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First of all, Roman Fritz pointed out the biggest drawback of the smuggling epidemic in the East China Sea at that time: the congenital institutional defect of the establishment of the province of Neuhoven.

Because Newhoven is a maritime province, one of the biggest differences from other provinces of the empire is that in other land provinces, in terms of political structure, the governor serves as the first leader of the military and political affairs, and the local government affairs and the military power of the local defenders are handed over to the governor to be in charge.

However the province of Neuhoven is different...... It is a province on the sea!

And the Empire's navy is different from the army. The navy is a self-contained system and is directly dispatched by the Ministry of War. It does not follow the jurisdiction of the local government.

But the province of Neuhofen is a maritime region, and if the governor can't dispatch the navy, relying only on a small number of defenders stationed on the islands, where can he ban smuggling merchant ships at sea?!

"If you don't give me the right to dispatch troops from the navy, this governor will not be able to do it well!"

These are the exact words of Roman Fritz when he faced His Majesty the Emperor.

The Emperor then asked about the corruption and bribery of officials in the province of Neuhoven.

To this, Roman Fritz's answer is very simple: corruption and bribery cannot be completely eradicated in any place and in any era. Even in the inland provinces, this phenomenon persists forever. There has never been a time when the world is completely pure.

The root cause of the problems of the province of Neuhoven in the past was that smuggling was rampant! The Chamber of Commerce smuggled goods, which could evade a large amount of imperial taxes, and this had huge benefits. The consequence of the rampant smuggling is that the chamber of commerce must bribe local officials if it wants to maintain this interest.

As long as the phenomenon of smuggling is cut off at the root, then this kind of problem can naturally be alleviated.

One more point, Roman Fritz put forward his own idea to the emperor: merchant autonomy!

The greatest source of wealth for the province of Neuhofen is maritime trade, especially in the various marine resources.

His idea of governance was to form a number of large and small chambers of commerce. Let the businessmen manage their own affairs. And as a local government. It is only responsible for acting as an arbiter and a maintainer of order in the event of a dispute.

"Don't let the local government take on too many things, the officials have too much power in their hands. Naturally, there will be a phenomenon of exchanging power for money. Roman Fritz said to the emperor: "We only need to specify a set of rules of the game within the legal framework of the empire, and then let those chambers of commerce." As long as it's within the rules of the game, whatever they want, play whatever they want. As long as they pay their taxes honestly. We don't need to worry too much about trade...... Forming more chambers of commerce, so that they can compete with each other and have supervision, we just need to be an arbiter. Once there is a loophole in the system, we can fill the loophole. ”

And finally, this Monsieur Roman Fritz made a request to His Majesty the Emperor:

"If I were to be appointed governor of the province of Newhofen, I would have only three requirements: first. Give me military power, especially the navy. I need to have a naval detachment at the command of the Governor's Palace, or I can't let the garrison on the island swim and jump into the sea to catch those armed smuggling merchant ships, right?

Second, since I have gone to the East China Sea, I need to be given ample time to carry out my governing philosophy. If I just leave my post after serving the previous term, then it is better not to go! What I want is to be able to take root in the East China Sea! To realize the prosperity of the East China Sea, a short period of two or three years, three or five years is not enough! If I go, Your Majesty must promise to let me work for at least ten years! If I have only been in work for a few years and have made some improvements, if you recall me, you will only give up halfway!

Third, I need the true trust and support of His Majesty! The position of the province of Newhofen is a huge fat shortage, there is too much wealth here, once I sit in this position, it is like sitting in the crater! I don't know how many people will be jealous, and many big families will try to overthrow me and replace me because of the interests of their respective chambers of commerce. So I have to get the absolute trust of His Majesty the Emperor!"

His Majesty the Emperor, after listening to the words of Roman Fritz, asked only one question:

"You want me to trust you, but as you said, this governor's position is a rare fat shortage in the world, if you really do something corrupt and bribed......"

Before the emperor could finish speaking, Roman Fritz immediately replied:

"If that happens...... Your Majesty, please behead me and hang it above the gate of the imperial capital!"

In this way, Roman Fritz, who was only thirty-five years old at the time, took office and became the youngest governor of the province of the Roland Empire at that time, taking charge of the military and political power of a province, and even had a fleet allocated from the Imperial Navy for his jurisdiction!

Today, fifteen years later, the fiscal taxes of the province of Newhoven have increased more than five times as much as when he took office! And the smuggling phenomenon that once raged has been almost eliminated.

