"Have you seen it clearly, are you sure it's that bastard?"
"I'm sure, it's him."
"How many people are there? How many carriages?"
"Fifteen carriages, more than twenty people. The carriages are covered with felt, so it's not clear what kind of goods they are, but judging from the rut marks, they should all be loaded with heavy goods."
/> "TMD, that bastard still dares to carry goods along this trade route. I think he has lived enough. Send the order and have all the soldiers and guards in the manor assemble and follow me to kill the bastard."
At the Lord's Mansion of Winchester Manor, Knight Dean had blood pouring from his forehead and clamored to lead his soldiers to charge at a caravan coming from the south.
Just when Dean was about to turn around and go out, the big businessman Old Dean came over.
"Stop! How can you be so impatient when things happen?"
Dean turned around and walked to his father and said: "People are strutting around carrying goods right under our noses." Things have passed, can we just sit back and do nothing? "
"Then you plan to lead the troops to attack? Do you know how many people there are on the other side?"
"Only two. More than a dozen! "
"Twenty coachmen or twenty elite soldiers? Are they flying noble flags? Are they escorting goods for the powerful? If you find out, you will rush out. ?"
Faced with Old Dean's few words of questioning, Knight Dean was speechless for a moment. He turned to look at the attendant who reported the news. The attendant also shook his head and shrugged, "It seems to be a heraldic flag with a golden sheep and fleur-de-lis on a blue background."
“Golden iris on a blue background? Isn’t it the coat of arms of Baron Galvin?” Old Dean read in his mouth.
"That old guy Galvin has never intervened in the Tinets trade route, how could he fly Galvin's heraldic flag?" Dean didn't believe it.
"He is Galvin's son-in-law, why can't he fly the heraldic flag of his father-in-law? When I asked you to take the initiative with Baron Galvin's only daughter, you just didn't listen. Now that guy has the help of Baron Galvin, and there is the shadow of the church behind him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."
"It was the old woman who didn't want to marry me because she thought I was of low status~ Besides, I already have a woman~"
"Don't mention that bitch of yours to me. Let me tell you, don't tell me that you already have a knighthood. Even if you are the son of a cheap businessman, I will not allow you to marry that woman." Old Dean became angry when he thought of the charming prostitute his son brought back from Besançon.
Seeing that his father was angry, Dean quickly changed the subject, "Then how should we deal with that bastard? Are we just going to let him take the silver coins from our purse?"
Old Dean's anger subsided a little, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Now that he has a noble status, I We can't use those shameful methods in the open. "
"So, you pack up and go to several cities in the North where southern goods are sold to visit the local guild leaders in person, bring them some gifts, and tell them that I must kill this group of forces..."
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??“Tell your master that I thank him for his enthusiasm, but there is no need to go to the manor to rest. I have to take the goods northward, and the palace has strictly ordered me not to set foot in Winchester Manor.”
???? Along the southern road of Wincheston Manor, the housekeeper of the Dean family came to the road with several entourage to greet the northbound convoy. The owner of the manor very "enthusiastically" invited the convoy to enter the manor to rest, but Art knew that the guy in the manor wanted to chop himself into pieces, so he would not let the sheep into the wolf's mouth.
????But Art was overly worried. The Dean family was not stupid enough to murder a Lord Knight in their own territory.
Standing on the tower of the lord's residence in Winchester Manor, watching the convoy heading further and further north, old Dean, who had been in ups and downs in business all his life, suddenly felt a trace of indescribable panic...
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????It was already approaching evening when Art led the convoy to the county town of Tyniec.
In order to allow the convoy guards and attendants who had been sleeping rough for five or six days to get adequate rest in Tyniec, Art spent a lot of money to book five rooms in the hotel called the Free Buffalo in the city so that the guards and attachés could have a slightly comfortable bed to sleep on and a few mouthfuls of delicious food to comfort their stomachs filled with wheat paste and hard bread. Of course, those escorts who have extra money in their hands must ask the shopkeeper to call a few beautiful girls to drink and chat together and then do something that consumes physical energy together.
Matt drank a few glasses of fruit wine and ate some food with Salt, Raven, Felix and others in the hotel lobby before returning to his guest room.
Ron is not as addicted to alcohol as Felix, and when he saw Art getting up and going back to his room, he followed him and left.
????"Ron, why don't you have some fun with them? You have a lot of silver coins in your wallet." There is no prohibition of drinking and debauchery in Art's army. As long as there is no danger or combat mission, Art allows his officers and soldiers to have fun.
It's not that Ron doesn't want to drink and have fun like Felix and the others, but he always remembers that he is Art's personal attendant, so he should always be by his side.
????"Master, those women don't look very good, and I'm not willing to make do with them." Ron said with a smile.
