In Dadir City, the smell of war has permeated every corner of the city.

Before you know it, prices in the city have begun to rise quietly, especially the prices of daily necessities that are just needed have soared the fastest.

The county guard has repeatedly issued documents to stabilize prices, but driven by intimidation, the market has long lost its rationality.

Coupled with the impetus of greedy merchants, prices have skyrocketed even faster.

The most affected were the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang who followed the West to the south.

I was away from home for so long, and my homesickness was serious. Now that the war is about to break out, and the family roll is still on the front line in northern Xinjiang, this sentiment is further amplified.

In order to appease the morale of the army, the Sith also made a lot of efforts. Most of the soldiers had families and wives and children here.

has taken root, and the love for his homeland is still firmly imprinted in everyone's hearts.

Including the Viscount of the Sith himself, he has been spending more time looking north lately. Obviously, there is still nostalgia in his homeland.

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"Young master, you just gave up the right to include tax?"

Butler Feren asked in a panic.

For the county guard, the right to collect taxes is undoubtedly the most important power, which is equivalent to the fiscal power.

The county guard, who has lost his financial power, will inevitably have a great deal of say in the affairs of the county.

"It's too late! War is on the verge of breaking out, and everything has to be compromised for war.

The strongest in Lyte County is the Mountain Territory, and before that I could use the rules of the game to fight him, but now it's too late.

Without the cooperation of the local nobles, it would be difficult for us to raise enough strategic materials on time. When it comes to the safety of the front line, this kind of thing cannot be delayed.

What's more, there was a war in Laite County, and then a locust plague, and the economy has not yet recovered.

Many territories have barely managed to break even, and they are simply unable to come up with enough supplies, and it is not easy to complete the tasks assigned above according to the regulations.

You can't really force people to death, can you?

It's good to throw this hot potato to Hudson.

The Coslow family is full of friends and relatives, and what used to be his greatest strength has now become his biggest disadvantage.

It is estimated that the task of tax package fell on his head, not only did he not have to make any money, but he also had to pay a lot of materials for others.

In the past, it was just a matter of selling favors. In times of war, if something happens to you, it will become a dead account. ”

Sith said with a sneer.

It's just that the unwillingness between his eyebrows betrayed his true thoughts in his heart.

Risk and benefit are always proportional.

It's risky to complain, so it's not a kind of self-comfort under powerlessness.

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Mountain collar

Hudson, who was the winner of this round of power struggle, did not have the joy of being a victor on his face.

Except for a thousand soldiers, who were gathered in the shortest possible time. Whether it is the war tax or the task of raising supplies, there are obstacles.

There is an endless stream of people who come to cry and cry every day.

Those who don't have friendship can be forcibly enforced, but Hudson really can't do it if they have relatives and friends who have a relationship.

At the Governor's Palace, Hudson had fought for it as much as he could.

The Earl of Pierce did not deliberately make things difficult on this issue, and the tasks undertaken by the nobles of the two counties of Wyton and Rite were only eighty percent of the nobles of other regions.

Although the care was not enough, it was still taken care of. This kind of thing can't be perfect.

The tasks of the kingdom are divided by provinces. If some counties produce less materials, there must be more from other counties, and the total amount must be sufficient.

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Looking at the people in the hall who were constantly complaining, Hudson angrily reprimanded: "Enough!

I invite you here today to discuss solutions, not to listen to your grievances.

Fighting against the orc invasion, it is the responsibility of all the nobles of my Alpha Kingdom. We raised supplies in the rear, and that was because there were people fighting for us on the front.

If you don't think it's fair, you can choose to sign up for the war. As long as you take the army to the front, you don't need to worry about the problem of money and food!

You all know the total amount of money and food that needs to be raised in Latte County, and whether the figures I have allocated are fair and reasonable, I think everyone knows in their hearts.

Don't try to cry a few times before you can get out of it. The assigned task is a dead order, and the quota must be made up.

If you don't fulfill your noble obligations and be reclaimed from your territory, you will have no regret when the time comes! ”

Crying children have milk, and that's in their own homes. Outside, no one is obligated to give them up.

