Most of the captured nobles were ransomed, and the remaining few nobles from the former border towns could neither gather people nor come up with enough money, so they had to give up the ransom.Owen was overjoyed to hear that Duke Eddie was preparing to attack the frontier towns, and spent a lot of money to help gather the army.They believe that as long as they can get their territory back, the money can be slowly regained from the people.As a result, it is conceivable that in the end, even the ransom could not be paid.Then there is no way, when these people are brought back to the border town, Owen will send them to the mining area to mine to atone for their sins, and carry out labor reform.In addition, it is the family of Duke Eddie.Owen had no intention of executing them or letting them go.The reason why they are not executed is because these people have not made any big mistakes, whether it is attacking the border town or the women imprisoned in the dungeon, it was all done by Duke Eddie alone.If they don't let it go, they are worried that these people will make a mess of the various forces in the Dongsheng Fortress.Duke Eddie died, but there is no doubt that his son was entitled to inherit his father's title.Owen can't strip Eddie's family of their titles, only the king.If these people were to be let go, they would definitely find ways to avenge Duke Eddie, so why bother themselves?
Therefore, Owen plans to bring Duke Eddie's family back to Frontier Town to be placed under house arrest.Once he has defeated White and assumed the throne of king, Owen will strip Duke Eddie's son of the title and release the entire family.On the fourth day, Owen sent an invitation to the nobles of the Eastrise Fortress and the surrounding area to the hall on the first floor of the lord's castle.Glancing at the nobles below, Owen publicly announced the ownership of the Eastrising Fortress, no longer Duke Eddie, but himself.No one dared to stand up and raise objections, and the nobles present had already tacitly accepted that Owen was the new owner of the city.After all, the news of Duke Eddie's defeat is well known, and his head is still standing in the square for public display, and no one wants to be the second.In addition, the new King White is still at war with the second princess in the south, and has no time to deal with the affairs of the east, which also makes it difficult for the nobles whose interests have been damaged to ask the king for help.This solemn statement is only for the purpose of formally confirming this matter.Just when everyone thought that this was the end of the speech, Owen's next words were incomprehensible to many of the nobles present."
If nothing else, in three days, I will return to Frontier Town by boat."
The three-day period was a rough calculation based on the amount of Duke Eddie's property that could be moved each day, and by that time it would be almost enough."
However, the Dongsheng Fortress cannot be without a manager.Therefore, I would like to announce one more thing to you, I have decided to hand over the Fortress of Dongsheng to the management of Kulos Yum, the eldest son of Count Yum. ”As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately discussed."
Why didn't the Marquis of Eisen stay?
Dongsheng Fortress is a thriving metropolis, much better than Frontier Town. ”"The Yum family has taken the opportunity to take the throne.""
I didn't expect to choose Kuros Yum, I heard that Marquis Eisen had a good relationship with him during his studies at the Academy of Magic."
At this time, Kulos, who had become the focus of the crowd, walked out calmly and saluted Owen's chest."
Thank you Marquis Aisen for your trust, I will definitely manage the Dongsheng Fortress for you."
Not far away, the Corrett family and the Pearl family walked together secretly, not knowing what to say in private.With Kuros becoming the custodian of the Eastrise Fortress, the power of the Yum family was naturally greatly increased, and the other two families were weakened a lot.This is bound to make the two families feel unhappy, why can the Yum family manage the Dongsheng Fortress?
I wonder if they will unite against the Yum family.Well, these are not things that Owen needs to worry about, just leave it to the Yum family to deal with it slowly.In fact, Owen has already created good conditions for the Yum family.The knights of the Yum family were granted a ransom, while the other captured knights were not allowed to accept the ransom, and they would be taken back to the frontier by the army.After interrogation, the captured knights would continue to play a role in areas other than combat, contributing to the development of the frontier town.In addition to this, Owen will leave behind a squad of fifty soldiers with old muskets to obey the orders of Kuros.In this way, the force at the disposal of the Yum family is enough to defend the Dongsheng Fortress and their own territory, and the strength is stable against the other two families.Of course, these soldiers are not permanent, and Owen will issue a conscription order at Dongsheng Fortress to expand the number of the People's Army and increase its strength.At that time, those recruits who have just passed the training will be sent to the Dongsheng Fortress to replace the remaining soldiers.It's all helped to this extent, and with the help provided by Count Yum behind the scenes, it shouldn't be a problem for Kuros to manage the Dongsheng Fortress well.At noon, Owen had entertained all the nobles for lunch, and then let them go back on their own.At this time, the "ransom" began to be delivered one after another, and many craftsmen were forced to bring their families to the docks of Dongsheng Fortress, and they set off for Bianshu Town on the arranged transport ships with uneasy feelings.Forcing these craftsmen to leave the place where they had lived for a long time and go to a strange new home made Owen feel like a villain.However, this is also a helpless thing, Frontier Town is really in urgent need of all kinds of craftsmen.In order for these craftsmen to live and work in peace and contentment in the border town, Owen will definitely not treat them badly.In fact, Owen had already written to Clive through the cement ship carrying the treasure, telling him to properly arrange the residence of the new craftsmen and arrange them to the corresponding departments according to the categories of craftsmen.In terms of salary, it is natural to give skilled craftsmen level treatment, and it is estimated that the vast majority of craftsmen may not be able to earn so much money after working hard in their original place for a month.With such preferential treatment of these artisans, Owen is sure that they will be happy to stay and work hard for Frontier Town.Moreover, with so many additional personnel, the burden on the shoulders of Viru and Geeta can also be lightened a lot.Next, Owen had nothing to do.I thought that he could take a good rest, and when Duke Eddie's property was moved, he could go back by boat.But God doesn't seem to want Owen to be idle like this.At dusk, Owen was in his office on the third floor of the Lord's Castle, flipping through some of the documents left by Duke Eddie during his lifetime.There was a window in front of him to the left, through which a golden afterglow shone in, adding a bleak touch to the room.At this time, a small black dot the size of a soybean appears on the floor that is illuminated by the slanting sun, and it is gradually getting bigger.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon