Transcendent Noble

The outer city of Vestok has always been the residence of free citizens. If we simply call this a slum area or shanty town, it would be biased.

There are not many tall and magnificent buildings in the outer city. The houses here are a bit crowded, making the streets very narrow.

However, this kind of crowding and narrowness reveals a bustling flavor.

The curved and narrow gravel pavement has been rubbed off by the flow of people passing by, and the taverns, small hotels, and grocery stores on both sides of the street are extremely cramped. These two-story buildings are all made of earth wood. The outer walls wrapped in red pine bark reflect the undulations of fish scales in the sun, and the faint fragrance of trees makes the air fresh and pleasant on the street. Wild garlic, salted fish, bacon, and bunches of sausages hung under the eaves of many shops. Obviously, the residents here are quite prosperous.

According to the truth, large cities have densely populated places where freedmen gather, and the markets here should be noisy, noisy and lively. But this street is cold and cheerless, the road is clean, the shop doors are sloppy, and there are two armored swordsmen standing every tens of meters. They are holding their sword hilts, facing each other across the street, and their sharp eyes are always scanning the surrounding movement. . In this case, let alone freedmen, even wild cats dare not show their heads.

On the other side of the long street, hundreds of elite soldiers guarded several nobles slowly along the tidy road. Wearing exquisite leather armor, these nobles walked and talked, stopping from time to time to point fingers to the shops on the street.

"Victor, this street has just been refurbished, and it has been cleaned up. If in normal times, there is dirty sewage everywhere, and the stench is unbearable across two streets. ."

It was an old man with a sharp face. The swamp dragon lizard leather armor on him is of high quality, well-made, and decorated with simple but tasteful. His face is covered with traces of as time goes by, his hair is a bit gray, but the number of black hair is far more than that of white hair, his eyes are bright, his eyes are ruddy complexion, his waist is straight, and he looks extremely tough even though he is getting older. The old man's voice is gentle, his temperament is gentle, and his gestures show the majesty of the superior.

This old man is the master of Vestok City, the Duke of Wellington of this generation.

While the Duke of Wellington was speaking, Victor was watching the bacon hanging on the wall with interest. If he is not mistaken, this wild boar bacon is the specialty of Randal.

Randal leads more wild boars than humans. At the end of last year's windy season, Randal led the slaughter of 7,000 live pigs at a time, and the pork he obtained was too much to eat. In order to preserve these meats, Victor uses the method of making bacon in China. The pork is marinated in a tank with wild spices and salt. After dozens of days, it is taken out, hanged on string with twine, dripped with water, and then used purple cane peel. , Firewood is slowly smoked and roasted. The cooked bacon is not only unique in flavor, but also can be stored for 8 months.

Being able to see bacon in the freelance commercial area of ​​Vestok shows that the trade between Randal collar and Wild Willow City has begun, and it is also radiating to the surrounding territories.

Lilia this girl did a great job, and I must reward her well when I go back!

Victor suppressed the joy of his heart and said to Duke Wellington: "My lord, I am very sorry that my waywardness has caused you trouble."

"Your Excellency Randal, pay attention to the suffering of the people. Virtue of kindness, your kind deeds will surely be favored by our lord.” A middle-aged man wearing a bishop robe and holding a scepter praised the interface. He is in charge of the Gambis Kingdom south central region and the southern diocese. Thain bishop.

It took Victor nearly two months to rush to Vestok, the central city of the Duke of Wellington, in the middle of the Earth Season. On the way, Victor received great courtesy and hospitality from the lords along the way. When he first entered the south central region of the kingdom, the Duke of Wellington sent the family Great Knight to greet his convoy. Every time they pass through a family territory, the heirs of the local lord and the resident priest will lead the attendants and Paladin to accompany them throughout the whole process. This kind of reception is simply seamless.