If the fuss can solve the problem, then everyone runs to make trouble, what should the front line do?

According to the past practice, the nobles everywhere contributed money and efforts. The only exception to this rule is the Northland nobles, who only need to fight on the front lines.

Everything is fair.

This mode of mobilization is because the private armies of the nobles in various provinces participate in the war, and they adopt a rotational combat mode, and after fighting for a period of time, they will come down to rest and recuperate, and replace others to go up and continue to work.

As a northland nobleman who is responsible for defending the land, there is no such treatment. As long as the war breaks out, they can only stay on the front line, and they will not be able to end until the war is over.

To defend their own land, the nobles of the Northland have long used all their strength to expand their armaments. All of them are poor military lords, and the money and food in the territory are invested in the army, and there is no need for the kingdom to send people to urge.

"Dear Viscount Hudson, it's not that we don't want to fulfill our noble obligations. But now the territory can't make ends meet, and it really can't afford this expense. ”

Knight Handel said dejectedly.

From that helpless expression, it can be seen that this product is really powerless, and it is ready to be completely rotten.

If you can't do it, you can't do it, even if you are forced to go to the front in advance, you still can't come up with enough money and food.

In particular, strategic materials will be released not only now, but also every month in the future. And this number is likely to increase unabated.

For some impoverished aristocrats, it may not be difficult to gather a month or two of supplies, but they really can't afford the perennial consumption.

"Knight Handel, I know your situation too. Providing money and food to the front line for a long time does put a lot of pressure on you.

But rules are rules, and this is not something you and I are qualified to change. The king's summons must be completed without compromise.

Lateshire, the nobles facing the same predicament, are not a family or two. It can even be said that most of the nobility had certain difficulties.

We are all adults and have the ability to take responsibility for our actions. Whatever decision you make, I respect your choice.

If you don't want to take out money and food, you can fill out the registration form, take the army to the front line with the food transportation team, and participate in the defense of the kingdom.

I want to remind you that stopping the orc invasion is not as easy as suppressing the skeletons.

Based on the experience of previous wars, the sooner you participate in the war, the lower the probability of coming back alive. Take a risk or not, you have thought it through before you make a decision.

Personally, I suggest that you first raise as many supplies as you can and complete the tasks described above. In the end, there was really no way, and then I took the army to serve in the front-line army.

Money and food are things outside the body after all. Even if you have exhausted your family now, you can re-accumulate it in the future.

life, but it is his own.

Especially for some families with few children, once you die on the front line, the family business you have worked hard to accumulate can only be cheaper for others. ”

Hudson said earnestly.

If the gap is small, help to pay in advance. But the current situation is obviously wrong, and some people actually put it up as soon as they come up.

Then there is no way, but to follow the rules. Everyone has a responsibility to fight against the orcs, if you have money, you will pay for food, and if you don't have anything, you will die.

The atmosphere in the ceremony suddenly became tense. The nobles who originally wanted to win over suddenly found that the reason they had prepared was so ridiculous.

There are difficulties, and it really deserves sympathy. But the problem is that everyone is in trouble right now. It is difficult for the nobles who are responsible for raising supplies, and even more difficult for the nobles who are fighting on the front line.

"Dear Viscount Hudson, the supplies in our hands simply can't last long. You can't let the people go hungry in order to complete the task!

I wonder if you have any countermeasures that can help us get through this difficult time? ”

Baron Sanchez asked expectantly.

After such a reminder, everyone realized that today's meeting is to discuss countermeasures and tide over the difficulties together.

Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Hudson shook his head directly, and pretended to be helpless: "It turns out that I only know that everyone has difficulties, but I didn't expect them to be so difficult.

To tell you the truth, if the mountain leader wants to complete the task, it is extremely difficult, and I have to find a way to fill the hole.

The mountain territory is short of food, and among all kinds of strategic materials, only iron is abundant. According to the regulations, 150,000 pounds of good iron were required per month to complete the task.

As you all know, even in normal times, the value of so much good iron is more than five thousand gold coins.

At a time like this, it is not surprising that if you sell it outside, even if the price doubles.

