Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

Actually, Su Li's surprise and pressure are quite normal, as the Black Forest Territory hasn't been developed for long.

Not counting the dwarves, the total population is less than two thousand.

To support nearly two hundred knights in shining gold armor with just these two thousand farmers and merchants is definitely a strain on finances.

A territory of this size supporting 20 knights is considered a lot. Su Li felt good before because his territory had various special industries that could produce high-value items, such as dwarven heavy armor, witch amulets, and monastery potions.

But these buildings are limited, and supporting 200 knights is definitely beyond their capacity.

The key is that in Silverspring Valley, there are also 60 elite knights and hundreds of knight attendants.

That means, in the Black Forest Territory, the total number of knights paid by Su Li and those not paid by him is more than three hundred, close to four hundred.

And all of this is not the most difficult part. The most difficult part is how to enfeoff so many knights?

Su Li can't keep suppressing them, but if he enfeoffs dozens of nobles, his army will collapse, and the territory will become too fragmented.

Su Li never thought about such a large scale of enfeoffment. From beginning to end, he estimated that the scale of enfeoffment would not exceed ten.

But Su Li can't directly tell the military this!

A virtuous lord must generously reward his meritorious knights. At least, when facing the commander of the army, Knight Orlstein, Su Li must show a willingness to enfeoff!

So Su Li pondered slightly and tentatively asked, "My commander, what do you think about me enfeoffing these knights? You know the territory's finances are under great pressure."

Orlstein immediately shook his head and said, "I don't think this is an appropriate time. The knights are eager to build more merits under your command and gain more opportunities for breakthroughs. Enfeoffing them now will greatly shake the morale of the army. An ambitious knight should not waste time in farmsteads, especially at this moment when a decisive battle with demons and green dragons is about to break out."

Su Li touched the soft beard that had grown on his chin. His mentality, like this beard, was becoming increasingly tough and mature, so he asked, "But the territory's finances are indeed under great pressure. Even if I take the Kissers to Maleburg and sell them, earning a few thousand gold crowns, it won't last long with such huge military expenses."

"We should think of ways to solve this problem. The knights' ideas are important, but the stability of the territory's finances is also very important. Of course, more importantly, we need to solve the knights' path to promotion."

Sure enough, Su Li's remarks worked!

He raised many difficulties at the same time, and Knight Orlstein failed to discover Su Li's true intention.

Knight Orlstein pondered and said, "Perhaps we can change our thinking and treat enfeoffment as a necessary condition for promotion. For example, we can create a Flower of Nobility Legion - the Black Forest Guard."

"Black Forest Guard Knights?" Su Li's eyes lit up, quite interested. There are many elite knight orders in the Empire, especially near the capital.

These knight orders generally only pledge allegiance to the Emperor or Elector.

These guard knights have also created their own legends with their brave and fearless battles. They charge ahead in almost every battle, but there are few deserters, and they are willing to come to all parts of the Empire to fight for the Emperor/Elector.

Commander Orlstein continued to introduce, "To reflect the nobility and power of the Black Forest Guard, Lord, you can equip them with the best weapons and shining, well-made plate armor, with the Black Forest mark attached in a conspicuous place to show their identity."

"All of this is to highlight the strict recruitment conditions. Let joining the Black Forest Guard be a special honor in the territory's atmosphere. This will make many young nobles eager to add a brilliant touch to their youth."

"If everything goes well, maybe people from places like Nord Territory, which are rich in warriors, will join the Black Forest Guard. There may even be offspring from other Electors joining the Black Forest Guard."

Su Li immediately understood a bit. This legion is indeed called the Flower of Nobility for a reason!

Only young nobles can join this legion, which is a common condition.

Within the Empire, many warriors of noble birth do not join the standing legions of any province, because that would mean fighting alongside ordinary soldiers. They prefer to join specialized knight orders.

These knights are all majestic, wearing shining heavy plate armor, equipped with fine weapons, and launching earth-shattering charges against the enemies of the Empire.

To become a member of the Empire's elite knight order, a noble must renounce his feudal responsibilities and inheritance rights, and then pass a strict initiation ceremony.

If the Black Forest Guard is successfully created, this will be another opportunity for the lord to gain virtue!

However, unlike the Nineteenth Tax, where the subordinates pay first and the lord returns it, now Su Li generously bestows the knights with territory first, and then the knights give up the feudal responsibilities and inheritance rights of this territory.

When joining the Black Forest Guard becomes a widespread honor, it may even attract young nobles from other territories to give up everything and join this powerful knight order.

Especially when Su Li gradually becomes stronger, the scope of this honor will become wider and wider. When he becomes an Elector, this honor will affect the entire Border Prince Territory, and when he becomes the supreme Emperor, this honor will affect the entire Empire.

Moreover, the existence of the Black Forest Guard is a banner that will inspire other knights to fight more bravely, pursue honor more fanatically, and look forward to the day they join the Black Forest Guard.

Su Li's mood became a little cheerful. In this way, the problem of the knights' enfeoffment was indeed solved.

