Chapter 109 Recruitment is not smooth
The party held by Earl Stewart was very lively, and many people came. In order to celebrate David becoming the Baron of Glamorgan, the dignitaries of the royal capital more or less made some gestures.
Almost all families sent people to congratulate them, and presented gifts: mainly a small amount of jewelry, jewelry, gorgeous sabers, etc., which are not particularly good in a single sense, but they cannot be supported by many people, and the accumulation It is also a considerable amount of wealth, enough to allow a commoner to step into the wealthy class in an instant. If you save a little, you don't have to worry about having no money to spend in your life.
But other than that, there isn't much to gain.
The knights in the capital of Tilan were not very interested in David, the country lord. Only the knight who had been instructed by His Majesty the King expressed his willingness to follow David to Cold Winter Town.
This knight is called Gareth Stanton, about twenty-five years old, just the best age, has a certain prestige in the Tiran Knights, and has a bright future, so he was selected by His Majesty the King to serve as David -The personal guard knight of Baron Glamorgan, his colleagues are very sympathetic to his experience.
But sympathy belongs to sympathy, no one is willing to sacrifice their future to accompany Stanton into the pit, so at the end of the whole party, David was not able to recruit a second knight.
As for mages and alchemists, these people only maintained superficial respect for David. Except for the first time they came to greet the newly promoted Baron of Glamorgan, no one took the initiative to express their closeness, and even deliberately maintained A little alienated, for fear of being misunderstood by the other party, and being entangled by this country nobleman.
David didn't feel any anger at the 'rejection' of mages and alchemists. He just secretly kept the names and appearances of these people in his heart.
After the party, at Earl Stewart’s home, with the earl’s guidance beside him, David learned how to canonize others as his knights, and at the same time, under the witness of Earl Stewart, he accepted Gareth Stanton’s allegiance.
Subsequently, Earl Stewart introduced a pharmacist to David: "This is Cordell, a very good pharmacist. If you feel unwell or have any related questions, you can consult him."
Cordel is a member of the Pharmacist Association of the Kingdom of Tilan. He usually serves the nobles and even the royal family in the capital. His job duties are a bit like a mixture of doctor, health consultant, and medical consultant.
"I personally selected and persuaded Cordell, you can completely trust him."
Looking at Earl Stewart's smiling face, David felt that the Earl seemed to be reminding himself that this pharmacist was not trustworthy? He wondered if he had misunderstood it?
At the end, Earl Stewart also took a small box and handed it to David. This was a gift he had prepared. After the gift was delivered and the people who needed to be introduced had been introduced, Earl Stewart went straight to rest.
"Lord Baron Glamorgan, may I ask you to stay overnight, or send a carriage to take you back to your residence?"
David gave the answer without hesitation: "Go back to my residence."
Then he looked at Cordell and Gareth Stanton at the side: "I should stay at the Bauhinia Hotel for a few more days. During this time, you can take care of the things at hand first."
The two immediately stated that they would finish the matter at hand in the shortest possible time, and go to the hotel to meet David early tomorrow morning.
Going back to the Bauhinia Hotel in the carriage arranged by the attendant, and walking back to his suite, David let out a sigh of relief.
"Come back so soon?" Neither Sharon nor Newton went to the party, and stayed in the hotel until David came back.
In addition to the two, there is now more ceremonial officer Elias Parker.
Before attending the party, Elias Parker took the documents from the archives, and with the cooperation of David, a new nobleman, he filled in all the above information.
According to him, submit the documents after dawn tomorrow, and after confirming that there are no problems, the most important tasks will be completed.
Seeing Elias Parker standing aside respectfully, David asked curiously: "After submitting the personal information, what else should I do?"
"These are the necessary procedures, and the rest depends on your thoughts." Elias briefly introduced the various things that need to be dealt with after becoming a nobleman: "It is necessary to record the family emblem, personal and family information into files. It has to be done, and it has to wait for the review, and it will not be considered complete until it is confirmed that there are no problems.”
"To recruit knights, soldiers, pharmacists, judges, assistants, clerks, treasurers, mages, alchemists, butlers, cooks, servants, etc." Elias glanced at David: "It is all It is up to you, my lord, to decide whether to hire both of them.”
According to Elias, in addition to these subordinates, the new nobles will also hire a large number of craftsmen, including stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths and tailors.
