In the eyes of Lord Piercing Audrey, the orcs' use of the passage to launch a military attack on the Phoenix King was absolutely a failure.
The orcs may not have a better choice, but because their actions have affected the lives of the people in Pangxuncheng, it is good not to ask them for compensation, but they dare to ask her for money at her door!
The impaling lord was not the only one who was furious, because the one who was greatly affected was also the lord of Nanpang Xuncheng on the south bank.
Perhaps because they thought they had completed the negotiation and no one else would interfere, the orcs moved unhurriedly. Only the first batch of people to go ashore and set up camp took five days.
By this time the railroad had stopped.
The railway is also built outside the city, and the station is only two kilometers away from the secondary port. This is because Audrey did not trust the Phoenix King at the beginning, so she separated the secondary port to facilitate cargo loading. The space left was mainly for the expansion of the port and the station cargo yard. And some new workshops.
The area outside Pangxun City was not a plain but a hilly area. The army was so large that there was no place to station, so these orcs came up and directly occupied the railway station.
This railway station has only been built for less than a year, but because it is close to the Luna River, it has become a central area for east-west, north-south trade. Southbound goods are directly loaded onto ships across the river at the auxiliary port, and distributed from south Pangxuncheng to various places in the south. Some goods are directly digested in Pangxuncheng, and some need to be loaded and unloaded by large ships and need to be loaded from the main port.
Not only the Phoenix Kingdom's goods must be transported from here, but also many raw materials, fabrics, handicrafts, meat products, etc. must be transported from here to the north. This north is not only the Phoenix Kingdom, but also Blackwater and Elte City. Such as inland large cities and their areas closer to the east.
Anyway, no matter how goods flow, everyone now relies heavily on the low-cost and rapid transportation advantages of railways, which has reduced the living costs of ordinary people in the entire region.
Although many lords do not know how to improve the living standards of ordinary people at all, and many are not willing to take care of it at all, but this is the benefit obtained through the activities of merchants. No matter how stupid the lord is, he knows that the people's life is better. , which means you can pay more taxes.
So as soon as the railway stopped, things immediately became chaotic.
The day before Audrey ordered the person to be hung, Estelle, the chief steward of Blackwater City, came to the door.
Of course, he already knew what was going on when he saw the situation outside the city, but he was anxious.
Blackwater City is not as good as the Phoenix Kingdom, but it still has industries. Their iron also needs to reach the Luna River by rail to be sold further south.
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The big guys are worried that bulk commodities cannot be sold, while the little guys are immediately faced with the situation of soaring commodity prices and plummeting products in their hands. On behalf of this group of people, the lords of Nanpang Xuncheng also crossed the river and came to the north bank to stare, hoping to If the railway function is restored as soon as possible, the Phoenix Kingdom may not be saved, but at least the section from Blackwater to Pangxun must be restored.
Only then did Audrey realize that her worries about the Phoenix King earlier were purely blind. With the current influence of the Phoenix Kingdom, I am afraid that as long as the Phoenix King is willing to pay some money, these orcs will be trapped in a On the shore.
Because everyone was a little anxious, Audrey also had her head burned, and ordered people to kill a few orcs who were causing trouble in the city.
It was obviously a bad move, and the High Steward of Blackwater and the lord of Nan Pangxun quickly ran away and separated their relationship.
But after observing for a day, I found that the orcs also took care of it.
Audrey summed up her own advantages. The Seven-Star Assassin was enough. As long as she had this ability, it would be easy for her to become a lord anywhere.
If things really go to the worst direction, then cut off the third prince of the orcs and run away.
Once you have confidence, there is no need to be polite.
"Tolls are tolls, not money to allow orcs to come and run wild in the city!" Audrey ordered the maid, "Safely increase the density of patrols throughout the city. If you see orcs causing trouble, your punishment will be doubled according to our rules."
Pang Xun has very few rules, only murder and rape are two serious crimes. In fact, rape is not considered a serious crime in many places, but Audrey is also a woman after all, so she will naturally take special care.
Although there are only two serious crimes, there are not many who need to be whipped. It is not asking for trouble, but it is too ugly to leave such a punishment to a big family and undermines the majesty of the lord.
Once a person is whipped, whether the person dies or not actually depends on the officer's wishes.
For a person who cannot enchant himself, ten lashes can prevent him from surviving until the third day, thirty lashes can kill him on the spot, and beyond that, there will be no human form. Even if it is possessed by a demon and replaced with a more powerful executioner, the result will not be much different.
Audrey said that the weight would be doubled, which was obviously because she wanted to kill all the orcs who were causing trouble.
The maid Camelia sighed: "Sir, people will die in the war eventually. If the orcs are forced to panic, at least one third of the city's population will become slaves."
Audrey can be very stubborn sometimes, but occasionally she can listen to a word or two, like now.
"...Then take a breath."
The decision was made, but unfortunately, a group of orcs who came into the city seeking revenge killed another person that day.
It would be okay if he didn't see it. Camelia happened to meet him on the way to inform the various branches of the Lord's Army. If it was too minor, he couldn't explain it to the adults, so this group of people were hanging around again.
Then the official envoy from the orcs arrived.
Audrey's lord acted casually and didn't think there was any difference between a formal envoy and a single envoy. Anyway, in one sentence, get out of here and don't cause trouble in the city.
But things are not that easy to understand. If she doesn't give any explanation, where will Upfap's face be? If she leaves directly, can she still command the army?
In order to prevent her master from messing around, the worried maid came up with a good reason to persuade her: "Sir, didn't you cut the crown and armbands out of the artificial gemstones given by the Phoenix King? Just get some leftovers and send them away. It’s over. If this drags on, the people in the city won’t be able to survive.”
"What does it have to do with the people? He obviously doesn't dare to attack the city."
"Due to the reduction in food production in various places, food prices are quite high now. Many people rely on cheaper sugar from the Phoenix Kingdom to survive. Now that the railway lines are broken and there is no sugar coming in, food prices are rising again, and some people are already hungry. "
Before the big collision, the entire Luna River had a hot climate for hundreds of kilometers north and south. When the temperature was lower, it could reach around 28 degrees. The climate determined that there were already sugar-producing crops in the area. Although they were not cheap enough, they were not good for sugar. The effect is still cognitive. Therefore, in order to maintain physical fitness and make money through work at any time when hungry, everyone will try to save some candy when they have spare money, and only those with more money will eat it as snacks.
"This..." Audrey hesitated. It wasn't that she didn't care about the people, but she just wasn't cut out for that. There was nothing she could do about it, but she had other worries about letting the orcs go easily. "Let them go now, what can the Phoenix King do?" Can you withstand it?"
The maid lowered her head and rolled her eyes so that she could not see it: "You are worrying too much. I'm afraid the Phoenix King got the news at the same time as you. On the day the orcs landed, there was no steam train arriving at the railway station."
Everyone can see that although the railway is a money-losing thing, the steam locomotive is a real money-printing machine. After inquiring, I found out that the cost of this thing is also very exaggerated. When it can be used, a day's rest is considered a loss. If the car suddenly stops running, it is obvious that something is known.
"Then...let it go?"
"Let them go, let them go quickly. They will die a day earlier and we will recover a day earlier." The maid said inhumane words in a calm tone, as if if they were let go, the orc army would be defeated.
