A hundred light bikes rode into the wind, and Bran soon left the borders of Florence.

Florence is located in Central Italy, and the territory is a bit like an ellipse and extends from the north and south, so the coastline is very long.

Bran rode all the way to the northern border into a countdom.

"Your Highness, I'm about to see the Blue Snake Territory."

"They still owe us a bunch of debts."

"If you neglect Your Highness, you want them to look good."

The countess wore the family coat of arms of the Blue Serpent on a white background.

"Bailey. Anzhen" - the name of the countess.

Known as Bolonshire, the territory has long been protected by the Republic and is about 6,000 square kilometers in size.

It has a population of more than 50,000.

It was originally a rich and fertile land, due to its proximity to Venice to the northeast.

It was also a major maritime city at one time.

However, after the former lord participated in the Second Crusade, he accumulated a large amount of debt.

Debts have accumulated from generation to generation, and the biggest creditor is Florence.

Ninety percent of the debt was held by Florence.

So this territory is like the back garden of Florence, and the borders are just decorations.

Thirty percent of the annual shipping tax for ships docked here is paid back to Florence.

Although it is located in northern Italy and is an independent county, it is regarded as its own dependency by Bran due to its huge arrears.

As soon as Bran entered Boronshire, the Countess appeared.

She brought twenty men to greet her, and wanted to wash Bran's dust.

This hundred light horsemen Bran was particularly picked, and the horses were strong.

They are all good hands.

Bran's knights, who had transported paper through here many times, were also familiar with the countess.

When the two men met on the side of a single-plank bridge, Blanze's horse was ahead of him, and the countess did the same.

The countess gestured in a friendly greeting, and Bran only nodded.

Bran was wearing a mask, and Bailey and the others couldn't see what he looked like now.

Although she already knew from the intelligence of her subordinates that the Teutonic Knights controlled the city,

But Bran is not in power either, so she only addresses Bran as "Your Excellency", and Bran is the same.

"I've got food and everything ready, please come back to the castle with me.

Bran's hundred horsemen were divided into three regular parts, a formation that penetrated directly into the countess's ranks, enveloping them and putting a great deal of pressure on them.

If it is not necessary, Bran will not bring a sword and a gun behind him to a force that is not directly under him.

Who knows if there will be an ambush?

When Bran arrived at the castle, he dismounted and undressed and took off his mask.

The first thing he saw was at the archers in the castle, paying attention to the position.

Desley too, seventy percent of the 100 men are veteran members of the Teutonic Order, who have been fighting and killing enemies since their establishment eight years ago.

For danger, it is sensitive to the bone.

Several men surrounded Bran, and if the archers on the high platform tried to make trouble, the flesh and blood would block the arrows, and then the angry companions rushed up and chopped the archers into pulp.

When the mask was removed, Bran's black hair and purple eyes were revealed, Bailey was also stunned.

Bran brought so many people here, all of them murderous, and they had less contact if they could.

She doesn't ask, she just does her best to play the role of host.

Before the meal, Bailey bathed and changed her clothes, and put on a white and soft silk dress.

Put down the tied hair, originally heroic, now it looks delicate.

She was only twenty-two years old, and at the age of fourteen she was instructed by her father to recruit a knight.

But the knight died in the Battle of Tongxia, so now she is also a widow.

At the end of each war, a large number of nobles will lose their spouses and find new targets in order to multiply their families.

If Bran has the right one among his men, she can consider it as well.

During the meal, Bran brought seven people into the parlor.

They were Desley, Simon, Uller, Arno, Ichisu, Duren and his Viking henchman Polarin, as well as a drug tester.

After being intimidated by Bran last time, this Viking tiger now sees Bran completely unpresumptuous.

When he looked at the wine presented by the countess's servant, although it was fragrant, he resisted the urge to take it.

"Welcome to Bolonshire, where you can taste some of the best wines in the peninsula."

Grapes are a specialty of Bologne and are so popular that every year a large number of merchants sell the wine to the Mediterranean coast.

In the banquet hall of the Lord's Castle, ordinary guests sit around the wide dining table.

The lord sat alone at a table, and Bran was flanked by the well-dressed countess.

Instead of cold hard armor on the chest, it was changed to a silk dress that was soft and could bring out the charm of the female body.

There is a shining pearl on the collarbone.

Bran looked at the pearl necklace, and when his grandfather had also been on patrol of paper transports, he had visited the castle once, and was also entertained by the countess.

The grandfather later returned to the manor and said that there was a necklace of the principality that had fallen on Bailey. On An Zhen's body.

At this moment, Bran felt that the chain should have been left by his grandmother, and that his grandfather had fled the duchy with him, and that Mrs. Meghan had taken it for resale or transfer to others

Bran looked at it this way, which made Bailey a little misunderstood, she covered her chest with her hand, pointed to the dishes on the table, and said, "Your Excellency, please use it." ”

Resolved the embarrassment.

