I am reborn as a lord in Rome

The day after the meeting, Woolley entered Chief Connor's mansion with a carriage full of gifts, and to his surprise, Connor's mansion was very ordinary and modestly decorated, which was quite out of step with the usual usage of Assyria.

After a courtesy greeting, Connor smiled and led Woolley into a study. Speaking of which, the official appearance of the study was also thanks to Woolley, and without him the paper and printing press, there would really be no books in the Assyrian land.

After the two of them sat down, Connor opened his mouth with a smile: "Woolley, in five days, you will go to the salt marsh town of Lending Vington to take up your post, and I will go to various city-states the day after tomorrow, so I think the next time we meet, we will have to wait until you come back at the end of the year to report on your work."

Woolley smiled and nodded, his purpose today was to listen, so naturally there was no need to talk more.

"Do you know why your offer to take on the role of Salt Marsh went so well?" Connor asked.

Woolley smiled slightly, "Because that's what you proposed, Chief Connor." "

Oh, Woolley, you are suspicious of flattery. Connor laughed and said, "The Supreme Council is not so easy to talk to, and you can successfully become the consul of this town, first of all, because the town of salt marsh is indeed not a good place to go, if you listen carefully to the report of George Joyce, the consul of the city-state of Lenewington, you should remember."

"Last fall, the town of Salt Marsh had just experienced a plague that had reduced its population by nearly half, and in addition to the fact that there had been no less than ten raids by bandits, big and small, over the past year, and most importantly, the production of the salt works had been so badly damaged by these damn guys that it was on the verge of stagnation.

"Secondly, the situation in Salt Marsh Town is complicated, the collusion of the people and bandits has occurred frequently, the previous town consul Qu Lie, was assassinated, Lunwington City is three hundred miles away from Salt Marsh Town, the bandits in Salt Marsh Town, Lenwinton is beyond the reach of the whip, the garrison is not realistic, it is not practical, it is not useful, it is too much, those citizens share too much, and there are many complaints.

Woolley nodded slightly, Rini has said all these situations, but Rini has also said that if these difficulties are faced by a cowardly and mediocre person, he will naturally be helpless, but for Woolley, it is a good place to show his skills.

"Although there are many difficulties, I believe that if you go, you will definitely be able to turn the situation around. Connor continued, "The reason why you want to find a way to make Kui Huo's side deflated is because I don't want to propose a branch in the voting season, and you may not know that Kui Huo has become more and more arrogant in recent times. "

Oh, and that?" asked Woolley, looking surprised.

Connor nodded: "The Chief Qiyuan of the Senate has been very busy lately, his hand has been stretched into the Supreme Council, and Kui Huo is now almost happy to oppose the resolution of the Supreme Council."

Connor was putting it mildly, but Woolley could figure out the dangers.

"So, from the point of view of the city-state administration, or from other reasons, I must propose that you be the consul of this salt marsh town, and that it pass unhindered. Connor said, "You have done a good job, Woolley, and you have done so that Kui Huo cannot open his mouth to object, because if he objected, he would be called stingy, insidious, and vindictive, and I reminded him that if you left him in Assyria, it might be a hindrance to him, so he agreed very simply, because he knew that if I said you could do it, you could do it."

"Chief Connor, you have a good reputation, and if it weren't for your support, I wouldn't dare offend the Duncan family. Woolley smiled and said.

"I've been talking about it for so long, I haven't asked you yet, would you like to go?" Connor laughed and changed the subject.

"Of course I'm willing to go, because I'm sure Chief Connor won't be willing to throw me over if there's really nothing over there in Salt Marsh. Woolley replied with a smile.

"Of course, there are benefits. Connor said, "But I won't give you a hint of how to get it, I can only tell you that there is salt in Salt Marsh, there is a vast territory, and I can give you many rights that other town consuls do not have." "

For example?" Woolley was intrigued as soon as he heard about the privilege.

