Struggle in the Steam Age - Chapter 652

Taking into account that the current location is in the wild, once it gets dark, you may encounter various security problems. So everyone ate a simple lunch and immediately returned to the city under the **** of Lawrence’s guards.

Although the carriages were so badly damaged for defensive operations that there were only two intact carriages, but fortunately, most of them survived because the horses had been placed behind them. . So it does not hinder everyone’s actions.

Of course, Lawrence felt that there was another important reason why everyone was able to evacuate so smoothly now, that is, a large amount of materials pulled by horse-drawn carriages were also damaged during the war, so naturally the required transportation capacity was also much less.

Anyway, everyone finally returned to the city very smoothly. At the beginning, Lawrence was really worried about what these rich people would do if they couldn’t ride a horse.

But it was not until after this journey that he realized that horse riding is a required course for people with a little money in this era, so basically there are no people who can’t ride horses.

After entering the city, the sky was already dark. So everyone left after leaving each other’s contact address. But to Lawrence’s surprise, Viscount Surrey actually lived next door to his residence.

“Why do you live here?” Lawrence asked in a puzzled manner when he rode a horse back to his residence slowly.

Because the hierarchy of this world is very strict, there are basically some rules for who lives and where.

To give the simplest example, the area where Lawrence and the others live is aimed at people with identities but not a lot of money. If it was a house that Lawrence bought for himself, it would be inappropriate to put it there.

It’s just that his house is regarded as the property of the island of Neussauer and does not belong to him, so it is not too much to live here temporarily.

But it is obviously inappropriate for a wealthy nobleman like the Earl of Surrey to live in this place, because in his capacity he should now live in some more upscale areas.

If you live here, it is easy to give people a feeling that there is something wrong with the family financially or otherwise.

“This house is left to me by my father, and it is also the only real estate I have in this area.” It may be the reason why the two sides have experienced an important battle together just now, so Viscount Surrey is also willing to talk to Lawrence about something related. .

“You know, my territory was on the cold northern islands. Before those minerals were discovered, my territory was just a poor territory that barely made a living on rye and fishing.”

“It’s just that because of good luck and the blessing of the gods, we discovered a large area of ​​high-quality coal five years ago.” With this, Viscount Surrey suddenly became excited. ”

Then the situation became better all of a sudden, and we also had money to buy things that we never dared to imagine before. ”

“It’s just that Baojian Bay is different, because this place is too old as a high-end resort area.”

Speaking of this, Sarri only felt a helpless look on his face. “It is too difficult to buy an industry that meets the status in this place. Upstarts like us are basically unable to get what they want in a short time.”

Probably because Lawrence’s identity resonated with him, Viscount Surrey spoke of these things subconsciously.

After all, Lawrence’s current federation can be regarded as small and famous, and his development history has fallen into the eyes of most of the federation people, and he is naturally considered to be a lucky man who has obtained his current status by virtue of his skills and luck.

And this is where Viscount Surrey feels very envious, because he and Lawrence are actually both upstarts in the aristocracy.

But because Lawrence had an important scholarship before he became a nobleman, Lawrence was obviously more than one rank higher than Viscount Surrey in terms of social status.

Although Lawrence was rejected by some veteran aristocrats for a series of reasons in the aristocratic circle, this rejection was only implicit.

For example, in the marriage of normal nobles, the women of those nobles tend to have a higher status in the family than the men. But if you really want to marry a nobleman like Lawrence, you can only choose a baron or even the daughter of a hereditary knight.

But on the other hand, Lawrence didn’t suffer much discrimination when he attended parties. Because he was a nobleman on the ground anyway, and he was also a scholar before becoming a nobleman.

Therefore, in daily gatherings, the nobles still have a certain respect for Lawrence himself.

Most importantly, as a pioneering noble. It can be said that Lawrence made such a business from scratch in such a short period of time on New Sauer Island. It can be said that what he did is very in line with the principles of nobility.

Therefore, even if the old aristocrats despise Lawrence from the pedigree, they still teach their children to follow him as an example in private.

And Viscount Surrey’s situation in this regard is obviously worse than that of Lawrence, because the nobles who can be sent to the cold and barren northern islands are themselves marginalized in the aristocratic circle.

Therefore, immediately after discovering this large coal mine, there were a lot of rumors that almost completely overwhelmed him.

“When you develop your territory, the situation should be much better.” Lawrence patted Viscount Surrey on the shoulder and said.

“At least according to my experience, those aristocrats are still profit-oriented in the final analysis. So as long as you show your own value, the situation will naturally become better than before.”

“But I am very rich now.” Viscount Surrey asked in a puzzled way, “but those people didn’t give me corresponding respect. They even feel that they despise me more than before.”

“Please, we are aristocrats. Money is not that important to us.” Lawrence shook his head helplessly. He didn’t expect that this hereditary aristocrat, who looked older than his own age, would actually not know him better in this respect. .

However, this situation can be considered within their expectations, after all, not all aristocrats have received that traditional aristocratic education.

For example, a nobleman like Lawrence who was a monk had not received this type of education, and the Viscount Surrey, who was considered marginal in the aristocratic circle, did not receive this kind of education.

“The true core of aristocracy is power and power.” Lawrence lowered his voice and said, “In other words, blood is not enough to be a respected aristocrat.”

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“With all due respect, you are not doing very well in these two areas.” Although it is a taboo to talk shallowly and deeply, since the other party has already asked about this, Lawrence can’t avoid it.

“Because your wealth mainly comes from luck, and all the changes in your territory are only related to coal mines.”

“I was aware of these things before, but I couldn’t find too many solutions to the problem.” After talking about this problem, Sarri showed a helpless expression on his face.

“Because my territory is such a barren place, there are really not many resources except coal mines.”

“In fact, before I went to New Sauer Island, others thought of my territory the same way.” Seeing that the Viscount was a little excited, Lawrence immediately comforted.

“So I think your territory should not be as barren as you said, but you haven’t found the hidden wealth and resources before.”