Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 139 Chapter 139
Ice Crystal City is the largest city south of the Ice Crystal River, and it is also the largest city in the land ceded to the Wright Kingdom by Susas after the victory of the Battle of North Ridge.

There are no traces of war here now. The prosperous economy makes the place full of traffic, and there are hawkers shouting for buying and selling things everywhere.

Outside the city, a battalion of troops from Northridge was stationed. This troop was the main force of Earl Fischero, the first battalion of the Northridge Legion that won the Battle of Northridge.

With this battalion stationed here, the law and order here is actually very good, and since it was ceded to Fishelo, it has become more lively and prosperous.

Tang Mo's factory prospered the economy of Bunas, and the prosperity of Bunas also made Northridge's economic situation better.

Money is useless if it doesn't flow. This superficial economic theory has made the Northridge economy under Tang Mo's control flourish.

After North Ridge invested Tang Mo's steam engine to start mining ore, the output of ore increased significantly.Increased ore production has also increased Northridge's revenues.

Because the speed of mining ore is faster and the scale is larger, automation did not allow Miss Alice to reduce the number of miners, but increased more manpower.

There were more workers in the original mine, the mining speed was faster, and the output became higher.This allowed Northridge's ore mining speed to reach an unprecedented height.

With so much ore, Tang Mo's own steelmaking equipment alone cannot be completely smelted into useful steel.

As a result, the steel plant in North Ridge also began to expand, expanding the size of the steel plant and recruiting more workers.

As more and more workers entered the factory, more and more land was freed up in North Ridge. These more and more lands were leased to the newly merged South Susas serfs.

These Susas serfs who had no land and lived a relatively difficult life were liberated and became free citizens and began to cultivate the land of North Ridge.

The serfs migrated to the south, obtained the status of freedom, and had the land to support themselves. They were grateful to the Earl of Northridge, and the bards praising the Earl of Northridge's virtuous name were sung everywhere in the earl's territory.

Most of these people were thugs who bought with Tang Mo for zero yuan half a year ago, but they turned out to be the most obedient citizens under the Earl's rule.

After they left, the population in southern Susas decreased a lot, and the contradiction between population and land suddenly weakened a lot.The people left behind also have more land to cultivate, and without the exploitation of the Susas nobles, their life is much easier.

Having improved their economic situation, they also boosted Northridge's consumer economy through consumption—a virtuous circle suddenly formed a closed loop, instantly turning Earl Fisheror's jurisdiction into a paradise.

Through trade, the salt, dried fish, and metal products from Bunas, as well as the horses, furs, and wood from North Ridge, are all sold in Ice Crystal City, which has become a distribution center for trade.

A black carriage stopped in front of the gate of Ice Crystal City City Hall, and a Northridge soldier stepped forward to help open the door.

Then, the surrounding soldiers raised their chins and stood at attention to salute the carriage.In the respect of all the soldiers, Fishelo jumped out of the carriage, waved to everyone, and signaled them to finish the salute.

"My lord!" The officer standing at the door followed Fishero and greeted him respectfully, "There is absolutely no need for you to come here."

"I always want to come and take a look." Fischero smiled and patted the other person on the shoulder: "Good job!"

He is very satisfied with the progress of the Northridge Legion's military expansion. The three legions have now been formed, and the entire 4800-member legion is no longer what it used to be.

This army was more well-equipped than the previous Northridge Army. They were all equipped with Tang Mo's needle-fired guns, and all artillerymen and officers were also issued revolvers.

Each regiment is equipped with 10 C64 field guns produced by Tang San, and corresponding ammunition carriages.

This configuration makes the entire legion very powerful, but it is slightly bulkier than the normal legion organization.Because there are more carriages carrying ammunition, the assembly of troops is more troublesome.

In order to serve more carriages and better operate the 10 field cannons, the current Northridge Legion has a full regiment of 1600 men instead of the original 1500.

Most of the 100 additional soldiers were more professional soldiers, more like non-commissioned officers than soldiers in a modern army.

Fischero followed Tang Mo's suggestion and added more coachmen. He also set up a logistics management team for the troops, added artillery observers, and assigned more scouts and messengers.

After training and practice tests, Fishelo found that Tang Mo's improvements had indeed increased the combat effectiveness of the troops, which made him appreciate Tang Mo even more.