The cost of iron smelting has always been high, even if the cost of ore and coal is not calculated, it is a huge expense to eat, drink and laze thousands of miners.

I can't afford such a heavy financial burden. In order to reduce the overhead, you can only undertake some forging tasks and reduce some overhead.

The situation of the mountain collar is special, and it is impossible for everyone to follow all of them. But you can also develop some side businesses that can be completed according to your actual situation.

For example, the lord along the river and along the river can catch some fish, and after smoking and drying, one pound can top four pounds of rye.

It would be even better if you had the conditions to raise some fast-growing aquatic products by yourself.

Territory with plenty of prey, catch some prey, and after it is smoked, it can also be used to replenish it.

Even the wild vegetables in the field are harvested after drying. You can also plant some fast-maturing crops according to the actual situation.

Laite County is only 180 miles away from the sea, and if you have a wide network of people, you can get a boat and organize people to go out to sea to fish, which is also a way out.

If none of this can be done, then there will be a shortage of labor, blacksmiths, miners, farmers, shoemakers, ...... You can come here.

The employment price is calculated according to the actual situation of ability. For specific details, you can send someone to talk to the steward below.

How to do it depends on your actual situation. Even if the materials raised are just a drop in the bucket, it is better than doing nothing. ”

Whether it's making dried fish, dried meat, or dried vegetables, it's a typical bad idea. It is not that there is a problem with the countermeasures, but that the key is that they are divorced from reality.

They are all well-developed cooked land, and the fish and shrimp in the river are often patronized by the residents along the coast; Wild beasts in the mountains and forests also often appear on the tables of noble lords.

Wild vegetables are also food, and for serfs, wild vegetables can be regarded as half of the staple food. It is almost a must-have for meals, and it is not enough to eat at home, where is the excess to take out to make dried vegetables.

Going out to sea to fish is even more nonsense. Even if you really have connections to get a boat, it is not a reliable thing to let a group of landlubbers go fishing.

What's more, the sea of the wizarding world is not peaceful. In the vast sea, there are countless dangerous creatures.

Fishermen have always been one of the riskiest professions. With peace of mind farming, almost no one wants to take the risk of going out to sea to fish.

The clear way to really point out to everyone is to rent out labor. Grain, cloth, and other materials cannot be grown in a day or two, but the output of the mine can be increased in a short period of time.

In times of war, iron is a hard commodity. Whether it is the raw iron produced or the forged weapons, they can be handed over to the governor's palace.

After a pause, Hudson added, "If all this is done, it still won't be enough."

You can also consider becoming a mercenary and completing military service for the wealthy nobles of the neighboring provinces in exchange for a good pay.

If there are a large number of applicants, I can propose to the Governor's Office that you stagger the time of your military service. Avoid receiving another conscription from the province during your service.

is also on the battlefield, following the provincial armies to the front, and being able to come back every once in a while to rest. Security is far higher than entering the standing army and fighting until the end of the war.

According to the usual practice, the kingdom will not recruit the nobles of our southeastern provinces on a large scale to the front line until the critical moment.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the provinces are well coordinated, they can still be staggered. ”

It's not that Hudson fools people, but there really is a need for it. Some nobles who are wealthy and happen to be in the stage of youth and yellow have the need to hire someone to serve on their behalf.

The mercenaries do not have a high will to fight, and they are barely carrying out the task of defending the city. Once lost in a field battle, it is easy to desert.

In principle, the Kingdom prohibits such hiring of people for service, but the law is nothing more than human feelings, and there are always exceptions.

For example, the last time the skeletons were in trouble, there were some families in the two counties whose heirs were still milk dolls.

You can't let people carry this group of baby lords to the battlefield, right?

At such times, the officials in charge of the specific implementation will turn a blind eye and acquiesce to their use of mercenaries.

There is also a risk that if something goes wrong with the mercenaries who serve on their behalf, the employer will also have to take responsibility.

Under normal circumstances, everyone likes to ask nobles to do the work for them. They are all existences that know the roots, and the priest can't run the church if he can outrun.

In addition to this, there is another situation - the exchange of obligations.

