If 500 barbarians were captured, the rest of the barbarians scattered in the territory would be much easier to deal with. Natala led the team and kidnapped them all back in just one day.
Unfortunately, as Arthur had expected, the barbarians would not yield so easily. They had been served with good food and drinks for a few days, but once the recruitment was mentioned, they began to riot and riot, as if they would rather die than submit. The news of the barbarians being captured would probably be sent back to their tribe in the forest. For the sake of these nearly 1,000 strong men, the barbarian tribe would probably do more soon. They might even send more warriors. Arthur felt a headache when he thought of this. These barbarians had become a hot potato.
However, there was good news these few days. Najeta's subordinates successfully arrived at Gomir City, and they were organized into an independent regiment. This way, the territory would have 5000 soldiers. Other than 2000 to defend the town and maintain local order. The other thousand cavalrymen, thousand heavy armored infantrymen, and the newly reorganized Nagata's subordinates were all warriors who could spare their hands.
In the Imperial Capital, his first wife, Aiders, had sent a reply. The letter said that it was winter, and the foreign races at the borders of the Empire had begun to move again. Uprisings also occurred from time to time in various places. The ministers and the little Emperor had sent her to various places to quell the riots. Since Aiders had left the Imperial Capital, Arthur did not have to rush back to the Imperial Capital. He stayed in Gomir City to guide the development of the territory.
Without the threat of the barbarians, the territory entered a period of rapid development.
After half a year of development, the benefits that the farmers received spread like wildfire. Farmers who yearned for a piece of land were attracted to Gomir City one after another. In the ten days that Arthur had been in the territory, the territory had taken in nearly ten thousand people. On average, hundreds of people were registered in the official hall every day. The registered population of Gomir City broke through 100,000.
After winter, most of the farmers were idle at home. Coupled with the influx of poor people, the problem of labor shortage was greatly alleviated. The reclamation of land outside the city and the repair of water conservancy projects were in full swing. The streets in the city had been re-designed, and the detailed planning and use of various areas had also begun the initial construction work.
The rapid increase in population not only increased the labor force, but also increased the popularity of the territory. The demand for living materials naturally doubled. In the past, merchants and workshop owners who needed policies to encourage them to come to the territory came like sharks that smelled the fishy smell.
However, looking at these pleasant changes, Arthur had a faint worry in his mind. According to the latest intelligence, the barbarian tribes in the southern dense forest of Gomir City and the northeastern part of the Empire had already shown signs of gathering.
"Milord, the scouts have reported urgently!"
Arthur, who had just returned from the opening ceremony of a large restaurant, was shocked.
He opened the beeswax letter. It was indeed about the barbarians. Yesterday, the scouts had confirmed that nearly 3,000 barbarian warriors had gathered in the southern forest, and there were signs of them leaving the forest.
"Sir Jolly, please come over!"
Arthur lowered his head and fell into deep thought. The 3,000 barbarians were not a force that the territory could fight against. Even if they won by a narrow margin, they would suffer heavy losses. Arthur did not want to lose all his money just like that.
"Your Highness, is there something?" Joly rushed over in a hurry. There were a lot of things to do in the territory during this period of time, and this old man was so busy that he was dizzy.
"Look at this!" Arthur smiled bitterly and handed the letter to Joly.
Joly took it with a puzzled look. He sat down and read the letter in his hand.
As he looked at Joly, his old face wrinkled a few times. In the end, his face was filled with worry.
"Your Highness, this is troublesome!" Joly smiled bitterly.
"It's a little troublesome, but it has to be resolved.”Arthur calmed himself down and said.
" That's right." Joly nodded, but the worry on his face didn't lessen. It was really difficult to resolve.
"We definitely can't. The Barbarian Tribe in the southern forest has tens of thousands of people. Even if we can take care of these 3000 people, once the Barbarian Tribe is enraged and starts to attack again after the war, we will really bleed.”Arthur sighed.
"Oh? Does Your Highness want to negotiate?" Joly understood what Arthur meant.
" That's right," Arthur nodded and continued," My idea is to release the 800 barbarian captives and ease the situation first.”
Joly nodded in agreement. The original intention of capturing the 800 barbarians was to take a fancy to their powerful combat strength. Now that things had become impossible, although it was a pity, they had no choice but to let them go when faced with the aggressive barbarians in the southern jungle.
Sigh, at that time, he thought that he could use superior conditions to make them stay in the territory voluntarily. At that time, the barbarians in the southern forest would have nothing to say. He did not expect these guys to be so stubborn. Arthur sighed and told him his plan.
"After letting them go back to show our sincerity, I will personally negotiate with them.”
"No, Your Highness, this is absolutely not possible. This old man does not agree.”Joly immediately objected to Arthur's plan.
" Alright, alright, Sir Joly, calm down. I'm not done yet." Arthur calmed down the strongly opposed Joly before continuing.
" I've decided to negotiate personally not only to quell this incident, but more importantly, to recruit them. At the very least, we have to discuss some cooperation matters. We can't let them go out for winter hunting every winter, right? The forest is rich in wood and mineral resources. As long as we are willing to exchange food for it, it won't be a problem to solve the latter.”
This time, Joly did not act too intensely. He lowered his head and pondered over Arthur's words.
"Your Highness, I agree that there is a high chance of solving the problem of the barbarians plundering in winter. However, I don't think they will accept the offer. Let this old man handle the negotiation. Your Highness is of great importance and shouldn't take risks.”After thinking for a moment, Joly said.
"My Lord Prefect, the barbarians have been trapped in this vast Xingling Mountain Forest for a long time! Did they not yearn for a better life? They were willing to be trapped in this mountain for generations and not be able to develop, and even suffer a great disaster that would hurt their foundation?”Arthur had his own opinion. He always believed that as long as the barbarian leader in the southern jungle was wise enough, and the conditions he offered were attractive enough, it was not impossible, and there was even a high chance.
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