Urban Sims

Chapter 65 Mercenary Union
"Young...Master, your oatmeal."

Behind him, came a somewhat timid voice, the sound was like a mosquito, but it carried a long-lost familiarity.

"Alice, put the porridge on the table."

Zhou Ming smiled slightly, leaned against the back of the chair, stretched his waist, tilted his head, and watched the man who hurriedly put the tray on the table, shaking his hand, almost spilled the oatmeal in the porcelain bowl, okay? Yi Yi put the tray away, but found that the young master seemed to be staring at him all the time, and Alice, who was standing aside, didn't know where to put her hands, her face was flushed, and she was about to cry.

Looking at the maid wearing a turban on her head, and a white apron around her waist, the black one-piece dress is decorated with a circle of white ruffles, and the tie that binds the apron is tied into a bow at the back—this is This kind of maid outfit was designed by Zhou Ming for the maids of the castle after dyeing a kind of finer linen fabric after the completion of the Grand Collar Linen Clothing Workshop two years ago. Beautiful, noble temperament, easy to work, very popular among maids.

Even, after being seen by many lords who came to visit the castle, they were quickly introduced to the castles in various territories.

Even Madame Madeleine, the mother who is used to wearing bulky long skirts held up by huge skirts, couldn't put it down. For a period of time, she wore that maid outfit to cook and work every day. It should be decent, after being scolded by Baron Connor several times, Zhou Ming had to design a few more dress-style ladies' clothes. After wearing them and feeling good, his mother, Mrs. Madeleine, bid farewell to the attachment to the maid's clothes (but still wear it sometimes).

And Alice, who was only 12 years old in front of her, put on this small maid outfit, not only showing off her exquisite figure, but also making her rosy and delicate face even more charming.

No wonder some time ago when he transferred Alice to be his maid, his wife Fanny said jealously that he brought a little vixen over...

But Zhou Ming can let God testify that he transferred Alice to his side just because he wanted to take care of his sister from the previous life. It's grown well, and there's nothing that should be developed... Hey, why is Alice's place so much plumper? Wasn't it still an airport when I first entered the castle?It's only been two months...

"woooo~"

Alice, who was already very nervous after being stared at by the young master, now had a mournful face, her body trembling slightly, and she really wanted to cry out loud.

"Oh, Alice, don't be nervous... I've been here in the castle for so long, do you still feel comfortable here?"

Zhou Ming, who realized that he was impolite, quickly looked away, and chatted with his sister from the previous life in a gentle and kind voice.

"Well, okay... okay, here it is."

Hearing the young master's gentle and easy-going question, Alice felt less nervous. She nodded awkwardly and boldly told the young master about her recent situation in the castle. Of course, the living conditions in the castle are much better than those at home. You can eat soft white bread, drink delicious broth, occasionally have cakes and milk, there will be gifts on festivals, monthly salaries are paid, and you live in a single room for senior maids. It is not a person to serve the young master too tired.

But... the main trouble is that there are too many rules in the castle, and Karina's mother, who is in charge of training her, is too strict with her. He hesitated, Zhou Ming asked for a long time before he could find out, Anne, the personal maid of his wife Fanny, has been bullying her recently, calling her over almost every day, and then hitting her palm dozens of times with a board...

Zhou Ming grabbed Alice's dodgy hand, put it in front of his eyes, and suddenly became furious!Those women who are full and have nothing to do, and spend all day thinking about how to torture people in their rooms, really can't stop for a while!Can a 12-year-old girl be able to do this?

"I have to take care of this!"

The delusion in the minds of those women who want to hurt Alice must be completely extinguished!

The next day, Zhou Ming called together a dozen main stewards and housekeepers in the castle, including the two maids who were married by his wife Fanny, and pulled Alice and solemnly said to them: Alice is his No matter what she did, even if she wanted to punish her, she had to ask for his opinion!Also, if anyone dares to punish Alice privately, if he finds out, he will definitely let that person know the consequences of doing so!
After finishing speaking, Zhou Ming gave Annie a hard look, and the woman shrank back in fright, and said together with the other stewards, "Yes, young master!"

After delaying for half a day, after dealing with this matter, no other servant dared to bully Alice anymore. The price was that his wife, Fanny, seemed to have taken gunpowder, and hadn't treated her seriously for several days... Zhou Ming shook his head, women are like this Pointless, too narrow-minded in some respects.

However, in just a few days, Zhou Ming led a group of servants and leaders, took the key to the castle vault from the butler Bunode, opened the vault, moved out all the gold and silver treasures inside, and placed them in the In the front square, I personally checked the specific amount of property and counted it carefully.

