Chapter 51: The Matter in the Collar
As it turned out that sea trips without fishing were boring, Bayer rubbed his eyes and grilled fish on the deck.
The charcoal at sea was so wet that it was a bit rebellious to use it for barbecue.
The deck of the boat was filled with smoke, and for a moment I didn't know whether I was cooking grilled fish or smoked fish.
The good news is that the pirates are scared to jump and burn the ship for themselves, and the bad news is that Bayer actually wants to have the pirate jump gang to fight with him.
But they wouldn't dare to jump when they saw a five-sailed boat.
During this time, Baier could only relieve his boredom through two days.
For example, ask Malpery how he usually buys and sells things, and what to do when he encounters robbers or thieves.
Malberry also replied truthfully. "My lord, if you encounter a robber, you need to shout at the guards first, but probably no one will come, because the guards will give priority to protecting the shops that pay the money."
Beyer asked. "Why, aren't you tax-related?"
Malperi rolled his eyes. "That's a businessman, I don't pay to open a store like this."
Bayer suddenly realized the blind spot, and he gave heavy taxes to the peasants but did not take the deposits of the merchants in the market?
Isn't this more profitable than breaking the field?
In Bayer's eyes, those storefronts suddenly became mountains of gold and silver.
Unbeknownst to Malpery, he had dug himself a big hole...
After that, Bayer went to Sir Flender again, and the changed state of Jazz's life became better, probably because he was younger and had the energy to take care of his appearance.
At the moment, he is a little old, but his handsome appearance and upright temperament are simply a girl killer.
And Bayer's biggest problem is.
"Sir Flender, what does the water in the chalice smell like?"
Flender thought for a moment and replied. "My lord, it's a little fishy, salty."
Bayer frowned, how could it be different from the kind of taste he thought, shouldn't it be sweet and delicious...
Sounds simply... Footwash?
Bayer diverted the conversation and asked Sir if there was anything interesting.
Then Sir said that the place where he blessed was in a small puddle on the reef, and that he had been asked for the location of a chapel of the Holy Grail in that place...
But then they found that it was dry, and that the church would have an additional position as a water bearer to ensure that the puddle had water every day.
Baier only felt that the goddess of the lake was a bit casual.
As they chatted, the battleship began to swim against the current, slowing down the estuary of Long Lake, but fortunately a gust of wind sent them up the course, saving a lot of effort.
After about half a week, down the lake, over a few hills, the castle of the long lake was already in my mind, and the ships in the harbor were also parked there.
Several treasure ships glittered in the sun, making Bair feel like the next day.
When the five-sailed ship docked, the idle merchants in the harbor began to whisper again, suspecting that it was a high-ranking official from the Empire, or a lord of another lord.
Then I saw a white Grail Knight riding down on a handsome horse, and the people knelt on the ground subconsciously, the Grail Knight is the spokesperson of the goddess, and has a very high status in Bretonnia.
Then they saw their lord being respectfully invited off the ship by the knight...
Baier was also a little shocked to see the people of the port kneeling, but he didn't expect the people of Changhu to love him so much, and waved his hand again and again.
But at this moment, countless messages are flowing in the long lake, just to convey a message to merchants and nobles from all over the world.
The Duke is back, and there is one more Holy Grail Knight and a five-sail gunboat! Everyone, collect it!
At the same time, there are also choppy waves in the territory of Long Lake, and in Bretonnia, the Duke is the sky.
It's not hard to imagine what would have happened if Baier had left the realm for almost a month and a half without a strong court presence.
In the past, Ellie was able to suppress the nobles from all over the world by relying on her vigorous and resolute actions, and the lords hired by Bayer were all chivalrous knights with good morals.
But it can't suppress the old nobles and merchants who were entrenched in Long Lake before the Greenskin War.
And during this time, Ellie suddenly began to shut down, and Einhard alone could not suppress them at all.
Especially after the news that Aurora people in the castle came and went freely, they began to be more unscrupulous.
They easily took control of the tariff calculation agency and began to evade taxes on a large scale, and this was the beginning.
During this time, Long Lake was hired a large number of mercenaries from outside, some were mercenaries from the Southern Kingdom, some were veterans from the Empire, and even ogres.
This group of guys led the swagger in Changhu Lake, which had a great impact on public security, and even during this time, merchants occupied the trade road and collected protection money from farmers.
It turns out that the right to not be regulated is violence.
Einhard was holding back his anger at the moment, confronting a wealthy merchant on the road.
"Sir, your actions have completely tarnished the legislation of the Long Lake Territory."
But the Poisonblade soldiers were distributed to the villages, and some were running to escort them, and there was no duke, and the lords did not recognize her conscription...
The merchant didn't care at all, and muttered. "Rakcha is on top, survival of the fittest~ Those farmers are not as strong as me, what's wrong with me charging some tolls?" He shook the glass in his hand.
Then he spilled wine from his glass on Einhard's armor, filled with insults, and laughed.
"Hahaha, knight boy, my ancestors are also nobles, according to the king's law, how about we go to Cologne to find King Lawn?"
Behind him, a group of foreign mercenaries stepped forward, about twenty or thirty people!
Einhard only had a few of Bair's guards to mobilize...
At this moment, the merchant saw another team coming in the distance, crossed Erlang's legs and tried to collect the money, and then his action immediately changed to kneeling on the ground...
That's right, that's Bayer's troops.
And Bayer yawned... As soon as he got off the boat, he saw three unofficial "toll booths", and when he checked, they were all guys who had nobles behind them or were nobles themselves.
"Sir Flender, press down, put on shackles, and ask their family to redeem it for three hundred gold coins."
"The mercenaries just beat them up and get some money."
Sir Flender bowed lightly. "Yes, sir."
Those mercenaries are all masters of the aisle with the tip of the knife, how can they let others rob and immediately pull out the tip of the knife.
Next, Einhard saw a magical battle in which one person singled out 30 people and did not fall behind...