Chapter 174 Harvest and Heir
With Dagu's description, the tense atmosphere has been greatly eased.
The barbarians have no national consciousness yet. They will side with whoever is stronger and whoever can bring them benefits.
The Rock people are strong and rich, so it seems easy to choose who to choose.
Especially with the example of Dagu, they are willing to believe Duke Leopold.
As for the Barbarian King, a guy who encroaches on their interests, it is good enough that they don't rebel against him.
As for their previous support for the Barbarian King, it has been selectively forgotten.
Dagu first sent someone back to report safety, and then stayed in the Moshan clan and ate and drank for a few days.
The Moshan clan nominally surrendered to Duke Leopold, but in fact it still maintained its independence.
And the goods from the Rock people continued to flow into the Moshan clan.
For the Habit chief, this is of course a good thing, which is equivalent to getting a lot of precious materials without paying anything.
But for Derek, it is also acceptable.
Not to mention the nominal surrender, the influx of goods brings huge profits.
The gold and silver of the barbarians flowed out, and many things could be done with them.
Things that originally required human lives could now be bought with money.
For Derek, anything that could be bought with money was not a problem.
Even the number of barbarian legions exceeded 10,000, and the second barbarian legion was already being formed.
However, for Derek, his attention was temporarily diverted from the barbarian kingdom.
As autumn gradually approached, the autumn harvest season arrived.
Although the changes in agriculture were silent, a large number of elite farmers appeared, and the abilities of a large number of administrative officials were improved.
Like the silent moistening of things, all aspects are evolving.
In terms of grain, it is a bumper harvest.
In fact, the climate this year can only be said to be average, but it still achieved a bumper harvest. This is a change.
Just like the administrative system under Derek, it seems that many officials of civilian origin are flooded in it, but there has been no problem.
A large amount of grain has been stored, and Derek's worries have been reduced a little.
In the past two years, he has been encouraging childbirth, and the pressure on food has been increasing. The fact that the Melgen Province is still not self-sufficient is also a source of pressure.
As the autumn harvest gradually came to an end, Derek had returned to Swan Castle.
After full term, Tiona finally gave birth to a son.
The Leopold family finally had an heir.
This would be a beginning. For the large number of nobles and officials surrounding the Leopold family, it was equivalent to having an additional backbone.
At least there was no need to worry that the Leopold family would suddenly collapse one day.
Even if the next generation of dukes was a waste, a group of retainers and knights could help him ascend the throne.
When the baby's first cry sounded in Swan Castle, the news spread quickly.
The first to give feedback were the knights stationed outside Swan Castle.
The intense cheers could also be heard in the castle.
The crazy knights rode their war horses and began to revel.
The colorful pennants, swallowtail flags and square flags fluttered, venting their emotions wantonly.
Then the civilians in the territory began to cheer one after another.
With the fast horses passing on, the whole North knew this heavy news.
Then it continued to spread.
Mergen Monastery immediately sent the godfather to Swan Castle, trying to take the opportunity to expand its influence.
More nobles prepared gifts and went to Swan Castle.
In recent years, Duke Leopold is definitely the one that the nobles of the North and even the kingdom cannot bypass.
If you don't congratulate at this time, you will definitely be remembered.
As for Derek, he can't care so much.
He went into the room first and saw Tiona lying on the bed. He held her hand tightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Tiona smiled. Her marriage was really happy.
"Go see the child!" She took the initiative to mention it.
For the daughters of noble families, they know very well what an heir represents.
Not to mention a duke, even a knight attaches great importance to the heir.
Derek exerted force on his hand, then let go of his wife and saw his son.
Wrinkled, a little ugly.
The little guy was looking at a big face and cried without giving face.
Derek felt a feeling that he didn't know what to say.
This is the first child in two lives.
That feeling tied up his floating heart all of a sudden.
After handing the child to the maid, he could not hide his excitement.
"Reward, one gold coin for each person.
Leopold, half tax this year."
The birth of the eldest son is naturally a celebration.
After chatting with his wife for a while, Derek withdrew very tactfully.
After giving birth, you need to rest well.
Outside the castle, the cheers of the knights continued.
Derrick looked from the balcony and saw chaos like a group of demons dancing.
But he was in a good mood and didn't care about the unruly behavior of these guys.
Before it got dark, Count Perez arrived.
The old earl was very happy. His granddaughter gave birth to a child, which meant that the bloodline of the Perez family would spread.
His great-grandson was destined to become one of the most noble people in the world.
The Duke was already at the top of the world.
"Derrick, with an heir, the Leopold family has a future. You have to be more careful and pay attention to danger." The old earl reminded.
Many noble children died unexpectedly. In addition to the general medical skills of witch doctors in this era, there are also various dangers from the outside world.
There are many jealous people, and there are even more people who don't want the Leopold family name to be passed down safely.
Derek nodded, his face slightly serious: "Don't worry, I will pay attention."
He is not very worried about the doctor's problem.
The threat from the outside world is not a big problem.
Everyone in Swan Castle has been strictly screened, and there is a data panel to check, so it is not so easy for guys with bad intentions to sneak in.
The old earl is the first batch of guests to come to the end, because he has been living in the nearby Plan City recently.
The second force to arrive is Viscount Chavez.
As a representative of the Southern Chamber of Commerce, he should have been running around, but he didn't expect to appear in Swan Castle so timely.
When Derek saw the gift list sent by Viscount Chavez, he knew that he might have been waiting for a long time.
"Your Excellency the Duke, on behalf of the Southern Chamber of Commerce, I congratulate the Leopold family on the arrival of their successor.
The Southern Chamber of Commerce presents 2,000 black slaves, a fleet, and a castle."
This is a generous gift, so generous that it is abnormally large.
