Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 346 Post-War Development
Teams of black captives were escorted to the iron mines in the Cass Mountains like bereaved families. What awaited them was a lifetime of contribution to the development of High Cliff Castle until the last bit of value was squeezed out of them.

Compared to Harland, the lord felt that he was as merciful as the God of Light.

After all, in principle, due to the king's ban, blacks are not allowed to appear on Derby's land, but unfortunately the lord is a principle.

The wild people who had just been rescued were sent to help clean up the battlefield. Both weapons and equipment and the surviving war horses were rich spoils of war.

"Lord Levi, what are you going to do with these ships?" Miriel looked at the huge iron-hulled ship under her feet with shining eyes. If she were to handle them all, she could make a fortune for High Cliff Castle and herself as well.

"To be honest, it would be easiest and most convenient to just sell it directly." Levi came to the bow, holding the smooth railing. The salty sea breeze blew up his white cloak, revealing the exquisite leather armor underneath.

The sea level in the distance is burning. The setting sun melts the clouds into flowing gold foil. Rays of light are sprinkled on the sea, like a passage to the kingdom of God, like a dream.

When the thirteenth wave crashed against the bow, Levi finally spoke: "Is Miriel interested in developing in Highcliff Castle?"

He turned to look at the beautiful half-elf merchant.

The sea breeze seemed to suddenly change direction, blowing the red tassels on Miriel's temples into a messy spider web. She was surprised, reached out to hold down her wildly dancing hair, and smiled slightly: "My lord, as you wish."

"I, Myriel Martell, swear in the name of the sacred laurel tree, under the witness of the gods, that I will always be loyal to the great Duke Levi. From now on, your will is my will, and your enemy is my enemy..."

The half-elf knelt on one knee, his face solemn.

"I, Levi Targaryen, in the name of the Lord of Highcliff Castle, the Duke of Derby, promise to protect you forever and illuminate your way..."

A silver sword gently fell on Miriel's shoulder, and she knew that from now on she would no longer be an outsider in Highcliff Castle.

Levi looked at the half-elf in front of him with a smile. The bright and friendly smile on his face made people feel uncomfortable.

"Miriel, welcome to Highcliff Castle." He stretched out his hand and shook it with the cold little hand of the half-elf beauty.

"My lord, it's my honor." Miriel said with a smile on her face.

To be honest, although she has the surname of the Martell family, she is not a noble, but just the president of the Mithril Chamber of Commerce in the Highcliff Castle branch.

Therefore, when the owner of Gaoya Castle personally extended an olive branch, he naturally agreed without hesitation.

After all, only a fool would not agree!

Under the leadership of this lord, it is only a matter of time before Gaoya Castle rises. Everyone can see that.

It just so happens that there are only two or three big and small cats in Gaoya Castle now. If they join now, the benefits in the future will be unimaginable.

"Old Si, you have to work harder." The lord glanced at Si Kai next to him, "If you had chosen the right way, you wouldn't have to spend so much effort even to deal with a jerk."

Levi knew that Sikai's fighting spirit cultivation had hit a high-level bottleneck. If he had joined Gaoya Castle earlier, he would have been promoted to epic level by adding points. How could he still be like this now?

If you delay any longer, you won't be able to keep up with the latest version.

The lord's words made the tall knight look embarrassed.

Frankly speaking, speaking from his conscience, Sikai really wanted to join Highcliff Castle. After all, the nobles in the North were already deeply rooted and had taken up all the positions. It was almost impossible for him to squeeze in, and the opportunities in Highcliff Castle were terrifyingly numerous. However, the knight's creed did not allow him to betray Duke Florina.

"Don't worry about it too much. No matter what choice you make, just don't let yourself suffer or regret in the future." Levi didn't force him and patted his shoulder.

"I plan to form a maritime caravan, and intend to let you, Miriel, be fully responsible for its management." The lord did not reveal his true thoughts until this time.

As a socialist successor who was influenced by the knowledge of his previous life, he deeply knew that the sea was another Silk Road.

