Chris's accident has affected the administrative work of the town to a certain extent.

Leon takes all the tasks into his own hands, one by one, and Holder cannot replace Chris at this time.

There is another thing that happened inexplicably.

The merchants of White Mist City suddenly cut off any trade with Ravenwood, and even Silas unilaterally stopped cooperating, much to Leon's surprise, and there were no problems with trade, why was this happening?

According to the information inquired, Silas's status in the five major families in White Mist City is not guaranteed.

I don't know where he offended the earl, he was removed from the post of president of the chamber of commerce, and it can be understood that he was innocently involved in the dispute between the lords, and now many businesses are restricted, including iron ore and iron products, and his position is getting weaker and weaker under the rapid reduction of trade.

Many merchants, realizing that something was wrong, cut off contact with the town for fear of being targeted in the same way. Luckily, trade was expanded before, and now there are no problems with the town's supply.

"My lord, the site has been cleared and ready to build the castle. "Holder came to the administration hall, and he was now responsible for part of the inspection, but the main focus was on the construction of the castle, which was the first priority.

"Implement it according to the plan, and discuss it again if there is a problem. Leon stopped the pen in his hand, "Actually, you don't have to report these things specifically, they have been planned, and you can make your own decisions." ”

Holder was very cautious and would come to seek approval at every stage to ensure that nothing could go wrong, but it would take a lot of time, and the town needed to work efficiently, not cowering.

"Then I'll go back and make arrangements. Holder prepared to leave.

"Holder, you're a Ravenwood Reserve now, but remember, you're part of the town, don't think too low of yourself, you have some power in your hands. Leon had to remind him that he would not be burdened with work in the future.

Holder nodded and left the Executive Hall.

Leon continued to get busy with his business.

Fury had sent a letter inviting Leon to come to Herrim City to discuss cooperation, but now that he could not get out of the town, the matter had to be postponed.

Fury himself was not idle in Herrim City, some local nobles opposed his rule, and the matter was quite big, in order to calm everyone's emotions, he had to reach a cooperation as soon as possible, so he decided to go to Ravenwood.

Ravenwood is a backward place for Fury, and even if a vein is discovered, all the proceeds should go to Leon alone, which is a habit among the aristocracy.

"Is that Ravenwood?" he was a little skeptical, and the town in the distance seemed to be "new" in one word.

The town's walls had been renovated and looked very solid, and there were six soldiers guarding the door, standing there in good spirits.

"Who are you?" the soldier stopped Fury and the others, not allowing strangers to let them go.

"Lord of Heremshire, Fury. He said.

"It's you, please go straight along this road, and when you reach the center of the town, you will see the stone castle of the lord. "The soldiers received the news in advance that someone would come to visit, and they were immediately released.

Fury rode through the town on horseback, and he was shocked by everything here, there was not a single old building in sight, all of them were brand new houses, and the road above ground should not have been paved for a long time.

The clean and tidy road made him suspect that this was an aristocratic or rich area, and the ground in the ordinary civilian area was quite dirty, not to mention the environment of the slum, and the stench never dissipated one day.

Once in the center of town, he found the Stone Fort.

"Master Fury, it's been a good trip. "Leon, after receiving a message from the guards, came out to meet him personally.

"Lord Leon, your Ravenwood is interesting. Fury had no doubt that everything that happened in the town had something to do with Leon, and how could the town be like this without the help of the lord who owned the vein.

"Please. Leon invited him into the stone castle for a detailed discussion.

"We talked as we walked. Fury wanted to see what it was like to go somewhere else, to a new place, especially the territory under his jurisdiction that would be partnered with.

Leon gave a few words to the guards and took him around.

First of all, he introduced a building that looked pretty good, the town had a lot of foreign trade, so this high-end hotel was built next to the town center before the snow season, and Fury and his family stayed there this time.

"You're a strange person. Fury walked down the road, observing the surroundings.

"What do you mean?" Leon didn't understand.

"You paid for it, didn't you?" Fury knew very well that most civilians didn't have enough money to build it, unless the lord backed it up.

"What's strange about this, isn't it the lord's duty to make the lives of the townspeople better. Leon thinks it's normal, he doesn't pay for nothing, and he will be able to slowly recoup his costs from taxes in the future.

"You should know that you are a viscount, and you do not have the right to pass on the territory to future generations, and no matter how good the construction is, it will be someone else's in the future. Fury shook his head, Leon only looked at the present in his eyes and did not think about the future, if it was himself, he would dig as much as possible and store a large amount of money in his own hands, instead of paving the way for others.

"Haha, that's at least a few decades away, and until then, I can't let my territory be in tatters. "It's true that Lyon didn't think about it that much, and now it's time to make the most of it.

"I'm just a member of the cooperation to remind you that this is your territory, and it's up to you to decide what you want to do. Fury didn't continue to talk about the topic, everyone has different territories, and the management methods of the territory are naturally different, as an unrelated person, there is no right to meddle.

"Let's talk about the details of the cooperation. "Lyon knows some of the regulations by heart and can come up with them at any time to negotiate.

In addition to the general description, there is one thing that Lyon values very much, and that is the transit tax.

When passing through a territory, the lord has the right to levy a transit tax, which is collected by the lord himself, usually just a small amount of money, and does not cause any burden on trade.

But Lyon hopes that the trade tax can be eliminated by both sides.

The town produces iron ore and iron products, and needs to import a large number of daily necessities, which are closely related to the townspeople.

The advantage of water transport is that it is cheap and the volume of each transport is large, and the cost of land transportation is relatively higher, so in order to increase the motivation of merchants, the abolition of transit taxes is one of the best means.

"Lord Leon, this is good for Ravenwood, but not good for Helrimshire. Fury sees the difference behind it.

Exports and imports from the town go through the county, and only a small part of the supplies in the county pass through the town, so Lyon saves a lot of money and only picks up a little bit of it.

"But you'll agree, won't you?" Leon wasn't worried that he would refuse.

"At least my interests are enough. "Fury will indeed accept that, in general, the cooperation is mostly beneficial to Harrim County.