Chapter 253 White-haired Fraudster
Lowell wanted to say that maybe you had some misunderstanding about the word "misunderstanding"... but thinking about this guy's usual overconfidence, he simply kept his mouth shut.
No one likes to have their worldview ruined by being slapped in the face all the time. If Lowell hadn't had three hundred years of self-cultivation, and Yang had always maintained basic politeness when slapping others in the face, the two of them would have rolled up their sleeves and fought countless times.
Of course, the biggest reason that allowed Lowell to control his temper and maintain an open-minded attitude to learn was that Yang's words often left him unable to refute and always opened the door to a new world for him...
In view of this, even though Lowell knew that he was being used as a convenient tool by this guy, he didn't care.
At the end of January in the new era of the alien world in 1033, after several exchanges and consultations (bargaining) and reaching a consensus, Yang Qiu formally signed an undead employment contract with Phoenix, the second lady of the Odysseus family.
Two days later, on the first day of February , when the weather in Innadri began to warm up, the Odysseus delegation ended their visit to Innadri and, personally escorted by Lord Charles Rex, left the city for the town of Newin and took a boat back to Port Moses.
In addition to the former lord of Innadri, Adela III, the fallen head of the Bartles family, and Brother Lowell, a distinguished guest of the Odysseus family, there was also a militia belonging to Innadri who took the Odysseus family's "ride wind boat" to Moses Port.
The captain of this militia... is an old acquaintance of Adela III, who fled from Innadri in disgrace, holding on to the thigh of the Odysseus family.
Wagner Pitt, the former lieutenant of the city defense army and current captain of the Innadri militia, led the militia and accompanied Brother Lowell to the dock of Newin Town to reunite with the siblings of the Odysseus family. He was glared at fiercely by Adela III and Horn, the former commander of the city defense army who had loyally followed III away.
Wagner remained calm in the face of murderous looks from his former boss and former financial sponsor.
Not to mention the terrifying monsters in the dimensional demon world he had visited, even the dissatisfied looks cast by the undead were more lethal than the hatred of these two stray dogs.
I'm not afraid at all.
The fleet of the Leo family came to pick up the visiting group from Moses Port. As important guests, Brother Lowell and the accompanying militia were able to ride on the best passenger ship with the Odysseus siblings. Adela III, as a Rhine noble who still held the title of viscount, was also eligible to board the ship.
The crew member, with his waist bent at a right angle, lowered the cleaned boarding ladder in a flattering manner. Master Parker, who was eager to leave this damn place of Innadelli, pulled his good friend Master Gray forward.
Phoenix, who was chatting in a low voice with Brother Lowell, gave him a threatening look.
Master Parker had to stop and wait obediently by the side.
Yang Qiu explained Lowell's identity to Phoenix. Phoenix was shocked that the Nightmare Butcher had a black-robed supervisor friend who was a member of the Prosperity Church.
Phoenix had never met Lowell in person, but she knew that the Church of Prosperity had a black-robed inspector named Alfred Lowell. Such a high-ranking priest should be treated with courtesy even if he came from a pagan religion. Using her eyes to stop her brother, Phoenix politely invited Brother Lowell to board the ship first.
Lowell was an old man over 300 years old. It would be considered rude of him to tell a young girl like Phoenix that ladies were first. Without any politeness, he boarded the ship first with a smile.
Wagner Pitt, carrying important "strategic materials", followed closely behind Brother Lowell.
Captain Adela III & Horn, who was squatting outside the visiting delegation waiting for a ride on the boat, had his eyes wide open.
Where did this "shameless white-haired liar" who once pretended to be Charlie Rex come from that made the siblings of the Odysseus family treat him so politely? !
Adela III thought of something and his eyes changed slightly.
The “white-haired swindler” does have a good appearance, but how could a person of status be willing to pretend to be a dishonorable illegitimate child to deceive others?
Could it be that... this guy pretended to be some big shot again and deceived the siblings of the Odysseus family?
The more Adela III thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, and he became very excited.
At the beginning, the "White Haired Trickster" came to deceive him together with the hateful Nightmare Butcher. No matter how Adela III thought about it, he felt that the fact that the "White Haired Trickster" and the siblings of the Odysseus family went to Moses Port together had a scent of conspiracy, and the mastermind behind this conspiracy must be the damn Nightmare Butcher.
When Sanshi thought of that hateful nightmare butcher, his eyes turned red.
"I want revenge - I want to expose the conspiracy of these two bastards! As long as I leave Innadri and go to a place where that shameless black magician can't cover up everything, I will let them know the consequences of offending me!"
With red eyes, Adela III gritted his teeth and made up his mind - the "white-haired liar" and the betrayer Wagner must both die! !
After the siblings and their trusted followers of the Odysseus family had all boarded the ship, a deacon came over to greet Adela III who had been waiting for a long time.
This feeling of being ignored would certainly make Adela III unhappy, but fortunately he also knew that the Bartles family had lost power and he had no position to throw a tantrum. He was led aboard by the deacon in silence.
Then... the III discovered that he was arranged to live in an ordinary guest room on the middle floor of the ship, and among his neighbors were ordinary militiamen who came to the dock with Wagner.
...It's not that Phoenix intentionally neglected Adela III. There were only five suites in the VIP area on the top floor. She, her brother Parker, Master Gray, and Brother Lowell each occupied one. Wagner Pitt, who was protecting important "strategic materials" - the core of the undead summoning formation - also had to stay in one.
