Release that Witch

In the second month of summer, the day of midsummer, Margaret arrived as scheduled.

This time, the vessels brought by the merchants far exceeded the upper limit of the dock. Many sailboats could only dock at the river and wait for the unloading of the former ship before connecting the bridge.

This made Roland realize that the town terminal had to be expanded.

Graysburg Industrial Co., Ltd. finally completed its task this month, reducing the scrap rate of parts to 40% and successfully producing three steam engines before the delivery date. Although compared with the third-generation steam engine currently in use in the town, the foreign trade products produced by the factory are in a big gap in terms of power, air leakage, noise, vibration, etc., but compared with the first machine, it is already a long-term progress.

The Yueyuewan caravan brought a team of 300 craftsmen according to the contract. Roland placed them all in the industrial park on the south bank of the Chishui River. In addition to the construction of a wooden factory next to the original factory, he also ordered Carl to be close to the park. A staff quarter was built on the bank of the river. In order to complete the facility within one month, huge logs were transported to the site, and Carl was in charge of technical guidance, and Anna cut it. The longest time-consuming wood processing session took only two days to complete, and Carl, the former teacher of Anna, was stunned by her new ability. In just six months, the emaciated girl has Become confident and full of spirits.

Roland held a sumptuous dinner at the castle to welcome the arrival of businessmen.

At the same time, liquor also appeared for the first time in the eyes of everyone.

"Every time you come here, there will be new things, Margaree really didn't lie to me," Hogg said. "Even the wines are so different, compared to this...this..."

"Liquor," Margaret reminded.

"Yes, white wine! Compared to it, ale and wine are simply boring," he snorted and drank the wine from the cup. "His Royal Highness, you must sell me a few boxes of this stuff."

"I think it tastes too hot, or fruit wine is more suitable for me," the businesswoman smiled and shook her head.

Roland smiled. "It's related to taste. Not everyone can accept high-concentration distilled spirits. I didn't plan to promote it. It just happened to make something for everyone."

In the era when brewing wine is still mainstream, distilled spirits are clearly a new star with great potential for development. Like white spirits, rum, whiskey and vodka, they are high-alcoholic distilled spirits. It also extended a series of bartending cultures. However, for the current border town, it is still too early to develop this industry.

"His Royal Highness, the last time you wrote to tell me something, I have sent people to collect a lot of news," Margaret said. "When Yongdong was controlled by the church, there was not much change, but the kingdom of the wolf heart. The resistance is much stronger. It is said that the church army is all gathered in the Broken Fort, and it has not been able to go further for more than two months. In addition, the morning king sent a messenger to the Grey Fort, saying that the church’s move was not to destroy the witch, but to occupy The mainland kingdom. He called on the two countries to establish alliances, expel church power, and fight against the holy city of Hermes."

"How did the king respond?" Roland asked.

"The former Prime Minister, the Marquis of Wick, rejected the proposal and also rebuked the other party for being nonsense." Garmore shrugged. "This incident has caused the king to boil, and even the nobility has not reached an agreement. As far as I know, Many people support the alliance. After all, the church has no signs of returning the rule to the eternal successors."

"Tefico did not come out?"

"The Prime Minister’s answer must have been made by Tiffco. He himself has already rushed to the east with the army." Marlland’s expression was a little dignified. "I heard that a huge fleet landed in Haifeng County, along The coastline on the east coast was plundered, and even the churches were not let go. Many fjord merchants also followed suit."

"There have been a large number of fugitives in the east, and Hogg and I have taken in a lot of them," added Margaret. "They said that the looters not only snatched money, but also let people not let go. All burned down, as if to turn the entire east into a white land. This is definitely a heavy blow to Tiffco, who has just conquered the aristocrats in the East."

It was a happy thing for Tefco to be hit, but when he heard that the other party was looting the population, Roland felt a burst of pain in his heart. "Those escaping people..."

“Are you interested?” Margaret said with a smile. “I was guessing when I saw the letter. You might want to buy a large number of slaves to enrich the labor of your territory. But compared to the exotic refugees of the winter and the wolf, These Grey Fortresses may not be willing to sell as slaves."

"I don't need to be a slave, as long as these people are willing to come and settle down in the town, they will have food and housing, and they will be paid for their work." Roland corrected that he also realized that this is a good opportunity to expand the number of people. Although the news came a little behind, "How many people are there?"

"Most strong refugees have been taken up by nobles and caravans. There are still nearly 10,000 people gathered outside Wangdu, but there are only a lot of young people and women."

"No problem, I will send people to go and screen the way," the prince said. "Do you need to take care of the officials of Wangdu?"

"No," Margaret said. "They want you to take the people away. Otherwise, the food is not enough. If their number continues to increase, it will probably trigger a riot."

......

After the dinner, Roland returned to the office and called to kiss Tassa.

This incident made him realize that his intelligence system is very backward. If he can know the fugitive incident in the first time, he can prepare early and bring more people to Bianbu Town. At present, his understanding of the outside world is all from the caravan, and the speed of delivery once a month simply cannot meet the demand.

Even if the Changge Fortress is stationed in the army and establishes a post, it can only monitor the West. In order to compete for the throne of the Grey Fort, we must expand our eyes to the whole country and even the entire continent.

Roland didn't have so many loyal people to build a complete intelligence team. The spies and secret agents lurking everywhere couldn't talk about it. Therefore, he intends to start from the basics and arrange some people to go to Wangdu to collect information gathered from various places. Not to mention detailed monitoring, at least to quickly understand the changes in the overall situation, not as passive as today.

Tassa, who knows the power of Wangdu Black Street, is the best candidate for the prince.

"You let me follow the caravan back to the king?" Tassa stunned.

"Yes, you have two tasks. The first is to accommodate the refugees from the east. I will send a team of soldiers of about 100 people to escort. I will tell you the caravans before the departure of the detailed screening conditions. ”

"Yes!"

"The second point, after the end of the refugee tide, you will stay in Wangdu and collect intelligence from all over the place. You have dealt with underground mice before, you should know how to do it, and Margaret’s caravan will do its best. Support you, the task costs directly to ask for them. Unlike the last time to go to Chishui City to spread the witch message, there is no limit to this funding." He put a revolver on the table, "pay attention to protect yourself, hope I can hear your good news soon."

... (to be continued.)