Chapter 11 Hey, I'm Back Again
In order to solve the problem of lack of manpower, Luo Ning thought about it and found two main ways.
The first was to spend money to buy slaves.
Slavery has not been abolished in this world. On the contrary, there are slave houses in almost every city.
Luo Ning took out a map from the carriage and looked at it. On the way from Wushan City to Shanlin Town, one would pass through many noble territories. If one really wanted to buy slaves, he should be able to purchase some in many territories.
But if you want to say which city is the most suitable, there are only two. The first is the largest city close to Shanlin Town, Muma City;
The second is Wushan City, where he had just left.
"Should we go to Muma City to buy it? Or should we go back to Wushan City to buy it?"
Roning knocked on the carriage and fell into a long period of thought.
Of course, in addition to purchasing slaves, there is another way to expand manpower, which is to recruit by spending money.
Luo Ning can spend money to hire some people to go to Shanlin Town.
However, recruiting is not something that can be done by simply choosing a city. First, he needs the consent of other lords.
Because, in essence, the people of the territory also belong to the lord's wealth. If Ronin recruits them privately without the lord's permission, he will violate the lord's laws. In serious cases, the other party can use this as an excuse to start a war.
After much thought, Luo Ning turned his attention back to Wushan City.
Whether buying slaves or hiring civilians, returning to Wushan City is the best option.
He believed that even if he secretly recruited a group of people in Wushan City to go to Shanlin Town, Lulans would probably not ask about it, and Wiggins would most likely turn a blind eye and hope that he would take his people away as soon as possible.
But if we have to turn back, today's journey will be in vain.
"If we really want to go back, we can consider asking the Earl for more."
To put it bluntly, he wanted manpower but didn't want to spend money.
What can we do? We can only shamelessly "borrow" from Wushanbao.
"Simply playing the victim and playing the emotional card obviously won't work. Is there any other way?"
Luo Ning pondered for a long time.
First of all, the nine guards Wiggins had arranged betrayed him. It would make sense for him to go back and replace them with a new group, right?
Once this idea came to his mind, he couldn't stop, and finally, he decided to return to Wushan Fort.
As the saying goes, a good horse never turns back to eat the grass it has left. As long as the grass behind is delicious, what does it matter whether it turns back or not?
After the guards had fed the horses and everyone had a quick meal, Luo Ning waved his hand and said, "Chahar, tell the convoy to turn around. Let's go back to Wushan City!"
"ah?"
Chahar was stunned, "Master, aren't we going to Shanlin Town?"
"Of course, I'll go, but I suddenly remembered that there's something important I haven't done yet!"
Although Chahar was still confused, he did not continue to ask questions and quickly passed on the Baron's order.
The five betrayers immediately became uneasy when they heard that they had to return to Wushan Castle. If Ronin returned and handed them over to Wushan Castle, wouldn't they be finished?
But when they saw Knight Macken riding a warhorse, they completely lost the idea of escaping.
The carriage swayed slowly, and after more than four hours, the convoy passed through Wushan City and arrived outside Wushan Fort.
Luo Ning did not choose to buy slaves in the city but chose to go back to the castle to try his luck. If he could get some resources, wouldn't that save money?
Seeing him, the guards guarding the castle gate were stunned.
"My Lord, what are you doing?"
The guard at the gate was full of question marks. Didn't this young master go out in the morning? Why did he come back in the evening?
Luo Ning frowned and snorted, "Go tell Earl Wiggins that the 'elite soldiers' he arranged for me are all traitors, and they actually assassinated me halfway!"
"What?"
The guard at the gate thought he had heard wrongly. There was actually a traitor among the guards of Wushan Fort, and he even wanted to assassinate the eldest grandson of the Wushan family.
The five traitors who were spared by Roning for the time being felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave when they heard these words, and their faces suddenly changed.
Sure enough, the worries on the way back became a reality, and the Baron still did not let them go.
"Sir, please spare us, sir, please spare us!" They knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Luo Ning didn't look at them again. He would not kill them. He would only hand them over to Wushan Fort.
As for how Wushanbao would treat them, that was not his concern.
"McKen, Chahar, follow me to see the Marquis."
As Ronin spoke, he walked into Wushan Castle, "These traitors are left to your guards. Don't let them get away."
"Don't worry, sir!"
The gate guards immediately took control of the five traitors, and one of them quickly ran into the castle, probably to tell Wiggins about the matter.
Luo Ning didn't delay for a moment and rushed to Lu Lans's small building at lightning speed.
"Grandpa, Grandpa!"
He walked and shouted, and his expression began to panic.
"Master Luo Ning?"
The old butler Most came forward surprised, "Didn't you leave this morning? Why are you back again?"
Luo Ning's acting skills were fully on point. He asked anxiously, "Where is my grandpa? I want to find him!"
"Ah... the master is in the room." Moster made way and prepared to let Roning in.
But at this time, Marquis Rulans had already walked out of the house into the courtyard with a cane.
"I can hear your shouting in the house. What happened? Why did you come back?"
The Marquis was wearing a robe and looked like he had just gotten out of bed.
Luo Ning hurriedly stepped forward, "Grandpa, the guards my father sent to me actually tried to assassinate me on the way!"
As he spoke, he grasped Lu Lansi's hand and couldn't help trembling, "I suspect, I suspect that they were instructed by my father, and my father wants to kill me!"
Lu Lansi's face changed. Wiggins was so foolish that he wanted to kill his own son.
"You're talking nonsense!"
The voice arrived before the person. Earl Wiggins, who came hurriedly, heard Roning accusing him from a distance. His roar was so loud that it seemed like it could blow the roof off the house.
"I wish you would die out there, but I'm not so idle as to arrange for someone to kill you!"
As he finished speaking, Wiggins had already arrived in the courtyard.
Although he was only a high-level knight and his strength was not worthy of the attention of the great nobles, the surging fighting spirit in his body still brought Roning considerable pressure.
"Stop!" McKen stepped forward and stood in front of Roning.
Wiggins snorted, "Get out of the way!"
He raised his leg and kicked at McCann, who did not dodge but kicked back.
With a bang, the two legs collided heavily. The huge force made their bodies unstable, and they stumbled backwards.
"Are you okay?"
Roning quickly supported McKen, and it was obvious that Wiggins had the upper hand in this attack.
This is not surprising, after all, the opponent is a senior knight, while McKen is only a junior.
If Wiggins had just used all his strength or even his fighting spirit, and McCann had taken the hit, he would probably have to stay in bed for several months.
"Who are you?" Wiggins asked coldly with a frown.
Lu Lans' eyes flashed with a strange light, and he thought to himself, "Why is there a knight beside Luo Ning?" And judging from the performance of this knight, although his level is not high, his foundation is relatively solid.
His grandson brightened his eyes again.
"Come in and talk."
The old Marquis turned and walked into the house. "If word gets out that we're making trouble in the courtyard, the nobles outside will think that our Wushan family is going to turn against us!"
"snort!"
Wiggins threw his robe angrily and followed him into the house.
Roning asked McKen to check him out, and after finding that there was nothing serious, he followed him in.
The three parties sat down, and Lu Lans said, "Luo Ning, tell me what happened today. Why do you suspect that your father wants to kill you?"