025: Angels and Demons
readx;? In the Purple Gold Continent, there is an organization called the All-Knowing Society. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The biggest feature of this mysterious organization is that he knows too many hidden secrets, because he has repeatedly revealed topics that shocked the world and finally been confirmed, so that he is famous throughout the continent.
Based on the countless information that this organization had obtained from unknown sources, they compiled a book of the Civilized Continent's "All-Knowing Purple Gold List".
From wealth, status, force to wisdom, a series of list rankings have been listed, and this list has also been widely recognized by the mainland over time.
And the one who left this passage for Roshi is Longer Arischi, who ranks ninth on the Purple Gold Strategist List and has many legendary myths!
You know, the Carman who had fought with Roshi, known as the first strategist of Landnot, and cooperated with Viscount Ori to keep Landnot in order, couldn't even squeeze in the first five hundred...
So Luo Xi was taken aback when he received this imperial document, after all, theoretically speaking, where would it be the turn of such a big man to write the document of a small nobleman like him?
If you want to say that he is idle and boring, it is simply nonsense, and after reading it carefully, Luo Xi naturally understands the intriguing intention of the other party.
The implication is to say: greedy and greedy, cheap and cheap, if you don't want me to clean you up, it's best to give me an honest business!
I was depressed, I just wanted to occupy a lot of land and raise a few beauties to live comfortably, but I was targeted by this kind of big guy with a whip... Is... Bad luck at home!
Fortunately, the other party obviously saw through his little tricks, but he didn't mean to be mad, and from the other meaning under this document, it seems...
As soon as "Troy" was at this thought, Roshi put down the paperwork and instructed Troy: "Go back and take time out of business to help me check some information"
"Yes, my lord," Troy didn't ask
Nodding, Luo Xi took the sheepskin map of his territory, since the big guy has already beaten, then this kind of idle life can't be passed...
Besides, calculating the time, he has been the lord of this town for more than a month, and it is time to do something serious about helping the community.
"Give me a detailed description of the town"
"Yes, my lord," he nodded, and Troy began to introduce in a clear manner, "There are a total of people in Stonehammer Town, including..."
Roshi had only roughly understood these situations before, and after hearing Troy's detailed introduction, his brows couldn't help frowning tightly.
It's really not average, it's super bad...
There are only more than 300 people in the town, and the main labor force of young and middle-aged people is less than 100, and the financial income of the town makes the greedy Luo Xi angry.
Every year, after the materials collected from grain, herbs and livestock and fruit forests are discounted according to the same currency, it is actually only more than 600 silver... Less than seven gold coins...
Yes!
The taxes added up to the entire territory in a year are actually not enough for Roshi to eat a few good meals and buy a few new clothes when he used to be in Landnot...
It's ridiculous that he secretly scolded Cayo for being stingy at the beginning, and only gave himself 8 guards, which is to understand his good intentions, there are really too many people, and he will eat him Roxi...
"This is because the Earl's tax decree is to tax each family in proportion to their income, and Stone Hammer Town..."Seeing Rohi's unhappy face, Troy quickly explained
The main income of Stone Hammer Town comes from material discounts, because of the inconvenient relationship of traffic congestion, there is no need to think about labor tax, as for commercial tax, haha! What the hell is business?
Except for the occasional game hunt on the mountain, the people here take care of those few acres of thin fields all year round, and most of the rest of the time is spent basking in the sun.
"These lazy bones"
"My lord, you can't blame them for this, after all, the road here is real... The things grown can't be exchanged for the cost of transportation, and even the empire only comes here once a year to concentrate on transportation."
The road here Roch has been deeply understood, it only takes two months to cross a central province from Landnott to Roshi, the province of Aino, and it takes a full month to reach the territory from the provincial capital, and the last section is almost impossible to even go by carriage.
When he heard Troy's sentence that he was not alone, and the dozens of nearby towns were not much different, Roshi's face finally eased a lot.
It's better for everyone to be unlucky than to be alone, right?, comforting himself, Roshi waved away the messy thoughts in his head, looked at the map and asked
"Have you ever thought about building a road?"
"The adults are witty, and the villains throw themselves to the ground" slapped the signature sycophant, and Troy then pointed to the map and said: "Your Excellency, the geographical location of Edmia is very special, it is originally in an excellent position running through the north and south, but there is an additional Marghera Mountain Range across the east and west to the south."
"If we make an opening here," Troy said, pointing to a hill south of Stonehammer, "get it through, and build a road from here to Blarney Canyon Boulevard."
"Then the merchant doesn't have to bypass Mount Margla, but go straight to the north of the empire from here!
Listening to Troy's explanation, Roshi looked at the map carefully, it was really like this, but before he could raise his interest, seeing Troy's writhing demeanor, Roshi frowned and asked: "This idea can't be now, right?
"Money, my lord!" Troy said with a wry smile: "This idea has been passed down by mouth in Stone Hammer Town for several generations, but we have specifically verified that the construction of this tunnel alone will employ at least tens of thousands of laborers, and counting other miscellaneous things, it will cost at least 50,000 gold coins, which is still a preliminary estimate!"
After a pause, Troy continued: "And this is still calculated according to the normal market price, when in fact the villain estimates that it is more than this price for labor alone."
