Demon Lord

In this era, knowledge was basically monopolized by the nobles. Therefore, except for the higher education rate of residents in cities, the people walking around in ordinary towns are basically illiterate. If the lord wanted to issue a notice, he had to send someone to read it several times. Although Cauchy is down and out now, he was educated under the guidance of his father after all. He glanced at the contents of the newspaper, confirmed that he knew them all, and happily accepted the task.

Letting the guy at the entrance of the bar lead the horse away, Cauchy entered the room and found a seat near the middle to sit down. After ordering a glass of the cheapest ale, he unfolded the newspaper in the dim light. He planned to see what was written on it first, but he was a little fascinated by it. A small piece of parchment was covered with handwriting on both sides. , For the era of lack of communication, such a large amount of information is very shocking. Cauchy forgot his original mission just by looking at it, and his behavior of reading the newspaper while drinking ale suddenly became the focus of everyone...

There is no other reason. If you deliberately look at parchment in a place where there are many illiterates, isn't this deliberately showing off that you are educated?

Hey buddy, I want to read a book and go outside, how bad the light is in here!

That is, do you drink ale as if it were wine?

Come on, read it to us, and see how fascinated you are!

Ke Xi looked away with some reluctance, and said to the bald man who asked him the question: I'm sorry... this is the news of our Karen Kingdom during the recent period

News? Can there be any news? Isn't it the case that Earl Moore was returned to the capital after the orcs broke through the line of defense? What is there to say?

No, no, it's more than that. Cauchy pointed to the headline on the front page and said, Efta has won the battle! Do you know?

This sentence immediately caused a burst of exclamation, and the other voices in the room immediately quieted down. Some people were skeptical, and some said it must be nonsense, but when Cauchy read the content word by word, almost everyone in the room was dumbfounded. !

More than 20,000 orcs were beaten away like this!?

Captured 4,300 orcs? And chased them all the way to the Nehemia grassland?

Where did you get this thing?

It was brought over by Parling Trading Company. It is said that this thing will be updated every week in the future, so that people can keep abreast of what's happening in the country. Look, it also includes the impact of Earl Moore, and even the damaged towns. It's all marked...

Everyone is from the Bergen Territory, so they naturally know what happened here. When Cauchy read the contents, everyone immediately believed that the contents of this newspaper were absolutely true!

Now even if Coxi doesn't want to read it, someone will force him to read it.

In addition to the battles in various places, the following content is actually a part of the prediction of the famine in the Bergen Territory in winter... After the well-founded words were read, the originally lively tavern also fell silent.

People from all walks of life hang out in bars. Mercenaries, merchants, neighbors in the town, and travelers passing by are all lacking. Although they are not the ruling class of this society, those who can come over for a drink are all guys with a little more knowledge and a clear mind . Farmland was destroyed, food was robbed, farmers were killed, and when the territory was empty, Charles II even conscripted troops to attack Efta...

Is His Majesty the King crazy?

Earl Moore gave up his command and was replaced by Earl Mirno? When did that fellow Mirno become good at fighting? What else would he do besides making money?

Some people may not believe the news of Efta's victory, but the news that Charles II is about to mobilize troops has been circulating in many places these days. People didn't take it seriously at first, but now they immediately realize the possible meaning behind it. All of them will suffer losses to varying degrees.

Where can I find food? Where can I find the source of soldiers? Who should I look for in logistics?

Although this newspaper did not clearly say who suffered, but after the information spread, it would naturally brew, ferment, and eventually form an invisible storm...

Cauchy didn't understand what he could change by reading a newspaper. What's more, he didn't know that when he was reading the newspaper, the same newspaper and the same information were being distributed in the Burgen territory and even in all the Paarling trading houses in the Karen Kingdom!

The power of information is like a huge spider web, slowly opening to the entire kingdom.

The newspaper was soon placed on Earl Mirno's desk, but it is not surprising that no similar news appeared on Charles II's desk today or in the future.

