The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

"Since you, Director Chen, were once my father's subordinate, please tell me directly, will you and the City Office help me regain control of the Marquisate?"

Since he didn't have any trump cards in his hand, Aarons expressed his thoughts directly - even if the other party refused, he would not suffer any substantial loss.

"The Marquis has been very kind to me, and I am here as the director of the office so that the Marquis family can retain a territory where they can issue orders directly."

Even after losing the military power and the local branches firmly controlling the guildhall, the Marquis' family, which had been sidelined, was still able to control the core area of ​​the territory - this was entirely thanks to the director of the guildhall.

"And you are now the only bloodline left by the Marquis, so I must tell you - no."

"Wait… why?"

"First of all, the one who induced and forced the Marquis to give up the right to send troops was the current Emperor. And the reason why the Marquis allowed the separated families and relatives to govern themselves in various places was because he was worried about the suspicion of His Majesty."

According to this statement, Marquis Moti had actually been excluded by the Emperor of the Empire as early as ten years ago.

The emperor not only took away the marquis's right to own an army in his territory, but also forced him to take the initiative to undermine his own power, making it almost impossible for him to control the operation of the territory.

"So if His Majesty the Emperor doesn't want you to control this territory, even if we are willing to cooperate with you, you won't be able to achieve anything."

"...So you are going to remain neutral and wait and see the situation, and make a decision after the imperial capital summons me?"

"You are truly a man of sharp mind and intelligence... You don't look like an incompetent and dull person at all."

Aarons rolled his eyes inwardly at this comment.

If he was still the unlucky guy, he probably wouldn't have thought of these things at all. But now he has 40 more years of life experience and has seen this kind of thing many times.

This is like a company boss squeezing out an excellent middle-level manager by not only assigning him to a department with no business at all, but also replacing almost all of his subordinates, making his work difficult.

But if you can't continue managing a company, you can choose to change jobs, but the nobles of the empire don't have many options.

"...Since the emperor is so suspicious of my father, has he ever considered seeking refuge in a neighboring country?"

"The Marquis is a loyal hero. He once told us subordinates that people like him would inevitably be feared, but as long as he is alive, he will never betray the empire."

"But he is dead now, and it might have been the emperor who did it."

If the death of the Marquis' family was related to the emperor of the empire, then his life might also be in danger. Although he was a weak person with no strength and no popularity, as long as the Marquis' bloodline was still there, the emperor would still not be able to rest assured.

"That's unlikely... You probably don't know that His Majesty summoned the Marquis and his family specifically to arrange a marriage for the Second Young Master."

"This... My brother is only thirteen years old this year. Is he going to get engaged so early?"

"The Second Young Master has an amazing talent that has not been seen in the empire for a hundred years. The Martial God who guards the imperial capital once commented that the Second Young Master's strength is likely to rise to the fifth level within ten years, and he may even have a chance to reach the sixth level, which is hard to find in the world."

Aarons had no idea what the concepts of level five and level six were, but he probably understood why the Marquis was so suspected and excluded, but why his life had never been really threatened.

"The emperor still needs a strong man like my father, right?"

"That's right, and His Majesty has actually mentioned it a long time ago, that he wants the gifted Second Young Master to marry directly into the royal family."

If this emperor was really a tyrant, he would have killed the Marquis's family long ago. However, in the past ten years, the emperor has only undermined the Marquis's power, and even left the Marquis with the option of fleeing to a neighboring country.

Maybe they had already made some secret agreement.

"Unfortunately, someone interfered and my father and brother have completely disappeared from this world."

"I am not a noble, so I cannot fathom the secret struggle between your majesty and the grand dukes. But the death of the Marquis and the Second Young Master is indeed a serious loss to the empire."

"I guess your majesty would not do such a thing as harming himself to benefit others."

But this just means that the possibility of being killed is not very high.

Whether he could inherit this territory depended on what decision the emperor would make.

Therefore, in order to leave a way out, the city hall must not openly support Aarons until the dust settles.

"Forget it. It's a good thing for me that you can remain neutral."

"Master, although the City Office cannot unconditionally support all of your actions, we will still give priority to your general needs as much as possible."

"That's not necessary, but since I'm here... you might as well tell me about the Marquisate and the neighboring countries."

After all, he had almost no knowledge of these things before, so when Aarons met the relevant people, he had no idea how to communicate.

"Do you want to know the overview and history of this area? No problem, please wait."

After hearing this request, the serious director quickly took out a map from the drawer of his desk and placed it in front of Aarons.

"Please look. The Marquisate is located in the southwestern corner of the empire, bordering the Principality of Collins to the west and the Kingdom of Cardia to the south. It is a very important transportation hub."

After the director's explanation, Aarons finally understood the basic situation of the Marquisate.

Although the Duchy of Corinth has a cold climate, it is rich in grain, while the Kingdom of Cardia is dry and rainless, with relatively rich mineral resources. The two countries have complementary resources and should have supported each other. However, the huge mountains that naturally divide the border between the two countries have blocked the possibility of direct trade.

However, the Cadia-Collins Mountains, which stretch for thousands of miles, come to an abrupt end somewhere in the east, turning into a flat and vast wasteland.

——And this wasteland beyond the mountains that connects the two countries is the territory of the Marquisate of Moti of the Armand Empire.

"Since fifty years ago, the three countries have been fighting for the ownership of this region. Whoever controls this region can interfere with the fate of the other two countries."

Although the Empire did not have only this one foreign trade route, in order to prevent the alliance between the kingdom and the principality, a large amount of resources and manpower were invested in this region.

The Empire could not completely expel the two countries that had united, and the two countries could not guarantee that the trade routes would not be cut off by the Empire. Amid repeated attacks, this tug-of-war lasted for twenty years.

And when history came to thirty years ago, a person who could break the balance of the situation finally appeared.

——That’s Marquis Moti.