>>6040635Free ? Well they would have to be paid of course, but yes, it will make workers and soldiers.
>>6040661>>6040669>>6040762These are wise words good sir.
>>6041264You decided to talk to the men and had a clever plan.
-I need some men, I could take some of you at my service.
And you added.
-I need more people too, if your families want to settle in Local they can, and you will be posted at my castle. I can engage some of you.
They seemed to reflect on your proposition, seeming to consider local as worse than Someplace. Moreover they told.
-And what is the pay ?
When you answered they were shocked, they said that it was one third less than at the service of the baron. Rose told that it was more than her guardsmen. Of course you could not pay more since you were already short on cash. To be sincere you still thought that your plan was good, after all you knew only one thing about taxes : more taxes equal more soldiers, but your three months government experience had opened you a new prospect : more people equals more taxes without needing to tax them more individually. So if you brought some of these men and their families to Local it would be great indeed. A great act of government.
Still while you thought about managing your estates the sergeant put some order into his men and told.
-Lord Charles, we thank you for your proposition. But we have a post and we have to hold it, once we will receive new orders, and if we are thrown out from the guard we will try to ask you to engage us of course. We are professional guardsmen and know our work. And as for our families, we will of course bring them.
You answered with joy.
-Excellent, good sir ! Then I shall wait you at Local.
And then you left after drinking politely something with the men. You really understood their loyalty to the baron, he paid them well after all and you wondered if the new baron would be as generous as the vile Crook. But enough discussions, you itched to go back to your castle as soon as possible and continued your travels.You wanted to be there by the evening.
After passing through the hamlet of Cresus Farms you finally got to Local, the castle was as it was before and you felt much joy when you saw the guardsmen on the walls ordering to open the gates. Your joy was even more important when you saw that all those who were sent to different missions or prisonners back again. Bohémond, Becky, Ancel and Elana were behind Oldfossil and all saluted you and bowed when you entered back. Of course you politely saluted your councilor and did an accolade to your knight, asking him in jest if the hospitality of the baron was good. Since he has disobeyed your orders out of chivalry you could seriously not punish him. Plus you could not hold anything against a friend with whom you had campaigned in all the battlefields of the realms.