During his fifteen years in power in Neuhoven, the Governor of Roman Fritz received numerous accolades, such as the Imperial Minister, the Master of Finance, and many other titles, and some even regarded him as the future Chancellor of the Exchequer or even the successor of the Prime Minister.

At the same time, there are many slanders and attacks.

Especially when he rectified smuggling in the East China Sea, I don't know how many chambers of commerce have cut off the secret financial routes, and behind these chambers of commerce are often all wealthy families. He sat in the position of the governor for fifteen years, I don't know how many people regard it as a thorn in the flesh This position of the governor of Newhofen is a rare fat shortage in the world, such a good position, you can just sit in the last term, but the ass is so heavy, and he refuses to move the nest when he sits on it, isn't this a violation of the rules of officialdom, is it possible that you Roman Fritz ate meat and didn't even share the soup with others?

For more than a decade, I don't know how many times the governor of the East China Sea has been rumored to be corrupt and accept bribes, and the Imperial Prosecutor's Office does not know how many anonymous reports and attacks have been made against him. He was even assassinated three times!

To this day, however, Roman Fritz still sits peacefully on the throne of the governor of the province of Neuhoven for fifteen years, and His Majesty the Emperor has kept his promises, giving him the greatest trust and delegation of power and precious time.

......

When Chen Daolin walked into the front hall, he happened to meet the legendary governor at a glance.

As a man who is almost fifty years old. Roman Fritz is still full of energy. Looks much younger than his peers.

Born in the navy, he was tall and muscular. Kong Wu is powerful, his shoulders are broad, and his voice is loud and full of energy. Judging purely by physiognomy. Roman Fritz was more of a marcher.

The Governor was sitting there talking happily with Rodelle beside him, as if he did not know what made him happy, and Governor Fritz laughed heartily. When Chen Daolin walked in, he seemed to be stepping on his laughter.

"Ahh This must be His Excellency Master Darling. ”

Seeing Chen Daolin walk in, Governor Fritz actually took the initiative to stand up, and as an important minister of the empire, such a move can be described as extremely courteous.

Fritz smiled enthusiastically at Chen Daolin, and then nodded at him: "Not bad, very nice young man." I had only heard Rodelle talk about you as a mage, but I didn't expect you to be so young. ”

Facing the governor of a province, Chen Daolin also put away his hippie smile and seriously performed a mage salute: "Your Excellency the governor is well." It's been ...... to be here for the past two days."

"Kind words don't need to be said. Governor Fritz suddenly interrupted Chen Daolin's words. smiled: "I didn't expect you to be so young, but I was very surprised." That being the case. We don't have to be bound by the etiquette of a magician or a governor. Mr. Darling, I treat Rodelle like my own niece, since you are her good friend, I will treat you as a nephew in your later life, and we can save all those false courtesies. I, a boy from the East China Sea, fight the waves all year round, and I am most unaccustomed to those red tapes. ”

Chen Daolin was naturally not polite, nodded and smiled: "Then, please forgive me for being presumptuous." ”

"Not presumptuous, not presumptuous. Governor Fritz shook his head again and again, pointing to a chair beside him: "Sit down and talk." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Kaman and Luo Xiaogou behind him, and smiled faintly: "You two should also sit down, you don't have to be too restrained here." ”

Chen Daolin noticed that when the Fritz Governor stood up, although he was burly, he could obviously see that his legs and feet were inconvenient, and he thought that this was the sad past of the Governor.

Sitting next to the governor, Lotelle's eyes wandered, she glanced at Chen Daolin, and said with a shallow smile: "Darling, is the hangover good?"

Chen Daolin glared at this girl, he really didn't understand in his heart, when it came to drinking, last night, this eldest lady of the Liszt family drank like water, and she would never drink less than herself. Counting the real world and the Roland world, Chen Daolin has never seen such a drinkable woman in his two lives!

Although most of the wine in the Roland Empire is ale wine, and the alcohol content is much lower than that of liquor in the real world, the courage of this woman to drink wine as water last night still makes Chen Daolin, who is a man, look weak!

Moreover, I also drank so much wine, I was drunk at night, vomiting to death, and when I got up today, this woman looked radiant and seemed to be fine.

"Alright, Rodelle, don't play tricks on your friends. Fritz smiled faintly: "The people of the Liszt family are good at drinking, which is famous in the empire." When it comes to drinking, even I'm going to shy away from you. ”

As he spoke, a faint smile flashed in Fritz's eyes: "I heard that you had some conflicts with Panin yesterday?"

