Gentiles entering and leaving the valley were subject to a "poll tax," which was an important source of income for the valley. After payment, you will get a pass and return it out of the valley, no matter which valley enters or exits, it will only be collected once.

But some valleys are simply difficult to access, so income will be less than others.

Like the valley of the evil wolf, except for those border forest hunters who will enter, ordinary outsiders do not pass through his valley, so his valley income is small, but in order to compensate him, other valley owners can only open more than two inns in this valley.

In his previous life, Bran was basically faceblind to foreigners, but after living here for many years, he could already distinguish people from different regions and their appearances.

And these two people have obvious external characteristics - red hair and red beard.

It was supposed to be a Gentile from Ireland in the north.

Berkman spoke to the guards, then walked in to wake up the wolf from a nap, while Bran approached the two prisoners.

Jack and two other mercenaries followed behind Bran.

"This man has lost his breath, Your Highness." Jack said as he looked at one of the prisoners, who was supposed to be a guard.

"Besides, this man is dying, so let him go." Bran commanded the soldier at the platform.

"Lord Knight, this is the valley lord's account." The soldier did not dare to take matters into his own hands, and said, "But you can pay a fine." ”

Bran didn't bother directly.

"How the war in the north is going, do you know what?" Bran asked the prisoner, who was still a little angry.

"Save ...... Help me...... Know...... A little...... My lord. The rest of the man spoke in fits and starts.

"I'll pay, let him down."

After listening to the soldier's fines, Bran threw out a few silver coins in his arms, and Jack and the two mercenaries directly pulled the man off the rope, and after hanging for a while, the light stone could not be saved.

"What's your name?"

Du ...... Lun ......"

"Go sober up, I'll look for you again."

After Bran finished speaking, he also entered the valley lord's room in the mountain fort, passed a few stairs, and when he reappeared, he looked at the mountain people under the tower with Berkman and the wolf.

"Your kid is Bran, the blood of Grand Duke Shange?"

The evil wolf directly, or rudely, called the nobles they met for the first time.

Then he suddenly drew his sword and swung it at Bran.

The lord didn't have to move, Bran instinctively retreated, and the guard Jack synchronously drew his sword, using a parry sword technique to withstand the wolf's slash.

Someone exclaimed, and then many mountain people looked at the tower in amazement, but the battle only lasted a few seconds, and the wolf quickly collected his sword. ，

"Master."

In the face of the wolf's praise, Jack did not change his color and withdrew his long sword.

The strength of the evil wolf is very great, and it can't be spread here, and it is difficult to win a hard fight, but the other party does not want to divide life and death, but just to get off the horse. So stop quickly.

Berkman came out to play a round game, saying that the wolf was joking.

Bran glared coldly at the wolf and said to Berkman, "This is the welcome gift of the nobles of the valley?" Maybe I can switch partners. ”

"Your Excellency, are you serious?" Berkman didn't believe it.

"That's it. There will no longer be a single gray bamboo that can enter the peninsula. ”

It's a comparison of who holds on.

Berkman had already negotiated the price with the other mountain owners, and if Bran really didn't buy it, he wouldn't be able to account for his own losses, so he glanced at the wolf.

It wasn't until the wolf said sorry that Bran said something soft.

This continued with the negotiations that followed, and Berkman was going to try Bran's character.

The failure of this tough move made Bran control the price of gray bamboo at "30%" in the future.

It is still profitable to deduct the profits, but it is very troublesome if the raw materials are not in your own hands.

If he really marries Swabian, Bran will have to buy off a few mountain owners, let them fight among themselves, and then invade the territory. Save the price of sitting on the ground.

The valley extends in all directions, and when Bran walks around the valley, he records the environmental characteristics of each valley in great detail, and there is a valley called "Chif", although it is high, but the terrain above it is relatively flat, if you can build a city here, the influence radiates throughout the Alps.

This valley is the valley owner who is talking about the marriage of his eldest sister with Berkman - Ke Ai.

It looks very honest and always smiles.

It was also yesterday that the Ganana incident had not yet reached Koai's ears, otherwise Bran would not have received a warm reception.

After negotiating the price with several valley owners, Bran spent another day returning to the main castle of Berkman and meeting Durham yesterday.

He looked a little better.

In the room, he was lying on the bed, leaning against a gable.

"The Irish of the North?"

"Yes."

The valley guard has received your accompanying papers, and I have looked at them, and they are records of Roman travel, and you have gone to Swabia, and I am going to go to that place......"

"The pilgrimage was my purpose, and when I was over the valley to go back, my funds were stolen and I got into a fight...... My servant is dead. ”

"What lord do you belong to in your hometown?"

Bran knew that the merchants of the North were also the equivalent of minor lords.

"Lord Wool, Your Excellency, can you take me out of danger, I will do my best to repay the reward. I am willing to convert a part of my flock into local currency for you, and I can swear by God. ”

"No, but tell me everything you know about the war in the North. William the Conqueror won't win the long-legged Edward?"

As a minor nobleman, Durham knew a lot, and although he had been away from the north for the past few months, he had told Bran the names of several people, all of whom Bran had never heard of as Scottish or English generals.

And in Ireland, to whom are the lords mostly attached now......

Duren's identity made Bran think that he could make a deep friendship, and he had the idea of giving him a ride.

"You come out of the valley with me, and in two days I will go to Swabia, and you entered from Swabia just by taking the old route back. I am related to Florence, and since you are a wool owner, you should know about the Florentine wool trade, and I can even help you sell wool. ”

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency."

Although it was not the whole valley lord who objected, Bran still asked Berkman to help introduce him, and every mountain lord saw it, and he wanted to know every mountain lord so that he could buy it later.

In order to prevent his grandfather from being overwhelmed, Bran told his grandfather to leave the valley early, and first help Bran to visit his Templar fiefdom before entertaining himself for a few more days.

There is another thing, that is, Gana, when his grandfather came out of the valley, said that if he really wanted it, then he would raise it as a lover, but it must be remembered that the wife of the main palace of the Chaman family cannot be this kind of mountain girl, even if he conceived offspring, he is not qualified to inherit the family. Who doesn't have an illegitimate child? ”

Bran also found out about Gana's identity and marriage contract.

If you don't care about it, will there be offspring that night yesterday...... Then call someone else's father?

Howard had more than a dozen illegitimate children, who had not legally claimed them, and he had never cared about them, and Bran had not learned what his grandfather had done.