"It's raining a lot today, so you don't have to get old. Tomorrow when the rain stops, let's strike again!"

The current harsh climate, combined with the road conditions, makes the trek not only arduous, but also dangerous. Romon certainly doesn't have to be so harsh.

No, Romon is still too young, and his vassals are too young, and they don't have a large number of children yet.

"Yes. Your Excellency!" Lu Lun said with some regret as he looked at the empty room.

According to the normal situation, in the castle or villa, there must be a group of teenagers (girls) and a group of guests. At this time, it should be served left and right.

These young men were all sons sent by the vassals, and they practiced martial arts in the homes of the feudal kings, cultivated affection and obedience, and learned etiquette and knowledge.

And hunting is an important component.

It is not only a recreational pastime, but also a good way to practice tactics and increase combat capabilities. Combat resourcefulness and courage were improved in hunting, which was an important way to train noble teenagers in military affairs.

And the boy who is in the limelight in the hunt will be rewarded by the ladies and ladies of the hunting party, and may also be appreciated by the lord.

Bearing the cost of living for many teenagers is a big expense, but teenagers are not pure consumers, they also have to do a lot of work outside of military training every day, and those jobs are very hard.

Taking care of horses, hounds and falcons, waiting for awakened masters, receiving guests, keeping weapons, and even participating in battles are all very hard, which is conducive to removing the arrogance of aristocratic teenagers and cultivating truly capable nobles.

And the girl will often go to the lord's villa, chat with the lady and learn etiquette, kill time, and form a lively family worship

And the large number of guests generally represents the authority of the lord, forming a hidden center of power.

But now, Romon's family is missing this.

But. Even so, there was entertainment, dancing, playing cards, and chess, all of which were great ways to pass the time, just as Lu Lun was leaving. Romon commanded again: "Let them go to my villa in the afternoon, and I will invite them to a banquet in the evening, and have a meeting by the way." ”

"Yes. Your Excellency!" said Lu Lun with a bow.

Such a relaxing time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, dusk has arrived, and the solemn and grand dinner will begin.

Outside, the rain was still falling, and of course, it was much lighter.

At this moment, a carriage was kneeling on the road.

The merchant Hader was sitting in the carriage he had just bought, with a sad face and sighing.

News of the destruction of several comptoirs and the destruction of a lord by pirates spread quickly, and on the night of the incident, the owners of a dozen comptoirs. It is concentrated in the Chamber of Commerce.

Next. More than a dozen wagons full of goods were brought from the seat of the Merchant Union to Tetasho, and the representative recommended by the Merchant Alliance was Sohard.

"Mr. Sohode, maybe things are not as bad as we thought, I heard that the commander of the navy in charge of the crusade against pirates is the merciful Romon with a heart, Lord Romon is a very forgiving and brave man, his reputation is well known throughout the county, his morality is incomparable to those other noble lords, now there are several trading houses that have been exterminated by pirates, and a lord's territory has been completely destroyed by pirates, what a serious matter, he will not sit idly by, right?"

The ornate carriage was speeding towards the Titahio Collar, and both the driver and the people inside had a nervous and worried expression.

The carriage of the carriage carried the logo of a caravan alliance, and there were two people in the carriage at this time, except for the merchant Hader, who came to listen to the caravan alliance sent by the caravan alliance to listen to Romon's mouth, and there was a very handsome young man, who looked like a fellow, but judging from the fact that he could sit in the same carriage with the boss at this time, it seemed that he was a nephew of his family, so he could sit with the boss, and was deeply trusted and liked by the boss.

Seeing that Mr. Sohad was sighing, the young man couldn't help but persuade him.

And you have a point, but, "Well, this matter is urgent, very urgent. However, for the baron, who had a good reputation, it was not so urgent. What we are worried about may not be what he is worried about, and whether he can send troops immediately is really worrying. After all, this navy has only been established for a short time, and if he uses the excuse that he needs to train for a few more days, God knows what will happen to the nearby trading houses. Even if this Lord Romon can sympathize with our situation, it is still worrying whether the navy he has cultivated will be able to send troops soon," Mr. Sohad, of course, did not think the same as the young nephew. He didn't necessarily believe the rumors, so he smiled bitterly and said.

