Defense Plan

After Alex left, Victor returned to Stone Castle, where he still had a lot of work to do.

In the four days since returning to the territory, Victor has had to accompany Alex, who is visiting, and there is still a lot of work to be done.

Victor also accompanied Alex to Green Oak Territory. After Baron Thorne died in battle, the Green Oak Family was stripped of their titles, and this territory was transferred to the Iron Birch Family.

According to Count Colt's plan, the territory would be given to Alex's younger brother Daven. However, considering that the future Baron Daven is only six years old, Alex has been in charge of managing the territory.

Alex simply made Green Oak Ridge an important distribution center for the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce in the Eastern Region. The branch of the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce of Commerce was also located there. Before leaving, considering that the Iron Birch Family's industries in the interior would definitely be confiscated in the future, Alex simply took Victor to Green Oak Ridge to take over the Chamber of Commerce's manpower and resources.

These past few days have been mostly spent dealing with these matters. Except for some more valuable items that Alex will take with him, most of the other goods have been handed over to Victor or other partners of the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce.

Considering the grain reserves in his territory, Victor exchanged almost all his supplies, except for cloth, for grain, totaling nearly 40,000 tons of wheat.

Fortunately, the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce had many partners in the Eastern Region, and the grain production in the Eastern Region was not affected by the Central Region, which is why Victor was able to obtain so much grain.

Victor planned to store this batch of grain directly in Golden Sunflower Territory as a military reserve for his future southward campaign.

Upon returning to Stone Castle, Victor immediately informed Steward Boon, as Steward Boon had been in charge of most of the administrative affairs of Golden Sunflower Territory since the departure of the Old Baron Wembley.

After receiving Victor's message, the Old Baron Wembley left by boat on the morning of the 15th with Victor's brothers and sisters. Victor estimated the time and believed that they had already arrived in Two Rivers Territory.

Victor considered that the reason he had not yet received a reply from his father was probably because, as Victor had suggested, his father might go to Iron Mountain Fortress to meet with Count Colt, so it was normal for a few days to be delayed.

Just as Victor was pondering, Steward Boon entered his study.

"Your Excellency, I have arrived."

Victor quickly invited the steward to sit down. "Steward Boon, I've been accompanying Alex to handle the merchant guild's affairs these past few days since we returned to the territory. You've worked hard these past few days. You can still call me Young Master."

After Steward Boon sat down, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Young Master, how can you say it's hard work? Seeing that you bought so much grain, I feel relieved."

As you know, you sent a large sum of money in the middle of the year, which the master used to buy slaves. He bought a whole bunch of male slaves, all of them young and strong. This solved the manpower shortage in the territory, but it also increased food consumption a lot.

Because of this, look how white my beard has become. I don't even dare let the farm grind the wheat harvested at the end of this year into flour. I plan to have the serfs drink wheat porridge throughout the winter; that way, we can reduce grain loss."

Victor laughed heartily after hearing this, "Steward Boon, this matter is now resolved. Let's continue grinding wheat flour. There are many projects to be done this winter, and the serfs will need to contribute. They should be fed better. I remember that the two fortresses that started construction in the territory last year have been completed, right?"

Boon thought for a moment, "You mean the two fortresses in the south and west, right? They're already completed."

"After the cement you arranged to be delivered by ship at the beginning of the year arrived, the construction of both forts progressed smoothly and was completed in June. Now, Foss Regiment and his troops are stationed in the two forts respectively."

Victor nodded in satisfaction. These two fortresses were bastion-like structures designed by him and Number One, and were built at two key points in the territory. As long as the fortresses were guarded, the safety of the territory could be guaranteed.

When designing the fortress, considering that there were no gunpowder weapons yet, Bed Crossbow and Catapults were temporarily used as defensive weapons. Victor also specially raised the walls of the fortress so that they could be replaced later when Artillery and Muskets were installed.

However, the current situation is that Grand Duke Mora and Count Colt are about to break off relations. Grand Duke Mora will definitely attack nobles like him who have completely sided with the Northlands, especially since Golden Sunflower Territory is a relatively wealthy territory.

Victor planned to further strengthen the defenses of the territory, and Alex also entrusted Green Oak Ridge to his care. Naturally, he did not intend to let the duchy take Green Oak Ridge so easily.

There was also an Iron Birch Border Guard Battalion in Green Oak Ridge, which Alex handed over to Victor to command.

In the past few days, Victor and Number One have specially prepared a defense plan based on the terrain of the two territories. Following this plan should ensure the safety of the two territories.

Victor plans to build some more small fortresses along the borders of Green Oak Ridge and Golden Sunflower Territory for defense.

Both territories have no shortage of manpower and resources, and it is estimated that the construction of these fortresses can be completed in one winter.

As for the garrison equipment needed for these fortresses, Victor has already sent a message back to the Two Rivers Territory by carrier pigeon, and it is estimated that it will be delivered to the Golden Sunflower Territory by mid-October.

"Steward Boon, I have a blueprint here. After the autumn harvest, you should arrange for the farms within the territory to be built by the serfs according to this blueprint."

Someone from Green Oak Territory will contact you later. The territory isn't short of food right now, but to ensure the project progresses, these serfs must be well-fed.

"Don't worry, young master, I will make sure everything is arranged perfectly."

"By the way, how's the recruitment going at Foss?"

"You'll probably have to ask Foss Regiment about that. You know, I can't get involved in military matters."

Victor nodded. "I'll go ask Foss later. I'll leave the construction of the fortress to you."

"Young Master, don't worry, I'll take care of everything."