The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 639: Abandoned Castle, Poor People

After leaving Winterfell, Zhang Cheng brought his old butler Andrew to Eagle Castle.

However, when Andrew revisited the old place, he looked at the dilapidated city walls and the traces of the battles left over from the past, and immediately knelt on the ground.
Because he was supposed to die together with his lord, but he betrayed his lord.
Looking at Andrew with tears streaming down his face, Zhang Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said, "We will be here to help Zellingen stand up again!"

Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Andrew also hurriedly said: "You are right, Earl!"

But just after Zhang Cheng and his companions arrived, the people around them also got the news and rushed over.

Looking at the crowd below, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but shout loudly: "Ceringen is back. I will continue the glory of my ancestors and lead you to restore glory."

As Zhang Cheng finished speaking, the people below started to cheer.

Many village representatives donated their remaining food to express their loyalty to the Zerlingen family.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but fall silent.
Because Zähringen is now really trampled in the mud and has lost everything.
However, Zhang Cheng was not worried, because what he was best at was "starting from scratch"!
Half a month later, five or six carriages arrived at the territory of the Zellingen family in the dark.

The abandoned Eagle Castle has also been restored by the villagers and is gradually returning to its former appearance.

It still looks pretty bad, but that's pretty good.
Looking at Roose Bolton in front of him, Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Welcome, Roose!"

"Nice to meet you too, Rose!"

The two sides shook hands and hugged each other. Zhang Cheng looked at him and said, "It seems that Earl Bolton accepted my proposal!"

"Under such circumstances, we should unite even more. After all, Zellingen is still loved by the people!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Roose Bolton laughed.
"What about what I need?"

Asking Roose Bolton, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but speak,
"They are all in the carriage, 100,000 gold royals, and various craftsmen, but these must be paid back!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng seriously, Roose Bolton didn't understand why his father would agree to such a thing. However, thinking of the situation of the Zellingen family, he didn't object. After all, Zhang Cheng would not default on his debt, right?
Zhang Cheng: Defaulting on my debt? I never intended to pay it back!

Roose Bolton:.
"Thank you for your help. The Zähringen family will definitely remember it!"

Patting Roose Bolton on the shoulder, Zhang Cheng thanked him earnestly.

Because if the Bolton family didn't help, he would have to find a way to plunder Braavos across the sea.
As for the nine independent city-states of free trade, Zhang Cheng doesn't buy into it at all, because he is so poor that he has to resort to violence. If you still provoke him, wouldn't that be courting death?

Develop first, then go to the Iron Bank to borrow money, and then rob him if you can't borrow money. This is Zhang Cheng's strategy.
It's impossible to pay back the money anyway, he never thought of doing so in his life!

Zhang Cheng: Guess why I borrowed money to buy cannons?
Iron Bank: Here comes another one!
Fed:
The spring breeze blew towards the coast. Standing in the wheat field, Zhang Cheng was gazing into the distance.

Coming to Zhang Cheng's side, Andrew said, "My Lord Earl, the craftsmen have already started making the equipment according to your drawings. The people below are very happy because this will speed up the harvest!"

"How many subjects do we have in total?"

Looking at Andrew beside him, Zhang Cheng spoke up.

"According to the calculations of the new scholar, the number of people in our Zellingen family is only 60,000."

Just as Andrew finished speaking, Zhang Cheng began to think.
Because even if we exclude the elderly, children, women and children, he can only recruit less than 2,000 people at most! And this includes the middle-aged and elderly people around 40 years old!
As for why forty years old is considered middle-aged or elderly, it’s because if you can live to this age here, you are really amazing!

"Conscript soldiers, and go to war against Skaggs Island next spring!"

Looking up, Zhang Cheng said this after a long silence.
Hearing this, Andrew was shocked and asked, "You want revenge?"

"That's right. The existence of the barbarians will always threaten the safety of Zelingen. Besides, I also need population to supplement the labor force!"

With a calm look on his face, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but speak.
As a Far Easterner, Zhang Cheng certainly knew what population represented. It not only represented war potential, but also taxation and military force!
Unable to wake up Krieg as soon as possible, Zhang Cheng must find a new way out, that is, the barbarians on Skaggs Island.

As for the savages outside the Great Wall, Zhang Cheng was out of reach, after all, he had no boat!

As the conscription order was issued, the entire territory of the Zähringen family became bustling.
Because no one wants to live in poverty anymore, and the conscripts actually get a silver deer and three meals a month, which is simply a blessing from heaven!

Looking at the people who came here because of his reputation, Zhang Cheng also tried his best to select them.
However, in the early stage, Zhang Cheng only recruited young men between 18 and 30 years old. After all, the equipment produced by the craftsmen could initially alleviate the shortage of labor, but it was not a long-term solution. He needed more slaves!

There are two ways to obtain slaves: one is to fight against the barbarians, and the other is to buy them in the Slave Bay in Essos.
But this obviously did not conform to Zhang Cheng's idea. He planned to plunder directly after summoning Krieg.
He will not let anyone off without mercy!
Under the call of the powerful Silver Deer, five hundred soldiers were quickly recruited.

Zhang Cheng’s daily job now is to lead them in training and continuously strengthen territory management.

After half a year of renovation, Eagle Castle has gradually recovered.

As the flags fluttered in the wind, the common people in the territory became more proud.

Because they are no longer people without the earl's protection!
But on this day, Zhang Cheng suddenly received news from the countryside that bandits were plundering his village and taking away many women and food.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Cheng was completely dumbfounded, because he was so poor, and there were actually people who were targeting him. It was like singing a "mass" in front of the Three Pure Ones, just courting death!

Riding on horses, Zhang Cheng led more than ten cavalrymen and quickly rushed to the scene of the incident, but it was already night.

When Zhang Cheng arrived here, he saw the villagers collecting the dead villagers, and his anger became even greater.
Because Zhang has been in the business for so long, but this is the first time that someone has taken advantage of him and attacked him!

"Catch him, no matter who he is, I will make him pay the price!"

Zhang Cheng spoke coldly, his eyes filled with coldness.
"shelf"

As the sound of galloping sounded, Zhang Cheng had no idea that he would encounter the most outrageous thing tonight.
Following the direction pointed by the villagers, Zhang Cheng's eyes gradually turned upside down, following the smell.

Carrying prisoners, the bandits could not run fast and were soon caught up in the early morning of the next day.
However, after entering the forest, Zhang Cheng felt an inexplicable chill.

Pulling out the purple star from his waist, Zhang Cheng waved his hand, signaling the cavalry to dismount, and then moved forward.
However, after arriving at a tribe deep in the mountains, Zhang Cheng's eyes turned red, because his villagers were being sacrificed to the so-called gods!

"I'll go to bed at eight in the morning!"

With an angry roar, Zhang Cheng rushed forward holding the Purple Star.
Because he was eager to rob people, and now someone is playing the same trick on him. It's like the professional mage Liu Haizhu is "casting a spell" on him right in front of him!

(End of this chapter)