Otto was not joking, nor was he shouting a slogan.

For the new Eagle Castle, Otto felt that he could no longer just build an earthen fort to fool around the system as before.

Instead, a stone fort was built, and the area was several times larger than before. Otto felt that since it was going to be repaired, it would be good to put it in place all at once.

I don't know how old I am in this castle where I live now, and I don't like the room layout, so I just repair it and move directly when the time comes.

Otto also changed the location of the new Eagle Castle, no longer in the relative safety of the past, but chose a key location, close to the Jura Mountains, the crossing of Switzerland to France.

The location of the Aargau collar is naturally on the trade route from the south of Germany to France.

During this period, although commerce was not very developed, there were many caravans that passed through this road every year. Building castles at key locations on trade routes will greatly increase control over trade routes.

It's just that the place chosen by Otto is not too populated today, and it is dozens of miles away from the nearest village.

After seeing the location marked by Otto on the map, Wade couldn't help but frown and questioned:

"Young master, there is no village around this place, I have been there, and the terrain is not dangerous, who will provide the supplies that the castle needs to build a castle here?"

Most of the castles in this period were built near villages, mainly to facilitate control of nearby villages and to facilitate the acquisition of supplies. The significance of this kind of castle is greater than the military meaning.

A few castles were also built on important roads, checkpoints, and terrain hazards. This kind of castle is purely for military service.

In Wade's view, the location where Otto built Fort Eagle had neither economic nor military use, and it was likely to be like many abandoned castles, which were useless after repair, and finally abandoned because of the need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to maintain.

"I've thought about that." During this time, Otto had personally traveled around the territory and inspected the terrain on the spot, so he was naturally prepared.

"The land around the new castle is mostly plain, and there is a small stream on the nearby hill that also provides water. As long as some peasants are moved around, and let them survive on the castle, it is enough to ensure the daily consumption of the castle. ”

"In addition to building castles, you also have to relocate peasants?" Wade's brow furrowed even tighter. "Isn't the upfront cost a little too much? Master, are you sure we have enough funds to complete this project? ”

"Of course.... No. Otto spread his hands and told the truth.

"Well, let's not talk about money, I do have an idea about the migration of villagers.

You say, if I say that the land around the new castle is reclaimed by whoever reclaims it, and is exempt from taxes for the first year. You say, in this way, we can not pay for the relocation of the villagers, and there should be many villagers who volunteer to go to the vicinity of the new castle to open up the wasteland. ”

"If that's the case—" Wade thought about it for a moment, but nodded. It is true that there is a fee left, but it is still the previous question, young master, is your money enough? ”

"Oh, my dear Captain Wade, don't dwell on the problem of money first, I'll figure it out.

Anyway, let's do it for now, let's raise money while repairing. ”

Wade looked at Otto, feeling more and more that Otto was unreliable, and wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to speak.

In this era when castles are an extension of the power of the nobility, it seems wrong to persuade the lord not to build castles. After holding back for a long time, he didn't hold back his words, so he could only sigh and agree.

This Young Master Otto is still too young and impatient.

"Over there in the new castle, who is the young master going to send to oversee the work, is it still Bud?"

Otto hesitated for a moment, and Bard's expression of wanting to cry flashed in his mind, forget it, let's give him another chance.

"Well, it's still Bud, I can trust him, let him bring a few more guards with him, let Ginter follow, I'll go to see it often, there shouldn't be any more accidents this time."

By the way, the thing that asked you to check, how did you check it. ”

"There are some eyebrows, and they are still being traced."

"Well, I'm waiting for your good news."

After a few more casual conversations with Wade, Otto returned to the castle and ordered the blacksmith and weapons dealer in the territory to be found.

Recruits have been recruited, and it's time to prepare the matching weapons, and it's time for the knights of this era to see the power of crossbow arrows.

At dusk, Gint and several people came to Claire.

"Master Otto, the person you want has been found."

"Hmm." Otto nodded, looked at the three people standing with nervous expressions on their faces, and smiled on their faces.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just looking for you to find out something, which of the three of you will make a crossbow?"

Crossbow-making? The three of them, who were originally nervous, glanced at each other, but none of them spoke.

"No, no one will make a crossbow?" Otto was also a little dumbfounded.

As a well-deserved king of long-range weapons in the era of cold weapons, crossbows still have certain requirements for production skills. In his previous life, Otto, who was a liberal arts student, naturally didn't know how to make a crossbow, let alone a crossbow, and it would be difficult for him to make a bow, otherwise he wouldn't have to find a craftsman.

"Talk, they're all dumb, aren't they? Yes, it will, no, it won't. Gint couldn't stand it, and roared, and the three of them trembled, and one of them knelt down directly.

"Don't scare them." Otto glared at Gint dissatisfied, and Gint quickly apologized.

"Back... Back to the young master's words, I... I will! ”

The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground trembled and replied tremblingly.

"What about the two of you?" Otto looked at the other two, who were barely standing.

"I... I do not know. ”

"No, it won't."

Plopping and plopping, facing Otto's gaze, the two also knelt down.

Well, are you that scary?

Otto waved his hand, motioned for Ginter to take the two away, and then personally picked up the middle-aged man who said he could build a crossbow machine.

"Come, come, get up and speak."

As soon as Otto touched his body, he felt that the other party's body trembled even more, and it took a long time for the other party to stand firmly.

"Am I that scary?" Otto couldn't help it. "It's not to beat you or kill you, why are you so scared, looking for you, I want you to make money."

"No, no, no." The middle-aged man hurriedly waved his hand, shaking his head like a rattle. "It's my honor to be able to do things for the young master, no money, no money!"

"Okay." Otto gave up, this idea of hierarchy ingrained in his mind, and he couldn't do anything about it. He is not a savior of the Virgin, and he is too lazy to change, as an aristocratic class, he should get used to it and just go with the flow.

"You just said that you can make crossbows, do you have crossbows, show them to me."

"Yes, yes, in... In the small home, the small one will go back and get it! ”

Otto looked up at the sunset again, well, it's still early, and he should be back for dinner.

"It's okay, I'll go get it with you."