Any large family will have corresponding troubles.
As for the Alan family, it has been rooted in the Carlo Kingdom for hundreds of years, during which time the number of clan members has been multiplied, reaching a huge number.
Such a large number of people is of course a good thing, but it is also a burden.
With the strength of the Ailan family, it is not enough to support many clansmen.
After all, no matter how you say it, the Alan family has only one title, and it is impossible to divide it, let alone divide its own territory.
After all, once you divide your territory slowly, it will be fine in a short period of time, but as time goes on, the territory that the entire Ailan family can control will inevitably become smaller and smaller, and in the end it may even be possible. It will become a mass of loose sand.
When that time really comes, the entire Ailan family will probably cease to exist.
Therefore, in order to avoid the development of this situation, it is impossible to divide the territory of the Ailan family. For those clan members who do not inherit the title, at most some economic support will be given.
But this kind of support can't be too much.
It is precisely because of this that nowadays, except for a few members of the Alan family represented by Sirivo, most of the other distant relatives are not living very well.
In order to accommodate these tribesmen, Sirifo had also thought of some methods in the past, such as arranging these people in his own territory to serve him.
But obviously, these are not enough.
Although his territory is not small, it is nothing compared to the huge number of Ailan family members.
The appearance of Chen Heng in front of him obviously brought new opportunities.
After the other party goes to their own territory, whether it is to maintain the operation of the territory or other things, they need help from people, especially trustworthy people.
And these members of the Ailan family can also come in handy.
In a way, it's a win-win.
Chen Heng got enough manpower, and those got a good opportunity.
It can be predicted that with the continuous development of Chen Heng in front of him, he will definitely have very good achievements in the future, and even the royal family will actively court him.
Not to mention the future, just in front of him, he is already extremely powerful.
It is not a problem for a second-ring warlock and a person of this level of strength to support a territory. Even if there is a big problem of orc invasion, it is enough to reap his own territory.
In Silvo's view, Chen Heng's future is bound to be bright.
Therefore, appropriate investment is also very necessary.
This is the case.
Zhan Li, this is his biological child. Although he is not his eldest son, he is also a child he values very much. He is one of his favorite children.
It's a pity that no matter how much you like it, there is still only one title.
Moreover, compared to his eldest son, Zhan Li's performance was also very ordinary, and he did not show the talent of possessing the power of life.
It was also for this reason that Sirivo placed him under Chen Heng.
This is both an investment and a care.
In Silvaux's view, following Chen Heng in front of him is a matter of low risk and high reward.
If his child behaves well in the future, maybe he can earn a title by himself.
Therefore, after hearing Chen Heng's reply, Sirifu also showed a smile on his face, and seemed much more relaxed at this moment.
In the room, they continued to chat for a while, and then they got up and left silently from this place.
After walking out of the room, Chen Heng had nothing else to do and went back to his room directly.
And at this moment, outside his room, a figure was standing there.
It was a tall young man with an ordinary appearance, wearing a long robe, standing outside his room door, as if he had been waiting there for a long time.
Chen Heng was no stranger to this person.
"Jerry."
Standing in place, looking at the young man standing in front of him, Chen Heng's face looked a little surprised, he couldn't help but smiled: "What are you doing here?"
"Lord Echo."
Hearing Chen Heng's voice, Zhan Li immediately turned around, his face looked very respectful, but also slightly excited: "As my father ordered, I'm here to wait for your order."
"Is that so?"
Standing on the same spot, listening to the other party's words, Chen Heng was thoughtful, but he didn't say much about it, but nodded: "Come with me."
After the words fell, he turned around, left from here, and walked towards the outside world.
Behind him, Zhan Li hurried forward and followed Chen Heng.
Not long after, they came to a spacious training ground.
It was still daytime, and the sun was shining outside.
Under the faint sunlight, Hedoxili was holding a long sword on the training ground, carefully training other soldiers.
At this moment, after several months, the number of soldiers under Chen Heng has increased again.
Today, including the two of Hedoxili, he has more than 400 people on hand.
Calculating the numbers, it was even more than the army on hand in Siri.
The origin of these soldiers is very complicated, there are people who were rescued during the previous raids, and there are also captured prisoners.
However, after a simple tempering, these people all look decent at the moment.
Standing in front of Chen Heng, Zhan Li looked at the soldiers training in front of him, looking a little inexplicable.
"grown ups."
