European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 130
Early in the morning, the replies from the three people who had disappeared were presented on the office desk and placed in a conspicuous position.

Since it was the wedding night, Li Peijun naturally wouldn't miss this god-given opportunity, he just got up to work at noon, and at the same time received blessings from the system.

"Get Achievement: Newlyweds"

"If you don't reward attribute points, it's meaningless to just give you a false title." Li Peijun thought that the system would give him a big gift package for attributes, but unexpectedly, he just gave him an empty title.

Li Peijun couldn't help coughing when he thought that in the future, other people's titles would be kings and dukes of some country, while his own head would be full of strange titles such as the messenger who killed the Quartet and protected the flowers.

"It's been a long time since I've seen attributes. Open the character panel." Li Peijun opened the letterhead while speaking.

Current character attributes

Power: 52
Stamina: 56
Intelligence: 46
Charisma: 36
Strategies: 14
Command: 14
The benefits of physical strength are self-evident. Li Peijun has worked so hard for two consecutive days, and his energy will recover after a short rest. However, his strategy and leadership have always been ridiculously low.

"There is a task, and the official document is processed."

This was obviously a mission to give experience. Li Peijun looked at the copywriting on the desktop. During the few days he was away, there was already a lot of backlogs. Catherine was talented in fighting, but she seemed a little rusty when dealing with internal affairs.

"It seems that they encountered a lot of trouble in the fief."

Li Peijun realized the seriousness of the situation after just a glance. Since this fiefdom is at the southwest end of Honfleur, it is already bordering on other noble fiefdoms. .

But the matter developed later, because the economy of the manor had been restored and developed, when the grapes were ripe in midsummer, the gang of little nobles who were heavily in debt started to harass and rob the manor.

At first, due to the lack of knights, they had to rely on the villagers to form a self-defense force to protect the manor. The nobles were very cunning.

"It seems that people can do anything when they are poor, but it seems troublesome to always recruit mercenaries temporarily. It is time to form a standing army." Li Peijun felt that the formation of a standing army is imperative.

Unlike the perfect logistics support system of later generations, the logistics work in the Middle Ages had to rely on the transportation of people and animals. A standing army ready for war at any time was a bit of a luxury. After all, the young and strong labor force of thousands of people was not put into production, and it was also consumed during peacetime.

Still unable to escape the limitations of the times, after thinking about it, Li Peijun converted the original short-term employment contract into a long-term or even life-long contract, which can reduce unit costs and facilitate war mobilization.

Li Peijun remembered that Bernard told him that the monthly salary of the knight was 12 soles, but the voluntary service of the knight was only 40 days a year, and the knight would also have his own property.

It is definitely unrealistic for the directly subordinate territories to be entrusted. Compared with the previous standard of two sols a day for mercenaries, Li Peijun tentatively set his salary at 20 sols a month.

Even so, it costs 1000 soles a month to support a 20000-man army, which even the Duke of Normandy can hardly bear.

The fiefdom system was practiced in the Middle Ages, and the territories of the big nobles would be entrusted to the small nobles. On the surface, their own territory is very large, but in fact, the areas that can be directly governed are only a few affluent lands around them, and the rest are entrusted. It is only the daily collection of taxes, with little direct intervention.

The advantage of the direct fief is reflected in this. The output of the original Hafleur fief alone is as high as 1500 soles, plus the urban area and other subordinate fiefs, after the physical value is converted, it is as much as 12000 soles.

Compared with this, Honfleur's tax revenue is pitifully low. Even if there is no pirate infestation, the city's monthly tax revenue can only barely maintain the level of 1000, and it is difficult to make a breakthrough.

There are not too many soldiers, but more elite. Li Peijun is not in a hurry to build a 300-man corps. He will first maintain a standing army of [-] people, and find opportunities to annex other noble lands in the surrounding areas, and slowly develop production potential.

In order to allow soldiers to assemble as soon as possible during wartime, the standing army will be uniformly placed in several territories or urban areas to engage in daily production work on weekdays. It can be said that people make the best use of them.

"Wait, the next time this group of nobles come to look for trouble, even his hometown will be leveled." Li Peijun put away the grand plan and hegemony in his heart, and continued to look down patiently.

The letter mentioned that those guys had been intruding frequently in the past two days. Tidel couldn't bear it anymore. The three of them took the initiative to take the initiative to avoid future troubles. They led a 100-man Self-Defense Force to the noble's territory at night. The surprise attack and the darkness of the night The effect is to kill everyone without leaving any trace behind.

"Oh, this guy took the first step. This is also like the style of this reckless man. It's also worry-free, and the area of ​​the fief has expanded again." Li Peijun exclaimed, and continued to read.

The following content is basically a report on the results of the battle. Originally, the Self-Defense Forces only seized the territories of the three barons. Later, Tiddell was so red-eyed that he offered a huge reward to the Self-Defense Forces to advance further and sweep all the way to the Tuke River.

"It's no wonder these guys didn't have time to reply to the letter yesterday. They were fighting outside, but it's not easy for these one hundred and fifty people to fight in so many places, um...wait a minute."

The Tuke River is not as famous as the Danube, Rhine, and Seine. Li Peijun had to find a river distribution map of the principality to find the location.

"This guy... is a bit fierce, so few people hit such a distance all at once, I'm not even sure with my own system.

Li Peijun sweated furiously in his heart, Tiedle's attack doubled the narrowness of the territory at once. If they can all be effectively controlled, then the economic strength will be doubled at once.

It seems that the recruitment of the standing army has to be carried out quickly, taking advantage of the remaining prestige of the family and the hostile forces in the fief have not yet recovered, so they can swallow everything in one go.

Li Peijun didn't have much interest in the following content, and it was all in a self-proclaimed tone. Bernard also mentioned in the letter that the local grape wine is delicious, and he also introduced a lot of affiliated specialty industries.

"No matter what the hell, flying in the sky or running underground, it will be my territory from now on, and everything will be taken into my pocket." Li Peijun became more and more excited as he watched, and finally he started to fight.

At that time, as long as we integrate the resources at hand and take advantage of the chaotic situation in Britain, we can easily occupy a place and then slowly encroach on the surrounding areas to expand our influence.

Regardless of the unfinished business on the table, Li Peijun strode forward to find his old friend Paisang to discuss the army's recruitment plan.

(End of this chapter)