Lord of the North

Chapter 178: Mercenary

"Why don't you just give up the iron teeth collar and take over Lucca City?"

A few days later, when Willett saw Jason off outside Lucca, she couldn't help but ask her doubts.

It stands to reason that Jason's forces based on Lucca City should be able to develop faster.

"Because everyone in this city except Zola is not our own."

Jason squinted at this majestic giant city. It seemed that he had mastered the greatest power of Lucca City, but in fact his influence was still weak.

Even the people in the army have many people who hate themselves. They support Zola, not a prince who is rumored to be dull.

"How come? Haven't you already eliminated all the forces?"

Willett couldn't believe it. Some time ago, the nobles surrendered their rights and interests, and there was a lot of trouble in the city of Lucca.

"On the surface, this time I only need to make sure that when I fight around in the province of Lucca in the future, there will not be an army of thousands to encircle and suppress me, even if it has achieved the goal."

Jason smiled and said that when he came, he just wanted to contact Zola. He didn't expect so many things to happen, but with Luca City as the backing, the development of the iron tooth collar would be even faster.

For example, after the beginning of the spring, there will be an army sending thousands of slaves to the Ironfang collar.

"Now that you hold the military power, can they still dare to oppose you?"

Willett continued to persuade, he felt that Jason really didn't have to go back to the poor iron-tooth collar.

"I am a fief noble, and I will develop my territory without being in my territory. I will be despised if I run around." Jason said helplessly, this is the most important point.

As a lord, he doesn't manage his own territory, regardless of the living standards of his people. How can such a person support him?

So Jason is also a little depressed.

However, no matter whether the title of Lord Ironfang was imposed by force at the time or was taken over voluntarily, it didn't matter, the important thing was that his own people were still there.

Only a benevolent monarch can win the support of the people.

"I see."

Willett had to say in a low mood, but her good psychological quality quickly adjusted her mood back.

She raised her face and smiled and said, "When your Tiefang Town was built into a big city by you, I will move the Chamber of Commerce's residence."

The old butler behind Bolton was so scared by these words that he moved his resident to Tieya Town. Isn't this just sending out his belongings?

"Then it's settled. If you don't go, I will personally tie you up." Jason responded with a smile upon hearing the words.

"Dare you!" Willett wrinkled her nose.

"My lord, we should set off." At this time, the carriage and some supplies that Zola had prepared for Jason had been loaded, and Beowulf walked over and said respectfully.

In addition, she also sent a hundred soldiers to escort.

"Then I'm leaving. If you encounter any difficulties, I will go to Zola or Lancelot." Jason nodded to Beowulf to indicate that he knew, then turned to Villette and said.

Lancelot has not recovered from his injury so far. In order to avoid the deterioration of the wound infection on the road, Jason left him in Lucca City.

"I know, you are careful on the road." Willett was reluctant to give up, put his hand on Jason's face, and Jason took advantage of her hand.

After a long time, the two people separated, and Jason came to the front of the team and rode on the horse.

"Set off!"

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There are only a few days left before the New Year’s Day. Although there is no such thing as New Year in this world, on the last day of the year, the residents will prepare a table of good meals and good food, and then pray that God will have a great harvest in the coming year.

The climate in the north this year was fairly good. There were only two heavy snowfalls and no snow disasters occurred. This can be regarded as reducing the pressure on Jason Territory.

"I feel that I haven't come back for two months. The changes in Albania are quite big."

Jason looked at the snow-free gravel road leading to the town of Erbia, which was still a smooth dirt road when he left.

At this time, there was a sound of horse hoofs in the distance, and several cavalry galloped towards them, headed by Gareth.

Jason was spotted by the scouts in the town of Alba before he even approached Alba.

"My lord, welcome home."

After Gareth came to Jason, he rolled over and dismounted and said respectfully.

"Yes, it's better to stay comfortable in your own territory, and breathe more comfortably." Jason said exaggeratedly, but he was really happy in his heart.

Here is like his root in this world.

"This is Beowulf, this is Gareth, and you will be colleagues in the future." Jason immediately pointed to Beowulf next to them and introduced them to each other.

"I have seen adults." The two said in unison, and then couldn't help but smile at each other.

Speaking of them, both of them are from England, but the times are different.

"We said as we walked."

Jason said to Gareth that there are more than a hundred soldiers behind him. They have traveled a long distance for nearly a month and they need a good rest.

"What's the matter with this road?" Jason asked.

"Because of the casino, the flow of people in Alba has increased a lot recently. In order to facilitate their traffic, I have repaired this road on my own initiative." Gareth replied.

"Speaking of casinos, how is the recent income situation?"

Jason was a little nervous, after all, the traffic here in Iron Tooth is relatively inconvenient, and no one is willing to hurry to Alba to come to the casino.

“The casino’s business is pretty good. There are more than two thousand gold coins in income every month. It’s just that the nobility comes from relatively few. The Viscount Lyon occasionally brings friends over for entertainment. The other guests are basically businessmen and ordinary people. Mercenary." Gareth felt a little regretful.

"But the good news is that casinos have also driven the development of the market."

"Mercenary? What kind of mercenary?" Jason was a little puzzled. The profession of mercenary is more common in the Sixteen Nations League. After all, there are often wars over there.

"Some small chambers of commerce can't afford guards, so they will hire someone with a little bit of martial arts to temporarily serve as guards. Gradually, the career of mercenary appears in Alba." Gareth replied.

"Will these people have any impact on town security?" Jason asked~lightnovelpub.net~ These people are all people who lick blood with knife-heads and should not be easy to manage.

"In the beginning, some people did make trouble, so we sent people to intervene in this industry and set up a mercenary club to manage them in a unified manner. Their mercenary ranks are uniformly assessed by us, which represents a comprehensive assessment of their credibility and strength. , When the Chamber of Commerce hires them, of course, they will choose a higher level."

Gareth's calculations are very good, so it is like letting these chambers of commerce help them raise a group of soldiers who are not very disciplined.

When it is used, it only needs simple training to form combat power, and it also solves the problem of mercenary troubles.

"Good job." Jason looked at him in surprise, why didn't he think of this electron?

Sure enough, Gareth is worthy of being one of the twelve best of the Knights of the Round Table.

"Actually, I didn't expect to develop to this level. These are all accidents."

Now it was Gareth's turn to feel a little embarrassed, he did not think so much at first.