"In other words, don't we have to hire all of them?" After obtaining the status of Baron Glamorgan and successfully upgrading Cold Winter Village to Cold Winter Town, he wanted to leave.
"Wangcheng is, after all, the most prosperous city in the Kingdom of Tilan, and it is easier to hire the talents that adults need here..."
Elias didn't finish his sentence, but David understood the meaning of his words: If David didn't hire all these people, it would be difficult to hire suitable people when he returned to Cold Winter Town.
Compared to Tilan King's Capital, Cold Winter Town is really too remote. Even if you go to Iron Tree Fort, it is impossible to have more talents than here.
"Among them, knights, pharmacists, mages, and alchemists can only be recruited in the capital."
"The knight and pharmacist have already recruited people, and the other two can be given up." David waved his hand: "Those mages and alchemists obviously don't want to go to Cold Winter Town."
"This...maybe we can raise some salaries, or hire mages with mediocre reputations." Fame is generally just a nice word, and Elias' idea is to find some unlucky people who don't do well. In terms of generous remuneration, he agreed to be recruited by Baron Glamorgan.
As for the alchemist, he didn't mention it. He already knew that this old man named Pierre Newton was an alchemist.
"No need!" David didn't care about the mage's problem, and signaled Elias not to think about recruiting a mage: "I can be sure that even if you spend a lot of money to recruit a mage, it will only be some low-level guy."
Elias doesn't mind his suggestion being denied, in fact, he agrees with the baron's judgment in his heart. He wouldn't want to go to Cold Winter if his job wasn't mandatory.
In comparison, the kingdom's mages have a much higher degree of freedom. In this case, there will not be any reliable mages who will accept the recruitment of Baron Glamorgan.
Instead of wasting time and a lot of money, it is better to use limited funds where needed: such as recruiting reliable assistants and judges, more soldiers and craftsmen, etc.
Elias never imagined that David was no longer planning to continue recruiting in the capital, and today's gathering had already made him see clearly: he, a small country baron, could never recruit talents here, and the only two Two were cast under his command: one was ordered by His Majesty the King, and the other was probably an undercover agent of the temple.
The only two successful examples are eyeliners. Considering that Gareth Stanton said that he will at least recruit a small team of elite soldiers for David, there may be more eyeliners?
Thinking of this, he gave up the idea of continuing to recruit people.
Anyway, the lord has absolute autonomy over his territory, and he can find other ways to fill in various vacancies, such as letting those visitors from other worlds in the territory fill various positions.
Anyway, this was the case in his Winter Town.
In addition, according to the information Elias inquired in the palace, the Kingdom of Tiran will send a small group of guard cavalry this time to **** Baron Glamorgan back to the territory.
At noon today, many officials, under the **** of soldiers, went to various towns in the north to post announcements. David, a new nobleman who rose through the pioneering order, will soon become a household name in the north of the Kingdom of Tilan.
Real talents cannot be attracted, but such a large-scale posting of announcements may attract ordinary civilians and craftsmen to Cold Winter Town. Thinking that the population of his territory may continue to grow in the coming time, David can't wait to Immediately teleport back.
"When the information review is over, we will set off back to Cold Winter Town." David glanced at Elias in front of him: "Take advantage of this time to deal with the matter at hand."
"I have already dealt with all my private affairs. Starting today, I will be by the baron's side for the next year."
David nodded to show that he understood, and motioned for the ceremonial officer to rest, when he suddenly remembered the box that Earl Stewart had given him.
Take out the small box and open it, and find three beads of different colors inside.
"What is this?" David put the box on the table and turned to look at Newton next to him. He felt that it would be most reliable to ask the old alchemist about such things.
Unexpectedly, it was Elias standing next to him who answered his question: "Cleansing Orb, Aroma Orb, and Vibrating Orb."
Seeing David and Sharon looking at him with puzzled faces, Elias explained the functions of the next three kinds of orbs: "The blue cleansing orb is used to cleanse the body; the pink aromatherapy orb can let the user Body scented; yellow vibrating orbs can be massaged for relaxation..."
David sighed when he heard this: "As expected of Earl Stuart!"
"These kinds of orbs are daily necessities that have been favored by nobles in the past two years..."
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(end of this chapter)