Chapter 96: The Family (2)
“.....”
Green nodded a little awkwardly in acknowledgement.
The atmosphere in the room was a little dreary for a while.
For many nobles, there are already children at Grimm's age to ensure the continuation of the family bloodline.
Since the death of his wife Winnie, Wolf has only taken a few concubines, and has not been pampered, so now the family is not prosperous, and he desperately hopes that Green can give birth to blood for the family as soon as possible.
In his opinion, only Green's children are the orthodox Andrew bloodline.
After a moment of silence, Wolf whispered a few words to the old butler who was standing beside him, and then the old butler walked out with a smile on his face.
Not understanding what Wolf meant, Green could only sit quietly and wait.
Not long after, the old butler led a young girl in.
The girl looked smaller than Green, with a very delicate and fair face and a nose like a doll's. The eyelashes are very long, which makes the turquoise eyes even more attractive, and the eyelashes flutter slightly in the face of Green's gaze, and it seems to be nervous.
Wearing a pale red floral dress, her supple hair was pulled behind her back, exposing her slender neck. The soft and boneless hands are clenched in front of him, with an elegant and noble temperament, which makes people feel good at first sight.
"This is Tia, the youngest daughter of Baron Luke, the famous flower of Kaolin. This time, in order to alleviate the conflict between our two families, I specially dedicated her to you. “
Wolf pointed to the girl.
It turned out that Baron Luke had been worried since he learned that the Shangri-La restaurant he sold had been converted into a luxury hotel, and sent people to inquire about Green's news several times, and heard the news of his rising rise, and his heart was panicked.
On the other hand, Wolf also began to continue to annex the surrounding families, which developed rapidly, making him feel a huge threat.
After thinking about it, he was not willing to give away a large sum of wealth to seek peace, and he was afraid that Wolf would settle accounts with him again in the future, so he simply sent the most beautiful little daughter over.
Anyway, he will marry in the future, so it is better to give it to Green, if he can please him, maybe it will help him.
"I was thinking about how to get you there, but you came back. Anyway, it's okay for the next few days, so let her sleep at night. Wolf said with a smile on his face.
Hearing that she was going to sleep, Tia's body couldn't help but tremble, although she knew that women from aristocratic families would inevitably become tools for marriage, but she was only sent here to be a concubine this time, and to put it bluntly, she was a plaything.
But no matter how much she pleaded with her father, Baron Luke, she couldn't change his decision, and even her mother came out to persuade her to serve Grimm well.
When she was forced to agree, she was carefully dressed and sent to the Wolf's Tooth Castle, where Wolf was very pleased to see her, and specially hired a few maids to teach her the skills of service, which made her ashamed.
"I have important things to do in a few days, so it's inconvenient to waste energy, so let's talk about it later. Green quickly refused.
Tia quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and raised her head slightly to look at Green. Contrary to the rude image of the imagination, Grimm is very tall and well-proportioned, with a handsome and masculine face, and his blond hair is especially brilliant.
There was indifference in her blue eyes, and she didn't move in the slightest because of her beauty, and she had a majestic temperament that didn't match her age.
It's better to be relieved than to give it to those dry old men.
"How can it be done, it's just a few nights, how much energy can you spend, and you will not be able to bear it as a knight-level powerhouse?" Wolf said with his eyebrows furrowed.
Green is not easy to say that with his current physical strength, an ordinary girl like this who has not cultivated can't bear it at all, and she doesn't know if she accidentally pinched it to death.
"In a few days, I will go to Sky City to receive a rare opportunity to strengthen my soul, and I want to keep my body and mind at the peak of my body, so let's forget it in case we see each other. ”
Green carefully made up an excuse that seemed plausible.
Wolfe couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this, according to Green, this opportunity was very rare, although he had only heard the name of Sky City by chance, but he still knew that it was an extremely powerful organization.
"That'..... All right. But you'll have to leave me a letter, and I'll send her to your martial arts hall until you get back." ”
Although Wolf agreed, he already knew that Green would not pass through the Wolf's Tooth Castle when he returned, and would not give him another chance to shirk.
Green had no choice but to take a pen and paper and write an order to give to Wolf.
"Let's take her down first. Wolf waved his hand and told the old butler to take Tia away.
Seeing this, Green also got up to say goodbye and went back to rest.
After a night of silence, returning to the room after a long absence, Green slept comfortably.
The next day, Wolf took him around the territory. Although the letter also mentioned it roughly, he still wanted Green to see the development of the territory with his own eyes.
