The early morning sunlight shined through the wide open windows of the manor's rooms, and although William was not in the habit of waking up early, he still got up early because of the huge amount of things that had just taken over the manor.

It was the farming season, and the plan for the soldiers who had been laid out before could not be implemented, so he began to deal with other things, such as the assembly and training of the knights.

"Knights! I'm not gathering you here for any other reason, you know? The battle I became famous for was the battle of Denlenburg before, and I discovered a flaw in most knights! William said majestically to the knights below.

"That's it! Discipline and cooperation! Many knights have left the army for the sake of their glory, resulting in many cases of large casualties in places where there would have been no casualties! William said with a sad expression.

The knights below didn't have any expressions after hearing this, and they didn't care, isn't the pursuit of glory something that all knights do?

William was a little upset when he saw that the knights below didn't take what he said to heart, but he remembered what most of the knights thought, and he understood.

He thought for a moment, and then said: "Maybe you think, knights, it is normal to pursue glory, yes, yes, knights do need glory!" ”

"But! How did the glory come about? It's not that you rush to the enemy's camp alone and get killed, but that you cooperate with your comrades, your knight brothers, to crush the enemy! Make a meritorious achievement! That's the glory! William raised his voice and said heavily.

"Others will say: Behold, those are the knights of Baron William, and they have been as they were, and they were the best knights with the best discipline, the most combat-ready, and the best with their comrades! This! It's the glory in my eyes! ”

"Besides, I'm still young, and it's not impossible to be promoted to earl, and when the time comes, I may have a few more barons, and others may say, 'Behold, that baron! He was once a knight under Viscount William, well-armed, well-trained, and meritorious for his deeds, so he was canonized as a baron! That's the glory! Isn't it? ”

As William spoke, his tone became more and more impassioned, and the knights below listened to it with enthusiasm, and only felt that what the baron said was a wise saying, especially when William said that he might have a few more barons under him, and the knights suddenly fell into a frenzy.

"Norwen, you take them for training, mainly the coordination of foot combat and cavalry combat, so that their formation is stronger when they ride horses! There is also the training of riding guns, telling them that they can use riding guns at will, but I want to see the results! William gave these things to Norwen, and this decent knight was the most reassuring to William.

As for the war horses, it was even easier, and after the war, William was given more than fifty horses, which were more than enough for his knights.

Even their servants are equipped with war horses, which of course is not gratuitous, they need to use the income from the mining to buy these war horses, and repay them in installments.

Then, it was a daily training from morning to night, including the servants of these knights, and there were always some old people in the villagers under his command who could not work in the fields, and these people were responsible for making riding spears for him.

The remaining William had nothing to do personally, gathered a dozen villagers, handed them the method of distilling the liquor, and let them start processing.

And to keep them in the basement of the manor to make sure that the method would not be leaked, William made a promise that their family would be well accommodated.

Just as William began his leisurely life, the guildmaster of the Moa's name finally arrived at the Mander.

"My lord, this is the president of our Reims Guild!" Mooah introduced William.

"Hello sir! My name is Lance," the guild leader said to William very politely.

"Hello, we don't have to talk so much, let's just start talking!" William said.

"No problem, sir, I would like to ask your lordship, what is your production of this wine? In this way, we can set the price of the wine according to the production! ”

"The production is not bad, I have people start brewing in the past few days, and in five days we can make wine in addition to fifty cans of that clay pot, which means that we can produce three hundred cans a month, and if necessary, I can expand the production again!"

"Great, my lord, if you expand the production to 600 cans per month, you can basically meet the demand in the Denglenburg area, if there is no problem, let's negotiate the pricing and sharing!"

"Well, how much do you think the price should be?" William threw the question to the other side.

"I think...... It is best to set the price at three silver coins per jar, this price is not outrageous, and it is not a lot, most of the nobles consume it, as long as we open up the fame, once the nobles hold a banquet, then there will be a large order, even a knight can occasionally buy some, and when the fame starts, we can also expand the trade routes and sell the wine farther! ”

William pondered a little after hearing this, and then nodded in agreement, such a price is quite reasonable, and it should be able to make a lot of money.

"So, let's talk about sharing!" William brought up Lance's primary concern.

William didn't worry at all, after all, the processing method of this kind of wine was in his own hands, and he was not afraid of the other party's threats and the like, this didn't work, he could find other guilds, and now the other party came to beg him.

"Look, my lord...... How about a 55-5 split? Lance tentatively stated his conditions.

"Hehe......" William let out a meaningless laugh.

Lance looked embarrassed, and even Mo Moa next to him was flushed, he didn't expect that this young nobleman would know so much about business.

Apparently he got the wrong target.

"So, four or six points, what do you think?" Again, President Lance said that he hoped that his proposal would be accepted.

"President Lance, I hope you can understand that the recipe for this wine is in my hands, and the processing and labor are not a lot of expenses, if you do this again, I will have to find another guild!" William didn't save any face for the other party, and said directly.

"So, what do you think, sir?" Lance said embarrassedly.

"Thirty-seven points, don't talk about it less than this!" William directly stated his price.

"What? This...... That's really ...... In that case, we will lose money! Lance complained to William in embarrassment.

"Perhaps, but I don't believe you don't have to make money, I just need to tell my colleagues to cancel the tax on my commodity, you still have some money, otherwise, I may be able to sell it myself, do you say, President Lance?"

William's hole cards are sufficient, and he is not afraid of the opponent's stumbling at all, and if he can't do it, he will be replaced, but he has no fear.

"That'...... All right! Lance grimaced.

To be honest, even if it is three or seven points, their guild still earns something, but it earns a little less, but how can a profit-seeking merchant give up even a little bit of profit? If it weren't for William's experience, he wouldn't have compromised.

"By the way, I have one more thing you need to do!"

"Your Excellency, please tell us, we will do our best to complete it."

"Well, that's right, my territory is a little underpopulated, I want some population, if you have a way, bring me some, I'll pay! And, I will pay you a little more for other capable people, especially blacksmiths and carpenters! William said what he wanted.

Truth be told, William said that the population of his territory was too small to be a fart.

Let's talk about Baron Comos, there are only three or four thousand people in his territory, and he can mobilize more than five hundred people, while William's territory has more than six thousand and nearly seven thousand people, which is twice as many as Baron Comos!

If he is not mobilized recklessly, he will be able to mobilize at least eight or nine hundred people, and the strength of the viscounts will only slightly surpass him! As the first baron under the earl, he was not even satisfied!

He can have such strength because the earl is taking care of him, and the other baronies are only twenty or even a dozen villages.

And his territory has twenty-nine villages, counting the gift of Baron Comos, there are thirty-one villages, originally his Mandes Manor was a manor run by the earl for generations, not only has a large population, but also a lot of infrastructure is very perfect, William was sealed here, saving a lot of things.

"No problem, Lord Baron, we will satisfy you!" Lance said.

"Well, the bigger the quantity, the better, I guess you know my economic strength, I want it for both men and women, I will give you two silver coins for men, one silver coin for women, and one silver coin for children, it's best to send it quickly!" William prescribed his conditions.

Lance didn't bargain, firstly, the price was fairer, and secondly, even if it was to befriend William, he would not bargain, the distilled liquor business was a big business of tens of thousands of silver coins a year, how much could this human trafficking make?