Hearthstone Farm Lord

Chapter 398 Discussion with Earl Jamie
The earldom with Lookout Town as the center has a large population, and there are 5000 people in Lookout Town alone.Including the surrounding villages, the population of the entire earldom is about 5 to 6, which is 7 times that of the current river beach town!
With so many people gathered here, the Lookout Town in the center is of course very prosperous.

Although Wangwang Town is a 'town', it is not much different from a city.

The solid city wall, wide moat, high battlements and a large number of defensive facilities turned Lookout Town into a "behemoth" blocking the traffic thoroughfare, rather than a harmless town.

Although these are the legacy left by the predecessors (Looking Town used to be the bridgehead of the ruler of the Jorn region against the southern invaders), the hunter family has not done enough to maintain it.But now the war machine is in operation, and all the defense facilities are activated.If you really want to start a war, the water nobles will definitely not be able to break through here easily.

Geographically, Lookout Town is located on the south side of the main stream of the Morning Star River, and it is also the largest town-level transfer station in the country. Whether it is Wellness, Jorn City or Palomia, the goods will be transferred from here.

The goods are either sent from here to the whole country, or flow from the whole country to Kapoor port for export, and the lookout town plays a very important role.

It is precisely because of this that Wangwang Town is now prosperous and able to feed more than 6 people.

Count Jamie's thoroughbred horse and Sean's blood swamp raptor go hand in hand.The thoroughbred horse was very afraid of Xiaohong and hesitated a little. Count Jamie comforted the horse under him as he moved forward.

After the two arrived in the town center, Earl Jamie said to Sean in a very sincere tone while there was no one else around:
"Earl Violet, we are not enemies, there are some things I don't know whether to say or not."

"Go ahead, I'm listening carefully." Sean smiled.

Earl Jamie nodded and said, "Let me tell you the truth, we non-water nobles have had a very bad life recently."

Earl Jamie pointed to the idle residents in the town while speaking, and sighed:

"The two economic pillars of our Lookout Town, the first one is to do transit trade for the whole country and Kapoor Port;
The second is to rely on a large farmer population to grow some high-value cash crops, such as cotton, vegetables, and oak.Raise some high-value-added livestock, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, etc., and almost all the food is purchased in several major grain-producing towns.

Now that the Marquis of the River has declared war on us, more than 80% of the transit trade cannot be done.

At the same time, the Marquis also blocked our food purchase channels, and our food shortages also occurred.

Although food can be imported from the Kingdom of Anjou, but now that the Kingdom of Anjou is also at war, the price of bulk food has risen sharply.

Look at these townspeople, they have nothing to do one by one, the unemployment rate is rising, and it won't be long before there will be a large-scale famine or even turmoil.

Our life is so difficult! "

Viscount Jamie didn't stop, and continued to chatter.Of course, Sean also heard what he meant, and it was nothing more than selling out to ask for help. (But they are also really miserable)

……

But Sean didn't take the initiative to help him, and he couldn't let these nobles think that he owed them.

Sean laughed and said: "The chief culprit who started this war is Mason Rivers. Now that civil strife is breaking out in the Principality, Palomia has no time to take care of the city of Jorn, which gave the Marquis of Rivers a chance to start the war.

And his purpose of launching the war is to take the opportunity to make a fortune from you.

The solution to this dilemma is very simple, just defeat Mason Rivers! "

Earl Jamie couldn't help but rolled his eyes secretly, but he also knew that Sean was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he said with a smile:
"Of course I know that it is enough to defeat Mason River, but we are short of funds! Earl Violet, you have achieved such a great achievement at a young age, can you provide us with it?"

Sean waved his hand and interrupted: "Don't talk about me. I was kicked out of Palomia two months ago. Now my father is also a prisoner. One brother even betrayed the principality. I can't talk about it." What a huge achievement.”

Earl Jamie choked on Sean, not knowing what to say.

After thinking about it, he continued:

"If the current situation continues, our water nobles are likely to be dragged down. At that time, we can only surrender to the Marquis of the River. At that time, all the pressure will be on your River Beach Town! You must think clearly!"

Earl Jamie's words contained a strong warning, and he wanted to force Sean to provide him with free help.

Sean shook his head and smiled: "I guess you won't, because Mason River's purpose is to plunder all your property. If you surrender, the strong men supported by your family, the guards under you, and the army will have no gold coins. Support has been disbanded one after another. How can you guarantee your current power?

Moreover, let me reveal a piece of confidential information to you. During a secret meeting in the Golden Wolf King Castle a few days ago, Mason Rivers asked Jessica to go to Rumiest first."

Sean told Count Jamie everything Khadgar overheard that night.

Of course, Sean only told him the result, but didn't tell him that Mason Rivers made such a decision because of himself.

……

After listening carefully, Earl Jamie turned pale with fright: "They want to recruit a second sky-level powerhouse? And Mason River is going to attack the water-type nobles? This"

Sean's words were completely beyond Earl Jamie's expectations: "Is Mason River trying to wipe out all the nobles in the Yorn region? Is he crazy?"

"I don't know about that." Sean shrugged: "But the information I got is absolutely true. If you don't believe me, you can observe the recent performance of Mason River, and he will definitely reveal clues... Also, we You'd better not tell anyone else about your conversation!"

"Don't worry, I won't say anything." Earl Jamie nodded, his brows furrowed again.

He did have the idea of ​​surrendering before. If he really couldn't beat the Marquis of the River, he would just surrender. The Marquis of the River would never kill them, right?
But after listening to Sean's words, he found that things were not that simple.

Now that the He family is ready to defect and leave the country, even if they surrender, the Marquis of He will not necessarily let him go.

What should he do?
Now Earl Jamie's heart was full of worries and he had no intention of continuing to take Sean to visit Lookout Town. He sighed and said:

“I suddenly felt a little unwell, and the visit may have to come to an end temporarily.

Let me take you to the prepared accommodation!After you go back, you should rest first. I have prepared a grand welcome dinner in the evening. You must come! "

"Thank you very much! I will definitely go." Sean nodded.

After writing, the two turned their mounts and walked towards the castle in the west of the city.

(End of this chapter)