In contrast, I still like to deal with nerds like Pope Ni, although he lacks human touch in the world, typical of reading more sequelae of becoming a fool, stubborn and somewhat morbid paranoia, but the character of jealousy and hatred will be repaid, but it is much happier than those villains who claim to be brothers and stabs later.

After his accession to the throne, he proclaimed that he would pray for the canonization of the Duke of Nijmegen in recognition of my efforts to turn the tide and defeat the enemies of God on the battlefield of Reggio Calabria.

From now on, I can be called the Divine Bannerbearer, and allow Reggio Calabria to be added to its name, making it a stinking and long Randy-Adrian-Nijmegen-Reggio Calabria-Hoffman.

To be honest, I don't like the obvious, uncreative term.

The title of the Banner Bearer always reminds people of the dangerous Dao God Yu Baosi who is in charge of the banner of the Heavenly Path in the Water Margin, which sounds majestic, but it is actually a small character who does not enter the stream, and in the end he was given minutes by Fang La's flying knife hand Du Wei, and it was not embarrassing enough to say it.

All in all, there were joys and sorrows in Rome these days, just the large and small banquets, and the daily visits that could not be passed away were enough to drive me crazy, not to mention those handkerchiefs that appeared in the bedroom everywhere, dyed with the body fragrance of a certain noblewoman, and even the whole silky underwear, the debauched lifestyle of Roman women, which made them unscrupulous everywhere, and destroyed the lower limit that I could not save like an atomic bomb.

So on the day the disbandment order was issued, I was busy packing up with my belongings, urging the attendants to flee without looking back.

The weather is in the middle of summer, and the long walking on the high road is especially and thirsty, not to mention that there is no road in the strict sense, and I basically have to dig into the mountains and climb the ditch every day, like wilderness survival training, plus my huge bloated entourage.

Heavens pity it, Nijmegen has maintained the tradition since the expedition, and all those who participate in the war are bound to be wiped out, and there are very few soldiers who can return home with the duke after the war.

So much so that every time the conscription order was issued, on the day of departure, the soldiers and their families were entangled for ten miles to see each other, crying and grabbing the ground was no different from going to die, and some people with a little more money even found a priest to do a requiem in advance, which made me very embarrassed as a lord.

The situation on this return was basically the same as before, there were less than 200 local soldiers left, and most of them were wounded, but there was nothing to complain about, for for them to return home alive was already God's blessing, and perhaps many were still talking about going back to the priest to get back the scattered money that their families had spent for nothing.

Many freelancers from all over the world, the second sons of lords who had no right of inheritance, etc., and there was an endless stream of people who claimed to have noble blood, and some of them were so poor that they did not even have decent clothes, and they were not as good as the peasant soldiers of Nijmegen, who rode up on donkeys and shouted for allegiance, and on several occasions they were almost killed by the guards, forcing me to carry out the necessary screening of these people.

Although buddies need to fight little brothers, but you can't put everything in your pocket, I'm not a good mess, anyone can cheat and cheat, and the appearance of fists and legs, just hurry up where to come, don't show it here.

In this way, through the combat test with the bull and Kohler's skill competition, I carefully selected forty knights along the way, formed a new retainers, and held a simple canonization ceremony.

Leonardo chattered several times to persuade me to recruit more, in his words, it would be better to have more human shields to block arrows, and anyway, I don't need you to pay for equipment.

The old man rolled his eyes and said to me angrily: "There are so many farms that are beyond the reach of whips to be idle, and even a hundred knights can not be taken by a duke." ”

Forget it, I can't explain the reason with this kind of person at all, he won't understand how difficult it is for a person who has lived in a centralized country since he was a child and has been educated by the ideology of great unification to understand how difficult it is to decentralize power and canonize such a thing, and the centralized power with a strict structure is the way of governance I pursue, although it is difficult to achieve it under the current social conditions, and I can only reluctantly recruit some vassal knights to support the field, but it is really enjoyable to take them out to fight, not only their own real swords and guns, but also to fulfill feudal obligations to provide soldiers.

But I believe that in the near future, Nijmegen will eventually develop into a model for a centralized state in the West, and the Duke and I will become a ruler in the true sense of the word, no longer a feudal lord who only relies on allegiance and nepotism to maintain the country, and only remembers how much land he owns when he collects taxes every year.

