Pinghu Town Government Office.

"Master, this is the list drawn up by the village chief of Dean, a total of 35 people, including 1 brick kiln steward, 7 deacons, 11 foremen, and 16 skilled craftsmen. ”

The deputy superintendent of the administrative office, Dai Ge, respectfully presented the two parchment scrolls to his desk and unfolded them very carefully so that his master could read them.

He was short, in his fifties, his gray hair was meticulously combed, he was well-dressed, the new leather shoes on his feet were shiny, and he stood upright, and his whole person looked very energetic, like a noble butler. Who could believe that more than five years ago, he was just an outcast who didn't even know a word.

The first followers of Lord Victor are now of the upper class, and Daiger is no exception.

At the beginning, he was alone, thin, old, and did not dare to pant when he spoke and did things, and belonged to the most marginal small role in the group of followers. But he was willing to sink down to learn writing and arithmetic, and he actually became Lady Lilia's right-hand man, and was appointed deputy head of the government office. But even so, he saw his master very few times, but this did not prevent him from loving his master from the heart, and he even remembered every word that his master had said to him - a total of 27 sentences and 107 words.

It's rare for the master to personally handle government affairs today, and I must behave well...... Daiger muttered silently in his heart.

"Let them leave for Jinshui City as soon as possible, the Double-headed Dragon Joint-Stock Chamber of Commerce is now in urgent need of manpower, and they can take up their positions early to occupy a high position. Victor picked up his quill and signed his name on two pieces of parchment letterhead.

"Yes. Daig rolled up the letterhead with a swift movement and inserted it into Piggy on his belt.

"You'll have to prepare another list of 15 people who are good at business to join the two-headed dragon. Victor put down his quill and let his body sink completely into the soft and comfortable buckskin armchair.

Daig bowed and said, "Master, Lady Alice has always been in charge of business, not Lady Lilia. Few of the stewards and deacons in Pinghu Town are business-savvy, and those who know about business are in the tax office, and they are far from proficient in doing business. If there is to be a transfer, the only way to do this is to ask Old John to send some people back. However, our business in Wildwillow City is very large, and Old John has been clamoring for manpower. ”

"That's right......" Victor leaned sideways, knocked on the table, and said thoughtfully, "Pick some people from among the vendors who have bought houses in Pinghu Town?"

"The hosts, we could hardly guarantee their loyalty. Daiger thought for a moment and added: "Old John said that business is all about goods and money, and it is better to slowly cultivate one's own people who do not understand business, than to let an outsider with a shrewd mind sit in the position of supervisor." ”

"Makes sense. Victor frowned and nodded, pondering for a moment, finally thinking of someone.

"Do you know Cali?"

"Yes. Daiger replied, "The son of Sid, the merchant, who had a conflict with the Robert family over the paper-making matter, was given 30 acres of land, and is now your vassal." ”

"My vassals must serve me. Victor smiled: "Prepare a letter of recommendation for Kali, arrange for him to work in the Two-Headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce, and the rest of the manpower will be handled by himself." ”

"I will immediately arrange for the clerk to write a letter of introduction. Daiger paused, and said cautiously, "Master, can I ask the Two-Headed Lizard Chamber of Commerce to purchase the goods that Randall has received? ”

Victor glanced up at him and said with a smile, "Daige, you go and call Jim in, and by the way, someone will prepare a pot of snow fungus tea for me." ”

"Yes. Daiger did not dare to ask, but walked backwards for a few steps before turning and walking out the door, and before leaving the door, he heard Victor say, "By the way......" He quickly turned around and waited for his master's command.

"Good shoes. Victor smiled and motioned for him to go out and do something.

Daiger looked down at the leather shoes on his feet and left the office in confusion.

When Victor first met Gillian, he was amazed that Miss Chebman's temperament resembled a modern woman, and specially made her the world's first pair of high-heeled leather boots. Today, various styles of high heels have swept the entire noble circle, even Sylvia and Sophia are not immune.

Women wearing high heels will look tall and sexy, but they are not conducive to labor and fighting. Few ladies from vassal families chose high heels, and the clothes and accessories of the noblewomen were tailor-made by skilled craftsmen. Therefore, women's high heels cannot form a business.

Victor regretted it and set his sights on the finished leather shoes. He designed several ready-made leather shoes in the style of modern leather shoes. Compared with traditional high-top leather boots, the finished leather shoes are simple and atmospheric, easy to wear, and use less materials, only the scraps of cowhide can be made.

The high-quality and inexpensive finished shoes were loved by the vassal class as soon as they were launched. The Randall family became the second-largest buyer of leather offcuts in Wildwillow. The number one purchaser was the Wellington family, who purchased ten times the size of the Randalls.

