98. Fair?
"I understand the reason for this, but ......" Li Xuan sighed lightly: "But I really can't let me ignore life like Sdrak, although they are just ordinary people, but they are also the same as us, the same human beings in the Dit Yas Continent, I don't think we can control their life and death, that would be too unfair to them!"
"Fair? haha...... Fair?" Mabel laughed loudly as if he had heard some funny joke, "Do you think there is real fairness in this world? You can't bear to treat your lords like Sdrak, but have you thought about it, if you swapped identities with one of your lords, do you think that person would be as friendly to the villagers in the valley as you are or would be like Sdrak? I think in the face of great interests, many people will make Sdrak's choice." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Looking at Li Xuan, who was frowning, Mabel continued: "This is a very realistic world, many times interests are put first, family and friendship are all - worthless like Caro pig. β
"I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, when I was a teenager, I couldn't even beat some of the seven or eight years old in my family, because I didn't have cultivation talent, and I was also given up by my family because of this terrible cultivation talent, they sent me to a very remote small place, and let me destroy myself there, but although God killed my cultivation talent, but it gave me outstanding management ability, I just developed that barren small place, and my family took a fancy to my ability in management, recalled me from that small place, and then arranged me to the position of the lord of such a city nowIt's just that the original Trines City was also a very dilapidated small city, but in my hands, I developed it to its current size, and I occupied a pivotal position in the family. Do you still think that's unfair to them?"
Li Xuan was speechless for a while, even the people of the same family can decide the fate of another person because of interests, so why not decide the life and death of some people who have nothing to do with you for the sake of interests?
Li Xuan sighed a little helplessly, it turned out that it was the same no matter where he went, it was the same on the earth before, and now it was the same in this new world, he didn't want to be a savior to change the fate of those helpless people, firstly, he did not have that ability, and secondly, he was not so great. But he can leave the rest of the people alone, but he will never allow such a thing to happen around him.
"Lord Castle Lord, I understand what you said, but I believe that there will still be some people who do not put their interests first, and I will not allow such a disregard for life and the fate of others in my territory. Li Xuan was silent for a while but still said what was in his heart, although this kind of thinking was stupid and would only add trouble to himself, but this was a principle of how he did things.
Although Mabel can roughly guess the other party's principles of dealing with people from some of Li Xuan's practices after taking over the valley, but now he is still a little surprised to hear the other party say these words, but he is helpless about this, if it is other people, for the sake of interests, maybe he will force the other party to take the same means as Sdrack, but for the person in front of him, it is obviously not feasible, and he has always had a question in his heart, that is, why Kenny would assign the valley to Li Xuan as a territory, isn't he afraid that something will go wrong in the middle of the way to expose the veins of the magic crystal mineγ
Mabel sighed a little helplessly and said: "Doing something like Sdrak can be said to be the best way at the moment, but Baron Li Xuan, you obviously won't do this, but you also said just now, those villagers in your territory have begun to be dissatisfied, and I don't think I can help you solve this problem." β
Li Xuan pondered for a moment and asked, "City Lord, I don't know how you distributed this magic crystal after it was dug up before?"
Mabel glanced at Li Xuan in some surprise, he didn't understand why the other party had such a question, but he didn't hide it and said directly: "In the past, it was Sdrake who was in charge of digging, so he took a little more, accounting for 2.5 percent, I had a little less and 50 percent, and the remaining 60 percent belonged to His Majesty." β
"You only occupy a small head?" Li Xuan was a little surprised, this was a little different from what he imagined.
Looking at Li Xuan's surprised look, Mabel shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Do you think it's less? If it weren't for some special reasons, Sdrak and I would be able to account for two achievements combined." β
"Black. This is the only thought in Li Xuan's heart, he doesn't do anything, just sitting there and collecting money but he has to collect sixty percent, it's really black.
"City Lord, do you think that if I take out 0/50% of my income and distribute it to those villagers in the valley, will they keep it a secret because of this?" Li Xuan hesitated for a moment but still said what he thought in his heart, the Magic Crystal Mine has nothing to do with the villagers in the valley, so there is no need for those villagers to keep it secret for Li Xuan, but if the Magic Crystal Mine is tied to their vital interests, then they should keep this secret for their own interests.
