Chapter 677: Receiving the Land

Olik was laughing because he heard a very funny joke.

His brother worked so hard and invested millions of dollars, and finally got the title of court knight.

This was already a great fortune, thanks to the kindness of Mayor Gu Li.

He admitted that Hubble was very capable, but it was simply a fantasy for him to get a title with his basic identity, not to mention that it was a real title.

But as he laughed, he saw Hubble's serious expression that never changed, and his voice gradually became smaller.

"Is it true?"

Olik asked cautiously, feeling a little uneasy for some reason.

"Of course it's true, my friend." Hubble finally raised his eyebrows and invited very actively: "I came here to invite you to accompany me to receive the territory."

Olik was silent. Although he hoped that his brother would live a better life, why did he feel so sad when he saw his brother living so well?

"Where is Armstrong? I don't think I've heard of this name."

"It's just outside the Silver City. I've asked around. It's a small immigrant village that makes a living by growing cash crops, so it's not very famous."

Hubble was not unprepared, at least he had found out the general situation of the fiefdom.

This is definitely a high-quality fiefdom with rich land, half of which belongs to him.

And it's located near the Silver City, absolutely safe.

The only drawback is that Armstrong doesn't have any mines, otherwise it would be valuable.

But for a fiefdom, as long as it can make stable profits and be enough to pass on the family, Hubble is not that picky.

In fact, he would be happy even if it was a barren land.

Olik was almost certain that what Hubble said should be true.

Because there was no need to make up such a lie to deceive himself.

He was happy and felt inexplicably sad, and tried to smile naturally and said, "Okay, I'll go with you to have a look, and if there is anything you need, I can still help you."

Hubble noticed his good friend's expression, but he could understand.

Over the years, Orlik has been very good to him and has been helping him a lot.

So, he hopes to share his joy with his good friend.

On the way, Orlik finally asked about the origin of Hubble's title.

A few years ago, Hubble went out with Franz, and it was his brother who introduced him.

There was an accident that time, and Hubble almost died outside. He blamed himself for a while.

Later, Franz returned to his country, and Hubble has been working for him.

Orlik knew about this matter and supported it. After all, the man was a noble man, and a little leakage from his hands was enough for Hubble.

But... I didn't expect that the gaps between your fingers were so thick!

Orlik was full of regrets now. If I had known earlier, I would have followed him.

It is worth it to fight hard to get the rewards today.

The two chatted all the way, and Hubble kept talking about the future, such as how to have more sons and how to have more branches, which made Orlik laugh.

This kind of madness did not end until Armstrong.

Hubble got out of the carriage and looked at the well-arranged village in front of him, and his whole body burst out with pride.

"I will build a manor here, and it will be the residence of my Armstrong family in the future."

He pointed to the open space outside the village and planned for the future.

Half of the land here used to belong to the empire, but now it has been granted to him. The villagers are now free people, but the taxes will be paid to the lord instead of the empire in the future.

Maybe some people will move for this reason, that's for sure.

But Hubble believes that as long as he gives lower taxes, he will attract people to live here.

At this time, this team has attracted the attention of the militia, and several militiamen with long guns came over.

"Who are you?"

The people in the New World are fierce and the danger is much greater than that in the mainland, so they are more vigilant.

Hubble has also worked as a militia, so he naturally knows what they are thinking.

He directly took out the enthronement document and announced loudly: "I am the Armstrong Knight enthroned by the Empire, and I am here to inspect my fiefdom."

The militia actually just learned this news today.

When they saw this group of people, they thought of this possibility, otherwise their attitude would be even worse.

So when Hubble revealed his identity, they didn't even verify it, and immediately saluted politely, saying: "Sir Knight, please come with us, the village chief must want to see you very much."

Hubble clearly felt that everything was different.

In the past, others were polite to him, but they would never be so respectful.

But now it is different. When facing nobles, commoners are naturally not confident enough and their attitude is very humble.

This is the benefit brought by noble status.

And it is far more than that. In the future, nobles will have their own preferential treatment in business, politics, military and even education.

Especially a real noble, who is very popular in the local circle.

This scene also fell into Olik's eyes.

They are too familiar with each other, so there is no such sense of clear class.

It was not until he met an outsider that he realized this.

Hubble, who was originally just a slave catcher, really turned over a new leaf.

All this is just because of a title.

For the first time, Orlik felt the difference so directly, and a flame seemed to ignite in his chest.

Noble! I want to be a noble too!

In Olik's self-motivation, Hubble met the village chief.

The latter is a semi-official and semi-civilian identity.

The village chiefs of the colonies are recommended by the villagers and then recognized by the empire.

Often the village chiefs are local tyrants who control local resources.

If the nobles had not come, he could live a very comfortable life.

Now, he must consider the issue of moving away from Armstrong.

As for confronting the nobles, no one would be so stupid.

As a civilian, the result of the confrontation is definitely miserable.

Of course, before leaving, he also has a lot of things to deal with.

After chatting with Hubble for a while, both sides are old-fashioned and quickly reached a tacit understanding.

The village chief will deal with the land in his hands before leaving, and Hubble also expressed his willingness to increase the price to buy.

The extra money is to reward the other party for cooperating with the relocation.

Otherwise, if the fight really breaks out, his loss will definitely be more than this.

The village chief is naturally happy. It is better to win-win than to lose both sides.

This kind of mutual compromise is the best without involving life and death interests.

In return, the village chief will help stabilize the situation, and it would be best to trick a few more leeks to stay.

Hubble also took the opportunity to bring out his killer move - low tax rate.

Although the village chief was surprised, he had no reason to refuse the nobleman's willingness to sacrifice himself.