Sir Dale introduced only one person to Gray, a middle-aged Sir named Snow Wright, who had previously served as a deputy to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the royal capital, but because he accidentally offended a nobleman, he escaped from the royal capital overnight with the help of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and finally settled in the city of Herien. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Sir Wright is a little short, he is well-dressed and decent, his belly is a little fat at a glance of other middle-aged nobles, his eyes are small, his facial features are not very good-looking in general, and the whole person always looks full of energy.

Gray appointed Sir Wright as his chief business adviser without the slightest delay, as if it should have been.

On his first day in office, Wright proposed to expand the town of Gesen!

He believes that the advantages of Gesenzhen's geographical location can be expanded into a small city, focusing on the entertainment industry, so that the past businessmen have more desire to consume, and strengthen the commercial foundation of the territory.

Gray's proposal to expand the town of Gesen was rejected without even considering it, because there was not enough money!

However, Gray immediately approved Sir Wright's proposal to build some entertainment buildings, such as casinos, brothels, and racetracks, but the money would have to be paid after the next quarter's tax revenue.

The 1,000 gold coins borrowed in Gray's hand were to be kept for the war, and he was not in charge of the house before, so he only had to go to the logistics office to get everything, but now there is no such convenience, and the soldiers' equipment and materials all have to be prepared by Gray himself.

There is a lot of useless equipment in the arsenal in Gersenburg, but it needs to be forged by a blacksmith to be used in a new furnace.

Recruitment of troops was also slow, with only two hundred soldiers recruited, and if it weren't for the two thousand soldiers left behind by the Earl of Lockton, Gray doubted that the new young lord in Harrence Castle would have taken Fort Gersen.

Of course, Gray could have quickly gathered thousands of soldiers if he was forcibly recruited, but the soldiers recruited in this way could not fight at all, because they had no morale to speak of, and at the same time they were still fighting against their former lords.

However, Gray was not in a hurry, he knew exactly what the soldiers needed!

In the kingdom of mankind, the only way for commoners to become nobles is to accumulate enough military merits in the army and be promoted to knight by the lord, and then step into the circle of nobility step by step through the efforts of generation after generation.

So, as long as the soldiers are given hope, they will rush to work for Gray, which is actually a deal, the soldiers entrust their lives to Gray, fight for Gray, and Gray gives them the opportunity to become human beings.

August 15, 1211 in the continental calendar, today is an important day for many people in Gersenburg, and Gray intends to canonize two knights today, and both of them are commoners.

According to the tradition of the human kingdom, it is also possible to directly canonize commoners as knights!

However, under normal circumstances, the canonization of civilians as knights requires them to be assessed, because the knight is the main component of the lord's army, and his words and deeds basically represent the lord, so each lord is very cautious about the knights he canonizes.

Gray invited the entire townsfolk of Gerson to attend his knighthood ceremony, and Castle Square was a place where the townspeople did not have the opportunity to come before, because it was usually a place for nobles and knights to gather.

The townsfolk gathered in twos and threes to discuss the canonization ceremony, while their eyes couldn't stop looking at the difference between the noble and commoner quarters.

Luck was very excited today, because Gray had told him not long ago that he would be canonized as a knight today, which was what Luck had dreamed of! He didn't expect that he, who was originally forced to follow Gray, would be canonized as a knight because of Gray.

The canonization of Ruken was the result of Gray's careful consideration, Lucken's ability was there, he used to be in charge of the day-to-day work of a brigade as a deputy captain, and to be honest, he did a great job. Moreover, Lucken has been in the army for more than 20 years and has learned a lot of knowledge that only knights can master.

But these were the honors that Gonder deserved! Gray has been thinking about Gunde a lot lately.

Ruken's son, a young man named Hamp, who had just turned 18, would be Gray's new squire, and Ruken would pull his son around as soon as he had free time these days, and teach him over and over again how to do his job as a squire.

Rena, on the contrary, when she received a definite answer, calmed down and even slept much more peacefully, some time ago due to the uncertainty of her knighthood, which had caused her to lose sleep for a while.

At that time, when Gray made her allegiance, she knew why she was not on the list of knights canonized by the Earl of Lockton, and Rena wondered why she was not angry, but more happy.

Perhaps it was because she herself didn't want to work with complete strangers, and the feeling of being valued by Gray made Rena happy, and Gray had even promised her that he would appoint her the captain of the knightly guard in Gersenburg.

This was a step up to the top, and Rena didn't expect to be the captain of the guard at all, and she even wondered if Gray had any intentions!

By the time ten o'clock in the morning, Gray was dressed in a modest aristocratic armor, and the family motif on his left chest was shining. Behind him was the majestic and tall gate of the castle, and the family crest on the gate that had been replaced, which made Gray more majestic and solemn in the eyes of the townspeople.

"Rena!" Gray walked over to his place and stopped, next to him was the newly appointed Maester Mick, who shouted at Rena's signal.

Rena next to her suddenly trembled, and she didn't know whether she was frightened or excited by Gray's voice, she was already wearing a decent knight's armor, which Gray ordered someone to hurry up.

Rena walked towards Gray step by step, her steps were steady, the armor on her body 'swished' under her walking, under the soft sunlight of the morning, Reina's whole person was like a heroic goddess of war in mythological stories, which made the civilians watching from a distance very envious.

Maester Mick holds a piece of parchment, recording what is happening.

When Raina knelt down on one knee in front of Gray, the two looked at each other, Gray looked down at Reyna, and asked, "Rena, are you willing to be loyal to me, to Baron Gray Cage, the ruler of Gersenburg, to become a knight of my family and fight for me!"

"Of course, I swear, my family and I will fight for Gray Cage's family and his people!"

"I swear that I will spurn cowardice, and I will bravely face all odds and fight to the death for Gray Cage's family!"

"I swear that I will be impartial and strictly abide by the laws of the human kingdom!"

"I swear I will be loyal and honest to the Cage family and their people!"

"I swear that I will be a strong enemy, fearless, courageous and loyal, worthy of God, loyal and upright, unyielding in death, and protect the weak, without violating the principles of heaven!"

"I swear that humility, integrity, mercy, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, soul! will be with me all my life!"

This knight's oath was not originally like this, but after thousands of years of changes, the battles between the lords continued, and there were so many oaths equivalent to a deed of sale.

After Rena finished reading her vow, she slowly removed the knight's helmet from her head, Gray looked at her seriously, and then took the knight's sword handed by Knight Mick and slapped it three times on the top of Rena's head.

"From now on, Knight Rena, you will fight for me!" said Gray as he handed Raina the cavalry sword in his hand, which was densely carved with small letters, more symbolic than practical!

"I'll charge for you, Lord Baron!" replied Rena.

Gray nodded, and Rena stepped back behind Gray to stand, "Ruken!" Gray shouted again at the reminder of Master Mick.