In the past two or three months, William has abolished most of the commercial taxes in his territory, which is equivalent to the territory of a township in the Celestial Empire, and there are more than a dozen tax cards, but the current tax cards are no longer fulfilling his duties.

Because William promised merchants who came to his realm that as long as they carried out business activities on his domain, they would be exempted from the first year's commercial tax, and that they would only have to pay a 10% tax for doing business in his realm thereafter.

Compared with the exploitation of other nobles, this is simply a paradise for merchants and a gospel for capital, so in just two months, William's territory, including various villages, has already shown an initial commercial prosperity.

His armed political groups, such as the knights and clerics, were unhappy with such a thing, and if they were to collect taxes, it would be a large amount of income.

In this regard, William had no choice but to sneer in his heart, expressing his contempt for this group of ignorant buns, how could so many businessmen come if taxes were collected?

When the territory is built into a surrounding commercial center, then even if William starts collecting taxes in the future, it will not cause the loss of merchants, and the business opportunities here will be far more than William's taxes.

It is worth mentioning that the villagers continue to cultivate the land during the off-season, and they also know that this is also a good thing for them.

With abundant animal support, the area of arable land in the entire territory is estimated to have nearly doubled, and by the time of the next spring planting, it will at least double.

The soldiers' leather armor was finally completed, and three blacksmiths and their apprentices worked day and night to finally complete the more than 300 pieces of leather armor with iron trim.

Originally, there were only two blacksmiths in Menders Manor, but in the last trafficking, Norwin brought a blacksmith from the western part of the kingdom back to their territory.

This kind of leather armor was specially requested by William, it was decorated with iron plates, and the innermost part was filled with a layer of dyed cloth, and the biggest difference from other leather armor was that this kind of leather armor increased the hem of the armor, all the way to the knees of the soldiers, adding a lot of protection to their legs.

The soldiers got their own leather armor and spears, and their morale was suddenly boosted, they did not expect that they could get such sophisticated equipment.

The "long" leather armor still had iron plates on it, and they never knew that the spear they used looked so sharp, although it could not be compared with the thickened and lengthened encrypted chain mail of the knights and cavalry, but for ordinary soldiers like them, it was already very luxurious.

Not only were they surprised, but the knights and cavalry were also very happy, when they got this set of chain mail, they were a little hard to believe, this elongated, encrypted chain mail was simply the best gift for the knights.

No one would doubt the protective performance of this armor, which is slightly denser than ordinary chain mail, after all, this is what William specially explained.

Adding an iron ring to the link source, and wearing it with leather armor and lined padded clothing, although this would directly increase the cost by one-third, William felt that it was necessary to provide good protection for the knights.

Well, this superstitious armor person, this money is enough to make several more sets of chain mail, such encrypted chain mail is not cost-effective.

However, William didn't expect that his stupid trick would directly lead to a great increase in the loyalty of his knights, and he gained a reputation for valuing his subordinates.

As a direct result, the morale of all the armed forces under his command was greatly boosted, and even the enthusiasm for training was much higher.

In addition, William also held banquets from time to time, and increased the production of some vodka to supply the domain, and his domain and courtiers were unprecedentedly united.

The power of the church in his domain was somewhat weak compared to other places, and the number of villagers in the knight's domain was more than 9,000, and the number of such inhabitants was only one monastery, more than two dozen monks, and one abbot.

The monastery is called Gus Monastery, and it is small in size, accommodating less than a hundred people, but their income is good, and many villagers have traveled far and wide to donate money near the manor.

William doesn't have many things, except for some things that the village elders below can't handle and he has to deal with personally, he is still very idle, but even so, he still has to develop and grow, at least he thinks so, so a clerk must be on the agenda.

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"Baron Dale, I wonder how many people you brought with you this time? Is there any absolute certainty? Duncan, Baron Comos's nephew, asked him in his own estate.

"Snort, don't worry, I can still settle the little bit of strength that old immortal!" William's "old acquaintance" Baron Duncan glanced at him and said contemptuously.

Outside the Comos manor, a large group of troops suddenly appeared and caused a riot among the villagers, and the soldiers guarding it hurriedly reported to Baron Comos.

"Damn, where did they come from?" Baron Comos, dressed in armor, said angrily.

"I don't know, the guards said they suddenly appeared outside the manor!" Valoran, also fully armed, said as he followed the baron's side.

