Chapter 323 The complicated situation in the valley
After talking about the business, everyone gathered around the campfire and chatted for a long time while holding up the ghost wine.
There is one thing and not the other, but it involves a lot of things.
The Hammer of Justice has stood in the Taser Valley for more than four hundred years, and Wallon has been the Grand Inquisitor for more than thirty years. No one knows the forces surrounding the valley better than anyone else.
Even the cavalry commanders of Sandcastle, the ruler of Taser Valley, were respectful and respectful to him and called him "Grand Judge".
Valon took a sip of wine and sighed deeply: "The reason why Sambia did not swallow up Taser Valley in one mouthful is not because of the great influence of our Hammer of Justice.
The real concern is, It is the reaction of the other ten valleys. If the other valleys are strong enough, Taser Valley can maintain its current independence. Sex is still a valley.
If other valleys fall into weakness and the Battle Valley and Feather Valley are eaten, do you think the undefendable Taser Valley is a match for those rich mercenary armies like jackals? ?”
Even Anna, who knew nothing about military affairs, couldn’t help but shake her head.
Although there are dangerous areas such as Dun Hills in Taser Valley, they are not at the border, but in the center.
Once they were driven to the Don Hills, Taser Valley was basically wiped out.
"Since we know the harm of division, why don't the valleys unite again? Even if we elect a co-leader to form a closer united whole, it is better than the current fragmentation." Gavin took the opportunity to humbly ask for advice.
“The idea is simple. Let’s not talk about so many valleys, and the interests involved are so great. Can people’s hearts be united? Will Sambia and Zhentarim just sit back and watch this situation happen? The Scar Valley The lessons learned are there, do you really think that the coalition forces of Misty Valley and Shadow Valley defeated Rashan's army?" Vallon said with a meaningful smile.
The lesson that Wallon said happened in 1356.
The ruler of Scar Valley, Rashan Omesel, launched a war to conquer the southern part of the valley. In just a few months, he successively captured Plowing Valley, Feather Valley and Battle Valley.
But in less than half a year, he was defeated. Just as quickly as he rose, the Scar Valley now does not have its own autonomy, but is occupied by a coalition that not only has representatives from each valley, but also There are armies of Cormyr, Sembia, and the Zhentarim.
"Is there a hidden secret inside?" Gavin asked curiously. The outside world only knew that Rashan's army was defeated by the cavalry of Misty Valley in Misty Valley, but how it was defeated was not very clear.
“Before Rashan’s army was defeated, Sambia’s mercenaries had already entered the Scar Valley and occupied Rashan’s lair.” Valon said with a smile, “Rashan is an outstanding person. , but he is not a qualified king, because his vision is only limited to a few valleys, but he has not discovered that the valleys really cannot be united together. The reason.
When all the external powerful forces do not want you to unite and do not need you to unite, how can you unite?
If you don’t unite this group of wolves in Sambia? All the minions have been pulled out, and when you fight within, they will give you a fatal blow from behind.”
"I've learned a lesson," Gavin said sincerely.
Although he has his own understanding of the situation in the valley, he is far from as clear-eyed as Wallon.
After pondering for a while, Gavin put forward his own opinion and said: "I think there is still a fatal problem in the valley."
"Oh? Tell me." Wallon was seduced. interest.
“The land is vast and sparsely populated, and the population is too small. The combined population of a valley is not as large as that of a medium-sized coastal city. Normally, the geographical environment of a valley is very supportive, especially Asaba River line
If it were Tessel, the population supported on both sides of such a convenient river would be no less than three million, and now, there is not even a fraction of that.
With a small population, there is no chance to form a group, so it is easy to be bullied. ”
This is Gavin’s biggest feeling after nearly a month in the Battle Valley.
The rocky land is vast and sparsely populated, and it can be said that the living conditions are too harsh.
The Valley Land There are so few people in Guangzhou, but that’s a little unreasonable.
"The question you raised is correct, but have you ever considered what caused this situation?" Vallon asked.
Gavin replied without hesitation: "Because the valley has never had a strong, unified political power, and there has been no systematic management of the valley, especially the taming of the Asaba River, and no strong political power has been mobilized. With enough manpower and material resources, it is impossible to succeed by relying solely on individual spontaneity.
And Sambia does not want to see such a regime emerge. Once it appears, it will stab it in the back. "
“You only got the right answer Half." Vallon sighed, "There are not many people raised in the valley, but too few people choose to stay in the valley. When they grow up, many people can't stand the temptation of Sambia's wealth and go there to dig for gold. , after a little bit of success, he moved his family to At least one-tenth of the population of Sambia now belongs to the valley, or once belonged to the valley. "
Sambia is a young country that itself is a country of immigrants and values wealth. Far more than origin.
As long as you have enough strength and wealth, you can occupy a place in this country, even if you are from a valley, it doesn't matter.
This kind of policy often attracts those elites with wealth to join this country.
After going around in circles for a long time, Vallon brought the topic to the point: "Sambia's attention to Battle Valley and Feather Valley far exceeds your imagination. Once you gain a firm foothold in Battle Valley, , if you want to succeed in your career, you have to be careful about their little moves.
This small move may not necessarily be done by Sembia himself, but may be done with the help of other valley forces, including our cavalry commanders in Tase Valley.”
Gavin was suddenly filled with emotion. The presiding judge saw his ambition and used this topic to remind himself.
His intention to do something big in Battle Valley is not difficult for anyone with a discerning eye to see.
