I have a shelter

In George's thinking, the discussion at the meeting was coming to an end, and there were some things that were difficult to deal with, giving everyone a headache. And George had already gone through these things many times when he came back today. But the most important one is the issue of defense.

The Legion and the Bianhe mercenaries have all returned, and Alexander has been handed over to Jack and Babur. But dividing it up and down is still not enough.

As Babur said: "Based on the research of scholars and what the previous ogre captives said. We believe that as the environment in the far north worsens, a large number of ogres and giants are still migrating south. . In addition, the northwest part of the valley is not very quiet, and something will come out of the swamp after spring.”

Garvey said: "Currently, the number of mercenary groups in the mercenary union is still increasing, but the number is still not enough. In addition, with the flow of population, I found that bandits have appeared on many road sections."

Having said this, Garvey looked at the several nobles present and had something to say - he believed that many nobles were not peaceful under their rule, and even suspected that some of these bandits were private soldiers of the nobles. But it was impossible to determine who did it.

"This matter is also a headache for us." A noble said: "Originally, during the 'closed door policy', the wilderness was quiet. But now since the territories have been opened, we can no longer capture the population as before. Some untouchables even Then, given the opportunity to work and move eastward, he fled to another place and became a bandit - of course, it cannot be ruled out that some mercenaries did evil things in the dark. "

Many nobles began to talk about those greedy mercenaries, and those hateful bandits and untouchables.

"How can those mercenaries compare with the mercenaries of Bianhe, Baron Brenda." Amid the noise, another powerful baron took over: "But Lord Babur's mercenaries can't quench his thirst. In order to prevent those untouchables from escaping, and for the safety of the team, I have sent out all my soldiers and knights, but there are still not enough people. What do you think of my last proposal?"

Last time, various nobles proposed something, hoping to retain some young men and iron ore resources and recruit them into the ranks of private soldiers, so as to increase the military strength of each territory and stabilize the defense affairs of each region.

But this proposal has never been passed, because everyone knows what Xiao Jiujiu has in the hearts of the nobles. It was testing their bottom line. If Gast and others raised their knives, it would definitely affect the construction schedule. But if some benefits are given, these powerful nobles may have more and more say in the future. When the time comes, things like this will happen again and again.

But bandits actually exist, although it cannot be ruled out that nobles are contributing to them.

In fact, no one else has the right to intervene in the security of each noble's own territory. Letting the soldiers of the sanctuary intervene in the name of mercenaries (paying the mercenaries back) is already a major concession. If you take a bigger step, you might get caught in the egg and cause a bigger rebound.

"This matter is actually easy to handle." Krober suddenly smiled and said: "I propose that you all lend me part of your troops to form a noble corps and be stationed in the town of Jinmaimang. I will make reasonable arrangements for your transportation. Teams and time to ensure the safety of all teams.”

After saying this, the faces of the lords turned dark. No words were spoken for a long time. But Baron Brenda laughed and said: "Sir, your proposal is very good, but in this case, our territory will be even more empty - I am now afraid of those robbers or monsters rushing into our territory in my dreams. . It doesn’t matter if supplies and people are robbed. The key is to worry about delaying Governor Krober’s mission.”

Krober's face turned green after hearing this, and the meeting temporarily fell silent.

Earl Gast smiled and said that he would let this matter go for now and meant to end the meeting. Then he stood up and introduced the nobles to George. The nobles whose names were called by him all stood up one by one and respectfully saluted the bishop.

Privately, many nobles suspected that George was the real leader, and Gaster's attitude today seemed to confirm this. Everyone present has different thoughts. Some people want to see what kind of attitude this real great lord has towards the nobles. And some want to climb this big tree.

But no matter what, George could already see that these nobles had gradually formed a coalition, which was both controlled by Gaster and against him. This gave the earl a great headache.

George kept a modest smile and chatted a few words with the nobles. He seemed to be trying to appease everyone, which relaxed the atmosphere in the entire hall.

After that, the entire meeting was over. Collor stood up and left in a hurry, but was stopped by George. Others saw Kolor return to his seat, and everyone else also looked at each other, intending to hear what the 'big lord' in everyone's mouth wanted to say.

"Oh, sir, are you talking about spring planting?" Kolor was stunned for a moment before replying: "Currently, the old people, women and children are left in the Rat Collar to cultivate the land. This year's output may not be high. I announced before There are some horse-catching tasks, but because there were too few mercenaries in Guxi, there were only sporadic horses. However, Viscount Babur has lent me two hundred mercenaries, and I plan to arrange for them to do this full-time. "

(Some policies regarding land have not been promulgated yet, because George believes that the most important thing now is to draw people to the exit of the valley to build a city wall. If the land policy is promulgated, then not only the nobles will be unwilling to move the place, but also the residents will They won't be willing to move. Now that the shelter has a lot of food, everyone is willing to work for a bite to eat, and the population migration caused by the big city wall, the weakening of the nobility, etc., and the establishment of the town hall will also be done. Reintegration of land and various resources. When large-scale land reclamation is needed in the future, a series of appropriate policies will be promulgated for farmers or people who can contract land on the premise of ensuring the ideological purity of the Legion and the Dawn Knights.)

