Pelo took a sip of black tea, leaned against the soft lord's chair, and breathed a long sigh.
More than two months have passed since he took over Changge Fortress, and he found that he liked the hall more and more.
The step-by-step structure allows him to look down from the main seat to the officials and servants standing below. This feeling of power satisfies him.
In the first month, some little nobles would jump out and openly question themselves, or secretly plan riots, and of course, the people behind them who were certainly provoking them to come forward from the big families of elk and cyclone.
Pelo followed his father's advice and sent all the troubled civilians or underground rats without titles to the gallows. The young nobles with titles were imprisoned and expelled from the Western Region after the family paid the ransom.
After this set of thunder means was implemented, the situation quickly subsided.
After all, except for the Honeysuckle family, the other knights of several other great families were arrested and they could not resist Pelo's policies openly.
Afterwards, he divided the interests of the fortress into part and compensated for the losses of the large family during the arrest, which temporarily formed a relatively stable interest group for all the nobles.
Now, except for 30% of the fortress's income to be handed over to the border town, the remaining 70% of the fortress is used to maintain the operation of the city, 20% of the fortress is used to appease the rest of the great nobles, and the remaining 20% of the Helmon territory is obtained.
Now, the portrait hanging behind the lord's throne has been replaced by Duke Ryan to the fourth prince Roland Wimbledon, who is looking forward to one day hanging his portrait of Pero Helmon.
If you can completely own the Changge Fortress, your own Earl Corps can be connected with the Fortress and become a veritable duke territory. You can save 50% of the remittance and appeasement and invest in the fortress's business and trade, in exchange for richer returns.
Of course, the premise is that Roland can successfully ascend the throne and become the king of the entire Graycastle.
Lord, a guard walked into the lord's hall and handed over a letter, which was news from the border town.
Hearing the word Border Town, Pelo immediately sat upright.
He took the envelope and shook the thin papyrus flat. It can be seen from the inferior paper that the letter came from the eyeliner he put in the serfs.
The result of the battle more than two months ago was incredible. Although Pelo did not go there in person, he heard a bizarre story from his father.
In order to find out the reason for the Duke's failure, he arranged many confidants in the hands of the people sent to the town, disguised as craftsmen, herders or serfs, and sent the information he had seen back to the fortress one by one.
He believed that other families would definitely do the same.
But so far, except for the two people disguised as serfs, who are still sending new information every month, the craftsmen and herders have no news, as if they have disappeared.
Did they betray themselves, or were they all eliminated after being discovered by the prince?
He shook his head and focused on the secret letter.
The content of the letter is written in charcoal pen, and the text is crooked and there are traces of water soaking in some places. It seems that it was written secretly while working.
The first paragraph says that an unknown iron tower is being built on the banks of the Chishui River.
There is a huge iron can piled up on the top of the tower, and three have been erected, each of which is close to the fortress wall.
The blacksmiths seemed to have completed the production of the iron tower in the town, and when transported to the river, they were already a whole.
Then there will be soldiers of the First Army standing up the baffle around the tower, and until the next day, it will magically stand up.
Construction... again, Pelo thought, the previous secret letter was the same. Just looking at the information, I felt that the prince was constantly building a town. Last time it was to build roads and bridges, and this time it was to build an iron tower.
Could it be that His Highness has to spend all the golden dragons that have been plundered from the fortress castle in one breath before he can be content with it?
Moreover, the iron tower is of unknown purpose... You should know that the spy hidden among the serfs is not a real serf, but a knowledgeable personal guard. If it is a whistle tower or an arrow tower, he will definitely be able to see it at a glance.
Perhaps the tower has not been fully completed, so it is difficult to judge. Pelo shook his head, maybe there will be more detailed information by next month.
He turned his gaze to the next section.
The letter states that a large fleet of merchants stayed at the town pier for a week and left eastward, with unknown ownership.During the stay, large piles of ore ingots and saltpeter were unloaded from the ship.
It is easy to understand to buy saltpeter. It will become very hot in the second month of summer. The castle cooling requires a lot of saltpeter, and it can also be used to refrigerate wine and juice. As a royal noble, I definitely don’t want to let myself sweat all day long, as embarrassed as a farmer in the fields.
