"Lord Elio doesn't have to be like this. He is him and you are you. This matter has nothing to do with you."
Gray shook his head slightly and said.
"Besides, Hicks' matter is in the past, and I have already punished him for arbitrarily imposing punishments. I do feel a little sorry."
"It's the Kulin family's lack of control over that scoundrel that has caused him to be like this today. It's an honor for the Kulin family that Master Gray is willing to discipline him for the Kulin family."
Lord Elliot waved his hands repeatedly.
"Lord Elliot, what do you think of Fergus City now?"
Gray didn't say much on this topic, but asked.
"It's very prosperous. I've been to the nearby Oliver City and Rock City before, and they're a bit worse than Fergus City."
Lord Elliot replied.
"If a city wants to prosper and develop, rules, order, and stability are essential. If the rules are broken based on the status of a noble child, the city will definitely not be stable, and naturally it will not be prosperous."
Gray spoke.
"On the other hand, if the city and even the territory cannot prosper, the nobles who rely on tax revenue will slowly decline."
"Master Gray said so."
Lord Elliot tasted it carefully. The more he tasted it, the more he felt that although what Gray said was very simple and easy to understand, it contained profound truth, and he couldn't help but respect it.
"Although nobles have rights beyond ordinary people, if they really treat ordinary people as if they were nothing, it will only harm ourselves in the end."
Gray said calmly.
Although he was just an ordinary office worker in his previous life, he came from a world of "big explosion" of information after all, and he naturally had a far-sighted perspective on things.
The two chatted for a while, and then Lord Elliot stood up and left. Gray asked his servant to send him away from Fergus Castle.
A few days later, a grand banquet was held at Fergus Castle.
In addition to the Fergus family and its subordinate nobles, the banquet also invited many nobles who were friendly with the Fergus family, including Earl Ford, which naturally included the Evelyn family, who had just been promoted to the Viscount family.
"Congratulations to the Fergus family."
"Congratulations Earl Ford."
…
In the huge banquet hall, the sound of crystal glasses clashing sounded from time to time, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.
"The gap is getting bigger and bigger. I didn't expect you to be a mad blood warrior now!"
Raising the crystal cup and clinking it with Gray, Don Ford smiled slightly.
Being able to be cultivated by the Ford family as the next generation successor, he is naturally not bad at cultivating talents and is often called a genius.
Unfortunately, compared with Gray, the gap is too far.
"I was lucky enough to get some high-level blood beast blood."
Gray shook his head slightly, and then drank the red wine in the glass.
Gray has a good impression of the next successor to the Ford family.
When they first came into contact with each other, the Fergus family was still just a Viscount family, and they did not display any wild-level blood beasts. Even at that time, the opponent never acted arrogantly and superior to others.
"What are you talking about? I didn't see you two getting together. I thought you two were discussing something big, so many noble ladies didn't dare to come forward and disturb you."
Hazel, the daughter of Earl Ford, came up wearing an exquisite long dress, looked at the two of them, and joked slightly.
"Let's talk about the many noble ladies present, who is the most beautiful?"
Dunn Ford smiled.
"Who is the most beautiful?"
It is indeed a woman's nature to love beauty. Upon hearing this, Hazel's eyes lit up and she asked.
"Of course Miss Hazel!"
Dunn Ford raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said to Gray with a smile.
"You think so? Gray!"
"Yes, it is indeed Miss Hazel. Since just now, many nobles have laid their eyes on you and have never looked away."
Gray smiled and nodded in agreement.
Hazel is indeed very beautiful, with a standard oval face, extremely fair skin, and a slender figure. With the banquet dress specially designed by the tailor, it is definitely not an exaggeration to say that she is one of the most beautiful people. Element.
"Brother, and Gray, you, you..."
Hazel's face turned slightly red, and she scolded the two of them dissatisfiedly.
After chatting with the Ford family brothers and sisters for a while, Gray said goodbye with a smile. As the host, he naturally had to greet the guests in the banquet hall.
"Master Gray, nice to meet you!"
However, he was helpless to find that almost all the guests he greeted turned into noble ladies.
It's not that he specially chooses noble ladies to greet them. Although he doesn't resist beautiful things, he doesn't "prefer" them to such an extent.
Instead, many aristocratic ladies who thought they were pretty came forward to chat with him, either tactfully or generously.
Nowadays, there is no need to say more about Gray's potential. Naturally, many noble ladies are keeping an eye on him.
In fact, many of these noble ladies had already targeted Gray before they came here.
Many of them were instructed by their families, and many of them were their own plans.