It's all bullshit...it's deception!

Earl Mirno slammed the newspaper on the table, his head was congested with anger, and his ears seemed to be buzzing. He really wanted to curse a few words, but he also knew that it was useless.

He has already confirmed what happened to Efta through various channels, but Mirno would rather believe that all of this is a hoax: the promised soldiers are approaching the city and are in danger? Why did it suddenly reverse?

Charles II had already entrusted him with the task, and Mirno never thought of backing down in his heart, but after all he was only a minister of power, not a general. It is difficult for anyone to predict the real possible effect of the newspaper at this time.

After all, this kind of thing has never appeared before, and the illiteracy rate of more than 90% in the Karen Kingdom makes newspapers look like there is no place for survival.

Find out who spread the newspapers and lock them all up!

Mirno had no choice but to issue such an order, but his adjutant showed embarrassment: My lord...it seems that most villages and towns in the kingdom have these things, we...

This statement is obvious. No matter how powerful Earl Mirno is, he is no more than an earl. Bergen's territory is not bad, but outside of Bergen's territory, even if there is Charles II, the Shangfang Sword, who are you? Why command me?

Catch all that can be caught, and find a way to catch those who can't be caught!

Angrily, Mirno crumpled the parchment into a ball and slammed it on the adjutant's face, Do you want me to teach you this kind of thing?!

The adjutant who didn't dare to breathe hurriedly responded, then bowed and retreated, leaving Mirno with a livid face sitting in front of the armchair and continuing to think hard...

*****

Houllier City has been restored to order soon after the war.

Speaking of the days when the orcs attacked, Houllier City was never in danger of being besieged because it was behind the front line, so the city looked no different from before the war, and was even more lively than before.

The price of goods has risen a lot due to the war, and it is now in the process of falling, including the price of food. The nobles all have the idea of ​​hoarding goods to make a fortune, so in the past, if a war broke out, the price of food would rise eight times ten times. Times are possible, and no one can stop it. However, under the emergency mechanism of the cabinet, Hollier City, which hoarded more food in advance, easily stabilized the price of food. At any rate, no civilians starved to death because they could not afford food.

The dozens of decrees issued by the cabinet before the war were not in vain after all. Whether it was the integration of the military region or the details of the implementation of various aspects, they all proved the superiority of the cabinet over the traditional lord rule. Of course, in Efta Under the premise that a large number of lords died.

The Rose Cross also counted a lot of strength in the war, but the war came to an end sooner, and the bishops couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of the duke and the cabinet while rejoicing , and the most important thing...is that they recognized their status.

If Sally is a weak duke who has no ministers available and is cowardly, then Rose Cross is definitely very happy to use this to control the Duke's mansion, and use this to allow the sect to have a broader development space in Rose Cross. But obviously the cabinet headed by Roddy didn't give them this opportunity at all. At the first cabinet meeting held on June 8, the abbot of the Rosie Cross sect in Houllier City didn't accept them from the beginning to the end. to the notice.

Obviously, Rody didn't intend to let the religious forces have any chance to influence his basic market.

In the meeting hall of the Duke's Mansion, six cabinet members sat on both sides of the long table, and the prime minister, Roddy and Duke Sally, were at the two ends. At this time, there was no controversial scene that often appeared in the general Parliament. On the contrary, the entire meeting was basically led by Roddy from the beginning to the end.

In other words, this is basically Roddy's one word.

Everyone, in my opinion, Efta is now facing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We now have the highest administrative efficiency and the most suitable development environment... But there is a concept that I need to let everyone re-understand. Maybe you need a period of time. Time to take it slowly.

Rody's words echoed in the conference hall. The other six lords in the cabinet had long been ruled by Sally. Although they still had the title of Earl and Marquis in name, they now knew that they had no right to oppose Rody and Sally. The military power in Sally's hands can wipe out all of them at any time. In this case, choosing to hug her thigh is the only choice.

