The King

  With the return of Hudson, the mountain collar quickly became lively.

  The turbulent poisoning incident has long been fermented among the local nobles, and everyone is full of anger, and now there is only one leader who provokes trouble.

  Truth is not important in front of interests. Who will carefully study whether it is wrong to give a **** basin to a competitor?

  The locust plague has caused such a huge loss, so we have to find a way to make up for it, right?

   Crying children have milk, so if you don’t make a big deal, how can the big people above see it?

   As the main figure of the local aristocratic faction, Hudson naturally has high expectations from everyone.

  …

   "Everyone, the timing is not right. The kingdom is investigating the locust plague, and it is preliminarily determined that the man behind the scenes is a certain major force in the mainland.

  Now we don't have enough evidence to testify, it's just a question of the severity of the disaster, they can completely push it to the mastermind behind the scenes.

  The involvement of this matter is far greater than you imagined. Even the Governor's Office does not have much say in this issue.

  At this juncture, we still put our utmost priority on fighting disasters, and don’t get caught in the fire. "

   Most of the people present were their own people, and Hudson didn't want them to be used by others, jumping out and stepping on thunder at this juncture.

   If the younger brothers were involved, he, the boss, would not be able to escape.

   Talking and fighting are completely different concepts.

   "Battle of words", Hudson has been "death" with the nobles of the Northland. It looks like it is endless, but in fact it has no effect on both parties.

  Private business can be done as usual.

  It will be different when it really works. The outside world mistakenly believes that the mountain leaders are strong and strong, but Hudson is very aware of how weak his own strength is.

   Except for the veterans who have seen blood and have been trained to become real elites, the rest are all appearances.

   It's okay to put up a formation, but if there is a fight, they will kill cattle and sheep.

  The combat power is higher than that of ordinary serf soldiers, and how far it is from the real elite can only be known after fighting.

   If he doesn't continue training for a year or so, Hudson really has no confidence to let his own soldiers go to the battlefield.

   "Baron Hudson, should we let go of such a good opportunity?"

   Baron Ezekiel asked unwillingly.

  As the loser in the last round of battle, Baron Ezekiel gained nothing except gaining some fame.

  With the passage of time, even these false names are slowly fading away.

   Real nobles, when they encounter problems, the first thing they think of is Baron Cayo and Hudson.

  Fame only brought Ezekiel convenience in interpersonal communication, and when it came to tangible benefits, his opinion was no longer important.

   "The kingdom needs stability, which is the need of the overall situation. As a nobleman, we must put the interests of the kingdom first.

  The grievances with those guys from the Northland, we can settle it slowly in the future. The most important thing for us now is to fight against the locust plague.

  The autumn harvest is greatly reduced, and we can still work hard to keep the spring grain for the next season.

  This plague of locusts is extraordinary. Not only is this year's autumn grain production greatly reduced, but next year's autumn grain harvest will also be difficult to harvest too much.

   The food crisis alone is enough for those guys to bear it.

  Wouldn't it be nice to watch them have bad luck?

  Why jump out to rescue them?

  Is the lesson from last time not enough? "

   Hudson sneered and mocked.

   Wanting to use him as a weapon is simply a dream.

   Now that they are fighting with the northern nobles, they have to work hard. Only if they win, will those guys have food to survive the famine.

  As far as Hudson knows, in order to reduce food consumption, all the northern nobles are artificially reducing the number of slaves under their command.

  Some ruthless ones ground the locusts into powder and added them to bread making. Many serfs with weak physical resistance also died.

   It is enough to prove how difficult the life of those guys is.

  Although Shandi led the way in making locust powder, Hudson only took locusts alone, and he didn't dare to take the locust army that gathered together.

  Even if locust powder is made, it is only added in a small amount, accounting for less than one percent.

  With such a small dose, even toxins can be overcome.

   They were all forced out. After reducing the supply of rations, the nutritional supply of slaves must be guaranteed.

  One grasshopper a day is considered meaty.

  Seeing that no one responded from the nobles, Baron Ezekiel suddenly became embarrassed.

   You just said it well, everyone put pressure on the baron of the mountain region, forcing the boss to take the lead in making trouble with the nobles of the Northland.

