The expected chaos did not come to Jinsui City, and the situation was completely beyond Bell's imagination.
As the clerk of several city lords, he naturally knew what plunder, killing, disorder, exile means... Whether it is a knight, a mob or a pirate who enters the city, there is no essential difference.
This is true for His Majesty Tifeko to suppress the rebellion, and so is the new Duke ascended the throne.
The food and wealth in the city are the best rewards for those who seize power. It is natural to take as much as possible to belong to oneself, just like a nobleman is born more noble than ordinary people.
Records in historical books have also proved its correctness many times.
However, the situation this time was completely different. Roland's army not only did not attack the city people, but instead carried out relief and comfort work. A large amount of wheat found in the Duke's castle was cooked into porridge and distributed to the hands of hungry people. A large number of recruitment news were posted in the center of the square, and participants could also get a certain amount of reward in addition to getting food!
Didn’t Roland’s soldiers mind that these things that should have belonged to them were handed down in vain to a group of irrelevant people?
Could it be that the Fourth Prince traveled thousands of miles to conquer Jinsui City just to squander his own vault?
Looking at all kinds of books, Bell has never seen such a ridiculous precedent in history.
But at most these only surprised him, and another thing made the clerk feel deeply frightened.
That was the castle fire a few days ago.
The propaganda said that rats set fire is completely loopholes. He served three dukes in succession and lived in the castle for more than 20 years, but never found the entrance and exit of the secret passage.
For this life-and-death escape path, it must be designed to be very concealed and safe, even if it is difficult to find traces inside, let alone invade from the outside.
If those guys had this ability, they would never become rats in the streets.
The fire was set by Roland's people.
After realizing this, Bell felt his heart suddenly get clenched by something.
The nobles became no longer nobler than the civilians for the first time, and their lives were like those who were filled into the city walls, with no security at all.
Perhaps even more dangerous.
The big family, which had not been taken over by Roland, obviously thought of this. Their reaction was very direct, that was to leave Jinsui City... or even leave Gray Castle.
So what's next?
Will such a thing come to him?
Recently, the secretary's hair has fallen out in bunches and the blank area above his head has become larger and larger.
This fear is by no means a blind thought. In the past ten years, he has been called a noble without titles, or the nobleman closest to the nobles, and has served many lords, knowledgeable, and has read more books than most aristocrats.
Because of this, he had been through the robbery of Jiasia or the alternation of the Eastern Region. Even though the people in the city sifted over and over again like being cut by straw, he still had the energy to observe and record those scenes.
However, now, Bell has difficulty falling asleep even when he sleeps.
Although that powerful army has not attacked any non-noble yet, even ordinary people who have served for the great families, he really dared not be sure that the other party will still be like this in the future.
He couldn't beg those families to take him away, because he was still civilian blood.He wasn't willing to sit there and wait for death, and he always thought about something to do.
In front of the swaying candlelight, the clerk turned his gaze to the Jinsui City New Year history that was still being written.
Thinking of what he wrote, Bell couldn't help but feel shocked.
That's right, I almost forgot this...
Then he quickly turned to the last few pages, tore off, and ignited the shreds of paper one by one until they turned into ashes.
No, maybe that's not enough.
Bell thought for a moment, pulled out a quill, stained the ink and stood on the paper.
No matter what the result is, you must record it truthfully. Do you understand?Duke Willian's words rang in his ears.
Of course, he will record it truthfully now.
This is the responsibility of a clerk.
However, there is no absolute objectivity in this world. It is not surprising that he lives in a city ruled by Roland, and it is a bit biased, or rather, this is part of the objectivity.
Bell took a deep breath and quickly put down his pen.
The envoy sent by the great king Roland Wimbledon arrived at his faithful Jinsui City today...
*******************
Outside the outskirts of Chishui City, the First Military Camp.
Your Majesty, there is a secret letter sent from the East.
The nightingale jumped out of the fog, holding a gray goshawk in her hand.
The latter raised his claws at Roland and purred in dissatisfaction, as if complaining that the letter was too heavy, with six rolls of paper tied to its claws, almost covering all the space on its legs.
The flying messenger did not calm down until the Nightingale handed over a handful of dried grilled fish.
Well, this can no longer be considered a secret letter.
Roland spread out six densely written notes in turn and quickly browsed them. The sender was an iron axe, and the main content was a routine post-war summary and situation report.
