Chapter 179: The Count of Kenmax Visits

"My lord, Count Kenmax has arrived. Reddy reminded as he entered.

"Okay, I'll go down and meet you. Lorist stood up and walked downstairs to the castle gate.

The Earl of Kenmax came to the Rock Castle with nearly a hundred men this time, and he rode in a very lavishly decorated four-wheeled carriage, instead of a dozen horsemen on horseback as he had done in the first half of the year.

By the way, while Lorist was busy settling more than 500,000 new lords to engage in construction and development in the territory, the Kenmax family was not idle, and came up with a plan for the joint development of the eastern region of the Northlands, and more than ten territorial nobles in the eastern region were pulled into the carriage of the Kenmax family, whether voluntarily or not. The six or seven lords who resisted had already died and the rest of the people who were unable to resist or knew each other voluntarily filled out a plea and entrusted the family territory to the Kenmasse family, while they enjoyed the success and maintained a decent aristocratic life with generous dividends every year.

To put it simply, the Kenmas family has successfully mastered the eastern region of the Northland and managed it into a monolith, and even the second prince has no choice but to pinch his nose and admit this reality. Subsequently, under the money offensive of the Kenmez family, the second prince promoted Viscount Kenmeth to the earl at the Northland nobles' association held in May of the first half of the year on the grounds that the Kenmeth family had contributed to the transportation of the Northland and built an external chain bridge, and the Count of López was crowned to him, so that the Kenmeth family rightfully obtained the jurisdiction of the eastern region of the Northland.

The carriage was followed by the proud Earl of Kenmez, followed by two beautiful maids. Well, the Norton family has never been to blame for the fact that they never provide maids to the guests, causing the last time Earl Kenmath came to stay alone in the room for three days. This time, I learned my lesson and brought my maid with me.

Lorist stepped forward and said hello casually, "Hey." What are you doing here? Are you trying to stay with us for a long time?"

The Earl of Kenmeth was not surprised, and when he saw Lorist staring at the two maids, he laughed: "Why, I am tempted, why don't I give you one?" What makes you happy is like going to heaven......"

"No, I'm not interested. Lorist retracted his gaze: "I'm just wondering, are you able to withstand this body, how long have they been with you, why haven't they drained you......"

Men can't listen to it the most, and Count Kenmeth is no exception, and he bent his arms to be strong at the moment: "What's wrong with my body, it's very strong." Don't look at them like two little wild cats, I'll settle them two or three times a night......"

"Boast, let's go, let's go to my study and talk. Lorist pouted. Turn around and go.

Strange to say, even if the Kenmath family and the Norton family have shaken hands and made peace, the Kenmath family has suffered a big loss, and it should be a deep hatred, and the Norton family has taken advantage of it enough, and they should also be strictly wary of the Kenmath family, and the two sides should be the kind of face and heart discord. But as the relationship between the two sides deepened, Lorist unexpectedly became good friends with Count Kenmax who talked about everything. Even on a hostile side, Lorist did not hate the Earl of Kenmeth.

"Every time I get here, it's like entering a robber's den. Even this castle was snatched from me......" Count Kenmax began to talk again.

"Once again, I solemnly affirm that this castle was built on the property of our House Norton. I just chased away a group of robbers who had taken over our family's territory, and by the way, I took over the robbers' den. Lorist said.

"Well, this castle is indeed built on your family domain. Count Kenmax was deflated: "But you have to admit the labor and materials that built the castle." The money, and even the master architect who designed the castle, was stolen from me. Poor Master Siropa, his whereabouts are still unknown. ”

"I warn you, if you have something to say, don't beat around the bush to inquire about the whereabouts of Master Siropa. Tell you, I won't give him freedom without giving us a full ten years of service for the Norton family. What's more, he's very busy now, and if you Kenmax family wants to build a city, please ask for another master. Lorist broke through the plot of the Earl of Kenmax in one fell swoop.

Count Kenmeth shrugged: "I don't care if this Master Siropa is dead or alive, but the old man of my family insists that I come to inquire about the whereabouts of this Master Siropa, and see if I can redeem him and build a castle for my family." Now that you've made your attitude, it's okay, it's not that I don't do my best, it's that you make me powerless. ”

"Flutter" Lorist was amused: "Okay, tell me where you want to go with so many people with great fanfare this time?"