"You...... Do you want to give 0.50% to those villagers in the valley?" Mabel looked at Li Xuan in shock, he didn't know what the other party's mind was thinking, he would actually think of giving 0.50% of the income to those villagers in the territory, didn't he know how much money this 0.50% represented.
Li Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, I can't think of any other way for the time being." β
"You have to think clearly, this is not a small amount. Mabel asked cautiously, if the other party was really willing to give up this 0.50%, then the matter might be able to be solved very well, but compared to Sdrak's method, this kind of obviously suffered a lot.
"Isn't there still 20% after removing this 0.5 percent, that's enough. Li Xuan said with a light smile.
"Then why did you come to me today?" Mabel was a little puzzled, since the other party had already decided to do this, what was the purpose of coming to him today.
"The city lord and the city lord of Black Sand City are familiar with each other, and I want to trouble the city lord to help me buy a batch of slaves. In fact, this idea was also a temporary idea for him, and it was not something he thought about on the way here at all.
Mabel heard that Li Xuan was just asking him to buy some slaves, so he readily agreed: "This is a trivial matter, but the distance between Black Sand City and here is not close, and it is estimated that it will take about a month to send the slaves." β
"One month, just one month, for the time being, I have no plans to dig the magic crystal mine. Li Xuan nodded, and then he discussed some details with Mabel before he got up to say goodbye, and made an appointment to come back the next day to discuss the affairs of those merchants.
As soon as Li Xuan came out of the City Lord's Mansion, a young man dressed as a mercenary about thirty years old greeted him and said, "Lord Baron, the head of my family invites you to go to our regiment station, he has something to discuss with you." β
Li Xuan looked at the young mercenary in front of him, and asked suspiciously, "Who is the head of your family?" I don't seem to know him, right?"
"Our leader is Dicas, the head of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Regiment, one of the three major mercenary groups in Trines City. The young mercenary said proudly.
"I'm sorry, I don't know your leader, and I'm not interested in meeting your leader, so I'll leave first if there's nothing else. Li Xuan said lightly.
"Lord Baron, don't be in such a hurry to refuse, look at who that one is over there?" The young mercenary seemed to know that Li Xuan would refuse, and he was not in a hurry, turning around and pointing to the mouth of the alley not far away.
Li Xuan looked in the direction pointed by the young mercenary, then shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know that person either." With that, he ignored the young mercenary.
The young mercenary was a little at a loss for a while because of Li Xuan's action, he never thought that the other party would react like this, he had already rehearsed the psychological side several times when he was waiting at the gate of the city lord's mansion just now, but no matter which time, in the end, the other party should have looked at the person at the mouth of the alley with a surprised face, and then reluctantly promised him to follow him to the station to meet their group leader.
It's just that there is a gap between the development of things and his imagination now, but the young mercenary is very alert, and in the face of this sudden situation, he quickly analyzed the possible causes, and then quickly came up with a countermeasure.
He caught up with Li Xuan and smiled apologetically: "Lord Baron, don't be in such a hurry to leave, I think you don't seem to know much about the situation in your territory." Then he slapped his forehead and made a sudden expression and said, "Yes, a busy person like you, Lord Baron, would have time to care about the little people in your territory, but Lord Baron, you must know that small people can sometimes bring you big trouble." β
Li Xuan frowned, his face showed a trace of displeasure, he didn't want to pay much attention to this person from the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group, but the other party had been pestering, and now he even said such threatening words, which made him a little annoyed, he looked at the young mercenary and said coldly: "What do you want to say, I have nothing to do with your Snow Wolf Mercenary Group, and I don't want to make enemies with you, but if you think that you can be presumptuous in front of me, then I will let you know that I just don't want to do too much, not afraid of things." β
"Lord Baron, don't be so easy to get angry, of course our Snow Wolf Mercenary Group will not disturb your lord for no reason, but I think your lordship doesn't want the news that you have a large magic crystal ore vein in your territory to leak out. The young mercenary didn't have a trace of worry or fear because of Li Xuan's anger, and still said with a light smile on his face.
"You...... How do you know about the Demon Crystal Ore Vein?" Li Xuan looked at the young mercenary opposite in shock, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, "I have been blocking the valley, the news of this Demon Crystal Ore Vein should not leak out, but how did this Snow Wolf Mercenary Group know, Sdrake shouldn't just say it, so what else ......