Will the entire city of Hantu be eaten alive by the soldiers? This sounds like a joke, but it is an extremely cruel reality - the current Hantu City simply cannot support such a large army.

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" The little prince, who was still excited just now, with ambition written in his eyes, yelled at Edward with some hysteria: "We have just killed so many nobles and wealthy merchants, and the wealth and land they hid alone can at least be exchanged for more than tens of thousands of Turin gold coins! Not to mention five legions, even if it is more than enough to form ten more legions, how can we be eaten alive?!"

If it had been the original, Edward would have patiently explained to Anson, but now the cruelty of the situation did not allow for any further delay, and silently handed the parchment in his hand in front of him, and the lines of shocking characters were enough to explain all this.

The little prince snatched it up, stood up and grabbed the parchment with both hands, his eyes widened, the whole person was trembling, and he sat back in the chair in despair, and there was no longer a little smugness on his face, only shock and fear from the heart: "How, how can this be......"

The reason is simple, but it is also very complex...... Edward's face was a little playful, he had vaguely guessed this possibility when the little prince ordered the raid of those people's property, but he didn't expect the problem to be so serious.

Because the wealth that can only be seen is not necessarily real money, or mountains of grain, and they don't need it for those nobles, because they have better options for them to have a steady stream of money to support their extravagant life.

Words of simple explanation. It's the land—all the minerals, the estates, the lakes, and the mountains and forests of the whole of Hantu City. Almost all of them were divided up by these nobles. The title deeds of these properties alone are a huge wealth that cannot be properly estimated. At the same time, the output of these places is also a necessary guarantee to support the normal operation of Hantu City, which cannot be easily shaken.

Almost all of the important chambers of commerce in Hantu City have a very close relationship with Berion, dealing in trade relations with everything from necessities such as grain and cloth to gem mines, gold, and even slaves. In order to completely cut off the foundation of Berion's rule in Hantu City, almost all the leaders of these chambers of commerce were killed, and they could no longer maintain the trade relations of Hantu City.

And the interruption of trade would be the beginning of chaos and famine for a town - if not for the current martial law in the capital. Soon the inhabitants of the town will find themselves unable to find a job, let alone food, and what awaits Anson Marcherus is another riot, and the entire Dukedom of Lordland will rise up against him.

That's definitely the result Berrion would like to see the most!

After the loss of these important financial resources, the taxes and food that the entire Hantu City can provide are not even enough to support its own consumption - not to mention that the original Hantu City has never had such a large army, even during the original Berion rule, it is to maintain an elite army of nearly 20,000 people to ensure its position, because in the land of Hantu. Unless there is an insurrection and a large-scale rebellion, 20,000 men is more than enough.

"But after the raid. There was still a large amount of gold and grain in the warehouse, and if it was saved, the soldiers' salaries and rations would be halved, and it should be enough to support them for two to three months. Edward said in a deep voice: "But the premise is that you can't go to war, otherwise you won't be able to hold out for even half a month - the soldiers who are hungry and can't get money will definitely plunder everywhere when they get weapons." ”

"What's the use of an army that can't go to war?!" the little prince's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth to suppress the anger in his heart and said, "Is there any solution?"

"We can find a way to disband some of the armies, and in fact we don't need to support such a large army - especially those who were originally loyal to Berion, and divided the manor and mountain forests for them to cultivate, at least without fear of rebellion. Edward proposed, "Without weapons and leaders, the big men would pose no threat. ”

"Absolutely not!" the irascible Anson refused without even thinking about it: "Disbanding the Legion at such a time will definitely be thought that I am scared and want to compromise - I will not give those traitors the slightest chance, I will make them afraid forever!"

"What did you do when you were in the Green River Valley, I heard Grimm say that you almost single-handedly raised a legion of nearly 10,000 men!" The little prince grabbed Edward's wrist as if he had grasped some life-saving straw: "Tell me, how did you do it?!"

"This ...... It's actually quite simple. Edward was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Two things to start with - the first is to collect taxes for two to three years in advance, first to ensure that the legion has enough pay and food, and my squire's family runs a chamber of commerce that can help me raise money in the Green River Valley. ”

"Anything else?"

"I swept through the valley and slaughtered all the warring tribes, turning their food, land, and wealth into arrows, shields, armor, soldiers, and horses in the legions. The black-haired knight's voice was very calm: "And those who surrender become slaves, and then become the soldiers' salaries - in short, to feed the war by war." ”

"That's right, that's it, to feed the war with war!" The loss on the little prince's face was swept away in an instant, and his eyes were rejuvenated: "We want to officially start a war with those riotous Hantu war tribes, and use the blood of these barbarians to feed our legions, this is the only solution!"

"Of course, before that happens, you'll have to solve the logistical problems, and this task will be handed over to you, Edward!" Anson's gaze was quite determined, although he was not tall enough, he still patted Edward's shoulder hard: "Collect at least two months' supplies for me from those towns, so that we still have room to maneuver." ”

"I can hand over the trade of Hantu City to your Chamber of Commerce, as long as I guarantee the legion, I will not be stingy with rewards, whether it is a mansion or a manor, I can give you whatever you want. Anson's gaze and Edward's eyes were closely met: "In this place, the only person I can trust other than Green is you, don't let me down!"

"My sword and honor are yours, Your Highness Anson. Looking at the faint hint of supplication in the little prince's eyes, Edward smiled and knelt down on one knee, his tone quite firm: "You will definitely win the final victory!"

Obviously, the little prince heard Edward's "voice-over", and the corners of his mouth raised: "Victory must belong to me, and the last person who can stand there can only be me!"

"Your Highness!" Just as the two of them were still talking, the knight of the royal family, who had been standing outside the door, suddenly broke in, and after seeing the trace of annoyance in Anson's eyes, he quickly knelt down on one knee: "Someone outside is asking to see, claiming to be Lord Witwood's attendant Goodwin - it seems that there is something urgent!"

"Then what are you waiting for, let him in!" Anson waved his hand rather impatiently, "If there is nothing important, will an attendant rush back to Hantu City from the Twin Towers?"

The knight of the royal family had no choice but to nod, turned around and walked outside, and it didn't take long for little Goodwin's thin figure to appear outside the door, his clothes were all soaked, and he looked quite embarrassed, even if he arrived here, he was still panting, and hurriedly ran in.

"Salute to you, Lord Lord of Hantu City!" little Goodwin's voice sounded quite nervous, and he turned his gaze to Edward to the side almost immediately, causing the black-haired knight to frown slightly.

"What's going on?"

"It's the enemy...... little Goodwin's voice was a little dazed, but when he saw those dark eyes, he immediately became extremely determined: "A whole 20,000 barbarian army is attacking the Twin Towers Fortress, please reinforce it as soon as possible!" )