Western Fantasy: I can write unlimited entries
Chapter 3 The lord’s duty to punish evil servants
In the following days, Ron went in and out of the study as usual. He would live for a long time in the future and could not be ignorant of the world he lived in.
However, reading books is a good way to understand.
From time traveling to the present, Ron found that there were very few types of food, and the taste was very bland, as if no salt was added.
Although Ron was confused, it was not convenient for Ron to directly ask the chef if he had added salt. If there was no salt in the world, wouldn't he be suspected?
This was one of the reasons why he stayed in the study. In fact, there were many factors in life that Ron had to understand before he could formulate strategies to live a good life in the future.
Otherwise, just having a long life but not being able to enjoy delicious food and being extremely bored all day long is suffering.
Ron didn't want that.
——
The former baron and his wife had been laid to rest a few days ago. Ron attended their funerals and was filled with emotion.
Perhaps in a sense, the Arnold family is over for his generation.
After this, Ron has to face a test.
The reason is that Ron seems to have to go through some procedures to succeed to the title of baronet. Don't worry about these. Egbert can handle it for you, but according to him, Ron will go to the King of Carlo to meet the king within three months.
The king will issue documents to Arnold to prove the legitimacy of Ron's inheritance of the fief and title.
So far, Ron had not left the Baron's Mansion, and he was suddenly asked to go to the Royal Capital, which made him feel a little panicked.
Ron then thought about it, he was immortal, so what was he afraid of? After Egbert finished the process, he immediately went to the royal capital to see the customs and customs there.
I often heard from Irene that the royal capital was quite open and he wanted to see more.
In the study, Ron was working at his desk. As he inherited the title, he should take responsibility. Egbert handed some of the less urgent documents to Ron to handle, which could be regarded as training and adaptation.
In the future, everything will be slowly handed over to Ron. After all, he is just managing it on his behalf.
Ron took out a document and read it carefully. This was his first experience and it was very interesting.
"On March 13, in Assam Village in the west of the territory, a suspected wild beast attacked and the house collapsed, killing five people, seriously injuring three people, and slightly injuring 37 people. Most of the people in the village were elderly and children who were unable to work."
Ron read it out softly, frowning at the end, when he realized that the lord's burden was heavy.
The disaster written on it may be just an ordinary thing in these documents, but if it is not dealt with seriously, the people in the territory will not receive basic assistance and starve to death.
If we send personnel to help, how should we arrange the manpower and how much money should be allocated?
Ron had no idea.
Putting the document aside, he took out another one and read it.
"On February 21, a group of thieves appeared in the territory, numbering between 7 and 14 people, named 'Black Crow'. Black Crow's whereabouts are elusive, and dozens of houses have been blackmailed by it."
After reading it, Ron was very angry. Didn't this happen last month? Why haven't those people been caught yet?
He was filled with surprise and doubt, and his eyes fell on the pile of documents next to him. Could it be all of these things?
Ron drew his bow from left to right and quickly browsed through all the paperwork, suddenly feeling tired.
"It seems that there are a lot of problems in this territory. These are small things that Egbert doesn't think are urgent. So what are the big things?"
Suddenly, Ron found that he wanted to enjoy life leisurely, but it seemed a bit difficult because the conditions did not allow it.
Just as he was lying on the chair in a daze, Irene knocked on the door and came in, saying: "Master, Mr. Egbert asked you to come over. He said that Elva was caught by Uncle Abel."
Um? what's the situation?
——
When Ron followed Erin to the hall, Elva was kneeling on the ground with her hands tied behind her back, her hair disheveled and her head lowered, and her expression could not be seen clearly.
Egbert and Abel stood on the left side, with four knights on standby. Seeing Ron's arrival, they all bowed their heads in salute.
"Lord Lord."
Ron nodded in response, and his eyes returned to the kneeling Elva again, thinking that there seemed to be something hidden, otherwise he would not be guarded by the four knights and his hands would be tied.
"Tell me about it." Ron asked Egbert to explain the reason.
Hearing this, Egbert took a step forward, glanced at Elva coldly, and then bowed slightly to Ron and told what Elva had done.
"According to the investigation, Elva has relied on the influence of the previous baroness to dominate the mansion for more than ten years, and has successively resold items in the mansion for profit."
When Ron heard this, he was stunned for a moment. It seemed that no matter where he was, there were such people.
Egbert continued: "In the beginning, Elva just stole some worthless things, but Lord, you also know that no matter how worthless, a trace of sand from the fingernails of a noble can make the average family live a better life." It’s a good life.”
Ron's face was tense, and he motioned for him to continue, but he was actually surprised. Is it true that nobles are so rich?
"Elva was originally the personal maid of the lady when she married into the baronial palace. Later, she became the head maid of the palace after being recommended by the lady. After that, she intensified her efforts to resell the things in the palace. Until the death of the master and the lady, she did not hide it anymore. Only Abel and I can catch her tail!”
Egbert looked ashamed after saying this. As the steward of the Baron Mansion, he failed to discover this matter, which was a great dereliction of duty.
"Hmph! Lord, you can't just let those who cheat like this go! They must be severely punished!" Abel was very angry. The Cavaliers didn't even have money to replace the training equipment for a long time, and Elva even stole the house's equipment. Selling things outside is simply not a human being.
Ron stared at Elva. Eileen said that she often went out, probably looking for buyers to sell goods. Recently, she often made big and eye-catching moves. She was not as careful as before. This guy was probably preparing to run away.
But why?
"Elva, can you plead guilty!" Ron asked accusingly, puzzled.
Hearing the lord's voice, Elva burst into tears. The voice was loud, harsh and annoying, and people couldn't help but slap her and knocked her out.