The first half was exactly the same as he predicted. The Eastern Front Army easily conquered Jinsui City. The mortars showed their power in battle. Facing the firepower delivery efficiency far exceeding the twelve pounds of field artillery, even in the siege battle, the enemy had no power to fight back.
However, seeing the second half, Roland was a little surprised and exclaimed.
What, is there something wrong there?asked the nightingale.
Well... it can't be considered a problem, it's just a little strange. He handed the fifth piece of letter paper to the other party, look here.
A dungeon that burns the incarnation of the nobles?The Nightingale glanced over and immediately caught the point. Isn't this the order you gave?
Roland shook his head, No, I just told him that he was fully responsible for the war on the Eastern Front.
What's so strange?She wondered, since she was fully responsible, what kind of actions she took were considered normal, right?What's more, those guys are uneasy and have not surrendered to you for so long. Now that they can clean up, they can also use this to eliminate rats, which can be considered as one kill.
You are right... Roland touched his chin and said, but he always felt that this method of handling is too literary. Dongjing is the place where the second prince lived for a long time. Capturing the city is only the first step, and the next open and secret struggle with the surrendered nobles is the key.
Therefore, he handed over most of the novice officials trained by the city hall to the East and appointed Iron Axe, a Shamin-born, to be the commander of the Eastern Front Army, in order to deal with the difficult aristocratic relations network.
According to his expectations, after Iron Axe took down Jinsui City, in order to eliminate the enemy, he would most likely use his torture skills to the extreme. Even the high-level priests of the church could not withstand the torture of this Mojin man, let alone those delicate nobles.
Through bloody interrogation and execution, the old forces of the nobles were destroyed step by step, thereby establishing a new order.
But it seems that it doesn't fit the style of the Iron Axe directly.
Roland thought about it and decided to throw this little surprise behind his mind. After all, as Nightingale said, the effect of this fire was surprisingly good. The big family was scared and could no longer care about their fiefdom and began to flee abroad.
At this speed, Haifeng County and other territories should be completely controlled by the city hall within one month. I thought the situation on the Eastern Front would be stalemate for a long time, but I didn't expect that now there is a trend of exceeding the progress of the Western Front.
As the clerk of several city lords, he naturally knew what plunder, killing, disorder, exile means... Whether it is a knight, a mob or a pirate who enters the city, there is no essential difference.
This is true for His Majesty Tifeko to suppress the rebellion, and so is the new Duke ascended the throne.
The food and wealth in the city are the best rewards for those who seize power. It is natural to take as much as possible to belong to oneself, just like a nobleman is born more noble than ordinary people.
Records in historical books have also proved its correctness many times.
However, the situation this time was completely different. Roland's army not only did not attack the city people, but instead carried out relief and comfort work. A large amount of wheat found in the Duke's castle was cooked into porridge and distributed to the hands of hungry people. A large number of recruitment news were posted in the center of the square, and participants could also get a certain amount of reward in addition to getting food!
Didn’t Roland’s soldiers mind that these things that should have belonged to them were handed down in vain to a group of irrelevant people?
Could it be that the Fourth Prince traveled thousands of miles to conquer Jinsui City just to squander his own vault?
Looking at all kinds of books, Bell has never seen such a ridiculous precedent in history.
But at most these only surprised him, and another thing made the clerk feel deeply frightened.
That was the castle fire a few days ago.
The propaganda said that rats set fire is completely loopholes. He served three dukes in succession and lived in the castle for more than 20 years, but never found the entrance and exit of the secret passage.
For this life-and-death escape path, it must be designed to be very concealed and safe, even if it is difficult to find traces inside, let alone invade from the outside.
If those guys had this ability, they would never become rats in the streets.
The fire was set by Roland's people.
After realizing this, Bell felt his heart suddenly get clenched by something.
The nobles became no longer nobler than the civilians for the first time, and their lives were like those who were filled into the city walls, with no security at all.
Perhaps even more dangerous.
The big family, which had not been taken over by Roland, obviously thought of this. Their reaction was very direct, that was to leave Jinsui City... or even leave Gray Castle.
So what's next?
Will such a thing come to him?
Recently, the secretary's hair has fallen out in bunches and the blank area above his head has become larger and larger.
