Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 123 Discussing politics with vampires

"I understand your attitude, Mr. Regis, but in many cases, it is necessary to carry out propaganda that is contrary to reality, or even completely nonsense. Only a one-sided voice can be loud enough to achieve good enough results. And for the government Said that talking about these things is causing trouble for oneself, and may also provide ammunition for the enemy.”

On Livia's avenue, the Protector of Aedirn was talking with the people beside him, and behind him was Aedirn's team.

Although the war was over, the situation in Livia was not good. He passed through many villages along the way, and Herme didn't hear a dog barking.

This means that the villagers have eaten their dogs, and they have grown to eat dogs, so the food is also...

And Livia was the one who suffered less damage in this war. He can't even imagine what is going on in Adenia now. He can only hope that the food purchased from Redania can be in place in time. some people.

The person next to him was naturally Regis, and when the vampire expressed that he wanted to talk to him, Herme immediately agreed to the request.

After all, this vampire is a well-known wise man in the world of demon hunters. Herme would be happy to chat with this person and hear his views on some things.

Now, they are discussing the nature of propaganda.

"Well, indeed, it's too troublesome to explain those things clearly, and few people are willing to listen. Instead of doing it for the few people who don't care, it's better to promote it one-sidedly. But under this kind of thinking, it is inevitable Going towards political dominance, when the time comes, there will be all kinds of black and white. But it doesn't matter, isn't the so-called propaganda born for this?"

Regis analyzed calmly, discussing all this from a completely neutral attitude.

The vampire didn't shy away from anything because of the identity of the person in front of him, and Herme didn't react to the taunts in him either.

The basic operating logic of some things is just like this, at most put on some good-looking shells.

"I have to say that your understanding of politics is beyond my imagination. Please don't rush to be humble. I believe that many people in the north also know these things, but it is difficult for them to speak them so fluently. This is the first time I have seen a person who puts these things in such an orderly manner. I wonder if you intend to write a book on political science? I believe that with your understanding, this book will definitely become a masterpiece in the history of world politics. A milestone."

Regis' tone was very sincere. After all, Herme's predecessor came from an environment whose productivity was many times more developed than this world, and he had read many books on this subject. His understanding of politics must have surpassed most of the world's. some people.

"No, no, I don't have that ability, I just write novels."

Herme immediately rejected Regis' proposal to write a monograph on political science?That was too hard for him.

It's okay for him to just talk about some things, but it's too difficult for him to write, and he will definitely be ruined if he writes.

As a copywriter, Hemei knows what can and cannot be copied. Even if you copy some things, others can see that you definitely didn't write them.

"Ah, novel, when will the third volume of your "A Song of Ice and Fire" come out? Now that the war is over, this book should be on the publication schedule. I have been waiting for a long time."

Regis's words caught Duke Protector off guard, he never thought that Regis was actually his reader.

Regis usually reads a lot of books, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have such profound knowledge, and popular novels are also within his reading range. This vampire is inspiring to be an encyclopedic character.

"Haha, it should be soon. The manuscript has been roughly finalized, and I just need to correct it."

After Herme finished speaking, he suddenly saw a group of Livian soldiers in front of him, escorting many Nilfgaardians in handcuffs.

Seeing the flag of the Lord Protector of Aedian, they quickly saluted the Lord Protector, and Herme let them continue to perform their tasks, so they don't need to care about them.

The person being escorted is a Nilfgaardian prisoner of war. Now the north and the south have finalized an agreement on the exchange of prisoners, and they are transferring prisoners of war to each other.

The number of Nilfgaardian prisoners of war in the hands of the Northern Alliance exceeds that of the southerners, so the North requires Nilfgaard to use northern slaves to replace them, but only at a ratio of 1:3, that is, one Nilfgaardian prisoner of war is exchanged for three northerners. slave.

This request once aroused strong opposition from Nilfgaard, but under the firm attitude of the northerners, they finally backed down.

After all, Nilfgaard is the loser, and the loser has little choice and bargaining power.

As for why both sides have to carry out such a captive exchange, it is because everyone needs these people.

The north suffered a lot of population losses during the war, especially Temeria, Aedirn and Livia. These three countries were robbed of many slaves by Nilfgaard, leaving many areas empty, so it is necessary to These young laborers come back.

Nilfgaard is because the captives captured by the northerners are basically the elite of Nilfgaard. If these people can be exchanged, it will be very helpful to restore the strength of the imperial army. people.

Both sides don't want to kill or detain the other party's prisoners of war forever, but the current conditions do not allow it. It is not cost-effective to do so. It is better for everyone to exchange prisoners and get what they want.

