The key members of the Scarlet Flame Legion left the town hall one after another. Gandalf also went out, as he had to send Aragorn back to Kobold Canyon.
After a while, Galen planned to set up teleportation portals in the town hall of each branch, so that when the business expanded in the future, it would be convenient for the generals to assemble quickly.
Using a return scroll could also achieve rapid movement, but it was more troublesome to implement. After all, it wasn't like in the game where you could just right-click and select the town hall you wanted to go to, and it required setting up coordinate axes in advance.
Moreover, each assembly would require more than one return scroll, which was too costly. Although Galen wasn't short of money now, saving was a traditional virtue of Greater China, and he had to carry it forward.
Setting up teleportation portals would cost some materials, but the cost was acceptable. He currently had sixty mid-level wizards. When the time came, he could arrange for one wizard at each location to maintain the stability of the teleportation portal, and it would be a great success.
At cost price, why not do it?
Inside the hall, only Galen and Amor remained. Galen said, "Amor, I plan to have you and Aragorn guard the rear, to guard against the troll forces that Aragorn said might exist in the northern mountains. Whether Aragorn's guess is right or wrong, it's better to be careful!"
Seeing Amor nod, Galen continued, "This time, I and Gandalf will command the Kobold Village. I plan to train Omar and the others and let them use their initiative."
"Your Highness, guarding the rear requires at least two thousand troops. With the remaining six thousand, attacking Witherbark Village, we won't have a numerical advantage. Should we notify Count Danath of Go'shek Farm to cooperate?"
After Danath came of age, he inherited his father's title of Count. The nobles of Stromgarde all called him Count Danath. Amor, because of his military achievements, was granted the title of Viscount by Galen's father.
"No need, Amor. I've recruited new soldiers in Minas Tirith, the new city. Together with the Scarlet Flame Legion, I have the strength of two legions. It's more than enough to deal with Witherbark trolls!"
Now it was Amor's turn to be shocked. The strength of two legions, plus logistics and support personnel, was close to twenty thousand people.
It had only been half a year, and the prince had developed his power to such a huge extent? The fact that the king allowed the prince to expand his army was not a secret. Not only did Amor know, but the entire military department and even the King's Council knew.
Since Thoras handed over the task of developing the northwest to the prince, he had received Thoras's order to allow all of the prince's requests for military expansion, but to stop issuing military pay.
Although the king allowed the prince to recruit soldiers independently, Amor also knew that the prince had obtained a large amount of spoils by defeating the Thistlebeard kobolds, but the prince had recruited another legion of personnel so quickly, which was too surprising.
Matters involving the prince's secrets were very sensitive to Amor. He came to the prince's side on the king's orders to protect the prince's safety, but the prince's side was not lacking in high-end combat power. There was a ninth level archmage, and the newly joined eighth level paladin, both of whom were no weaker than him, so his position became awkward.
He, Amor, was loyal to His Majesty the King and had investigated the origins of Gandalf and Aragorn. He vaguely sensed that the prince had considerable secrets. Especially when stationed at Hamerfall, he discovered the rapidly maturing crops in the small farm during his inspection, which was simply a miracle.
This kind of rapidly maturing grain would be of great help to the kingdom. Amor had not yet reported it to Thoras. He was conflicted because the prince trusted him very much. The farm had not set up defenses against him, and this time he had been asked to guard Hamerfall, which was a great trust.
At this time, Galen finally noticed Amor's hesitant expression: "Amor, do you have any questions? Are you afraid that the new soldiers will not be able to complete this task?"
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to speak:
"Your Highness, Witherbark Village has lost a large number of young adults. They don't have many warriors left. The Scarlet Flame Legion, plus the support of a new legion, is enough to take Witherbark Village."
"Your Highness, I have discovered that the crops on the Hamerfall farm mature very quickly, basically able to harvest wheat three times a month. I wonder if it can be promoted nationwide?"
"So that's the matter. Seeing you hesitating, you don't look like the decisive commander you used to be. The land of the farm has been improved by my mentor. It needs to have a magical array with constant fertility set up inside, as well as a time acceleration magic array targeting the roots of the crops to promote rapid crop growth, so farmers only need to water, drive away insects, and weed every day. After maturity, they can replant without having to fallow the land."
A serious nonsense.
Galen fabricated it in detail, easy to understand. Amor, who was basically blank about arcane knowledge, barely understood. This was a creation researched by Grandmaster Gandalf, truly magical.
"In addition to wheat, vegetables and medicinal herbs can also be planted. Farmers only need to work a little harder every day to get rich rewards."
It wasn't just rich rewards; it was simply a path to national prosperity.
Amor was extremely excited.
"Your Highness, can I tell His Majesty the King this news?" What he cared about most was whether the prince was willing to make this secret public. If it could be promoted, the kingdom's national strength would be greatly improved. As a loyal member of the royalist party, the growth of the royal family and the kingdom was his lifelong wish.
"You can tell my father the news. I also plan to report to my father in the near future."
Amor was overjoyed.
"Promotion will be a bit troublesome."
Amor's expression froze.
"But it's not impossible."
Amor breathed a sigh of relief.
"The materials are relatively precious, and the cost cannot be compressed."
Amor held his breath.
"The harvest of one year can recover the cost."
Amor was expressionless.
He had already discovered that the prince was enjoying his expression, deliberately slowing down the speed of his speech and pausing between sentences.
However, he was also relieved. The prince used such a teasing tone to talk to him about this matter, indicating that he didn't mind him asking about the farm's secrets.
Galen didn't care. The farm was built in the town, and it was inevitable that the rapid maturity of crops would be discovered. It was better to announce it openly. Anyway, in Azeroth, it was not impossible for plants to grow quickly. The druids of Kalimdor in the West Continent could do it.
If his father was interested in promoting the construction of the farm, that would be the best.
The farm cost 80 units of gold and 20 units of wood. The cost was simply dirt cheap. When the time came, he would quote 800 gold coins for one, directly increasing the price by ten times. This wasn't just cabbage in the ground; it was golden leaf cabbage.
The kingdom paid to build one farm and got nineteen for free. I'm really a money-making expert!
Too beastly, even swindling his father's money.
Should I give my father an 10% discount on the farm order?
After continuing to discuss the subsequent plan with Amor, it was always right to prepare several contingency plans on the battlefield. This was Amor's many years of experience.
The next day, Galen checked the condition of the immigrants in each farm in the city.
When they learned that wheat could be harvested in ten days on each farm, the immigrants were boiling with excitement. They were not afraid of hard work; they were just afraid that choosing to come to the northwest would not give them a better life than in the royal capital.
Now they were relieved. As long as they were diligent and hardworking, they could get rich just by farming. This was more than ten times the yield of normal land.
Seeing that the morale in Hamerfall was stable, Galen posted Hamerfall's, also his first administrative notice in his life.
Recruiting adult women from the immigrants to station on the farm to grow crops, and arranging adult men to build houses in the south of the city, and uniformly distributing them after all is completed.
The salary and benefits are generous, and every meal is guaranteed.
The above was Galen's original plan, to let the immigrants of Stromgarde enter the farm to work, and to liberate the original base farmers to enter more important jobs, such as resource collection in mines and logging camps, and training of airships and mortars.
There are only a thousand farms in the north of Hamerfall now, and more than half of the open space is waiting for Galen to deploy. When all the immigrants of Hamerfall are in place, it will produce more grain than the three major farms in the Arathi Highlands, truly completing Galen's goal of building high walls and accumulating grain.
Next step, continue to occupy land and open branches.