Ice Crystal City is the largest city south of the Ice Crystal River. It is also the largest city in the land that Susas ceded to the Kingdom of Wright after the victory in the Battle of North Ridge.
Nowadays, there are no traces of the war here. The prosperous economy has made the place busy with traffic, and the shouts of vendors shouting and buying and selling are everywhere.
Outside the city, a battalion of troops from Northridge is stationed. This troop is the main force of Lord Fisherlot, the first battalion of the Northridge Army that won the Battle of Northridge.
With this battalion stationed here, the security here is actually very good, and since it was ceded to Fischereau, it has become more lively and prosperous.
Tangmo's factory has prospered Bunas' economy, and Bunas's prosperity has also made Beiling's economic situation better.
If money does not flow, it is actually useless. This simple economic theory made Beiling's economy prosperous under Tang Mo's control.
After Beiling invested in Tang Mo's steam engine and started mining ore, the ore output increased significantly. The increased ore output also increased Beiling's income.
Because mining of ore is faster and larger, automation did not allow Miss Alice to reduce the number of miners, but instead added more manpower.
Originally there were more workers in the mines, the mining speed was faster, and the output became higher. This brought the ore mining speed in Beiling to an unprecedented height.
Such a large amount of ore cannot be completely smelted into useful steel just by relying on Tang Mo's own steel-making equipment.
As a result, the steel plant in Beiling also began to expand, expanding the scale of the steel plant and recruiting more workers.
More and more workers entered the factory, which made more and more land available in Northridge. More and more of these lands were leased to the newly merged South Sussian serfs.
These Sussian serfs, who originally had no land and lived a relatively difficult life, were liberated and became free people, and began to cultivate the land in Beiling.
The serfs migrated south, gained free status, and had land to support themselves. They were grateful to the Earl of Beiling, and the bards praising the virtuous name of the Earl of Beiling were sung everywhere in the Earl's territory.
Most of these people were thugs who followed Tang Mo for zero-yuan purchases half a year ago. As a result, they became the most obedient and good citizens under the rule of the Earl.
After they left, the population of southern Sussus decreased a lot, and the conflict between the population and the land suddenly weakened a lot. The people who stayed had more land to cultivate, and they were no longer exploited by the Sussian nobles.
Their lives have become much better.
Having improved their economic situation, they also used their consumption to drive up Northridge's consumer economy - a virtuous cycle suddenly formed a closed loop, instantly turning Count Fischereau's jurisdiction into a paradise.
Through trade, Bunas's salt, dried fish, and metal products, as well as Beiling's horses, furs, and wood, were all sold in Ice Crystal City, which became a distribution center for trade.
A black carriage stopped in front of the gate of Ice Crystal City City Hall, and a Northridge soldier stepped forward to help open the door.
Then, the surrounding soldiers raised their chins and stood at attention to salute the carriage. Amid the respect of all the soldiers, Fischereau jumped off the carriage and waved to everyone to signal them to complete the salute.
"Sir!" The officer standing at the door followed Fisherow and greeted him respectfully: "There is absolutely no need for you to come here."
"I always come to take a look." Fischereau smiled and patted the other party on the shoulder: "Well done!"
He was very satisfied with the progress of the Northridge Army's expansion. All three legions have now been formed, and the total 4,800-man legion is no longer what it used to be.
This legion is better equipped than the previous North Ridge legion. They are all equipped with Tang Mo's needle guns, and all artillerymen and officers are also issued revolvers.
Each legion is equipped with 10 C64 field guns produced by Tangshan, and is also equipped with corresponding ammunition carriages.
This configuration makes the entire legion very powerful in terms of firepower, but it is slightly bulkier than a normal legion. Because there are more carriages carrying ammunition, troop assembly is more troublesome.
In order to serve more carriages and better operate the 10 field guns, the current Northridge Corps has a full strength of 1,600 men, instead of the original 1,500 men.
Most of the 100 additional soldiers are more professional soldiers. They are more like non-commissioned officers in the modern army than soldiers.
Fisherow followed Tang Mo's suggestion and added more coachmen, set up a logistics management team for the troops, added artillery observers, and assigned more scouts and messengers.
After training and exercises, Fischereau found that Tang Mo's improvements had indeed increased the combat effectiveness of the troops, which made him appreciate Tang Mo even more.