"For example, you are allowed to build a small army, and then you have the right to use 30% of the salt industry income in Salt Marsh Town to equip that army. Connor said.

"That's a pretty good one. Woolley nodded, "Chief Connor, I also heard that the town consul can choose one or two deputies to serve as tribunes and so on, right?"

Connor glanced at Woolley with a smile: "Woolley, this rumor may be true, why don't you do this, what help do you want, say it, I'll see if it can be given to you." "

Ah, if that's the case, that's great. Woolley smiled.

......

That night, a conversation centered on Woolley unfolded in the Duncan family mansion, with three participants: Kui Huo, Lev, and George Joyce, the current consuls of the city-state of Levington.

"Connor must have meant something when he asked Woolley Green to go to Salt Marsh. Kui Huo said, "Although Woolly Glindo is young, he is full of tricks and scheming, and his heart is not on our side, so don't go to cause trouble for us."

"Probably not, Salt Marsh is a mess right now. George said, "Woolley Green has gone a lot, but he may not be pleased."

"Perhaps, the salt production in Salt Marsh Town has been watched by Connor all the time, and this Woolley Green has gone to talk about it. Lev said.

"Smooth? He's smooth, so many consuls are helpless, hum, isn't Qu Lie's stubborn temper also smooth, what is the result?" the corners of George's mouth raised a touch of cruelty, "It's a big deal, just concoct this Woolley Green in the same way." "

I'm afraid it's not that easy, Woolley Green has a lot of force, ordinary people, I'm afraid it's difficult to match it, and besides, the crossbow machine was also made by him, so there's no reason not to equip yourself." "What's more, Connor's affair is still being investigated, and it is easy to make a mistake if he acts rashly." Kui

Huo glanced at George and said, "You are Wu Lai Greendo's top boss, how to control this subordinate, have you ever thought about it?"

"With General Kui Huo and Young Master Lev here, how can I make my own decisions." George smiled and said, "What do you want me to do, just give me an order."

Kui Huo nodded, although George's Joyce family is a vassal of the Duncan family, but in the past ten years, it has been thriving, and its influence is even higher, George has been the consul of Lunvington for more than six years, and now he still has this humble attitude, he is naturally very satisfied.

"We only know the situation in Salt Marsh Town, it's so far away from Assyria, and some things are changing rapidly, so it's really up to you to decide these things. "George, I don't really want to see Woolledlindo die in Salt Marsh, I prefer him to come back helpless and gray, only then will he be honestly used by Lev, so you have to find a way to let him know that if you want it to be smooth sailing, you have to choose a good position."

George nodded and looked at Lev.

Lev was thinking about it, and when he saw George's gaze sweeping, how could he not know what he meant, so he waved his hand at the moment: "I have nothing to say, I can only remind you that Woolley Green is not easy to deal with, if you want to do something to him, you must be justified, and you can't let him hold the handle."

George nodded.

Compared with the gloom of the conversation at Duncan's House, there was a lot of laughter in the Green Building.

"Gruul, there's nothing to say now, as we said before, I'll be the consul, and you'll be my deputy. Woolley put his arm around Gruul's shoulder.

"I'm going too. Lori grabbed Woolley's arm.

"There are many businesswomen in the Assyrian territory, and there is only one female general, but there are no female officials. Woolly struggled, but he couldn't break away, but let Lori hug him tighter.

"I'm going anyway. Lori pouted.

"You're going, who's going to take care of this mess?" asked Woolley.

"I don't care, there are so many people under your hands, and your Seneca Tongji Alliance, how can there be a shortage of people?" Lori hugged her tighter again, "I have to take care of you, as long as I can let you marry me one day, it's not better than watching these deals?"

Guru smiled, "If you want me to go, you can do two things, first, what should I do here at the Civic Academy?

"These things have to be sat down and discussed. Woolley pushed Guru to the chair, the purpose was to get rid of Lori's entanglement, but unfortunately, Lori still didn't let go, and only looked at Hibo and those maids who were waiting on the side.

