Before he could have a good dream, it was already dawn, and the maid Shirley woke up Reggie.
Reggie was a little nervous. As a single man, it was rare to see a girl as soon as he opened his eyes.
Shirley was also a little scared. When she came out of the basement, she heard some terrible legends.
On the battlefield, the legendary version is this: Lord Reggie Victor met the prince and Bull Eater Butcher on the hillside. During the fight, the Lord suddenly disappeared and he used magic to summon a strong beast.
The huge bull defeated the prince and Butcher.
After it spread to the city, the version became like this. The lord summoned a huge bull. The lord rode the bull to repel the enemy, ignited the enemy's black powder, and captured Prince Sean alive.
After the rumor passed down several hands and reached the ears of Sydney, the version became like this. Reggie Victor, the lord of Shattered Snow City, transformed into a huge bull. He swallowed all the enemies into his mouth and chewed them into minced meat.
Spit it out again, he chewed up all the enemy's black powder, turned it into raging flames, and burned the entire hillside red. He pressed Prince Sean under his body, cruelly ravaged him into a useless person, and then in front of the assistant minister
With pleading, he was imprisoned in the dungeon.
Reggie stretched out and said hello to Shirley.
"Uh, hello." Reggie, who had just woken up, had a dry mouth and subconsciously licked his lips. This action frightened Shirley so much that she almost threw the kettle in her hand on the ground.
"Your name is Shirley, right?" Reggie found some memories about her, "I think I haven't seen you for a while."
"I'm sick, sir," Shirley immediately knelt on the ground. "You allow me to rest for two days, just two days, sir. I have your permission."
"I don't mean to blame you, don't be so nervous." The impression about Shirley is very vague, and the "previous Reggie" seems to have never looked at her directly. She has black hair, a pair of brown eyes, and thin
The long cheeks have the unique beauty of the East.
In the impression of the "previous Reggie", this was a typical lowly bloodline, but in the eyes of the current Reggie, she was simply a beauty in a painting.
"Well, the reason for waking me up so early is..."
"I'm sorry, sir!" Shirley cried in fright, "A group of rough people came outside the door, and the Knights of Gusta were also there! They said they were here to ask for gold coins from you!"
"Don't be afraid, I really don't blame you." Reggie stood up and straightened his clothes in the mirror. He was just about to go out when he heard Shirley whisper: "Sir, don't you need to change your clothes?"
"Do I need it?"
"I'm sorry, sir, I shouldn't talk too much."
"It doesn't matter, just change it to another one."
Shirley carefully brought the neat dress to Reggie. Reggie smiled slightly awkwardly and said, "Are you just here watching me change clothes?"
"I'm sorry, sir, I was too stupid!" Shirley immediately stepped forward and took off Reggie's clothes.
"Well, actually that's not what I meant..."
"I'm sorry, sir, please punish me."
"I'm not, I mean, actually I can do it myself..."
"I'm sorry, sir, I'm going to get a whip. Please whip me."
"What I mean is..."
"I'm sorry, sir, please forgive me!"
"I'm sorry, girl, this is the last piece of clothing on my body, I'd better do it myself!"
The stupid "predecessor" didn't know how to live. The lord's world is simply more beautiful than heaven.
Reggie changed his clothes, and Erwin was waiting at the door early. He looked very nervous, even more nervous than before the battle.
"Lord, you made some promises to the soldiers yesterday."
"I know." Reggie's expression was unusually relaxed.
"I have roughly calculated the amount you promised, and I'm afraid it will require at least three thousand gold coins."
"It doesn't matter, they deserve it." Reggie knew that three thousand gold coins was not a small amount, but he was not a miser. The gold coins locked in the vault have no value at all. The real value of wealth is to exchange for what you want.
reflect.
Walking to the castle gate, a group of drunken soldiers were waiting for their reward. It was obvious that they had experienced a carnival last night.
Jiawen stood at the front. He was very nervous. He knew what three thousand gold coins meant. It was hard to say whether the lord would discount the reward.
