When Percy came to see Shaun, Governor Byrne came to inspect it.

Byrne had lost so much weight that his cheekbones protruded, and he looked haggard and serious. For the past month, he has been struggling to cope.

Collecting corpses, treating the wounded, preventing epidemics, suppressing riots, accumulating food and stabilizing prices, and cracking down on unscrupulous businessmen are all tricky things.

It stands to reason that Sean should have come to inspect the disaster relief and reconstruction work entrusted to Sipwatu. However, the men sent reported that Viscount Connery's rule was calm and orderly, and he did not pay attention to it at all, so he could only devote more of his energies to other remote areas.

Sean did not ask for nothing but a crying child with milk, and he wrote a weekly report detailing the progress of his work, reassuring His Excellency the Governor, and at the end of each report he did not forget to complain and ask for supplies, although he knew that the chances of receiving a positive answer were extremely small.

A month had passed, and Byrne had finally found time to inspect it, partly because of his apologies and gratitude, and partly because it was the place he had the least trouble with, and every official sent here was full of praise for Sean, which made him curious.

Out of Poitu to the west, not far in front of the road suddenly became flat and wide, and the flowers and trees on both sides were cultivated at fixed intervals, even the height was the same.

In the fields, some people are turning ridges, and some people are cleaning ditches. The farther west you go, the more people are busy on both sides of the road. Through the carriage window, Byrne saw a huge construction site on his right, with a crowd of ants and a huge reservoir about to take shape.

"Who did the land belong to?" Byrne asked.

"Your Excellency, there were barren mountains full of stones and thorns, and by using these hills to enclose the gaps, they became reservoirs. Only a small amount of low-lying land was occupied, where the host family was either killed in an earthquake or in a tsunami. Viscount Connelly said that in the future, it could be used both for agricultural irrigation and for fish farming. The officer in the same car replied.

Land is always a sensitive topic, and this catastrophe has added many more people who have lost their land or had to sell it. These lands are usually auctioned off by the government.

Byrne knew that many of the city's wealthy people, like scavenging vultures, were preparing to share in the feast. But here, anyone who wants to buy land must probably obtain the consent of Viscount Connery.

Byrne wondered what Sean would do with these new reservoirs in the future, and just take them for himself, buy them cheaply, or something else?

"Stop!"

Byrne abruptly stopped the car because he saw Sean surrounded by a group of peasants, and his guards were driving the peasants away with their horsewhips.

It is a felony to openly besiege the nobility.

However, the reality is the opposite, the farmer chased Sean and said that he wanted to send him money and grain, but Sean said that he didn't need it.

This made Byrne's head go over like a bull.

Originally, Sipuwatu was bordered by the sea to the south and the Rocky Mountains to the north, a narrow strip of plains, hills and mountains with nearly 100,000 hectares.

In the past, it was the domain of the Connelly family.

With no reservoirs, the annual precipitation and the Rocky Mountains stream water are wasted, and irrigation of the fields becomes a major problem in the event of a dry year.

Any Shaun building a reservoir would solve this big problem, and it would take up very little land, but local farmers would have to join a mutual aid group to get water.

In principle, the reservoir should be owned by all local farmers, including future aquatic income, provided that each household pays a certain amount of cash or grain of equal value according to the size of the land.

No one had the ability to build such a reservoir before, and at most they blocked the stream, and fights between the upstream and downstream for water occurred every year.

But Sean can, manpower is readily available and free, and the stone needed to build the levee is mined from Rocky Mountain, which belongs to Sean.

Sean just let out a little breath, and the local farmers "besieged" him.

Farmers are also very good at being budget-conscious, or they are more likely to take advantage. Because they only need to contribute a small part of the money and grain, and the annual income from the reservoir is worth their own efforts for two years at most, not to mention the convenience of irrigation.

Byrne's appearance, and the patrol team that followed him dispersed all the peasants who wanted to get close with just a police uniform.

"Your Excellency, welcome!" said Sean. When confronted by the governor of a province, he only had to nod his head.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Viscount Connery. Byrne smiled, "I just saw a farmer who seems to be disrespectful to you?"

"No, no, they're just welcoming. Sean said with a smile.

"Passionately, what are they going to do?" Byrne asked.

After Sean explained, Byrne had a deeper understanding of Sean, and the farmer was really enthusiastic.

If you think about it carefully, this nobleman who was ridiculed behind his back in the past may be counted in one fell swoop this time.

"I think you're probably in need of money and food now, so why don't you accept what they sent on their own initiative. Byrne asked.

"There is a problem here, for there are many lands that will become terra nullius, and I would like to ask His Excellency the Governor to agree that I will dispose of them. Sean said.

Byrne asked calmly, "What are you going to do?"

"I am going to transfer the land to the victims according to the price of the land before the disaster. ”

"How can the victims afford it?" said Byrnech.

