Chapter 11: The New Knight Squire
The problem of Eagle Castle is easy to solve, it only needs money and time. As for the funds, when the newly recruited soldiers are trained, they will be sent to collect cards and collect business taxes.
But how to deal with Lady Kaylin, Otto had no clue at all.
There was no direct evidence that Madame Kaylin had attempted to murder him, and the other party was so cautious that Otto did not know where to start now when he wanted to fight back.
The current situation is indeed a bit embarrassing for Otto, in the absence of evidence, Madame Kaelin is a countess no matter what, and he is only the heir, in terms of identity, there is not much difference between the two parties.
All this is based on the fact that the Count of Allgäu is still alive, and if Otto's cheap old man hangs up, then for Otto, all the troubles now will be solved.
As the rightful heir, he would inherit the earldom directly, and Lady Kaelin did not have the slightest legitimacy or possibility to compete with him for power.
It's a pity that Otto can't decide whether the cheap daddy lives or dies.
For a moment he couldn't think of a suitable way to deal with Lady Kailin, and Otto simply didn't want to. As long as he waited until his cheap dad returned to the territory, and when the new Eagle Castle was built, Lady Kaelin would be helpless to take him even if she hated him in her heart.
Anyway, the advantage is mine, the time is mine, and the main thing is to be careful and cautious to get through this vacuum period of power.
That Lady Kaylin is not so mad.
As it turned out, Otto was still a little too big-hearted.
When the guards threw several bodies out of the castle the next day, the Hartmann Knight stood in front of Otto and Lady Kailin, and calmly told him that the bandits had infiltrated the castle last night and were shot dead by the guards.
Otto thinks, Lady Kayline, is she crazy?
Let's not talk about whether the castle guards are ornaments or not, at least his own guards have loyalty. Even if the Hardeman knight's ass was crooked to Lady Kailin's side, it would be difficult for the guards to watch Otto be assassinated.
Instead of blaming the Hardeman Knight, Lady Kaylin praised the guards for their dutiful duties, and praised the Hardeman Knight's loyalty and ability, expressing her trust in the Hardeman Knight.
Otto rolled his eyes when he heard this, good fellow, why don't you play a double reed for me?
Civil servants, I will too.
Otto first highly praised the achievements of the Hardeman knight in leading the castle guard, and affirmed the Hardeman knight's work attitude, and the brilliant results of last night showed the outstanding talent of the Hardeman knight.
He stressed that protecting the safety of the castle is a long-term and difficult task, and although some phased achievements have been made, we must not be complacent. We should base ourselves on our feet, look to the future, and contribute to building a safer castle.
The Hardeman knight was stunned when he heard it, he always felt that Otto knew every word he said, but the words that were connected together were a little difficult to understand.
Lady Karin on the other side was also a little confused, and her smile froze.
Otto regretted that he had seen too little news in his previous life, and he hadn't learned the relevant language skills well, otherwise he would have given him a whole few hundred words speech.
After breakfast, Otto personally led the recruits to training.
It's not that Otto can't trust the loyalty of Wade's knights, but Otto feels that Wade may be strong in martial arts, but in terms of training soldiers, he should be inferior to him.
What should recruits train? Otto, who had experienced several military training in his previous life, naturally understood that it was obedience and physical fitness.
Obedience and physical training are not difficult to do.
In particular, these recruits are inherently obedient.
Otto could have told Wade how to train and let him train on his behalf, but thinking of the fate of many monarchs who trained the new army in history, Otto felt that it was better to take the lead himself.
"Run faster, haven't you eaten one by one? The last twenty people who ran had nothing to eat at noon. ”
"Don't you see that I'm standing here, whoever allows you to move, and you don't want to be whipped, just stand up for me."
“......”
The first day of training was undoubtedly fruitful, and even Otto himself was a little tired after just going through the training subjects with him.
You must know that his body has received various military training since he was a child, and he is not short of nutritional intake. He was like that, and you can imagine how the recruits were howling in the camp.
It is said that many recruits fell asleep after eating dinner that day.
Wade also raised his own doubts about the intensity of the training. However, Otto said that this is not a problem, the recruits are not used to it at the beginning, and it is good to get used to it later, as long as the nutrition they eat can keep up, this training method is fine.
The next day, considering the physical fitness of the recruits, Otto decisively reduced the amount of exercise, but even so, it still tired the recruits enough.
In this way, through a week of joint training, Otto successfully instilled discipline in these recruits, and at the same time, made the recruits develop feelings for him as "their own people".
Now that the purpose has been achieved, Otto no longer has to perform the drama of "sharing weal and woe" every day, and can supervise as an instructor with peace of mind.
The news of recruiting knights and squires has been released recently.
Baron Hill Kellermann, a vassal of the Count of Allgäu, sent his second son Gert and his third son Ivo to become Otto's squires.
In addition to him, other nobles in the Aargau collar also sent their own suitable sons and nephews to Otto's side, so that Otto suddenly had more than a dozen attendants.
"I think you should know that I'm not qualified to be a knight. However, although I can't provide you with the knight's title at the moment, I can still provide you with the income from the Mining.
This time, I am going to select three alternative knights from among you, and these three will become my personal guards, and at the same time receive a knight's income, and will become official knights in the future. ”
In the face of the newly arrived more than a dozen attendants, Otto was very satisfied, these people, but they are all talents who have received military education since childhood, and they are not the same as those recruits, this is instant combat power.
A small jousting tournament and an exhibition match began, and Otto watched from the sidelines with great enthusiasm.
In the end, Gore, the eldest son of the Monton Knights, won the small game. Baron Hill's two sons, Ghent and Ivo, ranked second and third respectively.
Otto did not break his promise, and immediately called Simon's butler, drew three knights out of his territory, and commanded.
"In the future, all the income received by these three knights will be transferred to them."