The Black Snake Brigade has been entrenched here for more than ten years, and has a very solid foundation in the escort business of the corpse transport team in the three towns of beauty, roast duck and orchid. The station is on a dirt hill between Beauty Town and Roast Duck Town, less than a hundred kilometers from Orchid Town.

The procession of the master group soon drove to the vicinity of Tushan. Looking up, there are stacks of prefabricated houses built on the hillside. The walls made of iron and wood are sprayed with colorful graffiti, filled with violent drawings and words.

"Get out of the way!" "The Black Snake is staring!" "Kill you!" "I love blood!"

Around the board house, rusty fuel drums can be seen everywhere, staggering from side to side.

Although the camp is simple and messy, as a veteran mercenary group, the Black Snake Brigade is still very vigilant. Before Chen Xing's convoy approached, an alarm sounded on the mountain, and the fully armed Black Snake mercenaries rushed out of the board room and occupied various key points.

The team set up a formation at the bottom of the mountain, and then Chen Xing called the mountain on the radio and asked the black snake to come out and meet.

This time, Chen Xing brought more than 300 people, except for the Orchid Town garrison, which almost poured out. Looking at his posture on the other side, he quickly agreed. Although the Black Snake Brigade has a lot of people, there is still a gap between it and Chen Xing, a rich man.

Moments later, the two sides met in the middle of the position. Chen Xing took the black old monster and Qin Gui with him. During his time in Ice Blue City, the black old monster dealt with the old affairs of Gray Corner City, and took his daughter and old friend Qin Gui to the water station to take refuge. Both of them are town-level powerhouses, and they are also the two strongest people around Chen Xing at present, and they must be brought with them in the negotiation.

There are also three people on the Black Snake Brigade, and Black Snake is naturally among them. Chen Xing had only been in Orchid Town for a few months in his previous life, and his status was low, so he had only heard of it, but he had not seen Black Snake himself.

The black snake's skin was not black at all, on the contrary, it was extremely pale, its body was emaciated, its eyes were sunken, its back was bent, and its excessively slender hands were about to hang down to its knees, like a slender living corpse.

"What do you want to do?" Black Snake asked, his voice hoarse.

"I want to ask you for two people." Chen Xing said.

"Who?" "Brother and sister Powat." "Why?" The black snake narrowed its eyes, its dark eyes were eerie and cold, like a rattlesnake staring at people.

"Why?" Chen Xing repeated, suddenly launching an instantaneous movement. A "zila" sound appeared behind the black snake and divided into three.

Before Black Snake and his two men could react, each of them had a knife around their necks. The black snake is only a quasi-town guard level, while Chen Xing is a town guard level, coupled with the insect wolf bloodline and trio, the strength is directly catching up with the big town guard level. The two were not on the same level at all, and the black snake was instantly restrained.

The blade of the knife pressed against the large blood vessels, and it was extremely cold, stinging the skin. Black Snake's two men were stunned with fright, their limbs stiff, and they didn't dare to move. The black snake was also frightened, although his expression did not change much, he could see fine cold sweat oozing from his temples.

Originally, it was just to ask the other party for two people, and it was not a big deal, Chen Xing could have invited the black snake to the town to talk in detail, it was nothing more than a matter of giving some benefits. But the reason why Chen Xing did this was to declare force and kill the chicken to show the monkey.

Black Snake is a chicken, and the mayors of Beauty Town and Roast Duck Town are monkeys. When he is in charge of Orchid Town, he must be friendly with his neighbors. And the premise of friendly coexistence is that both parties understand each other's positioning.

Above the wilderness, the strong are respected. Everyone wants to pinch soft persimmons, and no one wants to touch hard stubble. Only when both sides find the right position, can they resolve amicably in the following interests and conflicts, so there is the current scene.

"You won."

The Black Serpent said calmly, as simple and direct as the wilderness people.

"Good."

Chen Xing withdrew his long knife and teleported back to the opposite side of the black snake.

"Just two people?" The Black Snake's eyes revealed concern.

"yes, it's just two people." Chen Xing spread his hands and said, "Your business is still your business, the same as before." ”

"Good!" Black Snake nodded vigorously, then said to his men, "Inform Povat and Pona, they've been fired!" ”

In this way, a seemingly tense conflict, but in fact calm and calm, ended.

A few days later, Powat and Pona, who were escorting the caravan outside, returned to Orchid Town to report for duty. Povat was assigned to defend the city as a junior officer, while Ponah joined the maid team.

In this way, the maid team is basically formed. The captain saw the moon canglian, the vice captain ghost fox, and the team members Ye Qian, Li Mei, Li Rou, and Bona. Chen Xing calculated, he had six doppelgangers, plus the main body had seven, and there was still one missing. I thought that Lasuna would come over to make up the numbers, but I felt that her belly was too big, and it was more conspicuous and more obstructive, so forget it, and find another one later.

"Starting today, I will train you to become a qualified maid." In the training ground of the water station, I saw Yuecang Lian speaking to the preparatory maids standing in a row, "You must be determined to die, and always be ready to give your life for your master......

"Yes!"

The voices of the responses varied in size, but they were neat, and the gaze was barely religious.

