Yang Xiao inspected the market and found that there were very few types of goods in the market.
In front of a vendor selling pots and pans, Yang Xiao pointed to an iron pot and asked,
"how much is this?"
When the vendor saw Yang Xiao, followed by Qi Lao, Chen Peng and other guards, how could he dare to accept Yang Xiao's money? He immediately said,
"Lord City Lord, I'll give this to you for free."
Yang Xiao smiled and said,
"I'm a dignified city lord, so why should I take your pot for nothing? Who do you think I am?
I'll just ask about the price. Just tell the truth. "
Chen Peng on the side glared at the stall owner.
"The Lord of the City is asking you something, please speak quickly. Are you mute?"
Yang Xiao turned around and glared at Chen Peng, who had no choice but to lower his head in embarrassment.
When the stall owner saw it, he immediately said,
"My Lord, this pot has twenty wafers each."
Yang Xiao didn't know whether the price was high or low, so he asked Mr. Qi next to him,
"Mr. Qi, what's the price?"
"City Lord, this price is a normal price in our Castle of the Dead, and even in the Central Continent. However, if it is in other dwarf star cities outside the Central Continent, this price is very high. Under normal circumstances, outside of the Central Continent, the price is very high. This iron pot is worth about 3 wafers."
After hearing this, the stall owner was afraid that Yang Xiao would misunderstand, so he quickly explained,
"Lord City Lord, you don't know something. Our goods are sold from places outside the Central Continent. Not only is the journey long, but we also have to go through some places where monsters are infested along the way. If we are not careful, we may even lose our lives. Throw it away,
To be honest, the goods I have here are second-hand goods that I bought from other vendors. They sold me 15 wafers, and I earned some living expenses. "
Yang Xiao glanced at the other items sold by the vendors and asked about a few items. The conditions were similar to the iron pots.
"Are there no craftsmen in Middle-Continent who produce daily necessities?"
Qi Lao smiled and said,
"Compared to other places, Middle-Continent is a barbaric land. People here only know about plundering and war. Wherever there is research and production, the daily necessities are sold from other places."
"What about weapons, equipment, pills and the like?"
"The same is true. Therefore, the price of things here is several times, even dozens of times more than outside."
After hearing this, Yang Xiao was silent for a moment and suddenly had an idea.
Back at the City Lord's Mansion, Yang Xiao summoned Qi Lao, Wanyan Bai, Fan Chen, Chen Peng, Le Ding and others for a meeting.
"You all say that for a city to develop, what is most important?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at Yang Xiao.
Fan Chen had been following Yang Xiao for the longest time, so he naturally understood what Yang Xiao meant and said,
“For a city to develop, population is the most important thing.”
Yang Xiao nodded and glanced at Fan Chen with satisfaction. As expected, the person following him had become smarter.
"Yes, if a city wants to develop, population is the most important thing. Therefore, the most important thing for our Castle of the Dead is to absorb a large number of outsiders.
By the way, the name needs to be changed. Castle of the Dead? Damn it, who would dare to run over after hearing this name? "
Chen Peng smiled and said,
"City Lord Yang, the name Castle of the Dead should be hundreds of years old. It is said that it was a small town founded by a group of vicious people. They did not expect to attract any population. On the contrary, they rejected the outside population, so they named it Such a fierce name,
Not only the Castle of the Dead, but also many cities in the Zhongzhou Continent actually exclude outsiders. "
"Why?"
"The reason is very simple. Most of the people who come to Middle-Continent are criminals who have escaped from other ethnic groups in the dwarf star. These people have complicated backgrounds and are difficult to manage. The more people come, the easier it is for the city to fall into a state of immobility and chaos.
But a city can’t do without a population. Therefore, most castle owners will set restrictions and pass various conditions to keep those with higher levels of genetic evolution.
Some of these people are absorbed into the guards, and some are called residents of the city. They can go out to hunt monsters and beasts, and have the ability to pay city protection fees. They are called the objects of exploitation by the city lord. "
Yang Xiao listened and said,
"Others limit the population, but we do not. We must maintain an open attitude. When people come in, there will be consumption and labor, which will create value and make the city more prosperous.
In Middle-earth, our castle of the dead will become a new banner,
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!
A city full of hope,
Well, the name of the city must be changed, just call it the City of Hope! "
Everyone looked at Yang Xiao in confusion. They had not yet understood his words of "freedom, equality, and fraternity." When they heard the words "City of Hope," a bright light flashed in their minds.
The city of hope gives people hope and longing.
Mr. Qi nodded in approval and said,
"Okay, City Lord Yang, this name is good, City of Hope, it sounds full of warmth."
Chen Peng, Le Ding and others also said that this name is very good.
