Black Iron Crown

Frante initially established prestige in the castle through this method of giving both grace and power, and forced most of the people to submit to her.

If nothing unexpected happens next, Frante will succeed Mrs. Moreland as the master of the castle as a matter of course.

Especially when Rachel was under custody, without his control, it would be easier for the people below to take over.

Reiner also heard about this incident, and after Farrant made such a decision, Logan quickly reported all her actions to him.

Not in the mentality of snitching, but as an intelligence officer, he must ensure that the Duke knows everything that happened in the castle.

After listening to Logan's report, Reiner didn't say much, and didn't blame Frante.

Because it was reasonable for her to do so, although Madam Moreland was her own mother, after all, he was the wife of the previous lord, and the current lord's wife was Frante, not her.

If the responsibilities and rights of two people overlap, it will obviously cause some conflicts and waste of labor.

Reiner is very thankful that there hasn't been any fighting with each other to make the castle smoky.

But it is undeniable that Farrant's move was not too much. In fact, when Farrant and Rainer got married, Mrs. Moreland should give up the rights and hand them over to Farrant.

But at that time, Frante had just arrived, and she was the daughter of an enemy army, so her status was quite delicate, and Reiner didn't mention this.

After some running-in now, it's not surprising that Frante did such a thing.

Reiner usually doesn't bother to deal with the nonsense about the people below, mainly because apart from the housekeeper Rachel, who is also Reiner's distant uncle, he really hasn't done too much.

They were all within Reiner's tolerance range, and although Rachel did a little too much, he was his uncle after all, and he had a pretty good relationship with Mrs. Moreland.

Reiner is also unwilling to make trouble for himself for one or two gold coins a year.

But now that Frante has chosen to disclose this matter, there is no need to continue to appease him.

Corruption and bribery are inherently serious crimes. In the past, Reiner could tolerate them, but after being brought to light, even if Reiner wanted to protect them, he had to let everyone see the consequences of corruption.

"What are you going to do with that Rachel?" Reiner asked casually while lying on the bed.

"According to the laws of the territory, isn't it possible?" Frante said.

The northern border is different from other regions. In other regions, apart from several statutory laws of the empire, there are only customary laws and the oral laws of the lord. That is to say, how to deal with the most annoying thing is a word from the lord.

But it is different in the northern border. As early as the Fort Moreland period, Reiner initially formulated reasonable laws, including a series of punishment methods for common crimes.

In the northern border, officials who embezzled more than five silver coins were punishable by death.

Listening to Frante's words, Reiner knew that she was testing whether he would support her, so he said, "I have no opinion, but you may want to ask your mother's opinion!"

In the end, Reiner didn't know how the two reached an agreement. Anyway, the treatment for Rachel was to be exiled from Reiner's court and go to the grassland to raise horses as a groom.

At the same time, after paying some price, the two lords successfully united with Leiner and opened a woolen cloth factory.

After seeing such benefits, more and more royal lords began to write to Reiner, all saying that they would cooperate with Reiner.

Reiner, who had achieved his goal, felt a little proud, so he told these lords to come to Mecaron City to discuss in person.

April 15th, Year 26 of the Empire.

The lords of the royal family came to the city of Mecaron as scheduled to discuss the opening of the factory.

In the meeting hall, dozens of royal lords with different titles gathered together, looking at Reiner expectantly.

"Haha, our school management has the same blood, and they are all descendants of the Merland family. Naturally, if you have such a request, I will not refuse!" Reiner looked at these people and smiled.

"However, although we have a family relationship, after all, this is something I have spent my hard work developing. No one wants others to sit back and enjoy the benefits, and I am no exception!"

"Yes, Duke Leiner, of course we won't let you suffer!" The royal lords didn't have much opinion after hearing what Leiner said so straightforwardly.

Reiner said with a smile: "It's really great that you can understand me!"

"Then, I will propose two options for you to choose freely!"

"The first option is to spend 2,000 gold coins to buy me how to use the shuttle and a batch of wool. I will send someone to teach you how to use the shuttle. If you want more wool later, you will need to spend money." Bought!"

"Two thousand gold coins!" The first option caused an uproar among the royal lords.

They are different from the lords in the south. Most of their annual income comes from land rent and some commercial taxes. Even for a big lord like Earl Choral, two thousand gold coins are their savings for several years, which is a bit expensive. Too high.

What's more, there are only a few such great lords, and most of the royal lords are nobles with only the title of baron.

"Duke Leiner, is this... isn't this price too outrageous? Most of us may not be able to bear it!" The speaker was Baron Moricardo, an old royal lord, and Leiner's witness.

As a respectable old man, he is very respected.

But being respected does not mean that he is rich, he is just a baron, commanding a barony, and two thousand gold coins represent his income for more than a hundred years without eating or drinking.

His words resonated with the rest of the royal family lords, and only the lords with the title of baron expressed that the price was too high to bear.

Even the Duke of Antares, who owns a duchy, shook his head and expressed that he could not afford such expenditure.

"Don't worry, I have a second option for you!"

"I am responsible for sending people to build factories in your territory. The workers are selected from your territory, but I want to occupy 30% of the shares in these factories, which means that 30% of the income will be handed over to me!"

After listening to Reiner's words, the lords agreed after pondering for a while.

Just paying 30% of the income can get more money than now, and they can still calculate this account.

"Hey, I haven't finished my sentence yet!" Reiner shook his head and said.

"In addition, we should form a chamber of commerce and support each other if necessary. For example, when our wool cloth is promoted to the south and the linen merchants in the south are engaged in a trade war with us, the rest of the members must Do your best to support!"

"For example, during the price war, members must provide more cheap woolen cloth to dump them, and after we win, we can enjoy the huge market exclusively! Do you have any opinions?"