He tentatively opened his mouth, wanting to know what Chen Heng had ordered.
"In the next period of time, you will join this group of people and undergo training here with others."
In front of him, Chen Heng spoke again, looked at Zhan Li in front of him and said, "How, can it be done?"
Together with those ordinary soldiers, undergoing training here
Hearing this request, Zhan Li was stunned subconsciously, and then quickly reacted, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, I can."
"very good."
Listening to his words, Chen Heng nodded in satisfaction, and after thinking for a while, he continued, "I will leave this place in a few days and go to Khaki's place."
"After that, I will go to my own territory, and I am afraid I will need a lot of people."
He looked at Zhan Li in front of him, smiled and said, "Zhan Li, I don't know if you would like to do me a favor."
"In order to deal with the troubles that may be encountered in the territory in the future, I hope to recruit a group of people to help me complete various tasks in the future."
"Well, about ten people will do."
After the words fell, Zhan Li in front of him was taken aback for a moment, and then he seemed to realize something quickly, with a look of joy on his face: "My lord, it's easy."
During these few months, because of Chen Heng's actions, many people in this castle became aware of his strength.
Many people thought that following such a powerful knight would be a very honorable thing, and it was destined to be a good harvest.
Therefore, if Chen Heng is willing to open his mouth and say that he needs followers, I am afraid that many people will be willing.
This is also what Sirivo said before, a reminder to Chen Heng.
Nowadays, with his strength and status, it is not too much trouble to recruit a group of people.
Just like the two Heduosili before.
Chen Heng recruited the two of them without much effort at all. He only showed part of his own strength and the identity of the possible successor of the blood of the gods. Bringing dry food, not only did not cost Chen Heng any property, but he took the initiative to hand over his property to Chen Heng for use.
The same goes for the soldiers.
As captives, they not only resisted Chen Heng's recruitment at all, but accepted it immediately, and felt quite happy.
Why is this so
It is because they believe that following a strong man like him will definitely bring them rich rewards in the future.
In this world, there have always been various legends and deeds. Among them, some knights led their followers to other regions to open up, and finally established a huge empire.
In fact, many countries in this world were indeed established in this way.
This kind of deed was widely circulated around the world, which brought them some clear expectations, making them think that following Chen Heng, a strong man, they could get rich rewards in the future.
It was precisely because of this that Siriv worked so hard for him, and even took the initiative to put his own child under Chen Heng's hands.
After realizing these facts, Chen Heng began to change his mind.
Judging from the current situation, he really lacks manpower on hand and urgently needs a group of people to assist him.
It's okay at the moment, but when I go to the new territory to open up, I'm afraid people will be needed everywhere.
Instead of working hard to recruit people when the time comes, it is better to prepare now.
Standing where he was, various thoughts flashed through Chen Heng's mind, and he thought so at this moment.
In front of him, Zhan Li received his order and was leaving with full confidence at the moment. It seemed that he was ready to look for other targets.
Looking at his appearance, Chen Heng shook his head secretly, and then left silently.
Zhan Li's speed was much faster than Chen Heng imagined.
It didn't take long, in just two or three days, he found ten people.
As Chen Heng expected, most of these ten people belonged to the group of people who had nothing, and they were generally the second sons of wealthy families.
As the second sons, they are destined not to inherit the title and property of the family, so if they want to get a better life, they can only rely on themselves to find opportunities.
In their view, Chen Heng in front of him is such an opportunity.
So, they came here, even a little impatient.
For this group of people, Chen Heng only inspected it a little bit before agreeing.
Zhan Li's vision is not bad.
Although most of them are the second sons, they were born in wealthy families. These people's basic qualities are still qualified, not to mention how strong their abilities are, but they can still master at least writing.
For Chen Heng, this is enough.
It's not that his requirements are too low, it's just that the conditions are limited, and there is really no way.
Like any feudal society in the traditional sense, in this world, the literacy rate of ordinary people is still very low. This was the case in the former Marko Kingdom, and it was also the same in the Karo Kingdom.
Even to a certain extent, the Carlo Kingdom is even more serious in this regard because of the perennial wars and the invasion of the wilderness race.
In this environment, being able to read, write proficiently and master the corresponding format is not bad.
At least being a low-level administrator should be fine.
This thought flashed in Chen Heng's mind, and he thought so at this moment.
As time passed, soon, half a month later.
