Chapter 370: The Earl and the Fief
Trejo's parents lived very far from here, and his father, a lumberjack, lived with his mother at the East Valley Lumberyard.
This is exactly what Meng Fanlin intended, and Dawei and Pinghe personally "escorted" the big boy who drank too much to the King's Palace in Shining Gold Town.
As expected, although the scale of the palace standing on this land of dozens of hectares is not large, a typical Western building is located alone in the vast jungle, and the constant chirping of various birds and beasts around it is enough to see at a glance that this palace is built for hunting.
Don't take it lightly because it's inconspicuous, the guards around the palace can be seen everywhere, showing royal majesty, and if it weren't for the Terrejo pass, it would be a problem even from a distance.
"Help him into the guest room to rest, and let him come to see me immediately after sobering up."
"Yes, steward"
After Trejo was helped away, although the expression on the face of the palace steward named Ford was not very good-looking, as a "noble" steward, the demeanor he should have was maintained quite well, and he did not treat a few people as villains with ill intentions as soon as he came up.
But there is no so-called respect, not even knights, but these few ordinary people have not yet been qualified to be looked at by Ford.
"Thank you for sending Trejo back, it's almost lunchtime, you can finish your lunch here and leave, just take it as if I was replacing Trejo Thank you for your kindness, I still have things to deal with, just give it to Mary if you need anything."
"Wait"
"What else?"
"That's how Ford Butler, a few of us have been wandering the Wild West before, and now we're ......"
Hearing the peaceful words, especially after seeing the other man's eyes and well-concealed gestures, Old Ford quietly dismissed all the servants (Mary) and sat down, putting on a deaf look.
Even a three-year-old knows that the other person cares not about their own story, but about something else.
There was no need to give a peaceful order, and the five gold bars were presented by Meng Fanlin with both hands at the first time.
Looking at the gold bars in his hand, Old Ford's eyes suddenly showed a very good hidden greedy color, but he made an indifferent appearance and said slowly: "I heard that you have spent ten such gold bars on a banquet for all the residents of Shining Gold Town to drink wine in the past ten days, and I thank you as the chief steward of the King's Hunting Palace on their behalf, after all, such a good thing has happened here for many years." ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid you're not greedy!" Meng Fanlin sneered in his heart, and directly took out fifteen gold bars and put them on the table next to Old Ford.
This time the behavior can be regarded as a preliminary purchase of the qualifications of the two parties to continue talking.
"Chief Steward, I know that you are highly respected, you have a lot of weight in front of the king, you have a lot of knowledge, our purpose is very simple, I and my brother have been trained in the Western Wilderness for many years, and now your strength and merits are enough to become a paladin."
"This time I came back to prepare to be entitled, but our two brothers want to go one step further, and it would be best if we could get the title of earl directly, you see?"
"Well~~ This matter is not simple, if it weren't for the fact that you are my nephew's good friends, I wouldn't even have the interest in listening to it, and I would have put you in prison directly, but..."
"For the sake of your years of service to the country, I am not to blame for the past, as for the earl title? I'll have to think about this carefully, it's too big, it's a lot of stakes, and it will take a lot of time to plan well, so bear with me for the time being. ”
Looking at the old Ford who left this sentence and turned around and was about to leave, if he really wanted to let him go like this, what considerations? The twenty gold bars just now will undoubtedly be completely lost.
"Yes, our brother knows that this matter is difficult, otherwise how dare you bother?"
The peaceful words and the hundred gold bars that Meng Fanlin sent again finally changed to Old Ford's first smile, and if nothing else, this matter seems to be almost over.
"It's just a little deposit, if it can't be done, it will be regarded as our filial piety to you, and if the thing is done, we will give 500 gold bars as a thank you for your support."
"Well, for the sake of your loyalty to the country, you are a role model for young people, I will do my best to help in this matter, I will give you an answer in three days at most, if there is nothing to do, I will handle this matter now, however, you still have to be mentally prepared, although my old Ford's face is not small, but it is inevitable to get through the relationship."
"Of course, of course"
Another 500 gold bars were placed in front of old Ford, and this time, they were not just smiling but feeling like enthusiasm, which came from these gold bars on the one hand, and from the other side from the old Ford's other eyes.
