Rose Empire

What is this enough for? Repairing one meter of road every day? And then, for generations to come, there will be no shortage of it?

Charlotte didn't think that her mountain slaves, who couldn't even count, would be more productive than the farmers in the 1950s of her previous life, so she was never in a hurry to produce cement.

It was not until she occupied Ambratu and won the Northern Sokya front, and had relatively sufficient manpower and material resources at her disposal, that Charlotte began to consider building a cement plant.

Charlotte felt that if cement was to be truly meaningful and contribute to the prosperity of the territory after the opening of the Lanwan Grand Canal, the daily production capacity of this first cement plant must reach at least one hundred tons.

Just as Charlotte was concentrating on drawing a blueprint for the future, Cecilia suddenly came to inform her that a businessman wanted to meet Charlotte.

"merchant?"

What kind of businessman actually wants to meet him in person? In the past, merchants who came to see Charlotte were usually received by Cecilia. Charlotte was puzzled, but she still let Cecilia lead the person in.

Not long after, Charlotte saw a familiar face, the businessman Jean Joly who had stopped her a few days ago.

"Sir, I didn't expect you to come back again." Charlotte smiled, "Do you want me to reject you again?"

“No, no, no,” Jean Joly waved his hand quickly and bowed again, “It’s an honor to meet you again, Your Excellency. However, it’s not me, Jean Joly, who wants to see you this time, but my master.”

Only then did Charlotte notice that a noblewoman who looked to be in her thirties, with a dignified and slightly charming appearance, a mature and capable temperament, walked in behind Jean Joly.

"This is my host, Baroness Sus, Lady Winona Joly," Jean Joly introduced.

"Your Excellency, Viscount Lanwan, please forgive my presumptuous visit." Lady Winona lifted her skirt to Charlotte and spoke in Oran with an accent of the Gangtu Empire.

Charlotte also quickly stood up to return the greeting and invited Lady Winona to take a seat. Then she smiled and asked, "Lady Winona, what brings you to this remote place?"

"Your Lord Viscount's territory is so prosperous, how can it be considered a remote place?" Lady Winona said politely, and then said, "I came here this time to buy the two bottles of 'Sea Snake' in your hand."

"This...I should have told Mr. Jean Joly, right? I don't intend to sell the 'Sea Serpent' in my hand." Charlotte spread her hands and said.

"Of course I've heard about it," Lady Winona frowned and thought for a moment, finally sighed helplessly and said, "I have reasons to buy the 'Sea Snake', so I hope Your Excellency the Viscount will be a little more flexible..."

Lady Winona explained.

It turned out that the Jolly family was once a prominent noble family in the Gangtu Empire. The highest title in the family was Count Mihefanting, and their fiefdom was located on the coast of Taohu, adjacent to the Kingdom of Lesare. However, the previous Count Mihefanting, Robert Jolly, was incompetent and failed to pay enough black pearls to Emperor Jefferson Shane as a birthday gift. Therefore, Jefferson punished him for contempt of the emperor and prohibited Robert Jolly's son from inheriting his title.

Lady Winona's husband, Chris Jolly, is Robert Jolly's eldest son. Originally, Chris Jolly could have become an earl, but after being punished by the emperor, he can only be a small baron now.

Lady Winona was unwilling to give in and always wanted to help her husband regain his title.

Jean Joly said that Lady Winona was his master, which was actually flattering himself. Like many noble families, the Joly family also had many branches. Jean Joly's family had no connection with Baron Sus's branch and had never come into contact with them before.

However, Jean Joly felt that the "Sea Snake" was definitely a good business that should not be missed, and he himself did not have the ability to get the "Sea Snake" from Charlotte, so he went to find Baron Sus Chris Joly to cooperate.

After hearing about the whereabouts of the "sea snakes" that were robbed by pirates, Baron Suss hadn't said anything yet, but Lady Winona was already tempted, thinking this might be a good opportunity to get her husband's title back, so she immediately took a speedboat and followed Jean Joly to the Viscount Lanwan.

"If Miss Charlotte is willing to sell those two bottles of 'Sea Serpents,'" said Lady Winona, "I will buy them for a million fusos."

