Of course, Hader only briefly told Bella. He didn't even explain in detail where he was robbed by pirates and where he was rescued by Han Du and others.
But even so, Bella was dumbfounded, as if she was hearing a fantasy. She was robbed by pirates, but she could still save her life. You know, pirates usually kill everyone and throw them into the sea.
, and snatched away all the goods.
And he happened to be saved by these people passing by. This is simply the Lord's care for Harold, allowing him to escape from a certain death situation.
Moreover, the goods snatched from the pirates will be returned to Harold, which is completely impossible. You must know that on the sea, if your goods are not your goods, they will always be your goods. On the sea, the strength is
Sir, whoever leads more ships will be stronger, and he can plunder goods unscrupulously on the sea and turn all the goods into his own.
These people were able to snatch the goods back from the pirates, so logically speaking, the goods belonged to them. But they actually returned the goods to Harold. In Bella's opinion, there must be some premeditation.
.
"Harold" Bella looked at him with a worried look. Since these people were willing to give up such a large sum of money, their demand for Harold would naturally be greater.
Hader guessed what Bella was thinking and shook his head with a smile, "Don't worry, it's really not what you think."
Bella moved her lips twice, but she didn't make the slightest sound. Even if it was as she guessed, there was nothing she could do to change it. If she and Harold had angered those people, maybe they would be like this now
Life would come to naught. After a few months, she was penniless and had to be forced to sign a slave contract. Bella wanted to speak, but with fear of a miserable life, she looked at it with worry.
By Harold.
Instead, Harder smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, my relationship with them is not as bad as you think. Even if it happens one day, it may not be a bad thing for us."
What Harder was referring to was that if he were to be ennobled one day, he would not necessarily have a bad life when he went to the Ming Dynasty.
But Bella only thought that Harold couldn't help himself under the coercion of those people, and now she was just trying to comfort him.
Early the next morning, after a night of sleeping in the open air, Han Du and others were all wet and uncomfortable. No one wanted to delay any longer, they just wanted to go to Khrumos City and have a good rest.
Returning to Horumos, Handu asked Hard: "You said you can go to the city lord's mansion to buy a manor. I don't know if we people can
Can I buy one too?”
Hard nodded, "Of course, anyone can buy the manor of Horumos. As far as Hard knows, the Byzantines and Ottomans have purchased manors here. Moreover, once this manor is purchased, it will include the surrounding areas."
The land will always belong to you, Lord Marquis."
"Oh? Is that good?" Han Du smiled and glanced at Zhu Biao, feeling deeply that such a condition without any threshold was simply created for him.
"Then if I buy a manor, are there any restrictions on what I can do with the manor?" Han Du asked again.
Hader shook his head and replied: "Not at all. As long as you are in your manor, no matter what you do, it is reasonable and the city lord's palace will not care about it. However, it is not easy to buy a manor, but the price will be higher.
."
Han Du nodded, with a satisfied smile on his face. This was the answer he wanted.
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du doubtfully, pulled him away a few steps, and asked in a low voice: "What are you doing buying a manor here?"
Han Du smiled and explained: "Your Highness, originally I thought that I could send troops to occupy a territory by force. Now there is such a good opportunity, which can be solved by just spending money. How can I miss it? No matter how high the price of this manor is,
, that’s much cheaper than sending troops to attack.”
"If we attack, we still need to send troops to guard against the local attacks. But now we only need to spend a little money, not only can we lay a nail here, but we can even be protected by the city lord's palace. It's simply
There’s nothing so good anymore.”
Zhu Biao immediately understood Han Du's thoughts and asked suspiciously: "What do you mean?"
"Buy a large manor and set up a Governor's Mansion here." Han Du immediately replied, "Of course, it cannot be said to be the Governor's Mansion to the outside world, but no matter what we do in the manor, the City Lord's Mansion will not care about it.
This is just what I want."
Zhu Biao suddenly didn't know what to say to Han Du, so that he could occupy a place and set up the Governor's Palace? But judging from Han Du's words, there was nothing wrong with it.
Firstly, there is a place to stay in the manor, right? Secondly, Ming people can do anything in the manor.
The only difference is probably that the layout of this Governor's Mansion is a little smaller. It is just a manor. It is completely incomparable with other Governor's Mansions. Which of the other Governor's Mansions does not control a large area of land?
The land and the natives suppress one side?
