In the Governor's Mansion on Longtail Island, the original staff of the Governor's Mansion were annoyed by Earl Hobert's new arrangement.

It wasn't that Hobert owed them wages, but he paid them two more months.

It's that they can have a good job on Longtail Island, but it doesn't have to be anywhere else, and they don't have the confidence to find decent work in Byam, let alone go back to Beckland.

Most of them want to stay in their jobs, but it is very strange that they are asked about the cultivation of crops, or some trivial questions about the local aborigines, and grammar and other tests are at the bottom.

In the end, only three people remained, and it was said that they would be sent back to Beckland to study for a while.

The staff really couldn't figure it out, what is there to learn from the work of the Governor's Palace?

Everyone became more and more excited, and they all gathered in the governor's palace and refused to leave.

At this time, Countess Furth got up, unhurriedly took out a stack of documents from the bag handed by the servant, and said in a crisp voice: "South Coulson's guards, I have temporarily given you the right to enforce the law and arrest the few villains whose names I read next. ”

The guards in the hall and in the courtyard replied, "Yes!" ”

"Officer Bale Knweton in charge of policing on Longtail Island!" Foirth opened the document in his hand: "His original name is Benedict, he is a wanted criminal in the Kingdom of Rune, and a reward of 600 pounds has been offered so far!"

"Arrest him, and I will escort him to Beckland to face the law.

"The judge of Longtail Island, Borg Gill, whose real name is Cecil, is a fraudster, and he was also arrested."

“……”

When Fur thought of the third man, the former staff of the Governor's Palace left as if they had blown up a nest.

Because most of them are criminals, and some even carry bounties to this day.

Because they couldn't stay in the North Continent, they probably only went to the Rorsted Islands to venture out to the three people who passed the retention test, because they were the only ones who had done the lowest jobs, and only they had paid attention to the lives of the natives at the bottom of Longtail Island.

Hobert watched quietly, not intending to get involved, at this time he felt that Furth was quite handsome, although he had helped prepare the documents and the idea was also his idea.

In the afternoon, the servants prepared the carriage of the Earl of Rune, and Hobert and Furth, surrounded by the servants and under the protection of the soldiers, began to inspect Long Tail Island.

In fact, Hobert is already very familiar with Longtail Island, and this inspection is mainly for the owners of the manors here.

That's why he hired a lot of servants temporarily, and brought with him more than a hundred soldiers, to make sure that the count's pomp and circumstance was put on display.

Shortly after leaving the city, Hobart opened the window of his car and pointed out to the hill where he was sitting: "There are a lot of rocks around those hills, and I suspect that there must have been an extraordinary battle there before.

"Because the ground is full of rubble and cannot be cultivated at all, it is always idle.

"The first construction industries were laid out there, where the stones could be burned with lime, with cement and into stones, and the processes of these factories could be used from South Coulson.

"Smelters and steel mills will also be built to make steel bars and metal frames, railroad rails, etc., so that the iron ore in Changwei Island will not have to be sold out. Copper ore can also be smelted into copper ingots and sold, which is more efficient.

"But the processes are a little bit more complicated, and South Coulson doesn't have such a factory, and I've written to ask Upton and he said he can help build the factory, and he's already bought the process."

For Hobert, the first thing to do after having a new territory is to have the ability to build a new territory!

Speaking of this, Hobert complained: "The building materials here are too expensive, and when I came to Longtail Island myself, I asked about the price in the tavern.

"A bag of cement in Beckland 9 Sures is sold here for three and a half pounds, almost an eightfold increase! Still in short supply! ”

This is how the Kingdom of Rune exploited the colonies, importing raw materials from the colonies at low prices and selling industrial products at high prices.

Therefore, even if the Kingdom of Rune could not completely control the taxation of the colonies, it did not matter, and the taxes on the export of industrial products were left in the ports of the northern continent when they left the port.

Moreover, the government of the Kingdom of Rune has very strict control over taxes such as stamp duty that can be collected uniformly, and no matter how you calculate this transaction, it is profitable.

Furth withdrew his gaze from the hill over there: "So as soon as we take over Changwei Island, we can't start some construction projects?" ”

"Not necessarily." Hobert smiled, and there is still a "founder" express! No, it's "builder logistics" now.

