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What the king didn't know was that before the meeting, Queen Matilda begged Bruno to come forward to save the country from the disaster that was happening.

The poor and lovely Matilda pleaded in a low voice, so strong and upright Bruno couldn't pretend to ignore it.

For the current plan, the best way is to select a few powerful earls and destroy the Beastmen in divisions and divisions.

That's why Bruno said forcefully: "I suggest that Horten, Earl of Göttingen, be named the Earl of Palatine, and serve as the Beastman Extermination Officer in the king's court, and lead the disaster in the vicinity to quell. In this way, if he succeeds, he will celebrate the country's peace at last, If it fails, it is better to remove him from his position directly to show punishment and the authority of the king."

Conrad's eyes lit up immediately.

As expected of a scholar, Bruno's method is very interesting.

Earl Palatine means the earl of the court.It does not mean that the earl of the court must be stronger than the ordinary earl, but the earl who serves in the court of the upper-level nobles is often stronger.

"Okay, please arrange it. In terms of funds, you can spend some..." Conrad scratched his small coffers in pain.

After finishing speaking here, the queen caressed her chest and sighed cutely.

Finally, the idea of ​​helping Huo Teng get promoted was fulfilled.

……

In fact, Hellman's letter finally reached Caesar's court, but Conrad threw it into the trash.

In his opinion, your kid is Bernard's nephew, can you still help me?

I'm afraid it's not specifically for scamming money.Thought I had that much money?

threw!

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In fact, it is normal for the king to refuse to write a letter asking for money.

Hellman, who was rejected, blamed his mother for the reason.It was Swanishild who was holding onto the power to his death, and was determined to control the southeastern border for the Billund family, which caused his status to be ignored, and he was not even favored by the king.

But in the eyes of historians of later generations, this is a phased sign.In the competition for hegemony among nobles in central Germany, Huo Teng came from behind and stood out, becoming a potential stock of regional hegemony favored by the imperial power.

Just like the practice that goes against common sense, the emperor did not reject regional hegemony, and even deliberately installed his cronies to serve as regional hegemony in order to seize the wealth and military power in it for his own rule; Now, the power to undertake feudal obligations is only a fraction of what it was.

Many scholars believe that the accidental death of Otto III not only symbolized the disillusionment of the ideal of establishing the classical Roman Empire, but also broke the traditional imperial attachment in Germany and eliminated a large number of dignitaries who relied on imperial power to rule from top to bottom, such as Eka Local dignitaries like De I were thrown away together, which gave Huo Teng room to grow up.

From this perspective, every nobleman who rose after Otto III had to kowtow to him.

It's not that the emperor died young, how could the latecomers have a bright future.

As for the year marked as a turning point in history, that is, the spring of 1000 AD, what is Huo Teng, who is considered to be struggling in the eye of the storm and gradually emerging, doing?

He is trying to find ways to make money in business.

On the northwest side of the free city of Göttingen there is a tributary of the Duckchi River leading to the Rhine, and on the northeast side of Göttingenburg there is a Leine River flowing into the Weser River.

Although these two rivers are only a few kilometers apart, they clearly belong to the two most prosperous water systems in the empire.According to Huo Teng's superficial knowledge of geography, he feels that there should be no place where two commercial systems can be connected as easily as Göttingen.

Huo Teng and his childhood friend, Greya, a trade master who escaped from Friesland, talked while walking by the river.

Horten suggested: "Greya, what do you think of us building a storehouse here? So that the merchants going to the Weser River can turn to the Rhine River here, and vice versa. On these two rivers, there are countless Famous cities and important towns, as long as a little surplus is leaked out of it, it will be enough for us to eat fat."

Greya, who runs a small business, visually measured the distance between the two rivers.Since resisting Bernard Jr.'s invasion last year and demolishing the pier, she has been able to attract very little business from other places. Only the regular local market will keep her busy for a while.

"Don't look, it's a total of [-] steps from here to the other end. I measured it by walking several times." Huo Teng reported the length very accurately.

About 6 kilometers.

"Then we can only use livestock trucks for transshipment, but this is also good, we can collect two taxes." Greya measured the width and calculated carefully: "There must be at least fifty more cattle, horses and mules, and more than ten more cart,"

Huo Teng actually wanted to open a canal, and sit directly on both sides of the river to pay taxes.

But he still overestimated the Middle Ages.Just the 6-kilometer canal was an unfathomable super project in 1000 AD when productivity was more advanced.Thousands of slaves are needed to dig every kilometer, and at least 3 to [-] people must be mobilized to work in shifts if the project is to be fully completed.To make matters worse, Huo Teng not only lacks management talents for digging canals, but also does not know how to build cascade water valves. Otherwise, the water levels of the Yachi River and the Leina River will not be at the same position, causing the water level to plummet due to backflow, and the river will dry up directly. It's bad.

1000 years ago, the tyrant Nero wanted to dig a six-kilometer Corinth Canal on the Greek peninsula, running through the Aegean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. The Century Project collapsed without much movement, and Nero was killed three months later.Although his death had nothing to do with the canal, it did leave behind the far-fetched theory that digging the canal was a great success and cost a lot, which led to the collapse of the empire.

