Volume 2: Empire Chapter 56 Small Commodity City
Luke, who had been to the Cape District, knew the source of these evil people's brutality...it was a resistance to the existing life.
The huge downtown area has only so many survival resources, and the continuous influx of bankrupt people is diluting these few resources. If you don't fight, your whole family will starve; only by doing evil can you protect yourself.
It can be said that the needs of most people here are very, very simple... have food to eat tomorrow, food to eat the day after tomorrow, and food to eat in the foreseeable future.
Luke is going to build a small commodity production base in the lower city this time, which is to give them a stable meal ticket. Although the food is not good, it can fill them up.
The mood in the meeting room at this moment was completely different from before. No one spoke, but everyone had countless things in their hearts that they wanted to say.
Great sounds are silent, great images are invisible!
If Luke was able to shock the heroes when he came in, it was because he used his power to make rivers of blood flow here. Now he is using his grace to nourish all things.
The throne is built with the support of the people.
Luke said to everyone deliberately: "Why...do you all think that the investment project I proposed is not good?"
All the bosses in the venue stood up and saluted Luke: "Thank you for your gift, Mr. Luke. We are willing to pledge our loyalty to you and never betray you!"
Luke laughed.
He never believed in verbal allegiance, he only believed in the capital power in his hands. These people's loyalty to him may not last long, but their loyalty to the orders in his hands is definitely long-lasting.
However, the power that can fight against capital has not yet appeared in this world.
"Since you all trust me so much, I will take the lead in establishing the North Star Small Commodity Manufacturing Company today. All of you present here are the initial shareholders of the North Star Company. Not only will you receive compensation for working for the company, but you will also receive a share of the company's profits .
Alice will record the names of all shareholders on my behalf. Regarding the distribution of equity, I need to discuss with the five decision-makers and shareholder representatives and do my best to formulate a fair equity distribution plan for you.
After you go back, divide your production areas according to the current territory. Disputed areas will be adjusted and allocated at the shareholders' meeting in the future, and if there are further disputes, they will be returned to the company as public property.
In addition, statistics on the household registration and population composition of each area in charge should be kept. Don’t falsify information. If you fail to complete an order due to false population reporting, the punishment will definitely be greater than the profit loss you made from false reporting…”
Luke worked out the structural framework of Polaris based on his memory. The remaining details needed to be supplemented, and it was not something that could be worked out in this meeting. Anyway, just get started and fix problems as they arose.
The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests, and the content of the discussion exceeded the expectations of all the participants. Although Mr. Luke did not give out money on the spot, he created a golden rice bowl for everyone here.
After the meeting, news spread quickly and soon the entire downtown area was in carnival.
The meeting was over, and then Luke took the five decision-makers and several high-ranking bosses to a closed house for a small meeting.
Whether it is upgrading the alchemy factory or establishing the Polaris small commodity production base, they are all long-term investments and no profits can be seen in the short term.
Once the Polaris Mercenary Group is formed, money can be seen immediately.
The Lookouts now have money but nowhere to spend it, but they are in urgent need of reinforcements. They have secretly contacted Viscount Iscolan many times, hoping to obtain some external troops. Obviously, the war in Rio is not favorable to them.
Luke suggested that the bosses gather 500 elite fighters and send them to Raging Waves City for training, and that Old Adrian produce the first generation of mysterious substance mixture potions needed by these mercenaries as soon as possible. After all the mercenaries were injected with the potion, they were immediately shipped to Rio.
"The Lookout offered double the price for these mercenaries. When they arrive in Raging Waves City, they will be able to get the equipment I specially prepared. An instructor group composed of retired officers from the Empire is also on standby in Raging Waves City.
Only by helping the Lookouts to stabilize their front, can our Polaris Mercenary Group continue to make money. If the Rio government forces destroy the Lookouts' Restoration Army, the Lookouts will no longer need mercenaries. Without war, our mercenary group will have no money to make..."
It would be very dangerous to go to Rio to support the lookout at this time, but you can get double the reward. Mr. Luke closed the door and shared such a good business with everyone, which is simply a special treatment for us.
