flstandardbreds Chapter 133 Food Problem
Chapter 133 Food Problem
"How did this happen?"
Looking at the intelligence that Spy Minister Wesker brought him from the southern battlefield, John didn't expect that Adam could come up with such a strategy of killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of his own. Not only did he force the Midland army to continue to defend Rona City, but he also blew up the fortress that Yoda had worked so hard to build. He couldn't get it himself, so he didn't let others get it, right?
But now, the battlefield has fallen into a strange balance. The Yoda people continue to build fortresses at the mountain pass instead of attacking the city, and the Mitlan people are squatting in Rona City and can't get out. Other places are similar to the past, with Mitlan, Yoda, bandits, mercenaries, and the local people's spontaneous armed forces fighting each other. It can only be said that the century-long war has made everyone present accustomed to a life where they don't know when they will die, and they are ready to kill anyone who stands in their way in order to live one more day.
"When friendly forces are in trouble, stay still like a mountain, give up the desire to help others, respect the fate of others, and take care of your own life." After silently reciting his life principles once again, John threw himself into a new day of work.
"Boom, boom, boom."
Hearing a series of knocks on the door, John just said "Come in" and continued to review documents from all over the place.
"Sir, I have something to tell you about trade routes." As the familiar voice sounded in his ears, John realized that the person coming was Simon. This person would not come to him for no reason. Usually, when he came, it meant that something big had happened.
"What's wrong? Is a route blocked?" John asked.
"That's not the case. It's just that based on the intelligence Wesker gave me, I suggest closing the trade route along the north of the kingdom for a short period of time." Simon suggested worriedly, as if something bad was about to happen on this route.
"Is there going to be a war here?" John guessed.
"It may be the case." Simon verified John's words, which surprised the latter.
"Even the rear area is not stable."
"That's not the case. It seems that some natives of the Old Forest had a conflict with the local Midland Lord."
The Kingdom of Midlan is not populated only by Midlan people. In addition to the Yoda people, Grant people, Isu people and other ethnic groups from other countries, which are even the main ethnic group, there are also some local indigenous people who have lived in Midlan for generations.
According to historians in Midlan, a large part of these indigenous people were the main ethnic group in the Millennium Empire established by the overlord hundreds of years ago. At that time, the Midlan people were just a group of tribal barbarians and were often captured by the imperial people as slaves. It was not until the first generation of kings of Midlan led the various tribes of Midlan to resist the rule of the empire and eventually destroyed the Millennium Empire that the remaining imperial people fled to the mountains and forests. After hundreds of years of reproduction, they became the indigenous people in the Midlan mouth.
All the kings of Mitlan wanted these imperial people who had become tribal natives to surrender, but each time they were met with the most resolute resistance. Finally, the previous king of Mitlan coaxed and deceived most of the tribal chiefs together in the name of negotiation and captured them all in one fell swoop. Without unified command, the tribesmen were leaderless, and Mitlan was able to wipe out a large number of tribes in a short period of time. Seeing that things had come to this point, the remaining tribal chiefs could only surrender to the King of Mitlan with unwilling anger.
However, this belated surrender did not satisfy the former king. Since then, more and more Midlan people entered the territories of these indigenous people and settled there. They changed the local culture to a certain extent. Some indigenous people intermarried with the local Midlan people and converted to the God of Light. However, the remaining chiefs took their people into the mountains and forests and lived a secluded life.
In order to make those people accept Midland culture and become a labor force that can be driven by the nobles, the local nobles divided the people in the territory into four levels:
The first level is the nobles and clergy of Midlan. They are the gods of this territory and are responsible for managing the territory and spreading faith.
The second class is the common people of Midland. They work hard to serve the dignitaries in the territory and show their value. In return, the lords grant them the land that originally belonged to the indigenous people, allowing these people who were just farmers in other territories to become landlords or businessmen.
The third class was the converted aborigines, who gave up their past beliefs and names and accepted a series of Midland culture. As a break with the past, they were recognized by the local lords and priests and became part of the territory. Most of them became second-class tenants or coolies, and spent the rest of their lives to pay for the mistakes made by their ancestors. A small number of smart people were favored by the lords and became pioneers against those stubborn aborigines.
The fourth class, as the indigenous people who adhere to their original beliefs, some of them still fantasize about restoring the empire, but in the face of life they have to accept the conditions of the Midland lord. There is a fortress next to each tribe to monitor these indigenous people, and most of the soldiers in the fortress are from the original compatriots of the third class. These indigenous people obtain salt, weapons and equipment by hunting and logging.
Of course, in the eyes of these dignitaries, indigenous people are indigenous people. They will not recognize you as their people just because you change your name. The unruly people under their command will sometimes protest against the excessive taxes. These savages who come in halfway may rebel at any time.
Perhaps fighting is a little less for the Midlan people than for the Yoda people, but when it comes to forming cliques and sowing discord, the Midlan nobles are very good at it.
They first tried to sow discord between the Third Estate and the Fourth Estate by giving the Third Estate more benefits and inciting them to annex the forest lands that were originally used for hunting by the indigenous people. Then the tribes would fight each other for the hunting grounds, and the merchants of Midland would take the opportunity to sell weapons to the indigenous people in exchange for precious wood, leather, and herbs.
These resources would be processed in local workshops and strictly inspected by the lords before being sold to various places at high prices, allowing them to gain wealth far exceeding that of other Midland nobles. Simon also bought some local specialties through those lords, and even John was amazed at how much higher their quality was than similar goods produced in other territories.
"According to intelligence, the local lords are recruiting a large number of mercenaries to go to the forest in order to wipe out the local natives who are resisting the rule of Midlan. But the current situation is that facing an army that is superior to the natives in terms of equipment and numbers, the natives not only fight a protracted war with them, but also continue to push the front line to the outskirts of the forest, which may cause our food transportation routes to be affected." Simon explained.
"Then let the caravans along this route take a detour and stay away from those forest natives, so as not to destroy the caravan we have trained. At the same time, let Wesker provide more information about these natives." John said thoughtfully while looking at the woods on the map. He felt that this time the natives must have something supporting them to resist.