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Benjamin calculated and found that his actual land was 3.6 million acres, part of which was in his own territory and part of which was in the vassal's territory. It was nominally owned by one of his nephews, but in fact, this nephew's land had been owned for a long time. It was swallowed by him.

The annual yield reported by me is 1.6 million acres - these are the fields that I have legal effect on. The rent is also calculated based on this, which is 80,000 bushels of grain. According to this year's prices, it is 80,000 silver foxes.

After throwing away all the expenses and castle maintenance costs, and then throwing away the management costs used to maintain the royal capital and the temple, I still have more than 20,000 silver foxes left - seven hundred 'Elda pounds'/gold. Lion (similar to the ancient pound system).

Seven hundred pounds. For a relatively wealthy earl, the annual income from the territory totals about six thousand pounds. This seems ten times different, but in reality, it is quite different.

Because in this territory, military expenditures, forced levies, and land taxes to the lord are not paid by oneself, so this 'six hundred pounds' is actually in hand - it is no more than the annual net income of other earls. How much less.

If you include the many commercial stores and auction houses that he has hidden in the country, he and his family can still continue to enjoy the glory and wealth.

"Do your work well, Lord Earl. The rent in this territory will be higher and higher in the future - I believe that in a few years, the rent will be higher than your current net income."

Benjamin nodded after hearing this. Judging from the work carried out by Wendell and others in this territory, this statement was definitely not a boast.

He comforted himself and treated it as if he had left this territory to a group of professionals to take care of, while he found a big backer and prospered outside in the future. You have money, power, and face, why wouldn't you do it?

And as long as his boss goes smoothly and he does better and better, then he may not be an important minister of the kingdom in the future!

These thoughts made Benjamin feel more and more comfortable.

It was said that it was to pay Benjamin, but in fact the buckets of gold and silver coins were being moved out, and Earl Benjamin discovered that in addition to the money, the balms and spices in another nearby warehouse were also moved out. Got out.

Earl Benjamin knew that if the fines were really calculated, it would not be enough to pay in gold and silver, but if all his belongings were included, it would definitely be a lot more.

"Don't worry, Lord Benjamin. These things are collected by Earl of Leyton." At this point, Wendell looked at Earl Benjamin with a half-smile: "I remember what you said to Earl of Leyton before? Oh. Yes, you have no more inventory.”

Hearing these words, Count Benjamin's heart twitched violently, but his face was filled with a flattering smile: "It's all stored here by the residents, my lord. You can take it all."

After hearing this, Wendell smiled, patted the earl on the shoulder, and said: "Don't worry, the lord has given instructions, and you can calculate these things however you want. After the discount, I will transfer this batch of goods together with the Those acquired by local workshops and residents will be sent to Dome Eagle Castle together. Of course, if you want, you can also choose another settlement method. You know, Earl Leiden is now forming the 'Dawn Chamber of Commerce', which is not allowed. Plenty of good opportunities - I heard that after joining the stock, you will get a lot of dividends every year. "

Hearing this, Earl Benjamin's face was filled with disbelief, and there was a kind of ecstasy of regaining something. Earl Leiden had discussed this matter with him before, hoping that he could invest in it. He asked for a price and refused, but he never thought that the great lord would give him another chance!

"Please rest assured, Lord Wendell. Please tell me to the great lord and 'President Leiden' that I will do my best for the Chamber of Commerce! Apart from anything else, I still have some energy in some cities in the country. "At this point, Benjamin touched his mustache. Confidence returned to his face.

It is indeed as Benjamin said, and this is the main reason why George gave this ‘regional sales manager’ benefits.

Benjamin's trade routes and channels in the Elda Kingdom are very large. Not to mention other cities, there are more than a dozen large stores in the royal capital alone. These stores and stores in various cities have already laid out marketing networks, which cannot be established in ten or eight years.

In addition, the persons in charge of each of this guy's stores have deep-rooted relationships with local dignitaries and city lords, so Leiden mentioned this person to George more than once. Layton felt that Benjamin was an indispensable talent in this regard.

After doing this, Wendell looked out the window - the figure of the great lord had left the castle and walked towards the church. Wendel knew that the big boss should be planning to leave today.

He looked at Count Benjamin and spoke to him of one last thing - the army.

It was said to be a negotiation, but in reality it was an explanation or a verbal exchange - Benjamin would lend most of his army to 'Duke Tanya' in the form of mercenaries. Only more than a thousand people are left in the book to fill up the facade.

In the name of quelling the disaster, Tanya announced that this employment was the obligation of the vassal - the employment fee was very small, which was more or less what she meant.

The army in the territory is actually in the hands of the Knights of Dawn. What is missing is just a name. So this employment can give Benjamin a good reputation and make him praised by the nobles of the kingdom outside - in times of crisis, lending troops to the lord is not only an obligation, but also a very honorable thing.

The fact that the vassals of the Sky Eagle can do this shows that the Duke of Sky Eagle is loved by his vassals and that the whole Sky Eagle is united.

The great lords of the kingdom are generous in praising the retainers of the Sky Eagle, and at the same time hope that their vassals can follow suit.

In another rumor, what happened in the Sky Eagle now was done by Prince Alfonso, which made the prince's reputation and momentum in the capital grow stronger.

"Thank you for your care. It is indeed a great honor for me to lend the army to Miss Tanya." Benjamin's words came from the heart. He knew that this was enough to give himself face.

When he heard that the military pay, food and army construction expenses were all paid by the Skyhawk, he was greatly relieved.

You know, this army is usually fine, but every time there is a riot, he has to throw a lot of money to the army - especially his knights.

However, under the hands of this great lord, there are no more riots in the local area. And after becoming the subordinates of the great lord, those knights not only did not work hard like before, or said they were short of things (money), but also actively carried out military training and various tasks.

—— For the position of the temple, they fought hard. Especially after they found that those soldiers were also their competitors, they began to continuously donate money to the Dawn Church!

After Earl Benjamin signed the agreement on the "mercenary army" that day, the noble knights felt much lighter in their hearts.

Earl Benjamin also felt much lighter in his heart.

He could already see that what the great lord was doing in the Skyhawk was centralizing power!

He wants to be the ‘William II! ’ (a king who has successfully centralized power in the history of Eldar)

If he still has so many soldiers in his hands, with the strength of this great lord, if he fails to handle this relationship well in the future, his head will be moved.

Benjamin knew that in the future, except for ‘Yudlan’ and others, no one in the Sky Eagle would have a real army. And it is said that the great lord has arranged official positions for them in the temple!

He does not have the military ability and merits of Yudlan and others, so he cannot take this path of loyalty. But he feels that if he takes the path of Leiden, he can still create a future.

And perhaps this future will be better than his previous future.