Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Post-war dealings were still a very troublesome issue. Not only did they have to deal with the loss of the army, but they also had to deal with the distribution of supplies after the war. As for the issues concerning the local people, they were generally left to the responsible local gentry or local bosses. Fortunately, John did not need to deal with these, because Earl John had already given him his share, which was several large boxes of gold coins. As a result, John basically received a relatively generous reward at a very low cost.

He immediately replaced all the infantry stationed in Johnburg with sergeants. Since this was the real world, there was no need to recruit and retrain new soldiers. He could just retrain the existing soldiers and then change into sergeants' equipment.

Then he would continue with infrastructure construction, but this time he would not build infrastructure in the territory, but in the West Balden area under his control, including but not limited to watchtowers, housing, and other infrastructure. John was going to implement an immigration policy here, and he certainly could not give back the land he had obtained. Even if it was not legal land, after the victory he could support the puppet regime and get them to provide resources.

In order to solve the identity problem of the local people, John also wanted to place systematic farmers in the village of West Balden. They could guarantee absolute loyalty. As long as there were enough of them, no one would think of rebelling. As soon as they went out, they would be beaten to death by the old farmers with hoes.

Just as John continued to fantasize about his great cause, the guard came to report: "Governor, the Earl invites you to attend a banquet in Binsey." John was quite curious when he heard it, because he didn't know what a formal banquet for the nobles in this world looked like.

In addition to going himself, John also took his generals' guards and his knights. There were not many people, only about 200 people, and some escort soldiers. They rode on horses, humming little tunes as they rushed to Binsey Castle. Along the way, he saw many soldiers coming in and out of the tavern, drinking, playing cards, bragging and telling stories. Binsey's business had been running since the Siege of Binsey. After all, although this land no longer belonged to Balden for the time being, the people still had to eat and the merchants still had to make money. If Count Milo announced another year of tax exemption, then this land would probably belong to Milo.

The soldiers guarding the city gate saw the flag of the Forest Governor and John from a distance. There was no way John was too easy to identify. John was only 1 meters or less than 5 meters tall. He was not tall among all the nobles, but he was the shortest. However, he still had room for improvement. Therefore, the nobles privately nicknamed John "child". The name might be wrong, but the nickname could not be wrong. They just didn't call him to his face. After all, who knows if he will be in a bad mood and give you a big fight.

After registering the people who were going with them, the guard said embarrassedly: "Sir, you are bringing too many people. You can only bring 5 people, no more. The other nobles have brought so many." John had no choice but to give the others a purse with 50 gold coins in it and asked them to find a place and buy some food by themselves. Before leaving, John specifically reminded them not to go out alone. Although Binsey has been occupied now, the local society still needs further adaptation, and it is inevitable that many local forces will re-divide the territory. After all, so many people coming to Binsey will cost money, and spending money means collecting protection fees. Everyone hopes to earn more.

John brought Hank, Charlie and two knights to the hall. The banquet in the hall had not started yet and would have to wait until night. Now some servants were preparing things for the banquet, and some people they had never seen before were chatting here.

John stopped a soldier and asked, "Are there any of them among the nobles in our army? I don't think I've seen them very often."

The soldier said: "Governor, those are some local nobles and some merchants and their families."

"Oh, he just came here to show his loyalty and hug someone else's thigh," John thought.

Because the banquet has not started yet, John can only take everyone to tour the inner city of Binsey.

It has to be said that after several centuries of operation, the inner city of Binsay has many gorgeous reliefs and many man-made landscapes. It is estimated that the previous owners of Binsay could not have imagined that the Kingdom of Balden would also be caught in the war.

In addition to John, there are also some Midland nobles, local nobles and businessmen who treat this place as a 5A-level scenic spot.

John was walking around and felt a little bored. Instead of spending his time there, he would rather go back to his territory to train soldiers and carry out construction. He didn't know when this war would end.

Just then, he saw a room full of people standing outside. They lined up in a queue, as if waiting for something. People came in and out from time to time, just like being called for a medical consultation.

John immediately asked a person who was queuing: "What are you doing?"

The person in line saw that it was a child and thought it was a relative of a local dignitary, so he said, "Keep your voice down. This is Count Milo's office. If we anger him, we won't be able to be as cool as before."

When John heard this, he realized that the local nobles wanted to live a life of debauchery as before, and Count Milo wanted to make money. So the two sides hit it off and held a meeting. The local nobles gave money in exchange for the protection of the new lord, thinking of collecting protection fees in a respectable way.

In the office, Count Milo sat on a chair with his hands on the desk, money in his left hand and some contracts in his right hand. In front of him was a middle-aged man and a child who was slightly shorter than John.

"Well... the money you gave me is enough. If your store is targeted in the future, just mention my name to them. I guarantee that they won't dare to do anything to you again." Count Milo looked at the purse in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir, I have one more thing I want to ask you. Do you have time?" said the middle-aged man at this time.

"If you have something to say, just say it. The people outside are waiting for me. As long as you are sincere enough, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer," Count Milo said impatiently.

"My son, he wants to join Count Milo's army. He has been aspiring to serve Mitrane before. Today, he finally got you here. What do you think, Uris?" The man pushed the child in front of Count Milo and begged him sincerely, but the child was so scared that he didn't dare to look at Count Milo.

"Well... although your son has this idea, what can he do for us?" Count Milo did not refuse, but asked what talents he had.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man knew what to do, so he took out another purse and said, "This is Uris's living expenses in the army. Do you think it's enough?"

Count Milo took the purse and shook it, then said, "I'll think about it. Write down your home address and go home and wait for my news."

So the middle-aged man took the child away. When they were leaving, the boy said to the middle-aged man with tears in his eyes: "Dad, that was the money I saved with great difficulty." His father quickly covered his mouth and whispered: "Uris, when you get a position in Count Milo's army, you can make more money. For the future of our family, you should be patient."