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Chapter 113 Territory Changes
Time flies by like a white horse, summer is gone, and autumn is coming as promised.

We always try to grasp the time in delusion, but we can only watch it slowly pass through our fingers.

The time came to September, and it had been a full year since Roland came to this world. He also became an earl from an unknown person, and followed His Majesty Rhodes to support the southern part of the kingdom.

As for whether to break into other countries with great splendor, or to cede land and beg for mercy like a bereaved dog, we can only wait for the development of the situation.

Late July is the harvest season for wheat.

Fawkes and Myron stood on the wall together, watching the sight of this first year's harvest.

Although they didn't cultivate much land due to population constraints, it was still an exciting time.

Looking from a distance, we can only see large tracts of wheat fields showing a golden color, as if covering the earth with a golden carpet.

The ears of wheat are looking around in the field, their thin figure swaying in the breeze.Hard-working people kept harvesting wheat in the fields, their feet were fumigated by the heat from the ground, and their spines were basking in the hot sun.

The breeze caressed their faces, revealing joyful faces.

The hope of survival comes from this. The soil is soaked with sweat drop by drop. They are working non-stop as if they are exhausted. The scenes of farming flashed before their eyes. The joy of harvest took away all the fatigue. It is cheerful laughter.

After harvesting, they came to the field again, picking up the left ears of wheat in their right hands, and hanging a basket on their left arms, and every ear of wheat was packed into the basket.

Wheat has ushered in a bumper harvest as early as late July. This year's wheat-to-wheat ratio has reached 7:1. I don't know if it's because of proper care, or because of the fertility of the land, or because of the water canals and weather. In short, this year is a good one Harvest years.

The weather in the north has completely cooled down in September.

The wheat has been fully dissipated after natural ventilation, and this is a good time to enter the warehouse. They will adopt a low-temperature and airtight storage method.Low temperature storage is the basic method for long-term safe storage of wheat, which is beneficial to prolonging the life of seeds and maintaining quality.

Because this year's wheat production exceeded their expectations, they decided to collect three levels of taxes this year. Except for that level of fixed taxes, the others are used to offset the consumption of houses or other materials that were previously loaned to them.

It is really because the population has expanded too much. You must know that during the spring plowing season, they only had 4000 soldiers, but now the total population has reached 3.

The sharp increase in food pressure made them do it as a last resort. Fortunately, the leaders did not complain about it. After all, the leader wants to lend food to other people who missed the spring plowing, so that they can survive the cold winter in the northern border .

Mineral exploration has paid off. The dwarves found a silver mine. There is really only one silver mine.

Although no iron ore was found, this also solved their urgent need, allowing them to purchase enough winter supplies. Coupled with the continuous output of sea salt, the development of the territory has entered the fast lane.

The manufacture of imperial standard equipment is also in full swing, for which they also bought a lot of leather and iron ore from merchants.

They select the most crystal clear salt from sea salt, and sell it as high-end edible salt to wealthy businessmen and nobles from all walks of life. In order to show their uniqueness, they like this crystal grain.

The others are sent to the civilians in the northern border. Although the price of this kind of salt is slightly higher, it is not mixed with various impurities like salt mines. Relatively speaking, the salt here is cheaper.

After some merchants sold the salt, they found that this kind of pure salt was more popular among people in the northern borders. They called it 'the gift of the sea'. In the eyes of merchants, a high-end name was the beginning of the commodity's popularity.

When this kind of salt became popular in the north, more businessmen came here.

After learning that they needed a large amount of various materials, more caravans came with goods. They quickly dumped the goods and filled them with a whole truckload of sea salt. Before they had time to rest, they continued to set off.

Because there are not many opportunities to make money like this, they realize that it won't be long before the Earl of Roland's needs will become saturated, and the goods they will deliver will be bid by others, thereby reducing income.

Carrying a full load of sea salt, they began to walk between the various territories, which greatly prospered everything in the territory.At the same time, in order to encourage the development of local businesses, the Lord's Mansion began to borrow money from the Calradians to encourage them to participate.

Civilian workshops began to spring up one after another, and some smart people also began to form their own caravans. After demonstrating their abilities, they obtained a batch of start-up funds from the Lord's Mansion and registered as caravans. , Recruit a group of strong men in slack.

After getting the certificate of the caravan, they obtained the certificate of permission to arm 50 people, took the shield customized from the carpenter's workshop, and the weapons they got from the blacksmith's shop, and bought a batch of sea salt from the Lord's Mansion, and set foot On the road to earn the first pot of gold in life.

After they earned money, they also had the idea of ​​hiring soldiers from the lord, but Fox sternly rejected it. In his opinion, soldiers should look like soldiers, rather than participate in other tasks other than their own duties. paid activity.

At the same time, soldier groups such as legions or later knights are also not allowed to engage in profit-making activities under the title of group or lord, and are not allowed to provide improper services and protection for various industries or commercial personnel.

These are the rules he and Roland have set long ago, and of course there is no reason to break them, but Fox has a solution.

That is to use those veterans who retired early due to injuries in the war. They have adapted to the life of the military camp. Because of their disabilities, they cannot do many jobs, but it is enough to teach some civilians as an instructor.

In case they have nothing to do every day, just hang out in the military camp, drink some wine or something, and look a little depressed, it can solve their employment problem and at the same time allow them to use their strengths.

Therefore, he proposed the idea of ​​training civilians for them. Those veterans would travel with them, train them in their spare time, and at the same time teach them some knowledge of the battlefield. At critical times, they could also act as commanders and direct them to fight.

For them, this is enough to deal with some thieves on the road. They certainly agree with this method. Although they are not veterans of many battles, they are also soldiers who have gone through bloody battles with different races. Their experience is also precious.

But Fox also made his demands.

