"No, Thomas, keep your gaze longer. There is a first time and a second time."
"Now those caravans are willing to come to the Storm Territory for profit. I believe that for the first time, they will realize that the Storm Territory is not actually dangerous!"
"Over time, as long as our Storm Territory is attractive enough, they will be willing to stay and rest and consume!"
"Do you know why Baron Quint next door deliberately delayed delivering the salt to the caravan after it arrived?"
"That's because as long as he keeps those caravans for one more day, his White Salt Town can earn a few more silver coins from those caravans. There are at least forty or fifty people in a caravan. If everyone wants to eat and drink, they must spend
Money buys!"
"Look at the dilapidated appearance of Maiye Village now. Even if the Storm Territory is really safe, they will not stay overnight. Why? Because living in those thatched huts is actually no different from sleeping in the wilderness."
"So, it is necessary to build a stone house, and it must be built beautifully!"
"In addition, after these stone houses are built, I plan to bring over Kuik and his family members, so that Kuik and the others can serve with more peace of mind!"
"As for gold coins, the production of sugar has now been put on the schedule. When Baron Boris's motorcade arrives in a few days, we will receive hundreds of gold coins!"
Nalant did not blame Thomas for questioning the construction of the stone house. The castle steward could be said to be conscientious and had been making plans to repair the castle these days.
It was even mentioned once last night, but Narant was prepared to wait another month for the next wave of sugar money to be received before starting.
Because castle repairs are a bottomless pit, not to mention the various rooms in the city walls and vestibule, just the five or six halls on the first floor of the inner castle will cost a lot of gold coins to repair and decorate.
For example, gold and silver utensils, crystal chandeliers, copper candlesticks, and luxurious street stalls and exquisite tablecloths are all luxuries.
Although these things are needed, after all, he cannot wrong himself once he is reborn, but he has to take his time with these things. Anyway, he is not in a hurry now, and will have plenty of time to enjoy them in the future.
"Yes, sir!" Seeing that his elder had made up his mind, Thomas could only respond respectfully.
"Well, then you can discuss it with Pete Boots and the craftsmen and carpenters later. The construction of the stone house must be carried out while ensuring that other production in the territory is normal!"
The population of Nalant's territory is too small, and there is even less strong labor force. It may be okay to do some small projects, but it is a bit stretched to build dozens of large stone houses.
"Yes, sir!" Thomas responded again, but this time he paused and continued: "Sir, there is another thing I should mention, I don't know whether I should mention it or not!"
"you say!"
"Sir, the number of servants in the castle has increased now, and after several days of training and teaching, I found that there are two male servants who are smarter. Do you want to choose one of them as a personal servant?"
After saying that, Thomas looked at his master carefully. When Baron Boris came to visit two days ago, his personal servant was always with him, so it was convenient to have him give orders.
However, my master can only control himself, and I often need to arrange things in the castle, so I cannot always follow him and serve him.
Especially dressing and washing in the morning and evening, my adults have been doing it myself for more than a month.
If this matter spreads, it must be due to his incompetence as a housekeeper.
"Well...wait a little longer!" Nalant was still not used to finding a grown man to serve him.
"But sir! If you have not had a personal servant to serve you, then it is the steward's dereliction of duty!" This time, Thomas had no choice but to let his lord 'suffer' any more.
"Alas!" Narante sighed.
This Thomas was educated by the elite servants of Tulip Castle and was very capable, but he also followed the rules of noble etiquette, even to the point of being paranoid.
"Forget it, let's ask Lilia to be my personal servant!" Nalant finally compromised. However, he chose a compromise and found a personal maid, which at least would not offend him.
"Sir... This is not in line with the standards of aristocracy... Moreover, Lilia will follow the convoy to Tulip Castle tomorrow..." Thomas was a little dumbfounded.
"What's wrong? I'm not married yet. I'm not afraid of gossiping if I use a maid as a personal servant. Thomas, you can choose for yourself. Either you don't need a personal servant for the time being, or you choose Lilia!" Nalant said in a strong tone, "Also, wait.
After the convoy comes back, just let Lilia start serving me!"
"Yes... sir!" Thomas finally gave in!
"Okay, then it's settled, you go make arrangements for the team!"
In the end, Thomas was driven out of the room by his lord with a grimace.
As for the caravan, this is the second caravan Nalant is preparing to send to Tulip City.
Among the items sold by the convoy this time were perfume, salt and dried fish, and their main purpose was not to sell goods, but to purchase pig iron or iron ore.
With the start of projects such as logging and building stone houses, the demand for iron tools in the Storm Territory will gradually increase, so Nalant is planning to purchase a batch of iron ore or pig iron to make up for the shortage of iron tools in the Storm Territory.
In addition, didn't he get more than two hundred kilograms of Warcraft meat, so taking this opportunity, he planned to give dozens of kilograms of Warcraft meat to his cheap father.
Although this father belongs to the original owner, he is connected by blood after all, and there is also the matter of chasing down Aldin last time, so Nalant must respect him no matter what.
By the way, the sister also sent him the flame crystals that she was reluctant to use. Now that Nalant has dozens of them, he must return them.
Well... there is also the tulip flower. This time Nalant is also going to thank her. Although she is just a little help, Nalant doesn't like to owe favors.
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye. When Nalant was practicing in the back garden, he suddenly heard a system prompt in his mind.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission of rescuing two seriously injured guards. The mission rewards have been distributed!"
"Yes! It's completed? But what does the distribution of the mission reward mean? Will the territory crisis prompt happen next, or will it happen in the future?"
Nalant stopped waving the sword in his hand, but completing this task made him a little uneasy.
Thinking of this, Nalant simply stopped practicing and went to the vestibule.