Chapter 31 Poverty Alleviation Fund
On the carriage leaving the Mariner's Tavern, the Duke of Loire asked, "Why did you suddenly use a pseudonym at this critical moment?" You must know that he will take you on a voyage through the coastal cities of the entire Normandy region, which is still the territory of the Kingdom of France, and your titular kingship is still of some use! What are you afraid of? β
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that it's just fun, don't you see that he also has a fake name?" Louis smiled at Loire and said, "Actually, a name is a code name, just like Rudy said, you can't just call each other 'hey' and 'hey' for three months, right?" It's okay to have a name that you can call each other, so what's his name? Ulysses, you too, why are you still so impulsive! Do you think I can't see it? If you really face Rudy, I'm afraid you won't be anyone's opponent, right? The confidence in Rudy's eyes came from his own origin, and it didn't look like he could fake. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"Master, to be honest, I was ridiculed by him just now, I was really angry in my heart, if you hadn't said something first, I might really can't help but do it directly, but I was glared at by the other party, I tell you the truth, at that time I really seemed to be stared at by a bloodthirsty wolf, I was really scared!" The fact that a veteran guard like Ulysses could say such a thing would have sounded humble, but not too seriously, only Louis listened to Ulysses.
"But we've all said it beforehand, Louie!" "In three months, you must disembark with him in the port of Paris, or I will not speak for you in front of the Queen Mother next time!" β
"Okay, okay, that's long-winded!" Louis hung his head and looked out the window, "Do you think I'm too radical, Loire, I'm full of expectations for a person I have just met, and even gave him a three-month inspection period, if he can't satisfy me in the end, what do you think I should do?" β
"The master is in the people, this is not simple, if it turns out that this guy is just in vain, you might as well make an edict to recruit talented people across the country, I think when the time comes, you can choose from so many people, and you can always choose one or two satisfactory talents." The Duke of Loire comforted, but it was just nonsense, but it was a wake-up call for Louis.
In the Sailor's Tavern, a few old fellows stared at a bag full of gold louis, and their saliva was about to flow all over the table.
"Oh God!" Marcus grabbed a gold louis and put it to his mouth, and bit it hard, "It's true, the cliff is real gold louis, I dare to swear to God with my teeth!" β
"Just your mouthful of teeth, don't go to disgust God and his old man!" Bayard also picked up a gold louis and put it in front of him, looking left and right, "It turns out that gold is such a beautiful thing, I don't know how long it will take me to earn a gold louis?" β
"Wipe your saliva, it's not a shame, it's just 100 gold coins, and I'll make you look like this bear!" Murong Tao couldn't help but sneer, "Don't talk about anything else, just our monopoly business of fish and chips can earn countless gold coins, and when the time comes, plus the franchise fee, it's just 100 gold louis!" β
"That's right, in just one afternoon today, we earned nearly 22 livres, which is equivalent to us earning one gold louis directly in one afternoon!" The old captain also supported Murong Tao and threw Jin Louis, who had been rubbing in his hand for a long time, back into the money bag.
"Are you really going to take that little nobleman and his retinue to sea?" Marcus tossed the gold back in his hand and asked, "I always feel as if the Duke has thrown you into a big trouble." β
"It's really a big trouble, don't say if we really want to go to sea, even if we really want to go out, with a small child, in case of a pirate attack, there is a mistake, let alone 100 gold louis, I'm afraid we will be subjected to endless anger from the Duke at that time, right?" "Besides, I've been observing for so long, this kid doesn't look like a fuel-efficient lamp, what if the captain doesn't stop us and behaves recklessly?" Did you really beat him? β
"You are all worrying about it, if you really go to the sea, that is, the sky should not be called the earth, don't look at his duke and nephew, if he doesn't listen to the command at sea, Lao Tzu will still be beaten!" Murong Tao's words leaked domineeringly, and several old guys looked at him in a daze, indeed, at sea, the captain's orders are above all else, and others can only obey.
Murong Tao said goodbye to a few people, and before going upstairs, he squeezed his eyes at Marcus, and then went straight to the second floor. Marcus followed for some reason, knowing that this kid must not be able to talk to him on such an occasion.
