem is that he is not meticulous enough and exposes himself.
The only consolation is that the Blood Moon Horn did not fall into the hands of the Alpha Kingdom, saving a little face for the Holy See. Otherwise, the matter of supporting the cult organization would be completely exposed to the sun.
Deep down, Pius VII thought the sacrifice of the Wyverndron was worth it. It's one thing to be recognized, and it's another thing to come up with evidence directly.
Even if it is self-deception, the Holy See needs this fig leaf. As long as there is this fig leaf, they can be cheeky and not admit it.
Although it has no practical significance, political things, even if they know that they are their own faults, sometimes they can only hold on to it and refuse to admit it.
It can be held on to the outside world, but the internal responsibility cannot be held accountable. Where there are people, there is strife, and the Holy See is not monolithic. Without a reasonable explanation, the parties will not be able to explain it.
The Wyvern-dragoons sent out were all wiped out, and the dead were not responsible. The younger brother is not doing well, and the boss also needs to take responsibility, and this not black pot naturally fell on Blake's head.
It just so happened that the Blood Moon Horn also fell out of the hands of the Knights of Judgment, and it was involved from beginning to end, and Blake, who was guilty of meritorious service, did not even have room for defense.
"Your Majesty, this matter is the negligence of my trial of the Knights, and as the head of the regiment, I cannot escape the blame."
Very unscrupulous to take responsibility, Blake set his expectant eyes on a group of colleagues, hoping that everyone could look at the past friendship and pull him at this time.
As for whether there is public relations in private, no one knows, anyway, the current Blake is a good believer who has the courage to take responsibility.
"Your Majesty, Captain Blake is certainly responsible, but the ones who really need to be responsible for this matter are the guys who guard the Blood Moon Horn.
The Flying Dragoons just wiped their butts for them, and although their actions were accidentally exposed, they finally hid the Blood Moon Horn, which can be regarded as a merit and demerit!
The Alpha Kingdom is thousands of miles away from us, and there are several countries in the middle, and no matter how dissatisfied they are, they can only shout a few times.
The dynamic industries have been frozen by them. The worst-case scenario is nothing more than that, as long as other countries don't get involved, it's almost time for things to end. β
Cardinal Sauron's words directly caused Pius VII to roll his eyes. It's good to help and plead, how to say it from his mouth, it comes to the point of lying down directly.
However, this is indeed a reality that the Holy See needs to face now. The Alpha Kingdom cannot reach the Holy See, in other words, it can also be understood that the Holy See cannot help the Alpha Kingdom.
Hit all the way, that's the naΓ―ve idea that only children have. Everyone is a mature politician and knows how to weigh the pros and cons.
As for those who were thrown out, it can only be counted as their bad luck. Although he had been punished last time, he was not executed after all, and now someone needs to take responsibility, so he can only reluctantly let them do it again.
You can't really take down a high-ranking member of the Holy See and break the balance of power of the various factions in the sect for the sake of such a small matter, right?
Even if you do deal with Blake, you have to find a suitable replacement. Otherwise, if they take down the people, wouldn't the Knights of Judgment be chaotic?
As one of the main combat regiments of the Holy See, Pius VII could not allow the Knights of the Inquisition to descend into chaos.
"Bishop Sauron is right, Blake really only has to bear secondary responsibility. However, his subordinates have messed up one after another, shouldn't Captain Blake reflect on himself?
Whether it is because he does not know people and uses them inappropriately, or because he has limited ability to take on the heavy responsibility of managing the Knights of Justice; Or maybe they don't do things with any intentions, they are just perfunctory.
All in all, Captain Blake must have a clear self-orientation to ensure that he does not make similar mistakes next time. β
Seeing his old rival speak, Blake knew he was in trouble. It seems that he is allowed to make his own choice, but in fact, he has no choice at all.
The charge of "perfunctory" can never be admitted, and that is a matter of principle. Not working hard for the gods is a blasphemy against the faith.
Unknown and improper employment are all manifestations of his own limited ability, and he has worn the hat of "incompetence".
Even if he escapes this catastrophe, his voice in the Holy See will be greatly reduced in the future, and it may even affect the status of the Knights of Judgment in the Church.
