"Dreaming!" Lorist was furious. Manager Hanks thought so beautifully. He borrowed the king's order issued by His Royal Highness to force Lorist to submit, and put Lescott on the throne of the Norton family heir. The two divisions ruled, intending to bring the original family territory under the name of Lesket and then establish an independent territory within the Norton family. At the same time, they can also save their retainers who support Lesket from being punished after Lorist's return.
This is the difference in knowledge. If it is Fatty Shi, Camorra, or Hickerd, the three officials who are known for their administrative coordination ability in the family, they will never support Lescott as the heir of the family. Manager Hansk took such a radical and rebellious method. Director Hansk thought that getting the letter of appointment from His Highness the Second Highness would be able to suppress Norrist, but he didn't want to think that Lorist, now the Sword Master of the Antinac Kingdom, would not take His Highness's life in his eyes at all. .
Grandpa Kress, the head of the deceased Norton family, left Lorist with Hansk, Speer, and Kedan, three managers, hoping that they could help Lorist to prosper the Norton family. However, what Lorist has done has surpassed the expectations of the boss, Grandpa Kress, many times. The Norton family's momentum has reached the peak that a noble family can achieve. There is more than that.
Unlike Director Speer, who is obsessed with property management, and Director Kedan, who is shrewd and smooth in charge of personnel, Manager Hansk is also a talent in administrative planning. If the Norton family has been nesting in the original family territory, then Hansk will The steward will be a perfect family steward, and may reach the achievement and prestige of the old steward Kress in the future.
But after the return of Lorist, the Norton family began to develop externally, instead of sticking to a corner of the Northland. While the strength of the family is constantly growing, the territory of the family territory is also constantly expanding. At the same time, Lorist is vigorously promoting those new family talents who follow him. Compared with the short-sighted and old-fashioned manager Hansk, Lorist is more Fatty Shi, who was willing to trust his close friend, entrusted him with all the administrative and coordinating affairs of the family territory.
It's not that Lorist doesn't value Manager Hanske, but that Manager Hanske's performance didn't make Lorist very satisfied. On the contrary, Lorist is very satisfied with Manager Hanske's ability to win over people from Maple Forest Villa to form a school of his own. The elders of the Norton family claimed to be disgusted by the behavior of suppressing and crowding out new talents who joined the family. In addition, Chief Hanske repeatedly disobeyed him, which finally forced Lorist to exile him from the family management.
Unexpectedly, the Hansk chief would start a family civil strife at such a critical juncture for the Norton family. It really echoes the old saying that foreign enemies are easy to block, but internal thieves are hard to guard against. Lorist asked with a livid face, "Has Your Majesty agreed to Chief Hansk's request?"
"Yes." Tagle replied with his head bowed: "It was already very late when I went, and Chief Hansk had already announced His Majesty's letter of appointment to Master Leskett in the Northland. I wrote a letter to His Majesty when I was in the camp, but I had no choice but to smuggle in because Beihai City was under martial law. When I arrived at the front line of the Faliqiu Plain, it was a done deal. Your Majesty only knew what happened after reading the letter. Bodfin who was present Grid, Tiger Ross, and Jost are going to lead the army back north to quell the rebellion..."
Now Lorist understood why the Second Highness regretted so much. It is obvious that His Royal Highness did something bad with good intentions. He misunderstood, and he didn't want to add trouble to the Norton family. He thought that Leskett was Lorist's illegitimate son, and because he was not a legitimate son, he could not convince the public, so Lorist sent a messenger to hope to get his approval, and promised to let the Norton family arm the three major legions to continue to assist him in attacking the commercial alliance. .
This is a busy job, and this face must be given. The Second Highness must have thought so at the time. Lorist asked him to admit that Lescott was acting as the head of the family, probably because Princess Sylvia gave birth to a legitimate son, and he let him, the king, be the villain because he didn't want to stand out. Well, the Second Highness appointed Norton Lescott as the acting head of the Norton family in the name of the king with a flick of a pen.
"After receiving the letter of appointment from His Majesty the King, Chief Hanske rightfully accused the leader of the Ovekis Legion guarding Rage Bear City as rebellious, and threatened to attack Rage Bear City. At the same time, he also invited His Highness's cousin Chrisya to serve as The head of the First Guards Corps. However, Lord Chrisya ignored the order of Chief Hansk to attack Bear City, and instead went into the city alone to discuss with Madam Sylvia.
