After the banquet, Fang Xin was summoned and went to the second floor.

This is still a study, a row of wooden shelves, made of fine sandalwood, just look at its exquisite flower carvings, as well as its wood color, you know that this is at least more than a hundred years old.

"Oh, it's Daniel. O Lord Fix! The Count looked up from the table in the study and said, "Sit down!" ”

Fang Xin bowed slightly and sat opposite.

I saw the earl take a closer look, especially noting his age and the third-level magician badge, and after a while, he nodded and said, "I already know about you, what are your plans?" ”

"Earl, I only want to receive a hereditary knighthood, and the corresponding domain." Fang Xin replied respectfully.

"You were originally a knight, to upgrade to this level, it's not difficult to say, but it's not easy to say, if it's normal, Merek introduced, I think I can also promise him, but you angered the Church of Light, this matter is more embarrassing." I don't know how it works, the Count said very dryly.

"Yes, please make it clear to the Earl." Fang Xin stood up, bowed deeply and said, "As long as I can do it, I will definitely work for you." ”

"Yes, that's good, McRek is an old friend of mine, I'll just say it." The Count said.

"First of all, I can sell you a piece of land, which is that remote hill and village, although the population is less than 100 people, but the area can be divided into thirty square kilometers. You can bid 20,000 gold Lake! The Count said expressionlessly, paying attention to the expression of the young magician in front of him, actually. This territory did not belong to the principality at all, at least not under direct control, so he earned it for nothing.

"Yes!" Fang Xin didn't even refute it, and said directly.

"Well, the second step is, to Daniel. Fix's name, join our nationality, attention. It's the main nationality, and you can naturally keep the title of knight and manor in the kingdom of Sampole, but this is an affiliation, understand? ”

"Yes!" Fang Xin also simply responded, it was very normal for nobles to have territories in other countries.

"The third and most important thing, if you ask for a hereditary title. Only by building merit, you will probably be too late to pass the political career now, and you can go to war if you wish. The Count said.

"This, Lord Earl, I have already spoken to your son Etteger, and he seems intent on organizing a mercenary group. To participate in the war, he invited me to join, and I have already agreed. Fang Xin replied simply again, it is not a good thing to participate in the regular army. There, a single command can put him in a dilemma.

The army is the consumption of human lives, and the key is to see who is consumed - what position you are in.

This answer made the Count stunned, and he looked at the young mage, and after a moment he said, "Oh, if you participate in this party. You will be offered the position of Companion Mage to follow me directly. If you participate in a mercenary group, you will have a result. It's only half the merit. ”

It means don't worry, I won't let you be cannon fodder.

"I am very grateful for your kindness, Earl, but I have promised your son." Fang Xin said.

"Oh, in that case, it's as you wish." After thinking about it for a while, the earl's tone became very casual, in fact, helping his son is also helping him, helping the principality, and it is more beneficial for individuals, this person's deeds, he also knows some, and is supported by some powerful churches, which should not be underestimated.

"In that case, then I will first make you a knight and give you a land." The Earl took the two documents directly, signed them, and stamped them with the seal of the county guard.

"Yes, thank you, Earl." Fang Xin took a look at it, it was a knight's certificate, and even a new family history was arranged on it, and the knight's title became last year.

There is also a 30-square-kilometer mountain territory right.

Fang Xin also took out a stack of bank golden tickets on the spot, and handed them over, the European nobles naturally would not be polite, the earl immediately took it, glanced at it, showed a smile, and said, "Very good, then you can retreat." ”

Fang Xin had 70,000 gold, and he removed 20,000 at once, and he didn't feel distressed at the moment, bowed and retreated.

When I went downstairs, I saw Etteger, who was very happy and said, "Your Excellency Daniel, you have already obtained the manor and knighthood?" ”

"Yes, it has been obtained."

"That's good, according to the laws of our country, only knights can organize a mercenary group of 100 people, and the children of nobles and non-hereditary nobles can organize a maximum of 50 people, and now the three of us can form a mercenary group of 200 people." Etteger said.

"Yes, Lord Etteger, I am willing to serve you." Fang Xin said with a smile, this mercenary group must still be headed by Etge.

As long as he makes outstanding achievements, Fang Xin is naturally indispensable, although theoretically, Etge, who has no knighthood and no knighthood, is still below him, but of course it is impossible to divide it like this.

Expressing this attitude, Etteg immediately laughed and said, "Okay, my father and I will ask for money, and then we will discuss the matter of the mercenary group with you later." ”

Fang Xin bowed slightly, since he gave the regiment commander to him, then naturally he would pay for the mercenary expenses, he would not be stupid enough to take out the money himself, which would make people think he was stupid.

When he went out, he had not yet gotten into the carriage when he saw someone waiting for him, and when he saw it, it was Hadak.

Hadak greeted him and bowed, "My lord! ”

The attitude is more respectful than before.

"What's the matter?" Fang Xin said gently: "Let's get into the carriage and talk about it!" ”

Sitting in the carriage, it was already night outside, and it was no longer clear in the distance, the carriage began to start, running over the road, swaying gently, there was a slight wind in the gap, but it was no longer a cold wind, but it brought warmth.

Fang Xin sat leisurely. I liked this kind of enjoyment, but I saw Hadak take a box and say, "My lord." This is what the Church gives you. ”

When Fang Xin took a look, he saw a gold badge, and he praised it in his heart.

