Chapter 347 Battlefield Rescue Team
Originally, Gervis was a little worried about finding jobs for these poor girls, but now he came up with a good idea.
"Thomas, get all the girls to meet in the lobby now. I have something to tell them!"
Gervis stopped immediately. Since there was a solution, there was no need to go over.
"Yes, sir! I will go and call them to the front yard right away!"
Thomas was a little confused, but since his master had spoken, he immediately agreed and walked quickly towards the wooden houses.
Gervis' idea was simple, which was to select some women from among them and let them become the rescuers of this alien world!
In this era of cold weapons, many soldiers’ casualties were not caused on the battlefield, but rather after the war.
Because there is no such thing as battlefield rescue in this backward world. As far as Gervis knows, when all the small nobles in this world participate in wars, there are basically very few military doctors accompanying the army.
Only the great nobles have three or five military doctors, and they are prepared for the noble lords. Therefore, in the army, doctors are as rare as pandas.
There are two reasons for this. The first one is of course that there are relatively few doctors in this world. Sometimes in a small town of several thousand people, only the pastor in the church and one or two mediocre doctors know how to treat diseases.
The second reason is that church pastors would not follow the army to the battlefield to rescue any soldiers. This is clearly stated in church canon law.
As for those lousy doctors, it might be more practical to ask them to perform some shaman rituals or perform the ritual of liberating the dead. Asking them to help the soldiers treat sword wounds would definitely make things worse, and it is very likely that those who could have survived would be tortured to death by them.
Therefore, many times, the small nobles simply did not bring doctors with them. If anyone was injured, they would just ask other soldiers for help. As the saying goes, a long illness makes one a doctor, and in fact, a long battle can also make one a doctor.
There are three treasures for rescuing wounded soldiers on the battlefield: saw, branding iron and sword.
The saw can be used to amputate the wounded soldiers, to saw off the limbs that cannot be restored or are infected. The branding iron can be used to stop the bleeding from the wounds. As for the long sword, it is to give teammates a quick death, so that the wounded soldiers who cannot be treated will not have to endure the torture of slowly dying.
Therefore, inspired by Thomas' words, Gervis thought that he could set up a battlefield rescue team. Whether it was rescuing his own people or rescuing his teammates, it could reduce the situation where soldiers slowly died due to lack of rescue.
Of course, Gervis is not that great and selfless. He is willing to pay for rescuing his teammates.
When the person is saved, you have to give me some benefits. You are not my vassal. I have been running around here and consuming medicinal materials and other relief supplies. You have to at least show some appreciation.
Gold coins, prisoners, whatever, it doesn't matter, Gervis will never despise it.
While thinking about it, Gervis went to the lobby and waited.
Soon, Thomas came to the vestibule with a group of ragged women.
"My lord, all the women have been brought here!"
After seven or eight days of buffer time, these women no longer cry as much as they did before. Now they all look timid and uneasy.
"kindness!"
Gervis nodded to Thomas, and after Thomas stepped aside, he turned his attention to the 150 women in front of him.
"My name is Gervis, and I am the lord of Storm Territory. It was me who led the soldiers to wipe out the pirates and rescued you from their clutches!"
Gervis' words were majestic yet gentle, and he expressed his gratitude to them for saving their lives very naturally.
"I could have sold you to a slave trader for a good sum of money."
Hearing Gervis' words, all the girls shuddered unconsciously at once, obviously realizing how miserable it was to become a slave.
Being a serf at least you have the protection of the lord, but once you become a slave, you are even more miserable than the livestock in the wild. Whether it is a beating or life and death, it all depends on the mood of the master.
"However, after I heard about your experience, I couldn't bear it. As a knight shining with glory, I now give you two choices!"
"First, you can leave Storm Territory. I will provide you with food for free so that you have enough food to return to your homeland!"
"Second, stay and become a serf of Storm Territory, and I will become your people!"
Gervis' words were like a roller coaster to these already nervous women. After hearing Gervis' words, all the women showed expressions of disbelief.
"Now I give you two minutes to think about it. You must make a decision after two minutes!"
Thomas, who was standing aside, was a little confused. His master brought these women back, raised them for more than a week, and spent so much food on them. Now, is he really going to let them go just like that?
The women below also had complicated expressions. They should have been very happy to meet such a kind and generous lord, but the problem was that their homes had been destroyed by pirates and their families had been slaughtered by pirates. Even if the lord was willing to let them go home, where could they go back to? How would they survive after returning?
"My Lord, I want to stay here and become your serf."
Just a few seconds after Gervis finished speaking, a weak voice was heard from the crowd below. However, since the person who spoke did not look up or raise his hand, it was impossible to know who said it.
"Raise your hand when you speak to the Lord! You can only speak after the Lord's permission!"
Thomas immediately stood up and explained loudly.
Gervis raised his hand nonchalantly, asking Thomas to leave, and then said to the women in front of him: "Who said that just now? Raise your hands and speak louder. I allow you to speak!"
"Merciful Lord, I want to stay in your territory. My relatives have been killed by pirates! I have nowhere to go!"
"Yes! Lord, you are so generous and kind. You let us stay here with you! We are willing to do anything!"
"My Lord! I want to stay and become your serf!"
After the first person spoke, several women followed suit, all kneeling on the ground and begging Gervis.
"You can stay here if you want, but you are all women, so you can't farm. If you want to stay, you must follow my arrangements. Do you understand?"
"Thank you for your mercy, Lord!"
"Thank you for your mercy, Lord!"
Gervis became the only lifeline for these women at this moment. Although they were locked in a wooden house these days, the food provided by the castle was sufficient.
Moreover, Gervis was willing to provide them with free food so that they could return home, which made him feel that the adult in front of him was kind and generous. Of course, no one was willing to leave.
"Very good! Since all of you are willing to stay, I will start arranging what you need to do in the future."
Next, Gervis first asked Thomas to select 10 girls as maids for the castle. Now that Gervis's family had become wealthy, there were more things to take care of in the castle, so it was just right to select 10 maids from these girls.
After Thomas selected the ten most suitable girls, Gervis selected 10 older women. These 10 people were not used as rescue soldiers, but were prepared by Gervis for Vivian, the new political officer. After all, Vivian was a girl, and it would be convenient for her to use these people as her subordinates.
After selecting 20 people, there were still 130 women left. Gervis thought of his plan to make money and gain population on the battlefield, so he gritted his teeth and temporarily used all of them as rescue soldiers.
Anyway, there is no limit on the number of people for this southern expedition. Bringing more people will only consume more food! However, if the role of these medical soldiers is seen by other nobles, they may make a small fortune.
Of course, getting rich is not the main thing. Gervis actually prefers them to use captured prisoners of war and soldiers to pay off their debts.
"From today on, you are the world's first battlefield rescue soldiers!"
Looking at the 130 confused girls in front of him, Gervis announced to them proudly without caring whether they could understand him or not.
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