Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 115 Declaring War
The cold wind howled in the wilderness in winter, and there was a whistling cold wind everywhere.Outside the city of Pella, the nobles had already hid in the stockade inside the city, and the serfs also stayed in the house.

But near a manor in Pera City is another scene.The neatly lined Iris infantry ran around the manor every morning.

The neat stepping sound was like the muffled drumbeat, and the loud shouting sound.After the disturbing noise passed, what followed was the sound of horseshoes and the sound of knights charging and shouting to kill.

This continuous sound is much longer than that of infantry, and the knights will practice it repeatedly until the horses under their crotches are tired.

As for whether it will disturb the people, that is definitely not the case.Which nobleman will come in the winter.As for the serfs and nobles, they are lucky not to trouble them.

In a simple shooting range in the manor, Charles held a bow and arrow, about 50 meters away from the target.Charles took the bow and arrow handed over by the servant beside him, and shot ten arrows at the distant target.

Not bad, not bad, at least ten arrows hit the target, which is considered a huge improvement compared to before.

"Master, you are the fastest-improving archery I have ever seen." Les stood aside and sighed involuntarily.

Rice with thick eyebrows and big eyes has also learned to flatter.

But hearing Les' flattery, Charles was still very happy.After all, Rice is an expert in this field.But what kind of person is he? I know that he can improve so fast. One reason is that he is strong enough to use this bow easily.The second is good stamina, and this period of time is relatively dangerous, so he has trained long enough.

However, Charles said modestly: "Commander Les, I appreciate it. If I ride a horse, I guess I won't be able to hit a 30-meter target."

Then Shirekou Peak turned around, "Les, if you want to train an army of archers, what should you do?"

"Master, are you planning to let them form an army alone?"

"No, it's not realistic to train so many archers, and the effect is not good. I want to integrate them into the iris infantry. Currently, the iris infantry has no effective long-range attack means."

"Master, if you want to achieve the effect you mentioned, it will take at least a year. But if you are a hunter-turned-soldier, you only need a few months of simple training."

Charles has long planned to train a group of archers.It's not just a few bows, a few hunters, and a few knights to lead them, but a full-time elite archer.Before the battle begins, it can be thrown to form a rain of arrows to suppress the place.

It may not be obvious in field battles, but when defending the city, having a group of archers who know how to cooperate is really great.It is estimated that he will have many defensive battles in the future, especially when he starts to reform and faces the first wave of attacks from the Aquinax family.

Charles could still afford to wait for one year of training. In his plan, his preparation time was three years.The first two years were two years of vigorous development. During this period, he would send people to draw a map of the iris territory. A high-precision map would be of great help to combat.However, it is also very difficult to draw.

There is also the great development of the east, focusing on steel towns, and developing the forging industry in steel towns. Shire plans to see if he can make blast furnace iron when he returns home. The steel production in steel towns must be increased, otherwise the iron ore Wouldn't it be ridiculous that the mining speed of the mine is not as fast as the blacksmith's forging speed.

No matter how much steel is, it is not enough. Armor is made when there is enough ordnance. There is a big difference between whether there is armor or no armor on the battlefield, leather armor or iron armor.But the first thing to forge is the iron farm tools, to complete the refitting of the serfs in the iris collar, so as to prepare for the next land reclamation operation.

If we want to move the economic center to the east, the population in the east must first increase. The larger the population, the more food will be needed, and the more food will need more land. What should we do? Open up wasteland.At this time, iron farm tools will be of great use.

In Shire's plan, two new towns will be built in the Calla Lily and Cherry Blossom Lands with the castles of the Calla Lily Family and the Sakura Family as the center.The land reclaimed in the east needs to support at least 3000 soldiers, but in reality it may only be more than [-] soldiers, and the rest of the food must be prepared for war horses, and one horse is worth three people.

War horses are consumables. Hundreds of horses may be consumed after a single battle, so the racecourse has to be moved eastward, but this can be done little by little if you are not too anxious. After all, he has three years.Acting rashly at the beginning will also easily arouse the fear of the Aquinax family.

