Start as Inherited Baroness

The rabbits flew away, and in the blink of an eye, it was more than ten days later.

Everything in the territory was progressing in an orderly manner. Simon now had more than 2,000 serfs and 500 female slaves.

There were also hundreds of carpenters and builders, and the labor force was sufficient.

Yaman had already led people to select the location, and thousands of people worked together to build a miniature fortress, which has now taken shape.

In the hilly area, hundreds of stonemasons and 500 serfs also built a small quarry.

As various tools were gradually in place, the output was getting better day by day.

With their continuous supply of stone materials, the construction of the miniature castle was very rapid.

Five or six acres of land is about 100 meters long and 40 meters wide. It is indeed not big, so thousands of people were able to start work on all sides.

In addition, several caravans passed by these days, one of which brought a lot of food.

Simon would naturally not let it go and buy it all. In feudal society, grain, iron, and salt are the top priorities.

However, at present, his territory can only produce grain, and salt and iron mines have not been discovered.

He did not conduct a comprehensive survey of the resources in the territory, and did not know whether there were any mines on the territory.

Ordinarily, such a large piece of land should have at least a few walnuts and two dates.

Simon planned to send the exploration slaves, escorted by soldiers, to the hills to explore for mines after building the miniature castle.

It would be best if he could find an iron mine, and salt would be even better, so that he could be self-sufficient with the output of the territory.

In addition, according to instructions, Mad recruited two more mercenary groups, one called "Wolverine" and the other called "Forest Wolf".

The former came from the River Bay and the latter from the Forest Valley. Each of them had more than 60 members, and the monthly expenditure did not exceed five golden eagles.

After the three-month border protection agreement signed, Simon would not renew the contracts of all these mercenary groups.

He would select a few of them with the best overall performance and keep them for long-term use.

These days were relatively peaceful, and Simon's life was also very happy.

In addition to playing and sleeping with Winness, Cailin and Yingting, he practiced magic and exercised his weapon proficiency with spears and one-handed swords.

They have also made considerable progress.

Through these days of training, his spear proficiency has been upgraded from proficient to proficient, and his one-handed sword has reached the level of an apprentice.

He felt that Sir Halls might just be talking tough, and Maple Leaf Castle should be so energetic.

Psychologically, he couldn't help but relax a lot and was not so tense.

Time passed day by day, and it rained a few times during the period, and the temperature gradually cooled down.

And on this day, the miniature castle was finally completed.

And because of the abundance of stone and manpower, Yaman designed an outer wall more than five meters high, enclosing an area of ​​more than ten acres.

The castle was included in it.

In this way, the miniature castle did not look so small.

Simon went to inspect it on the day of completion, walked around, and took a look, and he was very satisfied.

This castle uses cement as a binder, so the stone bars are stacked more firmly.

Even if a hundred years have passed, there will probably be no major problems.

In addition, the gaps between the stones are evenly filled with gray-brown cement, so the whole castle looks more beautiful.

At least there is no rough and messy feeling.

The average thickness of the castle wall is more than two and a half meters, and the height is more than nine meters at the shortest point.

It is not a straight rectangle. There are watchtowers with a diameter of eight or nine meters and a height of twelve or thirteen meters at the four corners.

The wall is covered with regular teeth, and there are many arrow slits on the watchtower, which greatly improves the safety of shooting arrows from the inside to the outside.

There is a 16-meter-high watchtower in the northeast, which has a place for a small trebuchet or crossbow.

Inside the castle, there are five or six stone buildings of different sizes.

Among them, the lord's hall, kitchen, bedroom, barracks, toilets, warehouses, dungeons, washrooms, public bathrooms, prayer rooms and other facilities are all available.

It is also divided into a front yard and a back yard. The bedroom of the main castle in the back yard is where the lord's family lives. Soldiers are not allowed to enter without permission.

Although the castle is not big, it has complete functions.

If the enemy does not have decent siege equipment, it is still difficult to break through.

"It is well built, Yaman.

Although my main castle has not been built yet, it is still rewarding. I will make you an honorary knight.

In addition, I will set up an engineering office and appoint you as my engineering steward!"

Simon looked around and became more and more satisfied. The things built by Yaman were not only solid, but also exquisite and beautiful.

"Thank you, Baron! I swear to serve you until my death!"

Yaman was delighted when he heard the words and immediately knelt on one knee to salute.

Simon smiled and nodded, then drew the steel sword from his waist and put it on his shoulder, and read the declaration of enthronement.

A ceremony was quickly held, and Yaman's status also made a small leap, which made Mad anxious.

Although he was appointed as a government steward, he has always been diligent in his work.

But he has never made any achievements that will impress others, and he doesn't know when he will be canonized as a knight.

"Baron, please name this castle." Mad put aside his thoughts and said respectfully with a smile on his face.

"Well! Just... call it Spark Castle." Simon thought for a while and said.

"Sir! This name is really good!" Mad complimented.

"Okay, starting tomorrow, I will move here.

All the soldiers who were originally stationed in the camp moved into the military camp of this castle.

In addition, blacksmiths and smelters also live in the inner city, and other technical slaves live in the outer city. "Simon ordered.

This castle has been left to dry for five or six days since it was completed and Simon was asked to come for inspection.

So the adhesives such as cement have solidified, and there is no need to worry about people moving in and damaging the structure.

"Yes!" Mad replied respectfully.

After Simon's inspection, it was already evening when he returned to the camp, and it was time for dinner.

Today's meal is usually roasted venison as the main course, after all, there are many red deer in the nearby forest.

During the meal, Winis asked: "How is the small castle in the north built?"

"It's pretty good. There is no doubt that Yaman's technology is a little small, but all the facilities are very complete.

We will move in tomorrow. With such a castle, we can sleep more peacefully at night.

In my opinion, don't think about conquering my castle without a thousand elite soldiers." Simon smiled.

"Well! Great! Has the castle been named? "Wines smiled happily and asked.

"I named it Spark Castle. Although this castle is small, a spark can start a prairie fire." Simon took a sip of vegetable soup and answered.

"Huh? What a good name." Wines smiled.

"If we move tomorrow, there will be a lot of things to pack.

Spark Castle is not close to here, so we will be busy."

She smiled again, a little excited, as if she had some vision of the castle she was about to move into.

"Don't worry, take some important things away first, and transport the rest slowly.

We have hundreds of carriages, no problem." Simon took a bite of venison and said casually.

"Well, by the way, I have something to tell you, you may be happy..."

At this time, Wines suddenly said with a complicated expression.