Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Haven's Diary, [-]

Haven's Diary, [-]

April 11

I started lobbying the countess and the rich merchants around the castle.

April 11

Taking advantage of the fine weather, I rode to find the big landowner outside today.I need them to donate money too.

April 12

I went everywhere I could, and I did raise a lot of money.Firstly, Yawen and the countess fully supported me, secondly, I have the noble status of Earl of Bear Mountain, but the most important thing is: the riots a few days ago scared these guys.

As soon as they heard me say that it would appease the hearts of the people and prevent riots, they all sent me money.

But I found a ridiculous thing: everyone thought that I wanted to be a disaster relief officer because I wanted to embezzle disaster relief funds, but no one believed that I was really doing disaster relief.

Myrick told me: "Everyone thinks this way. Judges make money from lawsuits, priests make money from believers, court officials make money from nobles, and scholars don't make any money! Disaster relief officers... the victims of the disaster must not make money. , then you can only earn disaster relief money.”

Dare every official is to make money?It's ridiculous.

April 12

I ordered people to boil the grain into hot porridge, and then built a shed under the city wall.Master Cat is responsible for maintaining order, and there is a long line of people receiving relief.The porridge and cotton clothes were soon sold out, and I asked the rest of the people to come back at night, so many people were dissatisfied.The cat and the soldiers drew their knives and threatened these people, I didn't want the relief to turn into bloodshed, so I rang my hand bell and gave a speech to the people.

I told them it was all I could offer and that I did my best as a disaster relief officer.As long as I can eat enough, you will not be hungry; if you are not full, I will starve with you.If you are cold, I will stand with you in the cold wind.

People didn't believe what I said, so I donated my personal fortune as well.This includes: my pocket watch, my charcoal pencils, my cotton coat and boots, scarf, and a hat.

In the end, I stood in the cold wind, with only one piece of underwear left on my whole body to hide my ugliness.It's cold, very cold, but someone here must be colder than me.

My behavior temporarily appeased these people, and I told them I would be back at night.

The smiling cat put his cotton coat on me and sent me back to the castle.When I returned to the castle in my single clothes, the people in Shrimp Bay were shocked, and many people laughed at me.It doesn't matter, I believe there will always be someone who can understand my sincerity.

In the evening, Miss Yawen invited us to dinner.This time I went on a hunger strike at the dinner table.Yawen and I said: "If the people don't have enough to eat, I don't have the right to eat."

This is a bit of a show, but I have to do it, I want to convince the people that I am with them.

The countess didn't understand, but Yawen is a smart woman, so she praised me in front of many of her subordinates and said, "Look, this is a nobleman with noble virtues—so let's eat lightly tonight, too. Take these dishes down and distribute them to those who are still hungry."

The countess quarreled with her about it, and eventually the countess went back to her room to dine alone.Before leaving, Master Cat teased her about her figure and asked her to lose weight, saying that Ramon would not have children with a fat pig.The earl didn't speak, and after standing there for a while, he left with his meal.

In the evening, I continued to distribute clothes and food outside the city walls.I asked a servant to borrow an old patched padded jacket to wear. Although the clothes were worse than my previous ones, they could barely keep out the cold.

When the relief was distributed at night, many people began to thank me.This surprised me very much, because I had hardly heard the word "thank you" in the morning, and all I was left with were fear expressions and contemptuous eyes.

April 12

The disaster relief activities have been going well in the past few days.The order around the castle has been well maintained, and more people in the city are willing to donate property for disaster relief.Those who have money donate money, and those who have no money donate houses to shelter the victims from the cold.While it was not snowing, I asked Myrik and Darrow to organize the victims to go up the mountain to work. Everyone came back after cutting a lot of firewood, so that even those who had no house to live in would not be frozen to death in the cold night.

The Countess and Miss Yawen expressed their gratitude to me in private, and the people around me also trusted me more and more.

Today a refugee held my hand while receiving relief from me and asked me, "Are you the king of wild horses?"

I didn't expect anyone here to recognize me.I froze for a moment, then answered him: "I am."

The man knelt at my feet and wept, shouting long live.I quickly helped him up and asked him why.He said that he used to be from Mustang Town and received my favor in those two years. He also said that I avenged his father during the "Snow Night Trial".

I asked him, "Is the Mustang Land affected?"

"I don't know, I left Mustang last year to do business," he said.

I'm a bit regretful, I don't know how the management of Wild Horse Town is going these days--keep it as it is?Or has it degenerated into its old self?

Ramon told me that he had handed Mustang over to the presidents of the farmer's association—the Vanderbilts, Gustin, and Steve—and hoped they would live up to my expectations.

After the Mustang man left, many curious people came to ask me about my identity, and I answered them all truthfully.There is evidence from others, and everyone basically believes what I say.Gradually, people started calling me "Wild Horse King" or "Bear Mountain King".People pay me respects and all I can do is stay clean and fair and approachable.

