French knight lord: I have a skill panel

Chapter 79 The Spoils of War (5K)

In Sardin Manor, Luomo was sleeping in the bedroom, and he dreamed about the scene of eating at home in his previous life. The faces of his parents at the dining table became much blurred, but the taste of the food was still so profound.

In the haze, he suddenly opened his eyes. On the big oak bed, covered with a velvet brocade quilt, Nina was curled up in his arms, sleeping soundly.

Luo Mo was stunned for a moment, and closed his eyes again, but he couldn't return to his dream, and suddenly felt a sense of loss.

He gently pulled out the hand that was under Nina's neck, lifted the quilt and got off the bed, walked into the bathroom, and after a while of grooming, he suddenly became much more awake.

Walking out of the bathroom, Nina has also come to life. She is wearing a translucent pink gauze dress, her graceful ketone body is looming, and she looks very attractive.

"Your Excellency has worked so hard for so many days, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Nina said as she walked to the closet and took out Luomo's clothes.

"The matter is not over yet. Barron and the others should have worked hard all night, I have to go and see."

Lomo spread his arms and let Nina put on the inner lining and outer clothing for herself.

After finishing dressing, Nina stood on tiptoe, kissed the corner of Luomo's mouth playfully, and said softly, "What breakfast do you want for breakfast, I'll let the kitchen prepare it."

"No need. I'll go to the restaurant by myself. If you're okay, just sleep for a while." Luomo said.

As he spoke, he put his arms around Nina's waist, kissed her back, squeezed Nina's buttocks, and turned to leave the room.

It was not yet dawn, and the sky was still pitch black.

Luomo ate the soy milk and bread that Kasif prepared for himself last night in the restaurant, and then walked to the second floor of the castle.

The castle of Sardin Manor has a total of four floors, and it was always empty.

Since the land and population have increased, the number of people in the civil affairs department has also increased.

Barron was in charge of the entire civil administration, with Pope as his deputy.In addition, there are farmland department, medicine field department, land reclamation department, farmhouse planning department, workshop department and so on.

A self-employed trading company department has recently been added.

The organization is getting bigger and bigger. After discussing with Lomo, Barron directly built another administrative castle on the east side of the castle.

However, the administrative castle has not yet been completed, so people from various departments are temporarily working on the second floor of the castle.

Due to the continuous battles these days, all kinds of land plans and spoils have to be calculated in a very short period of time.

Therefore, the civil affairs department has been very busy these two days.

When Luomo walked to the second floor after breakfast, Barron and Pope were still leading the crowd to work, and it seemed that they hadn't slept all night.

When everyone saw Luo Mo coming, they immediately put down their work, straightened up, and then bowed: "Lord Lord."

Luo Mo waved his hand to signal everyone to continue working.Then he waved to Barron.

Barron picked up a prepared report from the chaotic table, and quickly followed Lomo to a room inside.

This room was Barron's office, and there was a huge table filled with various parchments and papers.

Lomo looked at Barron's room, most of which were work tools, with almost nothing related to personal life, and the facilities were very simple.

There is only a hardwood bed in the corner, which allows Barron to rest for a while after work.

"Baron, you have really worked hard these days."

"It's not hard, it's not hard!" Barron shook his head and said with a joyful smile on his face: "My lord, let me tell the truth. Although these tasks are heavy, I don't feel hard at all when I do them, on the contrary, I am very happy. "

"Under your leadership, our Sardin Manor has become more and more powerful. Every inch of land expanded makes me happy for a long time. Now that I have acquired so much land at once, I really never dreamed of it." Things. The old lord is watching from the sky, and he will be very happy."

When Barron said this, his eyes were red, and he quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

Luo Mo was also very pleased to see his old servant happy from the heart.These days, thanks to Barron taking care of everything in the manor except training, he has been able to have time to do his own things.

To be honest, he didn't expect that the old butler, who usually seemed cautious and weak, could manage such a large property in an orderly manner.

