Spring in Genoa always comes early.

In Guineapoli or São Nouwe when the spring season is still in full swing, it is already the season of spring flowers.

The rose garden is full of flowers, and this year a new fountain has been built here, adding a little spice to the murmuring water from Rocky Mountain.

When Sean appeared on the carriageway east of Vichy Town, Mayor Pierre the Younger led the townspeople to welcome Sean back, and most of the Genoese Civil Protection Army took a long vacation, while the officers and soldiers from Vichy followed Sean back to Vichy.

It took Sean an an hour to get rid of his enthusiastic father and return to the rose garden. From this day on, he truly became the king here.

In the rose garden, the butler Cleveland and others began preparations three days ago to welcome the return of the owner.

The rose garden, which had been silent for nearly a year, was once again lively, and God forbid, Nelson, Young, and the other guards who had followed Sean on the expedition returned intact.

After washing the journey, Sean slept for a day and a night, unloaded his exhaustion, and then called the housekeeper over:

"Denzel, I noticed Rose's absence?"

The butler's face was a little complicated: "Yes, my lord." Upon hearing that you have arrived in Partenham, Rose suddenly says that she wants to go back to her hometown to have a look. ”

"Did she say when she was going to be back?" asked Sean.

"Nope. The butler shook his head, "Her attitude is very resolute, because I have been reminded by you that you have not stopped her." ”

Sean was stunned, but also realized, and said for a long time: "Forget it, let her go." ”

"My lord, as a housekeeper, I need to remind you about the origin of Rose......"

Sean was a little impatient: "I have entrusted this matter to someone else." ”

The butler didn't argue, he knew that Sean wasn't in a good mood at this time.

Sean gets up and heads into the garden, soaking up the southern spring sun, where several of his supervisors, Head of Business Victor Pierre, Treasurer Paul Feige, and Clerk Tommy Wesley join forces to meet him.

In the past year, the financial situation of the rose garden is good, the profit of the tea garden alone has reached the scale of nearly half a million gold louis, and it is expected that this year with the expansion of the tea garden and the increasing maturity of the market, the output and sales will double, and Kang's textile has begun to make money and start operating in the north.

However, Sean was more concerned with the industrial economy of Vichy, and due to the favorable tax policy, there were no import taxes and provincial customs duties, and only the city government levied a transaction tax, which attracted many merchants to come here to trade, making the port prosperous day by day.

In addition, the preferential land rent provided here has also attracted many factory owners. Among them, most of them are factories that match the bass munitions, and these factories have a certain technical content.

Mayor Stanley actually received 300,000 louis in taxes in Vichy Town, which, if added to the existence of these businesses and factories, led to the development of other industries in Genoa. It has been calculated that the direct and indirect benefits of these far outweigh the tax breaks that Sean was "forced" to promise to Sean because of the disaster relief.

So, when it was proposed to impose a luxury tax on the tea plantations of Rocky Hills, Stanley objected. His excuse was simple, it was a new industry and one of the few Genoa specialties that needed to be protected and not killed.

In fact, both Stanley and Sean know that it is inevitable that the state will tax tea plantations, especially if there is a tax-inclusive company.

Those who are tax-bearers are powerful and can influence state policy to a great extent, even the emperor and their partners. This is not an interest group that the local aristocracy can shake.

It's just that when it's levied and what kind of tax rate is adopted, there's room to maneuver. Anyway, for Stanley or Governor Byrne, the tax company levies an extra shilling or a less shilling, which has nothing to do with them, and it will not affect their political performance.

At this point, neither Byrne nor Stanley wanted to offend Sean. Because Sean's influence in Genoa was strengthened with a counterinsurgency war, a force was vaguely formed around Sean, and Sean's cooperation was beneficial to their governance.

Genoa now looks like a thriving scene, especially when compared to its bleak northern neighbors. And all of this is more or less directly related to Sean.

Early in the morning, the rose garden welcomed a mother and son. The Countess of Roenburg and her son, Carl Robinson, arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.

The mother and son will travel with Sean to Poitou University Hospital for smallpox vaccination.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Karl jumped out of the carriage and lunged at Sean.

Sean picked him up and circled him in mid-air. Carl giggled, out of breath.

"Madam, I haven't seen you for a year, Carl has grown a lot taller and heavier now. Looks like he's fine. Sean said.

Audrey said, "Viscount, thanks to you, Doctor Nolan said that Carl's health is fine now. ”

She is dressed in beautiful makeup today, a dress embellished with green flowers, elegant and beautiful. Today, she wears a pale yellow cool hat with only a rose in it, and a white veil hangs down to cover most of her face, half hidden and half visible, with a hazy beauty, revealing only a red lip and a thin neck like a white swan.

