Almighty Lord: I can modify hidden entries

Chapter 73 School Construction, Open Your Heart

After letting the visitors taste it briefly, Gooden came outside the factory and announced to the residents watching the excitement outside.

"From now on, the crystal candy in Qingyuan Town will no longer be a luxury item. It will be an ordinary item that everyone can eat and afford."

"The price of crystal sugar is ten silver coins per pound. Each family is limited to purchasing two pounds per month. It is also prohibited to sell it to outsiders. Once discovered, all property will be confiscated and driven away from Qingyuan Town!"

While Gudern was talking, the people under his hands also took out the container filled with white sugar.

The crystal sugar reflected the pure white luster in the sun, causing everyone on the field to become silent for an instant, and then burst into violent cheers.

They had already known from "relatives and friends" that the lord was going to sell the crystal candy.

The original crowd just thought that a small amount would be sold at a high price, so they just gathered around to watch the excitement.

But I didn't expect that the lord could actually give a price for fracture, ten silver coins per pound!

Ten silver coins would have been a big number to everyone in the town in the past.

Even if the price is many times lower than the normal selling price outside, they still won’t buy it.

But now they are different. Almost half of the people in the town have participated in the Lord's 'work'.

The generous salary and benefits have allowed them to save a lot of savings, and they can still afford this small amount of money.

Looking at the cheering people, Gudern waved to everyone with a smile, and then led the people to the next stop.

In addition to the completion of the sugar factory today, the cement factory, salt factory and vodka distillation plant are all starting simultaneously.

However, the production speed of the salt factory and the vodka distillation factory is slow, and I am afraid that the finished products will not be available until the evening or tomorrow.

So at the next stop, Gooden went straight to the cement factory.

Unlike the sugar factory, which is 'gentle and elegant', the cement factory can be described as 'violent'. The noise of several gravel crushers starting up made the surrounding area roar.

Fortunately, when the factory was first built, Gooden took the problem of noise pollution into consideration and chose the site on the southwest side closer to the limestone mine, which could save some distance in material transportation.

After the gray cement is produced, it is stored in a ventilated, cool and impermeable place in accordance with Gudern's requirements.

There are no special containers for packaging, so the finished cement will be stored together and then hauled away on pallets when needed.

After briefly inspecting the work, Gooden simply cheered everyone up to increase the enthusiasm and motivation of the workers.

Anyway, verbal praise is just a waste of words, and you won't lose anything.

And it can also win the goodwill of the residents, so why not do it.

The work inspection of the cement plant was very brief. After giving brief instructions, Gooden led the inspection team to the engineering team that was already ready to go.

This construction engineering team cost him a lot of effort. After all, the entire Qingyuan Town's future reconstruction would depend on them.

After accumulating experience in construction of furnaces and factories, the members of the construction team have become proficient in the use of cement and some unique construction knowledge.

Looking at the construction workers standing in three rows, Gooden slowly opened his mouth to explain the next tasks to everyone.

"The quality of the factory construction is very good. I am very satisfied. This can be regarded as laying a foundation experience for you."

"Next, I need to give you an important task, building the school."

"You must take the construction of the school very seriously."

"It is prohibited to cut corners or to do things in a sloppy manner. Once discovered, you will be severely punished, and serious cases will be directly hanged!"

To deal with the problem of tofu, Gooden directly used the most stringent laws to impose restrictions.

At the same time, in addition to legal restrictions, he also used a heart-to-heart approach to let everyone experience the dangers of shoddy projects.

"As the first school in Qingyuan Town, I assume you also have your own children studying there?"

Gooden's inquiry made many construction workers nod.

"In this case, you don't want to see the school you built suddenly collapse one day, and the rubble will submerge the students who are studying in the school, right?"

Hearing this, everyone shook their heads in horror and shouted loudly.

"Lord, we will never let this happen!"

"My child is still in school, I definitely don't want to!"

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After receiving loud feedback from everyone, Gudern nodded with satisfaction, then pressed his hands slightly and continued.

"Not just the school, I hope that every project you participate in in the future will be taken seriously with this idea."

"Every time a project is completed, I will have someone erect a monument outside the building to record the names of those who participated in the project."

"If the building stands for fifty years, your achievements will also stand for fifty years. If the building stands for a hundred years, your names will be known and proud of future generations."