Chen Daolin's heart suddenly tightened, and he looked at the governor cautiously, he groaned slightly, and when he was thinking about how to answer, Luo Dale smiled lightly: "Uncle Roman, you are not right about this." Panin seems to be a lieutenant general under your command, idle during the day, but he went to my backyard, and you don't ask him to leave his post without permission, but why do you ask my friend instead?"

Fritz smiled lightly and glared at Rodelle: "Little children, don't talk nonsense, Panin is under my warrant, and during your stay here, he is responsible for the security of the inside and outside of my Governor's Palace." Hum...... I also saw that you are all young people, and you have some connections in the family, so I asked him to come to see you, a girl who likes to make trouble. It's better for you to defend your friend, and open your mouth to sue me for his black state. ”

Rodelle was not angry, she seemed to be very familiar with the governor, and with a smile on her face, she whispered, "Uncle Roman." Panin is your man. Naturally, you're talking to him. ”

Chen Daolin also spoke slowly at this time. Looking directly at the governor, he said in a deep voice, "I had a bit of a quarrel with that guy yesterday. Is this to blame, Lord Governor?"

"Hey, young magician. Sure enough, they are all a little arrogant. Governor Fritz smiled faintly: "I haven't blamed you yet, but you have bones when you speak." ”

He squinted his eyes and looked Chen Daolin up and down, and sighed: "Okay, I've seen it too." Darling. You're a good young man, and I'm pretty good at it. I only heard Rodelle talk about your affairs at sea, and she said that in order to make everyone safe, you left yourself alone as a hostage with pirates, and you saved everyone's lives, which I originally didn't believe in a little. In this world, there are fewer and fewer outstanding young people. And those who have excellent skills, and at the same time can talk about righteousness and are not afraid of death, are almost invisible. But I looked at it today. You're a bit of a bony guy. ”

He said, smiling, "Young man." It's not a big deal to be jealous for women. ”

Chen Daolin listened, but instead frowned, took a deep breath, looked at the governor, and said slowly: "Your Excellency, I can't agree with what you say. ”

"Oh?"

"It's not jealousy at all. Chen Daolin shook his head: "If it's a girl who has nothing to do with it, no one knows her, everyone takes a fancy to it, competes with each other, and shows their abilities...... Everyone has a so-called love for beauty, they are all young men, and it is nothing to have some conflicts over women. But ......"

Speaking of this, Chen Daolin's expression became stern: "Barossa is not an irrelevant girl! That is my forbidden body! Whether it is name or feelings, it has already been decided." In her heart, I am her man. In my heart, she is my woman! Just like husband and wife! In this case, a bastard who came out of nowhere and kneels in front of your wife in front of you and asks her for love...... I ask you, Your Governor, what would you do if someone did this to your wife?"

"Naturally, I slashed that bastard with a knife!" Governor Fritz replied bluntly without hesitation, and then glanced at Chen Daolin: "So, you are right?"

"Absolutely. Chen Daolin was straightforward: "It's not a jealousy, it's that bastard molested my fiancée in front of me, and I didn't turn him into an undead puppet, which is already considered very merciful." If there is a next time...... Magicians can also kill. ”

Governor Fritz looked at Chen Daolin quietly for a moment, and then laughed.

"Yes, Lordelle, you're right, this guy is an interesting man. Fritz shook his head, and then said: "Okay, no matter what, Panin is my general, and yesterday's faux pas, I, the master, will compensate you on my behalf." ”

The governor then patted his thigh and smiled softly: "You have the ability, you are righteous, you are not afraid of death, and you have bones." Hey, you young man, you have a lot of temper with me. ”

His eyes flashed, and he suddenly stared at Chen Daolin: "Young man, I have something I want to ask you, I don't know if you are willing to help me with this." ”

Chen Daolin was stunned, he was a little uncomfortable with the Fritz governor's style of speaking. This person seems to have a bold temper, but in fact, he is faintly domineering.

It is no wonder that this governor sat in the East China Sea and sealed the territory, and stayed for fifteen years. Just imagine, such a governor has been in one place for fifteen years, even if he doesn't want to be the emperor of the soil, he is actually the emperor of the soil. The sky is high here, and the emperor is far away, and the emperor has great trust in him and delegates power. In the province of Neuhoven in the East China Sea, he spoke as Governor Fritz as if it were an imperial decree, and no one could ever disobey it.

Over time, I naturally developed this kind of style.

For example, now, he suddenly opened his mouth to beg for someone, but he said it so straightforwardly, as if he had eaten Chen Daolin.

