I Will Be The Crowned King

For Alan Dawn, being too busy at work can be a pain and a joy.

With Anson's successive victories, a large amount of materials that could not be carried were continuously sent to the outpost outside the Eagle Point Pass; at first, these could simply be stacked in the temporary warehouse built with logs and tents. The work is simply accounting and bookkeeping.

But it didn't take long—in an afternoon to be exact—Anson brought him endless surprises: the amount of supplies began to expand on an astonishing scale, soon to the point where the planned warehouse couldn't hold them all. .

Not just in numbers, but the types of loot are rapidly expanding—medicines, cloth, precious metals, clothing, grease...enough to bury everyone in the entire outpost alive.

The problem caused by excess materials is not only that there is no place to stack them, but that it greatly exceeds the load capacity of the entire outpost; because these materials are not only stored in a place, but also must be counted and recorded, and stored in different categories. Make sure there is no loss, and even have an estimate for each item.

Once a backlog is created, the direct consequence is disordered accounts, out of control logistics management, and it is easy to cause a lot of property losses - for example, food and gunpowder cannot be found and are forced to be hoarded in the open air, eventually becoming moldy and damp; another example is artillery shells and flammable grease being randomly Stacked together in the warehouse, and finally...

For an army, the problem is even more serious; in addition to storing these supplies, outposts also undertake important logistical tasks.

Although Anson and more than 2,000 troops have always maintained light-loaded progress, stable and guaranteed supply lines are still necessary; they cannot capture sufficient ammunition, food, weapons, medicines in every battle... These all need supply lines to come deployment.

However, the capacity is overloaded and the cargo is backlogged, and the outpost loses its ability to maintain normal supplies. The direct consequence is that the warehouses are piled up in mountains, too many to fit, but the front lines are slow to get the important materials they need.

Thinking of the problems that all this caused, the little clerk felt a splitting headache and trembling, and all day long in fear of not getting the job done and being fired—as the clerk assigned directly to Anson by Bishop Luther Franz Official, his future has been completely tied to Anson and the Franz family. Once he is beaten back to his hometown, he will have to start from scratch and slowly get his seniority in the church.

Having tasted the taste of being in charge of the administration and logistics of an army of thousands of people alone, and watching Anson's status in Franz and even the kingdom have skyrocketed, Alan Dawn has a strong resistance to returning to the past. ; So much so that when I was still a minor, I realized the pain of insomnia caused by too much pressure.

Now he not only has to set up a temporary logistics management committee as soon as possible to solve the problem of material transportation, but also has to find a way to deal with the backlog of materials-with the weak logistics transportation capacity of Anson's army, these materials will soon change from wealth to burden.

And the best way is to make them "another form" of wealth.

So it "happens" to deal with things near the storm division outpost, so Henares, who "passed by", received a letter from the little clerk, hoping to allow their soldiers to sell some "Isel elf soil" in nearby villages and towns. specialty".

Henares, who was sent by Archduke Thun to monitor the every move of the "Storm Division", of course knew exactly what the so-called souvenirs were; from those carriages that were continuously transported to the outpost, bearing the symbol of the Iser spirit. And the flag is not difficult to guess, the Clovis army is victorious in Eagle Point Pass and is constantly destroying the supply line of Eagle Point City.

Although he was very vigilant about the Clovis people, Henares Arkad had no good excuse to stop him because of the promise of the Grand Duke Thun. He simply invited the little secretary to the Count of Arkad, his brother's castle.

The reason is also very simple: what purchasing power do ordinary rural villagers have? It would take a long time to sell it to a passing merchant, and the price would be undercut; Count Arkad could hold a banquet and invite the nobles of Thun to go shopping; as long as these people want to buy, they don’t care too much about money .

And Henares' real idea is even simpler: simply let the Arkad family come forward and buy all the spoils sold by the Clovis at a low price, so as to save the publicity and cause trouble.

The next day, when the little clerk brought a group of soldiers from the outpost with a whole vehicle of supplies, and appeared in the Arcadian Castle, his naive idea was shattered.

The full load of materials directly piled up a hill in the castle garden. There were no less than 5,000 rifles, hundreds of barrels of lead powder, 600 rolls of leather and cloth, as well as alcohol, tobacco, jewelry, velvet... and many more. Dizzying.

These are just shipped over... In the words of the little clerk, the remaining materials have not been fully counted, so these must be shipped over first to "make room for the later ones".

This kind of imaginative words, as well as the undisguised symbol of the royal court of Iser on all goods, shocked the Count of Arkad who had planned to lower the price, and was deeply impressed by Archduke Thun and Clovis. What a wise move to befriend.

As a result, the invited nobles and the Arcadian family donated generously, and the little secretary also changed his body and became the chairman of the chamber of commerce. He pulled a group of big guns to sell trophies eloquently. The quiet and peaceful Arcadian Castle in the past became noisy and lively. 's market.

Although Iser and Thun are neighboring countries, tobacco, velvet, and elf-style jewelry are common luxuries in Thun, not to mention tobacco, coffee, and wine. The Seven Cities Alliance is the largest in the entire order world. coffee exporter.

But because these are trophies, the cost to the storm division is almost nothing, even if it is sold at half price, it will still make a profit; while the nobles of Thun have found an opportunity to buy these luxury goods cheaply, which is a win-win situation.

Because the one with blood loss is someone else...

Some other nobles, especially the Count of Arkad himself, took a fancy to a large number of strategic materials, especially lead bullets, gunpowder and rifles, and the individual equipment of the line infantry.

As a branch of the Francois family, the Arcade family's territory is closest to the Eagle Point Pass, and it is more sensitive to war; once the war spreads south, with the low arms production capacity of the Seven Cities Alliance, these materials will be scarce.

So the Earl asked his younger brother Henares as a representative, and privately asked the small secretary to discuss his willingness to import a large number of weapons from the outpost.

For such a generous client, the junior secretary certainly couldn't refuse—the rifle didn't matter, but he didn't dare to sell too many consumables like lead ammunition and gunpowder in order to ensure a stable supply for the storm division.

So he turned to Henares to sell a different kind of loot that had accumulated heavily in the camp.

"food?"

Henares' eyes were full of confusion.

"That's right."

The little secretary who was full of bloodshots and his face turned blue smiled and said: "To be precise...cough...it is food that can be stored for a long time and provide a stable nutritional supply for the army...cough cough cough."

"But why do we buy food?" Henares asked amusingly:

"You may not know it, but the territory of the Arkad family is an important grain producing area in Thun; the wheat, oats, olives, potatoes we harvest every year... Not only can we feed ourselves, but also export."

"But that was before... ahem."

The little secretary cleared his throat: "The war will soon affect the Seven Cities Alliance, and the Grand Duchy of Thun will bear the brunt; if the war affects... Cough Cough... Thun, this year's grain harvest in Hantu will definitely be affected."

"But the key is not the price of food, but the army - when the southern army captures Eagle Point City, the captured supplies will definitely not be able to meet the army's needs... Cough! Need, a large number of purchases will be made in the short term to fill the gap, and that's your chance to take action. cough cough cough..."

"Are you OK?"

Henares frowned slightly and poured a glass of mulled wine for the little secretary: "Would you like to take a break first, I will let someone arrange a room for you."

"No, it's just that I stayed up a little more lately, thank you."

The little secretary took two sips, moistened his throat a little, and continued:

"The Thun area does have sufficient food sources, but for an army, when supplies are severely depleted, they not only need to replenish fresh food immediately, but also replenish supplies that can be stored for a long time. Even more so with the legion of men."

"I have no doubt that Thun can easily come up with food to supply tens of thousands of legions and reach a very favorable condition with the southern legion; but your troops and people also need these; during war, food is always the most scarce. commodity."

