The more the young duke tried to make a good impression on Isabel Walton, the more Isabel wanted to clear the appearance of this idiot or fool from her mind. The current situation is the most important and practical problem for her to earn her first money at the end of the Middle Ages through her own efforts.

However, the idiot's words reminded her: "Miss Walton, are you going to get a sword of your own by the methods of the Burgundians, or by the methods of the English knights?" ”

Shortly after Henry and his valet left, Sir Alex Ferguson returned to the Commander's chamber from outside the door. Isabel swabbed the sword of the knight teacher and the boss's Augustine as she chatted with the savage, violent man.

Ferguson was very dissatisfied with her performance in front of the lord just now, but he was not Isabel's knight teacher or immediate superior, so he had to express his opinion verbally: "Squire, how can you treat your lord with such an attitude?" ”

Isabel shrugged her shoulders and said, "I'm sorry that I only showed enough respect to my God before coming to Richmond. In other words, I never knew how to be a servant of a lord. ”

Hidden behind these two words is that Isabel Walton still admires and maintains the modern American values of independence, autonomy, equality, and individuality. The so-called "God" can be understood not only as her country, but also as herself, and more importantly, as advocated by Protestantism, the idea that everyone can directly talk to God.

Sir Alex Ferguson could scarcely fault her language, so he reprimanded: "Although you are a Burgundian from the Continent, you are now a knightly attendant to His Royal Highness the Duke. So, from now on you should value your loyalty to your lord even more. Most of the time, the lord is more important than His Majesty the King. ”

At the moment, there is a fact that Isabel Walton does not know. At the end of the Middle Ages, Britain began the process of transformation to modern society, and with the brewing and development of capitalism and the acceleration of the process of reform and change, the gap between the north and south of England was further widened.

The barbaric and backward northern region is so out of place with the southern part of England, which advocates the values of pioneering, profit-seeking, patriotism, glory, benevolence, and order. While the southern regions took the initiative to modernize, the northern regions still maintained the old way of life, religious beliefs, loyalty to the lords, and admiration for force and violence, all of which remained still.

Of course, Isabel at this time had not yet found a practical way to leave Richmond and her "lordship". Not only was she penniless, but she couldn't even meet the most basic requirements of being a knight's squire. Therefore, even if she wants to go to the southern region to find opportunities for development, I am afraid that she will have to wait until the time is ripe.

Isabel obediently agreed to Sir Alex Ferguson's words and asked, "Sir, His Royal Highness the Duke has ordered me to be Sir Augustine's attendant to pay off the debts I owe, and this is no problem. But if one day I become a real knight's squire, how am I going to earn money to make ends meet? I mean, money for the purchase of weapons, horses and cavalry armor. ”

After thinking about it, Ferguson laughed and said, "Squire, even if you become a real squire, you can't make a lot of money like a knight. ”

"Why? Couldn't he have become an acolyte and not follow Sir Augustine to the battlefield? ”

"God willing, you and Sir have bravely survived the battlefield. However, those trophies from enemies killed by Sir and you, such as weapons, armor, and horses, belong to Sir. As an acolyte, you don't get these things at all. ”

"My God, how should I get enough money for weapons, armor, and horses?"

"Squire, even though you're not the first Burgundian to come to Richmond, there are ways to make money that works for you."

"Sir, can I know? If you can make money, I'll ask you to drink ale, or wine. ”

"Hahaha......! Squire, how about pouring me a glass of wine first? ”

Isabel put down the stabbing sword she had begun to wipe and smiled as she walked across the table to pour a full glass of red wine for Ferguson. After Ferguson drank it in one gulp, she poured another glass for him. Only then did Ferguson nod and said, "Squial, what I need you to understand is that only the eldest son in every nobleman's family has the right to inherit. That is, the sons, other than the eldest son, were unlikely to receive the property of the nobility. ”

Then Sir said, "Squire, your situation is similar to that of the sons of the nobles who have no right of inheritance. I think you can do what they do and make money. ”

Isabel stood to the side and asked, "What way?" ”

"Tournaments, wars, and plunder."

"Sir, can you be specific?"

"Yes. A joust refers to a simple, friendly jousting between two knights. The winning side can ask the family of the losing side to ransom the knights, weapons, horses, armor, and squires captured by the other side. ”

Ferguson continued: "However, it is unlikely that you will be eligible to participate in the competition in your current status as an acolyte. The second method, war. This method, I think you should know what it means. ”

Isabel thought about it and said, "I understand the meaning of war. However, England was still in a period of relative peace, and it seemed that there was no reason to start a war. ”

"There can be many reasons. If you really want to make money, you can try to provoke two rich nobles or lords to fight each other. Once two nobles who hated each other went to war, they were able to treat their knights more noblely, more generously, and more mercifully. Only by paying a higher price can they get their knights to obey them and fight to the death on the battlefield for them. ”

"It's a very clever method, but it's a pity that a lot of people will die."

"What do people who die a lot have. Moreover, most of the deaths were peasants hired by the nobles to fight the war. ”

"So, sir, what about the last way you spoke?"

"Squire, you don't really want to plunder, do you?"

Isabel pursed her lips and said, "Since it's not a big deal to have a lot of people dying, it's even less of a fuss to participate in a robbery." ”

Ferguson looked at her, smiled and said, "Squire, you're really smart. I can also tell you that the use of a certain amount of violence to obtain wealth is the most direct means of knights. ”

"Sir, I don't think the knights have any other lawful means of obtaining wealth. After all, knights are mercenaries, a kind of professional soldiers. ”

"Professional soldiers?! Squire, you can always find the best way to describe a transaction. ”