Volume 1 Forest Knight Chapter 56 Bounty and Protection Fee
It took less than a year from the time he arrived at Fort Nolandenburg to the time he wiped out the three major gangs on the south bank of the Karl River. Balian still felt a little proud of this small achievement.
Not only was he proud of himself, but now everyone from Eomer, Mark, to the people below, as well as the people who had just joined Norlandenburg, were all proud of following a lord with great military exploits.
Although the corpses of robbers hanging on both sides of the Avenue of the Knights look terrifying, they give the people of Fort Nolandenburg an unprecedented sense of security. They know that they no longer have to worry about robbers rushing into the village and robbing them.
, leaving his family with no food for the winter.
Just when his subordinates and subjects were full of hope and energy for their future life, their lord, Sir Balian, began his vacation life. For almost a week, he lived in a small wooden house by the lake in the forest.
Designed by Riano, this wooden house has been turned into a beautiful solid wood holiday villa. Balian sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day, and then takes Bran and his guards for a run around the forest lake. After taking a nap,
After an afternoon of fishing, in the evening I had a campfire dinner with Eomer, Mark, Liano, Gamlin and others who had a busy day, and drank some cold beer. It was very pleasant.
Compared with Balian's comfortable vacation life, Gu Huiyang and Tour's life was not so easy. They led a team composed of soldiers from the Norandenburg Infantry Regiment and bandits from the original Hound Bandit to attack Karl Henan.
The remaining small and medium-sized bandits in the coastal forest began to clean up.
With Gu Huiyang, a familiar person leading the way, and their absolute superiority in military strength and combat effectiveness, within a week, they raided five groups of bandit's villages and rescued many young people and children who were captured. At the same time,
A lot of money, food, various supplies, and a considerable number of livestock and poultry were also seized.
When Mark was registering these trophies, he almost laughed from ear to ear.
When he followed Balian to Norlandenburg, although Balian quietly told him the total number of gold and silver coins in the money box, Mark was not too optimistic because it would cost a lot of money to build a real knight's territory on a barren wasteland.
There must be a lot of money. If there is no stable income in the territory, it will definitely not work. You can't just sit back and have nothing.
During this period of time, Balian wiped out three major gangs, regained Maple Leaf Manor, and seized a large amount of loot. In addition, he also improved soap and painted pottery, allowing the territory to have a stable cash flow every year, and this cash flow is also
It will continue to grow as sales open.
Not only that, the population of Fort Nolandenburg has now exceeded the 2,000 mark. In terms of population size, it can be regarded as a veritable knight territory, and 6,000 acres of arable land have been reclaimed, and more will be reclaimed next year.
With some coming out, we can become self-sufficient in food.
Thinking of this, Mark touched his hairline, which had been receding for more than half a year, and sighed, feeling that his hairline could be saved.
After a week of leisure in Balian, Eomer, who went to the city of Amondin to deliver the heads of the robbers and report his victory to the governor, returned. With him were Father Dunhill, the merchant Gamgee and his merchants.
Team.
Father Dunhill came here just to carry out the official business assigned to him by the bishop, and then spent two days drinking at Nolandenburg.
Ganmoji came here this time to take away the goods that Balian had prepared for him. He wanted to take them to the city of Yangwei Shuo and prepare to sell them through his own channels.
Balian still attached great importance to Gamgee, the God of Wealth and his first business partner. He personally came to the intersection to greet them. This made Gamgee a little flattered. After the greetings, Balian took Gamgee directly to his home.
Lakeside cabin.
In early autumn, it was really comfortable and comfortable to live in this place. After Gamgee came here, he also liked it very much. He couldn't help but sigh that Balian, the young lord, really understood life.
The delivery of goods was handled by Mark and Gamgee's men. Balian and Eomer accompanied Gamgee while drinking and chatting by the lake.
After Gamgee drank half a glass of beer, he took out a wooden box and placed it in front of Balian, and then lay down comfortably on Norlandenburg's unique rattan lounge chair.
He closed his eyes and said: "Sir Balian, when we parted that day, I was still wondering how you were so confident that you wanted to exterminate the grizzly bears and hounds on the south bank of the Carr River before the autumn planting. In the past ten years, the lords and county soldiers have
A gang that we failed to exterminate many times.
