"This lord will raise the families, families and children of the fallen martyrs until the children grow up."
After Aslan finished speaking, he handed a list to Essien, which contained the list of fallen soldiers.
Every time Essien read one, the cries grew louder. When the list was finished, the entire square fell into a sad atmosphere. Aslan walked to the disabled soldiers and comforted them one by one.
It wasn't until the thick smoke from the cremation rose that Aslan returned to the podium again.
"For each fallen soldier, the pension is ten gold coins and one acre of land! For the disabled soldiers, the pension is one acre and one gold coin."
Aslan finished talking about the final compensation for the soldiers, and received cheers from all the soldiers.
What is the soldier most afraid of?
After they are killed in battle, the whole family will lose their family support and stable source of income, and eventually lead a homeless life.
Although Aslan said that he would raise them, they still didn't want to trouble the lord too much. The lord was too busy and there was no need to distract himself with such a trivial matter.
But when this acre of land was allocated, the last worries in their hearts disappeared.
It is obvious to everyone how high the yield of baoliguo in Merlo Town is. With this acre of land in hand, it is basically impossible for a family to starve to death.
"The next step is the recognition meeting. This is all I can do. Welcome you home."
Aslan calmed down the fanatical soldiers and said with a smile.
The civil servants of the city lord's palace began to guide the people from each village who came to recognize relatives to their respective phalanxes.
"The third child is really you. It's great that you are still alive."
Old John burst into tears as he watched his former brother appear in front of him again.
"Brother!" The thin middle-aged man couldn't help but hugged Old John and started crying.
Osborne held his mother with one arm and held his teenage brother with the other, feeling a little at a loss.
Although the clothes on Old John's body are very old, they are very clean and tidy, while the clothes on his two daughters-in-law are bright and beautiful, and they look like rich people at first glance.
Comparing myself again, I was still wearing Jimmy Zhenjun's coat, and the straw sandals on my feet had a few holes, and my toes were sticking out.
Old John had just asked his second son and two daughters-in-law to say hello to his third uncle York, and his two sons had already come over.
Seeing that his two sons were safe and sound, Old John couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said several good things.
"This is the third uncle I often tell you. Come over and say hello."
George and Joss bowed respectfully.
In the Merlot Army, in addition to daily training, they also have etiquette and cultural classes.
Needless to say, the so-called etiquette classes go without saying. As for the cultural classes, in addition to teaching normal literacy, they also provide ideological and political education, which is referred to as brainwashing.
In fact, these courses were very successful. In addition to eliminating illiteracy, the soldiers became more loyal to Aslan and learned etiquette and integrity!
Knowing why they are fighting, the combat effectiveness and consciousness they can display are naturally not comparable to that of ordinary troops.
"It's these two boys who are trying to cheer me up. Life is getting better and better now. Third child, you don't have to worry about being hungry in the future. You will have enough to eat in the future." Old John said confidently.
York could only smile honestly. He couldn't live in his eldest brother's house forever, but the conditions in his eldest brother's house seemed to be very good, which made him look forward to his future life.
It's just that Osborne looked at the two cousins with a hint of envy and awe. Only those who have experienced the Battle of the Meili River will know the terror of the Merlot Army.
At this time, they were just two obedient juniors, standing quietly next to their elders and listening to their conversation. Only Osborne knew how efficient and terrifying they were in killing people on the battlefield.
Scenes like this keep happening, some are happy and some are sad.
Some people have family reunions, and some have joys and sorrows.
But none of this had anything to do with Aslan. He went back to the city lord's mansion and quietly looked at the moonlight outside the window.
The sudden increase of so many people is not something that can be done easily. It may only be fine for a day or two, but over time it will cause many unnecessary social conflicts.
"Tell me what you think!"
In the office, not only Aslan secretly came back, but also Essien and Wilson, two important officials in Melo Town.
"It must be diverted!" Wilson said decisively.
"That's right! Although most of the people and some villages have been dispersed, there are still tens of thousands more people. If it is not handled properly, it will cause a mutiny." Essien also added.
Aslan nodded, turned around and stood in front of the large map of the Mero area.
After a long time, he pointed to two places and said: "Build two more towns here, and at the same time move some people to Meiyang Fortress and Stone Fortress."
Looking at the locations of the two new towns on the map, it was understandable that one was close to Lake Bellier, the largest in the Merlo region, but the other was beyond their comprehension.
It was completely in the middle of a deserted mountain.
Aslan couldn't say that the underground there contained the largest underground salt mine in the Kingdom of Cleveland, because he couldn't explain it himself, but it was true that there was a small salt mine on the surface.
The edible salt in this world is mainly made from salt mines. The so-called seaside sun salt has not yet appeared. As for whether it has iodine or not, Aslan does not care, because he has not discovered the disease caused by iodine deficiency in his previous life for decades.
Patients with goiter.
He planned to use this salt mine to tie it to the Billy region. As long as the Marquis of Medea boarded his pirate ship, he could exploit the various mineral deposits contained in the underground of the Merlot region.
"I found a small salt mine there." Aslan said mysteriously.
When Essien and Wilson heard this, their expressions became serious.
Even though Merlo Town only has a population of about 100,000 people now, the population of the Merlo area will definitely not be less than 500,000, or even more. This can be judged from the monthly sales of salt in Merlo Town.
Salt is one of the essential elements that the human body needs daily and is indispensable.
That’s why the Kingdom of Cleveland tightly controlled the salt mine and obtained high profits from it.
Every year, salt and iron revenue alone account for 40% of the fiscal revenue.
The rebellion on the Gorlan Plateau was partly caused by the discovery of an unprecedented huge salt mine on the plateau. In order to ensure the stability of the salt administration, the kingdom completely exploded the contradiction that had been hidden between the two sides.
"Lord! It is illegal to mine salt and iron without permission." Wilson said with a depressed face.
Essien nodded in agreement, the expression on his face not much better than Wilson's.
There is a large sum of money hidden in the basement of the house. Because it is stolen money, I can only look at it but cannot use it. However, I am so poor that I eat chaff and drink water every day. If I am not depressed, there will be problems.