When Roland got up in the morning, it was not Tyr who served him, but an older maid.
Out of the bedroom, Chief Knight Carter was waiting for him outside the door.
"Your Highness, I have to tell you some unfortunate news," he said solemnly. "Your maid died last night."
"What?" Roland's eyelids twitched. Although he knew this was the result, he was still a little uncomfortable. After all, this man died because of him.
"She fell from the balcony of the room. There was no sign of a fight at the scene, and the guards didn't see outsiders coming in or going out. So... It should be that she fell accidentally. It was an accident."
The knight reported the results of the investigation, and at the same time looked at Roland with a strange look. Of course Roland knew what he was thinking. When he was in Greycastle, it was a well-known fact that the fourth prince wanted to force Tyre many times. In this era, it is normal for a prince to have a relationship with a maid next to him. Originally, there were few entertainment activities, and there was almost no nightlife. When he had enough to eat and nothing to do, he would naturally want to create people. Not only did they make it themselves, but the prince and the upper-class nobles also exchanged women, and even gathered together to have a party of people, so the real chaos in your circle is not a mere joke.
The fourth prince has been relatively restrained in this convenience, and after changing to Roland, he has never even touched a woman - except for Tyre, the level of the rest of the maids can be described as shabby. In addition, he had to face the Devil's Moon after crossing, and his mind was almost completely filled with farming plans, and it was too late to enjoy the romantic life of aristocrats.
"It's really a pity," Roland pretended to be regretful, "Let the older maid who served me this morning take care of Tyre's funeral. She's the new head maid."
Carter nodded, saluted and left.
As soon as Roland stepped into the office, he saw Nightingale sitting on the mahogany table.
"What did you ask?"
"Nothing, she committed suicide when she saw me," she said in a frustrated tone, "too fast, without even the slightest hesitation."
"You didn't stop her?" Roland went around him and sat back on the back chair.
"I bound her," Nightingale leaned forward and leaned closer, "Who would have thought that there was poison hidden in her teeth. I had to fake an accidental fall."
"I thought you had rich experience, so you're so embarrassed to get paid?"
"Hey, don't say that, even though I didn't ask anything from her, it doesn't mean I got nothing," Nightingale chuckled and put a folded piece of paper in front of Roland, "I found it in her room. of."
Roland spread out the paper. It was a letter from home. The sender called Tyre her sister, and the content was just ordinary chat. However, he noticed that the other party mentioned the sea many times, such as the seaside scenery is beautiful, and she likes to stay on the beach and watch the sunset. At the end of the letter, she asked her sister when she could come back. She misses her very much. Thinking of the territories of several brothers and sisters, Roland said uncertainly, "Sister Three Kings of Clear Water Port?"
"That's probably the case, your two older brothers can't see the sea. According to my speculation, the third princess, Garcia Wimbledon, held her sister as a hostage and used her as a hidden pawn. From her suicide From the perspective of her decisive style, it is unlikely to be arranged at will. That is to say, before she is placed by your side, she has received at least two to three years of relevant training. "
Roland sighed softly, and sure enough, the fight for the king won't end so easily. Even if he doesn't fight, it doesn't mean staying out of the way. For the throne, his brothers and sisters have no worries at all, and I am afraid that similar things will happen again in the future.
"Ah, someone is here. I'll take my leave, Your Highness."
Nightingale blew at Roland provocatively, then disappeared out of thin air in a blink of an eye.
Although it wasn't the first time I saw him, Roland was still taken aback by playing in the daytime. He hesitated, and tentatively stretched out his fingers towards the vacant table, only to be stopped by a soft hand when he reached halfway, "Your Highness, this will make Anna sad."
Well, it seems that her ability is to be invisible rather than disappear, Roland thought, otherwise it would be too scary.
There was a knock on the door, "Your Highness, I'm Barov."
Roland retracted his fingers and returned to his expressionless face, "Come in."
The assistant minister walked into the office with a large bundle of dossiers, and before his butt was hot, he began to report on the government affairs for nearly a week. Roland also put his mind away and listened to him attentively. After more than a month of hearing and seeing, he found that he could keep up with the rhythm of the other party, instead of being dizzy and confused at the beginning.
In general, Border Town's finances have improved to a certain extent, mainly due to the fact that nearly 200 golden dragons were obtained after selling ore and rough gemstones to Liuye Town. After the money was used to buy food and pay wages, there were still ninety coins left.
Barov is also in high spirits, and he has spare money in his hand, so it will not be too difficult to get through this winter.
But Roland is destined not to let him idle, "I want to select a group of people from the territorial people to fight against the evil beasts, and they must be trained together from now on. The instructor will be my chief knight, and I will know the specific situation. Explain to him. You have to make a purchase plan, and this group of people must have strong leather armor, a long gun, and two sets of winter clothes that can be changed."
"His Royal Highness, isn't this... as usual, isn't it a temporary recruitment of people to fight?"
"The team that goes to the battlefield without training is just a mob. Can they scare away the evil beasts by relying on the number of people? It will be more troublesome if they are scattered."
"Do you really plan to defend Border Town?" Barov asked hesitantly.
"If we really can't hold it, of course we will retreat, but I don't think we can even deal with a few mutant beasts."
"If you do it according to your plan, you will have to pay more money."
The other party's miserly look made Roland laugh, "These are all necessary expenses, let's do it quickly."
He still has more than 300 golden dragons in his own vault, which are mainly used to pay for the construction of the city wall. The materials and components required for the steam engine ordered from the blacksmith shop were also paid for by himself. The first one cost almost twenty gold dragons, and he needed at least three more.
It is true that the steam engine promoted the first industrial revolution, but it does not mean that the steam engine is equal to the industrial revolution. Historically, Britain has developed to the point where a new driving force is urgently needed to replace people and livestock to meet the production of mining areas. After Watt improved the steam engine, he immediately received a large number of orders, and this new power also spread to various industries in a very short time.
At this time, the border towns had absolutely no basis for the industrial revolution, and it could even be said that industry did not even exist. Therefore, Roland did not expect to make his first pot of gold by selling steam engines. He only wanted to invest in this kind of machine in the Beishan mining area for mining and crushing. After the mine output has increased, expanding the scale of the use of steam engines is equivalent to promoting industrial development from top to bottom.