Now that the ship is right under our noses, it is impossible to just sell it and develop on our own in this wilderness.

Miriel is a qualified businessman. When the time comes, he can just hire some elite sailors and captains and still sail on the sea.

"Sir, to be honest, if we convert this slave ship into a merchant ship and engage in maritime trade, the finances of Highcliff Castle will be greatly relieved. We can even support thousands of standing soldiers with this ship alone." Miriel frowned, "But sailing is not that simple. There is a lot of knowledge involved. We need elite sailors, a captain who is familiar with the sea routes and weather, and even merchants who are willing to trade with us."

“And we have to build a port here and develop a small town.”

"I know it's difficult, but I can't stop doing it just because it's difficult. After all, everything goes from difficult to easy. You can't get everything done in one go." The Lord waved his hand:
"I can provide you with money, soldiers, and even everything you need. I only have one request, and that is to turn this place into a prosperous port!"

You know, the wilderness is an undeveloped land, full of blood and brutality, where wars and deaths happen every day.

But at the same time, this is also a gold mining area. Every year before the heavy snow, merchants from Debu would go into the wilderness and then return home with a car full of goods and make a fortune.

If a port were developed here that allowed all merchants to dock, it would almost be foreseeable that this place would flourish.

Because currently sea routes are much faster than land routes, they save a lot of time and can transport more goods at a time.

"Think about it carefully. In the future, this place will become the next White Harbor, or even far beyond it. Merchants will flock here in an endless stream, and iron-hulled ships will fill the entire coast. You are the pioneer who turned this place from an uninhabited coast into a trading city!" Levi said in an almost bewitching tone, "The port will be named after you, history will record your name, and you will be remembered forever."

Miriel knew it was difficult, but she couldn't help but fantasize about it.

She is no longer just an ordinary businessman.

"I did it!" Finally, before the lord could continue to persuade her, the half-elf beauty waved her little fist with a vicious look on her face.

"But sir, after I go back, I need to go back to Bailiu City first. I know some friends there who may be useful to develop maritime trade."

“Is two months enough?”

"enough."

...After all, developing Gaoya Fort alone has too many limitations and almost no strategic depth, so it is necessary to develop an additional city, and there is nothing more cost-effective than developing a port.

There happened to be five or six hundred thousand gold grams piled up in Gaoyabao's warehouse. If they were not converted into physical objects, they would just be things that looked good but were useless.

Fortunately, these guys like Kemish are merchants who are proficient in maritime trade. They chose an excellent port location and built a small camp that can be used directly.

The lord intends to keep a portion of all the supplies on the ship for the team stationed here, and transport the rest back to Gaoya Castle.

After the sun and the moon in the sky alternated fifteen times, the huge vines touching the sky came into everyone's sight from more than ten miles away.

Even though it was not his first time watching it, Sikai could not help but marvel at it, not to mention those inexperienced people in the wilderness who were all stunned by what they saw.

"what is this?"

As a ruthless man who dared to invade the territory of the Lord of Highcliff Castle, Khemish Blue Diamond received the treatment he deserved. He was tied to a cross and carried on the back of a troll servant, allowing him to experience the beauty of the wilderness from a first-person perspective in the sky.

Therefore, he saw the building before anyone else, and it could not have been formed naturally, because the bird's nest-like dome above the vines had patterns and various decorative flowers that could only be engraved by humans.

"You bumpkin have never seen this before, right? This is a dragon's nest." Zha Manzi sneered, his face full of contempt.

Kemish was so angry that he almost had a cardiac arrest. As a noble, he was mocked as a bumpkin by an orc one day.

But he couldn't help but feel panic in his heart. What kind of extremely evil person had he offended? There really was a dragon in this High Cliff Castle! Then what those wilderness people said was true.

He regretted coming here. He never expected that a pioneer lord in the wilderness would be so powerful. It's not enough that his subordinates were so powerful, but there was also a giant dragon...

But I also know that it is too late to regret now, and I can only try my best to make amends.

