Chapter 13: Fiefdom Lords

After the guards on both sides of the hall reported, Hu Bin met the Sultan, who was at the peak of his life, shrewd and strong, and was supported by many nobles in the country.

"Welcome, young man of the Reed family, it seems that you have inherited the bloodline of the family perfectly, but you must have suffered a lot along the way, hasn't the Reed family always lived in seclusion on the island, I don't know what happened to me this time? For the sake of fellow nobles, I will help you solve some small problems. ”

Hu Bin cautiously mentioned to the Sultan: "Well, I secretly ran out by myself and built a small seaside town with pocket money. There was also a night attack by bandits on the trade road, and the guards ran here with me, but the goods and money were lost. Having heard a lot about the deeds of the Sultan in the tavern, I have decided to offer you my allegiance and domain and follow you in your footsteps to create legends on this continent. ”

After hearing this, the Sultan's favorability immediately increased by 2 points, "Reckless behavior, child, it is dangerous to run away from home, but I heard you say that you actually have a territory, well, is it a small town south of Shariz?" It's amazing that when I was so young, I was still by my father's side and listened to the teachings. I am glad that you are willing to be loyal to me, the strength of the Reed family is amazing, and I am not confident in receiving its allegiance, but as you personally, I am honored to accept your allegiance. But 10% of your territory's customs duties and rents will be nationalized, don't get me wrong, this money is customary, after all, the equipment of the army is funded by the state. I should have held a banquet to inform the lords of the whole country, but the wolf cubs of Kugit have gathered at the border again, please forgive me for the humble sealing this time. ”

Hu Bin half-knelt in front of the Sultan, accepted the canonization, and became Lord Reed. Then I received a prompt.

"Number 000003 canonized as the lord of Salander, fief of the town of Muradin, the village of Saddam, the village of Ben**. +1 opinion for all lords of Salander. Activate Saland's Sultanate reputation 10 and Kugit Khanate's reputation -12. ”

Walking out of the castle, the guards at the gate gave a military salute, and the citizens on both sides of the road looked at Hu Bin in awe. The change of identity gave Hu Bin 20 prestige, but what pleased Hu Bin the most was the 26 one-handed scimitars and plunder warrants that the Sultan gave him before leaving.

When he returned to the tavern, he learned that Wagner had gone out on business, and paid Hu Bin for a day's accommodation, armed the three guards in the guise of mercenary sentries, equipped with short swords and wooden shields, and left behind a pack horse. Hu Bin, who had a lot of thoughts in his heart, quietly sorted out the future development.

Early the next morning, Hu Bin led the team to track down the bandit bandits' bandit group. Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the priests and guards, as elite soldiers, can become followers and other characters, avoiding the threat of death, but after a serious injury, the surgical skill does not work, so it costs 300 gold to rescue, otherwise it will be impossible to recover from the serious injury.

The guards' attributes are high, strong, and agile, and there are not many highlights, but the riding skills of up to level 4 and the excellent blood volume make Hu Bin's eyes shine.

The priest's name is Lorraine, with Hu Bin's original short sword, as a personal companion, his intelligence is as high as 19 points, and all the first aid for healing surgery is level 6, but the riding skill is only level 2, and the strength and agility are terrifying, so you have to stand behind and watch the play. The charm is good, but as a pro, you can only order some trading skills and bargain with people.

Leaving the city, Hu Bin immediately led the team to kill the thieves, looking at the robbers who were rushing towards Hu Bin and his gang not far away, Hu Bin twisted an arrow and knocked down the enemy who hit the head. When the second bare robber was shot to death, one robber picked up the stones in the package and threw them at Hu Bin desperately, while the other turned around and ran away when he saw that the situation was not good. Hu Bin turned on the steady aim of Eagle Eye, took away the deserters with one arrow, and the remaining stone throwers were beaten by three guards, leaving a breath to bring Hu Bin closer. asked where the robbers' lair was, and with one knife the robbers opened the meat for the new scimitar, Hu Bin led the team to the lair.

The robbers' lair was actually built near Hu Bin's Saddam village, Hu Bin was fortunate to find it early, and he entered the village first to have a look, prompting that the village was a little poor, and the villagers were optimistic and good, but the land was still deserted. It is estimated that other villages are the same, Hu Bin found the village chief to see if there were any tasks. Saddam Hussein village is close to the sea, half of the land has been soaked in seawater, and the crop yield is not high, so the villagers have converted it into a salt farm, rich in salt and salted fish, when there is no war, salt can be sold to the middle of the mainland to get a good price, salted fish Saland is very popular in the country. And Ben** village was much luckier and found a piece of land where spice crops could be grown.

