Whether it is mining ore in Gervais's buffer zone or stationing troops in the buffer zone, Lanni has broken through the unspoken rules recognized by the nobles.

Benny belonged to the captain of the garrison in this territory, and he must patrol the border regularly. Viscount Lenny wanted to prevent Benny from reporting the matter to Rose Castle, so he bribed Benny with 5 gold coins.

"Sir, this Viscount Lenny has violated your rights!" At this time, Thomas also read the contents of the envelope and showed an angry expression. Whether he was standing in the Earl's position or in the position of the new owner Gervais,

Thomas felt that his master's interests had been violated.

"Yes, Thomas, the content of the letter has clearly shown that Viscount Lenny broke the unspoken rules among the nobles! Dig for my wealth within the buffer zone that belongs to me." Gervais nodded.

, took back the envelope, looked at Viscount Lanny's name, and thought about a very important question, but before that, he needed to find out the specific information about Viscount Lanny.

"Thomas, have you heard of this Viscount Lanny?"

"Sir, the soldier who was interrogated once confessed that the servant who delivered the letter was from the west. It was because of his confession that I went to the guest room to find this letter!" Thomas answered Gervais respectfully,

He told the reason why he could find this letter.

After pausing to think, Thomas seemed to remember something, so he continued: "Sir, I heard a conversation between two noble gentlemen at a banquet in Roseburg. In the conversation, they talked about this territory.

To the west of there is a Viscount named Lanni. He is a vassal of another count in the Principality of Jean. His territory is rich in coal mines, but Viscount Lanni is very stingy. Every time he sells coal mines to other nobles,

The coal will be wetted with water in advance to increase the weight. However, because other places rich in coal mines are far away, if you go to other places to buy, the freight cost will be much higher, so you can only buy it in Viscount Lanny.

Buy here!”

After listening to Thomas' words, Gervais felt more and more that there was something very fishy about Viscount Lenny's presence in the buffer zone.

"Thomas, how much coal mine can be bought with 5 gold coins?" Gervais suddenly asked.

As a valet, Thomas obviously knew a lot about these purchases, and he answered Gervais with only a little calculation.

"Sir, a carriage can pull 500 kilograms of coal ore! 5 gold coins can buy 1,000 carts of coal ore!"

"The Viscount Lenny said in the letter that he was mining coal in the buffer zone, but he bribed Benny with 5 gold coins. Is Viscount Lenny a fool?" Gervais sneered, looking at the words in the letter.

Word.

The content of this letter cannot withstand scrutiny at all. Any lord with any brain knows that there is definitely something wrong with that mine. Only people like Benny are just guards stationed there. Any gains or losses in the buffer zone have nothing to do with him.

.

But those five gold coins were a real windfall. As long as he turned a blind eye, he could swallow this windfall, so he ignored the information in the letter that could not withstand scrutiny.

"Sir, Viscount Lenny has to resort to tricks when selling coal mines to others. Obviously he won't be so generous." Thomas had already reacted when Gervais asked how much coal mine he could buy for 5 gold coins. He understood that Gervais was like this.

The meaning of asking.

"Sir, do you need to send someone to Rose Castle for this matter? Viscount Lanni has obviously violated the interests of the earl and you!"

"No, don't tell Alice yet. When I go to inspect the territory tomorrow, I will stop by there to check before making any plans!" Gervais shook his head, not wanting Alice to know about this yet.

If Alice knew about it, she would definitely go to Viscount Laney's lord to protest.

If the matter gets too big and the king is involved, Viscount Lanni can be allowed to evacuate, but if there is anything valuable in the buffer zone, the king will definitely take it for himself, and it will be justified.

This will not do you any good, and it will also attract a viscount as an enemy.

Although Viscount Laney has now violated his own interests, Gervais wants to know what is in the buffer zone first, and then make a plan whether to negotiate peacefully or fight hard and fight to the death.

If there is really good stuff in the buffer zone, Gervais wants to take possession of it. Even if he can't take it all, he can still suffer a small loss and share the benefits with Viscount Lanny. After all, his territory is now very poor and needs money very much, and he

The strength is too weak.

But everything needs to wait until tomorrow to make a decision.

"Okay, sir!" Gervais made the decision. Of course Thomas had no objection. He could only obey or make suggestions. As for making the decision, only Lord Gervais, as the owner of this land, could make it.

"Have the guards who were chasing Benny come back?" Two or three hours had passed, and Gervais felt vaguely in his heart that he might not be able to catch Benny tonight. The territory was so big, and the lights were on, and as long as he was out of sight, he would probably only be able to catch Benny.

