Chapter 17 [Three Hundred Gold Coins]

At dawn, the old butler Hill himself pushed the breakfast cart into the study, and when he pushed the door in, he saw the eldest young master of the family standing on the stairs in front of the bookshelf, holding a thick astrological book in his hand.

It seems that this young master has not slept all night, although his face is slightly tired, but the god Jīng seems to be good. It's just that his body seems to be too dirty...... Had he been rolling in those ledgers all night last night?

Also, he took off a short sword from the wall and put it on his desk...... Alas, that's an antique that our ancestors once used.

The old butler sighed and immediately summoned someone to freshen up the young master.

After breakfast, Du Wei stretched: "Did all the people I came from dìdū settle down last night?"

"Of course, they live right at the back of the castle. Your knights of the guard, managed by the family, are part of the castle's guards...... With all due respect, my honorable young master, you seem to have recruited a knight on your way, and it was a female knight, and I would have liked to have arranged for him to rest in the castle, but she refused...... Because you also brought a captive from the road. The captive has not known what offended you, I have arranged to be locked up in the dungeon of the castle, and last night the knightess and her servants lived in the rooms in the dungeon. ”

"Good. Du Wei sighed: "So, what do I need to do during the day...... Do you want to keep reading these accounts? I think it will take at least three or four days to read them...... That's boring, Ciel, I've got to find something to do. ”

Three or four days? It would be nice if you could finish it in 10 days.

The old butler said secretly in his stomach, but his face was still respectful: "Yes." You are the master here. All the people in the whole castle are your servants, and here your will will be expressed to the fullest. As for these accounts, you don't have to rush to read them right away. Anyway, these are the accounts of the past year. I think if you have time in the future, you can take a little time to pick a place or two in the family property to make a round. Maybe it's more useful than looking at these boring ledgers. ”

Du Wei smiled, he raised his eyebrows, "Good advice, Ciel, good advice! So what am I going to do today?" here...... What's the show?"

"Uh......" the old butler looked embarrassed: "This, you know, the prosperity of this place cannot be compared with dìdū." The nearest town is a day away from the castle, even on horseback. As for the castle, there is not much to do to pass the time, but the surrounding scenery is not bad, and if you are in the mood, you can ride a horse and take your knights to hunt in the woods. Although there may not be much prey this season, it is also a good choice to go out and hang out. ”

Du Wei nodded, he took a sip of the black tea in front of him, and then suddenly his heart moved: "The guy I caught back...... There's no problem, right? I mean, I have the power to ...... here."

"You mean law enforcement, my God...... Young Master, this is the Rollin Plain! The entire plain belongs to the Rollin family! Here, as long as you don't rebel against the empire, then beyond that, the will of the Rollin family is the law! And you are now the highest person of the Rollin family in this castle. ”

"Okay. Du Wei stood up, and a maid next to him immediately leaned over with a long leather coat, wanting to put it on for Du Wei, Du Wei glanced at the clothes that didn't know what kind of animal fur it was, and shook his head: "The weather is still so warm, you don't need to wear these...... Oh yes, Ciel, I need an entourage or two by my side, and I like to use people I know well, huh...... Let Madea come over, I still like him to follow me. As for the rest, have you incorporated the twenty knights I brought from Dìdū into the castle's guards? Very well, I'll take some time to check them out today, and check out the warriors of the castle's guards. Belch...... The last thing is that my teacher of initiation when I was a child was a famous astrologer, the famous old scholar Mr. Rosiatte, under whose teachings I was very interested in astrology. During my stay at the castle, I used the room on the top floor of the White Tower. ”

"White Tower...... Top ......" The old butler opened his mouth, and his face showed embarrassment: "This...... Young master, I'm afraid you don't know, there has always been a ban in the family, and no one is allowed to climb the White Tower except for the patriarch. ”

"Oh?" Du Wei's eyes lit up, "Is that so?"

He didn't mean to be depressed at all, but had some expectations in his heart...... Well, since it's a forbidden place, I guess there are some relics of Semel left in it? Maybe there's something else to be found.

As for...... Don't let me in? Obviously, no, I won't sneak up?

"Okay. So, I have a few things that I need you to send someone to buy for me. After Du Wei finished speaking, he took a quill from the table and quickly wrote down a few things on a piece of paper.

These were some of the things he had come up with last night to study astrology.

To study the stars, you need at least a telescope, and preferably an astronomical telescope. But this thing is not available in this world, and it seems that you still need to make it yourself.

