The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 123 Military Service

After a cup of tea, someone spoke first, and it turned out to be Manid who had just returned from Eriador.

"My lord, if you want to really improve the lives of residents through commerce, you can't rely solely on merchants. If you allow me, I suggest finding a place outside the city, building a market, and then renting it out to those who are willing to work with us. The merchants who open the shop, in this way, can greatly increase the dependence of those merchants on us. This matter is still very operable through my observations in Shire, Bree and other areas. It seems that there has been no war for a long time They are troubled, and the business has reached a relatively saturated state, and our place should still be very attractive to them."

After listening to Allen, he raised his eyebrows and signaled Manid to continue. In Allen's view, business can play an extremely critical role in the development of a town no matter which world it is in. The current population of Wilderness Town There are many, but it is a commercial desert. Only some shops run by the cabinet are increasing according to the increase in population, maintaining people's basic living needs.

There are very few others. Only a few smarter townspeople started to partner in farming. Some families bought some furs from Orion homes and sewed some clothes to supplement their household expenses. bought and sold.

After Manid saw that his answer satisfied Allen, his voice became a little louder.

"After opening up this market, if there are townspeople here who are interested in business, they can also rent a small shop and try it out. I heard that River Valley City is rich in toys. You can go there to buy some and sell them. , and dwarven jewelry is also quite popular in Eriador. It is said that the Woodland Kingdom also has some extremely exquisite goods. The most important thing is that we can not only get the rent of the shop, but also collect taxes from landed households. In this way, you can use rent and tax to make up part of the funding gap for the recruitment system, even far exceeding the expenditure.”

Relying on business alone can offset the wages of recruiting thousands of standing troops. Allen never thought about this possibility. In fact, Alan is not short of money, as long as he can initially complete his ideas in the early stage, so that the soldiers are not dissatisfied with their treatment.

Thinking of this, Alan nodded and said to Manid: "Very well, I have adopted your suggestion. Where is this market to be built and how should it be built? You can make up your own mind. If you don't know much about architecture If you understand, you can go to our dwarf friends for consultation. They may not know much about business, but as long as you tell your needs, they should give you very good suggestions. Finally, you come up with a practical one. Give me the plan."

Having said that, Allen remembered something again.

"Manid, I once promised those businessmen that as long as they come to Wilderness Town to do business this year, we will not collect taxes. It is now June, and the time is still very long. You can use this time to observe and formulate a detailed plan. The principle of the business tax system is that it should not be too low to let those merchants take advantage of our loopholes, and it should not be too high to scare them away; of course there are details in it, you can think about it carefully."

Manid is very experienced in business taxation. Although he has never collected taxes from other merchants, he has paid too much tax. What is the poll tax for entering the city, the transaction tax for the successful transaction of goods, Taxes for crossing roads, taxes for crossing rivers, taxes for crossing bridges, etc., there is nothing that the lords can't think of.

"My lord, don't worry, I will arrange these things as soon as possible according to your request."

"Well, do it well. If you need anything, you can find Jamila, and she will provide you with the help you need."

After Manid finished talking about the business, Stephen felt a little embarrassed, because Manid had already said almost everything he wanted to say. At this moment, the former mayor, who had lost a lot of weight, was strangling Trying to think about what else to add.

At this time, Fatis spoke.

"Alan, it is of course good to recruit our existing soldiers as a standing army. In this way, they can spend more time in training and have more chances of surviving on the battlefield in the future. In fact, the best thing is no war."

Having said that, Fatis shook his head. It is obvious that he himself knows that even though the life here is much more stable than that in Calradia, the absence of war is just an unrealistic luxury.

"I will immediately arrange for my subordinates to publicize the matter of the standing army. At the same time, I will also let my subordinates register the names of those soldiers who are willing to accept recruitment. As for the salary that is required to be considered appropriate, I need the help of Jamila and Manid Let’s learn about the real income and living conditions of the soldiers at the bottom. My initial idea is to let these soldiers feel that being a soldier is far more than earning more than working in the fields. At first, it was about [-]% more. Of course, the salary can be set initially, according to my experience, as time changes, the salary must be adjusted.”

