Chapter 34

After saying this, instead of waiting for the suddenly noisy crowd to calm down, Joshua continued to say to himself, "some of you should have known me, but today's theme is not this - you may not know that my father, the old lord, died in an accident, and my uncle occupied the main city while I was away, He banished my knight and intended to take my title

"You must remember, because not long ago their patrol team was still on my street, but don't worry, they have completely disappeared and won't come back."

At this time, he paused for a moment, waiting for the surging crowd to digest the news, and then said in a loud voice: "because I have killed all the principal."

The original crowd was silent for a moment, and then there was a cheer. All the people present had been threatened and blackmailed by the foreign patrol. Otherwise, no matter how cold it was in winter, not many people would go out. The people in the north were simple and honest. If they lived a few more days, they would be blackmailed, However, since the Lord of his own family does the work for him, it's natural to celebrate first.

As for the red, naked and naked propaganda of force of killing... Only the truly powerful people can lead the Knights and soldiers to open up their territory, resist the black tide, and protect their territory. Since the new Lord has shown his own force, let's cheer for him.

Among the cheers, Joshua summed up briefly: "my people, you can live as before and walk freely on your own land. All those who have been blackmailed and hurt can come to St. Lauren's Cathedral to get compensation - don't try to lie. The priest of the God of justice is watching you. Well, that's about it. This year, families with new babies are exempt from tax for one year. It's over. "

More cheers came, and Joshua waved to the bottom at will, then turned and walked down the stage.

"Ying, let's go. The next thing is in the charge of atannis."

"Yes, master."

Time flies, November 15, the frosty month, after the sixth day of the Manifesto.

The frost spreads with the wind, everything freezes, the white completely covers the fields and pastures, the farmers harvest the last wave of cold resistant plants, and the herdsmen drive the cattle and sheep back to their huts, and everyone begins to prepare for this winter.

From the end of the boundless sea in the far north to the end of the Cape cliff in the far south, every inch of the land in the disputed continent of mccroff is incredibly fertile, and the growth of plants is extremely fast due to the influence of magic. By multiplying the two, the product is the source of disaster that worries all human forces, [black forest].

Outside the center of human power, in the various fortresses of the civilized frontier, the fast-growing Black Jungle expands like a plague, and wantonly encroaches on the living space of human beings. Among them, countless Warcraft, as pioneers, turn into the Kuroshio, destroy towns and villages, and raise the next black forest with corpses and blood as fertilizer, It takes only three years for these cursed trees to grow up to tens of meters high. The crown of the trees is covered with all kinds of plants in the forest, and the miasma is everywhere, just like an alien world.

The frontier fortresses close to the black forest must be surrounded by dense forests or huge grasslands. Countless Warcraft lurk among them. There is only a path covered with blood and bone linking the rear as the only channel.

Because of the severe cold, the northern region is relatively stable in this respect. The ice cold inhibits the activity of plants, and the cutting speed can easily exceed the growth speed of these plants. Therefore, the pressure of the black forest fortress in Moldavia is not as great as that of its counterparts in the southern part of the Empire.

This kind of situation has both disadvantages and advantages. It is precisely because of the characteristics of plants and land that the life of the common people in this world is not difficult. At least, it is much happier than that of the common people in the Middle Ages in Joshua's previous life. Because of the special nature of the earth, no one has ever worried about food. The vitality of food in this world is comparable to that of weeds. One mu of field can harvest at least three crops of wheat a year, Even in places like Beidi, the two seasons are very simple. Sometimes the wheat mutates and even needs to be controlled by mages and druids. They can't grow beyond the boundaries.

Cattle, sheep and other animals are easy to return to the wild because of magic, but they also grow very fast. As long as they have enough feed, they can quickly leave their infancy in about two weeks and officially harvest in about three quarters. The speed is incredible. After all, it is a magical world, No matter how strange it is, it's normal.

In another courtyard in the west of the city, Joshua sat in his study, frowning at a letter in his hand.

After becoming a lord, he has to be very busy. In fact, he doesn't have to do all kinds of chores to maintain the order of the city and the territory under his name. The only thing soldiers need to pay attention to is the people who manage the work of the bottom group.

What really bothered him was all kinds of letters.

As the successor of the Earl of northland, the new Lord of Moldavia, from the day before yesterday, there was almost an endless stream of courtesy letters from other aristocrats of the Empire, not to mention the loyalty documents of the knights in his own territory of Joshua. He had to prepare a decent reply to every letter, According to the other party's history and status to make different answers, this is the nobles at least etiquette.Where had Joshua done this before? Every time he wrote this thing, it was a kind of painful torture. Several times, the soldier wanted to smash the desk in front of him with one blow, but he resisted it with great willpower.

"Tut, damn it, the Lord's mansion is completely destroyed. Several clerks who used to help my dead father draft documents have been driven away by the dead uncle. Now those people are probably spending the winter in their hometown in the countryside. It's estimated that they can't be called back in a short time."

It was not easy to sign a letter to a Marquis of the frontier with a beautiful script. Joshua put down his halfling pen for a while and drank a cup of tea to ease his spirits.

The old servants and the administrative team around the old count have all been scattered because of Danya's actions, and most of them have gone back to their homes to spend the winter. Now Joshua is almost a bare commander, and he can only do everything by himself. This situation will probably last until the spring of next year. Fortunately, it only takes one time to reply a letter, and it won't be repeated after finishing it.

"Master, I have another letter for you."

In the hall came the voice of Silver Hair Magic spirit. In recent years, he did nothing, just kept delivering letters for Joshua, and occasionally helped to deliver meals.

"This is the first letter today..."

Joshua couldn't help sighing, but after covering his forehead for a few seconds, he seemed to have figured out something. Then he said solemnly to the direction of the hall: "Ying, if there is any letter next time, you can open it by yourself. If it's not very important, you don't have to give it to me. Just reply casually."

"Well, can I? But this letter looks expensive. "

Ying ran to the door of the study with an envelope that looked very expensive and gilded. She opened her green eyes and asked, "I'll fill it in? Isn't that good? "

"... this letter to me, other no problem."

Joshua stood up and picked up the gilded envelope. "I think you might write better than me."

He didn't say anything nonsense. Although Ying looked younger, she actually had all the databases in her mind except for the old ones. The first hand imperial Fenghua characters were much better than those written by Joshua, a professional soldier. The format of her reply letters was almost the same, which was not a problem.

Opening the envelope in his hand, Joshua took out a platinum invitation from it.

"... banquet?"