The residence that Maloney Mansfield arranged for David and Laura was located in a relatively outer area of the inner city. It was not a good location. When you opened the window, you could see the tall inner city walls.
There are several pots of green plants, but only the green grass and flowers downstairs can be appreciated.
The furniture and bedding inside were not made of high-quality materials, but they were clean and tidy, which made people feel very comfortable, and they did not emit any strange smell. This made Laura breathe a sigh of relief after walking all the way from the outer city.
“The environment here is pretty good.”
Maloney's attendant Huey brought the two of them here, introduced the basic situation, and arranged adjacent rooms for the two of them before leaving - saying goodbye, but in fact Huey lived on the first floor.
Wei and Laura can come to him anytime if they need anything.
"It's like two different worlds from the outer city."
"Actually, they are two completely different worlds." David glanced at the tall city wall. This huge city wall is not only the strongest defense line of Iron Tree Fort, but also the barrier between the two worlds. Ordinary people cannot
If you choose to join a pioneering team, you may never have the chance to enter the inner city.
But David was not thinking about lofty issues like how to change the world. He was thinking about very practical things: Should we build a wall for Winter Village?
After thinking about it, it seems that it is not needed for the time being. There are only a few houses, a few fields, and a few people in Winter Village. If anything happens, everyone can find and deal with it as soon as possible. There is no need for a city wall or anything like that.
When the village develops and the population increases, and more ordinary people who need protection live in the village, walls will be needed as defense facilities.
"What are you going to do in the next few days?" Laura walked around the room twice, then went to her own room to check and then sent the message back to David's room: "Are you just waiting here for the inspector?"
"I'm going to say hello to Addis, tell him our arrangements here, and ask him to ask if anyone is willing to move to Winter Village." David himself also wanted to go to the outer city to make an announcement.
, I want to see if I can attract some farmers and blacksmiths.
It was a lonely watch for three days. On the third day, there were no people around to watch the announcement. Even though David kept promoting his village, he could only get some suspicious looks.
The solution Huey gave is the most reliable one at present, but someone still needs to be at the announcement to answer some questions that may arise.
In this era when communication basically relies on shouting, and we can't expect the civilians in the outer city to be literate enough, if we want to make the announcement known to the entire outer city, the only reliable way is to hire people and disperse them throughout the city.'
Speak to people.
Very fortunately, the situation that made David extremely entangled and depressed did not happen. After meeting Addis, he said hello to him and asked him to help find some farmers and craftsmen who were unhappy with their lives in Iron Tree Fort and wanted to find another place to make a living; and then went to Iron Tree.
The Fort Affairs Hall wrote an announcement and posted it in the outer city square. After standing there for a long time, a group of people watched.
"Crawford..." Maloney thought for a moment and determined that he was not a family in Iron Tree Castle, or even a big family in the surrounding areas and King Tilan City.
David's Winter Village wants to recruit farmers and craftsmen in Iron Tree Fort, which is more difficult than an ordinary new village.
David nodded. After Huey said the solution, he stopped talking. There must be someone guarding the announcement. One is that not many civilians are literate, or even very few. In addition, the announcement can only say "North".
A new village has been established and farmers and craftsmen have been recruited. It is impossible to write down all the specific situations and someone needs to answer them in time.
Looking at David's slightly jerky movements, Maloney's expression didn't change. After noticing Laura's skillful movements, the doubts in his eyes became a little more intense. Finally, he couldn't hold back and finally asked: "I don't know yet, Miss Laura."
What’s your surname?”
What's more, the running backs on the development team have frequently described the situation in the north in the past two years. The few people who were excited gave up their 'unrealistic' dreams when they thought of these people's descriptions.
Advancing along the main road - there will be enough space in the direction directly opposite the city gate of the inner city as the main passage to facilitate entry and exit. The people on horseback quickly passed through the vast outer city.
Maloney Mansfield's preparations were quite thorough, not only for the part of the work he was responsible for, but also for the fact that he had even figured out that David would bring "a few people" back to Winter Village this time.
"I'll go with you!"
Listening to David's arrangement, Laura didn't want to wait here, it would be too boring.
"Thank you, Inspector." David was mentally prepared and did not show any disappointment. At this time, he curiously looked at the people behind Maloney.
