"Let Grace be Bafont's deputy......" Baron Akford repeated, and asked slowly, "Tell me what you think." ”

When he said these two words, His Excellency Baron's expression was very flat. However, as the second son of the family, Tiness has been cautious for so many years, and has already summed up a set of small skills for observing words and feelings: although his father looks expressionless at this moment, when he proposed just now, his father's brow jumped unconsciously, which is exactly what his father shows when he is a little happy.

Seemingly? Am I right?

Tineth perked up: "Pastor Paul's line has helped us determine that His Excellency Loth, who is only a teenager, is already worthy of a position as an official priest. The parish is willing to throw out such a big position, and the territory cannot be too stingy. ”

"Hmm......" Baron Akford nodded, "Go on." ”

"Lord Los is a priest after all. Between parishes and territories, many things are not very convenient......" Tines continued: "Just like now, if you have to find a good reason to give away dozens of serfs, and give more, it is no longer a good intention, but a deliberate frame-up. ”

"You can't frame you if you want to." Captain Carter of the guard suddenly interjected: "Property, love, women...... Lord Los was not interested. ”

"Uh......"

Tines was slightly stunned, realizing what might be said in the Captain of the Guard's words.

However, the information revealed by the captain of the guard happened to be similar to the second son's thinking, and it also happened to be in line: "It doesn't matter if you are not interested, the more upright Your Excellency Los is, the less likely it is that you will encounter trouble in these aspects in the future...... After all, the Territory wants a clergyman who is valued by the parish, not a marginal person who is suspicious of the parish. ”

"Hmm." Baron Akford nodded again: "And then?" ”

"And then ......," continued Tines, "for Lord Loes, the territory already has the position of cowherd and beekeeper, so let it be, and do not need to be too conspicuous to give some people in the parish an excuse to attack Lord Los. ”

"Oh?" His Excellency the Baron asked with interest, "Let the elder brother of Loth/Mohr be the deputy of the Territorial Farmer, and he will not be attacked?" ”

"Yes." Tines nodded vigorously, on this point, Tines had already thought through it, and when he heard the baron's question, he immediately replied quickly: "First of all, Grace is Grace, and Lord Los is Lord Los, and the parish does not pay much attention to the relatives of the priests. - They can't pay attention, who doesn't have a few relatives to take care of? - Secondly, there is a good reason to call Grace, and the territory is completely justified: the work of healing cattle and moving honeycombs is not easy, and the Arkford Territory does need a beautiful veteran to take control of the situation. ”

"What else?" Baron Akford pressed again.

Anything else?

What else?

"Uh, this...... The ......" Tines turned his head quickly, "Ah...... That's right! As long as Grace is brought to the direct position of Arkford, even if it is only to allow his brother to successfully complete the work of the deputy of the agricultural officer, and then become the head of the small farm, if you want to come to Lord Lockford, you will have to send the most skilled serfs and cowherd helpers to the Arkford leader; At the same time, with Grace presiding over and supervising, the work of treating cattle, moving honeycombs, and luring herds, the annoying tricks in it will not be hidden by the bastards below. ”

"That's it?" His Excellency the Baron asked again.

Based on the skills he had developed over a long period of time, Tines noticed that when he was questioned again, his father's eyebrows were raised, which was obviously a prelude to dissatisfaction.

However, the benefits that can be thought of are indeed exhausted!

Unable to come up with any new reasons, Tiness replied, "Yes, father...... Please advise. ”

"Hey ......"

His Excellency the Baron sighed slightly, and when Tiness began to tremble, His Excellency the Baron suddenly said gently: "You can think of so much at once, Tiness, you are already very good. As for the other reasons......" Baron Akford turned his head to the Governor, "Edmund, tell him." ”

"Kindness, consolidation, benefit." Governor Edmund put it quite succinctly: "Between the realm and Lord Loth, the appointment of cowherds and beekeepers is a favor; Finding a reason to send fifty serfs is consolidation; It would be a benefit to make Grace the deputy of Lord Bafont. ”

Yes!

Like a thunderbolt, Tiness instantly understood the difference; Whether it is a cowherd or a beekeeper, it is a thing of the past, and no matter how much Lord Los values kindness, when he encounters a very difficult situation, he cannot put Akford in the first place; The same is true of dozens of serfs, although the hand is not small, but this kind of gift of one-shot sale will always change color with the passage of time; Only by appointing the elder brother of Lord Los as a territorial minister, this combination of mutual support, or mutual control, can last forever!

"Hey......" Looking at the expression of the second son, Baron Akford smiled: "It seems, Tiness, you understand?" ”

"Ming...... I see...... No, I ...... I...... I don't understand anything, I don't know anything! Tines replied with a shudder.

I can't help but mention that Ness is not frightened.

Kindness, consolidation, and ...... benefits The guidance of the father and the steward was clearly an art of territorial domination, which was completely unexpected by Tineth.

But...... You may say, but I dare not hear it!

Tines stiffened his neck and slowly turned his head to look at his brother Ehlers a few steps away.

Brother...... It's not my thoughts, you heard it, it's all my father and the steward, I must say it!

I don't have the slightest intention of coveting inheritance!

Tinnes was sure that the expression on his face at this moment was definitely very ugly, and an extremely long time passed in his consciousness, and Tinnas's gaze finally moved to his brother's face.

Brother Ehlers, smiling, gentle, and encouraging, looked at him.

Hey? Hey? Hey?

What's going on?

