"Of course, part of it is because the weapon rchants are asking exorbitant prices..."
Janet frowned and said seriously, "Over two thousand three hundred, then so be it."
"We’ll take the gold pounds from Morgan Town."
"If a month isn’t enough, then two months."
"If two months isn’t enough, then half a year!"
"There are so many rchants."
"I can’t believe we can’t recover such a small amount of gold pounds!"
Janet said coldly, "If they refuse to pay taxes, find any excuse to reduce them to peasants and confiscate their properties."
"Let them know who is in charge in Morgan Town now!"
Joao nodded in understanding.
Janet shifted the topic and asked, "Uncle Joao, besides the weaponry and armor, is there any progress on what I instructed you?"
Joao responded affirmatively, "There’s progress, Janet."
"The Blade Wind Corps, with a thousand rcenaries at Wind Hill, is willing to accept Frank Manor’s employnt."
Joao spoke hesitantly, "But..."
Janet frowned slightly and asked, "But what?"
Joao sighed and explained, "The leader of the Blade Wind Corps said the journey is long and he needs a higher price!"
"He needs one thousand gold pounds!"
Hearing Joao’s words, Janet, who was originally leaning back in her throne, suddenly stood up.
She stared directly at Joao and said sternly, "One thousand gold pounds?"
"Why don’t they just rob it?"
"Have their brains been spoiled by the prostitutes in the brothel?"
"Do they have no idea about money?"
"Do they know how much grain one thousand gold pounds can buy?"
Joao remained silent.
Before informing Janet of this result,
he had already anticipated such a reaction.
It’s not because Janet’s temper had beco increasingly explosive.
But because, during this period, Frank Manor had been continuously spending money!
Recruiting soldiers, buying weapons and armor, and now hiring the rcenary corps.
Even though, over these days,
he had enforced taxes on a few rchants in Morgan Town and collected head taxes from the free people of the town.
It was still not enough to cover the expenses.
Moreover,
the enforced taxation had already caused the townsn and rchants of Morgan Town to grumble in discontent.
Joao even felt that,
if not for the ard forces of Frank Manor,
and if he hadn’t hung a few free people on the gallows as a demonstration,
the townspeople would have surely risen in rebellion.
After shouting a few phrases to vent her anger, Janet began to calm herself.
Half a minute later,
Janet, slightly appeased, sat back on her throne.
But her chest still heaved rapidly.
Janet looked at Joao and said sternly, "Tell the leader of the Blade Wind Corps, I’ll agree to the one thousand gold pounds."
"Have them co to Morgan Town as soon as possible, I need them to guard Morgan Town for !"
Joao nodded in response, "Yes, Janet."
"I’ll go arrange for people to bring them overnight."
Janlet nodded and said no more.
Joao bowed slightly, then turned and headed towards the exit of the reception hall.
Watching Joao’s gradually retreating figure, Janet’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Her face was full of seriousness.
If she hadn’t known the exact whereabouts of the gold pounds, Janet might have even suspected.
Whether Joao had embezzled the gold pounds spent within the manor.
Janet muttered to herself, giving herself so reassurance.
"It’s nothing, it’s nothing."
"As long as I can take over the territory behind the city wall and make it part of Frank Manor."
"A few thousand gold pounds, that’s all just small stuff!"
"As long as I can take down Lynn, it’s all worth it."
The value of the coal mine, salt mine, iron mine, and vast farmlands.
Plus an unknown amount of labor force.
The value of that territory was beyond her estimation...
Her initial thought was to eliminate all her uncles and replace Jonas as the Manor Lord of Frank Manor.
This way, no one would dare insult her or touch her again.
If given the chance, to obliterate all the Manor Lords in Morgan Town, too.
Janet wanted Frank Manor to beco the largest Manor Lord in Morgan Town.
Despite so twists and unexpected turns,
it was Lynn’s military support that achieved this goal.
But the end result—Frank Manor indeed controlled Morgan Town.
What surprised her, however.
Was that in Lynn’s territory, there were three significant mines that could even make soone sacrifice everything!
Not just her.
Any Manor Lord or Lord, upon knowing, would undoubtedly send troops to seize them.
To capture and claim them.
Thinking of this,
Janet, originally full of anger,
grinned, her eyes filled with anticipation.
...
The next day, at dawn.
The sky had not yet lit up.
The dark night still enveloped the silent red brick town.
At this ti, the townspeople were still in their dreams.
Several figures riding fast horses departed from the castle.
They galloped across the town, traversing vast farmlands, heading towards the distant, even darker forests.
Only a few townsn accustod to early rising
looked on in confusion as their Lord, accompanied by a few guards, left the town early.
In the forest,
behind Weng City,
one by one, the soldier platoons stood arranged on the li road.
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