The tax revenue received by Qinghuangling this year is about 6,000 gold dragons, but most of it is collected in the form of wheat. Only by selling wheat to caravans can we get real gold dragons.
Inside the Baron Castle of Qinghuang Territory.
"Young Master, all the territory's taxes have been collected without any delays or omissions. It's much smoother than in previous years." Kaili said with a smile on his face.
"Of course they are active in reducing taxes by 10%," Allen said with a smile.
Antonio next to him also changed from his normal state, and his previously stiff face also smiled.
Allen looked at Antonio with a half-smile, of course he knew what Antonio was thinking.
Before all the tax money came in, Allen planned to make arrangements in advance to recruit soldiers.
"Okay, let's talk about the expansion of the army first. I plan to recruit 300 people. First, the strength of the cavalry will be given priority. Only people under 40 years old and over 18 years old will be recruited. Those with many brothers in the family will be given priority." Allen listed the conditions for recruiting soldiers one by one.
He told Antonio and ordered Antonio to execute it.
"By the way, half of the unsold grain will be used as rations for future soldiers."
Allen plans to use the golden dragons obtained from selling wheat to buy meat to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, hoping that more and more soldiers will break through the cavalry.
Thinking of the huge increase in the number of cavalry under his command, Allen was also secretly happy.
According to Allen's understanding, nobles in this world do not like to maintain standing armies. Qinghuang Territory used to have 200 standing armies, which was already a lot compared to other baronies.
It is said that the Vicomte de Bernard only has 400 standing troops, but the number of cavalry in the army is relatively large.
The nobles are all greedy. If it weren't for maintaining the security of their territories, they probably wouldn't even have a standing army. The nobles are very rich, but they don't spend money on the army. Whenever there is a war between two territories, they recruit civilians to pull out one.
There are more than a thousand people, but unfortunately their fighting ability is worrisome, like children fighting.
After Carey and Antonio left, Allen took Barton, Barry and Bud towards the castle dungeon.
The reason why I went to the dungeon is because the spy discovered last month has been captured.
But he was very harsh. Three days have passed without saying a word. Allen went to check on the situation today.
After leading the three people down three flights of stairs, the four of them arrived at the castle dungeon. The dungeon was dark with only a few oil lamps hanging on the wall.
The dungeons of the castle generally do not hold prisoners. The prisoners are usually held in the prison of the Government Affairs Office. However, due to the special circumstances this time, they can only be held in the castle dungeon.
Thinking of this, Allen couldn't help but feel that the power of government affairs was too great. It seemed that the law enforcement power of the government affairs office should be independent, Allen thought in his heart.
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Deep in the dungeon, screams could be heard as the jailers tortured the spies.
As he led the three men closer, Allen saw the three spies tied to a wooden frame. There was not a single piece of meat on their bodies, and they did not say a word. Allen also admired the loyalty of these people.
"I am Alan Charles, the lord of this territory. I am sure some of you will be familiar with me."
"I don't know who is the leader among them. Don't worry, as long as you tell me which lord is behind the scenes, I will swear to spare your lives." After signaling the jailer to stop, Allen looked at the three men on the shelf with a serious face.
people said.
"No need to say anything, Lord, please give us a happy one! Don't waste your efforts." Allen looked at the speaker among the three, a middle-aged man with bloodstains on his face and brown hair stained with blood.
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Allen looked at the man who was obviously the leader of the three men and really admired this man's courage, but Allen never believed that anyone would be loyal enough to give up his life.
"Do you think that if you swear to the death and say nothing, your family will be safe?" Allen looked at the three of them sarcastically. These people are really stupid and naive.
"Three of you, do you believe it or not that I am spreading the news of the arrest of the three of you? Your family members, whether it is your lovely children, your loving wife, or your elderly parents, will not end well."
"You can't be so naive as to think that the lord behind your scenes will be kind enough to help you take care of your family. If it were me, I would get rid of anything that has no use value." Allen laughed and looked at it.
As the three of them gradually lost control, the three of them did not speak.
Seeing Allen about to leave, the leading man couldn't hold on any longer.
"Wait, don't leave! I said."
There was something going on, and Allen was very happy. It seemed that what he said was very effective!
Of course, Allen did not deceive them. The nobles in this world have never been people of high moral character.
Allen signaled the jailer to let the three people down.
"It's Baron Currit. We were sent to poison...to kill the Baron."
"Then why didn't you evacuate when you found out that the plan failed? And what was the reason for assassinating me?" Allen asked curiously.
"Lord Baron, after the plan failed, Lord Ji'an asked us to continue to stay in Qinghuang Town, monitor the movements of Lord Baron, and report to him every seven days."
"As for the reason for murdering your Excellency, I don't know much..."
After watching the three people tell them everything they knew, Allen was no longer interested in watching them. He asked the three people to continue returning to their original residences and sent people to guard them so that they could send out information as planned and not reveal that they had been discovered.
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They also promised to send people to protect their families and take them over when the time is right.
Allen knew very well about Baron Currit, and it could even be said that Baron Currit was famous throughout the Musen Territory.
Baron Currit was privately ridiculed by the entire Mussen nobility as a good-for-nothing Baron.
Baron Currit was very ugly, but he had a beautiful sister who was taken as his concubine by Viscount Bernard and was deeply loved by Vicomte Bernard.
Baron Aiwu and Ukurit were granted the title of Baron of the Iron Stone Territory without any meritorious service. They held three hematite ores, which made the entire Musen Territory nobles very dissatisfied.
However, he was called a good-for-nothing baron because he had never been promoted to a low-level knight. In his thirties, he was still a cavalryman with the ultimate strength. His methods were cruel, and there were often rumors of him torturing maids.
Allen didn't know the reason why Currit assassinated him, but he wouldn't sit still and wait for death.
Recruited Andy and spent his luck to get an intelligence personnel training manual from the Origin Bead, and asked Andy to organize the establishment of the Intelligence Division. Allen was appointed as the Director of the Intelligence Division, and Andy was appointed as the Deputy Director.
Intelligence is important at all times. If Allen wants to obtain all aspects of intelligence at any time, it is essential to establish a territory's own intelligence organization.
In addition to the base camp of the Qinghuang Territory, the first place the Intelligence Department wants to break into is the Iron Stone Territory. It monitors every move of the Iron Stone Territory and penetrates inside to obtain some information.
After the intelligence office plan was handed over to Andy, Allen began today's knight training. After these days of continuous training, Allen gradually discovered that he did not rely on the ability to attach elements, and his own strength was getting closer and closer to the five-level limit of low-level knights.
One hundred kilograms is equivalent to half a pound of strength.
Now Allen estimates that he can be surrounded by a hundred cavalry without losing. Of course, these hundreds of people are not wearing helmets and armor. If he faces a fully armed elite cavalry team of a hundred, he will also be defeated on the battlefield.
This is also the reason why the knights always charge in groups instead of going in alone.