Realm of Power

On an early spring night in April, the night wind was cold and penetrating

Everyone in Samor was sitting in the hall with a burning bonfire

The sparks of the bonfire brought out long sparks in the blowing night wind, making a crisp crackling sound.

Du Yu, who was sitting on the main seat, supported his fat face with his right hand, leaning on the back of the chair in a very unkempt manner, and asked the three subordinates below who were as helpless as himself with a depressed look.

"Is there really nothing we can do?"

Hearing the fat man's question, several subordinates lowered their heads one by one. Even the demon Caesar, who always had the most evil ideas, looked helpless.

The fat man sighed regretfully, feeling annoyed in his heart

"I'm afraid that I was tricked by that old scoundrel, Grand Duke Jones, this time. This Grand Duke's title is basically like the moon in the water, the flower in the mist, which can be seen but not touched."

During the day, the old bachelor's words were still fresh in his ears. Not only did the fat man's restless heart jump with excitement, but they also triggered the problem that the fat man had been urgently needing to solve for many days.

That's when Fatty found that his finances had entered a dead end, a big problem that might shake his foundation.

As soon as he hurried back to the Samor Fortress, the fat man immediately asked the guards to notify the three captains below to rush to the castle hall to hold an emergency military meeting.

The commander of the 6th Heavy Infantry Regiment was Treasurer Statunko, the commander of the 8th Heavy Infantry Regiment was Krolisat, and the commander of the 1st Hussars was Caesar Sauron

The newly added First Light Cavalry Regiment is a new light cavalry regiment formed by Fatty using 2,000 Kugit war horses obtained in exchange with the Kugits. The commander is the former guard captain Caesar Sauron.

This newly formed light cavalry regiment is Fat Man's treasure. Not only are the soldiers recruited from the Sarssens among the northern refugees who are good at riding horses, but the weapons they are equipped with are also the most sophisticated among all armies.

The newly built light cavalry are not only uniformly made of exquisite locking scale armor, but also have thick steel sheets added to important parts of the body. Their defense is much higher than that of ordinary kingdom light cavalry wearing thick leather armor, but they are lighter in weight. Much lighter than heavy cavalry,

In his hand is a three-meter-long cavalry lance, and on his waist is a new single-edged thick-backed sword that is good for chopping. There are also ten short javelin slots on the weapon racks on both sides of the horse's saddle. It is completely a mobile light weapons arsenal.

This gives the light cavalry regiment with enhanced defense power very good mobility and impact. Even Caesar Sauron, who was good at commanding cavalry in combat, was amazed by this configuration.

What makes the fat man most proud is that this light cavalry, which he has put his heart and soul into, is armed with a light hand crossbow. This is epoch-making equipment, allowing this new light cavalry to be able to compete with the heavy cavalry of the Kugits.

This new type of one-handed crossbow is easy to operate and has high shooting accuracy. The reasonable design of the crossbow body allows the cavalry to open the crossbow string with one foot on horseback. The quiver is carried on the back of each cavalry, which can be used as a thickened crossbow. The back armor can also be used to pick out arrowheads.

Although the range of the one-handed crossbow is not as good as the foot-operated heavy crossbow equipped by the heavy infantry, which can penetrate the scale armor 200 steps away, it can also easily penetrate the ring armor of the cavalry 150 steps away, and can even penetrate the steel armor of the heavy cavalry within 50 meters. full body armor

What worries the fat man the most is that people have to eat and horses have to eat grass. Every day, more than 20,000 people just eat and do nothing, which makes the fat man heartbroken.

In particular, the consumption of the newly formed light cavalry regiment is even more than that of a heavy infantry regiment of 3,000 men.

You can't live like this even if you have money and food.

The fat man thought to himself

To get rich, you not only need to reduce your expenses, but more importantly, you must expand your financial resources.

Money is not saved, money is earned

The fat man was eager to find a road to the north. He was not only concerned about the Grand Duke's laurel crown that was as bright as the full moon, but also wanted to find a trade route connecting the north and the south.

Nowadays, a large amount of supplies from the south are stored in Samor. Weapons alone are piled up in two large warehouses, and other supplies are piled up like mountains.

