Transcendent Noble

Lord Dayton, the lord of Pinewood Town, introduced Victor into the castle’s study, where Victor met Gillian’s father, Count Chebman.

Lord Dayton bowed to his prince, turned to leave the study, and closed the door, allowing the two adults to talk privately.

Victor and Count Chebman exchanged greetings, and the host and the guest sat down. He looked at the simple furnishings of the study and the three dimly lit green candles, said with a smile: "Lord Dayton is really frugal. He only lights three candles for his lord."

" ... Thrift is a valuable virtue." Count Chebman nodded with a serious expression, and added: "These three candles were prepared by Dayton for your Excellency. If I visit Pinewood alone, he will not give me a candle. "

"..." Victor was silent, and said straight to the point: "This is a private meeting. There is no record of the meeting and no witnesses. We can speak freely without covering up. "

"I agree."

Victor stopped struggling with the question that he was only worth three candles, and asked Count Chebman: "You ask Gillian to inform me of Wild Willow City. What does the Chebman family want from me?"

Count Chebman seems to have been prepared for a long time, and the jaw head said: "On January 1st of the season of this year, the old Marquis of Solim brought The two attendants left the copper city. He paid too much for the Solim family and considered too little for himself, and he never had the opportunity to come back. Of course, according to Knight’s tradition of holding trials of life and death, the church and the king have to do more It will take 5 years to announce the death of the high-ranking Knight of the kingdom, the Marquis of Solim, and Bern Solim."

"The Copper City will have a new owner." Count Chebman said with a faint smile by relying on the hard pine chair back: "The bloodline of the Southern Lords family goes back up, and it is Solim. According to the bloodline inheritance rights of the Code of Radiance, every Solim can legally own the copper city. As for his surname, it doesn’t matter... It can be Solim, Beria, or Chebman."

"Your Excellency should be able to see that since Solim’s bloodline declined, The lord families in the south want to cultivate their own bloodline. Our Chebman family is the most successful one."

The Chebman family has four Great Knights, or maybe five...The eldest daughter of the Count Chebman couple is Silver Knight, their youngest son also has the opportunity to step into the Silver Stage.

Victor agreed and said: "The Chebman family is also the strongest one."

Count Chebman greeted his head with restraint, and said slightly intentionally: "Chebman can have Today, besides luck, the virtue of thrift is also inseparable."

"..." Victor looked around, spreading his hands, and then asked, "Do you have any plans?"

"We want to directly take charge of the Copper City." Count Chebman paused, saying: "Kuanbao, the elder family of Gambis, and the church have all expressed kindness to Chebman, but Chebman needs more recognition from the Southern Lord's family From the standpoint of the lord of the South, Chebman must express himself on the issue of Wild Willow City."

"Kite Castle, York, Wellington, Joshua, Nimes redistributed the share of shops in Wild Willow City, Why should Chebman be excluded? Even if Chebman is not the leader of the Southern Lords family, it should not be deprived of Copper City’s right to speak in the Wild Willow City market."

"The Wild Willow City market is your Lord Made with one hand, Mrs. Judy is your spokesperson. Now that the Randal Family is also excluded, can we join hands to make a sound?" Count Chebman waved his hand, said with a smile: "This is me letting Gillian test Your original intention...Of course, my daughter, she doesn't know."

"I know she doesn't know." Victor muttered in his heart, shook his head and said with a smile: "I am a little What can the Viscount of Count Chebman do? Why do I have to make a sound?"

Count Chebman watched Victor quietly for a few seconds, and said indifferently, "Church generally entrusts the casting of Copper Sol To the king. The Solim family took over the casting of Copper Sol, of course, to win the support of the church, but the most important reason is that there is a lot of copper in the south. Otherwise, how could the Kite Castle agree to let the Solim family cast Copper Sol?"

Victor's eyes flashed and solemnly asked: "You entrusted the Randal Family to cast copper sol is also the meaning of Kite Castle?"

