The cleaned canyon has become more popular.

Compared with the appearance of the blockade at the beginning, although the mercenaries who come and go are still scarce, they can also give people a sense of security, at least not like the desolation when they were lifeless and no one has come for nearly ten years.

Occasionally, you can see a few brave hunters walking by together, holding short spears and hunting bows for self-defense, quivers in their waists, carrying antelopes or pheasants hunted in the mountains on both sides of the canyon, looking at Kant who is passing by on a majestic war horse, their eyes full of awe and envy.

The soldiers of the Solid Stone Pass were the most elite of the armed militia recruited from these hunters.

Ordinary peasants are just cannon fodder.

These hunters give a longbow to be a good archer.

Kant didn't think much of them, and in his eyes, these hunters were really just commoners, and although they were better off than the lowliest serfs, they were not much better.

The lives of ordinary people in this world are severely exploited, and there is no way to live a better life.

There are many types of tax subjects.

Hunting has a dozen taxes waiting for them.

For example, in the Sanwaya Mountains, hunting desert antelopes and hares and pheasants will be charged by the lord to enter the mountain, hunting permits, four-hoof tax, two-hoof tax, feather tax, injury tax, mercy tax, spring, summer, autumn and winter four seasons tax, and so on.

At the end of the day, if you can feed the whole family, it can be considered a good day.

For this, those hunters are still grateful and weeping.

The peasants are exploited even more!

It is necessary to pay not only the taxes of the landlords, the taxes of the lords, but also the taxes of the principality.

If you are unlucky, you have to take the rudimentary weapons assigned by the lord and go directly to the battlefield as cannon fodder, or the kind of melee combat, from a farmer who only knows how to plow the land, to a moving target to be harvested by the knights.

All in all, as long as you are not an aristocrat, it is really miserable.

Kant understood this.

The standard feudal lord's mode of rule.

The misery of the people under his rule is worse than that of a unified imperial dictatorship.

Even if there is no war, the daily friction between the lords and all kinds of taxes will suck up the wealth of the people at the bottom, and in the end there will be only enough food left to wrap the stomach, and in the event of disasters or wars, there will be a large number of people who will go bankrupt.

This also leads to the fact that, apart from the nobility and the sense of belonging, ordinary commoners do not care much about who the lord is.

Of course, the most important concern is what the tax policy of the new lord will be.

Taxation is a matter of livelihoods.

As for the Solid Stone Pass, the place that was already under Kant's control was much better off because of the tax breaks.

Fatis abolished some of the harsh miscellaneous taxes, which were also allowed by Kant after consultation with him, especially for the various miscellaneous taxes of hunters and farmers, which were reduced in quotas, which can be regarded as a very strong benevolent government.

It only takes two or three years to make the civilian class here completely reconcile.

The same is true of the small landowners, the small merchants, the small squires.

Only those who could be regarded as large-scale landlords, merchants, and aristocrats would have faintly resisted Kant, and if it weren't for the presence of Fatis and those elite troops stationed here, firmly in control of the Solid Stone Pass, it is estimated that they would have been connected in tandem to attempt a rebellion and restore the rule of the Lion Principality.

If you think about it, you can understand that once the Solid Stone Pass is seized by them, then this credit is definitely very large, whether it is Viscount Wayne who defects to the Northern County Territory, or Kevin, who has a grand duke background, they can get great benefits.

In the Northern County Territory, Viscount Wayne is not a one-handed coverer.

And in order to balance the northern county leader.

Viscount Kevin, who was inserted by Cameron's big police, is also high-powered!

In the eyes of many nobles in the stone pass, the background of these two people is much better than Baron Kant, who came out of the Naren Desert and was perhaps lucky enough to receive some help!

Even if the title of Baron Kant is rumored to be raised, it is only a rumor.

For the sake of the face of the salt mines.

Once Baron Kant's salt mine in the depths of the Narun Desert is seized by other nobles, it is estimated that what awaits this baron is not only the improvement of his title, but perhaps an even more miserable death.

The dignified Lion Principality, it is really too easy to deal with a little baron.

This is also the inertia of thinking.

The lion principality, which is established by force and has cavalry as its strength, is not weak.

This can be known in the war with the Silver Plate Kingdom, even the Silver Plate Kingdom, which has at least 7 counties, has not been able to crush only 3 counties, of which the Northern County Territory is still a barren land, and the Southern County Territory and the Northern County Territory are still in a state of cold war.

With Kant and his friends, it may be better to take advantage of it in a short time.

It's been a long time.

It will be crushed by the united nobles!

It has only been half a year since the rise of Kant, and those nobles and ordinary people have not reacted.

What's more, the most important thing is that Kant's secrecy work is really too good, whether it is a secret agent or a spy in the Duchy of Lion, there is no way to find out his true reality.