"Speaking of which, Lord Protector, I'm a little curious. How does Aden plan to restore the population? The southern border of Aden is the most severely damaged area by Nilfgaard. Even if Nilfgaard sends back many people, it still remains Very empty."

Of course Regis knew all of the above. Vampires actually paid the most attention to politics among Geralt's group, so there was this problem.

"On the one hand, I am inviting Cossack immigrants from Hackland. On the other hand, I plan to send troops into the Blue Mountains to arrest people."

Herme already had an idea, and it was time to use the human resources pool in the mountains.

Mountains have always been a place for people fleeing domination and exploitation, and these people have continued to populate the mountains without the oppression of their rulers.

In fact, the population of many hilltops in the Blue Mountains in Yadian is not small, and a system of village communities has been formed among them, and there are still frictions between different village communities.

After Viatona went to the Blue Mountains to capture a lot of strong men, Herme paid attention to the situation in the Blue Mountains and began to investigate.

If you don't check, you don't know, and you will be shocked when you check.

Now the population of the Blue Mountains in Aden has reached 10,000+, which has reached the upper limit of the population carrying capacity of this mountain area, and young and middle-aged people have begun to flow out to the plains.

The reason why Viatona was able to capture so many strong men that time was also related to this factor.

If all these 10,000+ people can be moved down and filled to the southern border of Aden, many places will recover more quickly.

He was going to let the Posada Division and the Verands do it, both of which were from the Blue Mountains and knew how to operate in the mountains.

"Anyway, after the war, it is normal for mountain people to flow into the plains, just like the normal state of plain residents being oppressed and forced into the mountains. Then I will speed it up. Anyway, it is better to have more resources at the bottom of the mountain than on the mountain."

Herme expressed his thoughts, but Regis shook his head slightly,

"Master Protector, the living environment at the foot of the mountain is good, but there are also many taxes at the foot of the mountain. Although the resources in the mountain area are limited, but at least the mountain is high and there is no emperor. Many people would not want to go down the mountain. After all, their ancestors did not have nothing to do. .”

Humans in the north all originated from the three ships when they landed in exile, so there are no barbarians living in the mountains and forests in the north, only the northerners who migrated from the plains to the mountains.

Herme also considered this before she dared to choose to recruit people on a large scale. After all, they were still northerners, so it was very convenient for them to rule.

"You may be able to bring light taxation or tax exemption to these people who migrated from the mountains for a few years, but the burden of the plain residents will eventually fall on them again, and there may be another escape."

Regis is very bold in front of Herme. You must know that his words are seriously politically incorrect, and escaping from rule is the great sin of this era.

And here he intercedes for the fugitives, as if accusing the ruler from the standpoint of the fugitives.

However, Lord Protector is a person who doesn't feel much about this. He comes from an era when productivity was more developed, and he has seen through this long ago.

Not to mention being bothered by political correctness in the feudal era, it doesn't matter.

Of course, this is also because the vampire artist is bold, he wants to run or kill people here, no one can stop him.

"This is impossible."

Herme acted very straightforwardly, if Regis wanted to say this, he should also speak simply.

"The relationship between mountains and plains has always been in this cycle. The mountain residents fled to the mountains due to the oppression of the plain government, and then the plain government went to the mountains to arrest people or the mountain people saw the population loss of the plains and re-entered. This cycle has continued. I don't know how many years."

Hemei knew that, in fact, the relationship between the mountains and the plains here is the relationship between escaping from the rule and establishing the rule. The mountains here refer to places that are difficult for all rulers to enter.

They may be rivers, they may be swamps, anything is possible, and this problem is unsolvable in this era.

"Anyway, human beings can't see that far, and everything depends on the situation. I know that this arrest operation will require the use of weapons, but it has to be done. I believe that with the cooperation of carrots and sticks, this Migration can be a complete success."

Regis was a little surprised. This Lord Protector of Aedirn has a very free and easy view on these matters. He originally thought that a young ruler like him should not have such qualities.

"I believe that you can be a good ruler."

On the third day of chatting with Herme, Regis made such an evaluation, which is a summary of his observations during this period.

And Herme just waved her hand, expressing that she doesn't care, and then talked about other things with the vampire. The vampire knows a lot of secrets of this world, and it's very interesting to chat with him.

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When the protector and the vampire were chatting in front, everyone in the girl-hunting team was also chatting about them.

"Look at Uncle Regis, just a few days ago, he got on line with the Lord Protector and talked so intimately, you said, Regis might not be in the court of the Lord Protector of Aden Get an important position in it, and when the time comes, take them in and enjoy the blessings."

