Black Iron Crown

The northern border is as cold as ever in March, and there are still more than three months before the arrival of spring, but this year the northern border is much more active than in the past.

Countless merchants went to the streets to buy woolen cloth from common people's homes. With the rise of the first batch of woolen cloth merchants, the woolen cloth factories in the northern border no longer accepted small-scale orders.

The smallest order they accept is 2,000 pieces of woolen cloth, and even so, the factory still needs three shifts of production, which is not enough to meet the needs of those merchants.

The rest of the local small factories are similar. Most factories only accept large-scale orders, and they don't care about businesses that are too small.

As a result, small businessmen with little capital can only walk on the vast land of the northern border and buy from the homes of ordinary people.

And this just contributed to the prosperity of commerce in the northern border. Under such a circulation environment, some resourceful villagers borrowed money to open taverns or hotels in the villages. They also made a lot of wealth by relying on these merchants.

The service industry in the north began to flourish with woolen cloth. Hotels and taverns also created a large number of jobs, and wealth circulated among the people.

At the same time, the Earl of Preston also understood what Reiner meant, and cooperated with Reiner to open a wool cloth factory in his territory, which earned him a lot of money in just one month.

The rest of the royal lords were also quite itchy. After seeing the Earls of Princeton and Earl Jollal making a fortune with Reiner, two letters were sent to Reiner immediately.

Reiner knew the content of the letter without reading it, but he didn't intend to let these people get what they wanted easily. How could he cherish this hard-won opportunity without paying a price?

Taking the opportunity to blackmail a little, presumably they won't mind.

While Reiner was dealing with these things, Frante was also doing his own thing.

As the relationship between the two eased, she began to take over the affairs inside the main castle of Mecaron instead of Madam Moreland.

This should have been something the lord's wife should be responsible for, and it was also the source of a lord's wife's rights.

With a big belly, Frante summoned everyone into the conference hall, which is useless for the time being, and Frante has no taboos to use it.

More than two hundred maids and more than a hundred male servants, butlers, clerks, and cooks and cooks all gathered here,

Even some subordinates who have not yet fully served Leiner's allegiance are bowing their heads here, waiting for a lecture.

Teaching etiquette and other lessons to the children of the knight's family is itself the task of the lord's wife, and now she has picked up her rights and obligations.

"During the past period of time, I didn't spare time to manage you. This is my dereliction of duty. Now I want to make up for my past responsibilities!"

Frante sat on the original Leiner's chair, condescendingly looking down at everyone present, while her two attendants stood behind the chair and stood respectfully.

As the lord's wife, the Grand Princess of the Northern Territory, she has a prominent status, and she is qualified to sit on this chair when Reiner is not around.

In charge of the main castle of Mecaron City, she communicated with Reiner in advance, and only started to take action after obtaining Reiner's permission.

Therefore, Logan, the spy chief, was also present, standing for Farrant.

"From now on, I will be the one who will be in charge of managing you! Except for your Duke's orders, the tasks I entrust to you must be carried out as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

Frank's face was stern, as if he was on the battlefield, leading the army, and an irresistible aura instantly spread.

"Yes, I will follow your orders, ma'am!" The butler at the front first agreed.

He is one of the four stewards in the main castle, responsible for controlling the stables in the castle.

The stables in the castle were only for Leiner and others to ride. There were 25 war horses and 50 draft horses inside, and 15 other grooms.

But don't underestimate this job. For feudal lords, the status of grooms is even higher than that of servants, because they serve military supplies.

In the past, when Rainer was only in command of Fort Morland, the old butler followed him and managed the war horses in the castle.

At that time, Reiner was not rich, so his status was also very important.

But now that Leiner is the Grand Duke, there are not many opportunities to go to the battlefield in person, so his status has become awkward.

This time, Madam lectured in person and made it clear that she would take over the rights that originally belonged to Madam Moreland. He naturally had to seize this opportunity to gain the lost status from Madam.

Hearing such loyal words, Frante nodded in satisfaction, looked at the others and said, "Can you guys do it?"

"Follow your order!" This group of people expressed their loyalty one after another, but it is unknown what they think in their hearts.

Looking at a small group of people who didn't mean what they said, Farrant smiled slightly and didn't say much.

"Now that I have taken over the castle, I must know everything about every weaving in the castle. Send me the ledgers of each of your departments. I want to check it!"

After hearing Farrant's words, some people began to hesitate.

A middle-aged housekeeper said: "But... Excuse me, ma'am, our past masters were all sent to the old lady for inspection, and now sending them to you is not in compliance with the rules?"

The one who spoke was the steward in charge of the treasury. He was responsible for managing the expenses and various expenses in the castle. Reiner would allocate funds to maintain the life of the castle, unlike other lords who hid all the money in the castle.

It is worth mentioning that this butler is a cousin of Mrs. Moreland, that is, Reiner's uncle, named Rachel, who was recommended by Mrs. North Moreland during the reign of the old Baron Moreland. A steward in charge of property.

However, because Reiner was afraid of any mistakes at the time, he put all the money in other places after that, and separated the castle treasury from the territory treasury.

It is the same as the national treasury and the internal treasury, but the difference is that these two warehouses are still owned by Reiner, but one of the guards is a housekeeper, and the other is an official.

"You may not understand what I mean, I am giving you an order rather than asking for your opinion!" Frant's eyes gradually became colder, and he said: "Remember, now the city of Mecaron and even the entire North I am the hostess of the environment, and you should obey my orders!"

"Yes ma'am! I'm going to bring you the ledger right now!" The steward in charge of the stables spoke at the right time, and immediately rushed out of the hall before the rest of the people made a statement, preparing to bring the ledger of the stable to Fran special view.

"Are you...are you sure you plan not to carry out my order?" Frant narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the obsessive butler Rachel in front of him, the momentum on the battlefield suddenly emerged, Rachel only felt that he was at this moment As if facing thousands of troops, beads of sweat could not help appearing on his forehead.