In Dadir City, the atmosphere of war has spread to every corner of the city.

Before we knew it, prices in the city have begun to rise quietly, especially the prices of daily necessities that are urgently needed soared the fastest.

The county magistrate's office has issued several documents to stabilize prices, but driven by intimidation, the market has long lost its rationality.

Coupled with the greedy businessman's fuel, prices soared faster.

The most affected were the soldiers in the northern border who followed the West to the south.

Originally, I had been away from home for so long, and the feeling of homesickness was severe. Now that the war is about to break out, the family book is still on the front line of the northern Xinjiang, this emotion has been further amplified.

In order to appease the morale of the army, the Sith also made a lot of efforts. Most of the soldiers formed families here and had wives and children.

After taking root, the love for the hometown was still firmly imprinted in everyone's hearts.

Including Viscount Sith himself, the time he has been looking at the north has increased recently. Obviously, his hometown still has the homesickness that he can't let go.

...

"Young Master, are you just giving up your right to pay taxes?"

Butler Feren asked in panic.

For county magistrates, the right to cover taxes is undoubtedly the most important power, which is equivalent to fiscal power.

The county magistrate who lost financial power would have a great right to speak in county affairs.

"It's too late! The war is about to break out, and everything must be concessions for the war.

The strongest person in Tel County is the mountain leader. Before that, I could use the rules of the game to fight him, but now everything is too late.

Without the cooperation of local nobles, it would be difficult for us to raise enough strategic materials on time. If it comes to the safety of the front line, such things cannot be delayed.

What's more, when we came to Texas, there was a war first, followed by a locust plague, and the economy had not recovered yet.

Many territories have barely achieved balance between income and expenditure, and are unable to provide enough materials, so it is not easy to complete the tasks assigned above according to regulations.

You can't really force someone to death, right?

It's okay to throw this hot potato to Hudson.

The Koslo family has many relatives and friends, which turned out to be his greatest advantage, but now it has become his greatest disadvantage.

As expected, the tax-packing task fell on him, not only would he have no money to make, but he might have to pay a lot of supplies for others.

In the past, it would be fine to sell personal favors. During wartime, if any accidents happen, these will turn into dead accounts.”

Sith said with a sneer.

But the unwillingness between his eyebrows betrayed his true thoughts.

Risk and benefits are always proportional.

The risk of complaining is too high, isn’t it a kind of self-comfort under the helplessness?

...

Mountain Collar

Hudson, who had just lie down and became the winner of this round of power struggle, did not have the joy that he should have as a winner.

Except for the one thousand soldiers who gathered together in the shortest time, both war taxes and material raising tasks encountered obstacles.

There are endless people who come to cry and cry every day.

Those who have no friendship can force it, but Hudson really can't do it.

Hudson has tried his best to win over the Governor's House.

Earl Pierce did not deliberately make things difficult for this issue. The tasks undertaken by the nobles of Wyton and Laitte were only 80% of the nobles in other regions.

Although the care is not enough, it is still given care in the end. Such things cannot be perfect.

The tasks of the kingdom are divided by provinces. Some counties offer less materials, but more than other counties offer more, and the total amount must be collected.

...

Looking at the people in the hall who were constantly complaining, Hudson scolded him angrily: "Enough!

I invited you here today to discuss solutions, not to listen to you.

To fight the orc invasion, everyone in the Alpha Kingdom nobles are responsible. We raise supplies in the rear because someone fights for us on the front line.

If you feel it is unfair, you can choose to sign up for the war. As long as you take the army to the front line, you don’t need to worry about money and food!

You all know the total amount of money and grain that I need to raise when I come to Teshi County. I think everyone knows whether the number I allocated is fair and reasonable.

Don’t try to cry and make a few sounds, you can avoid it. The assigned task is a dead order, and you must make up the amount.

If you fail to fulfill your aristocratic obligations, you will be taken back and deprived of your aristocratic status. There will be no medicine for regret at that time!"

Children who can cry have milk, which is at their own home. When they are outside, no one has the obligation to submit to them.

If the problem can be solved by making a fuss, then everyone goes to make a fuss, what should we do on the front line?

According to past practice, nobles from all over the country contribute money and efforts. The only exception is the nobles in northern China, who only need to fight on the front line.

Everything is fair.