Count Chebman nodded: "Forge 5 million copper cables a year The loss is less than 1 million copper Sol, worth 772 Gold Thor. This little money came from the Chebman family. What's more, the price of copper materials continues to rise, and the value of copper Sol is also increasing. The loss of casting copper Sol will only be smaller. Kite Castle supports the Chebman family to take over the Bronze City, but does not want us to get too close to the church. However, His Highness Regent King asked me to entrust the casting rights of Copper Sol to the Randal Family. "

"Your Excellency wants to cast Copper Sol, Kite Castle satisfies Your Excellency, but His Royal Highness Williams wants to satisfy Your Excellency through the Chebman family. You should be clear about the reason. "

The reason is of course Kite Castle's acquisition and restraint of Victor. If Williams directly transfers the coinage to the Randal Family, Victor will only recognize the favor of Sylvia. Now, Victor has to thank you Count Chebman. In this way, Kite Castle declares a fact that is not true-the Randal Family is the independent lords of Gambis, and the object of allegiance is the king. The fact is that the independent lords of Gambis have their own factions, and the Randal Family is obviously An important member of the Centaur Hills family.

However, since it is commissioned to mint, Kite Castle can withdraw the commission and form a restraint. For example, increasing the annual casting quota of 5 million to 20 million, the Randal Family family will accept Can't afford the loss of casting copper Sol, can only give up coin.

Victor has Fire Crystal furnace technology, every 10 million gold Sol can add 1.7 million copper Sol, equivalent to 1311 gold Sol, coupled with the coinage income brought by currency appreciation, the direct profit of casting 10 million copper Sol is at least 2000 gold Sol.

The more you cast, the more you earn.

The question is, how can Kite Castle know the true mystery of Victor's casting of Copper Sol?

Victor eyebrows raised, indifferently said: "The casting of Copper Sol is a loss-making business, and I am not wrong. Must be. "

"This is not an attitude of'talking freely'. "

Count Chebman shook the head, with long narrow eyes with a sly smile, "Your Excellency Randal is known for his wisdom, and your every move is paid attention to. Whether or not everyone understands your deep meaning, please advance There is always nothing wrong with making a layout. "Speaking of this, Count Chebman shook the head: "I can't understand at first, the reason why you cast copper pennies and copper sol... Randal has a population of 100,000, and you levy transaction tax on the families of migrant workers, and you can collect it every year. How much does it cost? Perhaps, it is not enough to cast the loss of copper sol and copper pennies... Until you clearly proposed the tenant system, everyone can see your layout. "

Count Chebman slapped the tabletop and exclaimed, "The tenant system is really a brilliant idea!" Refugee families do not make offerings to the lord, but lead families make offerings. Tenancy tenants are not residents, nor are they refugees. You use copper pennies and transaction tax to perfectly solve the problem of tenant worship. With the tenant system, Centaur Hills can accommodate more refugees and make up for the employment gap. If Randal has 300,000 tenants, the transaction tax they pay is considerable. "

Count Chebman did not conceal his amazement and envy. Victor secretly triumphed and shook his head to say with a smile: "The two major functions of the tenant system, one is to transform the refugees, the other is to take back the power of the lord's vassal . The prerequisites for the implementation of the tenant system are land and refugee population. Unfortunately, you do not have these conditions. Of course, Centaur Hills is also a last resort...If there are enough people, who would be willing to educate the refugees? "

"There will be land, but there will only be more refugees. "

Count Chebman nodded, and then said: "Through these things, I can see two problems. Your influence on Kite Castle is very important; Your Excellency is very short of money. If you openly oppose the distribution plan of Wild Willow City, Chebman will be the first family to stand up for you. "

Victor gave Chebman a deep look, then shook his head and said, "Impossible... Your Excellency didn't tell me the truth." "

"I just came back from Wild Willow City... Now Wild Willow City is more prosperous. The market area of ​​Wild Willow City can be called extremely expensive land. The reason for this is because of Murloc War! "

"The soldiers and supplies from the Kite Castle, Joshua, Wellington, and Nimes families need a foothold to be transported south. Soldiers need a place to relax during rotation and rest, and that is Wild Willow City. But Chebman and Randal did not have this requirement. I stood up against the distribution plan of the Wild Willow City market shops, which lacked a reasonable basis. Compared to the interests of Wild Willow City, you and I can't accept that other families' troops are stationed in Chebman or Randal. In the same way, the lord of the south is more afraid of the Knights and Captains of other forces lying in their own territory. "

