Hanfeng Fortress is an existence that Reggie cannot understand. It is like the ancient Great Wall in the East. Although it is also called a city, it is more precisely a military barrier.
The Baier Kingdom built the Hanmaple Fortress, obviously to resist the invasion of the Lane Kingdom. However, Reggie had consulted so many historical materials, and it seemed that the Lane Kingdom could only be beaten in front of the Bayer Kingdom. Reggie really couldn't understand the existence of this fortress.
What is the meaning of .
Maybe some people have tampered with history, maybe some people don't want to mention the bravery of our ancestors, maybe some people don't want to hurt the feelings of friends.
Five hours later, Sophia left Hanfeng Fortress with all the Bayers. When she left, she kept looking up at the sky, but she never saw Reggie's face.
Erwin started busy work. He had received military education. Before that, he had discussed with Jiawen the key to the defense of Han Maple Fortress.
But he has no experience in taking over a territory. In the future, he will not only lead his soldiers to fight here, but also lead them to survive here.
Fortunately, there are also Heiman, a Bachelor of Arts, and Aron, a Bachelor of Economics. They were sent by Bachelo to assist Erwin in managing Han Maple Fortress. Their first task was to count the survival facilities and material reserves in the city. Han Maple
The living environment of the fortress is somewhat complicated. Most of its buildings are military barracks. Of course, there are also several taverns, several shops, and two service places with special functions. Due to the war, these places have been deserted.
The task of counting supplies was very simple. The supplies in Hanmaple Fortress were already very scarce, and Sophia took away everything she could. Aron walked around the fortress for a whole day, not even a page of parchment.
Not full.
I heard Sophia describe before that most soldiers have to live in Hanmaple Fortress for the rest of their lives. Reggie doesn't want to do that. After serving here for a few years, soldiers can choose to return to Shattering Snow City. Judging from the current quality of life,
This is far from Reggie's standard of happy life.
"Don't worry about supplies," Reggie said, "there will be a fleet of ships that will deliver everything you need."
"I'm not worried about supplies, sir. What I'm worried about is manpower." Standing on the city wall, Erwin couldn't help but sigh. He is not a person who likes to complain, but Thirty Mile Fortress requires a hundred people.
Coming to garrison, this sounds like child's play.
"I have tried my best." Reggie was also helpless. There were only more than a thousand residents in Broken Snow City. If it weren't for the generous reward of ten gold coins a year, who would be willing to come to this ghost place.
Population is Reggie's most difficult problem, and he has never found a reasonable solution.
Encouraging residents to have more children is the best way, but if you want to see the effects of population growth, you have to wait at least fifteen years.
Attracting immigrants? This is also a good idea. Reggie is very confident in the appeal of Shattered Snow City, but only if the Lion Country is willing to open the border blockade.
Acquiring slaves is the only feasible method at present. According to the plan, Old Hill's caravan will return next month, and by then the first batch of slaves will arrive at the port.
How to resettle slaves is a complex issue. The management models and tools for people are different. Although many countries are used to treating people as tools, Reggie doesn't want to do this. He wants this group of unfortunate people to truly become part of Shattered Snow City.
.
That night, Reggie slept in Sophia's room because her scent still lingered here.
Love, hate, and kill each other, maybe this is fate.
But at least tonight, I can relive the memories of the past.
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At dawn the next day, Reggie got up early. He wanted to stay in Hanfeng Fortress for a few more days, at least to provide Erwin with the help he could.
But Broken Snow City sent news that Old Hill was back early.
He overfulfilled the task and brought back a total of 3,000 slaves, as well as the balance of the last batch of white phosphorus - 25,000 gold coins. This forced Reggie to rush back to Broken Snow City as quickly as possible.
For him, this was an earth-shattering event. The number of these slaves had exceeded three times the current total population, and the financial resources of Broken Snow City had reached ten times that of last year.
When Reggie felt the port, the slaves still had not disembarked. This was the rule of "Mermaid" Nipoli and the rule of all slave trades. Before the buyer inspected the goods, he would not let any slave leave the ship, otherwise if there was
When a slave escapes, responsibility is difficult to define.
This ship was not big, not even as big as a ship carrying grain. It was hard to imagine how Nipoli could cram three thousand slaves into this ship.
Reggie gave Nipoli a hug first and said with a smile: "Friend, you came a little early."
Nipoli smiled and said: "I heard that you have obtained a new territory, so I want to send you the supplies as soon as possible."
"My friend, when you set off from Blue Bay, I had not finished the battle. How did you know that I had gained new territory?"
"Uh...I received guidance from the gods."
"Can we be more honest with each other?"
"My urine wax is sold out, hehehehe."
"I knew that was the case, Muhahaha!"
Just the right amount of hypocrisy makes Reggie and Nipoli cherish each other.
"Unload the slaves first," Reggie said. "How did you squeeze so many people into one boat?"
Nipoli's smile disappeared. It seemed that Reggie asked a sensitive question.
"Lord, I know that Broken Snow City has never purchased slaves in large quantities. There are some rules that we'd better explain up front," Nipoli called Old Hill, "First let my friend give me a certificate to prove that I
I didn’t deceive you. The Benlang Kingdom defeated the Mingxiang Kingdom last month. The big slave owners of the Mingxiang Kingdom fled to Blue Bay. They were eager to sell their slaves, so the price of slaves dropped a lot, but the price dropped.
It does not mean that they are of low quality. These slaves are very strong and healthy. Mr. Hill has carefully inspected them before boarding the ship."
"Yes, Lord Lord, Mr. Sloan personally selected the slaves for us. They are all healthy."
Seeing old Hill keep talking for Nipoli made Reggie very unhappy. This old guy must have received a lot of benefits from Nipoli.
But why did Nipoli tell himself this? Reggie never complained about the slave's health.
Nipoli continued: "But you know that there are always some risks in transporting slaves over long distances. Just like livestock, some will always die on the road."
It turned out that he was worried about this matter. Reggie frowned and said, "How many died?"
Nipoli said: "One hundred and sixteen people. If you could come back one day earlier, it should be one hundred and fourteen people. Two more died today."
Reggie sighed and said, "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get them off the ship quickly!"
Nipoli said: "According to the rules of the slave business, we should jointly bear the loss of slaves who die during transportation. But considering our friendship, I am willing to bear the cost alone."
The price of slaves is not low. Even if the price is reduced this time, a slave still costs one and a half gold coins on average.
More than a hundred slaves were about to run out of 200 gold coins. Nipoli would rather lose 200 gold coins than provide them with an extra ship.
Maybe this idea is stupid, maybe even if there is one more ship, many slaves will die, maybe this is the most cost-effective way, in short, Nipoli is the best businessman, he can settle accounts.
But for those slaves who died on the road, it was as if they died at the door of heaven.
"My good friend, why bother about this kind of thing," Reggie held Nipoli's hand with a smile on his face, "I won't accept your gold coins. I will bear the loss this time. Let them go quickly."
Get off the boat."
"I like doing business with you, especially your generosity and generosity," Nipoli said. "After they get off the ship, I hope you can check their bodies carefully."
"Well, old Hill, you go check the men, and I'll check the women!"
"It would be better if there were doctors. Traveling long distances might breed some kind of disease."
"That makes sense!" Reggie nodded and said, "Call Imma over quickly and ask her to bring a few more doctors. The male doctors will examine the men, and Imma and I will examine the women!"