"The steel tycoon you introduced last time, Doug, is already working with us. He sent several professionals to explore, only to find that this iron mine still has great potential for exploration, and signed a ten-year list in one go. ”
Wolf took Green to inspect the iron ore mines in the territory. It's been a while, and it's been a completely different place.
It has been expanded several times more than before, and the road has been rebuilt to accommodate more trucks.
The Andrew family's territory can now develop thanks to this iron mine. Originally, I only thought it was a poor mine, but later I dug deeper and deeper, and many rare associated ores appeared, and I found that it was a rich mine.
Relying on this bonanza, Worf continued to recruit troops, expand his power, and spend a lot of money to build connections, and constantly annexed several weakened territories around him.
At present, although Andrew's Collar is still a lordship, it is not inferior to ordinary baronies.
"The price he gave was fair, and it was all up to your face. Wolf led Green to the top of the mine, looking down at the heat below.
Green nodded, Doug had also sent someone to report to him, and in return, Green also arranged his youngest son in the martial arts hall.
"It's just that the iron ore is getting bigger and bigger, and the town is already short of manpower, so I can only catch all the criminals in the next few territories to mine, so I can barely keep up with the mining progress. ”
Green looked down and saw that the mining area had expanded several times larger than before, and there were seven or eight hundred people busy.
Many of the overseers stood high with whips in their hands, urging them to work fiercely.
Most of these miners were young and sturdy middle-aged people, and the expressions on their faces looked like ordinary farmers.
I'm afraid that the criminals are fake, but they are all civilians in other territories who dare to rebel against the rule of Andrew's family.
"The mine's defenses seem to be inadequate, and if there is a mutiny, it may not be able to stop it. Do you want me to send some people from the martial arts hall?"
Green looked around and saw that there weren't many guards, so he proposed to Wolf.
However, Wolf just waved his hand and said no. "The food is plucked every day, and they don't have the strength to make trouble. ”
Only then did Green put his mind at ease, after all, Wolf had been a lord for many years and had a lot of experience.
"Originally, I wanted to develop the family while I still have energy, so as to leave you a foundation. Now it seems that I have to rely on you. ”
Wolf sighed in his heart, and his tone was indescribable.
Green smiled slightly, understanding what he meant. Worf is in the prime of life and plans to do it, but he finds that not long after his son has been out, he has already achieved something that he can't achieve in his life, how can people not be depressed.
Green bowed and patted Wolf a few times before he felt better.
"Let's go, go to the next few territories, they will all be merged into our Andrew's territory in the future. ”
After taking a look around the mines, Wolf turned around and led Green to the nearest Jacobite Territory.
This territory was originally very barren, remote and had few resources, and the lord James family had long since declined, and was easily occupied by Wolf.
Wolf and Green rode around the town with a large retinue, and the civilians on the road hid from afar.
"I only raised the tax in this territory by 50% compared to the original, but I didn't expect these untouchables to dare to unite to resist. After I was caught all of them to mine, now I'm finally honest. ”
Green saw that the people of this town had a sad look on their faces, and many of the houses were empty.
"Raising fifty percent is a bit heavy, if you force everyone away, I'm afraid that the gains outweigh the losses. ”
"Don't worry, it's just to build Andrew Collar as soon as possible. After half a year, they will be grateful for my kindness. ”
Worf said unconcernedly, he knew nothing more about the psychology of civilians.
The group walked and walked, and after a short time came to an old castle.
Someone had already come to report the news, so the owner of the castle was now greeting him at the door with someone.
Green glanced down and saw that standing in the doorway was his brother he hadn't seen in a long time, Jerryan. He was wearing a white gown, and his expression looked a little numb.
Next to him was a woman who looked like his wife, and although she looked good, she looked a little demented and smirked from time to time.
Wolf didn't pay much attention to Jerryant, the castle's current titular owner, and instead looked at a knight next to him.
"Fred, I've been sorry for you these days. This is my son Green, get to know him. ”
The knight said a few words of humility and saluted the two of them respectfully. His eyes unconsciously stayed on Green's body for a while, and as soon as he looked at each other, his eyes were pierced by the cold momentum.
"Let's go in, I'm just tired, let's eat here." ”
Wolf led the way inside, and everyone ignored Jerry as if he were just an ornament.
"In addition to the love he showed to himself, this father is completely a typical image of a cruel lord. If he crosses over to his other sons, I'm afraid that he will be treated as an ornament today. ”
Green thought to himself, and followed Wolf all the way into the castle, where he began to dine under the service of a group of servants.