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The next afternoon, he returned to Tulip Castle and held another banquet. Liszt also rested for the night in Tulip Castle before returning to the Flower Town.
However, he could not stay idle after returning to the Flower Town this time.
Levis's wedding was about to be organized. In the Longtaro Castle, Leewilliam and Marquis Roderick's only son, Roger Golden Oats, had communicated and set the wedding date for September 12.
The development order was also about to arrive. The Steel Ridge Kingdom would definitely send a mission to the Blue Dragon Island to determine the date of war with the Eagle Kingdom. Speaking of which, it was strange. Almost every year during the autumn harvest, a large-scale conflict would break out between the two kingdoms and last for several hundred years.
In addition to the feud, another reason was probably the promotion of the Knight system. Without war, how could they make a fortune? Without war, how could they ease the contradictions between the old and new aristocrats? Without war, how could they redistribute wealth? Without war, how could they vent their exuberant energy?
The painstakingly cultivated to become an Earth Knight, and even a Sky Knight, in order to go to the battlefield and make a name for themselves.
On the way back, Liszt was a bit upset: "Levis's birthday gift is easy to get rid of, but his wedding gift is definitely not inferior to the gift given to Meopal … Although the Knight Squad has two Earth Knights, but now that the construction of the fief is in full swing, it is really not suitable to transfer a Knight to participate in the war."
Knights could fight on horseback and govern when dismounted. They were the cornerstone of the Knight system. Because only a Knight could enjoy complete knowledge, especially a Knight of aristocratic origin.
Without knowledge to expand their thinking, it was very difficult to be competent for management positions.
Now that the Port Town and the Flower Town lacked officials, especially those who could preside over the 'great battle', the Earth Knight could barely maintain the management of the fief.
If they were all taken away, it would seriously affect the construction.
"However, if I plan to participate in the war, it is impossible not to bring a Knight Squad … For the sake of the serfs, I still have to get ready and set out. Fortunately, I can plunder resources. I can bring Dosen and the eight little ones to the battlefield. After tearing down a few castles, I should be able to gather enough money to buy serfs."
During the battle of Iron Hoof Island, the Grand Duke forbade plundering resources.
Expansion Orders, on the other hand, were mainly used to plunder resources. They only had to pay taxes to the Grand Duke, so Expansion Orders were definitely more cost-effective.
On the road.
He summoned the smoke mission again.
"Mission: Resurrected Fire Dragon Bones. Have you forgotten? Dry dragon bones need to be moisturized by magic. Only in this way can the results you desire. Please organize the serfs to mine 10 tons of volcanic glass. Reward: The agitation of the rubber worm. "
There was no change.
Ten tons of volcanic glass was not enough.
When he returned to the Flower Town, he found that Gort was waiting there.
"Sir, in the process of developing Black Horse Island, there is a neglected problem that needs to be solved urgently." He said, "We only have two sailboats, the Flowers and the Thorns, but Black Horse Island is still unable to produce food. Transporting food alone takes up most of the transportation capacity of both ships."
"This is a problem. Has the Flower Town's office's finances increased recently?" Liszt turned to ask Isaiah.
"With the completion of the flower brew on Red Crab Island, the revenue has increased significantly, but it needs to be paid to Tulip Castle to repay the debt. The scale of the flower soap has never been able to continue to expand, and the supply of raw materials is insufficient … Therefore, the current revenue growth of the office is not obvious. "
"I see … …"
"Sir, the revenue from the flower brew has increased. Do you think it is possible to repay part of it first and keep part of it for territorial expenses?" Gort suggested.
Liszt rubbed his forehead. "I want to do that too, but Tulip Castle is now facing a gold coin crisis. My brother is about to get married and needs a lot of gold coins for the wedding. My father has decided to add a tax to tide over this crisis. "
Tulip Castle was his backing.
However, the Tulip Castle was also unable to provide for his endless demands, especially in the face of Levis's wedding. An aristocratic wedding was absolutely an earth-shattering extravagance, requiring a large amount of gold coins. Therefore, every country had a special "marriage tax".
The lord or the lord's daughter or son is getting married.
But what if there is no money?
Of course, it is to collect taxes. The pressure of the general's marriage will be passed on to the people of the territory. As for whether the people complain or are happy, it doesn't matter.
Now that Tulip Castle has to rely on the marriage tax to raise money, Liszt is embarrassed to borrow money from Tulip Castle.
He can only find a way himself.
"No matter how fast the thorny ironwood can grow, it can't keep up with the speed of felling; no matter how rubber worms can repair rubber trees, rubber can't be cut in large quantities; no matter how popular the flower soap is, ingredients such as animal pancreas are still in short supply; the flower brew can occupy the market, but it still needs time to spread."
Basically, the products of the territory can be quickly cashed out, but it still can't fill the gap in the development of Black Horse Island.
So after worrying about it, Liszt still had to sell his family property. He sent Gort and Isaiah away, hid in the study, and counted his family property that could be sold.
Mithril, jade, crystal, there was not much left.
He was really reluctant to sell it.
His eyes finally fixed on three gems. One was the Red Blood Sword inlaid with a ruby, one was a sapphire magic ring, and the other was a pink gem seized from the Iron Hoof Island Campaign.
"I don't need the Red Blood Sword anymore. Lvera has been coveting it. She certainly won't be willing to sell it for 1,500 gold coins. I'll just sell it for 800 gold coins. She should be able to get it. The sapphire magic ring, as Curtis Truth's phylactery, I don't know if there are any secrets, so don't sell it for the time being. The pink gem can be sold."
But then he thought about it.
There was a new inspiration. "I actually don't need to prepare a lot of gifts for Levis's wedding. I can give him the pink gem. A gem worth a thousand gold coins is definitely a very powerful gift … The pink gem can be used as a gift. After selling the Red Blood Sword, I can buy two second-hand sailboats, which can almost make up for the lack of transportation capacity."
The plan was in place.
He immediately went to Tulip Castle to look for Lvera. Although she was enfeoffed in Falcon Town, she spent eleven months of the year in Tulip Castle.
"You want to sell the Red Blood Sword to me?" Lvera looked at the travel-worn Liszt and asked in surprise.
"I'm not selling it to you, I'm selling it for free. It just so happens that I'm short of money, and I thought that sister lacks a good weapon, so I made this decision."
"Are you short of money now?"
"As you can imagine, in order to enfeoff Black Horse Island, I hardly got any material rewards from the Iron Hoof Island Campaign. The development of Black Horse Island has made me a pauper. Coupled with the marriage of Meopal and Levis, my funds are severely depleted. I can only find a way from you."
Faced with Levis's predicament, Lvera thought for a moment and said, "The Red Blood Sword is a gift from Grandpa. It is very meaningful. I won't take away his expectations, but I can lend you a sum of gold coins."
If he could borrow money, Liszt certainly didn't want to sell the Red Blood Sword.
It was a very good backup weapon.
"How many gold coins can you lend me?"
"Five hundred, is that enough?"
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