Under the help of Lord Chrisya and Director Kedan, Mrs. Sylvia and the four maids took the two young masters out of Bear City and went to Sakura Ridge Manor. The Second Guards Corps and the Guards Battalion, along with three great sword masters, went as guards and handed over the Bear City to Master Lesket and Chief Hansk. At the same time, Chief Hansk also released Lord Baron Shredder and Director Speer, and the two adults also took their families to Sakura Ridge Manor. "
Tagle finally gave Lorist some good news. There was no civil war in the family territory, and both Fatty Shi and Director Speer were safe.
"Where have the three armies of the family gone?" Lorist asked.
"Uh..." Tager replied with a look of embarrassment on his face: "The three major armies are still in the city of Federica, and they have encountered a little problem..."
"Huh? What's the problem?"
"It's like this. When attacking the plain of Mana Hill, the Rock Legion and the Flying Tiger Legion captured the cities of Bruvik and Lett. His Majesty the King led the White Lion Army to capture the city of Crito, while the Chaser Legion looted the city. Gedrink and Maweforint... ”
Lorist looked puzzled: "Wait a minute, where are the provinces of Jiedrink and Maweforint? How come I've never heard of them?"
"Oh, it's like this, Your Highness. After the Glass War, the Commercial Alliance annexed the Kingdom of Trimble and the seven surrounding kingdoms, and then divided these annexed territories into twenty-one provinces. The original ten kingdoms of Trimble The five counties are divided into five provinces, Gedrink and Maweforint are two provinces adjacent to the plains of Faliqiu..." Tager explained.
"I see. Continue talking." Lorist stroked his beard embarrassingly. In fact, Tager has reported this information before, but I am concerned about the surrounding areas of the Northland and the territory of the kingdom, and I don’t pay attention to these measures of the business alliance. No wonder I heard the names of these two provinces with a face Confused, the former empire did not have these two provinces.
"Well, that is because the business alliance is relatively rich, so the three armies armed by our family robbed a lot of property, adding up to nearly a thousand carts. At the same time, the three armies also plundered more than half a million people..." Ta Geer blushed a little when he said that, this was almost a crazy rhythm.
Well, Lorist has to admit that the three armies of the family armed forces he established have become a veritable robbery group, and they are getting more and more adept at robbing people and money. But now he can only pretend that he didn't hear anything.
"Didn't you say that the three major legions have encountered difficulties?" Lorist reminded.
"That's right, Your Highness, because the looted property and the number of plundered people have increased, so their food supply is a little tight." Tagle replied.
Seeing that Lorist was about to speak, Tagle said quickly: "Your Highness, I know you want to say that we have a large amount of military rations in Windbury. Are there forced immigrants from places like Campona Province? Except for two to three hundred thousand people who have arrived in Northland, the remaining half a million people still have nowhere to go in Winston Province. Camorra, who is in charge of logistical dispatch The baron has tried his best to maintain the basic living supplies of these immigrants, and he has been powerless to deal with the three major armies and the more than half a million new immigrants. This is because the Northland has cut off transportation, and it is necessary to store food and supplies. Less than replenishment…”
Damn Chief Hanske! Lorist resentfully crushed the wooden basin on the table into pieces of sawdust.
"Then what are Bodfinger, Tiger Ross and Jost going to do?"
"Your Highness, the current situation is that Lord Bodfinger stays in the city of Federica to take care of the captives and immigrants. Lord Jost and Lord Tiger Ross are leading the legion to return to the plains of Mana Hill and plan to rob enough from the Merchant Alliance. Grain. Use a sled to quickly reach Winston Province in winter, which can save a lot of food and grass consumed on the road." Tager said the plan of the three legion commanders.
"What about Winston Province? Is there enough food in Winston Province? Don't even think about it. When a million people arrive in Winston Province, there will be a food shortage immediately, and then everyone will be helpless." Did you starve to death?" Lorist snorted dissatisfied.
"Lord Bodfinger and the others may be planning to counterattack the North..." Tagle said.
"Counterattack? Is it that simple? As soon as they approach the two iron chain bridges, Hansk will declare that they are all rebels. Maybe at the decisive point, they will directly break the two iron chain bridges to see how they counterattack. When they reach the ferry downstream of Midobro When I tried to force them to cross, people almost starved to death."
After a few lessons, Lorist asked again, "How about intelligence and message delivery?"
"Your Highness, after taking control of the First Guards Corps, Director Hansk immediately sent people to control the Xinying Headquarters in Rock Castle, and at the same time ordered to cut off the external traffic of the Northland. The intelligence and news of the Northland are basically It can’t be sent out, and it can’t be passed in from outside. Now the Northland is almost like an isolated island.”