This fear is by no means a blind thought. In the past ten years, he has been called a noble without titles, or the nobleman closest to the nobles, and has served many lords, knowledgeable, and has read more books than most aristocrats.
Because of this, he had been through the robbery of Jiasia or the alternation of the Eastern Region. Even though the people in the city sifted over and over again like being cut by straw, he still had the energy to observe and record those scenes.
However, now, Bell has difficulty falling asleep even when he sleeps.
Although that powerful army has not attacked any non-noble yet, even ordinary people who have served for the great families, he really dared not be sure that the other party will still be like this in the future.
He couldn't beg those families to take him away, because he was still civilian blood.He wasn't willing to sit there and wait for death, and he always thought about something to do.
In front of the swaying candlelight, the clerk turned his gaze to the Jinsui City New Year history that was still being written.
Thinking of what he wrote, Bell couldn't help but feel shocked.
That's right, I almost forgot this...
Then he quickly turned to the last few pages, tore off, and ignited the shreds of paper one by one until they turned into ashes.
No, maybe that's not enough.
Bell thought for a moment, pulled out a quill, stained the ink and stood on the paper.
No matter what the result is, you must record it truthfully. Do you understand?Duke Willian's words rang in his ears.
Of course, he will record it truthfully now.
This is the responsibility of a clerk.
However, there is no absolute objectivity in this world. It is not surprising that he lives in a city ruled by Roland, and it is a bit biased, or rather, this is part of the objectivity.
Bell took a deep breath and quickly put down his pen.
The envoy sent by the great king Roland Wimbledon arrived at his faithful Jinsui City today...
*******************
Outside the outskirts of Chishui City, the First Military Camp.
Your Majesty, there is a secret letter sent from the East.
The nightingale jumped out of the fog, holding a gray goshawk in her hand.
The latter raised his claws at Roland and purred in dissatisfaction, as if complaining that the letter was too heavy, with six rolls of paper tied to its claws, almost covering all the space on its legs.
The flying messenger did not calm down until the Nightingale handed over a handful of dried grilled fish.
Well, this can no longer be considered a secret letter.
Roland spread out six densely written notes in turn and quickly browsed them. The sender was an iron axe, and the main content was a routine post-war summary and situation report.
The first half was exactly the same as he predicted. The Eastern Front Army easily conquered Jinsui City. The mortars showed their power in battle. Facing the firepower delivery efficiency far exceeding the twelve pounds of field artillery, even in the siege battle, the enemy had no power to fight back.
However, seeing the second half, Roland was a little surprised and exclaimed.
What, is there something wrong there?asked the nightingale.
Well... it can't be considered a problem, it's just a little strange. He handed the fifth piece of letter paper to the other party, look here.
A dungeon that burns the incarnation of the nobles?The Nightingale glanced over and immediately caught the point. Isn't this the order you gave?
Roland shook his head, No, I just told him that he was fully responsible for the war on the Eastern Front.
What's so strange?She wondered, since she was fully responsible, what kind of actions she took were considered normal, right?What's more, those guys are uneasy and have not surrendered to you for so long. Now that they can clean up, they can also use this to eliminate rats, which can be considered as one kill.
You are right... Roland touched his chin and said, but he always felt that this method of handling is too literary. Dongjing is the place where the second prince lived for a long time. Capturing the city is only the first step, and the next open and secret struggle with the surrendered nobles is the key.
Therefore, he handed over most of the novice officials trained by the city hall to the East and appointed Iron Axe, a Shamin-born, to be the commander of the Eastern Front Army, in order to deal with the difficult aristocratic relations network.
According to his expectations, after Iron Axe took down Jinsui City, in order to eliminate the enemy, he would most likely use his torture skills to the extreme. Even the high-level priests of the church could not withstand the torture of this Mojin man, let alone those delicate nobles.
Through bloody interrogation and execution, the old forces of the nobles were destroyed step by step, thereby establishing a new order.
But it seems that it doesn't fit the style of the Iron Axe directly.
Roland thought about it and decided to throw this little surprise behind his mind. After all, as Nightingale said, the effect of this fire was surprisingly good. The big family was scared and could no longer care about their fiefdom and began to flee abroad.
At this speed, Haifeng County and other territories should be completely controlled by the city hall within one month. I thought the situation on the Eastern Front would be stalemate for a long time, but I didn't expect that now there is a trend of exceeding the progress of the Western Front.