Black Iron Crown

Reiner was a little speechless about Sir Horn's heroic behavior, but he had no choice but to earn money. Even if he was not particularly short of money now, it would be good to reserve more.

"I only have 20 tons of steel now, which is all my reserves in the past three months!" Reiner looked at Sir Horn and said. He admired the speed at which the empire lords consumed steel, and not all lords in the country The need for these steels is nothing more than the direct lords of the intellectual royal family. Thirty tons is not enough for them at this stage?

But Reiner is happy about this, and it would be great if this situation can continue.

After the two reached an agreement, Sir Horn excitedly said to Reiner: "Oh, yes, you told me before that there are 400 sets of full-body chain armor that need to be sold, right? Have you changed your plan now?"

Reiner nodded after hearing this. There are indeed a lot of trophies seized from Earl Zhebo before, and after some simple repairs, it has become a good armor.

"Indeed, I haven't found a buyer for which batch of armor, but the quantity may not be as much as before, because some of them have been worn by my soldiers, and now I only have 200 sets to buy for you! "Leiner said with a wry smile on his face.

Sir Horn was stunned for a moment, and then said with an unnatural expression: "Well, I want all these two hundred sets of armor. What price do you want to sell them to me?"

Sir Horn looked directly into Reiner's eyes, putting a lot of pressure on him.

In his opinion, Reiner has just been canonized as an earl, so shouldn't he show it well in front of the royal family and reduce the price of this batch of armor?

However, what he didn't expect was that Reiner didn't agree with him. The corners of his mouth showed a slight smile, and he said, "Ten gold coins for each set! These are all excellent products with six-ring buckles. The price is very fair!"

Looking at Reiner's face, Sir Horn couldn't help but twitch his cheeks slightly, he didn't expect Reiner to be so reclusive and stingy.

In his opinion, Reiner, who was bestowed the title of earl by the royal family, should be grateful to give this batch of armor to himself. Even if it can't be given away for nothing, at least there should be some discount on the price, right?

Reiner looked at the startled Sir Horne and couldn't help but secretly ridiculed. It was true that he had obtained the title of earl, but besides this title, is there any actual benefit?

not at all! The title of Earl of the northerner is indeed very honorable, but the premise is that he can unify the entire northern region, so that this title can be truly deserved.

You give me an airdrop check and you want me to provide you with steel and armor for free? How big a fool am I to do such a thing?

"I'm really sorry, Sir Horn. I have no choice. I am full of gratitude and respect for the royal family, but I still want to live! You can also see that the food and wealth produced by such a large territory like mine are not enough. There are many, but I have to support so many soldiers and knights. If I can't make more money, I'm afraid I will go bankrupt! You really have to be considerate of me!" Reiner said with an innocent expression on his face. It is simply that those who hear it are sad, and those who see it cry.

Listening to Reiner's words, Sir Horn was indeed a little hesitant. He knew that Reiner's subordinates had very large and elite soldiers. It was obvious that these soldiers could not be dispatched with just a few rations. After looking at them, there were almost no decorations. For the castle on display, he couldn't help but believe a little bit of Reiner's words.

He didn't know that Reiner was talking nonsense. The soldiers in the system spent a lot of money, but they only spent more than 50 gold coins per month, although this is already a very scary figure for many territories. , but in fact it is not as expensive as the regular army of the royal family.

Sighing helplessly, suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, Sir Horn spread his hands and said, "Well, let's buy it at the price of ten gold coins, then can you lower the price of steel? "

There is no way, the imperial family and other lords have relaxed their armaments due to years of peace.

Except for a few raids in the east, which are considered small troubles, the empire has not had a war for a long time.

The army under the command of these lords has naturally become a tool to oppress the people, and their combat effectiveness has been reduced one after another.

And without frequent wars, of course, some of these lords were short-sighted and could not see the hidden dangers within the empire. They began to be unwilling to spend money on the army, but spent the money on their own spending.

Although the 8,000 regular army maintained by the royal family and the 700 knights, 2,000 archers, and 200 heavy cavalry under their command are quite impressive, it is inevitable that some soldiers have become moths in peaceful times.

For example, almost one-third of the 8,000 regular troops maintained by the royal family have completely dissatisfied with training, and one-third of the royal army, which rose up in the northern border and easily managed a full-body chain armor, has not. Armor up.

The royal family only recently discovered this situation, and wanted to remedy it, only to find that the supply of steel had been cut off by Earl Zhebo, which is why Reiner was able to sell Kaikai at such a high price so easily before.

Even now, the lords of the empire have obtained steel and part of the armor from Leiner, and there are at least gaps in the various weapons and equipment.

After making such a judgment in his heart, Reiner nodded, and the profit of selling armor is relatively high, and steel is still a small head after all.

"Okay, I can lower the price to five gold coins per ton, what do you think?" Reiner said hypocritically.

What does this mean? Leiner knew that the main purpose of his visit this time was to buy steel. Being able to buy steel at the price of arable land is far more important than buying armor at a low price, and it seems to be more credit.

Even if it is reduced by two gold coins, what is this? Two hundred sets of full-body chain armor were all pulled from the enemy's body. There was no cost at all, and it cost two thousand gold coins if they changed hands. Is forty gold coins cheaper?

Seeing Reiner's eyes full of smiles, Sir Horn also smiled with satisfaction, and began to chat with Reiner.

Anyway, it wasn't his money that was spent, the most important thing was to get this credit.

Soon, Rainer ordered the slaves near the mine to put down their work immediately and help Sir Horn load the steel into the car.

After dealing with Sir Horn's trivial matters, the lords who gathered at Fort Moreland left the castle and rushed to their own territory. They were preparing to gather troops and wait for Reiner's call.

At the same time, the diplomats sent by Sir Corder and Logan's spies were also active among the lords on Earl Zhebo's side.