At this time, Chen Heng handed over the matter at hand to Lamu, and then took Hedoxili by himself and embarked on the road to Khaki.
They walked slowly towards their goal, and along the way, they were also observing the scenery around them.
"The abandonment of land is serious."
Along the road, looking at the surrounding scenes, this thought flashed in Chen Heng's mind.
Compared with the Markdo Kingdom, the population in the Karo Kingdom is sparse, and its development is obviously not enough.
Along the road, much of the land was left uncultivated and left barren, overgrown with weeds.
This is obviously a great waste.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Chen Heng has already realized some problems.
population, and food.
The sparse population in the Carlo Kingdom meant that it would be much more difficult for him to build his own territory in the future.
There is not enough population to support it, even if there is corresponding land, there is no way to fully cultivate it.
To some extent, the population itself is a huge wealth.
Without a population, there is no way to truly reclaim the territory.
Compared with the population, the problem of food is even more serious.
In the foreseeable period of time, they may not be able to produce food by themselves.
In this case, if they want to obtain food, I am afraid they can only obtain it from the outside world.
However, the land in the Karo Kingdom is so severely abandoned, and under the circumstances of war, production activities will inevitably be destroyed accordingly.
In this case, to what extent will the price of food everywhere rise
At this moment, Chen Heng frowned when he thought of this question.
It is very difficult to solve this problem simply by purchasing grain.
Not to mention that there are not many currencies in their hands that can buy food. Even if they have enough currency, it is not an easy task to buy a large amount of food from the market under the current circumstances.
There is a lack of food everywhere at the moment, and I am afraid that many people will store food and are unwilling to sell it at all.
And the food surplus in the Carlo Kingdom is probably quite limited.
It is probably not an easy task to obtain food from this world.
Therefore, this plan is probably not realistic.
Walking on the road, Chen Heng thought about it, and then a thought slowly flashed in his mind.
noble.
If it is said that under the current situation, where there is enough food in large quantities, then only those nobles can be found.
Especially those nobles who own territories.
Like those ancient aborigines in Chen Heng's previous life, the lords of this world also have the habit of storing food.
This is not only because of necessity, but also because a large part of the taxes they receive on weekdays is food.
They collect taxes from the people, and the final harvest is various agricultural products.
And these things have a very unique characteristic.
In a bumper harvest year, a large amount of grain appears, and it is often not easy to sell. Even if it is sold, the price is often very low.
But really waited for the disaster year, the price of these things rose, but those who had enough food on hand were unwilling to sell it.
Especially in this situation.
In the hands of those lords, there must be a lot of food.
Just like Sirivo.
During the past few months, the soldiers under Chen Heng have been supported by Xi Lifu's territory.
But even so, the pressure didn't seem too great for Sirivo.
From this point of view, we can see some things.
It might be easier to target this group directly.
The only problem was how Chen Heng would get the food out of this group of people.
It is not an easy task to count on this group of people to bleed.
Thinking of this, Chen Heng couldn't help shaking his head secretly.
In the following time, while investigating, they slowly moved forward towards Khaki.
Finally, after a few more days, they reached the city.
Outside the huge city, thick walls surrounded the entire city.
With Hedoxili, Chen Heng walked on this street.
Compared with other cities in the outside world, this city does not seem to have any major problems. On the streets, pedestrians are walking on the road. Although many people are in a hurry and their faces are serious, at least there are no other people The misery of the place.
At this moment, with the start of the disaster, many people can no longer survive and become slaves everywhere.
However, this kind of situation is rare in the city in front of us.
From the looks of it, although the disaster had come and had a very far-reaching impact, for the time being, it hadn't put a lot of pressure on the city.
In this regard, Chen Heng just looked at it like this, and after a long time, he turned around and returned to his residence.
His residence was arranged for him by the Carlo royal family, and it was a very spacious manor.
The manor is very spacious. Although it looks a bit dilapidated, at least there is no problem in accommodating Chen Heng and his group.
Chen Heng just walked in this area, observing everywhere.
From his point of view, the city of Khaki is actually very ordinary, not to mention many cities he has seen before, even compared to some cities in the Marko Kingdom, it is much worse.
But relatively speaking, perhaps because it stands in the wilderness and borders with foreign races, the defense of this city is pretty good. Not only is the city wall built very tall, but the defense facilities everywhere are also very complete.
Outside the city, there are several other small forts surrounding the city.
(end of this chapter)