In the rose garden, Sean likes to entertain guests under that big banyan tree.

It is covered like an umbrella, and its branches are luxuriant, and it is very beautiful.

As usual, tea is served, as usual, it is a boast, and the guests, whether sincere or polite, praise the new drink consistently.

Compared to the former Connally family territory in Sipuitu, the Robinsons also performed well in this relief operation, they did not have many means, but they had enough food to keep the victims from starving.

When the nobles lost control of their subjects, they also lost their obligations to protect and remedy the people. At this time, the nobles who extended a little helping hand to those affected could claim to be benevolent and generous.

But Sean knew that in the disaster area beyond his and Robinson's control, all kinds of horrific events came one after another.

The aristocracy and the bourgeoisie in the cities seized the opportunity to seize the land from the peasants and make the peasants their tenant farmers, and once the peasants lost their land, they would become real proletarians at the same time as the next catastrophe came.

His Excellency the Governor was worried, and Sean suspected that he was not a natural farmer sympathizer, but rather worried about the taxes under his rule, and the decline in yeoman farmers would undoubtedly seriously affect them.

As far as Sean knew, when disaster struck, half of the Governor's patrol regiment was collecting taxes in the countryside with the tax collectors, and the other quarter were busy tracking down the so-called rebels with the secret police. As a result, when the disaster struck, the governor did not have enough manpower to suppress the riots, and many more people died.

No one cares how many people die, as long as they don't threaten themselves. If it weren't for the fear that the victims would swallow him, Sean wouldn't have come forward.

But there was a price to be paid for the 25,000 victims, and in fact more than 40,000 victims had been rescued, and Sean had to pay real money in advance, and he had to maintain these victims at least until March and April 1831.

Why is there so much increase? Don't think that all of these victims are destitute, a considerable number of people still have a few gold coins in their pockets, and when they hear that they can eat free food in a place, they certainly will not spend their last assets in the face of soaring food prices.

It's quite a huge expense, and it would be weird if Sean didn't want anything.

What the governor lacked was real money, especially when the Holy City decided to exempt all the peasants of Genoa from military service, poll and road taxes, and land taxes for two years, and the provincial tax revenues would be greatly reduced.

So in the Rose Garden, in the presence of Percy Robinson, Sean made his request in a bright and bright way:

For the next 30 years of the rights of Vichy and Vichyshafen, the government does not levy a tax on all cargo ships calling at Vichyshafen, but only 1/2 of the general transaction tax, and all land and its output of the Connary family are exempt from tax for 10 years.

Governor Byrne had to agree to Sean's conditions, and he even wondered if Sean was not good at math, in his opinion, Sean had to take care of tens of thousands of disaster victims, and it was difficult to recoup the cost.

Of course, after agreeing to Sean's conditions, Byrne could at least avoid the immediate troubles, he couldn't take care of too much. Shaun could have driven the victims to the city or elsewhere, as the other nobles did.

Governor Byrne hurried away, but Percy-Robinson stayed.

Sean made a gesture that he was willing to share with the Robinson family:

"If the Robinson family can provide me with 1,000 tons of grain at the price of grain up to September 1830, I will give up a portion of the proceeds of the port. ”

"It's not a small number, but allow me to go back and discuss it. Percy quickly calculated the reason for the number, and replied earnestly.

Sending Posey away, Sean has to deal with a complicated daily routine again. In order to cope with these affairs, Sean had to identify and promote talent.

For example, Paul Feige, an unemployed former government revenue office accountant, is now Sean's treasurer. This is an extremely numbers-sensitive guy, especially when Sean promises to hire him as the family's treasurer in the future.

There's also a guy named Tommy Wesley, who now works as Sean's clerk and handles all of Sean's paperwork. Given that Mr. Wesley had been a third-rate writer and had been in debt for his romance, one of the most important duties Sean gave Wesley was to throw him a novel outline and synopsis and let him write a novel.

In addition, there is a 200-member militia group formed by Nelson, the head of security, who patrols day and night to maintain law and order. Coupled with the cooperation of Mayor Pierre and others, Sean's disaster relief work was carried out in an orderly manner, except that food was still in short supply.

The Robinson family rejected Sean's offer, and they were content only to profit from the shops on the ground of Vichy Port. This is expected by Sean, and Southerners are always satisfied with what they get in front of them and tend to be conservative.

At this moment, Sean's ambition is just to take advantage of the trend and be a local tyrant.

