Chapter 552: Mr. Azik Arrives in Jeffrey City
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Midway through the ball, Earl Vincent, holding a wine glass, came over to chat with Hobert.
Given Vincent's seniority, he would normally be with Christian and Earl Hall, but he came to talk to Hobert because his youngest son, Karl, was currently working in Hobert's territory.
Hobert's personal valet, or rather, his student, Dennis, now frequently traveled between Backlund and Jeffrey City, sometimes helping the noble children send letters home.
Hobert had announced the relevant confidentiality clauses from the beginning, so those noble children probably knew that they were currently within the territory of Feynapotter, but their parents thought they were on Long Tail Island.
Karl had already written two letters home, and from some details, Vincent learned about some of Hobert's management methods for the territory, which made him look at Hobert with new eyes.
Most importantly, in Hobert's territory, there was a training mechanism for officials, and Karl had to go to the town government every three days to study, and the content of the study was knowledge and precautions for solving practical problems.
What surprised Vincent was that his youngest son, Karl, whom he had never been optimistic about, was making rapid progress, especially in his thinking about solving problems, which had undergone tremendous changes.
This made Vincent want to actively get closer to Hobert, and he realized that Hobert would definitely achieve greater success in the future.
And with Karl following Hobert, the Vincent family would also be able to reap many benefits.
After the ball ended today, Hobert returned to the Earl's mansion somewhat tiredly, first thinking about the Queen's request, and then recalling Alice's unusual behavior today, thinking and thinking, he actually fell asleep for once.
Early the next morning, Hobert came to Military Intelligence Section Nine, changed into his uniform, and just sat down when Sharlene handed him a bill and a folder: "Chief, this was just sent by the Chief Director's secretary."
Hobert glanced at it, it was a receipt for a black women's evening dress, worth 180 pounds.
He smiled: "Cheapskate!"
Hobert then thought of the evening dress Georgina wore yesterday: the style was obviously so old-fashioned, and it still cost 180 pounds! The last time I bought Audrey such a youthful and beautiful dress, it was only 160 pounds.
Then Hobert seemed to think of something, and pushed the bill back to Secretary Sharlene: "Go to the finance department and help me reimburse this bill."
Sharlene was slightly stunned: "What reason should I use to reimburse it?"
"Losses during the mission." Hobert said: "Give the reimbursed money to the Chief Director's secretary."
Sharlene was a little unsure: "This reason..."
A male chief, reimbursing a women's evening dress, this was indeed a bit unbelievable.
Hobert smiled: "When you treat everyone at noon, please invite the colleagues from the finance department as well."
It had been decided last week to treat the entire section to a big meal today.
After Sharlene left, Hobert glanced at the folder that was sent together, he knew that it was the information the Queen gave him.
However, he didn't even look at it and put it in the drawer.
I just want to slack off today, I'll talk about this task in a couple of days.
...
Tingen City, North Sector, 66 Fania Street.
Serena jumped out of the rental carriage and stretched hard.
After paying the fare with her luggage bag, she stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" After more than ten seconds, Mrs. Wood's voice came from inside.
"It's me, Mom."
Mrs. Wood suddenly opened the door: "Heavens, am I dreaming! Is it really you, Serena?"
It had only been three or four months since they last met, but Serena gave people a completely different feeling. Her wine-red hair was tied into a very neat bun, making her look much more mature all of a sudden.
Her face was full of confident smiles, and she was wearing a suit instead of a girl's dress.
It was as if when she left, she was just a teenager, but when she came back, she was already in her twenties.
"Of course it's me!" Serena warmly gave her mother a hug and greeted the maid: "I have two days off, so I came back to see you."
Mrs. Wood was overjoyed: "I, I'll go tell your father."
"No, Mom." Serena smiled: "When he sees me when he gets off work, it will definitely be a huge surprise for him, right! Is there anything to eat at home? I haven't had lunch yet."
While eating, Serena chatted with Mrs. Wood, and she learned that her brother Chris was preparing to marry his fiancée Vina in the near future, but the wedding date had not yet been finalized.
This was because their savings were not enough, even if they added the savings of Mr. and Mrs. Wood, they would not be able to hold a decent wedding.
If it really didn't work, they could only get married first and hold the wedding later, because Vina was pregnant.
Serena, eating bread, was already preparing to leave the 30 pounds in cash she had saved up during this time.
She had saved more than 30 pounds during this time, but she had always been living in the Earl's mansion, and there were not many places to spend money.
