Mountain and Forest Kingdom

During the snowy season, three female knights wearing heavy cloaks rode Dom sheep through the wind and snow to the end of the road.

The guard on the second floor of the gate had already come down from upstairs and opened the gate together with the guard who was hiding from the wind and snow behind the gate.

After seeing the clothes on the three female knights, several men quickly and respectfully moved aside.

A female knight lifted the hood on her head, revealing a young face of about twenty years old.

"Lord Bull, we are here!"

Another young female knight next to her also showed a reassuring smile, "I can finally warm up."

Bull did not say anything, and rode the sheep into the passage of the castle. He walked out of the tunnel with the respect of the guards and entered the oak courtyard in front.

At this time, Bull got off the Dom sheep, and the maid in the building quickly took the three Dom sheep to the sheep pen for feeding.

It was the first time for the two young nuns to come here. They were very curious about this legendary place and entered the castle with the trepidation of a pilgrim.

Bull was very aware of the reverence of the two nuns around him for the prophet, and this time he really brought them here to see it.

As soon as he entered the house, Bull saw Lawrence walking over.

"Prophet." Bull greeted quickly: "Are you going out?"

Lawrence smiled and explained: "No, I was exercising on the roof. I happened to hear the castle door creaking open, so I took a look on the top of the building. When I found you coming over, I knew there must be something for me."

Bull humbly bowed, "It's not a big deal, it's just that I think I must explain to you something I know. This matter may disturb your interest and make you unhappy."

Lawrence became even more curious, "What is it? Sit down and talk slowly. There must be things that make me unhappy, most of them related to my family, but this kind of thing shouldn't happen now."

"If it's a war outside, it doesn't matter. If you lose, you can fight back. I'm not the kind of strict person who doesn't allow others to fail and will be punished if they fail."

"As long as you do what I say, do your best in war and government affairs, and work hard to solve things, then if it is my problem, I will not let others take the responsibility. If it is someone else's problem, I will judge it based on the situation. , one’s responsibility is not judged blindly by victory or defeat.”

Lawrence felt that the only things that could make him unhappy were things about the people in the castle, or what others thought was a war.

Bull and Lawrence walked to the sofa near the fireplace and sat down. Several maids who were originally sitting here sewing clothes consciously gave up their seats.

After entering the house, Bull took off his rainproof and snowproof robe, revealing the white saint's dress inlaid with gold.

After hearing Lawrence's attitude towards victory and defeat, Bull felt even more that Lawrence was a wise prophet.

"Prophet, I visited churches in various places and found that there is a serious shortage of winter clothes in many places. This winter, many people may freeze to death, more than a thousand or thousands of people."

Lawrence frowned as he considered the news.

After hearing this, Emma, ​​who was carrying tea, retorted directly: "We have enough clothes. I will be busy with this matter this autumn. There are many children born this year, so I pay special attention to this matter. Every household has We separated woolen and linen clothes, and those from the previous few years were enough.”

Lawrence already knew what Bull was talking about.

Sure enough, Bull quickly explained: "It's those people from places like Dumu Port and Wakili. Many people came here this year. These people came by boat in spring, summer, and autumn. Many of them only had a tattered The clothes were here, and now when winter comes, they have no shelter and no fur coats to survive the cold.”

"What does that have to do with us? We didn't ask them to come here." Sophia sat at Lawrence's feet and laid her hands on Lawrence's legs and said casually: "They are just a group of rats that sneaked into our home. They are dead. Just die, so we will have fewer beggars and thieves here."

Lawrence reached out and touched Sophia's hair, and said solemnly: "I can't take care of those who come here without permission. This is a land given by God. Only talents allowed by God and me are qualified to live here."

"But those stevedores at the ports, the serfs who work the fields for us and their wives and children, and those who come over to do tasks for us, these people are definitely eligible for our help."

Lawrence quickly looked at Bull, "Take some of the food from the granaries in Dumu Port and Ice Port, and recruit some family members of local fallen warriors to go to the church to cook, and give them wages and food. You can give these every day before spring comes." Some food and hot water for people who don’t have a home or can’t survive.”

"I will also notify Nanzhen and Sider to help as many people as possible. This matter is also a test for the leaders of each church. I will give them some wool and cloth from the warehouse."

The wool purchased this year is completely insufficient for the consumption of hundreds of thousands of people, even if the entire Haisenli and Durila's wool is shipped, it will not be enough.

When the number of people increases, the resources consumed are astronomical.

Now the production capacity of several surrounding countries has not increased, and Lawrence cannot produce so many furs to keep these people warm.

The land of ice itself is not suitable for a huge population. Lawrence himself has been slowly improving and improving, but tens of thousands of people suddenly ran in from outside, and Lawrence could not guarantee that these people would survive.

Although there are only a few things he can do, Lawrence's attitude and approach are extremely sacred compared to many kings and churches!

Bull and others did not have the idea of ​​​​rescuing all, but just told Lawrence the matter, and Lawrence came up with an attitude and plan that satisfied everyone.

In this era, nobles and kings have never had the responsibility or obligation to rescue refugees, and there is no reason to rescue refugees who betrayed their lords and fled.

These people betrayed their lords and came here. It was not Lawrence who invited them here. It was normal not to be responsible for these people.

On the contrary, it is Lawrence's responsibility to the workers hired to work, which is extremely touching.

As early as a few years ago, when the land of ice was short of people to farm, many workers were recruited from various countries. These workers were not actually people from the land of ice.

Now that Lawrence and the Church of the Stars are willing to help these people, they have quickly won the support and respect of this group of ocean-going workers.

It's a pity that they are not the only ones here to support and respect the prophet, and it is not their turn to show off.

The matter regarding the refugees was quickly resolved and most of them were rescued.

And those who abandon their hometown and are not valued here are not considered human beings here.

This incident also made Lawrence realize the trouble caused by too many people. Until the production capacity is improved, the resources of the Ice Land should be left to the Ice Bloodline to enjoy slowly.

According to the current population growth rate of tens of thousands per year, it will not take a few years to reach the scale of half a million.

There are now 400,000 people in Feiyu Port and nearly 300,000 in the Ice Land. These people are mainly immigrants from the Kingdom of Glen and Io. There are also original territorial residents of the occupied areas, or some people who have left the Ice Land before. Lofen people who went to live elsewhere.

The largest number of people have been born in the past ten years. With sufficient food and security, coupled with a large number of young men and women, the number of births in the family exceeds the number of immigrants every year.

In this case, there is no need to accept immigrants from outside. After all, most immigrants are illiterate people and do not know the language here. It is very difficult to communicate and can easily cause security problems.

After arranging everything, Lawrence suddenly found that this place had become a good place.

"I used to try my best to recruit people, but now people from outside are trying their best to come in. On the contrary, I am not willing to accept them."

Lawrence showed a funny expression and decided to reiterate a rule in the teachings of the Church of the Star.

"Mountain Agama does not support idlers, and the God-given land will not show mercy to those who come uninvited." (End of Chapter)