Let's not talk about Brian bringing Durand and the others to Ellington to show off, Tang En's side seems to be in trouble.
"Take a look, I just received an envelope when I came back. The envoy is still in Old Tom's Heart of Oak Tavern."
Fiona pointed at the letter on the table with a dignified expression.
Tang En picked it up and glanced at the seal. The seal was a crown and a scepter. Wrinkling his brow: "Irus Noble Parliament?"
"Yes."
Fiona said in a deep voice: "So far, no good thing has ever happened to a noble who received an envelope from the Irus Noble Parliament. I'm sure there's trouble."
"So what?"
Tang En opened the envelope and began to read.
"To the Lord of Ellington, Baron Tang En."
"First of all, congratulations to Baron Tang En for succeeding the title of Lord of Ellington. From now on, Ellington is no longer a land without a master. I hope Baron Tang En can lead the people of Ellington and work hard to develop … …"
Although he had long known that the nobles were very long-winded and full of nonsense, Tang En still underestimated them. There were ten pages in the letter, and more than nine of them were full of nonsense. They talked about nothing more than working hard to develop and create more glory for the nobles, and so on. It was only in the last half of the letter that they talked about the proper business.
"However, I recently heard that Baron Twain had a conflict with the Lord of Kasparmi Castle, Baron Duwei. Later, Baron Duwei was assassinated by you. Therefore, the Parliament of Nobles specially informed you to leave immediately on the day you receive this letter and rush to the capital, Alyx, to accept the Parliament of Nobles' investigation. The deadline is the 15th day of the month of harvest. If you don't arrive on time, the Parliament of Nobles will take back your noble status and territory."
"Gods above!"
Fiona, who came over at some point, cried out in alarm: "How did they know you killed Duwei!?"
"Nonsense. I didn't put on any makeup at that time. I charged in directly. Many people saw it."
Tang En said angrily, "I just didn't expect the Royal Parliament to react so slowly. It's been a month, hasn't it? Did you just find out that it was me? "
"You, why are you so stupid!"
Fiona said angrily, "Can't you hide your appearance before killing someone? Besides, with your strength, killing him would be a piece of cake. You could've killed him with a single spell. Why did you have to charge in like a brute with a sword?! "
"Spells kill without spilling blood. How are you going to keep the situation under control?"
Tang En casually said: "Don't worry, it's just a group of old nobles with one foot in the grave. I really don't believe they will turn against me for Duwei."
"What if she really falls out with you?"
Fiona sighed: "If the Pop family goes all out, then the Royal Parliament won't simply stand on your side."
"Certainly not. Don't forget what Baron Duwei did. He and the Dark Serpent cult members kidnapped hundreds of little girls. Although kidnapping little girls may not be a big crime in the eyes of the nobles, but the cult members have a different meaning."
Tang En spread out his hands: "If the Pop family and the Cadier family don't want to be purified by the Radiant Church, then they will definitely find a way to distance themselves from the church. Why would they speak up for Duwei?"
Fiona asked back: "Then what if they really speak up for Duwei?"
"If that's the case … …"
Tang En showed a sneer: "Then it means that the Pop family and the Cadier family are not clean."
As Tang En said, the Dark Serpent and the Chaos religion can be said to be the two biggest cancers of the Prandal. No normal noble would want to have anything to do with these two forces. Duwei's deal with the Dark Serpent was already a taboo in itself. If the Pop family and the Cadier family still wanted to rehabilitate Duwei, then it only meant that there was something wrong with these two families.
Tang En pondered deeply. If he could think of something, then there was no way those people could not think of it. Not to mention, the mercenary guild had already exposed Duwei's deeds. It was reasonable to say that the Royal Parliament would not come to trouble him again, but they did now.
Could their real purpose be … …
"What are you going to do now?"
"Nothing."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"Of course I'm going. At least I'm standing on the side of righteousness. The Royal Parliament will not dare to say anything against me in public. If they want to do something to me in private, then I don't mind letting them taste the bitterness … …"
Tang En's face was full of sarcasm: "Otherwise, those half-dead guys will think that I'm really afraid of them."
"Okay … … When do we leave? If necessary, we can go and appease the envoy now and delay for a few days. "
"No need, we can leave now."
As soon as Tang En finished speaking, he saw Fiona stand up. He froze for a moment: "What are you doing?"
"Of course I'm going with you!"
