Transcendent Noble

The sun is setting, and the sky is getting late.

Raven Town is very lively, there are piles of bonfires rising in the open space, and the orange tongue desperately wants to lick the lamb on the iron rack, but can only taste the boiling oil. The clerk took down the golden barbecue and immediately put the whole lamb still dripping with blood. The women were responsible for putting the scented barbecue on the wooden table. They kicked the hounds that hopped around and cursed and tried to touch them. Ass men, those who succeed must have a few loud slaps, and then triumph in the laughter of everyone. A large group of children were running in the mud with their bare feet. They were chasing a bald, fat old man, hoping to get a small piece of candy from his hand.

Fr. Gary is battered and exhausted. His new priest robe is covered with large and small oil handprints. Facing these screaming boys, even the divine technique bestowed by the Supreme Lord can’t help him. Paladin, who was in charge of protecting the pastor, smirked and didn't mean to help.

"Don't talk, don't talk, everyone has it, oh, this is a new robe." Father Gary, who was brow beaded with sweat, finally saw the savior in the brat, "Bertina! Dear! Little girl, take care of your subordinates, for the sake of the Supreme Lord."

Bell raised his blushing face, stretched out his hand and said: "Father grandfather, give me the bag, and I will distribute it for you. ."

"Little Darling, this won’t work. Unless you put on a white robe." Father Gary avoided countless little hands awkwardly. Although he liked this little girl very much, the only things for the church It is the rule to be distributed to the public by the priest.

"Then you have to reward me with every candy you send. Otherwise, I won't help you." Bertina rolled her eyes and made a request.

"Send three yuan to reward you."

"Everyone grab it!"

"Don't grab it, don't grab it... well, you won "Before a few brats climbed onto him, the fat priest raised his hand to surrender to King Child. Bertina was happily nodded again and again, and her few henchmans immediately lined up the messy brat.

"One piece for you, one piece for Bell. Next..." The fat priest gave Bell a candy cube and touched her little head: "What a greedy little fellow, why can't you be like you? The owner is so generous? Your Excellency Randal donated 7 cows, 60 sheep, and 20 wild boars for this relief... Do you want to bring back these raw sugar?"

Bertti Na contentedly put the jaggery in the small pocket of the maid's dress, and said without raising her head: "It is because of the master's generosity that we have to be stingy."

"Uh...who taught you? "The priest asked as he sent sugar.

"Mrs. Lilia."

"This is a wise saying."

Fr. Gary was warmly welcomed by Raven Town up and down, and he did not recognize everyone , But remembered the Bertina who had just met, but he couldn't think that this particularly cute little girl had a wizard father, and he was so strong and outrageous.

Imerson's most dangerous ability is not an alienated creature, but the will to communicate. This witchcraft does not need to be cast, it is completely passive innate talent, which can control animals and communicate with orcs without obstacles. If Victor were Imerson, he would first use powerful alienated creatures to enslave a group of intelligent goblins and kobolds, organize goblin servants to engage in production and construction, hunting and gathering, farming and mining, and after gaining strength, he would conquer the half-dragon human tribe. You can't be the king and hegemony in Great Swamp, you can live comfortably even if you don't. It is a pity that Imerson hates orcs from the bottom of his heart, and even cannot accept the reality that he has become a wizard. He tortured himself in self-exile. He has a powerful and incomparable ability, but he lives like a savage, and even Bertina followed him. suffer.

Traditional education confines people's thoughts, and vision determines a person's achievement. The world's shortcomings are precisely my advantage. Victor thought to himself, he closed the window and returned to his seat. The hall was brightly lit by candlelights, the lord’s dinner had just ended, the wine and delicacies on the oak table had been removed, Boots and the crowd were waiting for Victor to ask questions.

"Father Gary held prayers and relief, and the hearts of the people in Raven Town are determined. Boots, what are your plans next?" Victor took a sip of coffee and asked.

