"That's ......" Tang Xin thought for a while, and then asked about the situation, "Then have these manor owners and village chiefs tried not to pay taxes before?" ”

"Alas...... To say that our territory, although the land is quite fertile and rich in resources, it is full of disasters and difficulties. Sometimes there will be storms, sometimes there will be floods, and at these times, most of the taxes will not be collected, and Lord Abel is also very good-hearted, and the taxes will be reduced or exempted in the year of the disaster. "But on a normal day when there is no disaster, these estates and villages will come to the lord's palace on time to file their taxes, but in recent months they have often been late or even not paid, which I have never encountered before." ”

"In recent months? When, exactly? Tang Xin immediately realized that this might be a lord task, Tang Xin had never been a lord before she was reborn, but she had never eaten pork and had seen a pig run, and when she was collecting information, she also paid attention to the interesting tasks and exclusive territory tasks encountered by many lord players.

"That must have been three months ago, when Lord Abel had just been stripped of his title and his entire family had been killed in the fire...... Whining. "What a bunch of white-eyed wolves that can't be raised, how good Lord Abel was to them before, but I didn't expect that people were dead, so they immediately changed." ”

"Listen to what you mean, because the Abel family lost their titles and the whole family died, so these manor owners and village chiefs are more snobbish, or maybe they are thinking that the territory is ownerless and no longer responsible for anyone, so they start to slack off on continuing to pay taxes?"

"Well, it should be like this, as time goes by, Miss Mila from MGM Manor originally sent fresh cheese every month, and she seemed to be gentle and kind, and everyone liked her very much, I really didn't expect it...... And also? Reverend William of Fila Manor, he is always polite and gentlemanly, and he can't tell that he is this kind of person! ”

"Don't worry, why don't I go and see what the situation is."

"Yes, my lord, you are now the new lord, they may not recognize you yet, I will let the clerk follow you. We must make these people pay the price! Hum! The old adjutant Cummins immediately nodded in agreement, and waved his hand excitedly to cheer Tang Xin on, and carefully considered Tang Xin's situation.

"No, no, I'm just going to investigate the situation for the time being, don't be too public, after I grasp the situation, I'll see how to get the taxes back......" Tang Xin hurriedly waved her hand, she was going to sneak in secretly and investigate deeply, with a stupid affairs officer, how inconvenient it was to act.

"That's good lord, in addition to this, there is the matter of Hilton Manor, which is the manor we directly manage, now is the time for spring planting, in previous years, tenant farmers were hired to sow corn and wheat, and many of the facilities in the territory are old, and there is a big hole in the roof of the barn that needs to be repaired, and Lord Abel originally planned to build a new waterwheel and a lumberyard, but before the lover has designed it, it has already been ......" The old lieutenant Cummins suddenly reported the situation of various territories, This is a daily chorre that the lord player has to deal with, and on the basis of solving these basic chores, the lord is free to develop his own territory according to his own ideas.

Tang Xin made arrangements one by one, and she first asked Cummins to arrange for some builders to be hired to build a few houses to attract more homeless people to settle down.

Because she found that the original Hilton Manor hired temporary tenant farmers to cultivate the harvest, and there were no people of their own, and the other people who lived in the territory were basically the lords of the three manors and two small villages, and the lords who were directly under the jurisdiction of the lord did not have a single household.

This is a very strange thing for a manor that directly belongs to the territory, covering the most land and having the most estate in the entire territory.

Tang Xin subconsciously felt that there might be something greasy in this.

However, this is a long-term plan to attract homeless people, and it cannot solve the current spring planting problem immediately, so Tang Xin also asked Cummins to hire a certain number of tenant farmers to plant all the land in the manor first.

Other tinkering chores were also arranged.

As for the construction and future development of the territory, Tang Xin has no idea at present, and she has not yet thought about what type of territory she wants to build, so the specific planning will be considered after she personally visits the territory.

Tang Xin took out the lazy old horse from the stable, and dragged the old horse who didn't want to move to jump on the horse's back easily, but the old horse's speed couldn't be slower, Tang Xin felt that he was walking faster than this horse.