In the following month, they were trained by the moon canglian every day to sweat, and from morning to night, they almost collapsed. But they were very enthusiastic, because Chen Xing gave the maid team 50,000 funds, which were in charge of the Moon Canglian, and those who performed well could get the evolution potion, so no one was lazy.

During this time, Chen Xing arranged several things.

The first thing was the construction of the mansion.

Out of respect for Xia De Sinclair, Chen Xing did not live in a small castle, but set aside another vacant land to build. The original small castle was kept as it was, and it was cleaned regularly.

Since Chen Xing was a mercenary and seriously lacked a sense of security, the mansion was built according to the specifications of the fortress. The foundation is dug deep, reinforced concrete is poured, and high-strength steel plates are added to create a trapezoidal fortress-like building.

It took about six months to build, with materials transported by caravans from Dragonstone or Greyhorn, and workers hired from the town and two nearby fringe towns.

The second thing is the census.

This is the method left by the ancestors, if you want to govern a region, the first thing is to understand the local population composition, the number of craftsmen, and so on.

After a week's statistics, there are more than 8,000 residents in Orchid Town, more than 35,000 displaced people, and more than 2,000 people at the water station, a total of more than 45,000 people. If each person creates a tax of one gold coin per year, there are forty-five thousand gold coins. In some well-developed marginal towns, the annual per capita tax revenue can reach five or six gold coins, which is a long-term and stable income.

The third thing is the plantation and workshop industry.

Chen Xing invested 30,000 gold coins to open two large plantations and a large livestock farm. The land of the northern wilderness has few crops to grow and produces very little, but with so many people to feed, it is impossible to rely on transportation outside and be as self-sufficient as possible.

Then he invested 50,000 gold coins to lend to the residents of Orchid Town at low interest to open workshops, including winemaking, canning, snacks, weaving and clothes, together with the previous investment, a total of more than 20 were opened, which solved the employment problem to a certain extent, and also increased profits and taxes.

The fourth thing is diplomacy.

Since the suppression of Black Snake, the mayor of Beauty Town and the mayor of Roast Duck Town have sent congratulatory gifts for Chen Xing's entry.

The subtext of taking the initiative to give gifts is - peaceful development, watching and helping each other.

The neighbor took the initiative to throw an olive branch, and Chen Xing naturally couldn't lose his courtesy and doubled the return. Sticks and turnips have always been the essence of diplomacy. After receiving Chen Xing's return gift, the two mayors were very happy, and they came to visit Orchid Town one after another, and they had a good time.

As a result of the construction of Orchid Town, the economy of all three towns has become active. Caravans come and go every day, and taxes go up, further deepening the relationship.

The fifth thing is to open a pharmacy.

Normally, the mayor of a fringe town will open an official pharmacy in his town, selling evolution potions.

On the one hand, it is to make money, and on the other hand, it is to ensure the reliability of the Evolution Elixir. To put it simply, if a townsman buys a counterfeit medicine and unfortunately has an accident, his income will be reduced, and his tax revenue will also be reduced, and the mayor will eventually lose.

After Shad Sinclair left, the pharmacy naturally closed. Chen Xing invested 80,000 gold coins to reopen the store at the old site, and the goods were imported from the manufacturers in Gray Corner City, which was managed part-time by Lao K, and the maid team took turns to be the store manager.

After doing this series of things, Chen Xing took a batch of high-grade potions from his pharmacy and gradually improved his strength. However, now, the effect of the potion is getting smaller and smaller, and the highest-grade gold elixir is too expensive to be used in batches.

What's more, his three basic attributes have almost reached the limit of his talent, and there is very little room for improvement, so there is no need to waste too many resources, just concentrate on breaking through the barrier of the spirit pool. He is now at the pinnacle of building the third floor of the tower, and as long as the opportunity is right, it will be a matter of course.

And just as Chen Xing was doing a good job in Orchid Town, Lacey in the Princess Tower of the Red Fort in Monitor Lizard City learned his latest news from the secret agent.

"Damn, you dare to come back!" Lacey was trembling with anger, "I'm still the mayor of the town under the nose of Princess Ben!" ”

She immediately summoned the Governor-General and asked him why the Principality Parliament had issued a canonization decree to Chen Xing.

"Your Highness, I checked just now, and the canonization order of Baron Chen Erliu was not issued by us, but by the Kingdom Council." The Governor explained.

Lacey's eyes widened suddenly, and she seemed to be a little disbelieving. That shameless person actually bypassed the Red Dragon Principality and applied directly to the Kingdom Council, and it was approved.

"Destroy him!" She screamed.

"This, this can only be abolished by the Grand Duke......" reminded the Governor-General.

"Damn!" Lacey gritted her teeth, "Damn, hateful, hateful!" ”

She screamed several times in a row. Breathless, chest heaving constantly, wheezing incessantly. She didn't dare to let her father know, because it would easily alarm Alia, so she could only do it on a small scale.

Gradually, she regained her composure.

"I can't help it!"

She said hatefully, then faced the Governor-General and instructed, "Go, find a suitable person, and the Principality Council will issue a canonization decree to be the mayor of Orchid Town." ”