Tager replied: "The only transportation route to the Northland is the sea route from Beihai City to Shilovas Island. However, Chief Hansk also imposed martial law in Beihai City, and all sea ships arriving in Beihai City were detained in the You are not allowed to go to sea in Niujiao Bay. He even ordered the North Sea Fleet to obey his orders, but Admiral Sembawood ignored him and returned to Shirowas Island with the fleet."
When Lorist decided to train Xinying for communication, he was still in Rock Castle. Later, the administrative center of the family was moved to Bear City, the capital of the Northland, and the Xinying Headquarters, which can train Xinying and send and receive messages, is still in Rock Castle. After all, no matter how well trained the Eagles are, they are still beasts. They only remember that Rock Castle is their home, not that they will migrate when they move to Bear City.
Although a new base for training Xinying was also established in Bear City, but it was too short, and the general base of Xinying for external communication was still in Rock Castle. Manager Hansk is very clear about this point. He immediately controlled the Xinying Headquarters of the Rock Castle, and almost cut off half of the news transmission lines inside and outside the family.
"Except for the fact that the news of the traffic cutoff in the Northland and outside cannot be delivered, our family's various spy strongholds in other provinces are still intact. It's just that Xinying can't be used, and the information must be delivered by hand. In terms of timeliness, it will take a long time. Big delay," Tagle said.
"What's the current situation of the North Sea Fleet and Hilovas Island?" Lorist asked.
"It's not very good." Tagle said: "We have a hidden cave near the sea in the Blade's Edge Mountains, and there are two small sea boats hidden in the shallow sea. I just took the small sea boat to the territory of the Kenmas family. Transferred to a large ship and arrived at Hilovas Island. After arriving, I found that the North Sea Fleet and the Guards stationed on the island were confronting each other. Because Master Pachico, who guarded Hilovas Island, received an order from Chief Hansk, saying that the North Sea Fleet Lord Admiral Sambawood wants to rebel, so he ordered Master Pachico to arrest Lord Simbawood immediately...
Master Pachiko didn't know what happened in the Northland, and he firmly believed in the order of Chief Hansk. I told him what happened in the Northland, and asked him to ignore it, and he would not have to obey His Highness's order in the future, so Lord Pachico and Lord Sembawood shook hands and made peace.
Then I went to the plains of Mana Hill to deliver letters to His Majesty and the three legion commanders. The three legion commanders were shocked when they learned of the incident in the Northland, and they were about to lead their troops back. His Majesty the King hurriedly stopped him, but was scolded by Lord Tiger Ross. His Majesty knew that he had done something wrong and regretted it so much that he had no choice but to let the three armed armies of our family return. I was going back to the Northland to send a letter, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Reddy on Hilowas Island, so I followed him back. "
Lorist stood up, stroking his beard and thinking while circling around the room. Chancellor Hansk's mutiny has disrupted all the family's plans. But the biggest difficulty now is that the three armies will transfer those immigrants to Winston Province with sleigh carts in winter. More than one million idle immigrants will bring an unbearable burden to Winston Province. Biggest problem to solve. However, the Northland cut off the traffic, and Winston Province could not get sufficient logistical supplies from the family.
The only thing that made Lorist happy was that Baron Camorra was still in Windbury City in Winston Province instead of returning to the Northland. With him in charge of the overall situation of Winston Province, Lorist can rest assured.
"There is no need to worry about the rebellion in the Northland. I will go back and deal with these rebellions slowly after I recover my strength. It is already the end of December, and I think the three major legions should have started to transfer property and return immigrants. Winston Province will soon It is about to face the greatest test.
Reddy, Tagle, I'll write a few warrants right away, you take them to Windbury King City and hand them over to Baron Camorra, let him preside over the overall situation and restrain all family armed forces, and those who don't obey the orders can be killed directly. At the same time, I ordered the Flying Tiger Legion and the Hunting Cavalry Legion to send all the sleds to other noble territories to borrow food, and told the nobles in those territories that it was my promise that we will repay twice the food borrowed this year next year.
What's more, Reddy, you hold the whip yourself, and Jost and Tiger Ross each execute a hundred whips, as punishment for disobeying the family's order and leading troops to the front without permission. The deputy commanders and regiment commanders of the two legions received fifty lashes each, as a result of disobeying orders instead of persuading their superiors.
In addition, let Bodfinger lead the two regiments of the Rock Legion to Xilovas Island to stand by. Let the Chaser Legion and the Flying Tiger Legion each send out a regiment to accompany them. Command the North Sea Fleet's Admiral Sembawood and the head of the Pachko Corps to gather the sea ships vigorously for transportation. "
"Yes, Your Highness."
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