Of course, Hader only briefly talked to Bella. It didn't even explain in detail where he was robbed by pirates and where he was rescued by Han Du and others.
But even so, Bella was stunned when she heard it, as if she was hearing a fantasy. Being robbed by pirates, he was able to save his life. You know, pirates usually kill everyone, throw them into the sea, and steal all the goods.
And he happened to be saved by these people passing by. This was simply the Lord's care for Harold, allowing him to escape from a certain death situation.
Moreover, the goods snatched from the pirates will be returned to Harold, which is completely impossible. You must know that on the sea, if your goods are not your goods, they will always be your goods. On the sea, strength is respected. Whoever leads more ships is stronger. He can plunder goods unscrupulously on the sea and turn all the goods into his own.
These people can snatch the goods back from the pirates, so logically speaking, those goods belong to them. But they actually returned the goods to Harold, which seemed to Bella to be a premeditated plan.
"Harold..." Bella looked at him with a worried look. Since these people are willing to give up such a large sum of money, their demand for Harold will naturally be greater.
Hader guessed what Bella was thinking and shook his head with a smile, "Don't worry, it's really not what you think."
Bella moved her lips twice, but didn't make the slightest sound. Even if it was as she suspected, there was nothing she could do to change it. If she and Harold angered those people, maybe this life would come to naught. After a few months, he was penniless and had to be forced to sign a slave indenture. Bella wanted to speak, but she looked at Harold with a worried look on her face, fearing a miserable life.
Instead, Harder smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, my relationship with them is not as bad as you think. Even if one day... it may not be a good thing for us. "
What Harder meant was that if he were to be named a noble one day, he would not necessarily have a bad life in the Ming Dynasty.
But Bella only thought that Harold couldn't help himself under the coercion of those people, and now she was just trying to comfort him.
...
Early the next morning, Han Du and others were wet and uncomfortable after a night of sleeping in the open air. No one wanted to delay any longer, they just wanted to go to Horumos City and have a good rest.
Returning to Hurumos, Handu asked Hard: "You said you can go to the city lord's mansion to buy a manor. I wonder if we people can also buy one?"
Hard nodded, "Of course, anyone can buy the manor of Khrumos. As far as Hard knows, the Byzantines and Ottomans have purchased manors here. Moreover, once this manor is purchased, it will include the surrounding areas." The land will always belong to you, Lord Marquis."
"Oh? Is that good?" Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao with a smile, feeling deeply that such a condition without any threshold was simply created for him.
"Then if I buy a manor, are there any restrictions on what I can do with the manor?" Han Du asked again.
Hard shook his head and replied: "Not at all. As long as you are in your manor, no matter what you do, it is reasonable and the city lord's palace will not care about it. But it is not easy to buy a manor, but the price will be higher. .”
Han Du nodded, with a satisfied smile on his face. This was the answer he wanted.
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du doubtfully, pulled him away a few steps, and asked in a low voice: "What are you doing buying a manor here?"
Han Du smiled and explained: "Your Highness, originally I thought that I could send troops to occupy a territory by force. Now there is such a good opportunity, which can be solved by just spending money. How can I miss it? No matter how high the price of this manor is, , that’s much cheaper than sending troops to attack.”
"If we attack, we still need to send troops to guard against the local attacks. But now we only need to spend a little money, not only can we lay a nail here, but we can even be protected by the city lord's palace. It's simply There’s nothing so good anymore.”
Zhu Biao immediately understood Han Du's thoughts and asked suspiciously: "What do you think?"
"Buy a large manor and set up a Governor's Mansion here." Han Du immediately replied, "Of course, it cannot be said to be the Governor's Mansion to the outside world, but no matter what we do in the manor, the City Lord's Mansion will not care about it. That’s just what I want.”
Zhu Biao suddenly didn't know what to say to Han Du. In this way, he could also occupy a place to set up the Governor's Palace? But judging from Han Du's words, there is nothing wrong with it.
There is a place to stay in the manor, right? Secondly, Ming people can do anything in the manor.
The only difference is probably that the layout of this Governor's Mansion is a little smaller. It is just a manor, and there is no way to compare it with other Governor's Mansions. Which other governor-general doesn't control a large area of land and native people and suppress one party?
"Buy a Governor's Mansion? You can think of it." Zhu Biao shook his head, sighed and smiled.
