Looking at Lisa's happy expression, he shook his head, and sighed secretly in his heart, he could only do this to this extent at present. Back in the bedroom, lying on the soft and comfortable bed, the information of the current king flashed through his mind.

The current king, Aubrey Newgate, was fond of gathering nobles for hunting, which was held up to 12 times a year, which caused the displeasure of all nobles.

Under the feudal system, the nobility was not required to pay taxes to the king. The obligation of the fiefdom nobility, according to the size of the territory, sent knights and soldiers to perform military service to the king every year. If you can't go, you have to take out a certain amount of military service tax to offset it. Moreover, each generation of succession to the title must pay a hereditary fee to the king, and each rank has a fixed number according to the rank of the title, which is roughly equivalent to the annual income of an ordinary realm.

The king hunted, held banquets, and according to common sense, the nobles had to come up with some gifts, which was a disguised collection of taxes, and no nobles would be willing. Moreover, the king liked to use him to hunt prey, but he rarely hunted each time, and the nobles present were often hungry.

Over time, few nobles corresponded.

King Aubrey had no choice but to change it to twice a year, and in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce of the God of Commerce, an auction would be held every time he hunted, and the auction was full of good things.

In order to participate in the auction, the nobles had to pinch their noses and admit it. But every time I brought gifts, I brought some hares, pheasants, poultry, and some even some eggs.

Lei Ming touched his nose, smiled bitterly, and suddenly reacted, is there really too much red wine for a hundred gold coins?

The next day, after breakfast, Lisa walked into the dining room with a bottle of red wine, bowed her head and said, "My lord, this is the red wine you wanted, and it has been packaged." ”

The muscles in the corners of Thunder's eyes twitched, and he silently took it, went out and got into the carriage, surrounded by Fafer and the three guardian knights, and headed towards Port Vale.

It was noon, and a large warship was visible in the harbor. At the docks, hundreds of pirates dressed in naval gear stood neatly. Seeing Lei Ming get off to buy a car, under the leadership of Sayles, he saluted respectfully.

Lei Ming glanced at it and nodded with satisfaction, these pirates have some regular army temperament after more than three months of training. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Sayles took the initiative to bend down and let him pat him on the shoulder, and he was satisfied: "Yes, Sayles, it seems that you have not been lazy during this time." ”

"Everything is the credit of the lord. Sayles solemnly gave a knightly salute and said respectfully.

"Get up!" Viscount Ben knows. Lei Ming stretched out his hand to help him, saw him take advantage of the situation, strode into the dock, and said as he walked: "Sayles, Viscount Ben is going to the royal capital, and you send a medium-sized warship to send it down." ”

Sayles hesitated, and said, "My lord, let's use a large warship! I'll send you there myself, and the neighborhood has been a little unpeaceful lately." ”

Lei Ming nodded indifferently, got on the largest warship, and under the cover of three medium-sized warships, headed towards the royal capital. On the way, after the excitement of going to sea for the first time, it gradually became boring. Out of boredom, ask Sayles about the size of the ships and pirates.

There are generally three types of warships, small, medium, and large. The small warship could carry 50 people, and all but 10 sailors were all combatants. Medium-sized warships can carry a hundred people and have 60 combatants. Large warships can carry 200 people and about 130 combatants.

Small pirates generally have one medium-sized warship, about ten small warships, and about 300 people. Medium-sized pirates had 10 medium-sized warships and more than 100 small warships with about 3,000 men. There are more than ten large pirate warships, more than 100 medium-sized warships, thousands of small warships, and tens of thousands of people, which can be described as the uncrowned king of the sea, and even the average empire does not dare to provoke easily.

Lei Ming touched his chin, looked thoughtful, and said with a smile: "Sails, I didn't expect you to be a medium-sized pirate group, Viscount Ben is really honored!"

"Your Excellency. Sayles looked hesitant, his lips muttering, but he couldn't say a word for a while.

Lei Ming turned his hands behind his back, looking at the endless sea, and the howling sea breeze made his clothes hunt. He retracted his gaze and said with a smile: "Viscount Ben doesn't pay attention to the process, all he wants is the result. Viscount Ben doesn't care if you're truly loyal or not, and can even promise not to meddle in your navy. But Viscount Ben only needs one request, and does everything for me. ”

The smile on his face instantly converged, his eyes showed a compelling gleam, and he asked expressionlessly, "Sayles, do you agree?"

"My lord, I have agreed to all the conditions, and the only request is to send my son to the Magic Tower to be taught by Wizard Auston. Sayles clenched his fist and let go, and suddenly raised his head with a serious expression.

"Yes. Lei Ming's ears seemed to remember Auston's tricky words, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly. Woe comes from the mouth, with little Simon, do you still want to stay out of it?

Not far away, three small warships with blood-red skull flags appeared, looking at the large warship sitting on Lei Ming, wandering for a while, and finally chose to bypass it far away.

Lei Ming frowned and asked, "Are there a lot of pirate groups on the sea recently?"

"Yes, sir. Sayles looked much more relaxed, less reserved than before. "A few months after the locust plague, there was a gradual food shortage in the noble lands. Many people secretly colluded with pirates, robbing coastal cities and robbing passing ships. Moreover, this kind of thing is becoming more and more like this, and it is spreading to us from other continents. ”

Lei Ming had a sense of foreboding in his heart, walked back and forth in the bow of the ship a few times, forced his heart to suppress the irritability in his heart, and said, "Sayles, pay attention to protecting the coast when you go back." In addition, some ships were sent to survey the surrounding sea surface to facilitate access to local merchant ships. Whatever the outcome, send me a message as soon as you get the news. ”

"Yes, sir. Sayles' face changed, and he said solemnly.

"The people are not afraid of death, why are they afraid of death?" Lei Ming rubbed his painful eyebrows, thinking of the words of his previous life, he was deeply touched now.

The food in the territory barely lasts for a month, and once there is a problem with the merchant ship to buy grain, there will definitely be turmoil. Hungry lords don't care if you're a nobleman or not.

"My lord, although I don't want to admit it, with my years of experience, we are in trouble. Sayles pointed to the rear and said helplessly.

Three small warships followed far behind. At first, I was a little sneaky, but when I saw that they didn't pay attention to it, I simply followed openly. From time to time, the pirates on the ship laughed loudly and pointed at them.

"Can you catch up with them at such a distance? A cold light flashed in Lei Ming's eyes, and he said coldly.

"Don't worry, sir. Sayles patted his chest hard, quickly ran to the back, and gave a loud order.

The four ships slowly turned around and increased in speed, sending up a wave that smashed into the pirates' horrified gaze, shattering their ships.

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