Uraspil, the most important port located in the southwest of Sambia, is also the most important maritime transportation hub close to Darren, the largest border city in the Kingdom of Cormyr.
It is through here that the nobles and wealthy businessmen who occupy large tracts of land can continuously send the output of farms, orchards, vineyards and various livestock industries to the north near the capital Odulin, which is the most populous area, using the cheapest transportation method.
Sales in dense areas.
On the one hand, we can make a lot of profits, and on the other hand, we can keep the prices of local daily necessities from rising too outrageously.
When returning, the ship will be loaded with a series of handicraft products such as cloth, condiments, carpets, steel products, etc., as well as arts and crafts such as paintings, sculptures, and bronze statues.
Since the entire southern Sambia region is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, such products can often be sold at good prices.
From an economic perspective, this is obviously a typical complementary economic structure.
As long as the stability of trade can be maintained, the ruling classes of both the North and the South can obtain sufficient benefits from it to maintain the stable operation of the country.
But now, as uprisings and riots triggered by the great famine swept across Sambia, the country was divided into two parts with the Aken River as the boundary.
Among them, the most densely populated northern region belongs to a group of powerful forces. Except for a few big cities that are still in the hands of the oligarchic group, the countryside and towns have basically fallen. There are more than a dozen forces calling for overthrowing the government and reorganizing the country.
, people’s brains are going to be turned into dog brains.
In contrast, in the South, because the population is relatively sparse, a large number of plantations have adopted serfdom, so even if there is a shortage of grain, there will not be a complete shortage of food.
What's more, there are enough fruits, dairy products and meat to fill your stomach, so the size of the rebel army is relatively small.
Under normal circumstances, with the strength of the Sambian nobles and big businessmen, it should be easy to extinguish these flames by pulling out the young men from the overseers and serfs to form an army.
But the problem is that before the coalition forces formed by these guys could move into the uprising area to encircle and suppress them, they were attacked by church armed forces led by Selul Anji on the way.
The latter directly defeated the former's defenseless army of more than 4,000 people with less than 350 men.
Especially when the overseers and nobles died, the forcibly recruited serfs showed no intention of resisting and put down their weapons one after another and chose to surrender.
By collecting and transforming prisoners, Seluer Anji was able to gain two to three thousand additional troops in one fell swoop.
She then led this army to conquer east and west, and soon occupied large tracts of farms, pastures and plantations, becoming the most powerful separatist force in southern Sambia.
The capture of Uraspil three days ago through internal and external cooperation was like a heavy hammer hitting the heart of the southern ruling group in Sambia.
Because without this port, they will no longer be able to obtain weapons and armor from the north or even the outside world, and they will also have no way to sell what they produce.
As for the Kingdom of Cormyr, which is connected to the land in the south, it has completely closed its borders at the beginning of the turmoil, and now even merchants are prohibited from passing through.
This also means that if Seluer cannot be defeated quickly and recapture Ulaspil, the oligarchs will be trapped in their own industries, and in the end they can only watch the land, wealth and serfs being eroded bit by bit.
Then it will lead to complete destruction.
Not only that!
Seluer's move to release a large number of serfs as freedmen and give them land also made them anxious. They had to spend a lot of money to hire guards to prevent serf uprisings that might occur at any time.
After all, although the serfs in Sambia live better than those real slaves, who would be willing to continue to be a serf now that they have the opportunity to gain freedom and land of their own.
Many farmers and ranchers who were slow to respond were killed on their property by serfs who suddenly rioted, including their entire families.
After the latter wins, they will quickly defect to Selul and accept its rule.
In this environment where everyone is in danger, a large number of wealthy people are forced to abandon their manors and castles and live in Darren City.
Only in this big city with a professional army, law and order, can they barely gain a sense of security.
There is no doubt that seizing the port of Uraspil means that the forces under Selul's command have firmly grasped the strategic initiative.
What she wants now is to digest the occupied base and train those soldiers into elites.
In this way, we can formally attack Darren City, completely destroy the last stronghold of the nobles and wealthy merchants in southern Sambia, and permanently end their rule.
At this moment, the young woman who had fallen from a paladin to a dark guard was standing on the upper floor of the Uraspil Port Municipal Building looking towards the bay in the distance.
After several minutes, she asked without looking back: "How about it? Have the pastors of Bann Church agreed to cooperate with us?"
A middle-aged officer standing at the door quickly nodded vigorously and replied excitedly: "Yes, Ms. Serul.
