However…

Before entering the city, the siblings' motorcade was stopped by the guards at the city gate.

"Dear Marquis Soto and Miss Ferona."

The guard Idar, dressed in a standard police uniform, nodded to the two guests who had come from afar:

"I regret to inform you that, according to a temporary notice issued by the Idar Government Affairs Office, from November 1st to November 15th, during the daytime, the number of horse-drawn carriages exceeds the number of three-drive motorcades to enter the city."

"If the two convoys want to enter the city, they can pass normally at night. Of course, they can also choose to take the rental carriage or rickshaw of the Principality of Idar into the city during the day."

The leading guard pointed to several rickshaws waiting on the side of the road, and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Ferona couldn't help but her eyes narrowed slightly.

This is not a deliberate embarrassment, but because of the approaching winter and the construction of the Alhambra.

The Alhambra, as another architectural wonder that will stand in the city of Idar, has hired a large number of people to build it, and naturally there will be a large number of carriages responsible for transporting building materials back and forth.

In the past few days, not only was it time to transport construction materials and supplies to the construction site, but it also happened to be a time when countless refugees from all over the Principality of Idar poured into the city to work.

Therefore, the Idar Government Affairs Office also temporarily issued such a traffic restriction notice.

But the sisters and brothers of Ferona, who had just entered the Duchy of Idar, didn't know this.

The convoy entering Idar City is even restricted?

and…

According to the guard, the city of Idar at night will still open its gates?

Although it feels a little unbelievable, the queue at the city gate means that this is not a deliberate targeting by the Idar people to the siblings. The vehicles waiting in line are arranged on the side of Idar Avenue, stretching for thousands. Meter!

In fact, Ferona and Johann don’t care about the so-called restrictions, because after all, this is the site of the Stuart family. In the inland where countless noble forces are intertwined, the sisters and brothers have long learned to face the different treatments of the noble leaders. .

But what surprised them most was actually the greeting from the Idar guard to the two.

Since passing the Stranglethorn Vale Customs inspection, the two have hardly made any stops on the way, and the convoy also put away the emblems and flags representing the Marquis of Soto and the Graf family.

But even so, the Idar guard on duty at the gate of the city still called out the names of the two people accurately!

And this also means that the message from the Stranglethorn Vale Customs had already been known to the guards of Idar City long before they arrived!

How can such information transmission efficiency and execution speed not be surprising?

Upon seeing this, Ferona and Johann did not have the usual jealousy of nobles, and they did not argue with the guards.

After the coachman and mercenaries were ordered to rest outside the city under the arrangement of the Idar guards, the siblings and brothers simply went to the village to do as they were. With the assistance of the Idar guards, they greeted a rickshaw and brought in a few personal attendants. city.

Their purpose of this trip is only one, and that is to get the asylum of Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, so that the Graf family can survive the chaos in the interior of the empire.

After all, even though I know that the Principality of Idar has extremely strict restrictions on the nobility, Ferona is more optimistic about this piece of land in the eastern part of the empire than a certain prince in the western part of the empire and the Norman royal family.

And what he saw and heard on this land had strengthened Ferona's views more and more.

You know, although the Graff family has died, the family's direct line is only two of Ferona and Johann, but the Marquis is a Marquis after all!

As a noble family that has been operating in the inland of the empire for a long time, among the many nobles in the inland of the empire, the Graf family has an intelligence network that is not inferior to the Norman royal family!

Even the many changes that have occurred in the Duchy of Idar, Ferona also knows a thing or two!

Ferona has always attached great importance to the rumors of those merchants and mercenaries. It is through those business trips that travelled everywhere that Ferona learned about the work points system of the Principality of Idar and the changes and reforms of the Principality of Idar.

She knows the wonders that continue to stand in the Principality of Idar. She has heard of the Idar’s aspirations to go sailing, and even knows the name of the Idar’s CIA!

in other words…

Ferona and the Graf family she represents are the imperial nobles with the clearest and most objective understanding of the Duchy of Idar!

