GOR Chapter 17: 300 Gold Coins
At dawn, the old butler, Hill, personally pushed the breakfast cart into the study room. When he pushed open the door, he saw the Young Master of the family standing on the stairs in front of the bookshelf. In his hand was a thick book on astrology, engrossed in it.
It seems that this Young Master did not sleep last night. Although his face showed signs of fatigue, his spirit seemed to be quite good. However, his body seemed to be too dirty … could it be that he had been rolling around in those account books last night?
Also, he had taken down a short sword from the wall and placed it on the desk … sigh, that was an antique used by the ancestors.
The old butler sighed and immediately summoned someone to help the Young Master freshen up.
After finishing his breakfast, Du Wei stretched his body and said, "Those people who came with me from the capital, did they settle down last night?"
"Of course, they are staying behind the castle. Your Knight bodyguards, according to the family's management, have been incorporated into the castle's guards … forgive me for being presumptuous, respected Young Master, but you seem to have recruited a Knight on the road. Moreover, it is a female Knight. I originally wanted to arrange for that Knight to rest in the castle, but she refused … because you also brought a captive with you on the road. I do not know how the captive offended you, but I have arranged for her to be locked up in the castle's dungeon. Last night, the female Knight and her squire stayed in the dungeon's room. "
"Very good." Du Wei sighed. "Then, what do I need to do during the day … continue to look at these accounts? I think it will take at least three or four days to finish reading them … that is too boring. Hill, I need to find something to do. "
Three or four days? It would be good if you can finish reading them in ten days.
The old butler secretly thought to himself. However, his face remained respectful. "Yes. You are the master here. Everyone in the castle is your servant. Here, your will will be reflected to the fullest. As for these accounts, you do not need to rush to finish reading them immediately. After all, these are the accounts of the past year. I think that if you have time in the future, you can squeeze out some precious time and choose one or two places to inspect the family's property. Maybe it's more useful than reading these boring account books. "
Du Wei smiled and raised his eyebrows. "Good suggestion, Hill, good suggestion! So what am I doing today? Are there … any programs here? "
"Uh …" The old butler looked troubled. "This, you know, the prosperity of this place can't be compared to the imperial capital. The closest town was from the castle. Even if one were to ride a horse back and forth, it would still take a day. As for the castle, there is nothing to pass the time here on weekdays, but the surrounding scenery is not bad. If you are interested, you can ride a horse and take your Knight to the forest to hunt. Although I'm afraid there won't be any prey this season, it's not a bad idea to go out for a walk. "
Du Wei nodded. He picked up the cup of black tea in front of him and took a sip. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. "The fellow I caught … … will there be any problems? I mean, I have the authority here to … "
"Are you talking about the law enforcement authority? My god … Young Master, this is the Rollin Plains! The entire plains belong to the Rowling family! Here, as long as you don't do anything to rebel against the Empire, then the will of the Rollin family is the law! And you are now the person with the highest status in the Rowling family in the castle. "
"Okay." Du Wei stood up. A maid beside him immediately came over with a long leather coat, wanting to help Du Wei put it on. Du Wei looked at the coat and shook his head. "The weather is still so warm, there is no need to wear these … … Oh, right, Hill, I need one or two attendants. I like to use people I am familiar with. Hmm … … Let Mard come over, I prefer him to follow me. As for the others, have you incorporated the twenty Knight I brought from the imperial capital into the castle's guards? Very well, I will take some time today to visit them and review the warriors of the castle's guards. Err … … one last thing. When I was young, my first teacher was a famous astrologer, the famous old scholar, Mr. Rossiat. Under his guidance, I became very interested in astrology. During my stay in the castle, I want to use the room on the top floor of the White Tower. "
"White Tower … … top floor … …" The old butler opened his mouth and his face revealed a difficult expression. "This … … Young Master, I am afraid you do not know this, but the family has always had a ban. Other than the patriarch, no one is allowed to climb the White Tower."
"Oh?" Du Wei's eyes lit up. "Is that so?"
He did not feel dispirited at all. Instead, he felt some anticipation … … Hmm, since it is a forbidden area, could there be something left behind by Saimel? Maybe I can find something.
As for … … not letting me in? If I can't do it openly, can't I sneak up?
"Okay. Then, I have a few things that I need you to send someone to buy for me. " After Du Wei finished speaking, he took a quill from the table and quickly wrote down a few things on a piece of paper.
These were the things that he thought of last night that he needed to study astrology.
Studying astrology, at least a telescope is needed, right? And it would be best if it was an astronomical telescope. But this thing does not exist in this world. It seems that I will have to make it myself.
