Chapter 6 The town is upgraded, there are guests visiting
Three months have passed since that battle, the long winter is almost over, and the slightest hint of spring can already be felt.
"Ding! Do you want to upgrade to a city?"
"Yes!" Zhou Yunfei suppressed his excitement and slowly looked at the changes around him.
As if everything was so natural, the town expanded, and the surrounding wooden walls also changed to stone. The 6-meter-high wall made people feel at ease. The streets widened, and the buildings on both sides also changed, and the new Governor's Palace also changed.
Following its completion, the courtyard pavilions are reminiscent of the garden architecture of Jiangnan in China.
Zhou Yunfei watched for a while and found that the number of civilians on the street was gradually increasing. The system showed that the population at this time was more than 6,000 and was still increasing. It finally reached about 10,000 and stopped. Because the gold mine discovered 2 months ago could make up for it slightly.
In order to improve finance, we insisted on not levying agricultural taxes and slightly increasing commercial taxes.
The benefit of the battle three months ago was that Dragon City established commercial relations with Seth. Dragon City's large amounts of food, fur, and handmade products were exchanged for a large amount of gold coins, which made the civilian life in Dragon City gradually become richer, and farming
Breeding cooperatives have become a way for farmers to get rich, and no one is grateful to Mr. Zhou Yunfei.
After upgrading the city, the original infantry and cavalry battalions will be upgraded to strong soldiers and strong cavalry battalions, and the light bow business will be upgraded to strong bow battalion. Zhou Yunfei can recruit new units, which can be said to be the main force in the war.
The 1st heavy armored infantry team consists of 161 people. They are wearing heavy armor and full-body protective gear. They are armed with a one-handed sword and a large iron-clad shield. They form a battle line to suppress the enemy. They are professional soldiers with good morale and well-trained.
The 1st team of heavy armored pikemen has 241 people. They are also wearing heavy armor and holding a 3-meter long spear. The gun body is made of fine logs. The spear head is a fine iron blade. They hold a large iron-clad shield in their right hand. They form a pike square formation during battle.
Good at dealing with cavalry, and can also be used to attack fortresses and destroy enemy front lines. Professional soldiers with good morale and well-trained skills.
White Horse Archer Team 1 consists of 109 people. They are sharpshooters on horseback. Wearing leather armor, they have been trained since childhood to be good at shooting on horseback. The horses chosen are all high-quality war horses with excellent endurance and can run for a long time.
.They can form a cavalry and archery formation, ride and shoot at the same time, or form a circular cavalry and archery formation to inflict heavy damage on the enemy. The effective range of the hardwood longbow they hold is up to 300 meters, and they can penetrate iron and hit shields at a distance of 100 meters.
There are 109 people in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Team 1. They wear double armor of fine iron and hard leather. Special parts are protected by fine iron and the rest are guarded by multiple layers of hard leather. They hold 2-meter long spears and wear scimitars at their waists. The horses under them are only
With a breastplate placed on the chest, it is a heavy cavalry that can reach the speed and endurance of light cavalry. It can form a wedge formation and attack the enemy's line.
After reading the introduction of these arms, Zhou Yunfei did not hesitate to recruit 2 teams of heavy armored infantry, 4 teams of heavy armored spearmen, and 1 team each of white horse archers and tiger and leopard cavalry.
As a result, the strength of Dragon City’s army is as follows:
The 2nd heavy armored infantry team has 161 people, a total of 322 people
4 teams of heavy armored pikemen with 241 people, a total of 964 people
The 2nd light armored infantry team has 161 people, a total of 322 people
2 teams of light armored archers, 161 people, 322 people in total
The 2nd Infantry Division has 161 people, a total of 322 people
1 team of light armored horse archers, 109 people in total
White Horse Shooter Team 1 has 109 people, total 109 people
Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Team 1 has 109 people, a total of 109 people
There were 2,579 people in total, and one group of light armored pikemen was disbanded.
For a city of 10,000 people, an army of more than 2,500 people is very unreasonable, and a quarter of the service rate is too high. But there is no way, because Zhou Yunfei urgently needs military power to contend with possible crises in the future.
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In the spring season, teams of cattle can be seen everywhere in the farmland, and Dragon City also welcomed the joint caravan from Seth City.
"Uncle Abby, do you think these common people outside are weird?" A beautifully decorated carriage was in the center of the caravan. The lady in the carriage asked as she looked at the farmers cultivating the fields outside the carriage.
"Miss, they are very happy, so Miss feels very strange. It must be another good harvest year." The old housekeeper outside the car looked at the farmers with bright eyes, as if he wanted to see through something.
"Oh? Very happy? Well, look carefully, it's true." The lady looked into the distance and her thoughts seemed to fly away.
Lu Su, who had already learned about the caravan, sent people out of the city to greet it. After all, this was the first time that Dragon City had received a caravan from elsewhere. As the city lord, Zhou Yunfei was currently discussing with Jia Xu in the courtyard.
"Wen He, how are the preparations going?" Zhou Yunfei had earlier asked Jia Xu to establish an intelligence office to take charge of spy intelligence.
