Chapter 500 [The Big Wedding (1)]

It must be said that after coming to the north, the gap between the reality in front of us and the expectations in the hearts of the officials is too huge.

Obviously, the Northern Garrison did not take seriously all the officials appointed by the imperial capital, and hundreds of officials had to walk for half a day.

It was easy to get to the place where the so-called "transit" in the legend is, but it is just a small village and town with hundreds of families, the adults have walked for half a day, and they are already hungry, but fortunately, the garrison is quite kind, although there is no food, but dozens of buckets of prepared hot noodle soup are still prepared.

Pity these old men who were originally mostly dressed in fine clothes and jade food in the imperial capital, on this cold day, one person held a bowl, squatting on the side of the road drinking noodle soup and panting.

The soldiers in the garrison were amused when they saw it, and they all replied in an official tone to the complaints of these officials: "Your Excellency knows that our garrison has just finished fighting, and the food rationing system is implemented, and it is good that you can have noodle soup to drink." ”

Well, anyway, during the trip, eating and drinking will be violent. But when I saw the "carriages" that were said to be "urgently deployed" to greet the adults, these adults finally couldn't hold their breath!

What kind of wagon is this? It's just some big wagon pulling goods! Even the animals that pull the cart are not horses, but mules or old oxen and the like.

The frame of the car is tattered, the wheels are crooked, all the way over, the whole car is trembling, if you take this kind of car to the new town of Siltanshire, this road will go on for a few days, and it will not break people's bones?

The most hateful thing is that in this kind of dilapidated car, you have to be wronged by more than a dozen adults to squeeze into one - because the number of big cars is really not enough, on average, more than a dozen adults can squeeze a car, and after getting on the car, they can't even sit down, they can only stand together like stickers...... There is no shed on the car, it is so open, feng shui and sun, fortunately the weather is not the rainy season, otherwise it would be even more miserable.

"Can't you even squeeze out the carriages in your huge garrison?"

The officials questioned angrily, and the soldiers in the garrison had to answer: "The cavalry regiment has been expanded, the war horses have been requisitioned, the army has been reorganized, the logistics department has been expanded, and the mules, horses, and livestock have also been requisitioned. ”

What else can I do? I can only endure it!

If you are not convinced? These soldiers in the garrison are not in the mood to reason with you, so they pointed their fingers to the south, and looked like they were smiling: "If you are dissatisfied and want to complain about our garrison, you can go directly to the military headquarters, the main road is in the south, if you want to go back to the imperial capital, then please do so."

Pity these hundreds of officials and accompanying servants, who still enjoy the treatment of VIPs in the Landisians, came to the Besta Military Region, although the treatment has been reduced by one level, but it is still a little good. Unexpectedly, he ran to the garrison to take office, but instead became a refugee.

Hundreds of high-ranking officials of the empire rode in this bumpy and dilapidated cart, all the way north, and the old men bumped back and forth on the car for more than ten days, and the weaker ones immediately became ill, and the stronger ones had backaches and leg aches when they slept every night.

The only ones who are still normal are the teachers from the Imperial Capital Military Academy who came in from Ruers, these are all from military backgrounds, and this hard work is naturally not a problem, these people are clearly different from the officials of various factions in the imperial capital, whether they are eating, sleeping, or on the road. I didn't even talk to each other along the way, but I seemed to be very interested in the soldiers in the garrison, and I liked to talk to those soldiers on the way, and I asked about the military system of the garrison for a while.

The uniforms and equipment of these garrison soldiers, as well as the parade drill points that walked all the way, all made these teachers of the Imperial Capital Military Academy sigh and praise.

These soldiers in the garrison are obviously strong soldiers, all of them are in good spirits, with strong expressions and strict discipline. It is said that the army of the Northern Garrison is now the strongest in the empire, and you can see some clues from the spirit of these guys. Although he is polite when he talks to the officials on weekdays, he has a sense of arrogance in his bones.

Along the way, every morning and evening, these soldiers had to march out in formation, and they never stopped.

Only this one, I'm afraid that even the Central Army can't do it!

The instructors of these military academies all know that the Central Army is known as the elite of the empire, and now it is only a small exercise a day, and a major exercise every two days. And these soldiers in the garrison even maintain two exercises a day on the road, which is very remarkable!

You must know that these are all soldiers of the General Logistics Administration! They are not front-line combat units!

It is conceivable that the legendary "First Corps of the Northern Army" and the stronger "Independent Cavalry Regiment", how strict is the drill?

More than ten days of suffering finally came to an end, and after finally arriving in the new city, the officials were almost about to cry with their heads in their arms!

Along the way, although there are supply transfer stations on the road, the food and drink are too simple, and the adults, on average, have lost two laps.

