Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 72 The King of Tatum Duchy
In the city of Pella, inside the majestic castle of the Aquinax family - Aquinas Castle.

Butters, the personal servant of the current king, knocked on the door a few times, and then stood quietly by the door.

Butters looks like he might be in his fifties, his face is sallow, densely packed with folds, and scattered brown patches make him look very creepy.

He was wearing a black tuxedo with a slit in the back, resembling a swallow's tail. In the Principality of Artem, this style of tuxedo would only appear at dinner parties.

But Butters is always dressed like this, with a pair of black leggings and black boots.The tuxedo was swung back slightly, and the white lining inside could be seen, which added a little bright color to the black suit.

With a well-trimmed short beard and well-trimmed nails, he always has an old-fashioned appearance, which is very conspicuous in the barbaric Principality of Artem.But everyone in this castle did not dare to underestimate him, even the second prince had to put away his domineering posture when he saw him, and obediently returned the salute.

At this time, an old and tired voice came from inside, "Come in."

Butters opened the door, and it was very dark inside, with no light at all, like a bottomless black hole.Outside this door, the sun is just right, and the autumn air is crisp.But Butters didn't hesitate at all, stepped in, and then gently closed the door.

There is not a single window in the study, just like a black box, without a ray of light coming in.It was in a dark, dead state, but Butters was used to it, and he was the only one who had the right to enter this study.Not even the king's son was allowed in.

"Butters, how many years have you been with me."

"Master, since I was picked up, I have followed you, Master, and it has been almost 50 years now."

Each of the prince's personal servants was born as an orphan, and was trained by the Aquinax family from childhood, and their loyalty and ability were guaranteed.

"50 years, I remember 50 years, why my father came to this room alone, and didn't let others in, so I lied to my brothers and sisters, distracted the guards at the door, and sneaked away Come in.

At that time, the sunlight outside the door came in, and it was the first time I saw my father's remorseful face. He was usually so heroic, and he didn't seem to care about anything.But now he is here silently grieving. "

Butters just stood there quietly without a glance, he has been with Dominica Aquinas for 50 years, he knows Dominica Aquinas better than the current queen, he doesn't Needing reassurance, he just needs an audience.

In this dark room, you can't see your fingers, only Dominique Aquinax's murmurs.

"My father was a very cruel man. I thought he would beat me with a whip, but he didn't. He just kept me here for three days. But it was the three days I remember most, the boundless darkness. , Lengji rushed towards me, no matter how I cried and shouted inside, my father didn't respond at all.

Hahaha, when I came out, maybe I was already crazy. In order to revenge him, I killed all his sons, his most beloved youngest son, and his most wise third son, all of them were killed by me.He had to be afraid that the throne would pass to me.I expected him to be sad, angry, and berate me, and I expected to see his remorseful escape once again.

But I vividly remember that he didn't react at all, he was very calm, the calmness was scary, when I told him that I did everything, he even smiled at me, his smile was really horrible, as if I Everything is under his control.

In order to prove that I am better than him, wiser and braver than him, I conquered the Principality of Sukale and gave the Aquinacos family their own access to the sea and their own salt-making land.

In the past, the Principality of Luma used those flashy clothes to exchange a large amount of armor and horses from the Principality of Artem every year. Now, we only need to smuggle a small amount of horses, and they have to send a lot of gold coins, and they have to send 500 cars every year. Food, to ensure that ours does not invade them.

The fiefdom of the Aquinacos family has doubled in my hands. The number of troops has changed from 3000 infantry and 2000 knights to 5000 soldiers and 3000 knights, including 300 heavy cavalry, and [-] light armored knights. Thousand Leather Armored Knights. "

There was the sound of a chair moving in the darkness, Dominica moved freely in the darkness, he lit a candle, the faint candlelight vaguely illuminated his outline, his old face, his stooped body, Butters sighed, The king of Artem, Dominique Aquinax, is also old.

"What's the use of all this? The newly appointed king of the Luma Principality just sat down and came to see my reality, to see if I am the same as his old father-whether I am old and dead. Suka The principalities of Lie are also sharpening their knives, wanting to regain their lost territories."

"My lord, they are not worth worrying about. According to the news from the spies, the Duchy of Luma claims to have a standing army of 2000 people, but the actual number is less than 8000. Some even sold the weapons they issued. The Duchy of Sukale It’s still the same old way, a few knights in full armor, with dozens of retinue knights, organized together in a chaotic manner, how can it compare to the disciplined Aquinax Knights.”

"But I'm old, and I can live for a year or two." Dominica seemed to know what Butters was going to say, pressed her hand, and said, "I know my own physical condition, but my good brothers It’s pretty good that I can live to this age. But after my death, which of my three sons can take on the important task of the Principality of Artem.”

"Without a large pack of wolves, how can we choose a real wolf king. It seems that my father is still better than me.

I heard that there is a capable young man from the Iris family, his name is..."

Butters quickly replied: "I heard that his name is Charles, and he is still a baron now. But he has sent someone to the city to clear up the relationship. It seems that he wants to become an earl."

