In the Age of Heroes, I am a background noble

Indeed, he had developed some mini-games over the past two days, such as "You vile bastard, who gives you the right to stand and talk to me?" and "Kneel down, you're only fit to be my chair." Fulilian was speechless and too lazy to stop him. She probably understood the dark side of the human heart.

The noble woman in a suit straightened her back, first bowed to everyone in the Senate, then bowed deeply to the nobles in the audience, and then began a long string of official speeches.

"Dear gentlemen of the Kingdom of Bema, I am Kureya of the ancient Kingdom of Belze, from the Senfornia family. This is Miss Dustinis Fortella Latina of the Dustinis family. On behalf of our king and people, I come before you with the utmost respect and sincerity.

Our ancient kingdom of Belzer has stood firm on the front lines against the demons for years. However, their power is growing stronger. (Omitted) Your nation once offered us a helping hand, a favor we will always remember. But now, the situation is becoming increasingly dire. Without sufficient financial support, our defenses may collapse under the demons' onslaught, and the entire continent will then fall under their threat.

The audience was in an uproar.

What kind of dream is this to ask for money? Many other nobles frowned. Are we going to have to pay another tax this year? A large-scale war broke out with the Asians in the last two or three years. Most of the middle and lower-level nobles are not very rich. If some nobles do not have enough savings, they may go bankrupt because of this.

However, Claire continued speaking in the official language:

"Therefore, in this difficult time, on behalf of the ancient Kingdom of Belzer, I implore you to once again demonstrate your kindness and generosity towards victory in this war. We will always remember your kindness and, in the peaceful years to come, repay your great kindness in various ways."

Some of the nobles below immediately began to complain in dissatisfaction.

"Ridiculous! With so much aid every year, we can't even resist a mere demon king?"

"Impossible! I don't agree!"

“That’s right.”

“Get out!!!”

The quality of the nobles also varies. After being in a superior position for a long time, they are too lazy to care about a foreign envoy, especially when money is involved this time. It is normal to yell a few words in a crowd. The Shield Hero was also scolded badly at the beginning.

"Silence, silence!" The king's wrinkled face suddenly turned ugly. What kind of occasion is this? Can't these guys see clearly?

On the silver throne, a noble in a crimson robe, his beard neatly trimmed, stood up. "Your Majesty, our forces and resources are limited. This matter requires careful planning."

But some people immediately objected.

"That's wrong, Master Fasqi."

There was a slight quarrel on the stage. It was obvious that the upper nobles did not hold a unified opinion on the issue of additional aid, but most of them agreed to increase taxes.

"Additional payment?" Green frowned deeply. He should be short of money now, so he should pretend to be dissatisfied with this decision.

He actually knew some things. In fact, the kingdom did not have so many nobles in the beginning, and most of the nobles now were merged.

Nobles can be stripped of their titles in a few cases, such as when they are unable to perform their noble duties. These bastards want to bankrupt the middle and lower-class nobles through this tax increase to achieve the goal of annexation.

Generally speaking, only powerful nobles with rich backgrounds have the ability to do so.

"Lord Green seems a little dissatisfied. If it's a funding issue, perhaps we can cooperate a little?"

The prince sitting next to the throne, named Kyle Phoenix, looked at Green with a slight smile, as if showing his goodwill.

Kyle?

Green frowned even deeper. His relationship with the royal family was not very good. He wanted to get a grant from them even with his feet. How much would it cost?

He had known for a long time that the royal family was unhappy with him. Those brainless guys initially only wanted to give Green two or three counties and be done with it. Even Green, who was magnanimous and knew about this matter in advance, directly sent troops to occupy the vacant land in an entire province, thus achieving the established reality. Even the royal family could not change it, and many nobles were dissatisfied with this.

But at that time, Green had a knife in his hand, and the royal family could only accept it with a pinch of their nose. On the one hand, they had no reason to declare war, and on the other hand, the Medici warlords who had obtained a large amount of supplies at that time were difficult to defeat. At least the royal family alone did not have the ability to launch an expedition.

This is also the real reason why the Medici family is unpopular. He took too much.

Chapter 89: Proposal, Kingdom Conference

"There's no need to bother with Prince Kyle's kindness. I can still afford this little money." Green pulled the corner of his mouth together, revealing a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"Really?" A hint of surprise flashed in Kyle Phoenix's eyes, but he nodded calmly.

It seems the Medici family has more funds than I thought.

It's really amazing, how could they have reached this level in just two or three years? It seems that not all the Medici barbarians are barbarians.

Finally, under the king's scolding, many respected nobles shut up and gave the king face, and the nobles in the audience had no choice but to shut up. Didn't they see that their bosses also shut up?

That's right, generally speaking, a great noble is the leader of a local area. Due to geopolitical reasons, other small and medium nobles can only obey the arrangements of the great noble. This is a natural political group.

"Well, thank you Sir Kureya for your speech. How about we, the Phoenix Family, propose a motion to provide assistance to the Ancient Kingdom of Belzer?"

The Phoenix family proposed a motion and the Senate began voting.

