Seeing that Char's face had changed slightly, Green's tone changed, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he smiled lightly: "The daughter of the great chief of the Zaku tribe, the situation is very different. I also know some of the things you did in the Zaku tribe, the Zaku tribe has a relationship with us, and I owe you such a big favor, but you have to understand a little, this thing is a favor, use a little less, and there will always be a little bit that will be repaid. If you want to establish a real iron-like alliance with the Zaku tribe, you need some other means......" Char's expression was a little gloomy: "Did you just sell me?"

When Green heard this, he laughed and patted Char's shoulder, and this guy's face actually showed a smile similar to that of the fat man Ruhr: "How can you say 'selling, what?' She is the daughter of the big chief of the tribe, and the Zaku tribe has always been self-contained on the mainland, if strictly speaking, this big chief is like a king or an emperor, and his daughter is also a princess." Besides, I've seen that young lady from afar a few times, and her appearance is also beautiful and moving, such a good thing, how can you still be cheap and good. ”

Char still had to tell that Green had already put away his smiling face and said, "This was a joke just now, but I have to mean that it will be of great benefit to us that you marry this 'princess' of the Zaku tribe." At the moment, we are entrenched in this part of the county of Mor, although it is still relatively stable, the rebels cannot be defeated, and the Odin people are busy going south, so we have a hard-won opportunity to respite and recuperate here. But after all, we are now an enclave for the Empire. Far away from the imperial capital, isolated here, looking horizontally and vertically, up and down, front and back, left and right, all of them are enemies. You can't stay in a lonely place for a long time, you have to find another way to find foreign help. Char also recognized these words of his.

Grimm continued: "The Zaku tribe claims to be unified in the wildfire field, and neither the Odin nor our Byzantine Empire can control them. They have their own production, gold and tobacco, which make these Zaku people more than rich, and it is a trade route, and establish a strong alliance with them, only by trading with the Zaku tribe, we don't have to worry about military expenses in the future. I don't believe you can't see this benefit. "Not bad. Char swallowed his head. "Also, the Zaku tribe has always been entrenched in the mountains, I heard that they have many tribes, really speaking, the population, hundreds of thousands......, right?" It's pretty much the same. Char thought for a moment and nodded.

"Zaku men are naturally good hunters, that is to say, almost all Zaku men are excellent and good warriors! For so long, neither we Byzantines nor the Odin have taken advantage of the Zaku tribe, knowing that these guys are rich, but they have not been able to attack them, on the one hand, because of the rugged mountain roads and the difficulty of conquest, on the other hand, the Zaku people's own strength should not be underestimated. They are up and down the tribe, and if all the men are mobilized and tens of thousands of soldiers are raised, it will not be a problem, and this is a strong reinforcement! If we have to do so, we can ask the Zaku tribe for help, or even borrow troops! With the help of the Zaku tribe, we can stretch our tentacles into the wildfire field and say low...... If the Odin people send troops to the south again, it is also good for the people of the Zaku tribe to help us make trouble for the Odin people in the back.

Char smiled bitterly: "What you said is a way to bury ...... Since there are so many benefits, why don't you marry that plain chick...... Yi, by the way, old mad dog, it's strange that you're so old, but you're still single and haven't married a wife. After a pause, Char touched his chin: "Well, it's not just you, that fat man from Ruhr...... Ah, and General Adric, you eagle old men seem to be bachelors. ”

Green's face shook, and then he smiled bitterly: "I, Hmph! If it's for national affairs, I, Green, don't mind sacrificing it, but people are crying and shouting that it's you, the turtle, who wants to marry, not my old mad dog." If you marry the daughter of this great chief, plus your kindness to them before, this favor plus family affection, and we will maintain this relationship well in the future, then the Zaku tribe will be firmly tied to our carriage! Whether the Odin people come or the rebels go north, with this relationship, the Zaku tribe will not sit idly by. ”

Char touched his forehead: "It's difficult...... That big chief, I've only dealt with him two or three times, is a big fat man who seems to be honest, but in fact, he has a ghost idea, more shrewd than a monkey, more cunning than a fox, and if you want to tie him up, I'm afraid it's not so easy to ......"

