French knight lord: I have a skill panel

Chapter 121 A city of your own
Late at night, in the city hall of the Volo Valley, Mayor Malcolm couldn't help but smile as he read the letter of investigation notification sent by the cabinet about Earl Bled and Lord Saltin.

"Haha, the cabinet has finally investigated the case clearly." Malcolm said with emotion: "After so long delay, these two cases have finally been settled. Congratulations, congratulations."

The mayor's entourage on the side asked softly: "Sir, what does this letter say that makes you so happy?"

Malcolm smiled and said: "The cabinet has confirmed Earl Brad's crime. They have indeed committed the major crime of selling grain to support the enemy. They are really the scum of the nobles!"

"Your Excellency is indeed very discerning!" The attendant immediately complimented him and then asked, "What about Saldin?"

"The cabinet did not pursue the crime of killing the nobles at all. Lord Julian of the cabinet believed that he killed Earl Brad as a just act and indirectly cut off the food route of the evil orc army. Not only was there no fault, but it was a meritorious service! In order to commend Sa Due to Erdin's contribution, the king personally ordered that Lord Sardin be made a baron. At that time, I will personally honor him on behalf of the kingdom," said Milken.

Speaking of this kind of thing, Malcolm said with some emotion: "In these days, people who sell their jobs and get titles are rampant. There are more and more titles in the kingdom, and the awarding of honors is becoming more and more casual. The new baronet doesn't even need to go back to the royal city to meet our king." "

The entourage was stunned for a moment and said softly: "This Lord Sardin completely ignored our city hall, and even more ignored the kingdom's investigation order. He didn't even go to the royal city. If you don't hold him accountable, you are already opening up the net. How can you still take advantage of it? Get some merit and a title?"

Malcolm shook his head slightly, looked at his entourage, and said seriously: "Little Green, you can't say that. No matter how disgraceful he is, he is also a hero of our Volo Valley. Don't question the decision of the Royal City casually."

"Yes, sir, you have a broad heart and are a true gentleman." The attendant complimented again.

Malcolm smiled slightly, handed the investigation notification letter to his attendant and put it away, and looked out the window, his eyes becoming deeper.

He guessed that there were probably three reasons why the cabinet showed such goodwill to Saldin. One was that Saldin had some strength. The situation in the north was now worrying, and cabinet minister Julian wanted to win him over to serve the country; The legions are now more and more inseparable from his alchemical products; thirdly, there are many people in the Volo Valley speaking good words for him these days, including even Marquis Arnold and Viscount Vivian.

Malcolm knew in his heart that the adults were just forced by the situation and wanted to stabilize the situation in the Volo Valley by pardoning Saldin or even knighting Saldin.I don’t really agree with Saldin’s behavior.

After all, Saldin has repeatedly defied cabinet investigation orders and killed nobles many times, which clearly shows that Saldin has no respect for the royal power of the Kingdom of Clay.

Malcolm knew that the cabinet would never like this kind of criticism, and there was no telling that the cabinet would one day settle accounts with Saldin.

Otherwise, if the lords of Clay Kingdom follow suit, the kingdom will not be in chaos.

Based on his many years of political acumen, he felt that he could foresee the future of Lord Saldin.

That is, under the orders of the cabinet, Baron Saldin will become a bad wolf in the Clay Kingdom, constantly biting evil orcs, playing the role of cannon fodder.

And Julian, the cabinet minister who promoted Saldin, will rest on Saldin's credit book and continue to seize the credit for planning.

Until one day, Saldin died on the battlefield and contributed his final use value to the kingdom.

His portrait will be hung high on the wall of the town hall in the Volo Valley, and his deeds will be widely praised.But his people are no longer there.

This kind of thing has happened many times. Many of the senior generals who died on the battlefield were because of the secret planning of adults.

And among those generals who can return safely with treasures, which one is not the confidant of those adults?
Therefore, Malcolm believes that he must not be too close to Saldin.Once he gets too close to Sardin, the cabinet may ask him to serve as Sardin's logistical support.

In that case, he might be buried with Saldin in a daze.

Let's leave this kind of thing to Viscount Alex.After all, he was friends with Saldin.

Thinking of this, Malcolm didn't even want to attend the knighthood ceremony.

His only wish now is to leave this place of right and wrong and escape as far away as possible.