The profits of finished shoes are eye-catching, and products without technical barriers are particularly easy to be imitated. Naturally, the Wellington family did not miss the opportunity to make money. The south-central part of the country they controlled was originally the largest leather processing area in the Kingdom of Gambis, and it was superior to the Randall family in terms of the number of craftsmen, leather making technology, and geographical location. As soon as the lords of the central and southern parts of the country made a force, they immediately occupied eighty percent of the market share of finished shoes.

The finished footwear business reflects the market environment faced by joint-stock chambers. However, the financial situation of the House of York is like that of the Gambis, where the lord is short of money and the vassals are rich. Since it is difficult for outsiders to make money, they can only take money from the pockets of the family vassals first, and they can't let outsiders earn the money of the family vassals.

"Hehe, how can I tell you that the Two-Headed Dragon Joint-Stock Chamber of Commerce mainly earns your money. Victor chuckled, raised his voice and said, "Come in directly." ”

A slender and delicate-looking indoor maid walked into the office holding a tea set. She was followed by a burly middle-aged man.

"Good day, sir. The middle-aged strong man punched his chest with his right fist and gave a military salute to Victor.

Victor nodded and said, "Jim, I called you here to tell you that Nelson is cultivating a new martial art secret method. During this time, you have to take care of the mercenary corps. ”

"Don't let adults down. Jim exclaimed.

"Plus, I need more swamp scouts. From now on, the Swamp Scouts were included in the official establishment of the Mercenary Corps, and their combat allowances, food, medicines, disability pensions, and military training were all treated by the Captains. As long as the swamp scout has been in the service for 6 years, those who are not disabled are directly promoted to the scout captain of the mercenary legion. ”

"You go back now and arrange a chief officer for the swamp scouts. ”

"Yes!" Jim saluted again, turned around, and strode out of the office.

When the War Bear mercenary group followed Victor, there were a total of 49 people, and later Ant-Man invaded the Centaur Hills, and 5 men were unfortunately killed in battle, leaving only 44 people. Today, 28 war bears, including instructors Barrett, Hammer, and Fermi, are away all year round, respectively in charge of the bear regiment and 10 smuggling caravans, and the remaining 20 people stay in the family.

Jim is one of the Bears Left Behind in the family, and he currently serves as Nelson's lieutenant, helping Nelson run the mercenary legion. The discipline of the Legion has given Jim a vigorous demeanor, at least during his work.

In the future, when the released war bears return to the family and merge with the mercenary legion, I am afraid there will be a lot of trouble...... Victor looked at Jim's back and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"Host, your snow fungus tea. The young and delicate maid of the house placed the tray on the table, and her little white hand took a cup of tea with a green snow fungus and brought it to Victor.

Native to the Arrett Mountains, the snow fungus is a rare hydro-friendly plant. Due to the scarcity of snow fungus, its price is even more expensive than fire elemental affinity coffee.

This time, Sophia brought not only the barbarians, but also a whole 11 carts of Arrett Mountain specialties. The goods were temporarily stored in a warehouse in Pinghu Town, and the Sabertooth Tiger Merchants were ready to complete the delivery with the Clover Merchants, who would transport the goods to Yeliu City and sell them to the various families of Gambis.

Although the owner of the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce is Sophia, it is no problem for Victor to want to taste the specialties of Arrett Mountain. In fact, the Saber-Toothed Tiger Merchant Group and the Randall family are already showing signs of merging with each other. It's just that Sophia and Victor are both restrained and try not to interfere in each other's affairs, and the people below keep a fragile and blurred line.

After taking a sip of the turquoise snow fungus tea, Victor only felt that the fragrance was full of heart and spleen, and he felt a burst of coolness and comfort inside and outside his body.

Compared to strong coffee, the light and pleasant snow fungus tea is more suitable for him.

Feeling the slight fluctuations of the water element, after a while, Victor instructed the maid in the room, "Di Li, you stand down, I want to be alone for a while." ”

"Yes. The maid folded her hands, bowed slightly, turned to leave the office, and gently closed the door.

Victor stretched, got up and walked to the window, pushed open the brown crystal window, and let the sunlight let in. In fact, with his current physical strength, he does not feel tired, and stretching his waist is completely out of the habit of mental relaxation.

These days, Nicole has returned to Goldwater City to teach the Fangs the three great skills pioneered by Tournans. Lilia, Nelson, Sister Alina, and Linda are all undergoing paladin body remodeling and will take at least a month to get back to work.

Victor had to deal with all aspects of the Randall family himself, which made him quite depressed.

Even with divine magic to ensure physical and mental safety, body remodeling is a very painful thing, but its benefits are equally enviable.

