Extraordinary Earl

Chapter 11 Chief Architect of Pompeii
Madame Sophie frowned and thought about it.

Different from old Sol's opinion, she still thinks it is necessary to build the road in Pompeii.

Although there are no large caravans passing by in the territory, it means that there is not much use for it.

But the bumpy road, I really don't like it after seeing it.

In the same way, human and animal feces are everywhere on the road, which also affects the appearance.It's okay in winter, but in summer, there are flies flying everywhere.

Mrs. Sophie didn't like to go out very much, and this disgusting environment was also one of the reasons.

Let alone whether the manure can fertilize the fields, it seems good to be able to clean up the manure on the road.

Mrs. Sophie agrees with these two things, but the reason is that it doesn't cost too much money.The next question is, can cattle plow the fields?
It was a big expense to buy at least sixty cows.

"Luther, how sure are you that cattle can plow the fields?" Mrs. Sophie asked Luther with her eyes raised instead of killing her with a stick.

Luther lifted his spirits, and this stepmother was indeed much more enlightened than his father.

Luther quickly said: "Mom, this is very simple. A car is a carriage if it is pulled by a horse. Without a horse, it is difficult to move by yourself. Why can't we make a tool so that cows can help plow the land?" What about fields? As long as we have this kind of tool, we can save a lot of manpower and cultivate more fields. Then the agricultural tax revenue of Pompeii will be greatly increased."

Mrs. Sophie was very moved after hearing this. As the hostess of the Pompeii Territory, she also hoped that the tax revenue in the territory would be greatly increased.

If the Pompeii family's wealth increases, then not only Luther, but William's knight training can invest more money in the future, and even buy potions.

In the future, when Luther and William get married, they can also attract more noble noble ladies.

All in all, there is nothing better than territorial development.

As for buying sixty cows for a try, it's not too bad.After all, if Luther fails and the cattle are resold, at most there will be some price difference and some labor costs.

All in all, a bargain.

"Okay, my mother provides the funds. You can do whatever you want Luther." Mrs. Sophie made up her mind and said generously.

Luther wished he could hug his stepmother and kiss her. His mother was indeed a hero among women, a heroine.Much cuter than that stupid dad.

"Thank you, Mom." Luther thanked.

"Thank you, it's all for Pompeii." Madam Sophie shook her head with a smile, stood up from her chair, and reached out to touch Luther's head.

After touching the head to kill, Madam Sophie smiled and said: "Go, you should still have a lot of preparations before buying the cow."

"Yes." Luther nodded, turned and walked out excitedly.

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Luther walked out of Madam Sophie's study with a look of excitement on his face, but the excitement soon faded away.Because of the next thing, don't be careless.

If you want to develop a territory, it's not just a matter of lip service.

There are many, many things that need to be done.

Although Luther is the soul of the development of the territory, he can call himself the "chief architect of the construction of Pompeii", but Luther always knows that the purpose of building the territory is to serve himself.

As the eldest son of an ambitious lord's family, in order to improve the status and prestige of the Pompeii family, he must climb up.

And the most important point is Luther's own strength.

You can do your best to build a territory, but you must not involve all your mind.Luther must have time for knight training.

In other words, Luther had to find a mayor.

Go to the front desk and deal with some details.

Just do it when you think about it, Luther turned a corner and came outside Teacher Qiao Xiu's room.The shapes of the rooms and doors in the castle are not much different.

It's easy for people to go the wrong way, but fortunately, there are two words written on the door of this room. "Bonaparte."

Bonaparte is Teacher Qiao Xiu's surname. This surname can be traced back to a noble duke who is still passed on, the Duke of Bonaparte.

But Mr. Qiao Xiu and the current Duke of Bonaparte are already very distantly related by blood, and they can be regarded as close relatives.

Luther knocked on the door and asked, "Is Teacher Qiao Xiu there?"

"It's Luther, come in." Teacher Qiao Xiu's voice sounded.

Hearing this, Luther opened the door and walked in. The size of this room was about the same as Luther's room, and the layout was similar, except that there was an extra desk.

At this moment, Teacher Qiao Xiu was wearing a pair of glasses and holding a parchment book in his hand.He looked up at Luther, took off his glasses, and put down the parchment.

He smiled and asked, "Is there anything little Luther wants from me?"

"Teacher, I want to set up a city hall in the territory to manage the territory. I plan to set up a mayor and recruit some people who can read and write as staff. Do you have any candidates to recommend?"

Luther asked sincerely.

"City hall?" Teacher Qiao Xiu was taken aback, because there is no city hall in this world.Immediately, Teacher Qiao Xiu came to his senses and asked, "Is mayor a position similar to city lord?"

Luther scratched his head when he heard the words, is this some kind of unreliable translation?
In this world, there is indeed the position of city lord, who is responsible for managing a city and its surrounding areas.After thinking about it, Luther nodded and said, "It's a similar position."

Immediately, Luther was a little embarrassed and said: "Of course, Pompeii is not a city, not even a town. It makes me feel ashamed to use the mayor of Pompeii as a metaphor for the city owner."

"Little Luther, don't underestimate yourself. Your idea is very good. In my opinion, the development of the Pompeii Territory is indeed a bit primitive. It is still necessary to recruit an official in charge to manage the territory."

Teacher Qiao Xiu shook his head, a little appreciatively.

Teacher Qiao Xiu was very satisfied with his disciple. He was much better than Old Sol's muscular guy, and he knew how to develop his territory.

"What do you think of Lu Luxiu?" Teacher Qiao Xiu thought for a moment, then asked.

"Senior Lu Luxiu? Didn't he go on a trip?" Luther was a little surprised when he heard that.

This Lu Luxiu is none other than Teacher Qiao Xiu's only son.I should be 23 years old this year. Three years ago, when I was in my early 20s, I went out for a trip.

Said that he was unwilling to stay in this country place for the rest of his life.

In Luther's memory, this senior Lu Luxiu was indeed a very talented person and a man of action.After such a person goes out, he should have a good time in the big city, and he won't want to come back.

Therefore, Luther was a little surprised.

"It seems that I suffered a little setback outside and came back disheartened. According to the letter, it is estimated that I can rush back today and night."

Teacher Qiao Xiu showed a little distressed expression on his face, and sighed.

In fact, in the correspondence between the two parties, Lu Luxiu didn't say anything about setbacks, but Qiao Xiu could guess what kind of blow Lu Luxiu should have suffered.

As a father, Teacher Qiao Xiu naturally felt sorry for his son.

"It's really great to have Lu Luxiu's senior help."

Luther didn't care what setbacks Lu Luxiu encountered outside. Under the current conditions, it was great to be able to hire Lu Luxiu as the mayor.

So Luther said happily.

(End of this chapter)