Chen Daolin smiled bitterly and frowned, "Your Excellency the Governor is laughing, right? You are the governor of a province, where would anything ask me for such a small role." ”

"The status of the magician of the empire is so noble, how can it be said that it is a small feeling. Governor Fritz shook his head and looked at Chen Daolin: "I'm not polite to you, so I'll just tell you directly." If you can help me do this, it will be regarded as a debt of gratitude to you...... Hmph, here in the East China Sea. Guy who wants me to owe a favor. You can line up all the way to the mainland from here!"

Chen Daolin was cautious. was about to say something, but suddenly saw Rodelle pretending to bow her head to drink water, but quietly threw a look at herself, the meaning of that gaze. It seemed to have some encouragement, and he nodded his chin lightly and quietly.

Huh, is this chick asking me to say yes?

Although he didn't know what it was yet, Chen Daolin thought to himself that Luo Dale would not be able to cheat herself.

"Your Excellency the Governor, please speak. If I can do it, I will not refuse. He took a deep breath and made a commitment.

"Good. Fritz sighed, and then looked into Chen Daolin's eyes: "To tell you the truth, I only have one son under my knees, and I am already sixteen years old this year. In the past, I was busy with official business, and I have been neglecting to discipline him, and I also owe him a lot in my heart, so I ......"

Speaking of this, Governor Fritz shook his head: "I had ambitions when I was young. Never inherit the family business, just want to fulfill their ideals. Now I'm over half a hundred years old. I didn't expect to give birth to a son who was as stubborn as I was when I was young. This kid refuses to learn literature, and he doesn't want to learn martial arts. Since he was ten years old, I have hired many scholar teachers for him, or master instructors in the army. But the kid was not interested in any of that. And I don't know where it came from.,I've been obsessed with all kinds of legends since I was a child.,Determined to be a magician.。 Since he was a child, he liked to collect all kinds of magic books, and he locked himself in a small courtyard all day, only dealing with some bottles and cans of potions and plants. ”

He sighed: "Since I insisted on my ideals back then, I did not hesitate to break with my family. Now that my son has his own ideals, I don't want to kill them. Therefore I have the heart to fulfill him. Since he loves magic, he wants to be a magician...... Then be a magician. It's just that...... The magic teacher is not something that can be hired casually. There are only a lot of magicians in the empire, and although I am the governor of a province, I am not a wealthy family after all, and I really can't recruit those real magic masters, so I ......"

When Chen Daolin heard this, he gradually heard some taste, and frowned at the governor: "You...... It won't be ...... Want me to ......."

"Exactly. Governor Fritz nodded.

Chen Daolin smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Governor is not joking with me, is he? With your identity, even if you can't recruit other magicians, it will be easy to get a place and send Ling Gongzi to the Imperial Academy of Magic for further study." Why do you want me to be ......?"

"The matter of the Imperial Academy of Magic, then don't think about it. Fritz shook his head: "It's not like I haven't tried." But it's a pity that the introductory test, this kid didn't get through guò. It's a pity that he has the heart to learn magic, but he doesn't have the talent. I've already put my old face open, and my friend of Todidu asked a mage from the Magic Guild to check on this kid, and he really has no talent, so ......"

Chen Daolin spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "My lord, this is embarrassing for me." If Ling Lang didn't have a talent for magic, I wouldn't be able to change that. ”

"You're mistaken. Governor Fritz replied, "I naturally know that if you don't have talent, you can't become a magician anyway." I'm not expecting you to do it against the odds. It's just that my kid has a strong desire for magic. He once made it clear that even if he couldn't go to the magic academy, he would teach himself to become a magician...... Although he has no talent, he said that he has no interest in learning anything else, even if he can't become a real magician, he wants to become a university scholar of magic theory, or even a magic apothecary. ”

Speaking of this, Fritz smiled bitterly: "I later learned that this kid actually read the biography of the first Duke Tulip when he was a child. You must know that it is said that His Royal Highness Du Wei was judged to have no magical talent when he was young, and as a result, he started to learn from magic potions, and in the end, Lord Du Wei had a destiny and cultivated into a thorough ability, becoming a legend of my Roland Empire. I'm afraid that my stupid son is also encouraged by this, even though his head is broken and bleeding, he refuses to turn back. ”

Chen Daolin listened and smiled bitterly in his heart...... If you want to learn from Dewey, then your son will have a hard time!

Although Chen Daolin didn't know how Du Wei cultivated back then...... However, people are traversers, and with a halo on their bodies, they are naturally full of adventures.

