A team of about a hundred people fleeing appeared outside Qingyuan Town and soon attracted the attention of the soldiers responsible for patrolling.

When he stepped forward to inquire and learned that the other party was from Snow Valley Town, the soldier quickly returned to the castle and reported the news to Master Gudern.

"A refugee team of a hundred people?"

Hearing the news, Gudern was also a little surprised. This was earlier than he expected that Snow Valley Town would collapse.

It seemed that the fire caused more damage to the town of Snow Valley than he expected.

Immediately, Gudern looked at Old Joseph aside and ordered.

"Old Joseph, you immediately lead a team to maintain the scene, ask all residents of Snow Valley Town to register their information, and then arrange a temporary gathering place for them."

“At the same time, we will provide people with some hot food, hot soup, etc., and we will give it to these people after they register, and tell them that they are willing to join Qingyuan Town. After the work is assigned in the past two days, a five-yin subsidy will be given directly. "

"Yes, I will make arrangements immediately."

Chapter 97 Chatting and plotting on a moonlit night

The early arrival of refugees from Snow Valley Town made Gudern realize that he had to speed up the development process of the 'identity card'.

With too many outsiders joining, the management pressure on Qingyuan Town has increased dramatically.

It is not only necessary to keep a record of each person's source information, but also to understand their background clearly.

Gudern didn't want to dig out the "rats" in the town with his front foot, and then send more "rats" to him.

To prevent this from happening, preliminary information registration screening is important.

In addition to this, corresponding housing must also be considered, although there are still many vacant old houses in Qingyuan Town.

But with Gejier's appearance, it is estimated that a hundred people will be the minimum, and it is possible that there may be thousands of people.

When such a large number of people poured into Qingyuan Town, food, drink, shelter, and housing would be a huge problem. He had to make arrangements in advance.

While thinking about it, Gudern also picked up his quill and started writing down the tasks, and asked Old Joseph to take care of them when he was free.

The first 'Mid-Autumn Festival' in another world was a bit strange, but with the appearance of various mooncakes, the festive spirit seemed to have gained a little bit.

On the balcony on the second floor of the castle, a long table was covered with various snacks and mooncakes.

Along with Feroz, Dedalo, and Kroger, the trio were also invited to come and watch the moon and chat.

In an era where entertainment and culture are backward like the other world, inviting friends to watch the moon and chat is also a good excuse to pass the time.

Irene was also present, and Old Joseph was assigned by Gudern to be responsible for related tasks.

Although it is not good to always exploit an old man who is over fifty years old, no one under him can replace or succeed Old Joseph in handling government affairs.

Therefore, this kind of work that requires legwork and decision-making can only be left to old Joseph. The harder it is, the harder it is. When some good entries come out next time, it will be replaced by him.

If you want a horse to run fast but don't want to let it eat grass, Gooden can't do such a mentally retarded thing.

"Master Gudern, what are these mooncakes made of, and why do they feel weird?"

Dedalo said as he handed over the half-bitten mooncake as a gesture. Gudern glanced at the contents and gave him a slightly sympathetic look.

"This is the only mooncake I tried adding different combinations. I didn't expect you to eat it. The fillings are tomatoes, carrots and red fruits."

"Ahem...what? Stone red fruit? I wonder why this mooncake is so sour!"

After hearing what Gudern said about the filling, Dedalo coughed, and then quickly picked up the tea cup and drank it all to relieve the sour feeling in his mouth.

There were more than ten kinds of mooncakes, but Gudern had them all mixed together. Gudern was also very sympathetic to Dedalo, who had the only 'dark' dish at night.

The people around him couldn't help but laugh when they heard what happened to Dedalo.

With Dedalo's demining, everyone no longer has so many worries about the next choice of mooncakes.

"Speaking of which, Master Gudern, are you building a house on the outskirts of Qingyuan Town? When I came in the afternoon, I saw many people digging holes and surveying there."

"Outer houses? Oh, you're talking about a long stretch of wooden stakes, right? That was set up for the construction of the city wall."

Regarding Feroze's question, Gudern did not hide the fact that he was building the city wall.

After all, for such a big project, it is impossible to hide it if you want to.

"City wall?" Upon hearing this explanation, the three people on the scene showed surprise.

"Master Gooden, even if you are joking with us, you still have to find something reliable to do."

Feroz naturally didn't believe this argument. After all, the construction of the city wall of Kanehara City also required the construction of five thousand imperial soldiers, plus the help of tens of thousands of people, and it took two full years to complete.

Judging from the distance seen visually in the afternoon, the planned city wall in Qingyuan Town is at least twice the size of Jinyuan City.

Even the people in Qingyuan Town may not be able to get it done even if they invest ten years.

Seeing the disbelief on the three people's faces, Gooden did not explain anymore. No one believed him when he told the truth, so what should he do?

No one went into depth on this topic, and quickly moved the topic to Irene.

They did not underestimate the identity of the head maid who could watch the moon and chat with their tablemates.

At the age of eighteen, he mastered awakening the same day after coming into contact with the power for the first time.

And after less than ten days of training, when he broke through to the first level peak, he won a duel with Dedalo.

