Chapter 109 The Refugee Wave and Gray Bread
"Is there anything that must be done now?" Raven asked.
"Um..." Old Gordon pushed the monocle: "Yes."
"At the end of last month, the Slater family sent a transfer order, needing you Give a reply. "
"Also, the head of the Griffith family has to worship their ancestors every New Year. It's not even a month away, so it's not too late."
"The transfer order at the end of last month, isn't it already a month? It doesn't matter if you delay it for another day." After taking off the armor with Petty's help, Raven said: "As for the ancestor worship, let the ancestors wait for two days. , I don’t think they want to see me down there in advance!”
“Yes, Lord Baron.” Originally, Old Gordon didn’t really want Raven to handle these matters immediately, but as a housekeeper, he had an obligation. Let the owner know clearly.
Now Raven is simply more exhausted than sitting on a hard seat on the green leather train for three consecutive days, and the bones in his body are about to fall apart.
Although I rested at the Bilgewater Oasis along the way, it was not home after all.
Now in Eagle Castle, Raven could truly relax and take a comfortable bath under Petty's service.
"Lord Baron, are you really not going to shave off your beard?"
"Keep it on for now. At least it will look more mature and stable." Raven yawned: "Doesn't it look good?"
Petty blushed: "Sir, you are beautiful no matter what."
"Oh, little mouth Still so sweet." After pecking Petty on the lips, Raven turned around and fell on the bed: "The one named Margaret, please arrange a separate room for her."
"Lunch. If you don’t eat, you don’t have to wait for me for dinner. Don’t call me unless the sky falls!”
"Yes..." Petty touched her lips, with a hint of resentment on her face.
But Raven didn't notice this. In fact, when his head hit the pillow, he immediately lost consciousness.
From about two o'clock in the afternoon, he slept until eight o'clock the next morning, when Raven got up at the urging of his growling stomach.
During this period, most matters in Eagle Territory were handled in an orderly manner by Old Gordon and Denise, but Raven also needed to understand the changes in Eagle Town, so while eating breakfast, Listening to Old Gordon's report.
Because the weather is getting colder, the ground is frozen, and construction is difficult, the construction and maintenance of roads have been suspended. Only the warehouses with previously laid foundations have been built.
Just a month ago, the special envoy of the Slater family, the second-level Storm Knight "Eberron", sent a transfer order.
Arrived with him were a swarm of refugees from all over the Nord province, numbering in the thousands. While bringing tremendous pressure to the Eagle Leader, they also brought many information.
Some people say that the province of Nord has completely become a land abandoned by the gods, and there are undead everywhere; some people say that the nobles are colluding with the Order of the Hand of Death, intending to establish a country in the province of Nord; others say that The Iron Legion stationed at the entrance to Bloody Highlands has Rebellion...
It is difficult to tell whether the news is true or false, but one thing is certain: Men's City has been surrounded by the Order of the Hand of Death, and the Slater family has no time to take care of themselves and can only defend the city; Most of the Nordic province has fallen into turmoil.
Due to insufficient intelligence, Viscount John and Baron Angel also chose to wait and see, hoping to sort out the context of the incident from the complicated news.
The final result is unknown, but just a dozen days ago, these two families couldn't stand Eberron's urging and gathered their troops and headed for Meng'en City.
"Lord Baron, now that you are back, are you going to invite the Eberron envoy immediately?" Old Gordon put forward his own opinion.
"Okay, immediately send an invitation to the special envoy in my name." Raven slowly took a sip of angel tears: "In three days, oh no, five days later, please invite him to come to Xiong. A meeting at Eagle Castle."
Old Gordon's face suddenly became confused. : "Sir, the situation outside is very turbulent. If it takes too long, I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, I understand the meaning of death and coldness." Raven stretched and stood up. : "But you have to let your lips die first, right?"
Old Gordon was stunned.
Looking at Old Gordon's appearance, Raven chuckled: "Okay, let's talk about sacrificing ancestors."
Old Gordon quickly corrected his demeanor: "According to According to family rules, you must first fast and abstain from sex for three days, and then indulge in The horse circles the eagle and leads a circle..."
Before Old Gordon finished speaking, Raven started to have a headache: "It's too troublesome. Can the process be simpler?"
" "Okay." Old Gordon said, "It can be done tonight."
"Ah?" Raven was startled for a moment: "I just asked casually, is it really okay?"
Old Gordon nodded awkwardly: "Actually, including you, three generations of family heads have I don’t like this ritual, but as a steward, I have the obligation to inform you of the correct process.”
Raven was dumbfounded.
You can't write two Griffiths in one sentence. It seems that no one likes this process, especially when the status is as stable as Mount Tai and no such ritual is needed to stabilize authority.
"I'll leave this to you." Raven ordered: "Tell Fili to come see me immediately."
The refugees are mainly concentrated in Goldshire, and Fili is now the political officer of Goldshire.
Old Gordon said: "Fili has arrived at Eagle Castle this morning and is waiting for your summons at any time."
"Then ask him to come in." Raven said.
Gordon leaves and Fili enters the house.
The newly appointed administrative officer of Gold Shine Town has changed from his timid appearance before. He walks smoothly and evenly. He actually has a bit of "official appearance". He opens his mouth and smiles to reveal his gold teeth. It feels like before. Just came back.
