"Bell Bell Bell ......"

With the sound of wind chimes, the caravan coming from afar stopped in the village of Neunese.

The Maizhiji Chamber of Commerce, to which the caravan belongs, is not the most powerful chamber of commerce in the Svak Kingdom, but it is the most rapidly developing Chamber of Commerce in the past six months, because behind them stands the largest landlord in the Svak Kingdom, the new king Liszt.

William only heard about some of the initiatives that the new king Liszt had implemented in the royal capital, and knew that he had grown a lot.

Growing up is not how much knowledge a person knows, but how much he learns to compromise with society while sticking to his original beliefs.

It seems that the feathers of the Sphinx have really helped Liszt a lot.

I heard that now in the royal capital, those nobles no longer dare to oppress the commoners so unscrupulously.

While exploitation is inevitable, it has at least been curtailed.

The aristocrats were a little resentful about the new king, but they couldn't do anything about it.

Behind these circumstances, it is necessary to have a very high degree of political skill.

And this excellent political ability, William believes that the feathering effect of the Sphinx must be indispensable.

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The son of the head of the Mai Zhiji Chamber of Commerce, a young feminine man with curly silver-white hair, Mai Enze, led the caravan to trade with William as a caravan leader trialist.

There are political and economic reasons for this.

The political factor was that the new king Liszt found that William's choice of territorial location was really ingenious, effectively preventing the collusion between two older brothers who were hostile to him.

As long as William is firmly rooted here like a nail, then Liszt's throne will be very secure.

Therefore, the new king decided to do everything in his power to protect the existence and development of William's domain, and at least not to be under the slightest pressure from his brother and collapse.

As soon as he heard that William's domain needed trade, he immediately sent his "white gloves" to bring various goods.

Of course, because of the distance, they weren't the first caravan to trade with William.

Grain is hard currency in this world, and there is always a buyer

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Although he was young, he had a good heart.

He looked at the village of New Nesse quietly.

I heard that this place was originally just a ruin for unknown reasons, but in less than half a year, under the management of this adult, it has become so prosperous.

What a good way to do this! Mai Enze sighed in his heart.

Most of the aristocratic circles in the royal capital thought that this lord from a lowly background only relied on the new king's whiskers and a little good luck to get this lord position by luck, and went ashore from the mud legs, but in fact, he had no ability at all.

But when he really saw that William had managed such a good situation in less than half a year, Mai Enze felt that William was not simple.

You know, William was alone here, and he was ostracized by the king's two elder brothers.

Having been named a great nobleman, they had already communicated with other nobles, just to exclude William from the circle of nobles.

A nobleman who is not recognized by other nobles, even if he has a title, will not be looked down upon by other nobles.

But what he didn't expect was that William had been here for so long, but he didn't deal with the local nobles at all, and only did his own thing, so that Duke Charles and Count Ferrette were like punches to cotton, completely powerless, and felt uncomfortable.

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As the river meanders through it, dozens of women wash their clothes by the river, and dark-skinned middle-aged and elderly people are fishing with a net open.

Next to it are square fields that have been leveled, and at a glance, it seems that there is no end in sight.

And not far from the fields, the boxy village of Neunese stands there!

It is said to be a village, but it is actually more than twice the size of the average town.

Towns and castles are standard for a baron.

On the thick city walls, which seemed to have amazing defensive power, energetic soldiers watched the wind from the sentry.

Four main streets, formed by uniformly structured wooden houses, divide the town into nine districts.

What surprised him the most was that these wooden houses, which looked the same in a uniform style, all had a wooden sign nailed to the door.

Mai Enze looked over to a wooden sign.

The wooden plaque has the local script of the Swak Kingdom, as well as the script that is common on the mainland.

And for a businessman who has an idea about his father's position, both of these words are a must-learn.

He could read both.

No matter what the words are, the wooden plaque expresses the same meaning - 132 East 1st Street.

East 1st Street? Is that West 1st Street? McEnze quickly drew inferences in his mind, he jumped to other streets to look, and sure enough, the wooden sign said "West 1st Street" and "East 2nd Street"!

It's just that the numbers don't match.

I see! Mai Enze suddenly realized, and suddenly understood the role of these wooden cards, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.

The caravan had its own special manpower to follow up, and Mainzer did not have to do anything himself, and the scenery of the village of New Nesse attracted him too much, and his heart was like a cat tickling, and he was more eager to know more about the village, so he groaned for a while, and wandered along the main street of the village of New Nesei.

The slaves who came and went to work were not broken, they were dressed in old but relatively clean clothes, their complexions were ruddy, their eyes were full of vitality, and after glancing at Mai Enze with a little curiosity, they were busy with their own business.

This was something that Mainzer could not see under other slave owners.

The slaves under the hands of other slave owners are full of numbness in their eyes, and they will not be so active in doing things.

What kind of magic did this Lord Hansel exert on his slaves? McEnzer's curiosity about William has risen to a new level.

Before he knew it, Mai Enze had come to a certain area with the largest flow of slaves.

There are many new shops in the area, including carpenter's houses, tailors' shops, bakeries, grocers' shops, and blacksmiths' shops.

