Chapter 24: Money is not an issue
(Read more)
The center of Roland Megacity, a city within a city, a city of bones.
A circle of walls nearly sixty meters high encircled the Bone City, forming two concentric circles with the walls of Roland City.
The City of Bones is the center of Roland City, where the Grand Duke of Roland lives. Although the name bears the word "castle", it is completely in the shape of a battle fortress.
However, unlike Roland Mega City, Bone City is located in the Giant City after all, so the city gates are open on weekdays, allowing people to enter and exit at will.
A bronze carriage, led by four black horses, roared like a blue and black wind towards the gates of the Bone City.
The speed of this carriage made it impossible to even see his silhouette, and as soon as he saw the appearance, he had already disappeared into the distance!
If you look closely, the hooves of these four horses and the wheels of the carriage did not touch the ground at this time, but raised an invisible wind curtain and led the carriage forward quickly!
On the body of the carriage, several magic circles and the gems inlaid on them were emitting a soft light at this time, which was obviously the source of energy for the wind curtain. And the four horses that were pulling had wings faintly on their backs, giving birth to a soft wind.
Obviously, these four horses and this bronze carriage are not mortal!
The soldiers defending the city saw the bronze carriage appear from afar and immediately cleared a wide road around the city gate. Hearing only a "whoosh", with a gust of wind, the bronze carriage had entered the Bone City.
After entering the city, the bronze carriage was also like a swimming fish, speeding forward on the criss-crossing roads of the city, and after a while, it had come to a slow stop in front of a simple square hall in the center of the Bone City.
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and the Marquis of Sartre hurriedly walked down, looked at the quiet hall in front of him, and quickly walked in.
The hall was empty, except for a large roaring stove and an equally large wooden chair with its back to the doorway, on which a figure faintly appeared.
Sartre took two steps forward, came to the center of the main hall, immediately saluted the wooden chair, and asked eagerly, "Grand Duke, how is the situation of the giant commotion?" On his way back from the Temple of the Western District, he met the messenger of the Grand Duke of Roland, so he immediately left his retinue and drove back in the bronze carriage.
The figure on the wooden chair said in a thick and hoarse voice, "It's all right, otherwise how could I be so leisurely." The scouts had just returned, and the giant crowds that had gathered in the Mud Giant's rift had dispersed. This time it should have been just a spontaneous gathering by chance. ”
"That's good. Marquis Sartre breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly.
"How's it going, old Rollin's bastard offspring?" the hoarse voice came again, with a hint of interest.
Hearing this, Sartre smiled slightly and said, "Let you remember, this time I really encountered something interesting." ”
At the moment, the general explained in detail what happened at the title succession ceremony, and even Li Yunfei ordered Anna and others to be expelled from Roland City.
"Oh, hahahahaha!" After listening to Sartre's speech, the person on the wooden chair suddenly burst out laughing, "Yes, yes, good kill! Good chase! This kid has a very good appetite for me! I didn't expect old Luo Lin to have such an interesting grandson!"
The huge wooden chair suddenly turned, revealing a man in his fifties or sixties wearing armor and a resolute face. The man had gray hair and beard, a strong hooked nose, a black leather belt wrapped around his right eye, and the only remaining left eye showed a yellow eyeball, and his gaze was as sharp as a knife.
It is the ruler of Roland City, the iron-blooded Grand Duke of Roland!
It's just that what doesn't match his own majesty and fortitude is that he still holds a roasted beast leg in one hand, which has been gnawed to only half of it.
Throwing the beast's legs on the table beside him, Grand Duke Roland smiled and said to Sartre: "When you and Old Rollin fought with me, it has been thirty years now. ”
"I don't know, when will there be such a hearty ...... again"
......
That night, the castle of Lorraine was brightly lit and filled with laughter.
The new Count of Rollin gave a feast and rewarded all his servants.
And old George was invited by Li Yunfei as an elder to sit at the banquet.
At the same time, he announced on the spot that from now on, old George would be the chief steward of the Rollin family, and he would be fully responsible for all affairs.
Old George, a loyal servant, didn't expect that his young master was not a fool, and he was very powerful, so he couldn't help but be moved to tears of joy. When he heard that he was appointed as the chief butler, he was sincerely frightened and resigned for a long time, and it was not until Li Yunfei finally made a face that he accepted the position.
It was night, and the whole castle of Rollin was full of jubilation, and it was not until midnight that the revelry dissipated.
Li Yunfei still lived in the big study at this time, and in the dead of night, with a slight snoring from a small chirp, he stood in front of the window, with a cool breeze.
In the distance, there was a fading cry, but it was the people who had been expelled from Roland Mega City, being escorted by Chuck to the city walls. Originally, they were just a group of clowns jumping off beams in Li Yunfei's eyes, but at this time, he didn't react at all.
Looking at the Luo Lin territory in front of him, the corners of Li Yunfei's mouth rose slightly, and a smile appeared.
