Several newcomers to the mercenary group, when they heard that the little white face in front of them was going to wrestle with the head of the regiment, they couldn't help but be stunned, and they had already sketched a scene in their hearts where Duchamp lost miserably.

The two of them rested their wrists on the table, gradually exerting their strength, gritting their teeth, and earning their faces, and the strength was always equal.

Du Shang thought to himself: "Lu is really a talent, and he can kill such a powerful demon beast in the frontier." ”

Just thinking about it, the old machete came up with the dishes, and when he saw the table shaking, he couldn't help shouting: "You guys are breaking your wrists again, stop quickly, don't break the table, this is made of fine wood." ”

"Bang!" When Duchamp heard 'don't break the table', he couldn't help but laugh, and Lu seized the opportunity to establish victory in one fell swoop.

While eating, Lu introduced some of the new players to Duchamp. Duchamp saw that they had all come from Julai, and asked them about the situation on Julai's side.

A mercenary named Ida was the first to answer.

"Last month, a referendum was held in the city of Chulai, and the citizens of Chulay voted to fully join the empire as a central special district of the empire, and a governor was stationed from the capital to serve as the supreme administrator of Chulai. The 19th Panzer Division became the permanent division of Julai, and the original field deeds had to be re-registered. ”

Lu and Duchamp exchanged colors, and each understood what the other meant: the day had finally come!

Ida continued to introduce the situation: "Also, I heard that it has been found out that the person who blew up the railway from the imperial capital to Julai was the original mayor of Julai. ”

Duchamp said casually: "Oh, what, why did he blow up the railway?" ”

"It is said that he did not want Julay to change and be incorporated into the empire. After the incident was revealed, the citizens of Julay rioted, reportedly rushing to the mayor's house and smashing it. Then the parliament convened and announced the resignation of the mayor, agreeing to the bill proposed by the Reich. ”

Duchamp was puzzled and asked: "Why are the citizens of Zhulai so happy to become a directly administered special zone?" ”

"In the two years since the railroad with the empire was blown up, trade with the empire has not been restored, and the economy of Julai's city has regressed severely. The empire promised that after becoming a special zone, it would greatly adjust the economic policy of Chulai, and the imperial capital would directly support the trade and tourism industries of Chulai. In addition, there is good news for farmers in the suburbs, and the land tax has dropped significantly. By renting government commons, the wheat harvested each year only needs to be handed over to the central government, while the ownership of ordinary self-cultivated farmers remains unchanged, and the tax only needs to be paid 10%. It is lower than the original tax. ”

I didn't expect that the iron-blooded slaughter was connected to fight the local tyrants and learned to divide the fields!

Duchamp said casually: "This is a good thing! Why don't you go back and divide the land quickly, what else is there to make trouble? ”

Ida picked up a large glass of water, poured it into her mouth, and said, "How can it be so simple, the officials have not changed, and it is not our turn to be cheap." Also, this year an order was issued to make the city of Julay a 'Special Economic Zone'. ”

"Special Economic Zone!" Duchamp took a breath of cool air, and such advanced words came out, "What is it?" ”

"The land assigned to the special zone shall be nationalized for the development of industry and tourism. I heard that the land was going to be expropriated, and now the peasants in the vicinity of the city are rioting. ”

"Isn't there a land acquisition fee for land expropriation?"

Speaking of this, several mercenaries shook their heads together, they were all affected by this incident and came out to be mercenaries. One mercenary explained: "Although the land requisition fee was given, many people who had been on the land all their lives, and suddenly their land was confiscated, and the money they got was not enough to eat for a lifetime. ”

Duchamp didn't understand: "This is too brainless, if you don't have land, isn't it good to take the money to the city and buy a shop to do business?" ”

Several mercenaries next to him retorted: "Not everyone can do business, and land can be passed on from generation to generation." ”

Duchamp squatted aside and drew circles, coming from a country where the land was owned by the state, he really didn't know how to do it.

"And what about Julai now?"

