Start As a Lord In a Viscount

By noon, the maid was already busy, and Claire woke up from her nap.

After going downstairs, Reagan immediately leaned over.

"Master, no one has come to apply for the document you want to recruit."

"Huh? Isn't the reward enough? Haven't you already opened fifty silver coins?"

"That's not the case. The remuneration you gave them is considered to be a lot among the nobles, but it is estimated that there is no literacy and arithmetic in this city of Nafu, otherwise, they would have come to apply for the job long ago."

Claire pondered for a while, but did not expect that the basic education here has fallen behind to this point. It seems that the plan to open an elementary school in the future will have to be postponed.

"It's okay, don't worry, if you really can't find it, you can go to other nobles to pick it up."

"As ordered."

Following Claire downstairs, Regan had already instructed the maids to prepare the lunch, and the young master's lunch was made by him, otherwise he would not dare to bring the things made by the newly recruited maids to the young master. See.

Sitting at the dining table, Claire looked at the large piece of barbecued meat in front of her. Her appetite was not so good, but she still cut a bite with a knife and fork and put it in her mouth.

"Well, it tastes good." Claire praised. Although it wasn't as good as the food she had eaten in her previous life, it was definitely better than the last meal.

Yuna stood up and blushed and lowered her head and shouted, "Thank you, Master!"

"Huh?" Claire looked at Yuna, he still had the impression of the black-haired girl who applied for the job, "Did you do this?"

"Yes... Butler Reagan taught me to do it." Yuna's voice was like a fine mosquito.

"Good job." Claire laughed.

However, Regan raised his face, frowned and scolded: "Who asked you to disturb the young master when he was eating, let me go down!"

Yuna trembled like a frightened deer, and ran out of the restaurant as if she was running for her life.

Claire smiled bitterly, "Don't be so harsh with them."

"There is a difference between the honor and the inferior, this is the rule."

Claire didn't continue to say anything. It was Reagan's job, and he didn't want to overdo it. After all, the whole environment was like this. With some modern ideas instilled slowly, it was impossible for Reagan to transform his ideas all at once.

"She makes good food. Let her be in charge of the kitchen in the future."

"I think so too." Regan bowed to obey.

Yuna, who ran out, was panting, thinking to herself: Steward Reagan is so nasty, this is the seventh time I have been scolded for being clumsy. Making things difficult for me, I was so gentle just when I spoke.

Thinking like this, Yuna's smile was already on her lips, and she was so happy to be able to work in the Viscount's mansion.

...

"Master, there is something."

"Say."

"Those little nobles and some merchants in the city are going to hold a welcome dinner for you tonight."

The minor nobles in Nafu City are nobles without territory. After the original magic mine was discovered, the then Viscount Griffin gave the minor nobles under his command a large sum of money, and took all the land in the territory. Come back, after all, who knows if there will be magic mines in the land occupied by those little nobles.

In the kingdom, the land of nobles can be bought and sold reasonably, and many nobles who have lost their fiefs sold their territories to other nobles. If it wasn't for the fact that Griffin started out with magic mines, after moving to the capital, he would probably have to sell this remote viscount.

Claire chuckled, "Why didn't I remember to hold this welcome party after I killed the Knight Captain on the night we came back."

Reagan was also a little indignant, "Then this banquet is over! I'll go get them back."

"No." Claire waved his hand, "I have to do it, why not if someone comes to send money."

Those nobles and businessmen must have come to please themselves after they saw that they had killed the knight captain.

But since you came to the banquet, why don't you have some gifts in your hand?

...

"Welcome to the arrival of Lord Wilbur. The gift he gave to the Viscount is a Frost Sword worth five hundred gold coins!"

Reagan stood at the door and raised the gift, a big sword, and shouted to the little nobles outside the door.

The nobles outside were shocked, and quickly glanced at the gift in their hands. It was only nearly a hundred gold coins. It was nothing compared to the gift that Lord Wilbur gave worth five hundred gold coins!

Moreover, the housekeeper shouted loudly, if his gift is lower than this, how can he raise his head in front of these nobles in the future.

