Wellsburg, which was built on the River Valley Peninsula, took shape. The reason why it was said to have taken shape was because the huge castle had built stone exterior walls and inner forts on the top of a gentle slope. As for the space between the inner fort and the outer wall, except for the military wooden houses that were quickly built more than a month ago, it was basically a wilderness.

Nowadays, the trophy transported from the lakes is slowly piled up in these open spaces, mainly slightly more expensive cloth, leather, olive oil and other substances.

In the middle of the open space, the foundation of Wells Cathedral has been built, and hundreds of craftsmen and laborers are working on the construction site.

The largest church in Wells Province was supervised by Bishop Hamish himself, and the construction cost was also from the tithes of believers in Wells Province.

The politics and religion of Wells Province are extremely special. To a certain extent, the church in Wells Province is attached to secular rule and has been attached to Yat himself. Therefore, in addition to the part that must be paid to the Marquis Diocese, most of the religious taxes in the entire Wells Province fell into Yat's vault.

However, Yat did not intend to compete with God for profit, so he would always devote two-thirds of the religious tax to social affairs in Wells Province's education, health, relief and other social affairs. Of course, these causes are all done in the name of religion.

This Wells Cathedral was built by Yat instructed Hamish to invest and use two years of religious tax. It is expected to take three years to build a cathedral that can accommodate 300 people and a supporting monastery.

Of course, in addition to the cathedral, senior officials from the Second Military and Political Government of Wells Province have also successively purchased homesteads that had been planned in the city from the government. Government officials such as Scott and Lawrence have begun to hire craftsmen to dig the foundations of the mansion and prepare building materials.

Standing on the square stone tower of the inner castle in Wellsburg, Yat supported himself on the wall with his hands, looked up at the river flowing by the castle disappearing into the south of the Wells Valley, rendering a vibrant autumn scene on the fertile land on both sides.

There were endless carriages and horses on the business roads built along the river, and the unemployed young and strong farmers walked together in groups to the south. They all applied for laborers to go to the lake and transported mountains of food and supplies piled up in the lake.

Among the travelers, there are occasionally three or two patrol peasants wearing cotton armor and holding short spears.

In the fields on both sides of the road, you can occasionally see peasants and children picking up wheat ears in the wheat fields after harvest. More than a dozen villages that rise up along the valley can also be seen vaguely...

"It's so good!" Cooper beside Att's side was twisting his gray beard, and his smile made his cheeks even more wrinkled. A tight robe was wrinkled and covered with ink marks.

Yat secretly glanced at the old man dressed in a craftsman next to him and felt ashamed.

It has been ten years since this gray-haired old man has worked hard for ten years.

Rather than saying that the Lord Hall Yat has been more like a warrior who has opened up his territory with swords and expanded his territory in recent years, and he just tried his best to earn territory. But the old man next to him is the operator who cultivated and sowed the land and made bridges and paved roads.

Along the way, although the old man was already a baron and originally had his own manor slaves, he dismissed the slaves and placed the manor under the jurisdiction of the government. Every year, the manor taxed the land and only left a small part of the manor and his grandson to support the manor's servants and grandsons, and most of the rest were included in the government government vault.

Just paying but not asking for it, Yat really doesn't know how to judge this old man.

Perhaps his heart had already died ten years ago, and the only thing he wanted was to prevent everyone in this valley from repeating his tragedy back then.

"Old guy, you should accept the title of Chief Viscount of Wells Province. Half of the merits of establishing Wells Province should be attributed to you," Yat said solemnly.

Wells Province is an Earl's Province. Yat has three viscounts in his hands and has not been granted. In addition to Yat knowing that there is also the ultimate Lombardy war that requires the promotion of the Lord as a combat reward, the more important thing is that Yat does not want to create a large number of important officials and nobles too early.

However, Yat had long proposed to let Cooper receive the title of Chief Viscount. If there was no viscount in the entire Earl of Wells Province, it would be extremely strange, not to mention that this is what the old man should have gained.

Cooper didn't talk, he just stared at the roads and farmlands in the distance with a smile.

After a while, he turned around and sighed in a low voice: "Master, in two years, I will be sixty."

