Don't mess with that dragon

Chapter 709 Story (First update please subscribe)

The Dragon Nest army was able to achieve the achievement of destroying the three principalities in a short period of time. Of course, there were reasons for the strength of the Dragon Nest army, but it also played a very important role in public opinion warfare.

It is precisely because of the previous battle of public opinion that the Blue Dragon Kingdom, which accommodated and handled the refugee wave in a stable manner, has a good reputation among the general public in the Three Kingdoms, and has reversed the image of the evil orcs in the past.
Therefore, after the destruction of the army, in the process of occupying the cities and villages, the majority of civilians did not fight hard, which slowed down the speed of the Dragon Nest army.

After enjoying the benefits of the public opinion war, the Blue Dragon Kingdom will naturally not give up publicity in this regard.

Spread through the bard,
It is an advanced version of the new type of public opinion warfare.

From the descriptions in the bard's mouth, it is conceivable that some poor people who cannot survive in the surrounding countries will migrate to the Blue Dragon Kingdom to seek a living.

Moreover, after the outbreak of the future war, the resistance encountered by the kingdom with excellent reputation will be reduced to the lowest level.

And this new way of fighting,

I am afraid that even if the surrounding countries perceive it, these upper-class aristocratic rulers with solidified thinking may not be able to perceive its true meaning.

At this time, the feudal country led by the nobles in the Middle Ages must have limitations.

For the aristocratic class who possessed power and strength and had an extremely stable position, people's support has never been the basis for their continued aristocratic titles.

It can even be said that the continuation of the noble family has nothing to do with the hearts of the people under the command of the territory.

Against this background,
Where is the need to pay attention to the minds of a group of lowly serfs begging for a living in the mud?
It is precisely the arrogance of the nobles that provides the best combat environment for the public opinion battle of the Propaganda Department of the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

The bard in that remote town in the Principality of Tasonia,

Just one of those hired by Blue Dragon Kingdom spy agents,

In addition to this, there are more low-level minstrels hired by spies hidden in the enemy's territory. In the vast cities and villages, they spread the good life in the Blue Dragon Kingdom and publicize all aspects of the Blue Dragon Kingdom today. .

Don't need too many modifiers, just simply describe,

For the vast number of serfs and civilians struggling to survive, it is already an extremely good life.

"Friends, I have traveled to that southern country. It is definitely a country that makes you unwilling to come back. The cheap clothes you wear and the cheap salt you eat are all produced in that country. There are all kinds of precious and magical commodities.”

"It is a world full of gold and extremely rich. Even a farmer who only knows how to cultivate the land can fill his stomach full every day by living in that place."

inside the tavern,

The drunken bard is following the script he has memorized by heart, and his words are full of temptation.

It's like a fool and a crime if you don't go to the Blue Dragon Kingdom to enjoy the blessings.

Quite a few people showed emotion on their faces,

It's just that there are probably only a small number of people who really put their hearts into action after they go back. After all, the journey is long and the land is extremely strange. The idea of ​​relocating is not unique to the country in Austin's previous life.

"Then sir, do you think that if that country attacks, can we still live in such a good life?"

Among the crowd, someone asked aloud.

"Well, who knows, but I heard that there are some reforms in the occupied territories of the Three Kingdoms. After the reforms are completed, there will be no masters on top of us. The state will directly control us, and there is no need to sell more than [-]% of the land every year. The harvest is paid to the lords to pay taxes, I heard that the peasants over there only need to pay [-]% to the state every year, and the rest of the poll tax, firewood tax, etc. are all exempted."

Whoa! ! !
As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar in the entire tavern.

Even the mercenaries and adventurers who were resting in the tavern looked stunned.

because,

This is really too shocking.

You must know that no matter which country or region you are in, even if the land tax is greatly reduced during the disaster year, the king ordered the nobles and lords to be sympathetic to the people, and the land tax that needs to be paid is at least [-]%.

This is no exaggeration,
After thousands of years of recuperation, the land suitable for cultivation in Middle-earth World has basically been developed. It can be said that looking at the entire Middle-earth World, there is no land lord who will reduce the land tax to [-]% the following.

Generally speaking, after a year of hard work, the peasants at the bottom can leave [-] to [-]% of the harvest in the field, which is enough to praise the kindness of the lord lord loudly.

"If this is the case, then I will also put down my job of licking blood with a knife in my hand. Today will not be tomorrow. It would be best to farm over there!"

In the tavern, amidst the din, a low-level mercenary couldn't help but say.

In this remote town, most of the mercenaries and adventurers gathered in the tavern are some of the lowest-level existences. They are often born in poverty, and their families have to send them to be rehabilitated under the cruel pressure. Very high frequency of mercenary apprentices.

If you are lucky and meet a better mercenary captain, if you don't force them into the battlefield, and if they are eaten by wild beasts and monsters on the way to escort missions, relying on a shallow breathing method, you will have strength when you reach adulthood. The enemy's force of three or four people.

It's just that this little bit of force can barely deal with some monsters like slimes.

Among the mercenary teams, they belonged to the first-class general miscellaneous soldiers.

For many of them miscellaneous soldiers, being a mercenary on a mission has never been a romantic thing. When passing through the wild, if one is not careful of any kind of monster, a surprise attack by thieves, or even a change in the weather, their lives will be killed. take away.

In the mouth of bards in the past, a certain noble son gathered and formed a large mercenary team of thousands of people. On the way to accept a large task, he was attacked by a large ogre tribe. In the end, he became the protagonist's mercenary captain. Not chaotic in the face of danger, he commanded the mercenaries to fight back, not only succeeded in repelling the ogre's attack, but also completely wiped out the evil nearby.

Later, after successfully arriving at the destination, they discovered that the target they were escorting was a princess. She was conquered by the protagonist's heroism and wisdom, and finally married the protagonist of the story, and the king also wiped out the large ogre because of the protagonist of the story. The tribe awarded the title of nobility to the protagonist of the story, so in the end the protagonist and the princess started a happy life.

It is a very tempting story, and it is also the most widely sung story among bards.

however,
People who yearn for the romance of mercenaries, but have they ever thought about the hundreds of cannon fodder mercenaries who died in the face of ogre attacks without even appearing in the story?
(End of this chapter)