Chapter 116: Winning the hearts of the people
On the second day of the Winter Moon, Li De sent Isha to the White Tower and asked Sparker to give the little girl a lesson temporarily.
He braved the snow and returned to the City of Daybreak.
It's been more than half a month since he left the City of Dawn this time.
During this time, he prepared all the magic materials needed to build the Mage Tower of Dawn City through the White Tower, and secretly notified the Demon Bat to transport it back.
At this time, he really missed the city he had built with his own hands.
Flying in winter is not a very pleasant thing, and although Li De transforms into a bat, the cold air still makes his speed inevitably drop.
But flying in the snow and wind is also a different taste.
Although it has only just entered the winter month, the goose feather snow still wraps the whole world in just one day.
It was white as far as the eye could see, and the heavens and the earth seemed to fall into loneliness.
However, the strength of the Bloodline cannot be hindered by simple wind and snow.
All the way to gallop.
City of Dawn.
The city, which had its sustainability strategy in place just two months ago, has changed dramatically.
The streets that were once empty were already full of people, and there were people carrying brooms to clear the snow on several main streets.
The clean and tidy streets are completely free of the ubiquitous sewer smell of Greentown.
Dressed in a thick black cotton coat, Rickel hung it at the door, and the sign of the grain store in the City of Dawn was slightly polished, and the heavy snow could easily obscure the sign.
Ever since Daybreak abolished the free food distribution, Rekel and the entire back office have become salespeople for the store.
The only difference is that this is the only place in the entire City of Dawn where food can be bought and sold, and the logistics team also has to work part-time to clean up the snow and ice on the streets.
"Brother Recker, when will the snow stop today, it's really cold on the snow patrol......"
Wearing a new padded jacket and a red armband, Ollie walked into the room with a somewhat depressed expression.
"A new padded jacket?" Rykel looked at Ollie's thick white cotton coat with a slight smile.
"Of course, Aunt Manna sewed it herself, and it cost me a full 50 copper puke."
Ollie's expression was smug.
As soon as the tailor's shop opened, he ordered a padded jacket, and the salary he received in the security team during this time was enough for him to buy a good dress.
It had been so comfortable this winter, and Ollie sat contentedly by the wood-burning fireplace in the grain store.
"Big Brother Rakel, remember last winter? We're still hunting in the mountains at this time, right? ”
Ollie's proud expression suddenly dimmed.
"It's a pity that Mike didn't wait until this winter, if we met the Holy Light Blood Clan last year, maybe, Mike wouldn't have left us"
Reckel was silent for a moment when he heard the name, he couldn't forget the figure that was knocked into the ice cave by a wild boar last winter.
"Yes, maybe if we met the Holy Light Blood Clan earlier, we wouldn't have had such a hard time"
Patrill walked out of the back of the store with an emotional expression.
Who would have thought that they would live the life they have always wanted in this vampire-ruled city?
In previous winters, the town would freeze to death with a few elderly people and children, and no matter how heavy the snow was, they would have to go out to hunt or find food.
It can be said that the winter moon is the season they are least willing to face.
But in the City of Dawn, the extremely difficult season of the Winter Moon doesn't seem to be so difficult to get through.
This is not just the idea of a few people in Rekel, but also the common opinion of more than 6,500 people in the City of Dawn.
Yes, 6500 people.
In just half a month, the orcs did not know why they had mobilized some air power, and the number of bipedal wyverns patrolling the border had decreased a lot.
The Otis seized the opportunity to bring back a population of more than 3,000.
The total population of Daybreak City has reached 6,500 now, and it is no longer the City of Daybreak two months ago.
After Li De came back, he came to the city hall as soon as possible.
Today, the town hall has become the heart of the City of Dawn, and the area around the town hall is the most prosperous and lively, with several tailors, grain shops, and bakeries all set up in the vicinity.
"Good day, honorable Lord of Kachar."
"Lord Cachar, may the goddess of life bless you."
"The ...... of the Lord of Kachar"
On the way to the city hall, many humans recognized Li De and stepped forward to greet him with excitement on their faces, with deep gratitude and awe on their faces.
