James knew his task would not be easy. Managing prisoners was never simple, let alone nearly four hundred thousand of them.
A considerable portion of these prisoners were spoils belonging to other Northern Frontier nobles. James had to ensure that the prisoners did not suffer excessive losses; too many deaths or injuries would directly reduce the nobles' profits from this war.
Fortunately, Victor had considered this for him. Victor had personally spoken with the other nobles, and they agreed that prisoner losses would be acceptable as long as they did not exceed ten percent.
After all, many of the Barbarian prisoners were seriously or lightly wounded. Many ordinary Barbarian commoners had also suffered from malnutrition for a long time due to the lack of food supplies among the Barbarians, leaving them physically weak.
Under such circumstances, coupled with the epidemics that would inevitably break out after the war due to casualties, those Barbarians with weaker constitutions might not survive. Additional losses among the Barbarian slaves were therefore perfectly normal.
The nobles understood all of this, which was why they all accepted the ten percent loss rate Victor had set.
However, James still felt that ten percent was somewhat high. He hoped to keep the losses even lower.
After all, at current slave prices, these slaves represented a considerable fortune to most nobles. If he could preserve more of their slaves, he could raise his standing among Vela's nobles and help with his future advancement in rank.
Having understood this, James threw himself into his work. As soon as the main army departed, he telegraphed the Two Rivers County Government, requesting that it send more medical teams and supplies to the Border Fortress.
At the same time, he suggested that the Two Rivers County administrative system immediately begin dispatching officials and