Winter is getting closer and closer, and the temperature gets cold as the days go by, and finally, the first snow of the year finally arrives in the whole of Denlenburg.

As a result, many things in the territory had to be temporarily stopped, even if the cultivation of cultivated land could only be temporarily stopped because of the presence of snow.

However, it is worth mentioning that Mandesburg, which William had been building since before last winter, finally completed the construction of the main castle fort not long ago.

For this reason, William also took a special look.

Mandesburg used to be the castle where William wanted to live, and of course the specifications are very high-end, with urn castles, drainage ditches, and battlements, which can be said to be readily available.

The walls of more than seven meters high gave him unrivaled defensive power, and the castle's main fort seemed to have better protection.

The main fort, built with walls more than 10 meters high, looks thick, and each room has a small window, which can also be used as a design hole during the battle.

Not only that, but the castle also hoarded a lot of war materials, such as fire oil, crossbow arrows, bows and arrows, water food, stones, and a lot of stocks.

It can be said that as long as any enemy dares to invade, then the defenders of the castle will make them understand what is called a blow with a head and a face.

In order to garrison here, William specially requisitioned the light infantry composed of the former earl's army, which was still in training, to this place.

There were more than 400 men, armed with a mixture of javelins, swords and spears, and equipped with leather armor, accompanied by twenty-six Manders infantry.

This is exactly the establishment of the two squads, and the sword and shield infantry have also used the name of the Manders infantry with the reorganization, and they are still conducting run-in training.

However, as a defensive force here, it is still more than enough, and for the other two castles, William has made similar arrangements.

Under the snow, the whole of Mandesburg is covered in silver, and if Andersen were here, it would be the best place to make up fairy tales.

The silvery-white castle and the kilometers of dwellings around it are simply the perfect fodder for fairy tales.

Many people wonder if there will be fairy tales here, and many children may sing fairy tales, but the residents will always only care about their own lives.

"Oh shit, our fire is going out, little Gates go get some firewood!"

A middle-aged woman dressed in a clean, thick linen dress had just gotten up from the bed, looked at the stove in the room that was about to go out, and couldn't help but say to the second son who had already gotten up.

"Okay, got my mom!"

Little Gates muttered a little reluctantly, but he still walked out of the room that was much warmer and went outside to get some firewood.

When they had rekindled the fire, the room was finally filled with warmth again, and it was so warm that it made you want to doze off.

And it was at this moment that another person on the bed got up from the bed, this is the head of the family and the father of Little Gates.

Since there were not many things to do in the winter, and William had no other instructions, they had little to do except to help the army make some arrows, spears, and riding guns in their spare time.

That's why this man got up so late.

"What about your two brothers?"

The man glanced around the house, but found no trace of his two eldest sons, and couldn't help asking.

Little Gates hurriedly grabbed the white and said: "Big brother has an order from the militia, saying that there will be a winter training camp, and the training will be carried out throughout the winter, and he will not come back until the evening!" ”

After a pause, he continued: "The second brother knows a little carpentry skills, and has been recruited by the earl, you know, he should go and build some buildings now!" ”

After hearing this, the man nodded and said that he knew that he was very satisfied with his two sons, and they could be called young and promising.

Even the third son in front of him was taken by one of the blacksmith shops in the town, and he would go over to be an apprentice in a few days, and none of his three sons would continue to be a serf.

Most of the inhabitants of the vicinity of Mandesburg were plundered by William through the war, and as trophies, they were supposed to serve as slaves.

However, William did not treat them as slaves, but gave them the status of serfs, which is equivalent to the same as before, with no change in status.

But the status of the serf was not so good, he was not as good as the freedmen, not as good as all kinds of people with occupation and technology, in the final analysis, they were still the private property of the lord.

But his three sons have found a way to get rid of their identities in this land, and it can be seen that this place is full of hope.

It is true that William is very scarce of all kinds of talents at the moment, and the militia can be ignored for the time being.

If there were carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, physicians, and other professions, they would be immediately called up by William and quickly put into construction.

William's silver coin storage was not that much at this time, and the bees would produce honey again in the winter, and his only income at the moment was vodka.

The income of more than 7,000 silver coins can be said to be a drop in the bucket, throwing away the salaries of the soldiers, and the monthly cost of the Dark Dagger, the Dark Dagger alone costs nearly 3,000 silver coins per month.

There is also the maintenance of various buildings in the territory, the salaries of doctors and craftsmen, and the expenses for purchasing various things, and these are not left with more than 7,000 silver coins.

Therefore, William's recruitment of these technical talents is basically recruited with a mixture of food, physical goods, and silver coins, if he relies on silver coins alone, he is really a little unbearable now, and the wealthy Earl William also has a day when he can't afford it.

Of course, there is a reason for this, after all, he has just received such a large piece of territory, which is more than seven or eight times the size of his previous territory.

In addition, he will no longer be able to expropriate his territory, so if he adds so much territory, in a short period of time, it will not bring him any other wealth except for the increase in population and food harvest.

After the whole thing that can make money, it has to be the development of the entire territory, the industry has become larger because of the expansion of the population, and the business has become extremely prosperous because of the existence of the market and the operation of William.

Speaking of business, it is worth mentioning that Lance, the president of the Reims Guild, was still outside at this time to help William promote the commercial potential of the Menders area.

It is estimated that he still did not know that William had become the ruler of Denlenburg, and among the nobles that William promised, he was the only one who had not been canonized.

And the business of the Reims Guild basically appeared in William's eyes, and after William made his promise, President Reims was ready to contribute the entire guild to William.