"My father and grandparents have never lived such a long life."

Cooper changed his breath, "Ten years ago, I should have died. If I hadn't wanted to repay the master's kindness, how could I support this decade?"

Cooper wiped his wrinkled cheeks, "Master, I am old. Now that the territory of Wells Province is expanding year by year, the government affairs that need to be managed are becoming more and more complicated, I am becoming more and more unable to do it."

After more than ten years of hard work, this old man who had already had his heart was almost exhausted.

"When you capture the territory of Lombardy, the territory of Wells Province will expand several times. By then, I will no longer be in charge of civil affairs for the master." Kuber said calmly without any sadness.

It is indeed too cruel to have an old man who is about to take on such heavy government affairs, especially since Yat has been fighting every year over the years. In addition to operating the territory, this old man also has to provide logistical support for Yat's war, which is really exhausted.

Cooper had the idea of ​​retreating to the second line two years ago, but Yat really couldn't live without this old man who was proficient in government affairs, so he refused many times.

But this time Yat really felt the exhaustion of Cooper, "I promise you that when I capture the Lombardy territory, I will send someone else to take over the government affairs of the new territory. When there are suitable government officials, I will let you live your life."

This is what Cooper really wants to give me a reward, "Thank you for your understanding."

"But before the overall situation is stable, you old man must hold on for me. The most important thing is coming. The king will lead his troops south soon, and he will inevitably pass through the hinterland of Wells Province. I don't want the king to see the strength of Wells Province."

"In this way, you will organize the newly recruited entourage and war slaves from the Governor's Ministry of Civil Affairs and Construction Department..."

.........

In the city of Tignets, Wells Province, the newly renovated lord's hall was just painted with a layer of white ash. The hall inside and out was washed with water several times, and the carpets, tables and chairs were replaced, which looked clean and tidy.

Not only the Lord's Hall, but since Att received Tinets County, the entire county town has changed its appearance. It was originally muddy and covered with feces and sewage. After the technology of manure and fertilization was promoted, the feces that were poured everywhere in the city were also collected and processed by a special person, so the pungent smell of feces and urine in the past gradually disappeared.

The commerce in Tignes is even more prosperous. Since the European Trade Bank established its headquarters here, almost all southern merchants from the northern part of Burgundy will come here to trade. Therefore, the free market in the county has expanded several times, and it has to occupy half of the church square to build a new trading area.

The prosperity of commerce has brought about the development of the city. The original residential areas of the city have long been worth every inch of land. With the "Free Bison" tavern as the core, the most ordinary residential houses have also increased to 50,000 Finneys per set. A slightly spacious mansion is often priced at tens of thousands of Finneys.

As every inch of land in the city was valuable, the merchants and the nearby gentry seized the land outside the county town and purchased land to build houses.

The county government office of course was willing to make Tinets more prosperous, so after obtaining the consent of the government, they planned several vacant land around the county to sell it to merchants and gentry, and thus earned a large amount of land sale money.

In the backyard of the Lord's hall, the office room on the second floor of the Lord's Mansion of Yat, Lynn, deputy director of the Wells Provincial Government and Tinets County Government Officer, was wearing a linen muslin robe and an exquisite calfskin belt hung around his waist. At this time, he was sitting upright on the chair in front of the Yat's office desk.

Beside Lynn, Bass, the commander of the Wells garrison legion, was wearing armor and a long sword on his waist, also sat upright.

Yat approved the disposal opinions on the last submission, then signed his name, then put down the quill, rubbed his wrists, and looked up at Bass and Lynn, who were sitting in silence.

"Bass, how about the head injury recently?" Yat asked.

Bass then relaxed a little and touched the scar on his head. "Thank you for your concern. My head injury is already a stubborn disease and cannot be cured. It will definitely be unbearable whenever the day changes. It depends on the poppy* corn ointment given to me by Dr. Fanajang."

Att looked at the subordinate who followed him all the way. His ability was actually no worse than that of Odor and Angus. However, when he fought with the bandits, he was seriously injured in the head, leaving behind an incurable disease. He often had headaches and was difficult to adapt to the high-intensity load during marching and fighting. Therefore, he was always responsible for the garrison army in the rear and rarely charged for the front line, so he is still a knight medal.