So they all made a statement one by one: Everything is at the Duke's discretion.

But Duke Sally was even happier: The Prime Minister has the final say on cabinet decisions, and I support all decisions made by Prime Minister Roddy.

Rody was not surprised by this. He just nodded and explained: What we need is not a country governed by countless lords. The dispersion of power means the decline of execution. I don't need to say this. The political structure of Efta will always maintain the current model cabinet as the center, we will gradually take back most of the power in the hands of the lord, and establish a country with unified laws!

This sentence caused the six lords to look at each other in blank dismay. After all, they are vested interest groups, how could they agree to their things being taken away?

But Rody is naturally not that stupid: Of course, we will not take back the lord's current right to govern the territory, but we have to make it clear that the lord must obey the decision of the cabinet. Only in this way can Efta be unified in the future!

Unite…

This word makes people think about it, not to mention the lords, even Sally's eyes glowed with a strange look: Charles II has sent people to prepare to attack, when shall we fight back?

Master Prime Minister, can we still fight now?

Earl Parker showed embarrassment. In this war, his territory was beaten the hardest by the orcs and suffered heavy population losses.

Rody waved his hand: Do you really think that Charles II can fight if he says to fight? Sending Milnor to recruit troops in the Bergen territory, this way itself will not work, otherwise Moore would not just give up.

He pointed at the table with his finger, and solemnly said: The only thing we need to do now is to complete the post-war reconstruction and recovery as soon as possible, and develop with peace of mind. Elson City will provide floating towers for 'artificial rainfall' in the future. Increase the food production of all the arable land, as for the offensive on Mirno's side... It's enough for me to solve this kind of matter.

At present, the cabinet is not divided into departments, and the lord can only take care of the affairs in his own territory. For the time being, Luo Di regards them as the top leaders of the six most powerful provinces and cities, and the external affairs are naturally him who holds the military power. to get it done.

Regarding Rody's reply that sounded like bragging, the lords chose to believe 100% that they were still full of fear of the orc attack before, but the result has proved the strength of the iron-handed prime minister.

But this is not over yet, Rody's subsequent decision made them even more stunned: In the next three months, we must expand the territory to the interior of the Nehemia grassland, establish enough pastoral areas, set up enough sentry towers, and make up for it. Qi Yuan lacked war horses and the scarcity of cattle and sheep.”

Expansion of frontiers sounds good, but in fact, it is something that the lords are unwilling to do... There is nothing to do on the bare grassland, basically it can only be built by constantly throwing money, who knows when it will be able to return Book? The grassland is even more a restricted area in the eyes of the lord. Even if the orcs have just been beaten away, most ordinary people still have an irresistible fear of these green-skinned savages.

I know that you think this kind of development is not worth investing in, but what you really need to invest in is not the grassland. Every three months, we will transport a batch of supplies to the interior of the Tasman to support the stability of these 'good allies' .”

As soon as these words were uttered, the group of lords felt their hearts beating faster: the construction of the grassland turned out to be just a springboard, and the real purpose was the Tasman behind the Gondola Mountains!

The other side of the Gondola Mountains is much richer, with all kinds of mineral resources. Add fuel to the fire while they're brainstorming within them, and make a huge profit out of it...Tasman needs gear to fight, right? Need food? A country in a war does not do production, and can only exchange various materials. Roddy is like a firewood gatherer squatting next to the fire, throwing a piece of firewood in to see which side of the fire is weak, not only makes the fire burn more vigorously , and exchanged resources as it should...

As long as they are not unified for a day, this exchange will go on forever. What Efta paid was finished goods, but what he got in exchange was rich resources that were several times higher. What is war wealth? This is called war wealth!

*****

I went out all day today, and I didn’t drive back until ten o’clock in the evening. The update was a little late, so the two updates are combined into one. By the way, ask for a new week of recommendation tickets and subscriptions! It’s good that friends who join in the show are in the creation of the world, I don’t share the support of the starting point/(ㄒoㄒ)/