Chapter 75: Holding Back the Big Move

There is nothing that cannot be sold.

The Marquis of Hassan had a deep understanding of this, so he turned around and secretly arrived at the Augusta Territory.

But do you think he is here to betray Earl Lovett?

Of course it's impossible. If the plan succeeds, he will benefit more. At least now he has no motive for betrayal.

In fact, he quietly revealed the location of a granary to Derek.

"Viscount Derek, although there has been no movement from those guys in the south, I am worried that they will do bad things. I hope I am overly worried."

The Marquis of Hassan looked worried.

In fact, he secretly hid this granary by taking advantage of the opportunity to transfer food supported by the kingdom and the nobles in the central region.

I originally planned to use it myself in the future, but now it comes in handy.

Derek immediately expressed his thanks and apologized for the previous misunderstanding.

"Marquis, I will convey your goodwill to His Majesty the King." Derek said.

He didn't believe that Marquis Haishan ignored his past grievances and knelt down to lick him even after being slapped by him.

Whatever you get in return, you must ask for something.

What else could the other party ask for?

Nothing more than a kindness or letting the king know about it.

If Derek doesn't mention it, the other party will.

Haishan smiled. Derek's acumen was indeed unparalleled.

The two also privately communicated some plans for the situation to prevent the Kingdom of Holy Cross from being caught off guard.

When Marquis Hassan left secretly, Derek's expression immediately changed.

"Prepare your horses, I'm going to see the count."

"Lord Viscount? Are you leaving at this time?"

It's already half dark, why are you so anxious?

Derek nodded and said, "As soon as possible, I'm afraid there won't be enough time."

As soon as the Marquis of Hassan mentioned the granary, Derek's certain worries were infinitely amplified.

Maybe the other person feels that mentioning it casually will never attract attention.

But Derek's experience in his previous life told him that it was impossible for people like the Marquis of Hassan to do meaningless things.

Why should the king know that he provided food?

Someone must be making a fuss about the food next, and he is eager to get rid of the crime.

After all, from the king's perspective, he could tolerate Derek's unruliness and even disloyalty. After all, there were many such nobles in the kingdom.

But he could not tolerate the disloyalty of the Marquis of Hassan.

Derek is a fiefdom noble and a knight of the North. Disloyalty is his strength, and his arrogance is his appearance.

Who do you think Haishan is? A title obtained by relying on the king's power is just a chance for a dog to come out. Do you really think that it is irreplaceable in the eyes of the king?

At least before sitting at the long table and putting on the dress representing the nobility, Hassan needs to pay attention to her position and identity.

Derek was already worried about the food problem and had taken some precautions, but if the southern nobles and the Marquis of Hassan joined forces, they could even do something more extreme, and then the previous preparations would not be enough.

We must find Count Perez.

Every noble family in the North has a granary, which is sealed.

The nobles in the North would dig the cellar walls and dry them with fire. They would spread the plant ash on the bottom of the cellar, lay wooden boards on top, lay mats on top of the wooden boards, place rice chaff on the mats and then lay the mats; the cellar walls were also made of two layers. The mat is sandwiched with a layer of chaff, which contains grain. The area half a meter above the ground is also covered with the "mat with chaff" method, and then sealed with soil.

The food that was saved after the separatist war thirty years ago is still edible today.

This is a preparation made by the Northland nobles in case of unexpected events. If a large army besieges the city, or if the Northland knights lead a resumption of the war of recovery, these granaries will be activated.

Obviously, today is a special case of enabling it.

Derek stayed overnight and secretly met the count outside the city of Plan.

The latter was very surprised by Derek's arrival. As an older generation of Northland nobles, he was unwilling to believe that Hessanne and Lovett could do such a thing.

But the cruelty of politics made him aware of this possibility.

"Derek, I will take care of the food. It will be delivered to you secretly before the Holy Cross Kingdom attacks.

And you need to pay attention, if the opponent has prepared a killing move, it will definitely be more than just cutting off food.

If it were me... I must be in contact with some people over at Holy Cross Kingdom now, and I will definitely attack your direction of White Birch Castle.

The army is besieging the city, and the troops you put inside White Birch Castle cannot move. They don't need to attack the castle. What can you do if you put 50,000 people outside?

The army marching westward is enough to destroy everything you have. "

This move is very poisonous. Even if the Holy Cross Kingdom fails, the Augusta Territory will be defeated.

More than 100,000 people, who were as powerful as the count, were instantly reduced to nothing.

Derek learned a lesson, as the old count said, the opponent will never be merciful, and the combination of punches will definitely be hard and urgent.

"I understand, I will make arrangements. If the Kingdom of Holy Cross thinks that I am a soft persimmon, they are wrong."

Derek doesn't want to destroy everything he has now. If the Holy Cross Kingdom doesn't open its eyes, then let them know what regret is.

After returning from Plan City, Derek left the Wenwen Township and started the crazy top mode.

He basically had a rough impression of the terrain and environment of the Augusta Territory and even the Saint Maitreya Province.

He couldn't be cruel before, but the crisis has become so great that he has to be cruel.

On the one hand, he actively mobilized and trained troops, frequently took knights into the army, and increased the extent of conscription, even if it affected spring farming.

The price of excessive military spending is that the food next year may not be enough for the entire territory. Under normal circumstances.

Birch Castle has been constantly strengthening its defenses. The walls have been reinforced layer by layer, and food has been directly stored in piles. Soldiers are stuffed in large quantities like pigs.

It looks like a long-term defense.

On the other hand, he did not forget to persuade farmers.

He led farmers to dig water conservancy projects, store water and build ponds to wait for the farming season.

Other people who have been paying attention to Augusta Territory did not find anything wrong.

Derek is still the same as before, defending Birch Castle and blocking the army of the Holy Cross Kingdom.

The rear territory is speeding up construction and looks busy.

If he is given three to five years, he will definitely be able to run the territory as solid as a rock.

There will be a group of new blood emerging from the war among the northern nobles, continuing to suppress the living space of other nobles in the kingdom.

But now...

I laugh at Viscount Derek for being too pedantic and only knowing how to work hard.

Young people don’t know the rules of the world yet, and they think they can change everything with their courage.