Chapter 101: Tony Geer and the Young Lord (1) (First update)
There is no clue to find and contact the Eruin Southern Army. The mercenaries sent to the direction of the Grahar Mountains either never returned or brought back useless news.
Brando knows that the mercenaries sent out may not necessarily be reliable.
Not everyone among the mercenaries in this group is single-minded: Fern, Kerenthia, and Juta all have their own plans, and most of them have a muddled mentality.
Some of the people who were sent out simply ran away. Brando was not unaware of this situation, but he did not intend to take coercive measures - it was useless.
Only those who sincerely stay and share the joys and sorrows with him are trustworthy people.
Of course, Brando didn't want to sit still and wait for death. In the days when the shadow of the war over Tonigel from the direction of Pallas was getting darker day by day, he arranged for trustworthy people to continue through the mountains through Schafflund.
Look for traces of the Eruin Southern Legion.
On the one hand, the construction of the territory is also proceeding in an orderly manner——
The renovation work on the city wall was finally completed at the end of the Frost Moon. The construction period was nearly a week later than expected - and the materials consumed were far more than expected. The only ones who benefited from this were probably those who were recruited to repair the city wall.
workers.
In fact, this matter did not go as smoothly as expected at the beginning——
Because no one is willing to work for this young new lord with an "unjustified reputation", Grudin still has some power, not to mention that the reputation of Earl Denel is as heavy as a mountain in the hearts of these low-level citizens.
The originally agreed-upon policy of tolerance ran into trouble almost immediately, and the inducements of material conditions could not allow these people to overcome their fear of the power of the old aristocracy, or the fear of possible retaliation that might follow.
Antitina quickly realized that if the mercenaries hadn't attacked around Fir City, or if these lower-level citizens had almost the same fear of Brando, I'm afraid a large-scale escape would have started long ago.
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After understanding this, the noble daughter finally understood the mistake she had made. She had no choice but to use coercive means to make up for this mistake - and in order to ensure the construction period, Antitina even acted as a "noble's supporter" in the end.
Dogleg'.
The girl personally led people to the outer city, drove out the residents living in thatched huts and shacks, and made them tremble in the square. She ordered the soldiers to give them tools, and then let the mercenaries
They supervise their work.
Of course, although Miss Noble has reduced the element of violence as much as possible, violence during supervision is still unavoidable, and the title "Miss Devil" soon spread in private.
The entire day that day passed through the workers' coping and resistance to the supervisors.
But this change in attitude came from the end of the first day of work. To everyone's expectation - the 'devil lady' arranged a sumptuous dinner for them.
Not only did the dinner include rare white bread, there was even stew -
Of course, those broths are actually quite unworthy of their name. They are so clear that they are almost just water without meat. At a glance, they look like a pool in the mountains - so clear that the bottom of the soup is so clear that the noble daughter could not bear to look at the pots with meat in them.
I couldn't help but frown, but this wasn't because the mercenaries were harsh. The mercenaries got the meat from the forest. Although it was a lot, it was not enough to share with so many people.
Initially, she was a little worried that the workers would complain, but it turned out that things turned out completely beyond her expectation.
These refugees who have been living in the slums all year round can hardly walk when they smell the rich aroma of the broth, and their eyes become brighter than the hungriest wolf in the forest - in their eyes, white bread is already a rarity.
It's delicious at first sight, and it's only possible to get some during festivals or on certain important days.
As for meat, that would only happen at the end of the year, depending on whether the lord was in a good mood and could reward them with some leftovers.
As for whether it is clear or not, there is no need to worry about it at all.
In fact, seeing these workers devouring their food, Antitina realized that she had made another mistake. She remembered that when she was in embarrassment in Prague, she could only eat a little black bread every day, let alone
It tasted like meat.
And through the power of this dinner, the noble daughter finally stabilized her heart. She said that as long as she stayed on the construction site, everyone could eat such food every day.
This promise almost caused a sensation among the crowd. Although the workers were dubious, most of them were willing to stay and see the situation - not to mention that even if they didn't want to stay, those vicious mercenaries would help them make a choice.
However, their doubts were quickly dispelled, and the 'devil lady' fulfilled her promise, allowing them to eat a piece of white bread and a small dish of stewed soup every night.
The direct result of this is the rapid reduction of meat reserves in the warehouse - because there is not much in the first place - the meat reserves in the warehouse come from a small number of domesticated livestock in the territory, most of which are mutton or pork, some of which have been pickled.
