The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

Chapter 13

It has been half a year since waking up from the sea.

The white short shorts worn by Xia Zoe also began to be replaced with slightly thicker long-sleeved trousers.

The temperature gradually dropped, and the sea breeze became merciless, poking straight into the face like a knife, humming and humming.

Xia Zuoyi used to read a book by the window or deal with government affairs and enjoy the seaside scenery by the way.

Now I moved to the fireplace in the study room, surrounded by soft and comfortable sofas, with short and cumbersome square tables placed in the middle, and I almost didn’t want to move when I was nestled in it.

More than a month has passed since the end of the first drill.

The weather is about to enter winter.

Everything in Visas is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Soldiers continued to train, and problems such as the occupancy or work of newly moved civilians and slaves were satisfactorily resolved. The Thorns Chamber of Commerce is functioning well, and the income from the sale of salt has been continuously increasing.

The refined salt originally refined can only be sold in Visas for the time being.

Later, Fort Comoy’s order to prohibit civilians and slaves from leaving the city was finally lifted.

The refined salt of Wissas began to circulate, and the low-priced and high-quality refined salt gradually replaced the coarse salt sold in the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce.

Immediately after that, the sales channel of refined salt was opened all the way to the royal city of Jadayate, and even exported to the Kingdom of Gaynor.

Compared with the expensive coarse salt, the new refined salt is not only cheap but also as good-looking as white fine sand. You don’t have to put it in front of you to know which one to choose.

As a result, in just a few months, the demand for refined salt has increased rapidly, and the sales range has become wider and wider in the continuous expansion.

Within the scope of refined salt sales, the coarse salt of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce has almost been squeezed out of the market and can only occupy a small place.

Similarly, this kind of sales that almost monopolizes the market can bring the benefits to Xia Zoe can be described by piles of gold coins.

At this moment.

Xia Zuoyi’s feeling is that he is rich and does not panic in his heart.

But in order to save trouble, he directly used the emblem pattern representing the Desinian family as the trademark of the Thorns Chamber of Commerce, so that later, civilians and slaves slowly began to get used to calling refined salt as rose salt.

Xia Zoe: =.=

The castle was built on a cliff by the sea and it was already wet.

At this moment, one foot is about to enter the winter, and the environment is even more gloomy, so I lit the fireplace in the house early to make the study warm.

Gibran’s mathematical talent is indeed very good.

He has studied with Old Nick and is now gradually getting in touch with and familiar with the financial management of the castle.

Gibran is telling Xia Zoe the financial income and expenditure of the previous month.

“In general, income is far greater than expenditure.”

“Most of the expenditures go to the application for the soldier training camp, buying weapons, buying food materials, changing clothes and bedding, etc…. Recently, Chief Fernandi and Chief Walker again applied to buy stove coal for the soldiers, otherwise they won’t be in winter. It’s easy to get past.”

Xia Zuoyi nodded: “Apply for approval.”

Use a stove or fireplace for heating in winter, and burn coal or wood.

Nobles naturally don’t have to worry about how to spend the entire cold winter.

But coal is expensive, and civilians and slaves can’t afford it. Some people don’t even have a stove in their homes. Although firewood can be obtained on the Pal Mountain, it is undoubtedly a difficult decision to go up the mountain to cut wood in winter.

Sometimes there may be danger.

Furthermore, freezing to death in winter is not unusual.

Xia Zoe said: “Udit, how many people will Wess die in the coldest days?”

Udit: “If the snow covers Wessas… a lot of people will die.”

Toby whispered from the side: “Mom died in the winter…”

Gibran rubbed his little brother’s head silently.

If he hadn’t been lucky enough to meet Lord Earl, I’m afraid he and Toby still don’t know how to spend this winter.

Xia Zuoyi: “Another fund is allocated from the finances to build a subsidy station to help some poor people live in the winter. No matter civilians or slaves, as long as they are in the territory of Wessas, they can come. The subsidy station applies for subsidy.”

“The target of the subsidy is mainly the elderly who are incapable of survival, orphans, injured or disabled people…”

Toby’s eyes sparkled when he listened.

Udit: “But in this way, there are some delicious lazy people who will play tricks to impersonate those who need subsidies.”

Gibran couldn’t help saying: “Yes, Lord Earl, the elderly and the orphans are not capable of holding money. There is no shortage of villains in the city. They do everything for money. They may **** them, or they may secretly control the elderly and Orphans…”

He has lived in the most fringe area of ​​Wesas since he was a child, and he knows that the sinister heart of the people cannot be guessed.

Toby frowned: “What should I do?”

Xia Zuoyi: “If this is the case, the elderly and orphans who live alone will be taken to the subsidy station.”

“They should know best what kind of people need to receive subsidies, and what kind of people don’t need them, and order the Cavaliers to confirm. If they find someone deliberately defrauding the subsidy money, they will recover it at the slightest level, and drive out of Wess.”

He said: “There are some bad things that cannot be eliminated and avoided. We cannot accurately screen them out. What we can do is to try our best to help those in need.”

It’s all about personnel.

