Broad World - Chapter 320
Chapter 318 Rebellion
Since Henry left for Amn, all the government affairs of the Principality have fallen on Hawke’s shoulders. The old man, who is over sixty years old, was trembling, and was doing almost all his official duties every day except for sleeping. After all, it is still in a war period, and the Sahua murloc raiders in the sea occasionally come ashore to fight the autumn wind.
Suddenly, a guard appeared at the door of the office. He knocked on the door first, then went straight to the desk and took out a letter.
“Sir, our airship that transported supplies is back. At the same time, there is a letter from the Lords Council of Deepwater City. They hope to increase the supply of military supplies such as food, wine, arrows, javelins, magic potions, etc. As for the price, you can use the usual In addition, the open lord Pilgelen also wants to rent our military airship. He expelled the high price of 300,000 gold coins. This letter requires your approval before the delivery of the next batch of materials.”
Hawke accepted the letter without raising his head, and just crossed out the food. After thinking about it for a while, he said to the guard, “You don’t need to think about food. Before the autumn harvest, we don’t have enough food on the mainland. For magic potions, I need to ask the mage tower for advice. Wine is fine. As for military supplies and If you rent an airship, go directly to Commander Corey, and the Duke will let him take charge of military affairs before he leaves.”
“Understood, I’ll go to Knight Corey.” The guard bowed, and then went straight to the barracks outside the city with a letter.
Looking at the stack of documents on the table, Hawke couldn’t help but smile. Although being trusted by the monarch is a good thing not much, but such a large workload is clearly beyond his ability to bear. Especially before the subordinate town council is established, almost all trivial matters have to be sent here.
Due to the suspension of maritime trade, it is estimated that taxes in a few years will only be one-third or less of last year’s. Fortunately, Deepwater City has always needed a lot of materials, so now the three iron mines under the rule of the Principality are working at full capacity. In particular, the demand for javelins and arrows is the largest. Every trip can make a profit of tens of thousands of gold coins.
According to the latest news, Deepwater City is now surrounded on three sides, and even the Deshalin River is blocked. No one dared to walk the trade road to the west near the coastline. The caravan going south from the city of Neverwinter could not even pass through the swamp of the dead, and would be intercepted by the Sahua people. It can be said that if the supply from the airship is lost. The army on the defensive line will starve to death within a few days. Now in order to allocate food to support Deepwater City, the Principality can be said to have racked its brains. After all, with such an ally at the forefront, the murloc’s attention will not shift to other places.
Just when Hawke was thinking about where to get food, Corey and Robert hurriedly walked in from the door, judging by their gloomy expressions, something must have happened.
The thief leader put a note directly on his desk and said: “This is the latest information I have obtained. There are some less honest guys who want to launch a coup while the Duke is not there. They are now uniting several medium-sized chambers of commerce. And there are more than 500 armed forces in ambush in the city.”
“What?!! Who is so courageous! I remember that in the turmoil a while ago, almost all the nobles and merchants died.” Hawke was shocked and even his hands trembled. He couldn’t imagine what the consequences would be if there were turbulence at this time.
“You can see the information on the note. We must act now. If the number of people exceeds 1,000, the situation will not be well controlled. According to the arrangement of the Duke before leaving, I need your signature authorization, Otherwise, the army will not be able to enter the city.” As he spoke, Corey handed out an army movement order.
Hawke opened the note carefully. I saw that a spy named Piero was densely written about when, where, and the businessmen connected in series. Not even the other party had food, drink, meeting “ ” and so on. Seeing this information, his face improved a lot. This shows that the other party is always under the control of the Thieves’ Guild and cannot turn the sky temporarily.
“Have you found out, which force sent this Piero?” Hawke asked cautiously. He knows that all the troops in the Principality will not exceed 10,000, and the limit that can be mobilized is about 5,000. The others are also responsible for the security of various towns. In this case, if the background of the other party is too strong. Then it is necessary to contact the mage tower on the island.
Robert thought for a while and replied: “Someone has been sent to dig his bottom, but there is no news yet. According to my observations, Piero is most likely to be from the Iron Throne, and of course Santarin is also possible. Yes. Except for these two organizations, the other forces in the Baldur’s Gate area have basically been expelled or annihilated.”
