CH 11

The registration time given by Xia Zuoyi is more than half a month.

As soon as the notice of conscription conditions and tax reduction came out, it was natural that the civilians and slaves in the whole city of Wissas were excited and enthusiastic.

After the initial cautiousness, the civilians and slaves of Fort Comoy began to come in an endless stream.

However, within a few days before the end of registration, the number of people from Fort Comoy suddenly dropped.

The reason is that Earl Beavis Elliott deliberately ordered the prohibition of civilians and slaves from leaving the city.

When the knight wanted to buy the registered slaves back to Wissas, he had several conflicts with the manor owner who refused to let them go, and finally Walker William came forward to resolve the dispute.

Now it’s almost two months since the end of registration time.

In a good mood, Xia Zuoyi stepped on the chair and bent over the window to see the sea view. His right arm had almost recovered, so he didn’t need to hang on his chest.

He took a sip of the lemonade that Udit brought for him, “It’s too late for Beavis Elliott to react now. If they haven’t signed up in time and were not allowed to leave the city, the civilians and slaves left behind will only be more envious and jealous.”

Once the ban on leaving the city is lifted, there will be more and more people eagerly yearning for Wissas.

He said that the deadline for registration would be 15 days later, but did not say that registration would not be reopened.

Those who want to come, Wissas welcomes them anytime.

Civilians and slaves who sign up to become soldiers will drag their families over.

After a certain amount of financial assistance, the labor force was self-sufficient. In addition to building temporary housing, some people were arranged to work in the salt drying and refined salt production lines.

The Thorns Chamber of Commerce was established in this process and began to sell refined salt with lower prices but better quality.

While the gold coins continued to be credited, the plot deviation value finally moved forward by 1%.

Xia Zuoyi couldn’t help bending his big caramel eyes with a smile on his face. He turned and stepped on the chair to sit down again, “Udit, how’s the house at the foot of Pal Mountain?”

Udit, “The construction is about to be completed, my lord.”

…

The recruits must be trained.

Xia Zuoyi chose the location of the recruits’ training site in Pal Mountain.

The civilians and slaves who became ordinary soldiers and reserve soldiers were not idle during the registration period.

The knights organized them to build the new recruits’ dormitories at the foot of Pal Mountain. The labor force, wood, and stone were readily available. The civilians, especially the slaves, are no strangers to this kind of thing, so the construction speed was good and fast.

Ten days later, the dormitory was completely built.

At the same time, Walker William also sent the statistics of the number of soldiers to the castle.

There were 252 ordinary soldiers and 398 reserve soldiers.

More slaves signed up to join the army than civilians.

But there are more civilians in Wissas than slaves.

In the Western Continent, the number of people in smaller cities such as Wissas and Fort Comoy is generally less than 2,000 to 3,000, and it is good that the number of people in big cities can reach 10,000 or so.

Among them, knights who can fight include less than 100 or just over 100.

Half a month of registration time can sign up nearly 700 people, which is a very incredible amount of data.

The foot of Mount Pal had changed greatly at this time.

The grass and gravel have been cleared, the excess trees have been cut down, and roads have been reserved. Two dormitory buildings with three floors are built in a row, with a canteen providing free food next to it, and public toilets on the far side.

In front of the soldier’s dormitory building, there is a large open space with many sports equipment.

After two days of adjustment, Earl Desinia will come to inspect it today.

The soldiers were taken by the knights to line up on the field.

Ordinary soldiers stand on one side and reserve soldiers on the other.

Mike Andrew stood among the reserve soldiers, listening to the whispers of those around him.

“The commander of the ordinary soldiers is Knight Commander Walker William, and do you know who the commander of the reserve soldiers is?”

“Of course he is also a knight.”

“No, no, this commander is not a knight now, but he has a lot of origin.”

“What’s the origin?”

“I heard that he used to be the knight commander of the Gaynor Kingdom, but he was demoted to a slave because of some crime.”

“Later, Lord Earl bought him in the royal city, and because he also made great contributions resisting the attack of the bandits on Mount Pal so Lord Earl first removed his slave status and gave him the opportunity to serve as the commander of the reserve soldiers.”

“I think it’s only a matter of time before this sir becomes a knight or becomes a knight commander again.”

Mike Andrew couldn’t help but ask, “Is he good?”

He knew that the speaker was originally a Wissas slave.

The man replied, “It’s more than powerful. My father went to work in the saltern a few days ago and saw from a distance that this man had a competition with Lord Walker William. Guess who won?”

It must be this sir, Mike Andrew thought.

“This sir is better.”

Mike Andrew, “What’s the name of this sir?”

“Fernandi Edwards.”

Mike Andrew, “It seems that Sir Edwards doesn’t show up in training camp very often.”

He never saw him.

“This sir usually follows Lord Earl. You can see him today, and he will also be responsible for our future training.”

Mike Andrew wants to ask something else.

At this time, a knight sounded the gongs and drums hanging in the front of the field.

The knight in charge of the soldiers quickly told them to stand up straight and shut up.

Not long after, a carriage stopped outside the field.

His Lordship, Earl Xia Zuoyi Desinia, was carried out of the carriage by the butler Udit.