Support, must support!
"Mr. Luke is right! If we don't fight, why would we form the Polaris Mercenaries?" Old Adrian said loudly.
During these days of fighting and quarreling, he had given his men a lot of injections, and he also used money to recruit a lot of thugs. It was a huge expense to support this group of people.
The current situation in the downtown area, with Mr. Luke intimidating the crowd and five people in charge maintaining order, chaos will return to order. Keeping so many thugs is simply a huge burden.
Nor can we disband and chill the hearts of our brothers.
Now that Mr. Luke wants someone, he can both make money and solve this problem.
Old Adrian then gave a number.
225.
Seeing that the most powerful old Adrian had handed over so many of his elite thugs, the other bosses also expressed their willingness to make the money.
Luke proposed a toast to settle the matter.
In fact, the Lookouts were not desperate for mercenaries, but they were far from finished without reinforcements. Luke wanted to reduce the strength of old Adrian. After all, he was now in an advantageous position against three companies, which made the decision-making system too tilted.
In order to reduce his own expenses, old Adrian took the initiative to send out his elite thugs, which was equivalent to saving himself from a disaster.
Next, here are the real benefits that Luke has prepared for these bosses.
Luke generously gave each of them a house in the central city of Nutao City, so that their families could move to Nutao City and their children could receive the best education in Nutao City.
In addition, each person was given a red envelope filled with gold coupons.
“You are all influential figures in the Lower Town of Saint Lun City. I am telling you clearly now that I have no interest in managing the Lower Town.
The Lower Town belongs to the residents of the Lower Town, and to you.
My request is very, very simple... just to make money. No matter how you manage the downtown area, I don't want to see my investment in an uncontrollable risk.
If you can't control this place, I will consider helping you control it!"
Now even the lowest class of people know what kind of place Nutao City is. As Nutao City's economic strength and international status continue to improve, Nutao City's housing prices are also rising.
The prices of houses in the central urban area of Nutao City have skyrocketed.
Mr. Luke gave everyone a house in the central area of Raging Waves City, which shocked everyone. This meant that they had completely gotten rid of their status as the bottom of society and could have time to enjoy the upper-class life in Angry Waves City. Their children could receive the best education in the world in the center of Angry Waves City.
Old Adrian could not hide his excitement. He worked so hard at this age, wasn't it just for his grandson to be able to go out?
As for Mr. Luke's last sentence.
Everyone understands.
I received so many benefits from Mr. Luke, but I still messed up the job. You can just jump into the sewage reservoir yourself, don't dirty Mr. Luke's hands!
"Please rest assured, Mr. Luke! Even if there is chaos in the palace... the new downtown area will not be in chaos!"
The others immediately followed Old Adrian and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Luke! Even if there is chaos in the palace... the new downtown area will not be in chaos!"
Luke stayed in the lower city of Saint Lun City for three days. After dealing with many things, he quietly returned to Raging Waves City.
The investment and support for the lower city of Saint Lun could not be explained clearly through correspondence. This was related to Luke's arrangement for the future situation, so he should be more cautious and not make any mistakes.
Luke went to the City of Raging Storm, and Princess Dale came to the Qingkong Museum under the strict escort of the Royal Knights.
Now her identity has been known by the students here. None of them would have thought that Jasmine, who attended classes and played with them every day... was actually the princess of the empire!
And Princess Dale will also take classes here with them in the future.
The students looked at Dai'er walking into the classroom with Professor Qingkong with their eyes wide open as if they were bells. They had never expected that such an honor would fall on them.
Qingkong formally introduced Dai'er to the students: "For safety reasons, Princess Dai'er hid here as Jasmine to avoid possible assassinations. Now that all the criminals have been eliminated, Princess Dai'er will study here with you in her real identity in the future.
I hope you won't treat her specially because of her identity. In my academy, every student is equal. I think Princess Dale agrees with me."
Dai Er saluted to her classmates generously: "Of course, the name Jasmine brings me many good memories, and the days I spent with you were my happiest days.