That is, when the territory needs it, they need to contribute their strength to the territory. They agreed without hesitation, because everything they have now was obtained with the support of the Lord's Mansion, and they have no reason to refuse .

The entire city has prospered visibly, and everyone is full of hope for the future life. With the emergence of more industries, almost all of them get a job that can support their families and no longer need the support of the Lord's Mansion.

Most of the goods arriving here are grain and iron ore. They need to store more grain to cope with the possible rise in grain prices caused by the war, so that they can release grain at that time to stabilize grain prices.Not to mention the threat from the orcs.

As for iron ore, it is only used to create more standard weapons and armor to arm the growing number of soldiers.The profits brought by the ever-expanding production of sea salt will inevitably arouse the covetousness of those who are interested.

In the face of this situation, the best way is to strengthen one's own force, so continuous building of ordnance and protective gear is essential, even if the pressure of maintenance is greater, this is something that must be done.

Children holding gold in the busy market, and ordinary people who are innocent and guilty, these words all illustrate a truth, that is, not having the matching power is a fault in itself, not to mention that they are not only facing the threat of orcs, but also the same. There is also the threat from the Kingdom of Hastings.

That is to say, on this first day of September, in the two months since Roland left, the number of soldiers in the territory had returned to 9, and there were 300 cavalry, which was less than the number before he left. Looks like three hundred.

The number of civilians has also reached 2, but the city has become saturated. They have no intention of continuing to expand the city, but plan to plan new villages outside the city.
Yongye South Fort and North Fort have now become a post station stronghold. The number of soldiers in them has been kept at about 200, and the number of residents is about [-]. As long as the land is sufficient, they do not intend to overdo it. Develop the Evernight Forest.

They were not worried about the spread of desertification of the orc prairie, because there was a vast forest between the destroyed pioneer territory and the orc prairie, which played a role in preventing the spread of wind and sand.

Rather, the forest is the habitat of many kinds of animals, and it is also the place where many plants grow, such as animals and some wild berries and other food. It will be the source of fur and food in the territory, and there are also strategic reserves such as the dead grass supplies.

The forest itself has the function of natural epidemic prevention, and at the same time, it also plays a certain role in regulating the climate. It also has the functions of conserving water sources, purifying water quality, and absorbing dust.

As for the elimination of pollution, such a primitive society does not have such a thing.

It can also be used as a natural barrier to delay the enemy and abolish the cavalry. It only needs to send a small number of archers and use the familiar terrain to make the enemy suspicious, thereby delaying the enemy, gathering large troops or The role of strengthening city defense.

The growth rate of kobolds is very fast, and it only takes 2 months to become an adult. The number of kobolds has reached 4, which is only [-] months. If they are given more time.

They will definitely increase exponentially, just because of the limitations of the cave fortress, which can only accommodate 400 soldiers, so they plan to control the number of kobolds within [-], and any more may cause them to resist. .

The usefulness of kobold slaves is based on their characteristics. When they are not digging ore, if they want them to be obedient, they have to be guarded by more soldiers, and they themselves are aliens, which is an unstable factor. .

They are more inclined to hire aborigines for mining. At least under the deep-rooted aristocratic rule, they appear to be more stable and reliable, and they will not be lazy when they are provided with sufficient food and part of their salary.

In terms of efficiency, it is much better than the kobolds, so why do you keep these kobolds? Naturally, they are needed when some dangerous mining is carried out.

The fort on the other side of the cave has also been built, but it is temporarily a wooden fortress. Because it is at the forefront, its name has become the front-line fortress. The garrison is also 400 people. It is not that it cannot be built bigger, but Because their strength does not allow.

As for the sun-drying of sea salt, it requires a large area of ​​land, and with the increase in demand, the salt fields are also expanding. It is obviously unrealistic to enclose them under such a premise, so they also Only one stronghold has been established.

It is used to give civilians a place to hide during the war. The sun drying of sea salt is similar to an assembly line, that is, each piece of salt field will be brine one after another, and then sent to the crystallization pool, and finally sea salt will be formed.

This greatly reduces the demand for the number of people, and also allows them to have something to do every day. While reducing expenditure, it also increases production, but it is still under adjustment.

Because they are in a land of foreign races, the civilians themselves will also receive certain military training. Fortunately, they can protect their lives when facing foreign races. The estimated garrison of the entire Haiyan camp is 800 people and 1600 civilians.

In the unfinished situation, 500 soldiers were stationed there, and all the cavalry in the territory were scattered around the orc prairie, where they acted as scouts and also attacked various teams and camps of foreign races.

Keeping the aliens on the defensive all the time, bought a relatively safe environment and a lot of time for the construction of strongholds outside the territory.

After deducting these, the remaining [-] soldiers were in the city, conducting military training while maintaining law and order.

Fox knew it was time to attack the Orc Prairie, but before that he still had one thing to do. He had completed his wedding with Aveline. As for the witness, it was Mirron, who did not alarm everyone. idea.

At least he won't do this when the lord is no longer there, otherwise some people who don't know will not know how to arrange it for him.But this was also an order given to him by his lord, that is, to get married as soon as possible.

Whether Evelyn's wish can be realized depends on this time, and he has no reason to refuse, whether it is from a strategic or personal point of view.

Their wedding was completed unconsciously, and Evelyn, as Fox's wife, also became a member of the family.
Name: Evelyn
Age: 36
Rating: 22
Experience: 125427/131208
Power: 18
Agility: 9
Charisma: 6
Wisdom: 5
One-handed weapon proficiency: 120, riding: 100, unassigned skill proficiency points: 220, unassigned skill points: 21.

PS: The system will not complement the basic attributes, but only the skill points. Combat heroes will supplement skill proficiency, but non-combat heroes will not. This is why Fox does not receive proficiency compensation.

(End of this chapter)