   As a result, when the situation came to an end, Hudson made a group of "temporary allies" who were not firm stand back back with just a few words.

   Whether he was persuaded or unwilling to confront the Mountain Baron, no one can say clearly.

   In short, no one wants to stand up.

   Facing Baron Ezekiel's eyes asking for help, everyone wandered away, as if they hadn't seen anything.

   Feeling the importance of strength again, Baron Ezekiel is more and more eager to break the situation.

  In the existing political structure of Wright County, the local nobles are mixed with Hudson, and the northern nobles are mixed with the Baron of Sith. There is no room for display at all.

  The situation in Wyton County next door is similar. Although the northern nobles are divided, most of the local nobles look at the face of Baron Cayo.

  Birth determined that Baron Ezekiel could not play happily with the nobles of the North, and among the local nobles, Barons Hudson and Cayo were on strict guard against him.

  In the small teams formed by each of them, there is no place for Baron Ezekiel.

   Want to form gangs and be targeted by all parties.

  Neutral aristocrats are not stupid, how could they mix with such an empty-headed guy like him?

   No matter how powerful his tricks are, it is not enough for everyone to weigh the pros and cons.

  If this pattern continues, it won't be long before the reputation he has accumulated through painstaking efforts will be consumed.

  …

  Dadir City, affected by the changing situation, a group of northern nobles also sat together to discuss countermeasures.

   It's just that the topic they discussed was not who to fight with, but how to raise enough food.

   "Dear Baron Sith, this day is really unbearable, please help to find a way!

  Affected by the plague of locusts, the storage of autumn grain in Boteling was less than one-third of the normal output. Originally, the area sown was small, but it caught up with this wave.

  In order to reduce food consumption, I have ordered all the citizens to stop giving birth and reduced the food supply.

  Including my lord's food standard, they were all lowered.

  Now I don't even dare to eat a meal of barbecue, and I change everything to stew, so that my subordinates can get some meat.

  But this is still a drop in the bucket.

  According to the current grain stock in the territory, if we persist for another three months at most, the cooking smoke will be cut off.

   But now the locust plague is still raging, and all the active people in the territory have joined the battle to exterminate the locusts.

   But the locusts seem to be in a steady stream. After killing one crop, another crop comes again, and they cannot be completely killed.

   Judging from the current situation, Qiu Geng can't count on it. How to live the next day, I don't know now. "

   Baron Bazel said worriedly.

  Although the lack of cooking for three months may be exaggerated, the food shortage does exist.

   In order to deal with the crisis, Bazel really did his best. Now the slaves in the territory have begun to catch and eat locusts.

  Even if you know that locusts are poisonous, it is better to be poisoned than to be starved to death.

  Relying on strong physical resistance, some orcs survived, but more orcs were lying on the hospital bed and howling.

   If there is no accident, these guys lying down are now eliminated.

   Not only are slaves miserable, but serfs are also miserable. The rations have been greatly reduced, and driven by hunger, many people also eat locusts.

  Watching all this happen, Baron Bazel still turned a blind eye.

  For Botland, reducing the population is the only effective way to deal with the crisis if no new food source can be found.

   "Okay, Bazel. At least there is a small river in your territory, so you can get some fish supplies.

  My territory is miserable, except for the bare land, there is nothing left.

   Those **** locusts, even the wild vegetables will not be spared.

   If this continues, I will have to eat dirt. "

   Justin Knight teased bitterly.

  There is no worst, only worse.

  Perhaps in the eyes of the local nobles, the locust plagues suffered by the northern lords were lighter, but the losses suffered by everyone were devastating.

  …

  Listening to the constant complaints from the crowd, Baron Sith only felt his scalp go numb.

  “If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight; if you want to hold a rose, you must bear its wounds.”

   Enjoy the bonus of being the boss, but also bear the obligation of being the boss.

   Among other things, the business prosperity of Dadir City before was supported by these younger brothers.

   Now that the little brothers are almost hungry, how could he, the boss, not show it?

  Unfortunately, the Sith Baron was also short of food. Although he snapped up a batch in time, the locust plague could never end!

  My own territory is reducing ration consumption, so how can I help others?

