"All believers in the God of the Stars, as long as they have a firm faith, truly believe in the teachings of the Church of the Stars, and are able to give everything to the Church, they will have the opportunity to be favored by God!"

The Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Flying Fish Harbor comes to a saint-lady who tells her story.

Because of her diligence and loyalty, she gained the ability to perform magic while serving the Prophet.

Although it was only a small strengthening technique, not long ago, this saintess was only a noblewoman in the Hoklanduriku Kingdom, not a wizard!

The news soon spread everywhere, and the drunkards and merchants of Flying Fish, Dumport, Cold Ice Harbor, Trandahoof Harbor, and Ener Harbor were discussing the matter.

In a short period of time, the cohesion of the Church of the Stars has increased a lot, especially the nuns in churches and monasteries around the country, who have also prayed regularly these days.

The Kingdom of Kocako, an inland kingdom with a population of just half a million.

Some time ago, the population was only more than 400,000, but it was not until the grain production increased in the past few years, and the antipyretic medicine and midwifery technology traded by the country of stars were obtained, and the number of births and the survival rate of babies have greatly improved.

The kingdom of Kocako has a royal city and three counties.

The currency is different in different places, and the title system is also different, the dukes of the Kocako Kingdom have no territory, and those who have only earls and barons have territories.

The earl is a great nobleman, the duke is a royal nobleman such as a prince, and the baron is the loyalist under the earl, which is equivalent to the head of a village in the earl's territory.

In a large two-story room in the royal city of Kogiako, Alotlai, a knight was standing quietly in front of a middle-aged man.

"Prince Sergio, these are all must-haves, it's been a long time since we've had a good meal."

Prince Sergio looked at the knight in front of him angrily, "Mas! You have to explain why there is a cost to find a prostitute!! ”

Maas looked at the angry prince in front of him, and explained very casually: "You must relax before going to war, so that you can think of coming back." ”

"It's not my own meaning, it's the bastard boys' own meaning, and I can't control them." Maas said innocently: "You know, I have a wife, and there are two more." ”

Sergio was furious, but had to suppress it.

The knights under his command are all in charge of this man, and the strength of the other party is undoubted, and he has helped him solve a lot of troubles, but it is also very difficult to manage.

"Last year, you sold the medicine that the king bought, and all the money you earned was spent?" Sergio didn't want to pay for it.

Maas said as a matter of course: "It's been spent a long time ago, those nobles can't pay much money at all, and there are many people who went to Feiyu Harbor to buy medicine themselves, those merchants really deserve to die!" ”

Sergio didn't dare to be too strict with his subordinates, the Kogiko royal family did not have many soldiers, and now most of them were with the king, and his first prince only had more than 300 people.

These three hundred people were from the city, and also from the nobles who had no inheritance rights and territories in various places, and some of them also came to help.

To feed these more than 300 people is a very serious problem for Sergio.

In the past, the first prince did not need to support so many people, and before inheriting the throne, there were only two hundred people at most.

Mainly due to the recent conflict between the Church of the Stars and the Church of Dawn, the king of the Kingdom of Durella was overthrown by his men, causing the Kogiac royal family to also start cultivating its own army.

Sergio needs to take care of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of more than 300 people, and these alone are a lot of money, and what is even more troublesome is that these 300 people have to be given weapons and mounts.

Although mounts only need to be prepared for a few people, the cost of armor is terrifying.

These alone are not enough, these 300 people are like children waiting to be fed, and they are asking for money all day long!

They refuse to stay at home obediently, and they refuse to go to training, and they spend all day in the royal city and cause trouble!!

"I asked for money last month, I asked for money the other day, and I want money today! I've been looking for the Chancellor of the Exchequer for you a dozen times! The king won't give us another gold coin this month! ”

Sergio accuses this group of people of greed, they are like vicious women who want to suck all their money clean!!

Maas said helplessly: "Your Highness, do you know that I am not that kind of bad person, I am not stingy with that little gold coin, I asked you for money because I really need money, we young lads want to eat meat once a month, can't this be done?" ”

Sergio was offended when he heard that the 300 people wanted to eat meat, or twice a month.

"You can have bread and beans to eat!"

After scolding, Sergio felt that he was a little excessive, worried that these knights would make trouble, and quickly said: "Once a month for meat, you need more than fifty sheep a month!" Do you know how much it is?! How many peasants can be employed?! ”

Maas knew that Sergio was reluctant to spend money, and he also knew that Sergio had money.

Even if he was scolded by Sergio, Maas said unhurriedly: "If we don't eat meat and drink wine, we won't have the strength, the Church of the Stars has enough wine and meat, how can we compare those who eat bread with those who eat meat?" ”

"If we really want to fight at that time, whether it is the Dawn Church or the Star Church, we may not have the strength to hold weapons."

Sergio glared at Maas.

Maas was unmoved, even if the other party was a prince, there was nothing to be afraid of.

