Otherworld Qin

Chapter 524 Chapter 551
Sure enough, Old Mai Nuo made two strikes, but in just a few days, the city lord's new policy had already spread throughout the mercenary city.It is said that the New Deal is nothing more than having Shengxuan as the city lord, but the most critical first article of the decree proposes to keep the mercenary city as it is.

This decree made the whole mercenary city boil immediately, the whole city seemed to be injected with life, and it came alive in a blink of an eye, taverns, big and small, started to open, and those drunk mercenaries also started to have a boring time. duel.

And the second article of the decree is that the city lord Shengxuan will not seek revenge for personal reasons, and he can let go of the mercenary group that has had problems with him in the past, but if the other party insists on going his own way and remains hostile, then he, the city lord, will never be soft-hearted.

Article [-] All the mines within the Moon Dance area will continue to be handed over to their respective mercenary groups for operation, but the production must be traded with Omar, and they must not be monopolized by other countries. Of course, this other country is Calais. Although the orcs have recently risen, they are still Can't afford to buy anything.

Article [-] Shengxuan adjusted the tax policy. After all, it is now a city-state of Omar, so even if it looks like it, it must be decent, so he wrote the tax policy into it, but it has not changed much compared to before, and it can be called The possibility of change is still a big difference in implementation.

The fifth article is to rectify the mercenary union. I am afraid that this article will be the key to changing the future of the mercenary city.The mercenary union has changed from the loose management in the past, it was only a place to issue tasks, and it has become an existence with constraints and punishments.If that mercenary group does something that harms the interests of the mercenary city, it will be fined with gold coins, and then it will be fined with money and points, downgraded until the mercenary group is disbanded.

As a result, some specific changes have taken place. The previous task points of the mercenary group can only be promoted, so that their own group can recruit more members, but once they reach the top mercenary group, the points are useless, but now the points can Exchange some practical items in the mercenary union, such as equipment made by dwarf craftsmen, some mysterious healing potions, rare magic crystal mineral medicinal materials, etc.

Of course, if you want to redeem it, you can’t just use mercenary points. The trade union also has a new contribution point. If you want to get it, you have to perform some official tasks for free to earn contributions. The easiest way is to donate materials to exchange.

People who don't know may not know the meaning behind it, but feel that this article is very beneficial to the development of Mercenary City, but those who know it can see its actual true purpose.

The things can be said to be provided by the city lord Shengxuan, and the exchanged materials will inevitably fall into his hands. He just wants to use this method to alleviate the shortage of orc materials.

Although the promulgation of the new policy will definitely have an effect, it is far beyond Shengxuan's original expectations.He couldn't help turning his gaze to Old Mai Nuo, this greedy and lustful wretched old man, obviously hiding energy countless times stronger than his surface, otherwise, it would be impossible to restore the mercenary city that was about to fall apart so quickly to normal.

The mercenary city has stabilized like this, no one expected it, maybe the royal Nicholas was disappointed, but after all he has the ancestral precepts, he is not allowed to interfere in the mercenary city, he can only watch Shengxuan pick it up This is a great deal.

Then there is Julio, even the most ignorant person would think that he must have spread those rumors secretly.After the royal family abolished the principality, the originally remote Julio principality was divided into three parts, and three provinces were established, one of which belonged to Mandel, which was located close to the Dark Canyon. This is not surprising for Shengxuan, after all Mandel The ancestor had won the title of kingdom, and now he is the governor of this province because he is required to continue to guard the dark canyon. Only he can make the royal family feel at ease.

The middle part was reserved for Julio, which is easy to explain. After all, Julio’s Grand Duke’s Palace is there. This time he sent a large army to serve the king. Although it was only a mercenary group, it directly led to the victory of the war. This credit alone is enough to keep the title, and there is nothing wrong with leaving him a province. I am afraid that the royal family will have additional rewards, which is not what Shengxuan cares about.

The third part was given to Governor Laurent, which made it difficult for Shengxuan to understand. Since the division of provinces is to weaken the principality's rights, why did he arrange for a celebrity around Grand Duke Julio to do this? Governor of the province?

Could it be that Lauren was not from Julio?If this is the case, I am afraid that the royal family's intentions are quite insidious, and they have arranged such a secret many years ago.But if it was An Zi, why did he dig him out and put him on the bright side now?Sheng Xuan didn't want to get involved in more politics, but the situation forced him to think about it.

