Chapter 79 Spoils of War (5K)
Saldin Manor, Romo was sleeping in the bedroom. He dreamed of the scene of eating at home in his previous life. The faces of his parents at the dinner table became much blurred, but the taste of the food was still the same. profound.
In the haze, he suddenly opened his eyes. On the big oak bed, with a goose down brocade quilt covering him, Nina was curled up in his arms, sleeping soundly.
Luo Mo was stunned for a moment and closed his eyes again, but he could no longer return to his dream. He suddenly felt a sense of loss.
He gently pulled out the hand under Nina's neck, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, walked into the bathroom, and after washing himself, he suddenly felt much more awake.
Walking out of the bathroom, Nina had also woken up. She was wearing a translucent pink gauze dress, her graceful body was looming, and she looked very seductive.
"Sir, you have worked hard for so many days, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Nina said as she walked to the closet and took out Luo Mo's clothes.
"It's not over yet. Barron and the others must have been working hard all night. I have to go take a look."
Lomo spread his arms and let Nina put on the inner lining and outer clothes for herself.
After finishing dressing, Nina stood up on her tiptoes, kissed Luo Mo playfully on the corner of the mouth, and whispered softly: "What kind of breakfast do you want for adults? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it." "No need. I'll go to the restaurant by myself. If you're okay
, , just sleep a little longer." Luo Mo said.
With that said, he put his arms around Nina's waist, kissed her back, squeezed Nina's buttocks, and turned to leave the room.
It was not yet dawn, and the sky was still pitch black.
Romo ate the soy milk and flour cakes that Calcifer had prepared for him last night in the restaurant, and then walked to the second floor of the castle.
The castle of Sardin Manor has a total of four floors and was originally empty.
Since the land and population have increased, the number of people in the civil affairs department has also increased.
Barron was in charge of the entire civil administration, with Pope as his deputy. In addition, there are farmland department, medicinal field department, land reclamation department, farmhouse planning department, workshop department, etc.
Recently, a self-operated trading company department has been added.
The organization became larger and larger. After Barron and Romo discussed it, they built another administrative castle on the east side of the castle.
However, the administrative castle has not yet been completed, so people from various departments are currently working on the second floor of the castle.
Due to the continuous battles these days, various land plans and spoils must be calculated in a very short period of time.
Therefore, the civil affairs department has been very busy these two days.
When Luomo finished breakfast and walked to the second floor, Barron and Pope were still leading everyone to work. It seemed that they had not slept all night again.
When everyone saw Luo Mo arriving, they immediately put down their work, straightened up, and then bowed and said: "Lord."
Luo Mo waved his hands, indicating that everyone should continue working. Then he waved to Barron.
Barron picked up a prepared report from the chaotic table and quickly followed Lomo to a room inside.
This room is Barron's office. There is a huge table filled with various parchments and papers.
Lomo looked at Barron's room. Most of it was work equipment, almost nothing related to personal life, and the facilities were very simple.
There is only a hardwood bed in the corner, which allows Barron to take a break after work.
"Barron, you have worked really hard these days."
"It's not hard, it's not hard!" Barron shook his head and said with a joyful smile on his face: "Sir, let me tell the truth. Although these tasks are heavy, , but I don’t feel hard at all when I do it, on the contrary, I am very happy.”
“Under your leadership, our Saldin Manor has become more and more powerful. Every inch of land we expand makes me happy for a long time. Now, let’s take a look. My son got so much land, which is really something I never dreamed of. The old lord is watching from the sky, he will be very happy." When Barron said
this, his eyes turned red, and he quickly wiped his own with his sleeves eyes.
Luo Mo was very pleased to see his old servant's heartfelt happiness. These days, thanks to Barron taking care of everything in the manor except training, he is able to have time to do his own things.
To be honest, he didn't expect that the old butler, who usually seemed cautious and weak, could manage such a large property in an orderly manner.
Without this old housekeeper, I don't know how many trivial troubles I would have encountered.
