As for whether Gavin was bragging?
According to their understanding of Gavin during this period, the other party was not bragging, but was probably speaking modestly. The annual output value of these two cities might be higher than what he said, and they were in a state of constant development. This kind of monster tribe has advantages that humans do not have in terms of population recruitment.
Money moves people's hearts.
Such a terrifying production value, once exposed, will definitely attract the prying eyes of countless people.
Especially for the cities and dark forces in the Dragon Coast, which are all about money, in order to seek more wealth, it is not impossible for them to unite again and march towards the Giant Plains and those two cities.
If there is a nail here, it will be very beneficial to them. If they can take the opportunity to develop and grow, it will be even more beneficial to them.
"It's still the same sentence. Our territories are too far apart. Therefore, we have many common interests. Let's not talk about anything else. As long as you can open up a port in Irip or Pros that can accommodate large merchant ships. Port, I guarantee you can make tens of thousands of dollars a day."
Gavin directly broke the contents of the plan into pieces and discussed them, "Yilipu and Pros have not developed before. In addition to the lack of advantages in water areas, they mainly have no core industries.
With the Conqueror's Road it's different, they will become the closest ports to this road.
I will order people to make full use of the remaining five days to rebuild the road from Ivanso to the two towns and the road between the two towns to the standards of the Conqueror's Road.
If you feel that it is too difficult to build the port alone, we can jointly build it, but I want half of the ownership, and half of the future income of the port will belong to me. "
Although they are laying the wiring in the long run, Gavin should reap the benefits, which is not a small amount. If they had not caused public anger on the Dragon Coast and the dark forces did not allow them to take root here, Gavin might have directly sent him People rule here.
"We will find experts to evaluate this matter before proceeding. Building a port is not just about water depth. It also has certain requirements for the surrounding environment, changes in ocean currents and weather." As a native of Julong Coast, Ye Shan Dara's expertise in building a port is far greater than Gavin's. "It doesn't have to be in two towns. If there is a suitable area around it, we can even move the town."
Unknowingly, Ye Shantara's thinking has been affected by Gai Wen, and there has been a slight change in the wording. It is no longer you and me, but has become us.
"Smart." Gavin gestured his thumbs at Yeshandara, "Objects are dead, people are alive. Things are not good for people, but people can be good for things. When the time comes, we will use whichever one has the lowest cost. .”
"Lord Baron, are you praising me or hurting me?" Yeshandara couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "You even helped us repair the road. If we don't know how to make full use of it, how are we any different from idiots? I believe it. It won’t be long before you’re kicked out by the adults.”
"Haha..." Gavin laughed and said, "It's easy to talk to smart people. In addition, there are two things I need to explain separately."
"Sir, Baron, please speak."
"The first is the original city hall. This building is not an ordinary building, but was transformed into a mage tower by Arms. Now it has been assimilated by my special ability and cannot be returned. I will set up a special chamber of commerce here to carry out various activities. To do business, as compensation, you can choose another place and I will send people to build a city hall for you free of charge." In this matter, Gavin was half telling and half hiding.
The original city hall is far from just a chamber of commerce branch. It will become an important material transfer station.
It naturally also has the shadow material dragging function that Vizeme Manor and Myth Noel's Tower of Dominion have.
The transportation of supplies from Ivanso to Blood Gap City and Dwarf Statue City is nearly half the distance compared to the transportation from Misnoel.
It is now functioning, secretly towing turret-type chariots and sidecars from Misnoel to this side.
These two tanks have withstood the baptism and test of war, fully proving their war value, whether in sieges or field battles.
Next, there is still a planned war waiting for them in the goblin frontier, and the monster tribe wins by numbers. Naturally, they will further increase their defense. By the time they leave Ivanso, the building-type chariots will no longer be available. It started with 100 vehicles instead of 200 vehicles.
"This is the trophy of the Baron. You can do whatever you want with it. As for the construction of the new city hall, I will thank you in advance." Yessandra did not refuse Gavin's kindness.
Taking over a city, especially a city that has been ruled by the Necromancer for more than ten years, is a very troublesome matter. Many things are in need of improvement, and their abilities are limited. They must rely on Gavin in many places, including Some of the construction that will be contracted to Gavin next is likely to be not only the city hall, but also other infrastructure.
"The second thing is that the citizens of Ivanso joined the army of conquerors. I also know that the number of them joining is a bit large, but looking at it from another perspective, this is not entirely a bad thing." Gavin mottos. The way.
The number of citizens of Ivanso who joined the army of conquerors was not a little too high, but a scary one.
This small city has a total population of more than 12,000 people, and nearly 7,000 people chose to join the conqueror's army, accounting for more than half of the city.
The reason for this phenomenon is that they were tortured by the necromancers headed by Arms and were afraid that they would come back.
The terrifying power of destiny stirred up by Gavin's thousands-mile migration is also at work. It has not yet condensed into a milestone of destiny, which does not mean that it does not exist, nor does it mean that it will not have an effect.
