Everything the old tax collector said made sense. It would be better to say that he had really seen through Ian's plan. It is no wonder that he has been a tax collector from the old Baron Ryan to today.
But just because a smart person talks sense doesn’t mean someone wants to listen to it.
Most people in this world are not willing to listen to the right words.
11. Old Farr, you make enough, so it doesn’t matter, but we don’t make enough! "
Maybe he just wants to hit us? "
A female tax official said that she was the eldest daughter of the Doyle family: "The other party is an alchemist lord, which is quite expensive. Maybe he just beats us and makes us greedy, or he takes away the past." Spewing out part of the money...it's not difficult, and everyone feels more at ease if you pay some money."
"yes."
Other tax officials also responded: "How can any of these noble lords really take care of things?"
Especially the alchemist, who is probably just sorting out his finances now, and won't have the money for him to do experiments when he gets it... When the current momentum passes, and we send a large number of talers, maybe it will be business as usual? "
These words caused a burst of laughter. Obviously this situation had happened many times in Terra and it did not feel novel to these people. "
But I still feel uncomfortable. "
A middle-aged tax official sighed: "Everyone has worked diligently for the Ryan Territory for so long, and suddenly they were fired. This new lord really doesn't treat us as human beings, and just wiped out all our life's hard work." ah!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly changed - say goodbye to everyone, just you!
Everyone just came here to drink some tasteless water after losing their jobs, but did they intend to discuss the decision-making of the lord's mansion!
That lord was a ruthless person who looked at him and shot him in the head when he was talking to him... Even if he looked beautiful again last year, it was still a poisonous flower with thorns.
Don't let the blood splash under you!
Because of the lies of people with emotional intelligence, the gathering of unemployed tax collectors broke up happily. The old tax collector shook his head and left first with a pipe in his mouth. The first person to leave was the tax collector of the Si family who had finally stopped complaining.
Before the latter left the tavern, he walked directly to the city hall - the first batch of new tax collectors' exam registration was not today. I originally wanted to support the young people I had worked with, but I thought that all of them would be successful.
In this case, it is better to go home and prepare the test materials before getting your name.
The former was going to buy some wine from another liquor store that had no private liquor to relieve his depression.
But on the way, the tax collector of the Ross family suddenly met a cobbler who seemed to be interested in him.
I still know the cobbler. It seems that he moved here a few years ago. He has been working diligently and found a local wife. The child is two years old. His craftsmanship is very good and he made a bear skin for me. Xiaoyi. "Nick, what's the matter?"
I said, "Are you going to have a drink too?"
"Yeah, it's quite depressing."
The cobbler, who was called Nick, smiled and I asked, "Master Ian, what's going on? You seem to be in a good mood?"
"Don't say it.
Are these all orders from our new lord? "
Speaking of that, Ian was filled with depression. I shook my head and walked towards the liquor store deep in the alley with him: "Tell him the truth, you are also a tax collector..." The two of them came to the ground in the alley. After drinking two bottles of ale mixed with water, the atmosphere became cold, and Miao Yi finished venting his happiness. I dared to complain about Lauren, but did I notice that the honest 'cobbler''s eyes flashed, but his mouth said This is the process of asking the tax officer for details.
Before I knew what the tax collector and the family behind me thought of Lauren, I left here on the pretext that I had money.
The spy from the Flying Flame Land returned to his home and released an eye-catching gray homing pigeon. It flapped its wings a few times, then left the area along the street, rushed into the forest, and flew into the distance in the sky.
On the roof of the building further away, eight White People soldiers looked at the scene with binoculars. "
Catch now? "
―A soldier said, and the leader shook his head: "The Great Elder (Lauren) said that the information about the Leian Domain will be leaked, and false information can be transmitted at critical moments. It is really useless and cannot wait until it is needed. Kill again."
"Now it's necessary to take action, just make a solid monitoring list."
"Uh-huh."
The young soldier nodded, and I couldn't help but sigh: "How did the Great Elder know that the other party was a spy?
We must have seen it with our own eyes, but you suspect that this honest cobbler is actually a spy from Feiyan! "
"Have you ever heard of the 'Thundering Prophet'?"
The captain started to show off. I once drove the magnetic storm armor and followed Lauren to raid the mountain people's position. Now I grabbed an opportunity to brag: "Our great elder has very few tricks. Who knows what my psychic power can be?" Can you read people's thoughts?
Just like a real prophet! "
"Anyway, it's nothing. I'll just go back to you as promised. If I can't help it!"
The name of the prophet who brought down thunder spread from the mouths of the mountain people and the residents of the Rhian Territory to the inner world.
It's not over yet and some people call Miao Yi 'your prophet lord'.
That can be regarded as a strategy of Lauren. After all, I am very fond of it. Sooner or later, I will expose the truth about my psychic powers... and although the name is fake, the language is not so wonderful, the nicknames and pronouns, and The actual facts will indeed gradually become blurred, making people forget that they are the same.
By this time, we will take it for granted.
