Lord Harland.

After arriving at Black River Fort, Richard quickly met his old acquaintance, Baron Rice.

Baron Rice is closer to Black River Castle and has been at Black River Castle for two days.

After meeting Richard, Baron Rice took the initiative to invite him to a tavern.

This tavern is owned by Baron Rice. The decoration is very high-end, and the interior uses rosewood from the southern part of the Grant Kingdom.

Most of the wines sold there are expensive wines.

Now in the liquor market of Black River Fort, the people at the top are still used to drinking red wine, while the middle and lower classes are already used to drinking white wine from the Haaland territory.

With the hot sales of baijiu, the sales of red wine have dropped by more than half.

A large number of soldiers, mercenaries, and hunters who have drinking habits used to only drink red wine occasionally, but now they have basically become loyal customers of white wine.

Red wine feels more and more like a luxury, only for a small number of people.

The temperature in northern Xinjiang is relatively low, and the grape production is small. Only the Duke of Jonathan produces a small amount of red wine.The red wine sold mainly comes from the three Counties of Paulus, Charlotte and Marcel.

Although the Earl of the South is very powerful, he can be called a dragon in the wine market.

But in the northern Xinjiang region, there is nothing that can be done against the Haaland family.

After all, red wine is transported from more than a thousand kilometers away, and each bottle must be made in a higher-priced glass bottle. It cannot compete with locally produced white wine.

Unless dirty means are used to assassinate liquor sellers and violently attack competitors.

But in this way, the Harland family will not sit still, and will also use violent means. It may not be the third earl of the south who will benefit from the killing.

Unless Richard wants to sell liquor nationwide and seize the rest of the market, the three earls may not be able to resist instigating a commercial war.

Baron Rice's tavern basically does not operate to the outside world. It is like a private club in his previous life. It only does business for nobles. Apart from the acquaintances of the Rice family, they are high-ranking bureaucrats in Heihe County.

There was a stage in the middle of the tavern, with several scantily clad dancers standing there.

These dancers perform sexy dances and look beautiful and young.

Richard knew that these dancers were Baron Rice's prostitutes, used to entertain distinguished guests of the Rice family.

In addition to Baron Rice, there were also several acquaintances of Richard in the tavern, namely Baron Duck, Baron Barton, Baron Barzel, and Baron Dirham.

Because Richard bought salt from the Duke of Jonathan, Baron Rice and others knew that the Harland family had already had a commercial conflict with the Jerram Consul.

Although they didn't know anything about Jerram hiring mercenaries to attack Richard, the two families almost fell out directly.

But the instinct of nobles is to avoid trouble. During this period of time, they are still unwilling to get too close to Richard, so as not to be implicated by the Harland family.

After all, in this battle, Consul Jerram is responsible for managing the logistics of the entire army.

Jerram's casual operation can make the army in Harland's territory very uncomfortable. If he is in the same army as Richard, he may suffer unwarranted disasters.

In a war, food supplies come one day early or one day late, and whether the logistical supplies are sufficient or not is a very big deal.

There is no reason for them to be careless, and there are many things to consider ahead of time.

However, after Li Cha brought the army to Black River Fort, he saw the soldiers in Harland's territory. After discussing with Baron Rice and others, he immediately changed his mind and decided to follow Li Cha to take action together and make some military achievements.

The soldiers in Harland's territory were well-equipped and neatly paced, and they could be seen at a glance as elite soldiers not weaker than the main army.

In addition, Li Cha also has Warcraft Cavalry under his command.

In this counter-insurgency war, the main army only dispatched two brigades to go south, and did not send Warcraft cavalry.

The soldiers led by Richard may be the main force in the counter-rebellion army, second only to the main army.

A barony can basically support one or two squadrons of soldiers according to the income of the territory.

For example, the Barony of Rice only has two squadrons of regular troops.

Because the Baron of Dirham was completely eaten by Richard and others, there are now less than 2,000 people in the territory, and a squadron of serf soldiers with extremely weak combat effectiveness has been organized and trained.

This kind of army is not even equipped with spears, as long as Richard sends out a small team of soldiers, he can easily defeat Dirham Squadron.

Even tens of thousands of rubbish serf soldiers will be easily disabled by Richard's thousand elite soldiers.

Because the situation was unclear, Baron Rice and others did not invest in the main force of the territory. Instead, they organized and trained a squadron of serf soldiers to fool the province into completing the recruitment order.

Baron Rice and others also know the quality of the soldiers they lead. Do you also know what responsibilities such a soldier can bear?

This time to suppress the rebellion, these serf soldiers were either used as cannon fodder to fill the trenches, or escorted food and fodder in the rear.

Baron Rice and the others knew that they had a mediocre relationship with Consul Jerram, and if they didn't get the good job of transporting grain to the rear, they would most likely be destined to be cannon fodder.

If they were asked to draw out the main force in the territory, they would not be able to agree.

If the main force is lost in the counter-insurgency war, what will be used to resist the orc invasion?

Maybe it's the fate of the two baronies of Storper and Dirham.

Baron Storf also has a genius daughter, Sophia, who has a discerning eye and also found a good husband with extraordinary ability, strength and money, so that the territory can be turned around.

Look at how miserable the Dirham Territory is now. Years of accumulation have been ruined, and we don’t know when we will be able to turn around.

Even if they died in the counter-insurgency war, sons would still inherit the territory, and everyone would still be hereditary nobles, with their strength intact.

Therefore, even if they would die in the counter-insurgency battle, they were unwilling to use their elite soldiers to counter the rebellion.

Seeing that Li Cha led three main squadrons, one monster cavalry squadron, and two hundred auxiliary soldiers, Baron Rice and others immediately decided to hug their thighs.

As for whether Consul Jerram will play tricks, it is not something Baron Rice considers.

If Jerram ignores the overall situation and deducts military rations if it is too obvious, everyone can take the evidence and file a joint complaint at the meeting of nobles.

A group of nobles objected, and the position of consul of the province of Jerram may not be saved.

Many people on Nolan's side are fighting for this fat job.

King Charles is not the only prince Felix, and Jerram's position is not as stable as a mountain and cannot be shaken.

Including the joint land of Shaprafair, there are twelve baronies in Heihe County.

The territory directly under the royal family is only near Heihe Castle.

The Harland family has three baronies, plus Rice, Duck, Patton, Bazel, and Dirham, five barons. The command of the private army of the nobles of Heihe County has fallen into the hands of Richard.

Besides, Baron Sharp has a good relationship with Richard and will definitely support Richard.

The remaining Barons Green, Baron Sauron, and Baron Weldon are closely related to Viscount Romon. They are expected to join the coalition of nobles in Romon County and fight with Viscount Romon.

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