Queen and Her Duke

When Eggers entered the palace that day, the knight came to Wen Lin to discuss with her the next step in the army's training plan.

Under Wen Lin's deliberate push, Vicia agreed to the formation of the privateer fleet.

Although Eggers is a fighting maniac, he has an equally keen sense for power struggles.

The queen is short of money, and is subject to the nobles in many decisions. Privateers can bring huge wealth as quickly as possible, and at the same time, they can train soldiers to fight at sea.

But Wen Lin kept letting Eggs dry and ignored her.

Wen Lin stayed in the royal court for three days, and Eggers came into the palace every day to block her.

He vaguely guessed that the change in Wen Lin's attitude was related to that meal. Although Eggers couldn't figure it out, he wisely didn't show up during the meal.

However, Wen Lin stayed in the kitchen all day, and Eggers had to go into the kitchen to find her.

In two days, the dough is almost fermented.

Wen Lin came to the kitchen before dawn and started making bread with the prepared "noodle opener".

After the initial success, Wen Lin began to teach the kitchen servants how to do it.

The baked bread after fermenting was soft and delicious. Wen Lin gave it to everyone to taste it, and they were all full of praise.

"My God, Miss Wenlin, I swear this is the best bread I've ever eaten,"

"Is it possible to make such a delicious bread after the dough is left for two days before baking?"

"..."

Everyone was amazed at the same time, only Wen Lin smiled and shook her head.

"This process is called fermentation, and the time of fermentation is not fixed, it is related to the temperature,"

The kitchen steward cleverly seized this opportunity and stepped forward to ask about the specific steps and how to judge that the dough is fermented.

Eggers was left alone from the beginning to the end, and after the servants saluted, they all surrounded Wen Lin.

Not angry, Eggers patiently waited on the sidelines.

Through observation during this period, Eggers discovered that Wen Lin has talents and talents that are difficult for ordinary people to match in many aspects.

Even if he was robbed of his position as the guard of the king's capital, in retrospect, Eggers has to be very convinced.

It's just that he never expected that Wen Lin would be angry because of a meal.

It wasn't until nightfall that Wen Lin started to walk out of the kitchen unhurriedly. Eggers strode to catch up, and regardless of whether Wen Lin was willing to listen, he talked about the arrangements for the past few days on his own.

There are still more than two months before the shipyard can make a three-masted sailboat that can be launched. Eggers means to use the Liberty and the small rowing boat first.

There are still 100 people who are definitely not enough. Eggers has carefully selected two thousand knights, and now he is training their water skills every day to prepare for private plunder.

In the eyes of others, Wen Lin walked fast, as if she wanted to get rid of Eggers, but Eggers followed closely.

"Isn't Your Excellency Eggers in love with His Majesty?"

"Yes, are you attracted by His Excellency Wen Lin now?"

"But looking at His Excellency Wen Lin, it seems that he doesn't want to talk to His Excellency Eggers,"

"..."

The maids were talking in low voices, very surprised at the scene in the garden.

Although Wen Lin looked cold, she listened carefully every time Eggs talked about business.

The anger in her heart had already dissipated, and this time when she heard Eggers say that two thousand people had been picked, Wen Lin stopped by the lake, turned her head and asked him,

"Without ships, how will the newly selected two thousand knights train?"

"Your Excellency, this is why I came to you,"

A few days ago, I was able to go to the last cliff to train water skills, but it is not a long-term solution. If I want to improve my combat capabilities at sea, I still have to go to sea.

After a moment of silence, Wen Lin reckoned that it was almost time for winter plowing. The people in the territory were busy building houses, and no one was working on her arable land.

Since there is no boat, it is better to use the cultivated land for physical training.

The capitalists would cry when they heard this idea, Wen Lin couldn't hold back for a while, and laughed, but soon restrained herself, and said with a straight face,

"Your Excellency Eggers, send them to Yinhe Village in three days, I have my own arrangements,"

Wen Lin was willing to answer, and Eggers heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that Wen Lin didn't want to go into details, he didn't ask.

Having personally experienced Wen Lin's interception of [-] Holy See ships with the Liberty, Eggers would not have any doubts about Wen Lin's ability to command and manage the army.

The two continued to discuss the details. What worried Wen Lin most was that although the king had an army of 2 troops, only [-] were truly equipped with elite troops.

More knight soldiers are actually citizens living on the royal territory.

They usually also train in fighting physical fitness, but more time is spent on farming or working in exchange for earning a living.

Most of them do not have decent armor and weapons, and their combat effectiveness is only slightly stronger than that of farmers.

Wen Lin had no choice but to pinch the center of her eyebrows. The productivity of this era is too backward, and the poor living environment and medical conditions have exacerbated the population imbalance.

If you want to achieve remarkable results in the military, you must first do a good job in infrastructure.

Money, or money.

Gathering her mind, Wen Lin decided to put the opening of a store in Wangdu on the agenda in advance.

Throughout the ages, the most profitable business has been related to women. Wen Lin thought of a few ideas, thinking of trying it after leaving the palace.

The sky was getting darker, the soft moonlight stretched the shadows of Wen Lin and Eggers, and the leaves rustled in the wind.