"But what about military spending. Green sighed and looked at Char: "You don't know what Jiu's difficulties are. Although we have been able to solve the urgent need, the land has been abandoned for a few months, and although we have later dismissed the refugees who have returned to the land to farm, the grain harvest this autumn must be insufficient...... Fortunately, Moore County has always been a large grain-producing county, and there is a lot of grain in the treasury, as well as some reserves left over from before the last war, and I have calculated for a long time that it is just enough for our soldiers and civilians to survive the winter until next year! But military spending will be in trouble! You have not one or two thousand men under your command now, but one or two thousand! Our plan is to pull up a complete army to come out, so that we can cope with future changes in the future. Although we have a peasant and military system in Byzantium, I think you know very well what the peasant and military system has become now! Therefore, with regard to new soldiers, we have been adopting a mixture of conscription and conscription these days. Among the old peasant soldiers, I can only choose some that can be used as much as possible, and the others can only be recruited! When recruiting new soldiers, the settling-in allowance is an expense, and there are also training equipment for the recruits...... The loss of weapons and equipment, armor and armor, the loss of horses, the loss of food. There are also soldiers' salaries and allowances, which are calculated in one lump sum...... As you know, our warehouses have long been empty. The trade routes were cut off, and the local agricultural taxes could not be collected for a long time...... People in most places have become refugees, where can they receive taxes? There is not a single copper plate in the treasury. Now all the expenses are supported by the gold rake you brought back, but we can't give the gold to the soldiers as a salary, can we? I have already desperately collected the copper plates and silver coins circulating in the market outside, and even sent six people to Mesta, and a few times to the wildfires. I sleep now, and all I dream of is money! How many meadhems do you think you've brought back? It's not a mountain of gold and silver, it's just a few cars. If we continue to spend like this, we will support it until the beginning of spring next year at most, and we are afraid that we will run out!"

Green said, looking at Char and sneering: "And you should also know that even if it is the beginning of spring next year, we will not be able to collect any taxes, our current county guard has almost become a military camp, and most of Moore County is rotten, even if it can collect taxes next year, but how much can a county in Moore County collect? In the past, the tax revenue of this county was only 2,000 soldiers, but now we are 20,000...... And a quarter of them are the most expensive and expensive cavalry! If you don't think about it, after next spring we will probably start giving white stripes to our soldiers. ”

Char sank and rubbed his eyebrows vigorously One by one, how could he not know about these situations that Green said?

It's just that...... If you want to plan for the future, you have to pull up an army of sufficient size. But if you want to feed an army, an army at the corps level, then you have to spend a lot of money, a lot of prophecy!

The two originally talked about Char's marriage, but after talking about official business, they both sank down, and they felt a little speechless at each other.

After a long while, Green smiled and patted Berchaya: "Anyway, I'm just giving you some advice, you have to make your own decisions about marrying a wife."

Char thought to himself: If Lao Tzu could make up his own mind, he would have run away at night with his baggage. Now where am I making up my own mind? It's just that crazy woman in the backyard......

But if you think about it, you don't dare to say it on your mouth. Otherwise, Merlin will know about it, and I'm afraid that he will either become a frog or a mouse......

At last, Green stood up and was about to take his leave, but when he reached the door, he suddenly stood again, looked back and smiled, and said, "I almost forgot an important thing...... What are you going to do there, Nen? When Char heard this, it was another headache for him.

Sometimes, when you think about it, it's a bit unreasonable...... When I first came out of the mountain, a bitter little turtle, I hadn't even seen a few women's spines in my life. But now, it seems that the women around him are crying and shouting to marry him.

Belch...... Well, strictly speaking, Miss Nene really doesn't really "look" like a woman.

