king of the castle

Chapter 472 The Battle Is Coming

Senior residents in Kent Town have a series of privileges, ranging from tax exemption to preferential distribution of income and relatively easy jobs. 【】Roger did this to reward these particularly loyal residents. It is not easy to find civilians who will never leave the lord even after knowing the war is coming. These people are the future hope of the territory, and they will rebuild Kent that was devastated by the war in the future. The strength of the town, of course, must be encouraged.

So facing Anna's question, Roger nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course it is true. Shouldn't there be some rewards for a loyal commoner like me?".

In fact, Anna didn't have much opinion on Roger's decision. The Hamilton family also had territories elsewhere. Of course, she knew that civilians who were loyal to the lord were definitely a precious asset, and it was appropriate to reward them.

In fact, Anna was worried about other things. After hesitating for a while, she still said to Roger: "I checked the grain inventory recently, and there is not much left in the inventory. The war is about to start, and we have no time to buy any more." Food, I don’t know how long this fight will take, so many civilians stay in the castle..."

The meaning in Anna's words is very clear, that is, if there is a real war, Roger can't afford to support so many civilians.At this moment, Anna already knew that Roger's astonishing army did not need any supplies, but even if the tens of thousands of troops were ignored, there were still nearly a thousand guards in the castle who needed food.Now more than 2000 civilians are suddenly added, and the food shortage is even more severe.

Although Anna has full confidence in Roger, the war has really begun and no one knows how long it will last.At that time, the thousands of people in the castle will all be hungry, not only will it not help the battle situation in the slightest, it will even have an adverse effect.So what Anna meant was to ask the civilians to go out to take refuge, and try to save food for the guards. After all, after Chris's long-term training, their combat effectiveness is no less than that of the regular army, and they can still play some role in wars.

Roger did not have Anna's scruples.The castle's rotation farm has been built for a long time, and the first batch of wheat eyes planted is about to be harvested.At that time, a large amount of food will be harvested, and it will be no problem for thousands of people to eat for a year or two. During this period, the farm can harvest twice, so there is no need to worry about famine at all.

Smiling comfortingly at Anna, Roger said to her softly: "I know you are worried about the food problem, but I will find a way to solve it, so don't worry."

Like everyone else, Anna trusts Roger conditionally.Now that Roger has said so, Anna no longer dwells on this issue, and quickly said to him: "In addition, the materials in the town have also been counted, and I have already made the list, please go ahead."

It is also very important not to let the supplies in the town fall into the hands of the enemy. Roger immediately took the parchment scroll from Anna's hand and started to pay attention.The content recorded on the scroll is very detailed, from precious items such as gems, magic crystals, mithril, and gold coins, to consumables such as food, goods, fine wine, and bread, to the most worthless buildings such as wood and stone All the materials are listed in it, and the exact quantity and specific value are also indicated at the back, so that Roger can see it clearly at a glance.

"Tsk tsk...it's so detailed." Roger admired sincerely: "Anna, you are so capable, what would I do without you?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Anna gently leaned on Roger's shoulder and whispered: "I am your woman now, and these are what I should do. And I also know that you are against Alonso III to avenge your father , if I don’t help you with such a thing, who will help you? Actually... I should thank you.”

"Don't be too sad, really." Anna's weak appearance made Roger feel a little distressed, and he couldn't help but patted her jade back lightly and comforted him in a low voice: "The Duke must be watching you in heaven at this time, I don't think he wants to To see you so sad."

"Well, I know my father must be watching me in heaven, so I will be strong." Anna raised her head and said to Roger, "If there is no problem with this list, I will deal with the blockade of the pier now."

After Anna finished speaking, she left quickly, and Roger couldn't help but secretly sighed as he looked at her tall and slender back.The death of her father was undoubtedly a serious blow to Anna. Roger only hoped that she would not be overly indulging in grief. He didn't expect his woman to be unhappy for the rest of her life.

Although Roger is very worried about Anna, there are still more things for him to deal with, so he can't always be with Anna.First of all, the merchants need to be appeased. After all, it is not only Cage's caravan who come to Kent Town to do business, but more merchants from all over the mainland.

Now that Kent Town is about to be involved in a war, the merchants of course chose to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.Roger personally assured the merchants that as soon as the war is over, Kent Town will restore everything to normal as soon as possible, and all taxes will remain the same at that time, and high taxes will not be imposed on merchants because of the war. The interests will also be guaranteed, and their interests will never suffer any loss.

