Conquest

    Chapter 160—Get a break? 】

    In the room, sitting in front of Shaar is not someone else, but Yulia with a big belly.

    Now Shaar is a group of people, from the bottom of him, whether it is Kato Sabar or Alfred Carter, or was born in the military, or a mountain hunter, or a warrior–is a killer.

    After Shaar came to Imperial Capital, he made a lot of windfalls, big and small, and gradually got a big family business, but he kept his daily expenses and account details…A few big men can only blink.

    Fortunately, there is also Kevin's widow, Yulia, who has gradually improved her mind these days. Seeing that several big men are blinking for the accounts of the family every day, she stands up.

    Although Yulia didn't have any big talents, she was born in a medium-sized family. She also had some ink in her stomach, and Kevin had been out of the house all the year round. She was a woman who was responsible for her family, although she might not have any talents, but she did not necessarily have any talents. More than a few big men do not know how many times stronger. She refused to be raised in vain under the care of Shaar and voluntarily gave some strength. Shaar also feels that she can do something, and she can send a stagnation in her heart. Moreover, this trivial thing that people eat horses and chew rice and oil is really a headache for him. It is a must for someone who can rest assured that Yulia can manage him. I promised.

    As a result, Yulia became the steward of Shaar's family.

    "Shaar."Yulia sighed and her face was a little worried: "You don't worry, I will give it to you slowly."

    Shaar is extremely respectful of Kevin's widow. He occasionally plays a rogue to others, but in front of Yulia, he has always been rigorous and respectful – even if he lived with Old Man that year, he was not so respectful.

    Hillbilly took a breath and said, "Well, I was just anxious, you said slowly, um…Actually, it’s not money. It’s a big deal. I sold this house. ”

    "It doesn't have to sell the house."Yulia smiled lightly. She stroked her stomach with one hand and slowly said: "I counted it, such a big house, a total of forty-nine rooms – this is not the inner court outside the courtyard and the rear shed carriage field. Many places are too ruined. If you want to rebuild it, even if you don't make extravagance, try to streamline the savings. Just let it recover. The price of building materials in Imperial Capital will cost at least two thousand gold coins! ”

    Shaar blinked: "So expensive?"

    Two thousand gold coins! At the price of Imperial Capital Osgiliath, about two silver coins are enough for a civilian family of three to live for more than a month, and the annual cost is just two gold coins. Two thousand gold coins, enough for an ordinary family to live for a thousand years!

    Yulia couldn't help but laugh: "This is no way. The floor was originally the finest granite, and the wall tiles were not ordinary. The plants in the yard were transplanted, and the lamps were damaged…Some places are damaged. If we don't change them all, we only change the damage, but we must buy the same things as before…Although this house seems to be run down, I have carefully read that the original things in all places are first-class ones! The price of this house in the past, I really surprised me when I thought about it. All the big and small places have been repaired, and the two thousand gold coins have been saved as much as possible. ”

    At the time of the meal, she continued: "There is such a big house, after the repair, the daily expenses are also necessary, that the gardener who takes care of the garden, the cook Maid of the family, the coachman carriage, the servant handyman, all have to pay to hire, you are now aristocrat and a senior official, It's not just pulling a few people back on the street to make it, the kind of servants who have been strictly trained and used by big family, who are not very low salaries. In addition, there are daily expenses, so a large group of people, people eat horses chew, every day is a cost, I counted, add up together, according to the size of your current hand, plus the expected employment The person who calls the family, one month, our expenses are also at least one hundred gold coin! This is only a visible expense. Such a big house is not to say that you can repair it once. This kind of manor, the cost of maintaining it on weekdays is not low. I roughly inquired about it. The aristocrat of another family, like this manor, the cost of maintaining the repair every year. It’s almost a thousand gold coins – it’s already the least. ”

    Speaking of this, Yulia hesitated. She glanced at Shaar and sighed: "Shaar, now you and me, I have a few words to remind you. I am just a woman. If you are wrong, don't mind. ”

    "Well, you just say."Shaar said calmly: "I feel like you are a family member in my heart!"

    "These people around you, Sabar and Kato are the life and death brothers in your army. In the future, they will follow you to the frontier Moore County. Naturally, there are national salaries. ButMr. Alfred Carter, and the dozens of Wolf Fang warriors he brought, have been effective for you. Although these people are loyal to you, but…They have been here for so many days, you…You can't just let them stay at your side in vain. ”

    "Eh?"Shaar stunned.

