With a happy mood, Luther told old Saul about his plan.

Those are the three points: building roads, fertilizing fields, and using oxen to plow fields.

Luther finished speaking quickly, and explained the reason behind it, trying to make it as simple as possible so that this native father could believe it.

But the effect was not very good, and Old Thor was confused after hearing it.

Okay, let me sort this out.

Old Thor was confused, and tried his best to think. This eldest son, whose knight talent was slightly inferior to his, was determined to develop the territory.

The roads in the territory were difficult to travel, and Old Sol knew this. But he was reluctant to spend money to build roads. Anyway, Pompeii Territory didn't have any special products, so naturally there were no large caravans coming.

Building the road is of no use.

When you think about it this way, the bumps don’t matter at all.

However, if the roads near the castle were not smooth, it would affect the reputation of the Pompeii family, so Old Sol made the roads near the castle very smooth and ignored other places.

I don’t know if this Luther guy has gone crazy, he actually wants to build a road.

Old Sol made a cross in his mind and decided to reject this one first.

The next step is to use manure to fertilize the fields, which is bullshit. Old Thor is a strong knight with amazing fighting power, but he really doesn't have much ability in economy, agriculture, and developing territory.

But Old Sol still has some basic common sense. Is there any book in the world that talks about using manure to fertilize the fields?

Anyway, Old Thor doesn't know about this.

And the thought of putting feces into the fields and then growing crops like wheat and soybeans is disgusting.

So, Old Sol made a cross in his mind again and decided to reject it.

Finally, they used oxen to plow the fields, which was simply a fantasy.

Horses can pull carts, but how can cows plow fields?

Can cows use hoes?

Old Sol simply couldn't imagine a cow holding a hoe with its front hooves, standing on its hind hooves, drinking beer and plowing the field.

That scene is really disgusting.

Old Thor made another cross in his mind and rejected it again.

So, old Thor looked up at this strange eldest son. The kid still looked expectant, but it was simply not going to work. It was bullshit.

So, Old Thor said in a serious tone: "Luther, I think you are too idle in the territory and it is easy for you to have wild thoughts. It is necessary to send you to the capital to join the Knights and receive military training."

Yes, although I didn’t refuse it directly.

But it’s the same as rejection.

I want to develop my territory, increase my income, buy potions, become stronger, have harder bowels, well, in short, become a man of great nobility.

How could I go to the capital to join some shitty knight group and be a soldier? I would never do that.

"Dad, I also think that I am just imagining things. I will definitely reflect on it. As for joining the Royal Capital Knights, let me think about it carefully."

Having said that, Luther immediately ran away. There was no hope for this country bumpkin father.

But luckily I had a plan B.

My biological father is unreliable, so I have to rely on my stepmother.

"Luther, Luther." Old Thor called out twice, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. He was a little regretful. After his son became a junior knight, was he too relaxed in educating his son? Luther didn't care what his father thought. After leaving his father's study, Luther went to the second floor and found Mrs. Sophie's study.

Lady Sophie was a very capable woman. Not only did she manage the affairs in the castle in an orderly manner, she also used her own private money to do some business.

This is extremely valuable to the currently weak Pompeii Territory.

So Lady Sophie has her own study in the castle.

Mrs. Sophie's study is completely different from old Sol's study. There is only a desk and a chair in the study. In addition to writing tools, there is also a pot of flowers on the desk.

On the opposite wall hung an oil painting that Mrs. Sophie liked.

Mrs. Sophie's taste is much more refined than old Sol's.

Mrs. Sophie was buried in the desk, checking the account book. When she heard footsteps, she put the account book down and looked up. Seeing that it was Luther, she showed a gentle smile on her face.

"Luther, didn't you go to inspect the territory? Why are you back?"

Madame Sophie's voice was as gentle as her smile.

Unlike when he dealt with Old Saul, when Luther arrived at the study, he bowed deeply and begged, "Mom, I want to borrow money from you."

A look of surprise appeared on Mrs. Sophie's pretty face. To be honest, as a stepmother, Mrs. Sophie felt that her life was quite hard.

When she got married, Luther was still a little kid, and he was full of vigilance and rejection of his stepmother.

If this happened to an ordinary woman, even if she didn't abuse her cheap son, she wouldn't treat Luther too well.

But Mrs. Sophie was a very gentle and kind woman, she felt pity for Luther who lost his mother at a young age, and treated him as her own son, loving him in every possible way.

Hard work pays off. From Luther's respectful attitude towards her over the years, it can be seen that the relationship between mother and son is very harmonious.

Luther also has a good personality and is very self-disciplined. Apart from some trivial matters in life, he basically never bothered her.

Not to mention borrowing money.

As the eldest son of the lord's family, he has been living and growing up in the castle.

What did he need the money for? Mrs. Sophie's first thought was that Luther was in love, which made sense. When a young master who had always had everything he wanted needed money, it was usually for a woman.

But Lady Sophie quickly gave up this idea because there were no other nobles in this vast territory.

Generally speaking, the girls who were worth Luther's money were noble ladies, because if Luther liked the daughters of commoners, especially the girls in Pompeii, they would happily climb into his bed.

Only when facing a noble lady does Master Luther need to spend money to buy gifts and create romance.

In other words, Luther did not borrow money to please women.

What was that for? Mrs. Sophie, being an extremely dedicated stepmother, suddenly became serious.

"Luther, tell me your reasons. If you can't convince mom, then don't even think about getting a penny from her."

Madam Sophie said very seriously.

So Luther took a deep breath and told Mrs. Sophie again his plan to build old Solti's territory.

To be honest, Luther was still a little nervous.

Although this stepmother seems more reliable and gentler than old Sol.

But if you fail to convince, that would be terrible.

Do I have to take out a loan to build my territory?

Are there banks in this world? Do they support loans for minors?

It seems not.

(End of this chapter)