Angulane stepped on the stirrups with both legs, and looked at the front with the awning in his hands, his eyes were full of excitement.

"Reggis is not that kind of person, Angulan, and even if he really went to be an official in the court of the Lord Protector, it has nothing to do with you. You are going to study at Arethusa College. You are a bit old, but You can still go to school.”

Geralt said blankly,

Dandelion plucked a happy note on his lute, expressing that he found it amusing to see what was happening.

"Go to school, oh my god, how many times have I said, I don't want to go, the place of Aretusan will kill me, even if you force me into it, I will escape!"

Angulane started to make a fuss, Cassirer closed his eyes tiredly, Meval simply blocked his ears, and then Yennefer spoke,
"That's enough, you little girl who doesn't know how to be polite, you should be disciplined, you should study instead of wasting time, and learn how to be a lady, instead of fighting and killing like robbers."

There was some anger in Yennefer's tone. This girl who was somewhat similar to Ciri reminded her of the situation when she was educating Ciri.

The strong temperament belonging to the sorceress also spread, and the black clothes strongly set off this temperament.

For a while, everyone fell silent.

Angulan opened and closed her mouth a few times, looking hesitant to speak, and finally she choked out a sentence,

"I see, Mom."

And this sentence ignited a hornet's nest in a larger team, and Ye Naifa directly cast a spell to make the girl shut up.

"When we get to Arethusa, I have to let Margarita beat you with a pointer, oh, I believe, without my reminder, your mouth will make every female teacher beat you with a pointer butt."

Angulane couldn't speak, she just wanted to say, "Aren't you an aunt?"

But thanks to her not saying anything, otherwise Ye Naifa would have done more intense things.

"Haha, hahahaha."

Ciri let out a silvery laugh, she subconsciously covered her mouth, trying to stop the impolite laughter, but in the end she couldn't hold it back.

Geralt's companions are really more interesting than the other. I really want to hear Geralt talk about his adventures during this period of time in detail.

Cassirer, Miwar, Angulan, Regis, I really don't know how he brought together so many good partners under his command.

Yennefer's expression was very ugly, but Geralt elbowed her arm, and she didn't get angry, and finally just sighed.

Just let the kid be happy for a while, she has some tough stuff to deal with.

The matter did not end because Ciri was rescued, and the sorceress assembly...they issued a call.

And Xili and Ye Naifa must go, and the meeting place will determine their fate, which they cannot escape.

Ciri knew about it, Yennefer knew about it, Geralt knew about it, but none of them thought about it.

Oh, there should be a Regis, but he pretended not to know, the vampire always did.

However, he still hinted that if the situation was really bad, he would help, and he could still find some vampire friends.

And the three rejected Regis's kindness, which was their own problem.

Soon, the team came to a crossroads, where there was a tavern that was burned down during the war, and a hundred-year-old oak tree stood beside it.

The residents of this area will hang wooden signs and posters on the lower branches of this oak tree, with various contents written on them, and serve as tools for each other.

After every war, there are many messages about lost family members, and this time is no exception, and there are more.

There are several wooden signs that say "Come back, I forgive you everything" and other nonsense.In addition to this, there are all kinds of pornographic messages on the branches, as well as lists of related services and facilities located in surrounding villages and towns, plus many news and advertisements.Love letters and denunciations abound, both signed and anonymous.They also found a number of wooden plaques with philosophical musings—some inexplicable, some ridiculous, some obscene, some disgusting.

Here, everyone in the girl-hunting team stopped, and Geralt found the information they were looking for.

"Rosenberg, it's this place. They decided to hold a meeting under the watchful eyes of Lord Protector of Aedirn. I thought they wouldn't rush into Aedirn."

Looking at the message above, Ye Naifa said, with disdain in her tone,

"Maybe it's to prepare for entering Aden again in the future, or maybe it's just that I want to see me as soon as possible, Ye Naifa, let's go, learn about all this, see what they will say, and then come back."

Although it was a matter related to his own destiny, there was no fear on Xili's face. She was no longer that little girl, and the experience of being Falga had erased his immaturity.

Moreover, there is Yennefer, right?

"Okay, Geralt, don't look at us like that anymore. It's not a farewell. I'll be back when I finish my work. We'll go back to Livia to find you after the work is done."

"Goodbye, Ciri, goodbye, Ye."

"Well, see you then, Livia."

Yennefer didn't say much, she just looked into Geralt's eyes, then turned her horse's head and left the team with Ciri.

"Let's move on, they're just doing business."

Geralt said to the silent others, although he seemed to be talking about calm things, everyone could tell that those things were not calm.

But everyone didn't say anything, and Geralt's attitude was obvious.

(End of this chapter)