Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Salt Mine (Part 3!)

"Families of the martyrs who died in battle, family members and children, the lord will take care of them until the children grow up."

After Aslan finished speaking, he handed over a list to Essien, which contained the list of dead soldiers.

Every time Essien read one, the crying sound increased. When the list was finished, the whole square fell into a sad atmosphere. Aslan went to the disabled soldiers and comforted them one by one.

It was not until the smoke from the cremation rose that Aslan returned to the podium again.

"The pension for each dead soldier is ten gold coins, one acre of field! Disabled soldiers, one acre of field, one gold coin for retirement."

Aslan finished the final soldier's compensation, and was cheered by all the soldiers.

What is the soldier he fears most?

After they are killed in battle, the young and old in the family will lose a stable source of income because of the loss of family support, and eventually live a life of displacement.

Although Aslan said that he would raise them, they still didn't want to bother the lord too much. The lord was too busy, so there was no need to distract himself with such a trivial matter.

But when the acre of land was divided, the last worries in their hearts disappeared.

Everyone can see how high the yield of baobai in Merluo Town is. With this acre of land in hand, it is basically impossible for the whole family to starve to death.

"The next thing is the meeting to recognize relatives. This is the only thing the lord can do. Welcome you home."

Aslan calmed down the fanatical soldiers and said with a smile.

The civil servants of the City Lord's Mansion began to guide the people from various villages who came to recognize their relatives to go to their respective phalanxes.

"The third child is really you, you are still alive, that's great."

Seeing his former younger brother reappear in front of him again, Old John burst into tears.

"Brother!" The thin middle-aged man couldn't help but hugged Old John and cried.

Osborn put his arm around his mother and his younger brother who was only in his teens with the other, feeling a little at a loss.

Although the clothes on Old John's body were very old, they were very clean and tidy. The clothes on his two daughters-in-law were bright and bright, and they looked like rich people.

In contrast to myself, I was still wearing the jacket of Jimmy Zhenjun, and the straw sandals on my feet had a few holes, and my toes were leaking out.

Old John had just asked his second son and two daughters-in-law to say hello to his third uncle York, and his two sons had already come.

Seeing that his two sons were safe and sound, Old John couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said hello several times.

"This is the third uncle I often tell you, come and say hello."

George and Joss saluted respectfully.

In the Melo Army, in addition to daily training, they also have etiquette and cultural classes.

Needless to say the so-called etiquette class, as for the cultural class, in addition to teaching normal literacy, it is ideological and political education, referred to as brainwashing.

In fact, these courses were very successful. In addition to eradicating illiteracy, the soldiers were more loyal to Aslan, and they knew etiquette and shame!

Knowing what they are fighting for, the fighting power and consciousness they can display are naturally not comparable to ordinary troops.

"It's these two boys who are fighting for me. The days are getting better and better now. Third, you don't have to worry about being hungry in the future, and you can eat well in the future." Old John said confidently.

York could only smile honestly. He couldn't live in the elder brother's house forever, but the conditions in the elder brother's house seemed to be very good, which made him look forward to his future life very much.

It's just that Osborne looked at the two cousins ​​with a hint of envy and awe. Only those who have experienced the Battle of the Meryl River will know the horror of the Merlot Army.

At this moment, they were just two well-behaved juniors, quietly standing beside their elders and listening to their conversation. Only Osborne knew how efficient and terrifying they were when they killed people on the battlefield.

Such scenes continue to be staged, some people are happy and others are sad.

Some people have family reunions, and some people have joys and sorrows.

But none of this had anything to do with Aslan, he returned to the City Lord's Mansion on his own, quietly watching the moonlight outside the window.

It is not a simple thing to suddenly have so many people. It is just a day or two, and a long time will cause many unnecessary social conflicts.

"Tell me what you think!"

In the office, not only Aslan came back secretly, but also the two important officials of Melo Town, Essien and Wilson.

"It must be diverted!" Wilson said firmly.

"That's right! Although most of the people and some villages have been diverted, there are still tens of thousands more people. If it is not handled properly, it will cause mutiny." Essien also added.

Aslan nodded, turned around and stood in front of the big map of the Melo area.

After a long time, he pointed to two places and said: "Build two more towns here, and at the same time move some population to Meiyang Fortress and Stone Fortress."

Looking at the locations of the two new towns on the map, it was understandable that one was near Lake Bellier, the largest in the Merlot region, but they couldn't understand the other.

It was completely in the middle of a barren mountain.

Aslan couldn't say that there was the largest underground salt mine in the Kingdom of Cleveland in the underground, because he couldn't explain it himself, but it was true that there was a small salt mine on the surface.

Edible salt in this world is mainly based on salt mines. The so-called sun-dried salt by the sea has not yet appeared. Aslan does not care about whether there is iodine or not, because he has not found any iodine deficiency in his previous life for decades. Patients with goiter.

He plans to use this salt mine to tie the Billy region together. As long as the Marquis of Medea boards his thief ship, he will be able to mine various mineral deposits underground in the Melo region in the future.

"I found a small salt mine there." Aslan said mysteriously.

When Essien and Wilson heard this, their faces became serious.

Despite the fact that Merlo Town only has a population of about 100,000, the population of the Merlo area will definitely not be less than 500,000, or even more. This can be judged from the salt sold in Merlo Town every month.

Salt is one of the essential elements needed by the human body in daily life.

That's why the Kingdom of Cleveland firmly holds the salt mine in its hands and obtains high profits from it.

The two incomes of salt and iron alone account for 40% of the fiscal revenue every year.

Part of the reason for the rebellion on the Gorland Plateau back then was the discovery of an unprecedented huge salt mine on the plateau. In order to ensure the stability of the salt administration, the kingdom completely detonated the hidden conflict between the two sides.

"My lord! It is against the law to mine salt and iron without permission." Wilson said with a depressed face.

Essien nodded in agreement, with an expression on his face not much better than that of Wilson.

There is a large amount of money hidden in the basement of the house. Because it is stolen money, I can only look at it and not use it. However, I am so poor that I eat bran and drink water every day, so I have problems if I am not depressed.