"Your Majesty the Duke, something bad has happened." Garsain had just arrived at the conference room, and many people had already arrived. It was obvious that the current situation was not good, otherwise these people would not be so anxious, so late at night.
He hurried to the Duke's Palace.
"What's the situation? What's the situation with the Tsogela tribe?" Gasser's side doesn't even know what the so-called Tsogla tribe is. After all, they have just arrived here to become a lord, and they still don't know much about the local situation.
"Your Excellency, the Tsogla tribe is a large tribe in the south, a tribe of the Megmo people. The relationship between the Tsogla tribe and the territory was quite good before. Renn should have reached some agreement with the Tsogla tribe, probably
They are given some pensions every year, so the Tsogela tribe has been at peace with this place for more than ten years. As for the current situation, it is estimated that the Tsogela tribe will be worried when they hear that the lord has been changed here.
There is an annual pension issue, so the troops who came this time probably want us to pay the pension as well." said a minister dressed as a civilian.
"Senior gold?" Garsain frowned. He had heard of the Magmo people. They were a common barbarian tribe in the south of the empire. They were actually human beings, but they looked different from the average people in the empire. They were tall, tall and hairy.
They look very barbaric. In fact, the Megmo people are indeed very barbaric, and their level of civilization is generally very low. However, they seem to have a natural advantage in strength, and they are very adapted to life in the southern forests. If they really fight,
The forest empire army in the south does not have any advantage, so it is a cancerous tumor and difficult to deal with.
The territories in the southern part of the empire are more or less infested by the Magmo people. Some lords choose to fight against them. Anyway, they come in waves. Some just pay to get rid of them. It is obvious that Renn belongs to the latter.
, reached an agreement with the chief of the other party, and paid money and food every year, as long as the other party didn't come to cause trouble.
Regarding the matter of paying money, Gasan's first reaction was to resist. As a passionate man, he didn't like the matter of spending money to buy peace. But he also knew that these people were really difficult to deal with, even if they were beaten this time.
Repelled them, but after the opponent retreated into the forest in the south, it turned into a guerrilla war. You sent the army and couldn't catch them. But after the army left, they came out to rob, kill, and attack the villages and cities in the south. Of course, Renn chose
It's probably because of this reason that you just pay the money.
"How many people are coming from the other side?" Gaseon asked first.
"About... 5,000." A general next to him replied. The Magmo people belong to a tribe where all the people are soldiers. A tribe can basically raise as many soldiers as there are people in it. Even women and old people sometimes
They will all participate in battles, and because of their natural physical advantages, their combat effectiveness is quite strong.
Gaseon frowned. There was a lot of people in his territory, but the problem was that the number of soldiers was only over 4,000. Although they were regular troops, they had great advantages in weapons and equipment, but they did not possess the individual qualities of the soldiers, and they still had
It has a geographical advantage and is difficult to handle.
"Your Majesty the Duke, the other party came here with bad intentions this time." A civil servant next to him said anxiously, "If we were just discussing pensions, we wouldn't have brought so many troops here. It seems that this time it's not just about pensions.
, I even suspect that someone has contacted them and is preparing to take action against us..."
"The remnants of Ren's party?" Garsain asked.
"Yes." The civil servant nodded. Although most of Lane's family members were caught and executed, some escaped. After all, the Lane family is a big family, so the Meloway family and the Lane family must be related now.
If there is a deadly feud, the other party will definitely try every means to cause trouble for Garsain.
"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" Another civil servant next to him also asked anxiously.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke, please make a decision early. The enemy is already coming towards us."
It could be seen that everyone was anxious, which made the atmosphere in the entire conference room tense. Just when everyone was extremely anxious, Linton suddenly walked into the conference room.
"I told you, hold on to this egg." Linton said as he handed the egg in his hand to Garsain, "If you take a few more steps with it, it might hatch soon."
"I'm having a military meeting right now, okay? I want to hold this egg too?" Gaseon said.
"What's going on here?" Linton looked at the people in the conference room. There were indeed a lot of people he had never seen before. Most of them were civil servants. There were a few generals whom Linton had met in the military camp before.
Those who have been there said, "This barbarian tribe doesn't need to hold a special meeting to discuss how to deal with it, you think so."
"Well, Your Majesty the Duke, I think what the Sword Master said is reasonable. It seems that there is no need to be so anxious. The enemy's troops will not arrive until tomorrow. We should sleep more to recharge our batteries and wait for the enemy to arrive every day." A general stood up.
said.