Tines's mind was instantly confused, and at this time, Baron Akford spoke again: "Ellers, what do you think of your brother thinking that you can make Grace Bafengt's deputy?" ”

"Very good." The eldest son of the baron smiled and agreed: "It's a good idea." ”

Very good?

Tines shuddered, habitually suppressed, and Tines didn't know how his brother wanted to ravage him this time. - especially when the father and the steward had just instructed in the "art of lord-level rule".

"Is there anything you'd like to say?" His Excellency the Baron continued to ask the natural heir.

"Tiness's idea is good...... "The eldest son replied slowly, "but ......"

Is it coming? Is it coming?

Brother, I'm innocent......

Hearing the "but", Tiness's legs went limp.

"But ......," the second son Tinas was frightened, the eldest son of the baron had already said, "It is not enough to make Grace the deputy of the agricultural officer...... The serfs sent out by the territory, where did Lord Los go? ”

That's right!

Although his heart was flustered, it immediately occurred to Tiness that Lord Los was born as a free people, and unlike other superior people who had a large share of land, it was impossible for the village of Akri to carve out a large area of land for no reason...... Those nearly fifty serfs, plus the thieves caught on the road, so many people, can they just watch them eat mush?

"What do you think?" His Excellency the Baron asked in a deep voice.

"I think ......," replied the eldest son of the baron, "the commons of the Smoke Mountain can be lent to Grace for the time being." ”

The commons of the Smoke Mountain......

Standing by the window every day, Tiness remembered very well that the commons of which his brother had spoken was surrounded by two streams, and that there was a natural dividing line, and that it was almost exactly what fifty serfs needed to cultivate.

Lending such a piece of land to Grace would indeed house the newly harvested serfs of Lord Los.

But......

Tiness's mind was spinning rapidly: according to the instructions of his father and the steward, the way of lending did help to further achieve a union of interests, but borrowing temporarily meant taking it back at any time...... Is it appropriate to make a handle so roughly?

"Okay." "Yes." "Not bad."

"That's it!" Tines frowned secretly, but Baron Akford, Governor Edmund, and Farmer Officer of Valles all praised: "Good way, just borrow this land." ”

Belch?

What's going on?

Tines felt inexplicable, but Tinas was quietly relieved that he had also inexplicably escaped the ravages of his brother.

At this point, the discussion of the "Priest of Locks" was over, and a few more territorial trivia were mentioned, when Baron Akford suddenly stood up, yawned, and stretched, and everyone immediately stood up and took their leave.

Propriety was also required to go out, and Edmund was at the forefront, followed by the captain of the Carthusian guard, then the eldest son of the heir, then the chief of the Balles, the chief of the Bafuntrins, the chief of the Kert waters, and finally the second son of Tines.

- There weren't many people in the room, and if there were powerful people such as the head of the attendants, the head of the big village, and the herald, or the powerful outsiders such as Priest Praia and Wu Qingchen/Los were present, Tines would have to continue to the back row.

Leaving the room of His Excellency the Baron, the chief steward, the captain of the guard, and the eldest son walked to the upper floor of the superior castle, and the second son of Tines silently went downstairs, walked down the spiral staircase, and walked to his room.

"Congratulations, Lord Tiness."

"Congratulations?" Tiness smiled back busily, but was completely confused: "What did you say, Lord Cotter?" ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, the water officer raised his head and looked at Tiness's expression without a trace, and made sure that the ignorant look on the baron's second son's face was not a disguise, and the water officer Kert sighed in his heart, and said with half pity and half envy: "Congratulations, Your Excellency Tiness, you have a broad future!" ”

"Huh? What the? ”

A bright future?

Looking at the water officer's intimacy completely different from the past, thinking of his father's sudden summons, strange guidance, and brother's inexplicable tolerance this night, Tiness's heart beat violently: "Your Excellency Ketter, what the hell is going on? I still don't know anything, can you tell me about it? ”

"It's not a secret."

Waiting here deliberately, the water officer had already asked for something, and seeing that the second son of the baron was indeed confused, the water officer did not mind dialing it: "Your Excellency, your brother is very willing to take care of you." ”

"Huh?" Tines still didn't understand.

"Just now, your brother offered to lend a piece of commons for the time being...... "The water officer continued," said the water officer...... The elder brother of Lord Los, and these fifty or so serfs, Lord Tiness, you must be close to each other. ”

Lord Los...... More than fifty serfs......

Tines vaguely thought of something, but it was not very clear, and he couldn't help but ask in his father's tone, "And then?" ”

"Then, Your Excellency the Baron specifically said before, you must choose stronger serfs!" The water officer spoke quickly: "Fifty strong serfs...... Lord Tiness, Lord Los's retinue, you should see it clearly, right? ”

Attaché of Lord Los......

Immediately, a long platoon of well-trained, heavily guarded would-be fighters appeared in Tiness's mind.

Those fifty or so strong serfs...... Tiness's heart beat even harder: "What else? ”

"Ehlers, your brother, since you say that this land is a temporary loan......" At this point, the smile on the water officer's face became more earnest: "That is to say, in the future, these fifty or so serfs ...... In other words, the dozens of 'retinues' that Lord Los is willing to send ......" Speaking of the 'retinue', the water officer deliberately accentuated his tone: "There should be a piece of land that is no longer 'on loan', but should be 'permanent'. ”

Forever land!

Tines gripped his chest irrepressibly.

Permanent land, belonging to the second son, permanent land!

There is only one answer:

Knight Collar!