On May 5, 1117 in the continental calendar, five months have passed since the end of the first siege war. During these five months, the Kingdom of Winster and its allies and dependent countries had no war and began to recuperate. Richard was also canonized the emerging nobles in the conquered areas. A large number of Germans were scattered throughout the kingdom and became the aristocratic masters. The soldiers also returned to the land they had acquired safely and enjoyed the peaceful life after the war.

After the kingdoms of Pravia, the Kingdom of Delj, and the Kingdom of Ramirez were conquered, Richard used the large tracts of Borderlands as a reward for his military exploits. The soldiers of the first and second legions were satisfied. After getting the land, they came to the land to build the manor with their military salaries, and hired the conquered people to work for themselves, but this does not mean that they will no longer have to participate in military operations. They still have to gather in the main city of the nearby area every year to participate in the necessary Military training, and when a war breaks out, they are also obliged to prepare their own weapons and respond to the country’s call.

It’s worth mentioning that these soldiers who had acquired land only accepted Richard’s enlistment, and they would only join the army when Richard issued a mobilization order. If the local nobles wanted to enlist them to fight, but they wanted Don’t even think about it—Richard’s rule more or less prevented the chaos among the local aristocrats and reduced the possibility of mutiny. Few enlisted soldiers.

After the soldiers of the First and Second Corps were disbanded, apart from the Imperial Guard in Nord City and the garrisons in various places, there was no standing army in the kingdom. Richard quickly noticed this, and he also Realizing the hidden dangers contained therein, without the presence of a standing army, once there is an emergency, such as a rebellion and a premeditated declaration of war, it is not possible to respond immediately. This is a great disadvantage. So it is necessary to have a standing army.

Therefore, Richard decided to recruit another army as the kingdom’s standing army, which can also be called a rapid reaction force-in this army, cavalry will occupy the majority, and the number of infantry will be relatively reduced. In his expectation , The standing army will have two brigades of crossbow cavalry, three brigades of chain cavalry, and two brigades of imperial knights, together with a total of two thousand and one hundred cavalry. For infantry, only two brigades of heavy sergeants and It's just a group of civilian crossbowmen.

Such a large-scale standing army will take a long time to recruit and spend a lot of money, but compared to the maintenance costs of the previous two legions (although some of the soldiers are maintenance-free Mars Bing) is still cheap.

In addition to the military reforms, the economics also made great progress. In these five months, the trade exchanges between the Kingdom of Winster and the allied countries and the vassal countries have intensified, and at the same time, they have also opened up the Kingdom of Swaczy. Although these countries were very afraid of the strong rise of the Winsters, under the temptation of money, they agreed to the trade agreement proposed by the envoy of Winster.

In addition, it is Richard’s child problem. Although it feels very sudden, Richard has to admit that this world is sometimes such a coincidence. Diane, a noble girl in the Dela Kingdom who only spends a few days with Richard, succeeds. Won the bid and became pregnant with Richard's heirs, and his legal wife Stephanie also broke the news of her pregnancy at the same time. This double happiness came to the door and Richard couldn't help but smile.

To be honest, he thought the corpse he inherited was a ghost, because so many years have passed, Stephanie has no news at all. On the contrary, the nobles around him have several babies born almost every year. Exclude dystocia and dead babies. I haven't given birth to any children for so long, and even alarmed Queen Mary, who has been living in the deep palace for a long time, and asked her to order a well-trained doctor to examine Richard and Stephanie. The result of the examination was that everything was normal and the two were very healthy.

Now, Stephanie, who is the legal wife, is finally happy. After the news came out, the whole kingdom was relieved. They saw Richard’s performance in their eyes. If such a great king had no offspring, Heir, what a pity that would be.

Stephanie’s belly grew bigger day by day, and Richard’s heart became more and more worried, oh no, in addition to being worried, there was also the expectation of the newborn, and the excitement of becoming a father. Two lives, he But I have never experienced it before. I have only seen descriptions of this aspect in novels or TV series in his previous life, but he will not resonate because he is a single nobleman who doesn't even have a girlfriend.

And now, seeing Stephanie’s belly getting bigger and bigger, Richard is getting more and more nervous. He ordered the Janissaries to put the Palace of Ippolito under total martial law. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will, except for important matters that need to be reported. In addition, he also bought a large number of well-trained female slaves and ordered them to take care of Stephanie every step of the way. It can be said that the entire palace is full of tension, and the servants dare not say too much when walking inside. I'm afraid it will disturb Stephanie.

It is also Richard's heir. On the other hand, Diane is not so valued here~lightnovelpub.net~ She has only been taken care of by a few maids, other than that, it can be said that she has nothing.

With Richard’s nervous company, time soon came to February of the second year. In this warmer late winter, Stephanie finally reached the birth period. After the efforts of several doctors, a baby boy croaked to the ground. He gained a lot of attention from the moment he was born, becoming the most distinguished person in the entire kingdom except Mary, Richard and Stephanie.

Stephanie’s luck was very good. After the birth of the fetus in her abdomen, she was safe and sound, and the mother and child were safe. In this era of poor medical conditions, pregnant women are often accompanied by great risks during the delivery process. Difficult delivery or directly giving birth to a dead baby, a little carelessness, will kill two lives.

Richard also knows this very well, so in the process of giving birth to Stephanie, he paced outside very nervously, praying to the gods in his heart, living in another world for twelve years, he also more or less Less infected by the people around him, and some so-called gods in his heart. At this time, even if he is a king of a country, all he can do is pray to the gods.

Fortunately, mother and child are safe-as if there is a will in the sky. At the same time, far away in Bennett, the capital of the Kingdom of Dela, the cry of a baby boy came out of the Niles house with a sharp and stern cry. , Vaguely echoed with another crying thousands of miles away...