"Why did you tell me about this? Is there any personal resentment between you?" Yakov cherkaski looked at count anzumov with suspicion and distrust in his eyes.

    This is the third day after the Russian occupation of Smolensk. As Prince Alexei is about to lead his army to support the decisive battle between the Czar and yanush raziweu, after the banquet, the Prince did not stay in the castle more, so he moved to zamoshye as the advance base. The Cossack army originally stationed in zamoshiya took away all the lusenians there and returned to Ukraine in accordance with the agreement with the prince. Another general, Shimon rahmanin, went with Vasili to support khmelinitsky, who was caught in a hard struggle.

    So the castle became the office of Yakov cherkaski, who also became the supreme military and administrative chief of Smolensk.

    Early this morning, Yakov cherkaski''s count anzumov came to visit. After a nutritious greeting, count anzumov pretended to inadvertently mention his conversation with fiordo about Franco at the banquet.

    Originally, Yakov cherkaski showed his intention to kill Franco''s attitude that day, which he was unwilling to use for Czarist Russia. This time I heard that Franco still wanted to fight czar Russia in that situation, even though he didn''t hesitate to kill the fish and catch the net, I felt that he couldn''t stay. But he wondered why anzumov told himself about it, because he was loyal to Czarist Russia, or did he have a personal grudge with Franco?

    For the doubt and distrust revealed in Yakov cherkaski''s words and eyes, anzumov did not feel any discomfort. When people''s status reaches his level, etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame are floating clouds. He is now only for the prosperity of his family and his own prosperity.

    "Your Excellency, although I have worked with head Franco for many years, I don''t have much intersection. Head Franco is a standard and rigid soldier. He is not good at intersection and doesn''t have much contact with our nobles. He even rarely talks to me except for government affairs." anzumov first cleared himself that he retaliated against Franco because of personal resentment.

    "Then what are you doing? You should know that if you tell me these words, not only Franco may suffer, but also fiordo may be involved. I remember that the old guy has a good relationship with you. You were all going to be in laws." Yakov cherkaski asked again.

    "General, I''m for me and my family." anzumov put his hand on his chest, leaned slightly and said: "When I heard the news that Prince yanushi''s army was coming, you saw the expressions of the nobles who surrendered with me. They were afraid that Prince yanushi would win and come back to settle accounts in the autumn. Especially shchenko, I can guarantee that he is writing a letter at home crying and flattering the old prince."

    "Hum, those wall grass." Yakov cherkaski muttered contemptuously. Yakov didn''t know the virtues of these capitulationists, or Smolensk would have used them. Yakov would have sent them to Siberia to cut trees.

    "Yes, a group of wall grass. But they don''t think about it. Even if they fall to the other end, will yanushi want them? The old king wants an excuse to eradicate us all and control power. Therefore, I know very well that you can live only with the great czar and general."

    "You are an understanding person, and I like understanding people," said Yakov cherkaski, rising and walking to count anzumov, patting him on the shoulder.

    "Thank you, general."

    "I will deal with the mercenary regiment, and I will remember your credit. You have a son who wants to join the army. Let him come to my headquarters." Yakov cherkaski remembered anzumov''s son and gave count anzumov a sweet date.

    "It''s my son''s honor," anzumov said happily, and he was right.

    Now that the matter was over, azumov planned to leave. Yakov asked his adjutant Gregory to send azumov out of the castle.

    Soon Gregory came back.

    "Master, count anzumov has gone," Gregory exchange reported.

    After anzumov left, Yakov cherkaski began to figure out how to eradicate the mercenary regiment. Franco and his mercenary regiment existed one day, and one day was a hidden danger.

    "Never let the tiger go back to the mountain," Yakov thought to himself.

    Yakov made another mistake when he used any excuse to destroy the mercenary regiment. Because the prince had personally promised that the mercenary regiment would allow them to be free under the condition of ensuring that they would not participate in the war within six months. Now the prince''s words are especially in his ears. Although he was out of public interest, he disobeyed the prince''s intention after all.

    In ludonia, the mercenary regiment also made difficulties for one thing. That is the residence of the mercenary regiment. According to the agreement, the mercenary regiment must stay in ludonia for three months before it can leave.

    Alexei arranged the mercenary regiment and their families in ludnia as a concentration camp. After two wars, ludnia has long been a ruins. When Prince Alexei''s army left, he took all tents and supplies. Now ludnia is poor.

    "Is there no other way?" Franco asked the Quartermaster anxiously. According to the estimate of the quartermaster, at least 100 temporary wooden houses need to be built to arrange the accommodation of the mercenary regiment and their families. But the manpower of the mercenary Corps obviously can not be done in a short time. Although there are enough tents, spring rain will come after winter. It is obviously unrealistic to let all people shelter from the wind and rain in tents for three months.

    The Quartermaster shook his head.

    "Commander, I have checked all the houses in the village. There are only more than 20 houses that can barely accommodate people, but these are not enough for one fifth of the people. Moreover, these houses have no roof. There is no shortage of trees in the woods, but we are short of manpower. I calculated that it will take a month and a half to build 80 wooden houses with our current manpower "Time" the Quartermaster said. He did his best, but after all, it was difficult for a clever woman to make bricks without rice.

    "Is there really no way?" Franco fell into despair. He didn''t accept Prince Alexei''s high salary, which has been criticized by some people in the mercenary regiment. However, due to Franco''s high prestige in the mercenary regiment, some mercenaries chose to obey despite their complaints. But if they can''t afford basic accommodation, such discontent and complaints will erupt like a volcano and destroy the whole mercenary regiment.

    "Maybe that''s why Prince Alexei promised so readily," Franco thought again.

    The Quartermaster looked at Franco and hoped that the Colonel could come up with a way. His Polish wife was also in the team, also sleeping in the open.

    At this time, a small head poked out from behind a broken wall behind Franco.

    "I have a way."