I'm the one running the game

"Don't tell me, your aesthetic... is really simple and crude." Lu Xingshi looked at the completed Frost Giant skeleton. He had to say that after putting a layer of gold on anything and decorating it with various jewelry, no matter how ugly it is, it can become beautiful. stand up.

Even if this thing turns out to look very ferocious.

This thing is like trypophobia. Seeing a bunch of bugs will definitely make your scalp numb, but seeing a warehouse of densely packed gold bricks will not only make your scalp numb, but it will also be pleasing to the eye.

So the financial officer followed the principle that everything would be easy as long as he added money, and gilded the Frost Giant skeleton.

"Where did you get so much gold?" Lu Xingshi suddenly realized this.

"Sir, I melted all the gold in the vault, barely enough for a layer of paint." The financial officer smiled bitterly.

Lu Xingshi touched it, and the curse on his face became more and more obvious.

"You put a layer of copper underneath the seal???" No wonder Lu Xingshi felt something was wrong.

It turned out to be a fraud, and he thought he had actually plated a bone with such a thick layer of gold. I have to say that he was indeed a talent.

As for the jewelry, these were originally rewarded by the king. Anyway, they were all returned. They were originally intended to be exchanged for gold coins, but this way it seemed more sincere.

"What about our funds? Don't let you use them all. By then we won't even be able to turn around." Lu Xingshi thought of this problem again.

"There are enough silver coins in the vault, and don't worry about the copper coins. They will be recovered soon," the financial officer said.

As for why it was recycled, the reason is very simple. When it was opened up, the territory was selling all kinds of food, alcohol, etc.

It is equivalent to making money on the construction site and spending it on the construction site, and you don’t even think about taking a penny home.

The financial officer who arranged the sale arranged it for the merchant, so the money came full circle and came back.

Of course, not everyone will spend money lavishly, and some people will choose to ignore it. It’s just that under the general environment, more or less must be spent.

But it is definitely unrealistic to spend all the money. They are all out to develop, so Lu Xingshi is not really so crazy that he makes them work without earning a cent.

"As long as it's guaranteed, don't ruin the territory's economy." When Lu Xingshi heard this, he didn't make things difficult. It was only such a small thing, so it must be relatively limited.

Anyway, as long as the finished product can be produced.

"Let...the captain of the guard and the deputy sheriff take one-third of the soldiers to escort them to the capital." Lu Xingshi chose the candidate.

The financial officer had no objection and was a little envious in his heart. These two had been canonized by Lu Xingshi before and became knights. He also wanted to plan one for his son, but he really had no chance.

Lu Xingshi saw what the other party was thinking: "You will be responsible for the follow-up matters. When I earn one million gold coins, I will make you and your son a knight."

"Even though one million is a lot, there is no risk, and it uses the resources of the territory. It means you don't have to pay anything, you just need to complete it step by step."

"After all, you planned it yourself. The giant skeleton is really worth so much money."

If the other party wants it, as long as it meets the standard, he will give it to him.

The two people who were awarded the knighthood last time were really fighting for their lives. Once discovered, they would definitely die in the hands of Grand Duke Hypa.

Now you rely on the resources and channels provided by the territory to start operations, and then you want to get a place to be canonized as a knight, which will definitely be a little more difficult.

For a financial officer, one million gold coins is really an astronomical figure.

He has been the financial officer of the Langton family for so many years, and the entire wealth in the entire territory combined is not that much.

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely earn one million gold coins for the territory." The financial officer said forcefully.

Becoming a canonized knight is equivalent to completing a class jump.

As for the real nobles, this process has to go through the process of becoming a knight.

When Lu Xingshi's territory expands further, nobles will definitely be ennobled in the future. After all, he is now an earl and can enfeoff barons and viscounts.

The viscounty territory was too small and too poor to distinguish anything. At most, it could only support the semi-aristocratic class of canonized knights.

Lu Xingshi has never been stingy with power. If he wants to reward someone, he must have enough resources to reward him. His hands are clean and his subordinates don't starve to death. It's already pretty good.

Therefore, whether the Black Soil Territory can turn around depends on the benefits of this development.

"Go ahead and send it over as soon as possible." After Lu Xingshi finished speaking, he signaled to the housekeeper to come in and report.

Seeing this, the financial officer immediately left to handle his own affairs.

"Sir, this is a letter of cooperation from Viscount Moko and others. They want to help you open up the permafrost mountains together," the steward said.

Lu Xingshi has the right to develop, but the surrounding noble lords have had their right to develop, so if they want to further develop themselves, they can only rely on Lu Xingshi.

It is equivalent to injecting capital to get shares, and then paying dividends at the end of the year.