"Brave warriors, your lord is standing here now and is about to fulfill his promise!" Reggie stood on the steps in front of the castle door, looking down at the longing eyes of everyone and enjoying the admiration of everyone, "Just like I once did
As I said, you fight for Broken Snow City and bleed for Broken Snow City. You also have the right to share the wealth of Broken Snow City with me. Let the commander of our Second Army open the castle's treasury and let everyone alive.
Soldiers and fallen heroes all deserve their due rewards!"
"King of Shattered Snow!"
"King of Shattered Snow!"
"King of Shattered Snow!"
There are more and more people on the street, not only soldiers, but also other civilians.
A living person received five gold coins, and a dead person received thirty gold coins. No one could believe that there would be such an amount of reward in Broken Snow City.
Fulfilling promises is the best way to establish prestige. When ordinary people see gold coins entering the pockets of soldiers, who will not be willing to fight for the lord in the future?
Counting officers of different ranks and dead soldiers, it only took three thousand gold coins to win over everyone's hearts. Reggie couldn't help but cheer for himself for making such a wise decision.
Reggie waited for a long time, but found that Erwin seemed to have been standing behind him.
"I asked you to open the vault, didn't you hear?"
"Lord, I feel that the word "open" is a bit inappropriate... I brought it here."
"Bring it?" Reggie looked at Erwin in surprise, "You said you brought the vault?"
Erwin took out a small bag from his back and whispered, "This is all the assets of Broken Snow City."
Seeing the bag, which was not much bigger than a melon, Reggie felt like his heart was buried in the heavy snow.
"How much...is this?"
"Three hundred and forty-four gold coins, my lord," Erwin said, "not including the 1,600 gold coins you owe the kingdom as an offering."
Three hundred and forty-four gold coins.
The entire property of a lord.
It is also the entire financial reserve of Xuexicheng.
The "last Reggie" wrote down so many unfavorable factors before committing suicide, but never recorded this key one. He was a pauper, appallingly poor, and miserable.
The financial affairs of Suixue City should be sorted out. How could such a large city be run in such a mess?
But this is not the point right now. The point is the hungry soldiers standing under the steps.
If you tell them now that you have no money, will you be torn into pieces by them?
I have to think of an excuse to deal with it.
"The warriors of Broken Snow City..." As soon as Reggie started to speak, the wine shop owner Vares interrupted him rudely.
"Lord, are you trying to renege on your debt? These bastards drank thirty-seven barrels of my wine yesterday, and I haven't settled the bill with you yet."
People like this who speak to the point are the most annoying.
"Don't worry, your lord will never break his promise," Reggie paused and said loudly, "It's just that I still have an important task to give you!"
What's a good excuse? Clean the battlefield? Repair the house? Clean the streets?
Reggie's brain was running rapidly, and Vares shouted again: "Do you want us to clear the enemy's camp? We can't wait for a long time!"
In fact, this person is quite cute!
Reggie finally grasped the life-saving straw. After all, clearing out all the remaining enemies did not happen overnight.
"You're right, the war is not over yet. Our enemies are still nearby. Brave warriors, we have only achieved a temporary victory, and there are more difficult battles waiting for us!"
"I have good news for you, Lord Lord!" Roland Field stood in front of everyone, "I went to inspect the enemy camp at dawn. They have withdrawn their troops. Our enemies have gone back to Bayer Country!"
"Long live Shattered Snow City!"
"Long live the King of Shattered Snow!"
The surrounding civilians burst into cheers, and the shouts were louder than last night. Reggie looked at his people excitedly with heartbroken tears.
Roland smiled and said: "Lord, let me tell you another piece of good news. We found Old Hill on the mountain road. He was injured, but he is still alive! Sir, you are a great prophet, and he is really still alive!"
"It's good to be alive!" Reggie laughed loudly, "Let's go visit old Hill together!"
"Don't worry, sir!" Ansili was also among the crowd. "My father is very good. He said that you will definitely fulfill your promise, two gold coins for one cow!"
"Long live the King of Shattered Snow!"
"Long live the King of Shattered Snow!"
Jiawen walked up to Reggie and held Reggie's hands excitedly: "I will always be your loyal guard, my King of Snow."
"I firmly believe that you are absolutely loyal," Reggie wiped his tears and said, "I believe that you will not hack me to death."
