Three Hundred and One Nobles
"Father! You insist on coming back here at this time...Aren't you making fun of the whole family?" A middle-aged man frowned and complained about his father.
With his hands behind his back, he stood in the yard, watching several domestic servants working hard to clear the sea sand accumulated in the yard to the door.
On the street outside, a car was passing next to a pulling gun, because the wet street did not raise any smoke. This is a seaside city after all, and it is a clean and tidy ferry city after all.
This family was an old noble from Ferry City, and Kang Ning was the family's surname. Before Ferry City was not ruled by Ailan Hill, this family had already begun to decline, and its reputation was not very bright.
However, later, Ailan Hill ruled Ferry City, and Ferry City first began to rely on seafood and sea salt to make a fortune and became a city with a relatively good economic situation in Ailan Hill.
And this family also started with seafood, and then entered the shipbuilding market, becoming such a rich and huge family today.
"We have already arrived in Seris, and it is not impossible to live there for a few months. Anyway, the third child has his own property there. If we don't come back, there will be no problem..." The middle-aged man is very It was dissatisfaction, and he continued chattering without hearing his father's response.
It's no secret that Ferry City became the front line. Even nuclear weapons have been fired. People with a little background can know about it when they ask.
What's more, in order to recruit troops and prepare for the war, the top leaders of Alan Hill did not hide anything. Newspapers and radio broadcasts were reporting the news in detail, and there were even many video materials on TV.
He is wearing gorgeous clothes, which are the latest from Ireland Hill this year. They have luxuriously large sleeves and a brocade belt around his waist, which can be hung with crystal clear ornaments to set off his own taste.
This kind of popular clothing, which is called Hanfu by the executives of Ailan Hill, is circulating in the upper class. Many people like to wear this kind of loose clothes, carefully select the most expensive silk fabrics, and then decorate them with the best taste. The decoration can definitely make others envious.
This family is rich, and the servants who are rich enough to use at home are carefully selected and dressed in gorgeous clothes. They are also one of the top big families in Ferry City, the upper class of the upper class.
After all, they were one of the first nobles to start from the dragon. In the past few years, they have been conscientious and conscientious. They have cooperated with the emperor to expand the shipbuilding industry.
"Father! Look at this street! Is this where we should come back?" The middle-aged man flicked his wide sleeves,
Very reluctantly, he said again: "Look, look at this chaos!"
"Even if you insist on coming back, the third brother and I will just accompany you back. What do you want to do with the second brother. There are so many family members, doesn't this put our Kangning family in danger?" He walked over. , standing behind the stubborn old man, continued to ask.
The old man still didn't speak, just watched his servants clean up the beautiful, but now dilapidated yard with satisfaction in his eyes.
As if he didn't hear his son's question, he raised his feet and walked forward until he came to the big pond that he liked most on weekdays. Looking at the turbid water inside, he sighed with some distress: "It's a pity, Good fish in the pond."
The old man was not so old back then. At that time, he personally took his few remaining servants to the sea, followed behind Laurence's flagship, and fought against the sea with his own hands.
Every time he returns with a reward, the Kangning family becomes richer, and every time he returns with a reward, his family becomes more prosperous and stronger. The eldest of his four sons has always been by his side, the second became a senior official of the Fisheries Administration, the third established a factory in Seris, and the fourth became a naval commander from Laurens.
"Father...!" The boss became even more annoyed when he saw that the old man actually felt sorry for the fish in the pond at this time, and his tone became a little restless.
"The unwritten rule of the nobles is to shoulder the responsibility of defending the land when the enemy attacks! The Kangning family has no way to fight for His Majesty, but they must adhere to the glory of the nobles. People are here, the city is... the city is lost, people are killed... ..." The old man finally spoke and said to his son.
"That should also require women and children..." The middle-aged man still persuaded.
"Women and children! They are also the women and children of the Kangning family! What they eat is the food of the Kangning family, and what they use is the gold coins of the Kangning family! Then, they should be loyal to the empire together with the Kangning family now!"