After completely taking everything from the Rollin family, he can finally carry out his plan and build equipment for the giant clone.
Now his giant clone is only a solid rock giant, and the power of the giant used by the human body has reached the level of the fifth order of the quicksand swordsman.
This is also the reason why he was able to kill Horan so easily during the Earldom Succession ceremony. It's not just because of Huo Lan's own carelessness, but more importantly, it's Li Yunfei's own strength that crushes!
And once the giant clone has a weapon at hand, he wants to hunt the rock giant...... No, it is no longer impossible to hunt higher-level giants by leapfrogging!
Moreover, with the financial and manpower of the Luo Lin family, he can also carry out his own experimental research to his heart's content and make more higher-level weapons.
Thinking of all kinds of mysterious forces and substances in this world, his long-suppressed side of a science madman reappeared.
At that moment, Li Yunfei was not in a hurry to sleep, he directly found a pen and paper, and began to draw sketches on the desk.
Well, with the height of the rock giant, if you build a broadsword, it should be long enough, and these things must be added to the steel...... In the case of armor, it is made of patches or chain mail......
By the way, there is no blast furnace in this era, and if you want to produce good steel, you still have to build a blast furnace first, so that's it......
Well, you can also use the "Armstrong Armstrong Roundabout Acceleration Armstrong Stick that I have in the world in my hand that is not scientific but hard enough", and make a mace after adding steel nails......
Sketches quickly appeared under Li Yunfei's hands, all of which were all kinds of weapons used for the giant clone, like the beginning of a new dream......
Because he was too excited at night and slept too late, Li Yunfei slept directly until the afternoon the next day.
At this time, the news of the cancellation of all debts and new taxes had spread like the wind throughout the entire Luolin territory, and many peasants were grateful, and came directly to Honghe Town from afar, wanting to express their gratitude to Li Yunfei to the earl.
The town square was completely bustling with people, and the body of Holland, who was hanging there, had been smashed into disappearance by stones. The newly carved stone tablet of the Rollin Code was surrounded by water, and everyone looked beaming.
In just one day's work, the entire Luolin territory was no longer that lifeless, but full of vitality and vitality.
After Li Yunfei washed up, he sat down in the study and began to listen to the reports of the new chief butler George and the new guard captain Martin. Now that you have become the master, you naturally have to understand how much money you have.
"What!?How could there be so little left!?" Li Yunfei asked George in surprise.
The liquid assets of the Rollin family were only more than 3,000 gold coins! This is the Count of Rollin's family, which rules over more than 100,000 people! How could it be so much money? Moreover, there were so many usurious loans and so high taxes before.
Old George looked helpless and angry, and said: "Young master, when I checked the accounts just now, I found out that that Holland actually gave all the 50,000 gold coins in the treasury to Count Carden!"
"Carden?, who is that?" Li Yunfei was stunned for a moment and asked.
"Earl Carden's territory is next to our Rollin family, some time ago, I often saw a butler under Count Carden running to Rollin Castle, and I thought there must be something wrong with sneaking around, but I didn't expect this kind of thing!" Speaking of this, George took out a letter and handed it to Li Yunfei, "This is a letter I found in Holland's bedroom. ”
Li Yunfei opened it casually, read a few lines, and immediately sneered.
This letter is a correspondence between a steward under Earl Carden and Holland, and what it says is about supporting Holland's control of Rollin's territory in the future! At the same time, after Anna gives birth to an heir and Li Yunfei dies "accidentally", this Earl Carden will also ask the Grand Duke for his life, not only to let Anna's descendants inherit the title, but also to give Holland, a "loyal servant," a noble title!
The price, first of all, is a deposit of 50,000 gold coins......
"How many industries do we have? Especially mining and other industries. Li Yunfei suddenly thought of something and asked.
"There was originally an iron mine in the Rollin family," Old George's words lit up in Li Yunfei's eyes, "but this mine was also occupied by Earl Carden's men three months ago." At that time, our miners came to Count Asak and wanted him to call the shots, but they were all beaten out by Holland......"
Needless to say, this is also one of the agreements between Horan and the other party.
Li Yunfei's eyes narrowed, revealing a sneer, and said slowly: "Count Carden...... Dare to rob me of my ......"
"Martin, how many of the Rollin family's guards are there?"
"My lord, according to the laws of Roland City, the earl can recruit three thousand private troops, but because the old master has been sick in bed, there are only three hundred and fifty-eight guards now. Martin said, bowing. At this time, although he had only been the captain of the guard for one day, he naturally had a trace of maturity and stability that he did not have before.
"Very good, issue a summoning order, recruit three thousand private troops in the territory of Rollin, and all those who apply, each person will have one gold coin per month, and the whole family will be exempted from servitude. ”
"Young master, we don't have so much money...... old George said eagerly on the side.
Li Yunfei casually took out a parchment roll full of brown spots, and said while playing with it: "Go and do what I say." Money is not an issue. ”