"One million fusos," Charlotte raised her eyebrows slightly, then smiled, "It seems that Baron Sus is much richer than me."

Lady Winona also laughed: "After all, the Jolly family once had the title of earl, and our family also has some maritime trade businesses, so we are indeed not too poor. Besides, Miss Charlotte, you are too modest. Everyone knows that the Melfield family is the top noble family in the Oran Empire."

"It's not my turn to inherit the wealth of the top noble families," Charlotte waved her hand nonchalantly, then paused and said, "Madam Winona, you may be disappointed..."

Mrs. Winona's face suddenly became tense when she heard this.

"I've already drunk one bottle of 'Sea Snake', and now there's only one bottle left," said Charlotte.

Mrs. Winona breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. Although it was a pity that she could only buy one bottle, it was still better than nothing.

"For the remaining bottle, I am willing to pay 550,000 francs," said Mrs. Winona again.

"Are you sure?" Charlotte blinked and said, "Scarcity makes things valuable. If you really want to buy the last bottle, you should offer 1.5 million francs, right?"

"One million and a half... this price is too high." Mrs. Winona looked embarrassed.

"Haha, one million and a half is just a joke," Charlotte said with a smile, "I'm not that mean. I can sell you the remaining bottle at a lower price, but I have an additional condition."

"Really? Your Excellency, please tell me what conditions you have." Lady Winona said quickly.

"I want to do a long-term business with you," Charlotte said. "As you can see, a large project is under construction in my territory and there is a serious shortage of labor. I want to buy at least 10,000 adult slaves from the Gangtu Empire and the Lesare Kingdom. I wonder if you can do it?"

"Ten thousand slaves? That's not difficult. There are some in the territory of the Gangtu Empire. Um... there are still many slaves due to the war. But it will take me some time to purchase them for you." Lady Winona said vaguely.

"I've already said that this is a long-term business, so I'll naturally give you time to make the purchase," Charlotte said. "In addition, I also need to purchase one thousand children with extraordinary qualifications, 500 boys and 500 girls, all under the age of fourteen."

"This may take longer." Mrs. Winona said with a wry smile.

"You can consider whether to accept this deal." Charlotte said.

"I don't have any choice," Lady Winona exhaled and said with all her strength, "I will try my best to purchase these slaves for you within half a year."

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Volume 131: Chapter 119 Chapter Letter and Gift

Greenfield Principality, riverside castle.

Hermann Green landed on the wall of the riverside castle on a giant eagle, and then, led by the guards, met the Duke and Duchess of Greenfield.

Herman Green presented Charlotte's handwritten report on the battle.

"Is there a war in Charlotte?"

Jose Melefield took the battle report in surprise and began to read it.

Rosie Mellerfield, the Duchess of Greenfield, also came over curiously to peek, and Jose Mellerfield did not hide anything from her.

In the battle report, Charlotte spent almost half of the article condemning the city-states for their meanness and shamelessness. They saw that her territory was poor and weak, so they united to oppress her. She was forced to do nothing but beat up those city-states that oppressed her.

This world is so scary that people are bullied by bad gangs for no reason.

Seeing this extremely questionable text, the corners of Rosie's mouth twitched.

Jose Melefield also frowned slightly and said to Hermann Green: "Tell me the whole story of your war."

Hermann Green did not hide anything and truthfully recounted to Jose Melfeld the causes and consequences of the Battle of Northern Sokya, as well as all the details of the battle.

From the news that the Northern Sokya Front intended to send troops, to Charlotte's decision to take the initiative, to the surprise attack on the city, to the ambush set by Dorukocha...

Jose Melfield was surprised by this thunderous attack.

Then Herman Green said that Charlotte succeeded in her first ambush, and she repeated the same trick to set up an ambush for the second time. Rosie was so shocked that she kept asking, "How dare she? How dare she?"

Jose Melfield was also moved after hearing this. Charlotte had indeed successfully taken advantage of the inertia of thinking on the battlefield. Putting himself in her shoes, Jose Melfield felt that he might not have imagined that the opponent would set an ambush again in the same place.

