Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 108 The New Manor
It snowed heavily for three days in a row, and the earth was completely white.

Looking at the finally clear sky outside the window, Charles couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the snowy day had finally passed.Calculating the time, if there was no heavy snow blocking, the reply from Iris Flower Collar should have arrived long ago, but now I have to wait for another two days.

Then there was a knock on the door.

After a moment, Charlton cleared the table and said slowly, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and a servant came in, "Master Charles, Knight Bernard is here to pay you a visit."

It turned out that it wasn't Kitty, Charles' straight body relaxed, leaning on the chair, "Oh, where is he, take me to see him."

"Yes, Lord Charles."

Charles stood up and followed the servants to the hall, walking in the slightly gloomy corridor, Charles glanced at the murals on the corridor.

Walking into the hall, Charles immediately saw Knight Bernard sitting on a chair.

These days, although it has been snowing, Knight Bernard has been coming to visit, to be precise, to see the wine. Since he finished drinking the iris ale, any wine he drinks is like plain water.But Shire only sells one bottle of wine a day, and what's even more exasperating is that it is tied to the grain transaction.

The territory of the Valdez family is eight feet away from Shire's iris collar, so if you talk about a grain deal with a hammer, you won't be able to grab the iris ale in the wine shop.Now the iris ale has become a luxury accessory in the city of Pella. If any nobleman can bring out a bottle of iris ale at the banquet, he will immediately fall into a sea of ​​praise.

From a certain point of view, this is also a way to show the strength of the family.

Therefore, since Shire released the news the day before yesterday that the wine shop could be opened for ten days, that is, ten bottles of iris ale, the nobles in Pella City rushed to grab it. I heard that some nobles were willing to spend one hundred gold coins for a bottle of iris ale. But no one wants to sell.

That's why the nobles started to trade grain one after another, and the price given by Shire was suitable. Many cooperations had already been reached, and they were just waiting for the spring to deliver grain.

In Shire's future plans, it is very important to be able to connect with the Principality of Luma and the Principality of Sukale. They will all be foreign aid to help him share the pressure at that time.But all of this had to be based on his ability to withstand the first wave of attacks from the Aquinacos family.

Putting aside the thoughts in his heart, Charles walked to the front and said with a smile on his face: "This damn blizzard is finally over."

"So should we celebrate with a glass of wine, like Iris Ale?"

"Stop it, stop it, the few bottles of iris ale are already reserved, why don't we drink Earl William's wine."

Bernard curled his lips, "This soft thing is what women like to drink. By the way, I have already found the manor you want for you."

"Is it so soon? Although it's a bit presumptuous, I still want to ask if I can go and see it today." Charles looked delighted. Since the opening of the wine shop, people often came to visit him, especially Bernard Knight, who was in Pepe It is necessary to buy a house in Lacheng.

"There is only one disadvantage. The manor is a bit remote. It is outside the city of Pella. You know, unless you are a prince of the Aquinacos family, it is almost impossible to buy a manor that can accommodate 300 people in the city of Pella. "

Charles nodded, that was indeed the case.It is really not easy to find such a large manor, at least he can't find it, and he can't trouble the eldest prince, so Bernard Cavalier who sent to the door is the best candidate.

Although the Valdez family belongs to the Principality of Sukale, the energy in Pella City is much greater than that of his local earl.After all, the business of the Valdes family spreads all over the Holy Empire.

"Let's go then."

Charles put on breeches that were convenient for traveling and went out together with Knight Bernard. The two of them did not bring guards. If Lacheng can still be killed, it doesn't matter how many guards accompany him.

Although the heavy snow has stopped, there are still very few pedestrians on the street. Only when passing through the Kom Arena can the fierce roaring inside be heard.

After walking out of the city of Pella, Bernard had already sent someone to prepare the horse. The two rode the horse out from the east gate, walked along the avenue for about an hour, and finally arrived at their destination.

Bernard pointed to the manor in the wilderness and said, "This was originally a piece of rural land. Later, the owner passed away, and the inheritor couldn't bear the loneliness in the countryside, so it was finally sold to the Valdez family."

