Starting from the 27th, the territorial residents began to set off to Yeqi City in batches, and Lant was tied to Lot Castle like a spinning top. Although this was not the first overall migration of the territory, although Lant He and Laniya made some plans and schedules, but after the Yeqicheng-Benma tribe dual structure began to operate, various problems emerged one after another.
Those who set out in the first few days were all barbarians from the Galloping Horse tribe. Lant divided all the more than 300 barbarian demon-supporters into three parts, including combat personnel, Galloping Horse branch and inn garrison. They were composed of young people with rich combat experience and More than 100 barbarians with superb riding skills joined the Cavalry of the Knights. These cavalry will train and fight with the Galloping Horse Knights.
More than 100 relatively older barbarian cavalry were divided into 8 parts. In the future, they will be used as 8 divisions to graze in a semi-fixed area north of Yeqi City. These eight branches are headed by loyal barbarians. After arriving at Yeqi City, they will first be stationed in the camp north of the city. After the weather gets warmer and the cubs of black-scaled horses and beasts of burden can run outside, they can lead Take the cub to the designated area, wait until winter, and then return to Yeqi City to spend the winter.
The remaining barbarians will be divided into groups of 10 barbarian cavalry and 50 leaders and assigned to various stations. According to Lant's plan, four post stations are needed from Rote to Yeqi City, and six post stations are needed from Yeqi City to the salt mine. One inn station is every 40 kilometers. In the future, it will run through the entire plain from east to west, as the most basic Road facilities.
In the current camp, the number of demon-supporters assigned to each branch is about the same as that assigned to each inn. However, after the branch reaches Yeqi City, it will also absorb new tribes who have defected. The tribes belonging to the post station will always follow the plan of 10 cavalry and 50 territorial citizens to garrison each future post station territory. In addition to the above barbarians in the camp, there are 40 barbarian cavalry assigned to the Chamber of Commerce in the Royal Capital and Maned Wolf City, as well as serving as escorts in the caravans.
After finalizing the plan for the Galloping Horse Tribe, Lant began to select leaders among the barbarians. After January 25, four post stations from Lot to Yeqi City were already in place, so only 16 leaders were selected.
The 160 barbarian cavalry and 800 demon-free people from the branch and inn set out on the 28th and 29th. They not only had to carry tents, but also beasts of burden, black-scaled horses, long-haired sheep and other livestock cubs. In order to transfer, the newly elected leader needs to migrate for several days to get familiar with the Demon-Free Butler among his own team, become familiar with the team, and establish prestige.
On February 27, before the migration started, Lant held a joint territorial meeting.
Lanya and the stewards of the territory have completed the preliminary census. There are 5 intermediate knights and 22 junior knights under Lant's name (4 of them have broken through recently, and some of the original knights have returned. Their respective families, and paid a "redemption fee" for themselves according to tradition, Lant gave them their original horses, and two others joined the Baron of Galloping Horses).
There are 52 trainee knights, the total number of human demon possessors has reached more than 500, and there are 4,900 ordinary non-demon people (including 600 people from the original Lot territory).
Among the demoniacs and ordinary people, there are more than 50 blacksmiths, more than 30 carpenters, 40 cobblers, 65 potters, 35 grooms, 45 tailors, 70 cooks and cooks, 27 descendants of housekeepers, and 15 herbalists. In addition, there are some aristocratic branches. The total number of descendants of the caravan who can settle accounts is 87, and the number of all literate people is less than 200, not counting those who have been educated recently.
The standard for literacy is that one can read notices roughly, recognize numbers, and be able to write one's own name and simple words. The literacy rate of nearly 5% surprised Rand, but because the barbarians robbed the dragon population in the hope of mining salt, they needed carpenters, blacksmiths, etc. The settlement of about 2,000 people was originally a small industrial town, and here the barbarians They can only be soldiers, and all other means of production and living need to be provided by the Demonless. Under the management of Ranya and Gandalf, many people have special skills.
