The autumn breeze of the Cordillera Plateau brought a chill but could not drive away the warm sun that remained in the room, and the temperature in the room was quite comfortable, but the atmosphere was a little dreary.

In the small living room of Baron Bell's mansion, several potted plants from the south are still green, turning the originally somewhat dull and dry room into a bright and cheerful room. Bell, casually sitting in the main deerskin chair, but his eyes fell on the portrait on the opposite wall, a majestic middle-aged man dressed in military uniform, ornate armor decorated with insignia and patterns representing the marks of nobility, a narrow sword slanted into the sharkskin scabbard, and the hilt wrapped in gold and silver filigree could already feel that nobility and luxury even in the picture.

At the table in the living room, there were already people sitting on the three chairs, and on the table was a thick text jiàn, which had been turned a few pages and placed there.

Solo. It took a long time for Bell to withdraw his gaze from the portrait, sigh softly, and turn his head to look at the middle-aged man with a gloomy face sitting on the wooden chair on the right...... The man's left hand fiddled with a turquoise wrench on his thumb, and his lips squirmed for a few moments, but finally he didn't say a word.

"Morisset, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't ramble there, I'm in a good mood today, you don't have to be taboo about anything." Solo. Bell had an impatient look on his face.

Morisset. Bell, a distant cousin of his, and a large part of the family's business is owned by Morisset. Bell handled.

"Third brother, there is not very good news that must be told to you. After this month's iron ore mining, we may not be able to fulfill the iron ore contract next month, because a large part of the miners have quit. In addition, in the past six months, the business of the commercial bank has also shrunk sharply, and it has begun to make ends meet. "Morisset. Bell rubbed his forehead a little embarrassed, his eyes flickering, so as not to talk to Solo. Bell looked at each other.

Even if they belong to the same family and have blood relatives, life is very different. Morisset. Bell is also surnamed 'Bell' though. In the family, there is no permanent property. Attached to Solo very early. Bell, and in the earliest days, has been vigorously playing by Fernando. It was he who succeeded Bell to the title of Count of Cordilera.

In the eyes of the elders of the Bell family. The title of Count of Cordillera was supposed to be inherited by the sons of the Bell family. Neither can Hathaway. After all, she is a woman, and once she gets married, her title is bound to be inherited by her children...... Other words. It has nothing to do with the Bell family, this is absolutely not tolerated. So before that, the family connived at those people to take some small actions, and even the Camille family sent someone to assassinate Hathaway was also acquiesced to them, after all, after Hathaway's death, no matter which half-brother inherited the title, it was the Bell family, as for whether it was qualified, it was a secondary issue.

Morisset. Although Bell's family is in ruins, there are still a few elders in the family who are relatively close. Unlike the others, he wanted the title to fall to Fernando. Bell's body, and by virtue of him and Solo. The relationship between the Bell father and son, and getting the title of a baron in the future, will certainly not be a problem. But...... The result was obvious, the bamboo basket was empty, so that after Hathaway came to the Cordillera Collar, he simply avoided it in the name of taking care of business, which also meant that he was out of sight and out of mind.

However, what made him depressed was that after Murong Xianxian took back all the mines that expired, he strengthened the safety management of the mines and improved the treatment of miners. Although the two iron mines owned by Bell have not expired, because they do not want to invest more, the miners under him have changed jobs, and the output of ore is getting less and less, especially in the recent period, after the lord's mansion has increased the recruitment of miners, some skilled workers have left, and the two iron mines are about to stop production.

In fact, the main reason for this phenomenon is that the mine owners ignore the safety of the miners, as well as the interests they deserve, if they raise their wages, even if it is a little less than the salary of the lord's mansion, there may not be so many people who change jobs, but these guys are hard to give up, so they have led to today's embarrassing situation.

At this point, Morissette also felt a little exhausted. The expenses of Bell's Baronial Palace were significant...... In addition to the people in the house, they also have a mercenary group, and the annual investment is huge. Since Hathaway became the owner of the Cordillera Territory, the monitoring of the civilian armed forces has been much stricter, and the various measures taken have reduced the property of the nobles in the territory a lot, and the Bell family's property has the same problem.

Some people may ask whether Hathaway's doing this will cause the nobles to revolt...... The answer is yes. However, the nobles who dared to resist or had the strength to resist were able to exterminate the major thieves and pacify Lin Nan. By the time Camille rebelled, it had been almost cleansed, and the remaining group of nobles had Solo. With the exception of Bell's faction, the others all fell to Hathaway, with the exception of Solo. In addition to a mercenary in Bell's hand, the other nobles no longer have the military strength to argue with the lord, and the so-called resistance is at most a verbal protest, while in the Cordillera Lord, Hathaway's words are equivalent to the emperor's will, which must be obeyed unconditionally.

"Morisset, that's not what I want to know."

Solo. Bell had a gloomy face: "I remember a few days ago I transferred a sum of money to your trading house, and when I was about to use it, the money was gone, can you tell me where they are?" ”

Morisset. Bell was silent for a moment, then said, "Four days ago, Fernando met Hathaway in Candia City, and she was accompanied by only a female swordsman, and that was a great opportunity. ”

"You ......"

Solo. Bell was so angry that he stood up: "So you and Fernando used that money to buy Hathaway a home?!" ”

"Third brother, please stop being angry!"

Morisset. Bell hurriedly said: "This is a rare opportunity, once Hathaway settles those immigrants, her prestige in the Cordillera territory will be unmatched." So we have to ......"

"Alright, I got it."

Solo. Bell waved his hand: "You just want to plan for success, what if you fail?" ”

After speaking, he sighed softly and did not wait for Morisset. Bell replied, got up and left the living room. (To be continued......)