Return to Daily Life

On the night of their return to the territory, a celebration was held throughout the Two Rivers Territory. After the celebration, the returning troops began a two-day leave, while Sanders continued to lead the Garrison Corps on combat duty.

Victor quickly got to work, asking all departments in the territory to report to him on the state of the territory during his absence.

Based on the report, Victor concluded that although the wartime state of affairs had affected the speed of construction in the territory, the construction of Wood Fort Town, Sea Song Town, and Riverside Village was basically completed. After all, construction in these places had not stopped, and there was still a sufficient labor force.

Victor demanded that the construction progress of the territory be resumed as soon as possible, and that the construction of houses in all settlements be completed before winter arrives as planned.

Meanwhile, considering that there was only a month left before winter and the silage for this year had not yet been stockpiled, Victor simply instructed Sanders to continue arranging for the people of the Horseshoe Tribe to patrol. The herders of the Horseshoe Tribe who had moved to Pasture Village were not allowed to return to the Horseshoe Tribe's settlement. Instead, they were allowed to complete the silage work together with the herders of their territory.

During this period, the territory has also built several silage pits in Wood Fort Town and Pasture Village. After all, the territory is not short of cement, so the construction is very fast. The territory can now store tens of thousands of tons of silage, which, together with the stored hay, is enough to ensure that the territory's large livestock will not lose weight in winter.

The main reason Victor attaches so much importance to silage is that, being in the Northlands, he has to consider the possibility of waging war in winter. Silage, combined with concentrate, is very beneficial for horses' activities in winter, giving them more energy and a better mental state.

The territory then began to enter a normal construction phase, and Victor resumed his previous daily work as lord.

However, before that, Victor had another very important task: to distribute compensation to the wounded and injured officers and soldiers and to reward all the soldiers throughout the entire campaign. The officers' rewards had already been distributed after the decisive battle.

Victor spent a week visiting the families of fallen soldiers in the territory, personally delivering their pensions. The pension plan provided by Number One already covered most situations.

The reason Victor went to the homes of these soldiers in person was to inquire about the difficulties these families were facing, such as Freemen serf families who had not yet been freed and allocating land to the relatives of fallen soldiers on a per capita basis.

Victor took the work of compensating the wounded soldiers very seriously. He didn't trust the local officials to handle it. He couldn't be thorough with everyone else, but he had to do it properly for the soldiers who died for him. Only in this way could he accept with a clear conscience the sacrifice of these soldiers for his victory.

Wounded soldiers, especially those who were disabled and unable to return to the army, were given compensation and jobs they could perform according to standards. At least since October, several important factories in Riverside Village have established security departments.

After these matters were settled, Victor rewarded all the soldiers, including the garrison troops who remained in the territory. The rewards were mainly land, with monetary rewards as a supplement. In addition to receiving triple pay during the expedition, the soldiers who went on the expedition were also allocated 5 to 60 acres of land based on their merits. The Garrison Corps were mainly rewarded with monetary rewards, with each person receiving an average of about 3 silver. This method of rewarding Victor would not put too much of a burden on him, since there was plenty of land in the territory, only a lack of people to cultivate it, not a lack of land to be allocated.

By mid-October, the silage work was completely completed. Victor released all the herders of the Horseshoe Tribe, and Jell and Luda also ended their patrol life. As for the warriors of the Horseshoe Tribe that he had taken away earlier, Victor did not send them back. Instead, they stayed in the two Cavalry detachments. The Horseshoe Tribe did not say much. Victor also gave the Horseshoe Tribe a large amount of wheat and wheat flour as payment for the herders' processing of silage during this period.

Victor built many water-powered windmills on the east and west rivers of Wood Fort Town, specifically for grinding wheat flour to supply the army and government departments. The surplus could also be sold to the Freemen of the territory. Currently, the number of Freemen in the territory has increased significantly, many of whom are the families of serf soldiers who have become Freemen after being freed from serfdom.

These soldiers' families, having just become Freemen, may not be able to provide much purchasing power yet, but Victor also believes that over time, more and more Freemen will be able to afford wheat flour.

After this series of tasks was completed, Victor fully entered his daily work mode, traveling around the territory every day with his two attendants, Michael and Little Paru, to supervise the normal progress of various tasks in the territory.

During the expedition, the territory's fleet made four round trips, bringing not only about 8,000 more serfs, but also a large amount of grain and other supplies.

During this time, Victor also began his military expansion plan. First, he established and filled the transport detachment. Second, he transferred a large number of professional soldiers from the garrison regiment to the First Regiment of the Two Rivers Territory, leaving only one company of professional soldiers in each of the two detachments of the Reserve Regiment.

Territory data: (Updated October 11, 1633)

Name: Two Rivers Territory

Population: Over 100 (5,000 herdsmen and serfs, and 9,000 soldiers and their families)

Area: 798.5 square kilometers

Towns: 2 (Sea Song Town, Wood Fort Town)

Villages: Red Soil Village, Riverside Village, Pasture Village, Green Field Village

Army size:

Own army: 3,510 men (including 200 archers, 300 crossbowmen, 800 Light Cavalry, 200 Heavy Cavalry, 600 spearmen, and 30 guards swordsmen, plus 1,380 Auxiliary Troops).

Mercenary force: 150 men (Green Valley Territory's troops)

Public sentiment: 39 (Below average, 31-40)

Main industry: Animal husbandry (livestock inventory:

More than 1,100 sheep, more than 1,100 cattle, and horses.

Primary manufacturing, agriculture

Infrastructure:

Castle: A brick and wood castle, constructed with special techniques and building materials, sturdy and durable, with defensive towers and a moat.

Farmland: 2,000 hectares, planted with alfalfa, wheat, soybeans, and 300 hectares of Iron Bean in the first year.

Pasture: Grassland sown with pasture, used to raise cattle, sheep and horses, with livestock pens that can meet the needs of all livestock for winter and silage pits with a total storage capacity of 8,000 cubic meters (total storage capacity of pits in tons).

Docks: 5

Factory: One brick factory (monthly output of 1.2 million standard bricks)

One charcoal-making plant (monthly output of 20 tons of charcoal).

One cement plant (monthly cement production of 30 tons).

One Steelworks (100 tons of steel per month)

One Machine Factory (Power Machine by a hydraulic forging hammer).

One Arms Factory (Power Machine by a hydraulic forging hammer).