For the middle class, 30 pounds could hold a very decent wedding. If there was still a need for money, she planned to borrow from Dennis and Freya after returning.
After eating dinner, Serena returned to her room, saw her unchanged bed and wardrobe, saw the mystical materials she had bought with her pocket money, and saw the occult books and her notes that could be bought on the market.
She immediately felt a very strong sense of separation, as if she saw her ignorant self still wandering in this room.
Serena sat alone in the chair for a long time before finally recovering: the current Serena is no longer the Serena of the past.
Recalling the changes in the past few months, Serena herself could hardly believe it: "It turns out that going from relying on parents to being independent and autonomous is not as difficult as I thought, well, that's because I met a good mentor."
In the afternoon, Mr. Wood came home from work, and when he saw his daughter setting the table with his wife, his somewhat numb face was full of disbelief, and finally there was some smile.
When Chris also came home from work, the restaurant was full of laughter.
During this time, in order to save expenses, dinner was not very rich, there was no wine on the table, only mutton stewed with potatoes with a few pieces of meat, but it still couldn't stop their good mood.
Chris asked Serena: "Your letter said that you have returned to Backlund?"
"Yes." Serena would write home regularly, but she would only tell them where she was now, what kind of work she was doing, and other information.
Chris stuck out his tongue and sighed: "Your life is really magical. Some time ago, you were a grassroots official abroad, and now you are a housekeeper assistant in Backlund."
His sticking out his tongue was a "sequelae" left in the Boklun Mountains at the beginning of the year, and his fiancée Vina also had this habit.
Serena smiled: "Chris, this is the life I like!"
Mr. Wood smiled happily and didn't say anything. Before, his plan was that after Serena finished technical school, he would find her a stable technical or design job in the factory, and after accumulating a certain amount of experience, she would get married and have children in an orderly manner.
Since his daughter suddenly left home, saying that she wanted to pursue her dream, Old Wood's mentality has undergone no small changes. As long as his daughter is healthy and safe, sends a letter home once a week, and comes back to see him often, he will be content.
After eating dinner, the family played cards for a while, and Old Wood and his wife went back to rest first.
Serena and Chris, like before, came to the small living room on the second floor where only a small table and two chairs could be placed, and chatted while drinking tea.
Serena took this opportunity to give Chris her 30 pounds of savings.
This surprised Chris a little: "Where did you get so much money?"
"I didn't write clearly in the letter." Serena smiled: "I am actually a housekeeper assistant in an earl's mansion now, and the salary is very high."
In fact, most of her savings came from the pocket money Hobert gave to the students.
Chris declined twice, but seeing that Serena insisted on giving it, he accepted it, because he really needed the money now.
Then he sighed: "Backlund really has more opportunities."
"You haven't seen the other side of Backlund." Serena's expression suddenly became serious: "I have a colleague from the slums of the East Borough, and everything that happens there is chilling just to hear about."
...
Time goes back three hours.
Backlund, South of the Bridge District, inside Vasco Public Elementary School.
Daisy, who was cleaning the school kitchen, heard the school worker shout: "Daisy, someone is looking for you!"
Daisy was slightly stunned. Since her mother passed away and Freya left Backlund, no one had come to see her.
Sometimes she would sadly think that she would have to face a lonely life alone from now on.
Daisy wiped her hands and walked unhurriedly towards the school gate. Is that Freya waving to her?
At first, she couldn't believe it, and then tears welled up uncontrollably: "Freya! Freya, is it really you?"
Freya smiled through her tears. Although she had returned to Backlund for more than a month, she had been very busy. Now that Hobert had given her a vacation, she finally had time to see Daisy.
She hugged Daisy, who was throwing herself into her arms, tightly: "It's me, Daisy, yes, it's me!"
Daisy, who was usually very strong, was crying very hard at this moment, as if venting the loneliness and fear suppressed in her heart.
After crying for a full three minutes, Daisy released Freya: "I'm sorry, Freya, I got your dress dirty. It, it looks very expensive, right?"
She felt a little unfamiliar with the Freya in front of her. The originally introverted and shy sister was now confident and sunny, with shiny hair and a good complexion.
Especially Freya's dress, which looked new and beautiful.
Completely different from the girl who used to make a living by washing clothes.
Freya took out a handkerchief and wiped away her sister's tears: "It's okay, Daisy. I brought you two dresses too, look."
