Our family is in decline

"Then who is the bad guy!" The old man was already furious. The fact that this foreign caravan exposed the Sheriff had threatened his authority in the hearts of the townspeople and shaken the foundation of his rule.

But just now he realized that the idea was a bit tough, so the Sheriff stepped forward just in time to give him a step, and immediately used the Sheriff's knife to vent his anger.

"You Sheriffs did all this and now you're fired, get the hell out of town!"

The Sheriff was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that he would be fired. He had served the town with all his heart and soul for more than ten years, and now...

"What are you looking at? Is the tax this month too cheap? Or is the ground rent too cheap?"

After the mayor shied away his responsibility, he immediately turned his attention to the onlookers. As expected, those people were all frightened when they heard this, and they all avoided to avoid being implicated.

Upon seeing this, the mayor showed a proud smile, grinning his yellow teeth to show his authority to Lance.

He still has the final say in this town.

Lance observed all this and didn't see much reaction on the surface, but in his heart he had already sentenced this guy to death.

This is his territory, these are his people, and the taxes should be his.

And now that this guy is showing off his power in front of him, he is completely seeking his own death~

However, Lance did not have a seizure, but seemed very calm.

It's not worth getting angry with a dead man, not to mention that he still has value~

Thinking of this, Lance immediately changed his expression, with a smile on his face and said:

"I have a big deal, do you want to know about it?"

When the mayor saw Lance's reaction, he thought he had given in. With the temptation of business, he calmed down.

"what business?"

"Of course it's a big business to make money~"

Lance chatted with him. There were three large farms in the town. These people did not form a monopoly, but the main fields were also in their hands.

Of course what Lance wanted to talk about was food.

Not much can be collected from retail investors. If you want to really become bigger and stronger, you have to look at the products of these farmers.

Originally, these people should have their own channels, but something happened to Hamlet, the terminal of this trade route, and the inability to go to sea resulted in a significant reduction in the number of caravans coming and going.

Coupled with banditry caused by natural disasters, some weak caravans do not have the strength to come to such remote places, and they will not buy less profitable goods such as grain.

Under the influence of multiple factors, the food here is even more stagnant.

Moreover, they are not the only one, but they are bidding against each other, causing the food to fall.

Lance had roughly understood the situation here from the chat just now, and he wanted to eat the food produced in this town, and of course he would not mind the livestock.

The mayor himself also owns a lot of fields and serfs. The outside world is in chaos these days. Their town can protect itself, but it is too difficult to make progress with the outside world. Travel expenses are more expensive than food.

Now that there is a caravan willing to talk, it is a good thing for the town and him.

"Okay, I'm going to invite the heads of the three farms over now."

The mayor changed his previous anger and even became quite enthusiastic. It seems that he can bow his head in the face of interests.

Lance asked the soldiers to rest here and then find the sheriff.

Looking at him, he looked so lost that even the dog was affected by his emotions and looked a little depressed, with his head hanging down.

"Don't you always want to know my identity? Then come with me."

After that, Lance called Leonard and the two of them walked towards the back street. The Sheriff hesitated for a moment and then quickly followed.

After returning last night, Leonard knew what happened in the town, and both of them had lingering fears about the monsters the lord encountered later.

They all felt that they had neglected their duties and let the lord face it alone. Fortunately, nothing went wrong, otherwise how could they forgive themselves?

It was still the same house, but this time there was no woman standing outside the door.

Pushing the door open, several people met.

"Okay, now I tell you, I am the Earl of the Empire Border, the Lord of Hamlet, this is my land, and you are my people, so you understand why I want to protect you and eliminate horse bandits and cultists. "

Lance was not used to dragging his feet and speaking out when the situation was right.

This news shocked the two of them greatly, but they both grew up in such a remote and remote place, so they had no idea of ​​Hamlet's past glory. They did not expect that the man in front of them was actually a lord on the border of the empire.

But the Sheriff had some sense and immediately raised doubts.

"But there has been no lord in the town for many years, and the tax collector is also from a nearby city."

"This is about Hamlet and the cult. Back then, the cult and the steward teamed up to control the lord and killed the nobles under his command. Then the steward faked orders and took control of the territory, so that it gradually declined and lost most of its control. By the time I get there, not many people will remember the glory of Hamlet.”

Lance told the past in a simple sentence, but his low tone soon became passionate again.

"I took over Hamlet, thwarted the evil cult's conspiracy, and wiped out the bandits. Now I have many talented people under my command, and the territory is booming. It's just around the corner to regain the territory and revive Hamlet's power."

As he spoke, he suddenly changed his tone and added with a distressed look.

"Now the territory is still being invaded by cults, and the incompetent and greedy bureaucrats are still oppressing my people. It makes me very sad to see all this. I hope to get your help and join us in fighting to revive Hamlet."

Not to mention a widow who has never left the town, even the Sheriff was a little confused hearing this. Their world view is only in this small town. It is difficult to understand why Lance would say this to himself.

"But I don't know anything~" the woman replied timidly.

To be honest, when she found out that Lance was a noble lord, she became timid, thinking about the situation last night for fear of being held accountable by the lord.

"Don't be afraid, I don't need you to do anything." Lance noticed her emotions and did not rush to follow her words, but walked to her to comfort her.

"Do you know? An adult with hands and feet can support his children on his own in my territory by relying on his own labor. He does not need to sell his body and suffer humiliation like now to survive.

So come back, become my people again, come back under my protection. "

"Lord!" The woman was inspired and infected by Lance's strong affinity, and she immediately cried and agreed.

"Okay~" Lance moved forward and hugged the woman gently, "Life will get better."