Art was amused by the words of this confidant, "You still picked him! Do you have someone you like?"
????"No, no, definitely not!" Ron denied repeatedly.
"Master, don't listen to their nonsense, I don't like Ollie."
????Art really didn't expect that the "half-year-old" Ron who was always around him was really starting to become enlightened. After staring for a while, he noticed that Ron's face was slightly red.
"It doesn't matter if you just like her. You are already eighteen years old and you should have a sweetheart long ago. I will talk to the madam about this when I return to the valley this time. As long as the madam and Ollie do not object, I can marry Ollie to you as my wife."
Ji Buda has a lot of ideas. Well, after this period of time is over, I will marry them first, and then I will marry Ollie to you. "Hey, then I will thank you, sir~" Ron said with a silly smile.
After joking for a while, Art asked Ron to go downstairs and call the innkeeper.
The owner of the hotel has known Art well for a long time. Now Art has not only become a Lord Knight but also frequents the hotel. He is already a distinguished guest in the eyes of the owner. So after hearing Art's instructions, he immediately put down his work and followed Ron up to the second floor and knocked on Art's door.
"Master Art, are you looking for me?" The hotel owner wiped the sweat from his face and bent down slightly.
At stood up, poured a glass of fruit wine and handed it to the hotel owner, and said: "Dige, how long have we known each other?"
The hotel owner named Dige took a big sip from the glass and poured the wine into the cup. He put the cup back on the table and replied respectfully: "Master Art, we have known each other for five years. At that time, you were still a brave hunter."
The shop owner Dige was glad that he had never offended this former mountain hunter.
"Yes, buddy, we have known each other for five years. You have been very kind to me over the years, and I am very grateful to you."
h "You are joking, sir. I am a pariah and I deserve your thanks. It is an honor for me to serve a rising noble like you."
At knew that businessmen like Dige were always tactful, so he stopped being polite to him and said directly: "Dige, I want to give you a chance to make a little money, are you interested?"
"If you are interested, I agree." When Dige heard that there was money to be made, of course he agreed.
"Okay, I like dealing with people like you. From now on, I will pay you a fixed salary of thirty pfennigs every month. You are responsible for helping me inquire and record the news from the north and south guests coming and going from the hotel. In the future, my caravan will get the news from you when it passes through Tyniec. If I have news I want to inquire about, I will tell you through the caravan. Remember that you have a smart boy in your shop, you can let him be responsible for this. "
Dige's hotel is the largest hotel in Tyniec County. There are many business travelers traveling from north to south. They also like to talk about their experiences while drunk, so it is easy to make money. "Master Art, you have found the right person. But what kind of news do you mainly want to know? I have countless business travelers passing by here every day, and I get too much news from their mouths."
Matt thought for a while and said: "We usually inquire about three kinds of news. One is war. Whether it is the war between Burgundy and Swabia in the east or the war between Provence and Lombardy in the south, you can record whatever you hear. For example, Swabia in the east of the country occupied that castle. , whether Provence counterattacked Lombardy, etc. The second is to understand the major events in the north and south of the country. As long as you find it interesting, you can write down the internal fights between the palace dignitaries or the increase in taxes. The third is the affairs in the county, which lord entrusted the land, and whose manor changed owners. "
At said in Digg's ear: "Especially the big things happening in the county and the Dean family's affairs~"
Dige heard Art's whispered words and asked in surprise: "Sir, what do you want~?"
"Don't worry, I won't have any unreasonable thoughts. You only need to inquire about this information by the way, you don't have to do it deliberately."
Dige felt more relieved just now.
�� If you do well, I will increase your salary. "
"From now on, my people will stay in your hotel when they travel from north to south. If you need my help, you can also send a message through my caravan~"
Dige is extremely happy to have made an unexpected fortune and made a new friend.
After the owner of the hotel left, Ron asked Art: "Master, do you want to plant an eye in the county?"
"Yes, we are located in the southern valley and have little information. If we cannot place ears and eyes, how can we know what is happening outside. Our caravan is a pair of eyes and ears to find out the news. In the future, I will also place eyes and ears in important places such as Besançon, Lucese and Kodor to find out the news for me. "
"Places such as taverns, hotels, shops and warehouses are the most densely populated and the most well-informed. I also plan to shop in the three shops my father-in-law gave me and the liquor stores distributed by my father-in-law's family in various places. We will place eyes and ears in hotels and shops. From now on, these places will be called Eagle Eyes. Once we have placed Eagle Eyes in various strategic locations, and then the caravans will connect the points, it won’t take long for us to weave a huge network.”
「Net?」
"Yes, a spider web that can know the whole world."
h "Ron, I will add another responsibility to you. After the web is weaved, you will be responsible for managing it yourself. You can think about how to do it first."
h "Ah!! Master, I can't do it."
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