After Fatis finished the preliminary arrangement, he was silent for a while, and then continued: "Allen, these things are not difficult, what I want to say is that even if you recruit these soldiers into the standing army, you still need to consider Let’s talk about switching defenses, we can’t let them stay on the front line all the time.”

As the Minister of Military Affairs, he has been in contact with the existing soldiers in Wilderness Town for a long time. Fatis naturally understands their current status. The conscripts have been changed to standing soldiers. Most of the soldiers must have no opinion, even if they have no money now Under the circumstances, they also paid a lot, not to mention sending them money later.

Fatis is also happy to see his soldiers get a better life. As for whether these soldiers will become reluctant to fight on the battlefield after getting a better life, Fatis has never I didn't worry about it at all, my family was behind me, I knew the military regulations by heart, and the loyalty of the officers was extremely high.

What he and Allen are worried about are actually somewhat similar, that is, soldiers will not see their families for a long time, which is likely to cause dissatisfaction among most soldiers, resulting in desertion.

This kind of thing is very common in Swadia. Sometimes the war enters a stalemate. Under the strong order of King Halaus, the soldiers have to stay on the front line for a long time, and the result is that there will be a large number of deserters. , especially those farmers who were conscripted without wages. After they violated the law and became deserters, most of them would escape into the nearby forests and hills, becoming the scourge of green forest robbers, and turning the originally stable rear into a pot of porridge.

In order to survive, these guys with blood on their hands don't mind attacking the villagers of other villages. Fatis doesn't want to see similar things happen in the stable wilderness town in the future, and he doesn't want to Killed his former subordinates with his own hands.

Of course, under the rule of Allen, the possibility of such a thing happening is still very small. After all, Allen is not as keen on war as King Harlaus, and he will not exploit his subordinates too much, Fatis thought The only thing to do is to take precautions.

On this point, the two of them, as old friends, still think relatively close. Allen has considered the issue of changing defenses a long time ago, but the troops in his hands are really stretched and cannot be deployed.

The military reform this time also has considerations for this aspect.

"Fatis, I have considered the issue of changing defenses. Believe me, I am also worried about what you are worried about. That's why we need to continue to use the previous recruiting method in addition to the standing army, and move Changhu Town, Count all the men of the right age in Wilderness Town and Iowia, equip them with suitable equipment, and arrange certain training. After these things are completed, it will be much easier for us to switch defenses."

Fatis nodded, and he will discuss this matter with Jamila later. After all, officials under Jamila are more familiar with such matters.

After everyone finished speaking, Jamila took a look at the parchment in front of her. There were many things densely recorded on it. I don’t know when it started. Allen began to ask for a corresponding meeting when a major meeting was held. Take notes and check with everyone after the meeting to enhance the effectiveness of the meeting.

Of course, before that, Jamila also briefly reported things related to herself.

"It is not a problem to organize new residents to participate in the cultivation of the fields. We have sufficient experience to complete this matter. What I worry about is that even if we send the money, the families of the soldiers will Choose to work your own day and night, and save those coins to buy what you want, instead of hiring others to work the fields for you, unless our cabinet issues an order to force them to pay for hire."

Speaking of this, Jamila smiled. Recently, she especially likes to laugh, and she looks much more lively.

"If we really want to force them, it's easy to backfire. Isn't it useless for us to think so many ways? I think it's better to change the way. I will arrange for all the new residents to follow the family rules. Divide them into several teams, and then assign them to the families of the soldiers, and tell these families that these people were arranged by the lord to help them farm, and to help you work, you have to take care of the food and pay, but it is not compulsory , and tell them at the same time, because these people have to be resettled, the men in your family will soon become paid professional soldiers, and the income will be very high. As long as these two things are connected, then let them accept this matter It will be much easier, and it will not cause them too much dissatisfaction. I will arrange the specific operation method for my subordinates."

In the past few years, it can be said that Jamila has been dealing with the villagers. She knows that if you don't make things clear, you will definitely not achieve the effect that Allen wants. Sometimes The way the villagers communicate is extremely important. On the one hand, Alan’s prestige must be used to give them a sense of oppression, but they are not required to accept it. The one who suffers is yourself. Only in this way can both parties feel that they have benefited, and things will be much easier.