In fact, the businessmen are not sure whether Roger can win the battle, and whether he can still keep the Kent territory after the battle is over.But everyone was very satisfied with Roger's statement, and they all expressed that as long as Kent Town is still Roger's territory in the future, they will definitely return to Kent Town to do business after the war is over.

After the merchants gradually left, some townspeople who decided to seek refuge elsewhere also began to leave one after another.Although the loyalty of these people was obviously not that high compared to those townspeople who decided to stay and defend the lord, Roger didn't blame them either.After all, these townspeople have never seen how powerful Roger really is, and it is natural to be afraid of the coming war.

Roger even personally agreed in public that if these townspeople were willing to come back after the war, they would still retain their status as ordinary townspeople.The Lord Lord's kindness moved everyone, and some townspeople who were moved immediately expressed their willingness to stay and defend the Lord Lord, and vowed to live and die with the town of Kent.

Roger has always adopted a natural attitude towards the question of whether the townspeople will go or stay. Since someone is willing to stay, he will not refuse, and announced that after the war, these people will also be treated as senior townspeople.

With the departure of businessmen and most of the townspeople, the bustling and bustling town of Kent has also become deserted.The streets that used to be bustling with crowds became empty, only occasionally working townspeople or vigilant guards hurried past, a tense atmosphere before the war gradually descended into the town.

With the upgrade of the castle warehouse completed, Roger also began to get busy.He wants to put all the materials listed by Anna into the castle warehouse, so as not to fall into the hands of Alonso III in the future.

Kent Town has been very prosperous in the past year or so, and the accumulated wealth and supplies are not a small number.It is really not an easy task for Roger to put all these materials into the warehouse.Roger was busy for several days before he completed this arduous task.

And during Roger's busy days, other people were not idle.Under the arrangement of Anna and Bonnie, the crowd towed several old boats bought cheaply from merchants to the pier, and placed explosive potions produced by the castle's alchemy laboratory on the bottom of the boats.

The refining method of this miraculous potion is currently lost, and only the alchemy laboratory of the castle can make it.The two components of the explosive potion are housed in two bottles, one big and one small, which are set together. Before use, just unplug the stopper of the small bottle and shake it gently to let the two components fully mix, and the explosive potion will There was a violent explosion.

In Luo Jielai, this kind of potion and grenade are similar, and it has a lot of use in war, so the castle hub produced a large batch.In fact, Roger, who is full of soul power, has such a strong confidence that he can even make a large batch of explosive potions.After all, it is not easy to make this kind of potion, even if it is an ordinary small country that can make more than a dozen bottles, it is not easy.

One thing that Roger didn't expect was that the first use of the explosive potion was not on the battlefield after it was created, but was used to blow up and sink ships.These ships were deliberately sunk by Roger to blockade the port.In the upcoming war, Alonso III must use various means to transport materials such as weapons, grain and grass to the battlefield, and water transport is undoubtedly the fastest and most convenient.That's why Roger wants to blockade the port, and must not allow any facilities in Kent Town to be used by the enemy.

All the blasting potions were shaken and mixed, and placed in cleverly designed racks made by the town's carpenters.As long as the person standing on the dock slightly tugs on the rope that is directly connected to the frame, the explosive powder will fall heavily to the bottom of the ship, causing a violent explosion and sinking the ship.

Of course, such a big event as blowing up the ship was done by Roger himself. When he pulled heavily on the rope connecting the frames, a series of explosions immediately came from the bottom of the ship.

Under the amazed gaze of everyone, several large ships quickly tilted on the water surface and then sank into the water. Only a few masts could be vaguely seen in the waves of the water surface.In this way, the pier was completely blocked, and neither Alonso III's troop carrier nor the grain carrier could dock.

On the second day after Roger bombed the ship and blocked the pier, news came from Mandos City that Alonso III declared the Duke of Hamilton and Earl Roger Lee as judges of the country, and sent troops to attack Roger's territory of Kent.Alonso III has issued an order to kill Hamilton and Roger, which means that this war will end with the defeat of one side.

This war related to the fate of Roger and the future of the entire Thorne kingdom has finally begun.

Chapter 472 The Battle Is Coming

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