"Lord Moriel, the food stores in the city are still not open today, and many civilians are already without food."
"Prices are still rising, and now there is nothing you can buy with money in Burai."
The city lord's palace of Burai, where Thor used to work when he was reorganizing the valley. At that time, although Thor used thunderous means to suppress all dissatisfaction, the fundamental problem of the valley was still unresolved. These nobles were in charge when Sol was in charge.
They restrained themselves a little, but once Thor left, they fished even more unscrupulously. That is to say, the river valley was rich in local products and there was no worry of war. If the nobles squeezed them harder, most of the civilians would still be able to eat. Otherwise, they would still be able to eat.
The greed of the nobles in the valley might have already caused a civil uprising.
There are some smart people among these nobles in the valley. Although they control food prices, they drive up prices in a moderate manner. They don't dig out all the leeks with a hoe, but always give the common people in the valley a way to survive. And most of them
As long as people are energetic, they will not take risks. The river valley has been relatively stable over the years, and the kingdom has not looked here more than once until Richard set his sights on this precious land.
The process of the Hunter family taking over Burleigh City was very easy. A flag regiment in Burleigh City wanted to open the city gate after receiving Dane's order. Thousands of city guards controlled by the nobles tried to stop them but were directly disarmed.
Taking Dane's 20,000 River Valley Legion as the vanguard, they entered the city with 10,000 dragon troops and four giant dragons. They encountered no resistance at all. There was a fierce commotion at the conference table. After the dragon army entered the city, no one dared to actually raise a flag.
If the soldiers resisted, each family would gather tens of thousands of personal guards. Normally, they could easily bully the civilians. However, against Moriel who entered the city with four dragons and an army of 30,000 people, if he dared to take the lead, he would be destroyed in an honest manner.
However, they dare not resist openly, but they have the ability to use disgusting methods secretly. The problem before Moriel now is the power they use.
The granary can only be entered and exited, rice and grain stores in the market have been closed in large areas, and the prices of various daily necessities have skyrocketed, reaching a level that is unacceptable to ordinary people. If this continues, there will be some chaos in Burai City, and the river valley will
The nobles united and messed up the economy of the river valley through self-destruction, just to show the Hunter family their power in this way. If the Hunter family did not want the economy of the river valley to suffer, they would take the initiative to negotiate with them.
At that time, they will propose conditions to each other, divide the interests well, and while ensuring the basic interests of each noble family, allocate part to the Hunter family, and the two parties will reach a tacit understanding.
In their opinion, the Hunter family is very likely to accept this condition. After all, they have stabilized the river valley, and they will naturally pay taxes to the Hunter family. The Hunter family is the former kingdom, and they have prepared for the Hunter family.
The benefits are much greater than the benefits to the kingdom. If the chaos in the river valley continues like this, the Hunter family will not get a single benefit.
If you were a traditional aristocrat, or even the Lanster family in the past, they would choose to compromise when encountering this situation, as long as you get the benefits. But for the Hunter family, it is impossible to accept this threat, and instead treat it as a threat.
After they show their power in the river valley, the Hunter family will only intensify their attacks on interests and treat politics as business. Most businessmen will fail. For an ambitious man like Richard, it is absolutely impossible to accept it.
Rule in name only.
Moriel knew Richard's decision without even asking for instructions. Compromise was impossible. What she wanted to think about now was a way to break the situation.
"General Dane, is the food in the valley controlled by these nobles?"
"Nine times out of ten, the merchant houses of the nobles completely control the grain trade in the river valley, and almost all the granaries are located in the castles of each family."
Dane was a familiar person. He was the one who led Thor to ransack the house. He had been collaborating with the nobles in the river valley for so long, and he knew his interests both overt and covert.
"Then, what does General Dane think we should do?"
In the meeting hall, Moriel was sitting at the head of the chair. Several administrative bureaucrats and senior generals were waiting for Moriel's order. This group of people had never been so aggrieved in the North, just waiting for Moriel's order.
There was a killing spree.
