Chapter Five Hundred and Sixtieth Chapter Mousillon Night Talk
Musilon has been recovered. After nightfall, the entire city is now controlled by human troops. Patrolling troops are exploring the entire city, searching for possible enemies. By the way, many soldiers are attacking the ruins of collapsed houses and some
The wealth in the old house was still unforgettable, and they rummaged through boxes and cabinets, looking for a windfall that might have been forgotten.
It is true that a very small number of lucky people found a little fortune by luck. This matter was reported to Baron Hex of Devon. Hex thought about it carefully and felt that there was no need to stop it, so he turned a blind eye to it.
alright.
The city of Mousilon is really too big. In fact, after entering the city, even an army of more than 20,000 people is not enough to search every part of the city, especially in the shanty towns and the lost areas.
There are many hidden passages, cellars and secret basements that the army spent a lot of time searching but could not find. At this time, it may be good news that some soldiers are willing to take initiative and search house to house.
After the Great Enfeoffment, Lane and others stayed in Landuin Street in the center of the river. Lane chose a three-story middle-class noble mansion for himself to live in. The things inside were cleaned up and changed to be very simple. Temporarily as Lane
Residence here.
Today, Lane is hosting a banquet here for the Imperial General Dietrich from Imperial Nuer, his lieutenant Boris von Zhukov, Lane's subordinate Lucien, Baron of the Spire Palace, and his good friend Alfred.
Due to the decrease in food reserves and Mu Silon's busy schedule, Lane's treat was very simple and did not strictly follow the order of serving. Lane prepared a total of four major dishes for this banquet.
The first dish is a large cassoulet filled with potatoes, corn, pork, chicken, lamb, bacon, and various spices.
The second dish is Brittany’s famous veal béchamel. The reason why it is called veal béchamel is because the sauce on top of this dish is white. The raw material of this dish is the breast of veal.
Meat or shoulder meat is boiled in water with carrots, celery and onions. Beef Blanc is a perfect match with Beaujolais sparkling wine.
The third course is Lyonnaise fish soup. This dish consists of fish soup, garlic bread slices and potatoes. This coastal delicacy is excellent if paired with the red wine of Bordeaux Valley Vineyards.
enjoy.
The last dish is the famous frog dish of Mousilon. Mousilon has nothing else but snail frogs. This kind of amphibian was put on the dining table of Brittanians a thousand years ago.
To this day, it is still the main source of meat dishes for many people here in Mousilon. The tender frog meat is served with garlic.
Enjoy it with pureed butter and parsley. After eating it, you can feel the wonderful taste and the effect of prolonging life. It is said that the Musilon people eat one million frogs every year. Ryan doesn't know how he calculated this number, but
Now that you are in Mousilon, you should do as the locals do and try the famous frog dish.
On Ryan's side was his female courtier Theresa. Due to the hot weather in July and the previously frozen underground river, which consumed a lot of mana, Theresa had been at rock bottom for a while, so she just happened to accompany Ryan for activities.
, just like taking a rest and vacation.
On the dining table, the sound of silver plates and knives and forks clashing could be heard constantly. Two imperial generals sat opposite Ryan, and they were a little reserved when eating.
The person in front of them is now a duke and has the same status as Emmanuel, the Duchess of Nour to whom they are loyal.
And more importantly, they witnessed Ryan's bravery with their own eyes throughout the entire battle to recapture Mousilon.
Needless to say, the personal prowess of the winner of the Fairy of the Lake selection. The two imperial generals compared Nuer's most powerful warrior, Nuer Champion and Nuer Justice Theodore Bruckner, with Ryan.
They are all sighing, because they are far inferior. Theodore Bruckner's strength is even worse than that of Kalad, not to mention fighting against Tzeentch first, then Landuin, and finally attracting everyone's attention in Kurona.
Defeat Lion of Mahhubard before.
The strong will be respected wherever they are. Dietrich and Boris's original dissatisfaction with Ryan disappeared after seeing Ryan's strength with their own eyes, especially Boris von Zhukov, they thought to themselves
It is not without reason that Duchess Emmanuel would like Ryan.
And in a few years, he will become the king of this country.
But because of this, both of them were a little embarrassed. After all, they had complained about Ryan in front of Duke Lawn. I don’t know if these rumors had reached Ryan’s ears and they had said bad things. Naturally, these two people stood up in front of Ryan.
Can't afford to have a waist.
"Mr. Dietrich, Mr. Boris, you have worked hard for coming all the way. You have also suffered a lot in this battle. You don't need to rush back and rest for a while." Ryan asked Dietrich and Boris why
Silent knew it well, and he didn't say anything. Duke Mousilon had a vague smile on his face: "You shouldn't be in a hurry to return to Nuer, right?"
