Black Iron Crown

Fort Murlander was already busy at this time. Countless residents were busy in the fields. They sweated and put bundles of wheat on the side of the road to be received in the warehouses of their homes.

Tiredness does not affect the joy of the harvest. Their whole bodies are soaked in sweat, but the smiles on their faces cannot be concealed.

For the residents whose hungry stomach has become a lifetime memory, they are not afraid of being tired, but they are afraid that there is not enough food to fill their hungry stomachs, and they are afraid that their children will cry because of hunger.

The golden yellow wheat waves are rustling under the blowing of the autumn wind, wave after wave is as rough as the waves on the sea, and countless people hold sickles like brave and unparalleled warriors, exerting all their strength in the surging waves Fight it with all your strength and cut it off in bundles.

This year is a bumper harvest year. Compared with last year's doubled arable land, their workload has increased, but no one complained because of this. The entire Morand German army has more than 7,000 people. All participated in this nationwide action. among.

In the past, even in the steel-rich northern region, residents could only harvest with wooden or stone tools.

However, since Reiner became the new ruler of these territories, this situation has immediately changed.

If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his weapon. How could he not understand? Production tools and weapons are equally important things. Therefore, after Leiner got a large amount of iron ore, he immediately asked the former blacksmiths in the castle to make farm tools and sell them to residents at a low price.

This is not a loss-making business. On the contrary, a small amount of steel can greatly increase the productivity of the territory. Reiner likes this kind of business very much.

Standing on the arrow tower of the castle, looking at the entire fiery territory, Reiner was in a very good mood, very, very good.

A good harvest will make a lord's strength expand rapidly. This principle becomes especially obvious in this farming society that lacks food and clothing. If so much food is eaten by the residents of Moreland County, it can last for three years. time.

In an era of farming, grain represents wealth and power, and there is a sufficient population. There is no doubt about it. With so much grain, Leiner is more confident than having more gold coins.

Seeing countless busy residents busy in the fields like worker ants one by one, Reiner's heart also drifted outside.

"Hurry up Kerim! I've already collected so much, you're the only one! You're still a militiaman under the baron's command! Why can't you be as fast as ordinary people like us?"

A relatively short yeoman smiled and said to Kerim. There were already countless bundles of wheat piled up on his body, and the movements in his hands did not stop for a moment.

"Damn it! If I hadn't been injured in the previous battle, would it be your turn to be so arrogant?" Kerim yelled angrily. As a militiaman, he had received a lot of rewards in previous wars.

Lin Lin could finally reach three silver coins, and Leiner also rewarded them for their merits, and rewarded Kerim with 50 acres of arable land. For a self-cultivator, this is the best reward.

"Cut! Can I still be injured in the last battle? What should I say? If I hadn't been unable to join the army due to my size, I would have beaten the enemy to pieces on the battlefield long ago!"

"Fart you! Damn dwarf! If you keep talking, I promise to beat you hard!"

From this land resounded Krim's sonorous voice,

The rustle of the wheat whisking was completely covered.

Sir Codd and Lumbare stood beside Reiner with a smile and looked at the busy crowd below with the same joy. Their fiefs also had a bumper harvest, and their income became more.

"Lord baron! It seems that this year is a year of prosperity!"

Sir Cord became kind at this moment, the old knight who killed people on the battlefield turned out to be as amiable as the old man next door at this moment.

"Yes! Perhaps our plan to recruit refugees should start!" Leiner felt that the population in his territory was still not large enough. Influenced by the thoughts of the Celestial Dynasty in his previous life, he always felt that the population in his territory was still too small, even if he At that time, he was already the most populous lord in the northern border except Earl Zhebo.

Lehner will always dislike the small population rather than the large population, saying that technology is the primary productive force, but Lehner believes that population is the real primary productive force in this era.

If he has a population of two million, needless to say, he is confident that he can unify the empire within ten years. There is no way, the power of the population is so huge.

"But Earl Zhebo in the south is a huge obstacle, right? I don't think it is possible for slave traders to bring a large number of people through Earl Zhebo's blockade and come to our territory!" Sir Valas is still very practical. He poured a ladle of cold water on Lena.

Reiner didn't continue to talk, he didn't want to spoil his good mood for the time being, and it was a good choice to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the Harvest City in front of him.

Numerous steel ingots were moved out of the warehouse by the Klad slaves and stacked onto carriages one by one. The scrawny Klad people did this work very strenuously. The transporting project has been going on for nearly ten days. This is just about done.

For this reason, the miser, Reiner, deducted three gold coins from Sir Horn for his services. Naturally, the money had nothing to do with the slaves, and all of it went into Reiner's pocket.

Tired of seeing the harvest outside, Reiner returned to his study to hold a small meeting. The theme of the meeting was how to deal with the two captive lords and how to break the blockade of Earl Zhebo.

There is only one small window in Reiner's study room that connects to the outside for ventilation, and all the lighting depends on the oil lamps in the room.

Although Reiner was not a thrifty person, he was never willing to spend money that was not necessary, which caused his study to look a little dark.

Under the light of the oil lamp, all the people present were flickered.

Sir Wallas, Sir Codd, Sir Logan, Sir Leyland and Reiner constituted his most basic ruling core.

Sir Valas's pride and aggressiveness and offensive ability, Sir Logan's viciousness and viciousness, Sir Leyland's commanding ability and political vision, and Sir Codd's sophistication made Reiner, who had just been in a high position for less than a year , The rookie lord who is lacking in all aspects is very dependent.

"As for the two captive lords, what do you think I should do?" Reiner's words were very straightforward, straight to the point.

Four of the five people are heroes exchanged from the system, and the only native is Sir Codd, and he is Reiner's uncle, so he doesn't need to be too polite.

Everyone looked at each other, did not speak immediately, secretly thinking about the draft in their hearts, and prepared to speak after thinking about it.