Chapter 720: The Bloody Emperor's Observations
They had entered the territory of the Kingdom of Lorik, a wide stone road that had been completed, and a group of thousands of people marched slowly.
In the center, a splendid carriage drawn by four horses creaked and sat Emperor Green and Illya.
Illya had her own carriage, but because she was married, Emperor Greine let her stay in her carriage.
A large number of lion knights crowded next to the team, and Emperor Grayne's identity was too sensitive and noble, and he must not have any accidents.
Looking at the stone path under his feet, Emperor Greine couldn't help but nod, he came to the Kingdom of Lorik for the first time, and he had always heard that the Kingdom of Lorik was a wealthy place, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
However, as the emperor of the first power in the mainland, he is still looking at everything in the Lorik Kingdom with a scrutinizing eye, and in the Rhodeland Empire, several main roads are also smooth stone roads.
However, due to the size of the empire and the high cost of building stone roads, it did not cover the entire empire.
At least in his opinion, these stone roads in the Kingdom of Lorik are just okay, and they can't be compared to his Lordland Empire.
The sun in the sky gave off a warm scent, and the male nobles of the Rodland Empire rode their horses along the road, while the female nobles stayed in their carriages.
Soon, they passed the first village of the Kingdom of Lorik, which had been founded to house the Norwids who had been captured during the Holy War.
Although most of the people in it are still Loerdians, there are also quite a few Norweeds.
Their current life is quite good, although not as good as the two core areas of Denlenburg and Issamdenburg, but they are also rich.
It was spring ploughing season and the farmland was busy, but as it was approaching dusk, the residents were back in the village.
They looked dusty, but they looked pretty good.
The scale of this village is not small, the number of more than a thousand people is a large village even under William's command, and such a scale surprised the nobles of the Rhodesan Empire at first.
As he got closer to the village, Emperor Greine could clearly smell the aroma of food wafting from the village.
"It's ...... Milk? Cheese? It seems to smell of air-dried meat...... It's the taste of barbecue! ”
The aristocrats smelled the aromas of the food, and they could clearly identify the source of the aromatic alcohol.
"They're actually eating barbecue?" A nobleman asked incredulously.
"Looks like their dinner seems to be sumptuous!" A nobleman chimed in.
The nobles of the Rodland Empire were a little curious, it seemed that this was just a village, and although their houses looked so sturdy and spacious, they could still tell that it was only a place where commoners lived.
Emperor Greine also poked his head out of the carriage at this time, and he was also attracted by this aroma, although as the Emperor of the Empire, he could eat much more delicious and expensive food every day, but this time it was a long journey after all.
Most of the team was carrying food such as non-perishable air-dried meat, and Emperor Greine hadn't eaten fresh food for two days since they left the last supply point.
Emperor Greine smacked his lips and said to his daughter next to him: "It's been a long time since I've smelled such an aroma, it looks like this village is very rich!" ”
Illya smiled and said: "Yes father, most of the kingdom of Lorik is rich, this is not their richest region, in Denlenburg County and Issamdenburg County, where every commoner has at least twenty sheep and two cows, as well as the property of a horse!" ”
Illya is about to marry into the Kingdom of Lorique, which is equivalent to her future homeland, so she is also very happy to face the praise of Emperor Greine.
However, Emperor Greine didn't believe her words, shook his head, and said, "Perhaps, but the Kingdom of Lorik is still not as good as our empire!" ”
Hearing this, Illya's face calmed down a little, and she said with a little seriousness: "What my father said is true! ”
She didn't want to argue with Emperor Grey, as his daughter, Illya knew very well that her father's arrogant and conceited personality made it pointless to argue with him.
Emperor Greine said to the attendants waiting outside the carriage, "Tell everyone that let's set up camp here first, go to this village and buy some fresh food, and we will spend the night here tonight!" ”
Then, he admonished: "Don't take it by chance! You are not allowed to buy food at a low price, I want these farmers to know that there is no shortage of wealth in the Empire of Rhodeland! ”
The attendant said yes loudly, and then left to announce Emperor Grein's orders.
They were very skilled, and in just one hour, they were able to buy a large amount of fresh food from the village, which cost about five hundred silver coins.
Of course, this was nothing to the deep-pocketed Rodland Empire.
At dusk, these nobles set up camp here, drinking fine wine and eating beef and mutton purchased from the village, looking very merry.
And just after dusk, when the inhabitants of the village had finished eating, the nobles heard a shout.
A nobleman with a wine glass raised his head, looked in the direction of the village, and asked, "What happened?" ”
Soon, several servants returned from the village, and they reported to Emperor Greine and the nobles below: "They seem to be conducting military training, each of them is carrying a spear, and it seems that there are five retired soldiers training them!" ”
This kind of military training was carried out in the villages under William's command, and the militia system gave William a taste of the sweetness, so he spread the system to the whole country.
In villages where training takes longer, running is done in the morning, followed by training in the evening on weapons and battle formations.
In villages where training has just become popular, it starts with basic running and gift training.
"It's weird, how do you know it's five veterans?"
Emperor Greine slowly ate the roast meat in his mouth and asked the servant.
"That's your majesty, those five people are basically disabled, either missing a leg or missing an ear, and they look very strong and very team-minded, so I deduce that they are veterans!"
Emperor Greine nodded, looking unconcerned: "What a strange village! ”
He didn't care about the martial arts and opulence of the village, and there would be riches in every territory, and the same was true of the Rhoderan Empire, so he wasn't surprised.
The nobles also paid a little attention to the training in the village, and then refocused their attention on this dinner.