Yeshandara and Fan Ruina came to block him in a hurry, probably because of this matter, because according to their original agreement, they were not allowed to stop any Ivanso citizen who voluntarily joined the conqueror's army.
It's just that they didn't expect that Gavin and the others could take away more than half of the population.
If a city has no population, is it still called a city?
"What are the benefits? Tell me about it?" Yessandra, whose situation was opened up by Gavin, was no longer as anxious as when she first arrived.
“First of all, it will make it easier for you to control the entire city. The smaller the number of people, the larger your proportion will be, making it naturally easier to control.
Secondly, to facilitate your expansion of your own industry and wealth, most of the vacant properties here can be brought under the name of the city hall, or you can start your own properties, or use them as bait to lure the dragon. Residents from other coastal cities come. We can immigrate, why can’t you? At this point, I believe that your advantage on the Dragon Coast is far greater than ours.
Furthermore, combating piracy and slave trading is a long-term business, and I want to develop long-term cooperation with you.
The three three-masted sailing ships led by Copperfield will need to be supplied and supplied through Irip and Pros in a short period of time. Those prisoners of war and trafficked slaves are also potential citizens. We will divide them 50-50 by then.
Believe me, the citizens you have recruited by yourself will be far more loyal to you than ordinary citizens. "Gavin instilled in him the experience of turning those who had no owners or people who were owned by others into his own people.
"I've learned a lesson. In this way, our previous vision was too short-sighted." Yessandra accepted Gavin's words.
Because she knows that, except for the Kingdom of Cormyr, which has been around for thousands of years and has been governed by relatively wise people, residents of most countries and cities in Faerun do not have too much emphasis on their homeland, especially those who are from small villages or towns. If they have the opportunity Most of them would not refuse to move to big cities.
This is due to the fact that the living environment in the wild is too difficult and dangerous. Large cities with large populations and guarded by city walls and professional troops naturally have a relatively higher safety factor.
"I still have some time. If you have any other questions, please tell me and we can discuss them together." Gavin asked after checking the time.
"No more for now, let's wait until we fully understand the Baron's plan." Yeshandara raised the Dragon Coast Unification Plan in her hand and said.
There was a lot of stuff in it. She had just glanced at it briefly and hadn't thought about it carefully. She couldn't appreciate the essence of the strategic plans drawn up by the followers of Ms. Strategy without thinking about them carefully several times.
"My philosophy is win-win cooperation. As long as you can maintain this philosophy, I guarantee that even if you are unable to complete the grand feat in the plan, you will still make Ivanso become a metropolis that surpasses Ximen and become the most dazzling city on the Dragon Coast. Pearl, when the entire Faerûn mentions the Dragon Coast, it is no longer Ximen that comes to mind, but Ivanso, but you, Yeshandara." Gavin's words exuded endless confidence, because he now has This strength also has this ability.
As long as Yeshandara is not too stupid and embarks on a path that deviates from her own, they can make a lot of money just by serving as a transit point for her many properties.
"Win-win cooperation." Yeshandara chewed this word over and over again, and there were many meanings that could be derived from it.
There are both positive and negative aspects.
For example, since he can send her to the position of Lord of Ivanso City, he can also pull her down from above if she goes against this concept.
"I have other important matters to deal with, so I won't accompany you. If there are any new problems, if I am not here, you can discuss it with Ms. Catherine. Listening to her opinions more will be very beneficial to you. By the way, Catherine You should have heard about the fact that Madam is going to open the Yinhong War College. I suggest you select a group of capable students and send them there for further study. It will definitely be beneficial to your future development." Gavin felt that he was better than the strategist. The lady voters return voters, which unknowingly helps her win over believers and expand her business.
She had no choice but to give her a good father and help her choose a good priesthood that was completely in line with her own development. This could be considered a win-win cooperation.
"There is no need for the Baron to say this. We will do the same. Fan Ruina will personally lead the team at that time. If it weren't for me to be away from home for a long time, I would go to the academy to further my studies and work with you." "Compared, I feel that I am far too far behind in many aspects." Ye Shantara said with emotion, this group of people have brought war to an almost artistic level.
When they attacked Ivanso before, not only did Ames get confused by their interlocking tricks, but before Gavin actually showed off his moves, many of them were beyond her imagination.
If it were not for Gavin and the army of conquerors led by him, the Avengers and the Resistance Army would have to overthrow Arms. We don’t know what year or month it would take to do it, but how much sacrifice would it take to do it, or it would be impossible to do it at all.
She didn't have the memory of Gavin's other life, and she didn't know that she could do this even without Gavin and the army of conquerors.
Destiny has been changed and there is no longer an answer to this matter.
"This is simple. If you want, you can ask Ms. Catherine to send a dedicated priest of Ms. Strategy to you to teach you through words and deeds. I believe she will be very happy to agree to this." Gavin suggested.
"Thank you, Lord Baron, for reminding me. I'll go back later." Yessandra couldn't help but pat her forehead. She had been so busy recently that she didn't even think of such a simple solution.