    Yulia saw Shaar stunned and smiled. "The people used to be the warriors' group of their own. Although they don't earn much, they still have income every year, they have income, and they are independent and independent. I am following you now, although Mr. Alfred Carter is very loyal to you, you have great grace for him, but…Kindness, can't you eat for a lifetime? When you think about it, people originally brought warriors' group to work on their own, and there are more than a dozen gold coin incomes every month. Now I have been with you for so many days…Even though Mr. Alfred Carter doesn't want your money, but the samurai he brings, the people may not be so loyal to you, you always have to pay them a salary? Otherwise, what do people follow you in vain? ”

    Shaar suddenly realized. After all, he knows nothing about this kind of thing. These days, he really forgot this nephew!

    To put it bluntly: People follow you, it’s yours, and it’s natural to eat and drink…In addition, always have to start working?

    Otherwise, why do people follow you?

    Shaar has never been a Chief. Although he has been with him in the military before, his military officers have military squadrons. Where do he need to worry about this? I really forgot this thing completely!

    These days, everyone follows him. He only wants everyone to have wine and meat, and everything will be fine, but he never thought about giving money to others…

    Fortunately, Alfred Carter has never had a complaint, but he does not say that the samurai below may not have any thoughts in mind.

    Shaar stood up and bowed to Yulia with sincerity: "I am careless!" If it is not sister-in-law, you remind me, I am still stupid! ”

    Yulia smiled a little: "You are a person who is aristocrat as a big official. These little things naturally come to you to do it for you. You can't think of it or blame you." Well, I have actually quietly calculated, those Mr. Alfred Carter brought the samurai, some you can choose to go to the army, and then naturally have the salary to support, some temper not suitable for the army, stay at home as a bodyguard, this cost even if it is your own, as for salaries, I've asked them about their previous income in Warriors ' group, and they can't just be lower than they used to be. Counting these, how do you spend dozens more gold coins every month…There are not so many people's salaries, but the weapon armor horses cost a lot. The so-called poor and rich Wu, raising so many warriors, not only for people to eat, the weapon sword armor are to spend money. ”

    Shaar frowned: "Well, as you said, all the money in my hand is spent, how much is left?"

    Yulia sighed: "One thousand gold coin."

    "Oh?"Shaar is overjoyed. In his opinion, a thousand gold coins are already very much. "Fortunately, okay!" There are so many! Enough for me to go to Moore County! ”

    "No."I mean, you are still a thousand gold coin! The money in your hand is not enough now. Although you have got a lot of windfalls recently, but you haven’t been very small, you’re going in and out, and the messengers in the courts come and go…There is also the cost of the family, it is money. I carefully calculated it. If you want to repair this house now, the money in your hand is not enough, then you can borrow money. Unless the house is left unrepaired, the money will be used to collect the warriors brought by Mr. Alfred Carter. Let everyone settle down in their hearts, and people will be determined. This family is stable. ”

    Shaar is a big temper, and he laughs loudly: "That's it. If the house is not repaired, it won't be repaired. We don't have no place to live."

    "Not so simple."Yulia smiled and saw Shaar: "You are a big temper, hehe…I have figured it out for myself, this house is not repaired today, but it will be repaired in the future! Almost calculated, every month, our family expenses, not a few hundred gold coins per month is not counted. One year, there are some extra expenses. You will be aristocrat in the future. This friend will be entertained and will pay for it. In general, it is not enough to have three or four thousand gold coins per year. – If something goes wrong, I am afraid that five thousand gold coins can't be beaten. ”Suddenly, Yulia looked at Shaar: "While you have sealed Baron, you will have your own fiefdom in the future, there will be income in the fiefdom, and your own salary as an official…But I also inquired about it. In the empire, an ordinary Baron, the seal is up to a small town, and the tax for one year is only two or three thousand gold coins.This is already quite good! In other words …With the income of your knighthood, you can't afford such a big family. ”

“…………”Shaar is stunned and completely stunned! !

    Can't afford to live?

    What a joke! !

    Shaar hates to scratch his hair.

    He used to be a small mountain folk, eating a mouth, eating a whole family, and occasionally playing a prey to sell, in addition to eating and drinking, but also left some savings, maybe even more in the pocket Dīng dīng Dangdang copper plate to change the mouth to drink.

    Now, when aristocrat, Huafu cuisine, the former call back, there are official positions, there is a large number of votes on the land of the people…But instead of even raising a family? !

