Chapter 143: The Reputation of the Pompeii Family (Part 3)

"One hundred thousand gold coins?"

The guests around all took a breath of cold air. The guests who were drinking stopped their glasses in the air, and the hands of those who wanted to take the wine shook.

The nearby wine waiters also shook their hands holding the wine trays, and the trays almost fell down.

The boss was still wiping the cups, but his hands also shook, and the wine glasses almost fell from his hands. You know, this is a very, very incredible thing.

Because the boss has been in this business for 20 to 30 years.

In short, it was shocking.

Gold coins are the sun, emitting a scorching and strong light, attracting the eyes of ordinary people.

This is a civilian tavern. The people who come here to consume are all nearby residents. When they saw John take out a gold coin to buy a glass of wine, they already felt very envious.

Not to mention 100,000 gold coins.

If there were no accidents, then the people present, including the tavern owner, would never be able to earn 100,000 gold coins in their lifetime.

If John received a grant, which made the people in the tavern envious, jealous and hateful, then such a huge amount of money as 100,000 gold coins has made people powerless, and they can't even be jealous.

"Huge military force, prominent financial resources, Pompey, hey. Maybe in the near future, Orange will really have a top knight family."

After a long time, a drinker smiled and drank the wine in his glass.

The frozen atmosphere loosened, and the drinkers returned to normal. 100,000 gold coins were indeed shocking, but they were too far away, so there was nothing to think about.

But the atmosphere was even more exciting.

The people present knew that there was also a Pompey knight family in Orange, the strong and brave Pompey knights, powerful military force, and strong financial resources.

And the tavern has always been a gathering place for news. A drinker can come to the Knight and Gun Tavern to drink today, and may go to a tavern in the nearby block to drink tomorrow.

When they go to other taverns to drink, they suddenly think of the Pompey family, and naturally they will follow and brag about it, because it's news.

Hey.

It turns out that we have a Pompeii family in Orange, and they just destroyed the Autumn Wind Bandits.

"I remember, the Pompeii family, no wonder it feels familiar. This family recruited a group of landless farmers in the countryside near Sparta a year ago, and this year, they advertised that Pompeii has low housing prices."

"Originally, I was a little tempted, because the cost of living in Sparta is too high, so high that it suffocates me. Selling the house here and living in a small city in the countryside seems to be a good choice."

A drinker with a scar on his face suddenly remembered this and exclaimed.

"Then why didn't you go?"

"Yes, if you have the idea, why not go? To be honest, the cost of living in Sparta is indeed high, and the competition for jobs is too fierce. I want to live in a small city in the countryside."

The drinkers asked one after another.

"Because it is a small territory under construction, and it is located on the edge of the endless forest, and the Pompeii family had no reputation before. I am afraid that this family can't guarantee the safety of the city. If the whole family moves to Pompeii and then dies in a monster riot, wouldn't that be too pitiful?"

The scarred drinker shrugged and said.

The drinkers around nodded involuntarily. This is a hurdle that cannot be overcome. No one wants to live in fear every day.

And many nearby drinkers are tempted.

Low housing prices.

The newly built city means there will be many jobs.

And the Pompeii family has just wiped out the Autumn Wind Bandits, and there is no problem with military and financial resources.

It seems that living in Pompeii is not bad.

At this time, John has quietly left. He drank the glass of "dark blue wine" and disappeared in the crowd.

John is definitely not an exception.

The Pompeii family distributed thousands of gold coins, publicized this matter throughout Orange, and tried their best to build the reputation of the Pompeii family.

These bards were like worker ants, active throughout Orange, in taverns, at gatherings of the middle class, and even the aristocracy, to publicize this matter.

Reputation is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist.

For the first family of Orange, such as the Libya family, the reputation is naturally the pinnacle of the entire Orange.

But for the Pompeii family, to put it bluntly, it is unknown.

Reputation is a good thing. In the current situation of the Pompeii family, it can attract residents to live in Pompeii.

And if Luther really walks out of the real title of noble plan in the future, reputation will be transformed into a kind of power.

Look.

It turns out that there is another family in Orange called the Pompeii Knight Family.

If the reputation of the Pompeii family spreads throughout the Kingdom of Prussia, it must eventually reach the ears of the King of Prussia.

Although the actual nobles in Prussia and the King of Prussia are currently two huge forces that are secretly confronting each other, the actual nobles with titles are nominally vassals of the king after all.

In the entire Prussian Kingdom, only the King of Prussia is qualified to enfeoff new real nobles.

If a family is ready to become a vassal of the King, then you should let the King know the strength and reputation of your family.

Of course, the Pompey family's extermination of the Autumn Wind Bandits is a big deal in Orange, but it is a trivial matter in Prussia.

This is impossible to reach the ears of the King of Prussia, but the Pompey family can't take this step after all.

This is an ordinary knight lord family, a step that countless generations can't take. If you can't take it, you will stay where you are. If you take it, you may be on the road to real nobles.

For ordinary knight lord families, this is not easy.

And for the current purpose of the Pompey family to recruit residents, the effect is also very obvious.

Especially the Marquis of Parker.

Although the Pompey family uses gold coins as energy, it has gathered many bards in Orange and tried its best to shape the reputation of the Pompey family.

But the financial resources of the Pompeii family obviously cannot cover the entire Orange, so the propaganda has a focus, the whole focus.

Lelouch chose a territory like Marquis Parker, where the lord is unpopular, for the main propaganda.

Poor Marquis Parker was recruited as a peasant by Luther last time, and this time he was recruited as a resident by Luther, who is the main source of population for Pompeii.

However, Marquis Parker's territory is a large territory, and for Marquis Parker, a population of 10,000 or 20,000 does not mean anything.

After the news spread, many residents have already taken action.

There are many people who either ask people or plan to go to Pompeii for investigation in person.

It is a good thing that someone pays attention to it, but the fear is that no one will pay attention to it.

Just like opening a store to do business, there is a possibility of doing business only when there are customers coming to the door.