However, after being surprised by his daughter's battlefield talent, Jose Melfeld said in a deep voice: "The city-states on the Sokya Peninsula are not a loose group. You made such a big fuss this time. What if other city-states come together to counterattack? How will you deal with it?"

"This..." Herman Green said hesitantly, "Miss Charlotte said that she needs the assistance of the principality. Viscount Lanwan has a small army and few generals, and the service period of the 1,000 knights you sent before is about to expire. I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Ai Ye Alliance in the future."

Jose Melfield chuckled and said, "She started the fight, and now she wants me to clean up the mess for her?"

Hearing this, Hermann Green also felt a little embarrassed.

At this time, Duchess Rosie of Greenfield stepped forward to help Herman Green. She said, "It cannot be said that Charlotte started this war. The enemy is attacking in large numbers, so Charlotte has to do something to deal with it. Besides, you also said that the people of the Melfield family cannot be bullied by outsiders, so I think you should send some reinforcements to help Charlotte."

Jose Melefield was not really angry with Charlotte. After Rosie persuaded him a little, he nodded and said, "I will send another 1,500 knights and three griffins to Lanwan to replace the 1,000 knights I sent before. However, remember to tell Charlotte to restrain herself. The situation in Oran is dangerous now, and the principality's military strength is tight. If she causes any trouble again, it will be difficult for me to rescue her in time."

"Yes."

Herman Green agreed, and then handed Jose Melefield the "Sea Snake" given by Charlotte, along with an attached private letter.

Before Hermann Green set off, Charlotte habitually wrote a private letter and asked Hermann to take it to the Earldom of Quakerforest and give it to her cousin Monica. As a result, when Hermann arrived at the Earldom of Quakerforest, he found that Charlotte had made a mistake. Monica was now Charlotte's sister-in-law and naturally lived in the riverside castle.

So Hermann brought the letter with him.

Although Charlotte had boasted about the famous wine she had seized in the battle report, Jose Melfield did not react much when he saw the bottle. Instead, he couldn't help but sigh when he heard the letter Charlotte wrote to Monica.

"You can give it to Monica."

"Okay." Rosie took the letter from Jose Melfield.

During this period, Monica's life in the riverside castle was very depressed. She already knew what happened on the wedding day.

Jose Mellerfield originally planned to execute Mary in secret, but Mary had a special identity - she was the daughter of the sister of Viscount Chester's wife, and was also a junior of Earl Perold - considering Earl Perold's attitude, Jose Mellerfield had to choose to exile her as an explanation to Earl Philip.

However, Andre was very dissatisfied with this treatment, and the relationship between him and Jose Melfield had become particularly strained in recent times.

Being in this farce, Monica felt heartbroken, but she didn't know how to deal with it. She had never experienced such a thing before, and there was no one around her to talk to. It was not until this moment that Monica realized that everyone in the riverside castle was so strange to her.

When Rosie came to Monica's room, the girl was sitting by the window, looking out blankly, in a daze.

Rosie knocked on the door.

Monica came back to her senses, stood up and saluted Rosie: "Madam."

"This is a letter from Charlotte to you." Rosie took out Charlotte's letter.

"Charlotte's letter!"

Monica was surprised and happy. She took the letter, opened it immediately, and read it in front of Rosie.

Charlotte didn't write anything important in her letter. She didn't mention war, domestic affairs, or foreign affairs. She just talked about trivial things. For example, it was rainy in Lanwan Viscount's territory recently, and it was wet everywhere. For example, spring has come, and she feels sleepy every day. For example, she has planted roses in front of the castle, but Charlotte has never planted flowers before, and she doesn't know if they can survive...

However, even though it was such a meaningless letter, Monica's eyes gradually turned red as she read it.

"Has the messenger left?" Monica asked after sniffing.

"Not yet," Rosie replied.

"Please wait a moment, I need to write a reply to Charlotte." Monica said hurriedly.

"Sure," Luo Xi said with a smile, "You don't have to rush. We just got here a while ago. We need to rest before we can continue on our way."

"Ah."

Monica responded, but it was unclear whether she heard it or not.

On the other side, the Viscount Lanwan’s territory.

"Is this the citizen militia faction you adapted for me?" Charlotte asked doubtfully, looking at the booklet Ferguson sent her.