"My lord, this horse is too old, if you want to hurry, you might as well change to another horse." Sam, the horseman who specializes in keeping horses in the stable, looked at Tang Xin worriedly, for fear that the new lord would have something to say about him because of the old horse.

"Is there any other horse here? That's all I see! Tang Xin wondered.

"Your Excellency, it is like this, there are three horses in the territory, and the other two were borrowed by the owner of Fila Manor yesterday to pull the carriage, and Pastor William and his wife seem to be going to the main city for a banquet." Sam touched the back of his head and said a little embarrassed, "If I knew that the lord was going to use it today, I wouldn't lend it to them, or I would go and come back?" ”

"Oh, no, no. I'm not in a hurry, and I won't use it a few times, so don't bother. Don Xin let Sam do the work on her own, and she rode a slow old horse, unhurriedly patrolling the territory.

The name of the territory Tang Xin has not changed, and it still uses the previous Abel territory.

The entire territory covers a very wide area, including a large area at the foot of a mountain and a mountainside, plains and forests on both sides of the river under the mountain, and a lake area.

There are many places in the territory that are suitable for growing food, about half of which are used as arable land by several manors, and the other half is uncultivated wasteland, and the mineral resources are basically covered from the primary to the middle and high-level, although there are no too scarce minerals, but iron ore and copper ore are rich in ordinary minerals, which are enough for the development of a territory. In addition, there are many shrubs and trees, and there is a relatively large river with a large amount of water, which is a good choice for forestry and fishing.

However, at present, the territory is basically dominated by the development of agriculture, and other industries have not yet been developed.

In addition, it is the leveling area for players, Tang Xin walked all the way and found that the level of the monster ranges from level 20 to level 70, and no matter how high-level the monster is, you have to go up the mountain to see it, and the epic shoes are not omnipotent, and you can barely fool the active attack monsters of the past level 70, but for monsters above 70, it is a little weak. The types of monsters are also relatively comprehensive, ranging from the slow-moving, rough-skinned brown bear monster suitable for mages, to the high-sensitivity thin-skinned monkey monster suitable for hunters and thieves......

If it is properly managed and attracts players to stay for a long time, the territory can make a lot of money with this unique leveling area.

Tang Xin inspected the entire territory, and he had roughly prepared a draft in his heart, and he also had a prototype for the future development plan.

"Hello, is anyone here? Can I come in? Tang Xin led the old horse and first came to the MGM Manor, which is not large, with a bird's-eye view of the whole picture, with several farmlands and herds of cows running on the hillside.

There is a two-story white cottage with vines and flowers, a few wooden bungalows, which are supposed to be the farmers' residences, and a large shed, which is supposed to be where the cows live.

The whole estate is delicate and warm, the road is paved with smooth stones, and there are white bellflowers fluttering in the wind on both sides, which looks particularly fresh.

"Ah, please come in, please come in......" A typical British girl wearing a tunic purple tube skirt and a white apron, fair-skinned came out of the small white building on the second floor of the manor, she had a gentle face, and carried a basket in her hand, in which were placed two jugs of milk and several small bottles of cereal, "Hello, you are ......"

"Oh, I'm an adventurer passing by here, my name is Sugar Heart, I see that there are people living here, and I want to ask for a glass of water." Tang Xin touched the old horse's head, but the old horse snorted very facelessly, which made Tang Xin very embarrassed, "Hehe, that, my old carpenter seems to be tired, don't give him anything to eat, and is going to lose his temper!" ”

The old carpenter is the name of the old horse, and Tang Xin wants to give it more hay to eat and please it, but I wonder if it will be happy to run faster.

"Haha, it looks like he's really hungry, come on in, I'll get some dry corn for it to eat." The girl was amused, and happily invited Tang Xin in, "I'm Mira, the owner of this small manor, if you don't dislike it, come and taste our own milk and cheese!" ”

"Okay." Tang Xin followed Mila into the house.

Tang Xin and Mira chatted all over the world, telling some interesting stories about their adventures, and it didn't take long for them to get acquainted with the girl, and she began to enter the topic side by side.