Finally, he gradually understood that maybe Lauren was really placed by the royal family. Through hard work, this person gained Julio's trust, but it was because of this trust that the royal family felt uneasy.

So when he is not completely attracted by Julio, let him be the governor of the province. On the one hand, it can wake up Lauren and Julio. On the other hand, there is really no suitable candidate. After all, the Principality of Julio The position is too special, and it is difficult for people who do not understand the situation to grasp it smoothly.

Copperpot.Jin, a name suddenly appeared in Shengxuan's mind. Why did the governor of Mordo County installed by the royal family suddenly disappear from people's sight?

It seems that it was Julio's method. The royal family originally installed a governor in the name of experience, but let Julio take advantage of the attack on the principality to get rid of him. He doesn't know exactly how, but But he felt Julio's cunning and cruelty.

But what can the cunning fox do to the tiger?The one in the royal family is a full-fledged tiger, no matter how cunning you fox is, don't you just lie down in the hole honestly under the roar of a tiger?
Today is the day when the new mercenary union is listed. At this moment, the door is already crowded with congratulatory people, most of them are the heads of the mercenary group, and some businessmen who heard the news, this inevitably surprised Shengxuan , I didn't expect these businessmen's noses to be so good, how long has it been?Counting it, it was only a dozen days since I returned to the Mercenary City, and it was only a few days before the new union, and they rushed here upon hearing the news.

It must be that they have already left, the purpose is to congratulate myself, the new city lord, on his appointment, but he has not shown up in public, just in time for the establishment of the new union, so he came to join in the fun, so as to make a good relationship, and in the future, he will inevitably follow How could they miss such an opportunity to deal with the trade union and the mercenary group?
Shengxuan was hiding in the corner and looking at the various states of life, when suddenly someone came to report: "My lord, the president said it's almost done, should I start the ceremony?" "Okay, I'll go right away."

At this moment, someone outside shouted loudly: "The First Duke of Omar, Grand Duke Julio, came to congratulate the rebirth ceremony of the mercenary union..."

Sheng Xuan's heart shook, he couldn't help but smiled and said inwardly: "The one who should come is still here, I don't know what this little fox is up to."

Stepping out of the crowd, Grand Duke Julio greeted him with a smile all over his face, and he couldn't help but give him a warm hug: "Brother Shengxuan, you should be the Lord of the city now, hahaha, I'm so glad to see you come back safely." ,
But my big brother wants to pick a few words on you, why don't you say hello when you pass by my house, does it mean that now that you are promoted to the city lord, you despise my humble house and can't greet you, a first-class lord? "

"Brother just likes to joke, and you also know that younger brother is born to work hard. He just risked his life to serve the king and came back, and his newly sealed land was changed. I ran back in a hurry, and I didn't dare to disturb the mansion. Ri will definitely come to the door to apologize, and by the way, I would like to thank my elder brother for taking care of me for so many years."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Old Minor said beside him: "This old man has met Grand Duke Julio and Lord Santo. When the auspicious time comes, shall we start this ceremony immediately?"

When Julio heard this, he couldn't help but glanced at Old Mino meaningfully, and then laughed: "Look at me, I'm so happy to see you, I almost missed my brother's important business."

"I'm so happy to see my elder brother, so I'll preside over the ceremony first, and then I'll have a drink with my elder brother later." As he spoke, he walked quickly to the stage.

It is said that the ceremony platform is just a three-foot-high wooden platform outside the gate of the trade union, but it is decorated with a lot of atmosphere.As the old Mai Nuo shouted loudly: "The mercenary union reform ceremony is officially established! From now on, this is the common home of our mercenaries. I am honored to be favored by the city lord. Tian is the president, and everyone will take care of me in the future. Let us, Lord City Lord, speak next."

The ceremony was very simple, until the mercenaries didn't have that much patience, so it's better to get straight to the point.Sheng Xuan took two steps forward and looked around the audience, then said:

"There were some rumors in the mercenary city before, but after several days of hard work by President Mai Nuo, now I believe that everyone has understood the truth. Although I am the lord of the city, I have absolutely no intention of banning the mercenary group. Here I once again Explain my attitude, Mercenary City will always be a city of mercenaries, it will not change because of me alone, I believe it will not change because of a certain person in the future, he will always be our city of mercenaries."

