Chapter 225: Brighten the Banner and Revive Lordaeron!
Vanessa also said with a sad face: "Grand Duke, we have known each other for a long time. I am very sympathetic to the people's suffering, but I don't have so much money? Soldiers' pension, the loss of warships, the loss of cannonballs , as well as the destroyed Westport and Sentinel Ridge, I was asked to pay so many gold coins in advance, but I can’t get it out! I have to continue to recruit troops and continue to buy equipment and war horses..."
After some discussion, I decided to pay it off in half a year instead of paying part of it every month and pay it off in half a year.
The reconstruction cost was as high as 150,000 gold coins. On average, it would take nearly half a year to pay nearly 30,000 gold coins every month. Bolvar had big ideas. He originally wanted to replenish the personnel and equipment of several damaged legions. Now it looks like the situation is hopeless, so let’s maintain it for now!
Vanessa actually couldn't advance such a large amount of money, but she was an employer, so she could cleverly charge job introduction fees, which could offset a lot of her salary in the early stage.
Stormwind City is like this now. It can be said that the land is completely desolate. It is very rare for someone to take care of food, provide tools, and get a job with a certain amount of compensation. There are strong people all over the streets, and there are not many job opportunities. This job The work of building a city is tiring, but it may not be possible to make a breakthrough at the moment.
fair? How can we show fairness? It is not appropriate to hire anyone or not to hire anyone.
She was going to send someone to collect the introduction fee and screen them manually. However, she couldn't do this herself. She could ask her subordinates to act as introducers. The little money would add up to a lot, and the money would be quite large.
Some houses built for residents can be sold to them as off-plan houses depending on their financial situation. The house prices will be raised first, and then lowered a bit through so-called discounts, which can collect a large amount of funds.
Coupled with the profits from the project, the Brotherhood will earn at least more than 70,000 gold coins from constructing Stormwind City this time.
"I need a trade license, this..." Vanessa brought up the old story again. She said that she didn't have enough cash in hand and needed to sell some specialties from various places.
"Okay, don't ask me, I agree!" Bolvar nodded in agreement without waiting for her to finish.
He got on his horse and led his men to ransack their homes. Several nobles who believed in the Twilight Judgment fell into the hands of MI7. They were beaten to death and their property was confiscated!
Vanessa used her Quartermaster brand again that day, and it was still a familiar recipe and a familiar taste.
It is not a transaction between merchants and customers, but a mutual gift between believers of the Holy Light! It is a symbol of friendship, so no tax is required.
In the past, she could only print Holy Light coupons, but now the tide has risen, so she turned the seal ring over, dipped it in ink mud, and printed a lot of one-year "Rebuilding Stormwind City" coupons and three-year "Revival" coupons. Lordaeron" coupon!
The latter two can be kept to earn some interest, which is a bit like bonds. Of course, you can also exchange them for supplies or food.
If the general environment did not allow it, she would have wanted to establish a bank.
After arranging the work on the surface, the husband-and-wife team of Barons and Lieutenant Thorne will be responsible for the affairs of Stormwind City from now on. Vanessa has no requirements for the work in Stormwind City, as long as it can provide her with money.
The craftsmen of the Brotherhood are familiar with each other once and twice. Other cities may need to take out the design drawings to study, but Stormwind City does not! After practicing it so many times, she has gained experience. As long as she sends someone to keep an eye on it and don't let these guys greedy for her money, she basically doesn't need to worry about the rest.
The next day, Vanessa returned to Westfall, and she officially launched the banner of "Reviving Lordaeron" at the recruitment office.
These days, "building the wall high and slowing down to become king" is one approach. It is also a way to make a clear banner and tell everyone that you want to "deploy force all over the world".
There is no right or wrong here, only suitability and unsuitability.
Taking several factors into consideration, Vanessa chose the latter method. She needed to recruit talents under the banner of reviving Lordaeron, and she also needed to let her subordinates know her own thoughts. Money is not everything, and the employment relationship and the company's structural model are not suitable. Go conquer a country.
If you hide your ambition in your heart and say nothing, your subordinates will not know what you are going to do. If beliefs cannot be gathered together and forces cannot be twisted into a rope, one's own strength cannot be exerted.
Raise the flag and tell everyone what you are going to do. Then there will be opportunities to take advantage of opportunities and no opportunities to create opportunities!
To give her men a goal and a glorious future, Vanessa's purpose is simple. If you fight for me, you will not only receive monetary rewards, but your descendants will also gain noble status in Lordaeron in the future.
When Vanessa took up the banner of reviving Lordaeron and obtained Menethil's surname, her subordinates' attitude immediately changed.
Commander Durand aside, this middle-aged man's face was filled with tears.
The members of Coulson's special forces immediately swore allegiance to Vanessa, and the original old ministers followed closely behind. Even the admirals like Heartbreaker, who no longer had much interest in fame and fortune, clamored to be willing to serve Lordaeron. Resurrection and death.
The originally somewhat loose organizational structure of the Brotherhood was united in an instant.
Thanks to the chaos in Stormwind City, Westfall and Duskwood have recently taken in many civilians.
The number of civilians in the Western Wilderness exceeded 30,000, and the number of civilians in the Dusk Forest exceeded 20,000.
In order to recruit more soldiers, Vanessa used her savings.
As long as you join Lordaeron's Revenge Army and pass the assessment, each soldier will be given fifty copper coins as settlement allowance first, and then there will be twenty copper coins as military pay every month, and there will be a subsidy before the war begins, and he will die in battle. There are pensions.
The army has free food and free weapons and equipment. The military salary provided by Vanessa is considered top-notch among the human kingdoms. In addition, there is the banner of reviving Lordaeron. She has promised in public several times that she will provide military services to those who have meritorious service. The knighthood was promulgated by the generals, and in just three days, more than 5,000 people signed up to join the army.
Vanessa appoints the lone hero Keeshan as the instructor of the army. This hero is not good at leading troops in battles. He can always lead the troops into ditches, killing as many as they go, but his personal combat ability is worthy of praise.
He is extremely proficient in swordsmanship, spears, shields, and bows and arrows, and is truly the King of Soldiers in Azeroth.
The original small temple of the brotherhood could not accommodate such talents at all. Keeshan didn't even look down on the regular army of the kingdom, let alone a private organization.
It was to avenge the old knight Grian Stroman and his family that he temporarily joined Vanessa's army. After the battle at Blackstone Mountain, this wish was fulfilled and he was ready to say goodbye.
Vanessa had a long talk with him and spoke sincerely. Finally, using the banner of reviving Lordaeron, she successfully retained the lone hero Keeshan and appointed him as an instructor in the army to select qualified soldiers.