   "Everyone is facing the same situation. In the final analysis, the biggest problem is the lack of food.

  The plague of locusts has spread so widely that nobles from all over the country have suspended grain sales. In a short period of time, it is difficult for us to purchase enough food in the southeast province.

  For the current plan, we can only organize caravans to go to other human countries to see if we can gain anything.

  The country closest to us is the Kingdom of Hesse. Unfortunately, it is blocked by the Black Stone Mountains, so we have to take a long detour.

  It is easy to send people there, but it is a big problem to transport a large amount of food back.

  Not to mention the long consumption time, the key is that half of the food will be consumed halfway.

  The easiest way is undoubtedly to take the water route. Unfortunately, most of the coastal ports are controlled by the Dalton family.

  Given Governor Pierce's hostility towards us, the possibility of giving us a way is very slim.

  Even if there is an excuse, the vast sea is extremely dangerous. It is not surprising that an entire army was wiped out at sea. "

   Baron Sith's words undoubtedly poured cold water on everyone.

   It’s not that the boss doesn’t think of a solution, it’s that he has exhausted all the solutions, but there is no reliable solution.

  There is not enough food to be bought internally, but the outside world can buy food, but the problem is that it cannot be shipped back.

  The total population of the territories of the nobles of the North was 70,000 to 80,000 people, and if slaves were included, the population exceeded 100,000.

   Livestock must also be considered, let alone cattle and sheep, the rations of war horses must not be deducted, right? To solve the food shortage, at least tens of millions of pounds of food must be imported.

   With such a huge gap, there is a detour of nearly a thousand miles. Land transportation is pure nonsense.

  Sea transportation, unless you get the support of the Dalton family, no matter how many people go out, the whole army will be wiped out.

  In the kingdom, everyone needs to pay attention to the appearance of food and not go too far.

  In the vast sea, it is too common for a fleet to go missing. Even if Wang Guo wanted to investigate, he didn't know where to start.

   "We have no food, but it doesn't mean that other people have no food. Instead of lamenting here, it is better to talk to them directly and honestly.

  Either sell us food to tide over this difficulty. Either we all leave and go to **** together. "

   Baron Kettley said murderously.

  I have accumulated too much grievance recently, and I urgently need a channel to vent it. Anyway, deep in the troubles of the July meeting, it is unknown whether he can get out.

  The rest of the people were worried about doing so and causing bad consequences, but Baron Kettley didn't care.

   If you win the bet, you will continue to be a nobleman here; if you lose the bet, you will run away.

  Anyway, once the thunder of the July Festival explodes, he will still have to flee to the end of the world.

   A little earlier, with so many people accompanying, is not a bad thing.

   "The matter did not reach this level.

  We were also able to turn to the Kingdom for help.

  Everyone mobilize the connections behind them, and work together to put pressure on the Dalton family. Our Governor cannot withstand such great pressure.

   When the time comes, he will naturally choose to compromise. "

   Baron Sith hurriedly comforted him.

   Reason told him that now is not the time to provoke conflict.

  The local nobles do have food in their hands, but it doesn't mean that they also store a lot of food in their newly opened territories.

   "Neighbors hoard food, I hoard guns."

  The premise is that the neighbors have stocked up on food.

  If people don’t store much food, even if they win the battle, it will be difficult to get the expected harvest, and it will only cause trouble for the upper body.

   Baron Kettley suffered continuous setbacks and was about to break the pot. Baron Sith, who still had a bright future, didn't want to be with him.

  Background back to background, Caesar III is not someone to mess with.

  A guy who can only cause trouble and cannot maintain local stability, why should he be the sheriff of either side?

  Don’t say it’s the grand duke’s illegitimate son, even the grand duke’s direct son, if he can’t be brought up well, he can only be a rice moth

   A conflict provoked by someone with a heart, was suppressed by the tacit understanding of the two giants in Wright County.

   But the real problem of locust plague still needs to be solved.

  Those who have a relationship can initiate a relationship, and those who have no relationship can only save themselves.

   For a while Hudson became busy, to be exact, Bear Stearns became busy.

  Facing the army of locusts, the efficiency of artificial locust extermination is really too low.