The maid beside the queen was hurrying towards Wen Lin,

"His Excellency Wen Lin, His Majesty is waiting for your meal,"

As long as Wen Lin was in the royal court, she would dine with Vicia, which was a familiar habit among the maids.

Wen Lin nodded, didn't say a word, but looked at Eggers with raised eyebrows.

Wen Lin

Eggers' expression froze, and he bowed to leave cooperatively, "Your Excellency Wen Lin, see you in three days,"

After waiting for three days for Wen Lin to calm down, Eggers, who walked out of the court, obviously didn't want to provoke her again for no reason.

Eggers thought as he walked, could this be the weirdness of women, no matter how knowledgeable or different they are, they can't avoid getting angry over little things?

Eggers, who didn't realize the tricky relationship between Vicia and Wen Lin at all, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was right. Otherwise, how could he explain Wen Lin's sudden change of attitude?

At the same time, Eggers did not forget to comfort himself. As a qualified gentleman, tolerating a learned lady is a very gentlemanly behavior.

Wen Lin didn't go to the White House until Eggers was gone.

Unsurprisingly, there was a piece of freshly baked bread on the table.

Visia was looking out the door with her chin in one hand, and when she saw Wen Lin coming in, she held her mouth calmly.

"Your Majesty, try the newly made bread today," Wen Lin walked over to sit down, picked up the newly made bread and handed it to Visia's mouth.

Her eyes trembled, Visia's eyes lingered on Wen Lin's face for a moment, Wen Lin's smiling expression was no different.

Hiding the turmoil in her eyes, Visia opened her mouth and took a small bite of the bread.

Although Weisia had prepared for it, she was still surprised by the taste of the bread. It was soft and fluffy, with a strong milky aroma.

Weisia took another bite, accidentally biting Wen Lin's finger.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, the tip of Visia's tongue touched Wen Lin's finger lightly.

The hot and humid touch made Wen Lin stiff for a moment, but she didn't avoid it. Instead, she calmly turned her gaze away from Visia's red lips, and talked about her plan to open a shop in the capital.

The smile on her face deepened, and Visia knew that Wen Lin would avoid it if she went any further, so she restrainedly followed Wen Lin's words and began to analyze the location suitable for opening a store, and introduced Wen Lin's current business situation.

Merchants have no status in the Golan. They are not attached to the lords, nor do they have their own fiefs. They are outsiders in the strict hierarchy.

Whether it is religion or aristocrats, most of them are disgusted and resistant to businessmen who completely rely on buying and selling.

But Wen Lin has an official position and a fiefdom, which is different from them.

Vicia asked with great interest what kind of shop Wen Lin planned to open. The businesses that the nobles would intervene in were ship manufacturing, garment manufacturing, and weapon manufacturing.

But most of these have been divided up by the powerful nobles in the capital. Although Wen Lin has a shipyard that she won from Eggers, she must prioritize building a fleet of privateers. Will not be sold externally.

Just when Visia was curious, Wen Lin smiled meaningfully, and said, "Let's do business with noble ladies and noble ladies first,"

At this time, according to Wen Lin's instructions, the prepared bread and milk had already been delivered to various noble residences in the capital.

After the housekeepers opened the door, they were all shocked when they saw the royal knights holding sharp knives.

Many nobles came to the door in person. To their bewilderment, the knights left behind a few baskets containing food, and there was an invitation letter in the basket.

Open it up, it's Wen Lin's reply letter.

Seeing this, the nobles immediately became interested. The invitation letter sent to Wen Lin's mansion had not been answered at all. When the nobles were worrying about how to contact Wen Lin, the opportunity presented itself.

However, after seeing the food in the basket, the nobles all pursed their lips in surprise, except for a few ministers in the Privy Council, as soon as they saw the milk, they knew it was from Wen Lin, and they took it without hesitation. He picked up the bread and took a few bites, then quickly finished it.

But in the eyes of those who don't know, it's just a few small pieces of bread and a few cups of milk. Could it be that this newly appointed royal guard is very poor?

After being judged by the Holy See, Visia's reputation has risen unprecedentedly, and as a trusted vassal by the Queen's side, Wen Lin has also been missed by many people.

The aristocrat who is interested has other thoughts, how about bringing some valuable gifts to His Excellency the guard at the banquet?

However, to their surprise, whether it was bread or milk, it tasted better than any food they had ever eaten.

It's not that Your Excellency the Guard is poor at all, but that the bread and milk are very precious.

The nobles were so full of thoughts that they couldn't even sleep peacefully guessing Wen Lin's intentions.

At this time, Wen Lin and Vicia had already started the process of digestion after meals.

There are dense maple trees planted by the lake behind the castle. At this time, the leaves are all red. From a distance, they look like clusters of flames burning in the dark.

Wen Lin held an oil lamp in her hand and walked side by side with Vicia.

The night wind howled, and the long hair of the two of them merged together in the wind. Vicia turned her head and stared for a while, then turned to look at Wen Lin.

Wen Lin was looking up at the hill on the other side. The firelight traced her delicate outline, making her already clear eyes even brighter.

The author has something to say: Yesterday was late, let me rest for a day, and come back tomorrow, I almost hung up and asked for a leave of absence, but my friends who even coded characters stopped me hahahaha, I will persist and rush ~