"My lord, you are wrong." Fatty Shi, who rushed to Fenglin Villa overnight from Rock Castle, said with a serious face.
Ever since Lorist promised Chrisya to support the Second Highness with one hundred thousand Jinford five days ago and returned all the standard equipment of the White Lion Army to the Second Highness, Lorist has never met with the Second Highness again. Because the Second Highness took his group and rushed to the Seventh Town of Fengleyuan to recruit soldiers, Lorist spent a rare few days of leisure in Fenglin Villa. But when the news reached Rock Castle, Fatty Shi couldn't sit still.
Lorist, who was teasing his second son, raised his head in surprise: "What did I do wrong?"
Fatty Shi shut up.
Lorist knowingly handed over the son in his arms to Elina: "Let's go, let's talk in the study on the second floor."
In the study room on the second floor, Lorist opened a bottle of fruit wine, poured two glasses, and handed one to Fatty Shi.
After receiving the fruit wine that Lorist handed over, Fatty Shi drank it all in one gulp, heaved a sigh of relief, took off the cloak on his body and handed it to Schwader, and said, "One more glass."
Then he sat on the sofa, looked at Lorist and said, "Lock, don't you know what's wrong?"
Lorist raised his eyebrows while pouring him wine: "I really don't know..."
"You shouldn't have returned all the standard equipment of the White Lion Army to the Second Highness." Fatty Shi said.
"Oh, this, Manager Speer has urged me to deal with these armors as soon as possible. They are bulky and defensive, and have no family weapons. The current standard equipment is good, and it is not suitable to sell them. It takes up space in the warehouse. So. I just want to send it back to the Second Highness, so that our family's armed forces don't have to send troops to help him restore the country."
"Hey, Locke, why don't you understand what I said? I didn't say that it was wrong for you to return the standard equipment of the White Lion Army to the Second Highness. What you did wrong was the way of returning it. Don't say anything else, these seven More than 12,000 sets of standard equipment are backward and useless for our family's armed forces. They can be sold to the four central duchies or the Grand Duke of Fesabrun, and they are worth four to five million gold. It is equivalent to throwing away this huge sum of money. And you said, what does the Second Highness do when he accepts this gift from you? There is nothing, and he went to Fengleyuan to recruit soldiers with peace of mind. It is purely a white-eyed wolf !"
Fatty Shi has never had a good impression of His Highness the Second Highness. He thinks that His Highness is a villain who speaks nicely but does what he does. Back then, he was in charge of the motorcade heading north and was almost cornered by the Second Highness. If Lorist hadn't arrived, the consequences might have been unimaginable. Moreover, His Royal Highness also took advantage of the desperate situation of the northbound convoy to lure twenty-six veteran students of Dawn Academy and the Silver Knights from the convoy to join him. , Terman, those from Chenxi College are very sad and hate what the Second Highness has done.
Lorist smiled bitterly, and patted his forehead: "I'm sorry, Shredder, I did something wrong. I just want to get rid of them early so that they won't get in the way of our family territory. The next two years will be the Northland At the most critical moment, the replacement of the territories of the Kenmes Family and the Shaheen Family, and the Raiders of the Principality of Madras are imminent. I really don’t have the heart to deal with the Second Highness and the others, so I just want to throw them a stick Big bones, send them out of the Northland as soon as possible... "
"Lock, you made a mistake in treating the Second Highness as a dog. If you throw a big bone to the dog, the dog will wag its tail at you. But the Second Highness is a wolf, and the big bone you threw to him didn't make him appreciate it." You, on the contrary, will make him covet our family territory even more, he will treat our family territory as a big piece of fat, and will not just think about eating bones." Fatty Shi will not care about the status of the second highness's upper lord What he was worried about was that the Second Highness would use Lorist's promise to cause a big disturbance in the family territory.
"I'm not saying that it was wrong for you to return the standard equipment of the White Lion Army to His Highness the Second Highness. The standard equipment is given to him bit by bit, and then we get what we want from him in several batches, instead of not getting even a thank you like now!