But the purchase of ore ingots surprised Pelo. Border Town is the place of ore production. I remember that when he went to the town as an envoy, Prince Roland exaggerated and said that he wanted to double the total amount of ore sold. As a result, not only does not export ore, but also import ore ingots?
Thinking of the iron towers as high as the fortress wall in the previous section, he found that he was increasingly unable to understand what His Royal Highness wanted to do.
However, when Pero read the last paragraph of the secret letter, he was stunned.
Bianfeng Town has held several open-air theatrical performances in the square in the past two weeks?
Tickets are not collected, the drama title is unheard of, and serfs are encouraged to watch.What surprised him the most was that among the performers there was the star of the West End, Miss May, who had been missing recently!
What's the situation?
May's disappearance is a big news in the fortress recently. Several dramas that should have been starring her have changed female roles, and the nobles left halfway to protest.
The theater had to issue a notice claiming that May had left the theater without explaining to anyone and was currently missing.
As soon as the news came out, the nobles who loved drama in the Western Region were in an uproar.
But she ran to Bianfeng Town?
There is no theater there!
And performing for civilians and serfs...Perro could hardly imagine such a scene in his mind. Miss Maye in his impression was not an approachable actor.
After much consideration, he decided to write a letter to His Highness Roland and formally inquire about this matter.
As a drama enthusiast, not to mention the wonderful performances of the Westward Star for a long time, even the chance to invite Sherry is much less.
Since the drama was performed publicly in the town square, it is not surprising that the merchant saw it. It happened that the merchant was from Changge Fortress, so the news came to his ears. It should not be exposed to his personal guards hidden among the serfs.
Just as Perro was about to ask the attendant to draft Wenhan, a knight quickly walked into the hall and said anxiously, "Sir, the guards from the East Gate Lookout Tower discovered that a team of knights were approaching the fortress!"
knight?Can you tell where it comes from?He suddenly stood up.
The other party held the flag of the tower with two guns. The adults, the knight replied, if it were not for impersonation, they should be the new king's troops.
More than two months have passed since he took over Changge Fortress, and he found that he liked the hall more and more.
The step-by-step structure allows him to look down from the main seat to the officials and servants standing below. This feeling of power satisfies him.
In the first month, some little nobles would jump out and openly question themselves, or secretly plan riots, and of course, the people behind them who were certainly provoking them to come forward from the big families of elk and cyclone.
Pelo followed his father's advice and sent all the troubled civilians or underground rats without titles to the gallows. The young nobles with titles were imprisoned and expelled from the Western Region after the family paid the ransom.
After this set of thunder means was implemented, the situation quickly subsided.
After all, except for the Honeysuckle family, the other knights of several other great families were arrested and they could not resist Pelo's policies openly.
Afterwards, he divided the interests of the fortress into part and compensated for the losses of the large family during the arrest, which temporarily formed a relatively stable interest group for all the nobles.
Now, except for 30% of the fortress's income to be handed over to the border town, the remaining 70% of the fortress is used to maintain the operation of the city, 20% of the fortress is used to appease the rest of the great nobles, and the remaining 20% of the Helmon territory is obtained.
Now, the portrait hanging behind the lord's throne has been replaced by Duke Ryan to the fourth prince Roland Wimbledon, who is looking forward to one day hanging his portrait of Pero Helmon.
If you can completely own the Changge Fortress, your own Earl Corps can be connected with the Fortress and become a veritable duke territory. You can save 50% of the remittance and appeasement and invest in the fortress's business and trade, in exchange for richer returns.
Of course, the premise is that Roland can successfully ascend the throne and become the king of the entire Graycastle.
Lord, a guard walked into the lord's hall and handed over a letter, which was news from the border town.
Hearing the word Border Town, Pelo immediately sat upright.
He took the envelope and shook the thin papyrus flat. It can be seen from the inferior paper that the letter came from the eyeliner he put in the serfs.
The result of the battle more than two months ago was incredible. Although Pelo did not go there in person, he heard a bizarre story from his father.