Thinking of this, Luo Mo patted Barron on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Barron, although you are happy with your work, don't work too hard. Look for more capable people from the bankers to help you share some of the burden. If you collapse from exhaustion, I don't know who to count on." It
was a rare moment for the master and servant to have a heart-to-heart talk. When Barron heard these words, he was even more moved, and his tears immediately began to unstoppable.
Luo Mo waved his hand to signal him not to get excited, and walked to the bed to check whether his usual bedding was warm.
After pulling twice, a pair of red women's shorts suddenly emerged from it, with a lace trim, which looked very sexy.
"This is it?" Luo Mo pinched the thread at the edge of the lace and pulled it up. It is also side-opening and the style is quite fashionable.
Barron blushed, took the trousers, stuffed them into his arms, and explained: "This belongs to Mrs. Shalan. I forgot it here two days ago." "
Barron, you are still as strong as ever, so I will Don't worry." Luo Mo smiled.
Seeing that the lord was not angry, Barron breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile on his face: "When you are tired from work, women can best relieve your fatigue." "
I remember she is your old friend. However, if you want to develop new people, If so, you cannot use your position to force you." Luo Mo reminded.
"Don't worry, sir, I will never do anything that violates the manor's rules." Barron promised immediately.
"Yeah." Luo Mo nodded and said with a smile: "If you really like your sweethearts, why not marry them together." "
That's not possible!" Barron shook his head and said, "It's good now. If By marrying them, they are likely to use my identity to seek personal gain for their family in the manor. In that case, it will be very bad for the development of our manor." When Lomo heard this, he looked at Barron with admiration
.
It can be seen from this that Barron really considers the manor.
At that moment, the maid served hot tea and cheese to the two of them. After taking a short rest, Barron began to give a report to Lomo.
"Sir." Barron laid the report on the table and began to introduce: "These days, the trophies harvested, including the trophies from Lando Manor that were transported yesterday, have been counted." "A total of 3121 gold coins are included
. There are 5,894 silver coins and 2,635 copper coins. As for magic products, there are a total of sixteen inscribed scrolls. Since we don’t have anyone knowledgeable in the manor, we don’t know the specific uses yet. In addition, there are nearly 300 kilograms of dried viscera of demonized objects. There are a total of 1285 grams of various essences, 305 kilograms of obsidian, 200 kilograms of source ore, and 2 tons of iron ore."
Barron read slowly, and Luo Mo listened silently, with a very satisfied look on his face.
The harvest this time was really fruitful.
Not to mention anything else, just 3121 gold coins alone has made Luo Mo a lot of money.
Among them, more than 2,000 gold coins came from the treasure box dug by Qiao Si.
To be honest, Qiao Si did make a considerable contribution in this matter this time.
Unfortunately, what he did was so stupid.
Luo Mo secretly felt sorry for Qiao Si, but he had no intention of letting Qiao Si go.
Once the rules are established, it is absolutely impossible to change them for one person.
After talking about the spoils, Barron continued: "In this clearing, we can't touch anything except the dense forests and the mineral deposits of other lords. There are about 13,000 acres of fertile land worth reclamation, most of which are concentrated in the Volo River. Riverside. Among them, a considerable proportion of the fields are very fertile. As long as weeds are removed and a little cultivated, they can be irrigated immediately." "
However, the problem now is that these lands are relatively scattered. Once they are put into cultivation , If so, the guard work will become very troublesome. And we currently don’t have that many personnel to open up wasteland.”
Luo Mo heard this and said in a deep voice: “Let’s do this slowly. You first pick the area closest to our headquarters. Start with a relatively large area of land. Then use it as a foundation and slowly spread outward."
"My lord is wise, I think so too." Barron nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
He was very afraid of Lomo Jin's mouth and ordered that all these fertile fields should be opened up as much as possible. In that case, I would be really exhausted.
"What happened to the more than 300 serfs transported from Lando Pier?" Luo Mo asked again.