What confuses me the most is why did you agree to let them recruit soldiers in our family territory? Don't you think that the Second Highness and the others have equipment and money, and once they have a large number of people in our family territory, will he plan to use our family territory? My only thought now is to send the Second Highness and the others out of the country as soon as possible, so as not to cause us any trouble. "
Lorist laughed confidently, picked up the golden cup and took a sip slowly: "Shreid, I was indeed wrong in giving the Second Highness the White Lion Legion standard equipment, it should be as you said, Give him a little bit in exchange for our benefits and benefits. But you are wrong about recruiting soldiers. Believe it or not, the Second Highness and the others will not be able to recruit many people in Fengleyuan. Haha... "
"Why?" Fatty Shi asked back: "The Second Highness is the former king of the Antinac Kingdom, and most of our citizens in Fengleyuan are basically refugees from the Antinac Kingdom. I have a high prestige in my heart, as long as I climb up, it is very possible to look at the scenery. In addition, our king has always been able to draw big cakes, and made a few promises with empty teeth, ensuring that a large number of people will be killed. The guy whose blood has gone to his head is so stupid that he wants to be cannon fodder for him... "
"Haha..." Lorist laughed loudly: "Shruide, you have been in charge of the administrative affairs of the family territory for too long, have you forgotten our family's conscription system? Haha, as our leader, you have to go to the The recruit camp awakens fighting spirit, and those who can’t awaken go home to work in agriculture. Before the age of twenty, they have three months to go to the recruit camp every year. If they awaken their fighting spirit, they must receive recruit training and then be assigned to regular troops. Our family’s respect for soldiers The preferential treatment makes enlisting in the army the most enviable profession, and even after the service period is over, you can go to the guard battalion and garrison.
If you think about the newly formed Chaser Legion some time ago, it has already exhausted the family’s new barracks suitable for service, and there are still many vacancies, and the Flying Tiger Legion and the Rock Legion have also been picked away. Battalion selection to fill vacancies. As for the Guards Battalion, they were selected from the garrison teams in various towns. As a result, the garrison teams in many towns are not full. As for the young and strong who cannot become the defense team, they are the main force of various factories and workshops, and bear the burden of supporting their families. Under such circumstances, do you think the Second Highness's recruitment of soldiers is effective in Fengleyuan
Especially when I heard that His Royal Highness would use a gold fortune to pay for the recruited soldiers, and wanted to recruit 60,000 to 70,000 people in one go, I almost laughed my big teeth off, and I didn't even think about going to our family territory. The workshop has worked so hard for a year, and there are two or three Jinfords, and one Jinford wants people to work hard, hehe, Shi Ruide, let me tell you, the Second Highness can't afford to recruit soldiers from our family's territory. Four days have passed, the Second Highness and the others have been running around in Fengleyuan, and they have only recruited one hundred and forty-three so far, haha... "
Fatty Shi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his cup and drank it in one gulp: "I really forgot about the family's conscription system, so I can rest assured. As long as the Second Highness can't recruit soldiers, then he will take so many The equipment can only be used in a hurry. But Locke, you have to be careful, don't let the Second Highness poach people from our family like the Northbound convoy... "
"Don't worry about that. I have ordered Tagle's Volibear Intelligence and Investigation Bureau to fully intervene and monitor their every move. By the way, you came at the right time. Next, I am going to go to the battlefield on the lower reaches of the Midobro River to see Look, I still have to go to Bodfinger's place to inspect, and I will leave it to you to handle the reception of the Second Highness and the others here, I feel that I don't like seeing them... "
There was a commotion downstairs, Schwader went to the window and looked down: "My lord, the Second Highness and Miss Chrysia are here, and they seem very angry."
Soon, the door of the study room was pushed open, the Second Highness's face was livid, and Chrisya blushed angrily: "Lock, what do you want to do? You said you would not set up obstacles for us to recruit soldiers, why do you want to do that?" Do?"
"What did I do to me? Tell me clearly, what happened?" Lorist was very puzzled.
