Mo Moa took the wine glass with both hands, took a small sip, and finally showed a very intoxicated expression and said in surprise: "My lord, this is ...... This wine is simply, the gift of the Holy Father, if it can be mass-produced, it is simply a gold mine, no, more profitable than a gold mine! ”

"Of course it can be mass-produced, otherwise what am I looking for you for?" William said smugly.

"Oh, my lord, please forgive me, my strength is not enough to eat this business, I need to discuss it with my guild!" Mo Moa knew his strength very well and said truthfully.

"Please don't contact other merchants during this period, our guild has enough strength to cooperate with you!" Still a little uneasy, he pleaded with William.

William nodded, agreed to his request, and asked him to bring back the contents of the clay pot for the guild higher-ups to decide.

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One morning, when the morning sun was shining on the ground, a knight in leather armor with a sword at his waist saw a strip of cloth on the outskirts of a village, he didn't know much, but he probably understood the meaning, it was a notice to recruit knights.

There are many places where such cloth strips are pasted, except for William's territory, many other people's territories are also pasted with such cloth strips, and William asked the soldiers to post the notices a little more, so that they can be selected among more knights.

Several troubadours and itinerant entertainers were given some silver coins and were instructed to spread the word about William's recruitment of knights in various taverns.

"Hey, poet, is this true? That what baron is going to recruit knights? Two armed men who looked rather dejected asked, apparently not mercenaries, but two wandering knights.

Many knights have become wandering knights because of the death of their feudal lords, or the destruction of their families, or the poor economic conditions of their families.

Because knights with noble status or wealthy families could not wander around, but their military literacy was generally very good, so they often did some illegal things.

Stealing chickens and dogs, blocking roads and robberies, these are all very common, and there are even some people who really have nowhere to go and become robbers, such as the previous Nowen.

"Of course, this Baron William is not ordinary, he was originally only the second son of a baron, and later even became a robber, but after he became a knight of a baron, he made a very great contribution in the battle of Denlenburg some time ago, and was appreciated by the earl, and was directly canonized as a baron, and now he restrains the favored servants under the earl!" The troubadour explained to the two.

The two knights looked at each other, and they both saw hope in each other's eyes, and the most important thing for a wandering knight like them was to be appreciated by a nobleman and become a full-fledged knight with a fief.

Most of the nobles had enough knights under their command, and there were not many people who could make them loyal, so it was difficult for such wandering knights to turn over and they were destitute.

But now, with such an opportunity in front of them, how can they not go for it?

"Thanks for the reminder!" One of the knights stood up, threw half a copper coin at the troubadour, and walked with his companions towards the legendary Mandes Manor.

"It's stingy!" The troubadour said disdainfully at the backs of the two.

The news has begun to circulate in the territory near Menders Manor, and it is estimated that at least dozens of knights have gotten the news, and as long as they wait a little longer, many knights will come here in search of opportunities.

William sent Moa away, and stood at the highest point of the manor, looking at the busy and vibrant village outside, and his heart was full of joy: "This is my territory! ”

"Lord Baron, there are seven or eight people outside who claim to be knights, claiming to have received your summoning order, my lord, to answer your call and want to become your knights!" Vidal walked into the study and reported to William.

Now Vidal is already the most popular among William's four servants, and his cleverness makes William very fond of him, so he can directly enter William's study.

"Let them wait, wait until ten days later, and then officially start selecting knights! I want a knight with excellent strength, not a wine bag and a rice bag! William looked at the book in his hand and said without raising his head.

With William's instructions, Vidal went to convey William's meaning, of course, he would not say it so directly, which is why he was appreciated by William.

The book in William's hand was a knightly novel, and there was not so much entertainment these days, and he could only find some books in the study that the Count had kept here.

The above things are also the same old-fashioned, the old-fashioned story of the poor knight marrying the princess, which can be regarded as a good thing to kill time in this era of lack of entertainment.

Outside, the sound of Norwin training, this hard-working and self-disciplined knight is simply a model for all knights, justice, fairness, and hard work, until now, William has not found any bad habits in him.

As for Hulimu, he had already gone to the tavern in the manor to have fun, he believed in having fun in time, and he was also the more lively of the three.