The representative sent by the Caravan Alliance to ask Romon to send troops as soon as possible Sohad was about forty years old, a middle-aged man with a beer belly, a round face with very ordinary facial features, but the combination of a pair of small eyes and a big nose made people feel a sense of intimacy at first sight.

At this time, he was clearly in a state of extreme worry, unable to extricate himself.

Obviously. As for whether the royal navy can send troops as soon as possible, this Mr. Sohad does not have much confidence.

Although there is a lot of rumors throughout the county about how benevolent and brave this Romon is, but he has seen too much hypocritical aristocrats, does this reputation really represent reality?

And. Dealing with a small merchant and a nobleman of high status is not an equal thing in itself, even if something unjust happens. It won't have any bad effect on the baron.

And they need to take real risks, and the more they think about it, the more worried this Mr. Sohas becomes.

Seeing that his face had turned a little pale, and the sweat on his head began to trickle down, the nephew sitting next to him could not help but speak again: "Monsieur Sohad, didn't we bring a gift? Our current situation is indeed critical, but those coastal nobles are also anxious, and I believe that in this case, Lord Romon will definitely send troops as soon as possible. ”

"Yes. I really hope that after he receives the gift, he can send troops as soon as possible. Sohad sighed. Thinking of the expensive gifts loaded on the carriages behind him, he felt a little more confident in his heart, and he no longer sighed like he did just now, but the expression on his face was still more worried.

Seeing that the merchant Harder fell silent, the nephew did not say anything more, and for a moment, the two people in the carriage could not hear anything other than the sound of horses' hooves outside.

Because I know that the office of this baron, who is in charge of naval affairs, is newly set up in Yuanfan Town, so. Zhen Lianlang's carriage did not stop at Panshi Town, and drove straight to Yuanfan to lock the murderer

At this moment, a meeting is being held in a conference room in Rock Town.

As the convener of the meeting, Romon had rested for a while in the afternoon, and was pointing to the map on the wall with his hand, his slender fingers lightly drawing a small circle on the position of the lordship, and his eyes skimmed over everyone present.

"That's the way it is. Soon after the storm, the pirates plundered a lord and wiped out four trading houses, but judging from the map, their purpose was not necessarily to plunder population and wealth, it is probable. It was to use this incident to give a warning to the various lords. Or, an act of demonstration, what do you think about it?"

Today he is wearing a blue robe embroidered with an eagle on the hem, the upper and lower six pure gold buttons are not buttoned, but very loose draped on the body, a soft cotton loose belt, tied around the waist, showing that his waist is thin and his shoulders are wide, quite delicate. His gaze swept around everyone, and finally landed on the Lulun scholar.

This scholar's current status in the Tetasho Territory is not comparable to that of ordinary civil officials, and in the entire Tetashaw Collar's civilian ranks, only Nick, who grew up with Romong, can be with him

。

At this time, Nick was looking down and thinking about something, only the Lulun scholar looked at the map in front of him, and Romon naturally looked at him.

"What do you think, Scholar Lulun?"

The clear voice echoed in the conference room, and even Nick, who had been looking down and thinking about things, couldn't help but raise his head, first glanced at Romong, and then looked at Lu Lun, who was sitting next to him.

The Lulun scholar was not in a hurry, and when he saw Luo Meng asking him, he organized the language and said: "I think there is a great possibility that the adult's speculation is very likely, and the coastal nobles suffered a big loss some time ago. After that, there were repeated meetings and preparations for the construction of the navy, and such a big movement, if the pirates did not know, it would be abnormal. The main purpose of their move is to provoke and demonstrate. Perhaps, looting was less purposeful. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Nick nodded lightly, although he didn't speak.

expressed agreement with the opinion of the Lun scholars.

And Fafer, Haivawi and others also expressed their opinions in turn.