To be honest, I really thought you were bragging at the time, but the truth is so shocking, you really did it.
Swear to the God of Fire, I still feel like I'm dreaming."
"Hahaha!" Balian laughed heartily, "Gamji, my friend, my father has taught me since I was a child that a qualified knight must be true to his words and deeds.
The promises you make must be fulfilled. If you can't guarantee that they will be fulfilled, then don't make promises to others. Since I told you, I will definitely do it."
"Sir Balian, I really admire you. I have never seen a knight like you or a lord like you. You are really an amazing person." Although Gamgee's words of praise contained true feelings, they were somewhat tinged with emotion.
A little bit of flattery.
Fortunately, Balian, who often flattered others when discussing business in his previous life, was immune to this. He smiled calmly and opened the small wooden box that Gamgee placed in front of him. It was filled with silver coins. Balian grabbed
He picked up a handful of silver coins and sprinkled them in. Then he looked at Gamgee who was lying there lazily and patting his big belly and asked: "What does this mean?"
Gamji continued to close his eyes and replied lazily: "There are a total of five thousand dinars here. It is the bounty given to you by our Amondin Chamber of Commerce. We have offered a reward of five thousand dinars to call on the warriors to destroy this place."
The three major gangs have finally spent these five thousand dinars over the past two years."
"Hehe!" Eomer, who was sitting next to him, laughed twice, "Gamji, you rich businessmen really have too much money to spend."
Hearing this, Gamji opened his eyes, looked at the calm lake, and said frankly: "We solved the problem of the bandits with five thousand dinars. From now on, the trade route from Yang Weixuo to Amundin will be peaceful. We are
The loss of the robbery and the extra cost of hiring caravan guards can be saved, which is several times the five thousand dinars."
After hearing this, Balian joked: "It seems that you people are really profiteers. No, you go back quickly and let the people in your chamber of commerce come up with another five thousand dinars. Otherwise, I will not protect the safety of your caravan."
Be responsible."
Although Gamgee knew that Balian was joking, after hearing this, he quickly sat up and said with a smile on his face: "My lord, before you ask Brother Eomer to send the heads of the robbers to the county guard,
After we got there, people from our chamber of commerce discussed it, and we decided to give you a protection fee of one thousand dinars every year from now on.
However, you must ensure the safety of this trade route, and when the caravan carrying the flag of our Amundine Chamber of Commerce encounters difficulties, Fort Nolandenburg will provide help. I wonder if you are willing."
Balian twirled the painted pottery wine glass in his hand, nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you." After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and clinked a glass with Gamgee.
A thousand dinars is neither too much nor too little. Balian, who now has plenty of money, actually does not value this thousand dinars. What he values is the Amondine Chamber of Commerce.
By suppressing bandits, Nolandenburg established a relationship with the Amundine Chamber of Commerce, a powerful chamber of commerce in the north. Not only could it ensure the sales of Nolandenburg's output, but the daily traffic and accommodation of these merchants could also be provided to Nolandenburg.
Landenburg brings prosperity to commerce, so that Norlandenburg can develop and grow better.
Then Gamgee, Balian and Eomer talked about their trip to Yang Weixo. After learning that besides doing business, Gamgee also wanted to watch the annual Yang Weixo tournament. Balian directly
He sat up from the recliner.
He quickly asked: "The tourney? Is it exciting?" Because in Balian's memory, Wallombre City, the capital of China, had only held two tourneys. In the first time, he was placed on guard at the periphery, and in the second time, he was placed on guard duty.
He was sticking to his post and had no interest in it at all. He didn't know what a martial arts tournament was like.
Gamgee looked puzzled when he heard Balian ask this, "My lord, haven't you seen it in Wallombre City?"
"Hey, it's the duty of the palace guard. I don't have a chance to see it." Balian replied angrily.
Ganmuji laughed loudly, "Sir, a knight with such superb martial arts skills like you should not only go and see it, but also participate in it. How about you come with me? Have a look at Yangweixuo City and take part in the martial arts competition."
General Assembly.
You defeated Sir Sog in the duel at the Sheriff's Mansion, so it should be no problem to win the tournament. And after winning the championship, you will not only get a generous bounty, but also have dinner with the lord of Yangweixuo City, Count Gerry and his family.
