Napoleon once said it well: A soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier.

Luther agreed very much. As the heir of a knight lord, he had stepped into the threshold of nobility, which meant his starting point was higher than that of most people in the world.

Therefore, a knight who does not want to be a nobleman is not a good knight.

But you must not be complacent. After all, the current Pompeii territory is too small. There are only two or three knights, big and small, in the territory, and the population is only about two thousand.

To put it in a fashionable way, I am just a village chief now.

A village chief floated up, patted his chest, looked at the world with a puzzled look, and announced loudly, "I must become a high-ranking official."

The eyes that greeted the village chief must have been a bunch of looks as if he was an idiot.

Besides, it would cause unnecessary hostility.

Ugly development.

Ugly development.

A tall building rises from the ground. We must take firm and steady steps step by step and never be complacent.

Luther warned himself in his heart.

So after a conversation with Mayor Lelouch, Luther left immediately and quickly started the next task.

How to make money.

How to get magic potions, how to become an influential noble.

Financial resources are an important indicator.

Luther spent so much time and effort to establish a city hall and develop agriculture, wasn't it all for this year's autumn harvest? And next year the people can use Bass cattle to reclaim more land?

There is only one core: financial resources.

As a real noble, even though it was only a knight lord family, agriculture was also a top priority, because it meant the foundation and the ability to feed the population in the territory.

For every qualified land noble, developing agriculture is fundamental.

But it is undeniable that making money from land is the most rustic way.

I remember in my previous life, I heard a speech on a certain program, which Luther thought made a lot of sense. I forgot what program it was, but it seemed to be about Lu Buwei, a great businessman in the Warring States Period.

He is Lu Buwei, the man who is suspected to be Qin Shihuang's father.

Lu Buwei had a conversation with his father.

Lü Buwei asked his father, "How many times more profitable is farming?"

Lü Buwei's father replied, "Ten times."

"How many times more profitable is it to sell jewelry?"

"hundred times."

“What about investing in a country?”

"Countless times."

This is a classic conversation between father and son.

It turned out that Lu Buwei and his father were definitely top businessmen. Lu Buwei invested in the Qin State, became the prime minister, and had great power in the court.

Two words: awesome.

In one word, cool.

Now Luther cannot reach the height of Lu Buwei, and he has no opportunity or capital to invest in an heir to a country.

However, engaging in certain business activities will always earn you more and faster than land.

So Luther counted on his fingers the many industries in Pompeii. The largest industry was, of course, agriculture.

In addition, there is a winery, a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, a ranch, and a wheat flour workshop.

Isn’t it awesome?

Why? Because for business activities, these are simply garbage.

What is business.

Having a population is a huge advantage, because having a population means that people's daily food, clothing, housing and transportation will bring in business.

If Pompeii owned a city with a population of more than 100,000, even if nothing else, the activities of the population in the city alone would bring him a steady stream of tax revenue.

If there is no city, then the next best thing is to have commodities, preferably unique commodities, commonly known as local specialties.

Metal veins, rich in medicinal herbs and so on.

Take a look at the industries in Pompeii's territory, they are not special at all. Pompeii's family is poor for a reason, he is just a village chief, relying on agricultural taxes, running a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, a wheat flour workshop, a wine workshop, and a full-scale monopoly of the free people in the territory, so that he can barely maintain the dignity of a noble.

It was only recently because old Sol married Lady Sophie and with her financial support that the Pompeii family's life became a little better.

But despite this, coupled with the agricultural production plan set by Luther this year, agricultural tax revenue will increase by at least 30% this year. If the land is reclaimed next year, it will most likely double.

But back to the starting point, Luther must get more money faster.

Since there were no distinctive industries in the territory, Luther could only pick the tallest among the short ones. After counting Pompeii's industries, Luther set his sights on the winery.

There is only one reason: the winery has the potential for improvement.

He did it as soon as he thought of it, so Luther found the old butler Ferran.

At this moment, the old butler was directing the maids and butlers in the castle to carry out large-scale cleaning work in the castle, which was one of the old butler's jobs.

In fact, as a noble butler, the most important job is to host aristocratic banquets.

As a family of knight lords, the Pompeii family had stepped into the threshold of nobility. Although they were poor, they would occasionally hold aristocratic banquets and invite nobles from other knight lord families to the banquet to increase exchanges among the nobles.

Occasionally, the Lord Baron can be invited.

Old Ferran looked very happy at Luther, his eyes almost narrowed, and he came up with a smile, saluted Luther and said, "Master Luther."

There is no reason for old Feren to be unhappy. He has watched Luther grow up. Not to mention Luther, he also watched old Saul grow up. There is no reason not to be close to him.

The most important thing is that old Ferran has seen everything Luther has done during this period. He has served three generations of the Pompeii family.

Luther's grandfather, Luther's father, Saul the Elder, and Luther.

Considering that their family had served the Pompeii family for generations, he felt that Luther should be the person in the Pompeii family who was best at developing territory.

Master Luther will surely become an excellent and outstanding lord in the future.

Old Ferran was happy in his heart.

"Butler Feren." Luther replied politely. The Pompeii family did not treat this loyal old butler as a servant, but treated him as a relative in daily communication.

And secretly treat him as an elder.

Then, Luther said, "Butler Feren, I came here specifically to ask, who is currently in charge of the winery?"

Old Ferran was a little surprised, but very happy. After all, Luther had made such a great contribution to agricultural development before, and this time he had set his sights on winemaking, so maybe he had some excellent plans.

Old Ferran said happily: "The operation and management of the wine estate is currently in the charge of my son, Niu Jin. The accounts are personally taken care of by my wife."

After a pause, old Ferran continued, "In fact, there was no wine estate in Pompeii before. This was built under the order of the lady herself. The wine produced in the estate is partly self-sufficient and partly exported, bringing some income to the Pompeii family."

"So that's how it is."

Luther nodded.

So that's how it is. He knew that his mother, Mrs. Sophie, was born into a business family and was a commoner. Although Mrs. Sophie was really outstanding, her father, Old Sol, had always been a little bothered by this identity.

But Mrs. Sophie's family does have some financial resources, and their business is doing well, and alcohol seems to be an important industry.

Since Madame Sophie joined the Pompeii family, it was only natural for her to build a wine-making workshop.

After getting the answer, Luther immediately said goodbye to the old housekeeper and went upstairs to meet Mrs. Sophie.

(End of this chapter)