"The right to build the road from the town of Clark to Herusbeck, and the right to develop the land within twenty leagues on both sides of the road."

"I want this!"

A merchant couldn't help but jump up and shout, completely ignoring the disdainful gaze of the person next to him.

Having a wide, straight, and absolutely safe trade route connecting two important towns was very attractive to merchants, and he could build hotels and inns on both sides of the road, which would surely make a profit for a while, so he couldn't wait to shout in front of everyone.

"If this gentleman is interested in the road construction project, you can go back tonight to prepare, and the official auction will start tomorrow, but there may be many people who are also staring at your favorite project, if you don't bring enough gold coins, you can consider applying for a loan from us, just now Lord Earl has explained the specific requirements in detail, how about it?" The clerk who manages the loan is over there. Wangcai pointed to the clerk who was standing on the side not far away.

"I want a loan, the more the merrier!"

The big fat man was a little nervous and pushed away from the people around him, squeezed next to the clerk, rummaging around for things that could prove his credibility, and several of his friends apologized to the person who was hit, while holding his partner who had fallen into madness as much as possible.

I have to say that the temptation of money is too great, these perennial walking between the various territories of the foot merchants, not only by the noble peasants, but also by their own wealthy peers, now a fair opportunity to turn over a salted fish in front of them, no one will be able to hold it.

"What are we going to bid for, sir?"

A young man who was not very good-looking respectfully asked the old man he was supporting, although the latter's gray beard was about to fall to the ground, indicating that this was a dead wood decay that was about to die.

"This lord is getting more and more interesting, as a dignified earl, he has no aristocratic frame at all, and he calls us filthy and insignificant merchants in the eyes of the world sir? He was also good at managing money and indulged in trade, patiently conversing with lowly merchants who were looked down upon. ”

The old man gently buckled the crutches in his hand, and the young man beside him comprehended and ordered the servants to bring chairs and wait for the old man to sit down, it seemed that he had served the old man for a long time, and clearly knew the meaning of each of his gestures.

"Take the lead and give it a try! It's time to practice, take out the skills I have learned over the years, and explore his depths, I want to find out what is the difference between the reincarnation of Aeneas and us ordinary people, what makes us sure to wait for this for thousands of years, maybe there will never be a rare figure like a meteor, I want to successfully unload this burden on the shoulders of the family for two thousand years before entering the coffin, and easily return to the land of my ancestors. ”

He stared at me with eyes obscured by loose old skin, bright but not cloudy.

I suddenly felt a pair of shining eyes in the crowd staring at me, but they were blocked by the crowd of people's heads, and I could only say to myself: "Strange, it was there just now!" ”

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Standing by the window of the castle tower, watching the merchants in and out of the castle hall below, dressed in various costumes, I drank the cloudy ale from the cup with satisfaction, and burped in satisfaction.

After coming to this world for so long, I didn't leave any other good habits, but I liked to raise a glass to invite Mingyue to drink myself, and slowly there was a tendency to develop into a pot-bellied poop aristocracy, and in just a few months of bidding farewell to the war, the waistline increased at a rate visible to the naked eye, and I was so scared that I found it difficult to stuff myself into the original chain mail again.

This kind of ale with very low purity tastes like Harbin beer that has been spoiled, but the sourness of the inverted teeth will return to a slight sweetness from the depths of the tooth after a few cycles between the lips and teeth, and the drunkenness makes people blurry, which can not only help the feelings but also relieve the sorrow in the heart, which is really a rare wine.

The main reason is that it is very cheap, yes, very cheap, and small families with surplus grain can distill it themselves, so everyone from the noble knights to the common people, everyone can drink a sip of their own ale, and look for the dreamy heaven in their hearts in the drunkenness of alcohol.

"My lord, I'm worried, after all, they are just mercenary merchants, and they may escape with your money at any time, or be hired to be spies of rival lords and steal valuable information, are you sure that is okay?"

Although Wangcai was already the chief minister of the court of the dignified earl, barely among the ranks of the inferior nobles, but the hard and simple living habits for many years did not change because of this, but under the backdrop of those nouveau riche knights who were canonized, these qualities became more and more precious, and I was relieved to entrust him with many important things.

Even though the uneducated prosperity is very slow to deal with, and there is no clue at all, I am impressed by my tireless attitude towards learning, and I still work tirelessly to run around at such an old age in order to get the things I am told.