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of cheers from the audience.In the crowded crowd, Sheng Xuan suddenly saw a person, and he couldn't help but let his heart move. It was Gomos. He didn't expect this person to appear here after the battle outside the capital city.

Seeing Shengxuan's eyes fell on him, Gomos nodded slightly, obviously intending to ease the conflict.Shengxuan also made a slight hint and then looked away,

After the cheers gradually subsided, he said loudly again: "First of all, thank you for your support to the Mercenary Union, and also to me, the city lord. Furthermore, I would like to thank all the guests who came to congratulate me today. I have accepted your thoughts. I see, we will cooperate more in the future, and the prosperity of Mercenary City depends on you all."

He greeted those merchant representatives and Julio and others.

Then came the real purpose of this grand ceremony, Sheng Xuan cleared his throat to calm down, and then his eyes flicked over the faces of those mercenaries again: "I would like to take this opportunity to promulgate a decree, maybe it will temporarily harm everyone Some of the benefits, but it can make my mercenary city get greater benefits, and it can also make it more stable."

"One, private fights are prohibited in the city." Surprisingly, there was not much reaction from the audience after hearing this decree, and Shengxuan continued to explain: "I came up with this ban out of consideration for everyone's safety. He is a mercenary from the Blood and Fire Headquarters. The daily tasks are already extremely difficult. It is lucky to be able to survive many years of mercenary career.
Why do we have to fight for life and death for a little thing?In the future, if there are conflicts between mercenaries, they can seek arbitration from the mercenary union. I believe that the new mercenary union will definitely give everyone justice. If some personal grievances really require a duel, a gladiatorial arena will be opened in the city. Hatred is not enough to decide life and death. Everyone can drag the person they dislike to the arena to beat them up,
If hatred is greater than life and death, as long as you sign a life-and-death certificate at the mercenary union, the union will host a fair and just duel for you, and guarantee that you will not get into trouble because of it, at least you will not be sought for revenge in the mercenary city . "

Mercenaries have the way of mercenaries, and they can't be blocked just by blocking them.And if you want to develop the Mercenary City, you must turn it into a shopping mall. If there are bloody private fights everywhere, how many merchants will be willing to come to do business?Therefore, this decree not only preserves the mercenary's straightforward solution to the problem, but also protects the safety of the merchants.

It just so happened that today, many representatives of businessmen were very happy after hearing this, and they greatly appreciated this decree.And what happened next made them even more excited.

"Second, for the development of the mercenary city, the mercenary union will be in charge of liaising with the chamber of commerce in the future, and at the same time protect the confidentiality of the goods of all business partners. We must not allow everyone to spend money but bear the risk alone. From now on, as long as the mercenary union For the transaction, the trade union will recommend a mercenary group to accompany you, and if there is any danger that causes damage to your property, the trade union will take certain responsibilities as appropriate and make corresponding compensation."

This seemingly simple decree puts all mercenary groups in a dilemma. In this way, the trade union will connect with the trade union, and all business will be conducted through the trade union. They will no longer have the opportunity to buy and sell without permission. If the relationship is good, it will be difficult for them to come to the door in the future, which forces them to integrate into the trade union and bow their heads to the city lord.

Afterwards, Shengxuan issued more than a dozen government orders in a row. Of course, each of them was for the benefit of the Mercenary City, but they did not satisfy everyone. They all damaged the interests of various mercenary groups to varying degrees, but They are all controlled to an acceptable level for them to grit their teeth.

"Next, I will issue the last decree." The crucial one was finally about to be uttered, and Sheng Xuan couldn't help but take a deep breath: "From today, all mines operated by mercenary groups will ban slavery."

Just halfway through the speech, there was an uproar in the audience.You must know that for so many years, the people who have supported the mining of the mine are some slaves who bought and sold, and some special mercenary groups are criminals who use the kingdom. The profit is huge, and now the city wants to abolish slavery, isn't that forcing them to close the mine and wood factory?
You must know that the price of hiring civilians is much higher than buying slaves, such as the mines of Gomos, buying a group of orc slaves and hardly giving them food is to squeeze the greatest value, because slaves are too cheap, so cheap Enough to cover the value of their rations.

And food can be one of the most beneficial rewards. The more mining you get, the more food you get. If you die, you can buy another batch to replenish it. This will force the orcs to work hard, otherwise they will have no way out.Those who dare to resist have only a dead end, leading to some notorious mercenary groups, even having the title of slave butcher, and Gomos is the most typical one.