Let’s wait until daybreak before searching again!

"My lord, you haven't come back yet!"

After receiving Thomas's answer, Gervais nodded, indicating that he understood, and then ordered: "Thomas, I am going to go back to the room to sleep now. If you catch Benny, come and tell me! By the way, let Laurie take Benny's

Watch out for that subordinate! Don’t let him escape!”

"Okay, sir! You can rest assured. If Benny is captured, I will come and notify you!" Thomas saluted Gervais, then saw that Gervais had gotten up and immediately walked to the study.

door, open the door.

Seeing Thomas open the door, Gervais nodded to him, walked out of the door, and then returned to his bedroom.

Although Gervais is still not used to the lifestyle of having a servant to help him even open the door, I have to say that Thomas's performance is very good.

For Thomas and others, enjoying their service is what nobles should do. If Gervais refuses their service, they will be frightened and feel that they have lost the trust of their master.

…

The next day, when Gervais woke up again, the sun had already risen in the sky. There were too many things happened last night. When he fell asleep, the sound of cockcrows could be heard faintly outside the castle.

But fortunately, he is one of the evil nobles in this world. He can sleep as late as he wants, and no one dares to care about him. Gervais climbed up from the bed without pulling the cord at the head of the bed.

, but put on the clothes by herself.

When he opened the door, he saw Thomas standing outside the door. He was surprised to see Gervais coming out, and then greeted: "Good morning, sir! Why didn't you ring the bell!"

The bell Thomas was talking about was hung on the door of Gervais's bedroom, with a thread attached to it. As long as it was gently pulled, Thomas, who was guarding outside the door, would go in and wait for Gervais to get up. This was also the standard for nobles to get up.

Way.

Gervais could even have breakfast in bed before getting up if he wanted to.

"Oh! I forgot! Don't worry about this, Thomas." Gervais replied casually when he saw Thomas's look of surprise.

"Thomas, did you catch Benny?"

"Sir, the guards have returned. But they didn't catch Benny! Audrey is waiting to report the situation to you!" Thomas replied respectfully.

"Oh, then let him come to the restaurant to find me!" As expected, after not coming back for so long last night, Gervais knew that there was little hope of catching Benny.

This place is different from the ancient times on earth. In ancient times on earth, everything from county towns to capitals were protected by city walls. In this world, except for the big lords and nobles, small nobles like Gervais and the others only have one castle.

Villages basically don't have walls or even wooden fences. As long as they leave the castle, there are no obstacles that can trap people.

Benny escaped late at night. There were no flashlights or torches in this world. As long as someone ran out more than ten meters and got into the jungle, it would be difficult to catch him.

Afterwards, Gervais came to the dining room, because he didn't know when Gervais would get up, and there were not many servants in the castle. When Gervais arrived at the restaurant, Jimmy knew that he had gotten up, and he immediately served breakfast from the kitchen.

The food has been prepared and placed on the long table.

"Well, Jimmy, in addition to barbecue, the broth and vegetable soup you cook are also good. I will teach you some new dishes another day!" While eating the meal, Gervais did not hesitate to praise him. And standing at the long table was

Jimmy was all smiles at the moment.

Gervais is very lucky that he has a good cook. Otherwise, even eating would not be up to the standard of his previous life. Then this nobleman would not be perfect in front of him. It is a pity that there seems to be no rice in this world, otherwise Gervais would be even happier. After all, he

I grew up eating rice, but I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable eating bread every day.

"Dear Sir, it is my greatest honor to serve you!" Jimmy bowed quickly after being praised by Gervais.

"No need to be modest, you deserve this compliment. When the castle recruits servants, I will ask Thomas to help you choose a few apprentices, so that you can relax!" Jimmy is the only cook in the castle now. Apart from him, he

In addition to cooking food for Gervais, Jimmy also needs to cook meals for Thomas and the guards, so the kitchen is also in urgent need of manpower.

"Thank you for your consideration, sir!"

Gervais stopped talking and began to work hard to eliminate food. He still had many things to do today. First, he found the location of the red dot in the name of patrolling the territory to see what it was.

Then he needed to know the situation in several villages in the territory, and finally he had to go to the place where Viscount Lanni mined ores in the buffer zone.

"Lord Baron!" Gervais ate for a while. Audrey, who was responsible for leading the team to hunt down Benny, came to Gervase and saluted carefully.
Chapter completed!