Huo Teng is now counted together from all over the country, and there are only 3 to [-] people who can be mobilized. There is no way to dig soil on the canal.

That's not digging a canal, that's digging your own grave.

"Don't think too much about it. In terms of our current financial situation, you are not as good as your horse." Greya sighed.She saw the light in Huo Teng's eyes, that kind of ambitious and unrealistic grand idea.

However, in reality, Huo Teng not only did not eat as well as the centaur Laura, but also did not eat as well as his wife and children. Every day he had bread and eggs, and a piece of meat for three days.

"No hurry, when we have money, let's go to Aachen and Cologne to have a big meal." Huo Teng patted his chest and boasted again.

"I won't tell you any more, I still have to check the account books with my little master to reduce expenses as much as possible." Greya spat and left on her own.

In fact, it was because she saw Laura trotting over here. This centaur has a lot of combat power and is quite jealous. She doesn't like to see other women alone beside Huo Teng.

Laura arched Huo Teng, Huo Teng stroked her platinum fur, and sighed softly: "Hurry up, when the station armor and high bridge saddle prepared for you are ready, we will wear swords and armor together, like my neighbor Crazy bitches go to fight."

Although he didn't have a saddle, Huo Teng still rode on the horse with Laura's waist in his arms, taking a leisurely walk by the river.

For a creature that weighs more than a ton, carrying Huo Teng is really not a burden. Laura is very comfortable walking and stopping when she wants.

Huo Teng was also checking his taskbar.

In addition to the main tasks and sudden tasks, there are a few more daily tasks.

It's not shabby to brush your daily life.

Huo Teng chose two programs with good rewards and easy completion.

[Daily task: Unarmed and not hard.From making stone tools to bronze and iron, human technology has never stopped advancing, and you can't be weaker than your neighbors.Requirements: Research and complete a technology.Reward: A random building drawing will be presented. 】

[Daily task: open up wasteland and land and kill non-stop.kill!kill!Only by constantly using the sword in your hand to plow and sweep away the despicable people can you create a truly happy lost country.Requirement: Destroy more than 1 Beastmen.Reward: A piece of [-]-star equipment will be presented immediately. 】

……

When he returned to Göttingenburg, he was stunned by the great happiness brought back by the messenger.

He was actually appointed Earl of the King's Palatine, and also assumed the official position of the Beastman Extermination Officer.

These two special positions made Huo Teng feel extremely excited.

He knew very well that Queen Matilda was behind this.

"However, the old Duke Bernard seems to have expressed his dissatisfaction." The messenger also brought a private notice from the Holy See of Mainz. It was obvious that the old Bernard was still worried about the two defeats by Huo Teng.

He will intervene.

Huo Teng's reply was not so cunning, he waved his hands directly and domineeringly:

"Don't be afraid, if he stretches out his left hand, he will chop off his left hand; if he stretches out his right hand, he will chop off his right hand."

Chapter 210

Congratulations on unlocking the official position 【Earl of Paladin】

Unlocks Special Affairs Officer Recruitment: Government Affairs Document.

Government documents: special affairs officers, good at handling special affairs in internal affairs, suitable for promoting the development of agriculture, handicrafts, and commerce, and reconciling conflicts among nobles.

Unlock special attributes: knighted.

Canonization, when you grant titles to loyal subordinates and relatives, he will gain stronger legitimacy and reduce the probability of being provoked and opposed by other nobles.

Unlock Organization: Form the Inner Palace Knights.

To form a knight order, you can try to organize the fixed knights under you, award named banners, and it can be finalized after long-term training and fighting.In the later stage, the Neifu Knight Academy can be built.

Congratulations on unlocking the official position [Beastman Extermination Officer]

Unlock common arms: [Beast Hunting Team]

Ordinary arms: Beast hunting team (basic number: 30 people, monthly salary 6 gold, recruitment cost 20 gold. The most elite hunters in the forest are good at hunting down those dirty beastmen with bows and spears, as well as hounds. Traits: Mixed weapons , this army can use both bows and arrows, and can also form a spear formation, but don’t think that they can be used as an army formation; hounds, this army can train a certain number of hounds.)

Unlock excellent units: [Beast Slayer]

Excellent unit: Giant Beast Slayer (Basic number: 12 people, monthly salary 24 gold, recruitment cost 1.7 gold. In front of them, the most elite hunters are just amateur farmers who chop horns for bounty. These are born to hunt The warriors of the family generally have a stature of 3 meters and 5 feet, and a set of needle battle armor. Each person will carry [-]-[-] followers, specializing in killing large monsters among the Beastmen. Traits: Anti-big, specializing in killing large monsters; Against wild beasts, it is also good at killing wild boars and giant bears; heavy armored pioneers, but cannot charge into battle.)

Huo Teng spent a whole morning brushing Laura's fur diligently while reading the relevant instructions.