"I heard that people from the Cyric Consortium have been very dishonest recently, so you should pay more attention to your safety." The officer persuaded Fischerot with concern: "They can do anything, so you have to be careful."
"Thank you! If our previous actions hadn't exposed too many people, we wouldn't have lost surveillance of those in the Cyric Consortium." Fischereau said with some regret as he walked into the city hall.
Previously, in order to repay his debt to Tang Mo and take revenge on Cyric, he robbed Cyric's fleet, which caused him to lose most of the manpower deployed in Cyric.
Although this operation was successful, it left him no longer able to accurately control Cyric's actions, and he suffered heavy losses.
"Furthermore, sir... there is something I don't know whether I should say..." The officer followed Fischereau into the city hall and persuaded him: "You have mobilized so many officers.
, was sent to Bunas to study, which also caused some problems in the mobilization and command of our troops."
"This is something that can't be helped." Fischereau explained as he walked inside: "I hope my commanders can better understand the tactical changes brought about by the new weapons. This kind of thing will happen one day later, and the troops will
Combat effectiveness will be affected."
He spoke earnestly to his confidant and beloved general: "Now that we have withstood the pressure, in a few months we will have dozens or even a hundred commanders who are proficient in tactics. This is a good deal, isn't it?
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"When they come back, I will go to Bunas..." The officer showed an envious expression on his face: "As a result, I have become their apprentice."
"You! Don't worry! When you come back, I will let you command the 1st Battalion! The 1st Battalion in North Ridge!" Fischereau pinched his leather gloves and slapped the officer's chest, his face covered with blood.
He promised with a smile.
"Thank you, Sir!" The officer heard the assurance, and the smile on his face became much brighter. He continued to keep up with Fischereau and walked towards the office specially prepared for Fischereau in the city hall.
This building used to be the city hall of Ice Crystal City, so it was very luxuriously decorated. However, because it had been robbed before, traces of smoke and fire can still be seen in some places.
It was also Fischereau's first time here. Under the guidance of his confidants, he walked into his temporary office.
As the new owner of the area south of the Bingjing River, he must inspect his territory and see with his own eyes these great rivers and mountains that belong to him.
"Here are the tax reports, as well as the army's stationing and training plan...the rest are the temporary appointments of officials and the new road repair budget." Pointing to the documents that had been prepared on the table, the officer added them one by one.
Fischereau introduced.
"Ah... I should have let Alice come here if I had known earlier." Rubbing his sore neck, Fischereau looked at the documents on the table and muttered to himself.
It's not that he doesn't know how to deal with these things. After all, he is also a count and has learned and personally handled many general affairs in Beiling before.
But since his daughter Alice can handle these things better than him, he has habitually left all these things to his daughter to deal with.
The confidant officer heard the Earl's murmur and immediately laughed. He bowed slightly to the Earl and said, "You have come all the way, and I asked them to bring you a cup of tea."
"Thank you." Fischereau, who had already lowered his head to look at the documents, thanked his officer without raising his head.
Soon, the door was pushed open, and a maid from the city hall came in carrying a tray. Two cups of hot strong tea were placed on the Earl's desk.
"The cup here is so beautiful." When the count looked up, he saw the exquisite cup and sneered: "These officials are so good at enjoying themselves that they are beaten to pieces by us!"
"Yes." He and the earl picked up the cups one after the other, and then imitated the gesture of toasting. The Beiling officer accompanying him agreed, and then drank the tea in one gulp.
Fischereau also took a sip, and as soon as he put down the tea cup, he felt something was wrong. He raised his head and saw his trusted officer standing there shaking.
He was stunned for a moment, and then he felt that his breathing was not smooth. Then, he heard a thud, which was the sound of his men falling to the floor.
The count struggled to stand up. He knocked over his chair, staggered two steps to the side, and then his vision went black. He hit the desk and rolled to the floor.
The guard at the door heard the noise in the room and knocked on the door tentatively: "Sir! Sir! Sir? Sir?"
After knocking on the door a few times, he realized something was wrong. After opening the door, he saw the two people who had fallen to the ground.
"Come on! Come on! Call the doctor! Guard! Come on!" He rushed to the count's side and shouted loudly while trying to help the count up.