Anyway, all the money that Earl Brad had given him had been transferred to his home far south of Clay Kingdom.

Since Count Brad was killed, he has no other way to make money.He didn't want to stay in this damn place any longer.

A few days later, in the beautiful spring of late April, Romo received an envoy from the cabinet minister Julian at his estate.

This envoy was the most noble envoy ever received by the Saldin Manor.Except, of course, that uninvited Earl Martin.

Lomo not only received him personally, but also held a grand welcome ceremony for him.

After all, he represents the cabinet minister, Lord Aoshan, Marquis Mark Julian.

Speaking of which, Romo didn't know Marquis Julian well.He only knew that this cabinet minister was promoted to the cabinet last year. He also held the position of admiral of the Chinese army and had four knight regiments under his command.He is the right-hand man of the Minister of War.

In the Battle of Lionheart Castle at the end of last year, Duke Graham defeated the evil orc army and returned to the royal city after being seriously injured.

According to the custom of the kingdom, Julian was supposed to replace Duke Granham as governor of the Northern Army.However, I don't know what method he used to avoid this appointment and stayed in the royal city.

From this point of view, this Julian is also a sneaky and energetic person.

Luo Mo has not yet seen this gentleman, but has made a preliminary judgment about him.

Of course, this information is not enough. In the future, he will continue to collect more information about Lord Julian.

Since it was this gentleman who recommended me, according to the general tradition of Clay Kingdom, I can be regarded as Julian's.It's similar to the relationship between a patron and a younger brother.

According to the aristocratic rules of the Clay Kingdom, Romo will treat Lord Julian as his teacher.Others will naturally regard him as Julian's person.

Now that a certain vassal relationship has been established, Luo Mo must understand what kind of person his 'benefactor' is.

In fact, in Romo's own perception, Count Martin and Viscount Alex can be called his patrons or benefactors.

Because they all sincerely helped themselves when they needed help most.

It is doubtful whether Lord Julian is really sincere in helping.After all, there are many interests involved in these cases. Who knows what these big shots have in mind.

After Julian's envoy read out the investigation notification letter in public, everyone in Romo's Knights immediately felt relieved.

Next, the messenger reminded Lomo that the king's order would be officially issued in half a month, and at that time, the order for the conferment of honors would also be carried out at the same time.He told Lomo to prepare for this in advance.

When Romo heard this, he nodded slightly, thinking that he had not been out of Sardin Manor for a long time, and it seemed that he had to go out for a walk this time.

After the reading, Luo Moshao had to stuff a large bag of gold coins into the envoy.

Feeling the heavy weight in the bag, the messenger suddenly smiled and his tone became much softer.

After conveying Julian's words of encouragement and appreciation to Lomo, he said softly: "Lord Saldin, your case is very complicated. Whether it is the cabinet or the royal court, you are very different." It’s disadvantageous. It was our great Julian who fought against all odds to protect you. You must remember this kindness.”

"Of course." Romo said with a smile: "Everyone at Saldin Manor is inexplicably grateful to Lord Julian for this helping hand. I don't have any other skills, so I prepared a batch of alchemy medicines. It is of high quality, so please offer it to the envoy on your behalf." "This shows how much you care." The envoy said with a smile on his face.

In the north, and even in the Kingdom of Clay, who doesn't know the excellence of the alchemy products produced by Sardin.This gift is naturally full of sincerity.

"What about mine?" the messenger asked directly.

"Of course, Sir Messenger, I have other filial piety, please don't worry." Luo Mo said with a tacit expression.

"Haha, thank you very much." The messenger suddenly felt very happy.

Before he came, he was quite worried that Lord Saldin, who had killed several nobles in a row, was a crude and materialistic butcher.

But I didn't expect that this guy not only looked like a gentleman, but he was also so knowledgeable about officialdom.This satisfied him greatly.

After sending the messenger away, the smile on Luo Mo's face suddenly faded away.

He didn't want others to think that he was just a country guy who liked to kill people, so he acted more diplomatically this time.After all, if you are in a game, you still have to respect the rules of the game.

It was only after this incident that he had a clearer understanding of Lord Julian.

To be able to send such an envoy who blatantly asks for bribes.Either Master Julian is an incompetent person who cannot restrain his subordinates, or he himself is such a virtuous person.

Lomo still prefers the latter.After all, being able to sneak into the position of cabinet minister cannot be regarded as incompetent.

