Chapter 359: Don’t Cause Any Trouble

Only families like us are the foundation of the lord and Alda!

Lord Valen's words resonated with everyone at the banquet.

"That's right. Although it may sound a bit disrespectful, Lord Graman can't do without us! Ah! Of course, we can't do without Lord Graman either."

Eldo counted his fingers one by one and listed them: "Taxation, military service, corvée, in this part of the countryside, we are the ones who convey the lord's will. We collect taxes, we recruit soldiers, and we find coolies. These things are real work, much harder than those merchants who just hand over a few dirty coins."

Someone shouted: "And the young men of our family, if there are no young people serving as officers, those soldiers who come from mud legs probably can't stand in the company."

"Hahaha!" This sentence caused everyone to laugh.

Master Valen concluded: "Therefore, we, the squires, and Lord Graman are one, and we can say that we prosper together and we suffer together."

He stroked his beard and said sternly: "Those ill-intentioned foreigners and those profit-seeking merchants are like poisonous sores on the body, which are constantly eroding Alda's health day and night!"

"Yes, it's so apt!"

"Master Valen is right!"

Seeing that everyone in the hall agreed with his point of view, old Valen took advantage of the momentum and shouted: "Everyone, all true Alda people! All knowledgeable people! As people who were born and raised on this land, we must not just sit back and do nothing. Is there anyone willing to co-sign with me to write to the Lord, asking him to expel those foreigners and suppress the arrogance of those merchants, so that Alda can return to its previous peaceful days?"

After Valen said this, the whole hall suddenly became quiet.

After a while, Fergus, who was sitting near him, said in a daze: "This... this... it's not necessary to go to this extent, right?"

Others also reacted one after another.

"Yes, although outsiders are annoying, it's too much to drive them away directly... Of course, I fully support driving Hansel Abbott away."

"Although merchants are profit-driven, we really can't do without them. Who can we buy things from?"

Old Valen shook his head: "Just now I saw that you were all indignant, why did you back down when you really did something? Eldo!"

Eldo, who was named by him, stood up immediately, "Master Valen?"

Old Valen stared at him and said: "Let me ask you, what if they need more and more workers? I said a few days ago that you handed over the farmers in your manor to them?"

Eldo shook his head like a rattle: "Of course I won't do such a stupid thing! But do they need so many people?"

"Hehe, they use the money they earn to open new Factory, make more money and then open more factories, the manpower required is absolutely a bottomless pit. "

Eldo touched his head: "Then they can't rob people."

Valen glanced at him, then looked around at everyone and said: "If they can encourage Lord Graman to allow them to go to the countryside to recruit people? Will you stop them at that time? Or not? Humph, I just mentioned the church's preaching team. Who do you think is really behind this? I guess it's probably these businessmen who are behind it. I guess they will use the excuse of paying more taxes to deceive Lord Graman,"

"And those foreigners, everyone here has been messed with by Abbot, right?"

Shank asked cautiously: "How can opening a factory make money? Then can't we learn from them to open some places? The labor force is ready. "

Hey! I'm swearing and mobilizing here, why do some people want to be traitors? Old Valen was angry.

"You are confused! Food! Food is the foundation of this world. With money, we can buy more land and grow more grain. Whether it is nobles or commoners, they can do without paper and porcelain, but they cannot go without food for a day."

"You must have sales channels to run a place? You must have connections, right? Can you compete with those who have already taken the lead? You have to rely on low prices to accumulate slowly, and you may lose money for several years in a row."

"Farming is a business that is sure to make money. When we encounter a disaster year, we can close the door and live a good life relying on stored food. People outside have to beg us and act according to our mood."

Without Old Valen going out in person, Shank was immediately criticized by others.

"How is it?" Master Valen touched his beard and asked again: "Does anyone want to write a letter to Count Graman with me?"

To his surprise, the hall fell into silence again.

"You..."

Old Valen trembled and pointed at everyone, not knowing what to say.

The people he pointed at shrank their necks one by one, looking at their noses and their hearts.

Writing a joint letter to Earl Graman sounds like a threat.

The other party is a lord, a noble!

It might have worked two years ago. At that time, the Graman family only guarded the nominal earldom of Arda. Except for Lake Town and several other towns, all the affairs of the countryside were inseparable from them.

But it's different now!

Bailding and Emden are under the control of Lord Graman, and he also has an army in his hands... This... This... What if the earl is annoyed and they are in trouble?

"Master Valen... I think we should take our time with this matter!"

Baden, who has been silent, said in fear.

There is no mistake, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one 619, one book, one, one, one, one, one, one, a book!

Valen snorted and didn't look at Baden. He didn't expect Baden. Baden had been psychologically shadowed by the last riots. matter.

"Yes, as long as the count and us are one, why can't we do it?"

"Still don't mess around."

There was no bone air that was introduced into La Valen's ears.

"Okay, I can see it, it's a matter of time, you ... you ... Keke!"

Master Valen was distressed and coughed hard in his breath.

"Forget it, forget it, just when I'm blindly worried! When you are in trouble, I hope you remember today!"

At the atmosphere of the banquet, everyone ate silently, and no one said a word.

The embarrassing atmosphere lasted for a long time, and the owner of the manor sighed again, "Oh! Today I invited everyone here, I shouldn't disturb everyone's interest! Stop my mouth "

Everyone quickly borrowed the donkey, "Where, Master Valen is also thinking about me waiting for me!"

"Yeah, saying to Dali, it is also for Alida, and for the count for Earl Gryman!"

Old Valen patted his hands, "In order to make a crime to everyone, I picked some girls from Zhuangzi, let us be happy today!"

Along with his hands, the door of the hall opened, and a team was exposed, and the young woman who lowered her head slowly walked in.

The guests laughed one by one, and the embarrassing atmosphere just disappeared.

"Haha, Master Valen is really enthusiastic!"

"It is worthy of generous Old Valen!"

There was a smile in the hall again.