But she is the one who gives her the most headache.

Nene has a true affection for Char, and he has been following, and he has also taken the whole group to defect. almost staked the entire belongings to Char. The most important thing is that Nene is a good person and has a cool temper" is really in line with Char's riser. If she hadn't been bent on marrying herself as a wife, such a person, today's brothers must be first-class.

It's good now, I'm getting married, Nene is so angry that he hides outside the city, he doesn't even see himself, and he takes the cavalry to parade outside every day, of course, well, one of the reasons is that Nene is afraid of Merlin, so he doesn't dare to enter the city. But it's not always the way to go on like this, is it?

"Nene's affairs, I can't say anything...... Green smiled bitterly: "To tell the truth, you and I are both men, what does Nene look like...... Well, it's wronged you. But after all, our cavalry was built on her gang of horse thieves. Even if you don't want to be nice to her, you have to end things well. You can't hurt people's hearts, lest there be any estrangement or mustard in everyone's hearts in the future. After Greene finished speaking, he left.

Char was left there for a while, and suddenly slapped her thigh: "I can't help her with anything else...... But I begged Merlin to take off the cursed bracelet on Nene's arm, which was also an apology to her, "That old crazy woman forced me to marry a wife, and I am embarrassed to refuse this little thing, right?"

Char thought of it, and immediately ran to the backyard in a hurry, but when he got to the door, he saw that outside the backyard, he didn't know who had removed a door panel, and just stuck it on the ground.

Char took a closer look, and there was a line of words written on the door panel like a ghostly dragon flying and phoenix, and the handwriting was shocking and red, and there was a fishy smell, obviously written in some blood.

Within three days, the sky will fall and the earth will not be disturbed, and those who trespass will die!"

As soon as he saw this word, there was a sudden rush of evil breath in his face, Xia Ya's heart was cold, where did he dare to take a step inside? Standing at the door and poking his head in, he finally sighed and left. I called a few more guards, and left someone to guard outside the backyard, so that no one could go in and disturb it, even if it was three meals a day, there was no need to send them. If some servant in the house accidentally enters, and Merlin turns into a frog or an earthworm, then it is wronged. As for not delivering food, will Merlin starve to death...... Damn! It's all about Lao Tzu's!Char thought with hatred in her heart.

It's really boring to stay in this garrison, and Char simply decided to go back to the barracks outside the city to be more comfortable.

At that moment, he went out of the gate again, and did not wait for the attendants, and rode alone towards the outside of the city, but when he had only walked a street, he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and someone shouted behind him, "When I looked back, it was an officer from the Quartermaster Department, who was running profusely with sweat, and came to the front, and before he could stand firmly, he panted and shouted: "Your Excellency, Lord Cato, please go immediately, there is something urgent!"

Char sat on his horse and looked at the officer, obviously a very young recruit this year There are many recruits in the city, and many of them have been selected by the strict selection of Green, but Cato has selected a few guys with flexible minds and can write and calculate to enrich the logistics quartermaster's office. The young man in front of him obviously still has a somewhat immature feeling, and his face is flustered, which is also the only thing that recruits can have. "Well, what's wrong?" Char didn't panic, Cato is just a logistics quartermaster's office, what kind of mess can happen......?" It's a fight, and Lord Cato can't hold it back, so I'm going to report to you quickly, so please go immediately. I went to the garrison mansion and said that you just went out......" Before the other party finished speaking, Char frowned: "Fighting?"

Char snorted, fighting in the army is too common. Char didn't care too much, but Cato, as the leader of the logistics and military quartermaster entrusted by him, couldn't even control the fights of his subordinates, which was inevitably too useless.

He furrowed his brows, but heard the officer lower his voice and whisper, "It's not our people...... Yes, the men of the 6th and 7th Corps came to ask for something from our Lord Cato, and as a result, the people on both sides of them fought with each other, and a fight broke out in our hall...... I also saw blood... Char immediately raised her eyebrows!