Chapter 490.2

"Is there any other cost?" Dewey sighed.

"Yes! Of course there is! " Deron said with a bitter smile: "many of the members of the Knights' associations all over the world are members of the association. Those Knights' officials who are responsible for assessment have to eat and drink Lhasa to support such a large number of people. There are more than 600 knights to be supported by the mainland Knights Association! The armor of these people needs to be repaired, right? Are weapons still being repaired regularly? And their horses. How can they be Knights without horses? The cost of more than 600 people a year is almost equal to a medium Knight Order! At least 30000 gold coins is enough to live! Now we can only put the limited economic cost in the aspect of supporting people... We really can't care about horses! My Lord, you are also the leader of the army. As you know, it costs more to feed a war horse in a year than to feed a man! "

Dewey nodded involuntarily.

"In addition to the knights in the association, there are also some normal handyman in the associations. You can't expect those noble knights to sweep the floor and clean the windows in person, can you? Now there are 1040 people on the list of associations all over the mainland, and the annual expenses are about two or three thousand gold coins. Of course, these are very few. We try to hire some cheap labor. "

"I know that I have a bad reputation in the imperial capital. Many people say that buying and selling knighthood badges is a violation of chivalry, but I can't help it." Delong frowned: "my Lord, to maintain such a large shelf, the annual cost is at least 100000 gold coins! It's just that we can barely make a living and maintain this shelf! But where can I get 100000 gold coins? The army can only give ten or twenty thousand gold coins a year at most. Thanks to the Regent, the legitimization of the mercenary regiment is now open. Now more and more people apply for the knight rank examination every year, but the annual income in this aspect is only 40000 or 50000 gold coins. After all, I still lose more than 30000 gold coins every year! Where can I get these 30000 gold coins? "

When Delong finally said this, he looked at Dewey with a sincere expression, just like a child looking up at his parents: "my Lord. You say, can I do without buying and selling Knights' badges? If I'm not a clown, can I get along? "

Dewey was completely speechless.

When Delong talked about his excitement, he suddenly hit his chest armor with a strange smile: "my Lord, the armor I'm wearing now... Still looks like it, but you don't know, in order to save costs and material costs... This armor looks magnificent. In fact... The iron plate inside is hollow! Don't say it's a weapon. Take a stronger stick and gently poke it into a hole! "

Dewey: "it's not like..."

The famous knights' Association headquarters is in the south of the imperial capital.

so to speak. In terms of area, it is quite in line with the name of "mainland Knights Association", one of the two major organizations in the mainland.

The theme building of the headquarters of the Knights association is a square tower with an open patio in the middle. On all sides are a wide row of three story buildings. The theme building is made of solid granite. It looks very solid, and it is also very defensive in wartime.

And the area is also quite large. If you ride around the headquarters of the Knights Association, it will take about a cup of tea!

For such a large piece of land, the price of the land alone is already very valuable in the imperial capital, the first city in the mainland.

It's a pity. When Dewey came to this famous "Continental Knights Association headquarters", he was almost shocked by the scene in front of him!

Is this... Is this the holy land of solemn chivalry?

This... This is a vegetable market!!

See this square building, every side of the wall has been broken, inside the house has become a variety of shops! There are those who sell cloth, gesture, jewelry, food, handicrafts and even vegetables!!

Dewey's eyes widened. Pointing to the front... The shouting came one after another. It's very lively.

Knight Delong's face was not guilty. Instead, he laughed with pride: "look, my Lord. Here we are

"This... This is..."

"This is our knight headquarters!" Delong straightened his chest.

"I thought I saw a vegetable market!" Duvidi's voice is a little ugly.

"There's no way." Delong sighed: "according to the law, this land and house can't be sold, so after thinking for a long time, I can only get through the wall near the street and rent these houses into shops. My Lord, don't underestimate the rent. Many people in our imperial headquarters live on it! "

Then he got off the horse and led his old horse to the front.

What stunned Du Wei and his many bodyguards was that the knight of Deron walked all the way, as if he was in the water. He kept saying hello to the shop owners, looking very familiar.

"Ah! Uncle Arnon, how is business! Ha ha... "

"Aunt Sophie, this month's rent is going to be due soon... Well, I'll send someone to collect it tomorrow."

"Boss Dick, these cabbages look fresh... Ah, for me? Thank you very much. Ha ha ha... "

Looking at the president of the mainland Knights Association, Du Wei suddenly remembered a kind of professional person he knew in his previous life: farmer market administrator!

While greeting the peddlers, Delong also took some cabbage, tomatoes and other things in his hand. He also turned back and waved to Dewey: "my Lord, we're here. Don't stand. Come on in."

Walking into the gate of the Knights' Association, the shouting voice outside still kept coming. Dewey's face was a little ugly. Delong, however, with a calm face, threw the food he had just touched to a lame old man at the door and said with a smile: "it's cooked in one pot at night! Ha ha, I saved another meal today. "

At this, Dewey's face was strange. The taste in my heart is more complicated.

Entering the gate of the association, with the thick wooden door behind him closed, Dewey carefully looked at the patio.

It's about the size of two football fields.

Obviously, in the glorious age of knights, such a large open space was used to practice martial arts for knights, and some of it could be used as a racecourse. It's a pity that now... Simple wooden sheds have been built one by one.

"What are these wooden sheds for?" Dewey frowned: "it's the people who live there."

"Who lives? Of course not. " Deron grinned bitterly: "my Lord, there are only six people in the Knights' Association headquarters of the imperial capital now! But you see. Such a large Knight's Association, such a large building, at least a thousand people are enough! Six of us can live in any room. This wooden shed is not for people, but... A warehouse. "

"Warehouse?" Dewey was speechless again.

