The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

Joseph Mullen's mother was known as Lady Bertha.

She is also a nobleman herself, and although her family is slightly inferior to Mullen, she should not be underestimated.

At least, her family can help her control the power of the Mullen family after her husband's death, and no one can shake it until now.

But after Joseph Mullen left, there was no son or grandson who was the next heir, and Mrs. Bertha's status in the Mullen family was greatly affected.

——She must use some "means" to force Joseph back to ensure her status.

But this angered Xia Zuoyi.

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Xia Zuoyi's most important thing at present is these researches. He has invested a lot of money and energy, and is just waiting to see the results of Reynolds and Joseph.

But it was as if the shelf had been set up, but someone pushed it vigorously, and almost all the labor and effort put in before were ruined.

Although the "architectural foundation" is still there, it is enough to repeat it later, but it needs a lot of financial support again.

Xia Zuoyi didn't want to let this Mrs. Bertha go easily.

Since the king of Bea, Asa Derek, implicitly hinted that he can expand his territory without scruples.

And according to what the pope said, King Biya's internal affairs are now in chaos, among which is the work of the Marlon family...

Xia Zuoyi considered again and again and decided to send cavalry troops to besiege Biya.

——Being able to counterattack the Mullen family perfectly and obtain new territory is a two-way thing.

When the news reached Biya, Asa Derek feigned shock and anger.

He photographed the news of why the lord of Designia sent troops to the Kingdom of Bia in front of a group of nobles.

Especially Mrs. Bertha, who also came to the meeting, and asked her why she wanted to engage in some shady methods in the Designia territory to destroy the research that the Designia lord valued.

"Don't you think that the lord of Designia is still young, and you think that the other party is easy to bully?!"

Yasa Derek asked in an 'angry' manner: "I'm afraid you have forgotten how this young lord took over the power of the Gadayat Kingdom step by step and established the first territory in the Western Continent that only has a lord. And after that, Gaina was destroyed, the Anas Empire was split, and the Yami Kingdom was acquired..."

"Up to now, he has even wiped out the St. Airo Empire, and has the largest and most extensive territory in the entire Western Continent. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has obtained the highest power!"

"Where do you have the guts to use these methods under the nose of the Lord Desenia?! Has the pampering and pampering for many years made your brain rust?!"

Mrs. Bertha's complexion at the moment is terribly ugly, green and red... It looks like she has overturned her palette.

She sat stiffly on the chair, but now she wanted to find a crack in the ground...

God of Creation, how she wanted to faint immediately!

She had never experienced such a shameful moment!

Asa Derek still maintained an angry expression on his face, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

After all, Mrs. Bertha often refuted his decision many times because of her power in charge of the Mullen family and being a woman, and she led others to stand by her side...

Yasa Derek has long been dissatisfied.

In addition, the nobles who participated in the meeting couldn't help showing fear: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?! Shall we ask Mrs. Bertha to apologize to Lord Designia in person..."

"Except for apologizing and agreeing to the other party's conditions..."

As long as the lord of Designia can withdraw his troops, it will be fine.

Other nobles couldn't help but agree.

This is all caused by Mrs. Bertha!

Whoever caused the result will come forward to solve it. They are innocent in the first place and should not bear the wrath of Lord Designia.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Mrs. Bertha with a bit of anger for a moment.

Mrs. Bertha's face was extremely stiff.

Her figure is a bit thin, although she is a little older, but it can be seen that her appearance was quite beautiful when she was young.

However, her cheekbones were high and her cheeks were sunken, which made her look rigid and serious.

After all, Mrs. Bertha has been in charge of the Mullen family for many years, and the scenes against her quickly got used to it.

Seeing that all the nobles asked her to come forward to apologize, she sneered and said, "Will Lord Designia give up his attack on Biya if I say sorry?"

"You are too naive."

Mrs. Bertha looked at Yasa Derek: "Your Majesty, maybe Designia's ultimate goal is Biya. He is just looking for an excuse to declare war."

"If you didn't recklessly fight in the territory of Designia, how could the other party find this reason to attack Biya?!" A nobleman was extremely dissatisfied.

"That's right, the culprit is you. The Mullen family is really down and out. It has been let a woman take charge of it for so many years, so that now the whole Biya is facing..."

"Heh, your son has abandoned you. I heard that he has now become a nobleman in the territory of Designia... Wait, your Marlen family has been bought by Designia, right?!"

"Combining internally and externally, deliberately destroying Biya?!" A nobleman thought he had found the so-called "truth of the matter", and directly slapped the table.

The key point is that this reason is quite reasonable, and the other nobles couldn't help showing expressions of doubt and thought.

Asa Derek was sitting on the first seat, with his hands folded in front of his nose and mouth, looking at his serious and condensed face, he almost died of laughter in his heart.

—Oh, look at Lady Bertha's face, she looks as if she's going to pounce on them and scratch their faces.

