Succubus' Manor

Chi Yan sat on a chair, holding a cup of hot water in his hand.

There were no people on the street—it would be "lively" at night, and the queen re-imposed a curfew, and civilians were not allowed to go out after dark every night. The guards would always patrol, and those who disobeyed would be beaten and driven back.

It was useful in the first few days, and people were still afraid of the guards, but people couldn't bear the hunger, and they didn't eat for several days, and even the most timid people dared to fight.

So some people gathered their partners and attacked the guards in the middle of the night. Both sides suffered casualties, but there were more civilians. After they attacked the guards, they turned around and broke into the house of a royal official and robbed the other party. Two clean.

During this period of time, the royal family has been investigating this group of people. Robbing wealthy households is nothing, but robbing officials is a straightforward slap in the face of the royal family. Even if the queen doesn't want to pursue it, she must.

More houses were built in the slums, and the commoners obviously believed that the slums managed by Chi Yan were not under the control of the royal family. After all, the guards did not go to the slums to arrest people before.

Even if they can't find a job in the slums, it's better than staying at home in fear. It's better to walk around in the slums and chat with neighbors than at home.

The queen was busy controlling the chaos in the holy city, and had no time or energy to manage Chi Yan, including the useless slums.

As a result, more and more people became Chi Yan's "people".

Chi Yan sat by the window for a long time, and finally waited for Ryan.

"My lord, Josh is here." Ryan also had a smile on his face.

Josh, who originally wanted to retire in Saket, did not know why he was sure that Chi Yan would stay in the Holy City in the future, so he hurriedly chased him over, sending supplies every half a month.

Summer was coming, and when Josh sent the food, he also sent a large amount of saltpeter.

His caravan was divided into several waves, some delivered food to the army stationed outside the city, some sold food to nobles in nearby cities, and some all went to Chi Yan.

The food for the army and Chi Yan was free, but the food he sold to the nobles was sky-high.

And it's only traded outside the city, whether the nobles like to buy or not, don't think about grabbing food from him without money - he can invite a lot of demon thugs to come over.

Now the demons in Stettin love this job very much. They can run around and fight with robbers and robbers.

The demons now know that they are ugly, and since their faces can no longer be made up, they need to earn more money.

When Chi Yan heard that Josh was coming, a smile appeared on his face.

Josh brought a lot of food every time, but because more and more people wanted to eat in his hands, it was consumed quickly.

Chi Yan didn't know how many times he was thankful that he had Aliye, if not for Aliye, maybe he would have to starve in the holy city.

Although he arranged jobs for the civilians who defected to him, in fact, the output of the work did not earn much money at all, at least not enough to feed the civilians.

So in fact, he is still raising the common people, but he can't really let the common people get food for nothing.

Few people will cherish things that are free, and if they take them back one day, they will be scolded instead.

It's different when you have a job, and people work together, and they get familiar with each other and integrate quickly.

In addition to bringing wheat, Josh also brings more of Katuo powder. After the Katuo powder is brought over, Chi Yan will ask people to make them into cakes. Katuo cake tastes better than black bread and has a strong sense of satiety. People also prefer to eat kato biscuits.

After all, when you taste it carefully, the kato biscuits will still have a little sweetness.

Chi Yan chatted with Josh for a while. Aliye had a bumper harvest last fall, and the price of grain has been stable because of the chamber of commerce. After the farmers in Aliye kept their rations for a year, they sold all the other grain.

The katuo grown in Sakde can be harvested every two months, so a lot of katuo powder has been accumulated.

In short, there is no shortage of food in Stettin's side, but he is relieved because the holy city needs food.

The chamber of commerce has to support the price of grain, otherwise the income of farmers will not be visible, but so much grain cannot be digested locally.

With the holy city, it can be sold instead, the chamber of commerce is relieved, and the farmers are also relieved.

"My lord, when do you think it will be delivered?" Josh asked Chi Yan.

Chi Yan thought for a while: "Send it to the holy city before harvesting."

Josh nodded: "The number of people in Stettin has increased a lot, and many of them came from the holy city."

Chi Yan thought for a while, then he glanced at Kleist who was sitting beside him.

Kleist shrugged: "I'm afraid the Holy City has lost 20 people now."

Chi Yan had done calculations with Kleist and the others before, including slaves, homeless people, and people in the slums, the number of people in the holy city was above 40.

During this period of time, many people escaped, died, and "disappeared".

Now, if the city can still maintain 20 people, it would be pretty good.

Chi Yan: "In autumn, there may be more people."