"Now!" Ida laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Now in Julai City, there are speculators everywhere, and there is chaos everywhere. ”

Another mercenary plucked up his courage and said, "We heard that although it is cold on Pvennis's side, there is no tax, and we heard that Brother Manglong is angry, so we came to join him." ”

Duchamp listened, frowned, the prime minister's step was too big, but he couldn't take a single step, but this seemed to be in line with his usual logic and practice. He thought off-line, could it be that the prime minister also crossed over?

After listening to the mercenary's introduction, Duchamp shook his head and said: "On Pvenis's side, there is no arable land, and if there is no food provided by Julai, there is no way to live at all. In the final analysis, it is still necessary to find a way to solve the problem of Julai, at least not to let the powerful do whatever they want. ”

"So what can we do? Rebellion? The mercenaries asked, their eyes lit up.

Duchamp couldn't help laughing, raised his glass and said: "Don't think about rebelling, fighting with the empire's huge war machine, only Erque will choose this path." There are many ways to bring down a draconian order, and it is necessary to let the people in power know that this method will not work, so that he will come in another way. How is the land in Julai City being harvested so far? Who is the official who has implemented this decree most thoroughly, whether there are any local figures who can barely take on important responsibilities, who is the commander of the 19th Army Corps, and what his personality is, all these must be understood in detail, and then think of countermeasures. Come, take a sip first. ”

Duchamp couldn't help but be overjoyed at the thought of being able to deal with that annoying uncle, and he asked for directions: "How is the plan to open a green forest store in Floling and Julai?" ”

Lu said: "The shop in Floling will open soon, and Zhu Lai is in such a mess now, everyone is still hesitating." ”

"I haven't been to Julai yet, what kind of city is it?"

"A beautiful seaside city, with a population of 150,000 in the urban area, the city has a long history, the scenery is very beautiful, surrounded by streams, beaches, barrier reefs, small islands, the land is mainly plains and hills, my home is on the outskirts of Julai, such a beautiful town, such fertile land, now it is all under the empire." A half-drunk mercenary answered.

"There are 150,000 people in the city over there?" Duchamp's eyes lit up and he asked.

"Of course, the grain on Zhulai's side is not worried, it is abundant, it is a seaside city, and there is a Yaojing mine, if it is not a good place, how can the empire do everything possible to incorporate it."

And Yaojing Mine! Duchamp's fingers tapped on the table, using his brain to calculate: "After all, Julai is everyone's hometown, so why should I care about it, and besides, it is also a city of 150,000 people, and it still has some spending power." You don't want to go over there, send a few people with innocent backgrounds who have studied in the past, and while opening a store, they quickly investigate Julai's current situation. ”

Lu said hehehe: "It sounds like it's going to be very lively, wouldn't it be a pity that I don't participate." As he spoke, he consulted with a few men there, and after a while, he appointed three mercenaries who had no criminal record, one of whom was a man from the outskirts of Julai, called Gar, and the other two, one was Ada, who was very eloquent, and the other was Dick, whose home was in the city of Julai.

Duchamp told the three mercenaries: "Change the name of the shop over there, don't use the signboard of the green forest, first grasp the situation in the city, and some other small things, you can endure it, and after all, the store is a business, and it must be operated seriously, but it can't be opened." ”

Half-drunk, everyone thought about how to change Julai's ideas, some of them thought of telling the governor to go back, some of them thought of grabbing the autumn grain tax to be paid to the central government this year, and some of them vowed to burn down the government office. Duchamp just laughed when he heard the idea of these little children playing like a family.

It's been a long time since I've been home. The Green Forest was Duchamp's first destination in this world, and in a sense, it was his home. When he returned home, he only felt very happy and relieved.

As soon as he was happy, he took the initiative to pick up the wine for the first time and drank with everyone until he was drunk.

The next morning, Duchamp woke up from a hangover and found himself still sleeping on the second floor of the old machete restaurant, and he struggled to get up, and when he saw that the sun was already high.

He thought contentedly, "Well, it feels good to be home." ”