She took out two new dresses from her backpack.
Daisy was overjoyed, fondling them and looking at them over and over again.
Several classmates in her class laughed at her for her clothes being too small, and she was very envious of the new clothes of several classmates in the class.
The last time she got new clothes was a long, long time ago, and she had already forgotten the feeling of getting new clothes.
Freya took out another cloth bag: "There are also two pairs of new shoes, several pairs of socks, and several pieces of cotton underwear inside."
Daisy suddenly froze: "Freya, I, I only need one dress. You, you don't have to work so hard."
She didn't know where these clothes came from, but she knew that Freya must have put in a lot of effort to get them.
At this moment, she felt inexplicably distressed.
Freya, who hadn't cried much just now, couldn't stop the tears from flowing out at this moment: "Daisy, your sister has a formal job now. We don't have to worry about clothes and shoes being too small anymore."
In the sisters' memories, it seemed that they had never had a pair of shoes that fit.
Daisy was a little incredulous: "Really?"
"Really." Freya smiled and said: "I am now a police officer. My salary is enough to support us."
Moreover, there was also the 10 pounds of pocket money that Hobert gave to the students every week. She didn't spend a penny of this money, and saved a full 40 pounds.
Daisy was even more incredulous: "How could you become a police officer?"
"No, I'm not like Abel. I brought basic justice to that neighborhood, and everyone loves me." Freya smiled and said: "I also brought you this."
Abel was the police officer in the neighborhood where they used to live. Everyone gritted their teeth when they mentioned him, but there was nothing they could do about him.
As Freya spoke, she took out two apples from her backpack.
Daisy intoxicatedly smelled the fragrance of the fruit: "I have forgotten the taste of apples, but Freya, these two apples are so strange. Why haven't they been cut open?"
The apples they had eaten before had to be cut off a part.
Freya said: "Because these two apples have no rotten spots. And this…"
She took out a piece of stewed meat wrapped in oiled paper: "From now on, every week, you have to eat a piece of stewed meat or a fish, and two apples."
Daisy glanced at her sister, knowing that it was safe to eat, so she put the clothes and apples aside and devoured them.
The aroma of the meat made the school worker next to her swallow her saliva. Freya stepped forward and handed the school worker a pack of cigarettes wrapped in newspaper that she had prepared long ago, about a dozen in total, and thanked the school worker very politely.
In fact, the school worker had been standing aside watching to avoid Freya being a thief, and now he was a little embarrassed to receive Freya's cigarettes.
After Daisy finished eating the meat, Freya asked: "Isn't school over? Why are you still helping in the kitchen?"
Daisy briefly described her current situation. It turned out that the foundation established by Capim's inheritance was only responsible for Daisy's tuition and meal expenses.
Accommodation fees were not included. In order to solve Daisy's accommodation problem, the school asked Daisy to work as a helper in the kitchen, which was equivalent to deducting her accommodation fees.
Freya nodded slowly: "You don't have to help anymore in the future."
She said: "I will come over again tomorrow to pay your accommodation fee."
Hobert had talked to Freya about Daisy's problem. Hobert's suggestion was to maintain the status quo, because in the future he might send Freya to Longtail Island, or have other assignments. At that time, Freya would no longer be in Backlund.
Could it be that Daisy would have to live outside by herself at that time?
In addition, the public school Daisy is currently in is actually very good. If she were to go to a better private aristocratic school, the living and learning conditions would be better, but in that kind of environment, it would be easy for Daisy to become inferior.
Freya felt that the teacher made a lot of sense, so she didn't give Daisy too many promises.
Daisy said again: "Freya, you don't have to work so hard."
… …
Hobert gave the two students a vacation because they had basically digested the potion. He wanted them to relax, adjust their state, and then prepare them for advancement.
Only Dennis had been busy with immigration matters recently and didn't have much time to go to the law firm, so he hadn't fully digested the potion yet.
On Wednesday morning, Hobert used the "Nation of Disorder" to complete two transactions. One was the arms transaction agreed with Ulysses before, and the other was the steam engine transaction with the Balk family in the Southern Continent.
On Ulysses' side, Hobert directly "traveled" to the armory and sacrificed the weapons to the "Nation of Disorder". Archibald completed the ceremony of granting in the military camp.
Suddenly, there was a mountain of weapons, and the key was that there were more than a dozen cannons. Seel and the others didn't react for a long time.
The steam engine transaction was about the same, except that Elliott completed the granting ceremony.
