"Isabel, tell me, you are aware of the fact that Lord Carlisle was arrested." Ernest Walton stood up and stared intently at the Duke of Richmond's estate affairs as overseer.

When Viscount Carlisle was arrested, it is not clear to the superintendent Isabel Walton. However, she knew that it was a matter of time before the Viscount was arrested. The brother Ernest returned to Richmondshire from the western frontier and desperately found his deeds, which proved that the viscount had been arrested.

Leaning on the side of the captain's desk, he crossed his arms over his chest and looked at his brother: "I only knew that Lord Carlisle would be arrested, are you satisfied?" ”

Ernest anxiously paced back and forth in the room, pausing to look at her: "So, do you know why His Majesty wants to arrest your lordship?" ”

"Isn't it? Ernest, do you think I should know what His Majesty is thinking? ”

"What did you say to me last year in Lord Darcy's castle? You told me that my lords and I would pay for participating in the pilgrimage, right? ”

"Well, very good. Ernest, I didn't expect you to remember my words so clearly. ”

"Okay, now I don't have time to talk about that. The purpose of my coming to you today is to ask you to help me rescue the adults. ”

Isabel looked at him in amazement, with an expression on her face that seemed to tell the others that Ernest was going to be a stripper at a gay bar. He pursed his lips and made a slightly exaggerated smile: "Well, are you going to let me hijack the prisoner car with you, or lead the army to storm the Tower of London prison?" ”

Ernest blinked, and hurriedly said, "Isabel, what are you talking nonsense?" I want you to find... The Duke of Richmond, Lord Lancashire or Lord Cumberland, my lord was falsely accused. ”

As soon as Ernest finished speaking, he felt that there was something wrong with his words, but for a moment he didn't know which sentence was wrong. Sure enough, Isabel's ensuing laughter confirmed that there was a big problem in his words.

Isabel laughed and scolded him, "Ernest, are you crazy? Who do you think I am? Let a duke and two counts tell His Majesty that your lord has been falsely accused of rebellion? ”

"I beg your pardon, Isabel. When the two Earls came to arrest me the other day, Lord Cumberland said that someone wanted to spare me, so I was not arrested. ”

Then he added: "I know what position you hold in the Duke's Court of Richmond, so I thought of seeking relief from you. ”

Isabel didn't know what to say to him and shook her head: "Have you ever been back to the manor since you came back and seen your father and mother?" ”

"No, I'm just thinking about how to get the adults out."

"It's better to go back to the manor first. Wait until I get back and then solve the problem you want to solve. ”

Ernest had just sat down, then stood up again and argued, "But your lord will soon be taken to the Tower of London and imprisoned." ”

As Isabel walked towards the door, she turned around and said, "So what? Otherwise, where do you think Lord Carlisle will be escorted? ”

Exiting the room, he said to the two would-be knights who were already standing at the door as guards, "Find two more men to escort him to my father's manor at once." Tell Madame Sir again that no one can leave the manor without my permission. ”

At the moment, Ernest Walton was too extreme in his views on the arrest of Viscount Carlisle for joining the rebels, and Isabel planned to put him under house arrest in her father's estate before slowly changing his mind.

When he returned to the parlor of the main building alone, he said to the retainers who were still in the parlor, "I'm sorry, but there are some things that need to be taken care of urgently. ”

As he sat back in his seat, he looked at Beard Smith and said, "Beard, do you have any different ideas about your proposed enclosure of the agreement?" ”

Old Beard nodded and replied earnestly, "Your Excellency, you think that it is feasible to enclose land by agreement. However, the amount of compensation to be paid to the farmer still needs to be further negotiated. ”

"Very good, if you want to start the enclosure earlier, you can come up with the results of the compensation amount earlier." Isabel glanced at the retainers.

At this time, a Yomannon, who had sworn allegiance to the Duke of Richmond after the New Year, stood in front and asked her a question: "Your Excellency, what do you think should be done if these registers hold the amount of peasants, landless peasants, and hired laborers who do not agree to the compensation, or if they want to rebel to obtain the right to use the public lands and wastelands?" ”

Isabel pondered and said to Yomannon, "Then I have no choice but to ask you to have a new discussion. ”

"The new negotiation is to increase the amount of compensation," said Yomannon. However, this will certainly harm my interests and those of all of you. What do you think, Your Excellency? ”

Jomannon's words were immediately echoed by all the retainers present. Isabel glanced at Yomanon, who looked like a prickly head, and said slowly: "I have a question for you, who wants to be a rich woollen trader?" ”

William's eyes lit up, and he was the first to rush to say, "Your Excellency, are you planning to set up a handicraft workshop in the county?" ”

Isabel smiled and said, "The purpose of your enclosure is to turn the land into pasture or farm. So the wool obtained by raising sheep should require a manual workshop and a large number of workers to turn it into woollen fabric, right? ”

Beard nodded and said, "This will solve the problem of farmers who have lost the right to use public land and wasteland." In addition, it can provide a large number of workers for artisanal workshops. ”

"At the moment, you probably don't have much money to set up, two, or three craft workshops in the county. So, I suggest that you just buy some looms and place them on your estates to produce woollen fabrics. Isabel offers another practical solution.

Gentleman William Frederick complimented her: "Your Excellency, this is really a very good suggestion. It can not only obtain a large profit on wool textiles, but also reduce costs. ”

Jomannon, who acted like a prick, pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Your Excellency, the cottage industry is indeed more suitable for the northern countryside. Well, the issue of compensation ......"

"If these people are not satisfied with the amount of compensation, you can enter into an agreement with them. The agreement was to recruit these people as weavers and spinners, and to compensate them with their daily earnings. ”

Today's meeting will not be concluded until just before dinner. Isabelle, having declined old Beard's invitation to dinner, hurried away on horseback in the direction of Asker's estate.

At this time, Sir Lady Antonia Walton sat in silence on a long chair in the parlor with a melancholy expression, while Jazz's second daughter, Euphemia, sat on the side, as if thinking about something.

Antonia glanced at her second daughter and whispered, "Effie, Bruce has already sent someone to the courtroom, right?" ”