Looking at Moriel, who was squinting slightly, Dane knew that it was time for him to lead the way again. These idiots in the river valley really ruined their brains in doing business, and they used businessmen's tricks to restrain ambitious people like Richard.
Humanoid will not divide interests with a group of greedy nobles. He is much greedier than these. Looking at the actions of the Hunter family in the North, it is obvious that he wants them all.
After thinking for a moment, Dane said:
"I propose to directly order all rice and grain stores to open tomorrow and supply grain. Otherwise, all stores will be confiscated and they are prohibited from opening."
"What if they still won't open the door?"
"That's just right. We took this opportunity to confiscate their shop and directly attribute it to the City Lord's Mansion, which will run it."
"Where does the food come from?"
"The noble families in Burai City are our granaries."
"Starting from the Andel family, which has the largest amount of grain storage, their grain depot can at least supply the city of Burai for more than a month."
"If they resist..."
"If they resist, the River Valley Legion is willing to be the vanguard."
It just so happened that the Hunter family's entry into Burleigh City seemed to be so smooth and smooth that the nobles in these river valleys forgot about the bloody horror. The new ruler always had to use some people to establish his authority.
The following senior officers looked forward to it after listening to Dane's solution. This simple and crude method suited them best. They wished they could kill several troublemaking nobles now and establish the majesty of the Hunter family's three-arrow flag.
Come.
"Um."
"Have you heard General Dane's method clearly?"
"Listen clearly!"
The officers and even the civilian staff below shouted excitedly. For those of them who have long been bound to the Hunter family, the glory of the Hunter family's three-arrow flag is their glory. Setting up the three-arrow flag on the new territory
They were even more fanatical than Richard about the majesty of the flag.
Moriel's next order also did not disappoint them.
"Now that you heard everything clearly, I won't repeat it again. All steps are in accordance with General Dane's arrangements."
"Issuing an order directly in the name of the City Lord's Palace. If all rice and grain stores do not open to sell grain within two days, they do not need to open. The City Lord's Palace will operate them on their behalf."
"Yes, sir!"
"If there are any open shops in the past two days, write them down and let General Dane identify which ones they belong to. By the third day, all merchants who have not opened their doors to sell grain will be selling food. The nobles behind them are all within the capture range of the legion."
"Let Lord Dane lead the team to execute this operation!"
"yes!"
Dane got another chance to show his loyalty. Although from a profit perspective, Richard had never doubted Dane's loyalty, but as a new recruit, Dane had to brush up on his merits and qualifications.
Gain a foothold in the Hunter family system.
…
Burleigh
Andel's castle
The qualified nobles in the city gathered here again to discuss matters. In the past few days, the plan to confront the Hunter family was discussed here. However, the atmosphere here is a bit solemn now. In just two days, the Hunter family took action.
Judging from the orders from the city lord's palace, it seems that the Hunter family has no intention of negotiating and compromising, but wants to use coercive means to suppress them.
"Everyone, how should you respond to the orders from the City Lord's Mansion?"
"Haha, who can't scare people? The property of the nobles is sacred and inviolable. What's the use of forcing the rice and grain stores to open? Can they find a grain of grain in the river valley? Or do they want to get their own military rations?
Are they sold to those poor people in the rice grain store?"
"Hahahahaha..."
The words of this noble representative aroused the echo of many people present. So what if the city lord's palace takes over the management of the rice and grain store? With them under control, the Hunter family can't get a grain of grain in the river valley, so how can they sell the grain.
They never thought that the Hunter family would directly rob their granary. The kingdom system has been solidified for hundreds of years. As the ruling class, the nobles have already formed a set of agreed-upon rules. The essence of these rules is to safeguard the interests of the ruling class.
Benefit.
For example, the private property of nobles is sacrosanct. This rule is not too obvious in the Northland outside Zhenbeiguan, but for the river valleys where the nobles are powerful and close to the central plain, it has been an iron law for hundreds of years.
, many nobles in the river valley still habitually believe that the Hunter family will not challenge the rules of the entire aristocratic class, and will only play with them within the rules.
Even when Saul destroyed a noble family, it was because the other party was a little stupid and directly raised troops to resist, giving Saul a legitimate reason. Now they act like quails on the surface, and the Hunter family wants to touch them.