"Get down to business, let go. Wu Lai pretended to slap her face at Lori, so that she could be frightened.

"Hmph. Lori let go of her hand and pouted.

Wu Lai smiled and looked at Guru: "Guru, my good brother, the Civic College does have a student status, but this is not a special situation, you have the right to ask for leave and leave of absence, do a good job, whether you have this student status or not is the same, if the two of us do something wrong, it's a big deal to come back, at most a year will see, you see you are still so young, just a year, you can afford it."

Guru nodded, and said in his heart that it was true, coming to the Assyrian Civic Academy was nothing more than to make friends and seek a future, and now he has been tied to Woolly anyway, and the momentum is so good, there is nothing unworthy of taking a year off.

"And what position do you want me to do?" asked Gruul.

"With your budget-conscious temperament, combined with the actual situation in Salt Marsh Town, I think you are the most suitable person to be the treasurer. Wu Lai laughed and said, "Besides, I, the consul of the town, don't worry about handing over the financial power of a town to others, then, it is the foundation of the revitalization of the salt marsh town." "

Take care of the money account, Wu Lai, you really will take care of me, I thought that you would let me be an idle officer of the people, or it would be good to be a civil officer." Gruul shook his head with a wry smile, "In Salt Marsh, the treasurer is an offending and unflattering position. "

That being said, Gruul actually knows that Wu Lai definitely has a reason for arranging this, and although Salt Marsh Town is not a wolf's den in Crocodile Pond, it will not be too far behind.

"With me here, you can rest assured. Woolley smiled and patted Gruul's shoulder, "The situation is complicated, only you can completely reassure me, and only you can withstand the pressure."

"If you say that, I won't be able to do it. Gruul laughed.

"You can't just go. Lori asked, pouting.

"Of course it won't be just the two of us, but the clerk of appointment will come down the day after tomorrow, and in five days' time, George the Archon of Lwington will return to the city-state of Lendwinton, and as a rule, I will be his subordinate and must go with him. "Seneca's men won't have time to set off with us, and I've got a lot of things to bring with them, so they expect to arrive about fifteen days later than we do."

"I have heard that the land of Lvington is not restless, and that the land is vast and dense, and that there are many bandits. Guru said, and Lori frowned.

"You guys bring more people over, be safe, or buy dozens of ordinary gladiators?" Lori asked.

"No need, from Assyrian City to Lincington, with George here, our safety is no problem at all, from Lincington to Salt Marsh Town, I heard that the horse trail is not bad, I and Gruul's horses are fast, it is basically impossible for ordinary bandits to catch up with us, if they are few, I just move my muscles. Woolley said with a smile.

"Then you have to be careful. Lori walked up to her brother and quietly pinched his arm, "Guru, Wu Lai won't take me there, can you take me there?" Guru

was stunned for a moment, and quickly shook his head: "Take you to that wild place, I will be broken by my father's leg."

It is not an exaggeration to say that the town of Salt Marsh is a "wild land", because the town of Salt Marsh was originally built on a vast salt plain, and within the boundaries of Salt Marsh Town, there are more than 40 natural brine wells of all sizes, and in the area where the brine wells are most concentrated, the crystals of white flowers appear as soon as they are shoveled, and every year, the salt marsh town produces nearly 40 million shekels of salt, which is then transported to all parts of Assyria.

More than 40,000,000 shekels, or more than 2,500,000 pounds in the unit of weight that Woolley was familiar with, but this obviously did not satisfy the needs of all the people in the Assyrian realm, for the vast majority of this salt went into the warehouses of the citizen class, which they either hoarded or exchanged with some people in the territory of Hurlett for what they wanted.

......

Before going to bed, Woolley took a hot bath as usual, and Hippo and El waited for him to bathe and massage him as usual.

Suddenly, Xibo gently hugged Wu Lai's arm, put his face on his shoulder, and said in a trembling voice, "Young Master, you can take me."

"Take me with you, too. El shuddered and pressed against Woolley's back ......