It was this adult who had brought them to the life they had dreamed of now, and there are no words to describe their excitement.
Li De also nodded with a faint smile, and replied with a sentence or two from time to time, and the people who got the response were full of excitement and an expression of great honor.
And many of them who had just come to the City of Dawn were very curious when they saw the excitement of the crowd, and they didn't dare to ask questions secretly until Li De left.
"Was that the vigilante an adult just now?"
Now that it has expanded to 150 people, the security team has completely taken over the security of Daybreak City, and in the eyes of civilians, the security team is a well-deserved department of real power, a big man.
The resident who was questioned looked down with pride and looked back at the person who asked with disdain.
"New here, huh?"
"How do you tell?" The man was not convinced.
"You don't even know Lord Cachar, and you say you're not new?"
"Why do you want to know, can't you not know?!"
"Of course not, that's the City Lord of Cachar, the Lord of Dawn, everything we have is given by the City Lord of Cachar!"
The land you have received, the food you have eaten, and the houses you have been given have been given great rewards by Cachar!
Do you think you don't know each other??
Remember, the new arrival, in this city the city lord of Cachar is the only master, and the Holy Light Blood Clan he rules is our protector, don't ask such stupid questions in the future! ”
The resident who answered glanced proudly at the crowd around him and left with his head held high.
When the surrounding crowd heard this, their expressions were different, some were in awe, some were afraid, and some were grateful.
After experiencing the scene where Li De personally distributed the fields, the original more than 3,000 people have become the most powerful supporters of the Holy Light Blood Clan, and they can't listen to later generations say that the Blood Clan is not good at all.
During this time, there were even several brawls because of this kind of thing......
Unbeknownst to him, he had just passed by the door of the town hall and inadvertently sparked a spat and came to the third floor, his own office.
Harrison and Augustine rushed to report to him when they heard of his return.
"Good day, Patriarch"
"Harrison, tell me about the current situation in Daybreak"
Li De didn't enter the topic directly, and he didn't come back for more than half a month, although he learned about the situation in Dawn City through bats every day, but more details still had to be reported by the two of them to him.
"Yes, Patriarch.
The City of Dawn now has a population of 6,534 people, and all adults have been allocated land, although half of them have not been allocated farm tools. ”
"The Mage Tower organized by Marquis Amy is not yet complete, as the Winter Moon is expected to be completed until next year's planting."
"Otis, Ivey, Lucy, and Dylan have just gone to the border again, and they have found two groups of displaced people with more than 1,000 people, and they are expected to return in three days."
"There is now a grain store in the city, which is now sold for three pounds a pound, and each person is limited to three pounds a day.
A tailor shop has organized tailors throughout the city to produce cotton clothes.
Yesterday however, I have ordered the dissolution of the original tailor shops, and let them set up their own tailor shops according to their own wishes, and cloth and cotton can be purchased from the town hall.
There is a blacksmith shop, but the lack of ore is still in a state of suspension.
There is a bakery, which is directly under the town hall, and because the business of the shop is very good, many people have asked the town hall if the merchant can also run a bakery.
For this reason, I think it is possible to open up some of the food supply and promote the establishment of more stores. ”
Although Harrison didn't say much, it was all about the things that Li De valued, the population, the mage tower, and the construction of the market.
All three of these are undoubtedly very important.
Not much to say, there are Otis they at the border, and there will be more and more.
The Mage Tower was bound to stop working because of the cold, and he was mentally prepared.
And now the problem of market construction in the city of dawn is still bothering him.
With a population of more than 6,000, it can afford to circulate in a small market.
However, because of the lack of materials, many civilians with craftsmanship and business acumen are helpless.
Li De pondered for a moment and then made a decisive decision.
"A part of the grain supply can be opened, but it is absolutely not allowed to carry out grain stockpiling and secondary reselling.
In addition, a new decree will be issued to encourage the establishment of chambers of commerce and shops from now on, and if there is a lack of funds, a certain amount of financial support will be provided after approval by the city council.
All newly built shops and chambers of commerce do not collect any taxes for one year, and after one year they pay taxes according to the business tax, and I will tell you about the specific plan of the tax after a while."