Hawke got up from his chair and hesitated a few times around the desk. If the opponent is the Iron Throne, it’s okay to say, after all, it is a merchant organization, no matter how rich and powerful it is, it can’t fight against a country. But Santalin will be different, especially recently, under the influence of Cyric, it has become more and more crazy. So-called crazy priests have appeared in many cities. They everywhere preached and forced the people to believe in Cyric, the only true **** in the universe. As long as there is a slight linguistic suspicion, they will immediately kill people.
Seeing Hawk’s tangled expression, the other two looked at each other, and then shook their heads in unison. They all felt that the chief minister in front of them was fine. It’s just too indecisive. In the end, Corey couldn’t bear it, stepping forward and leaning slightly. “Sir, I must remind you that the enemy’s power is increasing every moment. Especially those merchants who have lost their power are very easy to be attracted by the opponent.”
Hawke sighed involuntarily, picked up the quill on the table, and signed his name under the army transfer order. He solemnly said to the two people in front of him: “I hope your actions will be as fast as possible, and don’t let any news leak out.”
“Don’t worry, my thieves will cooperate with this operation. Anyone who participates in this connection can’t run away.” After finishing speaking, Robert showed a cruel smile on his face. Under Henry’s instructions, he has begun to transform the thieves’ union into a national spy agency. Compared with other criminal organizations in Faerun mainland, their structure is more rigorous and their work efficiency is more efficient.
In fact, as soon as Piero set foot on the land of the Principality, he was already targeted. It was said that he was allowed to move freely in Belgost, in order to find out those who are not very restless, and then catch them all at once. You must know that the businessman who was originally close to the Iron Throne did not die in the turmoil, but in fact changed his identity and lurked in secret. These guys are all safety hazards in Robert’s eyes, so he planned a plan to lead the snake out of the hole.
However, the development of the situation is obviously beyond his control. This guy named Piero is not only outstanding, but there are also many businessmen who are dissatisfied with the current political environment. Borrowing the name of a guard, they secretly began recruiting adventurers and mercenaries everywhere. In just a few weeks, they gathered more than 500 people, so they had to ask the army for help.
After obtaining the signing authorization, the two persons in charge of the operation left Hawke’s office. On the road, Corey said to Robert as he walked: “I hope this will be the first and the last time. You are playing with fire. If it fails, the whole country will be messed up. If something like this happens again. To act, it’s best to say hello to me first. In addition, when the merchant’s property is checked, I hope that part of it can be turned into military expenses.”
It can be seen that the serious and old-fashioned knight is very dissatisfied with the private actions of the thief leader. No wonder, no one likes to wipe their butts for others.
Robert’s mouth twitched slightly, and finally nodded helplessly. “Don’t worry, knight. I’m here to assure you that there won’t be another next time. As for the merchant’s property, I intend to divide it evenly. One for the thieves’ union, one for the administrative system, and one for the duke. , The army takes the last share. Don’t know if you’re still satisfied with this?”
“Quite fair, I have no objection at all. But you don’t need to give me cash, just replace them with dragons and beasts. You must know that the combat effectiveness of the Principality’s army is a little unsatisfactory, basically relying on the Duke and his followers. The strength is supporting, which is not a good phenomenon. I thought about it for a long time and felt that a fierce and powerful dragon beast cavalry could solve this problem well.”
“Well, I will send someone to the east to buy some. But this matter must be reported. This is the rule, and you should understand.”
Hearing Robert promised Xiali’s love, a smile appeared on Corey’s solemn face. “Of course, I don’t think the Duke will stop this love. He was disappointed by the poor performance of the ordinary army before.”
“Then it’s settled. The assault is scheduled for midnight today. Your people are responsible for the encirclement and frontal attack, and my people are responsible for assassination and internal destruction. Remember, don’t let go of any enemy because of your softheartedness www . After finishing speaking, Robert gave each other a meaningful look, then turned and left to summon his elite assassins.
“Haha, are you soft-hearted? Don’t worry, I won’t do it again.” Cory couldn’t help but smiled bitterly.
He never thought of himself as a soft-hearted person, especially when it came to his attitude towards the enemy, he had always been a more radical one. However, everyone has a moral bottom line. Not hurting pregnant women and young children is Corey’s bottom line, but it is precisely this that made him pay a painful price.
During the years when the guardian **** of conceding goals, his wife and children had a miserable life, and they even became beggars for a while. Fortunately, he finally got the appreciation of Henry, and he became a noble knight in a wealthy territory and also served as a military commander. In order to repay the monarch’s kindness, he was already prepared and planned to abandon this bottom line at any time.
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