Lord of War

"I am Dante Alighieri, a knight under the command of Master Florence. This time, I am escorting Your Excellency Elsie here under the orders of Master Florence." The knight in silver heavy armor got off his horse and said concisely, " However, because I felt a strong aura erupting here before, I rushed over here first, and Your Excellency Elsie is still behind, and it will probably take a while to arrive."

Dante didn't show any arrogance because his own strength was far superior to Xiao En and the others. He was like a real knight, humble, polite, and treated everyone equally. This kind of slightly old-fashioned knight is rare in this era, so whether it is Rena, Cefanio, or even Cecilia, they pay more attention to this knight.

"Great!" Sean finally showed a trace of joy on his face, "Florence is quite trustworthy."

"Master Florence has always been very trustworthy." Dante frowned. It is obvious that this knight has really implemented chivalry in his life, so he naturally revealed that his master was said so by others. A little dissatisfied.

But Sean didn't bother to pay attention, he turned his head and said to Rina: "Rina, you take a team with Dante to bring Elsie back, and I and the others will take Lonnie back to the barracks first, Then you can come here by yourself."

"Okay." Reina nodded, "People from the first team come out."

Although Rena is not as familiar with Steel Wings as Alfred, she has cooperated with them before and lived together for a period of time, so she still knows how to manage and command on the whole. As Rui Na's voice fell, more than twenty barbarians from the North quickly came out of the phalanx, and then stood aside to form a slightly smaller phalanx. There were only five people in each row, but they looked very energetic. It is not the slightest difference from the big square.

Although Dante is only a strong man with extremely high personal strength, he is not ignorant of some things about the nobles, so when he saw these soldiers lined up and lined up, he felt in his heart that it was the first time he met Lonnis. At that time, it was almost shocking. And thinking of this, Dante glanced at Lonnis again, only to see that the latter was really lying asleep in the prison car, and it didn't look like a disguise at all.

As a gold-level powerhouse, his judgments on momentum and hostility are naturally extremely accurate.

As for Lonnis, Dante didn't notice any abnormal emotional changes, as if he seemed to have completely accepted this fate arrangement. This is absolutely impossible for any nobleman, even if they seem to have resigned to their fate on the surface, but unless they are really scared, once they are let go, they will inevitably come back, and Because of the previous experience, the next revenge will only be more violent.

But if it is the kind of nobles who are afraid of being beaten, they will never be as calm as Lang Nisi, they will definitely feel fear and panic.

What's more, Dante has heard about Lonnie's reputation, not to mention that the family behind him is a marquis family, even Lonnis himself is not the kind of person who has no strength. If he wanted to, he could call a more elite army to fight immediately after returning. Even if he couldn't win, he could still harass or even interfere with the development of the Panda collar.

But now, Lonnis is very calm.

This calmness has completely surpassed Dante's cognition.

Could it be that Langness and Sean have reached some kind of secret agreement? — this thought,

It suddenly appeared in Dante's mind, and then became a lingering thought, deeply rooted in Dante's mind. He felt that it was necessary to report this information to Master Florence immediately.

"Your Excellency Dante, we are ready, please lead the way."

At some point, Xiao En had already led the big tribe towards the military camp outside Baige Town. They had no plans to enter the city, anyway, the size of the military camp could accommodate more than a thousand people. And Rina's side has also been fully assembled, and is waiting for Rina's new order at the moment, but she sees that Dante seems to be thinking about something, so she can't disturb her, and wait until this powerful man When the knight's eyes finally began to focus gradually, Rena spoke.

"I'm really sorry, I was distracted just now." Dante apologized in a low voice, this is another huge gap that is completely incompatible with his strength, "Let's start now, it's only a few hours away.  …Of course , the premise is that he didn't run in the wrong direction."

Rina smiled, but didn't answer.

After Dante thought about it for a while, he still didn't get on the horse after all, but hung the spear back to the saddle of the horse, allowing the horse to move freely.

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On the other side, Sean and the others soon returned to the barracks outside Baige Town.

Now the militiamen in the barracks seem to have basically been trained, so everything will naturally start to be handled in accordance with the formal military system. There are soldiers in the barracks who are responsible for patrolling and guarding the gate every day, and the security patrols in Baige Town have not been missed, and the militiamen who have not had their turn to be on duty continue to train according to the previous regulations. Everything is arranged in an orderly manner by William , without the slightest disturbance.

So when Xiao En led the team back, the soldiers in charge of the night watch had already discovered it from a long distance away, and then the siren horn sounded. Almost instantly, the originally silent barracks seemed like a bird that was gradually waking up. The beast slowly opened its eyes and bared its fangs.

When Xiao En and others were still more than 200 meters away, the entire military camp had already begun to rely on fortifications to deploy. If the enemy dared to attack by force, the militiamen in Baige Town would not consider whether they could hold the camp, but they It is certain that it can definitely deal a heavy blow to this unknown army.

Sean nodded very satisfied with the rapid response to the barracks and the long line of torches that lit up from Baige Town. effect. Although in Xiao En's eyes, the militia is still only a second-level army, its response ability is undoubtedly close to that of the third-level army. Then you can become a real three-pole army.

Sean certainly wouldn't mind the improvement of the army's strength.

So of course it is impossible to make an own person beat yourself up.

So soon, a commander in the barracks received confirmed information that it was indeed the return of the lord's army, and a prisoner was captured. This is naturally an exciting thing.

But tonight, Sean seemed to be the favor of the goddess of luck.