Anyway, they give people money and supplies, and when the permafrost mountains are developed later, they will also take part of the land.

Lu Xingshi finished reading the cooperation letter and put it all aside.

"Tell them that it can be used as a loan, and we will settle the interest after the development of the permafrost mountains is completed."

"Nothing else." Lu Xingshi said calmly.

Thinking of using a chicken to lay eggs? I really thought Lu Xingshi couldn't see it.

Lu Xingshi was already doing well if he didn't swallow them up in turn, but he still wanted to make a profit from him.

"Sir, this... is it too blunt? The Black Soil Territory is too small. Once they unite to put pressure on us or even sabotage us secretly, it will seriously affect our progress in land reclamation." said the housekeeper.

"They dare not." Lu Xingshi said coldly: "The Black Soil Territory has indeed not been able to keep up with my title of earl."

"But my title of great knight is not linked to the Black Soil Territory."

"The great knight is not only a representative of strength, but also a representative of power. If they make things difficult for me, I will make things difficult for them to see who can't stand it first."

Lu Xingshi said so, but in fact it was very simple. He had the simplest and crudest solution. Whoever made things difficult for him, Lu Xingshi would let him die in an 'accident'.

It just needed a fig leaf. After all, Lu Xingshi had just dug up some secrets of Ragnarok and knew that this world was not ordinary. He couldn't be too arrogant and had to keep a low profile for the time being.

So if they didn't come to provoke him, Lu Xingshi would not take action.

The butler hesitated to speak, and finally did not continue: "Can we give them some of the profits, such as the excavated skeleton?"

"Give? Impossible, if you dare to give up, they will dare to flock in." Lu Xingshi sneered. Grand Duke Hepa wanted his life for the unfounded perfume formula. Now it is the real right to explore, how could he give it up.

"Yes, sir, I will reply to them immediately."

"But what if they want us to mortgage before they can lend it to us?" The butler soon thought of this again.

"Tell them that there is no mortgage. This is a business that is sure to make money. If they don't do it, there are many people who will do it." Lu Xingshi directly rejected it.

With the right to explore in hand, as long as Lu Xingshi is not dead, the rise of the Black Soil Territory is inevitable.

As for his death? Why does Lu Xingshi care so much?

The butler deeply agrees with Lu Xingshi's words.

"Also, just this morning, a brand new skeleton was dug out, but this time it is very similar to us, like the legendary elves." The butler asked again.

"What do you think about the value?" Lu Xingshi asked.

"I'm afraid it's not as good as the giant skeleton. After all, the giant skeleton is huge and can satisfy the nobles' desire for glory. But the strange residence and people of the elves are too small. Maybe it can be given as a gift?" The butler still has some understanding of the nobles' psychology.

The so-called glory was placed in the period of the ancestors of the nobles. Now the nobles probably only have vanity.

"Wait a while before unearthing it, and wait until the reward from the king comes down, otherwise there is no gold coin to gild it now."

"Then send the first one to the king after it is finished." Lu Xingshi still has a good grasp of the worldly affairs.

After all, he is living in someone else's territory, and he still has to give the respect he should give, even if it is just on the surface. Let alone Lu Xingshi wants the other party to give him gold coins.

You can't let the other party give you gold coins with an arrogant and unruly look, how can the other party agree to that.

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"The soul of winter is wailing..." Princess Catherine said in a low voice.

Some low humming rang in her ears, making her feel sad.

"What?" The king didn't hear clearly what Princess Catherine was saying, but he heard her talking, so he asked.

"Nothing, father." Princess Catherine looked at the king with a timid look.

These days, the king's complexion has been getting better and better, as if his youth has returned.

She knew that this was because the king took the potion to recover. Because of the increase in demand, many of the queen's plans were shelved, and she could only concentrate on making potions for the king.

Just like the previous plan to recruit dwarves in the Ironforge Forest, there has been no movement until now.

As for why Princess Catherine didn't go? Naturally, it was because she needed an opportunity.

"You should be bolder, Catherine." The king did not notice Princess Catherine's abnormality, and could only say comfortingly.

"Your favorite winter is coming, but it's a pity that Earl Langton refused to be your knight teacher, otherwise you can go to the north to see the wind and snow in the Everfrost Mountains now."

The king said, looking at the dark clouds in the distance.

Princess Catherine did not speak. She did not like winter, but she liked the dead silence it brought.

"Well, go back, my little princess, don't let the coming cold wind make you sick." The king saw that Princess Catherine was absent-minded and took her back to the castle.

Catherine could only withdraw her gaze from the north. She didn't know what happened in the Everfrost Mountains, but it must have something to do with Earl Langton.