Jerry was self-centered and taught Lei his experience in managing property: "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to manage accounts now. Even if those housekeepers are a little corrupt, they only embezzle you hundreds of thousands of gold coins every year. What's that?"
They don't dare to embezzle too much... You just need to keep all the gold coins in your hands, and allocate a part of the gold coins to them every year for banquets and so on. Anyway, their salary is the matter of the Imperial State Department, so you don't have to worry about it too much.
More. Finally, you can go to the Finance Academy in the Imperial Capital to find a few top students, raise their families in your mansion, and then ask them to settle the accounts for you. Arrange a team of soldiers next to each accountant.
, I guarantee that no one will dare to hide the price of one copper from you."
Lei finally asked: "This, when checking the accounts, can the empire's army be used?"
Jerry's eyes widened in surprise. He explained: "Lei, you are the commander of the army. This is what the nobles of the empire do. When settling accounts, in order to fear that the tax collectors below will do something strange, they naturally have to send some troops to intimidate them.
Are they? You know, 10% of the taxes you collect need to be paid to the national treasury, and no one wants to suffer losses in their accounts."
Lei nodded quickly: "But with an annual income of tens of millions of gold coins, can this money be spent?"
Jerry exclaimed: "Oh my god, Lei, who are we? The heads of those big aristocrats control one or several chambers of commerce. Through business activities across the continent, they can collect hundreds of millions in profits every year.
Well...are you still afraid that there is no place to spend more than tens of millions of gold coins? The best wine in the imperial capital costs 500 gold coins per bottle, the best women cost 10,000 to 30,000 gold coins at first glance, and the most popular women, they
It’s a small thing to charge you one hundred thousand gold coins in one night.”
"Also, if you want to pursue women and seduce women, those jewelry are indispensable. Each piece costs thousands of gold coins. Also, it is also a happy thing to go to the casino occasionally...
.The Milomi I know is the most famous playboy in the imperial capital and one of my best friends. He spends his father’s 20 million gold coins every year, all on women and fine wine.”
Lei's mind was completely confused. He walked out of the door of his mansion like a zombie, reluctantly climbed onto his horse, and asked: "Milomi? Who is his father? How could he be so wasteful?
"
Jerry shrugged his shoulders: "His father is the Marquis of Kress, and the Marquis of Kress is the son of Duke Kress, and Duke Kress, he is the minister of state of the empire... Do you understand?"
Lei rode forward slowly and reluctantly said: "I understand, well, these are some very complicated things, and I have to learn them carefully. What you mean is that, in fact, I don't need to worry about myself now.
Those industries and stuff, right?"
Jerry nodded, motioned for the knights behind him to follow, and said: "Of course, you are the commander of the Mad Dragon Legion, and your biggest task is to manage the affairs of the legion. You don't even have to train them, because the training
Mr. Gaddafi is responsible for the affairs of the soldiers... Why do you have to pay attention to those industrial issues? You sign the industrial certificate, then you just wait to collect the money. That's what I did. However, I used to
The annual income is only a pitiful few hundred thousand gold coins, but now it is finally prosperous."
Jerry had a smug look on his face, very satisfied with his current territory. He smiled and said: "My father is the third son of my grandfather, and he may not be able to take over the power of the family, so I must give myself
Try to make more profits in your future life. My father only has the title of earl. My current title is the same as my father's. So according to the custom of the empire, my father will be awarded the title of marquis at this award ceremony.
"
Lei asked angrily: "So, your father's territory will also be expanded?"
Jerry frowned, shook his head and said: "No, Lei, is it my father's territory? My father has no territory, because he is the son of my grandfather, and everything about him comes from my grandfather. He belongs to the kind of person who has a title.
A person who receives tens of thousands of imperial gold coins as a salary every year. Unless my grandfather died and left a territory to my father in his will, my father would not have his own territory."
Lei nodded in realization and said oh. Jerry sighed: "The nobles of the empire, if they don't have military merit, they can only rely on their ancestors' legacy and cannot have their own new territory. So this time I was
My father is very happy about the reward. But the other uncles and uncles are absolutely unhappy."