"What you said makes sense." Henares nodded slightly:

"So you want us to buy this batch of supplies, and then sell them to you when Eagle Point City is captured?"

"Officially so."

The little secretary smiled and nodded:

"Because we lack storage conditions now, the captured spoils have become a drag on the army, and most of them must be disposed of as soon as possible, otherwise we will never sell these strategic materials."

"To put it more bluntly, we actually just want to temporarily store these materials in your warehouse, and then ask you back later. The business is just a formality."

The smiling little secretary said sincerely, and placed the wine glass on the coffee table beside him; with a sound of "Crack!", the suddenly twitching right hand shattered the wine glass.

"Ah, sorry, I just..."

"No, it's just a cup." Henares frowned even more:

"Are you sure you really don't need a break? We can talk later in the evening."

"No, no, I still have at night... In short, I'm fine." The little secretary shook his head with a bloodless smile:

"Don't waste time, you must be busy too."

"But your lips are already purple, and your eye circles are also very strong." Henares raised his eyebrows:

"Aren't you poisoned?"

"No, it's just that I stayed up more often lately." The little secretary patted his head hard to wake himself up, with a few more hairs on his palm:

"It's no big deal, you must have done this kind of thing a lot when you were young, right?"

"I don't remember staying up late until my lips turned purple." Henares' eyes moved down slightly:

"...And the arm twitches involuntarily."

"It's just a very common muscle spasm. Often writing, there will be such a small problem." The little secretary directly held his right wrist:

"Where did we just say?"

"Food business, you plan to sell us the surplus supplies you have seized." Henares handed his wine glass to the little secretary:

"A glass of mulled wine, please?"

"Thank you." The little secretary who took the wine glass smiled and said:

"We lack storage conditions now. These have become a drag on the army and must be dealt with as soon as possible; so the business is just a formality, just hoping to temporarily store these materials in your warehouse."

The voice fell, and the little secretary blinked and looked at Henares, and found that the other party suddenly fell into silence.

"What's up?"

"...Nothing." Henares narrowed his eyes.

He... didn't seem to notice that he was repeating what he had just said.

"I agree with your proposal. If Your Excellency Anson Bach sells the captured supplies, the Arkad family is willing to buy them in large quantities - the condition is that when Clovis captures Eagle Point, the Southern Legion must sign a food trade agreement with Thun, The Arcadian family will have no less interest in it than the Francois family."

"Of course this is possible. Deputy Commander Anson Bach and I will do our best to facilitate this." The young secretary Alan agreed immediately.

This was originally one of the steps in Ansen's plan. Since it was decided to break through the Seven Cities Alliance from the Grand Duchy of Thun, of course, more benefits and benefits must be given to the other party; and purchasing food directly from the other party can also prevent them from selling the food to Others, further weaken the war potential of the Seven Cities Alliance.

Then the two chatted for a while, and discussed the basic price and some details. Henares got up and left, leaving Alan Dawn alone in the room.

"boom."

Closing the door softly, As soon as Henares turned around, he saw Count Arkad who was waiting outside the door.

"How's the negotiation going?"

"It's all settled, UU reading www.uukanshu.com The Arkad family will make a lot of money from this business." Henares glanced at him indifferently:

"Are you satisfied, my elder brother?"

Facing his brother's rudeness, the elegant and polite Count of Arkad just smiled with relief.

"Oh, that's right." Henares suddenly pointed to the door and said, "Wait a minute, send a few people over to take a hot bath for him, then settle down and get a good night's sleep - he seems to be about to be killed. exhausted."

"Of course, our family is not in the habit of neglecting distinguished guests."

Count Arkad nodded as a matter of course, and then watched his younger brother turn and leave without looking back:

"Where are you going?"

Henares raised the bottle with the Iser elf badge in his hand and walked towards the end of the corridor without looking back.

"Go and send a letter to the Archduke."