"I've heard that there used to be wind and flood disasters here, so isn't it hard for you to live here? It seems that the manor still has to pay taxes to the territory, right? ”

"Yes, the first two years were really difficult, the things planted in the field were flooded, and a year's hard work was in vain, but fortunately, my farm was made by raising cows for a living, and the impact was not too great." Mira talked about these things, and her expression became calm, "We have to pay taxes to the territory, my manor is small, about a thousand gold a month, not too much, and Lord Abel has a good heart, if there is a disaster, the tax is usually exempted, alas...... Why don't good people live long? Now the new lord, I don't know what kind of person it is, and I don't know what will happen in the future. ”

"Oh...... By the way, on the way here, I met a guy who called himself the affairs officer of the territory, and he looked a little wolfy, muttering something strange. As soon as Tang Xin heard Mira's words, she immediately felt a little strange, she seemed to have inadvertently mentioned it, before Adjutant Cummins, it seemed that the affairs officer of the territory was driven out by the people of MGM Manor.

"Humph! That Stanley was not well-intentioned, he said that he was here to collect taxes, but he had often taken advantage of Lord Ebel's absence to enrich his own pockets with the taxes we paid, and he had tried many times before, three months ago Lord Ebel's family were killed in the fire, and the new lord heard that he had only obtained the title deed, and had not yet come to the territory, how could I give the tax to this despicable and shameless villain! Hum! At the mention of the officer, Mira became angry, and her little face turned red, and she seemed to hate the officer very much.

"I see...... Tang nodded thoughtfully, chatted with Mira for a while, and then got up to say goodbye.

Tang Xin then came to the Fila Manor mentioned by the old adjutant Cummins before.

She patted the old horse on the buttocks, let the old carpenter run back to the lord's mansion by himself, and walked alone towards Fira's manor.

The Fila estate is much larger than the MGM estate, with a large farm and a large number of poultry and pigs, cattle and sheep...... These livestock, the place where the owner of the manor lives looks quite magnificent, although under a closer look, there is still some gaudy vulgarity, but in general, there is a feeling of squire aristocracy.

Tang Xin was about to come to visit, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Sam Mafu, whom he had seen in the stable before.

Sam was a little sneaky, looking left and right, as if he was afraid of being discovered, so he picked a remote path and went in the direction of the barn.

Tang Xin squinted, this Sam saw that there was something wrong, Tang Xin hurriedly concealed his figure, quietly followed behind him, and after Sam entered the barn, he hid behind a pile of hay next to the window, and from here he could just peek through the window to peek into the situation in the barn.

Tang Xin just poked his head out, and after peeking at it, he was immediately stunned.

I saw that in the barn, Sam and a woman with smooth and fair skin were rolling together, kissing and hugging, and eagerly undressing, looking like they were going to do those things that could not be described in the goblin fight.

Wow, this crooked nut is too open!

Because the appearance of the NPCs in the game is basically Western, Tang Xin regards these NPCs as European and American races.

Tang Xin's face turned red all of a sudden, and she hurriedly covered her eyes with two palms, but she still secretly left a small slit between her fingers, and she couldn't help but be a little curious and wanted to peek.

Well, she just wants to find out who that woman is, and it's a territorial mission!

Tang Xin found a reason for himself to speak righteously, so he naturally watched this restrictive picture on the side.

But Tang Xin is a little bored when he looks at it, although the system is not disciplined, but there is still some lower limit, naturally it will not really show players some pictures that are too explicit, many things are left blank, so that people can expand infinite associations, in fact, at most, put some meat residue for players to see.

Seeing that the two people in the barn couldn't finish for a while, Tang Xin was impatient to wait here, she took screenshots from multiple angles at the level of professional paparazzi, and found some opportunities to shine on the woman's face, the woman was about thirty or forty years old, judging from the clothes and makeup, she looked like a noblewoman, according to common sense, this woman is probably the wife of the manor.

Tang Xin still remembers that the owner of this manor is Pastor William, hey, this little sad urge, someone has been cuckolded! R1152