People who fled to nearby cities may return with food after the fall harvest.

Nostalgia is not necessarily nostalgia, but more people are afraid of change, developing in a strange place, the pressure and risk are greater than in a familiar place.

Josh thought for a while and said, "The number of people may be a little more than Master Kleist expected."

Chi Yan and Kleist looked at him together, and Josh felt a lot of pressure, but he still bite the bullet and said, "When I came here a few times, I had contact with other merchants who came over from the Holy City. There are at least 30 people, otherwise we would not be able to consume so much food, and even if there are large households stockpiling food, there are only a few dozen."

Moreover, the food in Dahutun is also very limited, and the speed of food consumption can show to the greatest extent how many people there are in the city.

Chi Yan didn't expect there to be so many people, he frowned slightly, very puzzled: "How come there are so many?"

After all, it is visible to the naked eye, those who were captured and escaped, the streets are almost empty, so there can still be 30?

Chi Yan suddenly remembered: "Where did the Flanders brought by the Holy Court hide?"

Even Chi Yan knew that the Flanders captured and executed by the royal family were only civilians, businessmen or slaves from Flanders.

But where is the soldier Frando that the Holy House got before?It's been a mystery until now.

Kleist: "The demons have been looking for it."

Chi Yan sighed and leaned on the seat: "The demons haven't found anyone, where can they hide? There are so many people, even if they hide underground, they should show their heads."

There is a secret passage in the holy courtyard. Originally, Chi Yan thought that all the Flanders were hiding in the secret passage, but now the holy courtyard is guarded by guards sent by the royal family—no matter how stupid those guards are, they will not be blind.

Josh said carefully: “I suspect…”

Chi Yan looked at Josh seriously, his eyes burning. Josh swallowed: "I suspect they are hidden in Shengmin's house."

Chi Yan rubbed his chin: "A saint who can accommodate so many Flanders?"

Josh quickly said: "The Holy Court has a piece of land under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy City, and the people living in it are all the most devout saints."

Chi Yan blinked. He seemed to have heard of such a place, but since he came to the holy city, he has never received any real and accurate information.

Even Augsig, who had been a holy teacher, just told Chi Yan that he knew there was such a place.

But no one knows where it is except for the Holy Dean. It is a mystery who is in charge of that area and how the Holy Dean got in touch.

Chi Yan: "If what Augsig said is true, that place has never been in contact with the outside world, and daily necessities are delivered through other channels. Not easy."

Chi Yan looked at Kleist.

Kleist understood Chi Yan's meaning: "The Holy City needs 30 grains. Some of them must be in the Holy City. They will buy the grain and transport it there."

The holy city is not tightly guarded—unless the royal family orders, otherwise, on non-important days, the gates of the city are in the state of "the gate of my house is always open", and anyone can enter and exit.

"It's impossible not to be unobtrusive when transporting so much food." Chi Yan, "The people who changed hands either shipped it out in small batches, or used different people."

There are quite a few people transporting grain in and out every day. There may be more than a dozen merchants transporting grain. Separately, it is not much, but together, it is a considerable amount.

The demons would not use such brains, and Kleist asked them to find the Flanders, and they dug three feet to find the Flanders.

As for where the Flanders would hide, whether they needed food, where it came from, and how it was transported, that was another matter.

After Josh left, Chi Yan discussed with Kleist what to do next.

"Let our people guard the intersections that leave the city." Chi Yan was a little worried, "But it's hard to tell."

If there are so many businessmen who come in and out at the same time every day, and they are still at different intersections, how is this calculated?Arrest all businessmen and torture them to extract confessions?That's not realistic.

Kleist: "It's useless, we can't guess them."

Chi Yan: "..."

He understood what Kleist was talking about, but it was really cruel to do that.

"Don't let the merchant deliver food?" Chi Yan looked into Kleist's eyes.

Kleist nodded.

Chi Yan: "Actually, it's also possible."

He tried his best to get rid of his redundant emotions, and analyzed rationally: "Autumn is coming soon, even if we don't transport food, relying on the surrounding cities and mountains, we won't starve to death."

After all, there is no threat of severe cold, and summer is not particularly hot. People are strong, and they go up the mountain in groups, and they can always find something to eat.

Especially after it rains, edible fungi can be found.

But food prices will definitely go up again. The food found on the mountain is always less filling than wheat and beans.

But in this way, those who transport grain will be conspicuous, and those who find ways to stockpile grain in large quantities can also be revealed.

Obviously the royal family is still there.

But at this moment, it seemed that Chi Yan was the home of the holy city, the lord of the holy city.