After flipping through the news brought by Bahrain, it was all disturbing things. Balian simply threw it aside and stopped reading. For him now, it is really a foolish dream to think that man can conquer nature, so he should take care of the present.
thing.
But there is no good news at all. During this period, Mark and his people recruited a large number of refugees, and this time, they signed an agreement with the exiled refugees. Those who are willing to stay after the winter is over can not only live in
If you build a newly built enclosed house, you can also get a loan to buy a house and farmland.
Those who do not want to become citizens of Norlandenburg can only live in refugee camps that provide free accommodation. However, if they want to get food, they must participate in labor. Although most construction work cannot be carried out this season, brick-burning
, the work of digging ditches can still be done.
There is also the work of reclaiming wasteland. Although we cannot reclaim wasteland in winter, we can clear away the trees, shrubs, and weeds first. Waiting until the next spring, we only need to plow the land, and we can plant all this land in time for the spring plowing season.
Go up to the crops.
Anyway, it has been determined that Balian's fiefdom will be extended to Raven Ridge, and the direction of land reclamation will go there. However, Balian told them about the connection between forests and floods, so it was determined that the land five miles away from both sides of the river would not be reclaimed. At the same time,
The number of settlements, population and cultivated land within a certain area is certain, but it should not be overly concentrated.
With more than 3,000 more laborers on hand, Mark's tight human resources situation suddenly became more relaxed. From building cities, building roads to reclaiming wasteland, sufficient manpower was arranged in many aspects.
, Nolandenburg is very lively, with construction everywhere and full of vitality.
Although in the end, only more than a thousand refugees signed the agreement to become Norlandenburg, Mark still assured Balian that the second phase of the Norlandenburg project would be completed in the first half of next year, and three to six more buildings would be built at the same time.
Around the house, more than 6,000 acres of newly cultivated land were reclaimed.
There is a long road ahead, but fortunately with a good assistant like Mark, Balian can save a lot of worry when it comes to managing the territory and can focus on big things such as the war.
On the second day after Bahrain reported the news of the Toba pirates' movements, two knights from Viscount Merrill's palace hurried to Nolandenburg, bringing heavy news. The messenger from the palace arrived, asking Balian to
Together with Spencer, he took the body of the traitor Sogg to the city of Wallombre to participate in the title promotion ceremony.
The dust finally settled, and Balian was very excited. After calling Spencer and communicating with Mrs. Tully, Balian asked Mark to carefully prepare a lot of gifts, and rushed to Amundine the next day.
city, and headed for the capital together with the messengers from the palace.
The further you go south, the higher the temperature. The northern part of Brick is already experiencing cold winds and snowfall, but the shores of Lake St. Martin still have a late autumn scene. Although the weather is getting colder, everyone is wearing heavy furs.
Clothing.
"Huh!" A young knight sitting on horseback looked at the city of Wallombre not far away and let out a sigh of relief, "Sir, I didn't expect that after a year, I would be a trainee knight again.
I’m back, hahaha!”
The person who spoke was Eomer. He, the deputy commander of the Norandenburg Infantry Regiment, has now become Balian's full-time bodyguard. However, Balian also knew that Eomer wanted to come back to see him. This time, he
You can go home and see your parents. After all, Eomer's father was very sad when he was kicked out of the palace guard.
This time, Balian was promoted to Baron, and he would have one more knighthood in his hand. Balian was going to give Eomer, an old friend, to accompany him since he had nothing. Over the past year, although Eomer had some
The place may not be doing well, but he is still a very trustworthy person.
When the time comes, his parents will be even happier if Eomer returns home as a knight of his own palace!
Thinking of this, Balian felt that he should also go home. Although his parents and brother would come to Wallombre City to attend his ceremony, his parents would definitely be happier if he could go home and see him. He occupied this place.
When it comes to your health, just take more care of your family.
After entering the city of Wallombre, the palace of Wallombre specially sent someone to greet him. Balian did not have to worry about where to live. The palace directly arranged for him a residence in the official residence area of the upper city, although it was not very big.
It is large, but it is more than enough to accommodate Balian's entourage.
It is not surprising that Balian can receive such preferential treatment, because in the system prevailing in the Verin continent, although the baron is the ultimate lord with real power, he is indeed the core backbone. Most of the commanders who lead the battle group are these real powerful ones.
baron.
Each of them has one or two hundred core forces in their hands. These are elite combat forces. When encountering a war, they can quickly raise a battle group of 500 people. In this time and space, where the overall scale of the war is relatively small, a group of
The military strength of five hundred people is completely enough to tip the balance of war.
Moreover, most of the court barons are different from the earls and viscounts who are deeply rooted in a certain place. They are mostly awarded the title for their military exploits and are more loyal to the monarch.
Because of this, monarchs attach great importance to the barons who belong directly to them, and give them preferential treatment in many daily matters. After all, they expect them to work hard for themselves and pay taxes for themselves, so they naturally have to treat them better.
The mansion where Balian and the others moved in was fully equipped with all daily necessities. There was also a lot of bread, bacon, sausages, etc. in the kitchen, as well as several barrels of wine. It was really thoughtful.
Since the title promotion ceremony was scheduled for three days later, Balian could rest for these three days. However, he could not rest at all. Before he started, he received letters from Earl of Alpine Castle and Earl David.
One said that he would take him to meet with the leader of the northern faction, the military minister, and the Count of Loire. The other said that he would invite Balian to his home and have a good chat. Then he visited these three people, and the time was fully arranged.
While the attendants and guards were packing their things and Balian was fretting, suddenly there was a knock on the door. One of the guards opened the door and his eyes lit up. The person who came was none other than someone he knew.
, Miss Jesse's maid Puli.
The guard quickly invited her in, and when he saw it was Pulli, Bran, Huck, and others, he quickly greeted them, and Pulley responded to everyone with a smile.
After seeing Balian, Puli bowed, and Balian warmly greeted her to sit down. The little girl he rescued had been recovering well in the past few months, and it was no longer obvious that she had been imprisoned.
It looks like a disaster.
Balian asked her with a smile: "Why are you here at Valombre? It can't be to participate in my promotion ceremony."