Of course, there was not much iron in the blacksmith shop, and there were no weapons, and the two blacksmith apprentices and several children had nothing to do in the blacksmith shop.

Seeing this scene, Mai Enze smiled knowingly, and soon they would not be so idle, because a large part of this transaction was iron, weapons, and red stone that could be used as fuel.

Halfway through, Mainzer noticed that the pattern of the area was similar to that of the entire village of New Nisse.

Four sub-streets, made up of a variety of shops, divide the area into nine smaller sections.

The core part is a very large store.

The name of the store is strange, it's called "Arima Supermarket"!

What is a supermarket? Mai Enze wondered.

However, he knew that this was a shop opened in the name of the lord Hansel, but the materials in it were scarce now, and there was basically nothing else except food.

It seems that this is an area with commerce as its main function! After walking around for a while, Mai Enze suddenly realized something.

So to put it that way...... Other areas definitely have their own functional positioning! McEncher guessed in his heart.

This Lord Hansel, what a funny thing.

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"Mr. Louis, it's a pleasure to work with you, with Hanlailing, and we'll be here next year." Mainzer looked at the stuffed wagons, smiled kindly, and said to the calm Louis.

"My master, Lord Hansel, is also satisfied with the service you have provided, and, if you can, after you go back, at some opportune time, I would like to express my master's heartfelt gratitude to him!" The Lewis Scholars, on behalf of William, communicated with McNzer.

"I will, Mr. Louis, and I have to say that Lord Hansel's abilities are better than many people think, and if they ignore it, they will pay the price one day." Mai Enze said meaningfully.

"We hope that day will not come." Louis was silent for a moment before he spoke.

Mai Enze smiled, said no more, counted the supplies, and left with the mighty men.

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The benefits of trading are obvious.

After many trades, William's stock of winter wheat was reduced by two-thirds, but Hanley received a thousand more slaves, and the population swelled to more than seventeen hundred.

Three hundred and fifty iron spearheads, eighty cross swords, fifty hunting bows, some pieces of iron, some salt, some linen, and other substances, and so on.

For William, the most important thing was weapons.

Although he has a way to "make something out of nothing", he can't explain the source.

If the Episcopal See of the Latter-day Holy Light investigates, it will be very troublesome.

William didn't want to throw away this vest until he had achieved his goal.

Fortunately, Liszt deserved to be a good king, and when he needed weapons the most, he enthusiastically sent them.

With the weapons in hand, William set about building up his army.

In any era, the organs of violence will always be the greatest reliance of the ruling class.

Whether it is defending the country or expanding the territory, it is inseparable from the army.

The more than fifty mercenaries converted into personal guards were only an expedient measure, and the discipline and combat spirit were not high, and William was only used for the occasion.

Now that everything is ready, there is no shortage of food, grass, weapons, and venues, and William is going to train his troops!

Train your own soldiers!

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The first thing William did was not to select soldiers, but to rank the slaves, which were divided into three levels.

The more than 1,000 new slaves, all of whom were third-level slaves.

The first group of slaves to follow William were promoted to second-class slaves.

Among them, those who perform well are promoted to first-class slaves.

The rank of the slave was related to the treatment of the slave, the diet and the accommodation of the slave, so the slaves valued this very much.

And after the first-class slave, if you perform well or make meritorious contributions, you can get a free body and no longer be a slave.

Just like the scholar Louis, because he has always performed well, so after the harvest, William tore up his slave contract with a wave of his hand and made him a free man.

At that time, Louis was so moved that he cried directly, knelt down to William, and swore allegiance to William and his family for generations.

William wanted to laugh when he heard it, it was all a promise made by mortals.

He just identified Louis and gave him a job as a Hanley consular officer, and he was paid.

William also told him that when he had earned enough money, he could buy a house to live in.

Louis nodded desperately and threw himself into the work in a more fanatical state.

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After the harvest, William issued a second order, that all those who entered the army were treated one level higher, and those who were originally slaves of the first class were directly granted the status of freemen. However, the army is allowed to enter but not to leave, and if it can't bear it halfway, if it wants to push it out, there is no way except to lie down and go out.

This order was very domineering in the 21st century in William's previous life, and even the Labor Arbitration Board did not dare to deal with the mud.

But here, everyone, including the mercenaries, took it for granted and looked forward to being chosen by William.

William, of course, didn't choose all slaves.

Like those guys with a skill, they have more important battlefields than here.

William chose those who were obedient and hard-working.

One hundred and sixty were selected from the old slave herd, and three hundred and ten from the new slave herd were selected, and thirty relatively experienced fellows were drawn from the personal guard into the selected soldier group as a supplement.

All of them add up, there are 500 people, and it looks really imposing.

This is because it is winter, so so many soldiers can be selected, and in normal times, it will not work.

After all, the ratio of nearly one-third of the soldiers to the civilian population is too frightening, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the army is reckless.

But where would William care about this!

Even if his village of Novonesei later became a spartan in another world, he didn't care.

The barracks had been built, and the five hundred recruits were stationed in the barracks area under William's orders and began their difficult "military training".