But Bran didn't move his chopsticks, and eight of his men sat upright.

Seeing this, Bailey could only laugh and put down the knife and fork, and did not dare to use it first.

The knights who followed Bailey also stopped moving.

Bailey felt extremely stressed, she couldn't grasp what Bran was thinking?

As a lord, although she can't afford to pay off so many debts, as long as she does one thing well, she can keep her family alive, and that is not to be on the wrong side!

She already knew about Bran's summoning of the lords of northern Italy to the Alps, but Bran did not send a letter to her, but only said that he would borrow the north for a while.

This worried Bailey for days.

While she was thinking wildly, Bran's drug tester leaned over under Bran's eyes, cut Bran's things into pieces with a knife and fork, and put them in her stomach for a while, after making sure that she was okay.

Bran said slowly, "Eat." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The eight of them spoke in unison, as if Bran was the owner of the castle.

This made Bailey embarrassed and angry.

It's too bullying, doesn't Bran show that he doesn't believe in himself by doing this?

But there was no way, there was a Florentine mercenary army in the county, about one hundred and fifty people.

Yesterday I learned that Bran was coming, and immediately set up camp near the castle.

With the addition of Bran's 100 people, it is not difficult to take this castle.

"This year's harvest is very bad, more than half of the territory has been reduced, I sent those 300 people earlier to support the battle of Tongxia, almost all the army was wiped out, for the sake of the people, I have to be patient, otherwise he urges me to repay, it will be troublesome."

Bailey gulped down her food, convincing herself to calm down.

As long as he endured it all night, Bran was gone.

Bran ate the lamb chops and thought about it, he hadn't made up his mind yet, what was going to happen to this territory?

Bailey is quite peaceful, and basically does not dare to disobey the consul's warrant from Meath City.

But what if there is a new earl in the future?

The "inheritance method" used by Bolong is "male first".

But women also have the right to inherit.

Before Bailey's father died, he appointed Bailey as an heir and recruited a knight.

The offspring under birth will continue to inherit the Anzhen family.

Now Bailey has no children and no husband.

If he dies, the successor is likely to be a male of the family branch, and will he still be so obedient in the future?

However, if this territory is swallowed, then it will be necessary to start operating and building this place and invest a lot of money, which is obviously not the best choice for Bran, who wants to use force to fight Nifu.

Bran looked at his men, and he noticed that Simon was also peeking at the countess.

Or rather, unscrupulous looking.

The vassals will follow the example of the sovereign's attitude toward others.

If the lord is tough and arrogant, the vassals are easy to be brave and aggressive.

Although Bran did not say it directly, a hundred light horses stepped into the territory, and Bran did not dismount to be examined, and when he met the countess, he rode in front of her.

Now with the dinner party, who dares to move Bran if he doesn't move his chopsticks?

Bran was the de facto owner of Florence, and Bologna was effectively dominated by Florence.

Simon was given the title of Duchy Baron by Bran.

At present, Simon feels that his status is close to that of the countess.

I remembered what Bran told him before he left, to help him find a marriage partner.

Belle. Isn't An Zhen a good candidate?

I'm worthy of you!

The young countess, presumably the belly can give herself many children?

Simon looked at Bailey with what he thought was a gentlemanly and friendly look.

The countess felt it, and it was not easy to attack.

She was afraid of Bran, and seeing that Bran didn't speak, she looked away from the other diners.

Her own knights, nothing to look at, she looked at Desley.

Desley has also been in contact with Bailey, steady and decisive, with amazing force, if she is not from a foreign country, she is a good partner after deducting her age, but she already has a wife and children.

Durham was just introduced by Bran and is from Ireland.

It was a cold place, and he had a family, and the Vikings he brought with him were just as unpleasant.

Arno, Ichsu, Ulle, these three knights, for the first time they met.

When Bailey looked at the three of them, her eyes met Arnold's, and Arnold lowered her head shyly.

This is the Countess! It was the first time he had been looked directly at by such a noble woman.

Arnold loves food, but when he is seen like this, he suddenly can't eat anymore, and learns Bran's way of eating slowly, like a turtle walking.

Gently cut it with a knife and fork, slowly place it in your mouth, and then take a sip of the wine.

Presumably this is aristocratic temperament!

Because he was born as a serf, he used to eat and drink wildly, and Bran's men laughed at him like this.

Arnold followed Bran, shaved off his beard and trimmed his hair into a short haircut.

Swing the sword 200 times a day.

I studied Italian hard and grew stronger and stronger.

But aristocratic etiquette, he never learned.

The way he looks now feels particularly comical.

Among the people who laughed, there was also Bailey.

Nothing else, she felt Arnold's appearance was honest and cute.

Unlike those scheming, murderous knights.

When she laughed, she forgot to cover her teeth with a fan.

And this smile made Arnold's heart feel like being blown by a soft wind, and his heart was unsettled.

Arnold laughed back stupidly.

Love always comes out of nowhere......