Wizard: I crush the legend with my martial arts

Chapter 9 How to make money?

"Miss Monica just said that Baron Sweetwood doesn't know about this. He might have the intention to promote this marriage." Mia stood in front of the bed, still stuck there like a javelin.

Well, the exquisite and embossed javelin is quite eye-catching.

"So what, as you can see, Monica doesn't like me. It can even be said that she hates me." Alphonse glanced at Mia casually and said.

"This is not a problem. Marriage between nobles is inherently a transaction of interests. If you can marry Miss Monica, it will be good for the Cold Wind Territory. Baron Sweetwood is very rich, but we, the Cold Wind Territory, are very poor. If the marriage is completed, we can With the help of Baron Sweetwood, even if you don't like each other, after you get married, you can each play your own way. She will support her lover, and you can find another woman, as long as you maintain the marriage on the surface."

Alphonse: "."

WTF!
  Miya, is your concept of marriage so broken? Or is it that the nobles of this world are just so debauched.

As long as you live a decent life, is it okay to have a little green on your head?

forgive me!

In the previous life, it was a political marriage. I had six wives but I was not happy at all. The harem was full of overt and covert fights, and there was no one who cared about me. After all, I was reborn, and I'm still here?

"I don't want it! Even if I want to get married, I won't marry a woman who doesn't like me!"

"The current financial situation of the Cold Wind Territory is very bad. You are about to inherit the title. As a lord, you should learn to make appropriate sacrifices." Mia said with a serious face.

Alphonse was stunned, he really hadn't thought about this issue.

The predecessor seemed to have no memory of this and had been living comfortably under the protection of his parents.

"Then why didn't you stop me just now?"

"As a knight, it is impolite for the Lord to interrupt rashly when talking to others." Mia paused, "I have to save some face for you in front of outsiders."

Alphonse is used to being rude to Mia. Who makes her the most powerful person in the Cold Wind Territory?

"Is our family almost out of money?"

"After Madam fell ill, the finances were temporarily handed over to me. Now there are 263 gold coins, 47 silver coins, and 23 copper coins. The salaries of soldiers and servants need to be paid, as well as the expenses in the castle. We all need money."

Alphonse was a little confused. After becoming famous in his previous life, he had no shortage of money at all. Even before he became famous, it was not a big problem to engage in the business of robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

But it sounds like there are only two hundred and dozens of gold coins, which does not seem to be much.

"How come there are so few?"

"After the death of the lord, I spent a lot of money on the funeral and the pensions for the soldiers. This was only the balance I had after selling the magic crystal of the giant-tooth demon wolf and getting 500 gold coins." Mia replied.

"The situation is so bad?" Alphonse clicked his tongue, "How does the Baron Mansion make money?"

"There are only land rents and taxes. You usually go out to mess around in the territory. You should also know that the Cold Wind Territory is very poor. The Baron Mansion does not have any additional industries. Most of the people in the territory make a living by farming, and the harvests from the fields here are not Not good." Mia pondered for a moment, "I can still cope with it for the time being. The autumn harvest is coming soon, and a sum of money will be collected then. However, the lord still owes debts. With taxes alone, it is only enough to meet the daily needs. The fees are far from enough to repay the debt.”

Still owe money?
  The muscles on Alphonse's face twitched, but he didn't expect that the cheap daddy would leave a mess.

"How much do you owe?"

"Three thousand gold coins."

"Why do you owe me?" Alphonse felt extremely pained. He thought that he had inherited the title, and he only needed to practice hard until he reached the level of magical power. Even if he encountered any forbidden magic mage or legendary creature, he would still be able to fight. Unexpectedly, the territory is still in debt.

"It's also a fee for you to go to the pub every month to settle the bill." Mia said coldly.       That was the pot of that piece of shit from the predecessor, can you blame me!
  Alphonse groaned in his heart.

Seeing that Alphonse was a little distracted, Mia continued, "From now on, you will be the lord of the Cold Wind Territory. You should know these things and shoulder the responsibilities that you should bear. However, until the wife recovers, the finances will still be It’s up to me to take care of it, I can’t trust you yet”

"Okay, okay!" Alphonse waved impatiently.

Isn't it just that I'm afraid that I will spend money indiscriminately? I don't like the little bits and pieces.

How can a living person suffocate to death? As a time traveler, making money is not easy!

Mia stopped talking, turned around and walked out, closing the door.

Alphonse was lost in thought.

In his previous life, he was alone. When he was wandering around the world, one person had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. After ascending to the throne of the leader of the Holy Religion of the Ten Directions, the six major sects under his sect had property and their own offerings.

Now it is different, there is an additional old lady, after all, she has taken over this body and cannot be abandoned.

How to make money?

Traveling through Sambo, soap and spirits glass.

Glass is a thing that has long existed in this other world. The windows in the castle are all equipped with it. Although it is not pure enough, it is definitely not possible to make money by making glass.

I don’t know if the spirits are marketable. According to my memory, every time my predecessor went to a drinking party, he drank mead and wine. In the tavern, most of the wine was ale. Liquor may not be easy to sell, and the territory does not produce grapes. No. Good wine.

Soap?

I already have one. I used it in the shower two days ago. Although it doesn’t look as good as modern ones, it also contains lavender essential oil, which gives it a bit of a fragrance.

This is selling a hammer!
  What is there that this world doesn’t have?

The protagonists in Western fantasy novels always like to build steam engines, but as a liberal arts student, I only know a rough theory of operation. It is impossible to build a steam engine by hand.

It’s true that when the book is used, it will be less regrettable!
  Alphonse thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of any way to make money quickly.

As an intellectual and liberal arts student in my previous life, I did do some research, such as browsing Douyin, Kuaishou, and reading novels on Bilibili and Qidian. However, when I looked into it more deeply, suddenly, it was really hard to come up with a reason. .

That’s right, cement!
  In the mountains in the territory, as long as you find limestone and get some coal, clay will be everywhere, just to make a clay kiln.

This can be used as an alternative.

But Alphonse really has no idea how to build an earthen kiln. Only the UP owner built a very small brick kiln at the small broken station. The kiln should be fired at a very high temperature. A new building material like cement can definitely be used. Those who sell money, maybe if they have money in the future, they can find a few craftsmen to experiment.

Think of something simpler.

Alphonse thought hard, but his head was still as big as a bucket, and he still had no money.

I don’t know how many brain cells were lost, but I was thinking about this until lunch time.

The maid came and called for dinner.

(End of this chapter)