Chapter 42: The Nobility (2)

Jerry straightened the white bow on his throat, tugged at the gorgeous beige tuxedo, gently straightened the two palm-wide gold-inlaid jade belts around his waist, shook the jasper bracelet on his left wrist slightly, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll take you to the imperial capital today to see what is delicious and fun." Oh my God, Ray, this uniform is made for you, and although the scars on your face are a little scary, there are definitely a lot of little twives who will be hooked up with you... Oh my God, should I put on my uniform too?"

This all-black tight-fitting uniform is made up of a straightened line of a standard samurai uniform and a wide cape-like coat. On the chest on the left, there is a dragon logo carved with a large open mouth, carved with blue crystal, and two fine rubies inlaid with the dragon's eye, showing the identity of Lei as the commander of the legion. On the towering collar, the two thin gold threads are as inconspicuous as promised, but at the end of the gold threads, the two fine ruby stars represent the identity of Lieutenant General Lei.

At the waist, there is a wide pure black belt, and a fist-sized flat black crystal is inlaid in the middle of the belt, which looks luxurious, generous and domineering.

Lei shook his head and asked, "How is it? Could it be that the uniforms of the imperial capital have a lot of sizes? ”

Jerry smiled, "Didn't you get your height measured once when we first entered the Imperial Empire? But you look like you're pretty powerful. Oh my God, Ray, you're a head taller than me, you look like a Bicester... ”

Ray shook his fist heavily: "Bicester? He took the special wide sword that Gosia had handed him and wore it around his waist.

Jerry shrugged his shoulders: "Okay, let's go, let's go have some breakfast first, my two last night were also wonderful, and my waist was sore." Alas, Godia, you can just bring a few people to follow, don't bring too many people, I still have a few men outside... Lei, I have something to tell you, you are in the imperial capital now, if some things are not clear, you will probably offend people. ”

Ray followed Jerry outside and asked, "What is so important? We are also nobles now, and we are still the commanders of the legion, is there anyone more than us... ”

Jerry waved his hand easily and said, "What, we are indeed all nobles, but the titles of the two of us are just earls, and in the empire, there are a lot of people who are earls." Although we are the commanders of the legions, what are we compared to the ministers of war? The biggest in the empire are the forces of the various big families or family alliances headed by the old duke, they are the most powerful forces in the imperial capital, and we can't offend them. However, as long as you don't directly conflict with them, I can keep you fine, after all, my grandfather is also the leader of a large family alliance. ”

Lei nodded blankly, Jerry glanced at Lei quickly, and said with a smile: "In short, as long as you listen to what I say, there are basically not too many problems." Anyone I can provoke, no one cares if you kill them, if I can't afford to provoke someone, Lei, you still pretend to be a grandson honestly. ”

Lei nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "That's the best, you deal with those damn interpersonal problems, I won't... By the way, what about Lomat?"

Jerry shook his head: "Lomat, he's going to go home first, his father has a little foreign debt, he's going to go back and deal with it, and he'll come and report to you then." ”

With a few words, they had left Ray's bedroom, and walked through the richly decorated hallway of the doorway into a large hall. An old man dressed like a parrot, but with a lean complexion and a shrewd look in his eyes, saw that Lei came out, and hurriedly bowed and asked, "My lord, does the door of your bedroom need to be repaired?"

Ray was stunned for a moment, and Jerry was already laughing: "Ray, this is your butler Kosomo, if you have anything in the future, you can directly order him to do it... Lord Lei's bedroom door, of course, needs to be repaired, you go and see it done. Ray, your mansion has one main building, six annex buildings on both sides, and two rows of wings behind the back garden, which is enough for a thousand people to live here. So your five hundred knights have already made their homes here, in the annexes to the left and right. ”

Thunder sighed, and Gosia said, "Yes, my lord, four hundred of us out of five hundred are responsible for the security of the entire mansion, and the other hundred will be in teams of ten to protect your safety, so you can rest assured." ”

They passed through the hall, through a curved, wide staircase, to a hall on the second floor, decorated with paintings and inlaid with huge mirrors and softly perpendicular statues. Groot explained, "My lord, the hundred knights who are in charge of your safety all live in the rooms on the second floor, along with your valet and maid, and if you need them, you have a bell in your bedroom to call them. ”

Jerry, on the other hand, nagged about the layout of the hall: "Oh, very soft design, this is the style of furnishings from the Wright Empire, isn't it? It's a great place to date a woman." ”

With a dirty joke, Jerry pulls the sleepwalking Ray downstairs into the hall on the first floor. There were more than a dozen servants in black uniforms happily running back and forth in the hall, and they didn't know what they were busy with, and when they saw the thunder coming down, they quickly stood up respectfully one by one and bowed deeply.

Jerry said: "According to common sense, these people are allocated to you by the Imperial Military Department and the State Department, and all expenses are the affairs of the State Department, so you don't have to worry about the salary of these people, of course, Ray, if you want to reward them with something, it's your own business." Well, your territory is near the 'Moro' forest, eight hundred miles west of the imperial capital, and includes seven castles, thirty-five towns, and one hundred and forty-seven villages, producing fine wine, wood, parchment, and fine crafts, all of which are things to make money, Ray, you have a good territory. ”

Thunder's head was buzzing, and there were seven castles in his territory, more than thirty towns, more than a hundred villages, and what a vast territory it was.

Jerry chattered and said: "My territory is not bad, it is the territory of a marquis after being raided after the last Great Purge, the territory area is one-third larger than yours, but the total output is not as good as your territory." If it weren't for the abundance of beautiful women, I wouldn't like it. One of the largest rivers in the empire flows through my territory, Ray, and it is said that those beauties drank the water of that river to be so watery. ”

"Also, Ray, the tax collectors in your territory should be identified by yourself, but I don't think you will have these people in your own family, so I went to the State Department this morning and told them that it is better to keep the current personnel untouched, anyway, you are the commander of the empire, and those guys will not dare to embezzle your property anyway, otherwise you can find a reason to kill their entire family... As for the garden in your realm ... Oh, don't look at me, you have three villas in your territory, a hunting ground, four lumberyards, two pastures, and that's your own property. Comoso will take care of it, he is the butler of a certain big aristocratic family, because that guy has committed a crime, so he was brought to you by the State Department. ”

Ray walked out of the hall and sighed, "Oh my God, does it take so much trouble to be a nobleman?"

Jerry looked at Ray puzzled: "Oh my God, Ray, what a lucky thing to be a nobleman." In this mansion of yours, there are one hundred and fifty-seven male servants and ninety-five female servants, I looked at it, and they are all still good-looking, of which virgins account for the vast majority... Eh, I won't talk about this, but there are thirty-one craftsmen such as florists, carpenters, etc., one in charge, and five little butlers, who manage finances, wine cellars, banquets, clothing, building maintenance, etc., and you don't need to manage them yourself. ”

Jerry hammered Ray's arm hard, and said with a smile: "Even those ranches of yours or something, you only need to collect money in the first few years, I calculated that the value of your private goods is about six million gold coins per year, which is your pure profit." As for the taxes you collect from those damned civilians, that's about nine million gold coins a year, enough to live your most luxurious life in the imperial capital. ”

Ray almost fainted, he didn't have to do anything, did he have such a small income every year? Think about his life in Kari Village, it was easy to hunt a beast of prey, and the skin of the beast could be exchanged for a few silver coins.