Rise of the Lord of Mount and Blade

Just as Richard was conceiving the development of the territory’s armaments, somewhere far within Valantia’s domain, a secret conversation was conversing in a dimly lit room.

“In two months, Teresa Young Lady is about to marry the newly promoted Earl of Mein. We must stop all of this.”

“Stop? We didn’t Opportunity prevented, Uncle, he has already publicized the marriage contract between Teresa and Earl Mein in Touraine. This cannot be changed unless one of them dies.”

“You got the point. Go on.” The old and gloomy woman in the room said in a hoarse voice, “According to tradition, one month before the wedding, Earl Mein will personally go to Kleiner to discuss the process and details of the wedding with your Uncle. On his way to Kleiner, we can set up an ambush in advance and directly assassinate him halfway.”

“Assassin an earl, don’t you think the king and Uncle will investigate it? If we find us Body, that’s the catastrophe!”

“They won’t have a chance to find us.” The old woman smiled sinisterly and said, “Young Master, as long as you agree, I will hire a group immediately. The Bailey mercenary group, even if they look closely, they will only find the Bailey people, and they think that this is because the Bailey people are unwilling to fail and use despicable means to murder the Touraine nobles who participated in the war.”

“After the death of Earl Mein, we will create another small accident… Then everyone will think that Teresa Young Lady was overwhelmed by grief and had an accident. As the second in line, you will be the second in line after the death of the Duke. It will be the new Duke of Valantia.”

“Oz, you have a good idea.” Upon hearing this, the young Alville Rilis was nodded with satisfaction and agreed with his spy chief’s proposal. , Said: “You can do it without worry, I will satisfy you with the funds you need. As long as I become the Duke of Valantia, your family can also become a nobleman.”

“Please rest assured, Young Master.” was called The old woman of Oz saluted excitedly and said that what she dreams most is to be able to leap into the aristocratic class. Now that she has received the promise from the master, she does not need to explain how excited she is.

After the old woman left, Alville walked out with him, and just then a young maid just passed by. Seeing the maid’s slim figure under her thin clothes, Alville’s heart moved slightly. , Stepped forward and picked up the unsuspecting maid, and in the slight exclamation from the maid, they stepped forward and entered the nearest room.

One hour later, Alville, who was tidying up his clothes, walked out of the room. He turned his head and glanced at the smooth thighs exposed on the bed. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised. As the second heir to Valantia duchy, Only the cousin Teresa, who is a few years younger than him, stood in front of him. It is a pity that the cousins ​​cannot marry each other, otherwise he can marry Teresa directly, which will not only be beautiful but also be able to inherit the title of duke. .

For his beautiful cousin, he has coveted it very early, if he can, he really wants to let Teresa “dead accidentally” after tasting…

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More than a month is enough to accomplish many things.

Before Richard went to Kreiner to meet his prospective father-in-law according to tradition, Roger and the three led an army to wipe out most of the bandits and robbers in the Mein region. The criminals killed were basically Being cut off the head and inserted on both sides of the road as a warning, this greatly shocked the other bandits in the territory. Although they fell into the grass, they were still afraid of death. They consciously packed up their possessions and fled before the count’s army came. When he arrived in the territory of the surrounding lords, he did not dare to continue to be led by Mein.

Except for the warning that the gangsters who died on the spot were cut off the head, the prisoners captured alive did not end well. Because of Richard’s order to build an ordnance factory, these prisoners were used as slaves, every day Day and night high-intensity work contributes to the new manufacturing plant.

Because of the more stringent and high-intensity work than 007 and 996, many gangsters died at work. The citizens of Mein City can basically see the corpses being sent out of the city every day and throw them out. In the Chaotic Burial Mound.

Of course, the treatment of workers recruited from locals is almost the difference between Heaven and Earth compared to them. Richard not only provides them with free food for three meals a day, but also Giving a daily salary as a reward, which is completely different from other nobles’ generosity, made Richard’s reputation in Meen City once rise, and was praised and supported by many civilians.

At the same time as the construction of the ordnance factory, Richard also asked the Minister of the Seal to discuss the purchase with the blacksmiths and leathersmiths in the collar. The number of craftsmen required for the factory is quite large, and only the artisans in the collar are possible. It was still not enough, so Richard also sent people to other places to recruit artisans.

The acquisition by the blacksmiths and leathersmiths went very smoothly. Under the generous treatment offered by the earl, they basically agreed with their brains, but the participation of all local craftsmen also brought some side effects. For example, the price of the tools that people use has been continuously increased within a period of time after the completion of the ordnance factory…

Of course, this is something to be said.

In addition to these two things, Jacob’s census was completed quickly with the cooperation of local officials and landlord heads. He filled several parchments with the data he obtained. Check it with Richard.

The specific population of the entire Mienling excluding serfs and slaves is 13,758 people, the capital Mien City has a population of 5,210, Puyo Town has a population of 2510, and Fula Town has a population of 2,389. The rest of the villages are scattered. The total population is 3649. If Richard initiates a full-scale war mobilization order, the limit can draw more than 5,000 conscripts, but the price of this is that there will be no surplus labor in the confinement to use, and the rear will be completely empty.

Richard will naturally not let this happen, because the full-scale war mobilization order will only be used when the enemy is strong and he has no way out. If it is normal, the expansion will be added. He would only recruit a standing army in the early 2000s to fight.

Considering the possibility of a civil unrest sweeping across the country in the next five years, in addition to the standing army, Richard instructed that all men between the ages of 16 and 45 in Cassia should be included in the reserve. Sequence, before the autumn harvest every year, the village is called up for half a month military training. The instructors trained are drawn from the veterans of the standing army. Although board and lodging are not included during the training period, everyone can receive it every day. Two Copper Coins.

After learning of Richard’s order, not only Cassia was shocked, but even Treasurer Marlowe was stupid. He did not know Chai Migui if he was not in charge. After becoming Treasurer, he often felt over the daily expenses of the standing army. Headache, now Richard is preparing to pay each recruiter a daily salary during the military training. This is a huge expense, and he immediately jumped out and raised his objection.