Three days later, Zhou Ming changed three groups of people and counted the more than 100 boxes of gold coins, more than 400 boxes of silver coins, and more than 50 boxes of treasures placed in the front square. After converting all the silver coins and treasures into gold coins, he finally The figure of 108.63 million was calculated.

Zhou Ming frowned: "No, after deducting various expenses, the annual net profit of Grand Collar has been more than 30 gold coins in the past few years. Last year, it conservatively exceeded 50 gold coins. The property should not be less than 150 million..."

Then, a smile of sudden realization flashed across the corner of Zhou Ming's mouth. It turned out that the sheep I raised was fattened up. Now, it's almost time to slaughter it...

That afternoon, he greeted his father, Baron Connor, and after obtaining his consent, Zhou Ming led two knights and thirty leaders, and called dozens of servants to pull a dozen heavy-duty carriages. Came to the house of Bunode, the housekeeper of Qiangwei Town, and led people straight into Bunode's bedroom. In the name of looking for something, he lifted the bed board of Bunode's bedroom...

The amount is amazing!

Fifteen heavy-duty carriages pulled back and forth three times before they pulled hundreds of boxes of gold and silver treasures hidden under the bed in Bunode's bedroom to the castle square, dumped all the gold and silver treasures in the boxes, and counted them all. After several times, good guy, the total value of these hundreds of boxes of gold and silver treasures has reached an astonishing 88 gold coins, which is almost as much as the property in the castle vault.

"Butler Bunode, I originally planned that if the amount of treasure hidden in your family is less than 20, I will take half of it and leave the rest for your retirement; if the amount exceeds 30, I will confiscate it all." , and thank you again; if the amount exceeds 40, I will degrade your whole family into mining slaves... But I didn't expect that the amount you embezzled was so much that I couldn't believe it. 88, Bu Nuo Butler De, do you think you should be hanged in public, or should I give you a bowl of poison and give you a decent way to die?"

Zhou Ming clasped his hands, looked expressionlessly at the butler Bu Nuod who was kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly.

Butler Bunode slapped himself desperately, hugged his thigh and said, "Master Edward, I should die, I should die! But for the sake of serving the territory for so many years, I beg you to spare my life." ? Please forgive me, I will never dare again!"

"How dare you say there will be a future?!"

Zhou Ming kicked the dead pig away, and said to his father Baron Connor, whose face was full of disappointment, "Father, what do you think should be done with this big rat of the Burns family?"

"Hey, give him some travel expenses, let his family go, and don't go back to Granville to collect..." Baron Connor sighed, shook his head and said, as if he had aged a lot, and left the square with a desolate back... Bu Nord is a loyal servant who has been with him since he was a child. He is loyal and loyal. After he was appointed as the steward of the territory, although he knew that Nord's hands and feet were not clean, Baron Connor, who was nostalgic for the past, still turned a blind eye. Forget it, but I didn't expect that his greed has swelled to such a state...

"dad……"

Zhou Ming wanted to call Baron Connor to stop him. If he just let Bunode go, he would definitely become a huge hidden danger who knew that Gran got a lot of business secrets and workshop secrets... At this time, Bunode But he let out a burst of shouts like killing a pig, constantly shouting "Master, Master", interfering with his words.

Zhou Ming really wanted to draw his sword to kill this guy, so he whispered a few words into Knight Willard's ear, and then asked him to take a few leaders to drive the Bunode family, who had simply packed their luggage, out of Qiangwei Town .

Not long after, in the dense forest to the south of Nathan's territory, there were more than a dozen shrill screams. A group of unknown "thieves" killed all the Butler Bunode's family who were about to rush to Roseburg. After the news, Baron Connor sighed and said nothing...

At this time, Zhou Ming has also sent a large number of public or secret messengers to the territory of Voris, Chulin, Arino, Iron Castle and other kingdoms, among the thieves who are active in the wild, and in various places where gossip spreads. , released a shocking news:

The Free Trade Union of the Kingdom of Voris is about to form a mercenary union. Any knight, adventurer, thief or any professional who is interested in joining the mercenary union can obtain different levels of mercenary medals as long as they pass the assessment of the mercenary union, and The Free Merchant Alliance Mercenary Corps ("Business Corps" for short) that will be established in the Grand Land of the Kingdom of Voris will recruit a large number of mercenaries who have passed the assessment of the Mercenary Union. Mission commission; black iron-level mercenary, monthly salary starting at 10 gold coins, with higher commission commission for additional missions...

(End of this chapter)