When the results of the court's handling of the Wincheston Manor incident reached Tyniec, Art had already led the patrol back to the wooden castle in the valley.
Because this encounter in Wincheston caused a lot of casualties, the Valley Wood Castle lost its original bustle. The wails of seriously injured soldiers continued to ring out all day long. The bodies of the dead soldiers had just been laid to rest. After returning to the Valley Wood Castle, the tense heartstrings of all the patrolling soldiers suddenly loosened, and then they became very depressed.
"Master, the coffin and tomb are ready, you can go and conduct the burial ceremony." Old Cooper opened the wooden door and said softly to Art.
"Okay, have all the wounded been placed?"
"Sir, all the wounded have been arranged. Except for Simon, the injuries are not too serious. They can apply herbs and rest for a few days. But Simon's injury is probably not good. His left arm was almost severed and cannot be cured. If he wants to save his life, he may have to be sawed off. I arranged for him to be alone in my cabin to recuperate." Cooper also felt sorry for the patrol's losses in this battle.
Twenty days before heading north to Tyniec, Yat brought this group of young and strong men back to the wooden castle. They were still alive and well, but after one trip, one died, one was seriously injured, and several fell down. Cooper can be regarded as a person who has experienced life and death, but at this moment, his mood is still very heavy.
The cemetery to bury the soldiers who died in the war was chosen on a flat piece of land on the hillside on the east side of the wooden castle, next to the empty tomb that Art had buried himself a year ago.
At this time, the mountainside plains were filled with mourners. In addition to all the soldiers of the patrol, there were also fort residents such as Cooper, Lawrence, Scott, and Bud. Parked next to the tomb is a thin wooden coffin made by the old carpenter Bud, and a cross tombstone is inserted in front of the tomb.
Hate wore a full set of leather armor and a black robe and cape, with a stainless steel knight's sword hanging on his waist. All the officers and soldiers of the patrol team also wore a black robe and cape and stood behind Art with weapons in hand. Art inserted the sword into the ground in front of the coffin, knelt on one knee and put his hands on the hilt of the sword, lowered his head and whispered softly: "Almighty God, please open your arms and let this land accept the body of the heroic spirit. The hero is far away. May his soul be reborn in the heavenly world. Amen."
Everyone behind them bowed their heads and drew the Holy Cross, praying that the hero’s soul would be reborn in heaven.
No one is familiar with the soldier who died in battle, and they don’t even know his life story, which saves the part of singing about his life story. Moreover, there are no clergy here and there is no church, so the prayers and mass for the dead are simply officiated by Art himself.
In order to reflect the military characteristics of the funeral, the soldier who died in battle put on a black cloak that had just been issued and was stained with blood. The coffin was also carried into the grave by the soldiers of the patrol team. After covering it with soil, all the officers and soldiers of the patrol team stood around the tomb, shouting "Roar! Roar!! Roar!!"...
A simple funeral was over, and Art returned to the wooden house to convene the three Odos, Cooper, Lawrence, and Scott for a meeting.
"Sir, Ron is not awake yet, should you wake him up?" Odo asked.
"He ran for seven days and six nights at a stretch, let him sleep a little longer."
"Cooper, please tell me about the situation in the wooden castle first."
"Okay sir, first let me talk about the situation of wasteland reclamation. As of now, all the wasteland in the valley has been reclaimed, with a total of 120 acres of cultivated land, including 20 acres of military settlements. However, there was a lack of heavy plowing tools, and the wasteland was very thinly plowed. I have given all the land to farmers in accordance with your request. In terms of food, the wooden castle previously had about 6,000 pounds of grain and wheat seeds. Ten days ago, I took people to purchase 4,000 pounds of wheat seeds across Tyniec. Originally, this These grain wheat seeds are not enough for spring plowing, but you have brought back a batch of grain wheat seeds this time. The farmers have moved all the grain materials from the edge of the dense forest back to the wooden castle. It is initially estimated that it must be at least 8,000 pounds. Now we should have enough wheat seeds for spring plowing, but this grain is not enough to support everyone in the valley until the autumn wheat harvest season. "
"As for the fort residents, the three guys you brought back last time have all arranged to open up wasteland."
"In terms of livestock, along with the livestock you brought back this time, there are two military horses, three oxen, one horse, two mules, one big donkey, three pigs, and five sheep in the wooden fort. Among them, the military horses and mules are military mules and horses belonging to the patrol team."
"In terms of agricultural tools and materials, we have Five oxcarts and carriages, three heavy plows, fifteen sets of iron farm tools, and a large number of ironware, cloth and other daily items. In addition, you have saved everyone by bringing back a few large bags of salt. During this time, the wooden castle is extremely short of salt. I strictly limit the amount of salt used every day, but everyone is working very hard, and there is no energy at all without salt. "
"In terms of construction, a small wooden house and a simple warehouse have been built in the wooden castle during this period. Now that we have more food and livestock, I plan to build a large cowshed and stable in the wooden castle. In addition, a thatched house has been built on the gentle slope of the valley. Most of the farmers in the wooden castle have moved to the valley for the convenience of farming, and soldiers from the patrol team are now living in the big wooden house."
"Sir, this is the current situation in the Valley Wooden Castle."
Att listened carefully, and now the Valley Wooden Castle is his foundation.
"Kub, now that we have oxen and horses and heavy iron farm tools, it is best to plow the farmland deeply, at least the most fertile land along the river. Now we don't have many grain and wheat seeds, and each household can sow half of the land first. If there are wheat seeds left, we will replant them. Among the supplies, 500 pounds of grain, a four-wheeled carriage, two horses, and two mules will be distributed to the patrol team, and the rest will be put into the warehouse of the wooden castle and you will be responsible for allocating it."
“At present, the most important task of the wooden castle is to complete spring plowing and sowing. After the spring plowing and sowing are completed, the wooden castle must focus on two things. One is to continue to reclaim wasteland. Our fort farmers will increase and more land will be needed to support them. The second is to build roads from the edge of the dense forest to the wooden castle and from the wooden castle to the valley land. The road from the wooden castle to the valley land only needs to be built into a short road that can accommodate people and animals. If the above three things are done. After that, you will lead everyone to build more wooden houses during the off-farm period, especially in the valleys. In the future, the new farmers will move to the valleys after allocating the land."
"Okay, sir. You said there will be more farmers in the future?"
"Yes, I will continue to recruit refugees and continue to reclaim wasteland."
Cooper nodded.
"Lawrence and Scott, you two should continue to assist the old steward in the management of the wooden castle in the valley."
"In addition, we have more money and food now. Cooper and you guys in charge of the wooden castle have to help me manage the wooden castle in addition to your duties, so you should also have a salary. Money is useless in the wooden castle now, but I will arrange it in the future People buy some daily necessities and other simple commercial goods from outside, and everyone can live better with some wages. Lawrence and Scott are treated like ordinary soldiers in the patrol, and they are paid ten pfennigs per week; the old housekeeper, like Odo, receives eighteen pfennigs per week. In addition, the old carpenter Bud is very hard and diligent during this period, so he also receives ten pfennigs. The salary of the wooden castle is distributed by Cooper. "
After hearing this, Cooper stood up and said, "Sir, it's enough for them to be paid, but I don't need to."
"Cooper, you haven't stopped since you followed me. You are now the steward of the wooden castle. Everything requires you to worry about it. I can't let you sweat for me in vain."
Cooper was somewhat moved after hearing Art's words.