Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Today I have recovered, and although I am weak, I am at least able to get out of bed and walk around.I ate some liquid food, and then accompanied by my friends, I went outside to inspect.I went to say hello to the refugees, and everyone was very warm to me.What shocked me was that each of these people who couldn't wear clothes donated a piece of cloth to me to piece together a cotton padded coat.When I got that thing, I could feel the enthusiasm and sincerity of the people, and I was moved to tears.

I firmly believe that as long as I treat them well, they will treat me well.

April 1

Not enough firewood, I organized people to chop firewood again.I found charcoal in short supply, which reminded me of the coal mines on Little Bear Mountain.I remember that there used to be a druid named Sean and a tree man living there, and now I don't know where he went.

If coal mines can be developed on a large scale, they will be more efficient and cheaper than charcoal.I shall begin this work as soon as I return to Bear Mountain.

April 1

We went to the black bread boat and no one came out to receive us except the captain.I had a premonition that things were not going well, so I advised him to abandon the boat and return to the city with us.But the captain said: "I have endured for so long, just wait a little longer."

We can't persuade him, so we can only leave.

I said, "It's like being stuck at sea."

But Merrick said: "This is more terrifying than being trapped in the sea. The boundless sea will make people lose hope. Without thoughts, people will become numb. But seeing the land in front of them but not being able to leave, this is torture. A hungry man will do nothing when he sees a stone, but he will go crazy when he sees a chicken leg in a cage."

April 1

The blizzard came again, and the refugees once again entered the castle for refuge, and everything was in order.The nobles have acquiesced in this matter, which makes me very happy.

April 1

Snow stopped.

April 2

Someone on board the black bread boat committed suicide.

Winter is almost over, how can this happen?

I walked into the cabin this time, and found that it was as cold as ice, and the faces of the crew members were as terrifying as ghosts.Staying in this environment, people will definitely be overwhelmed.Once again I persuaded the captain to leave, and the captain said to me: "What can we do if we leave? In the spring, we will starve to death without a ship. Word spreads quickly in sailor circles, and no one will hire a group of ambassadors." And faithless sailors."

I've given them more supplies this time, and hope they'll make it through.

April 2

The smiling cat said that my swordsmanship has achieved a little bit, enough to defeat ordinary soldiers.But if there are more than two enemies, I will be injured, and if there are three, I must flee.I jokingly asked him: "When will I be able to hit a hundred like you?"

He was silent for a moment, and said: "Just wait until you die a few times." I was dumbfounded.

April 2

I have a class for refugees today, so Myrick went to the black bread boat for me.He brought back a few crew members, but the captain insisted on staying on board.

April 2

The third blizzard came.

Our food is scarce, and there are many without relief.We had a meeting for several hours, and the final discussion was brutal:

[-]. Use lottery to let some people go up the mountain to hunt and collect all edible wild vegetables and fruits.Of course these people can't get anything, and most of them will starve to death or freeze to death.

50. The rations of people over [-] years old will be halved.

[-]. Add sawdust to the bread, boil the leather to satisfy your hunger, bark and grass roots are also good things.Bugs, rats, everything that moves goes into the mouth.

April 2

The new policy has pissed people off - including me.Food was indeed scarce, but there were surpluses in the mansions of nobles and landowners.These surplus grains were snatched from farmers back then, and should be returned to them now.

I knew it was useless to talk to Yawen, so I went directly to the countess.I told her how critical the situation was, and showed her children who starved to death and mothers who died of cold, and told her that if the flesh was not cut, the people would revolt.

I don't know if I was frightened or my conscience found out, the countess decided to personally lobby the nobles in the city to donate.

This is unprecedented in Shrimp Bay, but it's not enough.

April 2

The blizzard is going faster than last time, and the cloud is rolling to the south like a stray dog. We have reason to believe that spring is coming soon!

April 2

I began to discuss the follow-up policy on refugees with the countess and others.

When spring comes, it is reasonable for the refugees to return to their land.Because there is no extra arable land in Xiawan, it cannot feed these people.And after a winter of consumption, Xiawan now has no extra money to hire people to reclaim the wasteland.

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Haven's Diary, VII

Haven's Diary, VII

Yawen originally thought: hire refugees to reclaim wasteland first, then sell the land to landlords, and then the landlords will hire these farmers.But Xiawan has no money now, so it can only deport refugees.

But the refugees don't want to go.

Because there is an absurd law in many lands: Once a farmer leaves his farmland for more than three months without proof of relocation, he will become a refugee and his land will be confiscated.It is said that the nobles did this to keep the population firmly tied to their land.