Things like glass do exist in this world. The level of the mirror craftsmanship here is very high. I should be able to make a crude telescope with a little research.
Actually … … Alas, in this world, the use of telescopes is actually very small because this kind of thing is mainly used for military purposes. But in this world, there is magic! A magician's "Eagle's Eye" spell is far better than a telescope.
Alas, magic, magic! It seems that I have to think of a way to learn magic.
Thinking of this, Du Wei immediately stood up: "It seems that I will have to take some time out today to go to the dungeon to see my captive."
Du Wei came out of the study. Soon, the old butler invited Mard in according to Du Wei's instructions.
The former coachman looked a little depressed. After all, he was the "Sir Butler" on the way here. Commanding twenty cavalrymen on the road was a very satisfying feeling. But once they arrived at the castle, the cavalrymen were immediately incorporated into the castle guards and stationed in a small military camp on the left side of the castle. And he, the "Sir Butler", immediately became a commander without an army.
He had the title of "Sir Butler", but he did not have a single subordinate.
The old butler here seems to be a senior figure in the Rowling family. How could he dare to take away his authority? After sleeping in his room for a night, Mard was still a little worried about his future … The young master did not let me serve him last night. Did he forget about me?
So, when he heard Du Wei's summons early in the morning, Mard immediately rushed over. His hurried appearance made the old butler Hill, who paid attention to his appearance, a little dissatisfied, but Mard did not care. Running to the castle hall and seeing Du Wei standing there, Mard hurriedly went up to him, wishing that he could go up and hug Du Wei.
"Oh, my master, I am your loyal servant, Mard. Do you have any orders? "
Du Wei saw that Mard was a little helpless. After all, in this place, only Mard could be considered as his confidant. As for the others … Well, that Ruo Lin could barely be considered half a confidant.
Du Wei did not immediately rush to see the magician in the dungeon. Instead, he first gave an order: From today onwards, without his orders, no one was allowed to enter the study!
Regarding this strange order, the old butler did not say anything and just followed it.
Afterwards, Du Wei first brought people to the barracks outside the castle. There were 300 Rollin's private soldiers stationed here. 100 of them were cavalrymen, and 20 of them were in a team. They were organized into five small teams of cavalrymen, and took turns patrolling around the castle every day. The 20 Knight guards that Du Wei brought from the Imperial Capital happened to be in the sixth small team. These people changed their equipment in the barracks and immediately welcomed Du Wei.
Du Wei had already talked with Mard on the way, and then let Mard come forward and pick six people to be his personal attendants. These six people were all people that Mard observed along the way, and he felt that they were quite loyal and dutiful. These six cavalrymen immediately took off their armor and changed into light clothes without saying anything, and then rode away from the barracks.
Their colleagues looked at these people with envious expressions as they left … Alas, after all, they were at the master's side. Maybe one day the master would like them, and they would have the opportunity to be promoted.
It had to be said that after leaving the oppressive Count's Mansion in the Imperial Capital, and coming to the castle in the Rollin's territory, life was quite comfortable.
At least here, Du Wei was the person with the highest status, and this kind of aristocratic life was quite comfortable. When they went out, a servant immediately brought a docile horse, and the saddle and bridle were the most exquisite goods. It was said that in order to curry favor with Du Wei, this horse was personally selected by Mard. This former coachman's eye for horses was quite good.
In the morning, Du Wei took his six attendants to walk around the forest outside the castle twice, and finally he chose a place.
At the edge of the forest, a little farther from the castle, there was a small stream, which was a tributary of the Emerald River (Rollin River). The flow of the stream was gentle, and after checking the surroundings, there were no traces of large beasts. Du Wei immediately decided that he would build a wooden house here.
This would be his first magic laboratory – although he was not a magician yet, and it was believed that he did not have the talent to learn magic, but Du Wei was not worried about this point.
There would always be a way.
After recording the location, Du Wei took his people to look around.
This young master's behavior was indeed very strange.
In this morning, besides patrolling the surrounding forest, he also chatted with the castle's servants. Moreover, the first person he met was unexpectedly the castle's gardener and gardener!
Then the young master made a list, and let the gardener and gardener prepare some strange flowers and plants according to the contents of the list. This list quickly fell into the hands of the old butler, Hill, who did not say anything and immediately did as he was told.
In the evening, Du Wei finally had some free time to go to the dungeon to see the captive.
Presumably, after two days and two nights of torture, the magician should have suffered enough. Let's see if he is willing to give in.
Du Wei confidently brought his people back to the castle, but the first person to look for him was the old butler, Hill.
