European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 178 Rearing the Arms for War
"What? You still want to buy, but..." Edwin felt a little unbelievable, he pursed his lips and swallowed the remaining words.

Aoke pretended to look sad, "Yeah, you know, it's better to store more food for the winter, is it possible that the sheriff has no food to provide? If that's the case, we have to go to other places The county bought some more."

"No, no, we still have plenty of food. The two sides have cooperated for so long. There is no need to go to other places to buy it. Don't worry, just tell me how much food you need, and I can satisfy you." Edwin didn't want to watch other counties grow bigger, otherwise he would still be overwhelmed in the end.

Aoke drew a number again, even if all the remaining food was put in, it was still more than half short.

Seeing Edwin's slightly hesitant expression, Oko deliberately sighed again: "It seems that the food in East Sussex has been exhausted. If so, I have no choice but to leave first."

"No, you misunderstood me. I just need some time. After all, you know that food concentration and transportation take time. Give me three days. The location is still here. You can definitely get what you want. .” Edwin frowned and suppressed his composure.

"Okay, it's a deal, and I'll wait for you here when the time comes." Seeing that the plan was successful, Aoke still hid his joy and thanked him politely.

After getting off the deck, the subordinates on the side couldn't help admonishing him again: "Master Sheriff, it's not that you don't know the current situation, where do we still have so much food, and now we have enough, we can stop gone."

"What do you know? Who would dislike wealth, the speed of recruitment should be accelerated, oh no, it will be ready for me tomorrow, I can't wait to show my skills." Edwin shrugged, with a look of indifference .

"Tomorrow? It won't be ready until three days at the earliest. We can't succeed in hasty preparations."

"If you put pressure on you, your work efficiency will be slightly higher. I said that if you are ready tomorrow, you will be ready tomorrow. Take out some pennies as rewards and distribute them to mobilize their enthusiasm." Edwin is now directly planning to Catch the ducks on the shelves.

"Yes, as ordered." The subordinate replied reluctantly.

Harfleur's office also immediately learned that the price-increasing acquisition strategy had worked, and began to prepare for the war.

Socia asked: "How many people do you plan to send out? According to the size of East Sussex, I think 500 people should be able to handle it."

"No, I plan to send 500 people at one time. This time I want to occupy the whole territory in one go. Naturally, I need more people." Li Peijun's brow revealed confidence, and he was already at his desk.

In order to cope with the war that may last for a long time, Li Peijun issued an unprecedented second batch of public bonds. As expected, the public bonds this time were not as popular as last time. If the capital chain is broken by then, the urgent needs can only be postponed, and then It breaks down faster.

Compared with the traditional recruitment of nobles, Li Peijun's standing army is much more efficient in dispatching. The standing armies scattered in the suburbs of Caen and Harfleur will successively drive to the dock to assemble and standby within half a day after receiving the order. There is no need to carry any For large amounts of luggage, the city hall will directly provide corresponding supplies locally.

Due to lack of skills, Li Peijun could only take over Hafleur's armament, and the mobilization work in Caen was entrusted to Bernard and the three to complete.

Li Peijun delivered an impassioned speech on the central square as always, "Today, it is time for everyone to open up the territory for Hafleur. I hope that everyone will cooperate sincerely and unite as one, and jointly build a home for the children and grandchildren on the other side of the mainland. The meritorious service is outstanding." Those who have been granted titles and fiefdoms."

"For land and wealth, bravely take up arms and fight." Li Peijun waved his right hand with the sword, and the response from the audience was also wave after wave.

For an expeditionary force of 1500 people, more than [-] transport ships are needed. In addition to the special requisition and embezzlement of the original cargo ships, construction of the remaining gaps began as early as when the expedition to Britain was launched.

Edwin, of East Sussex, was still kept in the dark at this time, sitting on his dream of getting rich.

"Oh, great God, thank you for allowing me to have so much wealth. Although my worship of you was not as fanatical as others in the past, you still feel my humble friendship. Only through the night of praise, Only then can I express my praise to you." After finishing his speech, Edwin did not go into the church to worship, but walked straight towards the warehouse.

"That much wealth is enough to make me a wealthy nobleman, but this is not my ultimate goal. When I complete this deal, I will rule England, hahaha." Edwin After watching for a long time, he was finally willing to leave contentedly.

At the dinner table, looking at the delicious food and wine on the table, Edwin didn't notice the desolate scene outside the house at all. At this time, the civilians in the county had no rations and could only barely eat tree roots to make ends meet. The fishermen who went to sea He did not return to Hong Kong as scheduled, as if the world had evaporated.

Even if there was only a morsel of oatmeal left, it was in the sheriff's bowl pocket.

The next day, Sheriff Edwin recruited a thousand-man army as he wished, but most of them were retinues, and knights accounted for only 30%.

Edwin looked at the slack in the army, and the blue veins on his forehead were also faintly popping out. Many of the subordinates couldn't even walk steadily, and they looked weak, not to mention fighting, even if they ran two more steps, they would be out of breath.

"You idiots, haven't you eaten yet? How can you fight like this? You are the pride of East Sussex, cheer up, for the land and wealth, for the supreme glory." Edwin dragged his Fat intestines, so as to keep the demeanor clean, and take out some pennies as an incentive.

"It would be great if this was edible."

"Aren't pennies good for grain?"

"Of course I know, but there is no grain of grain on the market right now."

"I don't know if there are any other places?"

"I don't know, let's go and see."

"I haven't eaten anything for two days, and the taste of the bark is unbearable."

"I'm better. I boiled porridge for three days with the remaining ten grains of rice."

"It's plain water, haha."

The subordinates who were allotted pennies were no longer as happy as they were before. They complained about each other with sad faces, and their pale laughter was powerlessly covered up.

Edwin wasn't ignorant of the situation, he was just optimistic that things weren't so bad, and as long as he survived this winter, everything would be fine.

This is just his illusion.

"Army, follow me." The loud voice overwhelmed all the whispers off the court, and Edwin waved his troops towards Surrey.

On the other hand, standing troops from Caen and Harfleur also boarded the deck and moved towards Hastings.

(End of this chapter)