"Thank you for the reminder, Commander Gulei, I will definitely reflect deeply in the future. However, whether or not I am capable of taking up my current position, it is an internal matter of the Knights of Judgment, and you do not need to worry about the head of the Order. β
The people under his hand are on the bar again, and the seventh generation of Asylus is a mixed blessing. By now, the Holy See has long since deteriorated.
All the major institutions in the church are seriously inbreeding. Nominally, the clergy gave everything to the gods, and as a result, illegitimate children flew all over the sky.
Many positions have been put on hereditary mode, and if they want to change this situation, Pius VII has no way to start.
After all, that's how his papacy came about. If it weren't for the fact that the ancestor had served as the pope, his power in the religion would be deep-rooted, and the position of the pope would not have been his turn.
It's so embarrassing for him to benefit from this set of rules and let him change the rules of the game.
Fortunately, the major forces in the church check and balance each other, and there are many contradictions between each other, otherwise his life as the pope would be sad.
"Alright, you two don't make a fuss. This farce with the Alpha Kingdom will calm me down first, and all the losses caused by it will be borne by the Knights of Judgment.
I don't care how the resulting gap is solved, even if you Blake pay out of your own pocket, you have to fill it for me, anyway, the strength of the Knights of Judgment cannot be affected.
As for the Alpha Kingdom, it has caused us so much trouble, and it can't make them feel better.
Isn't Caesar III a, then find him something to do, so that he can't be happy.
The Orc Empire has been silent for so long, and it's time for them to move.
A few years ago, the lion tribe changed the emperor, and the new lion emperor had already sharpened his knife Huo Huo wanted to invade the south, but because Emperor Beamon's old immortal himself couldn't lift a knife, and he didn't want to see other people's great achievements, he found an excuse to stop him.
Now that Emperor Bimeng is dying, once this old immortal dies, the political pattern of the five emperors of the Orc Empire will inevitably be broken.
It's just that the current Crown Prince Beamon is also old, and there is a high probability that he will continue this old and immortal political line. If we want them to invade the south, we need to add another fire to them. β
Pius VII said indifferently.
It seems that provoking the orcs to invade the south is as natural as eating and drinking, and they don't care about the losses caused to the human race by this.
No one was surprised, and apparently the Holy See had done something like that more than once.
It's just that thousands of years ago, the Holy See provoked wars, mainly to guide the expansion of the human race, spread the glory of the Lord of the Dawn, and by the way, also fight for the living space of the race; And now the Holy See provokes wars only to exclude dissidents.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I promise not to let the operation of the Knights of Judgment be affected in any way! β
Blake hurriedly assured.
Although it is difficult to live without money, the priority now is to keep your position. If the funds are insufficient, it is a big deal to cut the cost.
The most affected are still the middle and lower classes, no matter how they change, the lives of the big people above will not be affected.
Glancing at Blake, who seemed pleased with his statement, Pius VII took the opportunity to say:
"Since you are so confident, then the affairs of the Orc Empire will also be handed over to you Knights of Judgment.
The glory of the Holy See cannot be infringed upon, and anyone who dares to challenge the majesty of the Holy See must be severely punished.
I don't care what means you use, the Orc Empire must launch a southern invasion within three years. If you can't do that, you can abdicate yourself and go to the ascetic camp! β
The ascetic camp is a group of the most devout believers in the Lord of the Dawn, and has always been the holiest place in the Holy See.
This is just publicity, and for the upper echelons of the sect, no one wants to go to the ascetic camp to experience life.
The strict rules to the extreme, and the life of coarse tea and light food all day long are enough to collapse any normal person.
In an instant, Blake felt a rush of pressure rushing over him. Three years may seem like a long time, but if you want to guide a country's policy, it is too short.
Especially the old immortal Emperor Beamon is still alive, as long as this old guy with the highest prestige does not nod, it will be difficult to pass the southern invasion.
It is not surprising that Emperor Beamon's greatest achievement was to invade the south and seize a large area of land in the Alpha Kingdom. In the case of his old age and inability to lead his troops south, he naturally did not want to start a new war.
If he wins, the prestige of other emperors will soar, and his position as the first person in the orc empire will be shaken.
If he loses the battle, he will have to return the land he seized earlier, and his outstanding achievements will be whitewashed.
A war that is won or lost in blood, any mature politician will oppose it. Even if he really wants to fight, he has to wait until he dies to fight, so as not to affect his name before and after his death.