Arrived in the new city, before entering the city, there were people from the garrison headquarters to greet him, this time the treatment was good, the second commander of the garrison, General Green personally went out of the city to pick up, faced the officials and said a high-sounding word, and then said a few words of encouragement to you A Green's current official position is not low, he has been awarded the rank of imperial general, and the title has also reached the earl, and it is also a fiefdom! His appearance made the officials who had been bullied along the way a little calmer.

Immediately, Green sent someone to invite the officials to the Commander's Palace, arranged your food and lodging, and this time arranged a serious welcome banquet.

The officials who had drunk the noodle soup for more than ten days almost shed tears.

Although this welcome banquet is much worse than the treatment of the Lantis, there is no good wine and food, and it is nothing more than a few more meat dishes.

Green told everyone that the garrison was rebuilt after the war, and although the prohibition of alcohol had been opened to the people, it was still forbidden in the army and for imperial officials, and wine was not encouraged, and high taxes were charged on wine making and wine sales, so there was no alcohol at banquets. As for the food, although it was only a few more meat dishes, it also made the officials who had drunk the noodle soup for more than ten days very satisfied.

Seeing the hundreds of imperial officials in front of him pouring broth like refugees, or munching on beef in their hands, eating in a mess, Green sighed in his heart.

(Char's abundance is a little too much.) ）

At the banquet, Green was closer to the teachers who came out of the Imperial Capital Military Academy, after all, when Green was idle, he also worked as a teacher in the Military Academy for a lot of time, and many of these people here were colleagues, and several of them were also quite friendly.

After talking for a while, Green obviously valued these people from the military academy in special regard.

No one cares too much about this move, anyway, they are colleagues, and it's normal to be closer.

However, at the end of the banquet, Lord Xia, the No. 1 commander of the garrison, had not yet appeared, which made many people worry in their hearts.

Green saw everyone's concerns, and immediately stood up and announced.

"Lord Char Thundering, you can't see you for the time being. General Char is not in the new city right now......"

At this point, everyone was in an uproar.

Char is the commander of the garrison, and all of you have come to take office, according to the legal procedures of the empire, but you have to ask this lord to sign a document for the transfer of local administrative power! If this lord doesn't show up, we people won't be able to officially take over power!

Knowing that we are here, this adult is not in the new city?

"Don't worry, everyone. Green smiled and said loudly: "Lord Char didn't come here, it's really not because I deliberately neglected you, but ...... Hehe, don't hide it from everyone, our Lord Char, is preparing for his big wedding. ”

Oh...... It turned out to be to get married.

Then the people stopped talking.

Regarding Char's identity, most of you know that this Char was born from the grassroots and rose very quickly, according to some news, Char is Adric's future son-in-law, and there are also legends that Char has an ambiguous relationship with a certain royal daughter.

However, these things are not surprising, a high-ranking official and powerful person of Char's status has never had only one wife. Whether he wants to marry Adric's daughter or the daughter of the royal family, it is also a private matter.

"Our adult's marriage has been delayed for more than a year, only because of busy military affairs and war, this has been repeatedly delayed, now the situation in the north is preliminary, we are subordinates, we can't bear to see the adult live so hard, although the adult is impartial to the country, but this marriage is not good to delay again and again, so this time, the adult's wedding, but our garrison's top priority, the army is extremely important, and nothing can be delayed!" Green said this with a smile and added: " However, rest assured, your lordship documents, your handover documents have been signed in advance, I have already brought them, after the dinner, we can handle the handover tomorrow, after the formalities are completed, you can go to your respective jurisdictions to take office. ”

When these words were spoken, everyone opened their mouths one after another to express their refusal.

"General Green is laughing! Since it's Char-sama's wedding, how can we be villains!"

"That is, Lord Char is a pillar of the empire, and we have to watch and congratulate him on his wedding no matter what!

"Yes, yes, Lord Char is still the Duke of the Empire, and the etiquette of this aristocratic wedding is cumbersome...... The official has been an attaché under the Imperial Minister of Etiquette for several years, and he is quite proficient in various etiquettes, and I am willing to do my best to make a modest contribution to Lord Char's wedding!"

"Haha, when can I go, I'm here anyway, I don't care how many days late, adults are getting married, we always have to go to a bar." ”

These words came out one after another, and everyone seemed to be enthusiastic. One by one, they were as elated as if they were getting married.

Originally, everyone traveled thousands of miles to the north to become officials, just thinking that they could squeeze into the big ship of the northern garrison from now on, some of them were for their own way out, and some of them came with the mission of their faction or wealthy family. When you come to the north, you must always have a good relationship with Char, the first powerful man in the north.

