Volume Two: The Iron-Blooded Baron Chapter 117: A Thief Comes from the Sea (3)
"Okay, Mark, please report on the recent situation in the territory." Balian asked Mark to make a report first.
Mark stood up, opened his notebook, cleared his throat and said: "Sir, fellow colleagues, as of yesterday, the population of our Norlandenburg reached 2,600 people. In the two months since the master was away, the new
Five hundred and ninety people were added, most of whom worked here before the summer harvest.
After these people had enjoyed very good treatment here, before they left, we also informed them of the policy of joining Fort Norlandenburg. They must not be able to stand the cruel treatment of their lords when they returned, so they took the initiative to join Fort Norlandenburg.
Already.
Hahaha, this is just like what the master said to me. Only by treating your people well can you gain the support of your people. If you are cruel to them, they will abandon you."
Mark said this and looked at Balian with a smile. Everyone present would also smile heartily. After all, they were all people treated kindly by Balian, so they naturally understood this truth.
“The number of adult men in our territory is 1,100, the number of young and middle-aged women is 1,000, and the number of children under the age of 13 is 500. The population structure is quite reasonable.
At present, the number of our various craftsmen exceeds one hundred. Of course, this includes some apprentices. Among them, there are thirty potters, twenty-five blacksmiths, twenty carpenters, fifteen stonemasons, and fifteen leatherworkers.
There are fifteen rattan weavers.
Relying on these craftsmen, we have built an iron smelting workshop, an iron workshop, a armor workshop, a wood workshop, a leather workshop, and a rattan crafts workshop." Mark said this, maybe because his throat was a little dry, and he drank some water.
Slowed down a bit.
Then, he continued: "At present, the workshops related to iron and leather have been moved to Nolandenburg on the top of the wind and clouds. Other workshops and people in the territory have been dispersed to Green Hill Village, Oak Village, and
The newly built Linglanpo Village, located not far from Linjian Lake, is named this because there is a slope covered with lilies of the valley near the village.
In the past two months, due to the increase in the new population, we have reclaimed another thousand acres of arable land. Since we have missed the farming season, we can only plant crops after spring next year.
I will lead everyone to work hard and strive to cultivate another 1,000 acres of arable land before the first snow. In this way, we will have 8,000 acres of arable land next spring.
In addition to reclamation and construction, according to the master's instructions, I have also made preparations for grain storage. In addition to our own production, I also purchased a lot of grain, which is now stored in the granary of Nolandenburg.
More than 500 Schaefer's worth of grain, in addition to a lot of dried meat, sausages and other foods, are enough to sustain us for more than a year.
By the way, look at my brain, the master said to encourage farmers who have families and separate houses to breed, and I have done it vigorously in the past two months. Now every household raises chickens, ducks and geese, and those who have money still get it from us.
I bought pigs, cows and sheep and went back to raise them.
According to my statistics, the number of chickens, ducks and geese in Norlandenburg now exceeds a thousand of each type. These poultry eggs produce about two thousand eggs every day. The common people can't eat them all, so I bought them for them.
Brethren in infantry and militia regiments eat.
Master, as you said, soldiers are trained intensively and must eat well."
After Mark finished speaking, he sat down. Balian was the first to applaud, and everyone also applauded. This made Mark, a young man who was just twenty years old, a little embarrassed.
After the applause stopped, Bellion said with a smile: "Our butler Mark has done a very good job. He has done a good job in the two months I have been away. I am very pleased.
Tour, please remember that when today's meeting is over, we will reward our chief steward Mark with five hundred dinars. In addition, I will also reward Mark with a handmade wool blanket I brought back from Yangweixuo. Thank you for your hard work, my good brother!
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After Balian said these rewards, he stood up and hugged Mark. Mark was really moved and cried now. Balian gave him such a big reward. Although it was a surprise, it didn't make him so excited that he cried.
The real reason is that among so many people here, he was the first to give a report and the first to receive such an award. Moreover, Balian also hugged him warmly in front of everyone. This is a great honor and represents
He has gained his primary position in Balian's heart, and he is the confidant of Balian, the lord.
When other people saw that Balian rewarded the key Mark so highly, their eyes showed envy, but they also gave congratulatory applause and cheers.
After Mark sat down wiping his tears, Balian motioned for Eomer to stand up and answer. After Eomer stood up, he directly said to Balian: "Sir, the situation of our infantry regiment will be reported to you by Brother Beth.
Let me report, I mainly caught the soldiers’ training, as for the specific soldiers’ data and training situation, it was all compiled by Brother Bess.”
Balian gave him a roll of his eyes, and then said: "Brother Bess, tell me, you are still the one with big responsibilities here in the Fort Norandenburg Infantry Regiment."
Eomer thought that Balion was just joking with him, just like when the two of them were in the city of Valombre, but he, an immature guy, didn't know that your good brother has become your boss.
, I will definitely not treat you the same as before. Although there will be partiality, I will tell you everything.
Bess is an astute person. He read something from Balian's eyes towards Eomer. He stood up and looked at Balian and said: "My lord, on behalf of brother Eomer, I would like to report to you about our Norandenburg."
The situation with the infantry regiment."
Balian nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Bess did not open his cowhide notebook, because he knew these data by heart, and blurted out directly: "Sir, in the past two months, we have completed the expansion of the army and established the Fort Norandenburg Infantry Regiment in accordance with your instructions. In addition to participating in
In addition to the brothers who fought in the battle to recapture Maple Leaf Manor and other battles, we also absorbed some elites from the militia, and now have a total of one hundred soldiers in four platoons.
