Chapter 59: The Aspirations of the People
This time, the eternal night was not as quiet as in previous years.
People gather to make iron, make paper, make wine, cook, weave, fire pottery, learn writing and arithmetic, make musical instruments, perform and other jobs.
After the end of the Eternal Night, Lawrence led people to the West to help.
"Prophet, ten days ago a group of papal men came and asked us to divide some of their clothes, and after I gave them a few pieces of clothing, they left."
After Lawrence came over, Alekmu reported on what happened not long ago.
The eternal night in Flying Fish Harbor is only eleven days, and the winter is only four months very short, while here in the north it is six months.
Three months before the eternal night, one month before the eternal night, and one or two months after the eternal night.
Spring and autumn are slightly longer, and there is no obvious difference between summer and spring and autumn.
The further south you go, the better the climate, like the two months of winter in the kingdom of Glan, and there is no such phenomenon as eternal night.
Ice and snow are rarely seen by the people of the Wave Kingdom, and these southern pirates will only freeze to death on the way when they come to the north.
Lawrence looked out at the waters outside Flying Fish Harbor, where the water had formed ice and the farmers were breaking through the ice in small boats.
The fleet of ships from Ferry Harbor will arrive in two days to help expand the thawed land and grow cold-resistant canola sprouts and potatoes.
"How are the people of the Holy See? Does it look friendly? Lawrence wanted to know the attitude of the Western church.
Although there will definitely be a fight, if you can delay it for a few more years, you will delay it for a while, and the longer you have on your side, the greater the advantage.
Alekmu said calmly: "Friendliness can't be seen, I can only see that they are frozen. ”
"It's a good thing they didn't go to me, otherwise they would have been frozen into ice." Lawrence remembered that most of the papal rulers in this era were people with status cards.
It's okay for these people to abuse vegetables, let them go to the cold land to fight?
Alikmu said: "The people of the Holy Light Church may be more resistant to the cold, they have been to the ice sea. ”
"The Dawn Church also visited, but then died." Lawrence remembered the preacher who had forgotten his name, "It seems that there may be more defense here than there is me." ”
Six months of winter is no joke, and the only time left for the invaders is summer.
When they are in the spring, the north is still winter, and when they are summer, the north is spring and summer.
When winter enters the north, it's still autumn outside.
Alikmu knows the cold of the north and knows that it is not the only factor.
"I've trained sixty soldiers, and this time those people were able to leave so quickly, I think it's mainly due to the fact that we have a lot of people here."
Alikmu believes that the knights and priests of the Dawn Church were mainly scared away by more than 2,000 people.
At least a few hundred of the two thousand men were armed with weapons, and those knights didn't want to risk testing whether the iron guys around them were good or not.
Lawrence looked at the houses behind Flying Fish Harbor, and in the distance there were soldiers patrolling and women and children collecting firewood in the woods.
There are a lot of people and livestock here in Feiyu Port, and there are also a lot of grass blades here in winter, which can solve the problem of feed for some livestock.
In the north, the residue of brewing wine and potato flour is used as feed, mixed with oats, etc., to solve the problem of feed for cattle, sheep and livestock.
Flying Fish Harbor is much better than the north, but most people are likely to choose places like Oak City and Phumisius.
Because there is good food, there are many people, there is enough fuel, and sometimes you can eat meat.
"How's the transformation of our cultists here?"
Alikmu replied, "More than a thousand people have chosen to believe in the Lord of the Stars, but there are still some who consider themselves followers of the Dawn Church. ”
Lawrence showed a faint smile, "Faith is free, our church pays attention to more work, and only after paying is rewarded, this is not the case with the Dawn Church, so treat the believers of the Dawn Church with hardship to temper them." ”
"Their afflictions are praiseworthy, and they are all tests of their God."
Alekmu was an atheist, and as an aristocratic man, he was well aware of the difference between the so-called gods of the church and ordinary people.
Uncontrolled stupid power.
After Lawrence laughed at the people of the Dawn Church, Alec asked with a blank face, "Do you want to tell the rest of the people?" ”
"Tell!" Lawrence added categorically, "Let everyone know who the believers of the Dawn Church are, and leave the dangerous things to them to do, and see if their god will help them!" ”
Alikmu asked, "If it's on our side, what do you say?" ”
Lawrence knew that Alekmu was an atheist and believed whoever gave benefits.
