Unparalleled Beast Soul

Chapter 270 Recruiting Talents

Keen Rhein was able to serve as the commander of Ironforge for 30 years, so his real temperament was naturally not as rough and fierce as it appeared on the surface. No matter how attractive Leon's offer was, he had to consider its key points. 【】

After all, being an official official of the kingdom and a knight serving the lord are completely different things.

"Your Excellency Keen, you don't have to rush to answer..." Leon smiled and said, "I welcome you to join us at any time and become a member of the new Saarland."

He was promoted from a baron to an earl by two consecutive ranks, and he completed a leap that others would never be able to achieve in a lifetime. He also possessed a vast territory commensurate with the title of a nobility, and his strength expanded so quickly that it was jaw-dropping.

But Leon is very clear that owning a territory and mastering a territory are two different concepts. The Ironforge area is not the city of Thrall in the mountains. It has a large population and all kinds of forces are intertwined. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hot potato.

For him, the most important thing is all kinds of talents, talents who can help him rule and control the new territory, and this old lion-born knight is undoubtedly an excellent candidate, so Leon did not hesitate to offer a sky-high salary of [-] gold coins .

But the old Keane was not immediately knocked down by money, which made Leon appreciate him even more, and at the same time he didn't want to force him, otherwise it would be self-defeating to cause the opponent's rebellious psychology.

"Okay." The old knight nodded. After all, he still couldn't ignore the temptation of [-] gold coins.

The handover of Ironforge went very smoothly. In fact, this work started half a month ago, but the final work can only be completed when Leon arrives in person.

The [-] garrison troops all evacuated from Ironforge, and Concordia and Qiangwei led [-] Thunder Beast warriors to take over the small fortress on the edge of the southwestern province. From then on, it will officially disappear from the kingdom's military order.

On the tallest building in the heart of the fortress, the flag fluttering in the wind was replaced by the Thunder Beast Battle Flag, and its erection marked the beginning of Leon's rule over this new territory.

The real test for Leon has just begun.

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At night, the former garrison headquarters of Ironforge.

The tallest and best building in this fortress is now the residence of Earl Leon, the lord of Thrall. Although it is already very deep, the lights are still on in the study on the fifth floor.

"According to the current preliminary statistics, our new territory has eleven small towns and hundreds of villages, and more than [-] hectares of farmland, but the output is not high, so the tax that can be collected every year is very low."

In the study, Corinna sat behind the oak desk and introduced to Leon: "The territory has a population of about [-], and Ironforge has nearly [-], most of whom are workshop workers and their families. "

"The trouble is, we can't collect commercial tax from Ironforge, and we have to invest at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins for it every year. In addition, according to the agreement with the kingdom, we need to pay an additional mining tax of 50 gold coins every year. It is necessary to ensure the supply of weapons and equipment to the kingdom, which is another big expense.”

Corinna rubbed her brows with a headache.

After following Leon back to Thrall Territory, this well-born fox-born girl was appointed by Leon as the Chief Finance and Taxation Officer of New Thrall Territory, taking charge of the financial power of the territory.

Not only is she a powerful magician, she is also a shrewd businessman, perfectly qualified for the role.

But even with considerable experience, Corinna still feels quite a headache about the current situation Thrall is facing.

"Brother Leon is the lord, why can't he collect taxes from Ironforge?" Qiangwei asked beside him.

Tonight, Leon called his confidants to hold a secret meeting to discuss the construction plan of the new territory.

Concordia, Qiangwei, Aklan, and Xueer, who just rushed over from Salling, participated in the meeting.

"The situation here is very complicated. Although Leon is the lord, he can't impose taxes on those workshops and shops." Corinna smiled bitterly: "Unless we offend all the forces here."

Ironforge has a history of more than 200 years. It used to be a town of adventurers. Later, due to the discovery of rich mineral deposits in the nearby mountains and the threat of the dark land, it gradually developed into the current fortress city.

The Kingdom, the Senate, the military, the Mercenary Union, the Tormund House, the Kingdom Chamber of Commerce... all have their own industrial workshops in Ironforge, where they smelt the high-quality ore excavated from the mountains, or forge weapons or Sell ​​directly to the Terran country in the south.

Due to complicated reasons, the various workshops in Ironforge do not need to pay taxes, and they also have their own spheres of influence in the mining areas. The Kingdom sends garrisons to protect the safety of these mining areas, and invests a lot of money every year. funds.

For the kingdom, the area of ​​Ironforge is a burden, so it is happy to classify it as Leon's territory.

