"Name?"

In the residence of the Royal Knights, Losa, who had completed a series of tedious rituals and officially became the Count of Outer Jordan, finally found time to interrogate his captives.

"Julia"

"I seem to have seen you before?"

Julia replied with some trepidation: "Yes, I am the wife of Baron Henus of Hebron, and after the baron dies in battle, his domain and title will be inherited by me. ”

Lothar asked, "Was Baron Henus really killed in battle?" ”

An unnatural look flashed on Julia's face: "No, I killed him, if he is alive, it will be difficult for me to hide the secret that I am a vampire." ”

"It's honest, from now on, your fiefdom in Henus will be recovered, and your accomplices, which poor lord's wife is she?"

"She's the frost of Baron Malfoy."

"It's really the same routine."

The word frost can already explain everything.

"You're the one behind the scenes, Lady Stephanie, but I don't understand, what price did she pay to get you two vampires to do it to me?"

"She's got the secret that we're vampires, and if we don't do things for her, she'll get our identity out there."

"You're afraid of her threats?"

"We are reluctant to earn our hard-earned status as a human nobility."

Lothar suddenly said: "It's really hard-earned." ”

Julia hung her head and said, "My lord, you have asked so much, I also want to ask you a question, how can a mere human being get the allegiance of so many transcendents?" ”

Lothar sneered, "If it weren't for the fact that there was still a place to get you, I would have sent you to see Heavenly Father by now." ”

Julia has been cursed with blood by Fringi, and life and death are in her hands.

Julia, the native lord of Hebron, knew much more about the situation here than Lothar, an outsider.

He wanted to abolish the tax system, defeat the pagan local powerhouses, and naturally have a place to get Julia.

Lothar waved his hand, he didn't care about the beautiful appearance of the vampire in front of him, and he didn't plan to make him a confidant: "You stand down, Hans, you bring En, Moder, Ulm, and Andreas in." ”

The four henchmen, who had been following Lothar for a long time, walked into the temple with some trepidation.

"My lord, what are you looking for us?"

"You have served me for a long time and have done a lot of meritorious deeds, and I will open my own court in Hebron next, and many vacant courtiers will need you to fill them."

Lothar stood up and drew his armed sword and placed it on Lynn's shoulder: "Len, in the name of the Earl of Outer Jordan, I have appointed you as the warden of my court, and I am responsible for the purchase and cultivation of fine war horses. ”

"Moder, I appoint you as the sheriff of Hebron, the commander of the city defenses, and responsible for the maintenance of law and order in Hebron."

"Andreas, you are the clothing officer, responsible for the procurement, storage and maintenance of all ordnance and armor."

"Ulm, I appoint you an officer in the cavalry company."

The four were overjoyed.

They all knelt down and thanked them.

In fact, there are countless positions of courtiers, hunting officers, heraldic officers, engineering officers, and Lothar can fabricate an official position at any time and give it to his subordinates as long as he wants. "Hans, you have to stay in Jerusalem and take charge of the military affairs of the Order for me—I know you can do it well, and you have proved it during this time. ”

Hans said helplessly, "My lord, I will follow your orders. ”

He secretly said in his heart, my lord, this is using me as a tool again, right?

"Next, gather all the axe guards and hussars, and we will set off at once and head to the fiefdom of Hebron!"

"Yes."

…

Before leaving, Lothar was at the headquarters of the Royal Knights, and saw Uldin, holding a Bible wrapped in chains, preaching loudly to the crowd.

He sighed softly.

The development of the Redemption Order of St. Lazarus, even with the support of Baldwin IV, was not smooth sailing.

The people's preconceived notions, the low literacy rate, were all stumbling blocks for Uldin to teach them about first aid in the field.

"But these difficulties are for Ulding to think about how to solve them, and all I can do is to provide him with a strong backing and support."

Jerusalem is only forty kilometers away from Hebron.

In the afternoon, the group arrived in Hebron.

Lothar did not summon his vassals at the first time, but ordered people to select a full hundred of the most elite infantry from the original security forces in Hebron.

Lothar intends to immediately transfer them to the "Retention Veterans Brigade", and the full value of loyalty granted by the system will give Lothar a hundred pairs of loyal and reliable eyes to monitor all of Hebron for him.

This is much more reliable than Jinyiwei.

The name of the Retention Veterans Brigade comes from the ancient imperial period, those veterans who had fought a hundred battles and made enough meritorious deeds to be granted land, and after retiring from the army, they served as urban inspectors in rural areas.

But this position is only the work that will allow them to retire for the rest of their lives.

When the need arises, they will return to the battlefield with weapons in hand and become the backbone of an army.

The reason why Lothar is in such a hurry to form an elite standing army of his own is to deter the local nobles.

If he does not have enough power, even if he has de jure rule, the noble earl will be hollowed out by his vassals.

Since Lothar did not want to perpetuate the tax system that had sustained the land for so many years, the resistance was staggering.

Therefore, he must at least be the first to take the lead.

A hundred elite armored infantry can't deter Xiaoxiao.

But if he only led the hussars and the Varangian guard, even if he added the armored sergeants drawn from Yogrussburg, there were only about a hundred men, and he would be looked down upon.

After the times were corrected, the equipment of the remaining veteran brigade was adjusted to a full set of chain mail, as well as a short sword, a large square shield, and three heavy javelins.

Changing classes does not improve a soldier's physical fitness.

But the rich combat experience of the remaining veterans is the greatest asset.

In the blink of an eye, there were a hundred more elite, battle-hardened hoplites under his command.

Moreover, they are also closely involved with various forces in the city.

No one could have imagined that the person who was supposed to be on the same side as them would become Lothar's most loyal fan in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Lothar sent people to prepare a grand banquet to invite his vassals, including some local pagan heroes, to come to the banquet.

These vassals were, of course, limited to the knights attached to Hebron and some of the more nearby barons, such as the two vampire Frosty dead husbands.

After a while, he would also invite the lords of the whole of Transjordan to come.

96.

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