On the day Victor arrived in Vestok, the Duke of Wellington hosted a welcome banquet for him at the mansion. Not only the important figures of the Wellington family were present, but Thain bishop was also there in person. Victor, Judy and Duke Wellington had an in-depth exchange on the affairs of the Beria collar and reached a series of consensus. For the next three days, the Wellington family held various banquets, tea parties, and dance parties for Victor one after another.

For three days of socializing, Victor finally couldn't help it. He told the Duke of Wellington that he would also visit the southern lord and could not stay in Vestok City, and made a request to visit the freelance commercial area.

Victor didn't expect the Duke of Wellington to have the entire street closed, and the Duke himself and Thain Bishop personally accompanied him.

The duke and bishop accompanied a viscount to visit the residence of the lower-class people at the same time. This is no longer the face of Sylvia. Victor understood that he was enjoying the treatment of Golden Knight. This is all thanks to Lora!

In this bloodline-only aristocratic world, Lora "kindly" allowed Victor to step into the circle of the nobles, which really greatly enhanced his status and influence, but this was not what Victor wanted of.

Victor has too many secrets. He hates himself to be the subject of attention. For example, he is a little worried now. In a few days, how to sneak into the dark forest with attendants crowding round and check The ruins discovered by the alchemy militiamen slip out again top secretly.

"This is not a problem." Duke Wellington shook the head, said: "In fact, these free men will renovate the streets and houses every six months. Victor, do you know why this is? "

Victor cleared up his mood, said with a smile: "Is it because young people have too much labor?"

"That's right." Duke Wellington said: "The Kingdom The number of refugees in the south central region is huge. Second only to the middle of the kingdom, our Duke of Wellington has nearly 120,000 refugees." The Duke paused, and pointed to the surrounding houses to say with a smile: "Many lords regard the refugees as a burden. They don’t understand the value of the refugees. You see, I hired the refugees to build the outer city of Vestok, which seems to cost money and food, but I collect rent, transaction tax, management tax and security tax from these shops every year, only ten Within years, I recovered all my investment. Now, the outer city fair everyday all is creating wealth for our Wellington family."

"I use this income to continue to hire refugees to build roads, bridges, Castles, villages, guard posts. The infrastructure of the Duke of Wellington is very complete, but in fact I did not spend a copper Sol, because these all are the wealth created by the refugees."

"Apart from this, Wellington’s Leading families have more or less migrant workers. Leading people have enough time to receive militia training and engage in other production, such as making pottery, wood, iron, tanned leather, weaving linen, cashmere blankets, and so on. These extra incomes not only make the life of the residents more prosperous, they can also pay for their labor by paying a certain amount of money, and I hire the refugees for labor at a lower price."

"In Wellington, we are. The duchy, the number of craftsmen is very large, and the quality of the militia is comparable to that of soldiers in other territories. These all are because there are a huge number of refugees in the territory."

Victor resisted to admire Duke Wellington’s opinions. .

Before the visit, Victor made up for information about the family of the lords. The history of the Wellington family can be traced back to 1000 years ago. The founder of the family was Knight, the ancestor of the Augustus family. Because of this relationship, the Wellington family is loyal to the Augustus family and is in charge of the second largest grain producing area in Gambis Kingdom. The Wellington family and the Augustus family have been married many times. The family has a queen and two Golden Knights. It can be said that the descendants of this family have royal bloodline on them. At present, the Wellington family has 4 direct Great Knights, 4 Great Knights, 36 Knights, more than 200 trainee Knights, and 4,000 elite soldiers. Although many of them are made by man-made Knights, their overall strength lies in the Gambis. Among the nobles is second to none.

The Duke of Wellington of this generation is an ordinary nobleman. It is rare for ordinary nobles to inherit the family. Most of the ruler of the lord family is Knight, that is because the lifespan of Knight is more expensive than the ordinary patriarch. If the family heir is an ordinary nobleman, I am afraid that he can't wait for the day when he inherits the title. The father of the Duke of Wellington was also an ordinary noble scholar. He died before the old Duke. Before his death, the old Duke of Wellington recalled his eldest grandson from the Silver Tower and inherited the title of Duke.

