Chapter 152: Andrew
Chapter 152 Andrew
“Baron Abbott, these ‘cans’ are indeed what the kingdom’s army needs.”
Baron William’s face looked a lot better than when they first met.
“Then, how were they made?”
This kind of thing was naturally best in one’s own hands.
Hansel put on an apologetic expression.
“Unfortunately, Lord Viscount, I don’t know how the canned goods were made either. The inventor and maker of the canned goods is Earl Paul Gleiman of the Alda Collar in the Northwest Bay. He merely commissioned me, who is a royal commissioner, to sell this processed food to the kingdom’s army, but not a single word about how it was made.”
Viscount William shook his head repeatedly, “This is such a pity, such a pity, this Lord Earl should have directly offered the production method to the royal family. The current local lords, where has their loyalty to His Majesty gone? Have they all forgotten the oath their ancestors made to Rodney I?”
In fact, what really made the Viscount regret was that the other party was a fief nobility, or an earl, which made it difficult to use strong-arm tactics to get his hands on the canning method, especially during such a sensitive period when there was a rebellion of the lords in the southern border.
Hansel secretly slandered: the original oath did not say that what the royal family looks at, the lords have to obediently hand over.
Baron William added, “Baron Abbott, please be sure to tell Earl Gleiman that if he can offer up the canning method, His Majesty the King will surely reward him heavily.”
“I will certainly convey it to Lord Gleeman.”
Hansel promised with his mouth, but in his heart he thought: since when can a quartermaster make decisions for His Majesty the King? Besides what’s the use of such empty promises?
“So? The kingdom’s army is interested in this kind of army?”
“Interested? Of course.”
The Viscount rolled his eyes.
“But I wonder how much canned goods are produced? You know, once the military decides to purchase it, it certainly won’t be a small amount.”
Hansel said with slight apprehension, “Uh …… not to hide it from the Viscount Sir, the current production of canned goods is still relatively small. However, please don’t worry, Lord Gleiman is in the process of building additional canning factories in his territory, and will be able to supply the kingdom’s army on a large scale, consistently and steadily, by February next year at the latest.”
Let’s hope that the group of merchants that Gleiman has mobilized give a damn, Hansel secretly prayed.
Viscount William stroked his chin for a while before saying, “Then let’s wait until he’s able to produce it in large quantities before we talk about long-term purchases. However, you can provide us with a small amount of canned goods first, so that the men in the army can taste it first.”
Hansel stood up and bowed to him.
“Thank you, Lord Viscount. I will send you another small batch of canned goods, and when I return to the Northwest, I will be sure to have them prioritized for production and shipment for the King’s capital side. Earl Gleiman is still very loyal to His Majesty, and I have returned this time to deliver a shipment of grain dedicated to His Majesty for the Earl. If the kingdom’s army is able to purchase canned goods in large quantities, I’m sure that His Excellency the Earl will definitely offer an extremely low wholesale price.”
Viscount William nodded, “Hmph! Let’s hope that’s the case. But I need to clarify something with you first.”
“Please clarify, Lord Viscount.”
Viscount William considered for a moment and slowly said, “I’m only responsible for the military supplies for the troops under Her Highness’ command, the supplies for the troops under the other generals are taken care of by themselves, so it’s up to you to figure out how to get them to accept the canned goods as well.”
Hansel made a note of this, “Thank you for the reminder, Lord Viscount.”
…… After excusing himself from Viscount William’s mansion, Hansel returned straight to his home.
As soon as he enters the house, a servant reports to him, “A guest claiming to be Baron Andrew came over to pay you a visit, I said that you had gone out for the day and asked him to come back another time, but he insisted on waiting for you to return.”
“Count Andrew? I don’t seem to recognize such a person.”
“Listening to the accent it should be from that part of the Northwest, we thought it might be related to you so we had him wait for you in the parlor.”
“Take me to meet this Baron Andrew.”
Hansel suddenly thought of a Baron Andrew – a certain bannerman of the Earldom of Bairdine in the Northwest Bay.
According to Earl Myron Garnard, Baron Andrew should be the only bannerman who did not take part in the rebellion; Viscount Angelo and the others had pushed him to lead the Garnard family’s direct troops southward to participate in the crown’s war of pacification under the pretext of diligence against the king, and used this as a justification for leading the private troops of each family to control the Baildine capital, Butuya.
Before and after Paul led the army to crush the Bairdine rebellion, Baron Andrew never led the army to return.
Previously, it was because the order given to him by his lord, Myron Garnard, was to return after assisting the royal family to pacify the rebellion, however, from the present situation, the pacification of the rebellion was still far away. Moreover, according to the correspondence, Baron Andrews had been entrusted with important duties by Her Highness due to his good behavior, so after the fire in the granary of the royal capital, the Bairdain army was not sent home like most of the king’s troops.
After that, Mellon regained his freedom, Alda people worried that this Baron Andrews led the troops to return to start any more ups and downs, so asked Mellon to write to him personally, in addition to telling him that Angelo and others started a rebellion but has been pacified, but also reiterated the previous order to assist the royal family to pacify the rebellion before returning, in order to appease Andrews, but also let his family to write a letter to send, in short, is that: there is a little trouble in the family, but it has been resolved, but it’s a little trouble. In short, there was a little trouble at home, but it has been solved, so you can fight at the front without worrying, and represent Bairdine to be loyal to His Majesty the King.
In this way, Baron Andrews and the Baldin army under his command remained in the south.
Hansel went to the parlor and met Baron Andrew, who had been waiting for him – a stout man with a strong look and good looks.
Hansel first introduced himself, “I am Hansel Abbott, what does Baron Andrew want with me?”
Baron Andrew immediately stood up and greeted him, “It is an honor to meet you, Baron Abbott, I hear you are the royal commissioner who has been posted next door to us in Arda?”
Hansel invited him to resume his seat and sat himself down across from Andrew, nodding his head in confirmation, “Precisely, I’m visiting the royal capital on official business and will be departing soon to return to the Northwest Gulf.”
Baron Andrew revealed a look of emotion, “People as loyal as Baron Abbott are really rare, the royal commissioner stationed in our Baildin has casually found a reason to return to Jingyao and then disappeared, I have heard that there is more than one case of this phenomenon.”
Hansel spat in his heart, “The lords around the world can’t wait to stare at their commissioners all day long, so isn’t this just what they want?”
Only to hear Andrew continue, “I’ve already learned about the rebellion of Angelo and the others from the letter that Lord Ganade gave me, although I usually look down on them, ke still didn’t think that they would break their oath, it’s really a knight’s shame.”
“Luckily, Count Gleiman sent his troops in time to wipe out this group of traitors, Lord Garnard really didn’t make this ally brother in vain, please ask Baron Abbott to convey my gratitude for me when he goes back.”
Hansel smiled and nodded his head in agreement, “Haha, well said, I will definitely convey your message to Lord Gleiman.”
The two continued to talk for half a day, and Hansel judged from the other’s words:
He was truly unaware of the conspiracy of Angelo and the others;
The baronet was at all times a knightly man, and a little …… naive in politics.
In a way, such a person is quite cute.
The two men had a good conversation, and in the end, Hansel agreed to do a small favor for the other party – to bring a large pile of letters back to the Northwest Bay, most of which were letters from home that the soldiers of the Baildin had asked someone to write on their behalf.
(End of chapter)