Hobert added: "There are some things I can only tell you, you should know by heart, and show Conrad and them the direction when it is critical." ”

Furth nodded, listening intently.

"In the early days, our main obstacle was the manor owners and mine owners." "I've seen how the manor works, and if you want to establish effective rule here, you have to break the manor economy here," Hobert said.

"I've come up with some ideas about this, and I'm going to start implementing them after we've done our rounds.

"After that, the problem we are facing is how to educate the local indigenous people, and I have not thought of a good way to do it at present, so I can only set up more schools and force them to build modern houses and wear modern clothes."

With that, Hobert pointed to the field outside, and Firth followed the direction he was pointing to see the local natives working in the fields with only two pieces of cloth around.

Furth couldn't help but frown, even in the South Coulson area, which had been closed for almost half a century, the people there still spoke Fenerport and retained Fenerport's customs.

In such a state, it is easy to establish new domination, because they still have a basic centripetal nature.

The natives of Longtail Island have different values and a different way of thinking than Hobart and other rulers, so it is difficult to establish effective rule in a short period of time.

The previous colonizers didn't think about educating the natives at all, and for them, the time cost was too high.

So they chose to use advanced rifles and leather whips to establish an effective rule.

"There's a transition plan." "Like the South Coulson area, immigrants from Beckland to Longtail Island use the population of Beckland to fill the initial demand for workers, and then use a generation for the natives to gradually accept modern life," Hobert said.

"However, there is a big problem with immigration, which is prone to internal divisions and violent contradictions in the future."

Every time Hobart spoke about these strategic issues, Firth listened quietly, because she had long since discovered that she was far less strategic than Hobart, and it was better to listen carefully to what Hobart had to say.

Of course, it is difficult for Foirth to solve the problem that Hobert has not solved, and she is concerned with another question at this time: "If we drive all the lords of the manor away, will we offend some of the Byam, and even some of the magnates of Beckland?" ”

Hobert smiled, "I'll fix this in Beckland." ”

At this time, they inspected the first manor, and the lord of the manor, who had been notified a long time ago, greeted him at the gate of the manor with his servants.

Hobert just got out of the carriage and waved to them briefly.

Then Freya, who was with her, stepped forward to convey Hobert's order: the day after tomorrow, that is, on Thursday morning, the Count invited them to a banquet at the Lord's Palace.

Patrolling all the way, Hobert and the others were stationed in the field that night and continued to patrol the next day.

It would take at least a week to ride a horse-drawn carriage around Longtail Island, but Hobert's purpose was to intimidate the manor owners of Longtail Island.

Most of the lords of the manors lived in the eastern plains, so on Wednesday morning, the original tour was over, and the two men went home, and that night they stayed in the luxurious governor's mansion.

Although the mansion was nowhere near as large as Hobert's Earl's and the structure was not very complicated, it was lavishly decorated, and it seems that Yannis used it to reimburse a lot of money in the Doge's Palace.

I heard that Yannis also had a private villa, which was more luxurious than this one, but it was not the property of the Doge's Palace, so Hobert didn't bother.

The food on Long Tail Island, with a lot of fresh fruits, is also a local specialty.

At least Foirth liked it, although she used to live a middle-class life, she didn't eat much fruit.

After becoming the lord's wife, she was able to achieve fruit freedom, especially as the loggers' side job was to pick tropical fruits from Dock Island and sell them.

But after all, those fruits have not formed a scale, the production is limited, and Hobert has always advocated frugality, so Furth is still relatively restrained in terms of use, at least not like now, as many fruits as you want.

The next day, Hobert hosted a banquet at the mansion for the lords of the manor and the mines, not in the form of a popular ball, but simply a banquet.

This is Hobert's fiefdom, how comfortable he is.

He didn't think it was solemn enough to talk about business at the ball, so he just had a banquet.

There are more than 30 manor owners and mine owners on Longtail Island combined, and everyone gathered together to talk and laugh on the surface, but in fact, they were a little apprehensive in their hearts, and they didn't know what the new lord had called them to do?

It was a new lord, not a new governor, and he was an earl, and he was a big man in Beckland, and they didn't know what to do with such a big man.

Fortunately, Hobert looked very young and kind, and the beautiful lord's wife, although she didn't talk much, seemed to be very talkative.