When everyone returned to Gaoya Castle in the wind and snow, all the people knew that their lord had won another victory. They looked curiously at the middle-aged man who was impaled on the cross in the center of the territory.

Fortunately, Kemish is not an ordinary person and has blood and energy through cultivation. Otherwise, he would have become the God of Slaves long ago after being tormented like this.

"Darling, is everything going well?" Tina was the first to raise her hand and ask.

As she completely transformed from a girl into a woman, she also lost her shyness.

Levi sat down on the chair and touched Ai Xilu's head. "A little bastard from the Persian Gulf Empire, I don't know if his brain was eaten by goblins, but he actually wanted to capture slaves and sell them in my territory."

"Look, this guy outside is the culprit."

A few girls outside took a look, exclaimed immediately, and quickly looked away.

Because the man outside was only wearing a pair of white shorts.

"Damn it, put this guy down and put some clothes on him." The lord slapped his head, because he was used to it before and never expected that the other party's current appearance was so vulgar.

"Where's the cook? Hurry up and make us something to satisfy our cravings. We didn't fight much along the way. We were just traveling. We must have lost weight." Zha Manzi pinched his belly, expressing the thoughts of all the barbarians.

I thought it would be a tough battle, but it was over in half a day. I had to rush back without stopping, eating dry food on the way. I was already very greedy.

Several goatman chefs wearing tall hats and who had learned the true skills from the lord nodded quickly and ran to the kitchen to cook.

"By the way, where are Gus and Mil?" Tina turned her head and found that everyone else was there, except for the centaur leader and her brother.

"We got a new group of captives in this battle. Since they can't be sold, I let Gus and Mir escort them to the iron mine to mine. We won't have to worry about the miners in the short term." Levi said as he snatched the apple from Zamanzi's hand and took a big bite.

"I was worried that there wouldn't be enough ogres and goblin miners, but now I don't have to worry about that at all." Tina smiled.

"By the way, take Orlak with you when you leave later." Levi turned around and discussed a plan to make money with Miriel: "We can't use those weapons and equipment, and it would be a waste to recast them. Let's just ship them all to Bailiu City and sell them. You can also buy whatever is needed to build the port. The money will be deducted from the weapons payment. If it's not enough, ask Tina for it."

"Port?" Beristina looked confused.

The lord quickly explained his ideas to everyone in detail, which immediately drew chorus of approval.

Both Leighton and Tina thought this was a good thing.

"I don't understand these, but if you need money, just come to me." Tina, who has completely become a housekeeper, waved her hand to express her strong support.

"Okay." Miriel nodded. She was full of energy now.

I always feel like I'm working hard for my career, so it's hard to hide my excitement.

"There is no war now. Gaoyabao should take advantage of this rare peaceful time to develop. I always feel that there is a sense of impending storm, and the future may not be so peaceful." Levi said this, and simply said all the things that need to be done next: "First of all, there is the issue of the people. Now the total population of Gaoyabao is only more than 20,000, which is obviously not enough. I plan to go to the Kaas Mountains in person and pick up all the old people from the North who are willing to join Gaoyabao."

"At present, there is absolutely no problem for us to accept more than 100,000 people. Leighton and I have already discussed this."

Everyone knew that the business was about to begin, and they all sat up straight.

"No problem. With Old Neil here, we can still grow wheat even though it's snowing heavily now. We don't have to buy all the food for next year from outside." Tina said.

"Sir, I can now be responsible for more farming." Old Neil, who had two dragon horns growing on his head and had obviously changed from an old man to a middle-aged man, said at the right time, with a look of respect and admiration on his face.

Now that it has become a Dragon Vein Gnoll Warlock, its magical skills have also advanced, officially reaching the initial stage, and its lifespan has also increased to nearly two hundred years. All of this is brought by the adult in front of it who is as warm as the sun.

"Well, you should also recruit more talented dog-headed people to see if they can also learn soil fertility techniques." Levi nodded and said while tapping the table:

"Also, the territory needs to be replanned. If so many people come in, we won't be able to provide accommodation for all of them given the current state of High Cliff Castle."

(End of this chapter)