Otherworld Management Manual

In the tavern, everyone was discussing enthusiastically because of the topic of "a new batch of titles will be on sale soon".

Basically, no one is surprised that titles can be bought with gold coins. After all, this kind of thing doesn't happen once or twice.

Basically, in the second month of spring every year, His Majesty the King will take out part of the titles for sale.

Landlords, businessmen, or some former nobles who have money but no titles will come to the capital during this time to participate in the purchase.

"If I have enough gold coins, I'll also buy a title for fun!"

Someone enviously said that a baron title would cost hundreds of gold coins at least, which was still beyond his family's financial resources.

"Hey! I heard that the nobles outside are not as good as the commoners in Buck City!"

"How is it possible? That's a nobleman!"

"Believe it or not, I knew a nobleman before. He told me personally that his fief is very remote, and he has to worry about the survival of the people in the territory every day. He was originally a wealthy businessman, but he bought After being a nobleman with a fief, in less than a year, all the gold coins in his hand were spent! There was no money to pay taxes to the King, and finally he had no choice but to sell his title and start his old business again."

"This... so scary!"

This is the first time everyone heard this kind of news, and they couldn't believe it.

"Of course, I don't need to lie to you, but there is a reason for this, because he gave the people in the territory a lot of tax relief policies, and as a result, they couldn't collect taxes, so they had to pay for it by themselves..."

"..."

Everyone was silent for a while. They didn't know what to say. After all, they were ordinary people. Of course, they hoped that the lord would be kind. After all, no one knows what the next lord will be like, and it is even a question of whether the next lord will come.

"So, it's better for us in King Buck's City!"

"That's right, that's right!"

"Yes! What kind of bullshit nobles, I don't envy you at all!"

"Shhh! Please keep your voice down, a few nobles came in just now..."

"Ah? Cough cough, where did we just talk, but unfortunately I don't have gold coins, otherwise I will definitely buy a title,

Become a noble nobleman! "

...

When Zhang Feng led the beast ear girl in, he attracted the attention of some people. Seeing Zhang Feng's gorgeous clothes and noble temperament, the voices of the people unconsciously lowered by three points. From time to time, some people secretly glanced over. The beast ear girls are so beautiful!

Zhang Feng didn't care about the faint gazes cast by the surrounding civilians. Except for the nervousness of the cat-eared lady, the others didn't care either.

The tavern was cleaner than Zhang Feng had imagined, and Zhang Feng didn't seem to see any other nobles besides himself.

If Zhang Feng was a local, he would know that because of the large number of people in Buck City, there are naturally many taverns and so on. Those nobles disdain to drink with commoners, so taverns specially serving the nobles appeared.

And the one Zhang Feng came to is naturally a civilian tavern.

But even if he knew this, Zhang Feng didn't care, what he cared about was what the person next to him said just now.

"Hello."

Zhang Feng smiled and greeted a young man next to him who was wearing a thick cotton coat and had some freckles on his face.

"You... hello!"

The freckled man was a little nervous.

He didn't expect that this small tavern has always been a place where nobles disdain to come, why a noble came here today!

Although Zhang Feng didn't wear his Marquis Nobility Medal, and he wasn't a nobleman they were familiar with, but whether it was clothing, appearance or temperament, it was consistent with the nobles they had seen, no, it should be better!

"I told you that I'm interested in selling a title of a 'big territory' this time. Can you tell me about it? I'll buy you a drink."

Zhang Feng spoke in a very approachable manner.

When the freckled man heard Zhang Feng's words, he immediately knew that Zhang Feng was a foreign nobleman, because this matter had already spread among the noble circles in the capital, and he also heard it from a Marquis by chance.

However, regardless of whether Zhang Feng is a foreign nobleman or not, his attire and temperament are at least something that a great nobleman can possess. The freckled man dared not hide anything, so he quickly told what he knew.

"I also heard from others that His Majesty the King is going to sell a large piece of land, but many people don't know exactly what it is, but many people are already preparing gold coins..."

After hearing the freckled man's words, Zhang Feng fell into deep thought. He felt that this large piece of fiefdom might be the land of the extreme north. Could it be that the king was going to make an auction and let himself buy it?

and many more?

buy it?

