My Wife Is Great Fief Lord

Chapter 21 Doubts

Whether mining ore in the buffer zone of Gervais, or stationing troops in the buffer zone, Laney has broken through the unwritten rules recognized by the nobles.

Benny belongs to Captain, the guards stationed in this territory, and he must regularly inspect the border. That Viscount Lenny is to prevent Benny from reporting this matter to the Rose Fort, so he only took out 5 coins. gold coin to bribe Benny.

“My lord, this Viscount Lenny has violated your rights!” At this time, Thomas also read the contents of the envelope, and he also showed an angry look, whether he was standing on the count’s stand or standing on the new side. From the position of the master Gervais, Thomas felt that his master’s interests had been violated.

“Yes, Thomas, the content of the letter has made it clear that Viscount Laney broke the unwritten rules between nobles! Dig out my fortune within the buffer zone that belongs to me. “Gervais resigned, took back the envelope, looked at Viscount Lenny’s name, and pondered a very important question, but before that, he needed to inquire about the specific information of Viscount Lenny.

“Thomas, have you heard of this Viscount Lenny?”

“My lord, the soldier who was being interrogated confessed that the servant who delivered the letter was Coming from the west, it is because of his confession that I went to the guest room to find this letter!” Thomas replied to Gervais respectfully, explaining why he was able to find the letter.

He paused to think, Thomas seemed to remember something again, so he continued: “Sir, at a banquet in the Rose Castle, I heard a conversation between two noble gentlemen, and they were in the conversation. As mentioned, there is a Viscount named Lenny in the west of this territory. He is a vassal of another count of Jean dukedom. Coal mines are abundant in his territory, but Viscount Lenny is very stingy. Every time he sells coal mines When it is given to other nobles, the coal will be wetted with water in advance to increase the weight. However, because other places rich in coal mines are far away, if you buy from other places, the freight cost will be much higher, so everyone It can only be purchased from Viscount Lenny!”

After listening to Thomas’ words, Gervais felt more and more that there was something very strange about Viscount Lenny in the buffer zone.

“Thomas, how many coal mines can 5 gold coins buy!” Gervais asked suddenly.

Thomas, the footman, obviously knew a lot about these purchases and answered Gervais with just a little calculation.

“Sir, a carriage can pull 500 kilograms of coal ore! 5 gold coins can buy 1,000 cars of coal ore!”

“The Viscount Lenny said in the letter , he is also mining coal in the buffer zone, but he took out 5 gold coins to bribe Benny. Is Viscount Lenny a fool?” Gervais sneered, looking at the text on the letter.

The content of this letter can’t stand scrutiny at all. Any lord with a bit of brain knows that there is definitely something wrong with that mine. Only people like Benny belong to the guards stationed there. Gains and losses have nothing to do with him.

But the five gold coins are a real windfall, as long as he turns a blind eye, he can swallow this windfall, so he ignores this letter and cannot stand scrutiny Information.

“My lord, Viscount Ranney has to do everything he can to sell coal mines to others. Obviously, he will not be so generous.” Thomas had already reacted when Gervais asked how many coal mines could be bought with 5 gold coins. , to understand the meaning of Gervais’ question.

“Sir, do you need to send someone to Rose Castle for this matter! Viscount Lenny has obviously violated the interests of Count and you!”

“No, don’t tell me for now. Alice, when I go to tour the territory tomorrow, drop by there to check and make plans!” Gervais shook his head, not wanting to let Alice know about it for the time being.

If Alice finds out, she will definitely protest to Viscount Lenny’s monarch.

If the trouble is big and it reaches the king, although Viscount Lenny can be withdrawn, if there is really anything valuable in the buffer zone, the king will definitely take it for himself, and it is justifiable. .

This will not do you any good, and will recruit a viscount as an enemy in vain.

Although Viscount Lenny has violated his own interests now, Gervais wants to know what is in the buffer zone first, when the time comes whether it is a peaceful negotiation, or a tough fight for either the fish dies or the net splits, have to make plans.

If there are really good things in the buffer zone, Gervais wants to take it over. Even if he can’t take it alone, he can also suffer a small loss and share the benefits with Viscount Lenny. After all, his territory is now poor and white, very Need money, and his strength is too weak.

But everything needs to wait until tomorrow to make a decision.

“Okay, my lord!” Gervais made a decision. Of course Thomas had no objection. He only had to obey or make suggestions. As for the decision, only the owner of this land, Lord Gervais to do.

“Has the guards who chased Benny back?” Two or three hours have passed, and Gervais has a faint feeling in his heart that he will not be able to catch Benny tonight. Line of sight, it is estimated that we will only need to wait until dawn to search!