Ten days later, when the number of knights who arrived at the manor had reached seventy or eighty, William called for Nowen and Urimu, ready to conduct an examination of the seventy or eighty knights.

"Knights, I am the master of this territory, but there are too few knights under my command, and I need more knights to protect me and my family, so you are here today! William said

"First of all, I thank you for coming to my territory, but there are so many of you, and there are only thirteen villages in my hands that can be divided, so there must be people among you who cannot become my knights, and in order to show fairness, I intend to conduct an assessment to select the strongest knight among you, so as not to be unfair to others!" William told them about the assessment.

The knights nodded in agreement, they were all confident in their strength.

"Now let me announce the rules of the selection!" William said.

"After a while, all the knights put on their equipment and fought in this clearing, and the decision to be defeated and knocked unconscious failed, until there were thirteen left"

The rules are very simple, although the danger to life is not great, but the pain of flesh and skin is unavoidable, and this method is also carefully considered by William.

Although many people have used this method, it is more suitable for William before him than other rules.

First of all, their equipment is inconsistent, some good and some bad, so they have to choose different tactics, and melee is to see how they deal with a situation similar to the battlefield, and whether they can cooperate with their companions.

William wanted his knights to be able to train intensively and cooperatively, not for the sake of the so-called glory of undisciplined and uncooperative knights.

Many knights had shown this habit during the last battle of Denlenburg, and he didn't want his knights to do the same.

When all the knights had put on their armor, William announced the start of the game, and for a while, seventy or eighty men of different equipment began to scuffle.

There are many knights fighting together, and they cooperate well, and they seem invincible in the face of other knights who are fighting separately, but gradually, the other knights also know that it is not advisable to fight alone like this, so they simply communicate and form an alliance with others.

Although such an alliance is not strong, the few knight groups that fought together could no longer easily defeat the others, and the battle entered a white heat.

In the end, two small groups and three knights who fought alone were left behind, who became the final victors.

And the one who failed was the one who withdrew from the selection with a blue nose and swollen face, and could only look at the winner in the field with indignation.

The people who remained consciously clapped themselves in a row, and William said to them: "Congratulations, you have become the final victor, today I will hold a banquet for you in the hall of the manor, and the rest of you, please also attend!" ”

In the evening, a somewhat humble banquet was being held.

William raised his wine glass and said to the people below: "Please forgive me, I just became the master here, and the materials and ingredients are a little scarce, and the hospitality is not good!" ”

Of course, there was no one to reproach him, and William drew his sword from his waist and called out the names of the thirteen men who had won, plus Norwen and Urimu.

The knights fell to their knees one after another, waiting for William's canonization.

"Dansta, I grant you the village of Wheat Ears, the so-called your fief, as your duty, you have to fulfill military service and taxes to me, you have to be loyal to me and my family, and I will also protect you and your family from others!" With that, William slapped his saber on the shoulder three times to signify the completion of the canonization.

William concocted the same method, completed all the canonization ceremonies of the others, and handed over the two richest and most populous villages to Norwen and Hulimu, and of course his own people should give the best.

When the canonization was completed, William said to them: "In your respective villages, there are my ploughing cattle and the land that has been cultivated under my orders, so I ask you to give me a share of the taxes in the villages, and is there any objection?" ”

William's words spoke, of course, no one objected at this time, the objection was simply to find himself a small shoe to wear, seeing that no one expressed any objections, William nodded with satisfaction.

"I will give some construction plans that will be beneficial to the village, of course I will bear most of the cost, but you must cooperate with me!" William continued, he didn't want his own realm to have no jurisdiction over the villages like any other realm.

Finally, William said to the unsuccessful knights: "Some of my knights have not yet been subordinated, if you don't mind, you can consult them to decide whether to become their subordinate!" ”

Although there were a few knights who had subordinates, there were still a few people who were poor and did not even have a servant by their side, and William did not want these powerful knights to leave like this, so he asked.

However, there are not many who agree, most of these knights hold their own identities and do not choose to become subordinates, but there are indeed five knights who have chosen to be their subordinates with knights who have a good relationship with them, so far, William's strength can be called strong!