Black Iron Crown

"Nonsense! The northern border is so cold and barren, how could it become a paradise on earth, you stupid pig is simply joking! This joke is not funny at all, hahaha!"

A big-nosed alcoholic who had lost two teeth stood up. He had the worst mouth, and the two missing front teeth were knocked out.

After hearing what he said, the rest of the drinkers laughed and looked at the man with strange eyes.

"Bah! What do you know, you drunkard who is eating and waiting to die! My friend is the little leader of the caravan. He went to the northern border to do business with a master before, and he brought a full silver coin when he came back!"

"Hey! Forget it, what are you fussing about with him!" One man stood up and waved his hand, waving a tenth of a copper in his hand, and shouted to the waitress: "Give me a can of beer!"

Dividing copper into several shares is a way of shopping in the city. Copper is minted by the empire, the western countries, and the Church of Rosa. Only a huge mint controlled by countries including the empire can Able to mint this legitimate currency.

In the past, money was usually used by nobles and merchants, so even the smallest face value of copper had high purchasing power.

However, after the bourgeoisie and self-cultivating farmers flocked to the cities, and various consumer goods spread to the common people, it is obvious that pure copper is not enough to provide them with convenient consumption.

As a result, this method of dividing copper into pieces gradually became popular, and the mint was unwilling to spend too much time minting smaller denominations, but also to cooperate with this cutting method, so new copper pieces came into being.

The diameter of the new copper is two centimeters, and the center of a circle is a point, and straight lines are drawn outward. There are fifty lines on a copper, which means that a copper can be divided into fifty shares at most.

On the copper coin given by the drinker just now, there are four straight lines, which are one-tenth of a copper coin.

This tenth of a copper can buy a can of one kilogram of beer in a tavern. The purchasing power is not great, but the beer is cheaper.

The monthly income of these low-level citizens is about five coppers, which is about the same as the monthly salary of the soldiers under Leiner's command, but the difference is that the soldiers can share some spoils, meritorious service and rewards and land. Bonus, in fact their life was not as good as that of ordinary soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army.

The female waitress came over charmingly, holding a clay pot in her hand, she looked at everyone like everyone, but found that no one looked at her, she could only curse in her heart that money was not easy to earn, turned around and left.

After pouring him a glass of wine, the knowledgeable drinker cast a glance at the drunkard, and then said: "Where the northern border is very rich, even the serfs there can eat enough every year, there is no need to worry about food. Worrying, not only that, they can also buy some property for themselves, and after saving a few years, they can buy a plow horse from the Grand Duke of the North! The family also raises four or five sheep."

"You should have heard of how cold the northern border is, but in the winters of the past few years, no one in the northern border has died! Why?"

He made a fool of himself, and everyone stretched their heads to look at him, waiting for his explanation.

"Eat enough, clothe yourself and have firewood to burn! Surely you won't freeze to death!"

"Tsk tsk tsk!" The crowd became chaotic, and they discussed with the people around them.

"I said yes! Who was that last winter,

The one who drank with us is called Blackfoot. Didn’t he freeze to death at the base of the city wall? "

"It's not too cold in our capital city. People are going to freeze to death, but no one in the northern border can freeze to death. Hey, that's the difference!" The drinker shook his head meaningfully, his expression full of shock.

"Who says it's not!" Everyone expressed their envy.

"Hey, hey, guys!" The drinker's words gave him a little popularity, and all the drinkers present at this time turned their attention to him.

Seeing that he was being watched by everyone, he couldn't help but feel a little vain, and pretended to be profound and said: "Oh, I see, the time when we can live such a good life is not far away!"

"How?" Everyone asked in unison.

"Then there is no need to ask!" The drinker yelled, lowered his voice hating iron and steel, looked around, and then pretended to be mysterious and said: "This Grand Duke of the Northern Territory is only a few miles away from our imperial capital." One hundred and twenty kilometers!"

"Oh!" Everyone suddenly realized, with joy on their faces.

Only the alcoholic who lost two teeth was very puzzled, looking at the group of people in a daze.

They were obviously ten days ago, and they were all criticizing the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory, as if he was a loyal minister of the current emperor, saying that the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory was a traitor and a traitor, and it was only ten days. Completely changed his face?

The drunkard didn't understand their behavior, so he could only quietly put his dirty hands into someone's pocket while everyone was distracted.

At this time, Leiner was leading his army forward, and he encountered almost no obstacles along the way. He said that the little emperor was a bastard, and his blood was low and stealing the throne, which almost made him betray his relatives instantly.

All the castles and fortresses are loyal to the imperial family, the descendants of Emperor Kafeet, not the son of Earl Redmara.

Therefore, when the real Merland orthodoxy appeared in front of them, Kaesong surrender was the only option.

Although there may be some people who are indeed willing to serve the little emperor, but facing the attack of nearly 30,000 troops, who would dare to resist?

Lena was riding on the back of the pack horse, the weather was getting colder, and the sun in the sky was not as arrogant as it was in summer.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, making it seem that the space between the sky and the earth was a bit dark. Reiner was wearing a thick cotton coat, feeling the damp and cold air far inferior to that in the northern border.

Reiner licked his lips, feeling cold and sticky, very uncomfortable, but the excitement in his heart covered up all of this.

After four years, he finally led the army to set foot on this land again, the heartland of the Ridka Empire.

Feeling the prosperity of the surrounding villages and market towns, Leiner is also in a very good mood. He already regards all these as his own, and he is about to ascend to the top. How can he not be happy?

Along the way, the elite of the northern border army and Qiu Wuwu's military discipline left a deep impression on the market towns and villages along the way, and at the same time made them full of goodwill for the Northern Grand Duke.

Rumors about the northern border have spread around the imperial capital long ago. The wealth of the northern border is the object of many people's discussions. They can't understand why the cold land has become so rich. The only explanation Naturally, the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory is a genius.

December 6th, Thirty-two Years of the Empire.

Leiner personally led an army of 28,000 and appeared under the walls of the magnificent city of the imperial capital.

There are many flags, swords and guns are like a sea, the sound of people neighing and horses screaming can be heard endlessly, the passwords of officers at all levels and the chants of soldiers are practiced together, almost resounding through the sky.

The white smoke exhaled from the mouths of the men and horses almost gathered into thick clouds, and the defenders on the city wall looked at the enemy army below the city wall with fear and vigilance, and their expressions were a little complicated.

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