"I heard that the people from the Cyric Consortium have been dishonest recently. You should pay more attention to your safety." The officer persuaded Fishelo with concern, "They can do anything, you have to be careful."

"Thank you! If it wasn't for the previous actions that exposed too many people, we wouldn't have lost our surveillance of those from the Cyric Consortium." Fischero said regretfully as he walked into the city hall.

Before, he robbed Cyric's convoy in order to repay the debt he owed to Tang Mo and take revenge on Cyric, which caused him to lose most of the manpower he had placed in Cyric.

Although this operation was successful, it made him unable to accurately control Cyric's actions, and it was considered a heavy loss.

"Also, my lord... there is a sentence, I don't know if I should say it..." The officer followed Fishero into the city hall, and persuaded him: "You have drawn so many officers out , sending them to Bunas to study also caused some problems in the mobilization and command of our troops."

"There's no way around it." Fischero explained as he walked inside, "I hope my commanders can better understand the tactical changes brought about by the new weapons. The combat effectiveness will be affected."

He said to his confidant and beloved general earnestly: "Now that we have withstood the pressure, we can wait for dozens or even a hundred commanders who are proficient in tactics in a few months. This is a good deal, isn't it?" ?”

"When they come back, I'm going to Bunas..." The officer showed an envious expression on his face: "In the end, I became their apprentice."

"You! Don't worry! When you come back, I will let you command the 1st Battalion! The 1st Battalion in North Ridge!" Fischero pinched the leather glove and slapped the officer's chest. promised with a smile.

"Thank you, sir!" The officer heard the assurance, and the smile on his face became brighter. He continued to follow Fishero's pace, and walked towards the office specially prepared for Fishero in the city hall.

This building used to be the city hall of Ice Crystal City, so it was decorated very luxuriously, but because it was robbed before, there are still traces of smoke and fire in some places.

It was also the first time for Fischero to come here. Under the guidance of his confidant and beloved general, he walked into his temporary office.

As the new owner of the area south of the Ice Crystal River, he must inspect his own territory and see with his own eyes these great rivers and mountains that belong to him.

"Here is the tax statement, as well as the army's stationing and training plan... The rest are the temporary appointment of officials, and the new road repair budget." Pointing to the prepared documents on the table, the officer explained one by one Fischero introduced it.

"Ah... I should have let Alice come here if I knew it earlier." Rubbing his sore neck, Fishelo looked at the documents on the table and complained to himself.

It's not that he doesn't know how to deal with these things. After all, he is also an earl, and he has also studied and handled many common affairs in North Ridge before.

But since his daughter Alice handled these things better than him, he habitually left all these things to his daughter to deal with.

The confidant officer immediately laughed when he heard the earl's muttering, he bowed slightly to the earl, and said, "You have come from a long way, I will ask them to bring you a cup of tea."

"Thank you." Fishero, who had already looked down at the document, thanked his officer without raising his head.

Soon, the door was pushed open, and a maid from the city hall walked in with a tray. Two cups of hot strong tea were placed on the count's desk.

"The cup here is really beautiful." When the count looked up, he saw the exquisite cup and said with a sneer, "These officials are so good at enjoying themselves that they are beaten to the bum by us!"

"Yes." He and the earl held up the cups one after the other, and imitated the appearance of toasting. The Northridge officer who accompanied here agreed, and then drank the tea in one gulp.

Fishero also took a sip, and felt something was wrong as soon as he put down the teacup.He raised his head, and saw his confidant officer standing there shaking.

He froze for a moment, and then felt that his breathing was not smooth.Immediately afterwards, he heard a bang, which was the sound made by his own hands falling on the floor.

The count struggled to stand up. He knocked over his chair, took two staggered steps to the side, and then his vision went dark, he hit the desk and rolled to the floor.

The guard at the door heard the noise in the room, and knocked on the door tentatively: "My lord! Sir! My lord? My lord?"

After knocking on the door a few times, he realized that something was wrong. After opening the door, he saw two people who had fallen to the ground.

"Come on! Come on! Call the doctor! Guards! Come on!" He rushed to the earl, and shouted loudly while trying to help the earl up.

(End of this chapter)