Not to mention that because of the appearance of a fog spirit, I will not face the pain of attrition, and I can also get a gift from the strong Vivienne. In addition, Elsie also arrived here tonight. The military literacy of the militiamen has been greatly improved, and these things are enough to keep Xiao En excited for a long time. But what really surprised him was that Neil was actually doing some research work in the main tent. He was worried that Neil would reject this method of kidnapping, but he didn't expect that he didn't care at all.

"I didn't expect you to become a lord." Neil saw that the person who walked into the tent was Sean, and after only looking up, he lowered his head and continued the unfinished work in his hands. This is almost the same as William. In the same way, "I have already heard William say about the general situation in the territory, so I have made some modifications to some of the planning and development guidelines written by William before.... Well, your Void Town layout plan, I also Some adjustments have been made, do you have any comments?"

"No." Sean said with a smile, "William admires you very much, so since you are willing to stay and help me with these matters, of course I won't have any objections."

"It's fine if you don't have it, but if you have it, I won't bother."

Neil said to himself, this kind of attitude and character made Sean doubt whether this Neil is William's long-lost relative - from a human point of view, Neil can probably be William's grandfather - otherwise , how could the self-defense of these two people be so strong.

"I have studied it carefully these days, and the development prospects of the territory are not impressive. I really don't understand why you chose such a piece of land as your territory." Neil sighed helplessly, "We probably won't be able to do so in the short term. There is a way to get too much income in the territory, and it is very likely that you will have to continue to pay, but this situation will probably start to improve next year.... I personally suggest that all taxes in the territory be exempted this year, so that the residents can live. It's a good winter, and the backlog of goods will basically be transferred to the market by the residents next year, giving a stimulating growth to the market, which will greatly enhance the prosperity of the territory and attract more refugees to settle down. After all, after Baige Town was expanded into a city, the number of residents it can accommodate has also greatly increased..."

"...Afterwards, we need to reset commercial taxation, land taxation, resident taxation, etc. As for the land outside Baige Town, I suggest an announcement that all residents will be allowed to reclaim it for free in the next three years, as long as they can reclaim as much , The reclaimed land belongs to them. Of course, there are still some more detailed things to deal with. Naturally, it is impossible to let the residents occupy the land for nothing without working, so there should be a punishment system accordingly... "

"... through land reclamation and tax relief to absorb a large number of refugees, this will speed up the development of our territory. But this year we need to invest about 500,000 gold coins. Next year, we can initially recover 50,000 gold coins , the rest will take about six to seven years to fully recover the investment. Although the effect is indeed faster, the income will be relatively lower..."

"...In addition, the development of related industrial chains in Hongye Town must also be put on the agenda. My personal suggestion is to start at the same time as the construction of Void City. Regarding this point, you are right in not expanding Hongye Town into a city. , so we can create a high-quality trade route. The first batch of red maple wine will be released in about two years. At that time, we can consider building a trade caravan by ourselves, or transfer the property rights of red maple wine in a monopoly way , but I personally prefer the second option, because we can open an auction, and the bidder wins. The effect of this method is not fast, at least it will take another two years, but the return is It is rich enough. It’s just that the initial investment will be relatively large, at least close to 1 million start-up capital is required, but the annual profit can reach at least 200,000 gold coins..."

"...All these investments will cost about 1.7 million yuan, but it can be paid back in about five years. This is calculated based on the current situation of the territory. If the number of residents in the territory increases and the trade routes are smoother, we can even If you launch more products with Hongye Town as the core of trade and your so-called real estate business, the time to pay back will be faster..."

Neil talked a lot, and even threw out dozens of planning drawings, and also analyzed the pros and cons of various plans, cost recovery time, invested funds, energy returns, etc. to Sean step by step. Sean's head is getting bigger.

He was not good at territory construction, because the details involved were too complicated, so Sean never participated in any work related to territory development in the game. The only thing he knows is fighting, and it's the kind of PVP fighting-in modern terms, it's a duel in high-end combat power, and it's even impossible to lead troops to fight.

Therefore, what Neil said, Sean basically went in his left ear and out his right ear, and he could vaguely see countless stars popping out of his head after it was over.

It’s just that Neil spoke so enthusiastically. Sean, as a lord, of course couldn’t completely ignore his hard work, so he still kept a concentrated look on his face to listen, but in fact, even he himself didn’t I knew what I was listening to, but in the end, I just nodded and clinged like a baby learning to speak.

After finally waiting for Neil to stop, Sean felt a sense of relief, but Neil took a sip from a glass, moistened his throat, and then took out another stack full of various words written on it. When the paper with the same text and pattern came out, and it seemed that he was about to say something more, Sean finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Okay, let's call it a day." Sean couldn't wait to stand up, with a serious expression that was far ahead, he reached out and patted Neil on the shoulder, "William said you are very good, so I also I trust you very much, and you will be fully responsible for the development policy of the territory. From today, you will be my chief aide, and the future of my territory depends entirely on you. I am optimistic about you, boy!"

Neil nodded seriously, with excitement in his eyes: "Don't worry! Now that I have promised William, it is naturally impossible to back down. Regarding the development of the territory in the next ten years, I have already planned everything It's over, all that's left is to adjust the details. Regarding this aspect..."

At this moment, there was a sudden noise from the barracks.

Sean's eyes lit up immediately: "Okay, Neil, I'll leave these matters to you. I'm going out to deal with my prisoners of war and some other issues now, so that's it."

"Yes! Your lord."

Xiao En nodded in satisfaction, and after turning around, a relieved expression appeared on his face instantly.

It turns out that being a lord is so tiring, Xiao En began to miss the good old days when he left the shopkeeper behind. (To be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )