rise of empire total war

Chapter 239 Refugees from Jin Principality

After less than half a month of war, Richard took the remaining soldiers of the First Legion back to Ossiig. This time, he did not return directly to Nord, but at the invitation of Earl Stein, to Ossiig led the capital Landoster.

Because it was a banquet, Richard did not let the First Army accompany him. He first asked the lieutenant Magnus to lead the army back to Nord (after returning to Nord, according to the new regulations, soldiers who own land will be dismissed and go home. Soldiers without land were treated as a standing army and stayed in the barracks), and then went to Landost with the general's guard and a brigade of crossbow cavalry.

Landost City, in fact, is more inclined to a city in terms of functional positioning, although when it was first built, it was positioned as a castle before construction began.

In the beginning, Landost as a castle was built on a mountain peak, but as time went by, more and more civilians built houses around the castle, and in order to protect these civilians, the lord chose to build another city wall, After so many repetitions, there is now a medium-sized city that occupies the entire small mountain.

Perhaps because of water and food problems, Landost's permanent population has been limited to around [-].In order to solve the sewage problem of urban residents, the Landosters deliberately dug sewage canals starting from the top of the castle. The sewage canal as high as a person directly penetrated the entire city and several city walls from top to bottom before draining into the river - this It also allows the siege party to make a fuss about the sewer canals.

Still outside the city, Richard saw a crowd of people around the city gate, and when he took a closer look, he saw a few aristocrats lined up at the city gate with heavily armed soldiers, as if they were waiting for something. people.

Needless to say, these people looked like they were waiting for Richard, and they were.

As soon as Richard and his cavalry arrived, the nobles at the city gate greeted them. The leading noble was dressed in luxurious robes, but he looked about 30 or [-] years old in appearance. The other nobles beside him Although the robes are also luxurious, they are still incomparable in terms of magnificence, so Richard speculates that he should be the current lord of Osrig, Earl Stein.

Sure enough, after some self-introduction, the leading noble was none other than Count Stein of Osrig, and the several nobles behind him were courtiers in the palace and viscounts in the territory.

Then, after the simple welcome ceremony, Richard walked into the city gate under the guidance of Stein. There were no civilians walking on the street. Looking at the aristocratic gentlemen on war horses, they whispered from time to time.

It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because of the terrain, the streets of Randost are not full of sewage like most cities in the world, but relatively clean. Richard can see that every household There are special containers for collecting sewage and feces in front of the houses.

Afterwards, Richard found out that Landost has a special law. In order to prevent the sewage from being deposited at the bottom of the city, all residents must store the sewage in the container in front of the house and wait for the manure to be cleaned up in the morning.

Regardless of this matter for the time being, walking up the sloping street and passing several city walls, Richard and his party arrived at the castle on the top of the hill. The interior of the castle was already decorated with lights and festivities. They are all placed on the table, and wonderful music echoes inside the castle.

The banquet inside the castle has already begun, and the nobles in the collar gathered together to toast together. Richard asked the reason for the banquet on the way here. It turned out to be to celebrate the annual Dali Church. The operation of the priest to find the cave where the rotting tree lives.

I forgot to mention that since Richard did not deliberately preach in Ossiig, the residents here basically still believe in the magic deer, and they also follow the tradition of Daliism.

Richard's arrival made the entire banquet more lively. All the nobles saluted the young king Richard and raised their glasses to cheer for his arrival and rule.It can be seen that these lower-level nobles did not resent Richard's rule. On the contrary, Richard's victory in several foreign wars made them admire him.

Through this banquet, Richard also learned about the situation of the low-level nobles of the Ossiig collar. Due to the deliberate concealment of strength by the former earl, this did not cause much loss to the nobles of the Ossiig collar. It made Stein, the heir to the earl, a little headache-the nobleman was too strong, and he was a little powerless.

In order to maintain his rule and enhance the relationship with the nobles, he took the opportunity to hold this banquet, and through the banquet to improve the relationship, he also communicated with King Richard by the way.

I have to say that he was very successful. After this banquet, the nobles who originally criticized his somewhat weak character reluctantly accepted him. However, after meeting Richard, these nobles became more fond of Richard. One step further.

At the banquet, in addition to hearing the gossip among the nobles, the news of a group of refugees entering the Ossiig collar also entered Richard's ears. Listening to the conversation of the two chatting viscounts, Richard's His eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt that the miners in the silver mine in the Kingdom of Pravia seemed to be missing.

So, he walked to the side of the two viscounts, pretending to overhear, and asked, "You two, what is the situation of the group of refugees you are talking about?"

"Ah, Your Majesty." The two viscounts who were disturbed by the sudden inquiry subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and then exclaimed. Seeing their behavior like this, Richard touched his face to make sure there was nothing dirty on it, and then Asked: "What's the situation with those refugees?"

"Ah, that's right." One of them reacted quickly and replied: "A day or two ago, a group of nearly [-] refugees poured in from the Lijin Principality in the north. Since no nobles were willing to accept them, they have been wandering around In the territory of Ossiig, it has already begun to affect the law and order."

"Why are there these refugees?" Richard wondered.

"Your Majesty, the war between the Principality of Rigin and the Principality of Page has reached a fever pitch. As a result, civilians from both countries have fled their hometowns to escape the flames of war in surrounding countries," another person replied.

"I see." Richard nodded, looking thoughtful, seeing that Richard didn't intend to continue asking, and afraid of interrupting Richard's thoughts, the two viscounts walked lightly, go elsewhere.

Ignoring the two people's departure, Richard was thinking about the possibility of recruiting refugees from the Principality of Rigin as miners. In the Middle Ages, miners were generally relatively humble occupations. If they were not forced by life, they would soon Few people are willing to become miners, which is actually related to the poor environment and harsh conditions in the mines.

After thinking about it, Richard decided to give it a try. He organized the refugees to go to the silver mines in the Kingdom of Pravia, and helped the Ossiig leader solve the problem of the refugees.

(End of this chapter)