第944章:战争与和平(Ⅳ)
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安东和卓娅名义上信仰提亚玛特,其实内心对“巨龙之母”谈不上多虔诚,像他们这样缺乏宗教热忱的龙脉族人还有很多,在两人的带动下,无信者和伪信者也都做出了诚实的选择,最后聚集在广场右侧的不下两万人,其中约有五千是军人。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com
广场上的人群分成两组,安德莉雅站在中央高声对众人宣布:“我将带领提亚玛特的虔诚信徒前往暮光谷地,那将是一段艰难曲折的旅程,当我们到达旅途的终点,将着手重建家园;其他人留在龙城等候新任领主接管,他已经对我做出承诺,你们的日子至少不会过得比从前更差。”
龙脉一族对她的决定可能有各种不同看法,但是谁都得承认,前往暮光谷地——亡灵与半吸血鬼混战的险恶之地——讨生活,需要莫大的勇气和虔诚的信仰,没有信仰支撑,又有什么理由放下现有的安逸生活选择背井离乡?至于伴随异族统治者到来的潜在风险,大家也会担心,但是在龙城的新贵们尚未实行残酷统治之前人们更乐意对未来报以善意的期待,更何况安德莉雅也当众为新来的领主背书,保证此人不会虐待大家。
在广场上选择去留的人回到家中,一夜过后又有些许反复,更多人希望留下来,也有人改变初衷决意追随安德莉雅远赴暮光谷地,但是总体变动不大。龙脉一族最终留下来的有三万多人,再加上城里那些从事技术性工作的人类、矮人和精灵还有近两万人,从前在城中的地位不过是三等公民,巴不得“龙之眼”卷铺盖滚蛋,欢迎新来的领主还来不及,又哪里肯去暮光谷地吃土,当然都会选择留下来。除了这五万多人,城中那些原本占有大量财富的半龙族人就没那么坦然了,无论是否提亚玛特的虔诚信徒,都争着挤上飞往暮光谷地的骸骨战舰,唯恐留下来遭清算。
经过进一步磋商,联军司令部与“龙之眼”的四位将军签署了关于移交龙城和后续治理的公报。联军司令部承诺和平接收巨龙要塞,善待俘虏和妇孺;不愿离开故乡的龙脉一族可以留在当地生活,但是必须服从龙城新任领主的管理。
鲁道夫本人拒绝出任龙城领主,把这项荣誉让给了儿子,做出这一决定是出于深远考虑。他有帝国军职在身,依照帝国律法,帝国将领率军征服的土地将全部纳入帝国版图,只能通过受封采邑的方式从皇帝、王公贵族或者高阶教士那里获得封地。
鲁道夫不想平白为人做嫁衣,在给菲利普大主教的汇报文书中只说剿灭“龙之眼”匪帮,却没有提“龙之眼”留下的地盘如何处置。其后不久,在贝奥武甫夫妇以及寇拉斯军高级将领的见证下,鲁道夫安排儿子以神圣亚珊帝国少尉军衔退役,当众宣布放弃神圣亚珊帝国国籍,这样一来罗兰就可以名正言顺的成为龙城领主而无需获得帝国政府册封。当然,这样做未免有叛国之嫌,但是寇拉斯父子都不在乎,结束北方战事,接下来父子俩的计划就是回师赎罪堡,向菲利普大主教摊牌,夺取远东地区的最高权力。
或许是受到安德莉雅的影响,龙脉一族普遍对罗兰印象很好,更愿意接受这位将军大人的绯闻情人而非宿敌基特兰德人的统治,更何况罗兰在上任第一天就邀请卓雅、安东和维格拉夫出任自己的副手,主持龙城的日常管理工作。卓雅和安东是龙脉一族仅次于安德莉雅的领袖,维格拉夫既有基特兰德背景又是安德莉雅的胞弟,这一安排获得各方普遍认同,龙城居民因权力变动而惶恐不安的心情也安顿下来,生活随之恢复如常。
罗兰从“龙之眼”手中接管的不只是这座拥有超过五万人口、仅次于基特兰德城的北地第二大城市,还获得了维列斯江上游最重要的航运码头,还与基特兰德人联手瓜分了原本由“龙之眼”控制下的大片林地、矿山和牧场。
拿到安德莉雅递交的龙城及其周边地区资产清单的那一刻,罗兰就觉察到这份清单中最有价值的资产是大大小小近百处散布在高山与湖泊之间的优良牧场。之后一连三天,他带着维格拉夫把这些牧场全都实地考察了一遍,顺带送些小礼物安抚那些受“龙之眼”雇佣的牧民,承诺他们的生活一切照旧,只需为新主人用心放牧,至于龙城高层的权力变动,不需要他们操心。
考察过后罗兰写成一份关于高原牧场的规划报告,其中一份给父亲参考,另一份寄给瓦莲京娜,并在信中向金龙姐姐求助。瓦莲京娜的回应之快、态度之隆重出乎所有人意料,收到信的第一时间就传送过来要求亲自参观高原牧场。“丰收之环”的创始人亲临北地,在龙城内外引起一阵轰动。贝奥武甫夫妇和鲁道夫亲自赶来迎接这位可敬的女士,联军高级将领也来瞻仰传奇德鲁伊的风姿,或许只有柳德米拉不那么开心,好在罗兰陪同瓦莲京娜考察牧场期间也把她带上了,这让她稍微找回一点正宫娘娘的尊严,再加上瓦莲京娜对她还像往常那样温柔和蔼,心里的醋意好歹算是忍住了。
考察过后罗兰就代表父亲与瓦莲京娜达成一份合作协议。“丰收之环”将分批派遣德鲁伊北上龙城,帮助寇拉斯父子经营高原牧场,为培育和改良战马提供技术支持。有了德鲁伊的专业指导,龙山领治下的牧场每年可以提供不少于5000匹战马。协议的第二部分更关键,涉及的合作意向是比战马价值更大的高地洛斯兽。
罗兰对远东地区的交通建设有一个庞大的规划,铁路、公路、空运和运河是未来交通发展的方向,但是就现实条件而言要实现上述宏伟蓝图还很遥远,蓄力仍然是当前乃至将来很长一段时期内远东地区最重要的运输手段,而高地洛斯兽无疑是远东地区所有已经被驯化的动物中最优秀的驮兽,无论怎么重视都不过分。
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