"Yes, the warehouse." When Delong talked about it, he looked very happy: "thanks to the Regent! Since he came to power. The imperial capital is becoming more and more prosperous. Businessmen from all over the mainland have gathered here! But then is the imperial land prices and land prices are rising! You think, so many merchants come to the imperial capital, they bring a large number of goods must have a place to stack it! But the house price in the imperial capital is so expensive now! The rent of the warehouse has also been doubled several times! The merchants complained bitterly. Under such circumstances, I have an idea. Don't we have a lot of open space here? Anyway, idle is also idle, it is better to build a wooden shed to rent out as a warehouse! I'm not black hearted at all! My rent is 30% lower than that on the market

Looking at Delong's intoxicated face. Dewey almost vomited blood.

Warehouse... Warehouse!!

"Fortunately, there are warehouses! Don't you know that the annual repair cost of our building depends on the rental income of these warehouses? " Deron, smiling, tied the old horse to a post.

Du Wei sighed: "Mr. Delong, these warehouses will start tomorrow. You can ask them to return the goods one by one. After all, we're going to rebuild here. It's a bit of a shame. "

"Back? It's not easy. " Delong was in a bit of a dilemma, with a smile in his eyes: "don't you know that the goods here belong to the chambers of Commerce of some powerful aristocratic families in the imperial capital! I have signed a contract with them, but I can't give it back... Moreover, I dare not offend so many big people. "

"You're afraid to offend, I'm not." Du Wei light way: "all have whose goods?"

"No, these rooms. It's the armory of the dranshan Warcraft family! It's all iron ore! Ah. These are the goods of the Earl of villa's chamber of Commerce. It's some wood from the south. "

Du Wei pointed to the front of a wooden shed... This one has the largest area, which is more than the sum of the other pieces!

Dewey said, "what about these? Which one is it from? "

"This..." Deron gave a wry smile and looked at Du Wei with a strange look: "tulip Lord... All the goods piled up in this wooden shed are your family goods... I just signed a contract with your family business manager, Mr. Zach, last month. Because my rent is cheap, Mr. Zach has kept it for three years at a time

Dewey: "it's not like..."

In Du Wei's heart, after all, is the grand mainland Knight association! The two major organizations in mainland China are as famous as the magic trade union! Even if it declined again, Dewey did not expect to be decadent to such a degree!

Naturally, he has been to the headquarters of the Magic Union many times. How magnificent and majestic is that?

But look at this... The headquarters of the mainland Knights association?

food market? Deposit in the warehouse?

At this time, Dewey suddenly felt a strange smile in his eyes.

In an instant, Dewey seemed to wake up and understand something.

His face returned to calm, waved, let behind the old smoke and other bodyguards to retreat.

Dewey took a few steps, touched the simple wooden sheds, and suddenly said, "Knight Delong. I suddenly found out that you really have a talent for business. "

Deron laughed and said nothing“ Actually... I've heard a lot about you. To tell you the truth, there's nothing good to say to you in those stories. " Delong shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm used to it." Dewey looked down and frowned, "I think you're carrying the title of president of this association. It's a drag and a burden! It's a pity that you were tied to such a rotten boat with your intelligence! With your wisdom, if you are willing to do some business management in my family, it will not take long for you to become a famous businessman, which is 100 times better than supporting such a broken shelf here. " Delong stopped talking. Dewey continued slowly: "I thought you were a corrupt villain, a worm in the Knights' Association... But today I see everything here. I just understand... You don't hesitate to act as a clown, but you are painstakingly maintaining such a mess... Knight Delong, please accept my sincere apology! " With that, Dewey lowered his head. The grin on Deron's face disappeared. When Dewey looked up, he asked, "Knight Delong. I'm curious... The Knights association has been in decline for hundreds of years! In principle, all this is not in your hands into this! At least when you were young, it was rotten! But at the beginning, when you were young and promising. Why do you choose to stay on such a wrecked ship Duvidi's voice was sincere, without any disguise. Deron finally sighed, his eyes no longer that kind of cynicism, but a dignified. Slowly, the president of the Knights Association spoke“ My teacher, who was the former president of the Knights' Association, adopted me and trained me... And there were nine disciples in my school. It's a pity. Finally, after the other eight people grow up, they almost can't wait to escape from this ghost place! I have to admit that... I wanted to leave here! Because in my opinion, the so-called Knight's Association has already ended! There is no possibility of revitalization at all! But... "Delong suddenly turned over and quickly flicked a tear from the corner of his eye. Then he took a deep breath and said slowly:" my teacher, before he died, took my hand and begged me to stay. Beg me to inherit his mantle. Do my best for life. Keep this stall going! The teacher said to me before he died: Although the knight's gun is gone, he firmly believes in it. There are still many people, and chivalry lives in their hearts! " Said, he seemed to smile again, smile of some frivolous: "to tell the truth, I don't believe! I don't believe there is any chivalry in the world! But I can't refuse the teacher's last plea! So... I will stay here, inherited the title of a knight of level nine, a position of president, and became a leader of the bare Knight Order... Until today, my hair has begun to turn white... Because, I promised the teacher! I promised him Hearing this, Dewey was shocked“ You've been working so hard Du Wei sighed, and then without hesitation, he suddenly walked over, took Deron's wrist with both hands, and solemnly said: "Knight Deron! I have to say that you are the most respectable knight I have ever seen in my life! Although the world regards you as a clown! But in my eyes, you are a noble knight! At least you made it Yes, it's a promise! Promise in a word, keep it all your life! This is the real knight! Looking at Dewey's eyes, Deron finally sighed. He held Dewey's hand tightly