Talking and laughing along the way, before the sun set, Allen and Jamila ended their vacation and returned to Feslite.
For the past ten years, Allen has lived and worked in an unpretentious three-story villa.
The facilities inside are quite complete, such as a conference room for discussing important matters, a study room for correcting documents and discussing specific matters with subordinates, and a restaurant that can hold small banquets.
It can basically meet Allen's daily needs.
However, as the territory continues to develop and Feslite becomes more and more prosperous, this three-story villa does not look so harmonious.
After all, that is where the king lives, and the people who frequently come in and out of here are the people with rights in the town.
This situation is gradually not accepted by many people, whether it is out of respect for Allen or some other reasons in their hearts.
There are increasing calls to demolish the house and rebuild a palace for the king.
In the end, it was the reasons given by Bandak that convinced Allen, who was hesitating whether to mobilize people.
As Allen's retainer and commander of the Imperial Guard, Bandak's reason was very simple, that is, it was becoming more and more difficult to guard the villa.
Because when Yatiman first built the town, he considered building a castle for Allen, so he left a large open space outside the three-story villa.
At that time, in addition to gardens, stables, and warehouses, there were only empty grasslands and rows of ornamental trees in this open space.
In order to prevent others from disturbing the king's daily life, Atiman also used a brick wall to encircle the place reserved for him.
Later, in order to facilitate his subordinates to monitor the surrounding environment, Bandak temporarily added several sentry towers next to the wall.
With the gradual development of commerce, the floating population in cities and towns is becoming more and more diverse. Many tourists who appear to be honest on the surface may have ulterior motives hidden in their hearts.
Moreover, there are many people who have been wandering around looking for opportunities in order to "encounter" the king or people with power here.
Faced with these increasingly complex situations, Bandak was also under great pressure, and sometimes had to use some violent means to drive them away. This also gave Allen's Guards commander the "Don't be angry and be powerful" among the people.
” reputation.
In fact, Bandak's handling of the matter was very polite.
In the continent of Calradia, if you wander around the castle without being summoned by the lord, the guards will probably arrest you as a spy and sell you to a slave trader leader.
Fifty dinars is quite a lot of money.
The news in Bandak's report also reminded Allen, who had just defeated the Dongyi people, that he really needed to pay attention to the safety of his residence.
As Sauron pays more and more attention to himself, it is difficult for Allen to guess what unexpected things the dark lord, who is famous for his insidiousness, will do. There is no such thing as principle in his heart.
Even if Allen himself is very powerful and doesn't need to worry about the enemy's secret attacks, what if he has a child in the future?
Things always have to be done in advance so that problems can be nipped in the bud.
Therefore, before the war with the Dongyi people began, Allen agreed to Yatiman and Bandak's request, allowing them to knock down the original villa and start building a palace-style castle.
The location where Allen lived was originally the center and the highest place in Feslite. Building a castle was enough to overlook the entire town.
Now, with the cooperation of Artiman and the dwarf Tyr, the construction of this castle built for the king has finally been completed.
The castle is now in better condition than before Allen left here, and Jamila, as the future hostess, has also decorated the place according to her own preferences.
Alan, who returned from Gondor, named this kind of castle Wintry Castle to commemorate the victory he brought back from Gondor.
The entire Winterreborg is surrounded by a city wall about ten meters high, four to five meters wide, and more than one thousand meters long.
The two sides of the city wall, which glowed with green-gray light, were made of extremely smooth large bricks. The middle was filled with special rammed earth, and the gaps between the bricks were filled with special adhesive made by the dwarves.
mixture.
Even a group of assassins wearing hoods and hiding hidden swords on their wrists cannot climb a city wall like this with just their own hands.
In order to increase the security capability of the entire castle, a circular tower will be built on the city wall at regular intervals.
It not only has multiple shooting ports that can be used for long-range attacks, but also serves as a warehouse, where a large number of weapons and armor are stored.
During the patrol period, this is also where the guards rest, with one or two wooden single beds placed in a sunny area.
There is only one gate in the entire castle, which is built on the south wall. Outside the five-meter-high gate is a gentle slope downwards. An urn city covering an area of several hundred square meters stands here, further strengthening the defense of the entire castle.
Outside the urn city is a square covering an area of thousands of square meters. Surrounded by flowers and greenery, a marble statue stands in the center of the square.
It was the figure of Allen, who was fully armed and charging on an elf horse. On his head was a golden crown engraved with three white gems. His left arm was tied with a shield wrapped with lightning, and in his right hand he raised the Noldor.
A talisman long sword with flickering flames imprinted on its blade.
After passing the statue and entering the castle from the gate, a wide main road leads to the central palace, and several small roads branch out to connect the banquet hall, library, guest rooms, stables, gardens and many other buildings.
All the houses are magnificently built, and their height far exceeds the city wall, especially the King's Hall where Allen lives.
The first floor of the palace is a luxuriously decorated hall, with a gorgeous long oval table placed in the center, and Allen's throne overlooks the entire hall.
Of course, a place like this is usually used to gather all subordinates to discuss important matters.
Under normal circumstances, after returning to the castle, Allen works in the study on the west side of the hall.
As for the matter that was just discussed with Beorn during the day, Allen felt that the skin-changing family may still need some time to think and discuss.
If they accept Allen's suggestion, then both parties will establish a clear superior-subordinate relationship, and the skin-changing race will become a race that is completely dependent on Allen.
It is always advisable to be cautious.
Moreover, while talking and laughing on the way back, Allen also thought about other plans. You can't put all your hopes in one place. There must always be a plan B.
