The Black Snake Brigade has been entrenched here for more than ten years. It has taken over the corpse transport team escort business in the three towns of Beauty, Roast Duck, and Orchid. The foundation is very solid. The station is located on a hill between Meiren Town and Roast Duck Town, less than 100 kilometers away from Orchid Town.
The team of the master group soon arrived near Tushan. Looking up, there are clusters of wooden houses built on the hillside. Colorful graffiti is spray-painted on the iron and wooden walls, filled with violent pictures and words.
"Get out of here!" "The black snake is staring!" "Kill you!" "I love blood!"
Around the prefabricated house, rusty fuel barrels can be seen everywhere, swaying here and there.
Although the camp is simple and messy, as a veteran mercenary group, the Black Snake Brigade is still very alert. Before Chen Xing's convoy approached, an alarm sounded on the mountain, and fully armed Black Snake mercenaries rushed out of the cabin and occupied various key points.
The team formed a formation at the foot of the mountain, and then Chen Xing used the radio to call the mountain, asking Black Snake to come out to meet.
This time, Chen Xing brought more than 300 people with him. Except for the Orchid Town garrison, almost all of them came out. Seeing his posture from the other side, he quickly agreed. Although the Black Snake Brigade has a large number of people, there is still a gap between them and the rich man Chen Xing.
After a while, the two sides met in the middle of the position. Chen Xing took Old Monster Hei and Qin Gui with him. While he was in Ice Blue City, the old monster Black had finished handling the old affairs in Gray Corner City, and took his daughter and old friend Qin Gui to seek refuge at the water station. Both of them are strong men at the defensive level, and they are currently the two strongest people around Chen Xing. They must be brought along in negotiations.
There are also three people in the Black Snake Brigade, and Black Snake is naturally among them. Chen Xing only stayed in Orchid Town for a few months in his last life, and his status was low, so he had only heard about it but never met Black Snake himself.
The black snake's skin is not black at all, on the contrary, it is extremely pale. Its body is thin, its eye sockets are sunken, its back is stooped, and its overly slender hands almost hang down to its knees, like a slender living corpse.
"What do you want to do?" Black Snake asked, his voice hoarse.
"I want to ask you for two people." Chen Xing said.
"Who?" "Brother and sister Powater." "Why?" Black Snake narrowed his eyes, his dark eyes dark and cold, like a rattlesnake staring at people.
"Why?" Chen Xing repeated, suddenly launching teleportation. With a "Zila" sound, it appeared behind the black snake and split into three.
Before Black Snake and his two men could react, a knife was placed on each of their necks. Black Snake is only at the quasi-guardian level, while Chen Xing is at the guard-level. Coupled with the insect wolf bloodline and the trio, his strength is on par with the great guard-level. The two of them were not on the same level at all, and Black Snake was restrained instantly.
The blade of the knife is close to the large blood vessel, and it is extremely cold and stings the skin. Black Snake's two men were stunned with fear, their limbs were stiff, and they did not dare to move. Black Snake was also very frightened. Although his expression did not change much, you could see fine cold sweat oozing out from his temples.
Originally, it was not a big deal to just ask the other party for two people. Chen Xing could have invited Black Snake to the town to discuss it in detail, just to give some benefits. But the reason why Chen Xing did this was to demonstrate force and kill the chicken to show the monkey.
The black snake is a chicken, and the mayors of Beauty Town and Roast Duck Town are monkeys. He takes charge of Orchid Town and must get along well with the surrounding neighbors. The prerequisite for a friendly relationship is that both parties understand each other's position.
In the wilderness, the strong are respected. Everyone wants to pinch the soft persimmon, and no one wants to touch the hard one. Only when both parties find their correct positioning can the issues be resolved amicably in the subsequent exchanges of interests and conflicts, which is why the current scene is here.
"you win."
Black Snake said calmly, as simple and direct as a wilderness man.
"very good."
Chen Xing retracted his sword and teleported back to the opposite side of the black snake.
"Just two people?" Black Snake's eyes showed concern.
"Yes, it's just two people." Chen Xing spread his hands and said, "Your business is still your business, just like before."
"Okay!" Black Snake nodded vigorously, and then said to the men beside him, "Inform Powatt and Bona that they have been fired!"
In this way, a conflict that seemed tense but actually calm ended.
A few days later, Powatt and Bona, who were escorting the caravan outside, reported back to Orchid Town. Powater was assigned to join the city garrison as a junior officer, while Bona joined the maid corps.
In this way, the maid team is basically formed. Captain Jian Yue Canglian, deputy captain Guihu, team members Ye Qian, Li Mei, Li Rou, and Bo Na. Chen Xing did the math and found that he had six clones, plus seven of his main body, and one was still missing. I originally thought that Lasuna would come over to make up the numbers, but I felt that her belly was too big and would be more conspicuous and in the way, so I forgot about it and would find another one later.
"Starting from today, I will train you to become a qualified maid." In the training ground of the water station, Jian Yue Cang Lian lectured to the reserve maids standing in a row, "You must be determined to die and always be prepared to serve. The master gave his life..."
"yes!"
The responses varied in volume, but were fairly uniform, and their gazes were barely pious.
