Chapter 40: Lords

After dinner, the lord called the butler and asked, "You found today's bread?" ”

"Atonement, sir. Although he said this, the butler did not have a panicked look, and the lord did not mean to blame, "This is what the eldest young master asked him to bring over." ”

"Oh, he just went out to return to the provincial capital today, if I'm not mistaken. ”

"Yes, sir. It seems that I met it on the street, someone brought this bread to sell, and when the eldest young master touched it, he asked people to send 2 pieces back. There is not much bread left today, and the eldest young master asked people to send some to the house every day, and also gave them a carriage on credit. ”

"Oh, are the people of our territory?" asked the lord, seemingly strange that there were such capable people in his own territory who would make delicious bread.

"Yes, it was from Tagi Village on the other side of the mountain, and it is said that a man named Yakuro taught his students. The butler explained to the lord.

"Oh, Yao Lao..."The lord felt that he should have heard of this man, but he couldn't remember it.

"Master, after Madame gave birth to the third young master, her body was weak, and it was the old man who went to the depths of the stone ridge to collect medicine to raise her body. The housekeeper reminded his master.

"I remembered that he went out on adventures when he was young and only came back later. No wonder you can make this kind of bread, probably because you have been to the imperial capital. This kind of bread is only available there, and I only tasted it when I was promoted to the rank of viscount, and I went to the imperial capital. At that time, I still wanted my retinue to come back, but the people in the imperial capital were above the top and ignored the people I sent. How unreasonable!"

The lord remembered what happened to him in the imperial capital, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. At that time, he had just been promoted to the rank of viscount, and he went to the imperial capital to be enthroned, and he saw this kind of baked bread on the streets of the imperial capital, and he liked it very much, it was much better than the old-fashioned method. He identified himself and wanted his entourage and boss to learn the art of bread making.

Unexpectedly, the boss not only didn't teach, but also ridiculed them, saying that a little viscount should be a character, the dukes of the imperial capital are all grabbing a handful, and the earl is already a little minions, not to mention a viscount, they have all seen it in the emperor of the imperial capital. He also said that you hillbillies thought everything was good when they saw it, and drove them away, thinking that they were affecting their business.

The lord is angry, sweet Don't I know myself, the empire has a total of 4 actual dukes, guarding the empire at the border of the empire, even if you count the court nobles who have no territory, the duke does not have more than two hands, and the extra duke is your own feud, MD.

But the lord didn't dare to do it yet, he would lose face with the civilians, and the officials of the imperial capital would definitely protect the people of the imperial capital, and the lord was not a direct subordinate of the emperor, but a vassal of the Duke of Kweiyuta.

The full name of the lord is Gabrie Sainsbury, and his own territory is called Sainsbury Territory, referred to as Cyber Territory, and he is in his early 40s this year. Sainsbury's territory was originally a barony's territory, in the south of the province of Vyfel, close to Stone Ridge, the geography is relatively remote, and the products are not rich, but fortunately, the territory has a salt lake, which can make some money. Because the salt lake is not large, the salt produced is not much, and it can only be sold in the territory and a few surrounding territories, and it does not make a lot of money.

Thirteen years ago, a war broke out between the Xavier Empire and the Silversword Empire in the west due to a newly discovered mineral near Lake Taberina on the border, and the unexpected death of the princess married to the Xavier Empire.

The war was fought for three years, originally confined to the vicinity of Lake Taberina, but later the two sides fought a real fire, and the border line was in full swing, almost a full-scale war.

Gabry also participated in that war, and the lord was obliged to fight for his own lord, and he brought soldiers from his own territory, and prepared his own weapons and armor. The feudal lord only provided food and pensions.

Although Gabri's feudal lord is not the emperor himself, he is the Duke of Kweiuta, but the Duke of Kweiuta is still a territory of the empire, and he is not independent, and he still has the obligation to fight for the emperor.

Speaking of which, the duke can legally become a principality independently, but if the monarchy is strong, few principalities seek independence regardless of it.

In that war, neither empire took advantage, and then the countries next to it began to move, and the two empires felt that there was no point in fighting like this, so they negotiated peace.

Because the war was fought for more than three years, it was called the three-year war.

Gabry almost knocked out his family in the three-year war, the empire gave not enough pensions, and even the grain and grass had to be replenished by himself in the later period, and the two empires could not fight, the most important thing was that there was no profit. Although Gabrie paid a lot of money, it was not too much of a loss, and after the war, the knighthood was upgraded by one level and he became a viscount.

Because he was not directly under the emperor, Gabri's exploits in the war were underestimated, and although he was promoted to the rank and his territory was expanded a lot, he did not build a city. Originally, each viscount was able to have a city, and if it was not available in the territory, the empire would help build the city and cover part of the cost.

Gabrie's assistance in building a city is gone, and it has been exchanged for some rewards, although it is not a little, but it is much worse than the construction of a city, and it is not enough to build a city at all. In fact, even with help, there are very few cities that can be built immediately, and most of them require the accumulation of several generations, or there are cities in the territory originally.

In the years since Gabrie became a viscount, he has been saving money, hoping to upgrade his town to a city, but unfortunately, the gap is still a bit big.

The damage of that war was indeed too great, and the population of Viscount Gabrie's territory had been reduced a lot, and it had only recently recovered. Originally, Duke Kwiyuta had the intention of becoming an independent principality, but after this war, he dispelled his thoughts and still existed as the province of Vifer of the Silver Sword Empire.

After all, the province of Vyfer and the Xavier Empire have a border, and the independence may face the attack of the two empires, even if the Silver Sword Empire cares about the old feelings, the Xavier Empire will not show mercy, and during the three-year war, the troops of the Duke of Kweiuta caused a lot of trouble to the Xavier Empire, and the Xavier Empire suffered several big losses in the hands of the Duke.

The territory of the Duke of Kwaiyuta is the province of Vifer, and the main city is the city of Wickham, which is located on the banks of the Nigal River, and the Nigal River can reach the imperial capital upstream. There are only six cities in the entire province of Verfel, so it is not too unlucky for Viscount Gabriel to have no cities.

Viscount Gabrie's eldest son served in the Knights of Wickham City and was about to become an official knight.

Viscount Gabriel had five children, the eldest son mentioned earlier, and the second was a daughter, 17 years old, named Pell Sainsbury, who studied at the Conservatory of Music in Wickham City. The third child, a son, Nichol Sainsbury, was sixteen years old, and the viscount was preparing to send him to the knights of the provincial capital in a few days. The fourth son is still the second son, Flower Sainsbury, 12 years old, who is learning to read and write, and is always scolded by his younger daughter. The little girl's name is Daer, 5 years old, she is the one who grabbed Flower's bread in front, and her biggest hobby is bullying Flower.

Although Flower is much older than Dale, he is always the one who suffers, and who calls the youngest daughter the most favored.