Especially after the massive efforts were made to move hundreds of Tethyr refugees from the Good Luck Tooth Mountains to the Land of Three Rivers, it was even more obvious.
Wallon has made it very clear that the Tase Valley, Battle Valley, Feather Valley and Scar Valley along the Asaba River in Sambia are his own meals and no one is allowed to touch them, including comparisons. When powerful local forces rise, they will kill whoever takes the lead.
Does Lord Ilmet, the titular lord of Battle Valley, really not want to make a difference?
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.
But when Gavin heard Vallon mention the cavalry commanders in Taser Valley, he couldn't help but be surprised.
There is no large city in the Taser Valley. It is mainly composed of twelve Taser. Taser means villages and towns in the local dialect.
These Taser jointly funded and established a cavalry team to maintain local security. They are composed of twelve cavalry commanders, and a commander is elected every three years.
It is considered a relatively regular armed force in the local area.
“Are these cavalry commanders also unclean?” Gavin asked. "It has never been clean at all. No matter how clean people are, they can't withstand the corruption of money in Sambia. When they counterattacked Lashan in 1356, the cavalry commanders in Taser Valley were the vanguard. They now have a nickname, The sheepdog named Sambia, at least two-thirds of the time, is on another salary over there in Sambia.”
Wallon sighed quietly, "Not to mention those ordinary knights, even our paladins of the Hammer of Justice, many of them cannot resist the temptation of money."
Even if there are strict requirements, There is no way to completely prevent corruption despite legal restrictions, let alone when these knight commanders themselves represent the law.
Be bribed, don’t be too simple.
And this is what Sambia is best at.
"It seems that my trouble is not as big as usual." Gavin suddenly felt a little headache.
The Land of Three Rivers is indeed a good place, but it is also a troublesome place.
“If you do nothing here and just want to be a small manor owner, there will naturally be no trouble. But if you want to make a difference and make a big difference, all kinds of troubles will come. I hope you will be fully prepared before taking any action."
Wallon said solemnly, "You just need to remember one thing, as long as you are doing something for the benefit of the people in the valley. , what I do is good for the country and the people, I Our Hammer of Justice will stand firmly behind you."
"With these words from His Excellency the Grand Inquisitor, I feel relieved." Gavin, who was somewhat shocked, felt full of pride in his heart. Got seduced, "If it's just a conspiracy, I have never been afraid of anyone. If those jackals in Sambia dare to stretch out their claws, I will chop off their claws. If they want to stretch out their heads, I will cut off their heads. If they attack in large numbers... …”
"If you can really force Sambia to attack in a big way, then the entire valley will stand behind you." Valon laughed.
"Then I will try to do this." Gavin responded with a smile.
"I've been waiting for this day." Wallon laughed again.
This trip to the Hammer of Justice made Gavin feel that he had gained a lot.
At least there is a clearer plan for the development direction in the Battle Valley.
The method of rushing around to gather Tethyr refugees is really too inefficient.
It is also treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.
If you want to attract more people to live in the territory, the key is to cultivate your internal strength and turn the land of Three Rivers into the most suitable place for human habitation.
There is no need to go out and look for it yourself, the refugees will come to your door by themselves.
The key to changing the land of three rivers is to control the rivers.
The downstream is not concerned for the time being. The focus of early management is to build large dams in the upper reaches of the Asaba River, especially along the Yewen Pond.
If it were someone else here.
This is an impossible task.
Because there are not enough soldiers and civilians, there is no way to build large dams and control rivers.
If the river section is not managed, the river will overflow and fail to attract residents.
It's a vicious cycle.
But Gavin is not an ordinary person. He does not have ordinary residents, but there are many kobolds.
The eight hundred kobolds transferred previously are far from enough, and a large number of kobolds must be transferred.
It’s time to start Zalanda’s line.
Instead of looking for Tethyr refugees all over the world in the valley, it is better to recruit them directly from Tethyr.
Vallon and the others were very efficient. By the time Gavin left the Hammer of Justice the next morning, all the relevant information on the cursed items had been compiled into a manual and handed over to Gavin to carry.
Gavin did not personally escort the food back to the Land of Three Rivers, but handed it over to Anna and six tree people.
I and Luna took off directly from the cliff behind the Hammer of Justice and flew back to Vizeme Manor.
Of course it's not riding, but flying with energy dragon wings. The progress of the relationship between the two parties is not that fast.
This is the trouble with highly intelligent mounts, which must be emotionally cultivated.
But once tamed, the benefits are huge.
This kind of mount will be highly coordinated in battle.
Gavin and Ivinsa had already played tricks on the rocky land before, airborne attacks, not once or twice.
Although Ivinsa fell into the growth dragon's sleep, the red dragon Roderick did not, but this kind of mount is really eye-catching in the valley, more eye-catching than the dog demon. It is not a last resort. Wen is not going to use it.
Luna also has a huge advantage that the dragon does not have, it can be used in both air and land.
It can not only fight in the air, but also run and fight on the ground like an ordinary war horse.
She has huge angel wings like a Pegasus, but they can be hidden in her body just like Gavin's energy dragon wings.
Although Gavin has never seen her flying at full strength, her speed is definitely not slow, even comparable to Ivinsa.
Luna also has another advantage, that is, she is good-looking enough and comes from the good camp of the forest. In the future, riding her to come into contact with good races, including forest races, will easily gain favorability points.
He had suffered a lot from using the Dog Demon as a mount, and he had long since thought of finding a mount with similar origins, but he never had the chance.
(End of this chapter)