At the same time, he is also the strongest among them. After all, none of those black elves want to provoke them, otherwise they would not know that there is a deadly knife hidden in the darkness.

But at this moment, Gomos shouted: "I support the decree of the city lord. I am willing to hand over all the orc slaves under my command and give them freedom."

With this shout, the originally chaotic scene suddenly quieted down.All the mercenaries were guessing the relationship between the two, and some who knew the contradiction between them were even more surprised. Why did the latter suddenly make such a gesture?
"Thank you, Captain Gomos, for your support. I will keep your kindness in mind. Of course, I didn't want you to release the slaves for nothing. I will buy the slaves in your hands at a reasonable price, and then you can buy them in your hands. I hire stronger labor at a reasonable price in my hands, and I promise that I will never let you suffer."

"Buying slaves and then hiring them from him, what is that?" "Yes, the city lord is going to be a slave trader." "I really don't see that the city lord has such big ambitions."

There was a lot of discussion below, but with Gomos' support, their voices could only be controlled in a very small range, but everyone was talking, and it was as annoying as a swarm of buzzing flies.

Finally someone stood up and asked loudly: "I don't know how the city lord can guarantee our interests? You must know that if we don't have cheap labor, we won't be able to run mines and lumber yards at all. If we hire labor from the city lord, then we will What money do you make?"

"Everyone, don't worry, please listen to me." Sheng Xuan's face remained the same, and this reaction was completely within his expectation, even because he didn't consider the sudden factor of Gomos, this reaction was far better than his vision.

"I know the sufferings of everyone's business, and I also know the risk of driving slaves. Every year, some members of the regiment are killed or injured because of slave riots, but if everyone hires labor, there will never be riots. Wouldn’t it be great if you could be released from labor at any time if you wanted to do it?”

"You still missed the point. We don't care about how to hire, we just want to know how to guarantee benefits." When someone comes forward, others follow suit. This is the commonality of human beings.

The other mercenaries also looked at Sheng Xuan with great interest to see how he would answer. "Hehe, it's actually very simple. You have been in business for many years, and you must be familiar with the output of your own mine and wood factory. Then I hereby guarantee that after the implementation of the employment system, the output will never be lower than your average output.
At the same time, let the grade of ore and wood go up to a higher level. As for the price, there are trade unions and chambers of commerce. Of course, it is not a problem. The extra income must far exceed the cost of hiring slaves.In this way, do you still worry about your own interests? "

The words have been said for this sake, and the most powerful Gomos has already expressed his position, what other opinions can others have?Regardless of willingness or reluctance, they signed the contract one after another.This matter was finally resolved. Although some mercenary groups knew that the mine would not be completely in their own hands, driven by huge interests, they could only do so for the time being.

For those criminals, Shengxuan also has some specific divisions. First of all, they must be filed in the city lord's mansion, and death needs to be given a reasonable explanation. No abuse is allowed, let alone killing without reason, but it also makes those special mercenary groups Quite helpless.

The celebration was finally coming to an end, Gomos nodded meaningfully and left, leaving only Cheng Xuan's puzzled eyes watching his back disappear.At this moment, old Mai Nuo changed from his previous wretchedness, and carefully said to him: "The city lord, please come with me, there are a few,,,,,, adults who want to see you."

When the two sides met, Shengxuan hurried forward to salute, and saw that standing opposite was none other than the owner of the bookstore and the space master of Gugalai, and behind them was Gleason who hadn't seen him for many days.

"I didn't expect you, little guy, to be tossing like this." Space master Abbreit just said this and walked aside, obviously not wanting to say anything more.And Gleason just smiled and nodded and followed his elders.

The bookstore owner was left smiling and looking at him: "Those little guys didn't make things difficult for you, hehe, this is very good, Mercenary City is a chaotic place, but it's also a good place, otherwise we old guys wouldn't be hiding Here, you don’t need to ask too many questions. There are some things that you should not know. But don’t forget the primary and secondary. Do not fall behind."

"Yes, kid, keep in mind the teachings of the master." "Okay, go get busy. The few of us are just bored at home and come to see you. When you have time, come and sit with me. Oh, still It’s good to have Minor, you can use it.” After finishing speaking, the old man left with Aberlett, and he was even more confused by what he said.

(End of this chapter)