The other party is not an ordinary lord, but a chosen one of the True God. Promoting faith is her first task. Sending corresponding exclusive priests to the leaders of major forces is a shortcut to complete the task.
"I will leave here soon. We won't be using this place for a while. If you need it, I will leave it to you." Gavin stood up and said goodbye.
"We need a clean place to study these materials, so you're welcome." Yeshandara did not refuse Gavin's kindness. In a city with a population of only more than 12,000 people, they were packed into two rooms. The double number of soldiers and civilians made the place very crowded inside and outside, and there were few clean places to be found.
After watching Gavin leave, Shantara Ye and Fan Ruina did not directly read the information again, but looked at each other for a long time, because the exchange with Gavin just now was like a dream, many things they had never dared to dream about before. of.
Fan Ruina couldn't help but asked: "Captain, can we really trust him? He won't just come out to fool us and block our mouths by just talking nonsense, right?"
"You have been in contact with him for a while, do you think he is this kind of person?" Yeshandara asked.
"no……"
"That's it." Yeshandara smiled and pinched Fan Ruina's little face and said, "Open the pattern. People have said, let us open the pattern. If we don't smash the original frame, how can we know the outside world? The vastness of the country, whether he fooled us or not, we have no choice now. This is the price we paid for choosing to borrow troops in the first place.
Moreover, in the eyes of other cities, we are just puppets supported by the army of conquerors, and they will definitely not look good on us. Bundling them with them for development is our best choice. "
"Captain, you've changed too quickly. That's not what you said when you came here..."
"It's not that I change quickly, but the dream that the other party described to us is far bigger and better than our own. Once we come into contact with this, we can never go back to what we once were. The most important thing is, This dream is not just a dream, but has the potential to come true. Don’t you want to see what an equal, prosperous, and united Dragon Coast looks like?”
"I want it! I can't even dream of it!"
"Then study this information carefully. It is the ladder leading to this dream. Try to remember it in your mind. After you get out of this door, tear it up and let it rot in your stomach. Don't talk to anyone. Speaking of which, including the brothers in the group, from now on, this is our dream and our idea."
"clear."
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The heavy rainfall that lasted for more than a month completely changed the appearance of Yevin Pond and Asaba River.
The water level of Yewen Pond has risen by a full ten meters compared to the original, and the area is three times larger than before. It has directly submerged all the river bottoms where Anbaochuan Village was originally cultivated to the bottom of the lake. The water level has been pushed to the bottom of Weizemei Manor and New Village. , turning them into lakeside estates and lakeside villages and towns.
When the site of Vizeme Manor was originally selected, the problem of lake flooding during the rainy season in Comanso was obviously taken into consideration.
The name of the pond in Yewen Pond is indeed worthy of its name, because only ponds change in size with rainfall, while lakes are relatively stable.
Compared with advancing three kilometers to the Battle Valley, the main point is still in the upper reaches of the Three Rivers, especially the angle between the Three Rivers in the direction of the Deep Forest Valley, which was directly submerged for nearly ten kilometers. No wonder the land there is so fertile, but there are not even half a building ruins. It is flooded every year and no one will build a nest here.
The water level of the Asaba River has also surged to the same height. The land of the Three Rivers is slightly better. It belongs to the severed remnants of the Don Hills and the terrain is relatively high.
But as you go down twenty or thirty kilometers, the situation begins to get very bad. The Taser Valley is blocked by the Dun Hills. No matter how high the river water is, it cannot threaten it. The rising river water is all blocked in the direction of the Battle Valley. , the entire riverside area was flooded ten kilometers inward, pushing directly to the edge of the Yewen Forest.
The tidal flat between the Don Hills and the Good Luck Tooth Mountains was completely submerged. Being surrounded by the two mountains, the river here became extremely turbulent, like an angry water dragon, rushing out from here and running for twenty or thirty kilometers. There is no deceleration.
Therefore, the river embankments here have been particularly hard hit. Those embankments built based on the remaining veins of the Toton Hills can still withstand the test. After being turned into pure human power, they are a bit unable to handle. The embankments that were broken here are The floodwaters rushed all the way to Sambia.
It's just that the water level here is obviously much lower now. Hundreds of middle and low-level spell casters, led by dozens of senior spell casters, are re-establishing the dam here regardless of the large amount of spells consumed.
The real problem lies downstream of the Black Feather Bridge. This is not an alluvial plain, but is integrated with the Scarface Gorge. The reason why it cannot be felt is because it belongs to the ridge, and the Feather Falls slopes down into the Scarface Gorge.
Most of the rivers here are rocks, and their plasticity is too low. If the river floods, it will not change much. It will only block all the river water, and then raise the water level crazily until it exceeds the upper limit of the capacity and floods.
This ridge submerged under the river is higher in the north and lower in the south, and generally floods in the direction of Sambia.
Because Sambian businessmen acted to benefit themselves at the expense of others, this matter has now been reversed.
(End of chapter)
