Ryan submitted the list and quickly got Chels' approval, telling him that the team of resource escorts would leave tomorrow to get him ready.

Before leaving, Ryan sat on his war horse and looked back deeply at the place where he had fought for several years. Eisen didn't show up, only Chels came out to encourage him.

Looking at the team that stretched for several miles, Ryan felt a big head, this was the first time he had led a team of nearly three thousand people, and he was a little nervous and at the same time felt a burst of pride in his heart.

"I will definitely lead more troops in the future, and it is the army in my mind." Ryan said secretly in his heart.

"The whole army is marching, and the target is Shuofeng Fortress!" With a wave of the horsewhip in his hand, Ham immediately erected a military flag, and the flag with the Black family emblem was waving in the air, marking a new aristocratic power that was on the stage of history.

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They traveled for a whole month from Barna City to the Stormmon Fortress Lane, during which time Lane discovered his and Alan's shortcomings.

Fortunately, Delai has served in the army for many years, has very rich experience and is mature and stable, whether it is a large-scale camping or restraining the troops, it is not comparable to the two of Lane.

In Ryan's opinion, if it weren't for the fact that Delai's civilian background limited him, he should have led an army of tens of thousands of people.

The commander of the Stormmonker welcomed them and invited them to rest for a few days. But Ryan returned to his heart and hurried off to the road after replenishing food and water.

The United Kingdom of Tistan is one of the seven eastern kingdoms of mankind, not only in a vast area, but also known as the "Land of Domes" because the highest peak in the continent, Chelt Peak, is in the south of the kingdom.

Ryan's party traveled south along the Urgan River, one of the two major rivers, to the central part of the kingdom, the direct domain of the royal family and the center of leadership of the entire kingdom.

Towards the south, the climate gradually warms up, and unlike the perennial frozen north, the climate in the central part of the kingdom is warmer and more fertile.

As soon as I stepped on the land in the middle of the land, an endless plain appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the cultivated farmland was connected together, and there was no end in sight.

It was late autumn, and the shadow of wheat was no longer visible, and there were even large weeds growing in the past.

The team marched along the open avenue, and Ryan couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this, when a war began, the first to suffer were the poor peasants at the bottom.

After several years of expeditions, the nearest central region has long been overwhelmed, and the grain and grass that initially supported the army of more than 100,000 people were basically all transported from the central region.

In order to escape the onerous taxes, many yeoman farmers were forced to sell their land to the aristocracy and became serfs or vagrants.

The end of a war depleted the treasury and crushed the commoners, but it made the nobles eat with a lot of oil and the merchants made a lot of money.

"Heh, I'm also one of the nobles of all evils." Thinking about it, Ryan suddenly laughed bitterly, he himself has made a lot of money in this war, what qualifications does he have to blame others?

Delai, who was on the side, noticed Ryan's strange appearance, and couldn't help but smile and said: "My lord, when I first left here to go to the army development, this place was still a barren land, there were no people, only groups of refugees and convoys transporting supplies, and civilians were always facing the threat of Andes.

Now, almost twenty years later, there is an endless stretch of fertile land, and it is said that hundreds of thousands of civilian families have settled here.

The desolation is only temporary, and when the war is over and you recuperate, this place will be revitalized and become the granary of the kingdom. ”

Ryan looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to be able to see what he was thinking.

"You're right, sometimes, war is necessary. Rider Delai, are you also from the middle of the country? Thinking about this, Ryan felt a little more comfortable and couldn't help but start asking about Delai's background.

Every now and then, the middle-aged knight would do something that impressed him.

"Strictly speaking, I was born in the north, but I was born as a refugee and was brought by my parents to settle in the central region.

It's just that after so many years in the army, I haven't mixed up with any results. There was a hint of nostalgia and sentimentality in Delai's eyes, and it was clear that his life was also full of stories.

Seeing this, Ryan didn't ask any more questions.

Their troops traveled from snow to plains and from plains to mountains, and what they saw and heard along the way was inseparable from the war.

The refugees wandering everywhere and the barren land made Ryan's heart even heavier, and this was the first time he had seen such a scene.

In his previous life, he lived in a peaceful country, not so perfect, but he could live a stable life, and he had only seen the word refugee in books.

Even when he had just crossed over and the troops were heading to the border, what he saw was peaceful. Crops, hard-working farmers, smoky villages......

Although the production is backward and the taxes are heavy, at least they can meet the food and clothing and live well.

But what about now? It's only been a few years, and all of this is different, like a dream bubble that only exists in Ryan's memory.

Ryan couldn't understand, it was obviously the kingdom's army on an expedition against Andis, how could it be fought to the end, but the country was full of displaced people and starved for thousands of miles?

An old peasant told them the answer, and since the kingdom started its wars, it has been collecting labor, grain, cloth, and so on from the nobles.

The amount of collection was nothing to the nobles, but the stingy nobles were unwilling to give a grain of grain, so they multiplied it to the lords.

From the original 40% tax to 60%, it has been squeezed to this point, and the church has to come to the bone to collect tithes, and all of a sudden the people's taxes have been increased to 70%!

What is the concept of seventy percent? It represents a year of labor, but the grain harvested in the autumn can't even last the next spring!

The aristocracy and the believers who preached salvation all day long were eager to chew their bones and swallow them.

Passing by an abandoned village again, Ryan suddenly looked at Delay and asked, "Do you believe it, Knight Delai?" I'm going to build a territory like no other. ”

Delai's face was full of bewilderment, and he looked at him suspiciously.

"There, there is no deadly servitude, no taxes on the upper levels, civilians can live without land, and the people do not have to worry about the invaders coming and taking everything from them, because I will not let them step into ......"

Ryan's gaze was firm and distant, which made Delai stunned, and then nodded and smiled, "Of course, my lord." I've never seen a place like that, but I'm willing to build it for you. ”

"And me, I'm willing to build a place like that." Alan caught up from behind, his cheeks carved with determination.

Looking at them, a sense of pride suddenly emerged in Ryan's heart, with them supporting him, perhaps...... Can you really give it a try?

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(End of Volume 1)