Chapter 247: Prosperity Brought by War

Listening to Hela's report, Roland nodded slightly.

He continued to ask as he continued to handle government affairs.

"How is the logistics supply situation?"

"The logistics supply is still the same as before. The frontline is advancing too fast, and the logistics supply can't keep up. Food is fine, but there is a big gap in weapons at present."

"However, the road that was previously built from the territory to the front line has already been completed in the border city. Without the terrain restrictions, subsequent logistical supply replenishment will be faster."

"In addition, the special pack horses recruited from Qingcao City have arrived at the front line and are optimizing the transportation efficiency of the front line. If the number of soldiers on the front line does not increase, it is expected that the front line will not have any logistical supply problems in a week."

While Hela sorted out and categorized the government affairs that Roland had handled in an orderly manner, she continued to answer Roland's questions.

"Ah."

Roland nodded and crossed out several names on a list.

After crossing out a few names, Roland picked up a new government document and continued.

"What about the Border and Local groups?"

"Currently, most of the military forces sent by the border regions to support us are concentrated and active on the front battlefield. However, some are not on the front line, but choose to engage in guerrilla warfare in the rear to deal with scattered green-skinned orcs."

"As of the latest news, there are a total of seven Four Ring Knights active on the front lines, and most of the greenskins' mid-level transcendents have been killed by them."

"In addition, according to Julius's feedback, there are suspected border faction members inside the territory disguised as wandering knights. They are currently under surveillance, but their purpose is unknown."

"Don't worry about them. As long as you don't reveal your identity, everything will be normal."

Roland began to speak.

"Ah."

Hela nodded, took out a piece of white paper and wrote down Roland's order, while continuing to speak.

"As for the local factions, most of the local forces that are willing to join the development are active in the various mineral veins in the newly conquered territories, mainly focusing on building mining bases."

"Local forces that were not explicitly involved in the development also sent a large amount of materials, but the prices were similar to the market price."

"Currently, no local power is building new cities or reclaiming wasteland."

"In addition, we have discovered several traces of local merchant caravans' activities outside the location of the meal-making technique."

Hearing this, Roland paused for a few seconds, then continued to handle government affairs while speaking with some disdain.

"What a bunch of wild dogs who are only interested in profit. It's really disgusting."

They just do mining, and they have the nerve to sell me the materials they dig out at market prices.

Given Donnar’s current situation, even if you sell it at 10% of the market price, there may not be anyone willing to buy it.

No one was willing to build cities or open up fields.

Damn it, how can I save Donnar with these bugs?

The more Roland thought about it, the more determined he became. The local faction was indeed unreliable. If he wanted to fight against the Green Tide, he still had to rely on the strength of the border faction.

If he really relied on the local faction, Roland would be fighting on the front line while the rear would be in tatters. Once the situation was not right, the local faction would probably run away immediately. What would Roland use to fight? However, although he wanted to shoot all the local faction right now, Roland couldn't do it yet, so he could only talk big.

Hila, who had always been by Roland's side, naturally knew what Roland was thinking, so she just shrugged and agreed.

"Indeed, but we still have to use them now. Let them be happy for a while, and we will double the money back later."

Roland nodded helplessly.

This is all we can do. We can only hope that before Roland takes action, not too many local forces will transfer all their assets and wealth to Sinar.

Otherwise, even if Roland shot them all, he wouldn't be able to get them all back.

However, Roland was generally satisfied with the situation of this war of conquest.

Although the local faction is in decline, the border faction is still very reliable, although most of the top leaders of the border faction are recuperating and preparing for the Locke resistance army's military operations in the second half of the year.

However, after receiving Roland's invitation, they generously sent troops to support, even sending core mid-level knights.

The troops that came to support also brought greeting letters from various high-ranking officials of the border region.

The leaders of each border region showed their friendly attitude and assured Roland that they would provide further support if necessary.

Moreover, as Donnar's only army still attacking the Green Tide, wandering remnants and wandering knights are constantly pouring in and joining Roland's army. Even some small armies organized by some low-level extraordinary knights within the Locke resistance have joined over.

Although these surrendered military forces still needed to be reorganized and trained, overall, Roland's military strength had increased.

After all, compared to Roland's refugee soldiers who had only received a few months of training, these elite soldiers and extraordinary knights who had been baptized by war had higher basic qualities.

In addition to military development, the development of the territory is also booming.

Because of the claims and freedoms granted to Roland by Locke, all the land Roland captured in this war belonged to him.

Therefore, although he only captured one-third of the warlord's territory, the area of ​​Roland's territory had expanded several times, and a large amount of fertile land was taken into Roland's possession.

And as the territory expanded, it could finally absorb a large population once again.

Moreover, compared to the past, since Roland had already made a name for himself in Donnar, some refugees had already begun to move to Roland's side.

As a result, the territory welcomed wave after wave of refugees.

Fortunately, the territory already has a standard procedure for handling refugees, and the officials are also very skilled. Therefore, under the command of the officials, the influx of refugees did not cause much unrest.

At Roland's request, these new refugees began to move eastward, accompanied by supporting officials, labor teams, and soldiers.

They will build new cities on the newly conquered lands of Roland, and most of the building materials Roland purchased from the local factions are prepared for them.

The large-scale foreign acquisitions also stimulated the caravans operating in Donnar. Caravans from all directions poured into the territory continuously, bringing commercial prosperity.

However, as a price, the amount of gold and silver stored in the territory began to decline. However, because the territory could still rely on exporting grain, the amount of stored gold and silver was sufficient to sustain it.

It is foreseeable that as the war continues, more and more people will come to Roland for help, whether they are here to kill greenskins or refugees seeking a living.

Moreover, their arrival will make the territory more prosperous and Roland's military force more powerful.

(End of this chapter)