Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 4 Habis and Morssen

People always habitually want to think about things before they do things. Few people will consider what happens if the development of things is not as good as he imagined or developed in the bad direction…

The same is true of Habis and his father-in-law Miller. In fact, the idea of the miller is not bad, he is also a good heart, and it can even be said that the conversion of a red brick house into a high-class hotel is indeed a good proposal for Habis. Only they have forgotten the most important thing. The social environment and economic foundation determine the success or failure of all business activities.

The civil war of the Kingdom of Aueras has been going on for more than two years, and the armed forces of Prince Karjad have gradually gained the upper hand. As the rear of the three southwestern counties is the prince's basic camp, providing the prince with a steady supply of weapons, food, heavy and reserve soldiers. Under such circumstances, the entire southwestern three counties undertook a heavy armament production task, as did Whitestag town.

Because of the civil war, the commercial stagnation in Kingdom, and the prince disliked the nobility of the territory and the corrupt character of the officials, advocated thrift to eliminate the extravagant behavior and all the slogans fighting for the Kingdom revival, so that the territory he occupied could not appear in the past. Nobility and officials pay attention to the situation of the ratio of treatment.

Even those escort arms rushed to the front line via Whitestag officials, preferring to stay in the tents of the camp, rather than spending a few silver thales to visit Habis's newly opened high-class hotel…

So the Fred hotel, which Habis spent most of its property rebuilding, became a sneak peek after three days of crowds of townspeople. The idea that the miller envisioned people to experience the luxury of nobility was an empty talk. Under such circumstances, Habis, who had suffered for four months, could not continue, and had to dismiss the hired servants, chefs and maids, and changed the hotel into a mid-level hostel, drastically cutting prices to receive business and Travelers, this barely maintained their lives.

Another six months later, the news of Prince Karjad's victory came, and as the Prince ascended to the throne to become Sterling IX, the kingdom made sweeping comprehensive social, economic, administrative and military reforms, and the three counties in the southwest also slowly recovered from the consumption of war, the way Whitestag Caravans and travelers are also starting to grow, and Fred Hostel's business has finally picked up.

At this time, Mollie was pregnant. After her pregnancy in October, she gave birth to a healthy little boy. Habis named his son Morssen and the Fred family was a successor.

Those years were the happiest time for Habis, and he had a good career, and this career could be passed down in the future, from generation to generation. He has a virtuous wife and a lovely child. This kind of life is a dream that was never dreamed of by the farmer's Habis.

When Morssen was four years old, Mollie was pregnant again, and Habis was happy to keep his mouth shut. But what I didn't expect was that this time Mollie was pregnant with twins, and there was a big bleeding in production. Even if Habis turned to the three temples in the town, he pleaded for the blessing of the gods and offered a lot of money, but ultimately Mollie still closed her eyes, and the child couldn't keep it.

This tragedy killed the spirit of Habis. From then on, he was so drunk, all day long, no longer in charge of the hostel, even the little Morssen did not care, no matter who advised him not to listen, only I know how to pour into my mouth…

The equally sad Miller took the little Morssen to live with him. Habis, who had no concern and restraint, became a drunkard. Soon after, the Fred Hostel, which had lost its business, closed down.

So Mr. Morssen had no respect and affection for his father. When he remembered, his mother was gone, his father became a drunkard, and he was drunk all day. Sometimes he was drunk and mad at home. He kept chanting in his mouth. The name of his mother. This left an impression of fear in the heart of the young Morssen. Fortunately, his grandfather, the miller did not forget him, took him to the side, and he left the terrible red brick house.

At the age of twelve, Morssen benefited from the educational reforms pursued by Sterling IX, and the children of civilian could also attend the newly established nationals public school. So his grandfather sent him to the county town of Baromiese, becoming a boarding school for the first nationals public elementary school just established in the three southwestern counties.

Habis seems to have forgotten that he still has a son. He never asked Morssen about everything. Morssen’s eight years of tuition and living expenses in the county town were all made by the old miller for his grandson, which caused Morssen to resent himself. Father.

When Morssen was 18 years old and ready to read the second year of the middle school, his father Habis died. The cause of death was drunk in the small river ditch after drinking alcohol. The result was killed by a river less than half a meter deep. Morssen, who heard the news, was relieved, as if he had unloaded a heavy load.

After Habis died, he left only the dilapidated red brick house. Nothing else, he even owed a ten-story silver thale debt to the town pub. Finally, the debt was still the old miller’s death for himself. The son-in-law is going to pay back.