As for the tax collector and the person behind the family's back, Lauren could completely predict it. But I don't mind that.
Because as the old tax collector said, Lauren has prevented experienced guys from taking the exam - as long as they can pass the written test and interview and use the "background check", of course I would mind hiring those experienced guys again. Guy.
If we are willing to pass on our experience as tax collectors as 'teachers', Lauren is more than welcome.
Something else in the territory may be lacking, but 'teacher' really needs more than less.
While the tax collectors complained, construction in Ryanland was in full swing.
A week before the war, the dilapidated Ryan Territory almost looked brand new.
Even the northwest city, which was originally built with many fortifications and magnetic storm coils, was almost reduced to ruins by the mountain people's artillery fire. Now only the towers of the magnetic storm coils are left. According to Lauren's original plan, those towers will also be demolished. , but local residents said that those coils gave us strong emotions, so they also lost them.
Lauren simply built a 'Tianlei Square' under the original site of the ruins with the magnetic storm coil as the center, as a memorial to the counterattack, and as a good place for local residents to hang out in their free time.
In addition, Lauren invited a group of craftsmen from the Nauman Domain to repair Lady Ryan's castle, and renovated the damaged areas inside and outside.
In general, it is not necessary to completely eliminate the shadow of the original Dame Ryan in the castle and turn it into a structure that Lauren is accustomed to.
Although craftsmen often accidentally discover some skeletons and weird body remains during the renovation process, there is a small chance that they are leftover from the experiments of the Baroness and these psychic children, but Lauren didn’t give us the confidence, so we didn’t have too much confidence. Fear.
The new Lord's Mansion is already under construction, and during the recent period, Lauren has been living in the city hall and handling government affairs.
And the things I am busy with are also very complicated - buying food.
Buy all kinds of food.
The food shortage in Nanling will continue until the autumn harvest next year. With food, the work of collecting people will be solid.
Even if Lauren later sent a whole fleet of food, it only met the needs of the Leian Territory. Except for the Leian Territory, there were not seventeen towns in the entire territory!
We can ignore villages both small and large.
So Lauren relied on the channels of Platinum Workshop to place a small order to buy high-priced grains from the Quinault Plains. At that time, I planned to directly purchase about a thousand tons of various grains, half of which were staple foods, and the other half were Adzuki beans, potatoes and various types of tubers also contain a considerable amount of animal fat.
The total value of the grain was approximately 2,700 thalers.
It sounds like a small amount, and it cost Lauren the remaining one-seventh of her savings, but there are actually many discounts. You know, even if there is a food disaster or not, the food in Nanling usually costs close to 8,000 yuan. Thaler.
Of course, one thousand tons is still a small amount, but that is only the first batch of orders. After implementing the new agricultural reforms, Lauren will have to hoard enough reserves to deal with a possible victory.
In addition, I also made all the orders from the city hall public, and even asked the staff to go out and hang up notices - Lauren didn't want everyone to know that the territory had no food, no food, no money, as long as they were willing to work, It's just a mouthful of food.
Because Lauren had indeed brought a whole food team back, she soon believed in the authenticity of the order - then everyone felt at ease.
In addition, Miao Yi also contacted the Yinfang Chamber of Commerce and purchased a small batch of building materials from his old acquaintance, Mr. Yinfang. "What is Miao Yi planning to do?"
When Mr. Yinfang heard that he had booked for many years enough to rebuild an entire block of building materials, and the raw materials alone cost more than two thousand thalers, his face turned red. This kind of small business is common, but in order to avoid The young man was just impulsive, so I still have to persuade him: "If he plans to rebuild the lord's palace, how much money do you think he will need, and the alchemy laboratory also wants to stop for a while..."
"And it is."
Lauren didn't explain too little: "Mr. Yinfang, you hope that you can help you find a group of reliable and skilled craftsmen. We can build some unconventional buildings and tools, and we can sign a confidentiality contract."
"Is that so?"
Mr. Yinfang narrowed his eyes. Lauren's proposal was actually very excessive, but I suspected that there was definitely a reason why he gave such conditions for many years.
If I don’t have any new inventions or plans. "
This works. "
The old man said: "By the way, congratulations to him, he is the 'Messenger of the Dragon God'."
"What congratulations?"
Hearing Mr. Yinfang's slightly humorous congratulations, Lauren Shijin also smiled - the other party was also a member of the Dragon Worship Cult, so of course he knew what Miao Yi and Elder Shiya had discussed. "
Of course it was his formal nobility reward. "
As one of the communication bridges between the Dragon Worship Cult and the Nauman Territory Lord's Mansion, Mr. Yinfang is indeed well-informed: "As far as you know, Manchester City's letter of appointment is not on the way yet."
"Then again, Lauren, now that he has become a noble, does he plan to regain the name of the Cejalrovo family, or does he plan to return to his previous relationship and choose a new surname?"
That was a good question. Lauren thought about it and felt that it didn't matter to her at all, so it was difficult to make a choice.
In this case, let’s contact Elder Pude.