  It would be much easier to switch to the Earth Bear. Not only can it kill the current locusts, but it can also kill the eggs in the ground.

  Especially locust eggs, that thing is even more stubborn.

  Traditional methods use manpower and natural resources such as water and fire to kill, not to mention low efficiency, and many fish slip through the net.

   After all, the locust eggs are too small to be mixed in the soil, and it is easy to ignore them with the naked eye.

  The effect of fire is the best, but you can't burn all the land, right?

  The effect of magic potion on killing insect eggs is also good. Unfortunately, the price of that thing is high, and the output is pitifully low, which is not enough for the nobles.

  Bear Stearns, who has the unique skills of exterminating insects, soon came into everyone's sight.

  Under the shroud of the gravity field, even the locusts couldn't stand it, and naturally the eggs couldn't stand it either.

  Now there are bare areas everywhere, and there is no trouble of accidentally hurting flowers and plants, and the cubs can let them toss.

   There is no doubt that there must be a fee to kill the locusts, and even the eggs will be dealt with, and there will be an extra fee.

   When encountering a bear who only recognizes money, Hudson is also very helpless. If this continues, the outside world still doesn't know how to arrange him.

  Warcraft caused trouble, and the master has to take the blame!

  In order to facilitate bargaining, Bear Stearns insisted on learning to speak in advance, so that Hudson had no chance to make a difference if he wanted to be a middleman.

   The harvest is not without, everyone thought that Master Hudson's bear had grown up!

  The deterrent power of the mountain territory +10086...

  It’s useless to cover up this time. The Earth Bear can only use the common language of the mainland when he is an adult. This is a “truth” recognized by everyone.

  Bear Stearns, who was only two years and three months old, now has to announce that he is 230 years old.

  As for Hudson, he was lucky enough to pick up a soon-to-adult Earth Bear.

   Regardless of whether Hudson believes it or not, the outside world believes this statement anyway.

  No one doubted this time that Bear Stearns was the earth bear captured by the Holy See, and his age was simply not matched.

  The Earth Bear, which is approaching adulthood, also has great fighting power, and it is almost impossible to capture it alive.

  In this world where the weak prey on the strong, the charm of the strong is unparalleled.

   Hudson, who pretends to be Xiongwei, will receive the warmest welcome no matter where he goes.

  Even the nobles who complained about the high fees did not say anything anymore.

  The top powerhouse in the mainland is willing to help exterminate the locusts, and it is too conscientious to only charge one silver coin per mu of land.

  I don’t want to, there are still people rushing to line up behind.

  If it is not everyone's territory, and the unit is not ten thousand mu, this kind of charging standard is really not high.

  Although the speed is a little faster, it can only show that the efficiency is high. In any case, Mr. Bear Stearns had to take a stroll over there himself.

  In one day, the troubles of more than a dozen noble families can be solved. Seeing Bear Stearns making a lot of money every day, Hudson suddenly found himself a poor man.

   In the past, it was Xiong who worked for him. I didn't expect that Feng Shui would take turns. Now it's his turn to work for Xiong.

  Although they managed to get a good price, according to the highest appearance fee standard of "Shen Bow Knight", 500 gold coins per day and overtime pay will be calculated separately.

   But Hudson was not happy at all.

   Reason told him that the treasury of Bear Stearns must be emptied as soon as possible, otherwise this product would be able to fly to the sky.

   After a deep introspection, Hudson found that he was not dark enough.

  Reporting too little for cultivation expenses, anyway, the energy is stored in my own compass. Even Bear Stearns would not know if the magic spar consumption was falsely reported more than ten times.

  Reason: Increased strength requires higher energy purity.

   There is nothing wrong with it, but there must be a loss in energy purification. This is common sense in the mainland.

   Just need services, monopoly buying and selling, no room for bargaining.

  Leasing of pastures and after-sales service only need a little extra. These visible costs are no longer enough to fool bears.

  Perhaps fooling the bear to develop the swamp is also a good choice. As long as Bear Stein is willing to contribute, the development progress will definitely increase greatly.

  For example: Before digging the ditch, use magic to temporarily harden the silt on both sides.

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