Mentioning these people, Old Barron suddenly seemed a little excited and said: "I have never seen a group of people who can eat so much. From yesterday to now, each person has consumed an average of 10 kilograms of flour. Moreover, because they eat so much It was too violent, and one of them died yesterday."
When he heard that someone died because of this, Luo Mo suddenly felt a little regretful and said: "Control their diet, those are my sources of troops!" "Don't worry, sir,
I have already told them. . What a bunch of starving ghosts reincarnated." Old Barron continued: "But when they were eating, they kept being grateful to you. Obviously their old boss, Baron Lando, is really not a thing. Sir, your vision is very accurate. , I think most of these people can become loyal and good soldiers."
"I hope so." Luo Mo nodded and said with approval: "You did a good job. Next, take a good rest. There is still a heavy task of land reclamation waiting for you. My request is to plant another two thousand acres of winter wheat before winter this year." "
Yes, sir!" Barron patted his chest and said, "Wait until these trophies are put into storage. , I will arrange for people to cross the river and start building a new manor!"
Luo Mo pondered for a moment, and then said: "The people of the Knights are verifying the military achievements, you can also verify the achievements of the civil affairs. By then, the people of the Knights and the Ministry of Civil Affairs We will distribute bonuses together with other people."
"Do we also have bonuses in the Civil Affairs Bureau?" Barron was a little surprised when he heard this.
"Of course!" Luo Mo nodded and said: "As long as they shine in their posts and contribute to the manor, I will reward them. The importance of civil affairs is no less important than that of the military." With that, Luo Mo took the photo
. He patted Barron on the shoulder and said, "So, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy."
Feeling the great trust of his master, Barron suddenly felt very honored, and his eyes filled with tears again in excitement.
"Okay, okay." Luo Mo waved his hand. This old housekeeper is so full of emotions that he sheds tears at every turn. No wonder there are so many lovers.
"Next, we have to deal with military matters."
Lomo stood up, motioned for Barron to continue working, and walked out of the room.
The manor headquarters is the seat of civil administration, while Soul Split Manor has become a military base. The basement where Baron Hansen once lived was expanded into a prison.
Qiao Si was locked up in this place at the moment.
Romo took Nicholas, Vincent and others to the basement.
Through the railing, Luomo saw his former capable subordinate huddled in the corner. His hair was messy, his expression was dull, and he no longer had the high spirits he had when he was the knight captain.
Sensing the arrival of someone, Qiao Si immediately turned around and became very excited when he saw Luo Mo.
He knelt on the ground, moved his body with his knees, walked to the basement door, grabbed the railing, and begged Luo Mo: "Sir, I know I was wrong. Please, give me a chance to atone! I really It's just to improve my strength, I definitely don't want to betray you! Please, give me a chance!"
Luo Mo looked at Qiao Si, the look of pity in his eyes flashed away, and he said in a deep voice: "Emotionally, , I really want to let you go. After all, you are my first knight captain."
Qiao Si looked at Luo Mo with hope in his eyes.
Lomo continued: "But, just because you are the knight captain, it is even more impossible for me to spare you. Otherwise, this high-spirited army that has been built with great difficulty is likely to collapse. Everyone will respect the rules and regulations. For nothing, all I can think about is improving myself. In that case, the army will no longer have combat effectiveness."
After hearing these words, Qiao Si's eyes quickly dimmed, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
"However, I can make an exception to keep your wife and mother. Unless the crime is extremely heinous, you can rest assured that Saldin Manor will not engage in conspiracy." Lomo finally said.
Qiao Si's hands that were clinging to the railing finally dropped. He slumped on the ground like soft mud and said solemnly: "Thank you so much, sir." After saying this, he suddenly raised his head
and said to Vincent: " You once lost an arm and saved my life, but unfortunately, I can't give it back to you."
Vincent looked at Qiao Si, thinking of those years of fighting side by side with him, and wanted to say something, and finally sighed softly. , didn’t say a word.