"Your Highness, I also know that this is very difficult, so you shouldn't recruit so many people, what will those people do besides eating food?"

"In the Knights, there are only a dozen knights who can really be used, and not all of them have to give this money, as long as a few people are enough."

"Your Highness, we are all your cronies!"

Sergio struggled for a few seconds, but was finally persuaded by Maas.

"I want to find a way, this year the king has sent people to support the port of En'er in the country of stars, we have a good relationship with the country of stars, I want to go to the country of stars in person, see if I can exchange something cheap and easy to sell back, it is best to borrow some gold coins."

Maas quickly said: "As your faithful knight, I am willing to accompany you there." ”

Sergio nodded, in agreement.

Sergio was trained as a monarch and was himself a future king of Kogiako.

Now that the old king is not in good health and is about to die, Sergio needs to cultivate his team as soon as possible and establish a solid regime.

If you can get the help of the Star Country, then joining the Star Church is also a good choice.

***

Humans are all the same, knights in the West need rewards for war, and barbarians need the same here.

Wine, meat, houses, women, land, wealth, these are the best rewards.

Lawrence thinks about the countries he has to face, and the problems associated with them.

All countries are the kind of countries with a feudal system, and these countries don't seem to be strong, but if you really get in, you will find it difficult to gnaw, especially those nobles who have territories, which are very difficult to fight.

Even a king could not deprive a baron of his domain casually, and the nobles of this era valued the territory more than their own lives.

The Nation of Stars has developed the concept of realms and lords, such as Turaka and the territories he administers, as well as the countess and her Wakiri domains, as well as several barony realms in Vakiri.

Beoff and Seravin are not lords, because the time is too short, they have not yet realized that they are noble lords.

Seravin himself was a slave, and Beoff was also a child raised from a young age, so it would be acceptable to transfer them elsewhere.

Over time, all sorts of problems will arise.

But it is a growing trend for people to have private property, and Lawrence doesn't mind that these people have territory, as long as they stay away from him.

Rather than cutting flesh from the king, the feudal realm handed over to designated people the areas far from the royal capital and not easy to govern, and allowed to run the territory for generations, sending troops to support the king when necessary, waiting for his command, and paying taxes.

If you are unified, it is to create blessings for future generations, and the people of this generation must hate themselves.

Lawrence didn't want to be so tired, he didn't want to fight with the noble realms around the world for the rest of his life.

In this era, there is no basis for great unification, and language alone will take several generations to evolve.

Lawrence thought very clearly, he was responsible for laying the foundation, anyway, as long as the country of stars was developed, and the population was raised to the scale of millions of millions.

There is no eternal kingship in this world, and there is no eternal dynasty, and when it develops to a certain extent, decay is a certain thing.

The same is true of the church, Lawrence does not believe that his church can always be religious, nor does he believe that future generations will always believe in the existence of God.

The more I look through, the more I feel that there is no need to participate in disputes in the outside world.

Lawrence didn't even want to fight with the Dawn Church, but the Dawn Church couldn't accommodate this small country with only a few tens of thousands of people.

"Tomorrow is the day of paycheck, are you all ready?" Lawrence asked the maid beside him.

Emma said respectfully, "This month's salary is ready, it has been shipped to the warehouses in the town of Phumixiu and the port of the ferry today, and it can be paid early tomorrow morning." ”

Lawrence nodded, "I'll go over tomorrow, and the date of payment of wages will be set on the last Sunday of the month, so that I won't delay my usual training, and I can go home directly after receiving my salary, or it doesn't matter what I do." ”

Emma is not worried about wages, there has been no delay since the salary package was set, and the warehouses everywhere are also full of spare supplies.

"Master, after the coal and wool of the Kingdom of Gran are not sold to us, is there no problem on our side?"

Lawrence smiled, "It's okay, it's not just the Kingdom of Gran that has coal on the ground, there are a lot of them in the Hasenli and Hokuriku Kingdoms, and even the Sterl Territory and Pig's Trotter City are not less. ”

"We are the only ones who will buy these black stone slags on a large scale."

Emma was reassured, "Yes, master." ”

Lawrence remembered the people who had confronted the Kingdom of Grand and the Church of Dawn.

"It's almost summer in the port of En'er, and even if the fruit from our side is transported, it will be rotten, and it will be troublesome."

Lawrence said casually: "Give each of them a hundred copper coins, they can find women or buy food and clothing from the kingdom of Durella and Decaux, but if they lose the port of Enr, I will send them to Vakiri to grow potatoes!" ”

Emma respectfully said, "Yes, merciful master. ”

The people of Harbor En'er did not go to war for this salary, but to become noble lords and lords, with their own domains and estates.

For this goal, these people are not just as simple as defense, they are always looking for flaws with great offensive intentions.

Despite the veneer of civilization, these sailors of the port of Enr were still savages, and more savage and warlike than before, and more eager to trade the lives of their enemies for reward and honor, and to step on the bones of others and seize their cattle and women! (End of chapter)