Chapter 244

Blue goose castle stands on the Bank of Seymour lake. A 20 meter wide moat is connected with the lake. From a distance, this towering and majestic fortress is like an island in the lake.

At sunset, the blue and black walls were reflected in the lake, and more than a dozen blue swans swept over the golden waves and shattered the reflection in the lake. When these elegant waterfowl fly away, the castle picture under the blue sky and white clouds will condense again on the lake. In the setting sun, the real and virtual shadows, majestic and gentle intertwined into a beautiful landscape.

Victor had no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery in front of him. He stood on the high sentry tower and looked West, which was the direction of Randall's leader.

From March of last year's water season to January of this year's fire season, Victor took seven months and traveled thousands of kilometers. He passed through Heibao, the west of the Kingdom, the king capital of Gambis, the Wellington family in central and southern China, the edge of the dark forest and the SoLIM family in southern China, and finally arrived at the last stop of the journey - chebman LED Blue goose castle.

Victor gained a lot from this trip. He basically completed the strategic layout of the Buryat economic and population corridor and obtained the rune crystal in the dark forest. In addition, he also successfully stepped into the circle of great nobles, realized the defects and potential of x-3, and obtained the battle skill scroll of the sword saint, the harvest of high-yield crop kidney beans and a steady stream of cheap charcoal, And the newly awakened blood talent is an unexpected joy.

More than 50 kilometers west of blue goose castle is Randall's collar. Victor knows that he will be busy after returning to the family, but he still wants to put on his wings and fly back immediately to see the situation of the territory, and then quickly digest the harvest.

"Blue goose castle was built 189 years ago, covering an area of 4 square kilometers. In order to build this fortress, our chebman family exhausted all their savings and was still difficult to complete. Finally, the fortress was completed with the full support of the SoLIM family." Count chebman stood beside victor and introduced him to the history of blue goose castle.

The leader of the chebman family is 74 years old this year, but he looks 30 years old. If nothing happens, he will keep his young physique and live for another 50 years.

It is precisely because of this extraordinary life form that high-level Knights never regard ordinary people as their own kind, and even ordinary nobles with Knight blood are not qualified to move forward side by side with them. But Victor's strength and blood are enough to win the respect of count chebman.

Although the chebman family was one of the first families to have disputes with Victor, Victor and the count of chebman met for the first time.

At first, Victor was hostile to the chebman family and the York family because of the secret silver mine and purple cane wine, but now they have a deep interest relationship. This ironic change is not based on individual will, but on reality.

When Victor was weak, everyone was an enemy, but those enemies never regarded him as an opponent. After Victor had strength, he and his former enemies had the basis of equal dialogue. At this time, it must be crazy to hold the original gratitude and resentment and turn potential allies into sworn enemies to be defeated.

Only irreconcilable contradictions between Lords will lead to endless struggle. Victor deeply understands this truth, and the chebman family also faces the threat of ant people. They are Victor's natural allies and strong reinforcements. The chebman collar can become the strategic depth of Randall's collar. On this alone, Victor should also express goodwill to count chebman.

"Lord count, it seems that the SoLIM family supports you very much." Victor said with a smile.

"What I want to say is that the SoLIM family is unreliable." Chebman shook his head and said, "the SoLIM family occupies the most fertile land, pastures and the best mineral veins in the south, but they are always threatened by the forest people and horses. Our chebman family is their barrier against the forest people and horses."

"The chebman area is 18000 square kilometers. There are only two water systems. One is the Yeliu River in the East, the Marquis SoLIM on the east bank, and the West Bank is the territory of our chebman family. We have reclaimed 700000 mu of cultivated land on the West Bank of the river. The other water system is the Seymour Lake in front of us. We have reclaimed 2.1 million mu of cultivated land nearby, but these farmlands are always exposed to the forest Under the iron hoof of. "

"Our farms and pastures are close to the man horse hills, so the blue goose fortress can't protect our hinterland. The SoLIM family is the real beneficiary. They won't take over the construction of the blue goose Castle until we use up all our savings."

"For a long time, our chebman family, as the Ping fan of the SoLIM family, has never received substantive support. Instead, we have been exploited by them. The properties of the territory are transported and sold through the Marquis of SoLIM, and 30% of them have to be extracted. Fortunately, the forest people and horses have invaded human territory, and our chebman family has passed the most difficult time."

Victor suddenly realized that before the migration of forest people and horses, the chebman collar had only two neighbors, one was the SoLIM family in the East and the other was the Buryat collar in the north. However, there was a mountain range between them, and bulk materials could only be transported through the SoLIM family, and high taxes were charged in the process.

No wonder the chebman family is famous for being stingy. It turns out that they are poor and afraid.

Count chebman continued: "our chebman family, the Buryat family and the two Baron families in the East are the Ping vassal of the SoLIM family. Although we belong to the blood line of the southern Lord, we have no sense of identity with the SoLIM family."

Victor left the territory of the SoLIM family not long ago. The Marquis of SoLIM warmly entertained him and gave him many valuable gifts, including various high-quality gemstones and works of art. Overall, the SoLIM family made a good impression on Victor, but there was no special surprise.

The Marquis of SoLIM has very rich mineral resources, mainly copper and iron ore, and two refined gold mines. Their animal husbandry is very developed. The scroll made of lamb skin is one of the two pillar industries of SoLIM family. Of course, it is impossible for them to sell at a low price whether it is mineral resources or cattle and sheep.

After some entertainment, Victor left the Marquis of SoLIM. As soon as he arrived at blue goose castle, count chebman began to speak ill of the Marquis SoLIM. He made it clear to Victor that the SoLIM family was not an ideal partner.