In the next month, they were trained by Jian Yue Canglian every day until they were sweating. From morning to night, they almost collapsed. But they are very enthusiastic, because Chen Xing gave the maid team 50,000 yuan, which is managed by Jian Yue Canglian. Those who perform well can get evolution potions, so no one is lazy.
During this time, Chen Xing arranged several things.
The first thing is the construction of the mansion.
Out of respect for Shad Sinclair, Chen Xing did not live in the small castle, but allocated another open space for construction. The original small castle remains intact and is regularly cleaned by dedicated personnel.
Since Chen Xing was a mercenary and was seriously insecure, the mansion was built according to the specifications of the fortress. The foundation is dug deep, reinforced concrete is poured, and high-strength steel plates are added to create a trapezoidal fortress-like building.
The construction took about six months. The materials were transported by caravans from Longshi Town or Gray Point City, and the workers were hired from this town and two nearby marginal towns.
The second thing is the census.
This is a method left by our ancestors. If you want to govern an area, you must first understand the local population composition, the number of craftsmen, etc.
After a week of statistics, there are more than 8,000 residents and more than 35,000 refugees in Lanhua Town. Including the more than 2,000 people at the water station, the total number is more than 45,000. If each person creates one gold coin in tax revenue every year, there will be 45,000 gold coins. In some well-developed marginal towns, the annual per capita tax revenue can reach five or six gold coins, which is a long-term and stable income.
The third thing is planting industry and workshop industry.
Chen Xing invested 30,000 gold coins to open two large planting farms and a large livestock farm. There are not many crops that can be grown in the northern wilderness, and the output is very small. But with so many people to feed, we can't just rely on transportation outside and be as self-sufficient as possible.
Then he invested another 50,000 gold coins and used low-interest loans to open workshops for the residents of Orchid Town, including those making wine, cans, snacks, and weaving and making clothes. Together with the previous investment, a total of more than 20 workshops were opened. To a certain extent, it solves the employment problem and increases profits and tax revenue.
The fourth thing is diplomacy.
Since the suppression of Black Snake, the mayors of Beauty Town and Roast Duck Town sent congratulatory gifts to Chen Xing for joining the company.
The subtext of taking the initiative to give gifts is - peaceful development and mutual help.
The neighbor offered him an olive branch, so naturally Chen Xing couldn't lose his courtesy and returned it twice as much. Stick and carrot have always been the essence of diplomacy. The two town mayors were very happy to receive Chen Xing's return gift. They came to visit Lanhua Town one after another and had a good time drinking and talking.
Due to the construction of Orchid Town, the economies of the three towns have become active. There are caravans coming and going every day, which is very lively, and the tax revenue has also increased, further deepening the relationship between them.
The fifth thing is to open a pharmacy.
Generally speaking, the mayor of Edge Town will open an official pharmacy in his town to sell evolution potions.
On the one hand, it is to make money, and on the other hand, it is to ensure the reliability of the evolutionary potion. To put it simply, if a town citizen buys counterfeit medicine and unfortunately gets into an accident, his income will be reduced, and his tax revenue will also be reduced. In the end, the mayor will also suffer the loss.
After Shade Sinclair left, the drugstore naturally closed. Chen Xing invested 80,000 gold coins and reopened a store at the old site. The goods were imported from manufacturers in Gray Corner City. Old K managed it part-time, and a team of maids took turns as store managers.
After completing this series of things, Chen Xing took a batch of high-end potions from his pharmacy and gradually improved his strength. But now, the effect of potions is getting smaller and smaller, and the highest-grade gold-fluid potions are too expensive and not suitable for batch use.
Also, his three basic attributes have almost reached the limit of his talent, and there is very little room for improvement. There is no need to waste too many resources, just concentrate on breaking through the spiritual pool barrier. He is now at the pinnacle of building the third floor of the tower. As long as the opportunity is right, everything will come naturally.
And just when Chen Xing was doing well in Orchid Town, Lacey in the Princess Tower of the Red Castle in Dragon City learned the latest news about him from a spy.
"Damn it, you dare to come back!" Lacey was trembling with anger. "You are still the mayor under the eyes of this princess!"
She immediately summoned the minister in charge and asked him why the Principality Council issued the canonization order to Chen Xing.
"Your Highness, I just checked. The canonization order of Baron Chen Erliu was not issued by us, but by the Kingdom Council." The Minister in Charge explained.
Lacey's eyes suddenly widened, as if she didn't believe it. That shameless person actually bypassed the Red Dragon Principality and applied directly to the Kingdom Council, and got approval.
"Destroy him!" she screamed.
"This, only the Grand Duke can abolish this..." the Minister in Charge reminded.
"Damn it!" Lacey gritted her teeth, "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
She screamed several times in a row. He was short of breath, his chest was rising and falling, and he was panting. She didn't dare to let her father know, because it would easily alarm Aaliyah, so she could only do it in a small area.
Gradually, she regained her composure.
"Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"
She said bitterly, then faced the minister in charge and ordered, "Go and find a suitable candidate. The Principality Council will issue a canonization order to be the mayor of Orchid Town."
