Rise of the Lord of Mount and Blade

Blatte leads Loffey Castle.

January 1, 1020 in the main calendar.

Looking at the castles and villages wrapped in silver and white, Richard, wearing a fur robe, slowly exhaled the stale air accumulated in his chest, and the air he exhaled turned into a mist, and soon in the wind Dissipated in.

During his absence, Luofei Village has undergone great changes. The military zone that was originally designated has already been completed. Behind the sharp wooden walls are contiguous stone building barracks and stables. , The barracks are arranged in a back shape, and in the middle of the barracks is a school field wide enough to accommodate hundreds of people to practice at the same time.

In such cold weather, the soldiers are naturally impossible to go out for training. Except for the soldiers on duty, they basically hide in the warm barracks. On the sharp wooden wall, Richard can see one A soldier with a weapon in an animal skin robe was patrolling slowly against the wind and snow, and only warmed up when he walked into the tower.

Oh, yes, it is beneficial to the construction of the military zone. The thin pointed wooden fence surrounding the village was torn down and rebuilt. It was replaced by a wall of the same specifications as the military zone. The new wall is four meters high and wide. Two meters, the fence can be patrolled and walked by soldiers. Compared with the thin fence that guards against wild beasts, the defensive power is higher.

Furthermore, several towers have been built on the new fence, allowing Archer to shoot inside without threats.

Richard was very satisfied with the changes here, and then he took two Valandia Knights into the village gate.

Richard’s return caused a lot of waves. After hearing the news of his return, the villagers and soldiers walked out of the house one after another, standing on both sides of the road spontaneously to welcome the young lord who made the war. Waved to the crowd, Richard was also observing the situation inside the village. He found that there were many new buildings in the village, and he guessed that some immigrants moved here to settle here during this time.

Under the welcoming of the villagers, Richard slowly entered the castle. His courtiers Cassia and the young Walter, as well as the adventurers recruited from the riding world, were already waiting for him at the castle gate and saw him coming After saluting, Richard noticed that the crowd was faintly divided into two parts, one was led by Cassia, including Walter and the several adventurers who followed him first, and the other was led by Suolegun, including the ones brought back this time. Adventurers.

Unexpectedly, Simon, who hadn’t seen him for a long time, returned.

Richard just wanted to ask Simon. Before he could say anything, I heard Cassia say: “Viscount Lord, welcome you back in triumph.”

“Yeah.” Richard nodded and decided Later, I will call Simon for a separate questioning, and then he said, “I don’t need to say anything extra, Cassia, you will come with me to the study later. I need you to tell me everything that happened during this period of time. I’ll report it again.”

“Understood.” Cassia promised. He watched Richard and stopped talking, wanting to inquire about Suolegun and the others, but he just said what he said. Does not come out.

Richard didn’t notice his strangeness. He scanned the crowd a few times and found that Smith’s silhouette was the only one missing. He couldn’t help but ask suspiciously: “Where did Smith go?”

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“He helped with the blacksmith Martin.” Suolegun replied.

“Why didn’t I see him when I came in?” Richard continued to ask, but no one answered his question this time, because they didn’t know how to answer, and Richard didn’t struggle with this issue anymore. , Turned over and dismounted, handed the rein to a soldier, and then walked in toward the castle gate.

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Half an hour later, in Richard’s study.

After Cassia’s account, Richard has a general understanding of the changes in Lofi Village.

The war with the Kingdom of Bailey was not at all affected here, and some people who were forced to flee because of the war came here and settled in Laertai Town. Of course, the most important thing is Simon from the country. The immigrants who moved here to settle with him.

After counting, a total of 128 people have settled here in the past few months. Among them, there are 53 young and middle-aged and 29 children. The rest are old and weak women and children. Richard is in the village. The newly built buildings I saw were new homes built by immigrants.

Because these immigrants are newcomers and the farming season is over, Cassia did not allocate any land to them. He plans to wait until the next spring to see the situation. Richard has no objection to his plan. He is going to be promoted to earl in the future, and his eyes will not be on the small place of Bratai. When he is divided, his attention will be on the new Fiefdom.

Oh yes, the taxes paid by the villagers are also put in the warehouse, because the tax payment form among the civilians at the bottom is mainly paid in kind, so Richard does not actually get many coins, more It’s still food and raw materials. Grain needs to be stored, and raw materials can be sold elsewhere for money.

After saying this, Richard brought the topic to the military.

“Some of the soldiers I asked Connie to bring back are equipped with good skills, such as the one named Kuliot. He is an excellent scout, and I plan to use him as the core. A scout squad; and the woman named Sijia, who knows medical skills, and I am also planning to recruit some women from the collar, or more careful soldiers, to learn medical treatment with her, and form a medical team, so that we can fight in the future. China can also reduce casualties caused by injuries.”

“Everything is up to you, but we now have a problem that cannot be ignored.” Cassia said, “We have too many full-time soldiers. If it continues to continue, I am afraid that there will be no money to pay military pay.”

Richard understands what he means by full-time soldiers, but he currently has no suitable method to deal with this matter, because He was not sure whether he would be able to recruit them back after disbanding the soldiers, and whether the level would remain at the original level after the recruitment.

“I will find a way to deal with this, but I will leave again in a few days. The Noble House has nominated me as a candidate for the new nobleman of Niang. I need to go back and get my family As long as they can be promoted to earl, there is no need to worry about the salary of these full-time soldiers.” Richard said.

“Noble House?” Cassia browsed slightly wrinkle, he hesitated for a moment, and asked: “Do you need me to go back with you? I can help you convince my big brother to let the Griffin family I support you too.”

“oh?” Richard looked at Cassia in surprise, and asked, “Are you willing to go back?”

“I think it’s time for me to go back. For the mistakes I made.” Cassia said with a bitter smile, “but you can rest assured, for my sake, my big brother will agree to support you.”