As lunch was about to begin, Count Hobert tapped his glass with a spoon, and everyone immediately fell silent and looked at the young earl.

"I need a lot of rubber!" Hobert's words immediately made all the manor owners sit up straight, and they have rubber!

Hobert further explained: "My investment in Beckland requires a lot of rubber! It's more than you can imagine!

"So I'm going to pre-order all your rubber for the next two weeks!"

The faces of the lords of the manor were all covered with smiles, but they didn't expect the new lord to come to do business with them.

Hobert stretched out his hand and introduced the woman in her forties on his right, dressed in the costume of the Church of Mother Earth God: "This is Ms. Jyoti, a bishop of the Mother Earth God Church. ”

Bishop Jyoti, with golden hair, looked at the crowd with a soft gaze and bowed gently to them.

Hobart continued: "Bishop Jyoti will help increase the yield of rubber trees while he is on a mission in Long Tail Island. ”

With that, Hobert made a "please" gesture.

Jyoti got up and said in fluent Rune: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have already gone to see the rubber trees on Longtail Island yesterday, and if you use the potions and planting methods I provided, the yield of rubber trees can increase by 5 times in a week!"

"If I use the new rubber seedlings I have cultivated in the future, the yield can be increased by about 15 times!"

Everyone opened their mouths wide, and there was only one thought in their hearts at this time: deceive!

A 5-fold increase in yield sounds like a lot of, and 15 times is a bit whimsical.

Hobert continued: "Whoever is willing to sell me rubber, and who is willing to use the potion provided by Bishop Jyoti, can come to me and receive the advance payment after a while."

"I will pay the rubber money for the next two weeks at the market price, and provide you with a sum of money to buy the potion, if the potion is effective after use, you have to return the money to me, if the use is invalid, I don't need you to return it."

A few people can't believe that there is such a good thing in the world?

After a few seconds of pause, one of the lord of the manor asked, "If I don't use the potion provided by this bishop, or if I use it partially, can I still get an advance payment?" ”

Hober nodded: "Yes!" ”

Then the lord of the manor asked, "Do those agents affect the longevity of the rubber trees, or the quality of the rubber produced?" ”

Bishop Jyoti also patiently replied: "No! ”

The lords of the manor later expressed their willingness to sell the rubber to the lord at the market price, so that they would not have to deal with the vampire-like buying merchants.

The key is the way to pay for the upfront, which they are certainly more than happy with.

As for the potion provided by Jyoti, they had some concerns, and although Hobart promised to pay for it first, they only promised to use it on some of the trees.

Then Hobert said to the mine owners: "I am going to build a smelter on Long Tail Island, and when you have completed your order, you will ship the ore to me."

"I take as much as I want! Settlement by car, the first two weeks, three days, and then every week. ”

The mine owners also smiled happily.

Everyone was full of praise for this arrogant new lord.

Firth had been looking at them with a smile: in the current situation, it would be easy to get rid of them, but if you squeezed them dry and then drove them away, only Hobart could do it.

After the banquet, under the command of Forth, the financial staff set up their desks and quickly paid out more than 6,000 pounds in advance.

Every manor owner left happily, and the mine owners were completely relieved when they saw the gold pound, and when they returned, they were ready to send the ore to the lord's mansion.

In the afternoon, Hobert arranged the renovation and construction of the rubber processing workshop, as well as the construction of the first batch of factories.

As for the governance of Longtail Island, Hobert's request to Conrad and the others is: understand the specific situation of this island first, do not leave the city for the time being, but be prepared to take over some industries and towns!

Since Freya has been promoted to "sheriff", Hobert temporarily gives her the security of Longtail Island, or indeed Longtail Harbor.

As for the materials used in the first batch of construction, Hobert said that it would arrive tomorrow, and he had already asked Todd in Beckland to purchase them, and they would be shipped tomorrow using "Founder Logistics".

The first batch of construction workers can be transferred from the South Coulson area with some experienced workers, mainly recruited from the local area.

There are quite a few Runnes in Longtail Harbor, but most of them are reluctant to do this kind of labor, but many are willing to make a profit by giving the local natives to Hobart for a short period of time like slaves.

When Hobart first arrived, he must respect the "people's feelings" here, and let them, like intermediaries, provide the main labor force.

With the task laid out, Hobert returns to Beckland, where he has a ball to attend in the evening.

