System: Build My Own Territory-Chapter 734 - 248: I’ve Decided to Start a War (10,000 Words)
Each person searched for a wooden chair and sat down on either side of the dining table.
At that moment.
Kuisi, accompanied by her maid, brought up portions of food and placed them on the dining table one by one.
Looking at the steaming dishes, Lynn said, "Everyone has been busy all day, let’s save the conversation for later."
"Let’s eat first."
Upon hearing Lynn’s words, those who were eyeing the food and swallowing their saliva showed expressions of relief.
Although their status was now above that of ordinary townsmen,
they were once just ordinary people.
When hungry, you eat; when sleepy, you sleep.
And their clothing, food, housing, and transportation were not much different from the ordinary townsmen outside the castle.
They all ate the big-pot meals served in the canteen.
Now, seeing the table laden with well-cooked, flavorful, and aromatic food, they naturally couldn’t resist the hunger within their bodies.
Following Lynn’s guidance, Ehrelo and the others expressed their gratitude, "Thank you, Master, for your hospitality."
Lynn glanced at Kuisi, who immediately understood and arranged for the maid to assist with the dining.
Kuisi walked to the table, picked up a bottle of gin from the tabletop, and began to pour drinks for Lynn.
Similarly, each of the others had a maid beside them, devotedly attending to their needs.
Watching the golden liquid flow from the bottle and fall into the glazed cup,
and smelling the rich aroma of the drink,
everyone’s eyes widened with anticipation.
In the last banquet, they had already savored the taste of gin.
However, they could distinctly feel,
that this time the aroma of the gin was even stronger and more intense.
Especially Flint, who couldn’t take his eyes off the gin in the glazed cup.
That appearance could almost be described as being addicted to alcohol.
Once the gin was poured into the glazed cup, Flint didn’t hesitate at all, swiftly grabbing the cup.
He downed the gin overflowing from the cup in one gulp.
As his Adam’s apple rolled with a ’gulp,’ the gin had already been swallowed by Flint.
Feeling the pleasant sensation within his body, Flint’s face was full of joy.
As the effects of the gin gradually dissipated, he turned his gaze to the maid standing beside him.
The maid, caught under Flint’s gaze, blushed slightly and had no choice but to start pouring wine again.
Lynn spoke to the maid, "Let him do it himself."
Upon hearing this, the maid gratefully glanced at Lynn and responded, "Yes, Master."
After speaking, the maid placed the gin bottle on the table in front of Flint.
Seeing this, Flint’s face broke into a wide smile.
It was exactly what he wanted, as he had been dissatisfied with the slow pace at which the maid poured the wine.
Under Kuisi’s service, Lynn began to enjoy today’s dinner.
While chewing the food in his mouth, Lynn’s gaze swept across the faces around the dining table.
Perhaps because of their previous banquet experience, they weren’t too nervous this time.
With Rose and Wesley sitting straight, and Ehrelo and Jose not concerned about dining etiquette,
Colin and Yimini were calmly eating their dinner.
However, no matter the comparison.
Compared to Flint, whose face was flushed from drinking, they seemed more composed and normal.
Although Flint kept belching, he showed no signs of drunken disorder.
Until half an hour later.
Lynn, feeling eighty to ninety percent full, put down his knife and fork.
He picked up the glazed cup on the table and drank the remaining gin in one gulp.
Received a napkin from Kuisi and wiped his mouth clean.
Lynn’s gaze turned again to the people at the table.
The others also put down their tableware, waiting for their Master Lynn to speak.
Their Master Lynn had gathered these workshop foremen at the castle.
But not all the workshop foremen.
They naturally speculated that there were important matters to be discussed with them.
Lynn, without unnecessary words, addressed them, "Ladies and gentlemen, the reason I had the guards summon you is indeed because there is an important matter I need to announce to you."
"Although you don’t participate in the decision-making of the territory, as the few managers in the territory."
"You have the right to know the future development direction of this territory."
Ehrelo Colin raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes revealing some surprise.
Lynn continued, "This afternoon, merchant Boer Hansen arrived at the town and once more delivered fifty thousand pounds of barley to me."
"To be honest, up till now, I’ve almost lost count of how many times Boer has come to trade within the territory."
"Boer is undoubtedly one of the best trading partners of this territory and myself."
Several people nodded in agreement, though noncommittally.
They are workshop foremen, usually busy working within the workshops.
Yet, they still often see Boer arriving at Master Lynn’s territory either in the morning or evening.
Brandishing torches, braving the black night, they left.
Lynn continued, "However, Boer has encountered trouble!"
"He informed me that Frank Manor has taken control of all Morgan Town, strictly forbidding Free People from leaving, and even enforced heavy taxes upon him."
"Transit tax, education tax, and even property tax."
"Property tax! It’s blatant robbery against Boer!"
"It’s fishing with the pond drained!"
Those seated at the table fell silent.
They could vaguely speculate on what their Master Lynn was preparing to discuss.
Lynn’s gaze swept across the assembly, "If it had happened just once, it would have been okay."