On the last day of 1830, Sean was woken up in his sleep by Nelson.

Nelson looked a little nervous: "Adult, something is wrong!"

"What's the situation?" said Sean, still a little confused.

"Bloodthirsty!" Nelson's words made Sean suddenly come to his senses.

"What's going on?" asked Sean, "how many people?" ”

Nelson said, "My lord, it's not what you think. It was a little girl in the camp who was spotted showing the fangs of a bloodthirsty person, causing panic among those around her. ”

Sean eased his nervousness a little and followed Nelson to the area where the victims lived.

If it was Sean's intention, this should have been done quietly, but by the time the news reached Nelson, many of the victims already knew about it.

Among the rows of wooden huts was a small square, which was usually the place where food was distributed and orders were announced. At this time, the small square was full of people, and on one of the wooden shelves, there was a little girl hanging from it.

She was disheveled, dodging everything the crowd threw at her: rocks, mud, rotting fruit pits.

But her hands were tied and hung up, and she was exhausted.

By the light of the torches, Sean didn't notice anything unusual in her face, just a poor creature wrapped in fear.

"Burn her!"

"Burn this demon!"

The victims shouted, and when Sean appeared, the cry intensified.

There is no judge here, and if there is, only Sean has to make a judgment.

The little girl didn't hurt anyone, and to Sean's surprise, no one came forward to accuse her of being a bloodthirsty person, and everyone said that they had heard from others.

For a moment, Sean had a very ridiculous feeling, and he wasn't sure if there was some kind of force directing it.

There were only two kinds of people in the crowd, either those who were excited and clamoring to burn the little girl, or the kind of people who were numb and had no personal feelings.

Sean ordered the little girl to be lowered from the wooden frame and promised to be closely guarded, and if she was found to be a bloodthirsty, she would be burned to death.

Sean used his identity and his prestige among the victims to forcibly pacify them.

After dealing with all this, Sean was a little uneasy, he always remembered the hostess he met in the northern frontier.

But he couldn't just end the life of a little girl, even though he had executed many disobedient victims, and he had done a lot of tricks.

For example, let a guy who steals someone else's food choke to death in public, and let a guy who steals someone else's water drown in a dung pit in public.

Sean gives the little girl to Emma, the cook, and stays with her thirty orphans who have lost both parents, most of them girls. With no one to take over the orphans, Sean decides to raise them himself.

"My lord, I have to ask you, I can't keep myself busy, you have to send me a few more helpers. Emma complained. This is a big, strong woman who has lost a lot of weight now.

"Pick your own people. Sean nodded, "These poor children need not only food, but also love." Emma, I need you to choose people who are truly loving, not people who want to be my servants. ”

Sean is tsundere.

"Rest assured, merciful sir. Emma assured, "I have taken a fancy to a girl who is like an apostle of Lady Liberty on earth, very loving, and she will take care of all the orphans." ”

"Well, you decide. ”

Then Sean saw the girl Emma had her eye on, this one was named Rose Coty, and as Emma said, she was really the messenger of the goddess in the world.

Especially her costumes, which are more in line with Sean's aesthetics:

The body is a light blue dress embroidered with light-colored flowers, no complicated bows, pile pleats, satin, ribbons, artificial flower ornaments, no exaggerated puff sleeves, and no hip pads, just some lace as decoration at the neckline, and a small coat on the upper body, simple and easy to move.

She wears a sunhat adorned only by a rose fake flower on the top, a maroon curly hair underneath the hat, and a delicately young face.

It's just that there is still a faint sadness on her face, because she followed her parents from the north to Poitou, and unfortunately encountered a major earthquake, in which both parents were killed, leaving her alone.

This kind of faint sorrow makes others feel sorry for me.

"My lord, I need a job, and I heard Aunt Emma say that you need someone who can take care of orphans, and I think I can do it. Rose Coty pleaded.

"Taking care of small children is not a simple thing, it is not only about love, but also about ......"

"Patience, yes? I'll be patient, you can hire me for a month. Rose Coty said.

Her quick answer surprised Sean slightly, apparently this is a very smart girl.

It has to be said that her beauty and outfit have won Sean's favor, Sean doesn't even realize that it is an instinct from male hormones, and her sincere and intelligent attitude will also add a lot of points to herself.

"Okay, then you'll do it for a month. Sean nodded in agreement.

(There is another chapter in the evening)