Not only they were surprised, but even Lord Wilbur, who had just given the gift, was also very shocked. Does he still not know the value of the sword he gave him? .

The housekeeper of the Viscount Mansion must have admitted it wrong.

At this time, Baron Eugene, who was in second place, also presented a gift, but his expression did not seem to be so relaxed.

Regan chuckled lightly after taking the gift box, "Welcome to Baron Eugene, the gifts he gave Lord Viscount were a night-patterned robe worth 100 gold coins and a ruby-encrusted ring worth 450 gold coins! "

Baron Eugene's expression was a little embarrassed, and he covered his right thumb as much as possible so that no one could see it. He temporarily picked up the ruby ​​ring.

Subsequently, six or seven nobles and several big businessmen in Nafu City came in one after another, and they all presented gifts worth no less than five hundred gold coins. Even the government official who pretended to be a poor ghost gave a bracelet worth more than 700 gold coins.

Lord Wilbur, who was the first to deliver the gift, finally became a little scared. After all the nobles had entered, he quietly ran to Reagan to make up a gift of more than 400 gold coins, and he was relieved.

While Regan was receiving the gift, the corners of his mouth were wide open, and he was secretly delighted: "If the young master had not taught me this method, it is estimated that the gift I received has not exceeded 1,000 gold coins, and now it adds up to more than 5,000 gold coins. All!"

The banquet was held in the living room, and the tables were filled with various delicacies, all of which Reagan led the group of maids hurriedly made.

Although these nobles are not welcome, the face of the Griffin family has to be supported.

After the nobles and businessmen entered, they saw Claire sitting on the main seat.

"Lord Viscount, Gui'an!"

"Lord Viscount, Gui'an!"

"Everyone, please sit down!" Claire waved her hand, but didn't even get up.

The faces of those nobles froze obviously, but they were all old fried dough sticks for many years, and their cheeks were also thickened. After smirking, they found a place to sit up.

Claire didn't speak either, just listening to the nobles greeting him, praising his achievements in Nafhu City, and feeling very happy about his return to Nafhu City.

Everyone can say it on the surface, and they can know with their butts. I am afraid that the nobles like Claire are the most unwelcome people in Nafu City. As long as Claire has not returned, they are the soil emperors in Nafu City.

After some courtesies, all the nobles and businessmen present looked at each other, stopped talking, and looked at Baron Eugene together.

How could such an obvious action escape Claire's eyes? After a little chuckle in his heart, he secretly said, "Is this going to force the palace?"

"Cough!" After a few coughs, Baron Eugene straightened up and looked at Claire.

"Lord Viscount, I don't think it's a good thing that you abolished so many taxes."

You must know that before Claire came back, the extra taxes were shared equally by them. If those taxes were cut off like this, their annual income would be reduced by more than half!

"What is Baron Eugene's opinion? Let's take a look."

After thinking for a while, Baron Eugene replied: "The operation and construction of the city definitely requires taxation. If the Viscount reduces the taxation so much, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the development of the city."

Claire almost didn't laugh out loud, just because they were too embarrassed to talk about the development of the city, when he first saw Nafu City, he almost thought it was a city that had been abandoned for decades.

Seeing that Claire did not respond, Eugene tried again: "If the Viscount maintains the previous tax, then we are also willing to pay some tax, which can make the tax four to five times the original."

The rest of the nobles also echoed, "Yes! Yes!"

"Baron Eugene is right."

In their opinion, it is nothing more than one more person to share the money of the pariahs, it doesn't matter if they take less, after all, this is a business without capital.

Claire's eyes narrowed involuntarily, bribing myself with my money, it's just as good as you can think of it.

"But the tax reduction is what Frank proposed to me. He has been an administrative officer here for more than ten years. I think his words should have some reference value."

Claire squinted to look at Frank, the administrative officer who was wearing shabby clothes yesterday but is now full of splendid clothes.

Ah le, I remember that it used to be one update before signing the contract, but now it has become more and more? But forget it, since you asked for one more chapter. There are more, give some recommendation tickets! ! ! ! !