    Yulia smiled and looked at Shaar's stunned expression and patiently explained this kid:

    Generally speaking, a Baron is only a middle and a low title in the aristocrat class. As for the land, a Baron's fief is generally only a small town, which is good – if it is in a remote place. The countryside aristocrat, a Baron's fief is just three or five villages. Like Shaar, Baron, who is deeply loved by the emperor, can get a more prosperous town, even if it is very good.

    How many people can a small town have? But it is just a million people. Collecting taxes, agricultural taxation and taxation are all to be handed over to the Imperial Central, and the remaining talents belong to aristocrat. One year, a small town with a population of 10,000 can have a surplus of two or three thousand gold coins. – This is already a very wealthy area.

    Of course, as the lord of the land, Shaar has the power to levy taxes and tax, and to make other names to search for wealth – but with Shaar as a person, I really want him to squander the evil people's anointing, and the people in the fief are broken and dead. – He can't do it either. (Hillbilly believes that the life of the bully landlord in his heart is just a few dogs and legs on the street to play the little girl. )

    Then the problem is in front of us: it is obviously not enough to earn such a famous income to support such a big family.

    Shaar started to catch his hair.

    "I really don't understand, the aristocrat Master I saw, one by one, dressed in light, in and out of the mansion, the servant of the servant, the wife and the wife, the jade food…How can you live so moist? Didn't you see those guys worrying about money? ”Shaar frowned.

    "Poor literature and wealth."Yulia sighed: "You have recruited Mr. Alfred Carter and his men, in fact…I said something that should not be said, it seems that it is out of place. ”

    "Eh?"

    Yulia smiled and said: "I am not aristocrat's family, but my family is also a medium-sized family. I have also seen how those little aristocrats live. Shaar, the aristocrat you said about the richness of life, there are indeed, but those are real wealthy people. In fact, in the empire, Baron can only be regarded as a low aristocrat, and most of the low aristocrat life, may not be as beautiful as you said. In fact, in my hometown, a family of Baron is just a big mansion that is better than ordinary people. There are three or five servants in the family. When you go out, there is a horse carriage, and eating and wearing is better than ordinary wealthy people. Not much. As regards the chapterPrivate soldiers, usually, a small Baron, the territory is just a town, how many private soldiers need? It is enough to be able to gather several peasants to maintain law and order. But you are good, and you have recruited a warriors' group. Alfred Carter's martial skill is superb. The samurai under his command are also good, but such an elite private soldier, looking at the entire empire, there is no one Baron can Recruitment. And you are very big, not only recruiting these warriors, but also equipped them with armor and good weapon, and each with two good horses…This is an elite cavalry. Have you ever seen a small cavalry in a small town? ”

    Shaar is speechless.

    "Aristocrat's way of making money is nothing more than a few: First, taxation. This road, I will not let you go first. After all, the national taxation of the empire is not low. Ordinary people can't afford higher taxes. They simply crush and search. This kind of thing, let alone you can't do it, even if you do, I won't agree. The second thing is the way to see people in private: business, you can get a few industries in the territory, you can do food, clothing, housing and travel, open a pub, do business. There are also aristocrats that are loan sharks. Even I have heard that in the remote areas of the empire, some aristocrats are also involved in the slicing of the population. ”

    Shaar shook his head: "Business can do it – but I can't do business. As for loan sharking, Father has no money in his hands. Where can he lend money to others? Buying and selling slaves? Who am I going to sell? Can't you sell me myself? ”

    Yulia smiled and continued: "There are other ways: collect money! You are an imperial official, a county commander, and it is a military commander. So what about the military…Hey, this is a way to collect money, I don't need to teach you. Greed of military supplies, as well as eating and drinking blood…You are not in the army, you will not know this. But if you do these things, I can't agree with them! If you are such a person, my orphans and even mothers will not be staying with you even if they are starving to death. ”

    Shaar rushed to the right color: "Yulia, you can rest assured, I am from the Rhodelia Army. I can do other things. This is a matter of eating and drinking, and Father can't do it."

    Eh…Nor is it impossible to do anything. ”Yulia hesitated a moment and whispered: "The big bad things don't do, but some small things are reasonable. Since you have served as a county's Military Commander, you can have your own guards. These escorts are compiled by the emperor team, that is to say…The warriors brought by Mr. Alfred Carter can be raised with Emperor —— —— – although this method is not good, but everyone is doing this, I will not be unwilling to do it…"

    Shaar nodded, using the money of the country to raise his own guard. People eat horse chews, weapon armor horses, all have public funds to reimburse – although this is also a cheaper, but look at the country, even if people like Ruhr and General Adrick can't help but do this, then Shaar does not have to do it. What psychological barriers are gone.