They divided the most fertile area in the east, discarded the bones and kept the meat, and collected a large amount of taxes from Leon's territory every year.

And the Rhine family throwing this territory to Leon also had hidden intentions. Corinna didn't know enough about this territory in advance.

But Leon would definitely not be dissatisfied because of this. If there were no problems, how could such a large territory fall into his hands.

"Also, we must build up a new army quickly, otherwise, once the beast disaster breaks out, we will not have enough power to destroy the monsters and dark elves from the ground." Concordia said in a deep voice.

"The task of expanding the territorial army is entrusted to you." Leon said decisively, "You can also recruit from mercenary adventurers. We pay higher salaries than the regular army of the kingdom, but there must be strict standards. We would rather be short than excessive."

Concordia nodded. This wolf knight who originally belonged to the Collinsworth family is now the strongest knight under Leon and one of the most loyal subjects.

"As for the matter of Ironforge, I have another plan. Let the soldiers increase patrols to avoid any bad situation." Leon said: "Concordia, Aklan, you go back and rest first."

After Concordia and Aclan left, three women, Corinna, Qiangwei and Xueer, remained in the room.

In fact, there was another woman lurking in the shadowy corner of the room. This black elf rarely appeared in front of people, guarding Leon's residence like a ghost.

The atmosphere in the study was a bit strange, because the three of them had an inseparable relationship with Leon.

"What are you trying to say?" Corinna smiled.

Of the three, she is the oldest, and the most intelligent in mind, so of course she can tell that Leon has something to communicate with them in private.

"I want to marry the three of you after the summer harvest festival," Leon said solemnly.

His voice was not loud, but it exploded in the ears of the three women like thunder, and they were all stunned for a moment.

Although Corinna, Qiangwei and Xueer are all deeply in love with Leon, it must be Leon.

But no one expected that Leon would be so straightforward, and would marry three girls at once.

The Behemoth Beast Race fights all year round, and the population has more women than men. For the sake of race reproduction, the kingdom encourages multiple births. It is common for one man to have several wives, especially nobles often have several wives and concubine lovers.

With Leon's current status as earl, it is not a problem at all to have three regular wives, but marrying three at the same time is very rare.

But this is also Leon's style. He thought that no matter which one he marries first, it might make the other two sad, and holding three weddings would be a waste of time and money, and it would be most appropriate to solve it once.

The most important thing is that in the situation where powerful enemies are watching and there is a long way to go, Leon doesn't want to put too much energy on the love between men and women, so he adopts this quick way to cut through the mess.

"I know it might not be romantic enough, but I mean it to each and every one of you..."

Leon took out a small box from his arms and walked in front of Corinna.

He knelt down on one knee, opened the box, stared at each other and asked, "Corinna, will you marry me?".

Inside the brocade box, a beautiful diamond ring shone brightly.

Crystal tears immediately welled up in Corinna's eyes, she stretched out a trembling hand to take the ring: "I do"

There is no coyness or restraint, because similar scenes have appeared many times in her dreams. Although Leon's sudden marriage proposal seems too domineering and unromantic, her heart has already fallen for him, and she can't say no to it.

Leon smiled slightly, got up and hugged her into his arms and kissed her deeply.

After the kiss, he walked up to Qiangwei with his arms around Corinna, took out another brocade box, and knelt down on one knee.

"Qiangwei, will you marry me?"

Corinna couldn't help but burst out laughing, but Qiangwei's pretty face was blushing almost to the point of bleeding.

Even though she has the closest relationship with Leon, this leopard-born girl is still quite pure in her mind.

However, under Corinna's encouraging eyes, Qiangwei took the ring and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "I am willing."

The last one is Cher.

Among the three daughters, Xue'er has the most docile temperament. Although she also blushed, she agreed to Leon's marriage proposal without the slightest hesitation.

This rare marriage proposal process ended, Leon opened his arms and hugged the three of them at the same time, and said with a smile: "Okay, from today onwards, the three of you are good sisters, who will accompany me tonight?"

The front was fine, but the last sentence made the three girls blush at the same time. Qiangwei struggled to break free from his embrace, took Xueer's hand and ran away: "Leave this matter to Sister Corinna."

Leon smiled, and wrapped Corinna in his arms who also wanted to escape: "That's you."

"Wonderful!" Corinna said coquettishly, "I'm going to sort out the accounts of the territory tonight, so you can sleep alone."

The warmth and tenderness flowed quietly in the room, which was intoxicating.

Chapter 270 Recruiting Talents

Chapter 270 Recruiting Talents (Part [-], Address

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