To put it simply, it means that the nobles of different provinces exchange their obligations. You go to my province to fulfill your obligations, and I go to your provinces to fulfill your obligations.

It is limited to nobles with equal status and comprehensive strength. and also with the consent of the governors of the two provinces.

This situation mostly occurs in large families.

There are many people in large families, and it is normal for children of collateral to be distributed in other provinces. During the war, I didn't feel at ease about following others to the battlefield, so I swapped them back in this way.

Generally speaking, there will be no problems as long as you apply. Anyway, there are people to complete the task, everyone takes what they need, gives each other convenience, and can also leave a favor.

The number of children of large families varies, and the actual situation also varies. It is impossible to make up exactly this exchange, and if there is a difference, it needs to be compensated.

It can be materiel, or it can send people to serve. The specific situation should be based on the actual coordination situation.

If the situation is urgent, it is too late to coordinate. Then the obligations are transferred directly, in simple terms: these nobles perform their obligations from entering another province, and their obligations are transferred directly to that province.

After countless plays, everyone has a wealth of experience, and no one wants to take advantage of this.

They were all forced out by the orcs. During the long years of war, the pressure of life and death forced the upper echelons of the Alpha Kingdom to make continuous progress.

In response to various unexpected situations, corresponding countermeasures were formulated at an early stage. For the minor nobles below, it doesn't matter who goes to the battlefield with them, what matters is the obligations that should be fulfilled, and they can't be less.

"Dear Viscount Hudson, if we send all the young men to work in the mountain territory, will military training also be able to take place here?"

Baron Kate asked stubbornly.

The native nobles had difficulties, and the Northland nobles were equally not easy. Except for a few wealthy nobles, most of the Northland nobles could not afford it.

Originally, Kate was ready to go to the battlefield, but now she suddenly found that she could still struggle, so she naturally had to ask clearly.

"Absolutely! However, it is limited to the reserves, and daily basic military training is carried out according to the 10-day exercise.

You are still responsible for the specific training, and I only provide the venue.

During the busy farming season, you can also let the young and strong return to the territory to work. Priority is given to ensuring food production in the territory.

Don't be in a hurry to rejoice, be ye prepared. The mountain collar only employs surplus labor during the off-season, so the price is not too high. ”

As he spoke, Hudson deliberately glanced at the grim-faced Viscount Sith. If this guy hadn't been lying flat and throwing all the trouble at him, there would have been no such opportunity to pick up the bargain.

If it weren't for this special period, it would have been almost impossible to get the entire county's workforce to come and work.

Even if the lords could pull down their faces and let their subordinates come to work, Hudson would not be able to pay his wages.

After all, the market is affected by supply and demand, and blindly increasing production capacity will only lead to a price collapse.

Only in times of war, when the demand for iron reached its peak, could it be desperate to explode production capacity.

With the huge profits brought by the explosion of production capacity, the development costs of the territory will naturally come out.

knew Hudson's sinister intentions, but this was a naked conspiracy, and Viscount Sith couldn't do anything about it.

Even if you say it, it can't stop everyone's enthusiasm to join. From the moment he chose to lie flat, the dominance of Lyttshire fell into Hudson's hands.

"Sabotage?"

As soon as this thought was born, it was extinguished by the Sith himself. Increasing iron production is fully in the interests of the Alpha Kingdom.

In the king's summons, it was clearly stated that iron production should be increased everywhere. In order to be able to forge more weapons and arm more armies to fight against the orcs.

is already at a disadvantage, and if you jump out and go against the general trend, you will not be able to get the last popularity among the nobles in the Northland, and you will have to toss it in.

Glancing at everyone's expressions, and then looking at the north, Viscount Sith slowly stood up and said with a smile:

"Viscount Hudson's arrangement is already very reasonable, as long as the iron production of the mountain collar increases, and everyone's material crisis will be solved.

Even if you have something you don't need, you can borrow money! Our arrogant Viscount Hudson is not a stingy man.

However, everyone is engaged in production, and military training must not be negligent. All the orcs have invaded in full swing, and in the end they will be rivers of blood.

It's only ten days of practice, I'm afraid it's ......"