How could these refugees go to the nobles to ask for a certificate before fleeing?Even if you want it, those people won't give it.

There are not so many employment jobs in this world, so people who lose their land are either reduced to beggars, or they are caught as slaves.No matter which one these people are unwilling to do.

So many of them stayed in Xiawan—not because they didn't want to, but because they had nowhere to go.In previous years, Xiawan's policy was to expel them violently within a month, and those who refused to leave would be captured and made slaves.

But I think there is no need to do this. We can give up the old thinking. We let farmers reclaim wasteland, and then give them the reclaimed land as a reward.However, the transition from private ownership to public ownership is a difficult and complicated process. I can only say to the countess: "I can take some people away to reclaim wasteland and relieve your pressure."

Yawen asked me, "You mean that Xiawan will give you a piece of land? My lord, Xiawan has no such rules."

I explained my thoughts to her, but Yawen didn't agree.

Looks like I'll have to take these guys myself.

April 3

These days I ask people to tell the story of Mustang Town and the Mustang King among the refugees, and tell people that there is a land in the Bayland that belongs to the people.Some people believed it, some people were skeptical, and some people scoffed.

But I believe that at least 1000 people are willing to follow me and build a new home with me.Smiley Cat and I started discussing the possibility of taking Pinewood Castle.The smiling cat said: "Now the enemy is on guard, so we can't take the castle with one or two thousand militiamen. We need regular troops and siege engines."

But where can I borrow troops?I only have these things.Little Hammer can indeed build a siege engine, but he needs manpower, materials, and time.

April 3

spring is coming!

Spring flowers bloom, birds flock to the city, and the sun shines on the land overnight.

The whole city of Xiawan celebrates, and the nobles and commoners have fun together.

I also made an exception and drank some wine.

April 3

Captain Black Bread's boat finally landed, and there were only four people on board, and they didn't make any money in the end, and even lost three gold coins.But even so, the crew celebrated with joy.

After all, the merchant ship is still there.

They can still live next year.

Later, the family members of the deceased came to the captain to ask for an explanation, and Dallow and I went out to mediate and avoided the bloodshed.But in any case, the captain needs to pay a large sum of money.I asked the old man, "Isn't it true that the owner of the ship doesn't pay a dime?" He said, "Not a dime, it's agreed in the contract. It's the same in our business."

So that night, the captain committed suicide.

I feel very sad and angry, and I swear that this injustice must be eradicated from the world.

April 3

Yawen told me to transfer all the refugees within this month, so I must hurry up.

A word began to circulate in the city:

The homeless go home, the homeless follow the king of the wild horses!

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Hai Wen closed his diary. Today is March 3, the day when the first batch of siege engines were accepted.During these days, Little Hammer Trillance was making detachable catapults and punching cars, and Smiley Cat was training the militia.

At the latest in April, there will be two rams and one catapult.The smiling cat said that this is still not enough, and the quality of the soldiers is much worse than that of the regular army.And their weapons are agricultural tools, bamboo spears and wooden sticks.These things are really difficult to use for war.

Fengleibao also sent a letter today.

The meaning of Fengleibao is very clear: they will not help Haiwen take back Bear Mountain, nor will they participate in the affairs of Pinewood Castle.So Haven decided to grab Pinewood Castle by himself.

Pinewood Castle has an outer city and an inner city. The outer city walls are wooden fences, horse repelling and needle-punched walls.The inner city wall is a hanging gate castle, which requires siege engines and rush cars.

It would be great if Xiongshan's bed crossbow was still there, Hai Wen thought to himself.

Haven didn't intend to attack Pinewood Castle directly, he wanted to conduct ideological warfare first - Pinewood Castle also had refugees, and Haven decided to start with the refugees.

He asked Dalo and Myric to go to Pinewood Castle first, and try to create momentum to convince the poor people that the King of Mustangs is about to liberate this land; and then spread the news among the Pinewood Castle army, saying that the nobles of Pinewood Castle participated in the rebellion, " The "king's army" is about to come to suppress the rebellion. Those who disarm will not be killed, and those who surrender will be innocent. If they can kill the viscount or knight, the king's army will reward them heavily.

As far as Haven knew, Viscount Lauren Schelde of Pinewood Castle was old and unable to manage the castle.All affairs in the city are in charge of by his son.His son was probably at Bear Mountain preparing for battle now, and Pinewood Castle was probably empty inside.

Haven planned to attack Pinewood Castle after the Gulf officially started a war with the North.

