Seeing Simon howling so hard that he was beaten, Marin finally felt happy. Of course, the benefits he should give would not be less. After all, that was his own brother.
Simon glared at Marin at first and threatened to complain to Old Hoffman. After all, Old Hoffman beat Marin without anyone's approval. Simon is favored, as long as he takes his blue eyes and goes to Old Hoffman with his blue eyes beaten by Kahn, he will definitely be able to complain successfully.
But what Marin said made Simon lose any temper:
"You little brat, your illegitimate son dares to ask for fiefdom? Look at other people's illegitimate sons, at most, you can give them some money, so how can you get a title or a fiefdom? However, it's your luck. I happen to have a large area of ​​land on the wild continent. When your illegitimate son grows up, the army there will definitely have captured a lot of territory. At that time, it's not impossible to share your illegitimate son with a few manors."
"Really? But brother, don't enthrone the barren places for my son. I thought that if I really want to marry a princess, I have to wait, so the illegitimate son will definitely come out first. At that time, you have to give your nephew a fertile land! As for the wild continent, it doesn't matter."
"Don't worry, you are very big in the wilderness. It's okay to give your illegitimate child a 1,500-acre French Knight standard estate. Moreover, you can give Linhe fertile fiefdom!"
The fiefdom is different from the fiefdom. If the same knight leader is divided into a barren mountain area, then the knight must be poor. If they are all convenient fields for irrigation in Linhe, it will be a top fiefdom. There are very few nobles who are all fiefdoms in Linhe, unless this person is particularly favored by the monarch.
But Marin's situation is different. If he only had a local area, he would definitely not be able to agree to Simon's unruly request. After all, there is not much land in European countries. Giving the monarch's brother's fief is simply a luxury. But who said Marin colonized America?
Not to mention, the Hudson River basin in New York alone is 36,000 square kilometers. Not to mention the large rivers in North America, there is also the fourth largest river in the world like the Mississippi River. Therefore, giving Simon's illegitimate son a fiefdom is not a big deal. After all, it is only 1,500 acres, only 6 square kilometers. Compared with the 24 million square kilometers in the North American continent, it is a drop in the bucket.
"Linhe land? 1,500 acres? Be good, my illegitimate children are going to send it!" Simon was jealous when he heard it.
Speaking of which, although Adler had granted the county of Wicklow in Ireland as his fief and was still an earl, Simon was not stupid either. He knew that it was the reward for Adler's transfer of his inheritance rights to the Earl of East Friesland that should have been.
Therefore, Simon and Albert never thought that they could become an earl like the boss Adler and get a fiefdom as big as a county.
In their opinion, it would be good to get a baron with fertile land. Moreover, until now, Simon and Albert's fiefs have not been implemented. The main reason is Simon - he is not married yet.
Marin's plan was to give each of them a fiefdom when both of his younger brothers got married. However, Albert, the fourth brother, got married first, and Simon had not yet got married. Therefore, the fiefdom was delayed. Moreover, the married Albert was also very sensible and said that he would grant him the fiefdom together after Simon got married. Otherwise, Simon would definitely feel uncomfortable.
So, Simon doesn't have his own source of income yet, so he mainly asks for it from Old Hoffman. Of course, in fact, all the money belongs to Marin. But Marin thinks that it is not appropriate to give money to his younger brother directly, and there is no reason. So he gave the money to Old Hoffman and Mrs. Mary. Then the old couple gave it to his younger brother for their spending. In this way, the reason is reasonable.
But it was very sad to ask for money from parents, because every time they asked for money, the smart Mrs. Mary would ask about the purpose of spending money, which made Simon very depressed. If there was a baron, the money produced was at his own discretion, it would be great. He had heard that the baron in Lair County that Marin gave to Adler was only 2,000 Yugrams (4,000 acres) of cultivated land, but it was said that he could earn more than 100,000 gold coins every year. At the beginning, his sister-in-law Liv said that he counted gold coins at home every day, and also had money to subsidize the brothers of the Hamler family to spend money...
Later, Adler's fiefdom was moved to County Wicklow, Ireland, and the Baron of Lair County was returned to Marin by him. Simon had long been envious of the Baron of Lair. You know, when Marin chose the place, he specially chose the fertile farmland by the Emes River. Moreover, the castle of Baron of Lair was ready-made, and was specially built for Adler by Marin. As long as he got that fiefdom, it would mean that the annual income of more than 100,000 gold coins, and the castle was ready-made...
So, despite the bruised eye sockets, Simon still salivated and said:
"Brother--" is still a long tone.
Marin got goosebumps when he heard it:
"what?"