Charles looked up, and there were rows of houses standing on the white-capped wilderness. Behind the houses, as far as he could see, he could vaguely see a row of fences.

"Bernard Knight, this is a bit too big."

"Earl Shire, you know, if you want to meet the accommodation requirements for 300 people, then only a country manor can suit you, but a country manor must have a large area of ​​arable land, which is unavoidable."

Charles was a little hesitant, this manor was too much to his liking, and the three battalions of iris soldiers were also training grounds, and they couldn't let go of them in the manor of the eldest prince.But he recently spent more than 1000 gold coins to buy food. He didn't have any extra gold coins to buy this manor. Buying land near the city of Pella is not a cheap thing after all.

"I'm sorry, Knight Bernard, I'm not saying that this manor is bad, he is really good, it will definitely meet all my requirements, but you know, I have been buying food on a large scale recently, and I have been fighting It had a very bad effect on the autumn harvest of the iris collar.

But for the sake of safety, I have to expand the army. Now the Iris Collar is short of food. It is not an easy task to transport the food purchased from Pella City to the Iris Collar. Therefore, I have to spend several times the price to buy them. . "

Knight Bernard smiled slightly, "Earl Shire, as far as I know, if you can produce a few more bottles of Iris Ale, then the gold coins of the Iris Family will pile up into a golden mountain. I don't know if you have the tendency to cooperate. "

"Things in the world are difficult to be perfect, you know, the output of this kind of fine wine is always very touching, just like the beauty you like is always someone else's wife.

However, cooperation, I think it is possible, but I want to hear your request. "

Knight Bernard immediately said straight to the point, "Recipe, the Valdes family is willing to spend [-] gold coins to buy your formula, and swear on the reputation of the Valdes family that the ale produced with this formula will only be produced in Sukale Principality Sales.

If you are not at ease, the Valdes family can make a promise in front of the King of Knights. "

"I'm sorry, Knight Bernard, although your terms are very tempting..."

Before Charles finished speaking, Bernard immediately said, "Fifteen thousand gold coins."

"Bo..."

"Twenty thousand gold coins."

Charles directly waved his hand to stop him, he was afraid that if he continued speaking, he would agree to it.It's a pity that he didn't dare to say it at all, because it involved safety issues. If the Aquinacos family knew that the production of iris ale only depended on the production of ordinary ale, then he would probably die of food poisoning one day. Though he might have a dagger stuck in his neck.

"Bernard Knight, I'm sorry, I can't fool you, the production of Iris Ale is not that high, and it takes more than three years to brew a bottle of Iris Ale. Twenty thousand gold coins are too expensive for it up.

But we can talk about other cooperation issues. "

Bernard lacked interest, "For example."

"War horse, slave."

Although the war horses of the Principality of Sukale are somewhat delicate, compared with the horses of the Principality of Luma, the horses of the Principality of Sukalie are taller and faster in charge.

"Count Shire, it's not that I look down on you, but do you still have enough gold coins? You must know that it is not easy to transport good war horses and strong slaves from the Sukale Principality to the Artem Principality. Then They will also be very expensive."

Charles looked at Bernard and said, "We can cooperate with wine, and I can give you thirty bottles of Iris ale every year. In addition, the Iris family also has other brewing techniques, although it is not as good as the Iris ale. Flower ale, but it's better than the ale from Sukale Principality."

Bernard became a little interested, "Oh, how much is the annual production of this wine, in other words, how many bottles can you distribute to the Valdes family."

Charles stared at Knight Bernard, then slowly raised a finger, "But I can assure you that only your family in the Principality of Sukale will have this kind of wine, and I guarantee that no one else will go to the Principality of Sukale Sales."

Bernard thought to himself, since the production of iris ale is insufficient, it can be given as a precious gift to the partners of the Valdez family. As for the inferior ale, it can occupy the market. The wine business of the Valdes family.

However, Knight Bernard did not show any surprise on his face. He looked at Charles and replied, "No, one hundred bottles is too little, at least two hundred bottles."

