From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 144 Only when you have hope can you laugh 【4K】

Treasure hunting mice, according to the books, have a magical sense of smell and can find buried items, but it’s another story if they’re not treasures.

And they generally have a habit of transporting found items back to their lairs for collection, but they haven't mentioned about intelligence, but the above information is enough to confirm their identity.

Although it is exciting to look for treasures, treasures are not Chinese cabbage.

What surprised Ryan the most was that it could find buried mineral veins. This is an epic skill against the sky. For Ryan, who has no modern technological means to find mineral veins, this is simply rain from heaven.

Since arriving in Cana, ore raw materials have been restricting the development of the territory. It is ironic to say that the Cana Territory has become the largest importer of ore from the original Linton County's largest exporter.

Every time Hevian brought a list of ore purchases to him and asked him to sign, his heart twitched. Those people were too shady!

Without iron ore, no matter what aspect is restricted and restricted, the grand blueprint in his heart is directly aborted, and now, he sees hope...

Ryan is a bit regretful at the moment. He signed the Warcraft blood contract one step earlier, otherwise he must have signed the treasure hunting mouse, but it is a pity that he can only contract one Warcraft.

After careful consideration, he finally decided to let his sister Susan sign a contract with it. This little mouse is too important and must be held in his own hands.

Although Susan really wanted to sign a contract with Xiao Huihui, she wanted to help her brother even more, so she agreed without hesitation. With the blood contract burning in the air, she officially reached a contract with Treasure Hunter.

Continuing the previous naming style, she named the treasure hunting mouse Xiaobao, which made the corners of Ryan's mouth twitch.

After completing this matter, Ryan immediately asked Allen to take the treasure hunter with him, and secretly embarked on a journey to find the ore veins. The future development of Karna is entrusted to them...

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The harvest is gratifying, and the people of Kannaland have finally ushered in a bumper harvest, and the fields are filled with laughter and joy, all of which are the guarantee for the future.

At the same time as harvesting, the second round of rice must be followed by sowing and transplanting. There will be another harvest in the second half of this year. By then, the grain will be piled up in the warehouse, and Ryan will no longer have to buy grain.

Carloads of grain are carried by cattle or donkeys, and flow into Doman City from various small towns and villages like streams. This year is a bumper harvest year, so more grain is paid. smiling.

Because according to the latest decree issued by the Department of Government Affairs, they only need to pay [-]% of the food, and [-]% seems like a lot, but it is actually [-]% less than before.

In the past, because the Karna Territory had no special features, apart from selling ore raw materials, most of the lord's tax revenue came from food, and the head tax and commercial tax were small heads.

The nobles are greedy, and the lords of the border lands even more so, supporting the war in order to feed the army.For their own enjoyment, they have to collect a full [-]% of the food.

You must know that the southern border has a subtropical climate, and most of the crops can be harvested twice a year, which is why it has the reputation of the kingdom's granary.

But what people don't know is that most people in the southern border can only maintain food and clothing, and sometimes the harvest is not good and they even go hungry.

The reason for all this is that the tax is too heavy. Now, Ryan has increased the business tax and established a trade channel with green sugar and two viscounts, making a lot of money and greatly increasing his income.

Furthermore, the tax policy has been greatly adjusted, and farmers are encouraged to reclaim wasteland. All areas that were not allowed to be reclaimed before have been opened up. As long as you have cultivated for three years, it will be yours in the future.

With this back-and-forth adjustment, what farmers gain is not just a [-]% reduction in grain, but don't they have a smile on their faces?
Outside the city gate, the food transport team continued like a long dragon, and the city gate officers would let them go after a rough inspection. In the past, the soldiers guarding the city would ask for some benefits.

Generally, there are only a few coppers, not many, but it is also aggrieved, and the fee is paid for nothing.But they can only swallow their anger, because no one will care about them, the "untouchables" at the bottom.

There are also people who have thought about not paying, hehe, then you will be miserable, they only need to do something in your food during the inspection, and you will have to be skinned if you don't die.

