The smart guys have already run away, and those who stayed in the Lord's Mansion are all fantasizing about an unexpected opportunity.

Under normal circumstances, if a liege commits a crime, it does not mean that all the nobles in the realm will be affected. But if you're in a meeting at the Lord's Palace...... Well, if you say you're a guest, you can't say you're innocent.

Therefore, the soldiers did not hesitate to tie up everyone in the house...... It can be said that except for children and women who are more than a meter old, no one else can escape, especially those nobles, who are tied up in 108 positions, and when Hathaway came to the hall, these guys have lost the strength to call, and they are humming vigorously like pigs.

"My lord, that's Lev. Karstair. The officer leading the team pointed to a fat man tied in the middle and whispered.

The fat man, who looked like he was dying, had good hearing, and he actually exclaimed with great vigor: "Your Excellency, I am a nobleman of the Empire, and you must treat us as if we were the same!" ”

"Wrong."

Hathaway smiled slightly: "Your Excellency Karstair, if your memory is not wrong, you should know that when you refused to fulfill the Heidelberg Agreement, you had automatically renounced the title given by the Empire. In other words, not only is your Excellency not a nobleman, but also a traitor. ”

"Lord Marquis, he is a traitor, we are all nobles of the empire, we have not betrayed the empire!" An old man shouted anxiously, and some others chimed in.

"No betrayal?"

Hathaway looked at them amusedly: "Karlstay betrayed the Empire, and here you are. If it wasn't for the accomplices, would it be better to come over en masse to duel him? ”

"Lord Marquis, my brother-in-law is ......"

"My lord, I'm a ...... of the Helix family"

"Our family has been in ...... with His Excellency the Chancellor of the Exchequer for many years"

The nobles couldn't answer Hathaway's rhetorical question for a while, and immediately moved out of their respective backstages, wanting to subdue Hathaway, they all knew very well that as long as the hand on this side was loosened, the royal family would not be so careful. As for the economic losses, they are inevitable. But as long as the title is not lost. There is still a way to redeem it.

"The families you just mentioned are all very prominent." Hathaway looked thoughtful, and seeing the triumphant look in the eyes of those guys, her words changed, "According to what you just said." It's the families you just mentioned. Those who support your betrayal of the Empire. Is it? ”

As soon as the people heard this, the sweat immediately flowed...... This marquis is too poisonous, if it really is explained along this line of thought. Those illustrious families may not wait for the order of the empire to arrive, and they will take their own lives first. For a while, these guys, who were still chattering just now, immediately lost their speech.

"Put them all in jail and keep their mouths shut so that they don't have to chew their tongues. Then send someone to search the house according to the list. Hathaway commanded.

Mining is the main source of income in the mountains of Briennia, and there are also people who make a living from timber. Although the mining methods in this world are very backward, there are many people who can't stand it, and those nobles have a mine hole here and a pit there, digging this mountainous area full of holes. Fortunately, the resources here are abundant enough, and their technology is poor, and the deeper veins cannot be dug, so what Hathaway inherited is not a mess, but she must be rectified.

And in the past two years, the nobles of the Brinia Mountains have not had a good impression of Hathaway, because Hathaway has rectified the mining industry in the Cordillera Territory, and the treatment and safety of the miners have been greatly improved.

The miners are free people, and even the lords have nothing to do if they want to move. In the past two years, a large number of miners have entered the Cordillera Territory, and the ore production in the mountains of Brenia has dropped significantly, and those nobles hate Hathaway so much that they grit their teeth, but there is nothing they can do about her.

But it is undeniable that these guys are all wealthy and have more mines, and as for who is behind them, Hathaway doesn't care at all. Anyway, she is now a celebrity in front of His Majesty the Emperor, and it is not so easy for those people to cast a small stumbling block.

Hathaway did not resort to the army, and within three days the entire mountains of Brienia fell into her hands, and countless were captured - she had almost wiped out the nobles of the Briennia mountains, and mastered most of the mines. She didn't have to do the work herself, so on the fourth day, Hathaway returned to Mandy Gaza City with the guards, and the rest of the affairs were naturally settled by the officials.

……

Reading the letter in his hand lightly, wearing a neat and simple gentleman's tuxedo on his body, he did not see that this was an old man over sixty years old, and his increasingly cold face proved that the letter was definitely not pleasant.

