Chapter 27 Quota of the Mine

In the Garson family's fiefdom, a vast manor, Garin was sitting in the reception room, waiting for the arrival of the manor owner.

The architectural style of the manor is the same as that of Stromgarde, inheriting the architectural style of the Arathor Empire thousands of years ago. It is simple on the outside and bright, open and comfortable on the inside. Most of the building materials used are simply processed century-old logs and boulders carved into squares.

Behind Galin stood Gandalf, Omar and Kimil Garson. Varokal, Faldir and Flar led the troops to camp outside the manor.

Kimir was directing the servants in the manor to entertain His Royal Highness the Prince.

Garin and his party left Stromberg and arrived at Garson Manor in the evening. The manor was busy setting up the banquet hall, waiting for the welcome banquet for Garin in the evening. Garin saw that it was still early and some nobles were still on the way, so he invited the heads of the Dabire, Newo and Garson families to discuss matters in the living room first.

After a while, Count Dabire, Viscount Newo and Viscount Garson entered the reception room together. The three of them came to the manor in advance after Garin's ceremony through Count Dabire's portal, and then Baron Garson began to arrange and prepare the banquet.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Stromgarde can be roughly divided into two categories.

The first category is the first generation of nobles, including the ancestors of the Trollbane family. They were lords of the Arathi Highlands granted by Emperor Thoradin during the Arathi Empire era a thousand years ago. They were powerful nobles with territories and private soldiers.

After Trollbane became a royal family, the most powerful noble among this type was the Marquis of Northford, who owned the precious land of Northford Farm.

The second category is the nobles who were enfeoffed by the royal family of Trollbane. After the Arathor Empire split, most of the lords went to the rich north, while the last bloodline of Thoradin went to the south of the continent and established a kingdom in the Elwynn Forest.

Almost nine out of ten houses on Arathi Highlands were empty, and there were few citizens left in Strom. The then commander of the Strom Guard, the general of the Arathi Empire, Duke Trollbane, was unwilling to give up Strom and vowed to protect it. His warriors were also willing to continue to follow the Trollbane family.

After Stromgarde was renamed Stromgarde, a new kingdom was born. In order to reclaim uninhabited land and consolidate the rule of the Trollbane family, a new round of fiefdoms began. Newly fiefdom lords of large farms such as Earl Dabir and Viscount Newall gathered under the banner of Trollbane and became the backbone of the rule of the Kingdom of Stromgarde.

It can be said that the families including Count Dabire who will discuss matters with Garin later are all members of the royal party, so Garin chose them to cooperate in developing the mine.

If Garin had chosen the Marquis of Northford, it would not only be his father Solas, but also the coffins of all the ancestors of the Trollbane family would be unable to hold it down, and they would resurrect and strangle Garin, the unfilial descendant, at any moment.

To put it bluntly, the king in this era is the most powerful one among the nobles, the head of the nobility respected by all the noble lords, so he has an additional title: king.

Today, the Trollbane family is the only powerful family in the Kingdom of Stromgarde, and their suppression of Northfold, which is also the first generation of nobles, is the result of the efforts of generations of Trollbane.

In Solas' generation, the kingdom's population and military strength increased significantly, almost catching up with the third-ranked Gilneas Kingdom. Garen also wanted to develop Stromgarde, so he would not make himself uncomfortable by giving Northford a chance to increase its strength.

Garin didn't have to wait too long. Count Dabire and Viscount Newo walked into the reception room led by Viscount Garson.

A new round of transactions is about to begin. Garin has the mining rights, but he lacks time. He wants a cash recharge for the base, rather than slowly collecting ore. Several nobles are willing to contract the mining area with gold coins. They have time and channels to convert ore into gold coins, and the profit is huge.

The two sides hit it off.

"Your Highness, the three of us have discussed it and have decided to jointly invest in restoring the mine's production, recruiting miners, and purchasing mining tools and equipment. We will also be responsible for guarding the mine. Your Highness only needs you to send your Red Flame to help us repel the trolls when they harass us."

"We will give you 50,000 gold coins at once, and you will get 30% of the mine's annual income."

The person who spoke was Viscount Garson, the owner of the manor and Kimir's father. His family owned a mine and he had more say in the mining matter than the other two, so he spoke first.

Whether out of loyalty to the royal family or their confidence in the prince after watching the military parade, the conditions they offered were already full of sincerity.

But Jialin felt that the cash was too little, so even if the annual share was less, he would still get more gold coins.

"Well, if you can gather 100,000 gold coins for me, I can take 10% less of the annual share. You know that Chiyan has just been established, and I still have the southern mining area to develop. I don't have extra money to maintain these expenses."

After obtaining Solas's permission, Garin investigated the output of the southeast mining area in previous years, so Garin proposed the condition of 100,000 gold coins.

The three nobles reopened the northern mining area. The initial investment in personnel, equipment, and guards, plus the 100,000 gold coins to contract the mine, could recover the costs in the first year, making it a very profitable business.

The three nobles looked at each other, and finally Count Dabire agreed to Garin's request: "Deal, Your Highness, you can wait in the manor for a few days. We need time to collect the gold coins."

"I will wait here for a few days, Viscount Garson. Please help me prepare supplies for a thousand men for half a month. All the needs can be deducted from the 100,000 gold coins."

"This is a small matter, Your Highness. The banquet has been prepared. Your Highness, please come to the dinner later."

"Please prepare a room for me. I'll come over after I change my clothes."

"Okay, Your Highness, please follow me."

A large-scale transaction was negotiated in the reception room. Both parties were sincere and willing to give up part of their interests. It was more of a political transaction than a business transaction.

If all 100,000 gold coins are recharged into the base, 200,000 units of gold can be obtained. Of course, it is impossible for Garin to recharge all of them at once, which is inconsistent with Garin's concept of comprehensive development. However, the base is the main productive force, and most of it is still used for base construction.

Tonight's banquet was boring to Garin, but he had just finished a business talk and had to give face to the Garson family. The noble ladies of several families were young and beautiful, but they did not have much appeal to Garin.

Although his body is twelve years old, he has reached an age of ability. After all, his soul is also quite old. He can control himself and not become a beast that chases hormones and shakes his lower body.

After the dinner, Garin returned to the room prepared by Viscount Garson. The troops would rest here for a few days and wait for the gold coins to be raised.