After Manager Nader learned about this, he said to me: "My lord, what the common people want is very simple. It is nothing more than a bite of food and a little respect. If you give them these things, they will support you."

He was right, and I thought so too.

April 12

I was beaten up by Master Cat with a wooden sword during morning exercises. The smiling cat said that my perseverance was respectable but my understanding was worrying.

I'm not in a hurry, after all, not everyone is a talented fighter like Fassnut.

Speaking of which, how is that kid doing?He left Xiongshan just like that. How would a young man with no hands survive this cold winter?

If letting Dreyer go was my first fatal mistake, letting him go was the second.

I don't know when I will see those old friends.

April 12

It's windy, which is not a good sign.

April 12

The wind howled all day, but there was no snow.My uneasiness continued to increase, and Director Nader said to me: "My lord, I'm afraid there will be a snowstorm."

If a blizzard hits, everyone outside will suffer.As shacks and canvas are no protection against a blizzard, I must send them all to the castle.Early in the morning, I made a petition with the Dern sisters, saying that the refugees would temporarily live in the castle.The countess didn't speak, Yawen declined me because "there wasn't enough space", and the guard captain Casey directly accused me of "unpredictable intentions".

Haven's Diary, [-]

Haven's Diary, [-]

I didn't understand what he meant at first, but then Manager Nader explained to me, saying: "My lord, we are guests. It is impolite for guests to invite more guests when the host is not welcome. And if the guests are more than There are still many hosts, so wouldn’t they turn the client into the host? They are worried about this matter.”

Nader was right, the old man sees things more deeply than I do.

So how can I let these people in?

I do not know.

April 12

Three days ago, the blizzard arrived as expected.

It was the scariest snowstorm I can remember.At ten o'clock in the morning, the sky was dark, and the north wind roared like a beast.Then snowflakes fell from the sky in groups and hit people.In a short period of time, the shantytowns were completely wiped out.Crowds who had nowhere to take refuge began to gather under the castle, begging the castle to open the gates and let everyone in for refuge.

Naturally, the castle remained unmoved.Casey placed archers, asphalt, and rolling stones on the walls.He yelled, "Get out of the castle! Go a hundred paces away, you mud-legs!"

I was also standing in the middle of the crowd, and I shouted to him: "Let the Countess and Yawen come out to meet me!"

The man started cursing me with vicious words, but he had only one mouth, while the refugees had thousands of mouths.So people scolded him together.The man was afraid, so he retreated behind the city wall.I shouted to the people above again: "If you don't let them in, then we won't go in either! I guarantee that the refugees will not disrupt the order in the castle, I swear!"

Yawen still didn't show up, Captain Casey shouted: "If you let these mud legs in, they will be destroyed by the whole castle! This is not a place for slaves, let them die!"

To be honest, there was only one thought in my mind at the time, and that was to rebel, attack the city, and then hang this guy on the city wall.

At this time, the smiling face cat told me: "My lord, some refugees are starting to attack the mansions in the city."

Left alone, refugees can quickly turn into mobs.

I said to the people in the castle: "Call the Countess to come out, otherwise it will cause a riot, and it will be your responsibility!"

The Countess dragged her heavy body to the city wall, and she said to me: "Your Excellency, Earl of Bear Mountain, you can't do this. The castle was given to me by my father, and it was granted to the Dern family by the king. This is private property , Only nobles have the right to live here! It’s illegal for ordinary people to come in.”

I yelled to the Countess: "Soyana Dern, let me ask you, are you the Earl of Shrimp Bay?"

"Yes!" she replied.

"Should the count protect her people?"

"Yes!" she said, "but refugees are not my people, they do not belong to Shrimp Bay!"

"But if you don't open the city gate, the wrath of the wanderers will destroy Shrimp Bay! Except for the castle, other houses in the city will be razed to the ground. As a nobleman, you must protect your people. This is your sacred Your duty! Lord Earl Dern, in the name of legal nobles, in the name of law and justice, I beg you to open the city gate and perform your duty!"

Soyana Dern pondered for a few seconds, and then said to her subordinates: "What the hell are you doing in a daze? Open the door!"

So thousands of refugees poured into the castle to escape the snowstorm, and the castle was overcrowded for a while.Now the refugees are led by me, and everyone listens to me.I was in charge of arranging rooms for people. There must not be enough rooms in the castle. The place where one person used to live is now occupied by ten people, and the halls and corridors are full of people sleeping.