"No, Knight Bernard, the Iris family can't produce two hundred bottles a year."

"That must be at least 150 bottles. As far as I know, the Principality of Artem doesn't seem to be able to trade with the Principality of Luma."

"Up to 120 bottles, you know, the Iris family will naturally not let go of the market of the Principality of Artem."

"Okay then, 120 bottles is 120 bottles." Bernard waved his arm heavily and placed it on Charles' shoulder. To his surprise, Charles remained motionless.

I am planning to enter the manor to take a look. Now that the cooperation has been negotiated, the manor will naturally not be able to escape. Charles has long wanted to move out of the prince's manor. Now is an excellent opportunity. The wine will be sold out in a few more days. , not so many nobles came to visit.It makes sense to leave now.

Suddenly there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes in the far field, and then a group of knights came from the direction of Pella City, and then rushed towards the distance. Behind the knights was a group of infantry, marching fast.Although the distance is a bit far away, judging from the speed and organization of the march, this is undoubtedly an elite soldier.

Charles looked at Knight Bernard curiously.

Knight Bernard was also willing to answer, and it was no secret, "Ashuraf Aquinax, king of Artem, is going to hold a hunt."

Charles thought to himself that hunting in winter is not a good season, at least it is not as good as autumn, especially after heavy snowfall. It seems that the military exercise of this hunting is very strong.Charles was overjoyed, it seemed that the tripartite talks would not be a peaceful result after all.

Bernard understands what happened in Charles at the noble assembly, and he is also willing to bury nails for the Principality of Artem, "Yes, the war is not far away, the people of the Principality of Sukale want to regain the lost land, and the people of the Principality of Luma want to To resume trade.

Although I am very reluctant to admit it, the Principality of Artem has the strongest military force among the three countries, so the Principality of Artem will naturally not agree.

A war is inevitable. "

Charles looked at the calm-faced Bernard Knight. It seemed that both the envoys of the Principality of Sukale and the Principality of Luma understood that this mission was just to find a suitable excuse for the war. Maybe at this time Suka The armies of the Principality of Lie and the Principality of Luma have already stationed at the border.

However, a Jagged Knight like Bernard was able to speak so calmly about the Westward Expedition of the Principality of Artem a few years ago, which surprised him a bit. He thought that Knight Bernard would curse the King of the Principality of Tatum through gnashing of teeth. .

After this interruption, Charles' mind was completely focused on the next melee of the Three Kingdoms, and he extremely hoped that this would become a protracted war.So the two had their own concerns, looked around the manor hastily, and left.

Back in the manor of the eldest prince, Charles first sent someone to inform Knight Rao, asking him to inform the knights and infantry of the Iris family that they were going to move to their new home.The fact that Rice was canonized inevitably affected Charles, and Charles also realized that Rice's position in the Iris family was too high.

Then he sent someone to negotiate with Knight Bernard. In the end, the manor and the surrounding cultivated land were priced at [-] gold coins in total, but Shire didn't have the money, so it was converted into the next transaction.But Shire already has the right to use the manor, in other words, he can already move somewhere.

All this was settled quickly, and in the evening, he planned to show his cards to the prince.

The sun had just set, and a few candles were lit in the hall. The yellowish candlelight slightly illuminated the long wooden table, and the corners of the hall were occupied by darkness.

Charles put down the knife and fork, and looked at the eldest prince, "Your Highness, I have some good news for you. I have found the Iris family's manor today."

Kitty was startled, and the knife and fork in her hand dropped.Is he leaving? Will they have a chance to meet in the future? .

The eldest prince put down the knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and replied, "Charles, this is not good news, but I won't keep you here, it's really inconvenient for you to be here recently."

Charles stood up, smiled slightly and bowed, expressing his gratitude to the eldest prince.

He was a little surprised that the eldest prince didn't keep him.If it weren't for the divine stone not warning, he would have thought there was a pit in it.

The two settled down while chatting and laughing.

Kitty sat at the side, secretly took a look at Fina, seeing that she also looked surprised, she let her heart go slightly.

She bit her lip consciously, did he just leave!

(End of this chapter)