"My lord, we have to start building a lot of things at the moment, and if we want to renovate the old city, it will take a lot of financial resources, and there is not enough manpower now, and we need to put together enough people to build the fleet, so I suggest putting it aside for the time being. Standing in front of Wang Chu said.

This man's name was Shalu, a business wizard found by Wang Chu among the nobles, and he was now his own finance minister, overseeing the income and expenses of the entire city of Valla.

It should be said that in addition to the part of the wealth given by the dwarves, most of the expenses of Valla City were handed over to the other party.

"So how to solve the current situation, you can't come to me and just complain. Wang Chu said.

Due to the gradual establishment of the new city, both the living environment and the conditions were much better than the old city, which led to the influx of many adventurers and merchants into that place, although it was the same city, but for a time it was divided into a situation of north and south.

So the idea of renovating the old city came up with the idea of the emir, which caused the displeasure of the chancellor of the exchequer.

"As far as I know, adventurers need to pay a certain percentage of the cost to the adventurer's guild every time they complete a mission, and the guests who also post the mission also have this process, so we might as well start from here and reduce the cost ratio to increase the flow of people in the old city. Sharu said.

It's a good idea, but ......

"You're only talking about the guild part, and the biggest problem right now is that the old town is not as good as the business, and even the inns are not as good as the new town, and many adventurers don't want to stay in the old town even if they walk a few more steps. ”

Reducing expenses is only one way, but the overall problem still exists, and Wang Chu still thinks that it should be transformed.

"This can also be copied, reducing the taxes on the inns and forcing them to lower the price, so that the budget-conscious adventurers will think again, after all, adventurers are often more casual and can rest anywhere. ”

This is true, Wang Chu has traveled with adventurers a few times before, and they can indeed sleep anywhere.

"Are you sure, and without lowering taxes. ”

"No problem at all, my lord, as far as I know, it was because the merchants were reluctant to leave the familiar place of the old city that they chose to stay, and now they want to come again because they see that there is more traffic in the new city...... How can there be such a casual thing. ”

Shalu looked up at Wang Chu, Wang Chu was also very strange when he first saw this nobleman, usually people who saw his appearance would have a look of shock and horror, but he was more like an expression of admiration and adoration.

At that time, I was still wondering if I had seen each other somewhere, and after meeting and talking a few times, Wang Chu felt that this was a talent, so he kept him as the Minister of Finance, and it is said that he was responsible for managing the construction of the new city before, and he was originally a person in the city of Valla, and was promoted later.

"As early as when we built the new city, we kept all the shops in the commercial area in order to get the tax revenue from the new city. ”

Copying the land?

It turns out that businessmen will do this, Wang Chu thought to himself.

"I'll leave this matter to you, I'll just see the results...... The process is as you please. Wang Chu said.

It is time to train a few capable subordinates, and they don't have time to see everything, as long as the results meet expectations.

"Yes, sir. Then Elmi-sama'......" Sharu said after a moment's hesitation.

"I'll make it clear to her on the Emil side. ”

On the surface, the Emir is still the acting lord of Valla, although many people in the city have rumored the return of the King of the Forest...... Some people even saw Lias appear in public, but they didn't see herself, and all the notices issued by the City Lord's Mansion were still in the capacity of acting City Lord.

"Then I'll take my leave, sir. ”

Wang Chu nodded and watched Sha Lu leave.

Looking out the window, it was already a big sun, and the whole winter had almost passed, much shorter than I expected, as if it had rained for a few days, and then it was cold for more than ten days.

Gulanna took Anwenna to the forest rendezvous agreed with the elves, but still did not return.

With the strength of the two of them, Wang Chu is not worried about what will happen, but there has been no news from the Great Elf King for a long time, so he also wants to send capable elves to check it out.

Communication at sea is not as good as on land, and Gulyanna sensed a few special presences before the city of Valla, and sent someone to find out that they were half-elves.

That is, the people who guarded the dark dawn, and after inquiry, they learned that they had not received news from the East China Sea for about a month.

For the last time, it was said that the Elven King was far from the border that the human pirates could reach, and that there were no more islanders in that place, so there was no way to get the word out.

Only the current agent of the Dark Dawn Guard was given, and nothing has been heard from for a month since.

The half-elves said that they had also traveled far overseas when the troops were looking for the dragon bones, and they had not received news for a long time, so it had only been a month, and they were not worried.

Maybe in their minds, there is still no one in this world who can defeat the Great Elf King, so they don't worry about what will go wrong.

Since there was no news from the Great Elf King's subordinates, Wang Chu could only continue to wait quietly......

After about ten days, the dwarves finally came to the good news.

The framework of the first battleship has been basically completed, and Wang Chu needs to take a look in person, if he thinks he can, then he will continue to build according to this shape according to the gourd painting scoop, and it is estimated that it will take less than half a year for the preliminary fleet to take shape.

The number of dwarves that may not be able to be completed in two or three years in a human country can actually be guaranteed to take shape within half a year, and the world's number one forging race is indeed quite powerful.

For this reason, Wang Chu also set aside a day to take Sister Lias and Gu Liana, who had returned from the forest, to have a look.

Ever since the last time Gulanna had changed into an elf, she had almost always appeared like this, whether at home or in the courtyard of the city lord's mansion, the elf's natural superior appearance coupled with her unique temperament was better than the words of the emir, the acting city lord.

"Are you going to go over like this?"

"Of course, no, the city knows you're back, and one more elf isn't a big deal. "Gulanna is not at all shy about showing her true face in front of anyone.

That...... Okay, too.

Wang Chu changed into the appearance of a squirrel and jumped into the carriage first, and the other animal forms were inconvenient to get on the carriage, and they would appear crowded, so they became a little smaller when they were in a hurry.

Lias sat across from Gulyanna, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

The relationship seems to be not as close as Wang Chu imagined, but they can talk to each other, and most of the time they are silent.