Due to the current emergency situation, all the militia except for the rest time have been rearranged, because the people here are used to two meals a day, so the work and rest time is very chaotic, and Luther has stipulated the time of breakfast, noon and dinner and the training schedule.

Of course, everyone would like to eat an extra meal, so even if the schedule and rules are a little harsh, it is not so difficult to adapt.

Outside, it was just time for dinner break, and everyone sat in the open space and chatted, some talking and laughing and nibbling on black bread and vegetable soup.

As a reward they were given an egg every morning, and in the evening they were given a small plate of boiled and minced meat from the castle, which could be eaten with brown bread or added to vegetable soup.

Although the butler thought it inappropriate to procure meat for these people, Luther was convinced that he had enough to eat, and now that some of the Baron Corsel had lent him 2,000 gold coins, he could afford to buy the dried meat.

At this time, Luther was summoning craftsmen, and he had three carpenters, two blacksmiths, and about 10 apprentices, all of whom were his subjects.

"Yes, it's actually very simple, it's roughly three parts, the bow arm, the bow body and the crossbow machine......"

Just now, Luther explained the role of triggers, hooks, and other things to several craftsmen, and then took a pen and drew the general style that the craftsmen needed to make.

The eldest of the craftsmen, Cloun, was 68 years old, and Luther was not going to use an old guy of this age, but people had to say that he wanted to do his part, so he could only reluctantly agree.

But then when he explained the crossbow, he found that the old craftsman was quick to react, and as soon as he saw his diagram, he roughly understood the principle, unlike the few fools around him who were a little stunned.

"This piece is best given to me to use iron or steel, and these places are wooden, the bow body is best to choose strong and tough, if there is a suitable one, you can try the kind of winding handle I just said with a tie rod on it. ”

When everything was said and done, Luther waved his hand and told the others to do what they wanted, leaving only the old man and a blacksmith named Carlo.

He had left these two people behind because he wanted to ask about something else.

"You should have seen it at first glance, how much do you think you can make before the Minethil family fights?"

The old man bent respectfully, always facing Luther as he moved.

"Lord Earl, with the current manpower, there is not much to do, after all, those young people need time to get acquainted. ”

Luther nodded and said, "Well, you guys really can't do much, what if I hand over all the children over the age of 14 in the territory to you?"

Crawn's face was embarrassed, although those children also worked at home, but this kind of thing may not be of great use, and these things have a prescribed size requirement, and it would be good if those children did not make a mess at that time.

Luther saw that the other party was in a dilemma, but he couldn't help it, and if he had extra manpower, he wouldn't have chosen from among the children.

After thinking about it for a while, Luther also felt that it was a little inappropriate, the child was too young to stand this kind of boredom, and then he nodded and said: "Well, let's do it, the age is changed to 16 years old, and then after you and a few craftsmen choose, if necessary, women can also be."

After all, there are still some days before the autumn harvest, and I will reward them when this battle is over. ”

When I think of farming here, Luther will sigh, the people here don't know how to farm at all, and the average yield of an acre of land is less than 100 catties, which is really a yield that makes people laugh at the big teeth.

That's why the lords here don't kill the lords when they move, but squeeze the labor force and let them work from morning to night.

"Yes, Lord Earl, I'll choose someone later. ”

Luther nodded and turned his head to look at the blacksmith Caro, who was left behind because this guy was very famous, and he had a unique set of forging techniques, so the tools he made would be very durable.

"I can build as many weapons as I can just now, at least I have to have one of the more than 600 people at present. ”

Compared to other daggers or short knives that need to be tempered and forged repeatedly, Luther's requirements for the other party are very simple, they can be made according to the pattern and can easily pierce leather armor.

Of course, it would be better if the other party could pay attention to quality on the premise of ensuring quantity, so Luther also paid him.

He knows the truth that if you want the horses to run, you have to feed the horses to graze, so the temptation of 10 gold coins is by no means something that ordinary people can resist.

And I believe that the other party can also understand the premise he gave him, he must have the spare strength not to delay more than 600 soldiers to familiarize themselves with the new weapon, I hope this guy will not be carried away by gold coins and delay the big thing.

After the two retreated, Luther thought about his own arrangement, the soldier training had begun, the weapon manufacturing believed that the housekeeper would arrange it tomorrow or tonight, and the procurement of various materials had already been sent, and the most important thing at present should be to ask for help.

I haven't had much contact with the ghost for decades, and I don't know what the Santos family is like, and it will take more than ten or twenty days to come and go, and Luther really can't rest assured that Searsburg.

However, it was not a problem to ask for trouble, so he decided that it was better to act as soon as possible, and the arrangements were obviously a bit hasty now, but he thought that he should be able to leave tomorrow morning.

The Santos family appeared slightly later than the Sears family, but it is also one of the old nobles, and the Santos family's territory is 5-10 times that of the current Searsburg, so if the other party really has the heart to support a few hundred people, it is not a problem, but the corresponding expenses will have to be borne by Luther himself.

Generally, there are two ways for nobles to borrow soldiers, one is to borrow but not to return but will give each other a large sum of money, and the other is to borrow and return only to bear the cost.

Although Luther did not daydream that the other party would give his soldiers because he was his grandson, it would be a lie to say that he did not think about it.

But the possibility is still too small, I heard the housekeeper say that his grandfather said at that time that the old man of the Santos family was a very stingy guy, and he was very colorful, and he was still old when he was old.

However, his sons were good in terms of lust, but they were also a little stingy, so the butler instructed Luther to bring gifts anyway when he went, preferably the kind that made people like at first sight.

It looks likeable, and it doesn't seem to have anything but gold, right?