In addition to the cost of taxes and the maintenance of the domain, what really bankrupted the previous Baron Freud was the death pension. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Close to the Frod's territory are the three high-level leveling places of the Starfire Plains, the Flame Canyon and the Wilderness Plateau, so there are occasionally some high-level monsters in the Frod Baron's Territory to take a turn in the territory and change the taste.

This made Baron Freud, who was not strong in the armed forces, very annoying, knowing that every subject in the territory was his wealth.

Only people can create wealth, and Baron Freud knows this.

But no one wanted to die in vain, so Baron Freud raised the death pension and then increased the huge expenses.

The 20 gold death pension was the last straw for the camel, and when a monster attacked the territory and killed a security team of nearly 500 people, Frod sold his family to provide a pension for the dead, and then went to live in a new place with his family.

This surprised Gao Lin very much, he originally thought that the nobles of the empire were insatiable fat pigs, but he did not expect that there were such good people as Baron Freud.

Gao Lin looked at the somewhat uneasy eyes of the four village chiefs, smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry, the tax system will remain unchanged, and the good traditions preserved by Baron Freud at that time will not change." As for the defense of the territory, don't worry, each village will be garrisoned by two hundred squads of the Black Iron Legion, you don't need to bear their military expenses, you just need to provide them with housing and food. ”

The four village chiefs nodded again and again, they had long heard of the prestige of the Black Iron Legion, as the elite branch of the empire, the monthly military expenditure was 4 gold coins per person. If the village is left to bear the expense, it will basically crush the productivity of the village, and if it only provides housing and food, it will be fine.

The military expenses of the Black Iron Legion are paid by the Empire, and there is no need for Gao Lin to worry about it. He also didn't want to make a mess of a territory as soon as he took over it.

Fannice carefully inquired about the location where monsters often appear, and then on the map on the table, she took a red pen and spent a red line on the east and west of the territory, pointing to the location of the red line: "These two places are areas where monsters often appear, I want to build a section of the city wall and two fortresses at the entrance of these two villages as fortifications, which can not only provide protection for the village, but also reduce casualties when monsters attack." ”

Gao Lin carefully looked at the map front around the territory, and filled in a red line in the northwest and southwest of the territory again, "These two places are also vulnerable to monster attacks, since you want to build fortifications, let's build these two locations as well." ”

The four village chiefs looked at the red line on the map thoughtfully, and the tax collector Ranke expressed their worries for the four of them: "My lord, if you build fortifications on a large scale in the territory at present, there is no problem in terms of numbers, but the cost of stones and craftsmen required for the construction project has exceeded the income of the current territory......

"I'll solve the material problem and construction costs, and you go and raise the manpower to build the fortifications first."

Gao Lin put his hands heavily on the table, looked at everyone with his eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first thing I have done in the territory since I took office, and what the previous Baron Frode did not complete, I will definitely help him to complete! During my tenure as lord, I will greatly reduce the number of casualties among the inhabitants and provide a place for everyone to live with peace of mind. At the same time, I also hope that everyone can support my work, do not have any selfish intentions in the construction of the territory, and all matters related to the security of the territory are fully responsible for Fanise, with Rank's assistance. ”

Fannice took a step forward, then put her right hand on her chest and said solemnly, "For the Empire!" ”

The tax collector Ranke was the first to understand, and put his right hand on his chest, and the four village chiefs saw the tax collector's movement, and followed and said, "For the empire!" ”

Gao Lin's gaze paused on the young tax collector for two seconds, and then waved his hand, "That's it for now, if there is any problem with the fortification, just consult Fenice, let's dismiss." ”

When everyone in the room heard the word "disbandment", they obviously breathed a sigh of relief. The tax collector, Rank, was even more relieved, turned around and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then walked briskly out of the room to prepare for the rest of the fortification work.

Fannice looked at the position of the two red lines drawn by Gao Lin, and once again picked up the red pen and made a cross near the red line, and the two crosses were just aligned up and down, and the score was exactly the same.

These two positions are currently the most gentle and fertile places in the Flod territory, and the red line of Gaolin just swept down the terrain in front of the fork, blocking it in the rear.

But these two positions are in the direction of Dushan City, and there shouldn't be any monsters copied from the rear, and from the conversation just now, Fanis didn't mention the news of monsters attacking from this position from the village chiefs.

Based on the current situation in the territory, spending the limited amount of gold on what is needed is undoubtedly the right choice.

Seeing this, Gao Lin smiled slightly, pointed to the location where Fannice drew the red cross and said, "Don't you understand why I want to build fortifications here?" ”

Fannice nodded lightly and suggested, "According to the basic situation of the current territory, building additional fortifications is not a clear choice"

"That's true, but we're not just Barony Freud." Gao Lin's eyes lit up slightly, revealing the iconic eyes of some kind of intelligent creature, "Behind us is the entire Dushan City, the attack of the undead is so fierce at this stage, establishing one more defense point, for those noble lords in Dushan City, there may be a little more sense of security." In addition to this, there is a lot of free labor that can be used, so why don't we basically complete the entire fortification framework in one go? ”

For the discussion of the noble lords, Fanise raised her eyebrows slightly, although she wanted to say, Lord Commander, you are also the noble lord in everyone's mouth, but out of the instinct of a warrior, this sentence was swallowed back silently, and then aroused interest in Gao Lin's last sentence.

"Lots of free labor?" Fennis looked at Gao Lin pointing at him, and immediately understood the meaning, and asked tentatively, "Does Lord Commander mean adventurers?" But can they really come over and help us with the construction of the territory? ”

Gao Lin leaned back in his chair, moved his wrist, and said with a sincere face: "Of course there is no problem, as long as we provide each other with a simple and easy work content, and then give them a part of the reward, they will hear the wind and provide us with great help." Of course, in order to shorten the distance between the empire and the adventurers, in order to build new defense points, all these expenses must be paid by the empire, of course! (To be continued.) )