"Forget it, let's take it first. Daciano, how much do you think these gold bricks are worth?" Bell put the straw and crosssword back in the box, and smiled helplessly or relievedly before closing the lid.

Daciano frowned and pouted, "This...... Since the size of the gold bricks is different, the value is also different. There are more big ones, and fewer small ones. The size and weight of the bricks made in each place are different, and I can't estimate how much it will be worth. ”

"Then go back and weigh the weight of each gold brick, and then compare it with the weight of the gold coin. Bell patted the big box, and finally had a bottom in his heart.

"Well, these gold bricks are very clean and do not have the marks of the time they were cast, and I don't think these are the property to be handed over to the treasury. Daciano sighed as he sat on a box.

"You're saying it's possible that these are the lord's private property? God...... How can the city lord make so much money?" Mei Yin on the side swallowed his saliva, he had long heard that imperial officials were greedy, and today he really saw it.

"For such a large city of Hitla, this money is nothing. In fact, in addition to the money handed over to the state treasury every year, the rest of the money is actually the city lord's own money...... I don't think it's the lord's, it's probably the big man in the city, or some high-ranking official......" Daciano explained.

After listening to her explanation, everyone suddenly realized that if it was a high-ranking official, this money would be quite reliable...... If it's a large household...... Then take it.

In fact, these bricks were completely processed by Lorvay. Since he didn't know where Bell and the others were going, he might be able to leave the territory of the Orsay Empire.

And so it goes. There is a high probability that the gold bricks with the emblem of the Orsay Empire will cause them unnecessary trouble. After all, this BRICS belongs entirely to the treasury......

Gold bricks from the treasury. It is not allowed to be used without permission in the private sector. Most of the private gold bricks come from some large households or shops. Even if it is a large amount of reward, it will be distributed in the form of gold coins.

The gold bricks held by large households and shops usually have special signs to distinguish their attribution, while those that do not bear any signs can be used anywhere and will not be traced to their origin.

These gold bricks are often used for underground trading, which is why Lolvey deliberately gave them gold bricks without logos.

It's just that he didn't expect that Bell and the others didn't plan to leave the territory of the Orsay Empire, and they weren't even too far away from Hitra City. I thought that the money Bell asked for was for the purpose of the road. He didn't prepare anything for him, after all, those gold and silver coins added up to a lot, enough for them to travel half of Orsay!

After the matter of dispersing wealth and recruiting workers was over, Bell and the others personally selected the site, except for the four soldiers who were responsible for taking turns to guard the finances, and the rest were all devoted to the task of supervising the work.

There is not much usable area in the valley, most of which is already occupied by villagers and farmland. Therefore, the location of the new house was set at the foot of the mountain near the side of the deep valley.

Although the valley is rich in natural resources, if you want to build a dwelling with stone, it will require a lot of manpower and material resources, and the villagers in the valley will definitely not be able to do it.

Desperate, Bell had no choice but to settle for wood materials. However, he is satisfied that the valley is rich in timber. In order to make the building more solid. You can squander, and you can splurge on high-quality wood without spending a lot of money. It's just a reward for a few silver coins to the villagers, and they even bring their own tools.

The houses in the valley are all made by the villagers themselves, and they are very familiar with the construction of the houses, and with the lure of money, everyone is doing their best.

In particular, there were samurai armed with long swords and light armor who were in charge of keeping them safe, so no matter what beasts were near the precious materials on the mountain, the villagers did not hesitate to rush forward.

In ten days, the new home of Bell and others has begun to take shape, and the villagers have also received a lot of benefits from the mountain because of the protection of the samurai.

Herbs, furs, exotic flowers, and piles of meat not only fill the village warehouse quickly, but also feast the villagers every day.

Halfway through the construction of the house, Bell began to worry about money...... Although there was still some money that I had brought with me, there were still some other things that needed to be purchased in the house. In particular, if he wanted to build a bridge over the deep valley, he would have to use more money. Now there are only those unsealed gold bricks left in my hands, and those can't be taken out and given to the villagers to share by themselves......

I had the opportunity to weigh a gold brick before, and the palm-sized gold brick could make about 600 gold coins, because the gold coins and gold bricks were equivalent to the exchange, so a gold brick was equal to 600 gold coins.

And 600 gold coins are converted into silver coins, which is 36,000 silver coins...... This is already an astronomical amount for an ordinary household.

Thinking about whether to send someone to Hitla City to exchange the gold bricks for silver coins, he really didn't dare to send those soldiers under his command. Due to the extremely high value of gold bricks, it is inevitable that there will be people who will guard and steal themselves, and they dare not do it under their noses, but once they are released, it will be difficult to say.

After thinking about it, I decided to go to the city of Hitra myself and change the gold bricks. Unlike the first time I walked out of the mountain, I did walk out with my feet, but this time I could go out on horseback, so the time could be greatly shortened.

Daciano needed to stay in the valley to oversee the work, and this time the building was entirely designed by her, and without her command, Belle really didn't know how to build such a complex house.

And Main is also going to stay, and among the gifts Lorvay gives him is a large box full of pharmaceutical materials. Coupled with the fact that the villagers can get new herbs and materials every day when they go up the mountain, Mei Yin has been a little busy these days!

All kinds of simple potions were made by her, and due to the lack of many pharmaceutical tools, she could only configure some simple potions. But even these simple potions are very popular with the villagers!

Because of the deep valley, it is very inconvenient for the villagers to seek medical treatment, and they often have to walk for most of the day to the medical center in the city of Hitra to seek medicine, and some seriously ill people cannot even reach there at all.

Now there is a pharmacist in the village, but the beauty is bad for the villagers. In particular, the fatigue-relieving potion made by Mainn completely conquered the hearts of the villagers...... You can earn a lot of money by working every day, but it is also very physically taxing.

With the fatigue potion made by Mayin, although it is the most rudimentary, it can be used on these ordinary villagers, and the effect is actually very significant!(To be continued.) )