Although this area is tantamount to paradise in the eyes of the settlement thugs, in fact the Principality of Lintonburg is the poor territory in the southernmost part of the Holy Lionheart Empire.
Linton Castle is a town with a population of over ten thousand people. Its architectural style is from the transition period from the Middle Ages to the Steam Age. It has a mixture of various distinctive buildings, such as domed churches, Roman columned town halls, Victorian houses, etc.
The Duke of Lintonburg is an old man in his sixties, with a loud voice and an exaggerated gray beard that vaguely shows his bravery in those days.
The eldest son Count Maris who was following him was also a tall and sturdy middle-aged man.
It is easy to imagine the reason why little fat Anderson was not liked by the Duke of Lintonburg.
Lu Ming and others were welcomed into Fort Linton as heroes.
The old Duke led dozens of noble heavy-armored knights, and organized more than a thousand musketeers, archers, spearmen, grenadiers, and artillery. Because of the containment of "Mr. Yuan" and other heroes, he was able to
He was able to lead the territorial guards into the battlefield and defeat hundreds of looters.
What the old Duke didn't know was that the first two waves of "looters" numbering in the thousands had long been dispersed by "Mr. Yuan" and his mysterious power. There were only hundreds of corpses left on the battlefield, but they were destroyed by "Mr. Yuan" and his mysterious power.
Mr. Yuan" put it away.
But even if the old Duke looks at it from the outside, "Mr. Yuan" and the others still deserve the most credit.
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The hotel in the center of Fort Linton is actually a pub that also functions as a hotel.
Count Maris personally sent Lu Ming and others to the hotel.
However, after the old Duke and "Yuan" inquired about the situation of the plunderers, they were now preparing to organize a counterattack to eliminate the invaders in the territory, so Earl Maris hurried away after saying a few polite words.
The fat boy Andre stayed with Lu Ming and explained the customs and customs of the empire to Lu Ming.
There are two types of hotels in the empire, one is in the town and the other is a carriage hotel.
It is easy to understand in the town, and the carriage hotel is basically located at the node of a large post road. A trading place will be formed around the carriage hotel, becoming a center for merchants to gather.
Hotels in towns, such as the Lingtong Castle Town Tavern, are quite large landmark buildings. The basic layout includes halls, stables, kitchens, storage areas (cellars), guest rooms, etc.
The guest rooms vary greatly. There are public guest rooms, the sanitary conditions are worrying, and there are more than a dozen straw beds in a compact space.
The travel expenses of Lu Ming and others were paid by Masri on his behalf, using stone coins similar to those in the extreme south of the desert. This special stone is considered relatively precious in this continent and is easy to store and use as currency.
However, the output of gold and silver in this continent is extremely rare and extremely valuable. The value of silver coins is uncertain. Generally speaking, a silver coin of about 2 grams can be valued at 10,000 stone coins, and the stone coins have about the same payment power as the pound sterling in Lu Ming's previous life in the steam era.
For example, Lu Ming lives in the best room in the hotel, with a living room and a separate bathroom. The daily income is about 0.1 yuan, which is called 100 denarius, and 1000 dedor is 1 currency. For urban residents, the income is about 4 to 5 yuan per month.
about.
Lu Ming substituted Doyle into the currency of his previous life, with a room worth one hundred yuan and a middle-class income of four to five thousand, and it was easy to have a corresponding concept of money.
However, gold and silver are so expensive in this world, which gave Lu Ming many ideas.
After all, one silver coin was equivalent to about ten million yuan in the previous life.
But even though this hotel had the best room, Lu Ming couldn't get used to it, so he went back to the RV in Hedong City to rest at night.
Of course, most of the so-called resting in the RV is spent dealing with various matters on the mainland.
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In the tea room, the Duke of Lintonburg and his sons were sitting, and the only guest was Lu Ming.
Reinforcements from the two nearby territories arrived and cleared away the plunderers of the Principality of Linton. Although it itself suffered great losses, it was a great success for the Principality to reverse a shocking catastrophe.
Everyone is celebrating, yesterday was the "Victory Day Banquet".
Lu Ming wanted to know that even though he did not participate, the catastrophe in the remaining months would be highlighted in the history books of the Principality of Linton. After all, the war was too tragic.
In fact, he helped get rid of thousands of the most ferocious looters, the first group of settlement mobs who rushed to the front. Most of them became prisoners and are now slaves in Hedong City, but their lives should be better than their previous lives.
Even better.
Without him, relying on the Duke of Lintonburg himself and the loose reinforcements, I am afraid that Lintonburg would have become a hell on earth.
Not only the Duke of Lintonburg, but also little fat man Anderson didn't know about these inside stories.