Whether it is for the sake of the family or for oneself, becoming the other half of such a future "strong man" is obviously a good choice.
"Master Gray, what are your usual hobbies?"
An aristocratic lady with a long skirt with a slightly low neckline, and a ravine could be vaguely seen, asked with a "charming" smile.
"I don't have many hobbies. If I want to talk about hobbies, hunting should be considered."
Gray thought for a while.
"elder brother."
At a dining table in the distance, Caroline and Sarah were sitting, and Sarah was seen waving to Gray from a distance.
"Sorry, I'm sorry."
After smiling at the other party, Gray bowed gracefully, walked to the dining table, and sat down at the dining table.
"Brother, you are very busy."
Seeing Gray sitting down, Sarah immediately joked.
"If you dare to tease me again, be careful with me..."
Gray said, snapping his fingers, causing the latter to cover his forehead and shrink his head.
"Don't flick my forehead, it will make me look ugly."
Next to her, Caroline, wearing a long purple dress, showed her elegance, and asked with a smile.
"Gray, what do you think of them?"
"I don't want to think about it yet."
Gray shook his head slightly. In this world, nobles can have multiple lovers, but when it comes to wives, they can only have one, so they have to think carefully.
"Sister Caroline, there are quite a few aristocratic young people who took the initiative to talk to you just now. Do you like any of them?"
Caroline is about a year older than Gray, and is now 20 years old. In this world where aristocrats basically marry later and have children later, this age is still quite early, but it can already be considered.
Making fun of Gray, but being teased by Gray instead, Caroline rolled her eyes, but she didn't hide it and said directly.
"Too exaggerated."
"Exaggerated?"
Gray mourned for these aristocratic young people. Since Caroline said such words, these aristocratic young people basically have no hope.
The banquet started at noon and ended in the evening.
The nobles who are closer to the Fergus Territory will directly return to the territory by carriage, while the nobles who are further away will stay one night and set off again a second time.
"Compared to the Earl's family, the current castle is too small and needs to be expanded!"
The next day, in the study, Earl Fergus said seriously.
"It's indeed too small."
Bernal agrees.
He had been to the castle of the Earl of Ford family. It was larger and more magnificent than the current Fergus Castle.
In comparison, Fergus Castle is undoubtedly a notch behind.
Since the Fergus family is now an earl family, the quality of the castle must not be too bad, otherwise it will only be looked down upon by other noble families. After all, the castle is the face of a noble family.
"The current Fergus Castle can no longer be expanded. We can only find a new place to build the castle."
Gray thought for a while.
Gray supported the expansion of the Fergus family castle.
The castle is a place for nobles to enjoy themselves, so it naturally needs to be well built. Gray will not resist enjoyment.
After all, why do people desire power and strength so much
Isn’t it just to get a better life and better enjoyment!
"indeed."
Viscount Fergus nodded.
"Where do you think the new castle should be built?"
"There is a rocky slope with few trees to the south of Fergus City, which is quite suitable for building a castle."
Bernal thought for a moment and said.
"That place is really suitable."
The three of them were naturally quite familiar with the area near Fergus City. As soon as Bernal mentioned it, Gray and Earl Fergus already knew where the other party was referring.
"But it's winter now, and transportation is inconvenient. We have to wait until next spring to start construction."
“Not only does Fergus Castle need to be rebuilt, but the city of Fergus needs to be expanded.”
Gray mentioned.
Ford City, the largest city in Earl Ford's domain, has a permanent population of about 300,000, while Fergus City only has about 30,000 people. In comparison, it is too shabby.
"Um."
Bernal nodded.
"Fergus City is easy to handle. There are still a lot of open spaces around it. All we need to do is expand on the original basis. However, it will probably take longer than Fergus Castle."
The construction of the city is obviously a larger project than the construction of the castle, even if it is expanded on the original basis, the same is true.
"The territory needs to recruit a group of management talents to take over the cities and towns in the territory. Do you have any recommendations?"
Viscount Fergus said.
"Barnet, the heir of the eldest son of the mayor of Maifeng Town, is pretty good..."
Gray said casually.
The last time he went to Maifeng Town, the other party left a good impression on Gray. Now that he had the opportunity, Gray did not recommend giving him a hand.
This is not because he wants to establish his own power or anything. For him, the power of the Fergus family is his power and will not differentiate between them.
After he inherits the title, if anyone is dissatisfied, he will be suppressed.
In the face of overwhelming strength, all resistance is in vain, and he has no interest in scheming.
(End of chapter)