"I'm tight-knitted. I'll have to raise a mistress in the future. I'll pre-provision a fief first!"
"Tight on hand?" Marin was stunned, but nodded in agreement.
Isn't that? Many corrupt officials in later generations were nervous after finding mistresses and began to be greedy. If they only care about their wives and children, their wages and benefits would be enough. But raising a mistress... the expenses are really not low... First of all, you have to build a house to accommodate a mistress? The house is so expensive, where can you get the money for buying a house? You also have to buy a car and jewelry... So, Simon said that raising a mistress will be tight, and Marin agreed with him.
"Then where do you want?" Marin deliberately asked Simon to say himself. He also wanted to see if his younger brother had a big appetite. If he had too big appetite, Marin should have other ideas...
"I...I want the former Baron Lyle of my elder brother..." After saying that, Simon looked at Marin's expression nervously, for fear that Marin would like to think he was greedy. After all, it was a treasure land with an annual income of more than 100,000 gold coins.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Unexpectedly, Marin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He was most afraid that Simon would follow Adler and ask him for the Earl Leader. Adler gave the Earl Leader to the Earl Leader, which Marin should give. But Simon and Albert gave the Earl Leader, it was really not qualified to give the Earl. To the Baron, it seemed a bit low...
So, Marin had already thought about it before - to confer two younger brothers as viscounts...
However, he didn't know what his younger brothers thought. Moreover, if they could tell themselves, they could see their thoughts. What made Marin sighed was that Simon was quite sensible, as long as the baron was.
However, he rejected Simon's request:
"No, Baron Lyle can't be held!"
"Why? Do you want to sign me a knight?" Simon was a little stunned. Do you want to be a low-force knight? If his idea was known by Old Hoffman, he would definitely be beaten up - I am a knight, where did he low-force?
Marin shook his head quickly:
"No, although Adler has returned to Baron Leyle, I don't plan to give it to anyone else. If Adler regrets it, he can take it back at any time."
"And, now I have handed over all the income received by Baron Lyle to my mother. She saved all the income. Once Adler needs it, she will use the money received by the Baron to subsidize Adler. After all, Adler is now going to form an army to fight the Irish, which costs a lot. County Wicklow has not yet developed. I am afraid that Adler will be embarrassed to ask for that money, so I asked his mother to support him."
"So that's it...what is my fief?"
"The formal fiefdom is waiting for you to get married, but considering that you have started raising a mistress, it does require money. It is indeed embarrassing to ask your parents for money to raise a mistress. So, I will give you a manor of 1,000 Yugram farmland as the source of your expenses. When you officially grant the fiefdom, the manor will be taken back."
Simon calculated silently in his mind that 1,000 Yugram farmland was half of the farmland that Baron Lyle had. Even if the territory of Baron Lyle was not fertile, it would be safe to make a profit of 40,000 to 50,000 gold coins a year. So, it was enough...
Then he raised his head and asked:
"Brother, is the income from this autumn harvest mine?"
It is already summer and the autumn harvest is coming soon. If he can get the income from the autumn harvest, he will be able to get tens of thousands of gold coins within two or three months.
"Forget it!" Marin waved his hand impatiently and took Kahn away.
After Marin left, Simon cheered, called Anna in and said happily:
"Anna, I have a fief. My brother gave me a manor of 2,000 acres of arable land, and the annual income is tens of thousands of gold coins. I'm sending it now! After the autumn harvest, it's okay to buy whatever you want! In addition, I'll buy a big house for your family, and give it to each of your brothers and sisters a carriage!"
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Not to mention how Simon showed off to the young nurse, after Marin left, he also thought of Albert's problem. Albert said that when Simon got married and wanted a fief together, he still had no fief. Therefore, Albert's income is not high now.
Although Marin gave him a high salary of 1,000 gold coins per year, it was still not much. You should know that 1,000 gold coins is equivalent to a knight receiving annual income. As the governor, Albert must spend more money than a country knight. Fortunately, he stayed in New York for a long time and had few nobles. If he was in the local area, so many nobles needed favors, 1,000 gold coins were not enough.
So, after sending Simon the manor, Marin also gave Albert 1,000 Yugram's manor. However, Albert's manor was not local, but was placed in New York under Albert's control. Moreover, Marin asked him to grow wheat. In this way, the output value was several times higher than that of the local rye fields...
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However, this is temporary. For Simon and Albert, giving them a fiefdom is the most realistic. Therefore, Marin planned to officially grant Simon and Albert the title and fiefdom to Simon and Albert, rather than waiting for Simon to get married as Old Hoffman said.
Chapter completed!