Chapter 21: Firth Kingdom

　　The Kingdom of Firth is located in the northeast of the Kingdom of St. Martin. It takes about three days for a normal sailing ship to get there.
　　 The kingdom was founded for more than two hundred years.
　　Till now, the current king is Firth IV.
　　 Normally speaking, the country should not only reach the fourth generation after the founding of the country for two hundred years. However, members of the Firth family have the abilities that some people envy, and they are particularly able to live.
　　 Fürth I, founded the country at the age of fifty, and lived to be one hundred and nine years old.
　　Firth II, who succeeded to the throne at the age of 70, lived to be one hundred and twenty-one years old.
　　Firth III, he succeeded to the throne at the age of seventy-one and lived to be one hundred and twenty-three years old.
　　Firth IV, because Firth III only has one son, and he is old enough to have a son. This year he is fifty-seven and has inherited the throne for 40 years.
　　 is considered longevity among ordinary people in One Piece.
　　Because it is the reason why he was old, he was favored since he was a child. His character is very violent, but his brain is smarter.
　　 has three islands.
　　The largest island is also where the capital of the Kingdom of Firth is located. Firth Island is about the size of St. Martin.
　　 The other two islands, one with a medium-sized gold mine on it, are the main financial income of the Firth Kingdom, and the area is a quarter the size of St. Martin.
　　 The last one is two large areas with a coal mine on it and the area of ​​Blood Harbor Town.
The three islands are not far away. Standing on the edge of Fürth Island, you can see the islands with gold mines. Although the island with coal mines is invisible, it is a normal sailing half-hour sailing from Fürth Island. That's it!
　　 The country is mountainous and food resources are not abundant.
　　 The number of citizens is about 200,000.
　　 But there are 30,000 soldiers.
　　 When Arthur saw this information, he was shocked. This is an extremely dangerous number!
　　 Of course, it's not that these soldiers can cause any harm to the Kingdom of Saint Martin.
　　 But when there were only 200,000 people in the country, there were 30,000 solid soldiers, and the ratio of people to soldiers was almost almost seven to one.
　　 In this case, the country hasn’t collapsed yet, it’s great luck!
Like the Kingdom of Saint Martin, even if the country is rich in resources and economically developed, Arthur only recruits 10,000 soldiers. It’s not that he can’t recruit more, but this ratio is the best for the country. !
　　 If there are more, it is likely to affect the development of the country!
　　 But after the next intelligence, he knew why Firth could raise so many soldiers like this.
　　 Of the 200,000 citizens, a full 100,000 people were regarded as slaves by Firth IV, who went to mine, farm, etc., and only gave one bite of food to eat, not necessarily the kind that could be full.
　　 With the soldiers, there are 130,000 people under the direct control of Firth IV.
　　 The remaining 70,000 people are either the nobles of the kingdom or the slaves of the nobles.
　　 As for civilians?
　　 also have them, but they are rare. They are all related to the nobles, or the nobles’ confidantes.
　　 Arthur even felt that if the Kingdom of St. Martin did not attack the Kingdom of Firth, they would collapse on their own in a few years.
　　 It is worth mentioning that the Firth Kingdom is not a member of the world government, so it is often troubled by pirates.
　　 Perhaps because of this, the Firth Kingdom recruited thirty thousand soldiers.
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　　 Keene Island, which is the coal mine of the Firth Kingdom.
　　The value of coal mines in this world is not high!
　　 No way, steam engines are not universal, how can the value of coal rise?
　　 Today, the person in charge of Keene Island is standing at the port of Keene Island with a smile, looking out from a distance.
　　 The person in charge of Keene Island is a man in his thirties and the only nobleman on the island named Klee Marcus.
　　 Marcus was dressed in gorgeous clothes with tight muscles and clothes. He looked strong and his face was firm, but his eyes revealed deep exhaustion. He was only thirty years old and his hair was already slightly pale.
　　 After a while, a ship with a rose flag appeared on the distant sea.
　　 The smile on Marcus's face is even worse.
　　 The boat docked on the shore.
　　It was Leslie, the commander of the Navy's First Fleet, who came down!
　　 "Brother Rilis!" Marcus stepped forward and hugged Rilis tightly.
