Reborn Dragon Vein Warlock, Genius Beauty Mage

Count Wren had two villages in Picardy County. After the declaration of war, Christine sent a knight with fifty soldiers to occupy them. Now after the war, it naturally belongs to her, because Savannah's village in the Habsburg Kingdom was replaced by the Earl of Galicia, so these two are supplied to her.

How could he not leave a trustworthy person at home while he was on an expedition? With Savannah in her corner, Kristine felt very at ease. Her strength could ensure the security of the territory.

Two weeks later, the Wren Territory signed an agreement to surrender to the Stewart Territory.

However, the Earl of Rennes himself was unable to participate in the signing of this agreement because he unfortunately "died" in battle.

Yes, the day after the Earl of Galicia decided to surrender, the Earl of Rennes was attacked and killed on his way back to his residence. As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, he was ambushed here by Stuart, a fifth-level archer named Floy. One arrow to the head.

If there were knights accompanying him to protect him, he might have been able to block the arrow, but there was no such thing, so he died.

The two sides have been in a state of war for a long time. It is extremely reasonable for Stewart's people to come in and attack Earl Wren. Although the guards tried their best to hunt down the murderer after the incident, how could a few soldiers catch the knight-level professional.

The Earl of Rennes' wife was shocked to hear the bad news and fell from the bed. She died, leaving only a few minor children.

According to the rules of the nobility, the eldest son inherits the title, but because he is underage, a close relative with honorary noble status serves as the guardian.

So the guardian signed a surrender agreement on behalf of the young Earl of Rennes.

Next came the many matters in the new territory. Due to the mature governance experience of the Stewart Territory, the reform of the Earldom of Carona was also very smooth.

The first is tax relief.

The Earl of Galicia's ability to maintain such a large navy is based on the huge profits from maritime trade and the high tax rate in the territory. For Christine, who owns two counties, there is no need to take advantage of the territory's people. The land is gone.

Of course, there will not be such a large tax reduction at the beginning, but it will be gradually reduced by 10% to 3 years every year until the last two-tenths of the lord's tax is left.

For this reason, in the past three years, the residents have to use additional corvee labor. The main work is to renovate the walls of villages and towns. All cities and towns have built stone walls that are seven meters high and three meters wide. For villages, they have been built with stone walls that are six meters high and two meters wide. It is surrounded by stone walls and has a wooden watchtower. All roads in cities and villages have been converted into stone roads, and roads between villages and towns have been repaired.

The second step is to build water conservancy projects and reclaim land.

For the territorial residents, although the newly reclaimed land belongs to the lord and they are just tenants, because the tax rate is low, they can harvest more after the cultivation area is expanded, so they are naturally very motivated in this regard. As for the construction of water conservancy projects, which is a good thing to increase farm production, everyone contributes and strives to be the first, and no one is lazy.

Of course, both engineering construction and field development require a large number of tools. Stewart's previous vigorous development of handicraft industry has greatly increased the output of ironware, and now it has a market.

Harland Coy, the head of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, sold the tools on credit at Christine's request. The citizens can use it first, and then use the grain or other agricultural products to pay off the debt after the next year's harvest. Since there is no interest, the sales volume is amazing.

Then came the massive military expansion.

The original territory of Galicia only had a navy and no army, and the city only had two hundred city guards. Although sailors can go ashore, the combat effectiveness of different types of soldiers is not guaranteed at all. As for the temporary recruitment of militiamen, in Christine's eyes, they are just cannon fodder.

In her opinion, soldiers must be professional soldiers and can only be qualified after years of rigorous training. Just like her guard, although it only has fifty cavalry and fifty infantry, it can defeat an ordinary army of more than a thousand nobles.

However, it is understandable that the economic situation of the Count of Galicia does not allow him to maintain a large navy and a large army at the same time, but Christian does not have this problem.

Her initial plan was to recruit 2,000 formal infantry, 200 cavalry, and 800 city guards based on the Stewart Territory. At the same time, she would train 30 militiamen in each village and 50 militiamen in each town. Although weapons and armor can be made in the territory, the purchase of horses is not a small sum, so a total investment of 20,000 gold coins is required.

Of course, the highlight is the expansion of the navy. Now the Stuart leader has one sailing battleship, two four-masted battlecruisers, four three-masted heavy cruisers, six two-masted light cruisers, and 24 single-masted destroyers. In order to make all these battleships At least 1,500 more people must be recruited to form a combat force.

For this reason, Christine had to release the sailor prisoners captured in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay in advance, and let them serve as semi-slaves for three years before being converted into territorial citizens. After all, people who are proficient in water skills and naval warfare are not so easy to find. .

Finally, a mid-level mage tower and ancillary castle were built in De Compostela, the largest town in the territory besides Carona City. This town is located in the west of the middle of the territory. It is also the main transportation artery of the territory. It will be more conducive to rule after the construction of the mage tower.

Because this mage tower does not need to build an arcane garden, laboratory, or library, it only requires 70,000 gold coins.

By the way, due to this additional income, the intermediate mage tower that was originally going to be built in Stewart Castle was changed to a high-level one, and the junior mage tower that was originally going to be built in Rabia Town was changed to an intermediate level. For this reason, Christine still needs an additional 50,000 yuan. gold.

At this time, some wild Wang Yibo may ask, what is the use of Christine spending so much money to build so many mage towers? After all, the number of mage towers she owns now is enough for each of her mage to share one.

In fact, this is the typical practice of arcanists during the ancient Netheril Magic Empire. A mage tower must be built at the core of the territory, a mage tower must be built at any important location, and a mage tower must be built at any resource point.

The mage tower can quickly transmit information, mobilize troops quickly, and produce golems. It is a solid fortress and a fort with fierce firepower. With the mage tower as the node, arcanists can control a large territory and continuously provide various resources for the floating city.

It can be seen from this war between the two territories that even if Christian has already gained all the advantages, the Earl of Galicia dares to resist to the end just because he has a mage tower and a ninth-level mage. He can really Resist till the end.

If he hadn't been "deceived", the war would not have ended so early.