This group was indeed a source of joy during his reign.

Alas, it's a pity that I might never see you again in the future.

Asa Derek coughed lowly.

In an instant, the room fell silent.

He uncovered Mrs. Bertha's scar and said, "Don't say that, Joseph left Bea because Mrs. Bertha couldn't tolerate his wife..."

"What's more, it is precisely because Mrs. Bertha wants Joseph to come back that she will use means to destroy Lord Designia's research, otherwise it will not attract..."

Although he was defending Mrs. Bertha on the surface, in fact Asa Derek drew a wave of hatred for her.

Sure enough, the denunciations of the rest of the nobles grew louder.

When Asa Derek saw this, he was afraid that Mrs. Bertha would really faint from anger in the end, and soon ended the meeting that could not discuss any results.

He said that the Ibia kingdom's troops would definitely not be able to resist the cavalry troops in the Designia territory, so it's better to think about how to protect themselves from the opponent's attack.

— Voluntary surrender?

Although this Asa Derek didn't say it explicitly, it implied it.

Although Mrs. Bertha showed no timidity at the meeting, she was still afraid in her heart.

Especially when she returned home, the main members of the Mullen family discussed whether she could continue to be competent to control the family.

The final result is to deprive her of her rights.

No matter how angry and unwilling Mrs. Bertha is, it will not help, because the cavalry of Designia has already arrived in Biya.

In her opinion, His Majesty Asa Derek did nothing at all, resisting negative responses, as if wishing to hand over Biya to Lord Designia.

So much so that in just over half a month, Designia's cavalry team broke through several cities in Biya, and almost broke into the king's city.

Mrs. Bertha stayed behind closed doors recently, because as long as she went out, countless people would look at her with condemning eyes.

She couldn't stand it.

One day, there was a maid's knock on the door.

Mrs. Bertha came to the door, but did not open it. Her heart was beating heavily, her face was stiff, and she asked through the door with a dry voice: "...what's the matter."

There was a knock on the door.

The maid said outside: "Ma'am... De, Lord Dexinia wants you to meet him in the palace..."

Mrs. Bertha's eyes almost went dark, she held the doorknob to support her body, and the words seemed to come out of her teeth: "Which palace... which palace?"

Maid: "Of course it is the royal palace in the royal city. It was His Majesty who personally welcomed Lord Designia into it..."

She paused and said, "The knights are waiting outside. If you don't come out, they will force their way in..."

"Crack" sound.

Mrs. Bertha's pale and stiff face appeared in front of the maid.

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With Yasa Derek's secret cooperation, Xia Zuoyi's process of taking over Biya's territory went smoothly.

Originally, the Biya Kingdom was located next to the Saint-Aero Empire, but now the Saint-Aero Empire was his territory, and the cavalry team pointed directly at Biya after they set off.

This battle can be said to have been won effortlessly.

The people in the Kingdom of Bea were originally worried and fearful of the arrival of the Designian cavalry.

Later, they discovered that these cavalry troops not only did nothing to them after occupying the city, but quickly dealt with some local nobles who oppressed civilians and slaves, gathered homeless orphans and the elderly, and rectified the law and order in the slums.

These series of actions have made the people of the Kingdom of Bea realize that the arrival of the Dexinian cavalry has actually made their lives better.

As a result, some voices against Designia could not help but disappear.

After meeting Mrs. Bertha, Xia Zuoyi abolished the noble title of the Villamarron family, but retained the noble title that belonged exclusively to Joseph.

After all, Joseph has already left the family, and earlier exchanged his own ability for the noble status in the territory of Designia.

Joseph did not take Mrs. Bertha into his home, but let her stay in her original residence.

As for the rest of her life, Joseph left a large sum of money that she could not spend until she died.

As a son, he can only do so much.

Because he knew his mother, she was incapable of resisting the Lord Desenia, and would definitely transfer all the hatred to his wife...

When Xia Zuoyi finally dealt with various matters after occupying Biya, this year's winter was approaching quietly, and it was still extremely cold, but this time, people put on the cotton clothes and trousers that had been made long ago.

The popularity of cotton gins and looms gave some women the opportunity to earn money through labor.

The blueprints made by these machines are not a secret now, and they are sold in the Thorn Chamber of Commerce. If you are skilled, you can make them yourself, and you don't need to buy the assembled machines.

There are even some people who have made a lot of money by making machines for a living.

As the textile market gradually matured, Xia Zuoyi slowly released improved tools or machines—flying shuttles, hydraulic spinning machines, sewing machines, etc.

These machines once again greatly increased the speed of people weaving...

Xia Zuoyi owns the largest territory in the Western Continent today, and his ally - the territory of Aqiyori, the Kingdom of Anas.

The Powell country in the extreme north, the Kadi tribe in the west, and some small border countries and territories in the south are slowly being collected by the Desinian territory and become part of its territory.

When the heavy snow fell, all places fell into silence for a while.