Throne of the North

In this way, under the leadership of Ryan, the nobles of Lingdu County agreed to communicate within their respective territories.

It's just that they still don't understand.

"Baron Ryan, in our territory, apart from growing food and mining, everyone has these things, what else can we trade with?"

Indeed, the southern nobles said that the nobles in Beifeng Province were poor. The main reason was that they could not produce anything other than iron ore.

"Each territory relies on different geographical environments, and there must be things that the people of other noble territories need. What's more, even if they don't exist, through exchanges, those craftsmen and even farmers can also obtain better skills and serve Aren’t we nobles?”

Of course, it is impossible for Ryan to say that this is the truth that he wants to eat meat for the export of handicraft crops in the tundra territory, while others can only drink soup.

Of course he knew that most of these aristocratic territories did not have any valuable specialties. In this era, the aristocratic territories mainly focused on farming.

But if Ryan wants to turn the tens of thousands of people in the Tundra Territory into gold coins, it is definitely not something that farming can do.

Development is not just about reclaiming wasteland internally, but also about opening up resources to the outside world.

"Exchange can make our territory develop faster. If we develop well, we will naturally make money."

"But apart from that, there is the most critical point."

Ryan looked serious.

"war."

He finally spoke about the topic that these nobles were most concerned about.

"The war in Beifeng Province has begun again. In Tieshan County, our noble friends have almost fallen into a full-scale war situation through the war mobilization at the end of the year. Spring plowing has not yet come, whether it is Tieshan County or Yinchuan County, They all seemed to want to end the war before the spring plowing."

"This is a war that will affect the entire Beifeng Province for decades to hundreds of years in the future, and we cannot stay out of it."

As soon as Ryan spread, Baron Enzo raised his head.

"This time, shall we send troops to Tieshan County?"

This is what they did last year. Their slave soldiers received militarized training in that war. After returning to the territory, many of them even became soldier instructors under these nobles, responsible for training the soldiers, which can be regarded as implemented. There has been a class jump.

In addition to Baron Enzo who had ideas, there was also a baron with a sad face.

"Baron Lane, we have experienced too many wars, and the young men in the territory have suffered heavy losses. And I heard that the Chamber of Commerce will not transport slaves to Northwind Province this year. The war in the south requires more cannon fodder."

The lack of young people is fatal to a territory, affecting all aspects of the entire territory.

It was also seen as a sign of the decline of the nobility.

"Don't force this matter. Each of us has experienced too many wars and too many soldiers have died."

Ryan said, then looked at Baron Enzo.

"This time, we are not going to Tieshan County. Although we can't lose much there, we can get nothing."

"For this year's war, I plan to go to Longshan County and Beifeng County. If the war is to end, it will only be on the battlefields of those earls."

"So, this year's war may no longer be a war that belongs to all of us. The nobles in Lingdu County will all depend on their resources to send troops to participate."

"Risks and rewards coexist. If you want to achieve greater glory than our fathers, you can't do it without working hard."

Ryan's words made the nobles look a little strange. Did he also include himself?

In this year's war, Ryan no longer plans to drag an army composed of slaves. He only wants elites. After all, on such a battlefield, slaves who don't even have enough to eat can't form any combat effectiveness at all.

Facing the extraordinary legion, they can only be massacred.

If you want to achieve results, time is very important. Naturally, there is no extra time to train those slave soldiers.

The nobles gradually left, and they needed to think about the pros and cons of this matter, but as a neighbor, Baron Hatton stayed until the end.

"Ryan, didn't you ask me to help you learn about the Kingdom of Andala last year? My relatives in the south have already written."

Baron Hatton said seriously:

"The old king of Andara can no longer suppress the great nobles below. The royal family now only has a paranormal army composed of less than 3,000 people. Now in the Kingdom of Andala, the most powerful paranormal army relies on Archduke McReynolds's Light Gryphon Legion in the Gryphon Mountains."

Ryan looked surprised. If that was the case, then a lot of things would make sense.

If this is the case, the nobles of Andara Kingdom will need weapons even more.

Why haven't the Viscount Fragoso family come to buy weapons from me?

After coming back to his senses, Ryan suddenly looked at Baron Haddon and asked:

"Has the Chamber of Commerce arrived in Beifeng Province?"

Baron Hatton was able to get news from the southern nobles, and he must have sent letters through the Chamber of Commerce. There is no complete information transmission route between the empire and the Northwind Province. This is why the south does not know about Ryan's status and reputation in Lingdu County. reason.

"Yes, this year's Chamber of Commerce arrived faster than every year before, and they brought a lot of food this time."

Hatton looked at Ryan. He now also knew that Ryan's tundra territory had a terrible need for food.

"The chambers of commerce are all in Wing Canyon now. As you know, Ryan, the Beifeng Province has started a war, and those chambers of commerce are also worried about their safety after entering the province."

"They are in a hurry..."

Ryan captured the message from Baron Hatton. Every year when the Chamber of Commerce comes to the North Wind Province, it is not so cold and the road is easy to walk.

That is March to April.

But this year, it’s only February.

"Mr. Hatton, you might as well send someone to Flying Wing Canyon to ask those chambers of commerce what they want."

Ryan's eyes showed intelligent thinking, and then he called a maid next to him.

"Go get the weapons from Bullock's blacksmith shop."

Soon after, Ryan handed the knight's sword to Baron Haddon.

"When you send someone, take this weapon with you."

"Tell them that this is the forging process of frozen soil."

Hatton was not stupid. He reacted at this moment and couldn't help but look at Ryan.

"Didn't we have a very clear understanding of ourselves in the previous meeting? In Beifeng Province, apart from the abundance of iron ore, what else is worth the concern of the chamber of commerce?"

"But finished weapons are very expensive. They can just buy iron ore as before, and then transport it to the south to use the iron smelting process."

Ryan shook his head and denied Hatton's speculation.

"Mr. Hatton, you forgot one thing."

"time."

Ryan's eyes were deep.

"They don't have much time. Turning iron ore into weapons will waste a lot of their time."

Ryan looked at the southern sky. War was not breaking out only in the North Wind Province.

Compared to the war in Beifeng Province, the war in Qianhu Province to the south was countless times more terrifying.