"agree."

"be opposed to."

"Seconded."

Prince Kyle also voted in favor. I don't know what he wants to do. Generally, royal families are unwilling to give great nobles the opportunity to annex them.

Green, considering his cooperation with Kureya, also chose to agree, "I agree."

"Then nine votes in favor, three against, and one abstention. With more than two-thirds of the votes in favor, the motion is passed."

Upon hearing this, the nobles' faces had different expressions. Most of the Senate nobles on the stage looked relieved, while the middle and lower class nobles below the stage looked as ugly as if they had died. These bastards just wanted them to pay more taxes.

The foreign delegation that Darkness was a part of finally breathed a sigh of relief. They were a little nervous when they heard many people opposed the proposal. If the proposal to increase aid was not passed, this mission would be a complete failure.

Then further proposals began to emerge: increasing aid was one thing, but by how much was another.

At this time, Count Viconi, a representative of a family that rose to prominence a hundred years ago in the Senate, stood up and spoke.

He looked to be in his forties or fifties, with silver hair and a small mustache.

"I believe that as a major country, we should shoulder our responsibilities. More than 30 percent of aid is a reasonable request."

"So how

How about distribution? I think it's a good idea to distribute it by province. As for the share that each noble family should contribute, it should be decided by the local governors in a meeting."

Distributed by province?

Green's face turned dark on the spot. mlgb, if he were to be distributed according to provinces, he would not only not make any profit, but would have to give back all the benefits he got from the Belzec ancient mission and even pay a part of it.

Sure enough, as soon as this was said, a certain noble who openly owned more fiefdoms also stood up to oppose it.

"That makes sense, but Count Viconi, you seem to have forgotten that according to the kingdom's laws, some newly emerging nobles are exempt from or have their taxes reduced for twenty years. I wonder how this situation will be handled?"

"For example, Mr. Green, if what you said is true, then his family would have to bear a huge share. This is unreasonable."

But Count Vicone was like a weight on his back and refused to give in.

"We need to demonstrate our kingdom's international status. As one of the three major kingdoms in the Alan continent, we can't possibly contribute less than the other principalities, right? That would be a joke, and the nobles would be ashamed of us!"

Snapped!

Green slammed the table and said, "I'm not going to act anymore. I'm a barbarian."

"Count Viconi, I understand your principles. If the conditions are right, we can provide an additional 190,000 or 10 million in aid! I will support it."

But the question is, where is the money?

"Our Meiling Diqimeng family's [60%] money didn't just come out of nowhere. Since Lord Viconi Bosi is so powerful, why not take on a larger share? I propose distributing this funding according to the rank of the nobility and the status of each family. I believe the Viconi family will not disappoint everyone, right?"

As a great noble, he has the ability to turn the table over. If he irritates me, I won't give him anything, but the price he pays will be quite heavy.

After a long verbal battle, the higher-ups finally decided to increase the aid by 300 million gold coins. The amount each family would contribute would be determined based on the size of their titles, the territories of the nobles, and other comprehensive factors.

The Medici family, an emerging noble family on the border, and other nobles who had just taken root in the northern border in recent years took on a relatively small share. Green thought about it and reluctantly agreed. Overall, he made a lot of money.

However, the specific form of aid was discussed later. The donated money was for purchasing supplies. The Kingdom of Bema required the Kingdom of Belzer to purchase weapons, food, etc. only in its own country, and the weapons, food, etc. that needed to be purchased were to be contributed by the major nobles.

Some minor conflicts occurred here again. The Medici family proposed that they should be responsible for some weapons and military industries because the royal family was in charge of this sector before, and the Viconi family didn't know if they had a problem with their brains but insisted on supporting the royal family.

The matter was left unresolved and the meeting had to continue afterwards.

After the evening party was over, Green returned to his hotel a little tired and found Fulilian who was happy because she bought a new magic book. You are so rebellious. I am not happy and you want me to be happy?

So I had a great time.

Chapter 90: Prodigal Woman, Assassination Incident

Of course, meetings cannot be held every day. The only ones who are anxious are Belzegu's diplomatic team. In fact, the nobles of the Bema Kingdom are not anxious at all.

According to their understanding, the ancient Kingdom of Belzer still has a certain strength. If it could be defeated so easily in a short period of time, they would not have existed for so many years.

Darkness went to the hotel where Count Medici lived every night on the pretext of official business. In fact, she was forced to watch Count Green and Magician Frillian playing games every day. This novel experience made her almost reluctant to leave.

Green was also happy to have some free time. While enjoying himself, he was also thinking about his marriage. To be honest, he was really thinking seriously about marriage.

As a rising noble earl, his own marriage is very important for the sake of his future family and the people of the entire territory.

And Darkness, at least from Green's current observation, is just a super masochistic female noble with a sense of justice. She is almost the opposite of a bad guy like him, but this also makes him more optimistic about Darkness.

This kind of person is easier to control, and in terms of status, both are equal. According to current investigations, the Dustinis family has considerable power in Belzec, and such a marriage can bring huge benefits to Green.