“Look! The man on the left side of Lord Earl is Sir Fernandi Edwards.”

Mike Andrew looked at it. The man had an unrelenting face, light brown hair and brown eyes, and dark brown skin. Handsome and strong.

He watched, but was attracted by the little earl standing in the front.

Is this, this is his lord?

Mike Andrew covered his chest quietly.

Xia Zuoyi was leisurely hugged by Udit on a high stool, and waved towards the pressed melon seed heads, “Hello, comrades.”

Some of the people below didn’t respond.

Some people returned to their senses and answered sparsely, “Hello, Lord”, “How are you, Lord Earl,” and so on.

Xia Zuoyi thought, this is because the training hasn’t started yet .

He motioned to Walker William, who was standing by, to read out the rules the soldiers had to obey.

A total of more than ten articles have been drafted for the time being.

Among them, soldiers have to pay 40 copper coins a year for accommodation and 60 copper coins a year for food. During the year, the cafeteria will provide two meals a day for free.

Every month, the soldiers will pay a compulsory allowance of ten copper coins per person.

If you need to ask for leave, you can’t leave without permission, otherwise, you will be punished. Everyone has the opportunity to ask for leave three times a month. The reason should be reported to the Knight Commander for approval before you leave. If you ask for leave more than once, copper coins will be deducted according to the situation.

Soldiers are not allowed to make trouble or fight in the army. Once they are found, they will be dealt with seriously, ranging from a warning to expulsion from the army or even from Wissas.

…

As soon as the more than ten rules were read, the civilians and slaves whispered below.

Obviously, the benefits are clear at a glance, but the punishment is also very severe.

When Xia Zuoyi saw that their discussion was almost over, he clapped his hands, and Walker William sounded the gongs and drums on the side, then there was silence below.

Xia Zuoyi said, “I need you to memorize all the rules. This is an order.”

“There are still some regulations that need to be specified.”

“Soldiers need to train every day, take two days off every five days, three months as a season, and every quarter there are assessments.”

“There are twelve people in a squad, three squads in a platoon, three platoons in a company, and three companies in a battalion. Each quarter, the squad leader, platoon leader, company leader, and battalion leader will be selected according to the results of the assessment.”

“The monthly allowance will be adjusted according to the ranks.”

“The squad leader will be issued 15 copper coins a month, the platoon leader has 25 copper coins, the company commander has 35 copper coins a month, and the battalion commander has one silver coin a month.” 

After Xia Zuoyi finished speaking, the people below were boiling.

“What?! The battalion commander can have a silver coin?!”

“Even if I can’t be a battalion commander, it’s good to be a squad leader or platoon leader.”

“I don’t know what the content of the assessment will be?”

…

Mike Andrew’s heart couldn’t help but become very hot, he wants to be a battalion commander!

The gongs and drums were struck again.

When the people below became quiet again, Xia Zuoyi said, “The assessment results all have a passing line.”

“If none of you can meet the standard of battalion commander rank, the position of battalion commander would rather be vacant, and so would other ranks…”

He looked to his left and right.

Fernandi Edwards on the left, and Walker William on the right.

Xia Zuoyi said, “Fernandi Edwards will be the commander-in-chief of the reserve soldiers, and Walker William will be the commander-in-chief of the ordinary soldiers. The two of them will be responsible for your daily training, and the other knights will assist in your training.”

“In three months, I will come here again to check your training results.”

Next, Fernandi Edwards read out the “Three Discipline and Eight Notes” that soldiers need to keep in mind.

After everything is over.

Xia Zuoyi opened his arms and was carried down by Udit from the high stool.

Before he left, he told the two men, “They must be organized and disciplined in their training, their words and deeds must be uniform. Three months later, I will see a different mental outlook. If you can’t do it…”

Walker William asked with a smile, “How about it, Lord Earl?”

Xia Zuoyi raised his chin, “Deduct your money.”

Walker William pretended to be afraid, “Wow, I must double the task assigned by Lord Earl.”

I always feel like you are teasing me…

Xia Zuoyi, with a small face, was carried by Udit into the carriage and left.

When he’s gone.

Warker William couldn’t help laughing. Seeing that Fernandi Edwards was still serious, he poked him in the arm.

“Do you think the little earl is so cute? I really want to hug him. Butler Udit must be very happy every day.”

Fernandi Edwards said nothing, silence is golden.

Walker William continued his efforts, “Don’t you want to hug Lord Earl?”

Fernandi Edwards: “…He is an earl.”

Walker William raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully, “Oh, so you want to.”

Fernandi Edwards, “Since you have time to think about it, you might as well think about how to train them. Don’t be unable to select a squad leader at that time.”

“Do you want to compare? I’m not reconciled to losing to you last time.”

“Whatever.”

The author has something to say:

Xia Zuoyi : Hold me and pay.

Translator’s Note:

Because I’m stressed I crazily translated like 10 chapters in this story in three days, like yesterday and two days before that, and now chapter 19 is already finished (my modules waving at me like XD) there’s one more chapter after this, maybe in the evening. I did this because I may not have time to update on schedule for the next two weeks because it’s midterm week and I still have to finish like a gazillion amount of modules so yeah… I’ll still update on Sunday tho so do check that time.