But,

After all, these are just heard, only information obtained after cross-comparison.

It is precisely because of this that when she made up her mind to go to the Principality of Idar, Ferona was entangled, and Joe Hahn, who finally made the decision, was also quite guilty.

Because... if the Principality of Idar is not like the brothers and sisters imagined, then the Graf family will not only lose their hereditary land, but also suffer an immensely heavy blow.

Until now, she finally came to this land in person, and for the first time saw the changes taking place in this land with her own eyes!

This time, she wanted to measure the land with her own eyes, to see with her own eyes, whether it was worth blocking all the chips of the Graff family.

Obviously, at least so far, the Principality of Idar has given the brothers and sisters a completely different feeling from the inland of the empire, and it has also given Ferona a little confidence in her heart.

The tentacles and intelligence network owned by the Graff family gave Ferona a bargaining chip far superior to other nobles.

She hopes to rely on her own lobbying to fight for more benefits for the Graf family on this piece of land located in the eastern part of the empire.

after all…

In Ferona's view, the Principality of Idar is like a huge ship that has just set sail. Only by boarding the ship as soon as possible can we seek more benefits for the Graf family!

…

The rickshaw slowly passed through the city gate, and the vast streets of Idar finally appeared in front of the brothers and sisters.

The city of Idar in early winter is still crowded.

Perhaps because the people engaged in agricultural production on weekdays finally got some leisure time, coupled with the influx of civilians into the city to work, the city of Idar is even more lively than usual.

Not only is there an endless stream of businessmen and travelers, but there are even many people who come from the surrounding villages and towns specifically to buy winter clothes in the new department store in this city.

In this era, many people’s clothes have been worn for many years. The winter cotton-padded clothes have long been worn out, and the old clothes are full of traces of stitches.

For many families, the winter clothes are worn by grandfathers, fathers, sons, and grandchildren. Due to the embarrassment of life, it is not always possible to buy one for many years.

Until...the establishment of the Idar textile factory.

Today, the large-scale use of Jenny machines and the prosperous sea trade routes connecting the Odin Empire and the Principality of Idar have directly led to a significant reduction in the cost of ready-made garments.

Coupled with the general increase in people's income, adding a new garment to their family has almost become a small goal set by countless Idar people in a year.

Therefore, as the cold winter approaches, many young people enthusiastically lead their surviving grandfather to the newly opened department store to buy clothes.

And during this period of time, "Idar Daily" has also seen a lot of ridiculous stories.

For example...

If you can buy a new dress this year, then the old clothes from the grandfather can be passed on to the father, the clothes from the father can be left to the mother, the clothes from the mother can be given to the wife, and the clothes on the wife can be worn on her own. Body, and the cotton-padded clothes that I have worn for a long time can finally be passed on to my son!

In short, this is not just a joke, but the status quo of many families.

If a new clothes can be bought in a family, it is almost equivalent to everyone changing into new clothes.

Some people may say what men's and women's models are, but... when is this?

It would be nice to have a thick cotton-padded jacket. Where would anyone care about the style?

Sitting in the rickshaw, Ferona and Johann, two people, like a dumpling entering the city, stared at the two big eyes, curiously looking at everything around them.

Although they are nobles, they are used to luxurious banquets and golden jewelry, but no city has the appearance of a city that can be compared with the city of Idar.

The spacious and clean roads, the shops along the street with their own characteristics, the ruddy low-level civilians with simple clothes, and the little newsboys shouting and selling newspapers along the street...

Compared with Idar City, even St. Lawrence, as the imperial capital, is equally difficult to match.

"Then... what is that?"

At this moment, Joe Hahn said suddenly.

His voice trembled slightly, his voice was full of doubts, and even revealed a little dazed.

Hearing this, Ferona turned her head quickly and saw a few weird-looking frames walking through the crowd not far away.

Two wheels...

No livestock driven...

I even make jingle bells from time to time...

what is that?

"That's a bicycle. It's something that the craftsmen of Idar Public University have just made recently. Recently, the sales in Idar City are very hot..."