"My lord, I have already surveyed." Boots was confident, stood up and said, "My lord, although your land is 1,300 square kilometers, there are many mountains and little land, so the land is not fertile. There is only one stream and one lake, and at most more than 20,000 acres of farmland can be reclaimed. Old Ham and I put together a plan to build a pastoral village, plant alfalfa, raise cattle, sheep and horses, and then organize people to dig the stream reservoir and reclaim farmland. It is expected that three Within this year, we will be able to open up 50,000 mu of arable land and build three villages.” Seeing Victor’s unanswered question, Booth quickly added, “My lord, I guarantee that the villages and towns here will be as clean and tidy as hill camps.”

Victor’s earliest followers all know that their adults have almost "strict" requirements for environmental sanitation. Raven Town has taken in more than 1,000 sloppy free people, and the town is not very clean.

Victor shook his head and laughed, and said: "Boots, the most important thing for Raven Town now is to let the freedmen stay."

Raven Town is remote and deserted. Victor thinks it should be here. A good place to exile prisoners, at least for now. The first batch of pioneers in Raven Town were more than 300 mountain people led by Boots. They were once scattered in Randal, but were secretly controlled by Victor. The second group of migrants, about 500 people, were divided into more than 60 families, mainly soldiers from the Beria family, who were liquidated for betraying Judy's mother and son. At the beginning, after Victor shot Austin Beria, he captured a group of soldiers who had been performing hard labor in Randal. Later, Judy regained power in the family. She confiscated the wealth and land of these soldiers and expelled their families. Victor asked those people to come over, not only pardoned them of their guilt, but also granted them the status of a leader, with the condition that they must move to Raven Town to open up territory for the Randal Family.

These mountain people can be regarded as Victor's old subordinates. Although they are not loyal, they are used to obey the powerhouse. They are sturdy and brave but have little guts. They are the core strength of Raven Town. As for the captives, they were originally vassal soldiers, capable and knowledgeable, grateful to Victor, and eager to become vassals of the Randal Family, and they had the only opportunity to open up the northern territory. Only the newly joined free people are unreliable. Most of them will definitely try to leave Raven Town and go to the more stable and prosperous Viscount Solon to make a living.

"I won't give them the status of leader, but Raven Town does need these labors." Victor said: "In addition, you are the mayor of Raven Town, not a bandit leader. Don't think of using threats. Means to force them to stay. Do you understand?" Boots nodded awkwardly, he really only has this way. Victor continued: "Fr. Gary came here this time, which means that Raven Town from now on is on the right track."

"What is the right track? I guess you can't say it." Victor patted, Several soldiers walked into the hall carrying three wooden boxes and opened the lid of the box, which was full of dark red Copper Coins. Boots and the others opened their eyes one by one. Although Copper Sol is worthless, the three boxes of Copper Coin are still eye-catching.

"Raven Town used to be public and private, with unclear responsibilities, and the townspeople didn’t have money to work. It was like a free private camp! Hehe, fortunately, most of your subordinates are mountain people... With the support of the People’s Church, who is willing to work for nothing?"

"Here is 300,000 copper sols, full of color." Victor grabbed a handful of Copper Coins and let them fall from his fingers, banging The sound of ding ding dong dong. "Free people come and go freely, work for money, and gain citizenship after three years of development. This is their right. However, if you want them to stay in Raven Town, these are not enough!"

"Raven Town follows the rules of Randal, free people come and go freely, and they are exempt from transit taxes. Not only do they have wages, they also have free housing to live in. Gathering and hunting can retain 20% of the harvest, while ensuring their personal and property safety."

Victor paused and asked, "Old Ham, do you have enough soldiers?".

"My lord, there are 40 elite soldiers in Raven Town, 10 family guards, and 60 mountain hunters." Old Hamm stood up and replied: "Originally it was enough, but now the territory has expanded by four. Bai, I’m afraid I can’t take care of this manpower."

Victor nodded and said: "I bring you 64 mercenaries this time. They used to be vassals of the Beria family, now they are mercenaries. Work for me in the name of. I will leave these people to you. You must build outposts and arrange patrols as soon as possible to ensure the safety of your territory. Only in this way will freedmen rest assured."

