Reggie did indeed do things very decently. He did not continue to embarrass these poor prisoners. He arranged accommodation for them, gave them necessary food and water, and even treated the wounded soldiers.
Early the next morning, Diahuto left Shattering Snow City with more than 700 remaining soldiers. Before leaving, Diahuto said to Reggie: "If you give me another chance, I will choose to fight with you until the end."
Finally, I will prove to you that I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
"The opportunity was given to you, but you didn't cherish it," Reggie said with a smile, "I am also afraid of death, but I know you are more afraid of death. You always think that the viscount of the Golden Eagle Empire is definitely more valuable than a countryless lord.
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Despite some disputes, Diachto finally fulfilled his promise. He only took away one ship and left all the remaining fifteen Falcon warships to Reggie.
This was Reggie's first time boarding a large sailing ship in the Middle Ages. Although it could not be compared with the oil tankers of later generations, Reggie was deeply shocked by the technology and craftsmanship of the ship. From the cabin to the deck, from the steering wheel to the mast, Reggie carefully recorded
Looking at every technical detail of the warship, the miracle of civilization does not only come from more advanced technological levels. Using simple mechanical principles and bringing simple skills to the extreme can also achieve shocking achievements.
Of course, it was not only the warship that shocked people, but also 100,000 pounds of flour and 10,000 pounds of bacon. After a long hard time, Reggie hugged the flour bag tightly and smiled happily all morning.
With ships, new business opportunities will be opened up. Human beings in this era do not yet have the strength to block shipping routes. It is time to kick off maritime trade.
The Falcon warship is not a merchant ship. Warships pursue speed more and have relatively limited loading capacity. But even so, a warship can carry at least 100,000 pounds of cargo, and its transportation efficiency is much higher than Nelson's caravan.
Reggie immediately made a list and asked Old Hill to take the fleet to the nearest port, Blue Bay, to purchase grain and ore. But Old Hill first asked a simple and realistic question: "This kind of ship...
How to open it?"
"Ah~ What a painful realization..." Reggie hummed and sat on the deck without saying a word.
Old Hill didn't dare to speak anymore, and everyone was silent.
"The boat has been snatched, but you can't sail it. The opportunity has been given to you, but you are useless!"
Reggie cursed many times in his native language, but in the end he didn't say it in common language because he knew it was not their fault.
Don't think that driving a large sailing ship is easy. Simple principles do not mean simple technology. Especially for such a large warship, without any automated equipment, the difficulty of driving is even more difficult than that of a modern large oil tanker.
What to do, Reggie once again set his sights on Batchelor.
"Sir, I have some books on ship driving, but I cannot guarantee the usefulness of these books."
"Let's take a look first." Reggie didn't have much hope for these books. It was just like taking a driver's license test. Theoretical knowledge was helpful, but the coach's guidance was more important.
But where can I find a coach now?
"Sir, I know there is a person who can maneuver the Falcon Warship," Bachelo said, "but I don't know if this person is still in your territory, and I'm not sure if he is still alive."
"In my territory?" Reggie asked in surprise, "There is someone in my territory who can drive a warship? Why didn't you introduce this rare talent to me earlier?"
"He just arrived," Batchelor looked around and said cautiously, "He is the wizard Dolanor, the pathbreaker. He once served as a sailor on the Falcon battleship."
Reggie was startled: "Didn't you blow up that wizard to death?"
"He didn't die that easily," Bachelo said. "I didn't find his body. I feel like he's still alive and hiding somewhere outside the city."
Reggie immediately called Tyr and asked him to search for the whereabouts of Doranor.
Batchelor asked to join the search because he was worried that Tell would kill Doranor.
Batchelor's worries were justified. Thiel's behavior became more and more bizarre, and his hatred of aliens became more and more serious. Reggie not only agreed to Batchelor's request, but also sent Roland and Will Rogers.
, under their surveillance, Tyr should not act recklessly.
There are still a lot of things to do right now, not only to train the driving skills, but also to learn the mechanical principles of the ship. Someone has to drive the ship, and someone has to repair the ship. This task is naturally handed over to Khalaf and his craftsmen.