Although there are various problems in the population structure, the number of craftsmen is still large enough. After figuring out the population balance, Lant is determined to get the territory on the right track as soon as possible.
At the meeting, the names of the heads of various departments under the governor of Yeqi City, the Demon-Free People, and the leaders of the eight branches of the Galloping Horse Tribe were officially announced. In the city, although all the people on the list have already entered the work force, the official appointment is only announced at the meeting.
"Now I will announce the list of the first batch of territorial knights to be enfeoffed." Lant said suddenly, arousing everyone's enthusiasm. The last time the territory had just been enfeoffed, it was within the Galloping Horse family.
"Enfessing?!!"
"My lord, are you saying what we think?"
"That should be the case, but where do we get the people?"
"Could it be that the territory was divided among the original knights of Lot?" The knights began to discuss it one by one.
Seeing the lively discussion among his subordinates in front of him, Lant couldn't help but recall how sleepy they looked when they were talking about business.
"Everyone, as you heard, before the entire territory is relocated, the first batch of knights will be enfeoffed. The territories are all on the Benma Plain, from Lot to Yeqi City to the Salt Mine, with a total of 10 stations in between. Camps. There are 40 kilometers between each post camp. I equipped each camp with 10 barbarian cavalry and 50 people."
"Praise your lord for your generosity!" All his subordinates cheered. The subjects are wealth. Lant is equivalent to taking out nearly 1,000 subjects to distribute to the canonized knights. "
"Each inn is the center of the barbarian tribe and the center of a knight's territory. I will assign each knight after the canonization a part of the territory's people, and the knights who have been canonized also have additional responsibilities, including maintaining the surrounding areas of the territory. roads, and provide interchange horses for messengers from various places.”
The inns will be the most important infrastructure in the territory and will also be a bonus to the vassals, and the roads between the inns will also become internal trade routes.
"The first batch of knights: Dugan Blue Dragon, Rune Egret, Kenan Doyles, Peter Maned Wolf, Alf Fate, Nedland Wilson, Neil Falcon, Mace ·Frostwolf, Tierney Joyason."
The first batch of enfeoffment lists includes all intermediate and senior knights. Neal, Metz and Tierney are among the junior knights, and Rand is the easiest to use.
"Everyone, let me say one last thing. The Benma Plain is more than 1,000 kilometers from east to west. I will take you to capture the entire Benma Plain!"
"Running horse!" Warm cheers erupted in the tent, as if everyone present had something to claim.
"It is impossible for these knights to return to the fiefdom to manage it for the time being. You can first appoint your own demon supporter or housekeeper to go there. If there is no one at home, the territory will be managed by the Yeqi City Archon." Laniya introduced the Yeqi City Archon. The future policy for each knight's territory is probably to first lend some young livestock and food to each territory, and require each territory to return the same amount within 4-5 years.
"The lord will give us a batch of black scale horses first? Will we give them back when we have ponies?"
"It may be that kind of draft horse. In short, it will be adjusted according to the specific conditions of everyone's territory." Laniya kept answering the questions of various knights.
Regarding the reward territory, Dugan and Tierney, who were not in the castle, and Mace, who was going to Maned Wolf City to transport food, had been informed in advance. These three people happened to have their own families that could support part of the population and industry. People have to rely on rand for support.
In fact, Rand also has a set of policies to support the construction of small territories, but the policies were issued too quickly and were not conducive to tapping the potential of his subordinates, so Rand suppressed a series of policies before the meeting.
After arranging more than 1,000 citizens to go to various inns and branches, the rest will be distributed to Ye Qicheng, Chengdong Industrial Zone and salt mines.
According to Rand's plan, Yeqi City allocated 1,700 people to carry out infrastructure construction, building wooden sheds, markets, schools, bathrooms, temples, camp areas, drainage canals, slaughtering and processing plants and other public facilities, and 500 people moved to the eastern part of Yeqi City for industry District, 800 people moved to the salt mines.
(End of chapter)
