Lord Harland

Chapter 78 Territory Development Bonds
After killing the legend of the orc, the intensity of the battle dropped a lot.

Maybe it hurt the orcs completely, maybe the orcs were not ready yet, and several orc armies chose to retreat.

It wasn't even August, and the orcs had retreated north of the Eagle Mountains, ending the war two months early.

This time the orcs invaded the war, although the Grant Kingdom suffered a lot of losses, the Harland family ushered in greater development, not only swallowed more than 9000 people, but also captured a group of orc slaves.

After many battles, Li Cha accumulated nearly seven great achievements.

William also undertook key battles, winning three major meritorious service and eight medium meritorious service.

William has been a sixth-level professional for many years, and has been accumulating meritorious service for becoming a hereditary nobleman before. He didn't even redeem the advanced breathing method. This time, he exchanged for the seventh-level professional breathing method.

After months of arduous fighting, the Northern Legion suffered considerable losses. Two brigades were completely annihilated by the orcs, and three brigades were severely damaged. Counting scattered casualties, more than 8000 people were lost.

Except for the Northern Legion, the Flying Eagle Legion was almost wiped out.The two armies of the Grizzlies and the Wild Lions had a combined casualty of 6000.

Two or three years may not be enough to replenish the war damage.

After the war, King Charles had issued an edict requiring the hereditary nobles in other parts of the Grant Kingdom to fulfill their obligations and deploy troops to supplement the war losses.

Thirty soldiers were drawn from each baronie, and a nobleman was also required to serve in the army to supplement the Central Army Corps in the three northern provinces.

As for the big nobles like the four dukes in the north, they can only make up for their losses.

After the war, the political situation in northern Xinjiang also changed, and two hereditary nobles appeared on the stage of Grant Kingdom.

The heroic and combative prince Roger was sealed in the northern border and became a hereditary earl. His territory was located near the Duke of Jonathan.

Earl Roger's territory covers an area of ​​[-] square kilometers, most of which are territories directly under the royal family, and a small part is the unowned land in the northern part of the Eagle Mountain Range.

If Roger can gain a firm foothold in the new territory, he can become horns with the Duke of Jonathan, and the eastern defense will become more stable.

Donny Martins, who was so lucky, was awarded the hereditary earl for killing the legend of the orc.

In fact, in that battle that day, there were quite a few mid-to-high-level professionals who took action, and even William participated in the battle that day.

It's just that Martins is the strongest and made the greatest contribution. He also grabbed the head and completed the final blow to kill the legendary wild boar.

Martins is the head of the Northern Legion, and his background is relatively ordinary.His grandfather was only promoted to a hereditary baronet, and his father was not the first heir. Martins was very late in the succession order. He has been developing in the army since he was an adult. He is a 46-year veteran.

In the early years, Martins served as a grassroots officer in the Nolan Guards and became Prince Charles' bodyguard.

After Charlie became king, he continued to promote him, and Martins lived up to expectations. He showed his ability in the war and controlled the Northern Army.

Fighting in the Northern Legion for many years, Martins has accumulated enough military exploits to become a hereditary baron more than ten years ago.

I thought that my whole life would pass like this, but I didn't expect that when I was old, I could go one step further and become a nobleman of the Grant Kingdom, realizing another leap in class.

This leap is more difficult than becoming a hereditary baron.

This life experience is enough to be praised for many years.

After this battle, Donny Martins has become a famous general of the Grant Kingdom.

The growth of a famous general is a long-term accumulation process.

You can only be called a famous general if you have fought a battle with great influence.

Although there are many generals who can win battles in the Grant Kingdom, there are only three who can be called famous generals.

The first one is the Duke of Jonathan in the North. He fought a key victory 20 years ago, wiped out two legions of orcs, and beheaded [-] orcs. That battle was also his legendary battle.

The second will be a member of the Grant royal family, the Grand Duke of Brenner.

The Grand Duke of Brenner is also a legendary knight. He is the brother of King Charles' great-grandfather, King Ron. He is now over 160 years old and commanded the pioneering war a hundred years ago.

The old duke is the biggest pillar of the royal family and the first duke of the Duchy of York.

Now the Duke of Brenner lives in Norland, and his eldest grandson is the contemporary Duke of York.Although the Duke is old, he is still healthy and strong. He often attends noble meetings and coordinates conflicts among the nobles. Even King Charles depends on his face.

Compared with the above two famous generals, the title of the famous Earl Martins is slightly less.

But the few battles he commanded this year were also very beautiful. First, he severely damaged the main orc army under Heihe Castle, and in the pursuit battle, he killed the leader of the orc army, the ninth-level werewolf Vader.

Then he led troops into the orc empire, attacked a large number of orc tribes, and captured tens of thousands of orc slaves.

A trap was also set during the retreat and the legendary wild boar was killed.

This battle was quite beautiful, and it was the battle where Earl Martins was promoted to a famous general.

The County of Martins is located in the province of Gascoyne, bordering the Duchy of Edward.The area is as high as [-] square kilometers, but there are not many people.

This territory is almost undeveloped. Most of it is the barren and idle territory of the Gascoigne Province, and the less than half is located in the northern part of the Eagle Mountain Range. It can be regarded as a buffer area between the Grant Kingdom and the orcs.

Earl Martins has served as the head of the Northern Legion for many years, and he can be called a high position.

He has been stationed in the prosperous place of Heihe Fort all year round and has accumulated a lot of money.

However, the development of an earldom requires millions of gold coins, and the gold coins in the hands of Earl Martins are far from enough.

In order to raise funds for the development of the territory, Earl Martins issued territory development bonds at Fort Black River, which were mainly sold to soldiers of the Northern Legion.

It's a pity that everyone is not optimistic about the prospects of the Earl of Martins. Even though the bond interest is higher, not many are sold.

Tens of thousands of gold coins are a huge amount of money for a barony, but for the earldom, it is a drop in the bucket.

Even Richard's father, William, bought 2000 gold coin bonds because of the face of the old superior and the old officer.

As for whether the bond can be exchanged for interest, William actually doesn't care.

These two thousand gold coins are actually making friends and currying favor with the old officer.Today's Earl Martins has greatly increased his voice in the noble council. If he says a word to the Harland family, the division of the territory can be slightly better.

With William's remaining military exploits and Richard's accumulated military exploits, the Harland family is not far from being granted the second territory.

If there are some upper-level connections to help say a few words, the division of territories will take advantage of it.

In order to develop the territory as soon as possible, Earl Martins also invested in the purchase of [-] orc slaves. In his territory, the number of orcs surpassed that of humans, which can be regarded as a great spectacle of the Grant Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)