The gold badge, which can continue most tasks, has a high level of authority, and all costs can also be discounted by seven, which is okay for now.

"This time. What can I do? Fang Xin asked directly.

"You can get the intelligence privilege of our Golden VIP, basically as long as the church knows about it, you can check it."

"Is there any information on the battle for Kebko in the Kingdom of Rebia, which is about to take place?"

"Yes, of course, and, the Church has specifically instructed you to knight the cost of this event. I won't charge it. ”

"Oh, thank you so much." Fang Xin said, took out the documents, checked the privileges that the church had opened to him, and found that it was indeed quite powerful and extensive.

"What about manpower?"

"My lord, if you don't mind, Harmon and I will be under your command. Serving you. ”

"Good, you and Harmon are welcome to join, anything else?"

"Yes, in addition to Josieman, there are five thieves who are following your orders."

"Yes. Then I'll be appointed as my intelligence officer, managing intelligence and assassination, you know? ”

"Yes, willing to serve you."

After a few short words, a contract was reached, and after a while, Fang Xin asked again: "Where are you?" Is there anything else going on? Is there any information about me? ”

"Yes. A priest of the goddess of the earth and the underworld will visit you in a few days. ”

"Goddess of the earth and the underworld?" Fang Xin was a little surprised: "Do you know what the situation is?" ”

"This. I don't know. ”

"Well, that's fine, don't care about the rest, you go back and take over my territory first, I'm sure you will do a good job with the official documents, get the architects and workers, and give me all the rebuilding of the village - according to the same specifications." Fang Xin said casually: "Just according to the standard on the island, also, find me some more tenants, not too many, at least about households." ”

"I understand the reconstruction of the village, what are the specifications of the lord's villa?"

"Just by the standard of a thousand gold lakes!" Fang Xin said casually.

"Please wait a minute." Hadak had a good memory, and he quickly took out a piece of paper and drew a sketch on it, and on the sketch, the thirty households in the plan were arranged in a standard cross wooden house, which could be extended in the future, which was Fang Xin's old habit - he liked to be neat and standard houses and streets, even in the countryside.

Although it will be a waste of money, as long as he can afford it, it will be fine.

Seeing that Fang Xin had no opinion, he painted warehouses, flour mills, and shops in the blank space of the street where he was formed, and in the center, he painted the lord's villa and the square, and this model was large, a thousand gold lake, enough to build a luxurious villa with an area of twenty acres, although it was a bit nondescript in this wilderness.

"To build a pig farm, the scale is about 20 pigs, which requires a special management of one household."

"To build a chicken farm, the scale is about 100 chickens, which also requires a special management of one household."

Fang Xin instructed that if he lived there, he couldn't buy food for a long distance, so he naturally had to be self-sufficient.

"Yes!" Hadak recorded it.

"I also want a winemaker, it doesn't have to be good, the brewer's union apprenticeship is enough." In this era, there is already a so-called beer, which can be brewed and tasted good.

"The vegetable garden can be planted by my servants, En'en, the servants are first designated as two households, one is the housekeeper, and at the same time his family does the cleaning work, and the kitchen and vegetable garden are in charge."

"Workers take local materials, burn brick walls, the area of the wall is set as a square of 200 meters, as high as two meters is enough, a sentry box can be set up at the door, En, see if there are any soldiers, willing to take refuge in my family? Even if the family migrates, it can be a retired soldier. ”

"Although there is a lake nearby, there are still two wells, one in the village and the other in the villa, so that it is not ready for a critical time."

"All the fields were redivided, well, a stable was built, two kinds of war horses and ploughing horses were divided, and a pair of war horses was purchased, and four ploughing horses and four ploughing cattle were carried out, and the three-field system of rotation was carried out, one-third was sown with winter wheat, and one-third was sown with oats, barley, and beans, and fallow."

"Then you need a household to manage your stable."

"Yes, one household, and one more household, is to manage the fruit forest, mainly planting pomegranates, lemons, grapes."

"Yes, sir, is there anything else?"

"Basically, it's gone, oh, the temple also needs to be repaired, but unfortunately, you can't get faith among ordinary civilians, and you can't build an altar at all, it's a helpless thing." After a pause, Fang Xin asked again: "You say, how many people can we absorb?" ”

"Actually, sir, you can absorb as much as you want." Hadak was a little depressed, but it was true that it was difficult to promote the belief in the so-called god of earth and intelligence among ordinary people, which was too far away.

"Oh, what's going on, let's hear it." Fang Xin was a little surprised, he thought it would be difficult to get the population!

"My lord, that's right, in the past three hundred years, there have been no major wars, and the population has increased rapidly, so although the farmland has been continuously developed, and the peasants' share of land has been continuously distributed and divided, it is still not useful."

"Actually, in order for a peasant to enter the lord's domain and be allocated to the land, he must also pay an entry fee, and although your land is poor, in fact, after the entry fee is abolished, you should be able to recruit a group of tenants."

After explaining, Fang Xin learned that in the Western world, the situation of population expansion and land hunger and thirst still existed, resulting in a sharp increase in the number of landless and landless peasants, and in famine years, there was often famine, and the mortality rate was also very high.

"Well, I've checked, our territory, the development of acres of fertile land is not a problem, the hilly and sloping land is counted separately, then it will be calculated and arranged according to the household standard!" Fang Xin realized that he was too conservative.

"Okay, my lord, within a month, all of this will be done." Hadak said, "As long as you have five thousand gold lakes, everything will be built for you."