Closing the door of the room, Marcus first looked at Murong Tao's room, which can only be described as extremely simple and simple, far worse than his own room, there is only a wooden chair in the room, Murong Tao has already sat on the edge of the bed, and motioned for him to sit on the wooden chair.
"Oh, I forgot to remind you, sit up in that chair and be careful, it seems to have been broken last time Fat Willie came to visit." As soon as Murong Tao's words fell, he heard a miserable howl, and then saw Marcus sitting on the wooden floor, holding two chair legs in his hands and looking at him awkwardly, "I should have found a carpenter to repair it last time, didn't everything come together?" β
"I'll just stand!" Marcus patted the dust on his pants hard and said, "You called me up alone, what the hell can't you say below?" β
"I have an arduous task to hand over to you, so you can use your connections to inquire about the recent information on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially the kind of information on the launch of new ships into the sea." Murong Tao believes that people like Marcus can get this kind of information by hand, and they can't say that they can eat both black and white, so they are still a little famous in this generation.
"What are you asking about this?" Marcus couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to rob the new ship?" β
"What are you doing so loudly? Are you going to go to the street and let everyone in the port hear? Murong Tao said angrily, "That's what it means, the last time the pirate ship was handed over, it was just a few small dollars, it's better to keep it for yourself!" What can 100 gold louis do? We just want to spend the least amount of money and get a small boat that can go to sea to deal with it. As for the rest of the money, you can let it be divided among the poor people in the slums! β
Marcus didn't expect this to come out of Murong Tao's mouth, he stared at Murong Tao, and was speechless for a long time, to say that anyone who is not moved when he sees a bag full of gold coins is a lie, but he can take out his own money to benefit the poor people, this kind of thing, Marcus thinks he can't do it.
"What are you looking at me like that? Don't fall in love with me, I'm not interested in old men, but if it's Martha, I can consider it! The corners of Murong Tao's mouth curled slightly, the Marcus he knew was the kind of person with a knife mouth and a tofu heart, and he would not refuse to let him do this kind of thing to help the poor.
"Don't beat my baby girl's idea, be careful that I break your legs!" Marcus threatened and asked, "You really don't regret donating such a large amount of money?" β
"I can make more money when the money is gone, so I have to think about the next life of the families of those sailors, right?" Murong Tao sighed and said, "Last time, Martha took me to the slums in the south of the city, to be honest, I was very sad at the time, this is all caused by the war, if you can do something, let's do something!" Now that damn Doge and Luther are out of luck, I guess their days will be a little better. At the same time, I also want to put an end to the worries of those sailors! β
Marcus nodded, the pensions of the sailors who died in the caravan had been almost spent, but in fact, there was not much money in the first place, and there was not much left after the governor collected a part of the tax. The living conditions in the slums are indeed poor, and it is time to get the people there out of that squalor environment.
"Special funds, in the name of the sailor's tavern, set up a fund, let the captain's grandfather find a henchman to manage this matter, in the future, the vagabonds in Cherbourg Harbor who have no money to eat, or the poor, can sell their labor in exchange for a little money and food, we can't develop their shortcomings of not getting what they don't work for, otherwise it will be equivalent to feeding a group of 'noble lords' in vain!" Murong Tao told Marcus his opinion, "The meaning of the fund is to take out a few percent of the tavern's annual income, invest it, and after obtaining the profits, take out this part of the profits and pay a certain percentage of money to those homeless or poor people who have contributed to make a living. β
"You're a good kid, if I tell them the news, I'm going to make them happy!" Marcus was about to leave as he spoke, but was dragged by Murong Tao, and he replied impatiently, "I know, I can still distinguish the priorities, I will pay attention to the matter you said, three days at most, you give me three days, I will definitely handle this matter well." β
Marcus went downstairs with a "bang, boom", and soon, Murong Tao heard cheers from downstairs, obviously it was Marcus, the old guy, who told the people below about the fund, and then it was quiet again, Murong Tao shook his head, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and remembered the master in another time and space, his old man...
At this time, a dialog box suddenly popped up, and Murong Tao instinctively checked it, and it was actually an immediate task.
"Friendly reminder: Before leaving, it is better to go to the prison of the Governor's Palace to meet old friends, maybe you can get a lot of gains."