Without this old housekeeper, I don't know how many trivial troubles I would encounter.

Thinking of this, Luo Mo patted Baron's shoulder and said sincerely: "Baron, although you are happy to do it, don't work too hard. Find some capable ones from the farmer to help you share some. If you collapse from exhaustion, I don't know who to count on."

When the master and servant had a rare heart-to-heart conversation, Baron was even more moved when he heard these words, and his tears couldn't be stopped immediately.

Luomo waved his hand to signal him not to get excited, and walked to the bed, wanting to check whether his usual bedding was warm.

After pulling it twice, a pair of red women's shorts with lace trim suddenly emerged from it, which looked very sexy.

"This is?" Luomo grabbed the end of the lace and lifted it up.Or open side, style is quite fashionable.

Old Barron blushed, took over the trousers, stuffed them in his arms, and explained: "This is Mrs. Sharan's. I forgot it here two days ago."

"Barron, you are still unabated, so I am relieved." Luomo smiled.

Seeing that the lord was not angry, Barron breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile on his face: "When you are tired from work, women can relieve you the most."

"I remember that she is your old friend. However, if you want to recruit new people, you can't use your position to force it." Luo Mo reminded.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will never do anything that violates the manor's rules." Barron immediately promised.

"Yeah." Luo Mo nodded and said with a smile: "You guys are good friends. If you really like them, why don't you marry them together?"

"That can't be done!" Barron shook his head and said, "It's fine now. If I marry them, they may use my status to seek personal gain for their family in the manor. In that case, it will be very bad for the development of our manor. alright."

When Luo Mo heard this, he was a little impressed by Baron.

From this point, it can be seen that Baron really cares about the manor.

Immediately, the maid brought hot tea and cheese to the two, and after a short rest, Barron began to make a report for Lomo.

"My lord." Barron spread the report on the table and began to introduce: "These days, the trophies harvested, including the trophies from Lando Manor that were transported yesterday, have all been counted."

"There are 3121 gold coins, 5894 silver coins, and 2635 copper coins. In terms of magic products, there are a total of 300 inscription scrolls. Since there are no knowledgeable people in our manor, we don't know the specific uses. In addition, there are nearly 1285 kilograms of air-dried scrolls. 305 grams of various essences, 200 kilograms of obsidian, 2 kilograms of source quality ore, and [-] tons of iron ore."

Barron read slowly, and Luomo listened silently, with a very satisfied expression on his face.

The clearing operation this time has gained a lot.

Not to mention anything else, just 3121 gold coins has already made Luo Mo a lot of money.

Among them, more than 2000 gold coins came from the treasure chest dug out by Josi.

To be honest, Josi did make a considerable contribution to this matter this time.

Unfortunately, what he did was really stupid.

Luo Mo secretly felt sorry for Jos, but he didn't intend to let Jos go.

Once the rules are made, it is absolutely impossible to change them for someone.

After talking about the trophies, Barron continued: "In this campaign, except for the dense forests and the mines of other lords, we can't tamper with them. There are about 3000 mu of fertile land worth reclamation, most of which are concentrated in the rivers of the Voro River. Among them, a considerable proportion of the fields are very fertile, as long as weeds are removed and a little reclamation is done, they can be irrigated immediately."

"However, the problem now is that these lands are relatively scattered. Once they are reclaimed, the guarding work will become very troublesome. And we don't have so many people to reclaim wasteland at present."

Hearing this, Luo Mo said in a deep voice: "Take your time. You start with the relatively large land closest to our headquarters. Then use this as the foundation and slowly spread out."

"Your Excellency is wise, I think so too." Barron nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

He was very afraid that Luomo would say something, and ordered that all these fertile land should be reclaimed as much as possible.In that case, I would really be exhausted.

"What happened to the more than 300 serfs transported from Lando Wharf?" Luomo asked again.

