Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 225 Future Mercenary Plan
"Caledor wants to hire Mrs. Kisli to go to the New World to expand the colony. During the period, they will sign a 20-year labor contract and send them back to Kislev after the end."

Teclis began to speak on behalf of the dragon court after getting a hint from Imrik. If there was a dragon prince here, he might have killed the archmage who let the Witch King go, but unfortunately he didn't.

"Impossible. Madam Kisley can find the meaning of living only by staying in this land where her ancestors came from. Your words are just a lie. You must be planning to use those people as cannon fodder for war." Aware of the hidden meaning in Teclis' words, he fully understood what kind of kingdom Caledor is during this period, from Caledor the dragon trainer to the current prince Imrik, if he wants to compile a book about the dragon trainer family history, then the alias should be called A Brief History of the Ulthuan War.

This made Imrik smile contemptuously, leaning on the chair wrapped in wolf fur, resting his hands on the back of his head, looking very casual, "So you have the courage to say such things even if you can't even feed your own citizens?" Say, did you see the guys in the harbor sewers trying to catch some rats? See the guys rummaging through Boyer's litter for a few crumbs of bread? See the kids being sold for Is there anyone with food for a few days?"

Before the patriarch could answer, Imrik sat up straight, changed his expression, and beat the table next to him angrily.
"You have seen it, of course you have seen it, because every time you go on a pilgrimage, you will pass by these begging people, and every time you pray, you will get their response. They use their lives to support the backbone of this cold kingdom, and use it in farmland In exchange for the food you cultivated in the land, you can resist the invasion of Chaos, but what is the result? When you can’t solve it alone, you look forward to the arrival of reinforcements, and pray that the gods will protect you again to survive the cold winter, but no one cares about those who have no Those who have no way to survive even use illusory national consciousness to trap the only possibility of survival."

"Instead of letting them have no chance of surviving, it is better to let them go to the new world to open up a piece of land! They no longer need to bear the fate of being oppressed because of their ancestors."

To be honest, Imrik was indeed a little angry. During the few days when he came to Ehrengrad, he not only patronized the military command, but also walked around in his spare time, but he could see the dull eyes everywhere. Refugees in tattered robes huddled together in the air leaking tattered tents to keep warm, and the children who could not afford to support could only stand on the street and wait for the nobles to buy them. It is only a drop in the bucket for some groups.

Even if I can temporarily delay their death, the reality will not allow it. This chaos invasion will cause Kislev's power to be reshuffled, and the newly appointed nobles will inevitably need a lot of manpower to cultivate the farms that have been razed to the ground. Even if the refugees managed to survive the Chaos invasion, their lives would not be so easy.

The patriarch was a little speechless. He is not a stubborn religious person who does not care about worldly affairs, otherwise he would not be able to negotiate with Imrik here. Does he not know that there are a large number of people who are on the verge of death in Ehrengrad? , but there is still nothing that can be done about it. Not every place is like the paradise left by the ancient saints like Usuan, where you can wait for the harvest in the coming year after just spreading the seeds. The influx of refugees has caused the food shortage in Erengrad. The purpose of this negotiation is to ask Imrik for food and the army to guard here.

Teclis walked up to the Patriarch, "The Dragon Prince's words are very direct, but they are all true. Now Erengrad can no longer support so many people. They just use 20 years in exchange for living I think even the Orthodox Church can’t intervene in this matter, right?”

He looked at the uncertain face of the Patriarch, and knew that this matter had a high probability of being successful. If it was the Boyer nobles who owned land, they would definitely not let these productive forces go abroad. This barren and backward kingdom can only rely on exploitation. Only the people at the bottom are qualified to continue.

But as the head of the Orthodox Church, the patriarch himself belongs to the non-secular class, and he doesn't care about productivity in terms of attributes. As long as these people who are sent abroad still believe in gods, then it is a good thing for them. The dead are more useful, no matter where.

"I can't agree to this condition, because I don't have the power." The Patriarch sighed, although what he said was a refusal, he had actually agreed.

"It doesn't matter, I believe these people will understand the Patriarch's painstaking efforts, and Caledor can also understand Kislev's difficulties. It is difficult for this barren land to support more people, but the threat of chaos invasion cannot be ignored. If the Ice and Snow Palace and the Orthodox Church are not allowed to maintain a high-intensity military force, even if they intend to change the living conditions of the people at the bottom, they will be powerless."

"Let's put it bluntly, we're no match for Mrs. Kisley, you elves."

Hearing this, Teclis glanced at Imrik behind him, saw him nodding, and said, "Caledor is expected to launch a lot of military operations in the future, but it is limited by the sparse population. , so I plan to find some reliable soldiers in the Old World to serve the Dragon Palace."

"Of course, this is not to take advantage of Kislev's crisis. Caledon will provide these soldiers with military pay and equipment, and conduct intensive training. The employment period will be eight years. After the end, they will be able to Bringing military pay and equipment back to Kislev, the Dragon Court can guarantee that as long as these people's combat effectiveness meets expectations, the military salary will match their abilities, and if Kislev is invaded by Chaos on a large scale, the Dragon Court will also Will send troops to the Old World to support."

The Patriarch sat down and pondered for a while. This negotiation had already begun to deteriorate. The original saving of Erengrad had become a negotiation between the two forces. He understood what Teclis meant. As long as the Orthodox Church agreed to let If Caledon hires soldiers, then the Dragon Fleet will stay in Erengrad and leave troops to help resist the Chaos coalition forces, but if they don't agree, it can only mean helping Kislev resist the threat at sea.

Regardless of the country's standpoint, this condition is beneficial to Kislev. Regardless of the refugees who voluntarily leave, Kislev maintains a large number of standing troops and soldiers who can be recruited at any time. This is to resist large-scale Chaos invaded, but not every year there was a large number of Chaos troops, which caused the Ice and Snow Palace to delegate the management of the land to Boye, because the kingdom's finances could not maintain such a high military expenditure, and the nobles from all over the country could only be responsible.

But Boye has no money, but limited by the threat of chaos, he can only prepare for war at any time. This has made many places in the country rich in troops. Those Boyes who have no money to pay for the army even pretend to be Norscans to rob the empire. Caravans come to sustain life.

The patriarch still has a vague idea of ​​how much wealth Asur has. If mercenaries can improve Kislev's financial situation and get a professionally trained army every eight years, It doesn't seem to be an unacceptable thing.

"Your plan convinced me. I can only guarantee that the surrounding areas of Erengrad will accept employment. The situation in Kislev needs to be resolved by you, but all of this must be based on the fact that Erengrad survives this Chaos invasion. The premise."

(End of this chapter)