"Yes, Your Majesty Duke, there are only 5,000 barbarian soldiers. They can't make any waves. In recent days, the soldiers have been working hard patrolling and maintaining law and order. It's better not to gather troops to fight against them. Let the soldiers have a good rest." A civil servant next to him said.
also said.
"You guys are really realistic." Gasein held up his forehead.
"Um, sir, does coming here so late prevent you from resting, or should we go back?" another civil servant said.
"It's gone, it's gone." Garsain waved his hand.
Garsain waved his hand, and the ministers all left in a very cooperative manner. The original tense atmosphere was gone, and everyone was still whispering as they walked, as if they had just attended a dinner party.
"Uncle Linton is back. I don't know when he came back."
"Is that Master Sword Master? It's really hard to tell. Fortunately, I asked some questions beforehand. It would be embarrassing if I didn't recognize him."
"I really don't know what will happen to those Magmo people. I heard that Lord Linton has a very bad temper."
"I always feel that your name is more useful than mine." Gasein couldn't help but said after listening to the whispers of these ministers.
"So I ask you to quickly reach the Saint level. This doesn't solve all the problems." Linton said.
"How can the Holy Level be so simple?" Garsain said. Of course he also wanted to become the Holy Level. As a warrior, who wouldn't want to be promoted to the Holy Level?
"Didn't Garp say that you have the talent of armed color? If you look at it, you can probably practice it soon." Linton said, "Just leave the matters in the territory to other people in the family. They are not
Do you like doing these things?"
Gasein was silent for a moment. What Linton said was true. Some people in the family really wanted to get involved. Their desire for power was very strong, but Gasein knew who these people were.
If you give power to them, you don't know what will happen.
"No matter what they want, as long as you can reach the level of the Saint, all conspiracies and tricks are useless." Linton seemed to have seen through Garsain's thoughts and said directly.
"'I... think about it." Gasein nodded slightly.
After such an incident, Gasein couldn't sleep at all tonight. It happened that Linton also wanted to know about the situation in the territory. Wasn't he about to start a construction task, so he also listened to Gasein's brief introduction.
The situation of the territory.
The size of the duchy of Gaserne is still very large. The entire duchy is divided into five regions. Each region is equivalent to a count. Three of the countdoms are directly under the jurisdiction of Gaserne, and the other two are governed by the local
Under the rule of the earls, apart from paying taxes every year, Gasein has no control over it, so to be precise, what Gasein can currently control is the territory of the three counts.
The main city of the territory is Moon Lake City where they are now. Indeed, there is a huge lake next to the city. It was this lake that Linton saw before when he was on the tower. This lake called Moon Lake is very big.
, is the largest lake in the territory, and it is said to have an unusual origin.
Legend has it that not long ago, a huge meteorite fell from the sky. The location where it fell was the center of Moon Lake. Someone built a castle beside the crater where the meteorite fell. This castle was called Starfall Castle. After that, the surrounding area of the castle gradually developed.
Come to think of it, this is the origin of Moon Lake City. At present, Moon Lake City has become an important trade node in the southwest of the empire after several generations of lords' management. The business is very developed, and the business tax alone can collect tens of thousands of gold every year.
It can be said to be a treasure land. At that time, Rennes also relied on these commercial taxes to support a large-scale army.
In addition to Moon Lake City, there are six cities in the territory with a population of more than 100,000. The entire territory has a population of about 1 million, which is considered a very fat territory. Of course, there are also shortcomings. First of all, because it is in the southwest of the empire, in terms of agriculture,
It is not very developed, and the food output in the territory is very low, so some food needs to be imported every year. Fortunately, the business is developed, which is not a big deal. Another troublesome place is the barbarians, except for Meg who is looking for trouble in the south.
The Mo people and the barbarians in the west are more troublesome than the barbarians in the south because they are not even human.
The two were chatting, and Garsain fell asleep on the table. Linton didn't know when he fell asleep on his chair. It wasn't until dawn that a minister walked into the conference room.
Called the two of them up.
"Your Excellency, excuse me," the minister said as he pushed Gasein awake.
"What's the matter?" Garsain asked in a daze.
"We have been surrounded by barbarians, and now the Magmo people seem to be preparing to attack the city. What do you think we should do now?" the minister asked.
"Have the enemies arrived under the city?" Gasein was a little startled, "Why did you call me now? Where is our army?"
"They are all still sleeping. Do you want to wake them up?"
This chapter has been completed!