"It would be great if he were my son. He is capable, ruthless, and able to fight. Of my remaining three sons, the eldest son is barren, the second son does not want to be a king, and the third son is stupid and bad. You say I can What to do, who among them can take the throne of the Principality of Artem."

Butters stood aside without saying a word, while Dominica lightly fiddled with the candle, and after a long time, said slowly: "I don't have so much time to wait for them to decide the winner, this time with the Principality of Sukale, The Luma Principality will be fought by the three of them. Tell them, whoever performs well in this war will inherit the throne."

Butters nodded and said, "Yes, sir."

"This Baron Shire is a young tiger. Such a person is too dangerous. Show goodwill to Earl Violet and Earl Geithner, and persuade this Baron Shire to take refuge in the Aquinax family and become Aquinax A watchdog of the family."

"As you order, sir."

"Go down."

Butters held his right chest with his left hand, took off his hat with his right hand, moved his body forward, bent over to 90 degrees, then turned his head, and slowly backed out.As he opened the door, he vaguely heard Dominica's whispers—and wondered which of them would survive.Butters paused for a moment, then walked out with small steps.

Butters knew he had to do something.Basically every king of the Aquinax family has a spy, and Butters is the leader of the spy.The reason is also very simple, he is the only one who followed Dominika from prince to king.The battle at that time was extremely tragic, and Dominika did not only have three sons.

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Just thousands of miles away in the flower town.

Charles gently took Fina's little white hand away, and carefully looked at Fina's sleeping posture. She was lying on her side beside Charles, and Charles put aside the right hand that was on Charles' body just now.Her mouth is small and exquisite, and it looks like a pink acacia flower in early spring.Mouth in harmony, blowing a few strands of blond hair around the mouth.

She was still wearing yesterday's black lace dress, her delicate little feet slipped out from the lace, and her five small and exquisite toes were wrapped together by white stockings. These ten small toes were all pink, looking Like ten tiny petals.With a little force on the snow-white and crystal-clear feet, a few blue veins are faintly reflected, which makes people feel like reaching out and stroking a few times.

After resting for two months, the king of Shire returned and turned into a serf as his master. He successfully reversed the situation, turned from defense to offense, and successfully killed Fina.

But be prepared for danger in times of peace, and the current success is based on the conditions of his successive defeats of Earl Violet and Earl Geithner.Whenever he suffers a big defeat, everything will be wiped out.Even for Earl Geithner, an upstart in the Earl, the loss of a thousand soldiers is only a serious injury to his vitality, far from shaking the foundation of his rule.

As for Earl Violet, he can pull up an army after he returns. The weapons and armor stored in the castle can be quickly armed. The only thing that is lacking is training.But if Shire loses once, he will never have a chance to do it again, so he has to develop quickly while Earl Violet and Earl Geithner are licking their wounds.

Now he has no de jure succession to the Tulip County, and he is still a baron.Baron Ndom must be called after returning, and the size of the security team needs to be expanded.

Every small town must have a security team of 100 people, not only in the small town, but also down to the villages.Every village must have at least ten guards.Complete the grass-roots control of the wild horse town, the flower town, and the towns that will be established in the calla lilies and cherry blossoms.

And it needs to expand the army. If Earl Violet and Earl Geithner join forces to attack next time, they will not be able to defend at all with the current number of soldiers. Although they may have a lot of recruits, if they stay in the camp, it will be very difficult. .

Attacking a well-defended camp is no less difficult than attacking some low castles.And with his current soldiers, it is impossible to split up the troops to fight against the two earls, so the Iris soldiers must be expanded to 2000, and the knights are divided into two, each with 200 people.

In this way, the supply of food for Iris Collar will be particularly tight this year. It is almost unnecessary to buy it from outside. Earl Geithner and Earl Violet will only sell it to him after seeing the devil. It is not realistic to buy it from Earl Rhonda. , It is still possible to buy a few cars, but what use are these few cars of grain to the iris collar, it is not enough for the food consumed on the road.

This year, only gold coins can be handed in. The Duchy of Artem implements a tax package system. Every year, the earl has to hand over 1000 gold coins to the king. Of course, this is impossible, because the earl’s tax revenue of [-] gold coins for a year is not bad. Yes, plus some caravan trade and smuggling, it will cost more than [-] gold coins.

How could the earl agree to hand in more than half at once? Even the king would have to retreat in the joint resistance of the earls.So if you use the real thing, you will get a discount. From Fina, Charles roughly knows the amount that Earl Keith handed in every year. Fifty good war horses, one hundred carts of grain, and five hundred gold coins. The price was around [-] gold coins, and the earls could barely accept it, after all, the Aquinacos family was not easy to mess with.

But if Shire plans to expand the army this year, food and horses will definitely be in short supply, so he can only hand in gold coins and hemorrhage.

As for why not pretend to be confused-now he is just a baron, and there is no need to pay this money at all.There is a high probability that the earl's position must be confused with him. In the entire earl's circle, he has no friendship. Except for those who have enemies, the rest are unknown, and he can only vote for the king.

　It took too long to make the map, only one chapter, sorry
　　
　
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