The purpose of Earl Cibuman is not to make complaints about it. In fact, since Cibuman was led by Victor, Cibuman family felt the pressure obviously. From the perspective of trade alone, the chebman family is no longer an indispensable trade object for Victor, but they still need secret silver and medicine.

Mithril is very important to Knights, but it is a hidden danger to victor, and the chebman family will play an important role in Victor's plan, but they haven't realized it yet. Victor was about to use the secret silver to introduce count chebman into the urn. He deliberately asked, "why is the SoLIM family so unwise?"

"Not because of ambition." Count chebman mocked: "The SoLIM family has the best pasture and amazing mineral reserves, but they sell cattle and sheep, but rarely sell minerals. There is a mountain range in the north and a dark forest in the East. These are natural barriers, and then let our families become their screen vassal. In the eyes of the royal family, the SoLIM family wants to build an independent kingdom."

"The royal family sold a lot of training potions and energy potions to the SoLIM family at a low price. The Marquis of SoLIM was still complacent. As a result, they created many knights and trainee knights. These knights who lacked potential occupied a lot of resources, resulting in the blood of the SoLIM family becoming complex. Now only two big knights are supporting the situation, and one of them is a vassal Lord 。”

Count chebman sneered and congratulated himself. That generation of count chebman also wanted to buy some cleansing potions, but they didn't have money to buy them. It was not until the SoLIM family completely declined that everyone realized that this was a trap arranged by the royal family. Since then, most Lords have kept away from the cleansing potions. The Auguste family told their lords in this way that they didn't have money People can challenge the bottom line of the royal family.

"The chebman family has four great knights. Your strength and potential are far beyond the current SoLIM family." Victor said faintly, "Lord count, are you going to replace the SoLIM family and become the leader of the southern Lord?"

The straightforward words made count chebman lag. He said slowly, "it's impossible."

"That's right!" Victor said: "your territory is remote, there is not much arable land, and self-sufficiency is OK, but if you want to expand your influence, you can't rely on high-end force alone, unless you can be promoted to the Golden Knight. However, Marquis SoLIM has stood at the peak of the silver stage..." Then Victor shook his head, "in fact, whether there will be a highness among the southern lords has no great impact on me. Whether the SoLIM family rises or falls has nothing to do with me. I just want to buy all kinds of materials."

"Lord count, most of the cattle, sheep, livestock and grain materials you sold me are the products of the SoLIM family. These goods are not cheap after your increase. Now I can buy cheaper goods through Yeliu City, can't I?"

The situation had reversed, but count chebman asked with confidence, "Sir, what do you want from me?"

"Copper mine!" Victor smiled and said, "Lord count, you have very rich copper resources here, and you can only sell copper mines.

"It's better to sell your copper mine directly to me because it is transported from the SoLIM family. Of course, I don't need too many copper mines. You can also transport the copper mine to Yeliu city for sale through my territory. I only charge a small amount of transit tax, which is better than being exploited by the SoLIM family."

"Good advice." Count chebman sighed: "my copper mine is transported from the human horse hills, which is no less than showing everyone that our chebman family has taken refuge in the York family. It goes against my position and makes me have no way back."

"Victor, the secret silver mine is our common secret!" Chebman shook his head and said with a smile, "at first I thought it was the York family trading with us. Later, I realized that Mrs. rose didn't even sell refined iron. How could she sell secret silver? This is your private behavior. The York family doesn't know!"

Victor's pupils narrowed and said coldly, "if you think it can threaten me, you're very wrong!"

"How could I be so stupid!" Count chebman shrugged his shoulders and said, "in your current status, even if the York family knows the truth, it won't do anything to you. But they must row away the secret silver mine. This is a situation you don't want to see."

"What situation?"

Count chebman stared into Victor's eyes and said, "we are all the same. We don't want to be manipulated by others!"

Victor sneered, "I don't want to be coerced!"

"I didn't mean that!" Count chebman waved his hand and said, "ant man is our common threat. My strength has grown and I will certainly support you at the critical moment. The SoLIM family will not!"

Victor said disdainfully, "you don't even want to transfer copper from my territory. How can I believe your sincerity?"

Count chebman was silent for a long time and asked, "Victor, copper is of limited use and low value. What are you going to do?"

The Kingdom and the church strictly control the trading of gold and silver, and the control of copper materials is relatively loose, but the private casting of copper sol is still a taboo, so copper ore also belongs to sensitive materials. If it is not used for copper coins, the price of copper is lower than that of iron. At present, the largest buyer of copper ore is Sophia, who can make huge profits by selling copper materials to the Sassanian empire. Count chebman was very worried about Victor's private coinage of copper coins. If the royal family knew about it, he would be implicated.

"Making money, of course!"

Victor explained: "I have excellent craftsmen. Baron Schultz has high-quality mahogany and you have rich copper mines. I plan to open a workshop in yeliucheng to make mahogany copper leather carriages, which can definitely make a lot of money!"

"Baron Schultz has no problem transporting mahogany to yeliucheng. If you don't sell me copper material, I can only buy the copper mine of SoLIM family. Anyway, it's still profitable, but you can't earn it."

Count chebman was immediately tangled. If he wanted a share, he could not transfer copper materials from the SoLIM family. If it was transferred from the horse hill, most of the political signals would cause the dissatisfaction of the royal family, and he did not intend to join the York family at all.

"Count, take your time. I promise the Mithril transaction will not be affected, but I'm going back to my room to rest now." Victor saluted gracefully and turned away from the tower.

Count chebman opened his mouth and watched Victor's back disappear at the corner of the stairs, as if watching countless kinsol leave him.

After swallowing hard, count chebman murmured to himself, "Gillian, whether you can seize the opportunity to get rich this time depends on your ability!"