This mobilization model is because the noble private troops from various provinces participate in the war and adopt a rotational combat mode. After a period of time, they will come down to rest and change others to continue working.

As northern nobles who are responsible for defending their territory, they do not have such treatment. As long as the war breaks out, they can only fight to the front line and fight until the end of the war.

To defend their own land, the nobles in the northern region had long used all their efforts to expand their military and prepare for war. They were all militant masters, and all the money and food in their territory were invested in the army, and there was no need for the kingdom to send people to urge them.

"Dear Viscount Hudson, it's not that I don't want to fulfill the aristocratic obligations. But now the territory is not enough to make ends meet, and I am really unable to bear the expenses."

Knight Handel said in frustration.

From that helpless expression, we can see that this guy is really powerless and is ready to completely disguise himself.

If you can't do it, you can't do it. Even if you are forced to go to the front line in advance, you still can't afford enough money and food.

Especially strategic materials are not only going to be released now, but will be released every month. And this number is likely to increase and remain unabated.

For some poor nobles, it may not be difficult to collect supplies for one or two months, but they can't afford it all year round.

"Knight Handel, I know your situation. It is indeed a bit stressful to you for providing money and food to the frontline for a long time.

But rules are rules, and this is not something you and I have the right to change. The king's call should be completed without any discount.

When I came to Te County, there were not two nobles who were facing the same difficulties. It can even be said that most nobles had certain difficulties.

Everyone is an adult and has the ability to be responsible for their actions. No matter what decisions you make, I respect your choices.

If you don’t want to take out money and food, you can fill out the registration form and take the army to the front line with the grain transport team to participate in the battle to defend the kingdom.

What I want to remind you is: stopping orcs invasion is not as easy as suppressing the skeleton and bones.

According to the experience of previous wars, the earlier you participate in the war, the lower the probability of returning alive. Should you take a risk? Think clearly before making a decision.

I personally recommend that you raise materials as much as possible first and complete the tasks assigned by the above. In the end, there is no way out, and then bring the army into the front line to serve.

Money and food are things outside of your body after all. Even if you waste your money now, you can still accumulate it again in the future.

But fate is your own.

Especially for some families with few children, once you die on the front line and the family business you have accumulated with painstaking efforts, you will only be cheaper for others."

Hudson persuaded earnestly.

If the gap is small, you will be able to pay for it. But the current situation is obviously wrong, and someone actually makes a mess as soon as he comes up.

Then there is no way, so you can only follow the rules. Everyone has the responsibility to fight against the orcs. If you have money, you will be paid for it. If you have nothing, you will be killed.

The atmosphere during the ceremony suddenly became tense. The nobles who had originally wanted to fight for suddenly realized that the reason they had prepared was so ridiculous.

There are difficulties, and it is indeed worthy of sympathy. But the problem is that everyone has difficulties now. The aristocrats responsible for raising materials are in difficulty, and the aristocrats who fight on the front line are even more difficult.

"Dear Viscount Hudson, the supplies in our hands cannot last long. We can't let the leaders go hungry in order to complete the task!

I wonder what countermeasures you have to help us overcome the difficulties?”

Baron Sanchez asked expectantly.

After this reminder, everyone realized that today's meeting was to discuss countermeasures and overcome difficulties together.

Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Hudson shook his head and said helplessly: "It turns out that I only know that everyone has difficulties, but I didn't expect that the difficulties were so difficult.

To be honest, it is extremely difficult for me to complete the task in the mountains to find a way to fill the hole.

The mountainous land has insufficient food, and among various strategic materials, only the iron production is abundant. According to regulations, 150,000 pounds of good iron are required to provide each month to complete the task.

I believe you all know that even based on the prices in normal times, the value of so many good irons is more than 5,000 gold coins.

At this time, it is not surprising that you can sell it outside even if the price doubles.

The cost of iron smelting has never been high. Even if the cost of ore and coal is not calculated, the food, drinking, defecation and urination of thousands of miners is a huge expense.

I can't afford such a burden-bearing economic burden. In order to reduce expenses, I can only undertake some forging tasks and some expenses.

The situation in the mountainous land is special, so it is impossible for everyone to follow it all. But you can also develop some side jobs that can be completed based on your own actual situation.

For example: Along the river, the lords along the river can catch some fish, and after being smoked dry, one pound can top four pounds of rye.
To be continued...