In the council hall of Harrence City Castle, Gray made a detailed report to Earl Lockton alone for the first time, and the first thing he explained was the conscription in the north of Harrence Territory. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After listening to Gray's report, Count Lockton nodded again and again: "You did the right thing, I also led the troops, the fighters on the battlefield are fleeting, in terms of the current situation, the sooner we attack the Corvinde territory, the better it is for us, and it is best to occupy the entire Corvinde territory before the surrounding lords react!"

Gray was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "You mean that those surrounding lords will stand up and speak for the Marne family?"

Count Lockton smiled and shook his head, "They will definitely stand up, however, they will not help the Marne family to speak, but come out and share the benefits!"

"Divide the territory of Covind?" Gray frowned, pressing his thumb to his brow.

Earl Lockton leaned forward slightly, then reached out and patted Gray on the shoulder, and said: "This is the inevitable result, we have now obtained the territory of Harrens, they will not let us monopolize the Covind region anymore, and it will be beneficial for everyone to properly share a part of the benefits, and if someone gets benefits from you, they will help you speak!"

"I see!"

Gray didn't have any expression on his face, but he was secretly thinking in his heart: It seems that he really underestimated these nobles, or is his own ideas sometimes too naïve?

Gray even wondered if Earl Lockton would cede some of Harrens's territory if there was no plan to attack the Covind region this time, so that he could not only win over a group of allies, but also appropriately weaken Gray's power.

According to the advice of the Earl of Lockton, after the occupation of the Covind area, he sent officials directly to serve as the court Chancellor of Fort Cowind, while Gray arranged for the captain of the knightly guard of Fort Corwin.

As for Viscount Case, a thousand soldiers could be kept.

Gray decided not to dwell on this issue, so he asked, "What are you doing here this time as the messenger of Archduke De Looney?"

Earl Lockton's eyes flashed, and he said: "They came here for two purposes, the first is of course to canonize you as a viscount, as the lord of the Harrence region, the title of baron is no longer enough!"

Hearing this, Gray was determined in his heart, although this matter was almost on the surface, but there was no definite thing, there would always be variables! He looked at Earl Lockton, and the other party still had that faint smile on his face.

Immediately afterwards, the Earl of Lockton said, "Second, for the charcoal business in the Harrens region!"

Gray was shocked, but he remained silent on the surface, and asked with a look of surprise, "Grand Duke De Looney wants to meddle in the charcoal business here?"

The Earl of Lockton leaned back, lay down on the chair, and then stared at Gray and said, "They don't want to meddle in the charcoal business here, but directly manage it." ”

When Gray heard this, his heart felt as if he had been hit with a heavy hammer, and his face changed, he could no longer pretend to be calm, and hurriedly asked, "Direct management, what do you mean?"

"Literally, they'll send some people to directly manage the charcoal business in Harrence City!" Count Lockton said slowly, staring into Gray's eyes.

Gray couldn't believe his ears, and he looked into the smiling eyes of the Earl of Lockton, and a chill instantly spread throughout his body.

This was deliberately done by the Earl of Lockton!Gray instantly jumped into such an idea.

Could it be that his current power has made Earl Lockton feel threatened? This incident may be a warning from Earl Lockton?

If the charcoal business in the Harlens Territory is gone, then the overall strength will be very different from the Herion Territory, and if nothing else, the Harlens Territory will no longer be able to expand outward.

Gray thought of these questions and immediately said, "I know what to do, Lord Earl!"

Count Lockton smiled slightly and said, "Actually, you don't have to be so frustrated, Grand Duke De Looney promised that you have a percentage of the dividends, and also, they are the charcoal business in the Harlan Territory managed in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, and according to the laws of the human kingdom, you have the right to collect certain taxes on them." ”

Although the tax revenue of the charcoal business is not as much as that of direct operation, it is also very considerable, and it seems that Grand Duke De Looney is a wise man, and he knows that he cannot go too far in doing business on other people's territory, otherwise he will lose more than that.

After talking about important matters, the Earl of Lockton asked some more trivial things, and Gray answered them one by one.

After this conversation with the Earl of Lockton, Gray knew that these nobles were not stupid, and they would try to weaken others and strengthen themselves at the same time!

If Gray is not careful, he will become fertilizer in someone else's back garden.

On 12 September, the emissary of Grand Duke De Looney, after resting for two days in Harrens City, officially canonized Gray as Viscount Lord of Harrens.

That evening the messenger had a three-hour conversation with Gray about the Harrence charcoal business, and Sir Rand, as Gray's business adviser, had rushed from Gerson to Harrens City, and he had accompanied him throughout the three-hour conversation.

On September 13th, the citizens of Harrence City put down their work and were busy with the bonfire in the evening.

Tonight's bonfire was financed by their new lord, Viscount Cage.

Night finally fell in anticipation, a citizen representative, lit the wood placed in the city square, and suddenly, a fire soared into the sky, straight to the sky.

"Cheers to Viscount Cage!" the townspeople began to cheer.

During the more than a month of siege, the citizens of Harrence were exploited by Keith, and on the other hand, they often feared that the soldiers would burn and loot the city after it was breached.

This bonfire speaks for itself, now that the days of fear are in the past, and now, they are confident in the future!

The townspeople toasted their loved ones lost in the war, to the tens of thousands of soldiers who never returned, and to their new lord.

And Gray, before the party began, after showing up, never appeared again, not because he was afraid of any danger, but if he was here, the citizens would definitely not be able to let go, it was better to leave and let them go crazy.

In the castle of Harrence City, a small banquet was held for all of Gray's current subordinates, as well as the Earl of Lockton and his daughter, Miss Nesha.

Halfway through the feast, the Earl of Lockton went up a staircase, took the hand of his daughter, Miss Nesha, and said, "Be still, everybody!"

His voice was not loud, but it was very majestic, and all the people in the hall involuntarily stopped talking and looked at the Earl of Lockton.

"I'm going to announce something!"

The crowd below was naturally listening.

"My daughter, Nesha, will be married to Viscount Cage on the 20th of this month, and I will have a grand wedding for them in Herien City. ”

Earl Lockton's words stunned everyone below, and there was a brief cold scene, until the first applause rang out, and everyone turned their heads to see that it was Gray's guard captain Reyna Knight.

Immediately after, the dense applause rang out non-stop, and Gray also walked up the steps at this time, Neisha's eyes lit up, and he stretched out a hand to hold Gray's arm.

Gray was a little uncomfortable with such an intimate gesture from Nesha, and he tried to make himself appear natural, "Thank you, I hope you can have fun tonight!"