You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 297 Making wedding clothes for others
This is an asymmetric war, with a significant disparity in strength between the two sides.

There were no ambushes, no guerrilla warfare, and no surprise attacks. The only tactics were the most basic coordinated operations and a straightforward head-on battle.

Archers provided fire support, spearmen advanced from the front, guards flanked and divided the enemy, heavy armor protected the flanks, and cavalry provided mobile support.

With this combination of attacks, the Holy War Army was completely annihilated.

Long-range firepower and spear advances were equivalent to artillery-infantry coordination in the era of cold weapons.

The Guards found weak points and cut into the battlefield, winning a brilliant annihilation battle.

Even Jet and Dick, who were in charge of the war, found it incredible.

This can no longer be considered a war.

They slaughtered 6,000 jihadists, losing fewer than 300 of their own soldiers, most of whom were wounded rather than killed in action.

When the jihadists faced the first barrage of arrows and their lines were breached, their defeat was inevitable.

They weren't the only ones who found it incredible.

When the war ended and the news spread like wildfire across the land, all the kings and nobles were shocked!
The King of the Valley emerges from the pass and sweeps through the Holy See's holy war army!
One battle decides the outcome!

Although this land has long been numb to war, in the eyes of the nations, this battle is still of great significance.

Shocking!

I can't understand it!

But it really happened, like a major earthquake.

It is said that even the Lord of the Iron Throne was shocked and stood up from his throne, taking a long time to sit down again.

what's the situation?
I only asked you to punch the Jihadist army, but how did you kill it with one punch?

Even Lu Zhishen isn't as outrageous as you!

The Iron King couldn't understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

Once he realized what was happening, he immediately began to use the influence of this incident to suppress any further actions by the Vatican.

The King of Sinnoh and the Pope, who were even further away, were in a much worse position. They already understood that the Blasphemer Roman must have invented a new iron-forging technique, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to possess thousands of armored soldiers.

But they were helpless. The Dark Iron faction hadn't collapsed yet, and the Dark Iron King was blocking the middle, so Sinnoh couldn't do anything about it.

The loss of so many soldiers in World War I would be painful for anyone.

The followers during the War of Spring Rain were Black Ironmen, born in the Grand Duchy of Cracked Armor.

These 20,000 Holy War soldiers were all Sinnohs, and the followers who came to join them after they were stationed in the territory of Kant were also Black Irons.

The loss of 20,000 able-bodied men is too great.

"My lord, His Majesty the King said you are the 'Invincible,' and that war is known as the 'War of Sweeping Glory.'"

Seth handed Roman the secret letter from the Black Iron King.

Roman opened it and found it was a praise from the Black Iron King, indicating that the title had spread within the Black Iron Court.

He ignored the matter and spent the time taking stock of the spoils of war.

More than 20,000 prisoners of war were no small matter; Origin City couldn't hold them all, and Roman had no intention of cramming them into Origin City.

Now the Kantling Pass belongs to him.

In the past, the main reason why Roman failed to seize Kande Territory was that he could not hold it.

It’s different in the past.

This place will become a springboard for Origin City to connect with the outside world.

In some ways, Sinnoh and Origin City face similar dilemmas.

The former is trapped on the Sinnoh Peninsula.

Origin City was trapped in the basin.

Both need a lever to expand their influence.

The laborers were cleaning up the battlefield in the rear, while Roman led his troops to drive the prisoners of war to the territory of Kant.

The situation here gave Roman a pleasant surprise.

The Jihad Army has done a good job building this place!
The Vatican absorbed many believers and carried out large-scale construction projects in the autumn and winter, and the previously barren land was revitalized.

The resources of Sinnoh flow continuously from the Bro River here, and the supplies stockpiled so far should be enough to feed the population of Kant for one or two months.

The Jihadist Army treats believers very leniently, including but not limited to tax reductions, providing housing, farm tools, and leasing farmland.

For believers who sought refuge with the Jihad Army without any food reserves, the Jihad Army also provided them with enough rations to get through the winter, so that they would not starve to death.

They can take firewood from the forest and fish from the river for free during the winter, and then start collecting taxes on firewood and fish after the snow melts.

Compared to the nobles on the land, these policies can be considered more anthropomorphic.

The construction has yielded results.

The only downside was that they hadn't anticipated the blasphemers forcibly leaving the pass, and all their efforts had benefited Roman.

"Good good!"

Roman became more and more satisfied with what he saw.

Although he thought the infrastructure was crude, he figured it was good enough as long as it worked. What more could he ask for?

He currently does not know the specific details of the population and land in Kant's territory.

However, these things can be sorted out gradually.

Roman deployed 5,000 troops to guard the area and maintain basic order.

Everyone on this land must be strictly monitored!

These are all laborers!
After Roman figured out the general situation in Kande, there was still a lot to do.

The most urgent task is to carry out spring plowing.

In Origin City, planting can begin at the end of January as temperatures rise rapidly. However, it's too cold outside; planting can only begin at the end of February.

Further north, planting can only begin in March, and in some parts of the northern lands, it has to wait until April or May because the winter lasts for almost half a year.

Although there was ample time to prepare, Roman's spring plowing process was still quite complicated.

He saw the farming tools prepared by the Jihad Army.

Very good, a standard light plow.

This type of plow is suitable for the Sinnoh Peninsula, but not for the Black Iron Lands.

The first thing to do is agricultural reform!
Roman needs to transport heavy plows from Origin City to Kandeland.

At least several hundred heavy plows are needed, otherwise it won't be enough.

Thousands of steel farm tools also need to be transported here, so that each person can have one.

Arrange three meals a day to increase work efficiency.

Let's take advantage of this time to thoroughly cultivate the land first.

Having tools alone is not enough; we also need to send hundreds of agricultural instructors from Origin City.

Small-scale agricultural production is relatively easy to manage and supervise.

However, large-scale agricultural production cannot be separated from specialized instructors.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Origin City has a large number of members.

Barlow established agricultural training programs, and farmers who met the required knowledge standards and passed Barlow's review could enter the Ministry of Agriculture.

The population growth rate of Origin City is also extremely fast. The newly added slaves know nothing about the production model of Origin City. To organize them and supervise them at all times, professionals are indispensable.

Members of the Ministry of Agriculture received a basic salary of two copper coins per month. Their main task was to provide agricultural guidance—not by standing on the ground and pointing fingers, but by getting others to work with them and treating them as model workers.

However, it is also a very troublesome matter to transfer hundreds of agricultural instructors.

Since the agricultural advisors have all settled in Origin City, they may not be willing to come here.

Roman could force them to obey, but they would definitely harbor resentment.

Therefore, Roman informed Barlow that anyone willing to come to Kant’s territory to farm would receive a special subsidy of 3 copper coins per month.

There are 300 openings available, with priority given to applicants. You can return home after working for six months.

This is equivalent to a long business trip.

Soon, he received news that agricultural guidance was very popular, and that he would be going to Kangdeling along with heavy plows and other agricultural tools.

Finally, Roman had to find a group of students who could write to help him with document registration and management.

(End of this chapter)