Chapter 15 Reclaiming Land and Houses
After entering the Stromgarde Palace, the enthusiastic people disappeared. Now, there are a large number of elite Stromgarde militia patrolling and guarding the Stromgarde Palace.
After fighting against the orcs, deadwood trolls, and Scourge in Hammerfell, the baptism of blood allowed the veterans of the Stromgarde militia to regain their glory, and allowed the new recruits of the Stromgarde militia to understand their mission.
Whenever Garin Trollbane's eyes fell on them, every Stromgarde militiaman would raise their head proudly, and then stand their weapons in front of them to accept their prince's inspection.
"Your Highness, you are finally back." Marshal Oslet had been waiting for Garin Trollbane in the palace for a long time. In the more than half a month since Garin Trollbane left, Stowe All affairs of the Mgad Kingdom are handled by this distinguished old marshal.
Because Thoras Trollbane, the old king of the Kingdom of Stromgard, is ill in bed, and coupled with various things caused by the panic of the Scourge, the Kingdom of Stromgard can be said to have piled up a lot of government affairs that have not been dealt with. Garin Trollbane didn't have time to deal with the piled-up government affairs.
Coupled with the victory of the Kingdom of Stromgard against the Scourge, the Kingdom of Stromgard has entered a state of exhaustion and a large number of new government affairs have arisen.
These government affairs made Old Marshal Auslett very tired. The thick dark circles under his eyes were enough to prove that the old Marshal had not had a good rest for a long time.
Looking at the tired Marshal Auslet, Garin Trollbane said guiltily, "I'm sorry, Marshal Auslet, for not being in Stromgarde during this period and putting a heavy burden on the entire Kingdom of Stromgard." On your shoulders alone.”
"It'll be great if you come back. Besides, if you can see the Kingdom of Stromgard revitalized, there's absolutely no problem even if it takes my life." Although Marshal Oslet was tired, his mental state was surprisingly good. The young man During this period, he followed the old king Thoras Trollbane and took it as his mission to revitalize the Kingdom of Stromgard.
However, as the old king Thoras Trollbane grew old and became faint, leading to the decline of the Kingdom of Stromgard, Marshal Auslet also fell silent.
Now, Marshal Auslet saw the hope of revitalizing the Kingdom of Stromgard in Garin Trolbane, and his heart became hot again.
Marshal Auslet suddenly remembered something, and then asked, "By the way, Your Highness, did your trip to Booty Bay go well?"
"Naturally, don't worry, Marshal Auslet, there will be a steady stream of supplies transported from Treasure Bay to Fadil Bay. With these supplies, we no longer have to worry about supplies. We can fully accommodate Rodan. Refugees from the Kingdom of Lun, the Kingdom of Alterac and Dalaran can even rebuild Stromgarde! "This trip to Booty Bay completely solved the material problem that was strangling the Kingdom of Stromgard.
With these supplies, the Kingdom of Stromgard has the capital to revitalize.
After hearing Garin Trollbane's vow, Marshal Auslet did not ask where the gold coins for ordering supplies came from, but said with tears streaming down his face, "King Thoras, you can rest in peace."
If Marshal Auslet knew that the old king Thoras Trollbane was poisoned by their prince Garin Trollbane, I don't know what he would think.
It's just that Garin Trollbane has also died, and his soul has been completely devoured. The current Garin Trollbane will never admit that he poisoned the old king Thoras Trollbane. , anyway no one knows, then all this will rot in the stomach forever.
After returning to the palace, Garin Trollbane did not rest, but directly began to check and deal with the government affairs of the Kingdom of Stromgard.
Marshal Auslet handled the political affairs in an orderly manner. In order to prevent the Scourge from coming back, 30,000 Stromgarde militia troops were deployed at Thoradin's Wall.
After defeating the Scourge, a large number of people from Stromgarde actively joined the army. Marshal Oslet only restored the number of Stromgarde militia troops that had been damaged after repeated battles to 50,000, and then stopped conscription. After all, for the current Stromgarde militia, For the Kingdom of Mgad, 50,000 troops are enough.
Revitalizing the Kingdom of Stromgard still requires a huge labor force, so the entire labor force cannot be tied up in the army.
Garin Trollbane strongly agrees with Marshal Auslet's choice. Today, the Kingdom of Stromgard has less than 300,000 people left, and 50,000 troops is already the limit. Continuing to expand will only have the opposite effect. .
The next step is to deal with the issues of housing and land. Due to the loss of population, the houses in Stromgarde are empty, and most of the land in the Kingdom of Stromgard is abandoned. As for the ownership of these houses and land, Garin Trollbane must be dealt with, and the large number of houses and land cannot be left abandoned.
"Lieutenant Varokkar, in my name, conduct a census of all the people in Stromgarde, record all the houses that have been vacant due to flight, and return them all to the royal family, as well as the land of Arathi Highlands. The same is true, regardless of the nobles. Or civilians, treated equally!" Since they chose to flee when the Kingdom of Stromgard was in the most critical moment, Garin Trollbane would not show any mercy to them.
Originally, the Kingdom of Stromgard was due to the incompetence of the old king Thoras Trollbane. As a result, the nobles controlled almost 60% of the land, 20% belonged to the Trolbane royal family, and only 20% belonged to the people of Stromgarde.
This situation must be changed. It just so happens that 80% of the nobles in the Kingdom of Stormgard have fled, so Galen Trollbane decided to confiscate all their land and assets.
With the land of the nobles, 80% of the land in Arathi Highlands is in Galen Trollbane's hands, and these lands are the richest, including the three major farms in Arathi Highlands: Northford Farm, Dabire Farm and Geshak Farm.
With these lands, Galen Trollbane can reshuffle the ownership of land within the Kingdom of Stormgard and distribute the land to the refugees in the Kingdom of Lordaeron, the Kingdom of Alterac and Dalaran.
In this way, it can effectively attract refugees and let them join the Kingdom of Stormgard, and it can also increase land taxes and land output for the Kingdom of Stormgard. After all, the output results of being a hired farmer for the nobles and cultivating their own land are definitely not the same.
Doing this is definitely not an easy task, and it can only be entrusted to Lieutenant Valokar, who is a trusted confidant, because Lieutenant Valokar only has the orders of Galen Trollbane in his heart, and has no fear or compromise with the nobles.
At the same time, the entire Kingdom of Stormgarde knows that Lieutenant Valokar is Prince Galen Trollbane's confidant, and no one dares to stop Prince Galen Trollbane, who is now in the limelight and defeated the Scourge.