Kesim definitely didn't know about Lorne and Athena, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a suggestion.
Let him go to discuss business with Stuart, it would be strange if Athena didn't take the opportunity to kill him.
What's more, Athena must have discovered the fact that the despicable dagger was transferred.
Who would Athena suspect?
Lorne was not lucky at all.
If he begged Athena now, the most likely move Miss Paladin would make would be to join forces with the Baker family to ban him.
Counting on Stuart, Lorne might as well spend a lot of money to buy grain.
Fortunately, what he wanted was actually not much, and Celine conservatively estimated that two years would be a healthy cooperation plan.
Now that things have changed, Lorne will naturally not continue to waste money in a price war with the well-backed Baker family.
He temporarily changed the long-term cooperation plan to a one-time plan, which does not take two years, as long as it can survive this winter and usher in the next harvest.
Such requirements are much lower.
To be honest, even the Barton family, known as the empire's granary, cannot afford to add another Lorne to the northern border while meeting the empire's consumption.
But on the other hand, he was also curious about why a young baron had such a big need for food shortages.
From Lorne's original plan, he discovered that one Baron Fast actually had to manage tens of thousands of mouths.
Are there so many guys in the Fast Territory who are not engaged in production?
Or is it that a small baron can actually have tens of thousands of professional troops?
It was originally strange that the Stani family would marry a young baron.
Out of curiosity, Kesim sent someone to briefly collect information on Lorne.
The result was really unbelievable.
A baron actually defeated an earl so miserably that he even became a prisoner.
Moreover, there is also the success of grassland development.
In Kesim's view, Lorne, who has occupied the grassland, can be called a success.
Because of his relationship with the Stani family, he is also very aware of the power of the orcs, and being able to defeat the orcs is obviously not to be taken lightly.
Although among the messages received at the same time, there was also a lot of negative news about Lorne.
Except for an illegitimate child, Kesim believed that everything else was just a matter of speculation.
In the aristocratic world that values bloodlines, the success of an illegitimate child will obviously arouse the jealousy of many people.
Jealousy will inevitably lead to some malicious rumors that slander others.
According to the motto of the Barton family, those who are not envied are mediocre.
Lorne Fast must be a talent.
If Steve didn't have the support of the Habs family this time, he would actually be more willing to trade with Lorne.
By the way, you can also understand the reasons why a little illegitimate boy with nothing grew up to where he is today.
But it's a pity that because Ben successfully connected with the Fast family in Lorne, their transaction had a little surprise due to the intervention of the Baker family.
With such a large amount of food unavailable, Kesim had no right to open a back door for Lorne.
At most, it would be to give Lorne some convenience within the rules, such as acting as a middleman.
"If the Baron is willing, I can also serve as a guarantor and personally help you complete the transportation work.
With our Barton family and the Stuart family joining forces, no one in the empire dares to cause sabotage."
Lorne also believed that their two families had such strength, but reality did not allow him to have contact with Stuart.
I didn't know how to refuse the other party's kindness.
Fortunately, Arthur also knew about Lorne and Athena's grudge.
Help Lorne, he said.
"Uncle Kesim, the Stuart family is already the southernmost family.
As a result, the transportation fee alone is a big figure.
Isn't there a more convenient way for you?"
Indeed, as Arthur said, the Duke of the Sea is the southernmost overlord of the empire, but the Northern Territory is located in the far north.
Transporting people back and forth would kill people.
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Lorne hurriedly followed up and explained: "Thank you very much, Your Excellency Viscount, for your kindness, but our Fast family really does not have the extra financial resources.
Please allow me to think about this matter again.
No matter what the outcome is, I will personally thank you for your kindness.”
Saying this was a rejection, and Kesim had planned to recommend another one.
As soon as he heard the meaning of Lorne's words, he immediately said: "The Baron is too polite, this incident is just an accident.
The agreement between the Habs family and our Barton family only lasts until next year.
After the next autumn harvest, we can Continue to cooperate at the previous price.”
By next year's autumn harvest, Lorne estimates that even the towns on the prairie will have begun to take shape.
Although he still needs a lot of food, after over 10,000 workers have been eliminated, his food gap will no longer be that serious.
And if it weren't for the sudden increase in labor, this year's food could actually be easily covered by the compensation from the Charles family.
But there are gains and losses.
A large number of captives who do not want gold coins have improved Lorne's construction progress and also added a lot of burden to him.
The foundation of a barony is too weak, and inherent deficiencies are Lorne's biggest problem.
But in the eyes of others, Lorne's biggest weakness is actually his status as an illegitimate child.
But now, he is going to be engaged to a young lady from the Stany family.
It can be said that she has overcome this most difficult hurdle in the eyes of others, and Rebecca is also half of the Barton family.
Kesim, who is also a member of the Barton family, can retain Lorne without any scruples.
Lorn, who was retained by Kesim, naturally couldn't turn around and leave.
Although he didn't know whether Kesim was as easy to talk to as Arthur said, Lorn felt that he must be a difficult guy. .
It lasted from morning to nearly night.
If it weren't for the engagement ceremony tomorrow, Lorne would have to go to Arthur's house to make final preparations.
Maybe he couldn't find an excuse to leave, but even so, since he was Rebecca's uncle, no one could refuse Kesim's participation in today's family-style dinner.
Just because of Steve's presence, Lorne found this family dinner even more uncomfortable than listening to Maxim's nagging.
At least Kesim's chatter will add a lot of southern anecdotes.
In contrast, Steve is just there to show off his family background.
When he was on earth, he hated this kind of arrogant rich second generation.
When he arrived in another world, he had the title of an illegitimate son, and his senses never changed.
But with Count Stany and his wife present, no matter how much Steve boasted, he couldn't interrupt.
When he was free and bored, he simply used the cover of the wine glass to secretly observe his future wife.
This time when he came to Stanyland, it was the first time for him to see Rebecca
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