When someone gets married, such a big thing, if you know about it, but you don't know it, go directly to the office, and ignore it, it is simply a slap in the face. In officialdom, unless there is a deep hatred, they will never act like this. With affection and reason, as well as officialdom management, this wedding always has to be attended.

Not only do you have to participate, but you also have to prepare a generous gift.

Green smiled and replied, and then announced: "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, then I will thank you on behalf of Lord Char, the wedding is held in Denzel City, Moore, if you are interested in attending the wedding, then you will rest in the new city for two or three days, and I will mobilize a convoy to send you all the way to the Denzel City Bar......"

As soon as they heard that they were going to "ride" on the road again, the faces of the adults suddenly changed dramatically, but then Green dispelled everyone's concerns with a word: "I know that everyone has worked hard all the way, and it is also a logistical tension." But this is a new city, and it is the base camp of my garrison, and the carriages and horses can always be deployed to come and go to Denzel City, so it won't make you so hard. ”

At this time, Char was indeed not in the new city, but in the city of Denzel.

"The last tax at the end of the year has already been collected. ”

Sophie flipped through a booklet in her hand and said slowly: "These days, the First Corps has been scattered and sent down to collect taxes and grain, although everyone has worked hard, but it was finally completed within time. ”

Char sighed: "I collected next year's spring tax in advance, I'm afraid there will be a lot of complaints below." ”

Sophie glanced at Char, shook her head and smiled: " You are thinking wrong, my lord, at the moment your prestige in the north is in full swing, and the people have great trust in you, especially Siltan and Corsica, who have been poisoned by the Odin, you have recovered the land and expelled the Odin, and the people are praising you, this time the spring tax for next year is pre-collected, but there is no complaint, the people are very supportive of you, I sent people to visit, everyone just said, my lord, you have recently sent troops to fight, and it costs a lot, and collect next year's spring tax in advance, which is also for emergency purposes, and the people can understand. Besides, the conditions you opened are also good, and you have distributed a certificate of tax payment, which is collected in advance according to this year's harvest is expected to be harvested, and next year's production will be further recovered, and the harvest will be better than this year. ”

Char rubbed his eyes and said with a wry smile: "Alas, I'm still not very patient with these twists and turns, but...... I'll leave it all to you, and since you said it was the right thing to do, then do it. ”

"I'm looking forward to the expressions of those officials when they take office. Sophie showed a naughty smile on her face: "After they take office, if they find that we have already collected next year's spring tax in advance, when the time comes, these local officials have no taxes and no financial revenue, so they can only rely on us to eat, at that time, the expressions of these guys must be very exciting." ”

"We can't all be pushed to the opposite side of us. Char thought for a while: "News from the imperial capital, there are still some people who can be used in these guys, the fat man from Ruhr recommended a batch of imperial capital military academy, I want to accept it, first throw it into the reserve to familiarize myself, and then enrich it into the army." In addition, you also pay attention to the other guys, all those who are from big families and have wealthy faction backgrounds are all controlled, and some small fish and shrimp without a background can be carefully observed for a period of time to see if they can be collected and used by us. ”

When Char said this, he rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "When we march and fight, we have enough talents, but to govern the place, now I am the only one in my hands." Although you are capable, you are not without three heads and six arms. Among these people, you should weigh it yourself, choose some that can be used, have a reliable background, absorb them, establish your own team, and I will always hand over the local government affairs to you to take the lead in the future. ”

Sophie's expression was calm, but a slight flash of excitement flashed in her eyes, and then she took a deep breath, stood up and bowed to Char: "Thank you for your trust." ”

Char waved his hand: "You don't have to do this with me...... That's it, I'm going to try on the wedding dress...... His grandmother's, I now know that it was so troublesome to hold a wedding, and I tried the dress hundreds of times, changed and changed, changed and changed. I myself was impatient, but the poor worm was happy, and Lao Tzu had to endure it. ”

Sophie covered her mouth and smiled, and said slowly: "I can let the magic hands of the elf clan make the wedding temple dress, such treatment, I'm afraid that even if it is the emperor's wedding, I don't have it." ”

Looking at Char's disapproving expression, Sophie thought for a moment, and said, "My lord, your identity is different now, it's not the past." You are a first-class famous general in the empire, and you are a real duke, and you must always follow the rules when you get married. If it is done crudely, I am afraid that it will make people laugh at you, and it will also despise you! You are now alone in the honor of the entire Northern Army, and if people look down on you, they will look down on our Northern Army.

Char sighed: "I know the truth, it's just ...... Alas, forget it!"

He smiled bitterly and muttered, "You don't know...... Before marriage, women will become crazy ......"