In the past two days, William has experienced two days of leisurely pastoral life in this manor, and has relaxed his nerves that have been tense for a month.

So much had happened this month, the frequent wars and the hectic state of affairs almost broke William's little heart.

Of course, for two days, William only came to relax in the manor, and the stewards of all the manors belonging to William in Alençon accepted William's call one after another to gather at this manor.

Sean the day before yesterday. Wright also experienced what the dozens of estate stewards had experienced, whether it was building public ladies, collecting and using manure, planting soybeans in recreational fields, building water-powered or wind-powered mills, asking about the reduction of servitude for serfs during winter training, and the care of serfs who had been selected for the Wehrmacht.

The successive meetings and assignments not only made these manor stewards unbearable, but even William couldn't stand it.

In William's view, the stewards of the manor had to have a higher structure, so that orders could be given in layers, rather than in succession of assemblies.

So after consulting with the Osborne steward, William decisively appointed sixteen stewards of the 1,000-1,500 acres of large estates as deputy stewards and senior stewards, responsible for the surrounding five or six small estates of about 500 acres, directly responsible to the Osborne stewards.

Although the handling of the manor may seem complicated, it was actually done by Osborne's steward, and William was just an idea.

Relaxed and happy days always pass quickly, and every day together, William only needs to walk through the barren fields, hunt in the territory, and taste medieval barbecue BBQ with Faller and his fellow cavalrymen.

However, a letter from his uncle Earl Robert sent by a messenger interrupted the quiet and pleasant life of these days.

"To dear William. Morality. Normandy:

I was glad to hear about your achievements at the Evereux County Guard. At the same time, you can avoid fighting Baron Richard of Argenton and reconcile with him, which means that you have learned that the true power of a king is not to kill, but to give life to others, which is mercy and forgiveness.

Come back, kid! You have proven to me that you are a worthy Norman heir! I have prepared for you a grand triumphal ceremony and canonization ceremony, just waiting for your return.

Don't forget, return quickly!

......

Robert. Morality. Normandy"

After carefully reading this letter from his uncle and grandfather, Count Robert, William did not dare to slack off, and after writing a reply letter to the messenger, he summoned Osborne's steward, Faller, and the cavalry of the personal guard, and set out on the road back to Alençon City.

......

Hurrying back to Alençon, William summoned Baron Adolphus, Sir Hubert, and other generals to attend the meeting hall of the municipal mansion and began to make arrangements before leaving.

"Sir Ronald, I appoint you as the military governor of the Barony of Alençon, and the military forces of all Alençon.

Daniel. Buller, you are responsible for leading the main second regiment to stay in Alençon City, and cooperate with the city defense regiment led by the Nelson Knight to defend Alençon City.

Knight Geoffrey, you are in charge of all the reserve militia and defense forces of Alençon, and as Sir Ronald's lieutenant, you assist him in guarding the Barony of Alençon. At the beginning of the meeting, William didn't talk much nonsense, directly named a few people, and ordered Sir Ronald and the four of them to stay in the Baronsy of Alençon.

"Yes, His Highness William" X4

All four of them got up, put their left hand on their chests, and bowed in reply.

Sir Ronald, in particular, was moved by William. Originally, Ronald was not William's cronies, but he didn't expect that he would be given such an important position just after he recovered, so he knelt down on one knee to William with a bang and swore: "Your Highness William, I swear in the name of God that I will do everything in my power to protect the Barony of Alençon, even if it is at the risk of my own life, I will protect Alençon's integrity!" ”

"I understand your intentions, Sir Ronald, get up!" William was also a little overwhelmed and a little moved by Sir Ronald's sudden appearance, got up and came to Sir Ronald to help him up, and said.

After Sir Ronald had calmed down and sat down, William took his seat and continued to arrange: "Butler Osborne, I would like to ask you to take charge of the municipal administration of Alençon City and the agriculture of the vast manor on behalf of Uncle Adolf, and I will leave the affairs here to you. ”

"Please don't say that, Your Highness William, it's my duty!" Steward Osborne stood up and bowed respectfully.

William nodded in response, turned his head, looked around at the crowd and said, "Sir Hubert, you are responsible for leading the main infantry regiment of 1,500 men and the knight legion of 800 men; Rodrigo, you are responsible for leading the cavalry regiment of 500 men; Phalle, you are in charge of leading 120 cavalry of the personal guard; Andrew, you are in charge of leading 300 longbowmen, so 3,220 in all, and tomorrow you will return with me to the county guard of Evreux. ”

"Obey your orders, His Highness William!" X5

Sir Hubert and the others also stood up and bowed.

William nodded and motioned for them to be seated, then turned to Uncle Adolf and said, "Uncle Adolf, please return to Evle with me!" You should join me in accepting this honor, and I think Uncle Robert would like to see you as well. ”

"Nope! William, I shouldn't go back with you, it's your personal glory, and I'm not qualified to accept it. Now the Barony of Alençon still needs me, so I can't leave! Uncle Adolf shook his head again and again, and resolutely refused.

"Uncle Adolf, without your support, I would not have been able to do what I am today, and without your help, I might not have been able to reorganize the army and get supplies, and it can be said that you have the greatest credit among all of you here." William also shook his head and persuaded.

"This—" Uncle Adolf was also hesitant when William said it.

"His Royal Highness William is right, your credit is much greater than ours!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Baron Adolf, please come with us back to the city of Evre!"

.....

After William took the lead in the implementation, everyone spoke out and persuaded him.

The persuasion of everyone made Baron Adolf make up his mind, and he said with a firm expression: "Good! I return with you to the city of Evre. ”

At Baron Adolph's answer, William and Sir Hubert smiled, while Faller cheered with joy.

After explaining the arrangements before leaving, the generals under William's command went down to prepare, and Baron Adolf also carried out a series of government affairs with Osborne's butler.

The next day, early in the morning.

After bidding farewell to Steward Osborne and Sir Ronald and others at the gates of Alençon, William and his army of more than 3,000 men marched all the way to the city of Evre.