Chapter 5: Acting for the Lord of the Castle
When Sakchi walked into the office of the Cantona Chamber of Commerce in the village of Koror, he immediately burst into laughter.
"Hey, Daddy Sarkozy, what are you carrying a shovel on, are you still going to go to the fields now?"
"That's it, haven't you always hated the new city lord, have you changed your mind now and want to listen to what he said and run back to farming?"
"Daddy Sack, you're not kind like that. We've all said that no one will pay attention to that idiot city lord, are you trying to betray us?"
"Betrayal a ball!" Father Sackchi leaned the shovel on his shoulder against the wall next to the door, and snorted heavily, "Even if I die, I won't listen to that straw bale city lord! ”
"What is there to consider?" a young man in his thirties said loudly, "Don't talk about this Earl Stark, even if Count Satsuma comes back to be the lord of the city, I will not consider going back to farming." Farming is so hard and I can't make any money, so why should I go back and suffer this sin. ”
"That's not what I said. A middle-aged man in his fifties shook his head and said, "It's definitely not okay to have no food to eat, so no matter what, someone has to farm, and it can't be said that Earl Stark is completely wrong." ”
"Phew, it's not easy to want food?" Father Sakchi said disdainfully: "In the past two years, with the help of the farmland magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, our farming is much simpler than before, and there is no problem in taking care of a few acres or even a dozen acres of land by one person, why do you have to tie us all to the field? I think this Earl Stark is clearly for the sake of political achievements." Deliberately targeting the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and President Xu will do this. ”
A heavy cough suddenly sounded in the room. Cantona stood up from the other end of the table. He beckoned to Daddy Sacki and motioned for him to sit down.
"Alright, now that Daddy Sacki is here, let's start the meeting officially. Cantona's gaze swept over the faces of the dozen or so people at the table, and seeing that everyone was looking at him, he put on a look of listening attentively, nodded, and continued: "I think everyone should have understood the purpose of today's meeting. Because of the order of the city lord's mansion. We, the Cantona Chamber of Commerce, must now return to you the farmland that we have subleased from you, and I would like to ask you for your opinion. ”
"What is there to ask, I don't agree. The young man in his thirties waved his hand and said: "Give the fields to your Cantona Chamber of Commerce to plant, every year we not only don't have to pay rent to the City Lord's Mansion, but also get rent from your Chamber of Commerce, I have enough to support these fields and want to come back, and then run to farm tiredly?"
"Yes, I don't agree with that either. ”
"I don't do it either. How can anyone dare to make money and live easily, and find guilt for themselves?"
"It's just that those guys in the City Lord's Mansion don't have brains. We can't be brainless, can we?"
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The surrounding people echoed each other, and after a while, a consensus was reached. It's all against it.
Cantona nodded, then shook his head again, and sighed, "I understand what everyone thinks, and I agree with you. But everyone must understand that the orders of the City Lord's Mansion are orders, and we only have to carry them out. So now this farmland must be returned to your hands by our Chamber of Commerce, otherwise, the City Lord's Mansion will definitely find trouble with our Chamber of Commerce. You also know that even a big chamber of commerce like the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can't withstand the pressure of the City Lord's Mansion, how can a small chamber of commerce like our Cantona Chamber of Commerce go against the City Lord's Mansion? I hope you can understand my difficulties. ”
"Then according to what you mean, we must get these farmlands back, and then leave our current good work and run back to farming again?" The young man in his thirties said indignantly: "These guys in the City Lord's Mansion are simply sick! We ordinary farmers have just lived a good life for less than two years, and they want to destroy it." These noble lords, can't we see that our commoners are living better?"
"Well, you can't talk nonsense. Now the city lord's mansion is a gang of bastards, you can't blame all the nobles, at least the previous Lord Satsuma is still very considerate of us. Besides, President Xu heard that he is also the Viscount of the Kingdom now, and he is seriously a nobleman. Another farmer from the village of Mexiran immediately said.
"That's right...... But there are too few aristocratic lords like Count Satsuma and Chairman Xu after all. The young man sighed.
"Alright, this is all nonsense. Daddy Sackchi waved his hand, interrupting the two men's emotion, and turned to Cantona, "President Cantona, you came here today specifically to inform us of this kind of, right?"
Cantona smiled: "Daddy Sackchi just sees it." That's right, I brought you here today just to come up with a proper solution, which can not only let everyone do what they thought before, but also keep the City Lord's Mansion from coming to us for trouble. ”
Sacki glanced at Cantona, snorted and said, "Okay, looking at you like this, you obviously have an idea for a long time, and when you say it, why hide it here." ”
"Good!" Cantona clapped his hands hard. "Daddy Sackchi is right, everyone is an acquaintance, so I won't beat around the bush. That's right, I came up with a solution, and now I just want to see if everyone agrees. ”
"Cantona, just say, as long as you don't let me go back to farming, it's okay!" said a young man in his thirties.
"Yes, as long as I can guarantee my current job, anything can be done. ”
"That's it, Cantona, just say it. ”
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"Okay, then I'll just say it. Cantona nodded, and said: "My idea, on the surface, our Cantona Chamber of Commerce will return these farmlands to everyone, but in fact, in terms of specific operations, it is still according to the one we discussed before." ”
"Oh, how?" asked Sakchi curiously.