Due to the interruption of his studies, Wellington did not receive the title of Scholar Master, but his knowledge is not inferior to Scholar Master. The Duke of Wellington himself was also a close friend and advisor of the late King Ryan Your Majesty. With the support of the royal family, he secured his position as the Duke. Therefore, the Duke of Wellington is the strong support of Queen Catherine and Prince Edward.

However, the Duke of Wellington once helped Lane formulate a strategy to divide the York family, and his courtesy to Victor did not fail to ease the relationship between the two parties.

"Victor, what you said, the real purpose of establishing an independent trade zone in Beria is to bring in refugees, right?" Duke Wellington asked with scorching eyes.

Victor expression congeals, did not comment, "It just happened to happen."

"Austin Lee stunned his mind and fell into a trap of outsiders, chasing the heir of the family, his Death is having only oneself to blame."

The Duke of Wellington was nodded, and continued: "Centaur Hills needs population. This is a fact."

"Victor, you may not know. I am We are also friends with Master Edwin. We are all supporters who absorb the wisdom of civilians and enrich the knowledge of the White Tower."

Wellington once attended the wedding of Sophia and Victor. He said to Victor in the elder's tone: " I have studied the new farming and pastoral system created by Edwin in Centaur Hills, raising wild boars, grazing cattle and sheep, and planting wheat and sweet potatoes. This is indeed a great innovation. I believe it will not be long before the York family will be able to recover." The Duke of Wellington regretted shook the head, "Unfortunately, only Centaur Hills that have experienced ant baptism can adopt this new agricultural production system. However, the York family must be able to raise cattle and sheep before wild beasts and monsters can re-occupy the wild. The purpose of this. This requires a lot of young and strong labor, and the construction of the three fortresses is also urgent."

Victor gently put out a breath, praised: "Master Duke gaze as if a torch, I admire your wisdom."

The Duke of Wellington laughed with restraint and slowly said: "Introducing refugees is not a simple matter. I don't know if you are ready."

"Lord Duke, please give me some advice." Victor asked sincerely.

"Free people are sordid. If there is no effective guidance and control, they breed crimes, cause turmoil, and bloodshed. Any lord will have a headache for the refugees." He said. , Duke Wellington greeted Thain bishop next to his jaw, "So, you need not only an experienced sheriff but also the help of the church."

"Your Lord Duke is right." Thain nodded, interface Said: "Your Excellency Randal, Centaur Hills' willingness to resettle the refugees is a kind act. I fully support Lord Lazarus's suggestion. But I have to remind you that this is also a risky thing, and a little carelessness can cause catastrophe. Consequences."

"for a long time. The migration and resettlement of the refugees are all done under the guidance of the church. You really need the assistance of the church." Thain sighed, said: "Centaur Hills Academic Affairs Now Bishop Pierot is in charge. I suggest that you apply to Bishop Pierot for more priests and Paladins to help you comfort the people."

Lazarus accepts Victor’s request and asks the diocese that Thain is in charge not to interfere with the migration of the refugees. Centaur Hills. Thain received a letter from Archbishop, both shocked and angry and anxious.

The population of the parish is an important criterion for assessing the merits of bishop. Lazarus is about to be promoted to the cardinal Archbishop, and the position of Gambis Archbishop is about to be vacated. The four bishops of Gambis are gearing up to fight each other. At this critical moment, how could Lazarus's attitude not make Thain suspicious.

Centaur Hills is now under Pierot's jurisdiction. Is Archbishop ready to support Pierot in the upper ranks? Anxious to get angry, Thain took this question to Duke Wellington for a countermeasure, but he was very convinced of Wellington's wisdom and vision.

The Duke of Wellington has long lost patience with the increasing number of refugees. The news provided by Thain made him ecstatic. If done properly, he is confident that the population of the territory will remain within the most reasonable range. Inside. The Duke of Wellington told Thain that it would be beneficial for him to import refugees into Centaur Hills because it would greatly involve Bishop Pierot’s energy. If Pierot does not handle well, the church will blame him. If Pierot does a good job, the church will let him. Continue to preside over the educational affairs of Centaur Hills, which is tantamount to excluding one of the most powerful competitors.