Morssen only took three days off and rushed to Whitestag town to host his father's funeral and burial ceremony with the help of the old miller. He didn't look at the red brick house and hurried back to school to continue his study career.

Two years later, Morssen graduated from the country and he is ready to stay in the county to find a job. But the old miller wrote a letter to let him go back.

Morssen returned to Whitestag town, only to find that the old mill was seriously ill and was bedridden.

The old miller wanted to leave all his property to Morssen, and perhaps he thought that Morssen could be a qualified new owner of the mill.

The old miller was lying on the hospital bed and told Morssen about the red brick house and Habis to get it. He said that there were many people in the town who were envious of Habis's good fortune.

Morssen asked his grandfather, did he hate his father?

The old miller smiled. He said that he never hated Habis. The reason why Habis turned into an alcoholic was because Mollie's death had hit him too much, so he would rather indulge in alcohol anesthesia than to lose his wife. The reality. From this point of view, he did not marry his daughter to the wrong person, and Mollie has a husband who loves her deeply.

Silence for a while, the old mill owner continued, perhaps the death of Habis is a relief for himself and all those who sympathize with him. All we can do is to silently wish your father and mother in the paradise of Luna Reunion, where they will be very happy and well-being…

Two months later, the old miller passed away. When everyone thought that Morssen would take over the old mill, Morssen made a decision that was unexpected. He sold the old mill to others and then invested all his money in the renovation of the dilapidated red brick house. And renovations.

Morssen is not going to inherit his father's business and reopen the Fred hostel. This renovation is a very complete change for the big red brick house. The appearance is not moving, but the interior has become completely different from before.

Morssen opened up the four-story suite on the far left and re-routed a staircase, then closed the passage between the suite and the other suites into a separate four-story building as his own living room.

In the other three suites and lofts on the second and third floors of the red brick house, Morssen just changed a room in each suite into a kitchen. The bathroom and bathroom were originally there, without major changes. Then the pipe was dredged, the water pipe was connected, and the decoration of each room was very neat and concise, so that he had six suites suitable for the home and three lofts.

As for the first floor, Morssen asked the people to demolish the door and replace the red brick wall with floor-to-ceiling windows. Except for the stairway leading to the second floor, the rest of the place was changed into two large and three independent commercial and residential shops.

After the remodeling, Morssen began renting his house and shop in Whitestag town, which sensationalized the entire Whitestag town. No one expected Morssen to convert the town's most famous red brick house into commercial and residential. Type apartment residence.

It has been 21 years since Prince Karjad became Sterling IX, and his comprehensive reform of Kingdom has shown results. The Kingdom of Aueras's national strength is booming, especially after the victory over the Kingdom of Nasri and the demise of the Duchy of Berkeley. The Kingdom of Aueras has become a powerful country that cannot be ignored by Freia Continent, the region overlord in the eastern part of the continent.

Kingdom's internal trade is developed, the people live and work in peace, the handicraft industry and the mining industry are very prosperous, and the scene is thriving. The Whitestag town, located at the gateway to the three major traffic routes in the southwest, is also a popular place for business travellers and pedestrians.

Morssen's shops and apartment homes were immediately rented out. From this point of view, Morssen is more savvy than his father and grandfather, and every step of the way is very realistic. The conversion of red brick houses into shops and apartment houses has not only enabled him to have long-term and stable income, but also guaranteed daily living expenses and daily expenses. At the same time, he avoided the expenses and operating troubles of opening a hotel.

Twenty years later, Mr. Morssen once said smugly about his decision at the time. He said that whether he is running the old mill or reopening the Fred hotel, he is nothing more than a small miller in the town or a hotel owner. Can't improve their social status. So he came up with this method, so that he did not have the worries of devoting himself to public office.

While the people in the town envied Morssen's life, the Morssen was seeking an administrative paper for Whitestag. As the first national graduate of the Nationals Public School established in the three southwestern counties, Morssen has successfully applied for this position even if his status is civilian.

Sterling IX The most important thing in the social reform of Kingdom is the "Rights of the Four Castes". Artificially divided the residents of Kingdom into four levels, nobility, nationals, civilian and servont.

Educated people gaze necessarily see farther than uneducated people, and after most people in the town are content with their civilian status and appreciate the king's removal of most of civilian's hard labour to ease the identity restrictions on civilian, Morssen Eyes on the identity of the Nationals, he hopes to borrow the "right of the Four castes" This easterly wind, improve their social status to become Kingdom officials and get political rights …