From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 148 Supreme Military Council【4K】

Ryan held the half-period tax statistics in his hand, and his heart was full of joy. Because the grain was harvested twice a year, the tax received by Karna was also collected in two installments.

It also includes the half-term property statistics table submitted by Hevian. So far, the income of the territory is divided into several sections. The first is the grain paid by the citizens. This part is reserved for storage and will not be sold.

Then the big one is the green sugar trade with the two Viscounts Chelsea and Brandon. In the first half of the year, the green sugar sold reached more than [-] pounds, and the total income exceeded [-]. Kindler made a lot of money for Ryan. earned a lot.

The rest is the business tax and the income of the shops under his name, etc. These are small things and not worth mentioning.

The income is very considerable, but in contrast to this, the expenditure is also terrible. Whether it is a cement plant or a paper mill, as well as a newly built steel plant, so far they are all pure investment and have not yet made a profit.

The income from commercial taxes and shops is not enough to feed the three gold swallowing beasts, and it needs to be paid out of the income from the green sugar trade.

What cost more than them is Liman's laboratory and army. The current active-duty soldiers in Kanerland have reached the size of three battalions, a total of more than 3000 people.

Their training, salaries, food and clothing are all a lot of money, accounting for a small third of the green sugar trade.The laboratory is also a bottomless pit. Although the only crystal bomb that can be sold at present is a crystal bomb, it is worth a lot of money, accounting for more than one-third of the green sugar trade.

Coupled with some scattered and miscellaneous expenditures, the balance in the first half of the year was less than three thousand gold delores except for food, which made Ryan's excited heart cool.

If you count last year's expenses for war and pensions, good guy, Ryan almost paid for it himself.

Not to mention him, even Hevian and other government officials were shocked by the expenditure in the first half of the year. It is no exaggeration to say that the consumption in the first half of the year is enough to be comparable to a viscount.

Without the support of the green sugar trade, Ryan would not be able to support such consumption even if he chopped himself up and sold him.

"It won't work if this continues. The expenditure in the second half of the year will definitely be higher. Wouldn't it be possible for me to pay back if this continues?" Ryan frowned. He knew why Lofitel, who was in charge of finance, cried to him every day. Really can not help but spend ah.

"It is necessary to open up a new source of income." Ryan rubbed his chin and fell into contemplation. He already had some alternative answers in his mind.

The first is cement and paper. As long as they are sold well, not to mention reaching the height of green sugar, most of them should be fine.

Then it is to take advantage of his science and technology dog ​​to make perfume or liquor.

Because of Keweier's vigorous planting, those magic flowers have achieved good harvests. The perfume made with such flowers will definitely beat many current perfumes, and it will definitely make a lot of money.

Even if liquor does not meet the tastes of these people, further distillation and purification into alcohol is a good choice for making perfume or disinfection.

Thinking about it, he took out a piece of paper and started planning. As soon as he wrote the beginning, there was a knock on his door. Levi, who had been promoted to a junior knight and also served as Ryan's bodyguard, hurried in with a letter.

Ryan looked at him strangely and said, "Is it news from the ironworks or the cement plant?"

Levi's slightly green face said solemnly: "It's an urgent letter from Viscount Chelsea, three bird feathers."

Ordinary letters do not have toba stickers on them. For non-urgent letters, one stick means urgent [-] miles, two sticks mean urgent [-] miles, and three sticks represent the highest level. Changing horses does not change people. Day and night.

Ryan quickly took the letter and opened it. This was the first time he had received a letter of this level. One could imagine how urgent the contents were.

After a quick glance, Ryan's expression became more and more serious, and he stood up and said, "Get your mount ready and go to Horey City."

Levi's looked surprised, looked outside at the almost dark sky, and asked hesitantly, "Is it getting late?"

Ryan shook his head and handed the letter to him. Levi took a look and saw that it was written in large characters, "It is extremely urgent, rush to Holley City as soon as possible to participate in the highest military meeting in the county!!!"

His pupils widened in an instant, and he immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, and immediately went down to prepare his mount. In less than half an hour, an elite cavalry squad was assembled.

Soon, unbeknownst to most, the team disappeared into the falling night.