Charlotte gave Ferguson three months to reorganize the citizen militia faction according to her own requirements, but Ferguson came up with the answer in less than a month.

"Yes," replied Ferguson, whose face was somewhat unhealthily pale.

Charlotte flipped through a few pages casually, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give it to Mr. Cliff Chapman for inspection. You go back and wait for news."

"Huh? You won't let me go?" Ferguson stood up in shock.

"Why should I let you go?" Charlotte asked curiously, "I haven't inspected the goods yet. After Cliff Chapman has checked and found no problems, I have also prepared a group of qualified young people to actually test your extraordinary faction. If the test is acceptable, I will let you go. Don't worry, I will not deny your money, you just go back and wait."

"No, I don't want to go back! Please let me go! I would rather die than go back!" Ferguson suddenly shouted excitedly with fear on his face.

"What's wrong with him?" Charlotte looked at Ferguson's condition and asked Jarrod Garcia next to her curiously. The miracle bead flower told Charlotte that Ferguson's fear was not false.

Because of his injury, Jarrod Garcia did not participate in the Battle of Dorucocha, but stayed in the Viscount of Lanwan. His main job was to take care of Ferguson who was forcibly abducted to prevent him from escaping secretly.

"Mr. Ferguson seemed to be a little afraid of dark, small rooms," Jarrod Garcia explained.

"This guy has claustrophobia?" Charlotte was a little surprised. Then she asked puzzledly, "But why did he develop the disease after living here for so long?"

"Well, it's like this..." Jarrod Garcia looked embarrassed, "Mr. Ferguson wanted to go out every once in a while. If I didn't let him go out, he would yell that he was not feeling well. I thought he was just pretending, so I didn't pay much attention to it. A few days ago, he tried to escape through the window, so I had the doors and windows nailed up. Later, Mr. Ferguson's condition became more and more serious..."

"But you locked him in a box and he ran across half of the Oran Empire." Charlotte said curiously again.

"At that time, as long as Mr. Ferguson wakes up and knocks on the box, I will drug him again." Jarrod Garcia answered without hesitation.

It's so cruel to treat a claustrophobic patient like this!

Charlotte muttered inwardly, then turned to Ferguson, raised the pamphlet in her hand and asked, "I can change you to a spacious and bright house. Please tell me the truth. Has the adaptation of this extraordinary faction been completed?"

Ferguson opened his mouth, and after a long while he finally said dejectedly: "Half done."

Even though it was only half done, the efficiency was beyond Charlotte's expectations. However, she still threw the booklet in front of Ferguson and said with a stern face, "Then go back and finish your work. If you dare to try to deceive me again, I will lock you in a coffin and bury you in the ground!"

"Yes……"

Ferguson wanted to see that scene, his face turned paler, and he picked up the booklet tremblingly.

Charlotte asked Anna to take Ferguson away, but kept Jarrod Garcia.

"Knight Garcia, are you healed from your injury?" Charlotte asked.

"It's recovered." Jarrod answered without hesitation.

"That's good," Charlotte nodded. "I have selected sixty knights from Viscount Lanwan's guard, plus forty attendant knights to be appointed, to form an Ambratu City Guard. You will lead this new guard and station it in Ambratu County."

The more than 900 knights left by Stanley will definitely return to their own fiefdoms after their service period is over. However, the squires of these knights are different. They are not given titles, but are just commoners. Sometimes the knights even treat them as slaves. If they don't return to the Green Plains Principality, no one will take care of them.

Therefore, Charlotte set his sights on the squire knights. The squire knights had received years of military training and were experienced in combat. More importantly, many of them had good extraordinary qualifications. Charlotte selected the 100 with the best qualifications from more than 2,000 squire knights and rewarded them with a spiritual awakening ceremony.

Unfortunately, Charlotte was unlucky this time and only awakened thirty-two people.

Charlotte used Madam Winona's channel to purchase the extraordinary materials needed for the 100 spiritual awakening ceremonies in the Kingdom of Lesare, and spent all the 300,000 As that she had seized from the Kingdom of Lesare. As a result, she only obtained 32 extraordinary people. This result almost made Charlotte depressed for the whole day, and she still hasn't recovered until now.