Chapter 44: The First Job as an Apprentice
Charlotte was pleased with Ofeich's work.
"I'm also worried about when I'll reply to those letters, and some of the people I'm in contact with are willing to come to Chahe Town. She happily clasped her hands together and snapped softly, her eyes drifting out of focus on the ceiling, "Tomorrow, I'll take Casey to Elm Street to sign a lease of tenancy, and then I'll have to get some decent clothes ordered." O-film, have you noticed what furniture and decorations need to be replaced in the house? Ah, that's good, please find out where to buy some of the furniture tomorrow, and maybe contact the craftsman in charge of painting and renovating. If you want to add or replace some large pieces of important furniture, I will tell you another one after tomorrow......"
During the few days spent in the town center square, Ofeicher had done his homework on renting. On the second day, he quickly selected the style of furniture to be replaced at the three workshops in the town that sold furniture for the town's upper class, and then went to a grocery store that mainly sold household goods and ordered a whole set of tableware in a rather classical royal style.
It wasn't yet noon, and all the things he had to do for Charlotte that day had been taken care of.
However, I'm afraid I'm the last person to enjoy the convenience of the clerk's office in Chahe Town, Ofi Yiche thought. Soon the town clerk's office will be overwhelmed, and the various departments, types and changes in the forms and changes of industry and commerce, which have been reformed and subordinated, will no longer be able to register such detailed information.
At this time, the town clerk's office not only contains basic information such as the address of the store, the size of the store, the type of house, the owner, the tenant, the entire operator, the purpose of business, and the rent. Even the scope of the main business will be specific to what type of goods are being sold or manufactured, what kind of reputation it enjoys, and the current debt status of the store is recorded.
This administrative structure may have great regulatory benefits for small and modest villages and towns, or single-function castles. But even the newcomer Ofeicher could see that it was obviously not suitable for the current development of Chahe Town.
As far as the Principality of Zalahod is concerned, taxes are still very simple and crudely designed and collected, mainly three types of taxes: production tax, transaction tax and tithe, and most commercial activities must be carried out in designated places with the permission of the local church and lord.
But the reality is that Chahe Town, which has not yet become a big town and has only 80,000 registered residents, has already attracted many unregistered craftsmen and villagers from surrounding villages to take root outside the town and set up stalls in the south of the town. The reason is simple: these villagers also want to experience life in the town, where they can improve their income and have more job opportunities.
The reforms began at the end of the reign of Zelos I, two generations ago.
The abolition of the curfew for most of the time, the exemption of the twenty-year tax on land to encourage risk-taking and pioneering, the abolition of general identification to encourage people to circulate, and the permission for joint-stock companies to open under partial bank guarantees are regarded as the most important reform measures after the Zelos family was elected emperor of the Hispano Empire, and it is also the internal turmoil of the empire that has stabilized, and the beginning of the determination to strengthen its economic hematopoietic capacity, and the strong military mobilization force to the outside world. A sign of encouragement to the people of the Empire to venture within and beyond the Empire.
Subsequently, Zelos II greatly expanded the territory of the empire, making it entrenched in nearly half of the continent of Elado, and even made the other countries of the continent submit to the empire as vassals, believing in the teachings of the Imperial Church and the main god Gian. After the current emperor came to power, he made further expeditions beyond the ocean.
Extreme and radical changes have brought a large number of drawbacks. Ofeicher learned to dabble in imperial politics because he wanted to do the best he could, as well as his duties as Charlotte Goslar's assistant.
I never thought that these seemingly ethereal effects of change were all around me!
Judging from the memories of the original owner, high-ranking church documents, and information obtained from Teresa, the Goslar family should have been on the opposite side of the radicals of the imperial reform in recent years, in order to attack the chaos and disadvantages caused by the reforms, and gain influence with the church and other conservative diehards.
The emperor's praise and encouragement to the reformists made the conservatives lose for a while, and finally led to the defeat of the Goslar family, triggering a series of chain reactions, so that some evil forces dared to attack Charlotte, who has the power of the bloodline, and hunted down the power of the bloodline with secret rituals, causing them to suffer inexplicable secret events.
And the various reforms have made it easier for citizens to circulate and have little control, and for those who have relied on the power of secret rituals, they have provided a convenient way to hide the townspeople, and it has become a breeding ground for the power of evil!
Demons and monsters are already raging all around, and there is evil among the homeless people......
Ofeicher suppressed the negative emotions in his head and smiled bitterly: at least he served the gentle nobles, and he didn't have to run for a living for the time being, and it was not completely impossible to recognize the situation and make countermeasures.
He stepped into the street in front of Finn's office again, and saw Finn, dressed in a white shirt and simple leather armor, standing at the foot of the stone staircase with two apprentices who were also ready to go, as if preparing to go out.
"It's a coincidence, you came two steps too late, and you couldn't find us, we were just about to go out of town. Finn handed the two small backpacks to Cornelia and Helena, and strapped himself on the heaviest-looking backpack, "We should be back in town tonight, come with us, as your first part-time job." ”
"Outside the town?" Ofei was startled, realizing that he had not yet come out of a state of intimidation by the terrible crisis.
"That's right, the mayor's kid wants to go on one last hunt before the weather gets colder. The mayor doesn't allow the kid to leave town without anyone to protect him from the demons, and the church certainly doesn't intend to make the mayor unhappy in order to help the wayward little guy. So the boy came to me and paid a very generous fee...... Why, you're not coming with us?"
As he spoke, Fein sorted out his belongings and led the two apprentices to turn and walk north. Seeing that Ofi Yiche was stunned in place, he asked.
Was it just me who was too nervous and nervous, or was the world too crazy to pay attention to all these horrible and inexplicable events?
Ofiichher exhaled and followed the three men, walking towards the north entrance and exit of the town. Outside the town, waiting for them were a group of servants who accompanied the mayor's son on a hunting trip, and the dense forest waiting for them to enter.