For Hobert, the ball became more and more boring, with endless dancing, endless drinking, endless pleasantries, and finally the dance was over, and it felt like a wasted night.

Of course, this is the norm for Hobert, and many people are still able to achieve quite a few satisfactory results at the prom.

Many people have heard that Hobert rented a huge factory, but it is still unknown what he wants to do, so most of the nobles are still waiting and watching.

Audrey on the side smiled and said, "Hobert, you are becoming less and less inclined to hide your inner thoughts now. ”

"This kind of occasion reminds me of the classes I used to have when I was very reluctant to listen to them, but I had to take them." Hobert sighed.

"Maybe you should go to the table for a piece of barbecue," Audrey suggested, "Tonight's Dixi-style barbecue is very special, and the food always heals the soul." ”

Hober nodded: "That barbecue is really good, but it's wrong to drink this wine." ”

Audrey shook the wine glass in her hand slightly, then looked at the color and said, "Very good wine!" ”

"That's not what I mean......," laughed Hobert, "and if I say that, you're not a gentleman enough." ”

Audrey smiled, "Hobert is the most suave gentleman in Beckland. ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you." Hobert said, "Barbecue should be accompanied by beer." ”

Audrey thought for a moment: "I think I drank beer at a poetry salon. ”

"Beer is not usually served at formal banquets." Hobart said, "You probably haven't drunk too much." ”

Aristocratic gentlemen often drank beer at private gatherings, but ladies and ladies drank a little more fruit wine at their parties.

Audrey suggests, "You're going to have a banquet the day after tomorrow, consider having a beer with a barbecue at your party." ”

Hobert was about to agree, but then smiled helplessly: "If I really do that, I'm afraid my butler will hang himself in front of me." ”

Although he knew that even if Mr. Dophes hung himself from the beams of the house for a day, he would probably not die.

Audrey smiled lightly, and the eyes of the people around her were attracted to this side, as if they saw a blooming flower.

"Mr. Dophis must have had a hard time." She said.

The people around sighed: It's a pity that this beautiful flower is blooming for others.

Audrey seemed to think of something suddenly, and she whispered, "Do you know where to sell barbecue and beer?" We can go and have a taste together. ”

"None of their barbecues are authentic." Hobert swallowed: "Wait for next week to find a time, I'll invite you to an authentic barbecue in the evening." ”

Audrey immediately nodded: "Okay! ”

……

For the next two days, Hobart was very busy, he had to go to MI9 in the morning to clock in and go to work, and as soon as he entered the office, he went to Longtail Island.

After the change of garrisons and officials on this island, the Rune people living here have not yet found any difference from the previous governor's palace.

If I had to say anything different, it was that the police officer in charge of law and order looked too young, and she was still a girl, which always made people feel that the new government would not be very good.

In addition, the clerks carried out the work of determining property rights through the streets and alleys, which was different from the previous governor's palace.

Although the staff explained that once the title is confirmed, the property in their name will be protected by the Governor's Palace.

But there are still many people who think they are smart and think that this is to tax people who have multiple properties, so they all confirm their rights in the names of relatives and friends who do not have real estate in their names.

For the time being, Hobart won't be making much of a move.

In the evening, Hobart now had one more thing to do, and he had to remember the duties, preferences, and so on of the nobles who came to the banquet, which he would need when greeting them.

Hobert, whose memory has obviously been strengthened, has a big head after seeing these things, and sometimes he can't remember it after watching it several times, and it is easy to confuse some nobles.

Fast forward to Saturday, Hobert returned to the Earl's Court after lunch at MI9, and after more than a month of renovation, the Earl's Court could no longer see any dilapidated places, and there were many exquisite works of art in the hall where the banquet was held.

Those were all rewards from the queen and Princess Alice, and Hobert let Dophes put them all out directly, saving him a lot of money.

The food, the band, and so on at the banquet, Hobert was not stingy and tried to do his best.

Of course, the most important thing is that the banquet hall is completely illuminated with light bulbs.

At first, Dophes was very opposed, but when he saw the brightness produced by the rows of light bulbs, he did not insist on his opinion.

For Hobert, the most important thing to light with a light bulb was to hide the small steam generator.

