Construction is still in full swing in the territory.

The guards in the village, the troops left behind by Godric, carried the Three Lions.

Godric seems to be very contractual, and in the two months that Leon's entire army has been dispatched, there are still many troops in White Hart Castle guarding McXiangling.

This is really good, and Leon is even a little moved.

But after entering the village, Leon always felt that there seemed to be more than a few dozen troops flying the Three Lions around him, and he felt as if he had seen several groups of Godric's men along the way......

Seeing that a group of archers in the village were forming a team, Li Ang went up and asked.

"Has anything happened lately? I think you have a lot of people......"

The leading archer said calmly: "Lord Leon, a group of bandits came a month ago, led by a few knights. ”

It seems that there are a lot of people who make up their own minds......

"Do you know who it is?"

Leon asked.

"They didn't enter the village, they were seen by another team of guys who changed guards before, and they said that there were all kinds of people, like a group of bandits."

Leon was indeed a little genuinely grateful to Godric.

Fortunately, he left the troops here......

Otherwise, who knows what the bandits will do?

"Mistress Godric and you are not here, so we reported this to Miss Amy. Miss Amy, in order to avoid an attack on your territory, has sent an additional 200 men to patrol a few times...... Then the bandits left and never came closer. ”

Leon exhaled, Miss Amy is a good person...... He felt he should be thankful.

And, looking at the meaning of this archer, when Godric was away, White Hart Fort turned out to be Amy's final say?

So he sincerely planned to invite the group of archers to a small drink, and by the way to understand the situation.

But his invitation was righteously denied.

The leading archer said, "Since you have returned, my lord, then our mission is completed, and Miss Amy has asked us to return to White Hart Fort as soon as we see you, without delay." I'm sorry, sir. ”

After saying that, he was ready to leave.

Leon had no choice but to stuff him with ale and send them away.

What a good ally, Leon sighed.

But as soon as the group of archers left, Lesley, who was in charge of logistics, found Li Ang with a puzzled face: "My lord, we have a lot less food...... The warehouses are empty! We must hurry up and replenish our food! But it's not good to buy this season......"

Only then did Li Ang react......

Amy, this cunning little girl......

It wasn't out of kindness!

She is here to let Mai Xiang bring out the grain to help raise soldiers in White Deer Fort!

Hundreds of people came to eat for more than a month!

And they have to be left open to eat, and maybe they can even take it with them - they are here to protect the territory! You have to thank them sincerely!

Godric's 'upfront investment' was taken back with all the principal and interest in one go......

I didn't expect the soft, cute and polite girl to be more calculating than Godric......

Sure enough, the nobleman's family is full of human spirits!

Leslie was anxious: "My lord, it's the beginning of January, the coldest time of winter. It is difficult to procure food on a large scale during this time period! What shall we do? ”

Lord Lord sighed: "Lesli, don't worry, it is estimated that the grain seller will arrive soon......"

Leon was very calm, he felt that Godric's daughter probably had a backhand.

Sure enough, just one day later, Leon received a letter with beautiful handwriting.

"Your Excellency Baron Leon, White Deer Fort would like to remind you that your territory is at least four months away from the next grain harvest. Although White Deer Fort is not wealthy, because of the close alliance between the two sides, White Deer Fort is still willing to help......"

The bottom half of the letter is a list of unit prices for various grains—similar to the menu in Leon's 'Food World'.

It looks like it's the same style......

Even the quotation method and operation mode are copied - the price has all doubled! It is also marked with 'home delivery' and 'cash on delivery'......

The letter was signed "General Manager of Bailubao Grain and Oil Company - Amy".

"Awesome...... Terrible...... Learned so quickly! ”

The lord shook his head as he watched.

Once the capitalist's path is seen through, it will naturally be imitated.

But Leon really didn't expect that the first person to imitate was Amy, a soft girl who looked simple and harmless.

Moreover, the routine is used so badly - during this time period, all the surrounding villages will stock up on grain for the winter, and they will not sell it.

If you go to a place like Changhe Town to buy, not to mention whether you can buy it or not, even if you buy it, it is estimated that only half of it will be left when you eat it and send it back. After all, there will definitely be wear and tear on the road, and a large number of soldiers will have to be sent to escort it to avoid looting.

Amy used the right time, place and people to force herself to go to her to buy food at a high price.

In fact, Li Ang didn't feel aggrieved, he now has the psychological ability to bear it - this is just a normal phenomenon after getting rich.

White Hart Fort is just trying to calculate some dinars, and they do provide protection for their own territory, and this protection fee is a good deal, much more cost-effective than the king's riding spear.

And doubling the price is not outrageous in the cold of winter - to be honest, if it were Leon himself, he could have increased the price fivefold!

Besides, the dinar is earned to be spent - only when you spend it can you earn it again, and you can't give birth to it in your hands.

Compared with buying food at a high price, Li Ang cared more about those bandits.

According to the archer, the bandits were led by a few knights, which was clearly not a serious bandit.

Leon was more worried about the kind of knights who had no lower limit at all—like Rainier. These people often act in a way that is nowhere to be found, and no one knows what they will do next.

In contrast, the actions of either the Grand Duke of Alma or King Ulrique would be relatively easy to judge.

It's nothing more than ambition-driven and profit-driven, and reverse thinking can be a bit of a spectrum.

But the logic of the behavior of some animals ...... Naturally, people can't be substituted.

So Li Ang wrote a letter to confirm the situation: "Dear General Manager Amy, please send someone to send the food over, I have the money ready." Also, do you have the whereabouts of those bandits? ”

A day later, more than a dozen truckloads of grain came over, bringing Amy's reply by the way: "They retreated a month ago, and now I don't know where they are, please be careful." ”

Then it is difficult to determine whether those bandits are hiding where to peep, and now there are few troops in the village, which is quite unsettling.

Li Ang had no choice but to start from the territory itself, strengthen the armament, and increase the defense.

He asked the crossbowmen who were familiar with the mercenary business to split up to recruit mercenaries, which was the most expensive but fastest way to increase the force in a short period of time, and there was money now.

And within the territory, the lord also began to vigorously train all the lords to replenish the army.

Relying on the money, and also relying on the fact that when the number of people is small, they can buy food to live, Li Ang directly recruited troops in an all-round way.

All the young men between the ages of 15 and 35 were drafted, both men and women—in fact, the vast majority of the people were young and strong, and most of the old and infirm were already killed when Rainier burned the village.

The lord plans to train his troops on a large scale.

But accidents always come faster than expected.

Before the crossbowmen have returned, and the recruits have not yet started training, trouble comes to the door first.

Risadilan is back.

The Noldor Elf was covered in injuries and ran back exhausted, and he brought back an unconscious man in black, who seemed to have completed the task assigned by Leon with great difficulty.

But the first thing he said when he saw Leon was terrible news:

"Lord Leon, a great army is coming here! At least a thousand! ”

"What!"