Sayles walked in, closed the hatch, and wondered, "My lord, why did you give Tareno's pirates three medium-sized warships?"

"Wrong, it's not giving, it's just providing some help to future subordinates. Lei Ming stretched out his index finger and shook it.

Ever since he awakened the Heart of Nature, he has discovered that he has acquired a special ability to vaguely perceive the good and evil in the hearts of others. After this period of time together, Tareno was obviously moved, but for some reason, there was still some struggle in his heart, and he did not immediately submit to it. Still, it's a matter of time.

Sending out three medium-sized warships is nothing more than an increase in the balance in favor of one's own chips. If he could, Thunder would even be willing to pay ten large warships in exchange for Tarenor's submission. That's a sky knight, and there are only two people in the territory, so the importance is self-evident.

Sails suddenly, secretly gave a thumbs up, three broken warships, in exchange for a sky knight, this calculation is wonderful. He secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder Lei Ming could become an earl at a young age, and his strength was so strong. When he was still thinking about the small profits in front of him, the lord had already seen the distant future, and this was the gap!

"Sayles, select four medium-sized warships in good condition, send someone to return them to Archduke Catherine, then pay one million gold coins as interest, no need to ask for it. Lei Ming waved his hand, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Sayles nodded, stepped back lightly, and closed the hatch with his hand.

The sun and the moon turned, and the fleet traveled for fifteen days, when a bustling port appeared in the distance. There is an endless stream of merchant ships coming and going, and on the wharf, laborers sweat profusely to carry goods, but their faces are full of happy smiles. Without the pirate rage, they had significantly more work. The gold earned now is not only enough to meet normal needs, but also to eat meat occasionally.

The new slaves were even more excited, and the benevolent lord not only pardoned them for slavery, but also made them subjects. Although the work is a little harder now, compared to before, it is simply heaven, and everyone is naturally grateful.

Lei Ming looked at the prospect with a satisfied smile on his face. Port Vale is now at least ten times more prosperous than before, and it has more or less a large port. I believe that no matter how long it will be, it will definitely be able to catch up and even surpass.

He straightened his clothes and stepped off the ship. Ten knights guarded the sides, clenching the hilts of their swords and surveying their surroundings warily. Along the way, the leaders retreated to both sides of the street, kneeling on their sides.

Ahead, four large white horses pulled an ornate carriage and stopped in the middle of the road. The white horse kept snorting, and a cloud-like white gas erupted from its mouth.

"Your Excellency, please get in the car. The old coachman bowed respectfully and lifted the curtain.

Lei Ming paused, stepped into the carriage, and a gentle voice came through the curtain. "You're all right here, what about Camilla?"

"My lord, we have a good time here, usually I drive a carriage to pull some people, and I earn a lot of money. Today, the driver had something to do, and I volunteered to replace him. In addition, His Excellency Fafer took good care of us, and with his help, Camilla began to learn etiquette. The old coachman was stunned for a moment, and replied gratefully.

Lei Ming nodded, leaning back in his chair with a thoughtful expression.

The old coachman waited for a while, seeing that Lei Ming did not continue to ask. With a flick of the horsewhip, the carriage drove smoothly along the street and quickly towards Grant City.

At noon, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and the guard on the city wall, looking up, saw the flying violet flag, he rolled his eyes, quickly got off the city wall, turned over his horse, and ran to the earl's suit to report the news.

Lisa received a report that the city guard was given a gold coin and beckoned the maid to wait outside the house.

In a moment, the carriage came galloping, not far from the mansion, and slowly slowed down, and stopped at the door of the mansion. The old coachman, Mari, lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage with thunderous steps.

"Your Excellency. Lisa greeted him and took a closer look at Thunder to see that he had not received any injuries, and could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Said as he walked. Lei Ming waved his hand, motioned for the maid to get up, took Lisa's hand, and entered the mansion. "Lisa, how are the roads in the territory planned, has construction started?"

"My lord, it started the other day. The slaves learned that you had given them commoner status, and that their wages were not low, and they were full of energy, and that a day's work was worth three days. Lisa's blush flickered as she replied solemnly. She had already memorized this information in her head, and she said it casually and effortlessly.

Lei Ming nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Send someone to call the director of the Port Vale Inland Revenue Bureau from Brussels, and in addition, move this time of official business to the study." ”

He entered the study and closed the door. Clapping their hands slightly, the two Shadow Knights suddenly appeared in the room, kneeling on one knee and bowing their heads in a gesture of listening.

"Mobilize all of Shadow's eyeliner and keep an eye on Barnett. If you come to the territory, let me know immediately. Lei Ming's eyes flashed sharply, and with a wave of his big hand, he brought a gust of wind and motioned for the two to retreat.

The two Shadow Knights stood up, took two steps back, and disappeared silently into the shadows.

Lei Ming let go of his perception and carefully probed the surroundings to confirm that no one was there. With a movement in his heart, the Book of Destiny appeared, floating in front of him. The pages of the book automatically open, revealing a red energy marker.

The energy gauge has increased significantly, from 27% to 51%, of which 2% of the energy is obtained from killing pirates, and the rest is collected by the fate of the people.

A hint of satisfaction appeared on Lei Ming's face, and with a flick of his right hand, he put away the Book of Destiny. The Year of the Gods is getting closer and closer, and I don't know when it will erupt. And the specific details are not clear to him at all, this is the most deadly. The unknown is the most frightening because you don't know how to deal with it.

Now, the only way for him is to improve his strength, as long as he is strong enough, let you have a thousand schemes, all kinds of dangers, I will cut it with a sword.

"It seems that the development of the territory is going to be accelerated. Thunder's index finger rhythmically tapped on the table, lost in thought. It is impossible to reach the sky in one step, he only hopes to improve his strength as much as possible, and at least reach the Silver Knight level, so that his life-saving ability will be greatly increased.

There was a knock on the door, and he answered, and Brussels pushed the door and bent in, flattering: "My lord, listen to Madame Lisa...... The butler said, "Are you looking for me?"

He cautiously looked at Lei Ming's face, not letting go of every detail. After decades of crawling, from a humble slave to the current director of the tax bureau, his ability to observe words and emotions and slap horses has reached the point of perfection.

"Now I have a task entrusted to you, and if you do it, the Earl will not hesitate to reward you. Lei Ming paused for a moment, and then said, "Lemons, which you often call bitter fruits, are ripe, and now you are responsible for selling them." ”

Brussels was keenly aware of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, thought for a moment, and said, "My lord, lemons are not easy to sell. However, the subordinates thought of several methods. Lemons can be cut into slices to dry, or juiced. Anyway, it's a different look, what do you think?"

"Isn't this the packaging of the previous life?" Lei Ming's eyes lit up, he looked at Brussels carefully, and said lightly: "Yes, the brain is very flexible." Count Ben reminds you that in fact, lemons can be divided into three types, corresponding to commoners, nobles, and fiefdom nobles who go to sea. Go down and think about the details!"