This small generator is a testing machine to verify the operation of the turbine, the steam engine is ready-made, the generator is also ready-made, and the researchers mainly assembled a small turbine.

The results were encouraging, the turbine was operating beyond expectations, and the generator could be supplied even if the entire Earl's Court were replaced with light bulbs.

Hobert carefully moved the generator to the basement, made a hole in the basement, installed a chimney, and had Selena guard it take to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.

Even if it's an operator, don't come out for the time being.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Lord Bradley's family came early.

Hobert, who was sitting in the hall a little bored, got up and smiled, "Is my pocket watch broken?" ”

"No, I'm early." Lord Bradley, who had a beard on his upper lip and was slightly blessed, smiled, "I'll see if I can help if I can, I still have some experience in holding a banquet." ”

Since Hobart "rescued" their father and son, Lord Bradley has repeatedly expressed his gratitude with valuable gifts, and accepted them with his heart, but the gifts have been rejected by Hobart.

Bradley, who has never had any political backing, was not discouraged, but came more diligently.

"There's no reason to ask guests to help." Hobert smiled, "Please be seated." ”

Bradley thanked him before he sat down, but he still asked his son to help, and the meaning was clear: we are your slaves.

This is Bradley's realization after entering MI9: in Beckland, it is not enough to have money, but also to have a solid political backer.

Those old nobles don't take a lord seriously, but the Hobart father and son are different, their political power is still very thin, and they may need some lords to serve.

Bradley felt that this was an opportunity, so he began to cling to Hobart hard.

After sitting down, Bradley smiled and asked, "I wonder who you're going to dance with for your first dance tonight?" ”

Hobert smiled, "Of course it's my lady." ”

Even if Furth no longer liked the occasion, Hobert demanded that she must come to the ball, and that she must do the first dance.

Furth agreed with distress and relief, because she really didn't know what to talk about with the noble ladies, did she really want to talk about the use of Mitsubishi thorns?

Reassuringly, of course, because she knew what the first dance meant.

Hearing Hobert's answer, Bradley was slightly stunned, he came so early today to recommend his daughter Norma.

Because Hobart has not taken his wife to the activities of the nobles of Beckland, this is interpreted by everyone as Hobert deliberately did not bring his wife to Beckland, and he intends to start a new marriage in Beckland.

Bradley didn't expect that Hobert would invite his wife to do his first dance at a banquet he was hosting.

Norma on the side didn't expect it, and then her cheeks flushed slightly, and she remembered her father's entrustment to her yesterday: to do everything she could to become Hobart's lover, which was the greatest contribution she could make to the family.

Bradley was able to think this way because he really couldn't understand why Hobart would help their father and son at that time, and in the end there was only one possibility: the earl wanted to get the beautiful Norma.

Herbert didn't know what the Lord was up to, and talked to him about the recent import and export business with the Visak Empire.

Bradley was a little absent-minded in the first two sentences, but he quickly focused on the conversation.

As the two people chatted, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.

This is one of the reasons why Bradley wants to join Hobert, who does not have the coldness of those high-ranking nobles and the occasional contempt in his eyes.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Furth, who had already changed into his costume, came over and reminded: "Hobert, you should go and greet the guests." ”

With this, she politely nodded slightly to the Bradleys.

Foirth just painted light makeup as usual and wore a fashionable court dress, and his temperament suddenly became lazy and noble.

Furth is actually very beautiful, and she is more dazzling than most noble ladies and ladies when she dresses up a little, especially her lazy temperament, which is difficult for ordinary people to grasp.

This kind of laziness makes it easy to imagine how she stretched out when she just got up, she must be like a kitten, cute and warm.

Bradley and Norma suddenly had no other intentions in their hearts, and Bradley even sighed: Maybe it was this earl who wanted to help him out of kindness at that time.

Hobert sighed when he heard Forth's reminder: "I was having a good conversation, and suddenly I had to go to work." ”

Furth smiled helplessly, as if in a coaxing tone: "Go and greet the guests first, and talk when you come back." ”

Hobert sighed again before getting up, somewhat reluctantly going to greet the guest.

When the guests arrived, Forthth cheered up and smiled and stepped forward to entertain her, until she saw Christine and the Monlisa family, and her smile became more sincere.

The nobles who had invited Hobart to the party before, Hobert sent invitations, but some nobles did not come because of other things.

