People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 201 "Recruiting" Talents
In the mansion that once belonged to Zayn and is now called Habsburg.

Lothar was holding a wine glass, sipping the chilled wine.

Unlike Jeanna, he doesn't like the smell of alcohol no matter in his past or present life.

This low-alcohol fermented grape juice suits his taste.

Hans raised the beaded curtain and sat down at a table burning with incense.

"solved?"

"Well, Hadi, whom you named and requested to be arrested, has already been sent to prison by me."

Lothar nodded slightly.

Hardy is just a small person, a leader of a local gang, he will not dare to fight against the lord, or even kidnap a nobleman like in the game.

"Is the attack on Rahman's mansion going well?"

Hans hesitated for a moment, and said, "With Ms. Jeanne here, it should go well."

Caution is one aspect. Rang Na's dealing with a small local leader is like a nuclear bomb hitting a mosquito, which is a dimensionality reduction blow, and no accidents are possible.

"It's hard work. Sit down and drink a glass of wine and take a break. Although this Port of Ella is not extremely hot, the hot flashes are quite tormenting. Compared with here, I still feel that living in Hebron is more comfortable."

Lothar asked the maid to bring the wine.

He didn't plan to dismiss these maids. The mansions of Hebron and Alander needed to be maintained manually. It would be most appropriate to send some of them away in batches on average.

Hans took the glass and agreed, "Indeed, patrolling the streets in full armor in this weather is really torture."

At this time, a guard's voice sounded from outside the curtain: "My lord, that Saracen chief named Mu Le wants to see you."

"Heh, you're quite courageous."

Lothar was a little surprised.

"Let him in."

Soon, the head of Saracens named Mu Le came back to this place with his head down, the mansion he just visited yesterday.

But compared with yesterday's state of mind, it is already different.

Lothar shook his wine glass lightly and said with a smile, "Please sit down, Mr. Muller."

"I thought that attacking Rahman would scare you, but looking at it now, you should not mistake me for a tyrant. I am very relieved."

Mu Le forced a smile: "Master, I want to know why you attacked Rahman?"

Lothar just released a little bit of breath, which made Muller's face pale.

"What? You want to intercede for him?"

Mueller quickly shook his head and said, "My lord, Rahman deserves his death. He has done so many evil things. It is really satisfying for you to deal with him!"

"Oh, Mueller, it's really satisfying to get rid of him. How about getting rid of you? Why do you think I'll keep you?"

Mueller's face became extremely pale, he hesitated, and said, "My lord, I am useful to you."

Lothar nodded slightly and said: "Let's count it, but whether you are useful or not, what you say doesn't count."

"I'm very dissatisfied with the decline of Ella Port. How can there be a little bit of elegance on the Red Sea? I hope that you can help me as soon as possible to restore the prosperity here."

"Don't worry, I'm not the same as that idiot Zayn, I won't waste money, we're discussing and formulating a new business tax, and it's best to create a business guild to maintain the fairness of business in Ella Port."

The collection of commercial tax requires professional tax officers.

Otherwise, you can only set up cards to collect tolls like New Habsburg and Hebron-this kind of rough one-size-fits-all model is undoubtedly very unreasonable.

Because this will lead to the sale of a shipment of grain and the sale of a shipment of spices, the need to pay the same amount of tax.

If it is rigidly applied to the Port of Ella, it will lead to a large loss of business tax. This is the advantage of the proportional tax system over the per capita tax system.

"Mueller, you are a talent, and I have never hesitated to reuse talents—I want to appoint you as the tax officer of Port Aila. The only thing that makes me hesitate is your loyalty."

Mueller's face changed and changed.

He hurriedly said: "My lord, I am absolutely loyal to you!"

Lothar sneered, maybe the benefits are tied, and Muller will not betray him when the price is not enough, but this obviously has nothing to do with loyalty.

"Müller, are you 40 years old this year?"

Muller didn't understand why Lothar would jump to this topic, hesitantly said: "My lord, I'm already 39 this year."

"Ah."

This age, for the poor at the bottom who work all day, is undoubtedly the age of half buried, but Muller obviously does not belong to the poor, and is in the prime of life.

"Then kneel down and swear allegiance to me, and I will promote you as a knight under my command. As for the conversion ceremony - just do it in the church in the city in the afternoon."

Mueller didn't hesitate.

He didn't dare to hesitate, let alone say "I am a devout Zoroastrian" and he didn't want to convert.

puff-

He knelt down on one knee, neatly.

Lothar drew out his cold armed sword and put it on his shoulder: "Say the oath with me."

After Mu Le finished his oath, all the combat skills of the commanding knights flooded into his mind, and he blurted out in astonishment: "My lord, are you a wizard?"

"It can be understood in this way. Now, Mueller, you are your own person. Can you tell me carefully how to improve the predicament of Port Ella?"

...

With lightning speed, Lothar defeated the army led by Zayn under the city of Alandele, and recovered the news of the bishopric of Alandele and the port of Ella one after another.

Word soon spread throughout Transjordan.

In the court of Kaleburg, Leonard, who had just finished his wedding with Eleanor and was about to mobilize troops to take over Lothar's mess, was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Lothar's move can be regarded as completely stabilizing his prestige as the Earl of Transjordan. Even the most rebellious vassal never dared to go against his will easily.

Some lords from all over the country were very excited, while others were full of sadness.

And in Petra Barony.

Baron Argonne was one of those sad faces.

"My lord, I don't understand why you should worry about this. You are the confidant who swore allegiance to Earl Lothar on his first day in office."

"Heh, you can become a confidant in just a few words?"

Baron Argonne couldn't help being amused at the naivety of his men.

"What I'm worried about is, how can I really form a closer relationship with Earl Lothar. This battle was almost fought by Earl Lothar alone. What does it mean?"

"He doesn't trust us vassals at all."

The courtiers under Argon thought for a moment, and gave a suggestion: "My lord, Earl Lothar is not married yet. Although your daughter is still young, you still have two unmarried younger sisters."

Argon rolled his eyes: "Idiot, with the looks of my two younger sisters, if you really get married, are you sure you're not enmity with the Earl?"

The subordinates wanted to say more, but Argon had already waved his hand and refused:

"Stop talking about it. There are many people who want to marry the Earl. It is said that the Lord even rejected the olive branch offered by Princess Sibilla."

Argon sat back on the chair and muttered to himself.

"With Earl Lothar's current prestige and military strength, next, I'm afraid it's time to attack the vassals under his command."

"Leynard is too strong. Under him, I will bear the brunt."

The Barony of Petra held by Argon is almost the richest territory in Transjordan except Kaleburg and Montreal in Reynard.

In addition, Zugal, Shaokeba, Tafila, Sila, Hormuz (hormuz is not the one in the Strait of Hormuz), Sanoril and other places are not as good as him.

Predictably, a storm is brewing.

Argon hoped that he could benefit from this storm, such as gaining the right to rule the neighboring border city of Shaokeba, and then marching eastward with Lothar to obtain new territories.

Not the one that bears the brunt, the one that gets washed out.

"Prepare gifts and mounts. We will set off tomorrow morning and go to the port of Ella to pay a visit to the Earl."

(End of this chapter)