Start as Inherited Baroness

Early the next morning, Simon got up and washed up.

After eating breakfast, he put on his heavy scale armor with the help of the maid, and then convened the knights for discussion in the lord's hall.

"Today I am setting off to visit Lord Marquis Val Bavarik, accompanied by the Knights of Airey and the Eastern Guard.

Knight Sarit and Knight Sild stayed behind at Starfire Castle. Before I came back, they were not allowed to take the initiative in any situation. "

Simon looked at the honorary knights sitting on both sides of the long table and ordered.

"Yes!" All those whose names were called stood up and responded, then sat down again.

"Knight Odd, the mercenary group is responsible for the defense of other places in the territory. You will coordinate the arrangements."

After Simon nodded, he ordered again.

"Yes! Sir, please rest assured!" Odd stood up and saluted, and responded loudly.

The boundary protection contract signed with the mercenary group has not expired yet, so it will be in vain if you don't use it.

Moreover, there are hundreds of them in total, which is enough to handle ordinary incidents.

"Knight Yaman, you will lead the serfs to build a moat around Starfire Castle first, and then go and build the earth wall.

Still the same as before, after completion, the construction of Fort Bravery began. "

Simon ordered again. Although the current Starfire Castle has a suspension bridge, there was no time to dig a ditch at that time.

"Yes! Sir! I will build a strong castle as soon as possible." Yaman stood up and said firmly.

The planned area of ​​Fort Yongyi is more than fifty acres, which is more than 33,000 square meters.

An area about 330 meters long and 100 meters wide.

However, after the castle was built, it was not a regular rectangle, but a pentagonal bastion, and there were urn designs at the four gates.

A moat will also be dug around the perimeter to connect it to the river to the east.

This was a construction plan that was determined after Simon and Yaman discussed it.

As for the outer rammed earth wall, there is not much exquisite design, it is just an ordinary city wall structure.

“Well, I’ll leave it to you.

Let's all prepare ourselves. We'll set off at nine o'clock. "Simon smiled and nodded.

"Yes!" After everyone responded, they stood up and walked out of the Lord's Hall.

Simon went upstairs to visit Winice.

"Be careful on the road. It's about half a month's journey from here to the Marquis, and it's not easy.

And now that the weather is getting colder, it’s best to bring more thick clothes. I’ve had someone sew a deerskin coat, so take it with you.

The winter here should be much colder than Baiguang Port..."

Winis sat on his lap and said softly.

"Well, don't worry. In addition to the Guards and the Eastern Guards, I will also temporarily hire two mercenary groups to accompany me on the road.

No problem. Simon kissed her soft and smooth cheek and said with a smile.

The couple chatted for a while, then he left with his deerskin coat under his arm and came to Kailin.

After talking for a while, Kailin gave him bearskin boots. After he took them, he returned to the Lord's Hall again.

"Sir, the Guards and the Eastern Guards have assembled in the inner court open space, and all the baggage and carriages are ready."

At this time, Mailan came to report.

"Okay! Let's go." Simon nodded, pressed his sword and stepped out of the hall.

After a while, he arrived at the open space of the inner court. After a few glances, he mounted his horse and the team immediately left the Spark Castle.

The East Guards had 200 disciples and 100 servants, and the Guards had 100 elites, totaling 400 people.

This force is already relatively strong, and more than half of the barons in West Side do not have such wealth.

In particular, the elite members of the Guards are not only physically powerful, but each one also has the lowest level of weapon proficiency.

Either they are good at spears and axes, or they are good at using swords or bows, etc. Anyway, they all have their own specialties.

This kind of elite cannot be easily cultivated by ordinary small and medium-sized nobles.

But because of the Sarit Knight coaching skills.

As long as a soldier is in the team column, weapon proficiency will increase at an accelerated rate, making it much easier to train.

It didn't take long for Simon and his party to leave Starfire Castle.

However, due to a quarrel with the Baron of the Green Plains Territory in the north, they had to borrow it from the Stacking Stone Territory to go north.

Fortunately, the unnamed river to the east of the castle is not too wide, otherwise crossing the river would be troublesome for a while.

In fact, they also made some boats, but they were all small boats used for fishing. They could only carry one or two people and could not be used to cross the river.

After they found a shallow place to cross the river, Simon couldn't help but think of the boat used by Baron Verrill to cross the river.

I plan to build some when I get back, not only for crossing the river, but also for transporting supplies.

Water transportation is generally more convenient than land transportation.

But it is a pity that the river does not extend to the forest valley and can only circulate in the West Side.

Simon's team walked along the river. After about an hour, they found a wooden camp in the northeast, surrounded by some newly cultivated fields.

"It seems that there are also free people who have come to the Duishi Territory. I don't know how many there are..."

He was thinking in his mind, and saw the farmers who were working in the fields running back to the camp with their hoes on their shoulders.

Simon ignored it. This was a normal phenomenon. If he didn't run away, there would be a ghost.

After walking for a while, we arrived at the junction of Duishi Territory and Shuixia Territory.

This area covers approximately more than 300 square kilometers. It is under the direct jurisdiction of the king and has not been enfeoffed.

In the future, His Highness Feddy Bavarik will have to send political officers to manage the development here.

There are still fifteen pieces of land like this. Before it is entrusted, it is essentially equivalent to His Highness Feidi's private land.

There are many nobles who are staring at these places, but the royal family will not let go, and they are all in vain.

"Stop." Simon suddenly raised his hand and ordered.

"Stop!" Mailan heard this and immediately shouted, acting as a loudspeaker.

The procession soon stopped.

"I heard that a mercenary guild has been established here in the Duishi Territory, in the Battle Ax Village on the border with the Water Gorge Territory.

Ai Lei, you take people to hire two temporary mercenary groups and sign a one-month escort contract. The price of each group is no more than ten golden eagles.

In addition, inquire about the situation of this guild in detail. Simon ordered.

"Yes! Sir, please wait for a moment. I will come as soon as I can." Ai Lei saluted and shouted.

Then he led dozens of people to look for him eastward.

Simon and the others waited for a while, and at noon, Airei also came back with a group of people.

"Lord Baron, I have recruited two mercenary groups, one is called Thorns and the other is called Porcupine. These two are the mercenary captains."

After Ai Lei saluted, he introduced.

"I've met the Baron!" The two men bowed and saluted almost at the same time, greeting him very respectfully.

Simon stared at them for a moment and nodded, quite satisfied.

At least their personal martial arts are good, and they don't have any black energy about them.

It shows that there is no malicious intent and they are a serious mercenary group.

The leader of the Thorn Mercenaries is a tall, burly man, slightly taller than Simon, and wears heavy armor.

The leader of the Porcupine mercenary group is shorter and looks a bit fatter, but his arms are extremely thick and he uses a hammer.

The two mercenary groups have almost the same number of people, each with more than sixty people.

"What's the situation with the mercenary guild?" Simon looked at Airei and asked.