The other is the nobles who were talked about at the banquet, such as Viscount Glerinte, and many lords like Lord Bradley, who were interested in clinging to.

Zeros add up, dozens of nobles are coming today!

What everyone didn't expect was that Hobert was able to invite Princess Alice, which seemed to prove that their father and son were deeply trusted by the royal family.

Actually, at a ball, Alice asked Hobert: I heard that you are going to have a ball on the 22nd?

Hobart immediately realized that he had to send an invitation to this ancestor tomorrow.

As the number of guests grew, it was getting darker, and the hall became darker, but the servants kept the lights on.

At first, the nobles didn't care, but then the light was so dim that they couldn't help but talk about it.

Even Lisa Mon went to remind Firth: "Go and let the servants turn on the lights." ”

Otherwise, it will be laughed at by the nobles again.

Furth smiled, "Mother, Hobart said to surprise everyone. ”

Meng Lisa was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "You are also messing around with Hobert." ”

Firth smiled a little embarrassedly, but Monlisa didn't say anything more.

On the other side of the hall, Catelyn was also reminding Audrey: "Go and ask the butler of the Earl's Court to turn on the lights, or everyone will start sarcastically mocking Hobert." ”

Audrey smiled and said, "When I entered the door just now, didn't Hobert say that there would be a surprise tonight." ”

Caitlin was slightly stunned: "That's probably what he said." ”

This kind of discourse was common among the nobility.

"Nope." Audrey said: "Hobart rarely makes surprises, and the surprises he says must be real surprises." ”

Through the observation of Hobert's expression and body movements, Audrey was very sure of this, and she could be sure that Hobert was actually reminding her of herself just now.

Caitlin heard her daughter say this, and there was something unusual in her eyes, but she didn't say anything more.

In the center of the hall, Alice also noticed that the light in the room was getting darker and darker, and there was already a noble lady sarcastic: "I used to hear that this earl eats so simple every meal, I didn't believe it, but now I believe it, it's so late, I can't even turn on the light." ”

At this time, someone helped: "Yes, the lights in my house are also on during the day." ”

Alice glanced at the light bulb above her head, which she noticed as soon as she entered.

It's not that she's observant, but she recently had Hobart investigated, and there was news that Hobart was interested in light bulbs.

She followed this clue and guessed that Hobert must have his intention to do this now, and she could even see the surprised expressions of these noble ladies for a moment.

It was getting late, and it was getting darker and darker.

Just when the nobles couldn't bear it anymore and were about to explode, Hobert suddenly appeared on the indoor terrace on the second floor of the hall: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. ”

Hobert bowed slightly, got up, and continued, "I think everyone must be curious why I didn't turn on the lights.

"The reason is simple, I want everyone to remember this moment."

Many aristocrats were already sarcastic about Hobert's trickery, or forcibly explaining the mistake of forgetting to turn on the lights.

The hall couldn't see everyone's faces clearly, so everyone didn't even bother to manage their expressions.

The demigod Hobert took in everyone's expressions: "Ready!" I'll let you take a look at the light of technology! Take a look at 'Earl's Light'! ”

With that, he closed the electric switch on the side.

The hall was as bright as day!

Syllable~

Several nobles did not hold their glasses firmly in their hands and fell to the ground.

Even the homes of the aristocracy used gas lamps at this time, which were exquisite, but the brightness could not be compared with these tungsten bulbs.

Alice in the center of the hall pursed her lips and smiled: This is the Hobart I know.

Audrey smiled slightly when she saw the surprised expressions of her parents and brother, and she felt a strong sense of pride in her heart.

Furth looked at Hobert's smug smile on the terrace: "I can now imagine the future when this guy toyed with the nobles of Beckland."

"The 'Earl's Light' will bring infinite light to Beckland in the future!" On the terrace, Hobert said emotionally: "History will be rewritten from this moment on!" Ladies and gentlemen, you will all be witnesses to this history! ”

Alice took the lead in applauding, and everyone applauded too, even the nobles who had seen the light bulb before applauded Hobert heartily at this time.

Because Hobert's timing was so good, it gave everyone a huge shock!

As the band played, Hobert bowed slightly, descended the back stairs to the terrace, and then took Forth's hand and danced the first dance on stage.