Food still had to be transported to the city, and food storage and distribution plans had to be determined. All the work piled up, keeping Reggie busy for a whole day.
"Finans, can I trust you?" After dinner, Reggie continued to check the tax officer's account books.
"Of course you can..." The tax officer's voice was trembling. Since Reggie took control of Shattered Snow City, Finans has been living in fear.
"What if you lie to me again? What do you think I should do?"
"I have never deceived you, my lord..."
Accounting is the job that Reggie hates the most. He knows very little about financial knowledge. Reggie once asked Bachelo to find another financial and tax officer. When the two financial and tax officers work together, there will be some constraints between them.
But after Bachelo agreed, he has yet to take action.
This cannot be blamed on Bachelo. There are only a thousand people in Suixue City now, and only fifty people are literate. It is sheer hope to find a qualified tax officer among them.
Population is the basis of everything. We need to increase the population, popularize education, reserve more food, create more advanced weapons... there are still many things to be done.
By the way, we need to formulate a law, a brand new law, a completely different law from the Lion Country.
Reggie consulted many legal codes and repeatedly recalled the legal knowledge from his previous life. He spent a day and night finally completing the basic framework of the "Shattered Snow Law".
Chapter 1 of the Law, Article 1: "The Law of Broken Snow" applies to all territories of the lord of Broken Snow City, and all the people of the lord of Broken Snow City, including but not limited to humans, wizards, elves, orcs, and mountains.
All intelligent creatures such as demons and sea monsters are protected by the "Law of Broken Snow" and are also bound by the "Law of Broken Snow".
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Reggie races against every second, while Sophia spends her days like years.
Sean refuses to leave Golden Light City, and the Kingdom of Ryan is putting pressure on Sophia through a snowstorm of letters.
We also received food and gifts. Just three days ago, the Kingdom of Lane sent 10,000 gold coins. Prince Sean also accepted it with a smile. It would be unreasonable if he didn't leave again.
But Sean refused to leave. He wanted to give the king an explanation. He wanted to incorporate Golden Light City into the territory of Bayer Kingdom.
Although Sophia concealed the news of his capture for him, it could not change an important fact, the fact that the entire army was annihilated.
He took two thousand troops with him but did not bring them back. If he said that he had gained nothing, he would probably lose his position as crown prince.
But if one changes the narrative and decides through strategic considerations that he did not choose to attack Shattering Snow City, but instead attacked the more valuable Golden Light City, the nature of the entire incident will change.
Although he paid a heavy price, the heroic Prince Sean still captured Golden Light City. Even if this tragic victory was only worth seventy points, it was much better than a zero-point answer.
The prince's idea was supported by Gwen, the assistant minister, and he and the prince put pressure on Sophia.
"Your Royal Highness, everything you have done is for the prince. Since you have won a city for the prince, why do you want to give this city to others? Why can't you turn this city into the prince's merit?"
Gwen spoke so shamelessly, but Sophia was speechless.
Nehruv and Salah were extremely dissatisfied. Nehruv shouted in front of Prince Sean: "The City of Golden Light belongs to Her Royal Highness, and it is up to Her Royal Highness to decide whether to stay or go!"
Salah said from the sidelines: "Achievements must be paid for with blood. Only despicable thieves will steal the fruits of victory from others."
Sean was very angry, but he didn't dare to say anything.
He could act coquettishly to his sister, but he could not act wildly in front of Nehruv and Salah. Everyone knew that these two lords did not have a very good temper, and the military power was in their hands.
After a dispute that lasted for more than ten days, Gwen made a seemingly conciliatory suggestion: "It is better to leave the royal family to resolve the royal family's affairs. The two royal highnesses returned to the royal capital at the same time and told the king the news here.
Your Majesty, let Your Majesty decide whether to stay in Golden Light City."
Without much consideration, Sophia accepted Gwen's suggestion.
Leave Sean's fate and the fate of Golden Light City to his father. He is the master of Bayer Country.
In the early morning, Sophia and Sean got on the carriage, and together with Gwen, rushed to the Snow Bear City, the royal capital of the Bayer Kingdom.