Black Iron Crown

"Okay, my lord earl... But, if we build a large number of farm tools as you said, our armor manufacturing speed may be much slower... This may disrupt your plan to recruit troops!"

Now there are a total of 200 ordinary blacksmiths in Leiner's territory, and 20 junior blacksmiths exchanged from the system.

Most of these blacksmiths were snatched from other lords. In this era, such craftsmen are definitely one of the lifeblood of a territory, and they are a sought-after item no matter where they are.

So Reiner gathered them all in Mecaron City.

Now the entire territory has a population of more than 170,000. No matter how many farm tools are produced in a short period of time, they will definitely not be able to supply the territory. On the contrary, it will affect the output of other iron tools.

Reiner stroked the short beard on his chin, closed his eyes slightly and thought for a while.

Then he opened his eyes and said to Sir Cord: "Let the ordinary blacksmiths make iron farm tools, as for the skilled blacksmiths, let's make armor and weapons, after all, their skills are even more advanced!"

Sir Corder nodded, expressing that he understood what Reiner meant, and then walked out of the study to carry out Reiner's order.

Reiner now has some armor stocks, but these stocks can't meet his needs for conscription.

As for the trophies obtained from the battlefield before, those chain armors are all sparse chain armors with four rings without exception, and the better ones are no more than five rings. buckle.

Although the burden is slightly heavier, the safety is not comparable to those crudely made chain armors.

What's more, Leiner's army is more than just a set of chain armor. In addition to the chain armor, the sergeants have their full-body armor, a plate throat guard, and the armor on the boots.

These were all configured after Leiner, and in addition to the chain armor, ordinary soldiers also had to wear simple armor, and the chain armor throat guard and chain armor boots also took time to make.

With such equipment, their survivability is extremely high, but the cost is also very high. The previous spoils of war cannot be used by the soldiers at all. A total of 600 sets of full-body chain armor can only be stored in Leiner's warehouse. Waiting to be sold.

At this time, the city of Mecaron was much more prosperous than it was a month ago. Although the mercenaries and knights guessed that Reiner was going to conscript, they obviously didn't think that Reiner's target was not them.

Yes,

Leiner did not choose those mercenaries with stronger combat effectiveness, but randomly selected yeoman farmers and some serfs who had met the physical fitness standards in the entire territory to join his army.

Indeed, the mercenaries are very powerful, but this is not what Leiner needs.

What he needs is a united army like the Morland sergeants and the soldiers who abide by military discipline, form a strict formation, and never change face when Mount Tai collapses in front of them.

It's not a soldier who swarms up when he wins a battle, and disperses when he loses a battle.

Although their combat effectiveness is strong, it is better not to have such an army that cannot be commanded like an arm.

Although they failed to join Leiner's army, their influx injected new vitality into the city of Mecaron, and coins were spent in their hands, which greatly promoted the development of commerce.

At the same time, those merchants who left the northern border also came back one after another. They brought their own caravans or new goods and began to sell or buy here in the northern border.

In this way, day after day and year after year, they sell the special products from all over the mainland to other regions to promote communication between various places.

The conscription campaign lasted for fifteen days.

The high treatment of the Leiner army has spread throughout the entire territory in a short period of time, because residents everywhere have discovered that the soldiers under the command of the Earl are so well-dressed, and their shots are very generous.

As soon as I inquired, I knew that working hard for the Earl earned a lot of money.

After hearing that in addition to the military salary, there are death benefits and land rewards for military merit, the residents flocked to join Leiner's army.

In the end, Leiner repeatedly raised the standards for enlistment, and only then did he gather a new regiment of 1,200 people to join his army.

For this reason, Reiner specially trimmed a huge and simple barracks outside the city of Mecaron as a place to train them.

Reiner was currently wearing a gorgeous body that was a composite of gold-inlaid armor and chain armor. At the same time, he also wore a certain amount of gold on his head. The earl's crown was much lower than the crown.

A long sword inlaid with many gems as decoration hangs from his waist.

The early spring breeze was still a bit cold, and Rendu couldn't help but feel a chill.

Standing on a temporary four-meter-high platform, Leiner paced twice, then stood still, looking up at the slightly messy soldiers below.

Although they didn't have any discipline at this time, but looking at their muscular bodies, Reiner couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.

Because everyone is rushing to join Leiner's army, he can choose at will. In order to eliminate more people, he raised the standard of conscription.

In other words, the ones standing here now are the 1,200 strongest among the 170,000 people in the entire northern border.

All of them were at least 1.7 meters tall, and even the taller ones were close to 1.8 meters. They looked almost the same as the Morland sergeants.

Although they are still in different sizes and have no military discipline at this time, Reiner believes that in a few months they will understand what military discipline is.

"Soldiers! You are the best lads in the entire territory! You will receive the cruelest training here! But at the same time, you will also receive the highest military pay and the best food!"

Reiner paced back and forth, standing on the high platform and yelling loudly, his face flushed a little.

"Serve under me! Work for me! You will never suffer! I will not treat you badly!"

After Reiner's speech, the group of soldiers couldn't find their way. They all cheered crazily, wishing to take out their hearts and dedicate them to their Lord Earl.

After brushing his face, Reiner left the barracks.

He has already planned the training of these soldiers. The former soldiers will be their captains and instructors. Anyway, the former soldiers are brought out in this way.

Kerim was packing his bags at this moment, preparing to report to the military camp outside the city.

Their organization has been completely disrupted, the previous team has long since ceased to exist, and most of them have become the captains of the recruits, and their primary task is to train them.

Of course, this is because Reiner dared to do this because he didn't have any external troubles. Earl Twarin, the last private person, was also dealt with, and he didn't need to worry about someone attacking him in a short time.

"Krim...it seems we have to go our separate ways..."

A soldier with a big package on his back said sadly to Kerim who was packing up his things.