"Can this steward be trusted?"

After the steward had reported on the manor, Aldington questioned Baron Aurenor.

"How?" Baron Aureno didn't know why, "Carli is the nephew of the previous butler of Butterfly Castle, and his parents are both from their own estates, so there is no problem with loyalty. ”

Aldington was very young, and the last housekeeper had died, and he had basically no memory of this person.

He pondered and said: "I don't remember in any book, or I heard anyone say that the reason why river mussels can produce pearls is because there are sand grains, parasites and other foreign substances invade and are stimulated, and they constantly secrete a certain substance to wrap the foreign matter, and then pearls are formed. ”

"Is this how pearls are formed?" Baron Aureno was surprised.

"Yes, that's probably the truth, and based on this truth, cultured pearls can be tried." Aldington decided to plan a new business for the family, "We can send someone to catch the pearl mussel and then plant it with a 'foreign object' and let it grow into a pearl." ”

Whether or not the pearls were "cultivated" in this way is not well known to Aldington, but the general principle should be this way.

Baron Aureno glanced at his son, who was talking, and said noncommittally: "I will arrange for Karry to send someone to experiment with the artificial cultivation you mentioned." You are now in the learning stage, follow me and your mother to see more, follow Viscount Duric to learn more, and you don't need to worry too much about chores. ”

Seem...... The proposal for cultured pearls did not win "respect".

Aldington's eyebrows lowered, and he replied without expression or tone, "Yes, I understand. ”

"Go ahead and rest early."

"Father, you should rest early."

Say goodbye and leave.

Let the servants boil water for a bath.

Back in his bedroom, Aldington was still thinking, and he found himself in a bit of a hurry, desperate to get rid of his "underage" status. But sixteen years old is sixteen years old, and it will not be subverted because of the awakening of blood and the identity of future writers, and he is still a child in the eyes of his parents.

"In my last life, I lived in a mess for 30 years and achieved nothing, and I don't want to keep a low profile in this life. Moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor must be developed in an all-round way, rather than being polished into a typical aristocracy in this world and this era...... I have to live my life to the fullest! ”

If he crosses over to become a baron, he will definitely make drastic reforms in his fiefdom.

It's a pity that he is only the heir to the baron, and his father, Baron Aurenor, is in his prime, and he may not have a problem living to be one hundred and twenty years old. According to the normal timeline, for a maximum of seventy years, he will have to bear the title of "heir to the baron". If Baron Aureno had the heart and abdicated early, he would still be able to live the baron's addiction.

If you don't want to abdicate, maybe you will directly let your grandson, or even your great-grandson, inherit the title of baron.

It's not impossible.

Old Lady Carly's father, Caluk Green Leaf, Count of Amiens, did not let his son, who is the elder brother of Old Lady Carly, inherit the title, and passed it directly to the eldest grandson Kadeer. Therefore, the elder brother of Old Lady Carly, who has always held the title of viscount, was depressed until he died.

Intergenerational succession, in aristocratic families, is a very common way of inheritance.

Of course.

Knights go around fighting, and when they are old, their physical functions deteriorate, and they can't advance to a higher level, and basically their combat effectiveness will decline seriously. At that time, for the better development of the family, they will generally choose to abdicate and make way for Xian, let their children and grandchildren ascend to the throne, and continue to lead the development of the family.

"Make a name for yourself as a bard first, spend these two years in peace, and when you reach adulthood at the age of eighteen, you may be able to start your own independent business."

……

The Iris family has a pearl estate in the city of horseshoe pearls.

Around Petite Versailles, there are three estates, namely the wine estate, which stores red wine, the wild boar estate, which raises pigs, cattle and sheep, and the horse racing estate, which breeds racehorses. On the wine estate, there is also a very small castle, which is named Butterfly Villa Castle.

Arriving at the Butterfly Villa Castle, a dance party was held in the small castle that evening.

A number of nobles, officials, priests, magicians, and artists from the Little Versailles were invited.

The imperial barons are not too prominent in the Danube provinces, and the small Versailles gathers the celebrities of a province, but the iris family is a blood noble, so the upper class is very face-saving. Even if there were no invitations, more than 50 celebrities still came to the castle.

Men and women on the dance floor dance ballroom dancing to the music.

Baron Aureno and Ottem whispered on the sofa: "What did the palace minister say?" "It's Baron Aureno who is questioning.

"I personally sent an invitation to the palace minister, who is very dedicated and still handles government affairs in the office. He asked me who I had invited to the ball, and I answered a few nobles and ladies, and he accepted the invitation, saying that he did not have time to attend it, and that he would come to the castle when he had time. ”

"How do you feel, is he really busy, or is he deliberately distant?"

"Both." "It's been a busy time," replied, "the whole Danube province is in drought, and the crops sown in the spring will be greatly reduced, and perhaps Plantagenet and Macedonia will go to war with each other to rob each other of supplies." ”

"The situation on the Golden Danube is unstable, which brings him both a crisis and an opportunity." Baron Aureno thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow you take Hector and them around, and I will personally go to visit the palace minister." ”

"Is it a private visit?"

"No, it's an official visit."

"Huh?"

"There is no need to scruple about anything, in the golden Danube plain, the iris family does not need to look at anyone's face." Baron Aureno patted his own brother on the shoulder, "Remember, our Iris family has always been loyal to the king, this is an unshakable premise. ”

"I see."

"Okay, enjoy the ball, by the way, for Aldington, his song "Facing the Sea, Spring Blossoms", brilliant writing, delicate emotions, I believe it will be sought after by the ladies of Little Versailles. You'll have to watch out and don't let the courtesans scare him. ”

Oldem shrugged his shoulders: "I think courtesans have to pass Hector first." ”

Aldington, who didn't know that he was being teased by his father and uncle, was gently sipping his wine glass, and was stared at by a pair of sisters with hot eyes.

"We've been to balls and salons hosted by the Iris family several times, and this is the first time we've seen you, Little Baron Aldington." The elder sister of the sisters, Lucia Bevagul, also stuck out her tongue and added a little to her lips when she spoke, which was full of seduction.

"I've been a squire in the Grey Iron Castle."

"Of course I know, you are Viscount Duric's squire, once I followed my father to visit the Grey Iron Castle, and I saw you carrying a spear for Viscount Duric, that knight's spear is very heavy, and it needs to be carried by three squires." Sister Rosa Bevagul laughed.

Vagul, the name of a beer, is sold throughout the Danube province.

Because the family grew a large area of hops, Lucia and Rosa's ancestors chose Beer Wagul as their surname. Their father, Rudolf Bevagul, was a baron, following an Imperial count. Relying on Vagul beer, the family's financial resources are amazing.