My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 20: Go to the Imperial Capital (Happy New Year)
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Although this area is tantamount to paradise in the eyes of the settlement thugs, in fact the Principality of Lintonburg is the poor territory in the southernmost part of the Holy Lionheart Empire.
Lingtong Castle is a town of more than ten thousand people. Its architectural style is from the transition period from the Middle Ages to the Steam Age. It has a variety of distinctive buildings, such as domed churches, Roman-column town halls, Victorian houses, etc.
The Duke of Lintonburg is an old man in his sixties, with a loud voice and an exaggerated gray beard that vaguely shows his bravery back then.
The eldest son, Earl Maris, who was following him was also a tall and sturdy middle-aged man.
It is easy to imagine the reason why little fat Anderson was not liked by the Duke of Lintonburg.
Lu Ming and others were welcomed into Fort Linton as heroes.
The old Duke led dozens of noble heavy-armored knights, and organized more than a thousand musketeers, archers, spearmen, grenadiers, and artillery. Because of the containment of heroes such as "Mr. Yuan" , he was able to lead the territorial guards into the battlefield and defeat hundreds of looters.
What the old Duke didn't know was that the thousands of "looters" in the first two waves had been dispersed by "Mr. Yuan" and his mysterious power, and there were only hundreds of corpses left on the battlefield. But it was collected by "Mr. Yuan".
But even if the old Duke looks at it from the outside, "Mr. Yuan" and the others still deserve the most credit.
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The hotel in the center of Fort Linton is actually a tavern that doubles as a hotel.
Earl Maris personally sent Lu Ming and others to the hotel.
However, after the old Duke and "Yuan" inquired about the situation of the plunderers, they were now preparing to organize a counterattack to eliminate the invaders in the territory, so Earl Maris hurried away after a few polite words.
The little fat man Andre stayed with Lu Ming and explained the customs and customs of the empire to Lu Ming.
There are two types of hotels in the empire, one is in the town and the other is a carriage hotel.
It is easy to understand in the town, and the carriage hotel is basically located at the node of a large post road. A trading place will be formed around the carriage hotel, becoming a center for merchants to gather.
Inns in towns, such as the Lingtong Castle Town Tavern, are quite large landmark buildings. The basic layout includes a hall, stables, kitchen, storage area (cellar), guest rooms, etc.
The guest rooms are very different. There are public guest rooms, the sanitary conditions are worrying, and there are more than a dozen straw beds placed very compactly.
Masri paid for the travel expenses of Lu Ming and others, using stone coins similar to those in the extreme south of the desert. This special stone is considered relatively precious in this continent and is easy to store and use as currency.
The gold and silver output in this continent is extremely rare and extremely valuable. The value of silver coins is uncertain. Generally speaking, a silver coin of about 2 grams can be valued at 10,000 stone coins. The stone coins and Lu Ming's previous life in the steam era were paid in pounds. The income is about the same. For example, Lu Ming lives in the best room in the hotel, with a living room and a separate bathroom. The daily income is about 100 dollars, which is called 100 dollars, and 1000 dollars is 1 dollar. For urban residents, the income is about 4 to 4 dollars per month. About 5 coins.
Lu Ming substituted Doyle into the currency of his previous life. The room was 100 yuan, and the middle class income was 4,000 to 5,000 yuan. It was easy to have a corresponding concept of money.
However, gold and silver are so expensive in this world, which gave Lu Ming many ideas.
After all, one silver coin was equivalent to about ten million yuan in the previous life.
But even though this hotel had the best room, Lu Ming couldn't get used to it, so he went back to the RV in Hedong City to rest at night.
Of course, when we are resting in the RV, most of the time we are still dealing with various matters on the mainland.
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In the tea room, the Duke of Lintonburg and his sons were sitting, and the only guest was Lu Ming.
Reinforcements from the two nearby territories arrived and cleared away the plunderers of the Principality of Linton. Although it itself suffered great losses, it reversed a shocking catastrophe. For the Principality, , the whole world is celebrating, yesterday was the "Victory Day Banquet".
Lu Ming also knew that even though he was not involved, the catastrophe of the remaining months would be highlighted in the history books of the Principality of Linton. After all, the war was too tragic.
In fact, I helped get rid of thousands of the most ferocious looters, the first batch of settlement mobs who rushed to the front. Most of them became prisoners and are now slaves in Hedong City, but they should be better than them. Life was better before.
If it were not for himself, relying on the Duke of Lintonburg himself and the loose reinforcements, I am afraid that Lintonburg would have become a **** on earth.
Not only the Duke of Lintonburg, but also the little fat man Anderson didn't know about these inside stories.