Such extremely strong talent and strength would not be looked down upon in the slightest by a country as powerful as the Orrea Empire.

Of course, Gudern standing behind Irene is also a big reason. After all, the various other expenses after becoming a knight will become extremely huge.

With the presence of Gudern, Irene will not be particularly strapped for money. Without this restriction, the speed of promotion will only become faster and faster.

"Speaking of Miss Irene's follow-up teaching guidance, Master Gudern, you can ask Lieutenant Walsh. As the empire's military procurement officer, he has access to a wider range of people and information than the auction house."

Feroz naturally did not forget the task Gudern entrusted them with, and casually gave him a direction to try.

"Damn, I was busy talking about things this afternoon, why did I forget about this?"

Facing Feroz's reminder, Gudern also realized that in looking for a higher-level knight mentor, Walsh seemed to be more capable.

After all, with this order, Gudern can also feel the attention of the top brass of the imperial military. It should be no problem for him to find a more powerful knight instructor, right?

"But speaking of which, Miss Eileen, why don't you go to an academy to further your studies? With your talent, in addition to the Royal Military Academy, which needs an introduction, you should be accepted by several other top academies, right?"

On the other hand, Feroze was also confused as to why Irene didn't go to the further education academy.

"It's too far away. I still have my mother and sister to take care of at home."

Erin shook her head and explained softly.

Naturally, everyone didn't believe this reason. With Gudern's ability as a lord, wouldn't it be easy to take care of two people?

Feroz, who knew Gudern's habits in the past, also had a vague guess in his mind. Irene's appearance and figure were indeed a first-class beauty. If she were to study for a few years, her day lily would be cold when she came back.

But everyone didn't expose it, they just smiled and responded to Aileen's filial piety, family care, etc.

Chatting on a moonlit night, everyone ate moon cakes and drank wine. Three or two hours of going back and forth passed.

Seeing that the time was almost up, everyone also left the table and went back to rest.

"Wait a moment, Kroger, I have something to discuss with you."

Hearing that there was official business, Kroger stopped in his tracks and waited until the others left before asking.

"Master Gudern, tell me, what's going on?"

"Is such that……"

Kroger was one of the few people who knew the true story of the Charleson family, and Gooden explained one by one the fire in Snow Valley Town and the fact that Gergier came to buy food.

Regarding the fire that broke out in Snow Valley Town, swallowing thousands of tons of food, causing more than fifty deaths and hundreds of injuries, Kroger's face showed rare shock and solemnity.

"So, you decided to sell this grain to Snow Valley Town to use it to pay Charleson's taxes and help the residents of Snow Valley Town survive the winter?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"But have you ever thought about what if the fire was set by the Charleson family themselves to hide the food and use it to defraud the food?"

Based on the Charleson family's previous crimes, it was difficult for Kroger not to associate the other party with the operation of hiding food secretly and then filling it with wood and burning it to conceal the report.

After all, he has been working in the military investigation for three or four years. What kind of situation has he not encountered during this period?

For people with this kind of label, even if they encounter a tragedy caused by natural or man-made disasters, in the eyes of interested outsiders, they are doing some unspeakable bad things.

The unlucky Gejir didn't know at this moment that he had another big pot on his head.

After hearing what Kroger said, Gooden felt a little guilty.

He was fully aware of the real-time fire in Snow Valley Town, and the grain that the other party had just harvested was all marked after inquiring.

If you want to transfer, it's too late at this time, but Gudern will not tell the other party the truth, just pretending to be surprised.

"This matter... I really didn't expect it. I asked people to investigate the refugees who came from Snow Valley Town this afternoon. It doesn't look like they are fake."

"And I don't intend to let Charlieson transport this batch of food properly."

Seeing Kroger's sudden frown, Gooden quickly explained.

"I'm referring to the matter of taxed grains. Since the other party is able to bribe the tax collectors, it is estimated that not even half of the amount of grains that will be taken away will be taken away in Snow Valley Town."

"In order to avoid this kind of thing, I want you to contact the tax collector of Xuegu Town and ask him to transfer the grain collection team to my place and transport this batch of grain directly without passing through Xuegu Town."

"As for the one hundred tons of life-saving food, I will also send people to Xuegu Town to understand the specific situation, so as to help Xuegu Town survive this winter."

This explanation made Kroger's slightly frowned eyebrows relax slightly. He originally thought that Gudern wanted to break the contract, but it turned out that it was just to prevent the other party from secretly deducting the food collected.

After thinking for a while, Kroger nodded.

"Okay, I will write a letter to Snow Valley Town about this in a moment and have it delivered overnight."

After the two briefly understood the details for a while, they left to arrange their own affairs.

On the other side, inside the Snow Valley Town Castle.

Gejir and Bertaya were also discussing in the secret room at the moment.

"The fire in the granary must have something to do with that boy Gudern. When I went to Qingyuan Town to buy grain today, that boy had already prepared for me to jump in."

Gejier recalled the conversation between the two parties at noon today, and couldn't help but feel an unknown fire in his heart.

As a person who plays with eagles, he was actually pecked in the eye by an eagle one day, which made Gejir extremely helpless and regretful.

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