"Attack, break this manor!" Baron Dale sat on his horse and said to his men.

After all, Baron Dale was a sneak attack, and Baron Comos only had ninety armed infantry under him, and the knights were all in his own estates, and the baron didn't even have time to recruit light infantry.

The other side mobilized a lot of combat power, more than a hundred armed infantry, a dozen knights, plus two or three hundred light infantry, completely crushed in numbers.

Some of Baron Dale's soldiers knocked on the door, some climbed the wall, and the two-meter-high wall was not as good as the castle wall, and it was very easy to climb.

The soldiers inside the wall relied on the wall and used their spears to kill and injure each other, but many soldiers were hit by the enemy's attack and fell directly in a pool of blood.

The sporadic archers on either side were firing at each other, but the damage was not great, and the soldiers of Baron Dale outside began to throw torches into the manor.

Although the guards inside tried their best to extinguish the flames, there were still many places that could not be taken into account, and the flames grew bigger and bigger.

"Don't be afraid of Wella, your father and brother will stop them, and Baron William will come to our aid!" Wella's mother said as she hugged her in a basement.

Wella, who was originally very frightened, became much calmer after hearing these words, and William would definitely come to save herself!

The flames were getting bigger and bigger, the walls and gates had been lost, and Valoran, clad in armor and sword in hand, led the armed infantry to resist the enemy's attack.

The messengers who asked William for help had already set out, and the messengers who asked for help from other relatives of the Comos family also rushed out of the manor in the chaos, but most of those relatives of the Comos family were some small nobles and little knights, and even if they came, it was estimated that they would not be of much use, and only William could really save the Comos family.

"Hah!"

Valoran let out a loud shout, and the long sword in his hand slashed at the neck of an enemy, and the blood splattered fell on his body, which looked extremely terrifying.

"My lord, there are too many enemies, we can't hold it!" The captain of an armed infantry said to Valoran.

Valoran looked at the soldiers around him, most of them had wounds on their bodies, and there were not many of them, only more than forty people remained, except for the more than ten soldiers guarding the main castle of the manor, more than thirty people died or were separated just a moment ago.

"Withdraw to the Manor Castle!" Valoran shouted, if he still insisted near the wall, the casualties would be more and more serious, but if he relied on the hall of the main fort, it was more likely to support the arrival of reinforcements.

"In the retreat hall, Registrar Tins, who was organizing his servants to carry all kinds of supplies, was busy with his work, but the enemy could not enter for the time being.

"My lord, the enemy has withdrawn into the main fort, and we can't capture anywhere for the time being!" A herald said, Baron Dell.

"Keep attacking, we must take this place as soon as possible!" Baron Dale's face turned cold, and he said fiercely, the messenger asking for help from the outside did not stop them, they will definitely go to William!

William is strong, this is known to all the nobles of Denlenburg, although it is not as good as the three viscounts, but compared to himself, it is more than enough, and Baron Dale still has this self-knowledge.

"Burn down their gates with fire!" Baron Dale used the most common siege tactics, and a small manor did not have the financial resources to build an iron gate.

At this time, William had already received a letter from Baron Comos asking for help, and the messenger rode his war horse desperately here, and finally shortened the journey of nearly one day and one night to most of the day.

"What? Someone is besieging Comos Manor? William slapped the table and asked loudly.

"Yes...... Yes, my lord, someone has really come to lay siege to Comos Manor! "The soldiers who came to report were very tired.

"Damn!" William gritted his teeth, the masseter muscles of his cheeks bulged for a while, he was really angry!

"Vidal! Assemble your troops! All troops! We have a battle to fight! William picked up the sword hanging on the wall and commanded Vidal.

Vidal, who was on standby outside the door, answered, and went out to give the order, because William asked for a training camp, so the knights were concentrated in the manor, and the soldiers also stopped training and put on armor and equipment under the instructions of the officer.

The dozen or so veterans trained in the last war have basically become team officers, and they are experienced in organizing the soldiers and allowing the soldiers to exert their maximum combat effectiveness.

In just over half an hour, all the soldiers, except for the archers who usually hunt in the village, have completed their assembly and stayed in the open space in front of the manor.

The troops of more than 300 people had been trained for nearly a year, and their discipline surpassed that of all the soldiers William had ever seen, not to mention their combat effectiveness.

He believed that even the entire Tskema Kingdom did not have such disciplined soldiers, and their equipment and training were enough to defeat any other soldier.