Chapter 58: Flexibility
Lawrence approached Kehalan and explained to him about Mount Talim at sea.
Kehalan's first reaction was to worry.
Lawrence quickly asked, "Can't your witchcraft be used against sea plants?" Or is it too much consumption? ”
Keharan's face was worried, and he looked at Lawrence with a frown, "Then I won't be able to eat kelp again?" ”
"That's what you care about." Lawrence comforted: "Don't worry, the sea is very big, and that little bit of witchcraft is like a drop of salt water dripping into a big river outside to the whole sea, and it has no effect at all." ”
Lawrence explains: "Kelp prefers to grow only in high-latitude, wide, cold-water areas, especially in shallow waters, and we only use these seaweeds to form a defensive ring to isolate dangerous savages from the outside world. ”
"The sea vegetables you want to eat are not here with us, if Dumu Village is safe, I will plant some sea vegetables in the suitable sea area in the northwest for your use."
Keharan was still uncomfortable, "But you also eat those sea vegetables, like oranges. ”
Sariel and Sophia, as well as Lawrence and Loshanda, among others, would eat oranges on their backs.
There is no way, the sweet oranges that can be eaten in winter are one of the few luxuries that everyone enjoys, and no one wants to accommodate Keharan.
Everyone can rinse their mouths after eating oranges, which is already the greatest care for Keharan who grows oranges.
Unlike oranges, kelp is extremely productive and can be eaten without ripening, and it is not fresh, it is stored for a long time.
"Don't worry, we will definitely eat the same sea vegetables as you, and I will have people specially grow a special area of sea vegetables for the people of our manor to eat."
"And it's only needed in two or three years, and within two years I'll get rid of the threat from the Vakiri, and then naturally there won't be a need for Mount Talim at sea."
Sariel saw that Lawrence said so powerfully, and said, "Lawrence, you can defeat the Wakiri tribe in two or three years?" ”
Lawrence explains: "The Wakiri are not monolithic, and from what we know, the Wakiri are divided. ”
"The Count gave much of his land to his knights and barons, each with his own land and slaves."
"Now that the Earl's heirs are all dead, and he is already old, both the kingdom and his men are watching this right."
"The Earl doesn't have the ability to take care of the rest, and the Vakiri people under his command are not good things, and they have nothing to do with the Earl for a reward, or go around robbing and causing trouble, whether it's Redbeard or Avari."
Lawrence sees the Wakiri people better than many people.
These people are the representatives of the barbarians of this era, who have no national righteousness and no feelings.
It is impossible to sympathize with the people at the bottom, they have no sympathy at all, and it can be seen from the actions of the Northlanders such as Friesen, Andrew, Redbeard, Avari, and the Kurs that this group of people has no burden of killing people.
You have to be rewarded for everything, you have to talk about interests in everything you do, and you will blackmail and rob at every turn, whether it is robbing those low-level people, and sometimes your own people are also black.
If you have money, you will deal with it, mainly to make a fortune, and after going ashore, you don't listen to the command at all, you can do everything, and you will be honest after returning to the lord's territory.
It's not that they want to be honest, it's that if they're not honest, they'll die.
Redbeard paid his taxes honestly because if he didn't pay taxes to the earl, he would really be killed.
Doug and the others were not honest and flaunted their wealth in front of the Avari, so they were killed normally.
Here in the North, you can show off your strength, but it's best not to show off your wealth, especially if you don't have the skills.
These barbarian warriors will flee if they do not have enough reward, and if they have the strength of their own, they will rebel.
Since a long time ago, various assassination customs have been prevalent here, and they have been like this for thousands of years, and they have never changed.
The Count didn't die not because everyone loved him, but because no one could challenge the Count yet.
The Kingdom of Luofen has no greed for the Ice Sea here, as long as the people here pay taxes honestly.
It was originally a domain rewarded by the king, and the king certainly didn't think about fighting again.
The nearby nobles were also not interested in this barren land, and the group of bare-ass barbarians above was very difficult to manage.
Everyone can't even manage the barbarians on their own territory, let alone a group of purebred pirates.
The Vakiri only traded with Pig's Trotter City, and because they used to go out to loot every year, this land tax was higher than in the rest of the country.
Whoever annexes this territory will have to pay taxes to the king, and everyone thinks that it is not cost-effective, and it is useless to fight it.
The atmosphere of the barbarian kingdom determined that only Loven III would care if it was invaded.
The rest of the divided lords didn't care about the Earl's life or death at all, and even the nobles who were divided by the Earl were eager for this old guy to die quickly.
Lawrence was unable to defend against the Barbarian Legion of Lofen III, and the most elite warriors of the Barbarian Kingdom were concentrated under Lofen III.
But I believe that as long as there is no war for a few years, the huge boar army will soon sink.
There is a problem in both the feudal system and the centralized system, that is, the central corps lacks experience.
It is very difficult for an army that has not been tempered for a long time to maintain its combat effectiveness, and it is also very easy for all kinds of corruption to arise because of its superior treatment and its security status that does not need to go to war.
Countries that do not have a sense of crisis can easily fall.
When the barbarians came out of the north, they alerted the countries of the South, the East, and the West, and began to train armed soldiers.
Lawrence decided to look at Count Wakiri's attitude first, and if the other party had to fight, then fight.
If you want peace, then you will fight again in two years.
Lawrence needs to develop the port of Ferry first, and when there are more people, he can form a legion to resist the raids of the Vakiri, and he also has the strength to take the initiative to settle accounts with the Vakiri.
Knowing exactly what the barbarians were, Lawrence quickly called for Friesen, who had nothing to do.
"You go to Pig's Trotter City and take my gifts and letters to the Duke, and I can help trade the supplies they brought back from the Western Kingdoms at the location of the Ferry Harbor."
"This is a long-term deal, we can buy slaves that Pig's Trotter City does not want, and we can also provide the small amount of ale and orunzhi powder that the Western Kingdom produces, and if the port of Ferry is destroyed, we will go back to the mountains and no longer trade with the outside world."
Friesen was bored and soon set off again for a drink in the bustling city of Pig's Trotter.
Lawrence called in Reglo again, and unlike the rigid old regime, as a new group of young people, Lawrence focused on a nimble.
"Go get a lone Vakiri and come here, and you want to live."
(End of chapter)