It's no wonder that Philip is so cranky, it's really because Xia Ming is too young, although he is wearing a robe, he looks okay. But none of those damned nobles is a ruined one, they are all masters who only know how to cause trouble.

Philip's eyes showed a deep look of disappointment, and his gaze was extremely dim, it seemed that the Holy Council was preparing to abandon the Rhine Plain completely, not only the garrison was reduced, the expenses were reduced, and the new lord sent was a little hairy child under the age of twenty......

Xia Ming saw the strange look in Philip's eyes, and smiled slightly: "General Philip, tell us about the situation in the Rhine Plain, we just came here and are not very familiar with it." Xia Ming knew that Philip had a lot of doubts about him, but he didn't move, and smiled and asked Philip to introduce the situation.

After all, Philip is the general of the garrison here, and he knows the Rhine Plain more thoroughly than Xia Ming and Su Weiwei.

Philip sighed and said in a low voice: "Lord Earl, I have been in the Rhine Plain for more than ten years, the Rhine Plain is a three-thousand-mile territory, it used to be a rich large plain, bordering the Rennes Empire and the Izumo Kingdom, and it is the most famous military town on the three continents! ”

However, the Wren Empire and the Izumo Kingdom have been at war for many years, and there are constant contradictions. Although neither of the two kingdoms dared to encroach on the territory of the Rhine Plain due to the Holy Council, the population of the Rhine Plain was drastically reduced by years of warfare. The Rhine Plain has no unique resources, and with the perennial floods, it has naturally become what it is now......" Philip sighed and said helplessly.

Xia Ming's eyes flashed, his expression moved, and he said: "No, the Rhine Plain is between the Rennes Empire and the Izumo Empire, and there should be a lot of business travel." It's not so desolate. ”

In any case, the geographical location of the Rhine Plain is placed here, and it is impossible for such a haode geographical location to pass by without a caravan group.

Philip's gaze swept towards Xia Ming, and there was a little more surprise in his heart, he couldn't imagine that this gentleman still knew this. Philip's face was slightly straight, he sighed, and said in a low voice: "Lord Earl, in fact, this matter involves the three hidden dangers of our Rhine Plain. ”

"Three hidden dangers?" Xia Ming was stunned, knowing that he had asked the key point, he couldn't help asking.

Philip sighed and said in a low voice: "Although our Rhine Plain is at the junction of the two kingdoms, it stands to reason that there should be frequent trade and a lot of business travel, and this Rhine Plain is also a necessary place for the border between the two countries. Originally, the tax revenue of business travel should also be the main income. However, in this Rhine Plain, thieves are rampant, especially there are several thieves groups, and the leader even has the strength of an eighth-level warrior or above, burning, killing and looting, and leaving after robbing, we have always had no way to take them. ”

Bandits!

Xia Ming frowned, and there was a chill in his eyes, it turned out that there was a group of thieves here. And it's a group of thieves with eighth-level powerhouses!

Eighth-level powerhouse. is also a master on the mainland, and he has become a thief. This also shows the horror of this group of thieves. No wonder they can run rampant on the Rhine Plain, so that these garrisons have no choice.

"Philip, since there is a group of thieves here, weishenme, why didn't you ask the council for support?" Xia Ming's tone also became serious.

"What a grievance, we have also asked for help from our Holy Council headquarters more than once, although the Council has also sent people. But the bandof thieves seemed to hear the wind and all disappeared, and then reappeared after a while, much to our annoyance...... Philip sighed.

Xia Ming was stunned for a moment, this is the essence of guerrilla warfare, this thief group is really not to be underestimated.

When the enemy retreats, I will chase. When the enemy advances, I retreat, and when the enemy is tired, I fight. This is really guerrilla warfare, this is!

Xia Ming remembered this great calamity and said: "The thieves group is a big disaster, so what are the other two major disasters?"