However, asking for bribes is not a bad thing, and Luomo is happy to use this method to stabilize the relationship.If you can use money to find such a backer for your royal city, why not?
As long as they are not transferred out of the Volo Valley to the border, the other Romo don't care.

A few days after sending off the envoy, the news of Saldin's pardon spread widely in the Volo Valley, and the Saldin Manor finally became flooded with people.

The nobles who originally drew a clear line with Luo Mo came to visit one after another, trying to curry favor with Luo Mo.

And those nobles who had secretly traded with Luo Mo in private were now filled with joy and entered the manor to trade with great fanfare.

After experiencing the hustle and bustle of receiving nobles for a few days, Romo finally got free and inspected the Sardinian dock and Sardinian city again.

Old Barron followed behind him personally and introduced Luo Mo:

"Master, since Ms. Pei Bona used a slightly inferior magic to widen the river for us last time, the number of ships that the pier can accommodate has doubled. More importantly, in the past, only small boats could sail, and they had to go downstream. It is very inconvenient to transfer large ships to other nobles' docks. Now, the mud under the river has been washed away by Ms. Pei Bona's magic, and even large ships can sail easily without fear of running aground. Speaking of which, Ms. Pei Bona has really helped our manor a lot. big."

Luo Mo immediately smiled and said: "Since she has helped a lot, you still emphasize that her magic is slightly inferior to mine?"

"This is what she said when she came here last time." Barron smiled: "She will say this when we praise her in person. She seems to be comparing herself with her master all the time."

When Luo Mo heard this, he immediately asked: "Has she been here again?"

"Yes, I just came here three days ago."

"Why didn't you report it to me?"

"She came here last time to purchase goods. She specifically didn't let me inform you." Barron explained: "Master, this Ms. Pei Bona is beautiful and powerful, and she helps you like this, isn't it?"

Barron didn't say anything further, but his meaning was already obvious.

As an old housekeeper, he had reminded Luo Mo many times about getting a wife.The anxiety in my heart can be imagined.

However, Luo Mo had no such plan at this time.

Wives are different from lovers. They need to swear an oath to each other, conclude a contract, and become family members.

One more family means one more bond.Luomo didn't want to let himself be distracted just yet.This was also the reason why he had been careful not to let his two bed maids conceive children.

To put it bluntly, he did not take the mission of continuing the Saldin family to heart.His idea has always been to quietly improve himself.

As for the Yanyan heirs, he must wait until he ensures that the danger from the outside world is eliminated before he will consider it.

In his opinion, if his own safety cannot be guaranteed, having heirs is a meaningless thing.

Old Barron didn't understand what Luo Mo was thinking. He was just very puzzled as to why his master could be so calm.

Of course, he knew this was not something he could question.As long as he fulfills his obligation to remind, he has completed his duties as a steward.There was also an explanation for the deceased master.

Next, Barron led Romo across the stone bridge and pier, and entered the new city that was already beginning to take shape: Sa City.

In fact, Luomo originally wanted to give his new city a brighter name, but unfortunately the trade during this period was too frequent.

Before they could even choose a name, the businessmen picked it up randomly.At first it was called Saldin City, but later it was too hard to pronounce, so it was simply changed to Saldin City.

These trade teams, carrying the name of Sa City, have long spread to the vast world beyond the river valley.

Luo Mo saw that his reputation was already out, and it seemed inappropriate to change his name, so he had to give up.

In today's Sachs City, all trade is concentrated in the north of the city near the dock.Various merchants come and go frequently at the city gate, and the bustling scene is even more lively than Woluo City.

His colleagues in the army, the camp officers of the reserve battalion, have now also obtained their own shops in Sacheng.Among them, Pei Bona's father, Viscount Vivian, even opened two shops in Sachs City.

Now everything is gradually on the right track.

When Luo Mo passed by, he glanced at the shops in Weiwen Manor, but he did not see the figure he expected.

In addition to the North City, which is used for trade, the West City, which is used for rest and entertainment, has also been gradually improved.

Lomo planned to use the south city as a residential area and the east city as the seat of functional departments.His own mansion will also be placed here.

Looking at this place that will be his base camp in the future, Luo Mo felt very emotional. His own city has finally begun to take shape.

His requirements are not high, he only hopes that this city can become the most splendid and famous city in the entire northern border.

(End of this chapter)