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With this level of relationship, no matter how small a friction occurs, it may escalate into a major incident.
The issues between the two sides revolved around a coal mine.
The cause was the appearance of a coal mine in the territory of a Conservative nobleman. He rented the mining rights of the coal mine to capitalists to open factories in order to make considerable profits. This was originally a win-win situation for both parties.
But the problem lies in the rent of mining rights.
The Conservative nobles had asked professionals to survey the scale of the coal mine in advance and use this to set the corresponding rent for the mining rights.
Later, as the coal mine was mined, its scale became twice as large as expected. The Conservative nobles no longer wanted to rent it at the original rent, but the Liberal noble took out a contract and believed that the spirit of the contract must be respected and things must be done in accordance with the contract, and the rent cannot be raised at will.
The two sides held many negotiations but could not reach a settlement on this issue. In the end, the Conservative nobles directly closed the coal mines in the territory, while the Liberal nobles filed a lawsuit against the Conservative nobles.
This case is like a landlord who rents a house to a businessman for business. Later, seeing the house price rising rapidly, he wants to increase the rent significantly, but the businessman is unwilling to do so and wants the landlord to execute according to the previous contract.
As for the critical contract period, because the businessman was very smart, he directly rented the house for twenty years, and less than ten years have passed since then.
The landlord naturally didn't want to lose such a large amount of money for nothing. When communication failed, he locked the merchant's shop and prevented the merchant from continuing to operate. The merchant was not to be bullied and directly took the landlord to court.
After realizing this, Hastur already had some guesses about the dispute.
It's basically a compromise verdict, with both parties being given a slap on the wrist, and then compromising until both parties are satisfied.
It is a normal solution to keep things quiet and make big things small and small things disappear.
But what Hasta did not expect was that the chief justice directly declared the Conservative nobles the winners, with the reason being: "The nobles have ownership of all property within the territory, and this right is sacred and inviolable. Even when signing a commercial contract, this right must be given priority."
In a nutshell, the rights of the nobility are above everything else.
After the verdict was announced, some were happy, some were sad, and some looked solemn, foreseeing that the competition between the two parties would be even more fierce in the future.
The Conservative nobleman laughed the happiest, as such a ruling meant that he could lease out the coal mining rights again at a significantly higher price.
The Liberal Party nobleman looked unhappy. Naturally, he was dissatisfied with the verdict, but he was powerless to change it. Now he only had two options.
One is to admit defeat, end the deal and close the coal mine factory. The other is to admit the mistake to the Conservative noble, be submissive and agree to the other party's previous price increase.
But no matter which option he chooses, he will have to give up more benefits.
In the end, he chose the second path.
Closing the factory directly would make his initial investment go down the drain. Sacrificing interests because of a momentary emotional dispute would not be a rational choice.
Hastur, who listened to the end, also had a clearer understanding of the nobility and the law.
At present, the conflicts between the new and old nobles will be resolved due to concessions of interests, but in the future the old nobles will inevitably be cleaned up. This is the trend of history.
The law, after all, serves the tide of the times, and in the future it will inevitably enhance the value of the spirit of contract.
If a dispute like today's happens again, it may declare the businessman the winner and require the landlord to strictly follow the terms of the contract.
“What a fulfilling and entertaining day.”
Hastur felt the potion in his body dissolving, and walked out of the courtroom with a smile on his face.
Chapter 17: Maric’s “Adventure Story”
Brave Bar.
Kaspars, who was playing billiards, saw the impressive young nobleman again.
Compared with others who had to bargain, the young nobleman directly took out 5 pounds in cash and bought him a glass of Southwell beer.
"Good evening, Mr. Caspars."
Hastur greeted him politely, and then let Kaspars lead him to the small dark room in the alley for the extraordinary party.
He knew the way alone, but thought it safer to let this Caspars give him a ride.
As for the cost, just buy him another Southwell beer.
"Being too obsessed with those things can easily lead to disaster for yourself."
Before Kaspars left, he gave Hastur another piece of advice.
"Thank you Mr. Caspars for your advice." Hastur nodded and decided to treat him to two glasses of Southwell beer when he came out later.
Put on the mask and hood and enter the small dark room, which is still the living room on the first floor.
As the transaction progressed, the lady who had sold Lawyer Hastur's potion formula at a higher price once again expressed her desire to need the barbarian potion formula.
I thought there was still no hope this time, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear a calm voice coming from the corner, "I once got a barbarian potion formula."