Yang Xiao waved his hand,
"Then it's settled, we'll rename it City of Hope. The spirit of our city is freedom, equality, and fraternity. We need to engrave these six purples outside the city gate and on the city square to let everyone know.
In addition, after demolishing the Avenue of Death, all those who are willing to enter the City of Hope can enter at will. Those who want to settle down can register at the Citizens' Hall.
Ordinary tourists, passers-by, businessmen, etc. do not need to pay city protection fees.
Also, expand market transactions and encourage everyone to build various shops, so that everyone can come and trade various monster prey, weapons, armor, elixirs, etc.
We strive to build the City of Hope into the largest trading market in Zhongzhou Continent in one or two years.
By the way, I just saw that daily necessities in the market are very expensive. We don’t want to do this. We need to lower the prices and give everyone a low-cost living environment.
Pass on my order. Anyone who is willing to go to cities outside Central Continent to traffic in daily necessities and sell them here will be exempted from city protection fees and transaction taxes. All of them will be exempted. "
"ah?"
Chen Peng, Le Ding and others looked at Yang Xiao in surprise.
Other cities only value refugees with high levels of genetic evolution. Why does Yang Xiao value these ordinary traders so much?
Yang Xiao didn't explain, and said,
"Chen Peng, you are the old man of the castle. You will be responsible for this matter. Within three days, let everyone in the city know my order. Anyone who is willing to engage in commercial sales and transportation can be exempted from the city protection fee. and transaction taxes,
Also, turn that avenue of death into a high street. "
After hearing this, Chen Peng said loudly,
"No problem, I will have the guards post your notices in the market and every street, send a propaganda team to explain your orders, and the reconstruction of the commercial streets will start immediately."
"Leding, I also have an important task for you. You take people to the surrounding cities to spread the news, saying that the Castle of the Dead will be renamed the City of Hope, and that all newly moved residents will be exempted from city protection fees for one year. After one year, every People only charge 50 wafers per month,
Also, tell them that there are a large number of daily necessities for purchase in the City of Hope, which are of high quality and low price.
In addition, go to other city markets to promote that doing business in the City of Hope is exempt from city protection fees and transaction tax. "
Leding said,
"Okay, no problem. I will send ten teams to promote the event in ten surrounding cities."
"Mr. Qi, as the captain of the guard brigade, from now on, you will arrange for guards to patrol the city 24 hours a day."
Qi Lao patted his chest and said,
"City Master Yang, don't worry, the safety of the city is on my side."
...
Soon, Yang Xiao's new policy caused a great sensation in the city. Everyone was discussing the issue of doing business, especially what Yang Xiao said about merchants being exempted from city protection fees and transaction taxes. These two items have great significance. Appeal.
Some people whose daily purpose is hunting have a high level of genetic evolution, and they are also tempted to form a group to go out and sell items.
Rows of shops began to be built on both sides of Death Street, and bidding for shops began.
The name of the City of Hope and the six words "Equality and Fraternity" have also been engraved outside the city gate.
Yang Xiao also arranged for people to set up road signs at several road intersections hundreds of kilometers away, pointing to the City of Hope, and introduced the City of Hope on the road signs.
...
A group of more than a dozen people hunting from the dark forest came to a fork in the road.
"Hey, damn it, when did there be a road sign here, City of Hope? Where is the City of Hope? Have you never heard of it?"
"You don't know how to read? Didn't you see the introduction on the road sign? The former Castle of the Dead has been renamed the City of Hope. The City of Hope is a good place for everyone to live, establish a business, and do business. New residents will pay city protection fees within one year and do business. Those who wish to do so are permanently exempted from city protection fees and transaction taxes..."
Everyone was confused when they looked at the introduction on the road sign.
"Damn it, I heard that the city lord of the Castle of the Dead was killed. Is the new city lord an idiot? If he doesn't charge protection fees, how can he have the money to support the bodyguards?
Merchants are permanently exempted from city protection fees and transaction taxes. Did this city lord grow up drinking the northwest wind? "
"Boss, should we go over and have a look? I heard that you don't have to pay to enter the castle and you can come and go freely."
"Okay, in that case, let's go take a look."
This group of people came from Titan City, 500 kilometers away. They were just a group of ordinary hunters, and the boss was named Gemu.
Titan City is the same as the previous Castle of the Dead, with a population of about 500,000, and a monthly protection fee of 100 wafers per person.
Gemu is the boss of a family. There are more than 50 women and children in the whole family. The monthly protection fee alone costs more than 5,000 wafers. For Gemu, this is a heavy burden.
Gemu took a dozen tribesmen to perform the floating flying technique, and arrived at the City of Hope dozens of minutes later.
Gemu and others landed about one kilometer away from the city gate. They saw people coming and going outside the city. It was very lively. Many of them were families pushing carts and bringing quilts, furniture, pots and pans. of.