    "Also, your territory has not yet been fixed. If you can put it in Moore County, in the land of the frontier, as well as the income of the trade of the trade, it is also a way to collect the road tax."

    Yulia said that rubbed 揉 some eyes that are sour: "These are all words, and I have to find a way to find money in the future. It’s looming at the moment, you have collected such a big house, it’s really…It's really something that doesn't match your current identity. ”

    She sighed: "You are just a little Baron, but this kind of mansion, in Imperial Capital, I am afraid that only those princes Count can live in such a house. Such a big house is really not a beautiful thing for you, but it is a big burden. ”

    Damn it ! Shaar is furious!

    He was delighted in his heart. He recently got promoted and made a fortune. He didn’t know that he was so poor. Today, Yulia broke his position and couldn’t help but angered him. He blamed this on Carvesylver’s head: This Old Man sent me a house. I am afraid to deliberately want to harm Father? !

    "Then sell this house!"Shaar gnawed his teeth.

    He is no matter what the secret of Tulip Family…Go to his damn it Tulip Family! Hillbilly's life ideal is to promote the rich, now inexplicably tied to the Tulip Family this boat, he is also trying to get rid of! Sold it and sold it! What is the secret of Tulip Family, Father is gone! Be happy to go to the frontier as a local bully, how happy!

    Yulia shook her head: "Is it sold, I agree, but it is not good."

    Huh? Can't sell it? ”

    "Not sold."Yulia smiled bitterly: "Shaar, don't you understand?"

    "I don't understand anything."Shaar's eyes widened: "I heard that there is a trading Guild in the south of Osgiliath. The merchants who bought and sold are listed there for trading. We are going to put this house in the trading Guild, the sign is hanging, the price is…The target is lower, as long as there is no loss – anyway, Father is born in vain, sells cheaper, and only earns no loss. ”

    "Not so simple."Yulia smiled bitterly: "You are now aristocrat, aristocrat home to sell the house to sell the industry, and ordinary people are different. If it is an ordinary family, the house industry sells, naturally you can trade a sign in Guild. But you are now aristocrat! You are hanging a sign today, so tomorrow your Lord Baron Shaar will sell the house to the entire aristocrat circle of Imperial Capital. Everyone will think that you are homeless, poor and selling, which immediately became the capital of Imperial Capital. Laughing. Moreover, you are aristocrat, aristocrat's house trading, even if you hang up, ordinary people may not dare to buy, even those wealthy businessmen who have money at home, most of them do not dare to pay for your house. ”

    "Why is this again?"

    "You are Baron Master. God knows that you are short of money today, sold a house. After a few days, you have money. If you run back and look for them to buy it back…They are ordinary businessmen, you are aristocrat, and Wan has a dispute. Where can people fight for your own Baron Master? More than one thing is less than a thing. The big house on the market is not just your family. Others would rather buy another house than buy yours. ”Yulia patiently explained: "So, in general, aristocrat home, if there is an industry to shoot, will not trade Guild listing, only privately traded with other aristocrat family, everyone is aristocrat, then trade Just rest assured. And will try to keep the lock message as much as possible, so as to avoid the ugly face of the seller selling the industry. ”

    Shaar's face is white: "damn it, there are so many rules…"

    He suddenly took a table: "Fuck! Father is not selling! The house is not repaired! Just put it there! Let it rotten there! ! When it is dumped, it will be quiet! ”

    Yulia asked Shaar to say this, and she did not deliberately force him. He only counted the accounts of the family to him, lest Shaar really think that he is rich now, and he spends a lot of money.

    The reason is clear, let this hillbilly pay for everything after careful spending, and achieve the goal.

    As for the repair of the big house, Shaar can dispel this thought. It is also the intention of Yulia: first put it there, and then wait for the money to repair it again. There is really no money, and it can only be rotten there. Although I am unwilling in my heart, it is too stupid to go bankrupt for a house.

    Shaar had a bad face for the money for a long time, and he felt a anger in his heart. Fortunately, he understands the truth, the situation at home is clear, knowing that he is now an empty space, but still according to Yulia’s suggestion, the samurai who brought the first to Alfred Carter paid a salary. Sure enough, these guys took After the money, I was very open-minded, and the secret grievances disappeared.