In the elegant music, two people danced and whirled, and Furth smiled and whispered, "This feeling that can attract everyone's attention is actually quite good." ”

Hobart smiled, "That's because you're pretty enough and dancing beautifully."

"I think that after tonight, there will be another goddess in the minds of the nobles of Beckland."

Furth sighed quietly, "But I still don't like this kind of occasion. ”

Audrey saw the two men talking intimately as they danced, turned her head, and talked to Elizabeth about Beckland University.

Alice looked at Forth: This is his wife? That's not all there is to it.

She looked all the way: the curve of the waist was nothing more than that, and the chest was ......

Alice couldn't help but look down at herself: Perhaps, I can develop a little more.

After the first dance, the dance party officially begins.

At today's ball, Hobert danced a dance, because after he came off the stage, people kept coming to talk and ask questions about the light bulbs.

Because they found that more than ten minutes had passed, and none of the light bulbs above everyone's heads had gone out.

These nobles had a very keen sense of smell, and they immediately saw the business opportunity of this new invention, and even those who knew how to provide such a stable amount of electricity from Hobert.

There were too many questions to ask, but Hobert kept his mouth shut, telling them some interesting facts and jokes about Bakeland, which made some of the nobles who couldn't hold their breath itch.

……

After Earl Hobert's ball, Earl Hall was on the carriage on his way back.

Earl Hall asked Audrey, "This is the research project that Hobert invested?" ”

Audrey smiled: "Yes, before he said that he wanted to bring light to Beckland, but he didn't expect it to be real light." ”

"Hobart is very good at setting the mood." Hibbert commented: "Is he also investing in high-capacity battery technology? The whole dance was over, and the lights didn't dim and none of the light bulbs went out. ”

"yes, that's the point." Count Hall said seriously: "None of the light bulbs have gone out, and if I remember correctly, none of the light bulbs on the market will be on for long." ”

He asked, "Audrey, is Hobert's money enough?" Have you ever looked for investment? ”

Audrey reflected on Hobert's finances: "As far as I know, no. ”

"He'll definitely be looking for investment." Earl Hall smiled and said, "When the time comes, remember to tell me." ”

When he saw his daughter's puzzled expression, he then smiled and said, "This is a smart young man, and of course he knows that sometimes monopoly interests are troubles and dangers.

"Of course, he needs to find a few partners to bear these dangers and troubles together."

Audrey nodded slowly, remembering that Hobert had expressed such intentions.

……

In Duke Christine's carriage, Taryn was still excited: "My sister-in-law said it was called an electric light, but I didn't expect it to be so bright, it's like, it's like daytime!" ”

Christine bowed slightly: "This is indeed a novelty." ”

"Foirth said that Hobert has invested a lot in electric lighting and intends to make such products mainly in the future. ”

This may not have been thought of by the nobles, and Hobert never mentioned anything about the light bulb, but Furth, who also knew part of the story, gave a brief explanation to Monlisa in the corner of the ball.

Taryn rejoiced, "Then the night of Beckland will be as bright as the day." ”

……

At this time, in Hobert's mansion, Hobert poured himself a glass of wine, found some food that he had not touched and ate a few bites, he had not had time to eat just now, and his mouth was dry.

However, the goal was achieved, and the nobles had a lot of enthusiasm for electric lighting, which would definitely lead to a series of new topics in the aristocratic circle.

At the same time, he also talked to Lord Atwood, who is now the Secretary of Education, about Elizabeth Cowbeckland University.

The other party promised to help in this regard, and Hobert planned to thank him with a gift in a few days.

After two sips of wine in celebration, Hobert noticed that Furth was a little absent-minded, and he put his arm around the other's waist: "Have you eaten enough for night?" ”

"I'm full." Furth smiled.

At the ball, she notices Audrey and Princess Alice's gaze at Hobert.

Although she is not a "spectator", she still trusts her instincts a lot of the time.

Foirth returned to South Colson the next morning, walking the streets of the city, responding to everyone's greetings, and Foirth was in a better mood.

At this time, a middle-aged tourist in his fifties stepped forward on the street and asked, "Hello." ”

Furth cheered up and smiled, "Hello, what's the matter?" ”

The other person introduced himself, "My name is Spike, and I have a question I want to talk to you about." ”

Spike? Furth was stunned, the name sounded familiar.

(End of chapter)