When I led my team into the territory of the Colt Province, I was completely stunned! Everywhere was dilapidated!
Along the way, there were more mercenaries and adventurers than civilians! When I arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, I was even more speechless! The broken three-story castle had an indescribable desolation. The soldiers guarding the door were so bored that they were sleepy! Both sides of the castle were filled with weeds!
Although the guard saw us coming, he didn't seem to have any intention of going to the front. I gestured for Cameron to get off his horse and walk to the front of the castle. He grabbed the soldier who was dozing off and shouted,"Bastard, wake up! Tell me, is this the city lord's mansion of Colt?”
The soldier's ears were buzzing from Cameron's roar, but he still replied lazily,""Yeah, what do you want?" "Motherf * cker, I'm here to take over this place. Listen, hurry up and get the governor here, or I won't be polite!”Cameron said coldly. Only then did the soldier rub his eyes that were still stained with eye mucus. He sized up our group and hurriedly nodded as he ran towards the castle! Cameron shook his head and said in exasperation,"General, these soldiers are trash! I suggest disbanding them and recruiting new soldiers!”I narrowed my eyes but didn't say anything!
After a while, a man in his thirties walked out with two people in plain clothes. He stood at the door and sized me up. After a long time, he said, I'm the governor of the Colt Province, Roger!”I dismounted and walked to Roger."My name is Ximen Yu. From today onwards, the Colt Province will be my territory! This is my cavalry captain, Cameron, and my chief magic consultant, Mr. Ander! I want to know, has the Colt Province always been like this? Why is it that my eyes are filled with dilapidated scenes along the way! I know that although Colt's annual financial income is not much, it can't be like this! Governor Roger, please give me a reasonable explanation!”When Roger heard this, he realized that he was here to accept the territory. He immediately said,"Lord, please enter the castle first. I'll explain slowly!”After saying this, I made an inviting gesture. I got Cameron to lead the team to camp outside the castle first, and brought Fei 'er and the others into this seemingly old city lord's castle!
After everyone was seated, Roger stood up and said slowly,""I've been the governor of Colt for five years! When I came, there were only a dozen bags of old rice and less than a hundred gold coins in the warehouse of the province! In these five years, Colt had saved up some money! But it still couldn't change the current situation! Colt was not rich in food, so many refugees left their homes every year! In addition, there are often magical beasts appearing. It is simply not enough to rely on the government's expenditure. I have tried to think of a way, but the Empire's Ministry of Finance simply refused to allocate funds! I can't impose taxes. I have no choice but to maintain the status quo!”I stood up. However, your bitter days are over, because you will witness the prosperity of our Colt Province! Governor Roger, are you willing to stay in Colt?”Roger looked at me thoughtfully for a long time before he made up his mind and said,"My lord, I am willing!" I nodded." Alright, welcome to the new Colt!" How about this, after lunch, all the captains will have a meeting at the City Lord's Mansion!”
After a simple lunch, everyone gathered in this small city lord's mansion. In the meeting hall, I slowly said,"Everyone can see that Colt is in a state of chaos. What do you think we should do?”After a commotion, Jack said a little uneasily,"Boss, I think the first thing to solve is to fill our stomachs. Only by filling our stomachs can everyone work and live in peace.”
Seeing me smile at him, Jack continued,"I suggest buying a large amount of food from the big shops in the capital. After all, the food here is not enough to sustain the consumption of the entire province! At the same time, he also wanted to encourage everyone to open up a large area of land to store up grain!”
"Jack, how did you come up with this idea?" I asked with a smile.
Jack said a little embarrassedly,"I used to like to watch management stuff when I had nothing to do!”
" This place is close to the forest," Cameron said." We can cut down trees and build a simple wall near the forest to prevent the Magical Beasts from entering!”
Everyone started to discuss. I stopped for a long time and most of them were suggestions to solve the problem of food and clothing!
I knocked on the table and said,"It's easy to fill your stomach!" What I need is a way to earn money. Only when we are financially strong can we truly solve the problem!”
Avril said softly,""I think we can organize people to enter the forest to capture magical beasts, because the fur, crystal cores, and blood of magical beasts can be sold for money. Also, I just opened up some information. This is the only way for the empire's merchants to go to the north, and it's also a paradise for mercenaries and adventurers. We can build bars and hotels on a large scale to attract business! I can also film the first few teams to be bodyguards for the caravans that come and go. Although it will cost a lot of investment at first, I think it's worth it!”
I looked at Avril in shock. As expected of a princess, her brain was really extraordinary! " I think it's feasible," Roger interrupted." But our province doesn't have the extra money!”I continued," Don't worry about that. I still have hundreds of thousands of gold coins. With the 500,000 gold coins from His Majesty and Wolf Fang's savings, I should have at least one or two million gold coins. If it doesn't work, I'll think of another way!"”
Avril continued," There's another problem that is our weakness. That is talent. We need a large number of management talents. Colt needs fresh blood!”Fei 'er, who had been silent all this while, said,"I can write to my father and ask him to send a few people over!”" That's right!" Avril said excitedly." How could I forget about Sister Fei 'er? Uncle must have a lot of talents under him!"”
I'm confused. What's going on? Fei 'er's father? I looked at Fei 'er in confusion. Perhaps Fei' er saw through my confusion and said,"Yu, my father is a Lolan Scholar. He has at least a thousand students under him! It's not a problem for him to pick up a few people for you!”I kissed Fei 'er's pretty face and said,"Honey, you're so nice!" This way, the problem of talent would be solved! Haha, as long as Faye's father's men arrive, Colt will be completely alive!
The sun gradually set. I thought about it and turned around."Post a notice saying that Colt is already my territory. I will do my best to ensure their lives and stability. First, eliminate all taxes outside the Empire! Secondly, from this moment on, everyone must abide by the laws of the empire. Those who violate the laws must be executed according to the law! Third, support the civilians to open up wasteland! Fourth, encourage merchants to discover! As long as it was beneficial to the development of the territory, they would support it unconditionally! Roger, you take care of this! He also organized people to build bars and large-scale hotels, and contacted the large chambers of commerce in the capital to stock up on food!”
I turned to Cameron and said,"Disband the original city guards, recruit new soldiers, and speed up the formation of combat strength! I'll leave the security of Colt to you! Fei 'er and Ander, arrange for people to develop the bodyguard industry and enter the forest to hunt magical beasts! Avril, you're in charge of everything. I'll give you all the gold coins later. You're in charge of this family now!”
"Jack, from the looks of it, you're the one who left the magic brigade to follow Avril. I know that your management skills are much better than your magic cultivation!"”I motioned for everyone to split up and prepare!
Helen and I were the only ones left in the huge meeting hall. I knew why Helen was unhappy, so I held him in my arms and said,"Helen, don't be sad. Now is not the time to use you. You will be busy in the future!”Helen asked happily,""Really? Don't lie to me!" I nodded! Feeling Helen's feelings, I slowly began my new life! I will make you the most dazzling pearl on the continent!
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