    People, this is the case, this Shaar understands very well, but he also has resentment: I used to be a samurai and have income, and now I have invested in your Baron Master, but there is no money, who is willing to do it?

    However, the word "bankruptcy" has been pressed against Shaar's heart, which really makes him unable to relax. He dreamed these two days, dreaming of the ragged clothes he wore, with a group of brothers wearing a broken sword and wearing rotten armor to go to the streets to ask for food…

    Damn it ! Money !? I did not expect that when aristocrat became an official, he was troubled by money.

    These days, that day in the Royal garden hunting ground to meet some aristocrat children got the instructions of the family elders, to and Shaar make friends, Shaar also supply was about to go out to drink a few wine-but now the Shaar, but become stingy, if usual, With his kind of temper everywhere like to fill the master's, others invited him to drink a meal, he supply will ask others to drink three meals.

    Now……Hey, someone asked him to eat, he could not wait to go hungry for a day before going to dinner.

    With the experience in the hunting field, the entire aristocrat circle of Imperial Capital now understands that the little Baron is a favorite of the emperor, and the process of reviewing the title of Shaar by the aristocrat parliament is much faster. Originally, I was afraid that I would not wait for the first half of the month to get the formalities. I have handled all the procedures within three days.

    When aristocrat's one-off reward was sent to Shaar, the family logo, the letter, and so on, to Shaar's hand, from this moment, Shaar Thunder, even if he officially stepped into the aristocrat class of the Byzantine Empire. .

    As for the enclosure, not to his surprise, great Emperor of Lance a place directly in Moore County, a small town near Denzel City, handed down a civil affairs booklet stating that the town was not as good as wildfire to WN big, the population is only 8,000-although Shaar is still a little dissatisfied, but also understand that with a Baron identity, and they are the new aristocrat, can have such a seal, has been very good.

    If you change someone else, you don't have a foundation, you don't have the appreciation of your Majesty, even if you give you a Baron title, you can decide to go to a certain eastern edge of the wilderness…

    Moore County, it’s a good place to produce food.

    After the completion of the procedure, it was said that Great Emperor of Lance had intended to personally give him a privilege, but was later stopped by the courtiers around him: the majesty the Emperor, gave a small Baron, then the example opened, after Do all these little aristocrat titles have to be detained?

    So the emperor finally did not come forward, but sent a messenger to see Shaar, and brought a few words of encouragement, nothing more than "do it well, do the results, I will not treat you badly."The meaning of it.

    It was Shaar, who heard the words of the emperor brought by the court messenger, but almost cried out. The court ambassador saw that Baron was so excited, and could not help but also comfort: "Lord Baron, Your Majesty appreciates you so much, you have to make some achievements, so that you can return to your knees…"

    Where did he know that Shaar was not crying for the emperor's worthless words, but the money in his pocket!

    This sent the court messenger once and for all, and he had to secretly put a piece of gold on his own! !

    The title was fixed, and soon the official appointment document of the military also came down.

    After these things are handled properly, Shaar has no reason to stay in Imperial Capital. According to the imperial law, he must leave Imperial Capital within six days of receiving the letter of appointment. Otherwise, he will be guilty of blasphemy.

    Before leaving, Shaar's family was packing up, but suddenly someone came to the door. The door came to a servant dressed in a robes. When he came to the door, he did not say who sent it. He only left a sentence to tell Shaar:

    "Go come to the teacher."

    Shaar was busy at home, and heard the words that Solleater came in, and the hillbilly was on the spot!

    Apprentice? Worship a ghost! I gave Father such a house, and it made me feel bad!

    "Don't worship!!"Shaar was furious and said to Solleater: "Father doesn't see him! Let him go back and say! I don't want to worship – I have to worship, send 30,000 gold coins, I will worship! ”

    Solleater saw that the Master was angry and didn't dare to ask. He went out and told Shaar's words to come and sent people away.

    After a while, Shaar calmed down and regretted it!

    (damn it, I am looking for death! Who is offended and offended, and is the horrible star of Carvesylver? ! He wants to play with me, isn't he like him? )

    Thinking of this, Shaar was a cold sweat, and suddenly he picked it up.

    On this day, Shaar was a little insane, for fear of angering Carvesylver's revenge from the guy.

    In the evening, Carvesylver’s family sent another person. This time, Shaar didn't dare to disappear. After the meeting, the servant was a servant with a sly expression. He met Shaar, respectfully bowed, and then reported it. After a word, he almost stunned Shaar from the chair.

    “Our Master said that 30,000 is too expensive, how about a 20% discount?”