Vares shouted: "Lord, it's a pity that all my ale has been drank by these bastards. If you are generous enough, please take out the wine from the castle and celebrate with us."
Ale, wheat, wheat outside the city.
Reggie remembered something for a moment.
By the way, let them cut the wheat!
"Although the wine is good, I still like the sweetness of the ale!" Reggie shouted, "The wheat outside the city is already ripe. This is not only related to the ale, but also to our food. Winter is coming, and the enemy may come again.
Show up and let us harvest the food we need to survive first."
After saying these words, everyone became quiet, and gloomy looks appeared on everyone's faces.
"What's wrong, warriors? Don't you want food?" The moment of silence made Reggie's heart hang in his throat. It seemed that this excuse was not very attractive to them.
Roland was the first to break the silence. He whispered: "Sir, we have no wheat. Our farmland has been burned by the beasts of Bayer."
I seem to have heard something similar last night.
But Reggie remembered that looking down from the top of the city, there were many complete wheat fields around.
"Our food was indeed ruined by those beasts," Reggie said, "but there are still so many golden waves of wheat waiting for us!"
"Those do not belong to us, Lord," Roland said. "The wheat fields near the city wall belong to the nobles, and we cannot touch their property."
"Nobles?" Reggie frowned, "Which nobles are you talking about?"
Everyone looked at Reggie in surprise, as if he shouldn't ask this question. Erwin reminded him from behind: "They are talking about the nobles who escaped."
Reggie quickly searched his memory. On the eve of the war, some people had left embarrassing scenes in Reggie's mind.
There are more than a dozen noble families living in Broken Snow City, including the Gusta family of the first knight, the Beech family of political officers, and the Thorne family of great bachelors.
Except for these three families, all the other nobles left Broken Snow City on the eve of the war. Their actions made Reggie feel the despair of betrayal and separation, and also caused a large number of civilians to lose the courage to fight and join them.
Choose to escape.
Reggie once cried and begged these nobles to stay, but they didn't even look back when they left, and some even mocked Reggie with vicious words.
Now that the war is over, should we invite these nobles to come back to harvest wheat?
There is no door, don’t even think about it!
"Ignore the nobles," Reggie said coldly, "Take back all the wheat outside the city."
Archmaester Batchelor said from the sidelines: "Lord, I have no intention of disobeying your order, but it is really their property, the wealth left to them by their ancestors. According to the laws of the kingdom, you should not usurp the children."
property of the people.”
"The lords of Broken Snow City will protect the property of every citizen, but only if they are my true people!" Reggie said loudly, "They betrayed Broken Snow City at the critical moment of life and death, and they have no right to return from Broken Snow City.
Take a bunch of wheat ears from the snow city!"
The panicked Su Lit stepped forward and said: "Lord, although my family has escaped, at least I stayed."
Jiawen stepped forward and said: "I am willing to dedicate the wheat on my field, I just hope you can keep it for him..."
Reggie shook his head and said: "Knight Gusta, Grand Bachelor Thorne, your property is still inviolable, and Sulit, who fights for me, I will not touch your family's property. You saved your family."
, as long as your family is willing to return to Suixue City, I will still treat them as my subjects. All residents in the city, your property is inviolable. Go back to harvest your own food first, and all the food of other escapees will be sent to you.
Come to the castle, I will distribute the grain equally to each resident, and pay your harvest wages according to the weight. Knight Gusta, this task will be left to you!"
While everyone was still in shock, Reggie turned around and walked back to the castle. Thunderous applause and cheers soon came from outside the door, and everyone was praising the great lord.
But Reggie was not excited at all. Amidst the cheers, he felt the chill of the blade on his neck.
What people worship is not the lord, but the benefits brought by the lord.
Today's worship may turn into tomorrow's hatred. Driven by interests, the honey may be soaked with sharp swords, and the flowers may be stained with blood.
"Erwin!" Reggie walked straight to his room, "Tell someone to send over the financial statements!"
Erwin looked puzzled and asked: "Sir, what kind of watch did you just talk about?"
"Income and expenditure statement, journal, damn, there must be something to keep records of!"