Rise of the Empire Total War

After less than half a month of war, Richard took the remaining soldiers of the First Legion back to Ossiig. This time, he did not return directly to Nord, but at the invitation of Earl Stein, to Ossiig led the capital Landoster.

Because it was a banquet, Richard did not let the First Army accompany him. He first asked the lieutenant Magnus to lead the army back to Nord (after returning to Nord, according to the new regulations, soldiers who own land will be dismissed and go home. Soldiers without land were treated as a standing army and stayed in the barracks), and then went to Landost with the general's guard and a brigade of crossbow cavalry.

Landost City, in fact, is more inclined to a city in terms of functional positioning, although when it was first built, it was positioned as a castle before it was built.

In the beginning, Landost as a castle was built on a mountain peak, but as time went by, more and more civilians built houses around the castle, and in order to protect these civilians, the lord chose to build another city wall, After so many repetitions, there is now a medium-sized city that occupies the entire small mountain. Perhaps because of water and food problems, Landost's permanent population has been limited to around 15,000. In order to solve the problem of urban residents' sewage, the Landosters deliberately dug a sewage canal from the topmost castle. The sewage canal that is one person high runs through the entire city and several city walls from top to bottom before it is discharged into the river. It also allows the siege party to make a fuss about the sewage canal.

Still outside the city, Richard saw a crowd of people around the city gate, and when he took a closer look, he saw a few noble-looking people lined up at the city gate with heavily armed soldiers, as if they were waiting for something people.

Needless to say, these people looked like they were waiting for Richard, and they were. As soon as Richard and his cavalry arrived, the nobles at the city gate greeted them. The noble at the head was dressed in luxurious robes, and he looked like he was in his twenties or thirties. The other nobles beside him Although the nobles are also dressed in luxurious robes, they are still incomparable in terms of splendor, so Richard speculates that he should be the current lord of Ossiig, Earl Stein.

Sure enough, after some self-introduction, the leading nobleman was Stein, Earl of Ossiig, and the few noblemen behind him were courtiers in the court and viscounts in the collar.

Then, after the simple welcome ceremony, Richard walked into the city gate under the guidance of Stein. There were no civilians walking on the street. Looking at the aristocratic gentlemen on war horses, they whispered from time to time.

It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because of the terrain, the streets of Randost are not full of sewage like most cities in the world, but relatively clean. Richard can see that every household There are special containers for collecting sewage and feces in front of the houses.

Afterwards, Richard found out that Landost has a special law. In order to prevent the sewage from being deposited at the bottom of the city, all residents must store the sewage in the container in front of the house and wait for the manure to be cleaned up in the morning. Regardless of this matter for the time being, walking up the sloping street and passing several city walls, Richard and his party arrived at the castle on the top of the hill. The interior of the castle was already decorated with lights and festivities. They are all placed on the table, and wonderful music echoes inside the castle.

The banquet inside the castle has already begun, and the nobles in the collar gathered together to toast together. Richard asked the reason for the banquet on the way here. It turned out to be to celebrate the annual Dali Church. The operation of the priest to find the cave where the rotting tree lives.

I forgot to mention that since Richard did not deliberately preach in Ossiig, the residents here basically still believe in the magic deer, and they also follow the tradition of Daliism.

Richard's arrival made the whole banquet more lively. All the nobles saluted Richard, the young king, and raised their glasses to cheer for his arrival and rule. It can be seen that these low-level nobles do not dislike Richard's rule,

On the contrary, Richard's victories in foreign wars aroused their admiration.

Through this banquet, Richard also learned about the situation of the low-level nobles of the Ossiig collar. Due to the deliberate concealment of strength by the former earl, this did not cause much loss to the nobles of the Ossiig collar. It made Stein, the heir to the earl, a little headache-the nobleman was too strong, and he was a little powerless.

In order to maintain his rule and enhance the relationship with the nobles, he took the opportunity to hold this banquet, and through the banquet to improve the relationship, he also communicated with King Richard by the way.

It has to be said that he was very successful. After this banquet, the nobles who had complained about his weak personality reluctantly accepted him. However, after meeting Richard, these nobles also had a better impression of Richard. One step further.

At the banquet, in addition to hearing the gossip among the nobles, the news of a group of refugees entering the Ossiig collar also entered Richard's ears. Listening to the conversation of the two chatting viscounts, Richard's His eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt that the miners in the silver mine in the Kingdom of Pravia seemed to be missing.

So, he walked up to the two viscounts, pretending to overhear, and asked, "You two, what is the situation of the refugees you are talking about?"

"Ah, Your Majesty." The two viscounts who were disturbed by the sudden inquiry subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and then exclaimed. Seeing their behavior like this, Richard touched his face to make sure there was nothing dirty on it, and then Asked: "What's the situation with those refugees?"

"Ah, that's right." One of them reacted quickly and replied: "A day or two ago, a group of nearly 1,000 refugees poured in from the Lijin Principality in the north. Since no nobles were willing to accept them, they have been wandering around In the territory of Ossiig, it has already begun to affect the law and order."

"Why are there these refugees?" Richard wondered.

"Your Majesty, the war between the Principality of Rigin and the Principality of Page has reached a fever pitch. As a result, civilians from both countries have fled their hometowns and gone to the surrounding countries to escape the flames of war," another person replied.

"I see." Richard nodded, looking thoughtful, seeing that Richard didn't intend to continue asking, and afraid of interrupting Richard's thoughts, the two viscounts walked lightly, go elsewhere. Ignoring the two people's departure, Richard was thinking about the possibility of recruiting refugees from the Principality of Rigin as miners. In the Middle Ages, miners were generally relatively humble occupations. If they were not forced by life, they would soon Few people are willing to become miners, which is actually related to the poor environment and harsh conditions in the mines.

After thinking about it, Richard decided to give it a try. He organized the refugees to go to the silver mines in the Kingdom of Pravia, and helped the Ossiig leader solve the problem of the refugees.