Construction is still going on in the territory in full swing.
The guards in the village are the troops left by Godric, named Three Lions Banner.
Godric seems to be very contractual. During the two months when Li Ang mobilized its entire army, White Deer Fortress still had many troops guarding Wheat Fragrance Territory.
This is indeed quite good, Li Ang was even a little moved.
But after entering the village, Li Ang always felt that there seemed to be more than a few dozen troops fighting Three Lions Banner around him. He felt as if he saw several groups of Godric people along the way...
Seeing a group of archers forming their team in the village, Li Ang went up and asked.
"Has anything happened recently? I see there are quite a few of you..."
The leading archer said calmly, "Lord Li Ang, a group of bandits came here a month ago, led by a few knights."
It seems that there are many people who have their own ideas...
"Do you know who it is?"
Li Ang asked.
"They didn't enter the village. They were seen by another team of guys who had changed defense before. They said they were all kinds of people, like a group of bandits."
Li Ang is indeed somewhat sincerely grateful to Godric.
Fortunately, he left his troops here...
Otherwise, who knows what those gangsters might do?
"Neither Lord Godric nor you are here, so we reported this matter to Miss Amy. In order to prevent your territory from being attacked, Miss Amy sent two hundred more people to patrol several times... Then the bandits left and never came near again."
Li Ang breathed out, Miss Amy is a good person... He felt that he should thank her.
Moreover, judging from the meaning of this archer, when Godric was not around, White Deer Fortress turned out to be Amy who had the final say?
So he sincerely planned to invite the archers to have a drink and understand the situation.
But his invitation was politely rejected.
The leading archer said, "Since you have come back, my lord, our mission has been completed. Miss Amy asked us to return to White Deer Fortress immediately after seeing you. There can be no delay. Sorry, sir."
After that, I was ready to say goodbye.
Li Ang had no choice but to stuff him with ale and send them away.
What a good ally, Li Ang sighed.
But as soon as the group of archers left, Lesley, who was in charge of logistics, found Li Ang with a puzzled face. "Sir, we have a lot less food... The warehouses are empty! We must quickly replenish food! But it is difficult to buy this season..."
Li Ang then realized...
Amy This cunning little girl...
It turns out it wasn't out of good intentions!
She wanted Wheat Fragrance Territory to provide food to help White Deer Fortress raise soldiers!
Hundreds of people came here to eat for more than a month!
And you have to let them eat freely, and maybe even take them with you - they are here to protect their territory! You have to sincerely thank them!
Godric's 'preliminary investment' was all taken back with interest in one breath...
Unexpectedly, a girl who looks cute, cute and polite can be more scheming than Godric...
Sure enough, all noble families are full of human spirits!
Lesley was extremely anxious. "Sir, it is early January, the coldest time in winter. It is difficult to purchase large-scale food during this time! What should we do?"
The Lord Lord sighed, "Lesley, don't worry, the food seller will probably arrive soon..."
Li Ang was very calm. He felt that Godric's daughter probably had some backup plans.
Sure enough, just one day later, Li Ang received a letter with beautiful handwriting.
"Your Excellency Baron Li Ang, White Deer Fortress kindly reminds you that your territory is at least four months away from the next grain harvest. Although White Deer Fortress is not rich, due to the close alliance between the two parties, White Deer Fortress is still willing to help..."
The lower half of the letter is a list of unit prices for various foods - it looks similar to the menu in Li Ang's 'Grand Food World'.
It looks like they copied the same style...
Even the quotation method and operation mode are copied - the prices have doubled! They are also marked with 'door-to-door delivery' and 'cash on delivery'...
The letter is signed "White Deer Fortress Grain and Oil Company General Manager--Amy".
"Awesome... amazing... I learned it so quickly!"
The Lord Lord looked at it and shook his head.
Once a capitalist's methods are seen through, others will naturally imitate them.
But Li Ang really didn't expect that the first one to imitate would be that innocent and harmless-looking soft girl Amy.
Moreover, the routine is so powerful - during this time, all the surrounding villages will stock up on food for the winter, and generally will not sell it.
If you go to a place like Long River Town to purchase, not to mention whether you can buy it or not, even if you buy it, only half of it will be sent back to be chewed. After all, there will definitely be losses on the road, and a large number of soldiers will be sent to escort it to prevent looting.
Amy This is because he took advantage of the right time, place, and people, forcing himself to go to her to buy food at a high price.
In fact, Li Ang doesn't feel aggrieved at all. He now has the mental capacity to bear it - this is just a normal phenomenon after getting rich suddenly.
White Deer Fortress just wants to calculate some dinars, and they have indeed provided protection for their territory. This protection fee is cost-effective, much more cost-effective than the king's lance.
And doubling the price is not outrageous in the cold winter - to be honest, if it were Li Ang himself, he would have doubled the price five times!
Besides, dinars are something that is earned only to be spent - you can earn more only by spending it, but you can't pawn if you keep it in your hands.
Compared to buying food at high prices, Li Ang cares more about those gangsters.
According to what the archer said, those bandits were led by a few knights, so they were obviously not serious bandits.
Li Ang is worried about the kind of knights who have no lower limit at all - just like Renier. The way these people act is often traceless, and no one knows what they will do next.
In comparison, the behavior of Grand Duke Alma or King Ulrich will be relatively easy to judge.
It's nothing more than ambition-driven and profit-driven. A little reverse thinking will make sense.
But the behavioral logic of certain animals... naturally cannot be substituted by humans.
So Li Ang wrote a letter to confirm the situation, "Dear Amy General Manager, please send someone to deliver the food. I have prepared the money. Also, do you have the whereabouts of those gangsters?"
One day later, more than a dozen carts of grain were pulled over, along with a reply from Amy: "They retreated a month ago. I don't know where they are now. Please be careful."
Then it would be difficult to determine whether the gangsters were hiding somewhere and peeping. There are currently few soldiers in the village, which is quite worrying.
Li Ang had no choice but to start with the territory itself, strengthen its armaments, and build more defenses.
He asked the crossbowmen who were familiar with the mercenary trade to recruit mercenaries separately. This was the most expensive but also the fastest way to increase the number of troops in the short term. Anyway, he had money now.
Within the territory, the lord also began to vigorously train all the people in the territory to supplement the military strength.
Relying on having money and being able to buy food to survive when the number of people was small, Li Ang directly recruited all troops.
All the young people between the ages of 15 and 35 among the people in the territory were recruited, regardless of men and women - in fact, the vast majority of the people in the territory were young people, and most of the old and weak ones were already harmed when Renier burned down the village.
The lord plans to conduct a large-scale military training.
But accidents always come sooner than expected.
Before the crossbowmen came back and the new recruits started training, trouble came first.
Risadiran is back.
Noldo Elves ran back with injuries all over his body and extremely exhausted. He brought back a unconscious man in black. It seemed that he had finally completed the task assigned by Li Ang.
But his first words when he saw Li Ang were terrible news:
"Lord Li Ang, a large army is coming here! At least a thousand people!"
"What!"