　　 "Marcus, another year has passed!" Lillis also hugged Marcus tightly, and said with some sigh.
　　 After a while, the two people separated.
　　 "By the way, why didn't you see Brian?" Marcus asked.
　　 "Oh, Brian went to Mary Gioia to go through the formalities for the kingdom to join the world government!" Rilis said with a smile.
　　 "Look at my head!" Marcus patted his head and smiled, "Some time ago, I saw the newspaper report that your kingdom has joined the world government. Congratulations!"
　　 Keene Island does not have half a ship besides the port. Unless people from the Firth Kingdom come, Marcus will not be able to go out, so he can only rely on the newspaper bird to understand the outside world. Reading the newspaper is his only entertainment!
　　 "You're welcome, you're welcome!" Lillis smiled and waved his hand. With a change of voice, he said sternly, "How are you doing?"
　　 "Oh..." Marcus sighed and said sadly, "It's still the same, and it's almost impossible to hold it lately. If it weren't for you guys, I guess it won't be able to withstand it in a few days!"
　　Marcus is the younger brother of the first princess of Fitters IV. It stands to reason that with this level of identity, no matter how he is, he will not be reduced to guarding Keene Island.
　　The main reason was that he was a nobleman with a kind and honest character. Because he couldn't understand domestic policies, he treated civilians as slaves and clashed with Firth IV.
　　 In the face of the princess, Firth IV did not execute him, but sent him to Keene Island to guard Keene Island.
　　 Keene Island is the poorest of the three islands in the Firth Kingdom. There is only one coal mine, nothing else, and the land is not suitable for growing food.
　　 There are five hundred soldiers and two thousand miners on the island.
　　 Because of the low output value of coal mines, Fürth IV did not pay much attention to this place. The food and military allowances usually allocated are not enough, and he often suffers from starvation!
　　 Mining is hard work after all!
　　 If you hungry again, you might die from overwork!
　　 Therefore, in addition to turning over the coal mines needed by the kingdom, the kind-hearted Marcus secretly sold coal mines in exchange for money and food to maintain the basic lives of miners and soldiers.
　　Lelis is the biggest customer among them.
However, the Kingdom of Saint Martin can only go to sea for one month each year. Even the largest customers can’t trade much. The food for more than 5,000 people is not a small amount. Moreover, there are not many coal mines that he can steal. Most of the coal mines!
　　 At this time, Marcus realized that only one merchant ship had come this time!
　　 "By the way, why do you only have one merchant ship!" Marcus said with a frown.
　　 There are few ships, and there are few things to pack. If you buy coal, you can’t buy much.
"Don't mention it, not long ago, a group of pirates attacked our country's port~EbookFREE.me~ so the original ship sank, and now this one was driven out quickly this month!" Leliss sighed. Tao.
　　 "How could it be like this!" Marcus said with a look of shock, "Don't your kingdom only have one month to enter each year?"
　　 He saw in the newspaper that the Kingdom of Saint Martin had occupied Bloodport Town, but he did not expect that the Kingdom of Saint Martin was also attacked. After all, the Kingdom of Saint Martin had a natural barrier!
　　 "Yes!" Lelis nodded, and explained briefly, "But if you rush in regardless of the danger, it is still possible to rush in. We encountered this kind of pirate!"
　　 Suddenly, there was a trace of despair on Marcus's face. Originally, he was counting on a big deal with the Kingdom of Saint Martin to get through this difficult time!
What should we do now?
　　Although he is a nobleman, he is not going to starve to death, but his men will definitely starve to death, especially the miners!
　　 Over the years, he has put a lot of money in it to help these suffering people, and now his pockets are empty. There is only enough money and food left for him to live alone!
　　 Isn’t he not eating food for his men?
　　Marcus thought of this, and was silent...
　　 after a while.
　　 "Hehe!" Marcus suddenly chuckled and shook his head. He found out that... he was also afraid of death!
　　He... can't give up his life for others!
　　 "If you want your miners to survive, it's not impossible!" Lelis seemed to see Marcus's mind from the side. Said quietly.
"Yep!?"
　　 As if the drowning man caught a straw in despair, Marcus opened his eyes and stared at the mysterious Lyris!