Syne bishop suddenly enlightened, he is determined to cooperate with the Duke of Wellington to guide the refugees to move, and give Pierot an extra burden.

The ghost wants people from the church to intervene!

Victor knows nothing about the tactics of the Duke of Wellington and Thain bishop, nor is he interested in the internal competition of the church. He has formulated an overall plan to absorb the refugees, and does not need the church to appease the refugees.

"Thank you for your reminder, Bishop." Victor was disapproving in his heart, he still had to pretend to be grateful.

Thain bishop said enthusiastically: "Your Excellency Randal doesn't have to thank me, I just follow the teachings of my lord. But..." Saien frowned and asked: "Your Excellency Randal, set up The refugees need a lot of food and supplies. Are Centaur Hills ready?"

"hehe."

Victor coldly smiled in his heart. The Duke of Wellington and Thain bishop sang together. See it in my eyes.

The Duke of Wellington preached the benefits of the refugees, and Thain bishop was in charge of playing the side drums. Unfortunately, Victor was not prepared to spend money to resettle the refugees!

Victor doesn't understand any economic theory, who is human resources, but when he looks down from the perspective of the lord, it is not difficult to find that Duke Wellington's theory on the creation of wealth by refugees is not tenable.

Victor has planted fields on Earth, freed sheep, moved bricks, and worked as a cook. He only recognized one simplest principle. He planted a wheat seed and harvested ten grains of wheat. When sheep become a flock of sheep, it is called wealth creation. Except for renewable agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery, other handicrafts, service industries, commerce, and even industry, high-tech industries can create civilization, but cannot create wealth. At best, these industries only redistribute social wealth.

Producing cars is more profitable than farming! But can a car fill up your stomach? If all farmers build cars, will social wealth increase? The bottom layer determines the superstructure. Once the bottom layer shrinks, the upper layer will be turbulent. The upper layer industry collapses and the bottom layer will have limited impact. If the bottom layer is finished, it will be all over. Agriculture and animal husbandry production is the bottom industry. Assuming that there is no more grain to grow in the field, what value is there in cars, mobile phones, airplanes, and cruise ships? What wealth are you talking about?

The Duke of Wellington is overcrowded, and the output of the land simply cannot feed so many people. The Duke of Wellington did accumulate wealth by selling handmade products through trade, but this wealth needs to be used to buy food to maintain the operation of the territory. Looking at the entire Gambis Kingdom, how much food can be produced? The larger the population, the greater the demand for food and the higher the price of food. As the population increases, Duke Wellington's profits are getting less and less and the burden is getting heavier. Victor does not believe that he is not in a hurry.

After the freedmen repaired this street, built and built, you can see the dilemma of the Duke of Wellington. In addition, Victor knew exactly what calculations Duke Wellington had played.

Each lord will store wheat for emergencies, and wheat will deteriorate after three years of storage. Victor is very convinced that all the three-year old grains in the hands of Duke Wellington have been donated to the church, so that the church can help the refugees. The Duke of Wellington apparently intends to dump the refugees to Centaur Hills, and then sell the old grain to the York family, in order to earn Victor's favor by the way.

hehe, throw off the burden, make money, and earn favors, that's such a cheap thing! Sorry, man, I want it! But you still have to feed them for me!

"We are not prepared."

Victor shook the head, a glimmer of pride flashed in the eyes of the Duke of Wellington, but he soon heard Victor say: "But, we are not ready to introduce Refugee!"

Victor looked at the bewildered Thain bishop with an innocent look, and with the city of the Duke of Wellington, his face couldn't help but twitch.

After a moment of cold, the Duke of Wellington smiled gracefully and mysteriously: "Victor, you are leaving tomorrow. I plan to give you a gift, you will love it! But I can’t tell now You."

"Oh?!" Victor asked curiously: "My lord, can you give me some hints?"

"A unique crop!"