However, the Duke of Lintonburg was still full of gratitude. After all, it was the young man named "Yuan" in front of him who revealed the origins and weaknesses of the plunderers, which enabled him to organize the entire territory to fight back, and even sent a letter of invitation via pigeon.
Reinforcements came, but even so, our side also suffered heavy losses. The looters were too terrifying. Although they were divided into dozens of people, no more than a hundred at most, every confrontation made people tremble. The bloody scene, today
I still have lingering fear when I think about it.
"Thank you very much! Yuan!" The old Duke raised his teacup.
This is already the Nth time he has expressed his gratitude.
Lu Ming raised his teacup, "Lord Anderson agreed to take in my weak people, so I should express my gratitude to you, Duke! Lord Anderson's noble character is probably due to your words and deeds."
Standing in a row at the back, the old Duke's sons all had disapproving looks on their faces. Anderson secretly gestured to Lu Ming, naturally meaning not to mention him as much as possible, so as not to upset his father.
The old Duke glanced at his younger son and smiled at Lu Ming: "Yuan, I heard that you are going to the imperial capital?"
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Yes, I want to broaden my horizons. Although the place where I lived before was not a desert settlement, but a desert oasis that the settlement residents called the Lost City-state, it was a small city-state after all. I had never seen it before.
It’s a very big city!”
The old Duke nodded slightly, "That just so happens that Maris will represent me at the annual National Congress of the Imperial Capital. You can go with his motorcade and there is no need to find a guide."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Ah, thank you, Lord Duke." Lu Ming clasped his fists slightly.
According to the introduction from the fat man Andre, the annual National Congress of the Empire is extremely important. Grand Dukes of the major principalities, dukes of principalities, and counts of independent earldoms must participate. Those who cannot attend the meeting must also ensure that they have obtained the right to inherit.
The future lord attended the meeting.
The most important matters in the empire were decided by the "National Assembly", including the selection of the emperor when the throne was vacant.
The Lion Heart Empire has five royal lines, which are the great ducal families of the five principalities. The emperor must be born from these families.
However, the Snow Lion Grand Duke's family is extremely powerful, and the emperor has been hereditary for the fifth generation.
However, with the rise of the powerful enemy Styx Empire in the north, some dignitaries of the Lionheart Empire blamed this on the fact that the empire's development had stagnated under the leadership of the Snow Lion Royal Family. It also happened that the current Lionheart Emperor, the Snow Lion Archduke Falken, was old and his life span was in sight.
As time passes, there are even more undercurrents surging within the empire.
In this "National Congress", Emperor Falcon plans to recruit young talents from the local nobles for his favorite granddaughter, and requires the lords of each territory to bring unmarried heirs into the imperial capital.
The granddaughter of Emperor Falcon is exceptionally beautiful, and is the dream lover of countless powerful children in the empire. She is known as the most stunning beauty in the Lion Heart Empire.
The emperor also loved his granddaughter very much. When he was ten years old, he was named "Constance". It was an original title created by the emperor for his beloved granddaughter. It probably meant the beautiful girl queen.
Falcon the Great's preferred heir is Constance's father and Falcon the Great's eldest son, Grand Duke Conrad.
Three years ago, Emperor Falcon resigned from the title of Snow Lion Grand Duke and was succeeded by his eldest son Conrad. The signal of handing over the baton was already obvious.
Nowadays, he is looking for a son-in-law for the beautiful Princess Rose, the most precious treasure of the empire, so he also intends to form a marriage alliance to gain support for his son.
And these, of course, have nothing to do with the Principality of Lintonburg.
Not to mention that the heir to the old Duke, Earl Maris, was married, but the Principality of Lintonburg itself, a small principality located on the southernmost edge, could not come under the eyes of Emperor Falcon under any circumstances.
Although the principality also has one vote for discussion, it basically goes along with the crowd and votes every year, and this year is no exception.
On the contrary, this is the first time that Maris will go to the imperial capital in place of his father this year. Although he is already in his thirties, there is excitement on his face.
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The next day, Lu Ming and the fat boy Andre returned to his territorial village.
Lu Ming said goodbye to his "tribal people" and prepared to go to the imperial capital of the Lion Heart Empire.
"Ah, this is..." Little Fatty Andre's eyes widened.
While walking and chatting at the end of the village, Lu Ming took out a silver coin and handed it to Andre. It was an old coin from the Northern Territory. Now it has been abolished and all uses imperial banknotes.
"This is the currency of my city-state. Do you think it has any value?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
Andre took it carefully, blew and bit it, and exclaimed again and again, "It's amazing, the craftsmanship is much better than the craftsmanship of my empire's silver coins, and the silver content is also richer, amazing, amazing!"