However, their attention should not be on him now. Now the conflict between the two princes in the Principality of Artem is becoming more and more intense, and the real power earl has suffered heavy losses in the civil war.Outside the Principality of Sukalie, the Principality of Luma is eyeing.

He didn't even dare to think that the old king dared to play like this. The enemy dared to further intensify domestic conflicts. He really didn't care about the other two countries. He was not afraid that he would disappear suddenly, the prince would fight among himself, and foreign enemies would invade , Did the Aquinacos family just disappear?He had been in a coma for a while not long ago.

However, Charles felt that he was sure that he dared to play like this. He could last at least two years, which was enough for him to choose an heir. Therefore, Charles took three years of development time to see if he could survive the old king.

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives.The servant of the Aquinax family who informed Ciel to attend the hunting meeting last time came again.

It's still the same as last time, but this time it's not in the hall.The servant gave a respectful salute, "Earl Shire, tomorrow a noble meeting will be held at Aquinas Castle, please come on time."

"Follow the orders of His Majesty the King."

Charles took the voucher that was similar to an invitation sent by the servant, and then watched the servant leave the manor.

Looking at the voucher in his hand, Charles felt a little happy and a little helpless.The helpless thing is that he hid here and didn't hear anything outside the window, so he was dragged out anyway.The happy thing is that the king does not hold a noble meeting on a regular basis. It is more about encountering things that need to be dealt with, and then notifying the major earls to be there. This in itself is a manifestation of the lack of central power.

It is estimated that this aristocratic conference will deal with the diplomatic issues with the Principality of Sukale and the Principality of Luma.There are small meetings for big things, and big meetings for small things.I believe that the old king must have decided how to deal with the diplomatic relations of the three countries in the future, and they only need to be there to show their appearance.It is estimated that apart from Earl Rhonda, no other earl family will participate in the war.

On this issue, it is possible to maintain a united front with Earl Violet and Earl Geithner, and I believe they do not want to send troops.Either the three families sent troops together, but it was cheaper for the Aquinacos family, or the three families did not send troops.Well, there just happened to be a ready-made excuse, the loss of strength was serious, and it was impossible to fight abroad.

The next day, Charles, who was fully dressed, planned to take Les and Rao there. When he told them the news, although they were both surprised, they were slightly different. .Les was overjoyed with a touch of relief and peace of mind, while Rao was overjoyed, and after being happy, there was a kind of restraint.

The three of them rode horses from the manor outside the city of Pella, and arrived in the city of Pella in a short while. As they did last time, they met the eldest prince by chance on the way to Aquina Castle.

The eldest prince was wearing a noble dress, with a peaceful smile on his face, "Good morning, Earl Charles."

Charles bowed and saluted, "Your Highness, you too."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Charles followed the eldest prince to Aquinas Castle again.

Les and Rao are like grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Everything she sees is very novel. Rao is more rough and unrestrained. In short, he is more naive. The defensive architecture and layout elicited admiration.On the other hand, Les was much more restrained, he looked calm, but actually listened intently to Rao's call, turning his head from time to time to glance at him.

Different from the venue where the noble assembly was held last time, this time it is a hall, which is very spacious and luxuriously built.

Charles looked into the hall. At this time, there were already many people in the hall. The nobles of the inner court gathered together, headed by the diplomat Earl Declan Wayne and the political officer Habib Bolton.Counts Violet, Geithner, and Rhonda gathered with their eldest sons.Knight Bernard and Earl William gathered together.

There were almost three groups forming large and small circles in the hall. When Charles walked into the hall, he didn't know where to go for a while.

The eldest prince Andres said "sorry" to Charles, then abandoned him and walked towards the political officer Habib Bolton and the diplomatic officer, Earl Declan Wayne.

Where to go, Bernard Chevalier and Earl William are not very good.Because he guessed that this meeting will solve the diplomatic issues of the three countries, and it is very likely that the result will not be very good.At that time, it was inappropriate for him, the Earl of the Duchy of Artem, to stand beside them.

So he looked in the direction of Earl Violet and Earl Geithner, and it happened that the two of them were also looking at Charles. Unexpectedly, Earl Violet and Earl Geithner showed gentle smiles at Charles.