It is inevitable to look down on Kant based on the inertia of thinking alone.

Come to the city gate.

The walls and gates are still made of heavy rocks and stout logs.

However, the city gate was guarded by Swadia infantry wearing chain mail, covered with linen robes, and carrying heavy military spears, a team of 20 people, in front of the city gate in good formation, very majestic.

Just at the top of the gate and on the walls on either side, Swadia infantry stood guard with spears.

Apparently cautious.

After all, this is not their real power.

It is still an occupied area, and if you are not careful, it is estimated that there will be a big mess.

The Swadian infantry on the city had apparently discovered Kant and them, and hurriedly beckoned their subordinates to control the city gates, disperse the mercenaries and hunters who were still coming in and out, and deliberately set aside a passage for people to enter and exit.

The mercenaries around him also stood by peacefully, and they didn't dare to put their hands on the handles of their weapons at will.

Beside them, Swadia infantry was watching them coldly.

The gaze is extremely penetrating.

If the situation is not right, these infantry will not show mercy, and even if there is a misunderstanding, they will not be held responsible.

No one should let their guard down for the safety of the Supreme Lord Kant, let alone come to the occupied area, which has not yet been completely subdued, and there are many spies and spies in it, and perhaps even assassins waiting for the opportunity exist.

Some aristocrats were not happy with the rise of Baron Kant.

For example, the group that assassinated Princess Sophia in the first place.

Kant rode his horse forward.

30 lion knights are guarded in a circle, and their safety is guaranteed.

The wide-faced fan shield was firmly attached to the left arm, and the lion knights swept around vigilantly, carefully scrutinizing any nooks and shadows, taking great care to ensure the safety of the High Lord.

On both sides and in front and rear, 20 Swadiya infantrymen cleared the way and separated the crowd.

But the situation is fine.

Most of them stared blankly at Kant.

Both the commoners and the poor looked at Kant and the Lion Knight with envy and awe.

At the same time, there was also an eagerness for the exquisite linen robe and well-made armor, after all, in their eyes, the appearance of Kant, the lord and knight, was even more shining than Baron Dylan and those knights!

In particular, the war horse under the crotch is even more majestic, which makes people feel awe.

Dark corners.

Quite a few people in regular black hoods were standing.

Sensing the indifferent gaze sweeping over, they all chose to stand still and did not act rashly.

It was a double scrutiny of the Svadian infantry and the lion knights, even though they were wearing the linen hoods and robes that ordinary people liked to wear, but they were still standing on street corners and in the shadows, still attracting scrutiny.

They are not afraid, after all, their hearts are here, and turning around and fleeing will startle the snake.

The basic literacy of spies and spies is still particularly important.

Like them, they are well-trained.

Since they can be sent to the Solid Stone Pass, it means that they are indeed elites.

The most important thing is that they did not mean to assassinate Kant, and of course they did not receive orders from their superiors, if they really wanted to come over and carry out assassination, then the military heavy crossbow or longbow was definitely the best weapon of choice.

It would be whimsical to want to lean in and assassinate with a dagger.

Don't say whether the guards will let it pass.

Even in the past, disturbed and vigilant targets will not allow them to assassinate easily.

Even if the assassination is in the past, the target who must be wearing a full set of armor will not be able to pierce it for a while, and it is estimated that he will be slightly injured and frightened, and he will not worry about his life at all.

Moving on, there was not much change in the stone pass, but the pedestrians were in a hurry, and their faces were much more serious.

Although Baron Dylan said that he invited Baron Kant's troops to come as guests.

But actually.

Quite a few people have guessed it.

Even if you can't guess it, you can detect that the solid stone pass is now a change of sky.

At the very least, the knights who used to be arrogant and domineering are now honestly shrunk in their nests, and even the soldiers who used to patrol the streets are led by 3 infantry who look like knights.

A patrol of 3 Svadia infantry and 10 pikemen at the Solid Pass.

Mixed forces.

Fatis's strategy in this place.

Basically, the financial and military power of the Solid Pass is now in control.

Even if the lower-level knights and those squires have not yet fully returned to their hearts, they have no objections now, and they all acquiesce to Kant's forces occupying the Solid Stone Pass and holding Baron Dylan hostage, and they still choose to remain silent and obedient.

Without the ability to resist, they will not easily start a rebellion that is enough to lose their heads.

They acquiesce and wait at the same time.

Or maybe it's called wait-and-see.

Whoever wins the final victory will receive their allegiance.

Whether it is Baron Kant, or Viscount Wayne, or Viscount Kevin, even Archduke Cameron, or Countess Agasa of the Eastern County Territory, they can choose to be loyal to.

The barren Northern Commandery, the even more barren Solid Stone Pass, is now an important node in the salt trade.

You can enjoy it all here.

So they're at ease.