At this moment, he stood beside me and reminded me dutifully that the excessive reuse of businessmen may cause unexpected consequences, after all, in this era, there is everything where there is strength, and the only criterion for measuring strength is who has more population and enough food to support so many people.

"It's okay, I have my own sense of proportion, no one can calculate your Lord Earl yet, don't worry too much."

I waved my hand to comfort the dutiful old man, and gently lowered the glass on the windowsill, and the young waiter, who had just received it, came up with a flask and filled my glass with ale.

On the one hand, the court I have just established does lack enough manpower, and on the other hand, it is also because the peasant children who have been given the opportunity to change their fate are obedient and do not ask for payment, as long as they can fill their stomachs and sleep behind the thick walls of the castle, even if it is just a job to clean the horses, they are willing to do it conscientiously. Even their parents are grateful to Dade for thinking that their prayers have touched God, and they are all kind and naïve.

When I returned to the castle, the first thing I did was to gather all the children in the territory, manage them in a unified manner, provide free accommodation, and education, and go home once every seven days, divided into three grades according to their age groups.

Under the age of ten, they received different educations according to the intellectual differences that each person manifested, mainly under the guidance of the clergy.

Those who have a talent for languages will be trained to become clerks......

Those who are sensitive to numbers follow Wangcai to sort out their accounts......

The clever man stayed in the castle as a squire......

Those with developed limbs are temporarily arranged to take care of the horses in the stable, and may later become the knight's attendant, thus gaining the opportunity to be promoted to knighthood......

The girl focused on doing chores under the few maids, and by the way became familiar with court etiquette.

Between the ages of 10 and 15, they are required to learn simple handwriting, and are assigned to deacons in different positions to learn related skills according to their academic performance.

Some went to the blacksmith's shop, some learned the trade from the stonemasons from Italy, some studied the Bible with the priests, and became God's servants in the world, and the girls all became the maids of the castle under the hands of Wangcai's wife.

The remaining teenagers, who have become adults, are gathered into the army, accept all-round Spartan military management, and instill the brave thoughts of loyal monarchs in cramming, and then temporarily follow the veterans who have been on the battlefield as servants, train in combat and physical fitness in peacetime, help mutual aid groups take care of crops when they are busy farming, often go deep into the borders of the territory to fight thieves and wandering deserters, and gradually hone their combat skills, so that they can get used to trusting and relying on their comrades-in-arms who get along day and night, and rely on the cooperation of the whole rather than the strength of one person to complete the war.

I don't know if I'm doing the right thing, or how long I'll be able to support these children with my own financial resources, but at least no child in the territory dies.

They all thrive under the tall walls of the castle and become trusted descendants, away from all causes of death, such as contagion, hunger, cold, beasts, and murder.

I sniffed the grass-scented air blowing in through the window, listened to the sound of children of different ages frolicking and crying in the rooms on the ground floor of the castle, the bustle of the merchants haggling in the hall, the chaotic but full of vitality, the crisp sound of the fresh flesh and bones of life in the sun, and these are exactly what this lifeless age lacks, a thriving and inspiring force, and the hope of the future is really in the children.

"The money we lend to the merchants is not real money, but only a written certificate stamped with the earl's seal, which is all empty checks, and we have to pay as much as we want, and we have to return it in the end anyway."

I picked up the wine glass and played with it, the wooden wine glass has been used by me for a long time to get an enamel glow, and the liquid poured into it often has the fragrance of wood, and it tastes unique.

"Those really important big projects, will certainly not fall on the businessmen who rely on borrowing money to maintain the bidding, has long been targeted by several large chambers of commerce or regional business forces, even if someone does rely on borrowing to bid successfully, they may not have the collateral that can be used as a comparative price, in the later stage of the project investment, we are required to prepay the advance funds of two percent, to that time some less important construction projects, will be required to delay the start of construction, we can collect the project money, focus on the important projects first, For example, the construction of castles and the construction of roads, all the loopholes that are taken advantage of by others are basically eliminated by me, and they are working in our territory, and no matter how bulging the money bag is, it depends on the face of the gun. ”

Wangcai stood silently behind me, but his head was trying to keep up with the Earl's thoughts, and to digest the obscure theories and terms as much as possible, though the process of thinking was painful for the old mind.

The old man has always held himself to a very high standard, and even secretly learned simple spelling from the priest, he wanted to repay my kindness and be a qualified and competent chief minister.

But due to their own hardware conditions are too poor, I can only get up early and work hard to catch up, constantly enrich my mind, and the diligent and studious attitude inspires the young people around me not to slack off, and one by one I have become studious.