" , My lord." Old Ham happily said: "All the mountain people are good hunters, but they don't know how to ride horses. With this group of manpower, Raven Town finally has enough patrol cavalry."

Victor returned to his seat and asked Lilia: "Dear, have the personnel and property of Raven Town been counted?"

"en." Lilia said with her jaw: "Raven Town currently has 104 There are 1,143 people in the household, 1,103 free people. There are more than 11,000 mu of arable land, 387 cows, 2,303 sheep, and 733 pigs." Lilia faced Boots, instructed: "Boots, distribute the land to the people as soon as possible. Families, each family rents 80 acres of land, which can keep 30% of the harvest. In addition, I left Raven Town with 2000 gold sols and 4000 silver sols. The first batch of households can get 3 gold sols. The second batch of leading families received 1 Kingsall. Only then can they have the money to hire freelance workers. In short, Raven Town will follow the rules of the village and town in the future."

"As you wish, madam. "Boots bowed deeply.

Victor motioned Booth and Old Ham to sit down, shook his head and said: "Raven Town is too far away from Randal, and I won't be transporting supplies. I have already agreed with Father Gary. He will facilitate the trade between Raven Town and the Viscount of Solon. In the future, the living supplies of Raven Town can be purchased from the Viscount of Solon, including food and salt. Father Gary’s condition is to open a public carriage from Raven Town to the Viscount of Solon, at least every day Two shifts."

"Boots, you first take someone to build the road connecting the Viscount of Solon."

Boots hesitated for a long time, then whispered: "My lord, free people earn money. When the wages are reached, they will take the carriage to the Viscount Solon to earn a living. In this case, Raven Town will soon be out of money..."

"So, you have to find a way to make money." Victor said with a smile "I arranged a cottage in the mountain area on the west side of Raven Town. They are both the backup of Raven Town and the collection of mountain products. Send people to contact them to transport the mountain out, process them into commodities, and then sell them to Viscount Solon, or the north. Viscount Negus."

"Apart from this, Raven Town does not charge caravan’s material transit tax and commodity purchase tax, but only a 7% commodity transaction tax. If the caravan sells They can also waive the commodity transaction tax for purchasing Raven Town’s goods with the money of things. I believe Raven Town will soon become a place where merchants gather and earn a lot of money."

Boots Confused, he stared at Victor with a smile on his face, cautiously asked: "My lord, I know the transit tax, this...what do you mean by purchase tax and transaction tax?"

" Tariff...Uh, well, we’ve changed the term. Come to buy things without tax, come to sell things, do you understand?"

"I see." Boots said with a smile. .

Earth’s middle business from the 16th century to the 18th century, Western European countries prevailed in heavy money, when foreigners came to trade in their own country, they must use all their sales of goods to purchase domestic goods, so as to reach the limit The purpose of the outflow of gold and silver. This is of course a wrong approach, because gold and silver are not equivalent to currency, and currency that is not in circulation is not equivalent to wealth.

Victor does not understand the history of trade protectionism, but he especially needs gold coin. If the lord desperately sells territorial resources in order to store Kinthor, then he must be an out-and-out idiot, but Victor can replace Kinthor with an alchemy creature. Although Alchemy Tower can also absorb supplies, Victor vaguely thinks this is a terrible idea. He would rather use gold coin to feed Alchemy Tower's appetite.

On the other hand, the size of Raven Town is far from Wild Willow City mention on equal terms. It has limited demand for goods, but it controls the resources in the Raleigh mountain range. It is also the kingdom of Gambis and Dodo. Trade port. In Wild Willow City, various caravans can trade with each other, and the Beria family draws taxes from it. In Raven Town, there is no tax on the purchase of goods, and tax on the sale of goods. In order to avoid taxation, the caravan could only sell the goods to Raven Town and then purchase the goods from Raven Town. In this way, Victor became a middleman.

Intermediaries make the difference, which is much cooler than collecting taxes.

In the final analysis, Wild Willow City is the result of mutual compromise between the major lords. The Beria family does not have the strength to take the bulk, and can only charge a transaction tax of 1% and 3%. And Victor has the ability to guarantee his own interests, he doesn't need to be polite at all.