There are twenty soldiers with javelins, swords and shields, twenty crossbowmen, twenty halberdiers, and forty spearmen. Currently, except for the crossbowmen, who are equipped with iron-lined armor and nose helmets, everyone is equipped with
Wearing cloth armor and pot helmet.
By promoting outstanding veterans to serve as low-level officers and non-commissioned officers, after two months of running-in and training, the new recruits have now formed combat effectiveness.
The loyal Norlandenburg Infantry Regiment is always waiting for your inspection!"
"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, Brother Bess." After Bess finished reporting, Balian said hello.
Balian looked at everyone and said: "I have always been the leader of the Nolandenburg Infantry Regiment. The position of deputy leader has not been determined yet. It can be confirmed directly today."
Balian stood up, and everyone stood up as well, waiting for Balian to give the order of appointment.
"I, the commander of the Norlandenburg Infantry Regiment, announce that the first deputy commander of the Norlandenburg Infantry Regiment will be Beth, and the second deputy commander will be Eomer. Congratulations to both of you." Balian officially announced the appointment.
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As soon as the appointment came out, everyone was a little surprised, but they immediately applauded and congratulated the two important officers of Fort Nolandenburg.
Balian knew that they would definitely think that the army would be like the government system, filled with close associates who had been with Balian for a long time. After all, at such a young age, Mark was the steward of Fort Noland. Although Mark was indeed quite capable, they thought
This is mainly the reason for Balian's trust.
Today, Balian appointed Bess as the manager of the core armed forces of Fort Norandenburg under him. This really surprised Bess. After all, everyone thought that Eomer, who once had the title of apprentice knight, would take this position.
Employ people with relatives, and more importantly with abilities. As a warrior, Eomer has no problem. He has strong martial arts and good conduct. No one would say that he is unqualified, but as a qualified officer, he is indeed not qualified. Bei
During the two months that Leon was away, Eomer, a person whom Balion trusted, actually gave up to Bess.
In fact, it's not that he gave up to Bess, but that Eomer didn't know how to train an army at all. He was different from Bess. Bess was a senior member of the mercenary team. He had experienced hundreds of battles and led troops for many years, so he naturally knew how to train an army.
Training soldiers, and Eomer had been a guard in the palace guard for many years. Although he became the deputy captain of the squad, he was led by nobles and could not be led at all.
This matter was just wishful thinking by Balian from the beginning. He thought that Eomer would take on a big responsibility like Mark, but people are really different, and things are different, so he must think rationally.
What he did to Eomer not only caused Eomer to lose face, but also caused unnecessary random thoughts in everyone's minds.
After this incident passed, Barrett, the leader of the militia regiment, made a report. Currently, the number of militiamen regularly trained by the Fort Norland militia regiment is as many as 500. Of course, a considerable number of them have just received training for less than a month.
The newcomer, currently, can't even draw a bow well, let alone have any fighting ability.
There are 500 people in the militia, that is, five companies. The most powerful one is the special company led by Gu Huiyang. Except for more than 20 of Gu Huiyang's former subordinates, all the rest of this company are from the militia.
The militiamen of Norlandenburg in the past.
In the past few months, they have been mopping up small groups of robbers in the forest. Although the continuous fighting has brought about attrition, it has sharpened the combat effectiveness of this company.
At the same time, through the strategy of attrition and replenishment, new recruits are constantly brought in to replace the original gang members who were killed or disabled, making this team less and less prone to problems, because there are currently less than ten Gu Huiyang in this company.
The original subordinates were gone, but these people were still scattered in different platoons. The rest were all the Norlandenburg militia, controlled by Tour.
At present, the bandits and robbers in the forest on the south bank of the Karl River have either been wiped out or have fled elsewhere. The south bank of the Karl River has become a pure land of peace and tranquility. At the same time, the anti-bandit operations during this period have also gained
Got a lot of money and food.
The Bellian Militia were very satisfied as a whole, especially Tour's performance. Not only was the bandit suppression a great success, but they also had a firm control over the company, with Gu Huiyang as the nominal company commander. It seems that unless they are geniuses, most officers still have to go through iron and steel.
Only through hard work of blood can we grow.
After the military report was completed, Mark asked Gamlin to report on the construction of the security team. As the only civilian-controlled armed force, Mark still attached great importance to it.
Gamlin stood up and made a report, "Sir, there are currently twenty-five people in the security team, fifteen of whom are stationed in Suzuranpo, Green Hill Village, and Oak Village, and the remaining ten are stationed in the original Nolandon.
The wooden castle, where mainly businessmen live now, is the place most in need of public security management.
The current equipment of the security team is basically the same as that of the militia, but we are basically not equipped with armor. Currently, there is one archer for every five security team members, and the rest are equipped with tomahawks and wooden sticks to deal with ordinary thieves and
Enough with the muggers."
"Yeah, brother Gamlin, you did a great job, thank you for your hard work. Oh, by the way, Mark, has the original wooden castle been converted into a store?" After affirming the credit of Gamlin, the constable,
Balian asked Mark how the original wooden castle was handled.
Mark quickly stood up and replied: "Sir, when I reported just now, I missed it. It's like this. The Nolandenburg Castle on the top of the storm has been built and the interior has been decorated. You can move in today, sir. It turns out that
We have moved everything in the wooden castle and the lord's mansion.
Sir, in the past two months since you have been away, more and more caravans have come to our Fort Nolandenburg. It would not be a good idea to let the people who brought us wealth sleep outside or crowd into private houses surrounding the house.