Mentioning these people, Old Baron suddenly became a little excited, and said: "I have never seen such a group of people who can eat so much. From yesterday to now, each person has consumed an average of 10 catties of flour. Moreover, because they eat so much It was too fierce, and one of them died yesterday.”

Hearing that someone died because of this, Luomo felt a little pity, and said: "Control their diet, those are my sources of soldiers!"

"Don't worry, my lord, I've already told them. It's really a group of starving ghosts reincarnated." Old Baron continued: "But when they were eating, they kept thanking you. Obviously, their old boss, Baron Lando, is really not a good person. Something. My lord, your vision is very accurate. I think most of these people can become loyal and good soldiers."

"I hope so." Luomo nodded, approvingly said: "You have done a good job, next, take a good rest. There is still a heavy task of land reclamation waiting for you. My request is that before this winter, We need to rush to plant another [-] mu of winter wheat."

"Yes, my lord!" Barron patted his chest and said, "After the booty is put into storage, I will arrange people to cross the river and start building a new manor!"

Luo Mo pondered for a while, and then said: "The people of the Knights are verifying the military achievements. You should also verify the credits of the civil affairs. At that time, the people of the Knights and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will distribute bonuses together."

"Does our civil administration have bonuses?" Barron was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Of course!" Luo Mo nodded and said, "As long as they shine in their posts and contribute to the manor, I will reward them. The importance of civil affairs is no less than that of the army."

As he spoke, Luomo patted Barron's shoulder and said, "So, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders."

Feeling the great trust of the master, Barron immediately felt very honored, and his eyes were filled with tears again under the excitement.

"Okay, okay." Luo Mo waved his hand.The old butler was so full of emotion that he was prone to tears.No wonder there are so many lovers.

"Next, we have to deal with the military affairs."

Lomo stood up, signaled Barron to continue working, and walked out of the room by himself.

The headquarters of the manor is the seat of civil affairs, and the Manor of Splitting Soul has become a military base.The basement where Baron Hansen once lived was expanded into a prison.

Joss was locked in this place at the moment.

Luo Mo came to the basement with Nicholas, Vincent and others.

Through the railing, Luomo saw that his former capable subordinates were shrinking in the corner.His hair was disheveled, his expression was sluggish, and he no longer had the vigor he had when he was the captain of the knights.

Sensing that someone was coming, Jos immediately turned around and became very excited when he saw Luo Mo.

He knelt on the ground, moved his body with his knees, walked to the door of the basement, grabbed the railing, and begged Luomo: "My lord, I know I was wrong. Please, give me a chance to redeem my sins! I really It’s just to improve my strength, I definitely don’t want to betray you! I beg you, give me a chance!”

Luo Mo looked at Jos, the look of pity in his eyes flashed away, and he said in a deep voice: "Emotionally, I really want to let you go. After all, you are my first knight captain."

There was hope in Jos's eyes, and he looked at Luomo with a longing look.

Luo Mo continued: "However, because you are the captain of the Cavaliers, it is even more impossible for me to spare you. Otherwise, this high-spirited army that has been built with great difficulty is likely to collapse. Everyone will follow the rules and regulations. For nothing, all I want is to improve myself. In that case, the army will have no fighting power at all.”

Hearing these words, Josi's eyes dimmed quickly, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"However, your wife and mother, I can make an exception to stay. Unless the crime is extremely serious, Sardin Manor will not engage in consecutive sittings. You can rest assured about this." Luo Mo finally said.

Jos's hands that were gripping the railing finally fell down, and he sat on the ground like ooze, and said awkwardly, "Thank you, sir."

After saying this, he suddenly raised his head and said to Wen Sen: "You once saved my life by losing an arm, but unfortunately, I can't return it to you."

Vincent looked at Josi, recalled those years when he fought side by side, and wanted to say something, but finally sighed softly without saying a word.

Luo Mo stopped looking at him, turned to Nicholas beside him and said, "Set up a gallows, gather the knights and the militia, and announce Jos's crimes, and then execute him."