Not long after the ceremony ended, Hobert took a trip to the Southern Continent using "Travel" and talked to Lawrence, the patriarch of the Balk family, alone, hoping to recruit a squad of Beyonders from the Balk family.
Of course, the Balk family would not be allowed to work for nothing. Hobert would arm this squad with 1 Beyonder characteristic of "Mentor of Disorder" and 2 Beyonder characteristics of "Baron of Corruption", and would also provide them with 2 Grade 2 Sealed Artifacts.
The condition was that this squad must absolutely obey the orders of the "Favored". If members of the squad were sacrificed, the Balk family would need to replenish them.
In the composition of Hobert's extraordinary power, he certainly would not allow the Tudor family's power to dominate.
Lawrence immediately agreed. Before, when he heard Elliott talk about the power of the "Creator" in the Northern Continent, he once thought that that was the main extraordinary power loyal to the "Creator".
At least their battles were directly under the command of the "Favored" and would be helped by the "Creator". That might be the battle that happened under the instruction of the "Creator".
The Balk family, located in the Southern Continent, seemed to have never entered the core level of the extraordinary power loyal to the "Creator".
Now that the "Favored" personally came to recruit and gave such generous conditions, they would of course immediately agree.
I believe that the selected team members will definitely feel very honored.
After the agreement was reached quickly, Hobert asked Lawrence to choose people first, and he would come to pick them up in a week, and suggested that Lawrence send several more batches of family members to the Northern Continent to learn advanced technology and management methods.
Hobert also planned to spend some money to fund the young people of the Balk family to travel to various countries in the Northern Continent to see what the world looks like now.
In the afternoon, Hobert had already appeared in Jeffery City and went to the villa arranged for Winston. The old man didn't go fishing today: "You came just in time!"
Winston, who had shaved his beard clean, said: "I was just about to have someone look for you."
The mystical items that Hobert entrusted him to make were all completed. Winston took out one of the rapiers: "This is a weapon made with the materials you provided."
Hobert took the weapon and was slightly stunned. Such a large piece of material was only used to make a rapier?
Fortunately, he didn't let his doubts show, because Winston followed up with an explanation: "Its first ability is to change its own shape."
"It is now a rapier, but it can be turned into a normal-sized sword, or even a two-handed greatsword!"
"This is the thinnest and smallest state. As long as it is within the scope of the material volume, you can arbitrarily change its shape, length, and thickness."
Hobert sighed: "This is a masterpiece of a grandmaster!"
He injected spirituality into the rapier and sure enough felt that he could control the size and thickness of the rapier. After the change, it could also ensure that it was very sharp.
Hobert couldn't help but think of the "Golden Cudgel (Staff of the Monkey King)".
Winston smiled and accepted Hobert's compliment, continuing to explain, "Its other abilities are all related to the 'Death' pathway. When used, it can emit attacks similar to 'Words of the Dead,' causing enemies to feel involuntary fear and retreat; it will also make the target feel cold all over, slowing their movements.
"These 'Words of the Dead' are very special, and have a miraculous effect against Beyonders of the 'Death' pathway. Beyonders of the 'Death' pathway below the level of demigod will completely lose their ability to resist, and Beyonders at the demigod level will also be significantly affected.
"Another ability is that as long as it pierces any part of the target's body, the target's spiritual body will suffer permanent damage.
"Even angel-level spiritual bodies are no exception, but they have many ways to circumvent this, making it difficult to truly harm them."
Hobert sighed, "This is completely a different level of weapon compared to my previous black knife!"
Winston smiled without saying a word, watching Hobert play with the rapier for a while, the old man then said, "My commission is complete, and I should be leaving."
Hobert smiled, "How should I thank you?"
"Your hospitality is the best thanks." Hobert's hospitality here was indeed quite good. He could fish in the entire Full Moon Lake as he pleased, and there were chefs from Feynapotter City to help cook the fish.
When he was in the mood, he could take the little train to tour the mountains or go to the entertainment center.
"Then stay here for a while," Hobert said, "I plan to place the second 'Traveler's Door' between Jeffery Territory and an island. You can go to that island to try fishing for sea fish."
Winston was slightly stunned, obviously tempted.
"I'll also invite a few chefs from Backlund who are good at cooking fish, and I've also heard that there are many chefs in Bayam who are good at cooking sea fish, so you can eat fish of all flavors."