"Buy a Governor's Mansion? You can't think of it." Zhu Biao shook his head, sighed and smiled.
Han Du echoed with a smile and said: "This is not what I thought of, but what Khulumos thought of. Even the territory can be sold with a clearly marked price, and I don't know what to say about them."
"Hahaha, this is indeed very beneficial to us." Zhu Biao sighed, his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, "Then let's buy a manor in Hurumos, and the bigger the better!"
"Best greeting, Your Highness." Han Du bowed with a smile.
Zhu Biao turned around with a smile and brought Han Du to Hard. He said, "Had."
"Hader is here." Seeing Zhu Biao's look, Hader guessed that he might have something to say to him and quickly replied seriously.
"Aren't you going to buy a manor? Then let's go. It's just a good time to show us how this manor is bought and sold." Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to signal Hader to lead the way.
When Hard heard that he was taking them to the city lord's mansion to see the manor's transactions, he didn't care. He was going anyway, so there was nothing wrong with taking Zhu Biao and others there.
"Your Highness, please come this way." Harder spoke in Chinese. Even if someone heard him, it would be impossible to know Zhu Biao's identity.
The group of people walked into the city again and found a tavern to rest. After eating and drinking, they slowly arrived at the city lord's mansion.
The palace of the city lord of Horumos is the castle in the middle of the city.
Zhu Biao paused and looked up at the castle in front of him. He said with a bit of sigh, "To be honest, ever since Gu Gu came to this overseas country, it has been a castle like this that made Gu Du have to admire the wisdom of the people who built the castle.
.It is rare for a castle like this to combine the functions of human residence and defense against foreign enemies."
Han Du nodded and said with a smile: "This place has been full of melee for hundreds of years. After such a long and precarious life, if they didn't even have this little wisdom, they would have been killed long ago.
"
War, fighting, and attacks that can be encountered at any time and at any time all make the people here to be wary of everyone around them. Buildings like castles that can combine residence and defense naturally emerged as the times require.
Of course, don't think that the castle is perfect without flaws. In terms of defensive power, it is not as good as the bastion, and in terms of living comfort, it is not as good as the Ming Dynasty's house.
There is nothing extraordinary about the castle, it just exists in line with the environment here. Compared to
On the contrary, the city layout of the Ming Dynasty was more reasonable. The city walls and moats formed a strong defense against foreign invasion. There were also rivers and lakes in the city. People built houses to live in and enjoyed a comfortable life and beautiful natural environment.
"What you said is true. Since these people can survive in a chaotic and fighting environment, they certainly have their merits." Zhu Biao glanced at the castle in front of him.
A tall gate opened in front of the castle, with elite soldiers wearing armor and holding spears standing on both sides. However, inside the open gate, most of the people coming and going were people from the city lord's palace, and ordinary people almost came here.
The most people who can enter the City Lord's Mansion are those who come to buy the manor. But the price of the manor is so high, and only a few people can afford it. How can there be many people coming here? In fact, it takes ten and a half days in the City Lord's Mansion.
There may not even be an ordinary person entering.
But today, a large group of people suddenly arrived at the door of the City Lord's Mansion. This aroused the curiosity of the people around them, especially the taverns on both sides. There were many eyes staring at them. Some people even grinned, showing bloodthirsty faces.
But Han Du and the others saw these different expressions in their eyes and stared back one by one without fear.
Some people recognized the origins of Han Du and others. After all, they just killed a thief on the street yesterday. Although there was not much noise, the clean and neat method was enough to scare most people.
Those who recognized the origins of Han Du and others quickly whispered a few words into the ears of their friends, and most of them withdrew their gaze and ignored them. Some even simply stood up and left, not wanting to offend Han Du.
Measure a line.
But he also had self-control and was not afraid of Han Du and others. He still looked at them directly, but his expression also changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Zhu Biao also noticed everyone's expressions, but he didn't care at all what those people's plans were. He smiled and said, "Let's go in and see how this territory is bought and sold."
The group of people walked into the city lord's mansion under the watchful eyes of a few strong men.
"What do they want to do when they enter the city lord's mansion?"
"I don't know. I have never seen these outsiders before. Who knows their origins?"
"I know the leader. He is Child Harold, a famous big businessman in the city. I heard that when he went to sea for trade, the cargo ship was robbed by pirates and people were thrown into the sea. Now it seems that there are rumors
Wrong, not only did he have nothing to do, but he made a fortune this time he went to sea."