The opinion of the crowd was very unanimous, and they all thought of the provocative intent of the pirates. But I thought of it, how to break this situation

Luo Meng stared at the map a few more times, and then sighed softly: "Now the pirate's lair has not been found, and the newly established navy is not well trained, if you rush to send troops like this." It's likely that something will go wrong, but if you don't send troops as soon as possible, I'm afraid,"

He didn't say the rest of the words. However, the cronies and subordinates present all understood that if they continued to make trouble like this, they were afraid that they would not be able to send troops, after all, there was a lot of pressure.

In the middle of the meeting, someone suddenly came in to report that the representative of the firm wanted to see Lord Romong.

"Take them to the reception room. I'll be there in a moment. Romon pondered for a moment and said.

"My lord, let me go. "At this time. Nick stood up.

The two of them glanced at each other, and Romon probably understood Nick's intentions, and nodded: "Okay, just ask you to go." ”

Then he turned his head and instructed his subordinates: "Just say that I am in a meeting, and Master Nick will go and meet with them." ”

"Yes. "The subordinate was ordered to go out.

Luo Meng knew very well in his heart what the comptoir meant by sending a representative at this time, so he briefly explained a few more words, and ordered Lu Lunxue to pay attention to the situation in the vicinity and nod towards Nick

。

Nick walked out with a serious expression on his face.

In the conference room, teacups and fruits have been put on the table.

When it comes to entertaining guests, Romon does a great job.

No matter what level of guests come, they can enjoy a cup of fragrant tea and a fruit, and the attitude of the next person is also very polite.

However, Sohad, the representative of the comptoir who had a concern on his mind, seemed very worried, and some of them were not able to sit and lie down. As a fellow, the accompanying nephew didn't follow up. The identity is particularly evident at this time.

At this time. Sohad, who had just stayed alone in the room, began to think about the face to face again

Knock knock. There was a sound of footsteps coming this way, and listening to the sound, the person who came was wearing riding boots. This is not something that ordinary squires can wear.

Because of the wooden floors in the hallway, Sohad could easily hear footsteps.

He stood up a little nervously. I put my clothes on my clothes, and that's when I did. The door was pushed open, and Nick, with a serious expression on his face, walked in from the outside.

I had met before, and I knew that the person who came was not Romon and that the identity and status of the other party were still much higher than my own, so Sohad still saluted Nick with some restraint.

Nick nodded, then motioned for him to sit down.

"Are you Lord Nick? I am Sohad, the representative of the comptoir, and I am here to ask when the royal navy will be able to send troops. Sohard saw that the other party didn't like to talk very much, so he simply stiffened his head. Straight to the point.

"Mr. Sohad is reassured. When it's time to send troops, adults will definitely send troops, and it won't be long, so please rest assured. The problem of piracy will definitely be solved as soon as possible. Nick replied cheerfully.

It's no different from not saying it. Sohad was naturally unwilling, and asked a few more words, Nick came out this time just to be sloppy, and naturally said that Jiang Shui would not show it, and he would not let the other party find fault. And he can't put his own adults at a disadvantage, although Sohad is a businessman who can speak well. On the tongue is far above Nick.

However, the identity is not the same. Not only is Nick in charge of the Barony's affairs, but he's also a man himself. Lord. No matter how good his tongue is, how can he really discern with Nick?

Angered Nick, the consequences were not something he could bear.

Because of this, no matter what, it can only be left behind.

Disappointed, Sohad had no choice but to give Romon a gift in the name of the comptoir, including more than a dozen carts of food and weapons, as well as cash worth 3 gold coins.

However, Nick was moved though. But he politely declined.

Sohad is also smart. After a moment of surprise, I thought that maybe the other party didn't want to accept this gift, but didn't want to accept it so openly, so I had to change the way and offer material support to Luo Meng's navy in the name of the trading house.

Nick laughed. After Sohad left, Nick sighed softly: "Romon, it seems that things are a little troublesome, such a large amount of cargo is not a small number." And you can't take it!"