As an ordinary citizen in the 21st century, although Alan usually likes to read some time-traveling novels, he never thought that this would happen to him, and as for how to travel like this, it doesn't make much sense to talk about it. In short, he is now a glorious time-traveler.

The Middle Ages, in Allen's eyes, were synonymous with darkness and ignorance. Although there are also glorious chivalry and amorous noblewomen and princesses in the legend, when he really came into contact with all this, he found that it was all nonsense!

Traveling into this medieval-like world, Alan says it's stressful.

Now his name is Alan Ouranos. He was the Duke of Dukedom Essis. His cheap old man, old Uranos, and old mom had hung up a few years before he crossed over. So now he's in charge.

Although Alan doesn't know what the price of firewood and rice is now, this piece of white bread, two potatoes, a large piece of boiled white meat + a bunch of salad that doesn't know whether it's vegetables or grass live together. Alan said that he had disgraced the face of the aristocracy who was the representative of corruption and luxury in the history books.

Looking at the rough food in front of him, Alan held his forehead and said to Sebastian, the old butler standing aside, "Old Sai, is the family so poor that they can't afford cheese and milk?"

Sebastian replied, "Lord Duke, the lunch arrangement has been carried over from the old duke's time, and our financial income has not been very good, and the old duke has left a small amount of arrears, if we want to improve the food, it may be financially tight."

Alan was speechless, what kind of mess did his dead ghost father leave for me, no matter what, the world eats the most, he is only sixteen years old, and he is still in the development stage, if malnutrition causes any sequelae, then he must not die. "Lao Sai, let's raise the food standard in the future, at least there must be milk, this bread must also be processed, not to mention the cream, at least get some butter, and change the chef for me, this meat will be cooked directly in the pot without cutting it?"

Listening to Allen's request, Sebastian could only agree: "Okay, Lord Duke, but if this happens, then our finances may be in danger." Please also ask the Duke to call me Lord Sebastian, after all, I am also a baron, please pay attention to etiquette. ”

"Okay, old Sey."

"Thank you, sir!"

"You're welcome. Old Seyer. ”

"Inside, old Sai, tell me, what happened to our finances?" After a hasty lunch, Alan sat in his study and asked Sebastian about the finances of the Duke's Palace.

"Lord Duke, our entire Essis Territory can levy a poll tax, agricultural tax, and commercial tax of about 2,000 gold coins per month. But we need to point out 500 gold per month for the maintenance of the manor, 500 gold for the city maintenance, 800 gold for the army maintenance, and the Duke of Lawrence's arrears need to be repaid 1000 gold every month, and there are still 6 months to be repaid. So we're losing money all the time at the moment. Sebastian flipped through a thick book of accounts and explained to Allen.

"So how many gold coins are left in the vault at the moment?" Alan asked, with his hands crossed under his nose, propped up on the table, the reflection on the lenses obscuring his gaze.

"Back to Lord Duke, there are about 500 gold coins left in the treasury at present." Sebastian said.

Alan didn't reply, he slowly took off his glasses with his trembling right hand. "Pit daddy, then this is! So Lao Tzu is going to go into debt next month?!" Alan was furious, he didn't expect that the corrupt life of the nobles would not live, but they would become poor beggars! No, it's poorer than a beggar, after all, it's a lot of debt. "Old Sai, is there a way to cut expenses! What kind of manor maintenance fee is that, cut it for me!"

Sebastian said softly: "Lord Duke, the maintenance fee of this manor includes the cleaning of the manor, the purchase and replacement of daily necessities, and the wages and benefits of servants."

"That's not right, I only have 800 gold coins to maintain an army of thousands of people, and I only have a number of people in a manor, how can I spend 500 gold coins?" Alan asked incredulously.

"Lord Duke doesn't know, for example, this chestnut is called Laiyang Hongguang Chestnut, which is produced in the Barony of Laiyang in the Moslian Empire in the north. This chestnut is large, sweet, and has an excellent taste, but because of its scarcity of production, it is expensive, and it is a luxury on the mainland, and it is a dignity that only the great nobles can maintain. Another example is that the wood used for the table in front of the Duke comes from the southern forest, and it is made of more than 500-year-old red shirt wood, and it must be a superb redwood with a height of 100 meters and a diameter of 10 meters, plus a skilled craftsman to build it, this desk is worth no less than 6,000 gold coins. There is also Yunluo Continent coming to Yunluo Tea, coffee beans from the Solomon Islands, each of which is very valuable. Sebastian said proudly, holding the chestnut.

"You mean, if I sell this table, the Duke of Lawrence's debt will be paid off?" Alan said as he kicked the inconspicuous table under him.

"Yes, because of this, it shows that our Ouranos family is a three-you family with connotation, culture and taste! Those nouveau riche families can't be compared at all!" Sebastian naturally exudes a hint of contempt when he speaks of the nouveau riche family.

"Hey, it seems that the maintenance fee of this manor really can't be reduced." Alan shook his head and said helplessly, "So what is the maintenance fee of this city?"

"The city maintenance fee includes the cost of cleaning up the city, the cost of holding events and celebrations on holidays, the repair of the city walls, the repair of the city's sewers, etc." Sebastian explained.

"Sewers? Do we already have sewers in town? It is true that I have not seen the excrement of people and animals written in the book directly on both sides of the street. Alan touched his chin and muttered to himself.

"My lord, please don't be influenced by those barbarians from the north, you must know that your Ouranos family is an ancient family that has existed since the time of the Sun King, and your family's ruler Isis City has been for hundreds of years, how can it not even have the dignity of the city? The nouveau riche who only care about their own pleasures are completely ignorant of the true aristocratic spirit. "Sebastian has already invaded the bone marrow by the bloodline theory, and it is estimated that there are only a few long-standing families in the whole continent who can be regarded as real nobles by him. Alan thought faintly.

"Then, it seems that the maintenance fee of this city cannot be reduced." Alan continued, "And this army maintenance fee?"

"My lord, each of the warriors of Aethys is a warrior who retains glory and dignity, they have served the Ouranos family for decades, everyone has shed blood for the Ouranos family, and now the military expenditure is very small, if it is reduced again, it will not only be an insult to the loyal Aethian warriors! And it's an insult to your family too!" Sebastian said with a hint of anger. ”

Alan hurriedly said: "Hey, don't get excited, Lao Sai, I'm just talking." Let's say that if we don't reduce, we won't reduce. ”

"So only En? Gone?" Alan was dumbfounded, this open source and throttling, the source has not yet been opened, and the throttling has failed first. What the? You say the manor maintenance fee can be reduced? Don't you want the decency of the nobility? The decency of a nobleman is his dignity! Without decency, the entire family will be disgraced, despised by all nobles, and may even lose their titles and become commoners!

"Old Sai, you said that if we kill that Duke Lawrence, don't we have to pay back?" Alan said quietly.