However, the Duke of Lintonburg was still full of gratitude. After all, it was the young man named "Yuan" in front of him who revealed the origins and weaknesses of the plunderers, which enabled him to organize the strength of the entire territory to fight back. A letter was sent to invite reinforcements. Even so, our side also suffered heavy losses. The looters were too terrifying. Although they were divided into dozens of people and no more than a hundred at most, every confrontation made people tremble. The **** The scene still makes me tremble when I think about it.
"Thank you very much! Yuan!" The old Duke raised his teacup.
This is already the Nth time he has expressed his gratitude.
Lu Ming raised his tea cup, "Lord Anderson agreed to take in my weak people, so I should express my gratitude to you, Duke! Lord Anderson's noble qualities are probably your words and deeds."
Standing in a row at the back, the sons of the old Duke all had disapproving looks on their faces. Anderson secretly gestured to Lu Ming, naturally meaning not to mention him as much as possible, so as not to upset his father.
The old Duke glanced at his younger son and smiled at Lu Ming: "Yuan, I heard that you are going to the imperial capital?"
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Yes, I want to broaden my horizons. Although the place where I lived before was not a desert settlement, but a desert oasis that the settlement residents called the lost city-state, it was a small city-state after all. I’ve never seen a particularly big city!”
The old Duke nodded slightly, "That's just right. Maris is going to represent me at the annual National Congress in the imperial capital. You can go with his motorcade, and there is no need to find a guide."
"Ah, thank you, Lord Duke." Lu Ming clasped his fists slightly.
According to the introduction from the little fat man Andre, the annual national congress of the empire is extremely important. Grand Dukes of all major principalities, dukes of principalities, and counts of independent earldoms must participate. Those who cannot attend the meeting themselves must also ensure that they are able to attend the meeting. The future lord who has inherited the right of inheritance attended the meeting.
The most important matters in the empire are decided by the "National Assembly", including the selection of the emperor when the throne is vacant.
The Lion Heart Empire has five royal lines, which are the great ducal families of the five principalities. The emperor must be born from these families.
However, the Duke Snow Lion's family is extremely powerful, and the emperor has been hereditary for the fifth generation.
However, with the rise of the powerful enemy Styx Empire in the north, some dignitaries of the Lionheart Empire blamed this on the fact that the empire's development had stagnated under the helm of the Snow Lion Royal Family. It also happened that the current Lionheart Emperor and the Snow Lion Archduke Falcon were old. Seeing that his life is approaching, there is an undercurrent in the empire.
In this "National Congress", Emperor Falcon plans to recruit young talents from local nobles for his favorite granddaughter, and requires the lords of each territory to bring unmarried heirs into the imperial capital.
This granddaughter of Emperor Falcon is exceptionally beautiful, and is the dream lover of countless powerful children in the empire. She is known as the most stunning beauty in the Lion Heart Empire.
The emperor also loved his granddaughter very much. She was named "Constance" when she was ten years old. It was an original title created by the emperor for his beloved granddaughter. It probably meant the beautiful girl queen.
The heir chosen by Emperor Falcon the Great is Grand Duke Conrad, the father of "Constance" and the eldest son of Emperor Falcon the Great.
Three years ago, Emperor Falcon resigned from the title of Snow Lion Grand Duke and was succeeded by his eldest son Conrad. The signal of handing over the baton was already obvious.
Nowadays, he is looking for a son-in-law for the beautiful Princess Rose, the most precious treasure of the empire, and he also intends to form a marriage alliance to gain support for his son.
Of course these have nothing to do with the Principality of Lintonburg.
Not to mention that the heir to the old Duke, Earl Maris, has gotten married, but the Principality of Lintonburg itself, a small principality located on the southernmost edge, cannot fall under the eyes of Emperor Falcon under any circumstances.
Although the principality also has one vote for discussion, it basically goes along with the crowd and votes every year, and this year is no exception.
This is the first time that Maris will go to the Imperial Capital in place of his father this year. Although he is a middle-aged man in his thirties, there is excitement on his face.
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The next day, Lu Ming and the fat boy Andre returned to his territorial village.
Lu Ming said goodbye to his "tribal people" and prepared to go to the imperial capital of the Lion Heart Empire.
"Ah, this is..." Little Fatty Andre's eyes widened.
While walking around and chatting at the end of the village, Lu Ming took out a silver coin and handed it to Andre. It was an old coin from the Northern Territory. It has been abolished and imperial banknotes are used.
"It's the currency of my city-state. Do you think it has any value?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
Andre took it carefully, blew and bit it, and exclaimed again and again, "It's amazing, the craftsmanship is much better than the craftsmanship of my imperial silver coins, and the silver content is also more abundant, amazing, amazing!"