Lei's eyes widened: "Why? They are your uncles. You have made great achievements. Don't they also have glory?"
Jerry whispered viciously: "Damn it, if I have established merits, doesn't it mean that their sons are too incompetent? Does it mean that my father is more capable than them? Is it my father who took over the power of the family?
The possibility is much greater? Humph, they..."
Ray looked at Jerry inexplicably, punched Jerry hard on the shoulder, and said: "Jerry, no matter what, I support you. If you need help, just tell me."
Jerry grinned in pain and looked at Lei, but he was very happy in his heart. This big guy didn't have to be so heavy-handed to show affection. His own bones were almost broken. However, if he could get Lei's support, let Jerry
Others see that the commanders of the Mad Dragon Legion are all close friends of him, so his weight is much heavier in the fight for the family's inheritance rights. Therefore, Jerry is very happy. His grandfather, but
It has the richest province in the west of the empire, which has the most gold mines in the empire.
Under the leadership of Jerry, Lei gradually became familiar with who the most powerful figures in the imperial capital are now, who among their descendants are good friends and who are enemies, which noble ladies are easiest to take advantage of, and which ones are the most powerful.
The aristocratic lady looks innocent on the surface, but actually participates in a promiscuity convention...
Leaning at the gate of a women's college, Jerry held a blood-red rose in his mouth and said with a smile: "This college is the best aristocratic women's college in the imperial capital. Well, almost all the aristocratic ladies are here.
Learn inside.”
Lei twisted his shoulders to make himself more comfortable on the wall, and asked curiously: "Is it a women's academy? What is it for? What do they study? Do they learn swordsmanship?"
Jerry laughed "chichi", and Gosia and a group of noble knights also laughed. Jerry explained in a low voice: "They learn how to draw, how to socialize, tea ceremony, flower art, etc. inside.
And how to coordinate the relationship with her husband, familiar with all palace etiquette, etc. Because maybe one of them will become the next queen, or become the princess of a certain prince, so they must maintain a very elegant image, to put it bluntly
You see, this is a noble lady's workshop, specializing in producing noble ladies who look magnificent and graceful."
Lei nodded with a sudden realization, and looked at the gorgeous aristocratic ladies one after another with a pair of eyes, watching them walk out of the gate of the college with gentle and quiet steps, and get on the luxuriously decorated carriages. , and then drove away arrogantly, escorted by a group of family knights.
Jerry suddenly made an "ah haha" sound, took the rose out of his mouth, and pointed it towards a man with a wide straw hat on his head, with a few camellias stuck on it. The whole person looked like a small pearl. The generally gentle and lovely girl walked over. In Lei's stunned eyes, Jerry didn't care that the slate on the ground might stain his dress, but exaggeratedly knelt down on one knee in front of the girl and presented the rose to her. , shouted loudly: "Ah, my dear Corinna, you are the moon in the sky, lighting up my chest; you are the gentle wind of spring, making my heart feel cool... You are beautiful Her appearance...even the goddess in heaven would put her to shame."
Lei stared blankly at Jerry's almost exaggerated performance, while Gosia and the others were eagerly gearing up, whispering: "For one hundred gold coins, that girl refused to agree to Lord Jerry's invitation. ..”
"Two hundred gold coins, yes."
"Fifty gold coins, if you don't agree... Damn it, all my military pay and the pocket money my father gave me have been used up, and I only have fifty left."
After a long time, the girl finally smiled: "Jerry, are you back from the battlefield? How was your fight? There is no news at all about this war. It's really strange."
Jerry immediately turned over and bounced up, making a big bow and said: "Oh, dear Corinna, of course, we won a great victory. However, due to the face of several other countries, our empire did not The results of the battle are widely publicized, so it is normal for you not to know the specific battle report. Oh, how about we go to have lunch together later? I have a good friend to introduce you to... Hello, Lei, my Lieutenant General , why don’t you come over yet?”