21, call refugees
The sanitary conditions in the refugee camp outside the south gate of Yohn City are better than those in the slums in the south of the city. After all, the refugees have just arrived not long ago.
However, in terms of accommodation conditions, refugee camps are much worse than slums.
Although the slums are chaotic, there are houses built one after another. There are no houses in the refugee camps. What appears in Sean's field of vision are tents one after another, which cannot protect against wind or rain.
Fortunately, it was early April and the climate was quite warm. If the jackal attack had occurred in winter, the refugees would have been frozen to death before they could even reach Yohn City.
"Your Highness Sean," Matthew said to Sean after getting off the carriage, "I'm a very active person and I'm not suitable for staying in the same place for a long time. I have nothing to do here now. I'm going to walk around nearby."
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"You can do whatever you want, but we'll be done here soon, so remember to come back early."
"Definitely!" After Matthew said that, he left Sean and walked away.
After Matthew left, Sean also ordered the butler Henry beside him: "Henry, help me summon the original residents of Hetan Town in this open space in front of me."
"No problem... But Your Highness, what should we do with them? Do you want to drive them away?" Henry pointed not far behind Sean.
"them?"
Sean turned around and looked behind him, and found a group of teenage children, about twenty in number, following behind their motorcade.
These children should have followed the convoy from the slums. They were all sallow and thin, with dusty faces and tattered clothes. Their eyes were full of hunger, pain and begging.
"They..." After thinking carefully for a while, Sean said: "Henry, please give them some food first, and then ask them if they are willing to go to Hetan Town with us. If they are willing, you can take them with you."
"Okay, Your Highness."
After Henry finished answering, he was ready to leave.
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet." Sean stopped Henry who was about to leave.
"Is there anything else your Highness can do?"
"I would like to add one more thing." Sean said to Henry seriously: "Remember to explain to them clearly that taking them to the territory is not to make them slaves, but to take them to Hetan Town as free citizens."
"no problem."
Butler Henry did not raise any objections and ordered the captain of the guard, John, and a guard to protect Sean, while he and the other two guards started to get busy.
The butler Henry and the guard first took a few loaves of black bread and some drinking water from the truck to the children at the back of the motorcade, and then clearly conveyed Sean's meaning to them.
After hearing the words of the butler Henry, these children expressed their willingness to go to Hetan Town together. After these children devoured the brown bread, Henry directed them to enter the refugee camp and tell the refugees in Hetan Town that he and the new lord of Hetan Town had arrived.
information.
Most of the refugees in Hetan Town also knew Henry. After seeing Henry, they began to tell each other and walked out of the tent together, gradually gathering in the open space in front of Sean.
Sean looked at the refugees in Hetan Town in front of him, and his eyes kept searching among the refugees.
It wasn't until the [Cancel Summon] button next to [Golden Town Infantry] in the [Follower] module on the light screen changed from gray to red again that Sean saw Windsor carrying a large bag in the crowd within ten meters.
Windsor naturally kept looking at Sean, and when he noticed that Sean was looking towards him, Windsor smiled and signaled that everything was fine.
Sean felt a lot more relieved after seeing Windsor's smile.
Sean has been worried about Windsor's safety on the way here. After all, he only has the Black Iron rank now, so he may not be able to handle very dangerous things.
Fortunately, he is fine now.
...
Gradually, there were more and more refugees in the open space, and everyone was whispering to each other about their new lord - Sean.
After being spread by the butler Henry, the refugees all knew that the new lord standing in front of them was the biological son of the Grand Duke of the Principality, so the refugees' eyes revealed awe, joy and uneasiness.
I am happy that Hetan Town has finally welcomed a new lord, but I am uneasy because this new lord is only sixteen years old and is still a child. Can he really manage the territory well?
After all the refugees left the tents and came to the open space, the butler Henry also returned to Sean.
Looking at the crowd in front of him, Sean felt something was wrong, because the number of refugees in front of him seemed to be much smaller than expected.
So Sean asked: "Henry, how many people were there in River Beach Town before?"
"Your Highness Sean, it turns out that there are four thousand people in Hetan Town." Henry replied.
"Then why are there so few now? Not even one-tenth?"
Sean frowned and estimated the number of refugees. Not counting the twenty-odd children who came out of the slums, there were only about three hundred refugees in front of him, which was much less than expected.
"There is nothing we can do about it." Henry sighed, "I just asked the residents in the town. After escaping from the town, some of them went to other towns, and there were more than a thousand people left.
Let’s come to Yoon City together.”
"How come there are only more than 300 people left out of more than a thousand people? Could it be that many people have entered the city?" Sean asked.
"Your Highness Sean, your guess is correct. The rich people in Hetan Town, people with titles, and people with skills such as blacksmiths and carpenters will not stay in the refugee camps but go directly to the city to make a living.
Most of the young and strong people have also entered the city, leaving only some old people, women, children and farmers who only know how to farm, so the number is naturally much smaller." Henry explained.
"Oh, Hetan Town will become Hetan Village now." Sean sighed: "Everyone has almost arrived."
Henry nodded.
"Oh well."
Sean took a step forward, cleared his throat, and said loudly:
"Hello everyone! My name is Sean Violet, and I am the new lord of Riverbeach Town."
"Hello! Your Highness Sean." The refugees saluted Sean one after another.
Although Sean is just a baron and is one level lower than the Viscount of Lakes, Sean is the biological son of Archduke Lane after all, so everyone should respect him more.
"I'm here today to tell you some good news!" Sean said loudly, "The first good news is that the Earl of River has confirmed that he will send troops to help us eliminate the jackals occupying Hetan Town, so that we can be safe
have returned home.”
As soon as Sean finished speaking, the refugees in Hetan Town started talking excitedly.
"is this real?"
"Will Earl River really send troops?"
“It’s really great!”
"We can go home after we have eliminated the jackals!"
.....
Some refugees even hugged each other and cried after hearing Sean's words. After all, for these farmers who have made a living by farming for generations, Hetan Town is the place where they have lived all their lives.
...
Sean was very moved when he saw the true feelings of the refugees in front of him.
Sean was just about to announce the second piece of good news when, out of the corner of his eye, he accidentally caught sight of Windsor standing outside the crowd, so Sean winked at Windsor.
Windsor was stunned at first, but he quickly understood and stood up and said loudly:
"After Earl River's soldiers leave, the Jackals may attack Hetan Town again. How can your Highness ensure everyone's safety?"
After hearing Windsor's words, the cheers of the residents suddenly dropped a lot.
Chapter completed!