“Sir, I haven’t come back yet!”

Getting Thomas’ answer, Gervais nodded, indicating that he knew, and then ordered: “Thomas, I’m going back to my room now, if When you catch Benny, come and tell me! By the way, let Laurie take care of Benny’s man! Don’t let him run away!”

“Okay, my lord! You can rest assured. If Benny is captured, I will come and let you know!” Thomas gave Gervais a salute, and then saw that Gervais had gotten up, he immediately walked to the door of the study, and opened the door.

Seeing Thomas open the door, Gervais nodded to him, walked out the door, and went back to his bedroom.

Although Gervais is still not used to the life of servants helping to open the door at the moment, I have to say that Thomas is doing very well.

For Thomas and the others, enjoying their service is what nobles should do. If the Gervais rejected their service, they would instead be terrified, feeling that they had lost the trust of their master.

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The next day, when Gervais woke up again, the sun had already risen in the sky. There were too many things last night. When he fell asleep, it was already faint outside the castle. There was the sound of roosters.

Fortunately, he is one of the evil nobles in this world. He sleeps as long as he wants, and no one dares to control him. Gervais got up from the bed, and instead of pulling the cord at the head of the bed, he dressed himself.

When he opened the door, he saw Thomas standing outside the door, surprised to see Gervais coming out, and then greeted, “Good morning, sir! Why didn’t you ring the bell!”

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The bell Thomas said was hung on the door of Gervais’ bedroom, with a string attached to it. As long as it was gently pulled inside, Thomas, who was standing outside the door, would go in and wait for Gervais to get up. This is also the standard for nobles. How to get up.

Gervais could even have breakfast in bed and get up if he wanted to.

“Oh! I forgot! Don’t worry about that, Thomas.” Gervais replied casually, seeing Thomas’ look of surprise.

“Thomas, have Benny caught?”

“My lord, the guards have returned. But Benny has not been caught! Audrey is waiting to report to you! ‘ Thomas replied respectfully.

“Oh, then let him come to the restaurant and find me!” As expected, after not being back for so long last night, Gervais knew there was little hope of catching Benny.

This is different from the ancient times on Earth. The ancient times on Earth, ranging from county towns to national capitals, were all guarded by city walls. In this world, in addition to the big lords and nobles, small nobles like Gervais and the others only have In a castle, the villages in the territory are basically not built with walls, not even wooden fences. As long as you get out of the castle, there are no obstacles that can trap people.

Benny ran away in the middle of the night. There is no flashlight in this world, and the torch is on. As long as someone sends a dozen meters away and burrows into the jungle, it is difficult to catch him.

Afterwards, Gervais came to the dining room, because he didn’t know when Gervais got up, and there were not many servants in the castle. When Gervais arrived at the dining room, Jimmy knew that he had woken up, so he immediately served it from the kitchen. Food that has already been prepared is placed on the long table.

“Well, Jimmy, apart from the barbecue, your broth and vegetable soup are also good. I’ll teach you some new dishes another day!” While eating, Gervais did not hesitate to praise himself. And Jimmy, who was standing at the long table, was all smiles at the moment.

Gervais is very fortunate that he has a good cook, otherwise he wouldn’t even be able to eat up to the standard of his previous life, then this nobleman would not be perfect in front of him. It’s a pity that this world doesn’t seem to have rice, otherwise Gervais would be even happier. After all, he grew up eating rice, and suddenly eating bread every day makes him a little uncomfortable.

“Dear Sir, it is my greatest honor to serve you!” Jimmy bowed quickly after being praised by Gervais.

“Don’t be humble, you deserve this compliment. When you recruit servants in the castle, I’ll let Thomas help you pick a few recipes, so you can relax!” Now in the castle Just Jimmy a cook, he’s not only cooking food for Gervais. Thomas and the guards also needed Jimmy to cook their meals, so the kitchen was in dire need of manpower.

“many thanks for your understanding, my lord!”

Gervais stopped talking and started to work hard to eliminate the food. He still has a lot of things to do today, first in the name of patrolling the territory. Find the location of the red dot and see what it is.

Then he needs to check the situation in several villages in the territory, and finally he has to go to the place where Viscount Lenny mines ore in the buffer zone.

“Master Baron!” Gervais ate for a while, and Audrey, who was in charge of leading the hunt for Benny, came to Gervais’s side and saluted carefully.

“Tell me about your arrest!” Gervais nodded to him, his tone flat, not angering Audrey for Benny’s escape.

(End of this chapter)