The driver pulling the rickshaw ran while panting, and followed the guests behind to introduce this new object that had only recently appeared in Idar City.

"bike?"

Johan Graf, Marquis of Soto, repeated, then he turned his head and looked at his sister, hoping to get a more detailed answer from Ferona.

Upon seeing this, Ferona couldn't help but smile and shook her head.

no way,

Although the information network of the Graf family is second to none among the nobles in the interior of the empire, but...this is the Principality of Idar!

Under the rigorous reconnaissance of the Idar CIA, most of the information collected by Ferona about the Principality of Idar came from business travellers and mercenary groups traveling around.

Obviously, this thing called "bicycle" should have just appeared, otherwise, this new thing that can be ridden on the street shouldn't have been mentioned before.

"Let's talk about it in detail, I'll add money to you." Ferona said aloud.

"Go!"

Hearing this, the coachman's heart was suddenly especially happy.

In fact, as a rickshaw driver in Idar City, his favorite thing is to explain the new things unique to Idar City to the guests who have just arrived in this land.

And every time you see the shocked faces of the guests, or hear the guests sigh in surprise, the coachman will have a sense of pride unique to the Idar people.

Are you noble lords very good?

But in our Principality of Idar, these things are things that you can't even think about, and have never seen them before!

Lord Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, you are the Norman nobles who can't keep up with you!

The coachman had intended to blow the Principality of Idar well, but now, the two guests sitting behind have also voluntarily added money, and the coachman even more enthusiastically said:

"To say that this bicycle was actually sold not long ago. It is said that the artisan masters of Idar Public University designed it for many years before finally putting it into production. Let me say, except for the Duke, those short-sighted Which of the Norman nobles can have such a vision?"

"This bicycle does not need animal power to pull it, nor does it require much maintenance. It only requires a person to sit on it, and then pedal with both legs, and the two wheels under the bicycle can be turned around."

"And the most important thing is that it's cheap! The carriages of the noble lords not only need to hire a coachman, but also need to take care of the horses on weekdays, and at least dozens of gold coins a year!"

"But look at this bicycle, there are only less than 500 copper plates sold in total. Even an ordinary family can afford it with half a year's work..."

"Although five hundred copper plates may seem like a lot, if someone is working at home, how much time can be saved on the road? With less effort on the road, a lot of time and experience can be spent on work. Doesn’t this income increase? I want to say..."

Just when the coachman wanted to go on, Ferona finally couldn't help but interrupt his words:

"Wait... You just said, how much does this bike cost?"

"Less than five hundred copper plates. If you buy the cheaper one, you probably only need four hundred copper plates..."

The coachman answered truthfully.

"hiss…"

Ferona and Johann looked at each other, and couldn't help taking a breath.

The common people are poor, the merchants are rich, and the nobles are rich and powerful.

This is undoubtedly the consensus of the ruling class of this era.

But…

According to what the coachman said at this time, on the land of the Principality of Idar, it only takes half a year for a family to earn four to five hundred copper plates? !

No wonder those civilians are all rushing to this land in front of them!

Although for the nobles, this kind of income is only insignificant, but for the commoners, it has been several times more than the inland of the empire!

Hearing the shocked voices of the two guests sucking in air-conditioning, the driver couldn't help but smile, and the pride of being an Idar suddenly emerged.

Hear it! see that! Idar people are awesome! Lord Duke is amazing!

then…

"In fact, it doesn't take more than half a year at all. If a family has two adult labors, it usually takes only three months to afford a bicycle!"

The coachman enthusiastically mended his knife.

Hearing that, Ferona didn't know what to say.

Why is the income of Idar civilians so much higher than other places?

Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, where did he get so much money to build this land? How could this remote and desolate place be built into such a shape in such a short period of time?

Perhaps other nobles would think that this is actually the accumulation of the Principality of Idar over the years, but Ferona clearly knows that this is indeed a change within a few years!

She can't understand, nor can she see through.