"But on the contrary, if the building develops engineering hazards within fifty years, your name will be cast aside by others, and at the same time, future generations will be unable to hold their heads high and be ridiculed."

"Two options, do you want to make future generations proud or to be despised?"

"Proud of it!"

"Proud of it!"

"Proud of it!"

the construction workers shouted in unison.

"Very good, now I announce that the first phase of the project, the school construction will now officially begin!"

"Pa bang bang..."

After saying that, the people around him began to applaud and celebrate.

Kroger, who was following the audience, applauded and looked at Gudern's profile with confusion.

Before coming to the territory to collect taxes, he would simply conduct a simple investigation on the local lords.

And Gudern's 'reputation' is at the bottom among the lords. Coupled with the tax arrears, he will naturally not have a good look on him.

But after these days of contact, I found that the rumors outside were completely different from the reactions in Qingyuan Town.

What about being lustful, greedy for money, arrogant, and short-sighted?

What he can see here is a good lord who does his best for his people.

Not only does selling crystal sugar at low prices bring benefits to the people, but the construction of the school also reflects Gooden's long-term vision and ambition.

This kind of lord wouldn't deduct a little bit of tax every year, right?

Thinking of this, Kroger thought back to what Joseph's housekeeper had hinted to him in the past few days, and he was afraid that there was something hidden in it.

When the groundbreaking ceremony was over, Kroger strode forward and came to Gooden's side.

"Lord, I have rashly interrupted your trip. I don't know if you are free next. Let's talk about taxes and Matthews?"

Seeing Kroger's invitation, Gooden nodded with a smile.

"Of course you're free. Why don't you go to my castle and have a chat?"

"good."

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Chapter 74 Northern Desert Golden Sea, Hundred Miles of Pursuit

Castle drawing room.

Different from the explosive situation in the first meeting, this time Kroger changed his previous attitude and did not make any sarcastic remarks.

"Lord, the Qingyuan Town you govern is completely contrary to the rumors outside to be honest. I apologize for your previous attitude."

As he said that, Kroger lowered his head slightly and stroked his chest to apologize.

"It doesn't matter. You are standing from the perspective of the empire. I will not hold grudges over such trivial matters."

Gooden didn't take Kroger's harsh and tough attitude to heart.

Of course, that's if Kroger wasn't specifically targeting him.

If he was also bribed and sent by Charlieson, he would have to drive him out of Qingyuan Town after the meeting that day, let alone today's parade factory.

Anyway, it is not necessary for the tax collector to live in his own territory. He can go to Kanehara Castle.

"Thank you for your tolerance." Kroger looked solemn and then went straight to the point.

"Lord Guden, to be honest, I don't think you need to withhold this tax for the development of Qingyuan Town."

"At the same time, I don't think you are the person who can do such a thing. In addition, Butler Joseph has been asking me about the whereabouts of Matthews in the past few days."

"I think you must have encountered some trouble. Can you tell me what happened?"

Now that he had entered the topic, Gudern nodded and sorted out his language a little.

"Actually, the fact of tax arrears is unjust. Since I took over as lord, the taxes have been arranged by Old Joseph and I have paid them truthfully every year."

"The excess tax collected will be returned to the construction and use of the town. Moreover, my expenses over the years have been funded by my family. There is absolutely no need to covet this tax."

"Now that something is so wrong, the only person I can think of who has a problem is Matthews, the former tax collector."

In just three sentences, Gudern told Kroger a simple series of causes and consequences.

"You mean Matthews concealed the tax?"

"Yes, and no." Gudern nodded slightly, and then continued: "The reason behind it is a little complicated, but it is not ruled out that this possibility is involved."

"Originally, I wanted to find him to help with a tax check to see where the problem was."

"But now Matthews seems to have disappeared. He can't be found at all, which makes me doubt him even more."

Speaking of this, Gudern's tone also sounded a little helpless.

After all, being saddled with a debt of thousands of gold coins for no reason, no one can be sure of it, right?

Kroger thought for a moment and then said.

"If it is really Matthews' problem, you will naturally not be asked to pay this tax."

"I will prepare an application later and submit it to the Northern Governor's Mansion to suspend your payment date until Matthews is found to find out the matter and then make a decision."

"Thank you very much."