Chapter 20 20 The fox pretends to be the tiger's power
"I understand." Tiger knew that he was not the material for business negotiations, so he felt that in this situation, it would be more reliable to listen to Tang Mo.
After all, he had seen Tang Mo discussing business with the Earl. He really had the face of a businessman worthy of the name. He would spend every penny and never give in...
"Tang Mo...sir..." The guards at the door wanted to scold Tang Mo as usual, but when they saw Tiger in officer uniform standing next to Tang Mo, looking respectful, they immediately
I swallowed what I wanted to say. The second half of the sentence was naturally changed to the word sir.
"I want to see the mayor..." Tang Mo waved to the guard at the door with an indifferent expression on his face.
This was the first time he saw them after traveling through time. It seemed that these two guards had often made things difficult for Tang Mo, the original owner of the body.
He now represents the earl, so he has no reason to look down upon the two minions guarding the door. Sometimes the superior person maintains a arrogant and indifferent attitude, which can actually keep Xiaoxiao in awe.
If Tang Mo was so kind to the two guards, how could he pretend to be...cough! How could he talk about things when he saw the mayor?
Sure enough, after seeing Tang Mo's domineering appearance, one of the guards didn't look the least bit annoyed. He shrank his neck and went to send a message to Tang Mo obediently.
When he heard about Tang Mo's visit, the mayor of Bunas obviously didn't react. Of course he knew Tang Mo who had always been rooted in Bunas, but he really couldn't imagine that Tang Mo would come to him to do anything.
What.
You must know that this year's taxes were paid in full by him a few months ago. Hearing that the weapons workshop was not having an easy time, the mayor walked to the reception room where Tang Mo was, thinking about Tang Mo's future.
The purpose of the trip.
When he saw Weiss and Tiger standing next to Tang Mo, his doubts reached their peak.
He really couldn't figure out why Tang Mo came to him with an officer and a ranger who didn't look serious.
However, He quickly adjusted his attitude, sat down next to Tang Mo expressionlessly, and asked Tang Mo: "So it's you. I heard that an officer from Wolf City was coming, who did I think it was?"
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"It's indeed me. This is Captain Tiger from Wolf City. I'm here this time on behalf of Lord Fischereau, the mayor of Wolf City. I'm here to talk to you, the mayor." Tang Mo smiled casually, without any hesitation.
Carefully, he picked up Count Fischereau's tiger skin.
The mayor was not easily frightened by this tiger skin, because most of the time this place was still owned by Baron Stella and had nothing to do with the Earl of Northridge.
Since he is not under the jurisdiction of the earl, he does not need to sell his face, so the mayor also said in a calm tone: "Since you are doing things for the earl, let me tell you why you came to me this time.
Let’s do it…”
"I want to buy all the land, farmhouses, farms, and some of the residences in the town in the south of the town." Tang Mo glanced at the mayor, then at Tiger standing over there, and said calmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tiger's hand behind his back trembled involuntarily - because he knew very well that the money in Tang Mo's hand was not enough to buy a large piece of decent farmland.
If you only buy a small amount of farmland and it cannot be connected to the weapons workshop, wouldn't the money be wasted?
So he looked at Tang Mo, trying hard not to show surprise, fearing that the mayor sitting next to Tang Mo would see the expression on his face and expose Tang Mo's lies.
However, he still looked up to the mayor, because he was immediately frightened by Tang Mo's words and had no time to observe the expression of Tiger, the follower.
I only heard the mayor's horrified objection: "This is impossible, many of these lands are owned by owners!"
"The count hopes to purchase some properties here... so he asked me to represent him... to talk to you..." Tang Mo glanced at Tiger, who was standing aside with a musket on his waist, and Tai Ge, who was standing beside him.
Weiss next to Ge seemed to be threatening intentionally or unintentionally.
Both of them were ruthless men who had seen blood and held human lives in their hands. The murderous weapons emanating from their bodies made the mayor swallow his saliva.
The land in the town naturally becomes more expensive as you go south. After all, the south is full of fertile farmland, which is flat land worth investing in.
Although part of it has been bought by the nobles, there is still a lot of land belonging to the town, or to the kingdom.
However, neither the mayor nor other local officials are willing to sell these lands to the earl of Beiling, because if these lands are vacant, the free people will have to pay taxes and fees, and these taxes and fees are theirs.
