Chapter 284: The Family Secrets of the Duke of Thorns

Duke Thorn returned to his family territory.

Although as the head of the family, he has the right to control the marriages of all members of the Thorn Family.

But this person is his aunt after all.

That is, his father's sister.

He was justified when he thought about it, but after returning to the family territory, he still felt a little guilty and sent someone to pass the message to his aunt.

Soon, this powerful top-level professional appeared in the study of Duke Thorn.

Lord Thorn's aunt was only forty-seven years old, only slightly older than Lord Thorn himself.

With his professional level as a top-level professional and his careful maintenance, he looks to be in his thirties.

She still looks like a beautiful woman with some charm, but that doesn't change the fact that she is Rand's mother, she is old enough.

"You are still as shameless as you were back then." Duke Thorn's aunt sneered.

Duke Thorn is also in his forties, but he looks much older than his aunt and seems more like an elder.

He boasted that his skin was thicker than a city wall, but at this moment he still felt a little guilty and did not dare to look his aunt in the eye.

"For the sake of profit, you can really do anything." The relatively young old beauty said, "But I suggest you give up this stupid idea."

"Ahem." Duke Thorn coughed lightly, "This is for the family."

"So you want to marry off your aunt?" The aunt of Duke Thorn was furious. "Are you going to shamelessly call a young man in his twenties your uncle? You have really become thicker-skinned over the years."

"We can discuss our own affairs, and I also plan to marry my second child to him," said the Duke of Thorn.

Duke Thorn's aunt had a new understanding of how shameless her nephew was.

It's buy one get one free, right?

Her brother was right in choosing the right person. The Thorn Family has been able to develop gradually over the years and has been able to choose the right side in the civil war. At least 30% of the credit goes to Duke Thorn's face.

But when this kind of shit happened to her, she still couldn't stand it.

Why would anyone want to marry off their aunt?

He is a great duke, is it an honor to be the nephew of a count? "Aren't you afraid that I will tell others about your dark history?" The aunt of the Duke of Thorn threatened weakly.

She thought she couldn't escape this disaster, but she still tried to struggle.

Duke Thorn said, "Aunt, the family will remember your sacrifice."

He doesn't seem to be afraid of his dark history being exposed.

Indeed, even if his aunt told others, she could only tell Rand.

Other people who are not at the right level would definitely not even dare to listen to it, let alone spread it.

After a while, Duke Thorn felt that forcing his aunt like this was indeed too much. He hesitated for a while and said, "If you really can't accept it, you don't have to force it. You have already sacrificed a lot for the family, but at least ensure the safety of Earl Rand. He can't die, at least not now."

Of course, the Duke of Thorn added: "But at least try hard. Earl Rand is also quite good-looking, not a jerk."

Moreover, Lord Thorn thought it was possible that young people liked older people. Besides, he still offered a buy one get one free deal, and then the aunt and niece would be together. He didn't believe Rand could resist.

The Thorn Family is determined to win the marriage.

Lord Thorn's aunt knew that her nephew had given in, and in this era, family was everything.

If a family declines, or even loses its noble title, then all its past glory will be nothing but a thing of the past.

Therefore, all family members must serve the interests of the family.

In such circumstances, it is almost impossible for family members to refuse the decision made by the head of the family that is beneficial to the interests of the family.

What's more, although Duke Thorn is shameless, his decisions are always right.

"You can take care of yourself." The aunt of Lord Thorn said helplessly, "If there is nothing else, I will leave."

Duke Thorn watched his aunt leave. He had invested a lot of money this time, and he hoped it would succeed.

In this way, if any international war occurs in the Frost Moon Kingdom in the future, the Thorn Family will be relatively safe.

But there is still a troublesome thing. After he convinces his aunt, he still has to convince his daughter.

…

Rand received a reward from the king, and from then on, he could officially call himself Count of the Moon.

This is a very exaggerated class jump.

Rand was still very satisfied with this, but this year's winter would be spent in Full Moon Territory.

Now that we have just conquered this land, many things cannot be done carelessly.

He must be present in person.

And here, there are still many things he has to deal with.

For example, the construction of the port must be advanced.

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Rand is very satisfied with its progress so far, but the world situation is changing very quickly.

Some events are no longer the same as what he knew when he first played Deep Moon online.

Therefore, RAND must accelerate its development.

The sooner one can seize authority and power, the greater initiative he will have in future situations.

Now he is a count.

However, the population of his territory was not enough. The Crescent Territory was only a viscount territory, and the Full Moon Territory was only a baron territory. Not many people were captured in the Full Moon Territory.

Even if we count the monsters and adventurers who serve Rand, the population of Rand is only about 13,000 people.

The Moon Phase Earldom now occupied by Rand can accommodate fifty to sixty thousand people.

Even though he absorbed a lot of people from the Anti-Development Committee and planned to grant fiefs to some vassals, there were still a lot of lands that lacked population to cultivate.

Besides, there is a lack of money.

If Rand only considered the original three territories, he would have a huge surplus of wealth.

But now everything is back on track, and Rand is bound to expand its military.

Then the money won’t be enough.

You know, generally speaking, the cavalry and infantry of the nobles are accumulated by the family over the years.

Weapons and armor will be passed down from father to son and from son to grandson.

And Rand had to pay a price to expand his army in such a short period of time.

The only good news is that his blast furnace technology has been completed and he has his own iron mine. Although the output of weapons and armor is not fast, at least he can make them himself.

In this chaotic era, the prices of weapons and armor have risen significantly.

But it cannot change the current situation where we lack everything.

The Snow Fox Countess has built a defense line, so it is not convenient for him to go and rob her now.

After thinking for a moment, Rand decided to think of a solution for port construction.

Now, only his territory of the Frost Moon Kingdom borders the Inland Sea.

If Rand builds a port, the area around the port will inevitably become an economic powerhouse.

It stands to reason that building a port costs money, but now, is it possible to sell some land and the right to use the port?

Although everything is not there now, there will always be something in the future, right? (End of this chapter)