Chapter 195 (1/2)
The 195th chapter “eroded situation”
Du Wei would of course never bring the newly incorporated soldiers with hilorious – and certainly, he doesn’t expect this ent back in the capital Even though Du Wei is well aware of the fact that Prince Son already knows this, but in order to survive in the tiger’s den known as the Northwest, he must at least have some chips to play with 4,000 soldiers, this nue or small, so it is within Prince Son’s tolerance level Not toevery uy can’t expect hiht?
Special circuent should have at least this enerosity
But thisthat can be openly put on the table, so as long as they both have an understanding then that’s good enough
Like this Knight Robert along with 200 royal guards went ahead with the 4,000 soldiers Ignoring the big roads, they intentionally took to the s the way, they never have to worry about supplies because Du Wei already provided theovernments
As for Du Wei, he still needs to slowly ion Reading the reports is one thing, but experiencing it is another
The capital of the Nuling province is called Mulan City If this city was placed in the bustling southern or central part of the continent, this place can only be regarded as second rate with a population of 100,000 citizens However, this city is already considered to be quite prosperous in the Northwest
Acting as a key location in the trade routes of the Northwest, this city is the last stop for any caravan trade group before going off into the desert That’s hether they are merchants from the south, or native fur traders of the Northwest, all these people would converge at this location for a short period of time to rest and resupply
Once the carriage and his escorts drew close to the suburbs of Mulan City, Du Wei had already opened up histo peer at the view before hiht Robert’s job of escorting Du Wei have now fallen upon the 500 royal guards that was previously in charge of clearing the way
Northwest, because of the geography, there will always be two ets blown through the air – this is after the fact that the hill surrounding this city is a natural barrier
Strong winds with lots of sand; this is the unique characteristic of the Northwest For this reason, there is absolutely no building over 10 h – the only exception to this is the city walls standing at 12 meters tall
And due to height limit imposed on the structures, the amount of land used by this medium sized city of 100,000 citizens is exceptionally vast
At the Southern part of the city is the largest inally a town outside the city, this area has evolved into the largest trading venue for those passing through When Du Wei’s convoy passed by, he could immediately feel the boisterous atmosphere created by the crowds
Going through the s in the bazaar: those sticking their heads out of the balcony, those rubbing shoulders against each other, those ethnic oods cluttering the shops here…
Even though there are so ht Du Wei’s eye is theoff the merchant traders
“My Lord, this here is the largest trading site of the Northwest Mulan City’s population e, but the tax revenue each year from the commodities sold here is very i; hence, the ”
The one saying this is a delicate looking young uy’s last naures in the 80 scholars recoe, his facial feature is too young that it didn’t quite nized as a prosperous fao, the ‘Philip’ nareat influences before the continent’s unification But with the passage of tilorious fanized as a noble household in modern days
This Philip’s origin is of coh Mr Blue Ocean’s endorses, Du Wei’s attention was quickly caught by this guy Quick witted and knowledgeable, Du Wei expects great things fro scholar, especially when Philip already had prior experience in co to the Northwest
Mr Blue Ocean is someone that favors practical experience over conventional teachings; as such, most of his students would head out into the world for a short period of under the encourageo, Philip worked as an accountant for a trade caravan that went to all sorts of places in the Northwest, thus, his knowledge in the local customs and political situation is top notch
Du Wei did not expect the situation to erode to such a point in the Northwest, but after his experience in the so called Sin City, he can finally feel a sense of absurdity towards the so called provisional decree!
War is over for 20 years already, yet the wartime order still hasn’t been abolished? Because of this, the Northwestern arion? And even replace the resource distribution right of the empire?
This is absolutely ridiculous
Isn’t this an outright annexation of land? No wonder the empire didn’t interfere with the situation of the Northwest, they can’t! After the war in the Northwest is won, the emperor never actually took any effective measures to clean up the mess he created Instead, he focused all of his attention on his grandiose projects and the wealth that was hidden away in the Southeastern Sea!
After so many years, the Northwest ar entity within the state Self-sufficient and not bound by the central high coness to obey is growing s year!
If nothing else, just the story of how the previous two lords were sent packing is a good exaance!
Then again, the military power is already in their hands, so who is the Northwestern ar to fear?
After finding out all these details, Du Wei i the way, Philip was always in the carriage to give him an in-depth explanation of the Northwest Worst of all, the retted not speaking with this Philip early
From Philip’s mouth:
“The current governor of the Nuling Province is called Baron Bohan, southerner, and it just so happens that his uy does indeed has so as the financial chief officer of a province, he climbed the ranks with the merits he achieved over the years back in the south I don’t doubt this guy’s skill because just the fact that he was sent here by those in capital is a clear indication that the high command is on alert towards the Northwestern Army Therefore, this Baron Bohan is the tool chosen to restore the eh in the past few years Bohan is doing well financially, but this place is after all not the south, so his military efforts are at a standstill This can’t be blamed entirely on hi forward the decree froo Not only is the Northwestern Army allowed to take a portion of the yearly tax revenue for theate their own arrison forces as they see fit For this reason,bodies in smaller towns have already been skeletonized by this ”
Du Wei’s brow curls: “If so, then is there no one that can suppress these warlords in the Northwestern Army?”
“There are” Philip slowed down his words at thisaboutthese powerful bosses: “When I cao, I felt the situation had already eroded to the extreht that if the central didn’t take action soon, then within five years, the Northill develop into a country within a country Here, the administrative documents of the empire are far inferior to the orders handed down by the Northwestern ar Yet in recent years, the situation in the Northwest seems to have fallen flat Such an achievement can all be credited to this Baron Bohan”
“Oh?” Though he didn’t show it, Du Wei was desperate to learn more about this Baron: “Tell me more about this Baron Bohan”
“Speaking from an outsider’s perspective, I say your honor, I really respect hi face made no secret of his admiration towards the Baron: “I even think that this Baron Bohan is the best talent to come forward in the past 20 years! While I was here in the Northwest before, the situation was far worse than what you see now!”