When Fili saw Raven, he saluted and then held out a box containing more than thirty magic cores.
Then he immediately complained to Lei Wen, saying that due to the recent serious turmoil in the outside world, the speed of collecting magic cores had dropped a lot.
Leaven was not surprised by this. He accepted the magic core and asked about the recent situation in Goldsmith Town.
In this era dominated by aristocrats, everyone who grows up from a commoner to a businessman, regardless of their character or personal ability, is above the average, and Feili is no exception. As the administrative officer of Jinjin Town, he voluntarily resigned from the position of president of the Jinjin Town Chamber of Commerce, and asked the Jinjin Town Chamber of Commerce to use 3% of its monthly income to maintain public security in Jinjin Town.
So before the turmoil, Goldsmith Town had a patrol team with more than fifty people, although the equipment was poor and the quality was average. They also invited veterans who had retired due to injuries as guidance.
Depending on this, even though Goldsmith Town suffered the impact of the first wave of refugees due to geographical factors, the overall security was maintained fairly well.
Furthermore, Fili also applied to Old Gordon to use a batch of food that Raven had hoarded before the turmoil to appease most of the refugees.
Fili's handling won Raven's approval.
For the neighboring Tielulu Ridge and Xuefeng Territory, the extra population is a huge burden, but for the Eagle Territory, which has just stocked up a huge amount of food, this group of refugees is not only A burden, but a good human resource.
Most of those who can escape are young and strong, whether they are farming or serving as soldiers, they are all good hands.
"Lord Baron, you really have a lot of talents under your command." Fili suddenly said this.
"Oh? How do you say it?" Lei Wen Yiqi.
“That’s Miss Fiona, Mr. Gordon’s granddaughter.” Feili admired sincerely: “The gray bread she invented has saved nearly one-third of the food consumed by the refugees. It’s genius to make refugees feel dissatisfied!”
Gray bread? What is that?
Raven was confused, but didn't show it immediately.
After having a detailed discussion with Fili and giving instructions on how to deal with the refugees, Raven left Fili to have lunch and called Fiona.
I don’t know if I don’t ask. When I asked, Raven felt a little embarrassed.
It turns out that after Raven scolded her for the "food saving" plan, Fiona, a scholar-type girl, started the experiment with a few cooks.
Let’s see how much sawdust, bran, and grass seeds can be added to make the bread satiating without reducing the taste too much.
After more than twenty days of hard work, Fiona finally came up with a bread that looked solid, didn't scratch the throat when chewed, and filled the stomach when eaten, but it looked gray.
At first, Fiona wanted to name it "Raven Bread" or "Eagle Bread", but Old Gordon sternly rejected it. Finally, she decided on the name "Gray Bread" and strictly prohibited it. Provide this bread to your subjects.
Soon, a wave of refugees came, and gray bread suddenly came into use.
This thing can feed the refugees, prevent them from starving to death, and also prevent them from having much energy to cause trouble. It has to be said to be a "professional counterpart."
"Why do you insist on fighting with bread?" Raven was a little curious.
"This, these are all men, men..." Fiona bit her lips and finally said this word: "Your test, Lord Baron!"
"My test?" Raven felt a little touched No idea.
“You wanted to tell me two facts when you returned my plan.” Fiona lowered her head, but her tone was full of confidence: “First, you are not a stingy lord. Treat your subjects harshly
Second, I submitted it. The plan is just a direction, but there is no actual method to implement it!”
“So, you just want me to find a way that can save food without affecting your reputation! And you have already given this answer! Just know.”
Raven's eyebrows raised and lowered: "...I, you know?"
Why does this sound like you are scolding me?
But Fiona's next words let Raven know that he was overthinking.
“Yes!” Fiona nodded vigorously: “The bowl of noodles you gave me to eat was a hint to me!”
“Noodles need to be boiled in water. When cooked, wood chips, sawdust, and bran will soften after being cooked with caustic soda. In this way, they will not affect the taste at all when they are mixed into semolina and kneaded together into a ball and roasted. ”
"I ate two in one meal!"
"That's why I said that this kind of bread should be called 'Raven Bread'!"
As she said that, Fiona said with hope His eyes looked at Raven, like a puppy waiting for praise from its owner.
Raven didn't know what expression to make now.
The Lord of Light is above, he didn’t have so many ideas at all at that time!
What's the hint? He's not a monk, so how can he think about this all day long?
However, regardless of the motivation, Fiona's move did save a lot of food for the Eagle Territory, and it should indeed be praised.
"Ahem!" Raven cleared his throat: "Fiona, you did a good job this time. Go to your grandfather to get five gold coins as a reward for you."
Fei Ona's eyes suddenly lit up, she nodded heavily, saluted and left with a smile, her long silver-gray hair swaying behind her head so lively.
Leaven clicked his tongue and sighed with a wry smile.
It seems that I have to be careful what I say in the future.
The main thing is to be careful about Fiona, her ability to understand is really a bit...
Weird.
After handling some more affairs, it was getting dark, and Petty entered the room and said: "Baron, Mr. Gordon said that preparations for the sacrifice have been made."
"Let's go then. Come on." Raven stood up and followed Petty out of the room.
As soon as he turned a corner, he ran into Simon head-on.
The young warrior saluted respectfully:
"Lord Baron, I have a confidential matter to report to you."
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( End of chapter)