Winston swallowed his saliva, "That's right, the fish made in Bayam is spicy, but it has a unique flavor, especially the local grilled fish, which is very distinctive."
Hobert promised, "Within three days, I will invite the best chef from Bayam for you!"
This matter could be entrusted to Rafter.
Winston finally stayed, and Hobert was relieved, taking the remaining mystical items to leave.
Before leaving, Winston instructed, "Although the 'Traveler's Door' is a combination of magical item and magic circle, in theory, there will not be too many negative effects, but you should also pay attention, do not let too many people enter the 'Traveler's Door' at once.
"'Low-Sequence' Beyonders should use the 'Traveler's Door' as little as possible to avoid some corruption from the spirit world. After all, this is not a true 'travel,' without the protection of corresponding Beyonder abilities.
"'Mid-Sequence' Beyonders should pay attention, do not look around in the spirit world. After using the 'Traveler's Door,' there is a small probability of spiritual instability, and the negative effect of suddenly becoming a road idiot will occur, but these effects can be recovered on their own after a certain period of time."
Hobert glanced at the "Traveler's Door" in his hand: "Okay!"
He didn't expect that the "Traveler's Door" would have so many probabilistic negative effects, and he would have to design a regulation for using the "Traveler's Door" when he had time.
Back at the lord's mansion, Hobert took out the rapier again and looked at it again. Just now, he felt that this weapon had some connection with the "wedding gift" that Azik had given him before.
He remembered that Mr. Azik said that the "wedding gift" he gave him was a mark, which was equivalent to giving him the authority to mobilize a part of the underworld's power.
Even without the honor in the Southern Continent during the Fourth Epoch, this gift was quite powerful! It was a pity that Hobert was not a Beyonder of the "Death" pathway, otherwise he would definitely be able to develop more uses for this gift.
Hobert strengthened the connection between the rapier and the mark, and with a casual wave, it was as if he had cut through a transparent piece of paper, and a huge gap appeared in front of him.
The surrounding temperature was immediately sucked away, and the entire room was filled with an unspeakable sense of fear. Illusory figures lay around the gap, peeking into the real world.
Hobert discovered that he had actually opened a gap between the underworld and the real world in this way.
However, without the obstruction of the "Underworld Gate," the terrifying creatures inside could easily drill out.
The reason why they didn't come out now was just because they were afraid of the rapier in Hobert's hand and Azik's mark on Hobert.
Hobert waved the rapier again, and the gap in front of him disappeared: This ability should be more aggressive than the "Underworld Gate," because I can command those monsters lying around the gap to come out and attack the target.
At the same time, Hobert himself could also use this gap to enter the underworld, but with "Travel," entering the underworld was not very useful.
Since it is a rapier, the "Order Wood" can be turned into a thinner, or more normal, cane.
After wrapping the rapier with the "Order Wood," Hobert sacrificed the other extraordinary items to the "Nation of Disorder," and briefly looked at their abilities and negative effects.
Hobert found that he now had three mystical items with "Shepherd" abilities. Because he had "1-109," these three extraordinary items were useless to Hobert.
Hobert decided that he could give these three sealed items to his confidants in the form of rewards. For Beyonders below the demigod level, sealed items with the ability to "graze" were very practical.
And for them, this was definitely a first-class magical item. Even if they could only use it temporarily, they would definitely be grateful to Hobert.
Hobert could also use their use to graze some souls, otherwise they would be "empty" in the "Nation of Disorder."
Coming out of the "Nation of Disorder," Hobert was about to build the "Traveler's Door" between Jeffery City and Shipyard Island, but his spirituality sensed something, and he glanced in the direction of the yard, as if an acquaintance had come.
He put the "Traveler's Door" aside first and opened the door to take a look outside.
In the yard, there was a middle-aged man with gentle features and brown skin, admiring the surrounding Feynapotter-style architecture with his hands behind his back.
The servants and guards in the yard were all ignoring him.
Hobert was a little surprised: "Mr. Azik!"
That middle-aged man was Azik, he smiled slightly: "I heard that you have been doing a lot of big things recently?"
Hobert thought to himself: Are you referring to Hobert or the "Creator"?
He smiled and said, "Just some things that go with the flow. Please come in and sit down."
"Take me around your territory," Azik said, "I heard in Feynapotter City that the South Colson area has a new look."
"No problem," Hobert smiled, "Let's go to the pier and take the train."
Azik followed behind and asked curiously, "I heard that there were some miracles when that railway was being built?"