"Young master, I have already sent people to prepare the several lists you made today. Everything you need to purchase, I have already sent people to prepare."
"So fast?" Du Wei was satisfied and somewhat happy.
"Of course, this is the territory of the Rollin family, your orders are our duty. After you gave me the lists, I immediately sent people to the surrounding towns to purchase them, and now the items are already on the way back. But there is a small problem … "
"What?"
"I'm afraid you don't have enough money." The butler replied without batting an eyelid.
"…" Du Wei was somewhat surprised: "Money?"
"It's like this." The old butler's face was calm, but it was this kind of calm expression and calm tone that made Du Wei somewhat angry. This was because the old butler's eyes were clearly hiding some gloating: "Young master, because you are not yet an adult, the patriarch made a rule that in addition to your daily food and clothing, you can withdraw three hundred gold coins from the family for your expenses every month. Only three hundred gold coins per month, this is the amount of money you can use. If you exceed this amount, you will have to deduct it from next month's money. "
"…" Du Wei was already somewhat speechless.
Money? Du Wei did not expect that he, the dignified eldest son of a count, would have a problem with such a small amount of money.
The old butler quickly took out a one-eyed lens from his bosom and put it on his left eye. Then he took out the list that Du Wei gave him today and said: "Four pieces of high quality crystal, twenty pieces of glass mirror, one furnace, half a cart of stone coal. From the gardener, you bought the seeds of the first generation Golden Scale Flower, the seeds of the first generation Arrow Orchid, and a large bottle of Black Rose Pollen … In addition, you also bought a set of the best flower art tools. From the gardener, you bought two Tiger Skin Broadleaved Trees, a hundred Three Leaf Clovers, and … "
The old butler quickly finished reading the list and then slowly said: "Buying these things cost you a total of four hundred and twenty gold coins. In other words, not only did you spend this month's quota, you even have to withdraw next month's money in advance … In addition, I heard that you plan to build a wooden house next to the stream outside the forest. I have already made a calculation. If you calculate according to the construction of a not too complicated two-story wooden house, I'm afraid you will need to spend another three hundred gold coins. In addition, the decorations and furniture in the wooden house that you requested … will cost another two hundred gold coins. If you calculate it like this, I'm afraid you have already used up all your money for the next four months. "
Du Wei was somewhat speechless.
He realized that he might have miscalculated!
Money!
The dignified eldest son of a Count actually ran out of money!
But those flowers and plants were necessary. Those were the most basic materials that Du Wei needed to study magic potions.
Du Wei looked at the old butler and his face sank: "Is that so? You are saying that I, father's eldest son, the person in charge of guarding the family's estate, can only use a mere three hundred gold coins every month? Did I hear wrongly? "
The old butler's attitude was still very respectful: "Yes, this is the rule. The Lord Patriarch personally wrote this in his letter. Although the family's estate has a profit of several tens of thousands of gold coins every month, but you have to know … … that is public money. You are not yet an adult, you have not received your own title, and you do not have your own territory, so … … "
"So, I only have three hundred gold coins every month as pocket money, right?" Du Wei's tone was very cold, then he waved his hand: "Okay, I know. In the next few months, I'm afraid I can't casually buy things, right?"
"I'm very sorry, this is the Lord Count's order. You can only withdraw money for three months in advance at most. "
The old butler saw that the young master was unhappy, so he immediately took his leave.
After the old butler left, Du Wei looked at Mard next to him. Mard immediately said carefully: "Young master … … I still have the thousand gold coins you asked me to keep here. These were all given to you by the Countess before we left the Imperial Capital."
Du Wei sighed: "Sigh, I was also wondering why mother would secretly give me such a sum of money … … Now I know … … Hehe, it seems that father was also worried that an idiot like me would mess around in the family's estate, worried that I would ruin the family's estate, so he only gave me the title of a guard, but didn't let me use the money here."
"This … … We can save some expenses. Actually, three hundred gold coins a month is already a lot … … "Mard said this and consciously closed his mouth, because the young master was thinking.
"… … Well, if that's the case, we'll find a way to get some money ourselves." After a short moment of unhappiness, Du Wei immediately thought it through … … Anyway, in the secret passage that Saimel left for him, behind the door used as a smokescreen, there was a lot of treasure, right? If it really doesn't work, then I'll just use the money inside.
But … … It seems that the days of exile are not as comfortable and free as I thought.
"Come, let's go to the dungeon and take a look." Du Wei waved his hand and said lightly: "I hope that magician won't refuse me again today. I'm in a very bad mood right now! "
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