Chapter 110: Territory construction (2)

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The refugees brought by Case were placed on a wilderness southwest of Emerald Town. When Yulian and others left the town under the leadership of Case, they saw the refugee gathering place. Is a simple tent, they are distributed on the wasteland, although a large number, but it also looks a bit desolate. People wear shabby, dirty, and even some ragged clothes in the camp. From their thin bodies, it can be seen that these people obviously do not eat very well, but in the current situation, it can only be so. Too.
"Are these people refugees or slaves?"
O'Falil widened her eyes slightly in surprise, and looked around. She first saw the guard soldiers who were patrolling nearby, and outside the refugee camp, there were dozens of mercenary soldiers wearing leather armor-this is Those who Keyes said surrounded the slaves. But frankly, O'Fallier counts, and there are only more than a hundred people here, which is a drop in the sea compared to the thousands of refugees. This surprised the high princess. These people alone can restrain them. Do you live with so many refugees?
"They are both refugees and slaves."
Hearing O'Falriel's inquiry, Keith pouted, but after he glanced at Oval's long violet hair, he immediately bowed his head respectfully and replied obediently.
"I think you may have some misunderstandings, indeed, these refugees are currently slaves, but in fact, they are much more obedient than slaves in the true sense, not to mention that there are only dozens of mercenaries here, but in fact they The role is just to restrain these guys so that they don’t fall behind or make trouble. Frankly speaking, these refugees basically won’t run away.

"why?"
Upon hearing this, O'Falil was even more surprised. She looked at the refugees puzzledly. You know, they were originally civilians, but now these people are slaves, don't they want to escape from here and restore their identity as civilians?
"The reason is simple, they are just refugees after all."
Speaking here, Case shrugged.
"These refugees were basically attacked by the cities they lived in and were forced to leave their homes. Like the group of slaves I brought with them, their original hometown of Giant Wood Valley was hit by the Sith Empire and the entire town They all turned into a ruin, and these refugees were captured by the Sith army before they left their hometown. They were then sent to my hands. These refugees are no better than those slaves. , Beautiful lady, why do the slaves want to escape? Because they want freedom and want to return to their families. But these refugees are different, you see, their families, their wives and children are here, and, Countries’ attitudes towards refugees are also very strict. I’m not afraid to tell you frankly that without the help of our slave traders, no country would be willing to let these guys enter their borders. After all, these refugees are not just goods. Eating and drinking may cause trouble, and after living here, it may also bring difficulties to the governance of the country. Therefore, we will have slave merchants here to buy them and transport them as goods. Transit, and as a result, these countries can get some income from their heads, and naturally they will relax a lot. And these slaves still have to be sold in the end, which means that in any event, they still play their own It’s important to know that if these refugees are allowed to enter by themselves, then the officials will have to solve all their needs and worry about the potential rebellion. These are not what they want to see."
Speaking of which, Case pulled his nose and patted his palm.
"And if these refugees dare to rebel or flee in other countries, then these countries will send troops to directly surround them. Indeed, there are some strong and powerful guys in the refugees who may be able to escape, but what about their wives? What about their family? What about their children? These people are not far away, and if they are finally caught, they still have to be dragged out and hanged. Instead of putting their families on the road, it is better to obey their own slave status, Stay obediently, maybe there is still a way to go."
"So it turns out."
Hearing this, O'Falil lowered her eyes. Of course she understood what Case meant and how troublesome a country would be in dealing with refugees. After all, these refugees did not create too much value for the country in the early stages. There will be a lot of consumption. From the standpoint of the ruling class of any country, they are reluctant to accept these poor and useless guys who also carry unstable factors. However, the emergence of slave merchants made up for this shortcoming. They will be responsible for leading these refugees, taking care of them, and finding sellers for them, giving them the work they deserve, and the country can also collect various taxes from it, He Leer Why not?
As the crowd walked in, the refugees and the guard soldiers also saw their figures. Some refugees who lived on the edge saw their nominal masters. They naturally put their hands down and paid attention to the dynamics here. The guard soldiers frowned, and then one of them strode up.
"Kes, what are you doing here with your mouse? Tell you, you don't want to take these slaves without the command of the Captain of the Guard!!"
"I just came to see, just came to see..."
Keith squeezed a bit of a grin on his face. He ran to the guard soldier and took out a few silver coins in his hand. After taking the silver coins in his hand, the soldier snorted and turned around again. Leaving, anyway, in his view, the four people in this line can't make any trouble, it's up to them to go... But this matter still has to inform the captain, let him know that the mouse is coming again.
After watching the garrison soldiers leave, Keith sighed, and then he walked to the side of the refugee camp, when a mercenary wearing leather armour and several refugees had already gathered.
