Later that day you could see everyone busy theying to prepare everything for party dinner tonight some servant where removing accumulated dust and cleaning every reachable part in the castle.
Others where busy moving provisions from vegetables,fruits,meats and wine to castle kitchen.
There chef where moving busy like a bee 🐝 trying to prepare pastries,marinate the meat to be cooked later and make sure the glasses and plates are cleaned .
Meanwhile Damien was sitting in his desk holding a bunch of letters four to be exact in front him Crowley was sitting and next to him Jean who silvers this lettres after he received them.
The lettres were by his neighbouring waring Barron's of vinizia viscounty South of his Barrony they all congratulate him and welcomed his arrival.
But they also mentioned few important thing :
First it seem like the war is two baron Vs the other two.
We have baron Acosta serpent 🐍 and baron wraith. Eagle 🦅.and baron Santini scorpion 🦂 and baron bright boar 🐗.
From the explanation he got from Jean the clan Acosta and the bright are the oldes retainers of the old Viscount but their fortune differed greatly Acosta also knowen as the servant of vinizia where more cunning and better at socialising than the bright clan who more of military family who had no ambition or aptitude or develo their Barrony as time went on they were delgeted to o lower roles than they others.
But as two new vassal joind under Viscount the Santini clan and the wraiht clan a resemblance of blance was as the Santini with there good accumen for trade and business allied the bright for their military.
And the acosta allied the wraith for their physical strength as it's said they have a trace of giant blood in their flowing their veins.
The secon thing is that they all want to buy grain, iron,coal,farmin tools and military supplies if they're available so they are ready to send or receive an envoy to discuss the details of this trade agreement.
Third is that they will not recognise Dylan lordship of Manheim and every trade will conduct trough him.
This one is most likely to secure his neutrality in their war,not get involved in the muddy waters of infighting of a grand-duke family.
Fourth each one of them emphasis that they are the legitimate heir to the previous Viscount family and asking to support in any way he can and they will return the favour tenfold after they become Viscount not believing any of this .
To him the moment a clear winner is chosen he will be the next target of the newly crowned Viscount either for prestige,more territory or just to unite viscounty against ana external foe.
And in the end the bright family mentioned that they found some traces of humoind creature in the forest where uniting together under one banner their speculation a peak level knigh creature or a great knight level is leading them so he should strengthen his defences toward the forest.
In their observation they have probably a month or two before the dmthe losing tribe against this creature start migrating outside of the forest toward them .
After hearing this news 📰 to things came to mind first the bright family is worth befriend or even insubordinate on the long run.
The second military preparation need to be done in a month worth of his memory served him in every novels he read before the beast tide or displaced tribes always attack before those deadlines given .
Then he turned to Jean and Crowley asked about wheat harvest .
Crowley answered first :' we have loaned the different agriculture tools we have been given by the family to the diifent peasant household to eas the burden of collecting wheat since we have recruited a lot of young to the army or the different workshop or mills you have set your lordship '.
Then Jean interjected:' we will start harvesting by the end of the week and it may take around between ten to fifteen days to finish and have the wheat in the granary as for the yield by our inspection we are expected to have a good harvest this by my calculation 🧮 we have around one thousand and two hundred hectares of weath with an average of three and half per hectares my lord sn above average yield my lord'.
Hearing this Damien asked:' and how much the Barrony need every year need to consume of wheat?'.
Then Jean answered:' we don't have an exacte number but between one thousand and three hundred tonnes to two thousand if we include the need of the army or if their is a war compaign baron'.
After thinking for a while:' after reaching two thousand tonnes of weath we will stock a quarter to be used or selled later incase of an emergency half will be sold to the barrows but prioritize the need of the bright without the others knowing as for the last quarter stock it alone to be used later for another product production '.
Then he said:' Jean I want you to pay fairly the peasants who work on my direct land and reward them a bundle of Straw's as for those who are renting the land or Owen it lower the tax bye five percent and collect in wheat and you crowely could please tell Carl and bruce we will have a small metting after dinner and also please prepare a few simples of paper to show to the barons I am sure they will love to buy it'.
They both answered:' yes baron/young master'.
After he was left alone he finally looked at the ring that crowely got him a few days ago it took two days to refine using mana and his bloodline signature another two days for the ring to synchronize after the party he probably can see his stats as for now he will get himself ready and go for a meditation session in order to solidifie his wizard realm.
Few hours later Damian was entertaining his guest then evhe gave a speech were he congratulated the master dwarves and Mathias on their achievements and not getting in the specific except for the paper as he was intending to sell it as for steel and muskets were considered strategic ressources and military secrets for now he had ne delusion that je can keep them secret for long he had every intention of selling he old equipment when he got the new always keeping a tech logical edge over his enemies and allies alike.
After the party he was sitting in his desk and in fron of him Carl and Bruce was sitting he shared the information he got from the bright clan and waited for their input.
First to talk was Bruce:' from the information we have and history of this regent usually the tribe migrating their numbers in the hundreds only in rare occasions they g beyond a thousand and for that I think we have the manpower to face them and I will up the patrols aroun the town and the minesof the squires and the light cavalry even if their numbers is small '.
Then Carl started talking:' in my opinion we should up the defences in the mine village ,accelared the training of the legionnaires and production of weapons as they aren't the only treat we are facing the sighting of brigand and vagabond between us and the Manheim town are growing in numbers they may use this opportunity to attack '.
Then Bruce:' my lord from the reports of the spies we have in Manheim some plot is going on there so need to be prepared for it'.
Then Damian looked through the window and said:' we will do as you say but I want the army always ready to deploy I have a feeling we may not have long before they strike'.
What he didn't know he was spot on in the exterior part of the forest three shadow where having a metting if Damian was here he would have recognised them they goblins or more precise high goblins.
The one in the middle and bigger of the three started talking:'what do you think we should do we can't fight or negotiate with that beast he really believes we killed his offspring '.
The one to talk was wearing an armour like knight and was bigger than other goblin:'i think brother we should raid those humans settlement and take some treasures gifted to him he is well known for his greed'.
Then the older of the two with renkles on his face and a staff in his hand he looked more like those rumoured goblin shamans equivalent to human wizard said:' while that idea is good I say first we send some subordinate tribes to test the waters and attack the easier target to minimise the losses as humans are to underestimated'.
After hearing both of them:' we will do as you suggested send emissary to those tribe to acre it's to pay for our protection hhhhhhh'.