Dietrich secretly murmured in his heart that Mu Xilong is now full of waste, wouldn't it be for nothing if we stay here for you? The imperial general pretended to think for a moment and then said in a low voice: "It would be better to go back earlier, now Mu Xilong
Long has been recaptured, and there is no use for us to stay here. Moreover, we have suffered heavy losses this time, and we have also lost more than half of our siege equipment. When we return to Nuer, Her Majesty the Baroness will definitely blame us."
Dame is the honorific title given by the empire to Emmanolly, who holds three great noble titles. Otherwise, Emmanolly holds the three top titles at the same time (Duchess of Nour, Elector of Brescia, and Duchess of Wesson).
Li had to shout out a long introduction every time she appeared, which seemed a bit too complicated among civilians. Therefore, the citizens of Nuer gradually used a single title of "Baroness" to call Emmanuel. This title soon became popular among the upper class.
It became popular among the nobility.
As soon as he said this, Ryan smiled meaningfully. He could see that Dietrich and Boris both respected Emmanuel, also known as Emilia, and they didn't know what the little maid used.
The method was actually able to train Nuer's superiors and subordinates into obedience. Speaking of the losses caused, the two imperial generals were a little scared.
Theresa, who was sitting next to Ryan, was suddenly stunned.
The sorceress is wearing a set of Night Star Pearl Buds strapless dress today, which exposes her snow-white and pink shoulders. Together with her cold temperament and beautiful appearance, it highlights her arrogant temperament and her character of keeping away from strangers.
, unlike Veronica, Teresa never wears low-cut clothes, and the length of her skirts is also slightly
Covering the knees without exposing the thighs, the slender and straight legs stretched out from under the skirt. A pair of delicate feet did not wear stockings or high heels, but simply wore a pair of wood elf style flat sandals, and the toenails were painted
She wore blue nail polish and sat next to Ryan very quietly, thinking about the past.
Emilia is Emmanuel! Unexpectedly, the female mercenary has now become one of the most powerful people in the empire. When the sorceress thinks of this, she feels that the world is really unstable. At that time, both Ryan and her felt that the female mercenary had become one of the most powerful people in the empire.
Mercenaries are a bit unusual, but no one really expected her to be...
Teresa thought of this and suddenly shifted her gaze to Ryan.
Yes, who would have thought that the White Wolf Knight who took risks with him ten years ago would now become Duke Mousilon, the future King of Britannia?!
"Amy... If Emmanuel talks about this, you will say that I am the one who wants to apologize. In order to recover Mousilon, the imperial army also made great efforts in this war. As long as you do this
Tell her, she will definitely not blame you." Ryan said with a smile.
"Thank you very much!" This is what Dietrich and Boris were waiting for, and the two imperial generals immediately thanked them.
"The Imperial Army has a lot to learn, and I learned a lot in this war." At this time, sitting aside, Lucien, the newly appointed Baron of the Spire Palace, spoke while putting a piece of sausage into his
On the plate, he continued: "Mr. Dietrich, Mr. Boris, when you return to Nuer, can you mail me a set of military training textbooks? I can pay for the postage and book fees."
"This matter is not difficult." Dietrich nodded. This veteran in his fifties said: "Leave it to us, Your Excellency Lucien, but you need to leave us your mailing address and contact information, and Mu Xi
There is no postal system here in Long, and the most we can do is send it to Helen Hilde, the capital of the Principality of Winford, or to the town of Jean, Lord Lane."
"Then please send it to Jean Town." Lucien immediately left an address for them.
Ryan was silent for a moment, and he suddenly said to Lucien: "Lucien, do you have any problems there? Do you need me to send someone to help you?"
"Of course that's good, my Duke." Lucien was stunned for a moment, and the young Baron of the Spire Palace immediately responded: "Thank you very much!"
Ryan granted the Steeple Palace and its surrounding areas to the young knight from the Duchy of Winford. However, among all the enfeoffments, the land allocated to Lucien was probably the worst.
This does not refer to the poorest land quality, because the swamps near the Spire Palace are notoriously fertile. It refers to towns. In a series of previous wars, the entire Spire Palace Castle was melted, which means that Lu
Xi'an was allocated a piece of white land without decent military defense facilities. In the current unsafe environment of Mu Silon, there is a big question mark whether this knight can protect his people.
This made the newly appointed Baron of the Spire Palace feel very distressed. Even if the castles assigned to other barons had been captured, at least there were ready-made castles that could be reused after repairs. When it was his turn, he became
A real piece of white land, Lucien knew that he was the least qualified, and being awarded the title of baron was already good enough, so he had nothing to say about it.