The next day, Hevian, who got up early and came to report to Ryan, looked at the empty office with a dazed expression on his face. After asking around, there was no trace of Ryan. Finally, the officer at the city gate reported that the lord was in the office yesterday. In the evening, he took people away overnight, and his whereabouts were unknown.

Hevian looked up to the sky and sighed, this lord is really a restless lord, he has only been stable for a few days and no one can be found...

Ryan and the others traveled day and night, and the distance of hundreds of miles was finally completed in the afternoon of the next day. As soon as they entered the city, knights from the Marton family greeted them, and after a brief introduction, they led them to the other side.

In the Kingdom of Tistan, the administrative divisions are roughly divided into the five territories, also known as the five states, which are divided into provinces and counties. Except for the central part of the five states, which is directly under the royal family, the other four territories are guarded by a grand duke on their behalf.

Each province will select a respected or powerful noble as the governor of the province, and each county will select a noble as the county admiral.

These regional governors do not have any rights in normal times. Even if they represent a region, they cannot interfere in the internal affairs of other territories.

Once it comes to a special period, such as during a war, the power of the regional governor will be more, because their status will be transformed into the highest military commander in the region, and at that time, how many people and materials will be distributed from which territory can be divided by one hand.

During the war, whoever plays the forward and who escorts the food and grass can also distribute it with one hand. Don't underestimate these, there are many ways to do it.

Of course, even if there is a grievance, you can't make it too obvious, otherwise he won't be able to get it right in the noble court, but it will be very uncomfortable if the other party trips you secretly.

The knight led them all the way to the Admiral's Mansion. Please don't wonder why they are here, because Chelsea is the Admiral of Linton County, so he has the right to build the Admiral's Mansion, but there are usually no people here, so the sense of presence is not strong.

Because for Chelsea, living in this kind of house is far less secure than living in a castle.

Ryan is a border lord, so he is almost the last batch to come. Many nobles have already been waiting here. They have communicated with each other a long time ago, and they have their own guesses about the next information.

Outside the hall, the gatekeepers stopped Levi's and others outside, and then respectfully invited Ryan in. As soon as he showed up, Baron David Bella of the Maple Leaf collar stood up and waved enthusiastically, gesturing to the vacant seat beside him sit down.

Ryan responded with a smile. After taking his seat, he looked around and found that there were still four vacancies, and the rest of the seats were already occupied, and they all had official titles.

In Linton County, there are quite a few people who have official titles, but only a few dozen people have territories, and almost all the rest are here.

David Bella said solemnly: "These four who did not come, except for the viscount, the remaining three are all nobles who were conscripted last time. It is said that one of them has already served the kingdom."

"Is the battle so fierce?" Ryan was surprised to hear David Bella's words. You must know that it has only been a few months since the last call.

"It's very intense. You may not know that Jinsui City was almost captured by the rebels. Fortunately, His Royal Highness is wise and powerful and saw through the enemy's tricks. Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable, and we wouldn't be sitting here anymore.

I just don't know how many people the Grand Duke will recruit this time, and my meager family background can't stand the toss. "

David Bella nodded helplessly. His family has been rooted here for many years, and the intelligence network has already been spread out, so the news is also very well-informed, and he has already obtained first-hand information.

Although there was no clear statement in Chelsea's letter, everyone present knew that there was going to be a war, otherwise Chelsea would not have held the Supreme Military Conference, and Ryan also speculated.

But he still couldn't help getting nervous. The risk of participating in such a war is no less than that of an expedition. He might go to see the Lord of the Holy Light anytime soon.

"It's too dangerous on the battlefield. At that time, you and I can take care of each other." David Bellamy said with sincerity, finding a reliable teammate is very important.

Although he doesn't know much about Ryan, he can see a lot of information based on the last border confrontation between him and Blaise, so he is willing to take a gamble.

Ryan was about to answer, but Cheers finally came to the first seat and sat down. Compared with the last time we met, his expression was a little more tired.

He glanced around, and finally stayed on Ryan for a few seconds and said: "Everyone, you probably have guessed something, so I won't be secretive.