"Lord, I was wronged. I have never done anything to disgrace your lord. I have worked hard for more than ten years without complaint." Elva began to complain.
Ron didn't want to hear her excuses, and he wasn't one to take sides.
He came to stand in front of Elva, and Elva paused, even stopping what he was about to say.
"Keep your head up."
The sound is not loud, but it gives people the illusion of surrender.
This is also true. People in this world have deep-rooted ideas. Nobles are always superior to others. Elva is just a commoner without a surname. She cannot refuse the orders of the nobles, and she does not dare to refuse.
The next moment, Ron put his index finger on Elva's forehead. Everyone on the side was confused, and Elva, who was the person involved, was even more confused.
The moment his fingers touched Elva, her character card appeared in front of Ron's eyes.
【Silver One Star】
【Elva】
[Favorability: 20 (resentment)]
[Entry 1: Sneaking chickens and dogs (white)]
[Stealing: When committing theft, you will not attract attention or be suspected, reducing the probability of exposure]
Sure enough, Elva was able to steal from the Baron's house for more than ten years without being discovered. In addition to being supported by others, he also had something to offer himself.
Ron retracted his finger. Elva's entry attributes, coupled with the 'resentment' favorability indicated, meant that he didn't run away.
"Abel."
When he heard the lord calling his name, Abel stepped forward quickly and said, "My subordinate is here."
"Take the person down and interrogate him clearly about the reason for his eagerness to resell the things." After finishing speaking, Ron left, followed closely by Eileen.
"Yes, Lord Lord."
Abel ordered the four knights to take the shouting Elva down, looked at Egbert, said nothing, and went to deal with the task assigned to him by Ron.
——
"Eileen, how much money should the Baron's Palace pay for this disaster in Assam Village?"
After Ron left, he returned to the study to handle official business. At a loss, he threw the question to the confused Eileen.
"I, I don't." Irene was very nervous. She was just a little maid, so she didn't know how to manage the territory.
Although she sympathized with the plight of Assam Village from the bottom of her heart, and it would cost a lot of money to save it, which was not worth mentioning to the Baron House, but how could she speculate on the young master's thoughts?
Saying less is useless. If she talks too much, she is afraid that the young master will be unhappy, and then she will be doomed.
Seeing Eileen's uneasiness, Ron asked something else, "Irene, you were born a commoner. Where did you live before you came to the Baron Mansion to work as a maid?"
As Ron asked questions, Erin returned to her usual eloquent state, and he gradually got the answers he wanted.
"I used to live in Cote Town. My parents opened a fruit shop in the town, and I have younger brothers and sisters at home."
The barony under Ron's jurisdiction has three towns and more than a hundred villages. Among them, Cote Town is the closest to the Baron Mansion, and is naturally the most prosperous of the three towns.
Looking at it this way, Irene's family still has a little money to open a fruit shop in the town.
"Then why do you want to come to the house to be a maid?" Ron asked casually.
Hearing this, Irene said coyly: "My father wanted me to marry the son of the butcher shop owner next door, but I didn't want to. I came here when I saw that the Baron's Mansion was looking for a maid. My younger brothers and sisters were too young to do housework. I did it, so I came in very successfully.”
"You are only 14 years old."
Ron was surprised at first, and then realized that it was very common for thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls to get married in modern times, so he didn't say anything else.
Seeing Eileen's confused look, Ron did not explain and motioned for her to continue.
Ron learned that few civilians in the territory were educated, and those who could go to school were businessmen from wealthy families. Only a handful of civilians wanted to change their children's fate, so they went to school to gain knowledge.
"How much money can your family make in a day selling fruit?"
Erin was confused as to why the young master cared about this, but whenever Ron asked, she would answer seriously.
"When it's more, I can earn 2 silver coins a day; when it's less, I can only earn more than 60 copper coins."
Ron has some knowledge about the currencies of this world. The commonly used currencies are divided into three types: gold, silver, and copper, with a ratio of 1:100. In addition, there is a platinum coin on top of the gold coins. This currency is only available in It circulates between empires and is invisible to ordinary nobles.
Taking the Irene family as a standard, the villagers in Assam Village are only paid 2-3 copper coins per day, and no more than 5 copper coins at most.
Thinking of this, Ron fell into deep thought.
At this time, there was a knock on the study door, and Abel's voice rang out, "Lord, I'm here to report on Elva."
At Ron's instruction, Erin opened the door and let Abel come in to talk.
"Lord, the matter is clear. Elva thinks that the Baronial Palace is not as good as before, and wants to finally make some money and escape to the Gordon Viscount territory next door."
For a very boring reason, Ron thought someone was colluding with Elva to assassinate him.
He raised his hand to interrupt Abel and said, "Punish her according to the rules of the house, and then drive her out."
"Yes, Lord Lord."
Abel was about to resign, but Ron stopped him again and warned: "By the way, get back all the money Elva embezzled."
"Mr. Egbert has already done this," Abel replied.
"That's good. It's okay. You can go and do your work." Ron waved his hand, thinking that the handsome old man moved very quickly and was a talent.
——
At night, Elva came out of the Baron's Mansion with a haggard look. She turned around and stared at something with a pair of resentful eyes. For a long time, she slowly disappeared into the night.
Residence hall.
Egbert and Abel stood opposite each other. The former had a stern face and spoke slowly.
"Abel, send someone to keep an eye on him. If there is any abnormal behavior, he can be executed on the spot. We cannot let the lord take any risks."
"Yes, Mr. Egbert."
Abel nodded. He thought in his heart that even if there was nothing abnormal, he would still have to get rid of the cancer. He was a knight of the Baron House, and it was his duty to protect the lord.
Then Abel left the mansion with two knights.
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