Romo stopped looking at him and turned to Nicholas next to him: "Set up a gallows, gather the knights and militia together, announce the crime of José, and then execute him." "Where is the gallows?" Nicholas
asked .
Luo Mo thought for a while and said softly: "Let's set it up in Soul Split Manor. The villagers don't have to watch the military affairs." "
Yes, sir!" Nicholas bowed and responded.
A few days later, the busy Sardine Manor finally stabilized again.
People from the military and civil affairs departments jumped across the Woro River and built a new manor on a vast river beach.
This time the manor enclosure was very large, and the walls were built to the specifications of a city wall. Moreover, the internal planning of the manor is also more scientific.
Lomo had a grand idea. He hoped to build a new town on this land.
This town relies on the Volo River and built a new dock by setting up a water gate, dredging silt, transforming the river channel, and building a new dock.
Then, relying on the small town and dock, it continued to expand and eventually developed a new city.
The eastern part of the Volo Valley has always been very desolate, but Lomo believes that with its continuous development, this idea is not impossible to realize.
However, this is a long-term plan, and at this stage, it is still far away.
During the construction process, the butler Barron was still sorting out the trophies.
On this day, he suddenly discovered some strange accounts and immediately took them to Luo Mo.
Romo was practicing enchantment when he saw Barron placing a stack of papers in front of him with a very confused expression on his face.
"Where did these things come from? Is there any problem?" Luo Mo asked while looking through them.
"I found it among the trophies at Lando Manor. I felt very strange, so I wanted to ask you to take a look." Barron said.
Luo Mo looked at these papers attentively. They were the transaction slips for the Lando Manor to be sold to the North. It involves a large amount of food, iron tools, etc., as well as many magic products.
Looking at the transaction sheet, Luo Mo was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong with these bills?" "
Sir, please take a closer look." Barron immediately explained: "Most of the commodities in these transaction sheets are grain. There are some ironware and cloth. The unit price of these grains is frighteningly high. One ton is sold for 50 gold coins, which is even more expensive than those magic products! In addition, the price of cloth is also very abnormal." "50 gold coins a ton
. Ton of wheat?" Luo Mo was immediately shocked. This is definitely a sky-high price. At least ten times higher than normal wheat prices in the Volo Valley.
"Who is willing to buy food at such an expensive price?" Luo Mo quickly looked at the two parties on the transaction sheet.
After searching for a long time, Luomo could not find the buyer's information. There was only the word "Northern Territory" on it.
Looking at this transaction sheet, Luo Mo fell into deep thinking.
In the entire northern border, who would be so short of food that they would be willing to pay ten times higher than the market price to buy wheat?
As for the military, it seems unlikely. The food and salary for those troops are provided by the kingdom, and there seems to be no rumor of food shortage.
For civilians and refugees, there is a possibility of famine, but they will never be able to spend so many gold coins to buy food.
After thinking about it, Luo Mo had no idea. In the north, besides the army and civilians, what other forces are there?
Fel orcs?
Luo Mo suddenly shivered. If it were an evil orc, that would make perfect sense.
Evil orcs have lived by hunting for generations and have never had a tradition of farming. All food was stolen or exchanged. As they conquer the city, they will definitely get a lot of gold coins.
Now that winter is about to begin, they have a very long front from the far north to the Grizzly Fortress, so they must be supplied with food nearby. This is an urgent need.
Use these looted gold coins to buy the food, cloth and ironware you need. It doesn't matter if the unit price is higher, it doesn't hurt to spend it anyway.
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, but he couldn't believe it.
These people actually do business with evil beasts in private?
This is too crazy. Is it the annihilation of humanity or the loss of morality?
Thinking of this, Luomo suddenly realized that if this transaction sheet was true, Lando Manor would definitely have more than that loot.
When I was searching the manor, I must have missed something!
"Bad Baron Lando!" Romo threw the transaction sheet on the table and cursed bitterly. I suddenly felt a sense of loss and pity.
Barron didn't know why and scratched his head, becoming even more confused for a moment.
(End of chapter)