"Where else can you go, Gildusk. Count Kenmeth walked to the large wine cabinet on the side of the study, and sighed with envy: "Look, the rows of famous wine, and say that it is not a robber, tell me which bottle of wine here you bought at your own expense? Not to mention the wine, look at the sofa you are sitting on, the royal collection of the Miggis royal family, Duke Lukins spent more than 1,000 gold fords in the royal capital of Windbrie to grab it, only a few years later, this set of expensive sofas arrived in your study, you are a big boy and didn't spend it......"

"If you don't mention robbers or anything, you can take two bottles from my wine cabinet. Lorist said.

"Really?" said Count Kenmeth.

Loris nodded.

"Well, I'm not going to mention the word robber anymore. "Count Kenmath began to select wine in the wine cabinet.

"It's strange to me that you're still running away in November, aren't you wintering in your own family domain?" asked Lorlist.

"Aha, brother, there is no such thing as a nest for us nobles. Who needs to shelter for the winter? It's civilians, who have no food or clothing, so they need to hide in their houses to avoid the cold winter when the snow is falling. We are nobles, and no matter how cold it is, we still have aristocratic pastimes. Holding all-night banquets, balls, meeting beautiful and gentle ladies and ladies, reciting poems and inviting dances, secretly having trysts with these ladies and ladies on cold nights, and exchanging heartfelt and in-depth understanding, this is how our nobles spend the winter......"

"Brother, don't nest in this cold and lonely castle anymore, you should go out and see the market. This winter, the second prince will hold a series of grand events in the city of Gildusk, and all the nobles of the Northland and even the nobles of the kingdom will come with their families to participate. At that time, the city will be full of beautiful women, but it is a good opportunity not to be missed. If you also attended, I am sure that the second prince would be very happy, he has long wanted to know you, the roaring and furious bear of the mighty Northlands......" Count Kenmeth spared no effort to encourage Lorist to go with him to the city of Gildusk.

"I'm not interested in participating in these boring activities, I'm busy this winter, where do I have the time to play these tricks with you. Also, don't be a lobbyist for the second prince. I have a gut feeling that this guy seems to have a bad idea of us Norton. So my attitude towards him is very clear, no matter what he wants to do, I refuse. If the second prince wants to ask me why I always refuse invitations after you go back, just say that I have always hated my eldest brother for dying in battle for him, but I didn't compensate for anything, and the Norton family has decided to draw a line with the second prince and ignore him anymore. Lorist said calmly.

"Wow, you're going to tear your face directly with the second prince. I don't think it's really necessary. As long as you maintain the hypocritical politeness and politeness among the nobles, you can politely refuse those requests of the second prince, as long as you have the strength, the second prince can only swallow his anger, and dare not do ......anything with your Norton family," Viscount Kenmax disagreed with Lorlist's decision.

"That's too troublesome, let's just let him choose for himself, either become an enemy of our Norton family, or treat our Norton family as a passerby. Anyway, we in the Norton family remember our ancestral teachings. Defend the northern frontiers for the empire, and have no interest in their struggle for power and profit. As long as you don't mess with us. Lorist said.

"Alas. Your family is really a wonder, now is the time for troubled times, and the smoke is everywhere, and it is the time for heroes to show their talents, don't you Norton family have a little ambition?" said Earl Kenmax, looking at Lorlist.

Lorist shook his head: "Our family doesn't have that ambition, we just want to live and work in peace in the Northlands. I don't want to participate in the game of world hegemony, that's not something a small family like us can afford. If you are not careful, you will be killed. I also just want to pass on the glory of the family, which is my duty and obligation as a family member. However, your Kenmax family has a deep background, and as the largest builder in the former empire, you should have the opportunity to play a game. ”

"Haha. My brother is too awarded. We don't have the guts to compete with your Norton family. Truth be told, we just want to be on the side of the winners. It's still watching people place bets. Earl Kenmax said with a smile.

Lorist also laughed: "If there is a good candidate, remember to inform me, don't eat alone." Okay, let's stop talking nonsense. You came to me on purpose when you went to Gildusk this time, so if you have any serious business, just tell me directly. ”

"It's the right thing to look for you, first, the second prince asked me to invite you to go to Gildusk City together, but you refused. Second, let me inform you that the batch of green glass and oil glass you ordered will arrive in half a month, and you must prepare for handling and storage in advance. In addition, my father asked if you wanted green rattan gum juice, we can sell you 50,000 barrels cheaply, and if you lack funds, you can use iron armor to barter goods, and our family will buy it at a high price. Earl Kenmax said.