The Lord Earl who said these words was nestled in a soft sofa, covered in blankets by the butler “I’m worried you are cold”, but only a round white face and caramel-colored eyes were serious and serious, and his little rosy was covered with a blanket. Mouth babble, his face looks cute for the people in the city to worry about.

“Master Earl, you are so kind!” Toby cheered.

Xia Zoe’s ears were red, and her face was calm: “Don’t flatter me.”

Toby smirked: “No, Lord Earl is very good.”

Gibran covered his fiery beating chest: “My Lord Earl, your heart is as pure and beautiful as the sacred flower Berranka.”

Udit also whispered softly: “You are the glory of Desinia.”

Xia Zuoy finally couldn’t help but buried his blushing face in the blanket, and muttered, “No more, no money for you.”

You are terribly boasting.

Since Fort Comoy lifted the order to prohibit leaving the city, the civilians and slaves who hesitated to wait and see before, and even felt that the notice of Wess’ enlistment and tax reduction was false news, began to regret it.

As time goes by, the contrast becomes more and more obvious.

News spreads into Fort Comoy at every moment of every day—how good life is in Wessas, how well the lives of civilians and slaves live.

After six days of work and one day of rest, the copper coins earned are not less than before, and sometimes even meat can be eaten.

Not to mention that people who become soldiers do not have to worry about food and lodging at all. They can even get a monthly allowance to subsidize the family. Recently, even the stove and thick quilt have been used uniformly.

They felt sour in their mouths and stomachs as if they had eaten a lemon.

Today there is another new news.

The Earl of Desinia ordered the construction of a subsidy station in Wessas, and heard that it was specially designed to help people who could not survive the cold winter.

Moreover, people who have been to Visas said that the subsidy station has received all the widowed elderly and children without parents to live inside, so that they can spend the entire winter safely.

Once the news was confirmed to be true, the huge Fort Komoy seemed to have cold water slowly boiling in the oil pan.

People’s hearts are floating, as if an undercurrent is brewing. The more depressed on the surface, the more intense it will be when it breaks out.

I don’t know how many people regret that their intestines are blue.

How cold is winter in Gadaat?

Under a heavy snow cover, civilians and slaves would not even dare to close their eyes, for fear that Xueye would take their souls away if they were not paying attention.

If the previous news is related to life, the news brought today is related to life.

They want to go to Visas so much.

However, although the ban on leaving the city was lifted, the knights guarding the city gates were still strictly investigating civilians who wanted to move into Visas.

As for the slaves, they were kept under the custody of the owner of the manor. There was no knight of Weissus to buy the population, and the freedom to enter and leave the manor was restricted.

There are unwilling civilians to ask someone to ask, Will Wess conscript again? When will the conscription start?

The answer is—Weissas will recruit soldiers every summer.

It’s impossible this year. You can wait for next year. Although joining the army will not work, Wesas welcomes people to move in at any time.

After the news of the subsidy station spread, the old people and orphans of Fort Komoy left without nostalgia.

They are not taken seriously, and even the investigation is careless.

Because of this sentence, the civilians of Fort Komoy also began to try their best to leave.

They would rather abandon something that is bulky and heavy even though they are needed, just to escape the knight’s investigation. The civilians with a large population in the family scattered and leave, and the small population did not dare to be careless. They had never been so cautious.

People have a herd mentality. Seeing that the commoners and slaves yearn for them, some small manor owners have raised the idea of ​​moving to Wessas.

But they did not dare to express it blatantly, for fear of offending Earl Bevis Elliott, and the family properties were all in Fort Comoy, they could not move away as they wished.

After half a month.

Beavis Eliot suddenly discovered that Fort Comoy had been in depression a lot.

His instinct was wrong, and he sent the knight into the city to investigate.

Only then did I realize that many houses in the city were empty, and the civilians who lived in them disappeared for no reason. Although the furniture and other items were left behind, some important items were missing, even in several places.

If Beavis Elliott still couldn’t tell what was going on.

Then he is a fool.

No, it’s not much different from a fool now.

Xia Zoe Desinia pried almost half of the civilians in his city!

However, he was extremely defensive, but he didn’t even guard against a single strand of hair. He waited for everyone to clear away as soon as possible before discovering that his territory was gradually becoming deserted and desolate, and there was an unspeakable desolation walking on the street.

Beavis Elliott is going to be mad.

He vented his anger yelling in the castle, crackling a lot of things.

The butler didn’t dare to step forward to stop him, and waited for him to calm down a little bit before slowly saying: “My lord, why don’t we lower taxes and follow Desinia’s approach…”

Beavis Eliot raised his head with red eyes, gritted his teeth and said, “How to imitate?!”

“That little boy from Desinia has huge profits from selling salt behind him to support him in doing so, what do we have?! After the tax is reduced, where is the money in the castle?!”

“Do you think I’m a fool?!”

“No, dare not…” The butler lowered his head in trepidation.

Beavis Elliott kicked the chair again in annoyance.

He regretted it in his heart. Why didn’t he send more knights to completely kill the nasty little boy, so that he is now blocked, and he has a sharp fishbone stuck in his heart.

Beavis Elliott’s eyes flashed cruelly, and he ordered the butler: “Prepare letter paper.”

He wants to send a letter to Lord Bath Ridges.