"But father! Always leave a trace of blood for the Kangning family?" The middle-aged man was already crying and begging.
"If the devil wins, mankind will have no future! I swore to give my loyalty to this country, and the Corning family must fulfill my oath!" The old man stretched out his withered hand and stroked his son's cheek, regretting it. sighed.
His sons forgot what they had experienced in Dan year. The whole family gathered together and starved, and could only survive on some seafood. It was Ireland Hill who improved the sailboats that enabled the fishing industry to flourish.
At that time, they could see the changes of Ferry City every day, the expanded salt field, and the newly built dock every day. They contracted a few docks with all the money and were on the fast track to making a fortune.
Obviously, these young people may have forgotten the poor days, and the embarrassment and misery of the world before the arrival of Alan Hill, as well as the depravity and darkness.
"I beg you..." The middle-aged man wanted to try one last time, but was interrupted by the old man.
"What is it that makes you forget the nobility of being a noble? You wear gorgeous clothes and taste spicy wine, have you lost your courage to bear death? My son... We are nobler than commoners, not because of us We have money, but because we have responsibilities! Now, show your courage and do what you need to do!" The old man said stubbornly.
The old man's hand, which was covered in gemstone rings, patted his son's shoulder: "Like a man, okay? Let's leave and let those poor, scantily clad civilians come and fight for us? What a joke? If the devil If you break through this city, then the Kangning family, young and old, should be on the list of dying for the country!"
The middle-aged man knew that no matter what he said now, he could no longer change the old man's decision.
Just when he was desperate, a young man who looked like him but looked much younger came over, followed by a young officer.
The young man stood in front of the old man, lowered his head gently and said, "Father, this officer wants to ask us for help..."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Corning! My troops will set up a defense line nearby. If possible, we will requisition a few houses here... I know you are a respected noble here..."
"There's no problem! I can send people to help you strengthen your defenses, and you can modify it how you want! If you think this place affects your vision, it's no problem to blow it up!" The old man smiled and said first.
"You really know the truth." The young officer didn't expect that his request would be so simple, and he had an unreal feeling of being at a loss.
"If you can, give me a gun, I want to see if these demons have the guts to enter my room!" The old man's tone was full of contempt, as if the battle in front of him had already been won. .
The young officer hesitated for a moment, then lifted the holster around his waist, pulled out the pistol inside, checked the bullets in the magazine, and handed it to the old man: "You take self-defense..."
"Really give it to me?" The old man was quite forthright. He laughed and took the pistol. After weighing the weight, he threw it to his third son, and said, "My third son! The devil has really hit here, the last one. Leave the bullets to me!"
The third child caught the pistol and shivered for a while, but he could only nod his head and agree, "Yes... my father... the devil can't hit here."
Hearing what the old man said, the young officer also laughed and said comfortingly: "Sir Corning! If a demon appears with you, it means that I have been killed! So, don't worry."
"Yeah, with you here, I don't have to worry about this old man!" The old man nodded, then patted the young officer's shoulder: "I won't take a step back! Humans won't take a step back! Alan Hill let us stand Get up, then we won't kneel down again!"
"Long live His Majesty! Long live Ailan Hill!" The young officer stood at attention and saluted solemnly, then turned around and walked out of the yard with a more standard step than when he entered.
Before the courtyard door was closed, a middle-aged man wearing armor and holding a long sword around his waist walked into the courtyard with a heroic pace.
He laughed loudly and stood in front of the old man, as if he had encountered the happiest thing: "I knew it! Uncle Corning Swell will definitely come back! So I'm back too!"
"I always feel that as an aristocrat, I can't lose face to this empire." The old man made a gesture of invitation: "When I see young people like you, I know that we nobles still have a lot of energy. ."
"Your Majesty gave us the dawn, I will never live to see the afterglow of the empire!" The young man said firmly, pressing the long sword on his waist: "I will wait for the nobles to die, and the Alan Hill Empire to die!"