The food is still sufficient, Shrimp Bay is a piece of fertile land, and the underground warehouse of the castle is full of grain, cured meat and dried salted fish.However, these people cannot live in Xiawan forever, and sooner or later there will be insufficient food.In the evening, I discussed countermeasures with two ladies.I said that the refugees can stay and let them reclaim wasteland and become a new population; the countess was noncommittal, but Yawen said: "Instead of distributing the land to the refugees, it is better to sell it to the landlord."

I said to her, "What we want is not money, but productivity." We talked about it for a while, and I realized that the old aristocratic thinking had been accumulated for many years, and it was difficult to correct it.

I hope that Ramon can persuade Sister Dern when he comes back.

On the first day, the conditions of the refugees were fairly stable, and no crimes occurred.But the next day, the refugees showed up for a brawl time.The reason was that a refugee accused the people in the castle of being greedy, corrupt, and disregarding the lives of the people, and then the guards beat that person up.A fight ensued with more than a dozen people.

I found out who caused the incident, released the evidence, and then sentenced them to imprisonment and fines according to the law-those who could not be fined paid seven days of labor to offset the fine.The guards questioned my misjudgment, so I read him the code and explained why.There were also some castle soldiers who wanted to resist me, so I asked Smiley Cat to bring them down and handcuff them again, handing them over to Miss Yawen.

I showed them my benevolent side, now I am going to show my cruel side - I am a judge, not a living Buddha.

April 12

The blizzard has stopped, and Shrimp Bay is almost flooded with snow.I organized people to go out of the city to clear the snow and clean the roads.In the past few days, the victims lived in the castle, which greatly squeezed the living space of the nobles.Castle servants, officials, and collateral blood of the Durns all complained.These people pointed the finger at me, and they maliciously speculated about my motives.Most people think that I want to incite refugees to rebel. Everyone knows that this is a rumor, but if there are too many rumors, people will believe it.

April 12

Yawen talked to me and told me about the refugee issue very seriously.She gave the refugees three days to leave the castle.I realized she was suspicious of me.

Myric said to me, "This is not our land, my lord, we need our own land."

I also know that I also want my own territory.After the Xiongshan coup, no aristocrats were willing to help me suppress the bandits, and the remaining troops in my hands would definitely not be able to take back Xiongshan.The little trident and Fengleibao are playing football. In fact, this coup may be led by Baku Kahn.

Our king said that the Viscount Pinewood participated in the coup, so the Viscount lost his right of inheritance.Pinewood Castle is legally unclaimed now, and he's going to give it to me.

But how do I get it?Could it be that if I swagger into Pinewood Castle and sleep in it, then the castle is mine?

This is really a ridiculous thing.

April 12

Refugees are being deported outside the castle, and there is nothing I can do about it.I decided to continue lobbying the wealthy people in the city to donate their houses and property.

I think it is every farmer's responsibility to take responsibility for the relief of refugees because their property is based on exploiting people.

Author's message:

ps: The bounty starts, and the accumulation will be added.

Counting the previous chapters, 3 more chapters will be added in succession.

The bounty lasts for about a week. 1w=1 chapter

Haven's Diary, VI

Haven's Diary, VI

April 12

We went to deliver supplies to Captain Black Bread, the crew looked indifferent and numb, and the captain had a new wound on his face.We didn't ask, and he didn't say anything.

April 12

New Year is coming.

The environment is so harsh that many people have no intention of celebrating the festival, but I think that a New Year in a disaster is more valuable.Celebrating this festival can stabilize the hearts of the people and let everyone forget the pain for a while.

Staring at the white snow, broken houses and corpses all day long, listening to the wind, crying and screaming, people's mood will get worse and worse.We need singing, dancing, some hot cooked food and preferably a little wine.

I went to ask Yawen about it, Yawen said that I was whimsical, and she told me: "Of course there will be Chinese New Year in the castle, but people outside should not think about it."

I made it clear to her about the stakes, but Yawen still disagreed.She said to me, "Lord Ambleside, Shrimp Cove Castle is not your castle or mine, not even our sisters' castle. There are other nobles, knights, and great landowners who support us. They can't possibly be willing to fight with mud legs. Let’s spend the New Year together. Without their support, we would not be able to survive this winter.”

I thought to myself: We should "revolutionize" all these nobles, knights and big landowners. (black line crossed out)

April 1

In the end, the festival didn't work out, and I took some condolences to visit the sick, but it didn't help much.

Today, some southerners came here for refuge. They came from the south to the north to escape the cold.

Dallow laughed at these people and said, "How come there are still people who seek refuge in the north? Shouldn't they continue to go south?"

People replied that it was snowing heavily in the south, and they had no way out.

How desperate is it to make them flee to the north?

April 1

I was sick and was on bed rest for ten days, I could barely get out of bed.In the meantime Darrow and Myrick went to the Black Loaf, and I did nothing.Steward Nader is taking care of my life, thank you very much.Many refugees wanted to visit me on the way, but Nader declined them all.