There is no doubt that the king is a great treasure house.
Although it is very backward as a city, and those seemingly magnificent buildings are not worth mentioning in Roland's eyes, it is still the brightest pearl in the Kingdom of Greycastle.
In terms of population, the number of nobles it has far exceeds any nobles in other cities who have lost their fiefs and lost their fiefs. The first thing that comes to mind is to come to the capital to find opportunities. In addition to the landless knights and knights conferred by the royal family, this ratio has been further increased. For example, among the residents of the inner city, nobles account for nearly 20%, and they usually have primary education and can read and write. For Roland It is a reserve officer worthy of training. After all, if there is no land and family business, it will not be too contradictory to the new policy, and the good knowledge you have can also accept new things faster than ordinary civilians.
In terms of industry, the capital is also a collection of great achievements. In addition to the business and artisan guilds, it also has the largest alchemist association and a unique astrologer association. These talents are all Roland's coveted objects, and calling Barov and Kemo Stryr here is also to accommodate them as much as possible.
Finally, there is wealth... The various materials collected in the palace are enough to be worth ten Dukes of Ryan. Golden dragons, jewelry and gold and silver handicrafts are piled up in several warehouses. In addition to other important officials who fell together with Timothy, the final statistics will inevitably be is an astonishing number. If all their properties were confiscated, Neverwinter City would have nothing to worry about for the next two or three years. However, Roland didn't plan to carry them all out. Not to mention that it would take too much time, and taking over the capital would also require a lot of overhead to maintain stability. There is no point in accumulating money in the basement and spilling it needlessly, it is only reasonable to let it circulate at its own value.
If possible, Roland hopes to spend the first half of the year to digest the income, but time waits for no one. Compared with the royal capital in the middle, it is more important to be able to integrate with the Western Territory, the Dragon Ridge and the Extreme South Territory.
Shortly after Iron Axe left, a personal guard Hui reported, "Your Majesty, there is a businessman who calls himself Margaery outside the palace and wants to see you."
Roland's eyes suddenly lit up, "Bring her to see me."
When the businesswoman walked into the hall, he smiled and stood up from the throne, strode up to meet him, "We meet again."
"I didn't expect that the place to meet again would be the Royal Palace of Graycastle," Margery pulled up the corner of her skirt and curtseyed. "You always surprise me, Your Highness Roland... No, it's time to call you Your Majesty."
"It doesn't matter, anyway, the enthronement ceremony hasn't been held yet, and I'm not really a king," Roland waved.
"You're not in a hurry at all, you deserve to be a king." Margery covered her mouth and said, "It seems that the capital will be full of business opportunities in the future. For the sake of the old man, you should take more care of me. "
"Of course, even if you don't come to me, I will come to you," he laughed, "You may not know that Border Town and Changge Fortress have merged into one big city, and more steam engine factories have opened. With a few production lines, the output can almost triple. There will be many new products in the future, and I guarantee that they will all be unique and good things in the four kingdoms.”
"I've seen your creativity fully, and we can talk about this in detail," Margery nodded, "but I'm not here today, and I have other things to ask for."
"Oh?" Roland said with great interest, "Tell me about it."
"Can... talk somewhere else?" She glanced around and asked in a low voice.
The financial resources of the Chamber of Commerce can't solve it, and they have to avoid people's eyes and ears. Could it be that the other party has really encountered some thorny trouble? The prince thought for a while, "Then go to my study."
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The study on the top floor of the Crown Tower originally belonged to Wimbledon III, and it was also the place where the fourth prince yearned most when he was a child. Only here can he meet his taciturn father. And Roland chose this place because the terrain is high enough, it is not easy to set up a secret passage, and there is only one circular stone step leading to the top of the tower, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"Can you talk now?"
Only him and Margery were left in the room, and Nightingale, who had hidden her figure.
"Sorry, Your Majesty, I have been entrusted by others and can only tell you..." She bowed solemnly and said, "Lord Lei Ting hopes to meet you."
"Thunder?" Roland was greatly surprised. "Is that the most outstanding explorer of the fjord? Didn't he... already died in a shipwreck?"
"Although a real explorer believes in the three gods, he will not easily fall into the arms of the three gods," Margery shook her head, "he doesn't want to reveal his whereabouts, especially not to let Lightning know, that's why I tell you secretly The reason. Lord Thunder originally planned to contact you through Her Royal Highness Tilly, but he didn’t expect you to occupy the capital so quickly, so he changed his decision temporarily.” The businesswoman paused, “He also said that the west of the Shadow Islands found It is very likely that it is related to the ruins hundreds of years ago, and you will definitely be interested to learn about it.”
"Wait... is he in the capital now?"
"Yes, he just arrived yesterday and made this decision after meeting me."
"You don't seem surprised at all that he came back to life," Roland wondered. "You already knew about it?"
Margery nodded.
"So, the first time you went to Border Town to do business was not because of the personal guards I sent, but to find lightning?"
"I'm sorry I didn't explain it to you at the beginning," she said, stroking her chest. "Lightning has a magic stone on her body, and it is through this method that Lord Lei Ting confirmed her position. He sent me over just to make sure she is safe. Knowing that Lightning had settled in your territory, he decided to hide his news and keep his daughter away from the Explorer's Path."
It turned out that, Roland immediately realized everything at that time. He did not inquire about Thunder's death in detail, and the other party's answer was in a sense all the truth. Therefore, Nightingale didn't find the strangeness in it, but concluded that she was not interested in the witch There is no hostility, it turns out that there is a reason for this "coincidence". If there is no lightning, I am afraid that my steam engine trade will not open up the trade route so quickly.
"The capital is still in the vortex, so I'm unlikely to leave the palace," Roland replied after thinking for a moment, "If Lei Ting wants to see me, you can bring him to the palace, I can promise not to Lightning revealed information about him."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty," Margery said with a grateful face, and bowed again, "I will tell him the answer as soon as possible."
After having the attendant send the businesswoman away, Roland had just returned to the main hall when he heard a report from the personal guard Hui, "Your Majesty, a nobleman came from outside the palace, claiming to be your old friend, arguing to rush into the palace."
This news surprised him a little. The little nobles who were not affected by the spring offensive would come to inquire about the situation sooner or later, but he did not expect it to be so soon. It stands to reason that they should wait for a while to watch the wind. Now that Tifeko has not asked, he should not take the initiative at this moment... And he was originally a prince, how could he be so familiar with a small noble? "What's his name?"
"Sir Yorko, Your Majesty."(.)