Lord of the North

"Why don't you just give up the Iron Fang collar and take over Lucca City?"

A few days later, when Violet saw Jason off outside Lucca, she couldn't help asking the doubts in her heart.

It stands to reason that with Lucca City as the foundation, Jason's forces should be able to develop faster.

"Because everyone in this city is not our own except Zola."

Jason squinted at this majestic giant city. It seemed that he had mastered the greatest power of Lucca City, but in fact his influence was still weak.

Even people in the army have many people who hate themselves, and they support Zola, not a rumored dandy prince.

"How come? Haven't you already wiped out all the forces?"

Violet couldn't believe it. Some time ago, all the nobles surrendered their rights and interests, and there was a commotion in the city of Lucca.

"On the surface, I just need to ensure that when I fight around in the Lucca province in the future, there won't be an army of thousands of people to encircle and suppress me, and then I will achieve my goal."

Jason smiled and said that when he came, he just wanted to get in touch with Zola. He didn't expect so many things to happen, but with the backing of Lucca City, the development of Iron Fang Collar will be even faster.

For example, after the beginning of spring, an army will send thousands of slaves to the iron tooth collar.

"You hold a lot of military power now, do they still dare to oppose you?"

Violet continued to persuade, he felt that there was really no need for Jason to return to that poor iron-tooth collar.

"I'm a feudal nobleman. If I don't stay in the territory, I can develop the territory. If I run around, I will be despised." Jason said helplessly. This is the most important point.

As a lord, he doesn't manage his own territory and doesn't care about the living standards of his subjects. How can someone support him?

So Jason was also a little depressed.

However, it doesn't matter whether the title of Iron Fang Lord Lord was forced or voluntarily taken over, what matters is that his subjects are still there.

A benevolent monarch can win the support of the people.

"I see.

"

Violet had no choice but to speak in a low mood, but her good psychological quality quickly made her adjust her mood back.

She raised her face and said with a smile: "When your iron tooth town is built into a big city by you, I will move the chamber of commerce's residence there."

The old butler Bolton behind was frightened by this sentence, and moved his residence to Iron Tooth Town. Isn't this just giving away his own things?

"Then it's settled. If you don't go then, I'll come and tie you up myself." Jason responded with a smile when he heard this.

"How dare you!" Violet wrinkled her nose.

"My lord, it's time for us to set off." Beowulf came over and said respectfully when the carriage and some supplies that Zora had prepared for Jason had been loaded.

In addition, she also sent a hundred soldiers to escort.

"Then I'm leaving. If you encounter any difficulties, go to Zola or Lancelot." Jason nodded towards Beowulf to show that he knew, then turned his head and said to Violet.

Lancelot has not recovered from his injury so far. In order to avoid worsening wound infection on the road, Jason left him in Lucca City.

"I know, be careful on the road." Violet was a little reluctant, and put her hand on Jason's face, and Jason grabbed her hand.

After a long time, the two separated, and Jason came to the front of the convoy and got on the horse.

"Set off!"

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There are only a few days left until the end of the new year. Although there is no such thing as a new year in this world, on the last day of each year, the residents will prepare a table of good food and dishes, and then pray to God for a bumper harvest in the coming year.

The climate in the north this year is relatively good. There were only two heavy snowfalls, and no snow disasters occurred. This can be regarded as reducing the pressure on Jason's territory.

"It feels like I haven't been back for two months. The changes in Erbia are quite big."

Jason looked at the snow-free gravel road leading to the town of Erbia. When he left, it was still a flat dirt road.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and several cavalry came galloping towards them, led by Gareth.

Jason was discovered by scouts from Erbia Town before he got close to Erbia.

"My lord, welcome home."

After Gareth came to Jason, he got off his horse and said respectfully.

"Yeah, it's still comfortable to stay in my own territory, breathing is much more comfortable." Jason said with a little exaggeration, but he was really happy in his heart.

It's like his roots in this world.

"This is Beowulf, this is Gareth, and you will be colleagues from now on." Jason immediately pointed to Beowulf beside him and introduced them to each other.

"I've met you, my lord." The two said in unison, and then couldn't help but smile at each other.

Speaking of which, both of them are from England, but the times are different.

"We talked as we walked."

Jason told Gareth that there were more than a hundred soldiers behind him, they had traveled for nearly a month, and they needed a good rest.

"What's the matter with this road?" Jason asked.

"Because of the casino, the flow of people in Libya has increased a lot recently. In order to facilitate their traffic, I have repaired this road on my own initiative." Gareth replied.

"Speaking of casinos, how has the income been recently?"

Jason was a little nervous. After all, the traffic in Iron Tooth Town is relatively inconvenient, so there might not be anyone willing to rush to Erbia to come to the casino.

"The business of the casino is not bad, and there are more than 2,000 gold coins in income every month, but there are relatively few nobles. The Viscount Lyon occasionally brings friends over for entertainment. The other guests are basically businessmen, and some ordinary people. Mercenaries." Gareth felt a little regretful.

"But the good news is that casinos are also driving the market."

"Mercenary? What mercenary?" Jason was a little confused. The profession of mercenary was more common in the Sixteen-Nation League, after all, wars often occurred there.

"Some small business associations can't afford guards, so they will hire some people with a bit of martial arts skills to act as guards temporarily. Gradually, the profession of mercenaries appeared in Irbia." Gareth replied.

"Will these people have any impact on the security of the town?" Jason asked. These people are blood-licking people, so it should be difficult to manage.

"In the beginning, there were indeed people making trouble, so we sent people to intervene in this industry and formed a mercenary association to manage them in a unified manner. Their mercenary levels are uniformly assessed by us, which represents their comprehensive assessment of reputation and strength. , the Chamber of Commerce will of course choose a higher level when hiring them."

Gareth had a good plan, so it was like asking these chambers of commerce to help them raise a group of soldiers who were not very disciplined.

When it is used, it only needs simple training to form combat power, and it also solves the problem of mercenaries making trouble.

"Well done." Jason looked at him in surprise, why didn't he think of this electron?

Sure enough, Gareth was worthy of being one of the twelve best knights of the round table.

"Actually, I didn't expect it to develop to this extent. These are some accidents."

Now it was Gareth's turn to be a little embarrassed, and he really didn't think so much at first.