He had researched the matter with Chief Nader and Smiley Cat.Everyone agrees: the little trident is to divide the troops into two groups, and the descendants of the Poseidon of Xiongshan attack from the southeast to contain the main force in the north; then Jinshabao will directly attack Eagle Head City, and use the frontal decisive battle that the little trident is best at to make a final decision.

The smiling cat said: "Bagu Kahn's tactics are not so simple. He looks reckless, but he is indeed very powerful in military affairs. Besides, there is the prime minister named Lan Zuo. I saw it when I was playing in White Bird City. I have seen this person, when Lan Zuo was still a child. This person is a genius. When he was seven or eight years old, he could speak three languages, and he knew about astronomy, geography, history, folklore, occultism, and witchcraft... Yes. Said it was a monster."

"But we have too little information to speculate on anything more." Haven told him, "What is certain is that the northerners must fight in the Gulf. As long as they start a war, we will attack Pinewood Castle! "

The plan was finalized, and Haven began to mobilize refugees and militias before the war.He told people it was going to be a fight for justice, a fight for survival.Everyone will get land after victory, and all old systems will be smashed.As in Mustang, he had the full support of the people.

Just when he thought he was ready, another thing happened.This incident made him decide to make a new plan——

Ramon is finally back.

Along with him were his adopted daughter Mirsalu, and the culprit of Bear Mountain—Tang Deen.

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Haven's Diary, [-]

Haven's Diary, [-]

In the morning, there is plenty of sunshine.The golden sunlight shines directly on the face, and the skin will feel hot after a while.At this moment, I feel that the blizzard seems to be a thing of the last century.

Haven got the news last night that Ramon was coming.A scout came to Shrimp Cove last night, and the man said: "The guardian of Shrimp Cove will arrive at his castle tomorrow, and the guardian will tell his wife and his adoptive father to ask you to make time at noon tomorrow. things to say."

So, in the morning, Haiwen greeted Ramon at the gate of Xiawan City.It's just that he didn't expect that Ramon would bring so many people.There was a long line of people behind Ramon, it looked like there were hundreds of them, and there were many familiar faces.Most of them are people from Mustang Town.When many people saw Haven, they shouted long live the king of wild horses.Hai Wen quickly came over to say hello to everyone. As the place where he first started, the people in Mustang Town are his fathers and fellow villagers, and many people are as close as family members.

Ramon was driving a carriage and sitting at the front of the team. Although he hadn't seen him for just one winter, the boy's appearance had changed a lot.He wore the long hair of the bachelors in a single ponytail, and began to wrap a headband around his forehead, interspersed with a bachelor's uniform with a quill pen.In the past, Ramon looked like a smart kid, but now he looks like a young bachelor who has accomplished his studies.

What surprised him even more was that Mirsalu was sitting next to Ramon.The little girl grew taller than the last time I saw her. She was the opposite of Ramon. She cut her long hair short and turned it into a neat short hair.With a dagger pinned to her waist and leather armor on her body, she looked very heroic.As soon as she saw Haven, Mirsalu immediately ran towards him.Haven held his daughter in his arms, and Mirsalu couldn't help crying on his shoulder.

He had been worried that Mirsalu would be killed in the Bear Mountain coup, and now that she was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.At this time, Ramon came up to salute and said, "My lord, please forgive me for being late." Ramon was used to calling "My lord", and Haven didn't let him change his words.

Haiwen and his adoptive son didn't have any polite words to say, so they asked Ramon, "Why did you bring them all here?"

Ramon didn't answer his question, but said very anxiously: "My lord, get Master Tang De'en in first, he may be dying. Find him a doctor!"

Haiwen asked, "Tang Deen?"

"I'll tell you about this when I come back, send him in first."

Saving people is the most important thing, no matter what mistakes Tang De'en made, he can't ignore death.So Haiwen ordered someone to send Tang Deen in, and then the smiling cat came to receive the people from Mustang Town.Mirsalu followed him too

He, Ramon, carried Tang Deen into the castle. The old man drank painkillers in the morning and is still asleep.Now Tang De'en has completely lost his previous lively appearance.In the past, Tang Deen was like a strong old horse, but now he is like a dead body about to be buried in the ground.

His face was dark and terrifying, and his body was as thin as a dry bone.Ramon said to Hai Wen: "Master Tang De'en was ill last month. The doctor said that he would not live for three days, but he has been holding on. He said he must see you."

After placing Tang De'en on the bed, Haven called Ramon into the corridor and asked him, "What's going on here?"

Ramon sighed and said, "It's a long story, where should I start?"

"Let's talk about Tang De'en first."