The militiamen were arranged on the second floor in order to place the "strategic materials" nearby - the backpacks carried by these militiamen were filled with components of the undead summoning formation .
In order to allow the Tarantan Undead to continue to display their powerful "talent" of immortality outside , Phoenix spent a large sum of money to purchase a mobile Undead Summoning Array (in fact, it is a teleportation point that can only be used for teleportation and cannot be logged in or out. It is of the same nature as the private teleportation points in the wild that players who have gained reputation with the Undead Chamber of Commerce can apply for). Of course, it has to be kept under close watch.
Adela III was not qualified to inquire about the secrets of the Odysseus family, so he could only suppress his severely damaged self-esteem, grit his teeth, and "endure humiliation" to embark on the journey of escaping Innadri.
The departure of the Odysseus family delegation did not have any impact on the work of the City Hall. Rex had just seen the guests off when he turned around and was approached by Zhao Zhenzhen.
It will take at least three years of peaceful development for Innadri to achieve complete internal unification. This is the recommendation given by the expert group's think tank after weighing and calculating many aspects.
In the eyes of the natives of the other world, Charlie Rex's entry into the city hall has already ruled the Innadri territory, but in the eyes of the national team, the current Innadri lord can only be regarded as a grass-roots king at best...
There are dozens of feudal landlords (local nobles) of all sizes throughout the territory. Nearly 50% of the arable land is enclosed by the farms, manors, horse farms and ranches of the local nobles (and a few foreign nobles), and the church also accounts for about 10%.
In addition, nearly 10% of the total population of the working people are still the private property of the big landlords (domestic servants and serfs) - you call this unification? How shameless!
There is no economy, no infrastructure construction, no money and no people. If something big happens, they can only rely on Lord Yang and three thousand players to save the situation. They can't expect the city hall to have any particularly outstanding emergency response capabilities... The national team will definitely look down on this kind of self-made king regime.
Since we look down on it, we must develop and build, and closely connect the people of this land with the makeshift government, take off the hat of the king, and evolve from a feudal lord into a modern and civilized government that meets the standards of the Chinese people.
And all of this requires money.
To be precise, a local currency is needed.
Yang Qiu took away half of the gold coins to purchase supporting machinery and equipment needed by private enterprises, and spent money everywhere to increase the employment rate. After three months of hard work, the city hall was out of money.
The electricity self-sufficiency plan was planned long ago, but the power plant was only half built when the follow-up funds could not keep up.
Rex stared at the figures on the financial report for a long time with a cold sweat on his face, then looked up at Zhao Zhenzhen stiffly: "Getting rid of those salary thieves...isn't that enough?"
The so-called salary thieves refer to the senior clerks left behind by the previous mayor who are not guilty of crimes serious enough to be arrested but are indeed of no use.
These so-called senior clerks, each with an annual salary starting at 200 gold coins, are not as capable at work as the honest and obedient contract workers who only need an annual salary of 20 gold coins. They will definitely be laid off gradually. Up to now, all the senior clerks, including Mr. Gary, have been laid off and left after receiving their last month's salary.
"Not enough." Zhao Zhenzhen said in a deep voice, "To be honest, the digging of the foundation and the construction of the power plant have almost used up the tax that the coal mine paid in advance for this year... The coal mine is profitable now, but the coal mine also needs to add coal mining equipment to expand production, and the city hall can't just grab the coal mine."
The four public enterprises in the city, the transport company and the metallurgical plant cannot expect to make a profit at present. If they can avoid losses, it would be a testament to the competent people in charge.
The only ones that could provide blood transfusions to the City Hall were the coal mine and the branch of the sanitary products factory.
The sanitation plant is Westam's enterprise, and the city hall cannot do anything too excessive, so it can only target the coal mine... If the coal blocks and honeycomb coal from the state-owned coal mine had not been sold to all the towns in the country through transportation companies and had not monopolized the market with its low prices and good quality, there would not be enough for the city hall to absorb.
Rex was anxiously looking through the financial statements of each company to see if there was any place to save resources...
The result is that there is no way to save money.
Zhao Zhenzhen has the support of the expert group's think tank, and every penny of the city hall's money is spent wisely. If Rex can find funds to cut, the expert group's think tank will be in decline.
Speaking of opening up new sources of income... the 2-10-copper supermarket in the bar area has been working diligently to revitalize the city's economy and transfer as much money from citizens' pockets as possible to the city hall, so that the city hall can ensure normal operation...
If we continue to push new products and hold promotions, citizens will not be able to spend more money.
As for promoting luxury goods to empty the wallets of the nobility, just think about it. In the whole city, no, in the whole territory, only a few dozen households in the central city can afford luxury goods, and they may not even buy them.
The name of Innadri as a remote and poor place is not in vain. The economy of the entire territory combined is not as good as that of a city in the neighboring territory of Odysseus.
Zhao Zhenzhen watched Rex busying around for a while, and when she saw that he was really at a loss, she calmly offered advice: "It seems that now we can only find Lord Yang. Didn't he make a big deal with the eldest daughter of the Odysseus family? The gifts that the eldest daughter gave to the Gold Coin Church were all packed in boxes. Lord Yang will make a lot of money."
So... not long after Yang Qiu proudly spent a few words to earn a commission easily, Rex ran to the City Lord's Mansion with tears in his eyes to find him and complain about his poverty.
"Why does this woman always pick on my wallet?!" Yang Qiu could guess with his knees that it was that woman Zhao Zhenzhen's idea, and he was furious.
