The Oro region has now replaced the original location of Tacoma City and become an important hub in the southeast of the Bashalan Empire leading to the Adak region.
However, due to the incident in Tacoma City some time ago, this hub was abolished for a long time. Even after hearing that there were a large number of casualties in the city, the caravans did not dare to come. In addition, the Black Feather Knights were constantly investigating the local situation at that time.
For a long time, the trade routes between the two places were at a standstill, but now news suddenly came.
"What's going on? What's going on at the border?"
In the office of the Earl's Mansion, Sean came with Joseph, Aslant and Harry.
Joseph looked back at Sean and handed him a letter.
Already opened
As the highest-ranking local general, Joseph was originally responsible for these matters. If there were no problems, he would not rush to come to me.
Sean took out the letter and read it. It was a report from the border garrison. It said that some Adak people had been lingering in the border area, and the gathering was increasing. They looked like soldiers from that side. Although they had not completely crossed the border, they had been protecting the caravan from Adak.
It is understandable that there are troops protecting the border, but it is a problem to keep sending troops there.
Moreover, during this period of time, Oro City is being newly built. It is a sensitive time to send more troops to the border.
"This was sent two days ago. If what the letter says is true, there may have been more in the past few days," said Joseph on the side.
Sean also gave the letter to the other two people to read.
"Have your troops taken any measures?"
"I have already sent troops to reinforce the border."
"But what?" Sean asked when he saw the other party was hesitant.
"It's not a big deal, it just happened a while ago. The Earl knows that Oro City originally belonged to Tacoma City. When the Tacoma Incident occurred, Oro City soldiers also went to that area in large numbers. Many people still have a shadow over that place. Tacoma City is probably evacuated now, and that area is now a ghost town. Without a good supply line, it is difficult for our soldiers to maintain it."
To put it bluntly, there is no campsite.
In fact, the best camp in that area was the one Sean had been to with Frelia when he pretended to be a mercenary. It had all kinds of underground passages and complete military equipment. If that place was abandoned, the loss would be too great.
Although Sean didn't know what the situation was like now, it would be difficult to station a large number of troops in the border area without the support of that kind of camp. Temporary expansion would consume too much materials and money. The current Oro City has reached the limit of what can be built in the same period. If the people are oppressed again, they will start to complain.
"Or we can control their merchants. If I remember correctly, the region corresponding to Adak is called Bahama, a large city in the Gobi Desert. It also has a strong army and fertile land. Such a city may not necessarily fight against the Bashalan Empire. Perhaps it just wants to take advantage of the opportunity to reap some benefits."
"What benefit can Oro City give him? The biggest benefit we have gained from trading with them over the years." After all, Joseph did not have the far-sighted vision of Harry. Speaking objectively, Oro City was not a pushover, and it had the Bashalan Empire behind it.
"For example, isn't Tacoma City a ruin now? They might want it."
"How is that possible? Even if the city is abandoned, it is our land. Maybe we can rebuild it in the future. How can we give it to him?" The two people's words gradually became tit-for-tat.
As for the city of Tacoma, it certainly exceeded Sean's expectations.
I thought that after that incident, the city would slowly recover from the pain, but recently it seems that there may be no one there. Even if there are, nine out of ten houses are empty. Although there are still countless arable fields and land, no one is willing to stay in that place anymore.
“They don’t necessarily want to.”
"What's the meaning"
The people in the room suddenly looked towards Harry.
A state of speculation appeared above the other person's head.
"Maybe he's testing whether our Earl has the same determination." Harry finally looked at Sean.
Without saying a word, several people were waiting for Sean's answer.
The ruler's determination to protect the land sometimes determines its ownership, just as a leader who dares to charge into battle can inspire soldiers. Although the old city of Tacoma is Bashalan's land, if Adak merchants live there or no one manages it, it will become a symbolic land, and actual control will be in the hands of others.
For face.
We can't lose that piece of land in Old Tacoma, but is it worth sending troops to a place where people don't want to live?
At this moment, Sean wished he had an army of hundreds of thousands or even millions as in those stories. In this way, it would be no problem to maintain peace in the area. However, with the help of his spies, he could probably only spare 20,000 to 30,000 people.
"There's something strange about me." Sean suddenly said again.
"What do you think is strange?"
“Why would my citizens be interested in living in a place where they don’t want to live?” This is indeed a question.
"Well, I'm just guessing. Otherwise, there's no explanation for the other party's reinforcement of troops. Besides, the Adak region cannot be compared with the Basaran Empire. Most of them are ethnic groups living in oases and deserts, and many tribes are difficult to unite." Harry said on the side.
Since these are all guesses, make various plans.
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