The son of the governor is obviously a passerby, but he wants to learn the protagonist...... Isn't that uncomfortable?

"If he has a talent for magic, even if I show my old face, I will fulfill this child's wish. It's just that since it has been judged that there is no such talent......" said Governor Fritz. Silence.

He didn't say it though. Chen Daolin could guess a few points.

In the capacity of this governor. If his son is talented, how can he find a famous teacher to learn. But since you don't have this talent...... Even if you are a feudal official and the emperor of the East China Sea, this identity may not be taken into account by those magic masters, if your son is talented. For the sake of your governor's face, it's still okay to take the child as an apprentice.

But since you don't have talent...... Come on, magicians are busy! Who wants to waste time playing with an ungifted child!

Chen Daolin thought of this. He sighed: "Okay, what you mean, Lord Governor, I can probably understand." Since Ling Lang is interested in learning magic, I'll try to teach him something. Magical potions and magical theories can always be taught. Pharmacy and magic theory are not secrets, so there is no need to apprentice. ”

Governor Fritz shook his head again and again: "No, no, if you teach him knowledge, you are a teacher......! When it comes to goods, I'm not a rich man. But I won't be wronged by Your Excellency. As for the rest...... As the governor of a province, I have some way in the empire. If you have anything to do, I will not shirk if you can. ”

Chen Daolin smiled.

This governor is doing things with pleasure...... He's the Emperor of the East China Sea. Being a teacher for his son is obviously a big fat difference.

"Since the Governor has said so, I will not refuse. ”

When Governor Fritz heard this, he laughed three times and immediately shouted: "Someone!"

Two attendants from the governor's palace ran in, and Fritz raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Go, call Lucius." ”

In a few moments, the two attendants brought back Lucius, the son of the governor of Fritz.

This young man named Lucius looked very weak and did not inherit the burly and strong man of his old son. However, his stature is very tall, but it is a pity that he is too thin, his hair is long and messy, and he is dressed in a robe that is not gray or black, and when he walked into the front hall, Chen Daolin immediately smelled a faint smell of magic potions on him. This guy hasn't washed his hands, and he still has black mud on his nails.

When he walked in, he looked a little unhappy, as if he was stupid, his brow was furrowed, thoughtful, and he almost tripped over the steps when he entered the door.

The young man came back to his senses, raised his eyelids, and swept his eyes over, sliding past Luo Dale, Luo Xiaopu, Kaman and the others one by one, and finally landed on Chen Daolin's body! Seeing that Chen Daolin was wearing a mage robe, the young man's eyes suddenly lit up.

And Chen Daolin, since this young man walked in, Chen Daolin was also stunned!

Darlinggo's eyes widened as he looked at the son of the Doge named Lucius in front of him...... Countless doubts arose in his heart in an instant!

In fact, the reason is very simple, when this young man walked in, Chen Daolin was curious, and couldn't help but tentatively separate a trace of magic tentacles, and silently tested the young man's body.

What shocked Chen Daolin was that the magic tentacles that he had stretched out in the past had not touched the young man's body, and suddenly there was a sudden shock, and the other party's body immediately triggered a fluctuating reaction of a trace of magic power!

Although this reaction is not too obvious, Chen Daolin has captured it very clearly!

He was stunned!

Have a magic reaction?

This person obviously has quite a good magical cultivation on his body!

But he clearly said that he had no magical talent and couldn't cultivate magic!

When Fritz saw his son come in, he couldn't help but sigh and said in a deep voice: "Lucius, hurry up and salute the guests!"

Lucius looked impulsive, stared at Chen Daolin excitedly, and then saluted respectfully, before hurriedly shouting: "See, meet, see the Demon Wizard Pavilion ~~~~~Pavilion ”

After finally saying the last word, the young man rolled his eyes and let out a long breath, already sweating profusely.

“............”

Chen Daolin was stunned.

......

Looking at Chen Daolin's sluggish expression, Fritz sighed and said in a low voice: "My son has had a mouth disease since he was a child, and this disease is always incurable. So...... Although he longed for magic, he was judged to be unable to practice magic because of this oral illness...... So...... Alas............"

I see!

Chen Daolin smiled bitterly, I see!!

This poor child is a stuttering patient who stutters so badly that he can't say a complete sentence.

Poor child, he can't even speak, in this case, he naturally can't practice magic.

Those magic spells are all characters with obscure pronunciations, and if you ask a stutterer to recite them, it is better to kill him directly! He may have to recite the simplest fireball spell for half an hour...... How can you be a magician with this kind of talent?!(To be continued)