The king shouldn't let himself pay, right? After all, this is the fief that I want!

Zhang Feng was a little uncertain about the king's intentions, but no matter what, he definitely had to take a look.

"Do you know when this title sale started?"

Zhang Feng asked again.

"tomorrow!"

The other party spoke immediately, and he just knew this question.

"Thank you very much."

"Don't dare, dare not..."

Hearing Zhang Feng thank him, the freckled man seemed a little flattered.

Although they often say that the nobles in some places can't even compare with commoners like them in the king's capital, this is just talking. If they are given a title for free, they may run faster than anyone else!

Nobles, born and commoners are not of the same class.

This was the first time he had been thanked by nobles, and his face was a little rosy for a while.

Zhang Feng got the news he wanted, and he didn't break his promise. He invited him a glass of the most expensive wine here - dark beer worth one silver coin!

This made the freckled man even more excited. He was able to get a glass of wine invited by a great nobleman in his lifetime. Note that this is an invitation, not a reward!

This is enough for him to blow for a year!

Didn't you see the envious looks of the people around you?

Zhang Feng also ordered a glass for himself. The price of a silver coin is actually not expensive in Zhang Feng's opinion, but this wine is a bit unworthy. Zhang Feng can only say that it is drinkable.

He took a sip and handed it to Hu Erniang.

Hu Er Niang didn't dislike it either, picked up the cup Zhang Feng had just used, and drank it in one gulp.

"Delicious!"

The food came out quickly. Compared with the wine in this tavern, Zhang Feng felt that the food tasted better.

Because they are relatively vegetarian, there are no strange-shaped meat that Zhang Feng doesn't know.

Zhang Feng's coming to the tavern was just a small episode. When Zhang Feng deliberately kept a low profile, everyone quickly forgot that he was such a number one person and started talking loudly. After all, the gossip in Buck City was still very interesting.

Especially this year, the king sold the title in advance, which makes people feel that something big may happen this year, and all kinds of speculations have emerged for a while.

After hearing what they said, Zhang Feng suddenly thought that the king had told him that Grand Duke Oran, the lord of Cast Iron City in the south, intended to overthrow the regime. So are these two things related?

Zhang Feng originally thought that this was specially arranged for him by the king, but now he felt that he should have thought too much, he didn't have that much face, the king was obviously preparing to gather funds!

But it can also be seen that the situation in the south is really serious. Although the king didn't tell Zhang Feng in detail, it made the king start preparing for the battle. It can be seen that the matter is far more serious than what he said!

It took a lot of time to eat a meal, and Zhang Feng was mainly listening to these gossips.

When he got home, Zhang Feng saw Abe Knight unexpectedly.

"Does His Majesty have any orders, or does His Royal Highness have something to do?"

Going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, Zhang Feng knew that the other party must have something.

Abei didn't answer directly, but looked at Zhang Feng strangely, and just when Zhang Feng thought there was something dirty on his face, Abei spoke.

"Did you say something to His Majesty the King?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Zhang Feng didn't understand what Abei meant for a moment.

"His Majesty the King said that my service period has expired, and I can apply to stay in the palace as a royal knight, and I can leave freely."

"Huh? Isn't this a good thing!"

Although he didn't understand the following rules of the Royal Knights, Abe obviously wanted to be "free", and freedom is generally a good thing.

"But His Majesty the King recommended you to me, saying that if I want to change my environment, I can come to you to have a look..."

Abe's tone was very flat, and no emotional fluctuations could be heard.

"Oh? Then how did you choose?"

Zhang Feng was a little surprised. He didn't expect the king to actually agree to Abe's coming here. Although it was not an order, but Abe's choice, it still surprised Zhang Feng.

After all, Abbe is a very strong and young knight with unlimited potential!

"I signed a contract to withdraw from the Royal Knights, and I will officially leave the Royal Knights in ten days..."

Hearing this, Zhang Feng was a little excited for a moment. He didn't expect that Abei would choose him!

But soon, Zhang Feng knew that he was thinking too much.