In order to find out the reason for the Duke's failure, he arranged many confidants in the hands of the people sent to the town, disguised as craftsmen, herders or serfs, and sent the information he had seen back to the fortress one by one.
He believed that other families would definitely do the same.
But so far, except for the two people disguised as serfs, who are still sending new information every month, the craftsmen and herders have no news, as if they have disappeared.
Did they betray themselves, or were they all eliminated after being discovered by the prince?
He shook his head and focused on the secret letter.
The content of the letter is written in charcoal pen, and the text is crooked and there are traces of water soaking in some places. It seems that it was written secretly while working.
The first paragraph says that an unknown iron tower is being built on the banks of the Chishui River.
There is a huge iron can piled up on the top of the tower, and three have been erected, each of which is close to the fortress wall.
The blacksmiths seemed to have completed the production of the iron tower in the town, and when transported to the river, they were already a whole.
Then there will be soldiers of the First Army standing up the baffle around the tower, and until the next day, it will magically stand up.
Construction... again, Pelo thought, the previous secret letter was the same. Just looking at the information, I felt that the prince was constantly building a town. Last time it was to build roads and bridges, and this time it was to build an iron tower.
Could it be that His Highness has to spend all the golden dragons that have been plundered from the fortress castle in one breath before he can be content with it?
Moreover, the iron tower is of unknown purpose... You should know that the spy hidden among the serfs is not a real serf, but a knowledgeable personal guard. If it is a whistle tower or an arrow tower, he will definitely be able to see it at a glance.
Perhaps the tower has not been fully completed, so it is difficult to judge. Pelo shook his head, maybe there will be more detailed information by next month.
He turned his gaze to the next section.
The letter states that a large fleet of merchants stayed at the town pier for a week and left eastward, with unknown ownership.During the stay, large piles of ore ingots and saltpeter were unloaded from the ship.
It is easy to understand to buy saltpeter. It will become very hot in the second month of summer. The castle cooling requires a lot of saltpeter, and it can also be used to refrigerate wine and juice. As a royal noble, I definitely don’t want to let myself sweat all day long, as embarrassed as a farmer in the fields.
But the purchase of ore ingots surprised Pelo. Border Town is the place of ore production. I remember that when he went to the town as an envoy, Prince Roland exaggerated and said that he wanted to double the total amount of ore sold. As a result, not only does not export ore, but also import ore ingots?
Thinking of the iron towers as high as the fortress wall in the previous section, he found that he was increasingly unable to understand what His Royal Highness wanted to do.
However, when Pero read the last paragraph of the secret letter, he was stunned.
Bianfeng Town has held several open-air theatrical performances in the square in the past two weeks?
Tickets are not collected, the drama title is unheard of, and serfs are encouraged to watch.What surprised him the most was that among the performers there was the star of the West End, Miss May, who had been missing recently!
What's the situation?
May's disappearance is a big news in the fortress recently. Several dramas that should have been starring her have changed female roles, and the nobles left halfway to protest.
The theater had to issue a notice claiming that May had left the theater without explaining to anyone and was currently missing.
As soon as the news came out, the nobles who loved drama in the Western Region were in an uproar.
But she ran to Bianfeng Town?
There is no theater there!
And performing for civilians and serfs...Perro could hardly imagine such a scene in his mind. Miss Maye in his impression was not an approachable actor.
After much consideration, he decided to write a letter to His Highness Roland and formally inquire about this matter.
As a drama enthusiast, not to mention the wonderful performances of the Westward Star for a long time, even the chance to invite Sherry is much less.
Since the drama was performed publicly in the town square, it is not surprising that the merchant saw it. It happened that the merchant was from Changge Fortress, so the news came to his ears. It should not be exposed to his personal guards hidden among the serfs.
Just as Perro was about to ask the attendant to draft Wenhan, a knight quickly walked into the hall and said anxiously, "Sir, the guards from the East Gate Lookout Tower discovered that a team of knights were approaching the fortress!"
knight?Can you tell where it comes from?He suddenly stood up.
The other party held the flag of the tower with two guns. The adults, the knight replied, if it were not for impersonation, they should be the new king's troops.