Start as Inherited Baroness

"It's just a false name, don't pay attention to it, don't go to Changxiang City yet, managing the current territory is better than anything else.

Just go and inform the knights about this, so that you know what's going on. Simon ordered with a faint smile.

"Your Majesty the Earl is wise!" Mad said respectfully.

After that, another dozen days passed.

Simon received twenty or thirty letters one after another, all of which were congratulatory letters from the thirteen barons directly under the king's jurisdiction, as well as some viscounts and earls nearby.

They all received the news. It was probably done by the gryphon knights of the royal family, and the notification was in place.

After reading these letters, Simon decided to hold a military parade outside the city.

Let the caravans coming and going see clearly and report to the masters behind them.

It can also scare the surrounding nobles and prevent them from having any unwanted thoughts.

On this day, Simon was reading a book in the study, and Mailan walked over quietly and reported: "Your Majesty, the Dark Warbler will send important information.

This is a letter from Dark Warbler. "

"Bring it here." Upon hearing this, Simon immediately put the book on the table and said calmly.

"Yes!" Mailan immediately handed over the letter.

Simon opened it quickly and looked at it again, with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

"I see! No wonder the royal family comforts me so much. Great things can be expected!" He sighed.

According to the intelligence, the Bavarik family is in big trouble and has too much time to take care of itself.

More than a month ago, on a stormy sea with surging waves, in addition to some merchant ships, a large number of warships suddenly arrived, one after another, with no end in sight.

The royal family's army was unprepared, and these warships captured Baiou Port in just half a day.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of troops landed on the land, and the flags of the Holy Spirit Church's cross flower were flying everywhere.

The visitor is the Church Army of Middle-earth, the Holy Punishment Army. It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and Eagle City has been surrounded.

However, the royal family members all fled on griffins. At this time, troops from all over the country were being mobilized to serve the king, and many nobles also responded.

It is estimated that by this time, the war has already begun.

"It seems that the church forces in Middle-earth are causing chaos these days." Simon thought to himself.

However, his face suddenly turned pale, as if he had thought of something.

"Marquis Val built such a luxurious Holy Spirit Church and had the money to buy so many slave soldiers... Could it be..."

Simon suspected that the Marquis was related to the Church of the Holy Spirit in Middle-earth, but it was just a guess.

Even if such a heroic figure accepts funding, he may not be of the same mind as the sponsor.

"Go and call Airei and Mader." Simon thought for a while and then ordered.

"Yes!" Mailan responded and left.

Not long after, the two men came to the study one after another and saluted respectfully: "Greetings to the Earl!"

"Seven days later, I will hold a military training, intended to show off my force and intimidate Xiaoxiao.

Just next to the avenue, dispatch all the soldiers of the Western Guards Corps. The two of you will be responsible for this matter. "

Simon ordered in a deep voice. In this way, some nobles who are not very powerful will not dare to cause trouble rashly, saving a lot of trouble.

Moreover, his current strength is considered to be top-notch among the nobles in West Side, and only Marquis Val is obviously stronger than him.

The other big nobles are not too outstanding.

"Yes! Sir!" Airei and Mader immediately accepted the order.

After that, Simon gave them the secret message on the table and said with a slight smile: "You should also read it. Just know it in your heart and don't spread it to others."

"Yes!" The two people looked at it again, and they were also pleasantly surprised.

"Sir! What a God-given opportunity!" Mad said with a grin.

“I started out in such a short period of time, so it would be good to stabilize my current position.

Don't think too much, the road has to be walked step by step. Okay, let's go do things! Simon smiled and waved his hand.

"Yes! Sir!" The two of them respectfully exited the study and went to work.

In the blink of an eye, it was seven days later.

All soldiers of Simon's Legion wore armor, 30% of which were iron armor, 70% were bronze armor, and not a single one wore leather armor.

More than 10,000 people gathered not far from the avenue to start military training activities.

All the caravans coming and going were in sight.

In this era, businessmen actually also shouldered the task of spies, so they spread this knowledge to all directions.

Half a month later, Simon received another letter from Marquis Val.

After he finished reading silently in the study, he fell into deep thought.

The Marquis said that his son was getting married and invited him to attend the ceremony. He didn't say anything else.

But Simon clearly understood that this was a political temptation, and maybe also a Hongmen Banquet.

If he goes, he may be taken advantage of. If he doesn't go, it means that he is no longer willing to be the Marquis's disciple and wants to stand on his own.

Simon was a little hesitant. At the moment, he didn't want to conflict with Marquis Val.

But the Bavarian royal family granted him the title of Guardian of West Side, so he naturally became the enemy of the Marquis.

After much thought, Simon decided not to go in person and let his subordinates deliver a congratulatory gift.

If you go in person, you will inevitably bring a large army with you, which will only waste food and grass, and the result will be almost the same as not going.

Simon asked Mader to take charge of this matter and ignored it. He spent the whole day exercising himself, training soldiers, and inspecting land reclamation.

Wind mills, water mills and composting have become popular, and when cultivating farmland, water conservancy construction has been carried out in a targeted manner.

So now there is a prosperous scene within Simon's territory.

In addition, there is a steady influx of refugees in the Three Passes and some mountain trails, more than last year.

This is also due to the publicity of the Dark Oriole Society in various places, and even many bards have composed ballads to sing.

Telling how fertile the West Settlement is, how kind the lord is, etc., anyway, the effect of attracting population is very significant.

In less than half a year, 50,000 to 60,000 people of various origins came to Simon's territory and established more than 100 new villages.

Simon also selected 3,000 strong men from them to join the army, and after training, they were incorporated into the sequence of the patrol corps.

He guarded the Three Passes and took the lead. Marquis Val could only send people to migrate from the interior, and he could not pick up any population for nothing.

And since the subtle cracks in the relationship between Simon and him appeared, it has become much more difficult for the Marquis to migrate people from the Three Passes.

Suddenly there were many obstacles, and Simon intercepted them several times.

He had a premonition that there would be a war with Marquis Val, and at this time, he would naturally not let the Marquis grow his foundation.

Anyway, with the pressure from the orcs, the Marquis simply couldn't mobilize all his troops to deal with him.

The other earls had at most 10,000 soldiers and horses, and they all had their own thoughts. How could they waste their troops for his affairs? They were all busy farming and training.

Even the earls of Changfeng Territory and Luyuan Territory acquiesced to the fact that their territories were taken away, and did not bother Simon.

In this way, day by day, Simon continued to thrive, and in the blink of an eye, it was the season of falling snow again.