The second way Allen thought of was to build outposts at regular intervals along the old jungle road, and then connect the outposts with wooden walls.
To put it simply, it takes more than ten years to build a "Great Wall" using wood from the black forest to protect the road.
Then several small cavalry units were formed to assist the guards at the outposts in patrolling to completely protect the safety of this traffic artery.
If this matter were to be arranged like this, the price the entire kingdom would have to pay would be too great.
Just think about the manpower and material resources required for this, it is not ordinary, let alone the cost of maintaining a cavalry force for a long time.
No matter how you think about it, it is far less economical than exchanging the land in the Black Forest for a dozen skin-changers to guard the border.
Because the innate abilities of the skin-changers are really great.
Adult skin-changers like Grim and Wolf have extremely powerful individual combat capabilities and can defeat a small group of wolf cavalry on their own.
And their domesticated animals also have the ability to inform their owners, which can greatly increase the area of monitoring.
Even if they encounter a large-scale enemy attack, they still have enough strength to break out of the enemy's encirclement and join up with the reinforcements sent by Allen.
So no matter from any aspect, they are very suitable to complete this task.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be forced. It requires long-term discussion and consultation, and it is not something that can be decided in a hurry.
Always leave some time for Beorn and his people to think things over.
Now, Allen feels that he should still have plenty of time.
After all, Sauron had just suffered a huge loss, so his servants in Dol Guldur should at least be honest for a while.
Therefore, this matter is not included in Allen's recent affairs.
At this time, piles of parchment scrolls were placed on Allen's left hand. These were things accumulated in the past year, and they were all relatively important matters.
What Allen was watching at this time was a report from Fatis. In fact, he had already read more than a dozen such reports.
As the governor of Changhu Town, Fatis will send messengers every once in a while to report on the recent changes in Changhu Town.
At the same time, Jamila will also be asked to make decisions on certain matters, such as tax issues and the development direction of Changhu Town.
At this time, the town by the lake, just as Allen said in his past words, had undergone earth-shaking changes.
With the defeat of the Dongyi people, sporadic merchant ships once again appeared on the Runliu River, and caravans from Eriador or other areas passed through the old dense forest road and boarded ships at the port near Heidelberg toward the Long Lake.
Go to town.
Because it has become a gathering point for many trade routes, such as the products of the Woodland Kingdom, Thrandu Yin assigned a special person to be responsible for selling them in Changhu Town. Under normal circumstances, Silvan does not welcome humans into his
territory.
If you want to buy goods from River Valley Town and Gushan Kingdom, Changhu Town is also the only way to go. When the caravan goes to Gushan, it needs to rest in this lakeside town, and when it is ready to return with a full load of goods, it must also
Go through the river here.
Such a grand occasion allowed Changhu Town to rapidly prosper within a year. Although it has not yet returned to its most glorious moment, as time goes by, this is completely predictable.
In addition to Allen, Sengel and Exelian, some trade treaties have just been signed, and there will definitely be more and more business activities in the future.
For example, the exquisite toys from Riverdale and the beautiful ornaments of the Lonely Mountain dwarves will sooner or later appear in the homes of Gondor nobles. Of course, the specialties from Gondor and Rohan will also flow along the Anduin River.
, come to Rovanian and realize the exchange of needs between the two places.
With the current income of Changhu Town, it is completely self-sufficient.
And not only that, relying on the tax revenue provided by the traveling caravans, Fatis also had excess wealth to complete Allen's plan to build a water fleet.
In Fatis's last report, it was stated that the port built on the shore of the Long Lake had been completed and the ships had been built.
In fact, the elves living in the Gray Port are better at cutting through the waves in the sea, and the characteristics of sea ships and river ships are completely different.
However, the profound shipbuilding skills of the Teleri family are not limited to the sea and rivers.
The master shipbuilder "Intariel" from the Gray Port, together with her assistants, finally provided three ship plans to Fatis after more than half a year of inspection in the waters of the rushing river.
Fatis, who had already learned that Allen had returned to Rovanian, hoped that His Majesty the King could take some time out of his busy schedule to visit Long Lake Town and see if he was satisfied with the built ship.
After reading all the reports from Fatis, Allen breathed a sigh of relief.
Through these reports, Allen can already imagine that the prosperity of Changhu Town at this time is very close to what he originally planned.
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When Allen returned from Beorn's garden, the sky had already begun to darken, and now there were stars outside the window, and the clear light of the moon shone into the study through the window.
"Ahem."
Allen coughed twice slightly, attracting Jamila's attention.
The queen of Rovanian was currently holding a book of poems from Gondor and reading it with gusto.
In fact, books were very expensive in Middle-earth during this period. Any work that could be circulated must have been copied word for word, and it was only circulated in a small area, because most people simply bought it.
Sorry.
For example, Alan's good friend Bilbo Baggins will create many manuscripts in the next few decades. However, if his writings want to be circulated, I am afraid they must be copied by others.
of hand-copying.
In the ten years he spent in this world, Allen did not discover the existence of printing and papermaking, not even Gondor, the most powerful among humans.
"Um?"
A pair of blue eyes looked at Allen suspiciously. According to Jamila's understanding of Allen, it was impossible for something like illness to happen to her lover, so the cough must be due to something else.
"Beautiful lady, I wonder if I am lucky enough to be able to invite you to Changhu Town to relax in half a month? Our old friend Fatis said that he has something new for me to try. The first thing I thought of
about you."
Surprise filled Jamila's beautiful face for a moment, but then her brows frowned.
The government affairs are really too complicated. If you want to go there, I'm afraid you need to plan carefully.
After a while, Jamila's eyes slowly brightened when she looked at Allen.