"Mr. Case, how is it going?"
"How is it going, the dead one-eyed dragon is probably not planning to let go, what about you? What is the situation?"
"The situation is terrible, Mr. Case,"
A refugee said anxiously.
"Almost all of the food we carried has been eaten up. Now many people have no food to eat. Some people want to go to the forest next door to get some food. They are also stopped by those soldiers. Damn it! Some people now Already sick, Mr. Case, if you go on like this..."
"This is really troublesome..."
Hearing the other party’s report, Case frowned in distress. His concern for these refugees was sincere-what a joke, when crossing the border, each head would allow him to dig out five gold coins! Can you not care?
From Keith's standpoint, naturally, he did not want these refugees to die here. After all, it was his desperate business. If he lost money, he would have nowhere to go, and even the hands of Neverwinter would be completely closed. But now, he is also in trouble for such a mess. If the soldier was just wounded, he might be able to calm down by spending some money. But the problem is that the guard soldier has now been killed and no amount of money can be made alive, and the other party obviously does not intend to ask for this money. They obviously intend to trap these refugees here. Maybe they just waited for these refugees to flee, and then took the opportunity to kill them cleanly.
The two exchanged views. O'Fallier looked at this scene with curiosity beside her. She thought that these refugees had no good feelings for the slave traders, but now looking at the relationship between these refugees and Keith, although It's hard to say how friendly it is, but it's still very peaceful. This really subverts the girl's deep impression of slaves and slave owners.
"How many people are there?"
Youlian stood by the camp and scanned the surrounding tents, then asked indifferently.
"630 males and 360 females, of which there are more than 700 adults, and the rest are elderly and children."
Case did enough homework, and soon answered.
"So, how much does it cost?"
"This one……………"
Hearing Yulian’s inquiry, Keith stayed for a moment, and he looked subconsciously at Custer, not knowing what the young man was thinking. You know, even the average nobleman, when he took the slave, It will drag on and off, and only after checking everyone, will pay the bill according to those healthy people. In fact, there are always a few old and weak and sick in each group of slaves, but most of the slave merchants know the practices of these nobles , So when quoting money, it will be improved to avoid losing money. But now, this young man just stood on the side of the camp and glanced at it, planning to pay? This is too fast.
"This......... If you really want it, I can give you a discount. Nine thousand gold coins. How about this price?"
"no problem."
Hearing Keith’s offer, Yu nodded without even looking back. Then he made a gesture and noticed his gesture. O'Falil took out the money bag from his arms and took out a few diamonds from it. And handed it over.
"There are ten thousand gold coins here, Mr. Case, I think it should be enough to pay the bill. Of course, I hope you can go to some doctors and buy some food. After all, I don’t want my territory to come. A group of thin and sick guys, I think you should understand what I mean."
"Of course, respected sir."
Keith looked at the diamonds in front of him and swallowed. He understood that he had met the gold owner this time, but Keith didn't reach for it, but looked at Yulian with some worry.
"But this dear gentleman, these refugees are still being held by the one-eyed dragon, we..."
"It doesn't need you to worry."
Yulian turned his head, and his two dark eyes stared calmly at the businessman in front of him. Although Yulian despised slave traders for the most part, I have to say that Kees’s move still won his favor. He clearly can get rid of these tricky guys early and let him fight with the captain of the one-eyed dragon. . But now it seems that this businessman named Case still has some professional ethics. He also knows that if he does this, even if the transaction is successful, his reputation will not be good in the future, and he will offend a big customer, so he Instead, I chose to remind myself instead of completing the transaction indistinctly.
It seems that Custer is very accurate.
"I will explain the situation to him personally."
"This……………"
Hearing Julien’s answer, Keith looked awkward. He also understood that this young man was definitely a bit of a status, but Qianglong did not suppress his head. Keith has been operating here for several years, and he has never heard anyone talk about it. After such a character, he still doesn't believe......... Wait.
Thinking back here, Case froze for a moment, and he raised his head subconsciously again to look at O'Falriel.
The long violet hair shone beautifully under the sunlight.........
Members of the royal family? Speaking of it, there seems to be such a rumor recently, is it...
Thinking of this, Keith's face changed slightly, and he never said anything again. Soon he took the diamond delivered by O'Falil, and then waved one of his mercenaries. After he whispered something in his ear Then, the mercenary took a small diamond from Case, and immediately turned around and left. Then Keith took a deep breath. He peeped at Julien, who was still on the edge of the camp, still enjoying the scenery, and then walked to Custer and asked in a low voice.
"Caster, where did you bring this gentleman from, wouldn't it be..."
"I am now the captain of the First Defense Force of Twilight Forest, Case."