He can slowly enfeoff those knight families with needs and abilities to suitable places to help him develop remote areas at his own pace.

But he immediately thought of a problem and said, "My commander, your Flower of Nobility proposal is indeed good. But it doesn't seem to solve the territory's financial problems, and to build such a powerful guard knight order, it seems that the financial pressure will continue to increase."

Knight Orlstein put down his knife and fork, got up and tidied his robe, and replied with confidence, "Lord, the most important thing for the Black Forest Guard Knights is honor. They are not pursuing how much their salary increases. Just increase it by 1-2 gold crowns per month for each person. But the resulting increase in combat power is unparalleled, meaning they will gain the characteristic of fighting to the death."

"On the battlefield, they will take the lead in launching attacks and be the last to leave the battlefield. This powerful combat power cannot be bought back with any amount of salary."

"I am the military commander and am only responsible for how to strengthen military strength and win battles. For financial issues, you may need to summon the Lord Chancellor, Minister of Finance, Minister of Agriculture, and Chief Steward to discuss."

Good fellow, he really pushed everything away!

You only want military perfection, and righteously leave the financial matters to the lord to solve!

Su Li sighed, put down the food, waved to Ingrid, asked her to take down the banner of the Zijing Flower family, and handed it to Orlstein.

"My commander, I will personally be responsible for the creation of the Black Forest Guard. I will also find ways to solve the financial problems. Go and rectify the army and solve the Bronze Sisterhood in the southwest of the territory and the Puma on the Brienne River on the east side."

Puma meat can slightly enhance the cultivation qualifications of wood-attribute knights. It can't compare with Fire Velvet Rabbit and Light Scale Fish, but it has a huge amount. The meat of a giant puma can reach 3000-5000 pounds, which is almost the weight of an elephant.

Bringing it back can greatly alleviate the territory's food pressure.

Knight Orlstein's eyes also lit up. He had eaten Lion Mane Mushrooms before. There were more than twenty of these mushrooms. The territory planted fifteen around the Consecrated Wisteria Tree to cultivate seeds, and the rest were given to the knights to improve their qualifications.

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He knew how important these props that could improve people's qualifications were.

So he immediately gave Su Li a military salute and said, "Yes, Lord, I will personally handle these matters."

After he left, Su Li also got up directly, put on his windbreaker, and prepared to go to Bjorn Bay to take a look.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Su Li didn't expect one person to solve all his problems. It was already a pleasant surprise that the military commander could come up with a way to solve the territory's enfeoffment problem for him.

As for the financial problems, he still has to take care of them personally.

In this regard, he plans to talk to Laun. He has spent so much money and raised so many people for such a long time, isn't it just for them to do their jobs and help him solve problems?

Su Li was about to go out when Ingrid grabbed the corner of his clothes and asked, "Are you leaving?"

Su Li thought she was worried about the tree house there at the Wisteria Tree, so he smiled and lowered his head to kiss her forehead and said, "I'm going to Bjorn Bay to see about farming matters. Don't worry, I will have the dwarven engineers build the tree house and garden there at the Wisteria Tree for you immediately."

With Su Li's intelligence assistance, another batch of Rainbow Hail Crystals were buried under the Consecrated Wisteria Tree. This magical spiritual plant ushered in another burst of growth, as if time had accelerated on it. At this moment, it has grown to more than forty meters, and purple flowers poured down like stars, swaying in the wind, forming a purple ocean.

A gentle breeze blows, petals dance, emitting a faint fragrance, making people feel relaxed and happy.

The forty-meter-high wisteria combined with the beautiful garden, the morning light shines through the petals, casting mottled shadows, like a fantasy wonderland.

It can be said that anyone who sees this beautiful scene of light and shadow interwoven with a mysterious and beautiful atmosphere will be amazed that it is simply a spectacle of nature, like a bridge connecting reality and fantasy dreams.

That's why Ingrid agreed to move the witch's hut in, and Su Li also wanted to build a beautiful building like a mage tower for her inside.

But Ingrid looked at him and said lightly, "It's not this. If you are short of money, I can give you 1000 gold crowns."

Su Li raised his eyebrows, unexpectedly his female courtier was so rich!

However, considering that she sometimes sells various fantastic amulets, props, and potions to the territory residents, it is not so difficult to understand that she has these riches.

And she is willing to take out all her dowry to support him, Su Li is even more gratified and smiling brightly. This is her character, always indifferent and quiet, but willing to silently give. You treat her well, and she is willing to return ten times the kindness.

But he just gently kissed the corner of Ingrid's lips and said, "No need, hide your little treasury well. Leave the part of earning money to support the family to me. I will solve all these small problems."

Then Su Li touched her silky pink long hair and said to her, "Don't change this color of hairstyle anymore, it doesn't suit you. The original dark blue hair is more beautiful."

"Okay."

Saying goodbye to Ingrid, Su Li couldn't help but feel surging in his chest. With a wife like this, he feels happy even when he is struggling!

"Let's go, let's go to Bjorn Bay."