"Looks like this kid is doing a good job in the mountains of Briennia. The seeds sown by the Emperor in the Cordillera have actually sprouted. ”

"That only shows that Karlstoy is an out-and-out idiot. The final winner may not be the emperor's majesty, when the seed sprouts, a qiē can still be controlled, but if it grows into a towering tree, can he still control it? ”

A heavy armor on the middle-aged man's body didn't seem to have much effect on him, just like wearing an ordinary outfit. His eyes did not fall on the letter, but on the furnishings in the Grand Duke's study, especially the huge vase in the corner, which was nearly two meters high.

This is a huge vase depicting a large number of birds and animals, if you are a person who understands the Titan world, you will find that those animals are all specialties of the Eastern Continent, and this vase is also from the Eastern Continent. The larger the porcelain, the more difficult it is to fire, and after traveling across the ocean, it is definitely a valuable commodity.

The things placed in the study are naturally the master's favorite, but the middle-aged man is very skeptical, does the grand duke in front of him really have this appreciation? You must know that ordinary people, even if they have money, will not buy this kind of thing, only the nouveau riche or people who have the ability to appreciate this kind of art can buy this kind of thing that is neither true nor beneficial.

Seeing his old friend staring at the big vase and admiring it, Grand Duke Casseff's gloomy face showed a helpless smile: "Don't pretend, just take it if you want." However, this large vase is not easy to move, so be careful when carrying it, I don't care if it is broken. ”

"How can this work? Where did you buy it, I'll find two too. "The middle-aged man's name is Isero. Avon was a good friend of Archduke Casef.

"You say it lightly, if it's ordinary porcelain, in the Oriental merchant ships in Vermont Harbor, you have everything. It's hard to get a piece of fine porcelain like this. Archduke Casef's gaze turned to the letter again, and it was evident that he valued it very highly.

"It's been a long time since you've paid attention to someone, does she really have any great powers?" Isero. Aiwen's gaze finally shifted from the vase to the letter, and although he couldn't see the contents of the letter from his position, his expression was genuinely curious.

"Isn't it child's play that a seventeen-year-old girl commanding an army of thousands of peasants should defeat a well-trained army?" Grand Duke Casif tried to restrain his anger, but his face was very unpleasant.

"I think the soldier's appearance in this battle is just average, and the key lies in the use of tactics."

Isero. Ai Wen seemed to have read the letter, so he continued: "How can ordinary people imagine being able to decisively take a night attack and use poisonous smoke to disintegrate the enemy's combat effectiveness? And I've heard that the Cordillera City Guards are equipped with some powerful weapons, which is kind of interesting. ”

"That's right, it's said to be called a magic rifle, and it's more powerful than a bow and arrow. There are also bombs and incendiary bombs, both of which are more powerful than the same types of weapons currently in use. If the army of our Kasef province is equipped with this weapon, its combat effectiveness will be greatly increased. The expression on Grand Duke Casef's face was a little bitter, "It's a pity that she can't be owned by me." ”

"I've heard about Eden. Viscount Bell was her father, and perhaps she could start with him. "Isero. Aiwen built yì.

"It's difficult, this father and daughter don't say that they are incompatible, but the relationship is not necessarily good. The reason was mainly from the stepmother, the Marquisess who caused a great storm in Heidelberg, and is said to have caused the entire Camille family, and the viscountess hated her to the core. Grand Duke Casev said.

"His Majesty the Emperor will definitely not turn a blind eye to this weapon, if you don't do it, I'm afraid it will ......" Isero. Avon reminded.

"I know, I'm trying to figure it out."

Grand Duke Kasef frowned with some distress and said, "Those stupid orcs actually stopped because of a small setback, don't they know that there will not be a lot of such weapons?" ”

"No, no, you're wrong."

Isero. "Those orcs are not stupid, they stopped not because they were afraid of the weapon, but because they were trying to digest the land they had gotten. And they want more weapons and armor from us, so you have to think about it, do you want to support them? ”

"Of course not, they are too greedy. I believe that even if they wanted to stop now, His Majesty the Emperor would not stop fighting, and most of the province of Zimbwe would be lost, which would be a great damage to his reputation for bravery. A sneer appeared on Archduke Casef's face. (To be continued......)