"We recruited some soldiers, but your people sent their family members to the barracks. What do you mean? Your people also said that since those soldiers who were recruited by us chose to serve His Majesty, the Norton family will There is no need to treat and support their families preferentially, their families will naturally be settled by His Majesty! Tell me, did you instigate this?" Chrisya was very angry.
"Can you tell me, what did the soldiers you recruited do?" Lorist's expression turned cold.
"Uh..." Chrisya was suddenly speechless.
"Here, Brother Locke, these newly recruited soldiers are full of enthusiasm and are willing to do their duty for our kingdom. This is an act worthy of encouragement and appreciation. We shouldn't embarrass the families of these brave men..." Two His Highness hurried up to smooth things over.
"Really? Are you saying that our Norton family has not fulfilled our obligations? Don't forget that your lord just supported you a few days ago with one hundred thousand Jinford, and that group of white lions worth five or six million. If this is not an obligation, then what is it? In the history of Galintia, I don’t think there has been such a generous tribute, no wonder I didn’t even hear a thank you.” Fatty Shi said strangely beside him.
The face of the Second Highness's livid face turned red immediately, but he quickly calmed down: "Oh, Knight Shredder, long time no see, I haven't congratulated you on being promoted to the Golden Knight."
Fatty Shi straightened his chest with the golden knight badge on it: "There is nothing to be happy about, as long as you persist in practicing, you will be promoted when the time is up. Your Majesty, why haven't you made any contribution to our Norton family's support for you for several days?" Reply, are you not satisfied with our duty?"
Fatty Shi’s words are a bit embarrassing. Generally speaking, if the lower lord supports the upper lord or fulfills his obligations, the upper lord must give a formal reply. The most common is a thank you letter, expressing gratitude and remembering the lower lord’s words. Dedication and hard work, such as some lower lords sending troops to attack the upper lord, the upper lord will also give rewards or promote the title and seal the territory.
Lorist's support to His Highness the Second Highness is already the greatest in the history of Galintia in terms of value, but His Highness has not replied for several days, not even a letter of thanks. So what Fatty Shi said was a slap in the face, what does your Second Highness want to do? Are you not satisfied with such a big support
"Your Majesty, you must at least give our Norton family a letter of thanks. The equipment of such a legion of tens of thousands of people can be heard in the water. We didn't think too much about it. A letter of thanks is enough, isn't it your majesty? Do you think our family's contribution is not worth a letter of thanks?" Fatty Shi took another step.
"Hehe, I'm sorry." The Second Highness took a few deep breaths, and then showed a friendly smile: "I am very grateful to the Norton family and my Locke brothers for giving me the support and help of this troubled king. A thank you letter It is not enough to express my gratitude. Originally, I wanted to recruit soldiers as soon as possible to embark on the journey of restoring the country, and hold a grand celebration banquet in the imperial capital on the day of triumph. At that time, I will commend my Brother Locke and promote him. The title, let the meritorious service be rewarded as it should be. But since you are so impatient, I can make my reply now."
His Highness nodded to Lorist, "Brother Locke, I don't mind borrowing your desk."
Without waiting for Lorist's answer, he walked to the desk, sat down on his own, took two pieces of animal skin paper and began to write. He quickly finished writing the two pieces of paper, and took off the ring on his left hand. , lit the candle on the table, took the red beeswax, melted it and dripped it on the signatures on the two pieces of animal skin paper, and then covered the surface of his ring on it, leaving a deep imprint.
"Are you satisfied now? Knight Shredder." The Second Highness smiled and handed the two letters to Fatty Shi, but his tone was slightly sarcastic, and he deliberately bypassed Lorist.
Fatty Shi looked at Lorist, who shook his head slightly. So Fatty Shi took the two pieces of paper and read aloud directly.
The first piece of paper was a letter of thanks, expressing appreciation and gratitude for the contributions and efforts of Lorist and the Norton family, and looking forward to the Norton family making greater efforts for the kingdom. It is no different from a normal Kumon-style thank-you letter.