There won't be any reason.
Only a few people did not respond, but only a few were sober, and it was difficult to change other people's minds in such a large crowd. Even the sober people did not mean to remind others, and silently made their own plans.
"I think the Hunter family is showing cowardice by doing this. We don't have to wait for two days. Today we will let all the rice and grain stores open, but we won't supply a single grain. Let's see what the Hunter family can do."
"Okay, let's all advance together and retreat together. Let the Hunter family know that without our nobles in the river valley, the Hunter family cannot be the guardian of this river valley."
"Okay, let's hold on for a few more days. The losses incurred in these days are for the long-term interests of everyone."
"We understand."
"If it's okay, just leave today. After everyone goes back, let the rice and grain store open. If the City Lord's Mansion wants to take over, let them take over."
"good…"
…
In the garden of Andel's house, an old man is sitting in the garden to relax. He is the Viscount Andel of this generation. However, many specific affairs have been handed over to his eldest son, and most of the time he is no longer involved in management.
"Has everyone left?"
"Um."
"What was the result of your discussion?"
"According to the order of the city lord's palace, let the rice and grain store open immediately to give the Hunter family a face, but not a single grain of food will be supplied."
"Then what do you think?"
"Let the rice and grain store prepare the food in the next two days. After two days, if there are any changes, the food will be released immediately according to the Hunter family's wishes."
"good."
The old man seems to be quite satisfied with the performance of his eldest son. At least he has saved a hand. He does not cling to the rule that noble property is sacred and inviolable, and is ready to sell his teammates at any time.
"My father taught me better."
"But it's not enough."
Faced with the praise from his eldest son, Viscount Andel showed no humility. In his opinion, it was indeed his fault that his son finally learned a lot and did not die with those fools.
He can see clearly than most people that the rules of the kingdom restrict most people, whether it is the Walaya family in the south or the Ross family in the west, and even King Ren is bound by these rules, but Hunter
The family is different from all the nobles of the kingdom.
There are at least two sky-level strong men plus four giant dragons, as well as a powerful army. The Hunter family has the ability to not obey the rules. The rules are originally made by the strong ones. The Hunter family is not a follower of the rules;
Rule makers, it is a bit fanciful to expect the rules among the kingdom's nobles to restrain the Hunter family.
"Please ask father to teach you."
Hearing Viscount Andel say that it was not enough, the middle-aged man standing aside was a little puzzled.
"Not only do the rice and grain stores need to open immediately, but they also have enough food ready to start selling food in the afternoon of the next day."
"Aren't you waiting for the Hunter family to make a move?"
"Wait, are you waiting for the Hunter family's dragon to burn down our Andelburg?"
"Here, will they really attack Andelberg directly?"
"Don't think about whether they dare or not. You have to think about if the Hunter family did this, would anyone make them pay the price? If not, then why would the Hunter family not dare?"
"By the afternoon of the last day, no matter what happens to other people or the Hunter family, the Andel family's rice and grain store must immediately start selling grain normally."
"Yes, Father."
As the night fell, another day passed in Burai City under a solemn atmosphere.
…
City Lord's Mansion
"Is there any movement among the nobles in the river valley today?"
"Haha, the rice and grain store is open as usual, but there is not a single grain of grain. Now some civilians in Burai City have begun to panic, and the price of grain has doubled again on the black market."
"Sure enough, the knife was not put to the neck. There are always some people who can't understand the situation."
"However, Sir Moriel, my subordinates have discovered some interesting things in the past two days."
Although Dane now controls the 25,000-strong force of the River Valley Legion, he has treated himself purely as a subordinate in front of Moriel, and his ability to beat snakes and sticks has never weakened.
"Um?"
"Two of the eleven Bolai families seem to be secretly delivering grain to the rice and grain store."
"It doesn't matter. There's no need to spend any more energy on it. When the time comes, we can just act according to the plan."
"Yes, sir!"
The nobles in the river valley are obviously not as united as at the meeting, but to Moriel, their attitude is not important...