So one night, Green told the elf about his idea and got her approval. Frellen had realized this day a long time ago. Geoduck, who could be called a humanoid self-propelled artillery and would not let go of any good-looking maid in the castle, could she miss such a good thing?

The dark side of humanity... Fulilian's lament stung Green, angering the Earl and severely punishing a certain female elf once again.

Ten days have passed in the capital, and the aid to the ancient Kingdom of Belzec has been finalized. The total amount is taken into consideration based on various factors such as the titles, background, and size of the territories of each noble.

Green was overwhelmed by the game. Some people wanted to bankrupt and merge some small nobles through this tax bureau, while others did not want to see the big nobles become bigger and used various means to oppose it.

The original three million gold coins were increased to three and a half million, which were distributed to the twenty-one provinces of the kingdom. Green had to pay about sixty thousand gold coins, which was not too much, but not too little either. The new nobles were exempted from taxes.

The meeting was not over yet as Green was also involved. He actively wanted to promote the assembly line weapons of his family business, and the reason was simple: cheap and practical. Anyway, they were not going to be used by his own people, right?

It basically means that they will take a share of the weapons provided by the ancient Kingdom of Belze.

However, because the royal family has a strong influence in the court, it is difficult for Green to intervene in his business. Green has no choice but to attend the meeting while carrying out his other tasks in the royal capital.

A week later, in the early morning, the meeting was still under discussion, but the situation of the caravan was beginning to become clear.

Although the Medici family has a bad reputation and is very cruel, everyone knows that businessmen will take risks as long as there is profit. They all want to rely on the Medici family as a backer.

In just twelve days, seven or eight caravans of varying strengths and talents had arrived, seeking to curry favor with the powerful. With so many options to choose from, Green planned to stay a few days longer to select the best and investigate their authenticity. What if they were scammers?

Green walked out of the room with a female elf after a long absence, and went shopping with seven or eight personal guards.

He gave the Shield Hero and Rudeus time to interact freely, and also gave each of them fifty gold coins for public expenses. The purchasing power of gold coins was actually very good, even in the expensive royal capital.

After receiving the money, the two expressed their joy and went to where they wanted to go. As for Rudius, he was relatively young, and Green was worried that some human traffickers with more shady means would do something shady to the young magician, so he asked several guards to follow the boy to prevent him from being abducted.

Humans are not gods, and they will die if they are killed, so we still have to be careful.

Walking with Fulilian through the streets of this fantastical medieval capital, the crowds of people kept flowing. The sunlight shone on the cobblestones, reflecting a warm glow.

Shops lined the streets, their banners fluttering gently in the breeze. Sparks flew in the blacksmith shops as master craftsmen wielded their hammers, forging exquisite weapons and farm tools. In jewelry stores, dazzling gems shone enchantingly in the windows, attracting the gazes of nobles and wealthy merchants.

The spice shop is filled with a strange and rich aroma, making people feel as if they are in the mysterious world of the East. Outside the bookstore, scholars are intently flipping through ancient scrolls and books, exploring the mysteries of knowledge.

Street performers displayed amazing skills, acrobats tumbled and leaped through the air, clowns' comical performances made the crowd burst into laughter, and musicians played melodious music, with beautiful notes floating in the air.

Ornately decorated carriages slowly rolled by, the sound of horse hooves echoing through the streets. Nobles in elegant attire, flanked by servants, strode with their heads held high. Commoners, dressed in brightly colored yet somewhat plain clothing, bustled between the stalls.

Merchants were shouting their wares loudly, and the sounds of bargaining were heard one after another. The fruit stalls were filled with fresh fruits, and the bakery was filled with the aroma of baking bread.

Green was relatively low-key this time, wearing a simple dragon leather jacket and a remade alchemical weapon, a cross sword, on his waist in case of emergency.

“Shopping is good for relaxing.

The Earl, who had been annoyed by the meeting for several days, said this and prepared to spend some money.

There is a lack of entertainment in the other world, and after the tiring but interesting human-making exercise, he has to look for other entertainment methods. Shopping is a good option.

Originally thought it would be a good journey, but Green forgot about Flillian's cheating nature. This guy always likes to buy all kinds of inexplicable stuff to enrich his treasure trove. He is definitely a sucker.

Passing by an adventurer's stall, Fulilian pulled Green's arm and started swinging, because she didn't bring much money this time.

"Green, Green, look at the skull of the bovine monster. It's a good thing!"

"Give me money and I'll buy it."

You prodigal woman!

Green couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he saw this guy buying junk.

Chapter 91: Farewell to Huihui's Parents, Assassination Incident

The adventurer's chin was covered with rough stubble, and his face was crisscrossed with several shallow scars.

The man was wearing an old breastplate and was leaning against the wall alone, looking at his stall. His fierce eyes would occasionally glance around, but when he saw a customer coming, he would immediately greet them with a smile.

It's actually an elf?

The adventurer lowered the brim of his hat slightly. Elves are good, especially those who have just entered the world and are not familiar with various prices, so they are the easiest to be fooled.