"...Princess Anne is still young, I am going to stay by Princess Anne's side to protect her."

"Well, I thought you chose to come to my place, which made me happy for nothing!"

Zhang Feng shrugged, the disappointment on his face didn't look like a fake.

Abe's eyes were a bit complicated, but she didn't plan to say more about this matter.

"His Majesty the King asked me to inform you that starting at noon tomorrow, some titles and fiefs will be sold publicly. You should be interested. The place is at the gate of the palace."

"Okay, be there on time tomorrow."

Zhang Feng nodded, the king really sent someone to notify him.

After Abei left, Zhang Feng prepared some gold coins. Regardless of whether they will be used tomorrow, the gold coins must be prepared.

As for what will happen tomorrow, we will only know until tomorrow.

...

...

the next day.

Zhang Feng was sitting in the small steam car, and the cat-eared lady was with her.

The driver and soldier brought by Zhang Feng was in the driver's seat, and he could be regarded as an old driver now, while the co-pilot was a fresh-faced royal knight.

This is the news Zhang Feng brought to the king after he asked Abei to go back yesterday, saying that he needed someone trusted by His Majesty the King to teach him how to drive.

Abe didn't know what it meant, but the king must have known it. Sure enough, early in the morning, there was a royal knight in casual clothes waiting outside the door with a serious face.

Zhang Feng invited people in very politely, and asked Zhang Feng's driver to teach him how to operate the steam car.

This car has no functions, and it is very easy to operate. In addition, the knight is not stupid, so he quickly learned it. I personally asked him to drive the car, and after two laps outside the door at the slowest speed, Zhang Feng Think he's qualified.

However, on the way to the palace, Zhang Feng still let his driver drive the car, not because he didn't trust him, but because the car had been with the driver for many days after all, and he was about to bid farewell to his beloved car, so he didn't want to send it off personally. How can it work.

Along the way, the face of the co-pilot Royal Knight was a little red, which was excited.

After all, driving is at least completely different from him. This novel taste is the same as when she learned to ride a horse for the first time when she was a child!

And when it comes to driving, it's more windy than riding a horse. After all, so many attentions along the way are not fake.

When the little steam car came to the gate of the palace, it was already crowded with people.

Because the people are relatively big, it is impossible to let these people enter the palace, so the sale of titles is at the gate of the palace. This is also a feature of Buck City. Selling titles is like selling vegetables.

The arrival of the steam engine instantly became the only focus, and the noisy crowd fell silent, leaving only the sound of the steam engine running.

Seeing Zhang Feng getting out of the car, everyone standing outside in the cold wind showed envious eyes, and some people had undisguised liking in their eyes.

They knew they couldn't buy the big steam car outside, but this small one might have a chance!

If it weren't for the fact that the main task today was to buy titles, these rich people would definitely have a good conversation with Zhang Feng.

Because today not only sell titles, but also sell fiefs, all the nobles are here, Zhang Feng, the Marquis, is not out of the ordinary here - today he wears the nobility medal that symbolizes the Marquis on his chest.

Although Zhang Feng felt that the design of this badge was ugly, let alone, after wearing it, it felt a little different.

No one had to wait long, and the gate of the palace opened quickly.

Some soldiers and knights came out escorting the king and many ministers.

Everyone was a little surprised. In the past, the king would not show up at such a time. I didn't expect the king to come today, and it was still in such a cold situation.

As soon as the king went out, he saw the steam car that stood out from the crowd, his eyes lit up immediately,

Seeing this, Zhang Feng quickly winked at the soldiers, and then said:

"Your Majesty, I have heating here, you can come to my place!"

The soldier immediately turned on the switch, and a telescopic transparent shed was set up on the side of the steam car, which blocked the cold wind, and the door was opened, and the heating inside the car blew out, and the people nearby were shocked.

"It's so warm!"

The king was not polite, and walked over directly with many ministers.

"Huh~ It's so warm!"

"This... is amazing!"

"Okay, let's start now!"

As for the many nobles, their expressions were displeased. It's fine if Zhang Feng didn't invite them, but he even flattered the king. Then the next competition might be a bit troublesome...