There were also a considerable number of devout believers who had traveled all the way from all over Italy to witness the legendary Banner-bearers who had been blessed by God and who had single-handedly defeated the fierce and evil infidels, and then, under my deception, willingly defected to Nijmegen to witness the richness and beauty of the brightest and most righteous land before God's eyes.

The closer I got to Nijmegen, the stronger my team grew like a water-absorbing sponge, and the lords along the way were already surprised by the juggling team of the Duke of Nijmegen, and of course they did not rule out their intention to take this opportunity to have a relationship with the newly promoted Duke.

It is said that several of the duke's right-hand men are not yet married, and it is definitely a beautiful thing to be able to catch up with Nijmegen, which is now rising like a supernova in the whole empire.

Everywhere we went, we were warmly welcomed and entertained, and the nobles were so diligent that I was embarrassed to be carried away by the rhetoric and the hycedons everywhere, but Leonardo remembered to take advantage of this rare opportunity to survey the geography, hydrology and products of the territories along the way, and to consider extending the commercial tentacles of Nijmegen to a wider area.

When I finally returned to my hometown after a long absence, I swore that I had never been so emotionally attached to this land, and even the smell of grass and cow dung in the air was so fragrant and charming.

"You should have a baby." Leonardo sat on the rickety carriage, staring at the peasant girl who was bending over the crops not far away, and said to me slowly.

"...... while you're still home"

I followed his eyes, looked at the curvy and plump peasant girl, squeezed my eyebrows and leaned over and said, "I can't imagine that you are so old and coquettish, are you still capable at this age?" ”

After saying that, I jokingly threw a lustful wink and squeezed Leonardo.

"I'm talking about you, my lord."

Leonardo suddenly stared at me, this kind of awe-inspiring look is very familiar, whenever it appears, it must mean that he is real, and it is by no means as simple as everyone usually jokes.

"If you are really unable to do it, I have specially ordered someone to prepare a secret recipe prepared by Dr. Saracen, which is difficult to say in the special treatment room, you must know that now that you are a duke, if there is no heir, it will not be a good thing for the unity and harmony of the family or the entire principality."

"Stop!"

I hurriedly reached out and covered his unobstructed mouth, and looked at both sides weakly, but no one else noticed our conversation except the groom, who continued to drive pretending to be deaf and dumb.

"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing, my lord, I have my own measure. Having said that, you still have to put more effort into your stall matter, such as the canal project mentioned last time, our budget is still enough to pay! ”

Leonardo shrugged his shoulders and replied in a frivolous tone that did not fit his age: "Anyway, it's your own business, if necessary, I can always use other means to let Madame conceive a child without knowing it." ”

After a few days at Herrusbeck Castle, I finally found time to get a general idea of all the income and expenditure in the territory over the past few days, including the paper industry, which was gradually opening up the market, and the bustling mansion of the Chamber of Commerce, which had been put into use all day long, and the various industries of Nijmegen gradually made great progress under the guidance of Leonardo and Wangcai, and our commercial tentacles were everywhere, at least in the Flanders and the domestic markets. The carriage with the dragon flag of Nijmegen traveled to the ends of the earth.

"The budget for road construction should be set aside in advance at the end of each year, and after the busy farming season is over, farmers should be immediately organized to invest in construction, and the construction should be planned in batches, and too many people should not be overdrawn at one time."

Sitting comfortably on a soft chair in the castle hall, I gulped down the region's specialty ale while looking down at the newly made map of Nijmegen, and excitedly planned next year's construction plan.

"The road must lead to every castle in Nijmegen, including the major towns and transport hubs, and it must be completely free of charge if no one arbitrarily sets up a card on it to collect taxes."

"I have repeatedly ordered this matter to stop the lords near the main traffic routes from killing chickens and taking eggs and exploiting merchants, but there are always one or two people who commit crimes against the wind, and if they encounter such things in the future, they must be severely punished, and if necessary, they can be deprived of their titles and territories to set an example."

I put down my empty glass, and Rollo immediately came over with a flask to refill it, and Leonardo sat on the side and nodded, seeming to agree with me.

"As for those who come to work to subsidize their families during their slack time, if possible, their wages should be settled on a daily basis, and it is best to pay them all in cash."

I looked at Leonardo, who was frowning, and he didn't seem to understand the meaning of doing this, so he had to patiently explain to him: "Now the work of the agricultural mutual aid group is very good, the farmers can basically fill their stomachs, and then pay them in kind is a bit inappropriate, and I will popularize a professional term for you, called stimulating domestic demand." ”

(End of chapter)