Actually, Su Li's astonishment and pressure are quite normal, after all, the development time of the Hesse Territory is still short.
Not counting the dwarves, the total population is less than two thousand people.
To sustain nearly two hundred gleaming knights with these two thousand farmers and merchants surely puts financial strain.
Supporting 20 knights in a territory of this scale is already considered a lot. Previously, Su Li felt well-off entirely because his territory had various special industries that could produce high-value items, such as dwarf heavy armor, witch talismans, and monastery potions.
But these constructions are limited, and supporting 200 knights is obviously beyond reach.
The key is that in Silver Spring Valley, there are also 60 elite knights and over a hundred knight's squires.
In other words, in the Hesse Territory, the knights who receive salaries from Su Li and those who do not add up to more than three hundred, nearly four hundred.