Lu Ming smiled: "I'll give it to you as living expenses for the old and weak in my tribe. I hope you'll treat them well."
"Ah? No way!" Andre was completely shocked.
"Should it be enough to provide for the elderly? If the children can work in the future, they will be given light jobs. For those who cannot work, don't starve them. I will continue to pay the fees in the future."
"Ah, no, no, no, that's enough. Those children don't do anything. I can feed them for a lifetime. The interest on investing this much money is enough!" Andre looked up at Lu Ming, "Yuan,
Do you not know the value of silver coins and didn’t you listen to my explanation?”
"Whether you understand or not, thank you and leave it to you!" Lu Ming smiled and patted Andre on the shoulder.
Andre was stunned for a while, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You are a strange person. I don't know what you want to do, but I will definitely do what you told me and I won't let you suffer..." He glanced at the silver coin in his hand and said,
"Although, it seems like you are at a disadvantage no matter what."
Lu Ming smiled: "I will leave tomorrow. I don't know what day we will meet again. Please take care!"
Andre looked towards the direction of the Imperial Capital in the far north and sighed softly: "I have never been to the Imperial Capital before. I heard that the roads there are paved with gold..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing big going on in this small village. I think your deputy is handling it very well. You can go to the imperial capital with me!"
Andre shook his head, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, "My father would not agree."
Lu Ming nodded slightly, "I'll help you think of a solution."
Andre's eyes lit up, he raised his head and said, "Really?"
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Three days later, there was a black carriage in the convoy heading to Fort Linton and the Imperial Capital.
In the carriage, Lu Ming and little fat Andre sat opposite each other.
Andre's excited eyes never moved away from the car window, looking at the scenery outside, and suddenly said: "Yuan, thank you so much!"
Lu Ming smiled, of course he had selfish motives.
When I went to the Lion Heart Imperial Capital, I only took Yuanba and Yuan Qing with me, plus the local natives Abbas and Arthur. However, these two natives were settlement natives and it was their first time coming to the empire.
Therefore, I need a guide who is familiar with the basic affairs of the empire, and Andre is naturally the most suitable candidate.
Maris is too arrogant. Although his father asked him to, he is also very cold towards himself. This is probably because he thinks that he has not contributed much in the war between the principality and the marauders. It is his father who praises him too highly. See
Being a VIP is completely unnecessary.
Andre is different, he sees himself as a respectable friend.
"Sir, do you want some water?"
Sitting next to Lu Ming is "Stinger" Dibaya, the chief's wife of Heimusen, a rose with thorns. At this time, she is completely dressed as a local woman, with a sky-blue aristocratic young lady's dress that stretches her slender waist.
Particularly detailed, she herself has been practicing jujitsu all year round and is very good at stabbing the enemy's vital points at incredible angles when fighting with the enemy. Nowadays, the beautiful young woman in a blue skirt, soft soles, pink and white cloth shoes, and long light red hair looks very charming.
She took out her water bag for the third time.
After Di Baiya heard from the little fat man Andre that "Yuan" had spent a huge amount of wealth to arrange the future of her people and was about to leave, she must accompany Lu Ming and do her best to protect and serve Mr. Yuan to express herself
of gratitude.
From this, Lu Ming became a group of six people, Lu Ming, Yuan Ba, Yuan Qing and the original guide Arthur, plus Diba Ya and her loyal warriors to protect Abbas.
But it was obvious that Di Baiya was not a qualified maid. She only knew to ask Lu Ming again and again if he wanted some snacks, if he wanted some water, etc.
She carried various snacks in a small box with her, which were originally given to her by Lu Ming as snacks for the long journey.
When she first got in the car, Lu Ming asked her to distribute some, and she tasted one, and now the wonderful taste seems to still be between her teeth and cheeks.
"When I want to eat or drink, I will ask you for it. Oh, you can do whatever you want. You can eat as many snacks as you like. You probably didn't get these often before."
Lu Ming said it politely. In fact, Dibaya didn't eat it often before? She had never seen it at all. When she was in Heimusen, even though she was the chief's wife and the supreme hostess of the settlement, she only ate it every month.
It would be nice to have some meat. This kind of melt-in-your-mouth dessert is so delicious that I can't even imagine it exists.
After listening to Lu Ming's words, Debaya's mouth was suddenly filled with fragrance, and the wonderful taste of chewing delicious snacks hit her mouth again.
Swallowing her saliva, Debaya shook her head, "I'm not hungry."
Lu Ming was already looking out the window, thinking about the Prince of Styx.