Children who receive body remodeling will grow their minds and bodies in the same direction as the gods, their physical fitness will be at least twice that of ordinary people, and their external, internal and mental forces will become more closely connected. It means that their talent is far beyond ordinary people, and it is easy to cultivate the Gripen combat skills to a high level, so that they have the strength of a beginner trainee knight.

For adults, body remodeling has other effects. Alina, Alice and Linda originally didn't dare to accept the tempering of broken bones, but when they heard that reshaping their bodies can make themselves more beautiful and age slower according to their minds, they hesitated for a long time, but gritted their teeth and accepted it.

Nelson was the most excessive, he actually hid from Linda and brought his twin sons over to undergo body remodeling.

It's crazy!

His subordinates are getting stronger one by one, but Victor is standing still, and he is somewhat lost.

Who let X-3 limit the development of psychic powers, and he is still a half-elf himself. The human combat technique was obviously not suitable for the elven bloodline, and he couldn't even master the explosive skill of the Gripen combat technique.

But then again, if Victor can mobilize his inner potential, then the activation talent will evolve into a surging talent, which is far stronger than the Gripen combat skill.

Of course, Victor didn't get nothing. Because he is a lord, he still has the No. 7 Alchemy Pagoda in his hand.

As Sylvia said, no matter how strong the Golden Knight is, he only has one hand and one pair of feet, and he can never replace the role of the army.

Although it is difficult for the army to kill the agile and mobile Golden Knight, the margin for error will be very low when a strong individual is against the army, and the slightest mistake can be a complete loss. The situation in the military is the opposite, especially when the overall quality of soldiers is improved across the board, the gap in the tolerance rate will be further widened, and the best choice for strong individuals is to flee quickly.

Turnans's Blue Wolf Skill is a quick skill with limited potential, and it is difficult for practitioners to ignite the fire of their hearts. But blue wolves are suitable for hiring soldiers, which can greatly improve their combat effectiveness and survivability. Tens of thousands of mercenary soldiers have gone through the cruel trials of life and death, and there are always people who can stand out, ignite the fire of their hearts, and become the real elite.

Moreover, the blue wolf combat technique combines the characteristics of the spirit monkey and the barberry secret form, which is much stronger than a single secret form. In fact, Victor's ability to let the Spirit Monkey Militia practice the simplified barberry secret form was the result of pursuing the blue wolf combat technique.

Victor guessed that the blue wolf combat skills were loaded into the alchemy tower, and the alchemy militia could become the blue wolf militia, and their four major elemental attributes should be, 13 points for physique, 10 points for spirit, 14 points for perception, and 3 points for life. The combat effectiveness of the Blue Wolf Militia completely surpassed that of the Barberry Militia and the Spirit Monkey Militia.

In the same way, the Gripen Combat Skill can also give birth to the Gripen Militia with 14 points of Physique, 13 points of perception, and at the same time master the Explosive Technique.

As for the Storm Bear (Stupid Bear) skill, it is basically useless against Victor. Turnans can search for ferocious humans with natural sharpness of mind, and then use the Bear Twist to change their fate.

However, how many buried ferocious humans could Turnans discover on his own?

Victor has completely memorized the three major battle skills, and what he lacks now is a law crystal that repairs the memory upload function. And things like law crystals are all based on luck, and they can't be in a hurry at all.

Rustling footsteps could be heard in the hallway outside the door, and Victor sketched the image of Barberry militia Renault in his mind.

"Come in. ”

Renault pushed open the door, and before he could speak, Victor said with a slap in his face: "Renault, do you know, you are going to be eliminated!"

"Huh?" Renault froze in place.

"Hehe, in another 9 years, 11 months and 7 days, you will return to the tower and be reborn, and when you come out, you may become Gripen militia Renault. Victor paused, shook his head and sighed, "Unfortunately, you won't remember anything by then......"

"I always remember adults, and other memories don't matter. Renault shook his head. As the first alchemy militiaman, his emotional intelligence is now getting higher and higher.

Victor nodded, patted Renault on the shoulder, and asked, "What is the matter with you coming to see me?"

Renault replied in a low voice, "When the saber-toothed tiger merchant group was drying the medicine, an alchemy auxiliary soldier discovered the five medicinal materials for making recovery potions. Sir, the materials for the recovery potion are complete. ”

Victor's eyes froze, and he asked in a deep voice, "You mean, the kind of recovery potion that helps alchemists recover their energy?"

"That's right!"

"So what are you waiting for? get all those materials to the hill camp!" Victor said excitedly.

"However, those herbs belong to Lady Sophia......

Victor waved his hand and muttered, "Sophia...... People are mine, and of course her things are also my things, and my things are still my things. ”

"Ship them all!