The highlight of the two playing up and down.
If these lands were sold to a powerful earl, they would not dare to exploit or extort them. The difference between plus and minus would be too much.
Therefore, if there is even a slight chance, neither the town mayor, the sheriff, nor the tax collector will sell these interests-related lands to nobles with less close connections.
In order to maintain the stability of the kingdom's basic structure, there is generally a tacit understanding between nobles, that is, after occupying about half of the fertile land in a place, no other nobles will buy the land here.
This does not mean that these greedy nobles understand the devastating impact of land annexation, but they want to ensure that they leave some benefits to the local ruling officials and win over these officials to maintain their rule.
Therefore, most of the farmers in this world are still just tenants. The only difference is whether they farm for nobles or officials.
As for the free people who own their own land, they have either been pushed out to survive on inferior land, or they can only hope to meet a good noble lord.
Beiling is a good example. Earl Fisherot has been operating in Beiling for generations without annexing land. The army is streamlined and administration is simple, and exorbitant taxes are exempted. Therefore, the living standards of farmers there are significantly higher than those in other territories.
"As you know, Lord Earl's North Ridge is at the center of the conflict. Once the Susas Kingdom's army moves south, North Ridge will bear the brunt and will definitely become a battlefield. It's easy to say that we can win this battle, but if we lose... Earl
You need a place where you can devote yourself..." Tang Mo continued to talk about his reasons, as if he didn't hear the mayor's rejection.
"I understand what you are saying, but you have also seen that there is indeed no extra land here that can be sold to the Earl." The mayor gritted his teeth and refused to let go.
What a joke, if you betray your own interests for a distant nobleman, then that’s really stupid, okay?
"Mr. Mayor..." Tang Mo deliberately glanced at Tiger, who was standing next to him, and Weiss, who was equally intimidating, and called out to the Mayor.
"What?" The mayor glanced at Tang Mo and asked.
He deliberately lowered his voice, and as if he could be heard by Tiger and Weiss, he leaned close to the mayor's ear and said: "People in the dark don't tell secrets. Do you know how much money I spent to get this?"
Did you get such a commission from the count?"
"What does this have to do with me...?" The mayor sneered and asked.
Tang Mo continued to speak, as if he was threatening and stating a fact: "If you make things difficult for me, I won't be able to get my money back. The result will be a dead end, and everyone will have a hard time with it."
"Hmph! What else can you do to me?" The mayor disagreed. The earl couldn't afford to offend him, so he couldn't just deal with such a little gangster who was hanging around in Bunas?
"I really can't do anything to you... But you have also seen that I did not come to do things for the Earl myself, but also brought the Earl's soldiers... When I can't do things, I won't be able to share the profits with them.
..." Tang Mo clenched his fist, extended a thumb, pointed at Weiss and Tiger behind him, and said word by word.
After finishing speaking, he continued to add: "If we can't share the profits with them, everyone will report your lack of cooperation to the earl. Although the earl cannot directly trouble you, when the time comes, the stalemate will break out.
I can find some excuse for you... You know, it's easy to do this, and then if you bring the matter to the King's side, I'm sure you, Mr. Mayor... will also feel uncomfortable, right?"
"You! You dare to threaten me?" The mayor frowned and stared at Tang Mo, almost gritting his teeth.
"No, no, no! How can this be called a threat? I'm just stating some facts." Tang Mo waved his hand and said.
The mayor was slightly relieved, but the expression on his face did not change. He still asked displeasedly: "Then what do you want?"
"I'm just here to do business. What the Earl wants... is a piece of land." Tang Mo said, pointing to himself: "Is the land good? Where is it? The Earl can't see it, and it's impossible to come here in a short time."
Check your own land in person...only I and these soldiers can see it...understand?"
"Huh?" The mayor was also a very smart man when it came to greed. He understood it clearly and glanced at Tang Mo in a long voice.
"If they all buy farmland and mansions... the money given by the earl can only be said to be just right, or even slightly less... Where is the benefit from this, and how can these brothers get a share of the profits?" Tang Mo pointed to where he was standing secretly.
Tiger, who was motionless and trying not to burst out, lowered his voice and spoke to the mayor.
The mayor nodded and motioned for Tang Mo to continue. He heard a hint of compromise and manipulation in Tang Mo's language.
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Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor~~ Well, keep laughing, hehe, hehehe...