Custer smiled a little proudly, and he did not deceive him by leaning back against the tree to get some cool.
"I think you understand what I mean?"
"Understood, I got it!"
Hearing this, how could Keith not understand the origin of this young man in front of him? In fact, almost everyone on the plain knows that in the Twilight Forest, there is a powerful lord who has the strength of a high-level swordsman, and on his side, there is a beautiful royal girl accompanied... Thinking of this, Keith really wanted to give himself a few mouths. How could he ignore such an obvious prompt? Although Youlian does not appear often, after the midsummer festival, are there rumors of the beautiful royal lady everywhere? Are you stupid or dull?
"Mr. Case."
At this moment, Yulian's voice suddenly sounded, and the scared businessman almost jumped up.
"Yes, I'm here! Master, do you have any orders?"
"lead the way."
Yulian said, lifting his chin and nodding the camp in front of him.
"Since these slaves are already my private property, then I have the right to visit them."
"Of course."
Although the official contract has not been signed, the other party has already paid the money, and Case can’t pay the bill, so the transaction has actually been completed, and only a few minutes later, the host of the refugees has already Transferred to Yulian-this is the fate of the slave.
"please follow me."
Keith spoke while walking diligently to the front, and the refugees were watching the young man with a trace of vigilance and curiosity, then they looked at each other and joined the queue-after all, this young man People will become their masters, although slaves have no choice, but these people still want to see what kind of person this young man is.
Perhaps because of hunger and disease, the refugee camp seemed lifeless. Most people were sitting in front of their tents to rest. Although after seeing Yulian and others who walked in, many people would vote for them. Surprised eyes, but only second.
Instead, Keith talked about the origin and composition of the refugees to Youlian. Obviously, after guessing the true identity of this young man, he had already made his own choice and decision.
Under his introduction, Youlian learned that the composition of this group of refugees is very rich. Among them are farmers, blacksmiths, craftsmen, and even some soldiers. Of course, these soldiers are not regular soldiers. Generally speaking, even if they are Slave trafficking will not allow other countries to obtain these experienced soldiers. Most of them are members of the reserve, and some of them are young people who were once members of the guard. However, after that battle, these people became part of the refugees. .
Hearing these introductions, Yulian secretly nodded deep in his heart. Although the elements of this group of slaves were mixed, but this was better. He originally bought these slaves not to let them all do physical work, maybe those controls Lords such as mines will need some young and powerful slaves, but for situations like Yulian trying to expand their territory, it still needs comprehensive development. Because of this, all aspects of the talent are naturally not Maybe less.
At this moment, Yulian walked around the corner, then he stopped and opened his eyes slightly, staring at a nearby tent. This tent looks large, and it is very conspicuous in the refugee camp. This is not only because it is very large, but because the surrounding refugees maintain a certain distance from it. This is not because of fear. On the contrary, It seems to be due to respect, which is really rare.
"Who lives here?"
"Here?"
Case looked at Yulian's eyes, and soon his face became unnatural.
"This is Mr. Morand's tent, lord, he used to be a scholar and businessman.........but now, as you can see, he is also a member of the refugees."
"How could a scholar and businessman become a slave?"
Hearing this, O'Falil frowned involuntarily and asked inexplicably. If she had no concept of refugee slaves before, then now it is different-on the mainland, the scholar is a very respectable identity, because the people who can obtain this identity are very rich in certain aspects. Knowledge, and have considerable ingenuity, and people with academic status are generally very respected, and few people dare to find them in trouble.
At the beginning, O'Falil went to the people as a scholar, so she naturally knew a lot about the identity she used to cover.
"Mr. Morand is a good person."
Keith didn't answer, but opened the mouth of a refugee who had always been behind them.
"When he fled, he left his carriage, let our children and the elderly sit on the flee, and also spent a lot of money to buy food and water for us. Later, even if they were by the Sith Empire Caught, Mr. Morand didn't abandon us...but, good people didn't repay........."
Speaking of which, the refugee stopped for a moment, and it seemed a little difficult to tell. Youlian looked at him unexpectedly, waiting for the following, and then Case supplemented what he didn't say.
"In fact, the poor girl who died the other day was Mr. Morand's granddaughter..."
It turns out so.
Hearing this, Yulian raised his eyebrows slightly. He walked to the tent and was about to say something. Suddenly the tent was picked up. Then, a wooden stick quickly spurred on Yulian.
Although the other party obviously wanted to be caught flat-footed, Yulian was a knight after all. He wasn’t panicked by such an intrusive attack. In fact, Yulian just stretched out his right hand and grabbed it easily. Wooden stick. And just then, a small voice sounded.
"What are you guys doing here?"
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