This year, the Qinghuang received about 6,000 gold dragons in taxes, but most of them were harvested in the form of wheat, and only by selling the wheat by caravans could they get real golden dragons.

Inside the castle of the Baron of the Green Wilderness.

"Young master, the territory taxes have been collected without delay, and it is much smoother than in previous years. Carey smiled.

"The tax was cut by 10%, and of course they were active. Alan smiled.

Antonio next to him also changed his normal, and his previously stiff face was also smiling.

Alan looked at Antonio with a smirk, of course he knew what Antonio was thinking.

Before the taxes were fully paid, Alan planned to arrange the conscription soldiers in advance.

"Okay, let's talk about the expansion of the army first, I plan to expand the recruitment of 300 people, first of all, the strength of the cavalry is given priority, only people under the age of 40 and over 18 years old are recruited, and those with many brothers in the family are preferred. Alan told Antonio about the conditions for recruiting soldiers and told Antonio to carry them out.

"By the way, half of the grain that has not been sold will be used as military rations for future soldiers. ”

Allen plans to use the golden dragons obtained from selling wheat to buy meat to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, hoping that more and more soldiers will break through the cavalry.

Thinking of the large increase in the number of cavalry under his command, Alan was also overjoyed.

According to Allen's understanding, the nobles of this world do not like to raise a standing army, and the Qinghuang Territory used to have 200 standing troops, which is already a lot compared to other baronies.

Viscount Bernard is rumored to have a standing army of 400, but the number of cavalry in the army is relatively large.

The nobles are greedy, if it is not for the security of the territory, it is estimated that there is not even a standing army, the nobles are very rich, but they will not spend their money on the army, whenever there is a war between the two territories, they are conscripted civilians to pull out more than a thousand people, but unfortunately the combat effectiveness is worrying, just like a child fighting.

After Carey and Antonio leave, Alan takes Barton, Barry, and Bud towards the castle dungeon.

The reason for going to the dungeon is because the spy discovered last month has been caught.

But his mouth is very hard, it's been three days, and he didn't say a word, and Alan went to see the situation today.

After descending three flights of stairs with the three of them, the four of them came to the castle dungeon, which was dimly lit with only a few oil lamps hanging on the walls.

The castle dungeon generally does not hold prisoners, and prisoners are usually kept in the prison of the administrative office, but due to the special circumstances of this time, they can only be held in the castle dungeon.

Thinking of this, Alan couldn't help but feel that the power of government affairs was too great, and it seemed that the law enforcement power of the government affairs department had to be independent, Alan thought in his heart.

......

Deep in the dungeon, screams were heard, and the jailers were torturing the spies.

Approaching with the three of them, Alan saw that the three spies were tied to a wooden shelf, and there was no good meat in his body, so he didn't say a word, and Alan also admired the loyalty of these people.

"I'm the lord of this territory, Alan Charles, and I'm sure you're no stranger to you. ”

"I don't know who is the leader among them, don't worry, just tell me who is the lord behind the scenes, and I will swear to spare your lives. After motioning for the jailer to stop, Alan said to the three people on the shelf with a serious face.

"Your Excellency, please give us a good time! Alan looked at the person who spoke among the three, a middle-aged man with a bloodied face and blood-stained brown hair.

Alan looked at the man who was obviously the leader of the three, and really admired the courage of this man, but Alan never believed that anyone would be loyal to the point of giving up his life.

"Do you think that if you don't say anything, your family will be safe?" said Allen, looking sarcastically at the three of them. These people are so stupid and naïve.

"Three, believe it or not, if I get the news out of the arrest of the three now, your family—well, whether it's your lovely children, your loving wife, your elderly parents, it's not going to end well. ”

"You don't be naïve enough to think that your lords behind the scenes will be kind enough to help you take care of your family. If it were me, I would have thrown away the things that had no use value. Alan laughed and looked at the three of them who were gradually getting out of control, and did not speak.

Seeing that Alan was leaving, the leading man couldn't hold on.

"Wait, don't go!" I said. ”

There is a play, Alan is happy in his heart, it seems that what he said is still very effective!

Of course, Alan did not deceive them, and the nobles of this world have never been people of high moral character.

Alan motioned for the jailer to let the three of them go.

"It's Baron Curit, we've been sent to poison ...... Poison Lord Baron. ”

"Then why didn't you evacuate when you found out that the plan failed, and what was the reason for assassinating me?" Alan asked curiously.

"Lord Baron, after the plan failed, Lord Ji'an asked us to continue to stay in Qinghuang Town, monitor Lord Baron's movements, and report to him once every seven days. ”

"I don't know the reason for the murder of the adult......

After watching the three of them tell everything they knew, Alan was no longer interested in looking at them, so he asked the three of them to continue to return to their original residences and send people to watch over them, so that they could send out information as planned, and not reveal that they had been discovered.

He promised to send someone to protect their family and take them over when the time came.

For Baron Curit, Alan knows it too well, and it can even be said that Baron Curit is famous throughout the Musen Domain.

Baron Currit was privately ridiculed as a waste baron by the entire Musen Lord's aristocracy.

Baron Currit is very ugly, but he has a beautiful sister who was married as a concubine by Viscount Bernard, and is deeply loved by Viscount Bernard.

Baron Aiya and Baron Ucurit were named Barons of Ironstone with no meritorious service, holding three hematite mines, which made the entire nobles of the Musen Domain very dissatisfied.

However, he is called the waste baron because he has never been promoted to a low-level knight, and he is still a cavalry extreme strength in his thirties. And the methods are brutal, and there are often rumors of his torture and killing of maids.

Alan doesn't know why Curritt assassinated him, but he won't sit still.

Recruit Andy, and spend luck to get an intelligence officer training manual from the Origin Bead, and let Andy organize the establishment of an intelligence department. Allen served as the Chief of Intelligence and Andy served as Deputy Director.

Intelligence is very important at all times, and if Alan wants to get all kinds of information at any time, it is essential to establish his own intelligence organization.

In addition to the base camp of the Qinghuang Collar, the first place to enter the intelligence department is the Iron Stone Leader, monitor the Iron Stone Leader's every move, and break into the interior to obtain some information.

After the planning of the intelligence department was handed over to Andy, Alan began today's knight cultivation, and after continuous cultivation in these days, Alan gradually found that he did not rely on the ability of elemental attachment, and his own strength was getting closer and closer to the five hundred kilograms of the limit of low-level knights, which was equivalent to half a ton's strength.

Now Allen estimated that he could be besieged by a hundred horsemen without falling behind, of course, these hundred people did not wear armor. If you face a heavily armed elite cavalry team of 100 people, you will also have to lose the battlefield.

This is also the reason why knights have always charged in groups, rather than going deep alone.