Quite a long time.
These meats used to be provided for Grudin and his men to enjoy, but now they have to be used to feed hundreds of people every day, so the demand naturally exceeds the supply.
For this reason, Flo complained to Antitina more than once, saying that if she continued to consume it like this, their lord would probably not be able to eat a meal of meat when Brando came back.
This statement once moved Antitina. On one side were the young lords whom she admired from the bottom of her heart, and on the other were just workers from the refugees. Which was more important, the noble lady would choose the former without even thinking about it.
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But after careful consideration, she finally insisted on her approach. She asked the mercenaries to hunt in the forest as much as possible - even putting aside their daily training, just to supplement their meat consumption.
But this approach brought unexpected benefits. The workers gradually found out that in order to ensure their dinner, the 'Devil Lady' arranged for people to hunt in the forest outside the city - hunting in the private hunting ground of the past lord!
This approach impressed everyone, and some people even secretly asked mercenaries to tell her that she didn't have to spend so much money. In fact, it would be good to have white bread every day.
The workers began to worry that the young lord would punish the kind and kind noble lady for this.
But what they did made Antitina strengthen her confidence. Not only that, she then told the workers - telling them that it was not her, but the lord who arranged all this, so they didn't have to worry at all.
Antitina used this small explanation to put all the credit on Brando. Coupled with the young lord's previous tax reduction and exemption measures, he suddenly gained popularity among these lower-class citizens.
Very high reputation.
Of course, Brando didn't know anything about this at that time, because the young man was handling the affairs of the mine in Schaflund at the time, and he was completely unaware of what was happening in the territory.
In fact, Antitina did not realize that these measures of hers would be successful at the beginning - she had no experience in managing the territory, and she only had a few short discussions with Brando during the trip.
But she soon realized she had done nothing wrong.
Less than a week after she started implementing the corresponding countermeasures, someone asked her through the mercenaries whether the Lord needed more manpower.
This is obviously a signal that her construction site can attract more labor to join. But it is not just that, it shows that some people have begun to waver between the remaining power of the old aristocratic power and the prestige of the young new lord.
This is undoubtedly a good sign.
But the only thing that made Antitina regretful was that the good omen could not save the fact that the construction period was delayed in the end - on the one hand, too much time was wasted at the beginning, and on the other hand, no one among them was proficient in architecture and engineering.
The addition of Master Belu may have more or less corrected some of their mistakes in arranging manpower, but this kingdom's master forger is not a real professional - he may have unique ideas on how to create a magic armor.
insights.
But it’s definitely not repairing a section of city wall——
This dilemma was finally changed until the old dwarf Odum from the Safrund Mine joined the team. No matter how unreliable this old dwarf was, he at least learned something from his fellow mountain dwarves.
thing.
After correcting several initial misconceptions, the renovation process quickly accelerated until the end of this month when it was finally declared complete.
On the morning of the completion of the project, Antitina invited Brando, Medissa, Charles and all the young man's closest associates. She, Qian and Roman stood in the morning mist, quietly watching the work being done.
Seeing the city wall standing in the early winter, looming behind the fog, I finally couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
But then she frowned slightly, turned back to look at Brando, who was also looking in that direction, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Lord, for wasting so much time -"
Brando glanced at his staff, his eyes full of admiration.
He remembered that when he was in Prague, he once felt lucky because he could dig out a man who could make magic diversion devices - this was undoubtedly a happier thing than picking up gold on the roadside.
But it wasn't until today that he truly realized that what he had picked up was not just a treasure - but also a priceless treasure.
Antitina is a very quiet girl, but she also has her own persistence - Brando can see this girl's persistence in her ideals and beliefs - he feels that what virtues and abilities he has can make such an outstanding person
The girls serve themselves wholeheartedly.
After returning to the territory, he had learned about all the work of the noble daughter in detail. He was originally worried that Antitina, who had no experience in managing the territory, would encounter a lot of trouble - he even expected that the city wall might be destroyed.
next month.
In other words, the repairs can only be completed in the middle of the sleeping month. Although it is not a big trouble, it may still cause some inconvenience until after the first snow.
But Antitina gave him a big surprise. The noble daughter completed this task beyond his expectation with her usual seriousness and meticulousness.
Not only that, he was also satisfied with the performance of Belu and Oldham - except for the old dwarf who always acted a little timid.
He looked at Antitina, smiled in agreement, and nodded.