Over the past nearly a year, Sean and Audrey have exchanged several letters, in which Sean only briefly recounts the war and his concern for Carl, but his letters get longer and longer.

And Audrey's reply is always timely, but it is written simply and politely.

"Godfather, what are we going to do today?" Karl asked.

"Didn't your mother tell you?" asked Sean.

"My mother said she wanted to plant something on me. Karl said, "Is it a tree?"

"Haha. Sean laughed, "It won't grow a tree, but it will give you the power to fight against a demon called smallpox." ”

"Am I going to be a big hero?" said Karl, "just like the Godfather!"

Sean glanced at Audrey, who turned around as if admiring the flowers in the rose garden.

"Yes, but only if you eat well and grow tall and strong. It's hard for a short person to be a hero of the world. Sean said.

"Godfather, I'll have a good meal!" Karl said, puffing his chest. Sean said to Audrey:

"Madam, it's not too early, shall we leave now?"

"Good. Audrey nodded.

The mother and son rode in a carriage, while Sean was used to riding horses, and not long after the group left the rose garden, Carl shouted that he wanted to ride a horse too. Audrey had no choice but to lift the window and ask Sean for help.

Sean smiled, "Madame, don't worry. ”

He lifted Karl up and rode a horse with him. It was Karl's first time riding, and he was so excited that he arrived in Poitou in a short time.

The University of Poitou is no longer what it used to be, with almost doubling its territory and building a number of new buildings.

In particular, a brand new three-storey building facing the street stands out, which is the newly completed affiliated hospital. Professor Nolan, who has just become a member of the Royal Society of Sciences, is also the director of the hospital.

The hospital was dedicated to smallpox. Out of respect and gratitude to Principal Sean, the first customer of the hospital was Sean.

Because of the success of the previous experiment at Fort Partham, Nolan has conducted dozens of human experiments in succession, all of which have been successful.

There were many onlookers, including a group of teachers and students from the University of Poitou, in addition to many citizens who had already made appointments.

Professor Nolan blasted away all the onlookers standing at the door, personally inoculated Sean with cowpox, and explained the precautions in detail.

When it was Carl's turn, he was a little scared at this time, who was still very excited just now. Sean encouraged:

"It's only a little pain, you've been bitten by mosquitoes, right? Is a hero of the world still afraid of being bitten by mosquitoes?"

"Don't be afraid!"

With Sean's encouragement, Carl was soon vaccinated with cowpox as well. Audrey breathed a long sigh of relief and said:

"Sean, you still have a way, it seems that Carl is willing to listen to you. ”

"It's nothing, family. Sean blurted out.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became very delicate, and Professor Nolan managed to hold back a smile.

Sean felt that this was very ambiguous, and hurriedly said: "As Carl's godfather, I have the responsibility to help and guide him, and I hope that he can be a good earl in the future." ”

"Madam, the little earl is weak, he must pay attention to observing, if it is only a low-grade fever, this is a normal phenomenon. Drink plenty of water and rest. Out of an abundance of caution, I recommend another vaccination after 10 days to guarantee a success rate. "Nolan Road.

"Professor, I rely entirely on your medical skills, thank you!" said Audrey.

"I'm ashamed that I'm honored now, and it's all because of the principal's cultivation. Nolan slapped Sean's ass by the way.

He didn't say this casually, and his peers all envied him, just because he was lucky enough to meet a wizard.

"You deserve it. Sean nodded.

While speaking, a female nurse in a white coat walked in, and Nolan said to Audrey, "Madam, I have arranged for Nurse Elija to vaccinate you, please rest assured, Nurse Elija has been specially trained and will definitely serve you well." ”

"Okay. Audrey nodded, and followed the female nurse to another private room.

There was a lot of noise outside the door, and many citizens had gathered at this time, all of whom had heard the news and had come to get vaccinated against cowpox.

In this day and age, everyone has seen people die of smallpox, a disease that has made many families smell, but now there is hope that this disease will be subdued, and the cost is low, especially for only 2 silver coins, and most people can afford it.

Sean made this program an inclusive plan to benefit as many people as possible.

"That's a good place to start, isn't it?" said Sean.

Dining in the box at the Grand Poitu Hotel at noon, Sean noticed that the menu seemed to have changed drastically. He had eaten here many times before, and although the ingredients were carefully used and the chef was very careful, the dishes were lackluster.

Audrey smiled, "Sean, the dishes here are all stolen from the rose garden. Didn't you see that Mr. Schwark, the owner of this place, was hiding from you?"

"I see!" Sean laughed, "It's an infringement." I'll have to ask the Schwack boss to give me a free order!"

Audrey pursed her lips and chuckled, at this time she had already removed the veil, and her mature and very amorous flower-like face made Sean's heart ripple.