The Extraordinary Earl

This erroneous conversation was finally over. Luther breathed a sigh of relief. He was so tired and heartbroken.

With a happy mood, Luther told Old Saul his plan.

Those are the three points, building roads, fertilizing the fields, and plowing the fields with oxen.

Luther finished speaking quickly, and explained the rationale by the way, speaking as plainly as possible. So that this indigenous father can believe it.

But the effect was not very good. Old Sol was confused after hearing this.

Okay, let me walk through it.

Old Sol looked confused and tried his best to keep his mind moving. This eldest son, who was slightly less talented as a knight, was determined to develop his territory.

The roads in the territory are not easy to walk, and this old Sol knows it. But Old Sol was reluctant to spend money to build roads. Anyway, Pompeii Territory didn't have any special products, so naturally no large caravans came.

Building a road is useless.

When you think about it, it doesn't matter if it's bumpy at all.

But if the road near the castle is not smooth, it will affect the Pompeii family's face. So Old Sol made the road near the castle smooth and didn't care about other places.

I don’t know if this kid Luther is having a seizure, but he actually wants to build a road.

Old Sol felt a cross in his heart and decided to reject this idea.

The next step is to fertilize the fields with manure, which is bullshit. Old Sol is a powerful knight with amazing fighting prowess. He really doesn't have much ability in economy, agriculture, or territory development.

But Old Sol still has some basic common sense. Is there any book in the world that talks about using manure to fertilize fields?

Anyway, Old Sol didn't know about this.

And the thought of putting feces into the fields and then growing wheat, soybeans and other grains makes me sick.

So, Old Sol made a cross in his heart again and decided to reject it.

Finally, using oxen to plow the fields was simply a fantasy.

Horses can pull carts, but how can oxen plow fields?

Can a cow use a hoe?

Old Sol simply couldn't imagine a cow holding a hoe in its front hooves and standing upright in its hind hooves, drinking ale and plowing the fields.

That picture is so disgusting.

Old Sol made another cross in his heart and rejected it again.

So, Old Sol raised his head and glanced at this weird eldest son. This kid still looked expectant. It didn't work at all, it didn't work.

So, Old Sol said in a very serious tone: "Luther, I think you are too idle in the territory and are prone to random thoughts. It is necessary to send you to the royal capital to join the Knights for military training."

Yes, although I didn’t refuse directly.

But it’s actually the same as rejection.

I want to develop my territory, increase my income, buy magic potions, become stronger and harder, ahem, in short, I want to become a man of great nobility.

How could he go to the royal capital to join some bullshit knighthood and become a top soldier?

Definitely don't do it.

"Dad, I also think that I am just thinking nonsense. I will definitely reflect on it. As for joining the army in the Royal Capital Knights, let me think about it."

At this point, Luther immediately ran away. This country bumpkin dad was hopeless.

But luckily I have a plan B.

You can't rely on your father to kiss you, you have to rely on your stepmother.

"Luther, Luther." Old Sol called twice, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. He regretted a little. After his son became a junior knight, was he too relaxed about his son's education?

Luther didn't care what his father thought. After leaving his father's study, Luther went to the second floor and found Mrs. Sophie's study with familiarity.

Mrs. Sophie is a very capable woman. Not only does she handle things in the castle in an orderly manner, she also uses her private money to do some business.

The business is not big, but you can make some money.

This is extremely precious for the currently weak Pompeii collar.

So Lady Sophie has her own study in the castle.

The layout of Mrs. Sophie's study is completely different from that of Old Sol's study. There is only a desk and a chair in the study. In addition to writing tools, there is also a pot of flowers placed on the desk.

On the opposite wall, there is an oil painting that Mrs. Sophie likes.

Mrs. Sophie's taste is much more elegant than that of old Sol.

Mrs. Sophie was burying her head in her desk, checking her account book. When she heard the footsteps, she put down her account book and looked up. When she saw it was Luther, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"Luther, didn't you go to patrol the territory? Why are you back?"

Madame Sophie's voice was as gentle as her smile.

Unlike dealing with Old Saul, after Luther came to the study, he bowed deeply and simply, and then begged: "Mom, I want to borrow money from you."

A look of surprise appeared on Mrs. Sophie's pretty face. To be honest, as a stepmother, Mrs. Sophie felt that it was quite hard for her.

When she got married, Luther was still a little kid, and he was full of wariness and rejection of her stepmother.

If this matter were dealt with by ordinary women, even if they did not abuse this cheap son. Generally speaking, Luther would not be treated too well.

But Mrs. Sophie is a very gentle and kind woman, and she pities Luther who lost his mother at a young age. He treated Luther as his own child and loved him in every possible way.

Efforts are rewarded. From Luther's respectful attitude towards her over the years, it can be seen that the relationship between mother and son is very harmonious.

Luther also has a very good character and is very self-disciplined. Apart from some trivial matters in life, he basically never troubles her.

Not to mention borrowing money.

As the eldest son of a lord, he has lived and grown up in the castle.

What do you need money for?

Madame Sophie's first thought was that Luther was in love, which made sense. When a young man who has nothing but clothes to put his hands on and food to open his mouth asks for money, it is usually for women.

But Mrs. Sophie quickly gave up this idea because there were no other nobles in this huge territory.

Generally speaking, girls worth Luther's money should be noble ladies. Because if Luther takes a fancy to a commoner's daughter, especially a girl in Pompeii's territory, she will happily crawl onto Luther's bed.

Only when facing a noble lady, Master Luther needs to spend money to buy gifts and create romance.

In other words, Luther did not borrow money to make women happy.

What does that do?

As an extremely dedicated stepmother, Mrs. Sophie suddenly became serious.

"Luther, tell me your reasons. If you can't convince mom, then you can't even get a single copper from mom."

Mrs. Sophie said seriously.

So Luther took a deep breath and told Mrs. Sophie again about his plan to build the territory for Old Solti.

To be honest, Luther was still a little uneasy.

Although this stepmother looks more reliable and softer than Old Sol.

But it would be too bad if persuasion fails.

Do you want to take out a loan and build a territory?

By the way, are there banks in this world? Do you support loans for minors?

Maybe not.