, this is a good opportunity to meet big people."
Hearing what Gamji said, Balian was indeed a little moved. After he came to this world, he hadn't had a good walk or look around, so he just took this opportunity to go out for a walk.
Thinking of this, Balian did not think about it anymore and said categorically to Gamji: "Okay, I will go with you, but I am not going to participate in the martial arts tournament."
"Why is this? You are a disciple of the Dawn Sword. You have defeated Sir Yellen and Sir Sog, who has won the tournament championship. As long as you participate, you will definitely win the championship." Gamji asked puzzledly.
"Recently, I have been in too much limelight. I want to keep a low profile. It is not good for me to make people jealous now.
Besides, you just mentioned that I offended Sir Yellen and Sir Sorg, so why should I offend more people? I just went to watch the fun, there is no need to play myself." Balian explained.
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Hearing this, Ganmji said with emotion: "Sometimes, I wonder if you are a young man under twenty years old. This kind of calmness in dealing with others may not be achieved by those of us who have entered middle age."
get."
"When the teacher was alive, he told me that the tall and straight trees in the woods must be the first to be blown down by the wind; those among the lords who have outstanding abilities and have repeatedly performed extraordinary feats must be the ones who receive the most criticism and jealousy.
When people are in good times, they must not get carried away. When the limelight is too great, they must learn to hide themselves so that they do not attract too much attention. Only in this way can they live longer and become the final winner." Balian added.
Once, I borrowed the words of my master to express the truth I heard in my previous life.
Gamgee nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He praised and said: "Sir Logan, Sword of the Dawn, is indeed no ordinary person. It is such a pity that such an upright knight has passed away. Otherwise, I would definitely go and visit him in person."
After he said this, he then added: "Although I can't see the magic of the Dawn Sword, but I can get to know his disciples and become friends. My life, Ganmuji, is worth it."
Hearing what he said, Balian and Eomer looked at each other and smiled. After the three chatted for a while, the bonfire dinner officially began.
This time, Gamgee learned the lesson. Except for Balian, when anyone else came to him for a drink, he would just have a drink and drink nothing else. The last drunken experience made Gamgee completely lose his memory.
Although the cautious Gamgee did not drink too much that night, the captain of the caravan guard and the deputy leader of the caravan who were invited to his caravan were very drunk, and just like Gamgee last time, they were carried away
Going back.
When Balian saw people drunk like this, he smiled and asked Gamgee why he didn't remind his two men and let them experience the experience of being drunk to the pulp.
Gamgee answered truthfully: "My lord, they will definitely come to Nolandenburg frequently in the future. They may not take my reminder to heart, but they drank like this the first time they came. There is no need for me to remind them in the future."
, they will know that you guys are very drunk, so they will naturally be as careful as me."
Upon hearing this, Balian nodded in recognition. Having lived in two lifetimes, he understood that it was useless for others to remind him of many things. He had to suffer a loss for himself before he could truly realize it.
Although the experience of sobering up the next day was not that good, I have to admit that wine can fill up the strangeness between people and shorten the distance between people. After a few meals, Ganmuji and his people
After drinking, I became much closer to everyone in Nolandenburg. It didn't look like I had just met him just a short while ago, like I had been close friends for many years.
In the afternoon of the next day, after everyone under Ganmoji had recovered, Balian joined Ganmoji's caravan with his own bodyguards and a carriage modified by Hama himself, and headed for the city of Yangweixo.
Go and experience the martial arts competition in this time and space.
And now there is a dedicated person in charge of everything in the territory, and everything is on the right track. It can be carried out in an orderly manner, and you don't have to worry about anything.
As for Gu Huiyang who had just taken refuge with him, Balian was not worried about any betrayal by him or his men, because when a person betrays his original partners and is stained with their blood, he will kill them when he kills them.
, definitely more ruthless than the soldiers of Fort Norland.
Besides, Balian's strategy of appeasing the upper class, winning over the lower class, and winning over the lower class has left Gu Huiyang with few loyal subordinates.
If he wanted to rebel, he was afraid that his former subordinates would inform Eomer and the others immediately. After all, once a scoundrel becomes a traitor, he will always go to great lengths to betray his former master's interests.