To be able to come up with such a huge amount of money at one time, ordinary people can't do it at all, if nothing else, the family background of the two young people in front of him should not be underestimated, that is the real God of Wealth! Can't be lazy, absolutely can't be lazy!
What the so-called three-day period is used for, both sides have a clear idea, just spend money to buy a count, this kind of thing has become accustomed in this era, and some can even be openly traded on the surface, in the name of filling the treasury and supporting national construction.
Of course, it is the princes and ministers who can do this, and as for a mere palace steward who does not dare to do it so blatantly, for the sake of safety, it is still necessary to find out the approximate background of those two young and promising young men before doing this.
Of course, the identity of the spatial arrangement can withstand any scrutiny, there is absolutely no stain and suspicion, and the clean is like a white paper soaked in a little ink in front of everyone's eyes, that is, it is not so clean and there is nothing worth paying attention to, and it is too normal for young people to make a small fuss.
It took less than two and a half days, more than half a day ahead of the scheduled time limit, and the old Ford appeared in front of them again.
The only difference between this appearance and the last time is the warm and bright smile! The four-character mantra of money can be fully displayed.
"Evil Tiger, Pinghe, this is my old friend Carter, although he also happens to have very important things to deal with, but when I tell him about your affairs as it is, I would rather put everything else aside than delay the piety of a great guy like you, rest assured, Carter will take you to Stormwind City to complete the canonization ceremony next."
"Old friend, I'll hand them over to you next, you must take care of me for the sake of my face!"
"Hahaha... Don't worry, Ford, just with your and my decades of friendship, do you still need to explain this matter? I'd treat them like my nephews. ”
"Okay, there are still a lot of things that I need to solve over there in the palace, and I will definitely find an opportunity to treat you to a drink in the future."
"Good"
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"Ahem~~ ...... now"
"My lord has a lot of opportunities, but because of the matter of our two brothers, I deliberately took the precious time to come here in person, in order to apologize, please accept this kindness."
Carter's figure is undoubtedly very "spectacular", Meng Fanlin dares to guarantee that this guy absolutely does not know what his feet look like, a full 100 gold bars, at least the weight of more than 120 catties, the other party can not bear it at all, so, as an entourage or servant, he took the initiative to stand behind Carter after letting the other party take a look.
"He can do this kind of rough work for the adults, how can your noble hands take these mundane things."
"Hahaha...... You guys, I really can't do anything with you young people, no matter what, the country is now under construction, and although the treasury is very full, it also needs to be constantly injected with blood, so I will thank you on behalf of the country. ”
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, you can do what the adults say, everything is up to you."
"Since you are the person introduced by old Ford, you don't need to be so polite to me, just call me Old Carter or Uncle Carter."
"How dare we call you by your name, if you don't mind, then we'll call you Duke Carter, do you think it's okay?"
"Yes, yes, the young man is good, promising, okay, time is precious, you can write your name on it, and after it is written, I will personally bring it back to Stormwind City to register and make a register, as for the fief?"
"I wonder if Nighttown in the Twilight Forest is still borderland, and if so, I wonder if Duke Carter can make it a domain for our brothers?"
"What? Hmm~~"
"According to the rules, it is indeed unorthodox to turn the entire town of Night into the Earl's domain, the scope of the land is not enough for even two counts, but if you really want to get there, it is not impossible, this matter needs to be managed well."
"Yes, then there is the Duke of Laukat, please accept this little meaning, I know that this request is indeed embarrassing for you, and it must require a lot of attention."
Seeing five times more gold bars than before, the smile on the face of this old Carter, who was more exaggerated than a pig, was like a giant sunflower.
"Well~~ Yes, now the country needs young and promising young men like you, don't worry about waiting for news, I believe this matter will not take three days to get done, if you can't wait, you can also go to Night Town to wait first, the reward will be passed directly there, but ......"
"Night Town is not a place to be happy, there are many dangers, all kinds of ghosts are rampant, you should be more careful."
"Please rest assured that Duke Carter, since we have chosen our territory there, we are confident enough to rebuild Nightlight Town into a treasure of our country."
"Okay, I like you young men who are brave, resourceful and willing to serve the country, wait for my good news."
"It's Duke Carter"
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