Chapter 122: A Different Baron (Part II)

"I'm sorry, sir. The pen ~ fun ~ www.biquge.info is dirty again, I'll help you clean it!" Emma saw the butler come in and quickly stood up, she took the handkerchief in a little panic.

"Let's go down. Yu Chen waved his hand, he motioned for Emma to step back, Yu Chen also knew that there was a housekeeper who was not the time to ask.

Emma is flattered to 'run away' after getting permission from her master, and just as Emma runs out of the door, she bumps into Shana.

Emma staggered, and Xana took a few steps back. Emma knew that she was in trouble again, and when she saw who was being hit, Emma became even more nervous, and Emma desperately apologized to Shana.

"Yes, I'm sorry. Emma bowed deeply, she knew that the cat-eared maid was the master's personal maid, and she was far inferior in terms of status.

Shana tidied up her maid outfit, she accepted Emma's apology, Shana didn't care about the maid's reckless bump into herself, what she cared about was how the maid could have her own handkerchief on her body. Xana looked at the back of the maid leaving, and she thought of many possibilities.

"Does the master like her?" said Xana, tilting her head.

Compared with the luxury of the first day, this time the lunch was much simpler, which was also ordered by Yu Chen, he didn't like extravagance and waste, so everything was simple.

"Are all the servants in the castle legally employed?" Yu Chen looked at the red wine in his glass, and he cut a small piece of steak.

The two Maoer sisters sat on either side of Yu Chen, and they didn't answer, because the Maoer sisters knew that the owner was not asking themselves. Xana's ears moved, she lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, while Xana's eyes blinked her big eyes and looked curiously at the butler behind her master.

Xin stood behind Yu Chen respectfully, he knew that the master was asking himself.

The butler bowed slightly to Yu Chen, he took a deep breath, judging from his observations in the past few days, the new baron lord would not like his answer.

"Back to my lord, although in theory they are, in practice they may not be so. The butler still bowed, knowing that some words were likely to upset the master.

The corner of Yu Chen's eyes swept to the housekeeper, and he saw the sweat on the housekeeper's forehead. The housekeeper was actually very hesitant, he was afraid that he would ruin his future because he said the wrong thing, but even if he concealed these things, he would not last long, and the housekeeper decided to tell the truth after thinking about it.

"Most of the people in the Duke's Castle have signed lifelong contracts, in other words, these servants are your personal property, including me. ”

"My personal property?" Yu Chen repeated this sentence in a low voice, he remembered the tragic experience of Xia Na and Xia Na, and he knew that the so-called lifetime contract was actually a deed of sale.

"Was it all forced by the former baron?" Yu Chen put down the knife and fork in his hand, and he turned his head to look at the butler.

"Some are, some don't, most people just want a life. ”

"What about the rest of the small part?" Yu Chen looked into the butler's eyes, he wanted to hear the butler's answer in person.

The housekeeper and Yu Chen looked at each other, and he saw a different look in the young man's eyes, the housekeeper had never seen a master who was so sympathetic to his 'slave'.

"There are also a small number of people who have been forced by the former barons, especially the maids who are younger and more beautiful. The butler didn't hide anything from Yu Chen, and he didn't continue, because the butler believed that the master had understood what he meant.

Yu Chen put down his knife and fork, he had no appetite.

Tearing off the napkin around his neck, Yu Chen got up, and he asked the housekeeper one last question.

"Emma, too. ”

"So is Miss Emma. The butler pushed Yu Chen's seat back into place, and he made some kind of change in his salutation.

"Miss Emma is still perfect. The butler added in a whisper.

Yu Chen didn't hear the last sentence of the butler, he nodded subconsciously. Yu Chen pushed open the door of the restaurant, his steps were a little heavy, Xia Na and Xia Na followed closely behind the master, they obediently did not disturb the master.

Back in the study, Yu Chen began to write again, he was sketching a blueprint for his territory, Yu Chen already had a preliminary plan, and the next thing was how to implement it.

An afternoon passed in a flash, and Yu Chen ordered Xia Na to find a housekeeper.

"Can this be done?" asked Yu Chen to the butler who was looking at his plan.

The housekeeper took a quick look, his hands trembled slightly, he was a person who had experienced hard times, he didn't expect that the old man would be willing to give up his own interests for the people.

"Of course you can!" replied the butler categorically, he regretted why he had met the lord so late, and he regretted why the lord of the place where he was born could not be as merciful as the lord.

The butler bowed deeply to Yu Chen, this was the real nobleman in his mind! The butler was very excited, he seemed to have inexhaustible energy, and after getting Yu Chen's full authorization, he began to implement these plans.

First of all, before dark, the butler had ordered someone to copy enough parchment scrolls, and after his polishing and refinement, some new laws formulated by Yu Chen would soon be introduced. Starting with a large reduction in agricultural taxes, Yu Chen made many substantial 'concessions', he did not want to exploit the people, Yu Chen wanted to increase his income in a more 'healthy' way, just like starting with the expansion of the barony's wineries.

From the laws of the territory to the 'housework' of the Baron's Castle, they all have to be changed. At the same time as the butler was dealing with his plan, Yu Chen ordered the two sisters to gather all the servants in the Baron's castle.

In the hall of the Baron's Castle, Yu Chen burned their deeds of sale in front of all the servants, those so-called lifetime contracts Yu Chen has seen, the conditions are too strict, it is completely a tool of exploitation, Yu Chen does not like coercion, he intends to give these people a chance to choose again.

Yu Chen prepared a new contract, and he asked the two sisters to hand it to everyone, including Emma, of course. Many servants could not believe what they saw with their eyes, some of them were illiterate, so they had to ask their companions to help them interpret it, and none of the servants dared to believe what had happened to them, and they were 'free' again?

At first, the servants were very nervous, they didn't know what was going on, they just subconsciously knew that something was going to happen. At this time, people are always willing to think about the bad, and the servants are the same, they are afraid that they will be swept away by the baron, they are worried about their future life, but without exception, all of them feel confused about their future, and from the day they sign the contract, they are no longer their own.

The servants did not hesitate to sign a new contract, they couldn't believe it was true, and some even pinched their faces, knowing that seeing the joy on the faces of their companions, the servants dared to believe what the lord had done for them.

The forty-seven servants in the Baron's Castle all signed the new contract, and most of them didn't even think about it, they also needed to live after all, which was already much more lenient than the original lifetime contract, and there was no reason why they couldn't sign it.

Looking at the enthusiastic smiling faces of the servants, Yu Chen felt that he still had a lot to do, but he didn't know if he had enough time, Yu Chen had decided to go to Reims, he decided to set off as soon as possible, because time would not wait for him, and Yu Chen couldn't bear his weakness.