The whole of Edmia is built in the midst of mountains and forests, and the towns are usually separated by several large mountains, and it is difficult to compare the price of asking others to come here to work as coolies over the mountains, and this price is naturally difficult to compare with the plains where they can leave early and return late.
By the way, it's just an impossible thing to do... Just as he was about to ask something, he looked up to see Troy staring at him.
"So?" Roshi's eyes lit up, but Troy already had a wonderful idea in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have put this project in front of him to show off!
"So the villain thinks" Sure enough, Troy immediately said: "Your Excellency, you should contact your backstage, as long as they are willing to invest a little, and wait for the tunnel to be dug..."
"Wait, what?
"Uh? Isn't it... Is it?"
"Who is talking nonsense to you?"
“... No, the villain guessed..."
Looking at his dodging eyes, Roxi was roughly clear, most of it was Margaret's little girl who was maliciously spreading rumors, and no one in the castle would be so boring except for her.
Troy, Troy, you can't imagine that you're going to be a little girl, are you? But don't be discouraged, after all, you're not the only one who has been fooled...
remembered that when she first arrived in the territory, she was interested in asking her about the secret of breaking through the limit and casting spells, but this girl smiled and said that there was no secret at all, and she deliberately deceived him just to steal it out to play.
Angry Rohi didn't talk to her for a few days!
It wasn't until this incident that Luo Xi took the initiative to ease the relationship with her, and after calming down and thinking about it carefully, Luo Xi felt that this might be a wrong decision.
After all, her current status is a saint, second only to the Pope according to the system of the Holy Church, and according to her incalculable thinking, she may not be able to get a son when, and her cardinal may not be able to cure her.
This is a question that needs to be carefully considered...
Hey?
That's right!
Roshi, who was distracted, suddenly brightened his eyes, pulled back his thoughts of running away, and said to Troy who shrugged his head: "I have a way here, you see"
"My lord, please speak" Although it turned out that Roshi was a poor second generation made him feel bad, Troy quickly cheered up and found the right role and said
Roshi picked up his pen and drew a circle within the territory of Stone Hammer Town, and continued: "Xiyue said that this is a treasure land of feng shui, and there will be angels descending here."
"Civilians are stupid but not blind, my lord, it is impossible for people to blindly follow without the benefits they have seen with their own eyes," Troy replied, shaking his head
"I say that if you are willing to move to my territory with your family, you will be exempt from all taxes, and this period will be three years," Roshi added, tapping the pen
"The taxes in the province of Aino are already low, but..."Troy frowned and pondered, "but with the oracle of the Lord God, it can attract more than 5,000 people."
"A church monastery will be established in Stone Hammer Town, and the holy angels will drag the holy water of the divine realm to bless the world, and the holy woman will pray for blessings and give it to the holy priests and nuns in the monastery to give to the residents of Stone Hammer Town, and the holy water will condense the essence of the world, and mortals will enjoy the warmth of the heart and lungs, and prolong their lives."
Troy's eyes lit up, and then he said: "If this effect is really effective, it will not take a few months for word of mouth to spread, and at least 20,000 people will be entrenched in the territory of the adults."
"Twenty thousand?" Roshi nodded, and continued, "I said, I will recruit scholars, and all children in my territory will receive basic education, free of charge, and not only that, but if they succeed in their studies, I will also give a reward of at least 100 gold coins, and... This condition does not take into account the pedigree"
Troy's eyes flashed with gold and he was shocked, and his voice stammered excitedly, "I... I'll do the math... Such... That's about 50,000 people, more than twice as many as Nile City."
But then his eyes suddenly darkened, and he continued: "But my lord, we don't have so much money, and it won't be long enough to calculate a few thousand gold coins like this, besides..."
"And it's just increasing the population of the territory, letting them live here, and still having to pay for them to build tunnels, right?" Roshi stood up
While Troy was puzzled, Roshi went to the window of the room, and the mountain wind swept the smell of earth into the high window, blowing his half-length hair.
The sun shone brightly on his handsome face with a smile like a rising sun, and he was bathed in the sun with great piety, like an angel serving the gods
His voice sounded softly:
"Siyo said: There is no such thing as a world that can be obtained without hard work, so the lord of Stone Hammer Town fell seriously ill, and after recovering from his illness, he accepted God's will and issued an edict that the land of Stone Hammer Town would be sold to the residents of other places at a minimum price of 30 gold coins, and the holy water of the monastery would be stopped free of charge."
"Your Excellency... But... But..."
"The townsfolk don't have that much money?" Roshi turned around, his smile so gentle and selfless, "The 'Dragon Island Chamber of Commerce', which is spread across the continent and is unrivaled by the wealth, will open a branch in Stonehammer Town by God's will, and borrow money from any civilians for free, all it needs is a certificate of employment"
Troy stood there dumbfounded, dumbfounded...
After a long time, his stiff face regained consciousness, and he saluted Rohi respectfully, with the most humble smile on his face:
"My lord, you are simply a devil"
"You didn't shoot a good ass this time"
"No!" Troy shook his head, and said reverently, "Sometimes we need the devil more than the angels who only blindly tell us the truth and make us listen to the teachings."