Chapter 669 St. Duke (Part 2)

Chapter 669 Saint Duke (Part 2)

The mayor's face turned pale on the spot.

In front of a king, he evaluates his ministers as saints. Even though Ryan has always been known as a wise king, who dares to guarantee that Ryan will not feel jealous?

This is a taboo!

If it were in the past, even if all the gossipers in the town were hanged on the spot, no one would sigh for them.

The mayor already wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy on the spot.

Who knows, King Ryan raised his hand, raised the palm of his left hand, and made a stopping gesture.

He ignored Joseph, who had already knelt down in fear, and ignored the shivering mayor. Instead, he turned back to Prince Varian and said, "Child, today I want to teach you a lesson on the way of a king."

"Father, you say it and I listen." The little prince nodded seriously.

"To become a wise king, you must first do one thing - never be jealous of a minister who is more talented than yourself. In a round of battles, I am far inferior to your Uncle Anduin. He is the heart of the soldiers. I am not the God of War. I can't even learn the basics of strategy and internal affairs from your brother Duke. I only know that under his management, my people are living a better life."

Ryan shrugged, curled his lips, and made a funny expression: "Okay, if I am the kind of stupid king who doesn't want his subordinates to be made saints, then should I chop Anduin down and hang Duke?" Die, and then let the people take me to the stake? Oh, no, no, the Windrunner woman will skin me first before the people do it. Oh oh oh! That's really bad, I might as well Died early in the morning in Stormwind Keep."

Infected by Ryan's antics, after hearing Ryan's words, Anduin, the accompanying ministers, and even the royal guards all showed relaxed smiles on their faces.

They all know Ryan very well - this is a king who may not be the strongest in ability, but is absolutely noble in character.

"You must absolutely trust those ministers who are good to the people, understand? For example, your uncle Anduin and brother Duke."

Varian's eyes were full of admiration: "I understand!"

Ryan's behavior allowed the mayor and Joseph's family to relax and open up the conversation.

Through their mouths, Lane learned more clearly how effective Duke's policies were.

When there was no need for war for the time being, Duke asked Lothar to order the army to take a temporary break. More than 70% of the soldiers were granted leave and were able to return to their hometowns to participate in reconstruction.

There are only two requirements for these soldiers: first, they must report back to the army after the spring plowing next year, otherwise they will be treated as deserters; second, they must wear military badges when working in their hometowns, so that everyone knows that this is the kingdom's order for them Came back to help.

With the return of a large number of strong men, the reconstruction work can be accelerated.

At the same time, due to the abundant food harvest in the western wilderness, people basically did not have to worry about starvation this winter. If only to this extent, Duke's name is not enough to become sacred in the hearts of the people.

Perhaps Duke's heroic deeds in fighting Neltharion are talked about in martial countries. But for most civilians, it is just a topic of conversation after dinner. What can really make them smile happily is a stable and happy life.

Everyone had already prepared for the worst.

In history, there is no great migration without a large number of people dying. Weak old women and children will die of hunger, cold, or disease in the shortest possible time.

But Duke, as a time traveler, used his modern conventional medical knowledge to abruptly reverse all this.

The cement roads that run from east to west throughout the entire Elwynn Forest provide the most solid foundation for material transportation. Long before he regained the Kingdom of Stormwind, Duke had Edwin VanCleef and Grian Strowman prepare everything.

Duke perfectly considers every aspect of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The first is winter clothes. Cotton is available in Azeroth. The early arrangements in the Western Wilderness allowed the Kingdom of Storm to harvest 200,000 kilograms of cotton in the autumn of the second year of Dark Portal. This is not an ideal number, but it allows most women and children to live a warmer winter.

The people of Azeroth still mainly wear burlap clothes. In the past, they relied on fire to warm themselves in winter. When did they wear such warm clothes? Everyone who wears cotton-padded clothes is full of praise for this new winter coat, which they call the 'Duke cotton-padded coat'.

In terms of food, in addition to the basic brown bread, Duke also added a lot of meat. Those small fishing boats that could not sail far were sent out early in the morning. With the help of the fishmen, they continued to catch fish even in winter.

High-fat whale meat and various fish are already in ice when they are brought ashore. Although they are a bit heavier, they are better preserved. It can be transported from Stormport to East Elwynn Forest, hundreds of kilometers away. People can add a delicious meal to their families at extremely low prices.

During the evacuation, the people lost almost all their belongings.

Duke can't give out large sums of money, because this will breed corruption and laziness, so Duke's method is to provide work for relief.

There are wages for building houses for neighbors.

There are wages for transporting food and cotton clothes to the village.

Women also get paid for making cotton-padded clothes.

Children are paid for helping make javelins.

There is wages for taking care of the lonely elderly or the sick, disabled or injured.

Soldiers on leave are paid for joining patrols.

Kill the wild beasts or the remnants of the invading orcs and there will be a reward.

Almost as long as you can work and are willing to work, you don't have to worry about starving to death or freezing to death. Duke also stipulated that the minimum wage and maximum wage systems must be implemented within three years, and several profiteers who were driving up prices were hanged.

And taking advantage of the winter when everyone was unable to work, we allocated each household's farmland for the coming year early and distributed seeds.

In addition, due to the complete annihilation of a large number of old nobles, more than 90% of the citizens have become free citizens. Those newly ennobled nobles due to their military exploits had strict limits on their tax rates.

For a time, the mental outlook of the people across the country was completely new.

This is not limited to Goldsmith Town, Ryan and his group went all the way east, this is the case at Blackwell Farm, and this is the case at the East Valley Lumber Camp.

If there is any difference between different places, it is that in Duke's territory, the implementation of various policies is more resolute. Ryan met Daniel, the steward of the East Valley Lumber Camp, and discovered that this former mage had become the director of a factory specializing in the production of magic items.

The cold winter has not passed yet, but the hearts of every citizen are warm.

They are looking forward to the coming of spring.

Because that is the rebirth of a kingdom!

The late Archbishop Alonsos Fao was a saint in the spiritual realm in the hearts of the people, while Duke was a saint in the material realm. Because of him, the people lived an unexpectedly good life.

Therefore, his name became sacred in the hearts of the people. Starting from this winter, the Storm people used to add the word "holy" in front of Duke's name.