"We don't raise idlers here, the god of the stars likes hard-working believers, who encounter trouble and things don't need to wait for death, just need to work harder and dedicate loyalty to the church, then you can ask the church for help when you encounter something."
"The generals and stewards under my command are all from slaves step by step, and if they have any troubles, of course I will help solve them."
"It's the same with everyone here, whether it's prisoners of war or slaves, as long as they work hard and do things obediently, they will get food and shelter."
"There is no need to doubt the existence of God, it is a miracle for all to be fed, to sleep well, to put on new clothes!"
"God will not satisfy all greed, everyone's efforts can be exchanged for protection, but if you want to be a nobleman, you must work harder than others and be more loyal!"
"Tell everyone that when someone attacks here, they should not be afraid, but should be so excited that their hands and feet tremble, because this is their opportunity to do their duty, defend their family and country, and die to become nobles!"
Alikmu bowed his head, "Yes, Merciful Prophet. ”
Alekmu sensed it dangerous, but didn't warn him.
As long as you can get the battle merit and become a noble, then there will be countless people who want war.
Even ordinary soldiers will look for opportunities to go to war and take the initiative to provoke outsiders.
The interests of these military groups are the same, that is, to fight.
They only want to fight and become noble lords, and they don't care at all about the life or death of the country and the rest of the people.
In any kingdom, these people are warriors who need to be suppressed.
Alikmu wasn't sure if the wise prophet had such awareness.
Probably not, right? A barbarian, after all.
Despite the fact that the young man was considered intelligent in many ways, Alikmu still felt that he was more of a clever barbarian than a nobleman.
Excessive advocacy of war, and the arbitrary awarding of titles of nobility to barbarians who can only fight, will only harm everyone.
He should give the title of nobility to those wise administrators, and these wise nobles can ensure the continuation of his kingdom.
Just as Alekmu had expected, after telling the prophet's instructions, the atmosphere of war in the port of Flying Fish became much stronger.
As long as there is a weapon in his hand, he fantasizes about becoming a noble lord.
If the people of the church come back at this time, they may be treated as prey by these people who are full of heads to climb up.
The healthy body maintained by long-term food, clothing, and labor, sharp weapons, and the mechanism that killing people without breaking the law can lead to promotion and wealth, all the shackles of the general aristocracy and the laws of the kingdom that suppressed the low-level people were all released.
These men, who had been slaves and peasants not long ago, would not be able to defeat the barbarians by one by one, but if two hundred more barbarians came and robbed, they would only be killed by these two thousand.
Two hundred people want to slaughter the village? That's dreaming.
Two thousand rats can scare people, let alone two thousand.
Two thousand men who are strong, armed, and armed with fighting spirit are definitely more dangerous than two thousand rats.
The combat effectiveness of Flying Fish Harbor is not very strong, and now the strongest combat power is still the Vakiri people.
Because the Vakiri people saw real examples of meritorious service.
The Bhumishu are also scrappy and want to be nobles, but their physical fitness is poor, and there are many Vakiri.
The Stils weren't Lawrence's men, so soon Lawrence's Vakiri, as well as a large number of Trandahoof who were familiar with the area, were looking forward to this year's battle!
The country of stars, which is expanding rapidly, is eyeing the kingdom of Luofen, which has a population of five times, just like the original Luofen Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom.
The world is like this, people who have won the country hope that those who farm will only farm the land, weaken their fighting spirit and revenge, and make them dare not fight and make trouble.
A fledgling kingdom that wants to defeat a rival next to it certainly hopes that its subordinates will be willing to fight.
For the Vakiri, the Siddles, and the Tranda Hoofers, Lawrence, who dares to fight, is the true king of the barbarians!
Although Lawrence beat the Vakiri, the Sdel, and the Trandahoof people, this is not a problem at all, just like the attachment of Count Sdel, these small frictions are normal tribal integration in the perception of the barbarians, and whoever is strong will mix with whom!
A large number of Trandahoof people fled to the Land of Stars with their families, and took the initiative to ask to join the army to fight back, leading the Tranda Hoof Army to rob Trandahoof City!
The Kingdom of Rofen has been an aggressive country since ancient times!
Winter's will made the people here choose Lawrence who could lead them out!! (End of chapter)