Charles had expected that he would reach a short-term peace with Earl Violet and Earl Geithner, but it was beyond his expectation that they could pull off their face and directly express their kindness in the hall.Are all the nobles such shameless characters, Charles thought in his heart.

Although he was contemptuous in his heart, Shire's actions were still very honest. He also showed a kind smile, and then strode towards them.

The old Count Violet spoke first: "Good morning, Earl Charles. It's a pleasure to meet you." Then he stretched out his right hand.

Charles stretched out his right hand, shook Earl Violet's old right hand, and then replied: "Earl Katz, I am also very glad to meet you."

It was as if they had never met.

Then Charles greeted Earl Geithner and Earl Rhonda in turn.

When Charles met and shook hands, he took a closer look at the three earls of the Principality of Artem, his old rival, Earl Katz Violet.Compared with the hurried side on the battlefield last time, this time Charles had more time to look carefully.Earl Katz is much older. Although he is wearing a gorgeous dress, it is difficult to hide his stooped body.Charles probably encountered some accident, and he might be gone.

Earl Geithner looks a little younger than Katz, but there are not many wrinkles on his face. It may be because he often smiles, and his small eyes look ghostly. In fact, he is more like a businessman, a profit-seeking businessman.

Earl Rhonda looked quite old, with white hair sticking to the side of his head, and the hair in the middle of his head was bald.But his body was straight, and he looked rigid and serious.

When Charles looked at them, they also looked at Charles, and they couldn't help lamenting for a lifetime, he was too young, the beard on the corner of his mouth had just grown a little, he looked about the same age as their grandson, and he was already a grandson. The Earl is dead, but he still managed to get up by his own efforts.If their son had a third, no, a tenth of his, they wouldn't have to worry about heirs.

And the most important thing is that they thought it was normal for a young man like Xiang Xieer to be young and energetic without knowing the heights of the sky and the earth, especially when he became famous at a young age like Xie Er. Very immature, but he is young, even in the past ten years, he will only be in his 20s.

When Earl Geithner talked about the history of the establishment of the Holy Empire, he recalled the feelings of the various earldoms helping each other, fighting against the barbarians, and opening up the territory of the Holy Empire.

Earl Violet immediately took over the words of Earl Geithner and began to sing about peace.

Earl Violet finished speaking, then stared at Charles closely, and the other two earls also stared closely at Charles.They are also afraid that Charles pretends to understand, unlike their heirs who have been cultivated since childhood.

Charles looked at the doubtful eyes of the three, and simply said it bluntly, and directly began to praise the friendship between the three countries and accuse the war.

After Charles finished speaking, the other three earls immediately felt relieved.

After a while, the old king Ashuraf slowly walked into the hall, and the noisy hall suddenly became quiet.

Charleben thought that the process of this banquet would be that Knight Bernard and Earl William angrily denounced the atrocities of the Principality of Artem, and then started a verbal battle.

But it turned out that Earl William and Knight Bernard made the request on behalf of the Principality of Luma and the Principality of Sukale respectively.

The Principality of Luma requested the restoration of trade routes, and the Principality of Sukalie requested the return of the territory.

Then the old king refused.

Then, it was Bernard Cavalier and Earl William who bid farewell to the old king.

Because the next thing is to talk about how to deal with them.

All of this seemed to have been rehearsed, and things that would have erupted into fierce disputes ended like this.

Charles had a shocked expression on his face, it was too plain, too childish, while the other three earls looked calm, as if they were not used to it.

Next, when it was their turn to send troops, the three earls began to cry about the difficulties they had encountered recently. It was all about the lack of food, the rebellion of the savages, and the lack of soldiers. It seemed that if His Majesty the King did not help them, they themselves were about to perish.

Shire followed the other three earls, looking good. Anyway, it was impossible to send troops, and the rest of the nobles in Pella City also supported them. The old king's arbitrariness was not without retribution.

In the end, it was decided that the Aquinacos family would send troops alone, with the eldest prince in charge of the Principality of Luma and the second prince in charge of the Principality of Sukale.And other earls provide food and armaments.

(End of this chapter)