The temporary living room that Fang Xin obtained was a small villa near the Magic Guild, the villa was not large, but it was built quite delicately and elegantly, with white paint on the porch and painted scrolls.

Fang Xin was in a small living room, receiving guests, this living room is not big, but very tidy, it is already July, and the living room is no longer a sofa, but a rattan chair.

A coffee table is placed near the rattan chair, and naturally the relatively expensive milk tea is served, which makes the guests quite satisfied.

Etteger, Bard, Cronshaw, and Sir Borgar, and three young men in their twenties, sat respectfully, but each with a touch of spirit, the air of a knight—Damon, Kyle, Vinson. ****

Fang Xin had promised to take these three young men as knights, and from then on, these knights became his retainers.

In the formation of thousands of years of feudal vassal relations, basically, the loyalty of knights can still be trusted, after all, knights who fight to the end can also gain respect and trust after completing their obligations, for example, Alec, who was captured during the last attack on Fort Faye. Darro, because he fought so hard, not only did he not kill, but he was given preferential treatment, and when a new Earl of Hamish was elected, he would be loyal to the new Earl, and the new Earl would not strip him of his title - his bravery and the price of losing his son were enough to keep his family and his title.

And if a knight turns his back on the sovereign, he will be condemned by the whole society, and in reality, such crimes are extremely rare, and according to most mainstream theological thought, they will fall into darkness and hell and will not be forgiven. ^^^^

But even if it is a family knight (that is, a knight who does not seal the territory), the obligations are mutual, and Fang Xin, as the lord, also has obligations that must be fulfilled.

There are two main obligations, the first of which is protection, which means when a vassal is unjustly attacked or attacked by his enemies. The feudal monarch should come to the rescue. Because he is a feudal man, he naturally can't let outsiders bully.

The second is maintenance, maintenance is to maintain the life of vassals, which is more detailed, Fang Xin and Sir Borga are discussing this issue. ^^

"Sir Borga, how much does it cost to pay three knights in full armor and war horses?"

"Sir, there are three levels of armor, but according to what we are doing now. A set of armor that matches the status is probably worth about 1,500 gold rak. Sir Borga said.

The three knights were a little embarrassed and didn't speak, but Etteg said: "The knights of the family, even if they are counts, only buy 1,500 gold knight armor of the knights, not much to say about the above, it is the equipment of the great nobles and the knights of the royal family." ”

Everyone present knew that Cronshaw was sealed when he obtained the armor. It is the grade of three thousand gold lakes, which is specially rewarded by the principality, and it is at the second level, and as for the third level, it is only used by nobles above the viscount. ^^

Fang Xin agreed. Although he could afford to buy knight's armor of better value, it didn't make sense, so he said, "Then we will buy three, Sir Borga, your Chamber of Commerce, do you have stock?" ”

"Of course, it's Duchy standard knight armor. You can get it at any time. Borga said.

"Thank you very much, Sir, and we will be loyal to you, and to your family." The three knights saluted at once, and the three pairs of formal, inheritable armor were worth almost five thousand gold rak, which was almost worth two manors, which showed the price paid - so it was clear why they were also descendants of nobles, but they were never able to become real knights. ^^^^ had to stay at the stage of apprenticeship knight because he couldn't pay the fee.

"Sit down, it's my duty, knights, I have one thing to tell you, and that is that I once asked Kronshaw to select fifty mercenaries. They will relocate to my territory. In the future, it will be your subordinates, and I will organize a territorial guard. Naturally, you are the captain and vice captain. Fang Xin said softly.

"Yes, sir, I'm here to help." The three knights all responded at once, and the maximum number of hereditary knights was fifty, and the equipment of fifty soldiers happened to be already there—it was the spoils of war. \

And Cronshaw also said that these people are waiting, as long as they are affirmed, they can move at any time.

"As for you, Sir Borga, is your Chamber of Commerce involved in territorial rectification and building construction?" Fang Xin said inquiringly, although Hadak did a very good job, but after all, it was not as good as the professional chamber of commerce, and the latent church represented by Hadak was too sensitive, and everything was not good, this was not a matter of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, but a matter of positioning.

