The Rise of the European Emperor

Here, Marin and Edward are plotting against Scotland, and the statistics of the victory over there have come out. Quartermaster Wald has a cameo role in the statistics of the results. This product comes from a merchant family, and the calculation is relatively good.

"Grand Duke, the statistics of the results have come out!" Walder did not understand English, but only German, so he could only report to Marin alone.

"speak!"

"According to statistics, this time the enemy army was 10,000 people, and a total of 2,700 people were killed and injured. Among them, 2,154 people were wounded, and 546 people were killed on the spot. However, among the 2,154 wounded people, it is estimated that more than 700 people will be injured because of injuries. Die heavy..."

"Why is the death rate so high? With our military doctors giving treatment, shouldn't so many people die?" Marin was a little puzzled. Most of the wounded soldiers in his army were healed.

"Grand Duke, it is like this. These incurable wounded are basically wounded by muskets. The damage caused by lead bullets is too serious, and the military doctors say it is difficult to save them..."

"So that's the case..." Marin was stunned. The damage of the cold weapon is easy to heal, but the spherical lead bullet weighing 30 grams will roll in the human body and cause huge trauma. In severe cases, it will cause a large blood hole at the mouth of the bowl, which is very difficult to cure. Also, lead is toxic. Being hit by a lead bullet is not only a big wound, but also difficult to heal. Therefore, it is indeed difficult to save people who are injured by gunshots.

"In addition, there are 7,300 healthy prisoners. Among them, 465 have noble status. This is the situation on the side of the war barracks. There are 7,000 people in the healing camp. They all surrendered and there were no casualties..." Wald continued to report.

"465 nobles were not injured?"

"No, 326 people were injured, basically the group of knights who escaped with James IV. In addition, 52 nobles died in battle, not included in the 465 people." Knights are also nobles, but they are the lowest nobles.

Malin suddenly realized that it seemed that the nobles were still very afraid of death. Moreover, there are rules in Europe that nobles are allowed to be redeemed, so in critical situations, nobles generally choose to surrender to save their lives. Only a small number of nobles, more unlucky, were killed before the overall situation was determined.

"Does the 326 injured knights count among the 2,700 casualties?" Marin asked.

"Yes, Archduke."

"In other words, 139 nobles were not injured, including James IV?"

"Exactly!"

"So,

Among the healthy prisoners, 7161 were not nobles? "

"Grand Duke, you are really good at arithmetic, and you can do it mentally. It's amazing! Unlike your subordinates, you have to do it with a pen." Walder patted his horse.

"Okay, I'm not a mathematician, I just want to say that those 7161 healthy non-aristocratic Scottish prisoners of war sent me to the Newcastle Coal Mine to dig coal!"

"Dig coal?" Wald was a little stunned, he couldn't keep up with Marin's rhythm of thinking.

"Nonsense, with so many prisoners of war, daily food consumption is a big problem. Instead of keeping them in vain, it's better to drive them to the coal mines to dig coal! It's just that the coal mines have been shut down for a while because of the Scots invasion. The crowd escorted them to dig coal to make up for the losses they had lost some time ago!" Marin waved his hand impatiently. Now the local coal is supplied by the Newcastle coal mine. Some time ago, due to the shutdown of the war, it is estimated that there will be short-term coal supply difficulties in the local area.

"Then... what about the Newcastle miners hired before?"

"Same coal mining! However, the two groups of people are separated. These Scottish prisoners of war, arrange for them to dig coal in the surrounding mines where the terrain is dangerous and it is not easy to escape! However, they must be shackled!"

"clear!"

"Archduke Marin, what are you talking about?" Edward didn't know German, so he didn't know what Marin was talking about.

"Your Majesty, I'm arranging for the prisoners of war." Marin turned his head and said with a smile.

"Prisoner of war? How did you arrange it?"

"Dig coal! There are many coal mines in Newcastle, just to arrange for those uninjured prisoners of war to dig coal!"

"However, it's not good for you to decide the arrangement of the prisoners of war alone..." Edward was somewhat dissatisfied that Marin decided the arrangement of the prisoners of war without consulting him.

"Your Majesty, these are more than 7,000 prisoners of war, and I have no objection if you want them. However, can you get the rations for more than 7,000 strong men?" Marin asked back.

"This..." Edward was at a loss for words. He was a poor man, and if it wasn't for the help of Marin and the French to advance a lot of capital, he would not be able to get up at all. Speaking of food, his own food was provided by Marin.

"So, I let the seven thousand prisoners of war mine in Newcastle, and I provide food, isn't it good?"

Edward thought about it right, nodded, but asked again:

"Are there any nobles among these 7,000 prisoners of war? Letting nobles dig coal is a very bad rule."

"No, the nobles will go south with the army. Those who stay in Newcastle to dig coal are all civilian Scottish soldiers."

"That's good, but you're not afraid of these Scottish soldiers rioting? They are capable of fighting."

"It's all right, I'll put them in shackles. In addition, I'll leave 5,000 men from the Fifth Corps of Siwag to oversee the coal mining of these prisoners of war. At the same time, I will be prepared to send people from Scotland to rob people."

"That's fine..." Edward nodded, but still had some regrets. Because, he originally planned to win over Sivag for his own use. But the north did have to guard against another attack from the Scots. After all, although these 10,000 people are the main force in Scotland, there are still some second- and third-line troops in Scotland. If they came and left unprotected, the prisoners of war might have been snatched back to restore Scotland's army to strength. Therefore, it is necessary to keep people on the defensive.

As for the arrangement of the remaining seven thousand Scotsmen, Marin and Edward were again at odds. Edward believed that these seven thousand people were relatively honest and could be brought along as coolies to help transport the baggage to the south.

But Marin objected, and Marin's reason was that 15,000 English men and about 14,000 English prisoners of war had been captured before. In addition, the Marlin army itself has brought more than 10,000 strong people, and they are all staying in Grimsby at the moment. If you take these seven thousand Scottish people to the south, the food supply of the army will become extremely difficult.

"But in Newcastle, the food supply is not as difficult?" Edward asked rhetorically.

"No, Your Majesty, Newcastle is a port. I can bring food from Emden, and the transportation is very convenient. And with these people on the road, it is very troublesome to transport food by land in the middle. These people don't have to do other things. , just transport the food."

After thinking about it, Edward agreed to keep the seven thousand Scotsmen in Newcastle temporarily. Then, Marin felt that he couldn't raise these people as uncles. They had to work... So, the seven thousand Scottish people became coal diggers... Of course, because they were more honest and had little fighting ability, No need to wear shackles...

Sivag, who went to Marin to accept the order, said in shock:

"Oh my god, this time there are more than 14,000 coal-digging hard-earned laborers, how much coal do I have to dig out? However, my current task seems to be the first to build shackles for the more than 7,000 prisoners of war. In addition, I have to order the coal mining shovels needed by more than 14,000 people..."

"Are you stupid? Who told you to send more than 14,000 people to dig coal? And more than 14,000 shovels. Don't dig up the coal and don't transport it to the dock for loading? Those prisoners of war let them They all go to dig coal. As for the strong people, two or three thousand people can be arranged to transport the excavated coal to the dock for loading on a cart!"

"Understood, I'll make arrangements now!"

In this way, more than 10,000 laborers poured into the Newcastle coal mine, and the mining speed of the coal mine has soared... As for whether these unfortunate Scottish prisoners will die from the explosion of underground gas or something, that is not a horse Lin was concerned about it. Anyway, there are no Scottish nobles in it. If you blow up, you will be killed, and you don't have to pay for any money... This is the case in this era, only the nobles have human rights...