"Specifically, the farmland is nominally returned to you, but when it comes to farming, our Cantona Chamber of Commerce is still in charge. As for the harvest and rent or something. It's also according to what we agreed before. Actually, speaking of which. It's just a different name. ”
"In other words, we will cooperate with your Cantona Chamber of Commerce to put on a show for the City Lord's Mansion?" asked Sakchi.
"It's acting...... Generally good, but in reality we have no problem with the program. Cantona smiled and said, "Because nominally we have returned the farmland to you, and now it is you who are willing to come to our Cantona Chamber of Commerce to farm for you." I don't think the lord of the castle will send someone to take you back to the fields and force you to farm, right?"
"How dare he?" Sakchi raised his eyebrows and glared, "These guys have already caused my son to lose his job, and they still want to kill our family?"
"Yes. We will find whoever plows our own fields to help us plough, as long as they do not violate the laws of the Kingdom. What can the City Lord's Mansion do with us? Cantona, that's a good idea, and I support it. ”
"I support it too. Since we can't deal with the esteemed lord of the castle, let's obey his wishes. As for how to do it...... He can't take care of it, anyway, we just need to pay enough rent every year. ”
"Okay, that's a good way. Cantona, tell us how we should play this play, right?"
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"Don't worry, come on, take a look at this new agreement that I have prepared in advance, if there are no problems. Consider signing again. Cantona waved her hand, and behind her, a silent young girl held a stack of contract texts and handed them out.
Sackchi took the contract and just glanced at it. He threw it on the table, glanced at Cantona, and walked out the door.
After a few moments, Cantona followed, came to Sackci's side and asked quietly, "Daddy Sarkozy, is there any problem? ”
"I don't care about the contract, I can trust you. Daddy Sakchi shook his head, looked left and right, hesitated, and asked in a low voice, "This...... Cantona, you see President Hsu often, don't you?"
"President Xu?" Cantona shook his head, "How can I see such a big man so often." Do you have anything to do with him?"
"It's not a big deal...... "Daddy Sakchi squirmed a little strangely, and hesitated for a while before continuing: "Cantona, you know, my son, it's Querik's kid who lost his job at the Sandil Chamber of Commerce, and he has been idle at home for more than half a month, and I look very anxious. Now I just want to ...... I figured out that you should go and ask President Xu for a favor and see if you can ask him to give my son a job in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. It doesn't matter what the salary is, as long as he has a job. Do you think it's okay?"
Cantona looked at the expectant look on Sack's face, and said with a wry smile: "Father Sakchi, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I don't have such a good relationship with President Xu. You should also know how sought-after the work of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is in our Bangta City now, if President Xu is willing to agree, then the people of Bangta City will probably run to beg him. What do you think...... Can I help you get it?"
Seeing that Cantona didn't agree, Sakchi sighed deeply: "Actually, I also know that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not so easy to enter. Querik hadn't been able to take advantage of the opportunity to get in before, and now it's only going to be harder. Alas, it's all to blame on that damn Earl Stark, what is he doing to suppress business and promote agriculture, he was simply kicked in the head by a donkey. Well, now that a bunch of people in Bunta have lost their jobs because of this bullshit policy, he doesn't care if we live or die. ”
Cantona looked at Sakchi with a strange gaze, thought for a while, frowned and asked, "Father Sakchi, to be honest, although many chambers of commerce in the city have moved away, there are a lot of job opportunities in the city. But didn't the "Bonta Daily" say that now the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has moved to the Rainfall Valley, and many other chambers of commerce in the city have also moved there, and the result is that a lot of work in the Rainfall Valley needs manpower, why don't you let Querrick try it?"
He just didn't want to go too far from Bonta City, so he didn't go to the Rainfall Valley with the Sandil Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost the job. Daddy Sackchi sighed again. "But how can it be so easy to find a job if you stay in the current city of Bangta, let alone earn more than 10 gold coins a month......
"Earn more than ten gold coins a month?" Cantona frowned, and suddenly his eyes opened: "By the way, I suddenly remembered." When the Chamber of Commerce met with President Xu, he once said that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would open a new thing in the city after a while, and it would recruit a few people with flexible heads and talking ...... That's right, it's called a product promoter. I remember that Quirik kid had a very flexible brain, why don't you let him try it?"
Sakchi's eyes lit up immediately: "Really, really have a job in Bonta City?"
"Really, it was President Xu who told me personally. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has not yet opened the recruitment, you ask Querrick to go to the Falling Rain Valley to ask, if President Xu takes a fancy to it, maybe he will hire it in advance. "Sakchi is definitely authentic.
"That's great! I'll go home now and tell the boy to catch the nearest bus to Rainfall Valley, and get there as soon as possible!" said Sakchi stomped his foot excitedly, and turned to leave.
"Hey, Daddy Sack, you haven't got your shovel yet, and you haven't signed this contract yet!"
"It's okay to throw the shovel, and as for the contract, you can fill in my name for me, and I agreed anyway. ”
Sackchi's voice flew from afar, but the man had already made great strides out of the distance.
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PS: The miscellaneous things have finally come to an end temporarily, and tomorrow we will strive for three more, and then gradually restore the previous update.
Friends, let's have some recommended tickets, monthly passes or something to lift my spirits. (To be continued......)