"Where is the gallows?" asked Nicholas.

Luo Mo thought for a while, and said softly: "Let's set it in the Soul Breaking Manor. The farmers don't have to watch the military affairs."

"Yes, my lord!" Nicholas bowed in response.

A few days later, the busy Saldin Manor finally stabilized again.

The military and the people from the civil affairs department jumped over the Voro River and built a new manor on a vast river beach.

The enclosure of the manor this time is very large, and the walls are built according to the specifications of the city walls.Moreover, the internal planning of the manor is also more scientific.

Lomo has a grand idea, and he hopes to build a new town on this land.

This town is surrounded by the Voro River. By setting up water gates, digging silt, transforming the river, and building a new dock.

Then relying on the small town and the wharf, it continued to expand outwards, and finally developed a new city.

The eastern part of the Volo Valley has always been very inhospitable, but Lomo believes that as he continues to develop, this idea is not impossible.

However, this is a long-term plan. At this stage, it is still far away.

During the construction process, butler Barron was still organizing the loot.

On this day, he suddenly discovered some strange accounts, and immediately took them to find Luo Mo.

Luo Mo was practicing enchanting, and saw Baron put a stack of papers in front of him with a very puzzled expression on his face.

"Where did these things come from? Is there any problem?" Luomo asked while looking through.

"I found it from the booty of Lando Manor. I feel very strange, so I want to ask your lord to take a look at it." Baron said.

Luomo stared at the papers, which were the transaction slips from Lando Manor to the northern border.It involves a lot of food and ironware, as well as many magic products.

Looking at the transaction slip, Luo Mo was a little puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with these bills?"

"My lord, please take a closer look." Barron immediately explained, "Most of the goods in these transaction orders are grain, and some ironware and cloth. The unit price of these grains is frighteningly high, and the price of one ton is actually 50 gold coins." , It’s even more expensive than those magic products! In addition, the price of cloth is also very abnormal.”

"50 gold coins for a ton of wheat?" Luomo was startled. This is definitely a sky-high price.At least ten times higher than normal wheat prices in the Wallow Valley.

"Who is willing to pay such an expensive price to buy grain?" Luo Mo hurriedly looked at the two parties on the transaction list.

After searching for a long time, Luo Mo did not find the buyer's information, and there was only the word "Northern Territory" on it.

Looking at this transaction list, Luo Mo fell into deep thinking.

In the entire northern border, who would be so short of food and willing to buy wheat at a price ten times higher than the market price?

In the case of the military, it seems unlikely.The food and salaries of those troops are all provided by the kingdom, and there seems to be no rumors of lack of food.

For civilians and refugees, there may be famine, but they will never be able to spend so many gold coins to buy food.

After thinking about it, Luo Mo couldn't figure it out.In the northern border, besides the army and civilians, what forces are there?
Evil orc?
Luo Mo suddenly shuddered.If it was an evil orc, then it would completely explain it.

Evil orcs have lived by hunting for generations, and have never had a tradition of farming.All food was robbed or exchanged.With their siege, they will inevitably get a lot of gold coins.

Now that winter is about to begin, their battle line from the extreme north to the Grizzly Bear Fortress is very long, and they must provide food nearby, which is just needed.

It doesn't matter if the unit price is high, and it doesn't matter if you spend the gold coins you need to buy the food, cloth and ironware you need.

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, but he couldn't believe it.

These people actually do business with evil orcs in private?
This is too crazy. Is it the annihilation of humanity, or the degeneration of morality?

Thinking of this, Luomo suddenly realized that if this transaction was true, Lando Manor would definitely have more than that loot.

When searching the manor back then, something must have been missed!
"Bonnie Lando Baron!" Luomo threw the transaction slip on the table and cursed bitterly.Immediately felt a sense of loss and pity.

Barron didn't know why, so he scratched his head and became even more confused for a while.

(End of this chapter)