Chapter 2: A Consultation with the Marquis
When I returned to my room, I immediately called Tesh.
Father told me to get to know women.
I thought it would be a good time for you to get to know a woman.
In my previous life, I would have been in junior high school, but there was no point in sticking to the Japanese way of thinking forever.
And after living in this world for 12 years, I feel that my thinking is becoming more and more like the aristocrats of this world.
I smiled at Tesh, who was looking at me with an erect and immobile body.
He told me to consult with Tesh before deciding on the girl.From the way my father spoke,there did n't seem to be any restrictions as long as she it was not a noble's daughter……. What do you have in mind?”
As if he had been waiting for that, Tesch pulled out a note out of nowhere.
On the desk, a number that appeared to be a budget was written.
The budget is for the exclusive servants of the boy and the unexclusive servants of the boy. If you want to be the exclusive servant of the master or the grand master, please consult with us. The same goes for the exclusive servants of wives and princesses .
The Quardenze family is rich, as they are a marquisate family. There are many servants working at the castle.
There are two main types of servants.
There are two main types of servants: those who have no clear master and are responsible for the overall management of the castle, and those who take care of their personal belongings with a member of the Kuordenze family as their master.
Tesch, who is here now, is categorized in the latter category and works as my exclusive servant.
And I have more than 50 personal servants. The majority are men, but the rest are women. And many of them are young. So, I guess such things are in the scope of my business.
I'm not going to touch my father's or grandfather's servants,” He said. And even more so, my mother.
There's no way I could say, “Mother's personal maid is beautiful, so please lend her to me for a brush stroke.
If you want to make a commoner in the castle your handmaiden, you will have to give her some money.We have this amount in our budget from the master, so I ask for your understanding of her.”
Tesh says, pointing to the numbers on the memo.
I have been down to the castle town in my own way, so I know a little bit about how the commoners live.
It would be enough to buy dozens of slaves.
How much money would you be willing to give to a commoner's daughter?
'It depends on the girl's family. …… I would say about five gold Kyris coins for a raw daughter from a typical family. After the second time, silver coins are fine. If she is conceived, you will need about 10 more gold Kyris coins.
The Kiris gold coin is the currency of the Kingdom of Levios, and it is a gold coin of relatively high value.
The average family in the castle town can survive for half a year on two Kiris gold coins if they cut back. Maybe. I grew up in a marquis's family, so my outlook may be a little optimistic.
You're going to give them a lot, aren't you?
Yes, I do. The purpose is to make him feel guilty by giving him compensation.
What happens when you give them gold coins?
'Poor …… To be forced into the arms of a nobleman. Eh? I got five Kiris gold coins! Wait, you got so much! …… Aren't you rather lucky?”
That's what I hear people around me say. The person who was embraced is said to feel rather guilty as he or she spends the gold coins they received in their daily lives.
In this way, the amount of hate directed at me will decrease, while the number of women who want to be embraced will increase in the castle town. What a management technique …….
But that's going to run out of money very quickly.
'If you are thinking about the expense, you might as well buy a slave first. You won't have to give her money every time you do something.
Slaves?
There is slavery in the Kingdom of Levios. Whenever they invade a foreign country or a land inhabited by barbarians, they kidnap the locals and turn them into slaves. The supply of slaves is large in this country because it is a country that is doing rather well.
My father once told me that our territory has also made huge profits from the wars of the past few years.
'It seems that the slave trade is very prosperous under the castle. If we can sell to a boy who is a legitimate son of the Quordenze family who carried the commercial opportunity, we can buy slaves that are not so bad.
A slave, huh?
To be frank, I've been a virgin for about 40 years, including my previous life, so I'm going to be very nervous about dealing with normal women.
Just imagine if you fail to get a brush with a maid in the castle, you are going to become squishy.
If she were a slave, it would be easy to keep her mouth shut even if she failed.
But there is one problem.
But I hear that the slavers in the castle town don't deal in slaves who specialize in, well, you know, whatever.”
There are a number of slave trading houses in the castle town, but there are no stores specializing in sex slaves.
Beautiful goods are purchased by slavers specializing in sex slaves who are based in another town.
…… You know very well.”
Viscount Galiana told me about it.
I remembered it well.
“Viscount Galiana, is it?
Viscount Galiana is a viscount with a dirty reputation.
He is also quite dirty in appearance.His face is full of bumps and pimples,and his bodyhis is so fat that you cannot tell the boundary between his neck and chinhis.He is the picture of an evil nobleman.
Originally a commoner and a merchant, he had his eye on the financially impoverished Viscount's family and succeeded in taking over the family with his rich capital. He is an aristocrat who has risen from the ashes.
Viscount Galiana has an interesting story.He has a stable estate, and I don't think he is as bad a person as people say.And his son, Deanlissi, is a man of integrity.
I have a lot of contacts with Viscount Galiana.
He approached me from the other side when I began to market the products I had made with the knowledge of my previous life.
I was wary of him at first because he looked like a complete villain, but after talking to him, I found him to be an easy man to deal with, pragmatic and rational, with no need for silly aristocratic exchanges.
As one would expect from a man who rose from commoner to aristocrat in a single generation, I could see that he was quite capable.
I actively tried to sell the products I developed to Viscount Galiana.I took advantage of his power as a merchant.
As a result, the products I made became popular in the royal capital thanks to Viscount Galiana's power of publicity, and the Quardenze territory was greatly enriched, and he also seemed to be enriched by the business dealings.
I thought it was a win-win situation, a happy ending for both parties, with no lending or borrowing, but it seems that Viscount Galiana did not see it that way. Had just made him a profit, and he had given me nothing in return.
I explained this to Tesch.
He said, “I think it would be a good idea for you to introduce me to a slave trader in order to save face with the Viscount Galiana.”
The Viscount Galiana's territory has a slave trading house that specializes in handling sex slaves, and it is said that it is famous even in the royal capital for the quality of its products.
It is said that this slave trader cannot do business with them without an introduction from Viscount Galiana, so I would very much like to be introduced to them.
It would be just the thing for a thank-you gift.
I see. That would certainly be a good idea. However, since it involves a relationship with a nobleman from another realm, it would be better to consult with the Master.
I understand. I will consult with my father.
After that, I consulted my father about having Viscount Galiana introduce me to a slave trader.
The result was that the introduction itself would not be a problem, but that I should refuse any special discounts offered and pay the regular price.
I guess he wanted to make sure that I would not owe him anything.
I went back to my room and wrote a letter to Viscount Galiana while restraining my impetuous mind.