Please continue to think of me as Jasmine, and don’t mind my identity as a princess.”
Class monitor Haidisiko raised his hand and stood up and said, “Jasmine… No, no, it’s Her Royal Highness Princess Dai’er.
I have a question for you."
"Excuse me……"
"Which of our theories about the attack is closest to the truth?" Hedicico asked.
Dale looked at the clear sky, then smiled and said to Hediciko: "Of course it's your reasoning. An assassin used space skills to break through the defense and entered the carriage. He knocked out my maid and kidnapped me.
Fortunately, Miss Qingkong found my location through secret techniques and notified Governor Meteorite to rescue me.
You are amazing. Although I kept confusing you with my faulty reasoning, you still insisted on the truth you deduced. "
After hearing the "truth" from Dale's own mouth, Hediciko excitedly celebrated for himself: "I knew I was right! I'm a genius detective!"
Qingkong was surprised by Hediciko's performance. The boy's thought process was indeed difficult to explain.
Well, we believe this truth.
Qingkong asked Dai'er to return to her seat and started teaching.
This time when Luke returned to Raging Waves City, he was the farthest away from Clear Sky. As a distance test of connecting with Clear Sky, Luke did not feel any control obstacles. Moreover, after recovering Clear Sky, he logged in again and appeared in the same position.
It's just that the available virtual teleportation points will change depending on the location of Luke's body. If Luke is in Fury City, Qingkong can't use the virtual teleportation points in Saint Lun City.
This lack of functionality is nothing for Clear Sky.
Some tests require further observation.
During the time when Meteorite was confined to the palace, the imperial cabinet meetings were held almost every day. In addition, the eldest prince Fania was summoned to the cabinet by Emperor Augustine because he was the commander-in-chief of the war on the southern front and participated in these cabinet meetings.
War reports came from the south.
General Joshua took the initiative, concentrated the main force of the Northern Army, and with the assistance of the Southern Front Garrison Army, launched a large-scale attack on the Tedega Hills.
Although the Imperial Army was well-equipped, well-trained, and had high morale, the Barbarian Legion was indeed the most relied-upon army of the Empire. In addition to causing a large number of casualties to the Barbarian Legion, the Imperial Army itself also suffered heavy losses.
Now General Joshull still commands the army to maintain an offensive posture, hoping to occupy an area in the Tedega Hills and serve as a forward base for the Imperial Army's subsequent offensive.
However, the fourteen occupation targets originally set are very likely to not be achieved.
No matter how much fighting there is in the imperial court, everyone’s interests are the same when facing the Celtic Grand Duke.
The eldest prince Fania described to Emperor Augustine and the cabinet ministers the specific circumstances of General Joshua's offensive based on the battle map of Tedega Hill on the table.
"The barbarians' natural physique and indomitable spirit make up for their lack of equipment. Since the beginning of the war, we have not captured any healthy barbarian prisoners. They believe in dying in battle, which is a great test of the will of the imperial soldiers.
Moreover, there were a large number of abyss mages in the Tedega Hills who provided magical and mystical support to the barbarians, so General Joshuel had a very difficult time.
Since the beginning of the war, the Northern Army has only captured three targets. Five targets may be the upper limit of this offensive operation..."
Emperor Augustine looked at the positions of both armies on the map and couldn't help feeling puzzled.
According to Fania's character, he shouldn't let Qiao Xiuer fight so hard. But looking at the battle line on the map, the main force of the Northern Legion is really fighting with the Barbarian Legion, and it seems that they are fighting for the first legion of the empire.
In order to control the Northern Legion, Fania didn't even marry a wife. How could he be willing to fight so hard?
Moreover, Alex suddenly realized his intention and went to the western front to lead the anti-bandit operations.
These two brothers are very abnormal!
And Agatha.
Emperor Augustine looked at his daughter. She had been very close to Alex recently, which was very unusual!
A father knows his children best, and the emperor's intuition tells him that his children's abnormal behavior is driven by a force behind them.
As for what this power is...it goes without saying.
Meteorite, do I have to kill you?
What a pity!