Lorist pondered for a moment and laughed, "After all, your family is still fighting our iron armor idea." Say, how much do you want?"

Count Kenmax held out three fingers.

"Three thousand, yes. Lorist said.

"What 3,000, I want 30,000 sets of iron armor. Said the Earl of Kenmeth.

"What? 30,000 sets of iron armor? Not to mention that your family can't afford it, even if you can afford it, do your family want to do it?" Even if forty goldfords are a set of iron armor, and thirty thousand sets are more than one million goldfords, does the Kenmath family want to go bankrupt?

Earl Kenmax let out a long breath: "No way, brother, our family is also forced to helpless. This time, our family dominated the eastern region of the Northlands, and the biggest gain was the discovery of a gold mine. In the past, those territorial nobles mined privately, but now in the hands of our family, we use formal mining equipment and procedures, and we can get more than 200,000 gold and gold worth of gold and gold every year, so my brother doesn't have to worry about our family's ability to repay. You can also send someone to see if this gold mine in our family is what I said. ”

After a pause, Count Kenmez said, "Do you know how much money the second prince has scavenged from our family this year? 120,000 goldfords, just for our family to control the county of López and promote me to the earl, it has cost so much. I have received reliable information that next year the Second Prince will formally establish the First Army of the Iberian Kingdom in the Grand Duke of Northland, with an establishment of about 56,000 men. In order to prevent our family from being suppressed by the Second Prince's force and becoming his purse, our family decided to also form a family armed legion, numbering 30,000, to defend the eastern region of the Northland from the Second Prince's invasion. ”

Count Kenmeth smiled bitterly: "The troubled times are coming, and there is no reliable family armed force in hand, once the second prince wants to do something to us, the eastern region of the Northland will face a two-sided attack, you should know that the chain bridge built by our family leads to the Makinohara Province controlled by the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, and it can be regarded as a cocoon, and there is one more enemy in one direction......

Therefore, this time the family decided to spend great efforts to establish a reliable family arm, and spend a lot of money to equip it in place, so that it can become our family's military dependence and the guarantee of the family's survival, but you also know that the only two iron mines in the Iberian Kingdom are in the hands of the second prince, and the iron armor and weapons produced are difficult to fall into the hands of our territorial nobles. The Northland lacks iron, and the only one who can provide our family's armed forces with excellent equipment is you, my brother. In any case, this time my brother is going to do our family a favor, please......"

Count Kenmath bowed to Lorist very formally.

Lorist touched his chin and began to think, and nodded after a while: "I agree to sell 30,000 weapons and equipment to your family, you have to negotiate with Knight Schreider for the specific price, my idea is that your family can use food and supplies instead of cash payment for this batch of weapons and equipment." If you need it, I can also provide you with a batch of crossbows produced by the former Imperial Ordnance Factory, about a hundred of them......"

......

The Earl of Kenmax spent five days at Rock Castle, haggling with Fat Boy every day, and finally reached a package of 1.8 million goldfords. The agreement stipulates that the Norton family will provide the Kenmasses family with 33,000 sets of iron armor and matching weapons next year, including 143 crossbows for military vehicles. The Kenmasse family will provide 500,000 goldfords in cash, and the rest will be replaced with food and various supplies. After signing the agreement, Count Kenmax set out with his attendants on a journey to the city of Gildusk.

After sending off Count Kenmeth, Fat Shi let out a sigh of relief: "Most of the iron armor and weapons brought back by the northbound convoy have finally been sold, if only there was another Count Kenmeth." We are now equipped with the standard equipment of the White Lion Legion, and those iron armors are not used and occupy space, and we want to return to the furnace last time......"

Lorist laughed: "Don't worry, I guarantee a prosperous business after the New Year." Count Kenmax said that the second prince will form a legion of 56,000 men in the Grand Duke of the Northland next year, and for the sake of their lives, those nobles in the Northland who have a little wealth will desperately arm themselves, so as not to become a delicious meal in the mouth of the second prince......"

...... (To be continued.) )