Unknown Knight

Chapter 375 Roma Conference

Loma Castle is a blessed place for King Yarogerk. In the previous two invasions of the Khergit Khanate, he was stationed here and used it as a base. He defeated the invading Khergits twice and established his unshakable domestic position.

This is a stone castle built on a high hill. It is surrounded by steep and dangerous terrain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is an important military fortress in Virginia.

The main reason why King Yarogerk chose to guard here is that this is the center of the core area of ​​the kingdom, located between the three royal cities of Rivadin, Kudan and Kulau. There is also a waterway under the fortress, and you can sail directly into the sea from here. Its strategic location is very important.

As long as we occupy this place, we can send troops to support these three cities at any time when they are facing foreign invasion. Of course, as long as we occupy this place, we can also deter the lords of the other two cities and play a stabilizing role in consolidating the domestic situation.

The lord of Roma Castle is Vilanboye, who is King Yarogerk's close confidant. It is said that His Majesty the King has a super-friendly relationship with Vilanboye's daughter, Miss Irena, so when he is free, King Yarogerk always likes to go to Roma Castle for hunting, camping, etc.

On this day, His Royal Highness King Yarogerk visited Roma Castle again, accompanied by more than fifty people of the King's Cavalry Guards.

Anyone who has been in the circle of Vigia nobles and has good eyesight will find that among these fifty-plus cavalry guards, there are not just ordinary soldiers, but also lords from around Zhivadin mixed in, such as Larchaboye of Radogir Castle, Belgaluboye of Dremag Castle, Taishaboye of Aiko, and so on. Seven or eight lords of all sizes are mixed in this cavalry team.

Soon after King Yarogelk entered the city, four or five teams of nobles entered the Roma Castle one after another. They were from different distances from here, such as Rodelaboye, the lord of the nearby Kulau City, Rudiboye of Threzk Castle, and Maligaboye of the faraway Zhivacherze City.

These lords, big and small, from far and near, all arrived at Roma Castle before dark. It was neither a festival nor an annual festival, and there was no external threat or internal strife. They came here for no reason, so there must be a reason.

Yes, the reason why these lords can gather together is, of course, for our male protagonist Axboye.

They are all people who will not do anything without benefits. They have been on this continent for many years. They may not have other abilities, but they all have a very good nose and have developed a keen sense of smell.

This time, Aix plans to fight deep into the borders of other countries. Regardless of whether he can win, these lords still have vision. They all smell the smell of blood. Under the call of King Yarogelk's letter, they gathered together again.

In recent years, through the heavy taxes levied on the caravans of Aix and the intelligence collected, the lords in Vigia have reached a consensus that Aix is ​​not a bitter and cold place at all, but the richest land in the entire continent.

Due to the cold weather here, agricultural production was not much in the early years, but after the unremitting efforts of Aix in recent years, agricultural production has basically achieved self-sufficiency. Such self-sufficient places are rare in various countries. Even in agriculturally developed places such as Swadia and Rhodok, there are few self-sufficient territories, and they all need caravans to trade to meet basic needs.

In addition to the worthless but necessary agricultural products, and local specialties such as animal skins and wild delicacies, what the Vigean lords covet most is the developed handicraft industry in this territory. The ironware, leather products, armor and weapons, furniture, snow salt and other handicraft products produced here are famous among all countries for their good workmanship and high quality.

As a result, it also promoted the development of local commerce. Places such as Kudan City and Tangquan Fortress were lined with shops, trade was developed, and there were frequent caravans coming and going. The business atmosphere was even comparable to that of the commercially developed Rhodok Kingdom.

Not only that, the Territory of Aix is ​​also rich in mineral resources. According to the latest news from King Yarogerk, this territory not only has large iron mines and coal mines, but also gold mines. The output of these mines is real hard currency. As long as the serfs are driven to the mines, gold coins can be produced continuously.

The banquet at Loma Castle began at dusk. After the boyars had eaten and drunk their fill, some of them who were in high spirits even went on a wild and absurd spree in dark corners. The host of the banquet, Willanboye, dismissed the servants and maids, and everyone sat back at the long banquet table.

King Yarogerk on the main seat cleared his throat and glanced at the lords attending the banquet. He found that they were looking at him eagerly. His Majesty the King said with great satisfaction:

“My lords, although Axboye has made some contributions in the battle against the Kugits since joining the kingdom, I have not treated him unfairly and have generously rewarded him, which is why he now has such a large territory. I will not go into details here.

But recently this Axboye has gone too far, not only disobeying my orders, but also provoking wars against other countries without reason, attempting to drag the kingdom back into the quagmire of war. What do you think of this, my Lords?"

This last sentence was both a provocative question and an opportunity for him to take another look at the attitudes of the lords present. After saying this, King Yarogerk leaned back in his chair and glanced at the lords at the long table with his sharp eyes.

“Aix is ​​an ambitious man who will do anything to achieve his goals. If he is allowed to do what he wants, it will bring disaster to the kingdom.

Moreover, he is an outsider. Unlike all of us, our ancestors have lived here for generations, and our families have taken root in the kingdom. We all prosper and suffer together, and no matter what we do, we always put the interests of the kingdom first. However, Aix doesn't care about these things. As an outsider, he doesn't care about the good or bad of the kingdom at all."

The speaker was the host, Vilanboye. As a staunch supporter of King Yarogelk, his words were undoubtedly quite weighty and also defined Aix. In his words, Aix became an outsider who destroyed the overall situation of the kingdom.

His words also opened up a loophole for the lords attending the meeting, allowing these old men who had once benefited from Aix and were now taking advantage of Aix, and who were too thin-skinned to open their mouths, to find an excuse to attack and began to speak enthusiastically.

"A few days ago, Aix attacked me for no reason and burned down my water fort. He is so arrogant that he doesn't take us seriously at all. He doesn't care about the order and laws of the kingdom at all. If he continues like this, it won't be long before he dares to blatantly annex other people's territories."

The speaker was Harold Boyer of Kulau, an ally who once stood on Aix's side. He was the first to speak, not only because Aix burned his water fort a few days ago, causing him heavy losses and making him angry, but also because he was eager to show his attitude to the master he had surrendered to after changing sides.