"What do you need?"
"800 pounds."
The lady frowned and said, "Isn't this price a little expensive?"
The general Sequence 8 potion recipe is between 500 and 600 pounds. Now this person is asking for 800 pounds. The premium is very obvious.
"I'm not that short of money for the time being."
"..."
The lady was stunned, why did this sentence sound so familiar?
By the way, at the last few gatherings, a newcomer wanted the lawyer's potion formula, and she used this reason to sell him the lawyer's potion formula for 300 pounds.
This voice sounds familiar?
It's him!
A newbie who has been looking for a lawyer’s potion formula before!
The lady was taken aback, then smiled bitterly and said: "This is a big fortune, I need some time to raise it."
Hasta said calmly: "I think Mr. Eye of Wisdom wouldn't mind helping you advance part of it first."
Eye of Wisdom chuckled: "I don't mind providing a little help. You can first use extraordinary weapons of equal value as collateral."
"That's okay."
The lady gritted her teeth and paid a high price of 800 pounds to buy the barbarian potion formula.
Hastur gave the barbarian potion formula he wrote to Eye of Wisdom and asked him to identify it for free.
He was relieved when he heard the Eye of Wisdom announce that the deal was established.
This is not only related to the transaction of 800 pounds, but also the potion formula he needs. One time, it is 1600 pounds!
After receiving a huge sum of 800 pounds, Hastur felt much more relaxed and wanted to buy a suitable extraordinary item for himself, preferably a sealed item of order and rules, but unfortunately he could not do so.
At the end of the party, the Eye of Wisdom asked Hastur to leave first to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Returning to the Brave Bar, Hastur ordered three glasses of Southwell beer for Caspars.
Kaspars was silent for a moment and said, "I am old now.
Too old to like Southwell beer. ”
"Just think of it as reminiscing about what it was like to be young."
Hastur gave him a back view, silently drinking a cocktail in his hand called the Disordered One, which cost 2 soura.
He originally wanted to try fruit wine, but seeing that the people around him were either drinking beer or strong liquor, it was not suitable for him to drink fruit wine alone, so he finally ordered a cocktail to try.
"..."
Kaspars only drank one glass of Southwell beer, and handed the other two glasses to other guests who were drinking happily.
After drinking, he saw that Hasta was still sitting in a corner with great interest, admiring the drunken lantern fans here. He stepped forward and took the initiative: "Are you interested in meeting a real extraordinary person?"
"Oh, right here?"
"Ah."
"can."
"Come with me."
Kaspars led Hastur towards a card room deep in the bar.
Pushing the door open, there were more than a dozen people playing Texas Hold'em poker inside.
Seeing someone arriving, a man in a white shirt and black vest slowly stood up from his seat. At the same time, a dozen other people put down their cards and looked over.
No one spoke, and the scene was a bit strange for a moment.
Hastur took a brief glance and found that these people's faces were pale, their eyes were like wild beasts, and their whole bodies revealed the chill of keeping strangers away.
This man should be Maric.
Hastur recognized the origin of the man in front of him, which was one of the reasons why he stayed at the Brave Man's Bar.
Kaspars stepped forward and briefly introduced Hastur and Maric, then turned and left, leaving the two of them alone to talk.
"Are you interested in the world of extraordinary people?" Maric sat back down with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.
Hasta walked to sit opposite Mariqi and said, "Mortals always yearn for the world of gods."
"Oh, have you ever killed anyone?"
"No."
The sarcasm on Maric's lips became more intense, and he shook his head and said: "People like you are not suitable and should not enter this kind of world where people eat people."
Do you really look that childish in appearance?
Hastur sighed in his heart. Whether it was Caspars or Maric, the first time they saw him, they all thought of him as a silly young man from a noble family who came to pursue extraordinary power.
Hasta thought for a moment and said, "Then if you were asked to choose again, would you continue to choose this path?"
"Yes." The sarcasm at the corner of Maric's mouth subsided a little.
"why?"
Maric did not answer directly, but chuckled: "I don't have as good a living environment as you."
"Yes, my living environment is already so good. I live in a big house, wake up from a big bed every day, and have servants waiting on me all day long. Since I am already so rich, why not look for some excitement that I have never experienced before? ?”
Maric was silent, always feeling that the other party took the opportunity to show off.
"Want to play cards?" Hastur smiled, pointed at the cards on the table, and extended an invitation.
He didn't like gambling, but he just missed the feeling of playing cards in his hands.