Lord Harland.

Chapter 102 Jeram

Just when Richard was preparing to organize a caravan to trade in the Duke of Jonathan.

At the residence of the Consul of Wright City, the housekeeper Saville pointed to a thick stack of ledgers, and said to the Consul Jerram: "We have increased the sales price of salt, and many lords have rebounded."

"What did Viscount Roman say?"

"Viscount Roman said that we can increase the price for one year at most? If it's still like this next year, he will have to figure out a way to buy salt by himself."

Gerda Province is a province directly under the central government, but most of the land is owned by hereditary nobles.

Only a few castles and fortresses such as Wright Fort, Black River Fort, and Grant Knight Academy are directly managed by the royal family.

Gerda Province is divided into five counties, namely Heihe County, Wright County, Canyon County, Brenner County, and Luomen County.

There is still a large area of ​​undeveloped vacant land in the northeast of the province, which is ready to be sealed to the new hereditary nobles.

Of the five counties in Gerda Province, the nobles of Luomen County are the most powerful, and they are almost independent kingdoms in Gerda Province.

80.00% of the land in this county is the fiefdom of Viscount Roman, and the decree of the provincial governor can hardly be implemented without the consent of Viscount Roman.

The influence of Viscount Roman in the past generations far exceeds that of people like Jerram.

The reason why Viscount Roman is so powerful is directly related to the Grant Kingdom's territorial expansion war.

When the Grant Kingdom defeated the orcs, the Roman family made great contributions.

The original Viscount Roman was a ninth-rank epic knight, whose combat power was comparable to that of legendary warriors.

He once single-handedly defeated the orc legend in front of the two armies.He also once led a group of surprise soldiers alone, and cooperated with Marshal Brenner to defeat the orcs in a decisive battle.

So after the war, the fiefdom of the Luomen family was very large, covering [-] square kilometers, almost equivalent to the area of ​​an earldom.

If it weren't for the bad relationship between that generation of Viscount Roman and the coach Brenner, who was suppressed by Brenner for several years, he might be promoted to earl during the war and become a great nobleman in the Kingdom of Grant.

There are more than 30 baron nobles in the province of Gerda, and the successive Viscounts of Roman are their spiritual leaders in the noble council.

If he jumps out to make trouble and oppose the provincial governor.There will be some political turmoil in Nolan, and the governor of the province may be replaced.At such a critical time, the Holland family is not willing to provoke such a person.

After hearing the report from the steward Saville, Jerram sighed: "It seems that Viscount Roman is a smart man, and he has already heard some rumors from the capital."

Savile agrees with Jerram's analysis very much.Although he is only Jerram's steward, he is actually a distant branch of the Holland family.

In terms of kinship Savile is still Jerram's distant cousin.

His real job is not just a housekeeper, but also responsible for communication, intelligence, wealth collection, strategy and other work for Jerram. He directly obeys Mrs. Holland in the capital, and his status is almost equal to that of Jerram.

"Although the Roman family has been suppressed by the Duke of Brenner, after all, it has been operating in the capital for a hundred years. It is estimated that the king has heard the news that he wants to change the heir."

"Do you think it is possible for Viscount Roman to support Prince Felix?"

"Unless we give conditions that others cannot give, such as allowing the Roman family to obtain more territories, promoting them to earls, and giving the Roman family a higher political status, the Roman family will not openly support any of a prince."

Jerram nodded and said: "I also agree with this point. With the status of the Luomen family, it is only one step away from the great nobles. It is true that there is no need to easily support the prince and stand on the political side. By the way, we let the salt rise Price, are there any nobles who strongly object?"

Saville nodded and said: "There are still some, especially Baron Richard of the Harland family. I heard some rumors that Richard is going to form a caravan to buy salt from Duke Jonathan, completely bypassing us."

"Where did you hear the news? Harland's territory is still relatively closed, and it doesn't like outsiders entering. Information about their family is very rare."

"If Li Cha wants to form a caravan, he must have a guide who is familiar with the road. The guide he came to Black River Fort to find is just someone we have placed."

"Your thoughts are really meticulous. As early as six years ago when I came to Gedda Province to take office, you had placed many people in the caravan trading with the Duke of Jonathan. Now Richard wants to bypass us, and you really plan ahead The people who put it in made a difference."

"Li Cha is the first to have such an idea. If he makes money, I am afraid that the hereditary nobles of Gerda Province will join forces. At that time, everyone will follow suit. What should we do? You are the leader, now it is time to make up your mind. "

"The Harland family has a lot of talents, and it is likely to become a pillar to guard the frontier. I didn't intend to offend such a family. But Prince Felix needs a lot of gold coins to sit in that position.

We, the Huolan family, came from a humble background. Compared with the queen's children, we have already lost at the starting line.

Only by using a lot of money to buy, build momentum, and cultivate party members, can we compete with the eldest prince Chris.

The monopoly of salt is related to our foundation, whoever dares to touch this point, I will not let him have a good time.Send a letter to Simon, asking him to find a reliable person from the capital to clean things up. "

The Harland family is a new aristocrat, and the news is not very well-informed, especially the news of the upper court of the royal capital, they don't know at all.

If he knew the detailed information, Li Cha might have endured it like Viscount Luomen, and stayed for a year without getting involved in the disputes in the capital.

But he didn't know all about it.

Just when Richard was ready, organized a caravan, and had just left Fort William.

A letter was delivered to Simon.

Simon is the illegitimate son of the Earl of Wimbledon.

The family of the Earls of Wimble has elven blood, and the ancestor of this family is the famous legendary elf, Sunstrider Curufin Wimble.

The strength of this legendary elf is very powerful. Not only has he shot and killed legendary knights, but even legendary magicians have died in his bow and arrows.

Although the blood of the Sunstriders has been thinned from generation to generation, this family still has a tradition of being good at shooting.

All members of the family have good archery skills.

Although Simon is an illegitimate child that people despise, his blood is somewhat atavistic, much stronger than that of his father, Earl of Wimbledon.

He is now a Tier [-] knight, and his fighting power is extremely tyrannical.

Especially his elusive archery skills, he once shot and killed an eighth-order orc in a sneak attack.

Due to his outstanding bloodline talent, the Earl of Wimbledon even planned to divorce his wife and marry Simon's mother as his wife, making him his heir.

But almost everyone in the earl family objected, whether it was a member of the Wimbledon family or an in-law for many years, they would never agree to let a courtesan become the countess, let alone change the heir.

After this incident became a big deal, Simon left the Earl of Wimbledon and entered the capital of Nolan. He seemed to be in the bag and was attracted by many nobles.

The reason why Simon served the Holland family was also because Prince Felix promised him that after inheriting the throne, he would support him to make military exploits, be named earl, and make his mother a real countess.

(End of this chapter)