It''s late spring and early summer, and the whole southern plain has a week-long rainy season.


    Time in the gentle forward, the field of wheat has germinated, and after this period of precipitation and accumulation. The trade resources recognized and counted by the auxiliary system of total war in Athens are also listed. These developed trade resources brought a steady stream of income to the towns, and attracted the aborigines of other cities in the southern plain to trade.


    On the strategic map of the auxiliary system, there are four kinds of trade resources in Murphy territory, which are wood resources, coal resources, slave resources and wine resources.


    These four trade resources make the port prosperous. In just one month, more and more ships enter and leave the port.


    However, after receiving the financial revenue, Murphy found that the largest trade revenue was not in the Jackal slave trade, but in the coal and timber trade. These two trades account for almost half of the town''s total income!


    The logging field has been expanded twice. Due to its proximity to the karazan mountains, the quality of wood produced in the territory is very good! In the past, it was also a large timber trading base in the southern plain. The open-pit coal mining is not difficult, because of the slave trade, Greek residents in the town have become slave merchants. Through other channels, they bought for Murphy a batch of about 300 Kobold slaves from the rear of the southern plain, who had been initially domesticated by slave merchants!


    These Kobold slaves, who are only about 1.2 meters tall, don''t have much fighting power. But because they are cheap and hard-working (greedy and impatient), it is undoubtedly a very cost-effective investment to mine open-pit coal mines. In the towns of Athens, the income from open-pit coal mines alone now amounts to 1200 silver coins a month, equivalent to the head tax of the territory for three months in the past!


    The revenue of the whole territory is divided into three parts. The first is the capitation tax, which is the most basic source of tax. The second income is agricultural income. At present, there is no agricultural income for the time being. Now the main source of supporting cities and towns is fishery income. The third income is trade income, which is the main source of funds for urban development and the key to Murphy''s future development!


    For now, the total monthly income of Athens is about 3000 silver coins. In addition to maintaining the salary of soldiers and further building the territory, this income can also allow Murphy to upgrade and replace the original equipment!


    The construction of the blacksmith''s shop has been completed, and further quenching of the iron is in progress.


    According to the current auxiliary system data, it will take about a week for the army in the town to complete the weapon replacement.


    More than a dozen newly trained blacksmiths are re melting the imperfect irons forged in the past, and starting to build the first batch of half body armor. The prototypes of these half body armor came from the refined iron half body armor that the dwarves assisted the human city-state and then was handed over to Murphy. Although the refining technology of steel is not up to the level of the dwarves, there is no problem in using the existing materials for general imitation.


    These simplified versions of halfbacks were prepared in advance by Murphy for training Greek heavy infantry in the back.


    Auxiliary system can''t replace reality after all!


    Murphy has to plan ahead for these material reserves.


    Because of the trade between the iron ore and the rear of the southern plain, coupled with Lady Elizabeth''s aristocratic network, it is not a problem for the time being.


    But there are not enough horses in town now!


    Originally, there were about 80 horses in the town. These horses were first recruited by Murphy to become the general guard. After that, it took a lot of money to promote Hamilton to general. After Hamilton died, his father became a new general, and a new general''s guard was formed again!


    In this way, the original reserve of horses in the town is almost consumed.


    This led Murphy to find that there were no horses in the town for recruitment - the rolling scythe chariot, after building the blacksmith shop!


    It''s a really bad question.


    Fortunately, not too bad, Murphy learned from Mrs. Elizabeth that on the other side of the territory, on the other side of the nidoria River, there was a vast basin. There are more than ten Centaur tribes living in the land called Salma basin! Most of the horses in the southern plains came from trade with these Centaur tribes.


    The only difficulty is that these centaurs are not very friendly to human beings.


    And if you want to trade with them, you have to go through an area called barren rock highland, where a large number of goblins live.


    Like the Goutou people in the southern wilderness, there are a large number of goblins scattered on the rocky highlands like wild dogs.


    The number of these goblins ranged from 500 to 3000. They attacked all the travelers passing by who could defeat them. In a period of time, there was also the rise of the goblin slave trade, but because this creature''s laziness is too high, the cost-effectiveness is not as good as the Kobold. In addition, the number of local elite groups is relatively large, and the investment and harvest are out of proportion. This slave trade was quickly abandoned by the black market merchants!


    In contrast, goutouren, a creature born to burrow, is more popular than goblins in many slave industries, such as mining and digging.


    Market demand determines value!


    Of course, goblins are much smarter than koeheads!


    Some scholars have found that some intelligent goblins have understood some simple human language through learning and imitation! Some scholars even suggest that in the near future, such intelligent and cunning creatures may evolve into new intelligent groups!


    All this is the supposition of anthropologists.


    Slave merchants would only scoff at this!


    They only care about the gold coins in their pockets. As for the slaves, it''s better to be honest and obedient.


    What should a slave do so cleverly?


    Rebellious?


    At present, the slaves in the human city-state are composed of three groups: dog headed people, goblins and human slaves!


    The last one is mostly composed of prisoners who can''t commit crimes to death, soldiers who escape from the battlefield, and bandits who flee in the wilderness. Among them, the soldiers who flee from the battlefield are the most common, because according to the law of human city-state, cowardly deserters have only two choices, hanging or becoming humble slaves!


    The only difference is that when soldiers become slaves, they have another chance to win courage and respect.


    In this era, human beings have not been completely corrupted. The crisis of survival makes them actively seek space for development on the mainland.


    The law allows fugitive soldiers a chance to prove their courage!


    They can enter the arena and become a gladiator.


    In a secondary and death of the battle to prove themselves to all, to prove that they have recovered the courage they lost!


    In the ancient East, there is a saying called courage after shame!


    And these people who have experienced the arena and survived are the most elite fighters of the whole human city-state!


    They are - the fearless - the butcher''s hand - the Carmona gladiators!


    At noon.


    The busy crowd was resting, and the women and children had already prepared a delicious lunch for them.


    The rainy season for a week has made the road muddy. Under the order of the noble governor, the residents of the whole town are repairing the road and continue to widen and lengthen it to the original extent!


    The prosperity of the town has brought hope to the people, who are working hard towards the hope of a better future.


    There''s food, there''s a house.


    The governor promised that all men who had fought would be rewarded with land.


    If you join the army, the whole family will be free from labor!


    Murphy stood on the tower, inspecting his territory, with a smile on his face. It was a sense of achievement from the heart.


    "Your Excellency! General riodari is back The knight of the general''s guard rode to him. The knight''s body was covered with mud. It was obvious that he had been running for a long time in the heavy rain.


    "Back so soon?" Murphy turned over and jumped off the tower.


    He has been waiting for the news of riodari for three days!