A month ago, His Royal Highness launched a general attack on the rebels in the Gothic province. Although the important hub Tei City was successfully recovered, Jinsui City was almost attacked by the rebels. Fortunately, the Hurricane Knights arrived in time and held it city.

But Jinsui City also suffered heavy losses, and the supply of materials to the front line was also cut off. In order to deal with possible chaos in the future, His Royal Highness issued a call-up order to us. "

Everyone had already been mentally prepared, so it was not surprising, so they all looked solemn, waiting for Chelsea to speak.

Cheers cleared his throat and said: "This time, in addition to sending out a reorganized army in Linton County, we also need to recruit a batch of supplies, mainly food and medicine.

Of course, these will not make everyone’s efforts in vain. Whether it is sending troops or supplies, it will be converted into military merit. You or your ancestors all started with military merit. Naturally, I don’t need to repeat the role of military merit.

At the same time, in order to ensure the defense of the county, we will divide the recruitment into two parts this time, and one part will stay in the county to consolidate the defense and prevent the rebels from fleeing in.But need to call for supplies.

The other part does not need to recruit materials, but needs to send troops to participate in the war. For the sake of fairness, we will use lottery to decide. What do you think? "

What he said made everyone look at each other in blank dismay. To be honest, no one wants to go to the battlefield if they can provide supplies to solve the problem, because everyone here is not short of food.

But going to the battlefield is different. Going to the battlefield may gain a fortune, but it is more likely that they will never return, or they may suffer heavy losses. That is all their foundation, and it is the capital for them to maintain their status!

For a while, the atmosphere on the scene was a little delicate, and a competition without gunpowder began.

Seeing that no one objected, Cheers nodded in satisfaction, took out a box that had been prepared a long time ago and said: "There are two kinds of beads, green and red, in it, the red ones are drawn to send troops, and the green ones are used to send supplies, how about it? "

If Ryan and the others had any opinions, they would naturally nod in agreement.

In order, everyone went up to get a ball. For a while, several families were happy and others were sad. Those who got the green beads were naturally happy, while those who got the red beads were all sad and gloomy.

Ryan sat back on his seat with a blank expression, holding a red bead in his hand. It seems that this time the troops will not be able to escape. This kind of fair, just and open distribution method, he can't pick a thorn at all, so he has to I think I am unlucky.

After a while, David Bella also sat back with a sad face. He also had a red bead in his hand. He glanced at Ryan and said, "Baron Ryan, it seems that this time we really have to share weal and woe."

Ryan twitched the corner of his mouth, showing a reluctant smile, and did not answer. Kanarling is currently on the cusp of rapid development, and he really doesn't want to go into this muddy water.

Unfortunately, he couldn't say no to the call-up order yet, so he had to admit that he was unlucky.

The results came out soon. Except for Cheers himself, half of the eight nobles present were red balls.

Cheers had already had a panoramic view of the results, and said when he saw the situation: "Okay, everyone has seen the results. Now let's assign tasks. You four nobles who need to send troops need to send at least 3000 soldiers each, and My Marton family has [-] people.

For the rest of the people, before the army set off, they had to prepare at least one month's food and grass for the army.In addition, 200 million pounds of grain and [-] pounds of medicinal materials need to be requisitioned. I will give you the list of medicinal materials at that time, and you will distribute them equally. The subsequent requisition depends on the situation.

Do you have any questions? "

Ryan and the others are the simplest and clearest, and it is enough to send 1000 troops each. Food and grass are naturally prepared, so those who have drawn the green ball have the most opinions, and they start to complain and sell miserably.

When everything was clarified, it was already late at night, and it was near the end of the game that Chelsea announced the time for the army's assembly and expedition. It was not very urgent, and it would have to wait until winter, next spring.

Because counterinsurgency is important, but winter still needs to face the invasion of orcs, and all territories must go all out.

It's just that the provinces where the rebellion took place will have a hard time this winter. Although the border regiments in the southern border have not yet moved, after all, the fire in the rear will naturally increase the number of loopholes. By then, I don't know how many border territories will suffer again.

After the meeting, it was already late at night, and the breeze was blowing, which already brought a bit of coolness.

Ryan sighed deeply, and said sadly: "It's a troubled time."

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(End of this chapter)