Victoria's face changed as she listened. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Katya didn't say anything because Roland and Vigraf were present, but in fact, the so-called "traders who profit from ore trading" refer to the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce, and if Tamara's plan succeeds, the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce will be in big trouble.

The more Victoria thought about it, the more worried she became, and said goodbye to Roland and Vigraf, and hurried away with Katya.

Seeing them leave, Roland smiled lightly: "Viglaf, do you feel it?" Sword light and blood shadow. ”

Vigraf scratched his head: "You mean that Tamara and Victoria are secretly fighting?" I could feel that they were intriguing, and I couldn't guess the exact purpose. ”

"It's not just Tamara and Victoria's confrontation, there are some shadows behind it, have you ever thought about the question, if Tamara really wants to monopolize the mineral rights in the Kitlands, how will she exercise her power? Don't forget, these mines are often raided by war-torn cultists and dragon's eyes, so how can an outsider in Tamara protect his property rights? Hire the nearest Kitland City Guard, or send a large army from the headquarters of the Naro Order in the Thorn Rift Valley to maintain law and order? ”

"This ...... It's just too much trouble. Vigraf had a headache just thinking about it.

"yes, that's too much trouble." Roland sighed sincerely, "Trouble means more investment, less profit, the authenticity of Tamara's plan is very suspicious, not to mention that if this is true, why did she deliberately leak it to Victoria?" ”

"That's true, in order to protect the interests of the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce, Viktoria will definitely try to prevent Tamara from succeeding, in that case, why did she deliberately expose her flaws to lure Katya to investigate...... "Vigrav felt more and more that his brain was not enough.

Roland smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "My friend, you are too simple, Tamara is clearly a 'nursery', she is performing with a mission today." He then used lingua franca to explain the rich connotations of the word "childcare" to Vigraaf.

Vigraf was not stupid, and reacted with a little nudge: "Viktoria doesn't want Tamara to succeed, so she has to try to convince the lord to reject her proposal...... Yes! I see, no wonder Lady Natasha immediately invited Tamara to visit as soon as she heard that the Yanbo family refused to continue to provide loans, and it turned out to be the case! ”

"It's more than that." Roland narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you think Tamara's identity is?" Her appearance fee is not cheap, let's see, the best is still to come, if this matter is not handled well, your lord will be led by the nose, and all Kitlanders will unknowingly owe debts that will not be paid off for the rest of their lives. ”

Vigraf patted his forehead, realizing for the first time in his life that the world was so strange: "Mr. Roland, what can I do to stop this conspiracy?" ”

"Conspiracy? No, this is a conspiracy, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than a money word, eating other people's mouths are short and other people's hands are short, and of course you can't stand up to the debts owed to others, and if you want to get out of the predicament, you have to be really financially free, or to put it more bluntly - if you can make a lot of money in a short period of time, enough to make up for the deficit of the venue renovation project, all the troubles will be solved. ”

"The question is, how do you make a lot of money?" Vigraf looked sad: "Kitland's financial revenue is mainly three major items, taxes, mines and mercenary business, these revenues are all counted, and the funds that can be embezzled have long been spent, how can there be other income." ”

"Of course there is, isn't there a golden job bowl in front of you?" Roland pointed to the Colosseum ahead.

"You mean the ticket revenue of the jousting tournament? We have calculated that even if the expansion plan is completed as scheduled, and the audience is full, the maximum ticket revenue is only 2 million gold coins, which is far from profitability. ”

"That's because your operating model is too outdated," Roland overlooked the venue with his hands, and his calm tone was full of confidence: "If you run the tournament according to my plan, you are guaranteed to be profitable." ”

Viglaf took a deep breath, but still couldn't contain his excitement: "Mr. Roland, it is my duty to persuade the lord to meet with you as soon as possible, and the time is up to you. ”

Roland smiled and waved his hand: "Calm down, my friend, I still have a lot of work to do, and it is not suitable to meet Beowulf and Natasha and his wife until I am fully prepared, as for the operation plan of the tournament, it is difficult to explain in detail, I will go back and write a written plan, and hand it over to you tomorrow morning, you will submit it to the lord and his wife for me, if they do not agree with my plan, do not mention the matter of the audience in the future." ”

"So it's a test?"

"No, it's a two-way street."

Viglaf scratched at his hair, "I still don't understand, but your words always make sense, can you visit at seven o'clock tomorrow morning?" ”

"Okay, we'll talk about tomorrow tomorrow, now let's relax and go shopping elsewhere."

"The Temple of Kord is worth a visit, and we can have a hero's feast in the temple cafeteria."

"I'll go to the temple tomorrow, you take me to the bazaar, and today I want to try roadside snacks."

"Got it." Vigraf nodded solemnly, amused Roland with a serious look.

"Got it?"

"Just like you did when you visited the countryside outside of the city, we went to investigate the city life in Kitland."

Roland showed an appreciative smile and advised: "Remember to take me to the workers' quarters to see, I know you don't like Sabahrain, but the reason why there is a person like him in this city, and has a certain appeal, is by no means accidental, this is not only the victory of his personal talent or strategy, there must be its inevitable factors, this is worth paying attention to, the observations we are making now, the information we collect, will also have reference value in solving social problems in other regions in the future." ”

Vigraf had a headache when he heard the name "Shabalin", and he couldn't understand why Roland was obsessed with that slippery head.

"Shabalin is more destructive than constructive with him, will you take him too seriously?"

Roland smiled and did not continue to debate the subject with him.

The two of them walked around the streets and alleys for an afternoon, and the flavorful snacks of the roadside stalls were very distinctive, and the amount was large and affordable. What impressed Roland most about the Kitlanders was that most of the locals were not literate, with the exception of a very small number of intellectuals in Shabahrain, who were illiterate and conservative, with the advantage of being honest and down-to-earth, and the disadvantage being a lack of creativity and a valual of muscle-mindedness over knowledge.

Roland believed that this anti-intellectual tendency, based on national traditions, was the greatest ill of the Kitlanders, and the root of the nation's long-standing inability to produce a mage class. Beowulf and Natasha have done some work in promoting culture and education, for example, Pastor Kod, who is mostly intellectuals, and has free classes to eradicate illiteracy on Sundays, but the results are not so obvious, which takes time to accumulate and subtly change people's attitudes.

The problem is that Roland feels more and more that time is running out for Beowulf and Natasha.

By surveying the local population and visiting the city's facilities, Roland can see that they are idealists, although they have not yet met the lord and his wife. Most of the policies they have pursued are good, but unfortunately they have neglected the most crucial material foundation, and the poor financial situation is eating away at the foundation of their ruling government step by step.

After a long day of traveling, Roland insisted on wandering the streets until late at night, and after seeing the night scene of Kitland and the nightlife of the people, he said to Vigraf with satisfaction: "Let's go back." ”

The poor dragon vein young man thumped his thighs vigorously, almost lamenting: "I heard people say that shopping with women is more tiring than fighting, it seems that it is really not an exaggeration, I have been walking all day, and the soles of my shoes have worn off a layer." ”

Roland gave him a blank look: "First of all, you have to have a girlfriend...... Don't complain, go back and get some rest, tomorrow will be more tired. ”

"Oh my God!" Vigraf almost got him to his knees. (To be continued.) )