New things are constantly being made, but old things cannot be sold.

The fat man found that he had unintentionally fallen into an economic crisis.

What is a crisis? Producing but not selling is the biggest crisis

If these valuable things are placed here, they will not become money if they become rusty or moldy. They will only slowly turn into a pile of scrap copper and iron.

Especially in the rainy season that has just passed, the humid weather and continuous heavy rain have softened the bowstrings in the warehouse. If this continues, the various weapons and equipment accumulated in the warehouse will have no choice but to be put into the iron-making furnace again and become a beach iron water

what to do? Fat people have headaches when troubled by these problems

The South is mostly a bunch of impoverished small lords, each living a peaceful life. Who needs so many weapons?

Selling to the Kugits is even worse.

If these weapons and equipment are sold to the Kugits, I'm afraid it won't be long before the words "Made in Samor" appear on the arrowheads nailed to the gate of Kyoto's Cresto.

"Is it true that we can't find a road leading to the northern border? Are there Kugits squatting on the snowy mountains west of Wikiya? Kugits can't be so perverted!"

Seeing that all his subordinates were silent, Fatty's face became increasingly ugly.

Seeing his master's increasingly red face, especially the eyes that looked at him with sparks of anger,

Poor Caesar Sauron had to bite the bullet and said

"Sir, if we want to find a road to the north, it is not impossible, but we need someone's help! Only with his help can it be possible to find a road to the north under the eyes of the Kugits. road!"

When the fat man heard that someone could open the passage to the north, his mood immediately improved. But when he saw that Caesar Sauron was hesitant to speak, he hurriedly said:

"How long has this been happening? Why are you still hiding it? Do we really have to wait until we are completely in dire straits before we are willing to speak out?"

Seeing the fat man getting angry, Caesar Zoro replied with an embarrassed expression.

"Sir, don't be anxious. It's not that my subordinates refuse to speak, but doing so may affect your precious reputation.

I heard that one of the prisoners exchanged from the Kugits this time was a young baron named Stalidov. He is an important figure in the Herta Chamber of Commerce, the largest smuggling organization in the north. Although it is only an insignificant line among the Kugits, Xiaoyu is very famous among the northern nobles and in Kyoto.

Baron Stalidov is a top-notch expert in evading seizure, smuggling goods, and secretly opening trade routes. His subordinates have heard about this man many times before. It is said that he often deals with the great nobles in Kyoto and the north. , many things that are inconvenient for adults to handle are handed over to this person, who specializes in taking over the dirty work.

Since your Excellency wants to open a north-south passage under the eyes of the Kugits, you must first find this person. If you can get the help of his Northern Hertha Chamber of Commerce, it will be a piece of cake to secretly open a secret passage for smuggling to the north! "

Caesar Zoro looked at the expression on the fat man's face and found that there was no big reaction on the fat man's face. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and continued.

"It's just that this person likes to smuggle slaves the most. He is notorious in the north and is known as the black-hearted wolf in the north. If you cooperate with him, spreading the word may have a bad impact on your current reputation!"

"Qingyu? This is something you can't eat or wear. Who cares about this!"

The fat man laughed after listening to Caesar Zoro's words. How could he have forgotten this great acquaintance? He had the intention to cooperate with him when he was in the Falcon Territory. However, he encountered the invasion of the Kugits and the matter was delayed.

It seems that this thing between people really depends on "fate"

The fat man stood up and waved to his subordinates below.

"Let's break up today. Tomorrow morning, Caesar Sauron, you will lead 2,000 light cavalry and go with me to Zivadin City. This black-hearted wolf from the north still owes me 200,000 gold Lukes. It's just right to find him this time. Calculate this debt carefully! "

Seeing the fat man leaving the hall with joy on his face, Caesar Zoro then stepped out of the hall and shook his head in confusion.

"Why did I think of helping this fat guy to think about his reputation? Could it be that I recognized what this fat guy did?

Judging from what Fatty is doing now, I dare not say that he will become a good king, at least a rare lord who is considerate of the people! Maybe it’s because I don’t want to damage Fatty’s image as a benevolent lord in the hearts of the people! "