Philip took a deep breath and said calmly, "The other big disaster is the flood. As you may have seen along the way, the Rhine Plain receives a lot of rain all year round, resulting in a lot of precipitation, which causes great flooding. In addition, the embankments built in the Rhine Plain have burst many times, displacing people here and causing great damage. ”

"The floods alone have already exhausted our garrisons, and so is the soil and water of the Rhine Plain, where ......there are very few trees," Philip sighed.

"Soil erosion. Xia Ming nodded and said secretly. The flooding in the Rhine Plain is very serious, and the annual rainfall makes the flooding extremely serious. What is particularly serious is that there are not many trees in the Rhine Plain, and there are very few trees, which causes great soil erosion.

If trees are planted in the Rhine Plain, it may be possible to alleviate the flooding.

But do you want to plant trees here?

Xia Ming shook his head again, looking at a bare plain and a pouring rain. It is absolutely impossible to plant trees in such an environment.

The more they listened to Philip's story, the more heavy Xia Ming and Su Weiwei's faces became, Su Weiwei held Xia Ming's hand and said lightly: "Then General Philip, what is the other hidden danger among the three hidden dangers?"

Philip only noticed Su Weiwei at this time, and although he had paid attention before, he didn't look closely. After a closer look, I was stunned. Su Weiwei's face is beautiful, standing in the rain, it adds a bit of delicateness, exquisite body, and almost perfect appearance, which makes Philip's heart completely shocked.

Such a beautiful woman...... Philip was shocked, but turned his gaze to Xia Ming again, and secretly confirmed that he was really a gentleman, and he didn't forget to bring a woman when he came to a place like the Rhine Plain, and he was such a beautiful woman.

Although Su Weiwei was wearing armor, Philip didn't think that Su Weiwei was a powerful warrior, and thought that Su Weiwei could have three or four levels of strength.

Philip looked away and continued in a low voice: "Another big hidden danger is the problem of capital and population. Our Rhine Plain has a total population of less than 10,000, the population is very small, and it is less than 10,000 when it is full, and no population means that there is not enough tax revenue, so our financial situation here has always been very unsatisfactory......

"Doesn't the Holy Council have financial support?" Xia Ming's eyes flashed and he asked.

"Yes, sir. Philip held out a finger and swung it.

"One hundred thousand?"

"No, it's 10,000 gold coins a month, my lord. Philip sighed.

10,000 gold coins a month?

Xia Ming frowned 10,000 gold coins a month, how many people can he feed? But Xia Ming also knew that this was the practice of the Holy Council, and the appropriation was just a meaning, after all, the lord of a place himself also had taxes and other income, and it was already good to have this 10,000 gold coins.

However, the Rhine Plain was basically free of taxes, and was completely dependent on the subsidies of the Holy Council.

"So, how many garrisons are there in the Rhine Plain?" Xia Ming then asked.

"It's less than a thousand, and it's very poorly equipped, and it hasn't been replaced in years. Philip sighed: "Not only that, but our garrison also owes a lot of military funds, and we can't recruit new recruits at all. A helpless look flashed on Philip's face, and there was no way.

"Population, money. Xia Ming sighed, sure enough, after the three hidden dangers of the Rhine Plain were said by Philip, Xia Ming knew that what he had inherited was indeed a mess, but this was also a normal phenomenon, and the Holy Council would not give himself an incomparably rich territory.

Xia Ming's eyes flashed, and he faintly had some plans in his heart.

The three major hidden dangers should be solved one by one. At present, the easiest and fastest thing to solve is the matter of the thieves.

When Xia Ming was thinking, he only saw a vibration in front of him and the shouts of the crowd, and when it was noisy, it seemed to be mixed with bursts of wild laughter.

Philip next to him changed his expression slightly, and blurted out: "It's them, the wandering thieves!"

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Well, the New Year is busy, and I can only guarantee that there will be updates every day, and I don't guarantee it, so I'll go down, thank you. (To be continued......)