There is such a thing as glass, there is such a thing in this world, and the level of mirror craftsmanship here is very high, so if you study it yourself, you must be able to make a crude telescope.

In fact...... Alas, in this world, the use of telescopes is actually very small, because such things are mainly used for military combat purposes. But in this world, there is magic! A magician blessed with a "hawk eye technique" is far more effective than a telescope.

Alas, magic, magic! Looks like we'll have to find a way to learn magic.

Thinking of this, Du Wei immediately stood up: "It seems that I need to take some time to go out to the dungeon today to see my prisoner." ”

Du Wei came out of the study, and soon the old butler invited Ma De according to Du Wei's instructions.

The former groom looked a little depressed. Because after all, he was the "chief manager" all the way, commanding twenty cavalry on the road, and that feeling was still very cool. But as soon as they arrived at the castle, the cavalry guards were immediately incorporated into the castle guards, and stationed in a small barracks on the left side of the castle. And he, the "Master in Charge", immediately became the commander of the light pole.

He has the title of a chief manager, but he doesn't even have a subordinate.

The old butler here seems to be the patriarch of the Rollin family, how dare he share his power? After sleeping in the room all night, Mader was still a little worried about his future...... The little master didn't let himself serve him last night, he won't forget me, will he?

Therefore, when he heard Du Wei's call early in the morning, Mader immediately rushed over, and his hurried appearance made the old butler Hill, who paid attention to his appearance, a little dissatisfied, but Mader didn't care. Ran to the castle hall and saw Du Wei standing there, Ma De hurriedly went up, hoping to go up and hug Du Wei.

"Oh, my lord, I am your faithful servant Made. Do you have any commands?"

Du Wei saw that Ma De was a little at a loss. After all, in this place now, only Mader can be regarded as his confidant, the others...... Well, that Ruolin can barely be considered half.

Du Wei did not rush to see the magician locked in the dungeon immediately, but first gave an order: from today onwards, no one is allowed to enter the study without his order!

The old butler complied with this strange order without saying anything.

Then Du Wei first led people to the barracks outside the castle, where three hundred Rollin private troops were stationed, of which one hundred were cavalry and twenty were in a team, forming five cavalry squads, which took turns patrolling around the castle every day. The twenty guards knights that Du Wei had brought with him from Dìdū were organized into the sixth squad, and these people changed their equipment in the barracks and immediately welcomed Du Wei.

Du Wei had already talked to Madea along the way, and then asked Madea to come forward and select six people as his personal entourage, these six people were all observed by Made, and he felt that he was quite loyal and more conscientious in doing things. The six cavalrymen immediately said nothing, took off their armor and changed into light clothing, and rode farewell to the barracks.

Their colleagues all watched with envious expressions as they left...... Alas, after all, it's by the master's side, maybe one day the master will look at it, and there will be a chance to be promoted.

I have to say that after leaving the oppressive Earl's Court and coming to the castle in the territory of the Rollin family, life is still quite cool.

At least here, Du Wei is the person with the highest status, and this kind of aristocratic life is also quite comfortable. When he went out, a servant immediately brought a docile steed, and the saddle and halter were the most chic and high-quality goods. I heard that in order to please Du Wei, this horse was personally selected by Made. The former groom still has a pretty good eye for horses.

Over the course of one morning, Du Wei walked around the woods outside the castle with six of his entourage, and finally he chose a place.

At the edge of the woods, a little further from the castle, there is a small stream, a tributary of the Emerald River (Lorraine). The water was gentle, and when I checked the surroundings, there was no sign of a large beast. Du Wei immediately made a decision that he was going to build a wooden house here.

This would be his first magic laboratory - although he was not yet a magician, and was deemed to have no talent for learning magic, Dewey was not worried about that.

There's always a way.

After recording the location, Du Wei took people around again.

This young master's behavior does seem to be very strange.

During this morning, apart from patrolling the surrounding woods, he chatted with the servants of the castle. And the first people he met were the gardeners and gardeners in the castle!

Then the young master made a list, and asked the gardener and the gardener to prepare some strange flowers and plants according to the contents of the list. The list soon fell into the hands of the old butler Hill, who did not say anything and immediately complied with it.

In the evening, Du Wei finally had time to go to the dungeon to meet the captive.

Presumably, after two days and two nights of torture, the magician must have suffered enough. See if he's willing to give in?