Lu Ming smiled and said: "I give it to you as living expenses for the old and weak people in my tribe. I hope you will treat them well."
"Huh? No way!" Andre was completely shocked.
"Should it be enough to provide for the elderly? Those children who can work in the future will be given light jobs. Those who cannot work, don't starve them. I will continue to pay the fees in the future."
"Ah, no, no, no, that's enough. Those children don't do anything. I can support them for a lifetime. This much money is enough to invest in interest!" Andre looked up at Lu Ming, "Yuan, do you not know the value of silver coins and didn't you listen to my explanation?"
"Whether you understand or not, thank you and leave it to you!" Lu Ming smiled and patted Andre on the shoulder.
Andre was stunned for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You are a strange person. I don't know what you want to do, but I will definitely do what you tell me and I won't let you suffer..." He looked at his hand. He glanced at the silver coin and said, "Although, it seems that you have suffered a loss no matter what."
Lu Ming smiled: "I'll leave tomorrow. I don't know when we'll meet again. Take care!"
Andre looked towards the direction of the Imperial Capital in the far north and sighed softly: "I have never been to the Imperial Capital. I heard that the roads there are paved with gold..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing big going on in this small village. I think your deputy is handling it very well. You can go to the imperial capital with me!"
Andre shook his head, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, "My father would not agree."
Lu Ming nodded slightly, "I'll help you think of a solution."
Andre's eyes lit up, he raised his head and said, "Really?"
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Three days later, there was a black painted carriage in the convoy heading to Fort Linton.
In the carriage, Lu Ming and little fat Andre sat opposite each other.
Andre's excited eyes never moved away from the car window, looking at the scenery outside, and suddenly said: "Yuan, thank you so much!"
Lu Ming smiled, of course he had selfish motives.
When I went to the Lion Heart Imperial Capital, I only took Yuanba and Yuan Qing with me, as well as the local natives Abbas and Arthur. However, these two natives were settlement natives and it was their first time coming to the empire.
So, I need a guide who is familiar with the basic affairs of the empire, and Andre is naturally the most suitable candidate.
Maris is too arrogant. Although he has been entrusted by his father, he is also very cold towards himself. This is probably because he thinks that he has not contributed much in the war between the principality and the marauders. It is his father who praises him too highly. Yes, as a distinguished guest, there is absolutely no need.
Andre is different. He regards himself as a respectable friend.
"Sir, would you like some water?"
Sitting next to Lu Ming is "Poisonous Thorn" Dibaya, the chief's wife of Heimusen, a rose with thorns. At this time, she is completely dressed as a local woman, with a sky-blue aristocratic young lady's dress, which strangles her. Her slender waist is extremely slender. She also practices jujitsu all year round and is very good at stabbing the enemy's vital points at incredible angles when fighting with the enemy. Nowadays, the beautiful young woman in a blue skirt, soft soles, pink and white cloth shoes, and long light red hair looks very... charming.
She took out her water bag for the third time.
After Dibaya heard from the little fat man Andre that "Yuan" had spent a huge amount of wealth to arrange the escape of her people and was about to leave, she must accompany Lu Ming and do her best to protect and serve Mr. Yuan. to express your gratitude.
As a result, Lu Ming became a group of six people, Lu Ming, Yuan Ba, Yuan Qing and the original guide Arthur, plus Di Baiya and her loyal warriors guarding Abbas.
But it was obvious that Di Baiya was not a qualified maid. She only knew to ask Lu Ming again and again if he wanted some snacks, if he wanted some water, etc.
She carried various snacks in a small box with her, which were originally given to her by Lu Ming as snacks for the long journey.
When she first got into the car, Lu Ming asked her to distribute some, and she tasted one, and now the wonderful taste seems to still be between her teeth and cheeks.
"When I want to eat or drink, I will ask you for it. Oh, you can do whatever you want. Eat as many snacks as you like. You probably didn't get these often before."
Lu Ming said it politely, but in fact, why did Diba Ya not eat it often before? I have never seen her at all. When she was in Heimusen, even if she was the chief's wife, the supreme mistress of the settlement, she was just able to eat some meat every month. This kind of little girl melted in the mouth. Dessert, I can't even imagine that such delicacies exist.
After listening to Lu Ming's words, Debaya's mouth was suddenly filled with fragrance, and the wonderful taste of chewing delicious snacks came again.
Swallowing, Debaya shook her head, "I'm not hungry."
Lu Ming was already looking out the window, thinking about the Prince of Styx.