Count Palatine is just a superior replacement for Count.The earl did not unlock the arms, but only provided the heirloom black feather cloak and the diplomatic module, so the unlocking of the earl of Paladin should not have anything to do with the army.

For now, there is only one reliable unlock provided by Earl Paladin, the Special Affairs Officer.The clerk of this government document looks very good, and two can be recruited, one is responsible for promoting agricultural development and collecting agricultural taxes, and the other is in charge of adjudicating cases in the circuit court.At present, although Huo Teng can appoint more bureaucrats, the lack of income and the small territory are not so troublesome. So far, there are not many officials. Only Morris is the palace minister and a few priests are the clerks.

Huo Teng was not willing to confer titles lightly, and the Knights of the Inner Palace had to maintain a fixed establishment for a long time, and had to go through bloody battles to form combat effectiveness. The last two items could only be considered after Huo Teng really developed.

But it is really interesting to wipe out the two arms born from the Beastmen.

This was the first time that Huo Teng saw the mixed corps, that is, the perfect fighters who could go far and near.

But it seems that the effect is very regrettable. The beast hunting team can only be used in small-scale forest encounters. They are special fighters who specialize in hunting beastmen, rather than fighting in large human armies. They are not good at forming an army formation. In front of the big army is a piece of fly legs.

Another giant beast slayer, consisting of 12 strong men and forty or fifty assistants, wearing thick spiked armor, sounds pretty good too.

But Huo Teng was shocked to find that after carefully reading the relevant drawings, he still thought too much.

At this time, there was no large-scale plate armor technology, not even small pieces of plate armor. A small mobile cell composed of bundled boards.It's okay to deal with beasts and mutants with little IQ, but smart humans have already stabbed him to death with spears.

No wonder I had to have a few assistants to help me. I had to be supported when I accidentally fell down and even climbed up.

These two types of arms are too specialized, and they are not even suitable for the frontal battlefield.

"Hmm~"

Laura knelt on the ground, her little ears trembling, and she hummed an ugly folk song with a voice she had never learned to sing.This means she can indeed study human life.

Brushing is a very laborious thing, but it is very effective in cultivating feelings.This is what Laura likes the most. Huo Teng suffers from it, and he is unwilling to hand over the work of brushing up feelings to the servants, so he can only exercise here every day.

After practicing brushing hard for two hours, Huo Teng watched the maid braid Laura's ponytail beautifully, meditating on his great career of making money.

Is it possible to turn these beastman killers into a mercenary team?

Knights who want to settle in Kassel Territory spend a lot of money to buy titles and refugee populations, and then hire them to professionally exterminate the Beastman tribes on the territory and complete the upgrade of the industrial chain.

These people are also quite expensive to raise, but it is believed that the temptation of getting a fief is enough to drive those knight families with a large population crazy, even if it is to sell the iron.

After making up his mind, Huo Teng recruited a team of giant beast slayers and three teams of beast hunters.

This afternoon, a group of hunters with strange shapes came to the gate of Göttingenburg.

There are giant men in terrible armor, assistants carrying all kinds of tools for hunting wild animals, hunters with spears, long-handled sickles, bows and knives on their backs, and thin vicious dogs.

After such a team arrived, Huo Teng immediately sent people to spread the news around.

"Have you heard? In order to solve the beast man-made disaster in Kassel Territory, a professional team was specially invited."

"I went to see it at noon, it looks like a devil, it must be scary!"

The mixture of these true and false news made many knights and even wealthy country gentry envious.

The opportunity to win a fief came, even if it was just a village with a dozen households?

As we all know, every lord is stingy with the endowment of fiefs, and countless young knights wander around and fail.Now you only need to kill some weak beastmen like dogs, who doesn't want to become a master?

So those who came to sign up were so enthusiastic that they even broke through the threshold of Göttingenburg.

While Huo Teng looked at such a situation, he suddenly had an epiphany.

Damn, isn't this a Chinese-style marriage?

In order to find a wife for their son and start a family, the parents spend half of their lives buying a house and a car. They are heavily in debt to marry a wife. After the marriage, the couple work part-time to pay back the money.

Converted to this point, that is to buy the development rights, hire beastman hunters, take refugees to develop, and continue to repay the debt with the accumulation of several years.

Huo Teng decided to be wicked to the end.

Proudly launch fief loan!

Chapter 210

Naturally, Huo Teng still had to face.

The so-called fief loan is actually to divide the money for purchasing the fief license into several years, so that those families who cannot pay can divide the power of the family on the basis of only enough to pay the down payment, and go to the Earl of Kassel to develop.

The purpose of doing this is not only to obtain money, but more importantly, to use the power of money to open an upward channel, to open a small gap for those nobles and gentry who have certain wealth but lack fiefdoms, so that they can climb upwards. In the middle, smell the smell of meat from the upper floor.

To put it simply, even a fief installment loan is a great boon for families that lack fiefdoms.It is a stepping stone for class leap.

Before this, which king was so benevolent that he could even pay you in installments?Get out if you can't get the money!