This erroneous conversation was finally over. Luther breathed a sigh of relief. He was really tired and heartbroken.
With a happy mood, Luther told Old Saul his plan.
Those are the three points: building roads, fertilizing the fields, and plowing the fields with oxen.
Luther finished speaking quickly, and explained the rationale by the way, speaking as plainly as possible so that this indigenous father could believe it.
But the effect was not very good. Old Sol was confused after hearing this.
Okay, let me walk through it.
Old Sol looked confused and tried his best to keep his mind moving. This knight's eldest son was slightly less talented than him, but he was determined to develop his territory.
Old Sol knew that the roads in the territory were difficult to navigate. But Old Sol was not willing to spend money to build roads. Anyway, Pompeii territory did not produce any special products, so naturally no large caravans came.
Building a road is of no use.
Thinking about it this way, it doesn't matter if it's bumpy at all.
But if the road near the castle is not smooth, it will affect the Pompeii family's face. Therefore, old Saul made the road near the castle smooth and did not care about other places at all.
I don’t know if this kid Luther is out of his mind, but he actually wants to build a road.
Old Sol felt a cross in his heart and decided to reject this idea first.
The next step is to use excrement to fertilize the fields, which is nonsense. Old Sol is a powerful knight with amazing combat power. He really doesn't have much ability in economy, agriculture, and territory development.
But Old Sol still has some basic common sense. Is there any book in the world that talks about using manure to fertilize fields?
Anyway, Old Sol didn't know about this.
And the thought of putting feces into the fields and then growing wheat, soybeans and other grains makes me sick to my stomach.
So, Old Sol made a cross in his heart again and decided to reject it.
Finally, using oxen to plow the fields is simply a fantasy.
Horses can pull carts, but how can oxen plow fields?
Can a cow use a hoe?
Old Sol simply couldn't imagine a cow holding a hoe in its front hooves and standing upright in its hind hooves, drinking ale and plowing the fields.
That picture is really disgusting.
Old Sol made another cross in his heart and dismissed it again.
So, Old Sol raised his head and took a look at this weird eldest son. This kid still looked expectant. It didn't work at all, it didn't work.
So, Old Sol said in a very serious tone: "Luther, I think you are too idle staying in the territory and it is easy for you to have random thoughts. It is necessary to send you to the royal capital to join the Knights and conduct military training."
Yes, although I didn’t refuse directly.
But it's actually the same as rejection.
I want to develop my territory, increase my income, buy magic potions, become stronger and harder, ahem, in short, I want to become a man of great nobility.
How could he go to the royal capital to join some bullshit knight order and become a top soldier?
Definitely not.
"Dad, I also think that I am just thinking nonsense. I will definitely reflect on it. As for joining the army in the Royal Capital Knights, let me think about it."
At this point, Luther immediately ran away. This country bumpkin dad was hopeless.
But luckily I have a plan B.
You can't rely on your father to kiss you, you have to rely on your stepmother.
"Luther, Luther." Old Sol called twice, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. He regretted a little. After his son became a junior knight, was he too relaxed about his son's education?
Luther didn't care what his father thought. After leaving his father's study, Luther went to the second floor and found Mrs. Sophie's study with familiarity.
Mrs. Sophie is a very capable woman. She not only handles things in the castle in an orderly manner, she also uses her private money to do some business.
The business is not big, but you can make some money.
This is extremely precious for the currently weak Pompeii Territory.
So Lady Sophie has her own study in the castle.
The layout of Mrs. Sophie's study is completely different from that of Old Saul's. There is only a desk and a chair in the study. In addition to writing tools, there is also a pot of flowers placed on the desk.
On the opposite wall, there is an oil painting that Mrs. Sophie likes.
Mrs. Sophie's taste is much more elegant than that of old Sol.
Mrs. Sophie was burying her head in her desk, checking her account books. When she heard footsteps, she put down her account books and looked up. When she saw it was Luther, a gentle smile appeared on her face.
"Luther, didn't you go to inspect the territory? Why are you back again?"
Madame Sophie's voice is as gentle as her smile.
Unlike dealing with Old Saul, after Luther came to the study, he bowed deeply and simply, and then begged: "Mom, I want to borrow money from you."
A look of surprise appeared on Mrs. Sophie's pretty face. To be honest, as a stepmother, Mrs. Sophie felt that it was quite hard for her.
When she got married, Luther was still a little boy, and he was full of wariness and rejection of her stepmother.
If this matter were dealt with by ordinary women, even if they did not abuse their cheap son, they would not treat Luther too well.
But Mrs. Sophie was a very gentle and kind-hearted woman. She felt pity for Luther who lost his mother at a young age. She treated Luther as her own and loved him in every possible way.
Efforts are rewarded. From Luther's respectful attitude towards her over the years, it can be seen that the relationship between mother and son is very harmonious.
Luther also has a very good character and is very self-disciplined. Apart from some trivial matters in life, he basically never troubles her.
Not to mention borrowing money.
As the eldest son of the lord, he has lived and grown up in the castle.
What do you need money for?
Mrs. Sophie's first thought was that Luther was in love, which made sense. When a young man with no clothes on his back and food on his tongue asks for money, it's usually for women.
But Mrs. Sophie quickly gave up this idea because there were no other nobles in this huge territory.
Generally, the girls worth Luther's money should be noble ladies. Because if Luther takes a fancy to the daughters of common people, especially the girls in Pompeii, they will happily crawl into Luther's bed.
Only when facing aristocratic ladies, Master Luther needs to spend money to buy gifts and create romance.
In other words, Luther did not borrow money to make women happy.
What does that do?
As an extremely dedicated stepmother, Mrs. Sophie suddenly became serious.
"Luther, tell me your reasons. If you can't convince mom, then you can't even get a single copper from mom."
Mrs. Sophie said very seriously.
So, Luther took a deep breath and told Mrs. Sophie again about his plan to build the territory for Old Solti.
To be honest, Luther was still a little uneasy.
Although this stepmother looks more reliable and softer than Old Sol.
But if the persuasion fails, it will be very bad.
Do you want to take out a loan and build a territory?
By the way, are there any banks in this world? Do they support loans for minors?