"What miracles?" Hobert smiled, "Just using ritual magic to transport some building materials.
"But at that time, my rule was not as stable as it is now, so I declared it a miracle."
Azik smiled, "In the previous few meetings, I didn't think you could do so well when ruling a territory."
Hobert lied, "Maybe there is indeed a component of talent. I didn't expect myself to do so well before."
Azik's questions either involved the "Creator" or the matter of transmigration. There was no way, Hobert had to muddle through.
It was Azik. If Klein asked himself like this, Hobert would suspect whether this kid was testing him?
At this time, they came to the street. Everyone greeted Hobert warmly as usual, and at the same time cast curious glances at Azik, wondering what was so special about this guest? The Earl was going to personally entertain him?
The tourists also watched this scene with great curiosity. They had heard in Feynapotter City that there was no need to salute the lord and nobles in South Colson, and officials and policemen would chat and laugh with the common people.
This was an incredible thing in both the North and South Continents.
Fortunately, Azik did not ask those questions that made Hobert stand ready, but looked at the shops on the street with Hobert's gaze: "There are many nobles and wealthy people among the tourists here."
Hobert explained with a smile, "I built an extraordinary auction house on the other side of the mountain, and many nobles and wealthy people come here because of its reputation.
"My wife has been taking care of the affairs of the auction house. I heard that some wild Beyonders have begun to participate in the auction and the Beyonder gatherings that follow.
"I believe that the extraordinary transactions in Jeffery City will definitely become more and more prosperous in the future."
Then he sighed, "However, there are still too few ordinary tourists. We've opened three shipping lanes, and each lane has three passenger ships docking every day, but sometimes a medium-sized passenger ship only has seven or eight passengers."
He laughed, "Half of them are government officials from the lord's manor."
As they walked along the stone-paved road, Azik smiled and said, "Don't worry, tourist cities attract popularity little by little."
Hobert nodded, "Currently, I'm planning to launch some special delicacies, special products, and so on to gather popularity as soon as possible. Well, I'm planning to hold a tourism festival in May and a picking festival on the opposite bank in June."
"I believe that next year, the situation will be much better than it is now."
Azik couldn't help but glance at Hobert, "Your ideas are very… very creative!"
The words "tourism" and "festival" were commonplace, but it was the first time Azik had heard them linked together as a phrase.
Moreover, he didn't quite understand what a "tourism festival" meant. But he was too embarrassed to ask, and in the end, he could only sigh, "Young people's ideas are really novel!"
Walking and stopping, the two arrived at the pier, just in time for the afternoon train.
When the passengers saw Hobert boarding the train, they all stood up to chat with him.
Hobert naturally chatted with them about current prices and wages, as well as the progress of the territory's projects, poultry farming topics, and so on.
This surprised the tourists from other places and Azik, because they had never seen a nobleman who knew so much about the prices of vegetables and daily necessities, or even how to raise poultry.
It took them more than half an hour to get away from the chatting and reach the first carriage, which was rarely open to the public.
At this time, the train was just starting to move slowly. Before he could sit down, Azik couldn't help but ask, "You seem very approachable, but why haven't you opened this luxurious carriage to the public?"
"Being approachable is a way to make the social atmosphere more relaxed. The previous secret organizations put too much psychological pressure on the people." Hobert invited Azik to sit down, then took out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet:
"I remember very clearly that when I first came here, I was standing at the gate of the lord's manor, overlooking the town of Jeffrey at the foot of the mountain."
"As a result, the town with more than a thousand people didn't have a single sound of talking!"
He poured a glass of wine for Azik, "Now, if you come and take a look, you can hear the noise from the town even in the lord's manor."
Hobert handed the wine to Azik, "As for this carriage, it's to show the lord's authority."
"A lord must indeed have an approachable side, but also an authoritative side, so that he can have a stronger control over the people in the territory."
Azik took the wine and smiled, "I didn't expect that there would be so much knowledge in ruling a territory."
Hobert was stunned: Didn't you used to be the "Death Consul"? No… The rule at that time was not called rule at all. It was just a rough order established by Beyonder power in operation. Seeing the order of Jeffrey City, Mr. Azik did not recall his memory as the "Death Consul", which shows that the social status of the Southern Continent at that time was not comparable to that of the Southern Colson area at all.
He also poured himself a glass of wine, and then began to talk about the new district of Jeffrey City: "That's the new district. Hospitals, schools and other supporting facilities have been built and have already begun to operate."
