Lord Harland.

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

At the Consul's Mansion in Wright City, Butler Savile pointed to a thick stack of ledgers and said to Consul Jerram: "We have raised the sales price of salt, which has caused many lords to rebound."

"What did Viscount Luomen 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 Fort Wright, Fort Black River, 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.

Eighty percent of the land in this county is the fiefdom of Viscount Roman. The decrees of the provincial consuls can hardly be implemented without the consent of Viscount Roman.

The local influence of Viscount Luomen 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 Luomen family made great achievements.

The first Viscount Luomen was a ninth-level epic knight whose combat prowess was comparable to that of a legendary warrior.

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.

Therefore, after the war, the Roman family's fiefdom was extremely large, covering 19,000 square kilometers, almost equivalent to the area of ​​an earldom.

If Viscount Romain of that generation had not had a bad relationship with his coach Brener and was suppressed by Brener for several years, he would probably have been promoted to earl during the war and become a great nobleman of the Grant Kingdom.

There are more than 30 barons and nobles in the province of Gedda, and Viscount Roman has been their spiritual leader in the Parliament of Nobles for generations.

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."

Saville strongly agrees with Jerram's analysis. Although he is only Jerram's housekeeper, he is actually a distant branch of the Horan family.

In terms of kinship, Savile is also 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 Romain 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?"

Savile nodded and said: "There are still some, especially Baron Richard of the Harland family. I heard some rumors that Richard is planning to form a caravan to buy salt from the Dukedom of Jonathan and completely bypass 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 Richard wants to form a caravan, he must have a guide who is familiar with the roads. The guide he came to Black River Fort to look for happened to be the one we 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."

"Richard is the first to have this idea. If he makes money, I'm afraid the hereditary nobles of Geda Province will join forces. Then everyone will follow suit. What should we do? You are the leader, now it's time to make up your mind. "

"The Harland family has many talents and is likely to become the backbone of guarding the border. I didn't intend to offend such a family. But if Prince Felix wants to sit in that position, he needs a lot of gold coins.

Our Holland family is 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 salt monopoly is related to our fundamentals. I will not make it easy for anyone who dares to touch this point. Send a message to Simon and ask him to find reliable people from the royal capital to get things done. "

The Harland family is a new noble, and they are not very well-informed, especially the upper-level palace news in the royal capital. They have no knowledge 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 of this.

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 Earl Wimble.

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 Sun Chaser's bloodline has become thinner from generation to generation, the family still has a tradition of being good at shooting.

All family members 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.

Because of his outstanding bloodline talent, Earl Wimble even planned to divorce his wife, marry Simon's mother, and make 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.

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