"My Lord, we have preliminary information about Seth City. However, due to the appearance of our businessmen and spies, we cannot penetrate into the bureaucracy. We can only get some messages about the market. And through taverns, brothels, hotels and other places with a large flow of people
To spy on the intelligence of the mainland. But if we want further and more comprehensive information, our lord must send more personnel." Jia Xu said slowly, narrowing his eyes.
"Well, no problem. Two diplomats are enough for the time being. I'll give you the remaining four spies to establish an intelligence system as soon as possible. The most important thing right now is to grasp the strength of the northern part of the Sauls Empire. The St. Clair family should go deep into it."
Next. By the way, I heard that the caravan coming this time belongs to St. Clair?" Zhou Yunfei suddenly asked, regarding the St. Clair family, they are pretty awesome, at least that's what Zhou Yunfei thinks.
Reinhard St. Clair followed Emperor Thors three hundred years ago and together with the other five emperors launched a holy war to fight for the survival of mankind. Reinhard St. Clair joined the army since he was a child and rose through the ranks with his military exploits.
General Zhi, as the vanguard general of the Holy War, led 30,000 soldiers to defeat the 100,000 Orc coalition, thus establishing the dominance of the northern humans in one fell swoop. He then pursued the remaining Orcs, forcing the Orcs to retreat to the north of the Hengduan Mountains. From then on, everything south of the Hengduan Mountains was
The land of the human race. It can be said that for their great military exploits, Emperor Thors canonized the Clare family as a saint and will forever rule the north. So when Zhao Yun talked about the behavior of the pustule under the city of Seth, Zhou Yunfei felt that this family had declined, or that the entire northern human race had declined. So
Let Jia Xu speed up the penetration of northern forces and try to anticipate the enemy first. Because Zhou Yunfei always feels impatient, as if something big will happen soon.
At the same time, the caravan entered the city and was arranged near the market street. The lady followed the housekeeper to the Governor's Palace.
Tall city walls, spacious roads, confident people, prosperous streets. Everything seems so different. The lady sitting in the carriage looked at everything around her in surprise, as if she wanted to see through this strange and magical place. No.
After a while, the car drove to the Governor's Mansion in the city. There was no tall castle, only the beautiful scenery seen through the walls and windows.
"Hello, beautiful lady, welcome to Dragon City. I am the chief deacon of Dragon City." Zhuge Liang smiled and welcomed the visitor.
"Hello, dear Mr. Deacon. This little girl is the first heir of the St. Clair family, Una St. Clair." The beautiful lady introduced herself, Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, what a St. Clair family, completely
Are you planning to have a first heir? Then he fanned with a smile and continued: "I wonder if Miss Yuna is satisfied with the arrangement of this trip?"
"It's not bad. At least it's much better than ordinary remote towns. I wonder if the city lord is here? I'm looking forward to it very much." Yuna's slightly arrogant words made Guo Jia, who was accompanying her, frown slightly.
"The Lord of the City is currently inspecting outside the city. I am really sorry for not being able to welcome you in person. I think you are already tired from traveling and traveling, so please rest first. Tomorrow, the Lord of the City will entertain you with a banquet to welcome you all." Zhuge Liang smiled at you.
Yuna issued an eviction order.
After Yuna walked out of the house, Guo Jia said to Zhuge Liang, "Brother Kong Ming, it seems that the person who came here is not good."
"Haha, that's fine. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I can satisfy my craving. It's endless fun to fight with others." Zhuge Liang smiled and fanned, and Guo Jia also smiled. It seems that there is nothing to do for a few months.
All of you counselors are so idle that it hurts.
On the other side, after returning to the inn, the old housekeeper closed the door and asked Yuna: "Why is the lady uncharacteristically not afraid of irritating Dragon City?"
"Uncle Abby, I have no choice but to come on this trip. My unsatisfactory brother Celestine was defeated in Seth last time, and the opposition within the clan is getting louder and louder.
It is very likely that I, the first heir, will be deprived of me, so I need to find a strong foreign aid. But that must be me as the main one, striving for the greatest benefit for the family. So I have to put on a proud posture to reverse the temporary disadvantage.
Regarding the situation, I think some people in Dragon City also know my purpose of coming. It was just our first confrontation, and the deacon seemed to be very difficult to deal with." Yuna gently turned her hair around her ears.
Looking out the window at the street.
The news from Seth City was put into Zhuge Liang's hands at this time, "Sure enough, the battles within the aristocratic families are still so dark." Guo Jia sighed, "Haha, if it wasn't so dark, how could we gain anything from it?
What's the benefit?" Jia Xu expressed no pressure on this.
"This caravan seems to be just a test. It takes time for the lord to develop, and having a partner in the south will save a lot of time. Now that the intention to form an alliance is roughly determined, how much benefit is left to fight for." Zhuge Liang put down the information and turned to Guo Jia.
The two continued: "This discussion is mainly focused on trade. When necessary, we will demonstrate our military strength and make sure that we are the party with the greatest interests."
"It should be so." Guo and Jia looked at each other and smiled.