Completed the development plan for Raven Town, the next step is to solve Raven Town's personnel issues.

"I think you already know that Linda is now the family ombudsman, and the family sheriff is Munk." Victor said to Boots and Old Hamm: "Raven Town now also needs a sheriff, I will ask Munk to transfer people from the police station to serve as your sheriff, and change every three years. In addition, Linda will send his staff to investigate the situation in Raven Town from time to time. I ask you to unconditionally cooperate with Linda’s work. Do you understand? "

Boots and Old Ham looked at each other in blank dismay, they can see the deep and cold eyes of fief lord, their hearts tightened, and they said in unison: "Yes, my lord."

Victor looked a little slow, and asked softly: "I heard that each of you has a woman, and there are more than one?"

Old Boots blushed, and Old Hamm red lighted. He said with a full face: "Yes, my lord. My woman gave me a cub, as cute as a pony. Boots also has a son and a daughter."

"Wait When they were eight years old, they were sent to Silvermoon Manor to receive Madam Elina’s attendant education." Victor said with a smile: "As for whether they can inherit your position in the future, it depends on their skills. It's better than you."

"Many thanks! Madam many thanks!" Boots was overjoyed, and he pulled Old Ham to bow and said. Victor proposed that the sheriff should be changed every three years, but Boots's heart was up and down. He was very worried that his position as mayor would also have a tenure. Now, the stone in his heart is let go.

Victor knows Booth’s mentality well. He encouragingly said: "I will not forget your credit for developing Raven Town. As long as you work hard, I promise you can keep doing it. Raven Town, after all It's your hard work and your home."

Victor banned Randal's hereditary system of village chiefs, which is conducive to improving efficiency, but it is not suitable for the situation of Raven Town.

There is another sentence after "the official who beats the yamen and the water": Being an official for thousands of miles is for money. Liu officials either have to waste foreign workers, have mixed qualifications, or are corrupt and corrupt, and they will remain unchanged for thousands of years. This is mainly due to the fact that the liuguan people are superfluous and do not regard the place as their home. It is impossible to achieve living to the utmost, after death. This is also the reason why there were thousand-year families in ancient China and no thousand-year dynasties. If Victor is the king of Gambis, he can only take the Feudal System degree under the current conditions. The place where Randal's collar is bigger, and Victor's eyelids, naturally can't turn over any splashes. Raven Town hangs out alone and needs the mayor and garrison to make an all-out effort to ensure its prosperity and stability.

Boots and Old Hamm have average abilities, but they are currently the people Victor can trust. The prosperous Raven Town is bound to be coveted by all influences. The two of them may not be able to cope with the too complicated situation, but Victor has a righteous reputation, and if he has a firm grasp of the judicial power, he will not be afraid of Raven Town falling to other forces. Refining Golden Dragon lizards and fast bird Qingqi is not a decoration. When necessary, Victor will teach ambitious a bitter lesson.

"This is the end of today's conversation, you guys go back and rest too."

Victor waved away the crowd and asked Lilia: "Fermi and they set off?"

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"Well, Fermi has taken his Kestrel mercenary group to Viscount Negus. After delivering the raw sugar, they will make a detour to the giant eagle city of the Dodo Kingdom, and then go all the way north, trying to recover along the way. Mountain village." Lilia frowned and asked: "However, the Kestrel mercenary group does not have merchants to accompany, nor does it carry materials to trade with the mountain people, not even trolleys. Is this really okay?"

"Don't worry. Barol is in giant eagle city, he has prepared everything for Fermi. Mercury has cost me so much money, and finally it's a bit useful."

Lilia nodded, another thing suddenly came to mind, "By the way, I received a call from the Raven in front of me. The letter said that a customer was waiting for you in Flatlake Town."

"Who?"

Lilia said with a weird face: "Lord Abel, Mrs. Sophia's steward."

"Lord Abel? He left me alone in Black Castle Town at the beginning. I thought he was the queen’s person. , Didn't expect that he is still playing for Sophia. Hehe, interesting." Victor laughed and said, "We will return to Flatlake Town tomorrow."