To repair an old castle, five hundred gold crowns is enough to repair it. But if you want to build a new castle, the thousand gold crowns that Ryan rewarded is not enough, at least not for Lucien.
A pure-blooded elf war horse is worth one thousand gold crowns, and its price is unparalleled.
"Well, you can go back to Glamorgan later and find Katzenberg. He will help you, but my help is secondary. It mainly depends on yourself." Ryan said to the baron under his command.
The guidance said: "If possible, let the merchants and the churches participate. Don't forget that the pontoon near the Spire Palace is one of the few important transportation hubs that can cross the Grays Murray River!"
"I understand!" Lucien thought for a moment and immediately understood what Ryan meant.
"The most important thing is the population, Ryan." Theresa poured herself a bowl of beef stew with white sauce, and the sorceress put forward her own suggestion: "Musilon can accommodate at least one million people, but we
There are only 120,000 people now, and even if you can move some people from Glamorgan, the gap is still too big."
"Leonasse will send more than 20,000 refugees over." Ryan nodded, Theresa's words made sense.
"It's not enough, only 20,000, even 200,000 is not enough." The sorceress said bluntly, she said in front of the two imperial generals and Lucien: "We need enough population, otherwise it will be impossible to rebuild Musilon's former power.
Brilliant.”
"Indeed, Ms. Trovik is right, my Duke, we need a population." Lucien also agreed with Theresa's point of view, and he followed up: "Without enough population, how can we revitalize this place? Now
The situation is that we don’t even have enough people to farm.”
"Hmm..." Ryan pursed his lips and nodded in agreement. Indeed, his Musilon needed people.
"This time, we have to ask our imperial brothers." Ryan thought for a while and turned his attention to Dietrich and Boris: "Nur and Wesenland have a large population, right?"
"???" Dietrich was startled, and the imperial general quickly said: "This... Sir Lane, Nuer and Wesen Territory do have a large population, but there are not many excess people. Do you want to
Are you moving people from us to Musilon? Well... we can help you issue an announcement, but..."
"No, I have no intention of bringing in people from Nuer." Ryan shook his head and said calmly: "Even if I do, I will bring in technical talents, scholars, and human engineers from Nuer."
"Then...how does Mr. Ryan plan to solve the population problem?" Boris asked doubtfully.
"Besides Nuer, aren't there other big cities in the empire? Especially downstream of you, where there is a population, and there are a lot of people." Ryan's tone was very calm: "Not only will the population there not be helpful to that city,
, and it has become an extremely heavy burden. Even so, people from the entire empire are still gathering there crazily?"
"You mean... the capital city of Braunschweig?!" Dietrich immediately thought of something. The Imperial General thought about it for a moment, and suddenly felt that this matter might really be possible.
The city of Brunswick, the capital of the empire, has always been troubled by crowding and congestion. Its city walls have reached their limit after several expansions. Its city can accommodate a population of about 200,000 to 300,000 people.
Ten thousand.
But what about actually?
Brunswick's floating population is around one million all year round. During the lean years every year, refugees and adventurers from all over the empire, those fleeing from the war, and those escaping from the war, will head towards the capital in waves.
Try your best to find any job you can find in Braunschweig.
Therefore, the entire city is forever overwhelmed by the crowds of people, the overwhelming stench and the noisy sounds. At this time, the population is no longer a resource, but has become a heavy burden.
Dietrich can be sure that if Lane proposes to accept part of Brunswick's population, then Emperor Karl-Franz will definitely be willing to sit at the negotiating table and engage in a negotiation with Lane where each gets what he needs!
"That's right, it's Brunswick." Ryan nodded: "I discovered this problem the last time I went to Brunswick. I think Emperor Carl Franz is definitely willing to release part of the population to me. I can
With the urgently needed population resources, he can also reduce the population pressure on the city. However, I will definitely not let him keep all the high-quality population and give me all the old, weak, sick and disabled. This can only be discussed slowly.
.”
"In addition, I will also leave for Brunswick next year, and then go to Nuer." Ryan took out a gilded envelope with a skull, laurels and iron cross printed on it: "This is Emperor Karl Franz
A handwritten letter.”
"Our Emperor invites you to Braunschweig?" Boris von Zhukov asked.
"He invited me to attend the ceremony, and Emmanuel must have been invited as well." Ryan raised the corners of his mouth and said with a faint smile on his face: "Because there will be a major personnel change next year."
"Next year, the eight major magic academies of the Empire's Royal Wizarding Academy will gather in Braunschweig for a competition."
"This competition will select the new royal chief wizard and the new supreme dean of the Royal Wizarding Academy!"