The village chief was directing the villagers to pickle the fresh fish, and when he saw Hu Bin, he immediately put down his work and reported the situation in the village to Hu Bin: "Master, the salt farm has been established, but the salt produced is used to marinate the salted fish, and it will take a while to harvest." We are now severely understaffed, and we ask for help to allow the village to take in the refugees, and your merciful virtues will be sung among the common people. ”

Hu Bin was still worried about the construction of the village, and when he heard that there were free people to vote, he hurriedly asked the village chief about the specific situation. Unable to rebuild their homes, they abandoned their inactive lords and neglected states, and became a source of mercenaries from the neutral camp, wandering around the continent as refugees. Some time ago, a group of refugees swam to Sharez, and although Sultan Hakim wanted to contain them, the population was already saturated as one of the largest cities on the mainland. There was no choice but to house them outside the city and distribute a small ration every day.

The wilderness infested with robbers and sand bandits was so unsafe that the refugee group wanted to continue eastward, and Hu Bin's town miraculously fell from the sky, and the refugee leader decided to try his luck. The refugee leader, who wanted to buy some food in the village before entering the city, did not expect the lord of the town to appear in front of him. One wanted to find a stable home, and the other urgently needed manpower to replenish the labor force and army, and the two forces hit it off.

In addition to sending a few groups of people with enough food to find a few other refugee groups to join, the rest of the refugees poured into the town and the two villages, and they were surprised to find that there were almost no citizens in the town, and they themselves became the original inhabitants of the town. Hu Bin's tax was moderate, but the amount of labor was heavy, but the refugees had houses to live in and enough to eat, so they simply regarded the city of Muradin as a new home, and worked desperately for the prosperity of their homeland, fearing that they would be expelled from the place where they had no use.

In fact, they thought too much, when Hu Bin's fortress was expanded into a small city, except for the city wall fortifications that were not as good as the aborigines' big cities, the scale was not inferior to the capitals of various countries, but talents from all walks of life were never recruited because of their shyness. The market is like only a stall in a space shop, and the inn and tavern only have empty rooms and bars without alcohol, only to find a bad situation when they bring it to the world, there is no rent to collect without citizens, and no caravan will come to a town without consumers, and the tariffs will be lost.

Perhaps the space also discovered Hu Bin's embarrassment, bringing compensation that was allowed by the rules, filling the citizens of Hu Bin's town. But a group of people is only functioning the basic functions of the city, and many more refugees are still working hard in the wheat fields and salt pans in the two villages. In order to have ale wine to drink in the tavern, many drunkards stare at the wheat fields day and night, as if tomorrow there would be ale wine with barrels. However, Hu Bin couldn't see this scene, and took over the refugee group, and the refugees' spontaneous escort team was also merged into the lord legion, and guaranteed that Hu Bin would not have to pay the maintenance fee within 2 weeks. The addition of 6 mercenary sentries and 1 caravan guard dressed as a refugee leader gave Hu Biao a lot more confidence, and he immediately led his troops to attack the bandits' lair in the nearby small valley.

After a fight, after abusing the bandits who were not even dressed neatly, Hu Bin found Wari tied up in a cave. Sending away the thousands of thanksgiving Wari, Hu Bin was surprised to find that the town's evaluation had changed, from deserted, like a ghost mirror, to a few levels in a row to a little poor town, the citizens were hardworking and optimistic, and the shelves were incomplete, and he also got the country's reputation +2, the mercenary morale of the neutral camp was permanently +5, and the recruitment cost was reduced by 10%, and the two villages were able to recruit sentinels after a while.

Entering the market and disposing of the farm tools and tattered leather hunter boots seized in the robbers' lair, plus the robbers' wallets, Hu Bin got the world's first money: 70 dinars.

Hu Bin, who rested for a night, told the mayor to deal with the town by himself, and ran to Shariz with the team early in the morning. Unexpectedly found that his level had increased, Hu Bin added a little knowledge and made up the guide to level 4. Two of the six sentinels had been upgraded last night, and Hu Bin had given them only 5 dinars, and then the two of them led two pack horses and turned them into caravan guards.

Originally, civilians had their own property, and after joining the army, they had state subsidies and rewards for their military exploits, and some soldiers were blacksmiths and tailors themselves, so they only needed some subsidies from the lord to update their equipment according to their abilities. And the lord's equipment is all tailor-made handicrafts by masters, so the price is extremely expensive.