Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 169 Talents come out of Frost Maple Ridge

"About the four towns on the left bank of the Lion Heart River, my lord currently has a few immature ideas." Xia Houyan stood up and announced while leaning on the table.

According to the tradition of Shuangfengling, all the high-level officials knew that the real meaning of the so-called "immature" was "Anyway, I have the final say, so it's decided."

So they immediately sat upright and listened attentively.

"First, I will go to the south bank of the Lion Heart River to recruit people this time, and I will go there in person." Xia Houyan stretched out a finger, "I want to meet the mayors of these towns as the Lord of Shuangfengling one side--"

Seeing Alice raised her hand and hesitated to speak, the lord quickly waved her hand:
"—Don't worry, I will bring enough guards, there will be no danger. Master Laurie is right, the towns along the Lionheart River are also my territory after all, since Frost Maple Ridge will expand sooner or later If it’s a day, it’s the best choice to establish contact with the locals early.”

The lord took the tea from An Jie, took a sip to moisten his throat, and continued:
"Second, I am going to visit Huafang Town this time. I am going to recruit volunteers. I am not going to force the young men, nor to collect money and tax - I will also tell the mayor of Huafang Town, even though I am their legal lord, But I will not tax them a gold coin, nor interfere with their tradition of free elections and the decisions of the mayor."

There was no objection from all the participants.

Several towns along the Lionheart River may have a combined population of tens of thousands. It is impossible for the current Frost Maple Ridge to bring them under its command and establish rule with just a single mouth - in order to affirm the legal rule of the Igor family over the wasteland Under the premise of maintaining the independent status of these small towns, and establishing cooperation rather than affiliation, is the choice that is most in line with the relative strength of the two parties.

Of course, if Shuangfengling prospers one day and becomes the overlord of the wilderness, only he himself will know what ghostly thoughts the lord will have about these legal subjects.

"Thirdly, I want to clearly tell the people of Huafang Town that my ability is mainly to suppress bandits!" Xia Houyan knocked on the table with a crowbar, "I want to tell the residents who intend to seek refuge in Shuangfengling that my task is to protect all compliance in the wasteland." The life and property of the law-abiding people, the sword of our Igor pioneer army will only point to the bandits and robbers who kill and rob!"

Juan Clemente, the commander of Igor's pioneering army, nodded heavily when he heard the words:

As a knight of thorns who was canonized 800 years ago, Clement has no complaints about doing any dirty work for the lord, but being able to use his giant sword to protect the environment and the people and protect the weak is undoubtedly the most in line with the values ​​of the death knight task.

Even, in his head covered by the giant ghostly metal helmet, a beautiful scene of "the lord driving through the streets, escorted by General Clement on horseback, and followed by the people of the wasteland" has already been brewed.

As a result, the Lord Lord's next sentence made him dumbfounded:

"By the way, I also want to briefly observe the armed forces of these towns: no one can tell whether these free people will be coerced and lured by the Duke of Houston or bandits and robbers to fight against us, so even for them, we will not Fengling must also remain vigilant!"

After the lord finished talking about his "little immature idea", he looked around and said:
"This dragon hunting operation is not easy. Let's rest at the Phoenix Terrace for two days before we start. Who of you would like to go to Huafang Town with me this time?"

Inside the tent was another large swath of raised palms.

However, Xiahou's eyes wandered around in the arm jungle, and he keenly found the only guy who hadn't raised his hand to sign up and had no revolutionary awareness.

"Village Master Karen...ah no, Commander Karen, why don't you accompany me to Huafang Town?" the lord asked with a smile.

"I'm so happy." The female village head's listless expression was far from the passionate words in her mouth.

……

Since he was going to Huafang Town to recruit troops in a few days, after this simple meeting, Karen Leperg simply didn't go back to Luna Village, and stayed in Phoenix Terrace temporarily.

As a result, the lord quickly discovered more surplus value that could be squeezed from this human-devil hybrid.

For example, for a long time, the militia training in Frost Maple Ridge has been under the overall control of the former Eagle's Rest guards as instructors, and Alice Comstock and Juan Clemente. .

But to be honest, whether it is Alice with superb swordsmanship, or Clement, who is full of armor and full of martial arts, they all belong to the type that prefers to fight alone rather than lead the army;
These two attainments in military training are no higher than a certain lord who traveled through time.

And if you really want to count your fingers, the person who has the most experience in military training in the entire Phoenix Terrace is actually Knight Commander Aaron Cousins, who was in charge of military affairs at Eagle's Rest before.

It's a pity that Knight Commander Cousins ​​has been sent to the Grand Duchy of Rosario because of his extensive contacts and sharp tongue-at least before the Knight Commander returns, the militia training project in Frost Maple Ridge, Had to succumb to the tragic reality of a layman leading a layman.

But the arrival of Karen Lepage changed all that immediately.

When Karen was first captured in the Moon God Village, the female village head of the human-devil mixed blood mentioned that she had studied at the Military Academy of the Demon Race Qiuyue City and even obtained a degree, but Xia Houyan didn't take it seriously at the time——

——After all, none of the second-generation nobles and second-generation officials in his impression studied seriously.

But now he finally realizes that Karen Lepage's self-report is not a bragging rights, and that Luna Village was able to dominate the western part of the wilderness in a short period of time, not all because of the personnel and equipment they brought from the south. It is even more inseparable from the wise command of the female village owner.

For a long time, Shuangfengling's military training has been extremely rigid and rigidly focused on physical training, fighting with various weapons is just a taste, and it is impossible to involve high-end technologies such as battle arrays.

——It’s not that I don’t pay attention to it, but I have searched all over the Phoenix Terrace and there is no instructor who understands this. There is really no diamond who can do porcelain work.

As a result, after Karen watched the morning exercise of the militiamen on the Phoenix Terrace, she was so itchy that she immediately snatched the pointer from the guards of Eagle's Rest Castle, and gave the militiamen of Shuangfengling an extremely formal saber that looked like a demon academy. boxing class;
After that, she also divided the militia into military groups of five to six people, and briefly explained the reconnaissance, transfer, and attack tactics in actual combat with the group as a unit.

Compared with Karen Lepergue's meticulous professor, Shuangfengling Yeluzi's military training method before is like the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers before the Opium War. A backward and crude.

This kind of high-tech training lasted for three days.

The prestige of the former guards and instructors in the hearts of the militia, like the price of bitcoin after the bubble burst, has been declining as Karen shows his talents.

The final result was that three days later, when Shuangfengling was preparing to assemble a team to Huafang Town, the lord really didn't want to put the treasure girl Karen Leperg back in the Luna Village.

To put it more bluntly, let the lord love talents like life and seek talents;

To put it bluntly, the ugly face of the capitalists has been fully exposed.

(End of this chapter)