(I solemnly recommend a good and lewd book "Memories of Desire", the author's lewd book is even more lewd)
Thousands of miles of bare ground, but no harvest.
Although it is not as exaggerated as the legend says, Chidi Town is indeed one of the poorest places in the empire.
The barren loess stretches as far as the eye can see, and a few small trees are burning with life.
The sky was a little gloomy and the sun shrank early.
At this time, two groups of people were fighting fiercely in the square of Chidi Town.
Mayor Guti looked at the old foreigner opposite him indifferently: "Your Excellency, I have made it very clear that even food in Chidi Town needs imperial subsidies. Where can we get the spare money to pay taxes? Not even a single silver coin, not even a copper coin."
possible."
The mayor's words aroused strong resonance among the townspeople, and all kinds of curses and accusations suddenly became louder.
"Outsiders get out!" "Chidi Town is our Chidi Town!" "No one can try to take away our land!" "You damn nobles!"...
The rioting townspeople were getting closer and closer, and Old Nilak and the others couldn't help but panic.
After arranging his already neat clothes, Old Nilac forced himself to calm down, pointed at the rioters and shouted: "What are you doing? Do you want to invade your lord? The empire decrees that those who violate the lord will be demoted to slaves..."
The few people following Old Nilak also drank bluffingly, but this aroused a stronger reaction from the townspeople.
Chidi Town has a reputation of being poor, but the folk customs are extremely strong. Even the tax collectors are unwilling to come because they are poor and fierce.
There was a trace of contempt in Guti's eyes, and he waved his hand to stop the townspeople who were about to make a move. "Your Excellency, Acting Lord, you should go back to where you came from. Chidi Town does not welcome outsiders."
The sarcastic words failed to anger old Nilak. The lord was his son, and there was nothing he could not do for him.
However, taxation is the family's only source of income at present, and it is also the first decree implemented by the old man since he became the acting lord. If it cannot be passed, what will be his majesty in the future.
The old man said stubbornly: "No, the tax cannot be exempted. The tax of one silver coin is already the minimum standard of the empire. No matter what you say, it must be paid."
Guti stared. "Old man, don't force us to take action!"
The old man also arched his back. "Don't force me to report it to the empire for forced expropriation!"
The two groups were tit for tat.
Just as the friction was about to begin, there was a sudden sound of horse hoofbeats, and several knights rushed into the square.
Nilac wore a magical robe embroidered with the symbol of a high-ranking mage. He rode a tall horse and rode hand in hand with Knight, followed by several knights who were the guards of the Knight family.
The proud Knight waved his whip and opened up the crowd blocking the way. The townspeople glared, but the flash of fighting spirit in Knight and Nilak's identity as a magician made them dare not speak out.
Seeing Nilac coming, the old man and the others all flashed with joy. One of them pointed at Guti and shouted: "Nilak, just come. Look, these mobs are about to attack us. It's him.
Take the lead."
This man is the nephew of the old man's sisters. He didn't have much contact with the Nilac family in the past, but he was somewhat familiar with them.
Following his finger, Nilac looked at Guti. The mayor was a middle-aged man, very burly, with a hint of fierceness between his eyebrows. At this time, Guti stared back without showing any weakness.
Looking at Nilak, he didn't flinch at all because of his identity as a magician.
A stab on the head! Nilac frowned and said calmly: "What's going on!"
Guti flattened his lips with disdain and said coldly: "The lord wants each family to pay a tax of one silver coin every year, and we can't afford it!"
Each family has one silver coin per year, and up to several hundred gold coins per year. Nilac quickly calculated in his mind. A few days ago, he would never have given up this money. But with the sulfur mine, he can earn at least more than ten dollars a year.
Ten thousand gold coins, this little money is no longer taken seriously.
Mining smuggling requires stability and secrecy. Nilac didn't want to cause trouble, so he waved his hand casually.
"I'm not an unkind person. Since Chidi Town really can't afford to pay taxes, this year's taxes will be waived for the time being."
When they heard about the tax exemption, the expressions of the old man and others darkened, but the townspeople became excited. Just as the old man was about to speak, a voice that only he could hear suddenly sounded in his ears. "I'll talk to you later when I go back.
You explain."
Then, Nilac changed the subject. "But..."
The eyes suddenly shot out a dazzling light, which made Gu Di feel cold in his heart.
"If you take the lead in resisting the acting lord, you will be punished!"
He jumped off the horse, walked up to the old man, and handed over the riding crop. "Father, this man offended you, please give him a whip as punishment."
Gudi stared at Nilac with a stern look, but he had achieved his goal and he was not ready to resist. He just yelled bitterly: "Come on, I can bear just a few whips."
The old man held the riding crop, looked at the big man, shook it, but still couldn't do it. He has been a commoner for so many years, and even though he suddenly became an acting lord, the deep-rooted ideas in his mind have not been changed.
Then he handed the whip to the person next to him, and the old man shouted: "Barry, go and give him a few whips."
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After staying in Chidi Town for more than ten days, I have become completely familiar with the topography of the town.
The huge profits from the sulfur mine made the old man's anger subside. The only thing he grumbled about was that the townspeople had lost the face of his generation of lords. However, Nilak also said that after some time, he would provide some guards for the old man.
Not only can he look after the mines, but he can also sweep away the thorny spirits in the town.
On this day, Kaili finally came.
Dozens of slaves, escorted by a group of knights, rushed to the town. Then, mine carts, shovels and other tools were also delivered one after another. After a simple camp was built, the sulfur mine was officially mined.
A few days later, a group of tauren suddenly came to Chidi Town. It was Nilac who came from Renard. Although the empire had given the tauren a large territory, the problem of feeding the 100,000 tauren was still unclear.
It couldn't be solved in one go, so Nilak only wrote a letter to Renard, and he readily sent a group of tauren.
The arrival of the minotaurs suddenly enriched the mine's guards. Old Nilak also brought two loyal and honest guards from time to time to show his authority in the town, and severely lost the face of those thorny heads.
At Nilac's suggestion, the mine recruited several supervisors from the town, all of whom were townspeople who were at odds with Guti. Under their guidance, the townspeople gradually became divided.
With the opening of the mine, more and more people came and went to the town. The flow of people brought a lot of income to the town. After seeing the lord come, the town gradually got rid of poverty, and the hearts of the townspeople unknowingly changed.
, has begun to lean towards the old man and others, and even Guti and other ruffians have also put away their sharp edges.
It won't be long before Chidi Town will truly belong to the Nilac family, and the old man is very proud.
Then, the mine began to produce ore, and truckloads of sulfur ore were sent out of the mountain in exchange for gold coins.
Everything in the mine was on track, and now it was time for Nilac and Knight to return to school.