"Of course, our Chamber of Commerce has specialized talents and experts in this area, and as long as you allow it, you can fully build your territory." Borga said with a smile, and when he knew that Fang Xin had sixty thousand gold lakes, he understood that this new nobleman was unlikely to be controlled by his bank. ^^

However, it is also a good business to make a new upstart in terms of business.

"Well, the first business is to help me dredge the river in the territory, as long as small boats can be allowed to pass and logs can be cut down, En, build me three more knights' residences, and they will be on my territory."

"Also, hills and mountains, you can build a lumber yard, not too many, build three first, the logs that have been cut down can go directly down the river, and please build a small pier at the entrance of the big river below to collect the logs that drift down." Fang Xin commanded: "On the dock, there must be a warehouse to store logs, I will buy and sell logs in a unified manner, and even I am going to build a workshop for furniture and finished timber there."

Hearing this, Bolgar suddenly changed color a little, and the unified trading of timber will naturally not sell timber at a low price, and the processing of timber, even if it is rough processing, will bring fifty percent of the price and profit.

The young magician in front of him is not a real person to be bullied, he thought about it for a while, and said: "It will take about half a year to dredge the river in the territory, and mobilize 200 people to participate in it for a long time, it will cost about 9,000 gold Lake, as for the lumber yard, small dock, and warehouse, another 1,000 gold lake is enough, and three knights' land villas, even if it is 500 gold lake." ”

Together with the cost of the armor, all at once, fifteen thousand gold lake was removed. ****

As for the mercenary's house, naturally there is no need for the Chamber of Commerce to build it, and you can use the wood and bricks in the territory to build it.

Fang Xin thought about it for a while, and felt that the Chamber of Commerce made about thirty percent of the profits, but this was also necessary, so he didn't say much: "Of course I believe in the credibility of you and the Chamber of Commerce, and I will discuss it in detail, but in general, I can agree, but it is not just a few projects." ”

"If the land is cleared and cleared, if it is a gentle hillside, ask your experts to see if it is suitable for planting fruit trees, and what kind of fruit trees are suitable, and I hope to obtain excellent varieties of fruit trees." Fang Xin said slowly: "At that time, you can quickly transport fruits to the city by small boats, and you can also brew wine

"After the river is cleared, I am also going to build some dikes and canals along the river to reclaim the land, and establish the corresponding villages, these must be carefully considered, I hope you can come up with a charter, cost, plan, time, labor, and steps, if I think it is appropriate, the construction can begin." Fang Xin said: "Sir Borga, do you have any opinion on this?" ”

Sir Borga, who was a little stunned, shook his head and said: "No, no, what you said is quite good, it is indeed so, our Chamber of Commerce will give evaluation and arrangement, and after the inspection in your territory, our experts will give you an opinion." ”

"Well, that's pretty good, but now, maybe it's time for us to go and look at the armor in your shop, I think, we three knights, all want to complete the canonization ceremony as soon as possible while many nobles are present!" Although this canonization is not yesterday's canonization, it is also necessary to go through many procedures, and it is also convenient if there are multiple nobles involved: "Moreover, I will make some modifications to the armor, although it is impossible to add too many functions, but it is still possible to increase some performance a little, so it will take some time." ”

When the three knights heard this, they immediately smiled, and Sir Borga understood their feelings, and immediately said that he could take them to see the armor at once.

Listening to the stunned Etteger, Bard, and Cronshaw, they also prepared to go together, and they once again felt the power of the magician.

Magic items are coveted items, and in this world, they are not universal items, and they are naturally very expensive, and these three knights are so happy.

As far as Fang Xin is concerned, the current magic item manufacturing process is quite mature, but it does not quite meet his expectations. Potion manufacturing, scroll transcription, Fang Xin has already knew, as a fourth-level mage, Fang Xin's next step, he can choose a professional specialization.

Of course, professional specialization does not lead to the inability to learn in other fields, but there is not so much time and energy.

For the next step, Fang Xin has decided to choose the plastic energy department and alchemy to specialize in development, which is related to his next goal.

Although individual combat forces are indispensable, they have little impact on society, and if we want to turn the clouds and rain and completely change the world and determine the fate of history, we must also take root in the source of philosophy and technology