Release that Witch Chapter 22: Declaration

The next day after the rain stopped, Border Town became lively again. Many villagers gathered in the square, and the discussion awaited the speech of Fourth Prince.

For this lecture, Roland posted a notice on the bulletin board the day before. Anyone who came to the square to attend the lecture could receive a small wheat porridge and half a piece of bread. For townspeople, this is equivalent to a free lunch, so there are many more visitors than when watching the hang.

At noon, Roland will be on the set stage.

Facing a crowd of people under his feet, if he wasn't nervous, he was lying to himself. He used to deal with computer monitors the most. Even when he was in a meeting, he only applauded from the stage. This was the first time he had to meet in person.

But he had to go, and to keep everyone at Border Town, he had to have a general mobilization.

Roland waved his hand to calm everyone down.

He has practiced many times by himself in this scene, but when he came to the stage, his mouth was still a little dry, "My citizen, good noon. I am Kingdom of Greycastle Fourth Prince, Roland Wimbledon. I gathered everyone at this moment because there was A important message to tell you! "

"Longsong Stronghold envoy arrived here four days ago. They came for ore delivery. Everyone knows that one month ago, we encountered an unfortunate accident and Northern Slope Mine collapsed. To this day, mining site is still not complete. Resumption of production. This accident resulted in ore output of only two months last quarter. "

"I explained situation to envoy, and hoped that he could allocate the full amount to Border Town food. The missing ore will be replenished after the end of winter. But he refused! Without any room for negotiation, he refused to dial Produce more food -- as it was two years ago. "

The crowd exclaimed, it was clear that everyone was deeply impressed by the food shortage incident impression two years ago.

"And this time is obviously worse. Greycastle's astrologer tells me that this winter will be longer than before, Months of Demons is likely to last more than four months. In other words, this time everyone is likely to face two months Food gap. Two years ago, you lost 20% of your companions. Some lost their brothers and some lost their children. How much more will you be prepared to lose this time?

"No! Your Highness, save us!" Someone shouted loudly, and then more people shouted, "Your Highness, please, help us!"

It seems that it is the right choice to prepare a few trusts in advance. Roland raised his hand and suppressed the crowd's cry, "Of course, I will not leave my citizen, neither will you! You may not know that stronghold is every year The wheat and bread that they brought in were completely not equivalent to the ore they took away. At normal market prices, as long as two months of ore is enough to exchange half a year of food! I have sold the ore to the merchants of Willow Town and they The cargo ship carrying food will soon arrive at Border Town. In addition to bread, there are cheese, honey wine, and jerky! A full winter amount, everyone can be full! "

There was a burst of cheer on the square.

"However, this would be the end of the relationship with Longsong Stronghold. They will not contain another person, so this winter, we will spend Border Town. Most people have already seen that, to the west of Border Town's, there is a strong city wall. It ’s being established. I know someone is worried about whether we can stop it when Evil Beast strikes. I want to tell you that Evil Beast is not much stronger than the beasts in the forest. Although they are thick and thick, they ca n’t climb the walls and ca n’t bite the stones. , No matter how thick the skin is just a poor group of targets! "

"Tell me, my citizens, are you willing to hide in the shack of stronghold and starve to death, or are you led by me to protect your loved ones and children and guard Border Town to the last minute? I am here It is promised that as long as it persists until the end of Months of Demons, all the townspeople who have fought on the city walls will receive 25 silver royal rewards. Anyone who is unfortunately sacrificed, his family will receive five gold royal compensation! "

"Will fight for His Royal Highness!" Under the guidance of Tuo, everyone vowed to die a fight. Seeing the atmosphere rising, Roland ordered the distribution of lunch at an appropriate time. He did not expect that everyone would stay at Border Town. As long as half of the people were willing to stay, he would be sure to block Evil Beast's footsteps here.

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Petrov naturally does not know how the four His Highness the Princes are arranged. When he brought the news back to the stronghold six nobles, the response was just a joke.

"You said that the naive prince actually wanted to leave us alone? Dare to repair the city wall before winter, should I praise him for being brave or laughing at him for not being able to control himself?"

"It is a well-known thing that the big His Highness the Prince is brave and incomparable. When did Fourth Prince have this courage? Ignorance!"

"Yes, he didn't even have Stonemason, so he piled on the unpolished stones and put some wet mud in the middle. I was afraid he would fall down when he piled up."

"Anyway, this is a good thing. If he escapes to Longsong Stronghold, let us leave it to him. If he dies in Border Town ... we can also end this farce earlier."

Duke, who has been meditating in closed eyes, suddenly said, "Petrov, what do you think?"

Petrov lingered for a moment, he did not expect that Longsong Duke would ask his own opinion, "Uh, I originally wanted to maintain the monopoly. As long as it is 30% lower than the market price, it is still a worthwhile business for us. But ... "He quickly sorted out his thoughts in his head." But His Royal Highness does not intend to allow stronghold to specialize in ore. His willingness to lower the price of 50% to sell ore means that he has plans to increase the output of ore next year. As long as the increase in production capacity reaches the past We could make more than twice as much as before. He also plans to produce ironware for sale on his own. Ironware is a sought-after product everywhere, and it is easy to resell. But ... these are not the point. "

"What's the point of Oh??"

"If he can hold Border Town, it is also great news for stronghold. We don't have to focus on Evil Beast every year, which can save a huge expenditure. The second benefit is that Longsong Stronghold to Border Town's A large piece of land will be for us. Whether it is reclamation or resettlement, it is a good choice, which can greatly ease the current overcrowding of the stronghold population. "Petrov said in his mind one by one," And Fourth Prince will not stay at Border Town forever. struggle for the throne is only five years, and after five years we will get a more prosperous Border Town. Then when the town is included in stronghold, Longsong Stronghold will become the third largest territory in the kingdom. So my suggestion is ... "He glanced at Duke, carefully, "stronghold sent manpower to help His Highness build the city wall and cooperate to defend Border Town."

"That's a good word," Duke smiled, "but it's all the ideas of businessmen, only to see the gains and losses."

At this point, he straightened up, his eyes slowly glanced over the other participants, and his tone gradually became faint. "However, I have reached today's status, and I don't measure everything solely by profit. Why should I be with one The person I control does business? Some rules must be followed, and punishment is required for violations. Border Town is not prosperous or broken important, important is, that is my place, no one wants to insert his hand into -- even if he The prince is no exception. "