Du Wei confidently led the people back to the castle, but the first person to come to him was the old butler Hill.

"Young Master, I have sent someone to equip the list you issued today, all the things that need to be purchased. ”

"So fast?" Du Wei was a little pleased with his satisfaction.

"Of course, this is the territory of the Luo Lin family, your orders are our duty, those lists, after you handed them over to me, I immediately sent people to the surrounding towns to purchase, and now the things are already on the way back. There's a small problem though......"

"What?"

"I'm afraid you don't have enough money. The butler replied quietly.

"......" Du Wei was a little surprised: "Money?"

"That's right. The old butler's face was calm, but it was this calm expression and calm tone that made Du Wei a little annoyed. Because there was clearly some hidden schadenfreude in the eyes of this old butler: "Young master, because you are not yet an adult, the patriarch has made a rule that in addition to your rì regular food and clothing, you can withdraw three hundred gold coins from the family every month as your expenses. There are only three hundred gold coins a month, which is the amount of money you can use. And if it is exceeded, it must be deducted from the next month's money. ”

"......" Du Wei was already a little speechless.

Du Wei didn't expect that the eldest son of a dignified earl would have a problem with such a little money?

The old butler quickly took out a one-eyed lens from his arms and put it on his left eye, and then took out the list that Du Wei opened today and said: "Four high-grade crystals, twenty glass mirrors, one furnace, and half a car of stone coal." From the florist, you bought the seeds of a generation of golden scale flowers, the seeds of a generation of arrow orchids, and a large bottle of pollen from the black roses...... In addition, there is a set of the best floral tools. From the gardener, you bought two tiger hardwood, a hundred clovers, and ......"

The old butler quickly finished reading the list, and then said slowly: "It cost you about four hundred and twenty gold coins to buy these things. This means that not only have you spent this month's credit, but you have even withdrawn your money for the next month...... Moreover, I have heard that you are planning to build a wooden house by the stream outside the woods, and I have made an estimate that it will cost you three hundred gold coins to build a small two-story wooden house that is not too complicated, and the furnishings and furniture of the wooden houses you have requested...... It also costs about two hundred gold coins. If that counts, you've already spent all your money for the next four months. ”

Du Wei was a little speechless.

He realized he had miscalculated!

Money!

The eldest son of the dignified earl will run out of money!

But those flowers and plants are all necessary. Those were some of the most basic raw materials that Dewey had to study magical apothecary.

Du Wei looked at the old butler, and his face sank: "Really, are you saying that I, my father's eldest son, the person in charge of guarding the family's property, can only use a measly three hundred gold coins a month?

The old butler's attitude was still very respectful: "Yes, this is a rule, and it was said in a letter written by the patriarch himself. Although the family's business has tens of thousands of gold coins every month, you have to know ...... Those are public funds. You're not yet an adult, you haven't gotten your own title, and you don't have your own domain, so ......"

"So, I only have three hundred gold coins a month for pocket money, right?" Du Wei said in a cold tone, and then he waved his hand: "Okay, I know, in the next few months, I'm afraid I can't just buy anything, right?"

"I'm sorry, but this is an order from the Earl. You can only withdraw up to three months' worth of money in advance. ”

The old butler saw the displeasure of the little master, and he immediately took his leave.

After the old housekeeper retreated, Du Wei looked at Ma De next to him, and Ma De immediately said cautiously: "Young master...... I also have here the thousand gold coins that you asked me to keep, which were given to you by the Countess before the dìdū. ”

Du Wei sighed: "Alas, I wondered why my mother would secretly give me such a sum of money...... I don't know until now...... Hehe, it seems that my father is also worried that I, an idiot, will mess around in the family territory and that I will ruin the ancestral business, so he just gave me the name of a caretaker, but did not let me use the money here. ”

"This ...... We can save some overhead. Actually, three hundred gold coins a month is already a lot of ......" Made's mouth closed very consciously as she said this, because the little master was thinking.

“...... Well, in that case, we'll figure out how to get some money out ourselves. After a brief period of unhappiness, Du Wei immediately thought about it...... Anyway, isn't there still a lot of treasure in the secret passage that Semel left for himself, behind the gate that serves as a trick?

It's just that...... It seems that the rìzi of the distribution is probably not as comfortable as imagined.

"Let's go, go to the dungeon. Du Wei waved his hand and said lightly: "I hope that magician will not reject me again today." I'm in a bad mood right now!"