Fiona said very seriously: "Although you are a good lord and a very powerful mage, you are still a bit lacking when dealing with these nobles. I can guess what they are thinking, I also know how to deal with them. With me, it will be much easier for you!"
"No."
Tang En shook his head and pressed Fiona back again: "Ellington still needs you to control the direction. We can't slow down the pace of our development. Listen, according to my previous plan step by step, Brian will soon bring the dwarves and gnome technicians back. With their help, I think the construction of Ellington will be almost done by the time I return. I hope you can show me a brand new Ellington, okay?"
"But, but … …"
Fiona bit her lower lip and was very unwilling: "But you don't know how shameless those nobles are! What if they want to frame you, blackmail you, or directly take back Ellington? "
"As I said," Tang En smiled and patted Fiona on the shoulder: "No one can take away what belongs to me!"
Fiona finally compromised with Tang En. Tang En and she were now the two most important people in Ellington. They could not leave Ellington at the same time. At least one of them had to stay here to control the overall situation, otherwise the development here would stagnate.
Tang En gave Fiona a blueprint and prepared to let them build a large waterworks near the Emerald River.
"Waterworks? Now it's already … Oh, yes, you bought copper ingots back! "
Fiona still remembered the waterworks project that Tang En had mentioned. The sadness on her face finally disappeared, and she became excited again: "If this waterworks is really built, I'm afraid our Ellington will be very famous."
"So you have to do a good job in this area, especially these purification ponds, sedimentation, charcoal filtration, and chlorine gas detoxification ponds. You must ensure that they are clean."
"Chlorine gas detoxification? Is that the gas that you asked the workshop workers to collect a while ago? It's so choking … "
"That's right." [Water Plant Starts Construction, Digging Clay, Preparing to Make Ceramic Toilets]
Tang En paused and then said: "When the waterworks is built, the chlorine gas stored in the workshop can be sent to the waterworks on time."
"I've noted it down. What else?"
"The rest will be left to Edgar and the others. It's the problem of the water pipes and faucets … Oh, you'll know when the time comes."
Tang En sighed. "We were almost done with the tap water, but in the end, we forgot something important."
"Ah?"
"Go back and redistribute the people in the mine. Send some people to the other side of the mountain to dig clay. If you don't know, wait for Brian to come back and tell him. He knows about it."
The important thing that Tang En was talking about was the water toilets and the production of cheap ceramic utensils.
After coming to Prandal for so long, the only place that was quite painful to go to the toilet was the squatting. As a lord, Tang En's treatment was slightly better, but it still made him feel very conflicted, especially when he ate all kinds of roasted meat all day long. His intestines were almost cramping, and he always felt constipated. After squatting for a long time, his legs became numb.
He remembered that the water toilets were because of the clay mine that Tang En found when they passed by the iron mine in Brussels. The clay mine's reserves were very considerable, and with the current slow development speed, it was enough to last for a few hundred years.
"I know … Is the water tower still being built?"
Fiona remembered that Tang En said that the waterworks project and the water tower were complementary.
In fact, Tang En did intend to build the water tower to solve the water pressure problem, but he solved the pressure problem a few nights ago, so there was no need for the water tower to exist.
After explaining to Fiona, Tang En went to take out all the copper ingots that he bought and transferred them to the warehouse. Then he told Edgar to wait for Brian to come and process them into standard size copper pipes, bends, and three-way pipes. He especially pointed out the importance of the threaded threads and flange connectors. He also threw the threading machine that he made a few nights ago to Edgar and let him study it himself.
Then Tang En gave him the drawings of the water faucet and the pressurized water pump. He also left a sample for Brian to study together when he came back.
Tang En had only drawn a simple structure for this pressurized water pump. He had canceled the turbine of the water pump and used wind magic to pressurize it. The power source was replaced with magic crystals, and the energy efficiency conversion rate was no worse than the water pumps on Earth. [Making copper pipes, faucets, and magic water pumps]
Tang En estimated that when he came back from Alinx, the construction of the new area in Ellington should be completed. The water plant should also be completed. When the time came, as long as he directed the assembly of the pipes, the residents of Ellington would be able to use tap water.
As for the charge ….. Tang En believed that with their current income, they should be able to accept it.
Then Tang En went to the construction site to show his face, encourage them, and check the progress of the project. After finishing all these things, it was already night time. Tang En ordered someone to go to the Oak Heart Tavern to inform the special envoy of the Royal Parliament.
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