Black Iron Crown

　　 The weather at this time is still good, although the air is still bitterly cold, but the sun in the sky also brings a touch of warmth to people.

　　Rainer and his team soon reached the outskirts of Hongguo Village. Outside this village, there are some low fences surrounding the whole village, which should be to prevent some wild animals from coming to the village to destroy it.

　　 But these fences are nothing but a blank sheet of paper for the regular army led by Rainer.

　　 Those residents who had fled before collecting food in the wild had already brought the news of Rainer's arrival back to the village. Although the village was panic at this time, they did not all escape directly.

　　 It was winter at this time, and the wild was not full of upgrades like the spring and summer seasons. Leaving here they would only face a cold and barren snowfield, and the serfs who had lost their place of residence would simply not be able to survive.

　　 Therefore, under the persuasion of the village elders, the villagers stayed in the village and waited for Rainer and others to arrive. Maybe they would not carry out the massacre. As long as the villagers handed over food and valuables, they would leave.

　　 In this way, the villagers gathered in the center of the village with a feeling of trembling.

　　The soldiers opened the wooden fence, and Rainer and the knights rode into the village on tall war horses.

　　 This Hongguo Village is similar to the villages in the Lena Territory. It looks very poor. The houses are low-rise houses made of wood. It is estimated that it will be difficult for Lena to stand upright when he enters at this height.

At the same time, there are many damages on these houses. Reiner has finally seen what a house looks like when it rains heavily outside in a small rain house. Those damaged locations are just blocked with some hay, which is not effective at all. Repair.

　　Even if there are such houses, there are not many in the village, only about 30 or 40. Although this is an era when productivity is mainly concentrated in the village, there are not many people in a village.

　　 Hunger and war, and heavy taxes make them unable to thrive at all. It is good to be able to keep a village alive.

　　 Such a dilapidated village, Lena has become accustomed to seeing it, and most of the villages in his territory are like this. His immediate territories are better, and those villages that are the beloved knights have lived even worse.

　　 Through the rugged and irregular paths in the village, Rainer led the army to the center of the village, where the villagers were waiting for his arrival.

When Reiner led the well-equipped and robust soldiers, as well as the majestic knights wearing mighty armor and riding high-headed horses, appeared in front of them, they could clearly see the fear and dodge in the eyes of these villagers. .

　　Especially the most gorgeously dressed knight master at the front, wrapped in armor, so that they dare not look directly at them. For these humble serfs, the other party and themselves are people in two worlds.

　　Rainer glanced at the villagers in the center of the village. It seemed that there were about two hundred people. The entire Hongguo Village should be here.

In addition to the ragged serfs with yellow skin and skinny faces, Rainer also saw some people who looked stronger and had a lot of decent clothes. These people should be free farmers or landlords in the village, maybe they belonged to the Gewen family. Some relatives are here.

As an aristocratic family that has lived in the North for more than a hundred years, the Gewen family still has many relatives. At least every village can have at least one of their side branches to live in. Rainer's purpose is to eliminate these people. , Otherwise it would be difficult to rule the entire Goerborg.

After all, Leiner’s role in bringing Goerborg under his command is very simple. It is the population, land and productivity here. The Goerth castle standing in this area is simply dispensable for him, and it is not a populous business. A prosperous city or town, a military fortress is not that important.

　　 It is enough for him to have the upgraded Fort Merland. There are two castles within less than 30 kilometers. This is not necessary at all, so what Rainer really values ​​is population, land and productivity.

Most of the productivity in this era is concentrated in villages. After all, the existence of towns and cities is still a minority. The economic foundation determines the superstructure. When food and other necessary resources have not reached a certain output, they cannot afford to be separated from agricultural production. Workers who started manual work.

　　 A person who looks a lot of decent clothes and a stronger body, who looks like a village elder, stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Rainer.

　　 This kind of person is the so-called rich peasant, small landlord, or another title, that is, the squire.

　　 They usually serve as the village elders of a village, dealing with various matters of a village. The lords also recognize their identities and rely heavily on them to rule the village.

"Hello, honorable lord, I am Ram Gewen, the village elder of Hongguo Village. I come from the great Gewen family. Is there anything we can help you? As the ruler of Goerborg, Lobeian. Blood relative of Baron Gervin, I think I can help you a little bit!"

　　 This surviving elder is both threatening and humble to Reiner. UU reading www.uukanshu.com although his attitude is very humble, but the hidden meaning of the words is an out-and-out threat.

　　 He has always emphasized that he is a member of the Gewen family, hoping to deter Leiner through the reputation of the Gewen family, so that this unknown nobleman who has an elite subordinate will be afraid.

　　 "A member of the Gewen family?" Rainer said without taking off his helmet.

After hearing Rainer’s words, the village chief thought that he had successfully shocked the other party, and his tone was not as humble as before: "Yes, I am a member of the Gewen family. I don’t know how you came here. What are you doing?"

　　Leiner looked at him as if he was looking at a clown. Instead of answering his words right away, he glanced at him, then drew the long sword from his waist and slashed it across the opponent's throat.

　　Rahm didn't have the time to react at all, and instantly fell to the ground. The sword just now cut off half of his neck directly, and only half of his head remained hanging on his head.

　　 The chopped artery is like a fountain, spurting a lot of blood under the drive of the heart, and falling on the ground is like a beautiful painting, plum blossoms in the snow.

　　Rainer's sudden uproar caused the villagers to panic suddenly, and began to push their companions around him, wanting to feel like leaving here to run for their lives.

　　Looking at these villagers who were like frightened birds, Rainer took off his helmet and shouted: "I won't hurt you! But the escaper died!"

　　 The knights around Lena and the soldiers behind them also yelled with him, and the uniform shouts of a dozen people at the same time overwhelmed the horrified shouts of the villagers, making them gradually calm down.