But now, after going through several reforms, the military's spiritual and discipline building is very strict. Anyone who raises his hands indiscriminately just needs to report to the special reporting office.

Since the implementation of this system, several military officers have been dismissed and dozens of soldiers have been severely punished. Some of them retaliated against whistleblowers, wounded and threatened others.

After being reported again, the murderer was directly sentenced to hang by Ryan himself, which shocked everyone, and also improved the credibility of the government affairs department unprecedentedly.

The army didn't have many complaints in this regard, because in the era of the city defense army, the soldiers' wages were low, and the militiamen had no wages, so the phenomenon of stretching hands indiscriminately was extremely serious.

But now, soldiers' salaries are enough to support a family, so naturally they don't have much resistance to this decree.

So if you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse first...

Old Hagen wore a worn-out straw hat, under which was an old wrinkled face. He was sitting on the bullock cart with a green cane in his mouth. While controlling the old cow from moving around, he sucked the sweet juice.

Although the sun was very strong and the line was long, he had a smile on his wrinkled face.

He leaned contentedly on the grain bag behind him, thinking about paying the grain, and at the same time thinking about selling the extra money into coins, so that he could add some new clothes to his grandson at that time, and he could exchange a few more durable clothes Tool of.

Before, he didn't dare to think about it.But now, he has already considered that after the second crop of grain is harvested in the second half of the year, he can give the youngest in the family a capable wife.

Seeing that the days were promising, old Hagen's mood naturally improved, and he couldn't help but began to hum a country tune. After humming a few words, he suddenly remembered that he was not alone today.

He apologized and said to the back: "I didn't bother you, girl, sometimes people can't control their virtue when they are old."

The object he was facing was a young woman, sitting at the back of the car, wearing a plain linen robe, with an ordinary appearance, leaning on a grain bag.

The woman raised her head and said, "It's okay, uncle."

"That's good, that's good." Old Hagen nodded with a smile, but he didn't sing any more. He didn't know who the woman was, but he met her halfway and wanted to pay for a ride into the city.

He saw a woman on the other side, it was really tiring to walk into the city, even with this magical concrete road now, and he didn't ask her for money, so he took her into the city, anyway, it didn't take up much land.

It's just that the two are not familiar with each other after all, and they don't have much in common, so the road seems a bit dull.

After waiting for a while, the slowly advancing team suddenly stopped. Old Hagen quickly pulled the reins, stood up and looked around, and found some commotion at the city gate. It seemed that something had happened.

He shook his head and leaned on the grain bag again, it seemed that he had to wait again.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, and if there are too many people, it will naturally attract some people with malicious intentions. They shuttle among the crowd and specifically attack other people's pockets.

Someone reported this situation to the government affairs department, but they didn't expect them to act very quickly. Whenever there were many people, they would send out a special inspection team to crack down on these petty thefts.

People are often caught, and there will naturally be some disturbances on the scene. Old Hagen, who often goes to the city, has long been familiar with it.

"Uncle Hagen, why are you so happy to pay so much food?" Suddenly, the woman behind asked.

Old Hagen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "The girl is from another place, right? I don't have to pay for the food I brought this time, some of it is going to be sold to the government affairs department for cash.

The lord is kind, he has reduced a lot of taxes, and the tax is less, and the days to come will be better, everyone is happy in their hearts. "

Now it was the woman's turn to be stunned. She had also traveled to many places, and her knowledge was extensive. It was indeed rare for a lord to take the initiative to reduce taxes.

Then she asked again: "Why should the grain be sold to the lord? The price given by those grain merchants should be more reasonable?"

This is her experience. Most of the lords buy grain by force, and the price they give is often very low. In order to buy grain, the price given by the grain merchant will be much higher.

This also led to few people selling grain to the lord, so she was a little surprised.

Old Hagen has now confirmed that the other party is an outsider, and throws the green cane that has been sucked out of the road and said: "Because in Karna, grain can only be sold to the government affairs department, and it is against the law to sell it privately to businessmen.