Most of the construction sites in the new district have been basically completed, and the few construction sites that are still under construction are basically building residences.
"That piece of land is also included in the new district, and that piece too. Those are all left for building residential areas."
"Currently, there are only two or three thousand permanent residents living in Jeffrey City. My initial plan was for a small city that could accommodate 30,000 people, and the supporting facilities were built according to 30,000 people."
"In the next step, the more residential areas are built, the more people can live in. However, it is estimated that it will take a few more years before the population can reach the level of a small city."
Now the new district is still very deserted. If it weren't for the hospitals and schools being there, there shouldn't be any popularity at all.
Tourists only go to the newly built square at most for a walk, and the newly built commercial street has not yet been occupied by any shops.
But so many brand-new buildings, just standing quietly on this land, still make Hobert feel very proud.
As the train began to climb the slope, the whole picture of the new district gradually emerged. Azik took a sip of wine and said, "There are very few such urban plans."
He smiled and said, "According to some of my memories, I have witnessed the development of some cities. Those cities were all built in disorder at the beginning."
"It was not until the operation of the city was affected that some urban transformations had to be carried out, but this city was planned before it was built."
Azik was right. Most of the cities in the Northern Continent came from this way. At the beginning, there was a period of barbaric development.
Hobert heard that Backlund was also like this. Some streets used to be very narrow, and even carriages could not pass through.
For a long time, Backlund was only a medium-sized city that could only accommodate hundreds of thousands of people from the current point of view.
However, the Empress Borough has not undergone major reconstruction, because the location of the Sodela Palace, hundreds of years ago, there were no buildings around except the palace.
It is said that at that time, the palace was only one-third of its current size, and the surrounding area was forests and farmland.
It is hard to imagine how much wealth people have created in these hundreds of years without large-scale wars.
At this time, the train completed the process of climbing the slope, and the scene changed accordingly. As far as the eye can see, it is pastoral scenery.
The fields are full of wheat, and the neat ears of wheat form a wheat wave in the breeze.
On the train, everyone who saw this scene seemed to see infinite hope in the field.
Hobert sighed, "Time flies so fast. In about a month, the wheat will be harvested."
Azik suddenly thought of the scene a long time ago when he led the knights to chase and kill the enemy in the wheat field and let the enemy's blood spill on the wheat.
He couldn't help but pinch his forehead. It seemed that there was no memory of harvest in his entire mind.
Seeing that Azik's face was not very good, Hobert did not introduce his agricultural policy, but after the train started to turn, he pointed to the mountain on the opposite bank and said, "Look, that is the plantation area of the Southern Colson area."
"The first batch of vegetables will mature in early May. The varieties of vegetables have been improved by the bishops and missionaries of the Earth Mother Church. They are larger and can be stored for a longer time than vegetables in other places."
"The first batch of mature vegetables is mainly cabbage. In addition to selling it in the Southern Colson area, I will also have people transport it to other places to sell in bulk."
"The agricultural and animal husbandry knights in the territory have calculated that even if the freight is added, it is far lower than the wholesale price of vegetables in Feynapotter City."
Speaking of this, Hobert suddenly smiled: I have planted vegetables in the extraordinary world!
At the same time, he also found that the vegetable production in the North and South continents was actually very low at this time, and most of the production was in the nobles' manor.
Even fresh vegetables represent the nobles' special supply. The vegetables that ordinary families eat are mostly peas, potatoes, and onions, which can be stored for a long time.
At this time, the "cabbage price" is not a low price.
Later, Hobert studied it and realized that if there is no unified organization and advocacy, ordinary farmers would not dare to grow vegetables at all.
If you can't sell the grain, you can eat it yourself, but if you can't sell the vegetables, you can only rot them in the ground, and you will not be able to harvest anything because you missed the planting of the grain.
If you want the "cabbage price" to really become a cabbage price, you need a very stable grain price and grain supply, as well as providing enough vegetable sales channels, so that everyone realizes that growing vegetables is more profitable than growing grain, then they will spontaneously grow vegetables.
However, the people on the west coast do not have such awareness yet. Currently, the land for growing vegetables is basically the land of Viscount Teuton and the unowned land.
In this regard, Hobert has to thank the Feynapotter royal family, because the first batch of investment in the characteristic agriculture of the West Coast came from the royal family, but that investment was quickly controlled and used by Hobert, and eventually intercepted the investment results.
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