"Installments, they can also be paid in the form of hard labor. You know, most of the people didn't own land, they were just tenants. A hard-working farmer owns a piece of land and can do more for the government than a privileged person. ”

Sean's words surprised Byrne, he didn't think that Sean was planning to do so, not that he paid for it himself. If Sean wants to buy, Governor Byrne will definitely agree, which is a reward and reward for him.

"What do you do with the money you recovered?" Byrne asked. Normally, these unclaimed lands are auctioned by the government, and the proceeds of the auction go to the government.

"If you agree, 70 percent goes to the municipality and 30 percent goes to the local owners, which is the price for them to accept outsiders, which can be used for public works and maintenance. Sean said.

Byrne didn't immediately agree, but said something meaningful:

"Viscount, you are the most special nobleman I have ever met. ”

Byrne abandoned the carriage and rode alongside Sean in the direction of Vichy. There are no clues related to the disaster, and there is a scene of prosperity everywhere.

Byrne remembers that he only plucked food for Sean twice, which was not enough for the 25,000 victims, and he wondered how Sean coped with it.

But it dawned on him when he saw an improvised dock appear to the east of the town of Vichy.

Two medium-sized cargo ships are docked at the newly completed dock and are unloading grain from the north. This was procured from the north by Sean and asked Captain Alfonso.

"Your Excellency, you will need to pay for these purchases. Sean said inophinctly, "I promise it's at least twenty percent cheaper than what you can buy." ”

"If you can buy more, I'll happily pay the bill. Byrne said earnestly, "Those grain merchants and brokers are vultures, and my most important job for the past month has been to negotiate with them. Food prices in Poitou have risen by 50 percent compared to before the disaster, and they are threatening to increase by 50 percent next spring. ”

"Then you need a price where there are no middlemen to make the difference. Sean laughed.

Percy Robinson was also watching the cargo ship unload. Compared with the current expensive grain, he was even more envious of Sean for building this shabby-looking but usable dock in only one month, and the building materials and labor were readily available and free.

Boom, a loud bang brought Percy Robinson back to his senses.

Seeing Sean and the Governor coming on horseback, Percy hurriedly stepped forward, as he had said in front of Sean, he had learned to slap horses in the Holy City, so he praised the Governor before he remembered the matter:

"Viscount Connery, how did you come up with the idea of building a road through Rocky Mountain? ”

"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This path is more important to you Robinson family. "If you don't agree, I can stop the engineering team." ”

Posey hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, we can also call the victims to work from the other side." I just want to ask, you won't charge for cards in the future, right?"

Sean was amused by his question, and Governor Byrne took it for granted. The Europa Empire seemed to be a unified whole, but goods from one province had to be sold to another, and even customs duties had to be paid, not to mention money for road purchases.

In Sean's previous life, you didn't have to pay a fee to drive a highway, and didn't you need money to build a highway? But like Europa, it would be outrageous to have to pay tariffs for the circulation of goods across provinces in China.

"No, I won't charge for it, and I would advise you not to. The free flow of goods is the most important thing. In fact, our rulers have gone into a misunderstanding, they only want to share the cake, not to make the cake bigger, as long as the cake is big, there will naturally be more. If merchants wanted to use the wharf in the future, the government could come and collect a transaction tax, but the Rocky Mountain Highway toll was not necessary, otherwise merchants would not want to come. ”

Sean actually said this to Byrne.

"And what do you get?" Percy thinks Sean has the potential to be a saint.

"Me?" said Sean shrugged, "the land near the docks belongs to me and the residents of Vichy, and in the future there will be warehouses, inns, taverns, and shops on top of it. Locally produced goods can also be traded and shipped here. And goods from other places can also be turned around through the town of Vichy. ”

Posey said, "Can the Robinsons get a piece of the pie?"

Percy would love to threaten Sean, such as setting up a checkpoint at the Robinson family end of the future Rocky Mountain Highway.

"Of course, what about a third of the land? Sean certainly knows Posey's subtext.

"One-half, it can't be less than that. "Percy bargained.

"No, you are a little late, and I have written to Viscount Lincoln, but he has not yet replied, and has decided to do so. ”

"Well, that's the price......"

"Thirty-five thousand gold Louie!"

"Thirty thousand! ”

"Deal!"

Byrne watched the whole process of the transaction, and he realized that he couldn't understand Sean anymore.

The heavy burden of 25,000 victims is actually no longer this number, through this series of divine operations, Sean took care of the victims, not to mention, and earned a lot of money for himself and the townspeople of Vichy Town, and a bright future, it seems that he didn't pay anything, and he also made a good friend to a noble neighbor, so that the government also benefited, and finally won everyone's praise.

This is an atypical aristocratic, genius speculator.

Such people are terrible.