The day after the rain stopped, the border town was bustling again, and many villagers gathered in the square, and the discussion was waiting for the speech of the four princes.

For this speech, Roland posted a notice on the bulletin board the day before that anyone who came to the square to hear a piece of wheat porridge and half a piece of bread could be brought.For the townspeople, this is equivalent to a white lunch, so there are many more people than when they are hanging.

It will be close to noon when Roland ascends to the well-placed platform.

In the face of a crowd of black pressure under his feet, he would like to say that he was not nervous, that he lied to himself.In the past, he dealt with the most computer monitors, even if he only used to applaud the drums under the stage during the meeting, this kind of big scene that needed to be personally encountered was the first time.

But he had to go up, and if he wanted to keep everyone in the border town, he had to have a general mobilization.

Roland waved his hand and let everyone calm down.

He had practiced this scene alone many times, but by the time he took the stage, his mouth was still dry, “My leaders, good noon.”I am the Four Princes of the Greysburg Kingdom, Roland.Wimbledon.We are bringing everyone together at this time because there is an important piece of news for you.”

“The messengers of the fortress of Changge arrived here four days ago, and they came for the delivery of the ore.As you know, a month ago, we had an unfortunate accident and a landslide occurred in the North Slope mine.To this day, production has not fully resumed in the mine.The accident resulted in the output of the ore only two months in the previous quarter.”

“I explained the situation to the messenger and hoped that he would allocate the food to the border town in full, and the missing ore would be filled after the winter.But he refused!Without any room for negotiation, he refused to allocate more food — as he did two years ago.”

The crowd exclaimed, apparently impressed by the food shortage two years ago.

“This time it’s obviously worse.Astrologers told me that this year’s winter will be longer than ever, and that the demonic month is likely to last more than four months.That said, this time everyone is likely to face a two-month food gap.Two years ago, you lost 20% of your companions, some lost brothers, some lost children, this time, how much are you going to lose?”

“No!Lord, help us!”Someone shouted, and then more people shouted, “Your Highness, please help us!”

It seems that it is the right choice to prepare a few tots in advance, Roland raised his hand and pressed down the voices of the people, "Of course, I will not leave my collarmen, none of them!"You may not know that the wheat and bread that the fortress carries with them every year is not at all equivalent.At the normal market price, as long as two months of ore, is enough to exchange food for half a year!I have sold the ore to the merchants of the town of Willow, whose cargo ship carrying food will soon arrive in the border town.In addition to bread, there is cheese, honey wine, and dried meat!In a winter, everyone can eat.”

There was a burst of cheers in the square.

"But that would be tantamount to breaking off the long-song fortress, and they won't take a man in charge, so this winter we will spend it in the border town."Most people have seen that a solid wall is being built to the west of the border town.I know if we can stop people worrying about the evil beast coming.I will tell you that the evil beasts are not much stronger than the beasts of the forest, and though they are thick with skin and brown, they cannot climb the walls, nor can they bite the stones, and the skin is thicker than a group of poor targets.”

"Tell me, my people, are you willing to hide in the shacks of the fortress and starve to death, or will you, under my leadership, protect your relatives and children, and guard the border town until the last moment?"I hereby promise that as long as the month of the devil is over, all the townspeople who have fought on the walls will receive the reward of twenty-five silver dragons.Those who have lost their lives, his family will be compensated by five golden dragons!”

“I want to fight for your Highness!”Under the guidance of the people, the people shouted to the death of the war.Seeing the atmosphere high, Roland ordered a lunch in time.He did not expect everyone to stay in the border town, as long as half of the people are willing to stay, he is sure to stop the footsteps of the evil beast in this place.

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Pero naturally did not know how His Royal Highness the Four Princes had choreographed him, and when he brought the news back to the six nobles of the fortress, the response was only a coaxing smile.

"You say that the innocent prince wanted to throw us away and do it alone?"Dare to repair the wall before the winter comes, should I praise him for being brave or laughing at him for his strength?"

"The great prince's bravery is well known, when did the four princes have this courage?"It's just ignorance!"

"Yes, he didn't even have a stonemason, and he piled up with ungrounded stones, and there was some wet mud in the middle, lest the pile be high for himself and would fall down."

“Anyway, that’s a good thing.If he escapes back to the long song fortress, he will naturally let us be at our mercy.If he dies in the border town ... we can end this farce sooner.”

The duke, who had been silent, suddenly said, “Pero, what do you think?”

For a moment, he did not expect the Duke of Changge to ask his opinion, "Well, I originally wanted to maintain the monopoly, as long as it is below the market price of 30%, it is still worth doing business for us."But...” He quickly sorted out his thoughts, “but His Highness does not intend to let the fortress franchise ore, and he is willing to reduce the price of the ore by 50%, which means that he has plans to increase the ore production significantly next year.”As long as we double the capacity increase, we may earn more than ever.He also intends to produce his own iron for sale, iron is everywhere is the most sought-after goods, resale is also very easy.But... these are not the point.”

"Oh?"What’s the point?”

“If he can hold the border town, it’s also good news for the fortress.”We don’t have to focus on dealing with evil beasts every year, which saves a huge amount of money.The second advantage is that this vast section of land from the Changsong Fortress to the border town will be a good choice for us, whether it is reclamation or relocation, which can greatly alleviate the current situation of overcrowded population in the fortress.”Pero said one of his ideas, "And the four princes will not stay in the border town forever."The battle for the king's order is only five years, and in five years we will get a more prosperous border town, and then the town will be included in the fortress, and the long song fortress will become the third largest territory in the kingdom.So my suggestion was...” He glanced at the duke and carefully, “the fortress sent manpower to help His Highness build the wall and defend the border town in coordination.”

"Very well," laughed the duke, "but it is the idea of a merchant, and only the gains and losses may be seen."

At this point, he straightened up, his eyes slowly swept through the other participants, and his tone gradually became clear, "But I came to the position of today, not all by interests to measure everything."Why should I do business with someone who is not under my control?Some rules must be followed, and violations must be punished.It doesn't matter whether the border town is prosperous or dilapidated; the important thing is that it's my place, and no one wants to put his hand in it - even if he's a prince."