Start as Inherited Baroness

The visitor was the former leader of the Dark Oriole Society, Dark Oriole, who was also one of the leaders of the Octopus Spider.

"My Lord Earl, I received intelligence today that the Lionheart Corps, which was fighting against the Holy Brothers, lost the Changlin Town area.

Now the Holy Brothers are planning to go north to Sanshankou and occupy the West Seti, and they are likely to act within a month."

Dark Oriole reported respectfully.

"The Lionheart Corps' combat power is not weak, how did they fail?" Simon asked curiously.

"It was Count Adolf who suddenly retreated, causing the left wing to be wide open, and the Holy Brothers took the opportunity to kill him." Dark Oriole responded.

"A group of scattered sand." Simon shook his head slightly and sighed.

"I know, I will report again!" He ordered again.

"Yes!" Dark Oriole saluted and then retreated respectfully.

Simon thought for a while, then walked out of the Lord's Hall and came to the Holy Spirit Church in the outer city to see Mi Lu.

"I received intelligence that the Holy Brothers are going to attack me, what do you think?" He smiled faintly.

"Hmm? They must not know about your relationship with the Holy Spirit Church. I can help contact them and make them give up this idea." Mi Lu thought for a moment and smiled after hearing this. "This is the best way to avoid a big war. They may launch an attack within a month. You should contact them sooner rather than later." Simon nodded with satisfaction. "I understand!" Mi Lu agreed seriously. Simon chatted with her for a while, then said goodbye and left, and returned to the Lord's Hall to make some arrangements. To be honest, he was not panicked at all and did not take it too seriously. The Sanshan Fortress has been built, and Sarit led more than 10,000 soldiers of the East Guard Corps to defend it. The Holy Brotherhood does not have 30,000 elite troops, so it cannot be attacked at all, unless it crosses the river and attacks the rear from the direction of Changxiang Territory. But there are still seven or eight direct baron forces entrenched there, and it will not be possible to open up the road in a short time. These direct barons are all from aristocratic families, and they have also collected a lot of refugees in recent years. There are a few families whose combat forces are already comparable to some viscount families in the mainland.

"Call Mad over." Simon thought for a while and ordered.

"Yes!" Mai Lan, who was guarding not far away, immediately responded.

After a while, Mad hurried over and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Lord Earl!"

"Something happened recently. The Holy Brothers Army captured Changlin Town and now plans to march towards Xisaidi in an attempt to seize a piece of living land.

You should prepare sufficient food and grass for the East Guard Corps these days.

In addition, issue an imperial edict to order these barons on the east side of the river to gather troops and defend the river." Simon ordered.

"Yes! Sir!" Mad took the order and left.

More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Mi Lu replied that she had contacted the Holy Brothers Army. After they learned the news, they promised not to plot Simon's territory anymore.

However, when they need it, they must be allowed to borrow the road.

Simon thought about it for a while and agreed. If they really wanted to borrow the passage, he would let them cross the river to the east.

Anyway, they couldn't pass through Sanshankou.

Although such a secret agreement was reached, Simon still didn't relax and sent a message to Sarit to let him be careful.

After that, more than a month passed quietly.

These days, Simon has been keeping a low profile. The territory is peaceful and peaceful without any major disputes.

And under his control, several useful production tools have been manufactured.

For example, grain separators, wheelbarrows, pedal spinning wheels, water-powered spinning wheels, etc., have greatly improved productivity.

In addition, Simon often studies the process of blast furnace ironmaking with craftsmen.

He had some impression of this before he crossed over, but he didn't remember it clearly. He only thought of the general appearance, and his mind was blank about how it worked inside.

However, after nearly a year of exploration, there have been considerable results. At least the experimental product looks like a blast furnace.

Simon knows that this method of ironmaking requires iron ore, coke and limestone.

This is a big step forward. There is no need to explore any more. It is ready-made knowledge.

Once the blast furnace ironmaking is successful, Simon's army can be clad in iron armor, which is a groundbreaking production technology.

"In ten days or half a month, it will be harvest time. Mobilize the West Guard Corps to patrol the territory to prevent bandits from causing chaos.

In addition, the newly recruited soldiers have been trained almost. Before they are incorporated into the army, let them harvest the barley in the military settlement..."

In the Lord's Hall, Simon summoned officials from various departments to make a brief arrangement for recent affairs.

"Yes!" Everyone responded respectfully.

"Report to the Earl, in the past ten days, there have been unidentified cavalry outside Beishan Fort to conduct reconnaissance..."

"Earl, Fengjian Fort sent a letter for help the day before yesterday, and the Green Plain Territory in the north often sent troops to harass..."

In this way, everyone reported what they had encountered recently and discussed for a while.

"Britt really doesn't want to live anymore, but be patient for now. It won't be too late to start fighting after the grain is harvested.

Dispatch a team of soldiers from the West Guard Corps to the Spark Fort to station..." Simon ordered.

The meeting lasted until noon, and after some issues were arranged, it was adjourned.

Time flies, and it's harvest time in a blink of an eye.

Simon led the guards, took Winness and several other family members, and inspected the Yongyi Territory.

This year is also a good year, the crops are growing well, and it is another bumper year.

The West Saidi is a really nice place, it can be said to be the south of the Yangtze River in the frontier, not only the temperature is suitable, but also the soil and water are fertile.

So far, the territories of Yongyi, Wuwei, Lulin, Changfeng, Duishi, Shuixia, Sanshan, and Muyuan are all under Simon's actual control.

There are thousands of registered villages and eight towns, with a population of over 600,000.

This is really due to the unrest in the interior.

Whether it is refugees or free people, they all come here after hearing the news. After all, the West Saidi is relatively stable and the climate is pleasant.

There are often thousands of people on the road...

After more than 20 days, the grain harvest was completed. Simon now has more than 200,000 slaves and more than 1,000 slave estates.

The grain they cultivated alone is piled up like a mountain.

Add to that the tax grain paid by some other villages that came earlier, it is really endless.

Yongyi Castle can't hold it at all, but Simon had anticipated this situation long ago and had sent Yaman to build hundreds of large conical granaries on the edge of the city.

In addition, some granaries were built in Fearless Town and Stone Town to store the grain.

And after collecting this batch of grain, Simon plans to start the expansion of Yongyi Castle to make it a real city.

After the final completion, Yongyi City will cover an area of ​​more than 1,500 acres, with a height of more than 16 meters, enough for 20,000 to 30,000 people to live in it.

In the Eagle Kingdom, this scale is considered a medium-sized city.

There are naturally many larger cities than this, but after all, they have developed for hundreds of years and have a deep foundation. Yongyi City has just started and cannot compare.