Just half an hour ago, they decided to join your camp after discussion and sent priests and black guards to provide services to the army.
In addition, the church of Talos, the god of storms, Umberli, the goddess of the sea, Woking, the goddess of wealth, and Gond, the god of craftsmen and crafts, are also willing to recognize your right to rule this city.
However, the churches of Tymora, the Goddess of Luck, and Lathander, the Lord of the Dawn, have not expressed their stance yet.
In addition, when we checked the dock warehouse, we also found iron ingots, weapons and armor shipped from the north, which can probably arm about a thousand people, as well as a lot of oil, cured meat, and dried meat ready to be shipped to the north.
, cheese, apples and wine.
These supplies can very well alleviate the pressure of our current shortage of food reserves and weapons and equipment.
The most important thing is that we have obtained a lot of ships, which can directly threaten the two big cities of Serlon and Sergant in the north by sea and land, so that they dare not send reinforcements south to support Darlon.
After our army captures Darren, you can be crowned queen there and declare yourself the legal ruler of southern Sambia."
"No, Inigo. You should know that I am not doing this to become a queen, let alone for power, but to practice the concept of rule by the great Lord Soth and use evil means to do good things."p>
When saying this, Seluer raised his chin slightly, showing an extremely pious and fanatical expression.
Because as her power in Sambia grows, she becomes more aware of how powerless kindness and justice are in ruling a country.
Only iron and blood, as well as violence, killing and death, can stop the endless greed of mortals and make the ignorant civilians obey the leadership of the more far-sighted elite.
In fact, when accepting the refuge of serfs who started riots and killed their masters, Selul encountered many people who were blinded by greed.
These people were originally just members of the serfs.
But after successfully leading a riot and occupying the manor, he not only wanted to keep the wealth and land he had snatched, but also hoped to obtain the corresponding official positions and power to become an independent lord.
Some simply established themselves as kings, transformed themselves into the masters they once hated most, and then continued to enslave other serfs to serve them.
The most terrifying thing are those lunatics who have tasted the sweetness of plunder.
Like locusts, they will crazily destroy everything around them, venting the anger, dissatisfaction and growing desires in their hearts, leaving basically ruins wherever they go.
Since there was no clear guiding ideology and most serfs had little culture, their uprisings were often destructive and destructive, without any planning or foresight at all.
Rely on kindness and justice when dealing with these guys?
Do you rely on your sharp tongue to persuade, or rely on the charisma of a paladin to move you?
Stop joking!
Many envoys sent to negotiate will be humiliated or even brutally killed.
Several female envoys were even subjected to indescribable violence in turn, and their consciousness was in a trance when they were rescued.
Seluer unceremoniously led the army to slaughter all these thugs, using naked violence to tell everyone the consequences of resisting his rule.
Then a high-pressure policy was adopted to force the remaining serfs to continue farming on the land and distribute land to those who were obedient. Agricultural production and local order were soon restored.
What's even more ironic is that those serfs who were violently suppressed would thank her in turn.
Because compared to the chaos in other parts of Sambia, areas under the iron-fisted control of Selul are extremely safe and stable, and there are basically no mobs, robbers and bandits.
The so-called Inigo officer put one hand on his chest and bowed deeply and said: "I understand what you mean, and I also recognize the concept of governance preached in the church.
But no matter what, Sambia must have a supreme ruler.
And you are the perfect candidate in my mind.
I believe that the great Lord Soth will definitely recognize this."
The words have not yet been spoken!
A familiar voice came from the door of the room: "You are right, I completely agree with this."
"Who?!"
Inigo suddenly pulled out his sword and turned around in a defensive posture.
Since Uraspil Port has only been occupied for a short time, there are often assassins, nobles, and remnants of wealthy businessmen jumping out to carry out assassinations.
However, when he saw the true face of the visitor, his whole body instantly froze in place, unable to move, and his pupils quickly dilated, revealing strong fear.
Although the officer did not recognize Zuo Si who was walking at the front, he recognized the huge hell demon following Zuo Si.
A high-level devil like this located at the top of Baator Hell can easily destroy a city, let alone a small port city with a population of just over 20,000.
"Long time no see, Selul Anji. I can't believe that after leaving Zhentil Castle, you actually came to Sambia and made such a big noise."
Zuo Si looked at the woman with short blond hair and dark black heavy armor in the distance with great interest.
To be continued...