Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 47 Post-War Statistics
Cima, the political officer, Joti, the leader of the Knights, Creevey, the food merchant, and several other businessmen in Mustang Town looked at Charles with trepidation, as if they were waiting for the decision of fate.

Baron Gilles is only the mayor sent by Earl Keith, and Mustang Town is naturally not his fief, and the knights in Mustang Town naturally do not need to be loyal to him, and because he has only been in Mustang Town for more than ten years, The servants in his hastily built castle cannot be said to be very loyal.

Just like Sorel in front of him, his personal servants have betrayed him.But Shire intends to save his life and use him to govern Mustang Town.Sorel, who betrayed his master, can only serve Shire

Charles sighed, knowledge was monopolized by the aristocracy, there were too few talents in all fields, even fewer talents who could handle government affairs.

Especially when he just became a baron, he killed the political officer, then defeated the Clivia family in the east, and defeated the Earl of Violet in the south. Now he has occupied the territory of Tulip, but there are really too few people who can govern.

"Sorrell, go gather the servants in the castle, prepare food, take out all the wine and meat in the castle, and reward the soldiers of Iris."

"Yes, Master Charles, I will do it now."

Charles turned his attention to the rest of the people, and pondered: "As for the few of you..."

These few people hurriedly knelt and rubbed up to Charles, looking at Charles eagerly.

"Who is the knight commander of Mustang Town?"

Before Joti could speak, he found that the people around him all hid aside, leaving him alone.

"What's your name."

"Master Charles, my name is Joti."

"How many people are there in the Mustang Town Knights?"

"There are more than 50 people."

"You will become the squad leader of the Iris Flower Infantry Regiment in the future. Do you have any opinions?" Although it was a question, it was in an unquestionable tone.

Joti said with a strong desire to survive: "It is my honor to serve as a soldier in the Iris Infantry Regiment."

Charles turned his attention to the rest of the people again, "As for you guys, I only have two requirements, one is that Mustang Town can't be chaotic, and the other is to spit out what I swallowed before. You can make up for it by yourself. .”

Charles called a few Iris soldiers and ordered: "Separate them and take them down for interrogation separately. Who are the embezzlers and how much money did they take?"

Charles looked at these people with a smile, "If it doesn't match, your family can go and accompany Baron Gilles."

The few words that Charles said softly were as piercing as the cold wind. These people glanced at each other, they were all sinister and cunning, greedy for life and fear of death, unbelievable, and then they wailed and reported the jaw-dropping numbers one by one. .

A total of more than 4000 gold coins, Charles was also a little surprised, this has caught up with the wealth of the Tulip family for several generations, which is really a surprise.

Charles estimated that not only the war horses they secretly sold over the years, but also the gold coins obtained from the food, plus their family's previous accumulation.

Charles didn't care about this, and signaled the Iris soldier to take them down for questioning, maybe there would be a surprise.

At this time, Reck, who was with the army, was a servant in the Iris Castle, approached, and handed the hare he had baked by himself just now to Charles. He checked it himself, and it was not poisonous.

Charles reached out to take it. He had been marching all day and was very hungry.Now Shire's meals are all taken care of by people from the iris family. They must come from the iris territory, and someone has to try them. Shire doesn't want to stumble on this.

The sunset had already set, and the sky was getting darker. Iris soldiers ate broth, meat skewers, and black bread with no ingredients, and the battalion commanders could still eat white bread.

There are not enough rooms in the fort, and the serfs are responsible for setting up the camp. Later, they can also eat the broth left by the Iris infantry, but don't think about the meat skewers, but there is enough black bread without any ingredients , it is already a new year for them.

After Charles finished eating, he entered the inner castle and found that the interior was beautifully decorated. In contrast, his iris castle really looked like a barbarian's place.But what happened to Manzi, Manzi can fight, isn't this castle still his?

Reck, who was with the army, came forward and reported to Charles.Now Lake is also the battalion commander of the Iris Flower Infantry Regiment, but this battalion has been designated by Shire as a supply army, mainly responsible for mobilizing food and grass, recording military exploits, and counting the spoils after the victory.

Rick was a manservant from his castle, loyal enough, and also learned the Arabic numerals he taught, there was no other suitable person than him.

"Master, there are 30 carts of grain in Baron Gilles' castle, 60 carts in the warehouse in the town, and 800 gold coins."

Charles frowned, interrupted Lake's words, and said, "Why do you only have this few gold coins? Why is the food less than 100 carts?"

"Master, part of the grain is in the hands of the grain merchant Creevey, and there are 110 carts."

"Gold coins, why are there so many. Those people alone provided more than 4000 gold coins. How come there are so many gold coins in Baron Gilles' castle."

"Master, there are only so many gold coins in the castle of Baron Gilles." Lake continued to explain: "The castle is full of paintings, all kinds of exquisite decorations, and the rooms on the second floor are full of gorgeous The clothes are all made of white gauze and silk.”

"Salt and sugar were also found in the warehouse. How can Baron Gilles have so many gold coins?"

"Master, how to deal with these things."

"Bring back sugar, refined salt, etc., and leave the decorations of the castle on them. As for the clothes, sort them out, and I will reward the officers of Iris Flower."

"Master, those clothes are all made of high-quality white gauze and silk, isn't it a pity."

"Iris soldiers are worthy of this honor." Charles said with a straight face, mainly because he has no habit of wearing dead people's clothes.

In the early morning of the next day, the early sun rose slightly. Charles walked out of the castle, took the Iris infantry regiment, and headed north under the leadership of Sorel.The destination of this trip is the horse farm.

Going to the north, first there are large tracts of cultivated land, then forests, and finally a pasture.

"What kind of grass is this?" Charles called Sorel and asked.

"Master Shire, this is alfalfa grass. War horses that grow up on this kind of grass will not only be more handsome, but also have better stamina." Sorel stood aside respectfully and replied.

It seems that he has understood his situation, and knows that the only way out is to seek refuge with Master Shire.

"Are those over there serfs or freemen? What are they doing?"

"Master Charles, they are serfs, and they are harvesting clover."

Sorel continued: "These serfs each raise a mare and a few foals. Isn't it going to be the winter, and they will harvest the last batch of alfalfa."

(End of this chapter)