Alan had no opinion on what method Jamila would use to fulfill her request, and nodded in agreement with Jamila's idea. Alan knew that if Jamila couldn't do this, then he would There is no one else under him who can complete it.

At this point in the meeting, most of the matters have been discussed, and the rest is the specific operation and the verification of the effect, which will take time.

After Jamila repeated the things at the meeting again, the meeting came to an end, and the time came to noon. Allen asked his maid Alice to prepare a simple banquet. After all, after the war , They haven't been together yet.

The atmosphere of a banquet with only one person is quite relaxed. James, who was silent at the meeting just now, and Fatis, who talked eloquently, each held a glass of wine, winking and inquiring in front of Alan. Follow the development between Alan and Jamila.

The two of them can be said to be Alan's best friends, such as Desaiwei, Kress, Bundak, and even Jamila all call Alan "adult", which is a sign of subordinates to their superiors. Only the two of them generally call Alan by his name. In their hearts, friendship is more important than this relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Of course, Allen doesn't reject this title. He doesn't want to be a loner in another world. It would be sad if he doesn't have a real friend by his side. He is willing to make great efforts to maintain this friendship until it can't be maintained. Go down the moment.

"When will you get married? Jamila is not young, how many years has it been?"

With a smile in his eyes, James directly pointed out the question he wanted to know. After all, when he knew Jamila and Allen, there were only three people in the team including himself. James also saw Mira's contribution and Allen's attitude all the time, but before Allen didn't accept the move, he couldn't help it. Now that the relationship is confirmed, as a good friend, of course I have to gossip .

"What do you think? I feel quite sudden. After returning, James suddenly told me the news."

Fatis is more reserved, but he still wants to know what Alan is thinking, after all, he still has a worrying past that he has not let go of.

Facing his two good friends, as well as the subordinates with their ears pricked up, and the blushing Jamila, Allen took a sip of wine, shook his head, and said softly: "This time I was seriously injured, I actually Thinking of many things, James, you are right, Jamila is indeed not young, but don’t worry, we still have time to accomplish what we want to do, as for when we will get married. "

When he said this, Allen's voice became even quieter. "I haven't actually figured it out yet. What time do you think is more suitable? Give me your opinion!"

Alan is actually a man who is quite insensitive to feelings. Even in his previous life, he seldom had that feeling of love at first sight. Moreover, when a person, especially a girl, treats him well for a long time and takes care of his life When he is young, he will easily have a good impression of that girl, and he will regard this good feeling as love.

In the memory he remembered, Jamila took care of him for two years without complaint or regret. If he is not moved, is he still a person?And the feeling of dying this time also made Allen think a lot. His life is not as tough as he imagined. Since there is a good choice, why not cherish it?Could it be possible to really go to Thranduil for an elf girl?The difference in life span also made Allen stop thinking about it.

After James heard Allen's words, his voice suddenly rose eight degrees.

"Just this year, sooner rather than later."

　In fact, to be honest, I didn’t think about arranging a marriage for the protagonist in the mid-term. What I thought was to talk about this matter after everything was over. After all, according to the old medicine, even after 80 years, Alan and Jamila can still live another 100 years, and there will be plenty of time to have children or do what she wants to do, so why worry, but the opinions of book friends are too big, I can only change the time, of course This will not cause any trouble to my outline. What troubles me is how to make the marriage of these two people sweeter, and then how to arrange for the child that Alan gave birth to. Think about it, Alan gave birth to a son and became the prince. At that time, what if the prince is dead and Alan is not dead? From a national perspective, it is an unstable factor. What if the son feels upset and rebellious, I can’t write it.

　　Another point is that after Jamila came to Middle-earth, she also took care of Alan. Why is Alan not moved? In fact, there is still a big difference.

　　After the establishment of the village, Jamila has actually been very busy, and she doesn’t have much time to take care of Alan’s daily life. In fact, most of this part of the work is done by Dosley. She is an old woman, what can Alan do? Thoughts, Alice is behind, but Alan has also arranged other things, and Alice is only a teenager, in Alan's eyes, she is just a little girl, so she doesn't have too much thought.

　　I won't write these things in the book, it takes up space and is too wasteful, everyone just understand my arrangement of the plot.

　　Uh, I forgot to review it before posting, so I took the time to change it again, sorry, sorry
　　
　
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