This time, Yatt almost tried his best to step on Marumbadi, so he had to put the important military responsibilities of the north on Bass. From the North Gate Military Fort to the Tinets County City, from the Fort Marcei to the West of the Burgundy Marquis, Bass took it all with all his strength.

Two days ago, Bass had just returned from patrol along Marsey to Sap Fort from Bona City and was training the garrison army in Tignets City to recruit new peasant soldiers.

"Although Poppy is able to relieve pain, Poppy Poppy is a poisonous substance. Taking it for a long time will definitely damage your body. You must try your best to restrain it. This time, I have asked the government officials to look for doctors with excellent medical skills. If they can cure your old illness for you, they can calm my guilt." Att looked at Bath, who was a little haggard, and took Poppy Poppy medicine for a long time. This laborer who was often tortured by illness became thinner and thinner.

Bass waved his hands repeatedly, "Sir, don't be ashamed. I have not made much military achievements over the years, but I have been promoted repeatedly. My subordinates are already grateful. Besides, the head injury only occurs occasionally, and it is not a big deal."

Yat didn't want to be too pretentious and changed the topic, "Now the legion is invading Lombardy in the south, are there any abnormal movements in the northern territory?"

Speaking of military affairs, Bass stood up, "Sir, after the Wells Corps headed south, the garrison army took over the defense of the northern region. The government allocated 300,000 Finney's military expenses to us. I allocated 350 sets of weapons and light armor from the Beiguan arsenal. The standing peasants in various places were in combat readiness. The 400 standing peasants of the garrison army were also gathered in place, stationed in Wellsburg, Beiguan, county towns, and various fortress passes. The garrisons of Fort Marsey and the Western garrison army were also prepared for war to prevent accidents."

"This time I went back to the county town to train the newly recruited 100 peasant soldiers, which was also to consolidate northern defense." Bass said it very tactfully. The so-called consolidation of northern defense is nothing more than guarding against the forces in the north that were salivating for Welles Province.

Yat nodded in praise, "Wells Province is so local that you don't have to worry too much. Your attention should be placed on the two extraterritorial enclaves, Fort Marce and Bona. Those two territories are sandwiched between various forces and are easily remembered."

"We have been in the south for a very smooth war and have seized a lot of weapons and armor. When we go south this time, I will ask the logistics department to send someone to transport a batch of military equipment back and leave it to you to strengthen the military."

Bass smiled and nodded in response. Under the peasant and soldiers system, Wells Province does not lack peasant and soldiers, but one weapon and armor is a shortcoming.

"Linn, I will go to the northern border of the county to welcome the king in the afternoon. I will definitely stay in the city of Tignes tonight. Have the food and accommodation arrangements for the king and his important officials and their entourage?" Yat turned his eyes to Linn again.

"Sir, after receiving the order from the Government, we have been preparing for the arrival of the monarch in the past few days. The Government allowed us to withdraw 50,000 Finney from the county treasury to prepare food and accommodation for the monarch and his army."

"The barracks outside the city have been taken out for the army to station."

"The Free Bison Tavern in the city and our own newly opened Moulin Mound welcome the important officials of the court and the ranks of the monarchs."

"As for Lord King and you, you will naturally settle in the lord's hall and mansion."

"In addition, I have hired six chefs and more than a dozen servants from all over the county to make food for the king and his party, and have prepared fruits, vegetables, wine and water..."

Lynn is also a government expert. He does these matters very well, so Yat doesn't have to worry too much.

"For the first time the king went south to Wells Province, we must not be careless. Especially the county town security and defense must be extremely careful." Yat turned his gaze back to Bath.

"Don't worry, I had already transferred 200 elite troops from the garrison army to replace the county town yesterday evening, and organized three teams to patrol the surrounding area. There would be no problem."

When Bass said this, he hesitated for a moment, and hesitated to speak.

"You are all my confidants, please say anything." Yat saw Bassy's words with hesitation.

"At least not for the time being." Yat added.
Chapter completed!