"Two hundred people, okay. Don't worry, these people don't move yet." He turned around and asked about the strength of Garvey, Babur, and Mishan.

"The registered population of Bianhe has reached 10,000." Viscount Garvey said: "A small part of them are refugees from the west, and part of them are people I have received from various places. I gave 5,000 young people to Governor Klopper has arrived at the shelter. There are more than a thousand young men on the way, and they are all recruits scheduled by Babur and Mishan for training in Johannes."

George nodded and looked at Babur: "Don't ask for these thousand young men, give them all to Mishan. Lend all the legion guards and Bianhe mercenaries in your hands to Volpe - Garvey, You can mobilize some other mercenary groups to give Volp five thousand. Where is that boy Volp?"

"I'm praying in the Cathedral of the Dawn, sir." Mishan said. After finishing speaking, the fat man coughed and looked at the nobles around him. At this time, the atmosphere in the entire hall was already a bit wrong, and many people's faces began to turn pale.

George nodded and looked at Gaster: "Can you borrow people from the nobles - I mean noble knights and private soldiers. Let Mishan gather three thousand people."

Gaster looked at George with a smile, and glanced meaningfully at the powerful barons present: "Sir, there will definitely be nobles who will lend me people. Although they don't have many knights and private soldiers in their hands, they can't get enough." Enough for one thousand is not a problem - many people have mentioned to me that they hope to join the Templar Order and become a reserve Templar Knight."

George gave him an approving look and said, "I saw those knights when I came over. They are indeed very good."

He was referring to those guys who were drinking and causing trouble. They were telling lies with open eyes.

But after hearing these conversations, the faces of the powerful barons turned paler. A baron coughed and asked in a low voice: "My Lord Bishop, may I ask, what do you want these people to do?"

George looked at him and said with a smile: "Of course they are guarding the shelter - Mi Shan, you three thousand people have been well trained for me, but they lack equipment. I told Krober that iron equipment should be equipped first for them. Now all the adults Most of the family's wealth is in the shelter. There are so many people here, so no robbers or bandits will come to attack the shelter."

At this point, everyone present was stunned, and some quick-thinking nobles felt a chill spreading from their tailbones to the top of their heads.

"Everyone." George suddenly raised his voice: "As a regional bishop, my first duty is to guard the tranquility of the valley - whether something like the Black Tide can defeat the coalition of princes and the Holy See, when will it come, or even whether it will come. It's hard to tell in this remote area of ​​the valley. We in the valley should not mess around with each other before the black tide comes. Since we have internal conflicts, we must deal with the source of the trouble as soon as possible. The source of disaster."

What is internal conflict? What is the source of disaster? Is there any good thing about Volp coming over? The nobles all felt cold and trembling all over their bodies.

"So don't worry about the territorial security and bandits you mentioned. Volp will lead the Templar Knights and five thousand mercenaries to solve the trouble for everyone." Having said this, he looked at the nobles and said : "Don't worry, that kid has been a bandit before. He will definitely help you carry it out. The people he captures will be fed to my ogre slaves."

The faces of the barons turned pale. There was a guy who had just followed the trend and fell down from his chair.

This is to kill them all!

There is no bottom line! This lunatic doesn't care at all about the things he uses to blackmail others! And if this guy is really determined, it won't even take a few months to deal with them!

But does he really have such determination? Are you really afraid that the situation in the east will suddenly change? The sweat on the heads of the nobles couldn't help but fall down.

"Look, look, these bandits are making you adults worry a lot." George pointed at the noble, turned to Mi Shan and said: "Go and ask someone to tidy up the guest rooms in the castle for me, so that you adults can stay here Stay a few days longer. Now you can see that there are no bandits."

After being fooled, many nobles only felt their eyes darken, and they suddenly understood one thing - it wouldn't take more than a few months. That's today!

Why are the nobles of the valley united together with one mind? It's all fucking fake! The attitude he has expressed for so long is a fucking lie!

Now everyone has thrown themselves into the trap and sent their heads to his hands, and they negotiated ridiculous terms! Already served in one pot! !

Brenda felt as if he was struck by lightning when he saw Mishan about to leave. He suddenly stood up and said with a tremor in his voice: "Sir! Sir! I also have private soldiers and knights to lend to you! Sir!"

Hearing this, the nobles were completely dumbfounded. They looked at this bad guy who was the first to cause trouble and the first to surrender, and they all stood up quickly, vying to show that they had people to lend.

"Lend it to me?" George raised his eyebrows and looked at Brenda: "Are you not worried about the bandits?"

"Sir! With the Templar Knights and the Riverside Mercenaries here, I believe this is not a problem!"

George looked at him and nodded: "I never like to pay people back when I lend them money, okay?"

Brenda felt a black screen in front of his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said: "It is their honor to join the Templar Knights! As the head of the family, I am proud of it!"

"Hehehe" George's hearty laughter resounded throughout the hall. He felt very comfortable in his heart. He looked at the nobles and said happily: "I will treat everyone to a dinner tonight. All the lords (all those below the Duke can become lords) have worked hard all the way. You can rest here for a few more days."

These words made many nobles pale. They knew that before they were completely sidelined, they would probably be under house arrest in this castle.