After finishing reading, Fatty Shi complained deliberately: "Your Majesty, I think you should indicate how much our Norton family has contributed to you. This is a support that can be recorded in the history books of the Galintia continent. It must not Just skip it lightly like this. Forget it, anyway, if you don’t write it, we will record it in the family’s memorabilia... "
His Highness's face turned blue again, Lorist coughed twice before Fatty Shi read what was written on the second piece of paper.
The second piece of paper is a title promotion order. As the upper lord of the Norton family and the orthodox inheritance of the Antinac royal family, His Highness the Second Highness promoted Earl Norton Lorist to Grand Duke of the Northland, placing the entire Northland under the Norton family Under the jurisdiction of the government, if there is any dissatisfaction, you can levy it yourself, etc.
Hehe, Lorist laughed. The Second Highness still wanted to make things difficult for him. Unfortunately, he didn't know that he had already discussed the territory replacement with the three allies. With this letter of promotion, the Norton family would rule the entire The Northland also seemed to be justified.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the promotion. The Norton family is very grateful." Thank you, Lorist, gave an audience to His Highness the Second Highness.
"Hehe, you deserve this, my Brother Locke. By the way, let's discuss the matter of recruiting soldiers," said the Second Highness.
There was a knock on the door, and Schwader went out and came in quickly, holding two letters in his hand.
Lorist picked up the letter with the blue mark on it and read it, a sneer soon appeared on his face: "Your Majesty, Chrisya, is this how you treat my trust?"
Lorist raised the letter in his hand: "I allow you to recruit soldiers in my family territory, but I don't allow you to recruit my town garrison and guard battalion. They also belong to the Norton family's armed forces. Your Majesty, what are you doing?" Explain your actions?"
Chrisya spoke forcefully from the side: "Lock, we didn't win them over. They were willing to contribute to the kingdom under the inspiration of His Majesty. You can't stop them from being loyal to His Majesty."
Lorist nodded: "In this case, why were you angry just now? Why did they serve His Majesty and let me treat their families preferentially? You must know that their house and fields belong to our Norton family because they are our family It was only given to their families by members of the armed forces. Now that they have given up their status as soldiers of the Norton family, these benefits will naturally be withdrawn. We must not support His Majesty's soldiers. That is an act of treason. They won't do it. And we didn't stop them from offering their allegiance to His Majesty..."
"This..." The Second Highness smiled wryly. He didn't expect that the Norton family's Fengleyuan had seven towns with 300,000 to 400,000 people, but few of them were willing to serve as soldiers. It took four days to recruit hundreds of mercenaries and dozens of idlers. The guys are completely different from the swarming scene in the Kingdom of Ridleys. As a last resort, he went to the garrison in the town and the soldiers of the guard battalion at the gate of the factory. He only recruited a dozen or so before this incident happened. He felt a headache when he saw the dozen or so newly recruited soldiers being sent to the families of the barracks. The family members not only cried loudly, chased and beat those recruits, but also scolded the Second Highness and others for abducting their children to die...
But besides the Second Highness of the Norton Family Territory, where else can he recruit troops? As soon as he shows up in other places, he is guaranteed to be attacked by the enemy. For the Second Highness, the Northland is all enemy countries, and he has nowhere to go. But he couldn't recruit soldiers in the Norton family territory, so the best way was to ask Lorist to send troops for him, but Lorist had already given him such a large amount of support, blocking this road.
Lorist also ignored the red and white faces of the Second Highness, Chrisya and the others, and began to read the second letter. Soon he put down the letter and said to His Royal Highness, "Sorry, Your Majesty, please forgive me for my poor hospitality. I will go to the front line soon. All your affairs in my family territory will be taken over by Knight Shredder. If you need anything, please Contact him, he will entertain His Majesty well."
"What, is the Norton family fighting someone else?" Second Highness asked in surprise.
"No, Your Majesty, they are allies of our family. The Kenmes family and the Shaheen family are attacking the Principality of Madras. As allies, we will naturally send our families to fight. This is our duty."
"Are you attacking the Principality of Madras?" The Second Highness was taken aback for a moment, but soon came back to his senses: "My Brother Locke, do you mind if I follow along?"
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