But there is nothing wrong with selling it to the lord, the price is higher than what those merchants offered before. "

A hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes. This place is indeed a strange place, whether it's the strange road under her feet or the weird government orders here.

The lord's approach here is completely contrary to the mainstream, and can be said to be an alternative among the nobles.

At this time, the team that had been stagnant for a long time finally moved again, and Old Hagen hurriedly drove the bullock cart to catch up, and soon it was their turn.

A young officer reached out his hand to signal him to stop and said, "Uncle, routine inspection."

Old Hagen got out of the car quickly, and said with a smile: "There are absolutely no contraband, just check."

The officer smiled. This inspection is indeed just a process, and they have never found any dangerous objects.

But the investigation still needs to be carefully investigated, and Master Wei is still watching from above.

Called several soldiers under him to come forward to check, but he set his eyes on the back of the bullock cart, where a woman was sitting, and the officer asked, "That's it?"

Seeing this, Old Hagen hurriedly said: "That's from another place. If you want to come to the city to see and see, if you are honest and do your duty, there will be no problem."

The officer looked around and found nothing wrong, and his subordinates also passed the inspection, so he waved his hand and let him go.

After entering the city, the woman didn't make a sound, and old Hagen didn't ask any questions, and drove straight towards the government affairs hall.

There were more people outside the government affairs hall. The grain piled up in the square was filled with mountain bags, and all kinds of shouts and shouts were heard. Old Hagen drove to a corner, turned his head and said to the back: "It's already here, look..."

Before he finished speaking, he found that the woman had disappeared. He hurriedly got out of the car to check, looked around, but found no one.

He scratched his head, wondering when a big living person would disappear, and was about to tie the rope, when he caught a glimpse of a crack in a grain bag shining from the corner of his eye.

He walked over and took out his hand. It was a round thing, and when he took it out, it turned out to be a shiny Jindler. He was so frightened that his hands shook, and he looked around quickly, only to find that no one noticed him, so he panicked and took the gold coin Put it in your pocket.

He knew in his heart that it was left by the woman, so he couldn't help looking around, trying to find her. This was really a windfall, and he felt a little uneasy.

Old Hagen didn't know, but when he was looking anxiously, the woman in the car just now was watching him from a hidden corner.

It's just that although the woman at this moment is still in the same clothes, her appearance has changed drastically. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is beautiful.

It's just that her complexion is not very good, with a sickly paleness, and basically no blood can be seen.

The woman took out a gem, her lips squirmed slightly, a strange light flashed, and her figure disappeared out of thin air...

Old Hagen was sweating profusely when he searched for it, but he couldn't find anyone in the end, so he had to accept the Kindler with anxiety.

I unloaded the grain from the ox cart and fed some water to the cattle. This is Jingui's treasure. Most of the family's farmland has to be plowed by it. More than half of the grain is due to it, so it must be taken care of.

Holding the bull's head, he whispered: "Old man, maybe I can find you a partner this time."

Bags of grain were moved over, and soon an official came with a measuring bucket and a scale. After asking and checking, the official carefully calculated for a while and said: "The Hagen family needs to pay [-] pounds of grain this time."

After speaking, he directed his subordinates to check the quality of the grain and weigh the total amount. Old Hagen looked at them nervously. In the past, these officials often used large measuring tools, and eleven pounds might become ten pounds with them .

The loss here is not insignificant, and then there are other losses. The food that has to be paid far exceeds the regulations in the end, and the food that was already stretched is just like this.

After looking at it for a while, his heart was relieved. With his eyesight, he could see that this time the measuring tools were of normal size.

Soon, the food that needed to be paid was weighed and moved aside. He also pressed his fingerprints and took a note from the other party, saying it was a receipt.

He didn't recognize the densely packed ones on it, and he didn't know what material the strips were made of, and he had never seen them before.

"The rest are for sale, right?"

"Yes, my lord." Old Hagen nodded quickly.

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When Old Hagen was driving the bullock cart and walking back with two receipts and a pile of coins in his arms, he was still in a daze. How many years had he not had so much money in his arms...

(End of this chapter)