With full of expectations, David went to the square every day to guard the place where the announcement was posted. Unfortunately, not many people asked, and no one made it clear that they were willing to go to Winter Village.
"By the way, generally speaking, how many days does it take the Inspector to do various preparations?"
It is obvious that the Inspector knows very well what David has been doing these days, and he also knows that David has not recruited half a person in these days.
With the accurate departure date, David can agree on a departure time with Addis, and can also set a meeting time with people who are interested in going to Winter Village.
Passing through the square in the outer city, David saw that the notice he posted had been taken down. He saw many farmers and craftsmen who had asked him in the past few days. At this time, they used various methods to
Looking at themselves, it can be seen from their expressions that most of these people have a mentality of watching the excitement, envy, and wanting to wait together are completely non-existent.
"If you don't want to spend money..." Just changing the wording made David feel much more comfortable: "Then you can only post an announcement in the square in the outer city, where you can spread the news as much as possible. This announcement is also
You can ask someone from the Town Affairs Hall to help write it."
After Huey knew that David had no money, he did not mock or show any disdain. To be the most trusted attendant of officials, he still possesses the basic professional qualities.
"I'm not very clear about this." There are some things Huey can answer, but there are some things he can't give accurate answers to, especially things related to his master.
Perhaps the fact that Maloney was ready in just a few days was related to this misunderstanding. Even the two spare horses next to him may be due to this misunderstanding - there are several horses carrying items.
The horses, two of which only had saddles and no cargo, were obviously specially set aside.
It was absolutely impossible for him to imagine that the Crawford family came from Britain, a country that was very, very, very far away from the Kingdom of Tiland.
David made a mental calculation. If Inspector Maloney-Mansfield was a relatively hard-working official, then two, three, or five days should be enough. I'm afraid this gentleman has serious procrastination.
, anyway, for this adult, the situation in the village to the north has little to do with him, so what if he waits a few more days before setting off?
In that case, you don't know how long you have to wait.
After returning to the accommodation arranged for him by Maroney, just after dinner, someone came to see Huey. Then Huey informed David: "Lord Mansfield has determined the departure date and will set off after breakfast in four days."
After going downstairs and calling Huey, David first asked about issuing an announcement, and found out that if he wanted to issue 'one' announcement, that was a very simple matter, but if he wanted to issue an announcement that was enough to notify the entire outer city, he would need to
Just spend some money.
We had previously arranged horses for David and Laura, as well as horses for Addis and Alfie, who would definitely go with David and Laura.
When setting off on the fourth day, David met Inspector Maloney Mansfield again. The inspector still had a faint smile on his face, greeted David cordially, and even comforted him.
: "People with an adventurous spirit have already joined pioneering teams, so you don't have to feel discouraged."
After these few days, David had actually vaguely guessed that Maloney might have misunderstood something, but he had no idea of explaining it, so he let him misunderstand it. This misunderstanding was not a bad thing for him.
If David had money, of course he could hire someone to stand by the announcement to do this. If he didn't have money, he could only do it himself.
Judging from the attire, several of them were wearing armor and weapons, and they should be accompanying guards. One was Maloney's attendant Huey, who should be responsible for taking care of the chief inspector, and two of them were wearing light clothes.
, I can’t tell who he is from his clothes, maybe he’s Maloney’s subordinate?
Maloney had no intention of introducing David, but just motioned for David to get on the mount prepared for him.
If you want to hire someone, you have to spend money! But the crux of the problem is that David has no money.
He didn't find this situation strange at all. Isn't this the case for civilians in the outer city? As long as they can survive, they will survive. As for whether they will have a better life in another place? They won't think about it at all.
question.
It's almost the fastest time David estimated. It seems that the inspector is a very diligent official.
"Crawford!" Laura glanced at David, and after seeing him give her a casual look, she simply said her last name.
As soon as he left the outer city, David noticed two figures, one large and one small, standing on the roadside and looking around. It was Addis and Alfie.
Addis already knew that he was going to move north this time and would travel with noble officials, but he did not expect that the noble officials also provided mounts for David and Laura. Looking at the team all riding horses, Addis thought
He could only go on the road alone with Alfie.
Unexpectedly, when the team stopped in front of him, David pointed to the two empty mounts and motioned for Addis and Alfie to ride on them.