Black Iron Crown

"Hahaha, it really is a big bear, it seems that I should have a new bear skin as a carpet, ahahaha!"

Earl Corder was in an extremely cheerful mood, he was usually a calm person, at least Reiner rarely saw him in such an excited mood.

Swallowing the wine in the glass, it was the first time he made such an unrestrained move, it could be seen that he was very happy.

No matter in what era and where, parents' love for their children is always the purest. As a continuation of their lives, it is the biggest dream of all parents to see their children become outstanding.

And Earl Corder has obviously achieved this. For the noble class, especially the nobles in the north, bravery is the most important ability for a person.

The current aristocrats are not like the French in Reiner's previous life, because of the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, they gather in the capital for aristocratic politics, and they are not like the British as their parliamentarians in London.

There is even a big difference between them and the Junker nobles in Germany. Although the Junkers are military nobles, most of them are rising stars, and most of them are knights without land.

Later, it entered the military service during the German II era, and completely died out during the Second World War.

The nobles in the northern border are different from the Junker nobles who have lasted for nearly four hundred years. They are real and representative nobles of the Dark Ages. They have great autonomy, including military power, financial power and judicial power.

Apart from their military service and annuity obligations to Reiner, not even Reiner could interfere in their internal affairs.

As a military aristocrat, their most important quality is to be brave and good at fighting. Only in this way can they maintain their combat effectiveness in the army, make all soldiers worship and fear themselves, and use military power to guarantee their rights.

Even now that the productivity of the northern border is getting higher and higher, and Earl Codd's county can easily support 600 regular troops, in the final analysis, the role of force still exists.

After receiving a lot of compliments, Lumbare was helped off the horse and walked off. At this time, he had recovered well. Although his legs still had no strength, at least he was feeling.

With the support of his subordinates, he kicked his legs and sat cross-legged in front of a low table.

As the evening gradually approached, the nobles who entered the jungle returned to the camp one after another, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

They boasted to each other with their prey and close friends, and at the same time they talked about how brave they were in the forest and how difficult it was to catch such prey.

But when they saw the dead body of the brown bear in the middle of the camp, they stopped all bragging in an instant.

No face! I really have no face to continue blowing.

It feels great to have hunted a deer by myself, bragging about it with others everywhere, now that the huge brown bear carcass is sitting there, who has the face to brag about his little prey.

The bragging in the camp was over, but at the same time, whoever killed the bear was the subject of all discussion.

"Everyone! Let us toast the brave bear slayer, Sir Lumbare!" Reiner raised his glass and stood up from the carpet, shouting at the nobles.

Now the nobles can be regarded as talking about it. Although Lumbare was not an unknown person before this, in fact everything came from his father, Count Cod.

Now, through Lena's mouth, all the nobles know who hunted the bear,

They couldn't even imagine how powerful force would be needed to kill such a monster head-on.

It never occurred to them that Lombare had used mean means, for the two methods of killing head-on and using traps had very different conditions in terms of scars.

Once someone sees it through, those who try to catch fame will be held on their heads. This is a life-threatening thing for nobles who value glory and reputation, so no one suspects Lumbare.

"It's unimaginable how powerful it would be to kill such a monster!"

"Earl Cod has a good son..." Some people said admiringly and a little sourly about Lumbare's record.

Soon, under Leiner's order, the brown bear's skin was separated from its body, and a complete bear skin was sent to Earl Codd.

And the remaining flesh and bones of this giant beast became a delicacy in the mouths of the nobles.

Bear's paw has been eaten by Reiner over the years, but he has not tasted any delicacies from mountains and seas. In short, for him, dishes lacking most of the condiments are not very delicious. Fortunately, he is not a Picky eaters.

Eating the delicacies in their mouths, the bonfire hunting game ended with the nobles mingling. At noon the next day, the nobles woke up one after another from their tents and followed Reiner back to the city of Mecaron. .

After returning to Mecaron City, Ezeshi, Sir Baragon, Earl Leyland, Earl Valas, and Earl Logan and Kord all gathered in Reiner's study room to report to him.

This was an order from Leiner five months ago. He ordered the courtiers under his command to count their own strength and the development of the territory, and then make a comprehensive report to Leiner.

It was Sir Baragon who first reported to Reiner.

He opened the file in his hand and glanced at it, and then began to report.

"Honorable Your Majesty, the following report is about the construction situation in your territory as of August 20th, 32nd year of the Empire!"

"According to statistics, there are a total of five castles in your territory that undertake military missions, each of which is stuck in an important position. There are two castles that have reached the level of fortresses, namely Fort Murand and Fort Twarin!"

"Besides, there is only one large commercial city in the north with a resident population plus a floating population of 100,000, and that is Mecaron City under our feet!"

"As for the floating population and the permanent population, there are two buildings with a population of 10,000 people, nine buildings with a population of less than 5,000 people, 14 buildings with a population of less than 3,000 people, and 25 buildings with a population of less than 1,000 people!"

In addition, the construction progress of the stone roads that you ordered a long time ago to run through every corner of the northern border has reached 85%. However, since more vassals have joined your principality, we The construction period had to be extended again, and it was initially estimated that it would take five years to complete the project! "

As the courtier in charge of the construction of the territory, it is impossible for him to be responsible for so many things, but if he were to say everything, then Reiner's hearing would probably not end until a month later.

So after a brief report, he gently placed the documents in his hand on Reiner's desk.

It was Logan who reported after him.

The things he needs to be responsible for are relatively simple, so the report can be completed quickly.

He walked up and handed the document directly to Reiner, and said, "Your Majesty, your espionage organization currently has a total of 1,235 staff members, and its headquarters is in our city of Mecaron."

"There are our branches in the five castles and market towns in the northern border. In addition, we have established a complete intelligence network within the imperial capital and its surrounding 30 kilometers. There are also scattered intelligence personnel in other areas. Serve us!"

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