Han Du echoed with a smile and said: "This is not what I thought of, but what Khulumos thought of. Even the territory can be sold with a clear price, and I don't know what to say about them."
"Hahaha, this is extremely beneficial to us." Zhu Biao sighed, his eyes suddenly becoming extremely sharp, "Then let's buy a manor in Hurumos, and the bigger the better!"
"Your Highness, your Majesty." Han Du smiled and bowed.
Zhu Biao turned around with a smile and brought Han Du to Hade. Said: "Hard."
"Hader is here." Seeing Zhu Biao's look, Hader guessed that he might have something to say to him and quickly replied seriously.
"Aren't you going to buy a manor? Then let's go. It's just time to show us how this manor is bought and sold." Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to signal Hader to lead the way.
When Hade heard that he was taking them to the City Lord's Mansion to see the manor's transactions, he didn't care. He was going anyway, so there was nothing wrong with taking Zhu Biao and others there.
"Your Highness, please come this way." Harder spoke in Chinese. Even if someone heard him, it would be impossible to know Zhu Biao's identity.
The group of people walked into the city again and found a tavern to rest. After eating and drinking, they slowly arrived at the city lord's mansion.
The palace of the city lord of Horumos is the castle in the middle of the city.
Zhu Biao paused and looked up at the castle in front of him. With a bit of sigh, he said, "To be honest, since I came to this overseas country, I have to admire the wisdom of the people who built the castle. Such a castle combines people's residence and defense against foreign enemies. It’s a rare combination of features.”
Han Du nodded and said with a smile: "This place has been full of melee for hundreds of years. After such a long and precarious life, if they didn't even have this little wisdom, they would have been killed long ago. "
War, fighting, and attacks that can be encountered at any time and at any time all make the people here vigilant to everyone around them. Castles, a building that can combine residence and defense, naturally emerged as the times require.
Of course, don’t think that the castle is perfect without flaws. In terms of defensive power, it is not as good as the bastion, and in terms of living comfort, it is not as good as the Ming Dynasty's house.
There is nothing extraordinary about the castle, it just exists in line with the environment here. In comparison, the city layout of the Ming Dynasty was more reasonable. The city wall and moat formed a strong defense against foreign invasion. There were also rivers and lakes in the city. People built houses to live in and enjoyed a comfortable life and beautiful natural environment.
"What you said is true. Since these people can survive in a chaotic and fighting environment, they certainly have their merits." Zhu Biao glanced at the castle in front of him.
A tall gate opened in front of the castle, and elite soldiers wearing armor and holding spears stood on both sides. But inside the open door, almost everyone coming and going was from the City Lord's Mansion, and ordinary people almost came here.
Those who can enter the city lord's mansion are almost the most likely to buy the manor. But the price of the manor is so high, and only a few people can afford it. How can there be many people coming here? In fact, there may not be an ordinary person entering the city lord's mansion for ten and a half days.
But today, a large group of people suddenly came to the door of the city lord's mansion. It aroused the curiosity of the people around them, especially the taverns on both sides, which had many eyes staring at them. Some even grinned, showing bloodthirsty faces.
However, Han Du and others saw these different expressions in their eyes and stared back one by one without fear.
Someone recognized the origin of Han Du and others. After all, they just killed a thief on the street yesterday, although there was not much noise. But the clean and neat methods are enough to scare the vast majority of people.
Those who recognized the origins of Han Du and others quickly whispered a few words into the ears of their friends, and most people withdrew their gaze and ignored them. Some people even simply got up and left, not wanting to offend Han Du and his party.
But he also had self-restraint and was not afraid of Han Du and others. He still looked at them directly, but his expression also changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Zhu Biao also saw everyone's expressions, but he didn't care at all what those people's plans were. He smiled and said, "Let's go in and see how this territory is traded."
The group of people walked into the city lord's mansion under the watchful eyes of a few strong men.
"What do they want to do when they enter the city lord's mansion?"
"I don't know. I have never seen these outsiders before. Who knows their origins?"
"I know the leader. He is Childe Harold, a famous big businessman in the city. I heard that when he went out to sea for trade, the cargo ship was robbed by pirates and people were thrown into the sea. Now I read the rumors Wrong, not only did he have nothing to do, but he made a fortune this time when he went to sea..."
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