Chapter 39: The Banquet
"Oh, yes, Tiberius. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info Meng Fan turned his head, "Fils, Hebra, Tomman, how are the fields and shops in their hands handled?" Meng Fan asked.
The nobles of Black Rock City, Fils, Hebura, and Tommen were executed for murdering the lord Meng Fan, and the three of them owned a large number of fields and shops, and after the execution of Fils and others, Meng Fan ordered the fields and shops owned by Fils and others to be distributed to other manor owners and merchants in the city.
"I have distributed those fields and shops to the other minor nobles and merchants in the city, as your lord commanded, and these people are grateful to Dade for your reward, and have pledged their allegiance to support Lord Claude..." replied Tiberius.
Hearing Tiberius's words, Meng Fan couldn't help but laugh, he quickly got rid of the three nobles in Blackstone City with thunder, and the other little nobles must have a sense of awe for themselves, and after killing Fils and Hebra, Meng Fan distributed the fields and shops of these three people to the other small nobles in the city, and these little nobles who received the reward were of course grateful to the lord for his kindness.
Sun Tzu's Art of War said: Submit the princes to harm, and control the princes to benefit. The reason is very simple, the people who manage their subordinates are nothing more than two words - profit and harm. Let them feel scared, they will obey you, let them taste the sweetness, and they will follow you and die for you.
"Lord Claude, Baron Brunk is holding a dinner at his home tonight, and Baron Brunk would like to invite you to the banquet. Tiberius reported to Meng Fanyu.
"Baron Brunke..." Meng Fan recalled, there seemed to be such a person, this Baron Brunk had visited him in the Lord's Mansion a few days ago, and after Meng Fan executed Fils, Hebra, and Tommen, Baron Brunk had now become the representative of the nobility in Black Rock City.
"Well, I'm going to a banquet tonight. Meng Fan nodded, "Tiberius, you urge these craftsmen to speed up the construction, and make sure that these wooden houses are all completed before the cold winter comes." Meng Fan pointed to the wooden houses under construction at the bottom of the hillside. "Yes, Lord Claude. Tiberius bowed.
Not long after, Meng Fan returned to the lord's mansion, "Claude, you're going to a banquet tonight, that's great, you can just use this guy." Parker, the housekeeper of the Lord's Mansion, heard that Meng Fan was going to Baron Brunke's house to attend a banquet, and immediately excitedly pulled Meng Fan to the backyard of the Lord's Mansion, where a luxurious black carriage was placed.
The crimson frame, delicate glazed windows, and the gold-encrusted dome shape on the front of the carriage make the whole carriage look gorgeous and solemn. "Parker, is that ball at the top of the carriage gold-inlaid with gold?" Meng Fan asked, pointing to the golden dome.
"That's right, it's gilded, and this carriage has been custom-made by the best craftsmen in Blackstone, Claude, go in and have a look. Pakla opened the door.
Meng Fan entered the carriage, there were two rows of seats facing each other in the spacious carriage, the seats were made of soft velvet bottom, and the crimson blanket was attached to the bottom of the carriage, sitting on the chair, Meng Fan leaned on the back of the chair and looked around at the interior of the carriage, every part in the carriage was very finely made, Meng Fan reached out and gently touched the edge of the window, the door frame made of high-quality oak wood was smooth and solid.
"It's comfortable to sit in, isn't it? Parker grinned and slipped into the car, "Well, that's good. Meng Fan patted the soft seat, "Da Da Da" Meng Fan saw Golding leading two black horses through the open car door.
Golding was originally the attendant of Meng Fan's brother Bogura, Golding's father was a coachman, Golding's driving skills were very good, so Golding let Golding stay in the lord's mansion and drive for Meng Fan.
"Lord Claude. Golding saluted Meng Fan, who was sitting in the carriage, "Oh, Golding, these two horses are wonderful." Meng Fan got down from the carriage and said, "Lord Claude, they are here to drag this carriage. Golding strapped two black horses to the carriage at the front of the carriage.
"Claude, it cost six hundred gold to buy these two pure-blooded horses alone. Parker also got out of the carriage, "Parker, how much did the whole carriage cost?" Meng Fan turned his head and asked.
"Four thousand gold coins. Parker replied that Parker was the steward of the Lord's Mansion, and that Parker was responsible for purchasing everything in the Lord's Mansion.
"Four thousand gold coins. Looking at the luxurious carriage in front of him, "Parker, a few months ago, when you were in Ziyang City, you didn't even have a single gold coin on you, but now you don't have any ambiguity in spending money." Meng Fan said.
"Well, Claude, I wanted to save some money for a little more ordinary carriage at first, but Lord Tiberius told me to go to the best craftsmen in the city to order the most luxurious carriages, and all the materials should be the most expensive, and Lord Tiberius said that the carriage in which the Lord of Blackstone rode must be the best in the city. Parker whispered with a red face.
"Parker, I don't blame you, I am very happy with this carriage, and it is comfortable to sit in. Meng Fan patted Parker's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Lord Claude, the horse has been put on, would you like to try your seat?" asked Golding, who was in charge of the drive, "no, I'll go take a shower and change my clothes first, and I'll go to Baron Brunke's dinner tonight." Meng Fan shook his head and said.
As night fell, the carriage of Claude Kuru, the lord of Blackstone City, arrived outside Baron Brunke's mansion, and Golding, who was sitting in front of the carriage, stopped the carriage, and a servant standing outside the mansion hurriedly came up to open the door for the lord, and Meng Fan stepped down from the carriage.
Accompanying Meng Fan to the banquet tonight were Tiberius, the tax collector of Black Rock City, and Bogura, the city defense officer, and Tiberius and Bogura sat in another carriage.
Baron Brunke, the host of the banquet, had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time, and when he saw the lord get out of the carriage, Blunke stepped forward quickly, "Lord Claude, thank you for coming to tonight's banquet..." Baron Brunk took his butler and several servants to salute Lord Meng Fan.
"Your Excellency the Baron, you have the heart, you will wait for me here yourself, and I didn't let you wait for a long time. Meng Fan said with a smile, "It's a great honor for me to be here, Lord Lord..."
"Lord Brunk. Tiberius and Bogura also got out of the carriage, "Oh, Lord Tiberius, Lord Bogura, welcome, welcome..." Baron Brunk greeted the tax collector and the city guard who came as he walked by.
After receiving the lord, Brunk personally led Meng Fan and the three into the house, in the banquet hall of Baron Brunke's house, the guests were basically all there, and more than sixty well-dressed guests were waiting in the banquet hall, most of these people were small nobles and wealthy merchants with a certain status in Black Rock City.