"The murloc war and the crossing of Henan to the south are the general trend of the kingdom. Beria leads the traffic to be convenient, and Wild Willow City is close to two ports at the same time. It is the best trade hub and transfer station for personnel and materials. The layout of the Great Family's Wild Willow City market is to ensure the neutral position of the Beria family. "Victor shook his head and said, "Anyone who opposes this plan is doomed to be in vain. But if Chebman wants to be the leader of the Nan Fang Family, he has to perform in front of the blood family... No matter what the result is, doing it is better than doing nothing. "

"I am not the Southern Blood Lord, and no one dares to lead the garrison in Randal. "Victor faint smiled: "Master Chebman encouraged me to oppose the distribution plan of the Wild Willow City market. What does it mean? "

Count Chebman thought for a moment, and the jaw head said: "I admit, I want to use your power to express the attitude of the South Fang Family to Yuanbao-don't ask for anything from us. "

This...is it showing loyalty? The Southern leader is following me?

Victor was taken aback and tentatively said, "What power can I have?" Are you sure you are not borrowing from the power of the York family? "

"The York family is also involved in this matter...they are impossible to support me. "Count Chebman shook the head, looking at Victor deeply, "As for the future, who knows? Immediately, he shrugged and said, "Anyway, there is nothing to lose after you yell after you." "

It's really an old fox... Victor didn't know whether to cry or laugh, darkly cursed, and instead said: "With its meaningless screams, it's better to get things done." "

"Chebman doesn't have enough store share in the Wild Willow City market, so how about building a market on his own?" "

Count Chebman lifts the head, and said in surprise: "Songlin Town? "

"Yes! "Victor said with his jaw head: "The royal family had a hard time gnawing the hard bone of Solim, how could it be possible to let Chebman sit up?" The kingdom's suppression of the southern bloodline lords is inevitable. But, step by step backed down, step by step backed down, retreated to the end, a dish of loose sand. If I am not mistaken, Yuanbao is extracting the wealth of Copper City that has accumulated for hundreds of years. "

Count Chebman said blankly: "Many of Thorim's trainee Knights have moved to the capital... and took away their property. "

There are at least 600 trainee Knights in the Solim family who are trained in bloodline. The royal family now has a golden potion formula, and naturally cannot let go of this potential power. Sylvia has shown sufficient reason, the York family At present, what is needed most is to lay a solid foundation. It is better to develop slowly than to inflate too fast. The Randal Family can not control Thorim’s trainee Knight. These guys will hold together. But for Count Chebman, the castle is digging. The trainee Knight who walked to the copper city was like digging his flesh, which made him feel pain.

Victor nodded expressed sympathy and said: “If they don’t give it to you, you will build one yourself. Better response. Only when Primo turns 12 will Wild Willow City change. In more than three years, I have full confidence in developing the market in Songlin Town..."

Count Chebman gave a chuckle, waved his hand to interrupt Victor’s words, and said, "If this is your invitation to meet me The purpose of... Then I agree. "

"Don't be surprised. "

Count Chebman stood up and said: "We have common interests, and we have each other's hands. I can see your ambitions... But I still have to advise, Randal leads more and more people, the mithril mine should be closed. If you let His Highness Sylvia know, you and me will be in big trouble. "

"One day in the future, our southern lord may be loyal to Lord Randal. "He gave Victor a Knight courtesy and said politely: "I hope you can have a good night's sleep in Songlinburg, I'm leaving. "

Looking at Count Chebman pushing open the wooden door, Victor couldn't help shouting: "Master Chebman, I don’t care who the Southern Lord will be loyal to in the future... I just want to remind you that Gillian is mine. ...Don't force her to do things she doesn't want, I will only respect her own will! "

Count Chebman froze, laughed heartily and opened the door, "Victor, I don't care about you and Gillian." "

In the study of Pine Forest Castle, nocturnal moths danced around the candlelight. Victor sat alone for a long time, and a ball of air popped out of his fingers to extinguish the three disturbing candlelights. He leaned on the chair and sighed. "I'm not ready yet... everything is coming..."

"There is no one who is easy to deal with! "