Chapter 3325 Closeness

Regarding the Blue Witch’s doubts, I can answer in two words: connections.

You know, this town used to be sparsely populated, extremely desolate, and urban construction was in a mess.

Since I moved the descendants of the legendary heroes here, I have not only replenished human resources, but also brought a large wave of effective forces.

With the support of this wave of vitality, the town gradually began to prosper.

The town is prosperous, which is a good thing for the city owner.

Although the prosperity of this town is still far less than that of first- and second-tier towns, it is at least out of the list of low-income towns.

Taxation is also comparable to third- and fourth-tier towns.

Although the population has increased, I have not included their industries in the national tax list.

At first, my idea was to allow them to work hard and accumulate a small treasury, and then when the time is right, their properties would be re-entered into the national tax list.

After all, I was the prime minister at that time, so I could do this easily.

However, I never expected that when the old Duke came to power, I would be forced to step down as prime minister, so the issue of taxation was discontinued.

After leaving Dashai City, I specially wrote a letter to the city lord of this town, telling him that some taxes could be collected from these latecomers, but they would be lower than the average tax of the town.

As soon as these words came out, the city lord was so excited and happy.

Because before that, the newcomers had never paid a copper coin in taxes, and after I left, I didn’t raise any tax-related topics with anyone from the old Duke’s lineage.

This means that no matter how much tax money is collected, it only belongs to the city lord's own treasury.

How could he not pay for such a big favor?

Moreover, he did not dare to be too arrogant in terms of taxes. After all, this group of people was not just a group of herdsmen, but descendants of legendary heroes. In other words, most of them were adventurers, and they were all very capable adventurers. .

If such a force really wanted to mutiny due to tax issues, the city guards stationed in this town and the private guards of the city owner would not be able to stop it.

Since they couldn't stop them, it was better not to mess with them, so the city lord taxed them according to one-third of the original town tax.

One-third of the tax is indeed unimaginably small, and the descendants of the legendary hero will naturally not have any complaints.

In this way, the city lord and the newcomers lived in this town peacefully.

But the city lord never forgot who contributed to his full treasury, so every time I came to this town, he warmly welcomed me and saw me off when I left the city.

Over time, all the armed forces in the town also understood that I was someone who even the city lord had to treat with respect, so they did not dare to be rude to me.

In the final analysis, the source of all this comes from two aspects, on the one hand, huge amounts of money, and on the other hand, extensive connections.

If there were not so many descendants of legendary heroes who formed a bond with me, the lord of this town might be very polite to me, but he would never be able to be so groveling.

If there were no interests at stake, the city lord of this town might flatter me because of my connections, but he would never be sincere.

Originally, I wanted to add the word 'profit', but having outsiders around could easily cause unnecessary trouble, so I simply ignored these two words and only mentioned 'connections'.

"It's really powerful to have connections," the blue witch said with her tongue, "No matter where I go, people around me are respectful and respectful. It's so majestic."

"Although majesty is majestic, it is not without its troubles." I sighed softly and said.

"Troubled?" The Blue Witch asked curiously: "Is there anything else that would bother you?"

"I haven't noticed much about other things, but one thing is for sure, that is privacy," I said, "Because he is so famous that privacy cannot be guaranteed at all."

When he said this, the adventurer soldiers walking nearby blushed and walked away.

"Huh? They left in such a hurry. Was there some emergency?"

"Maybe." I didn't intend to point it out, so I said perfunctorily.

After walking around half the town, I felt a little hungry along the way, so the Blue Witch and I randomly found a restaurant to eat.

The restaurants in this town have perfectly inherited the ancient heritage of restaurants in Dashai City.

There are no overly exquisite dishes, and there are not so many seasonings that fascinate the tongue. There are only authentic barbecues and stews, as well as roasted whole lamb and roasted beef that look luxurious but are actually very simple.

Moreover, the price of these barbecues is very cheap. The price of the most expensive barbecue is less than half of that in the capital.

In addition, vegetables in this town are also very cheap. On the one hand, the consumption of vegetables is not large, and on the other hand, there are many cultivated farmlands near the town, making it easy for plants to grow.

For this meal, I ordered a total of more than twenty dishes, and they were the most expensive ones, but they only cost one silver coin in total.

"Hmm, the barbecue here is so delicious." The blue witch said excitedly with her mouth full of food, "I want more, I want more!"

Then, she grabbed the last roasted lamb leg on the plate in her hand with dissatisfaction.

I was frightened by her embarrassing eating appearance, and my rhythm of eating was disrupted.

Fortunately, after eating the lamb leg and nibbling on a beef leg, she was full. She was really full. She didn't want to eat any more food. Even when the sour goat milk was served on the table, she refused to take a bite. Drink.

In the end, it was me who had to clean up all the remaining food, which made me unable to stand up for a long time.

"So it is not advisable to have big eyes but a small belly. You have to be realistic and eat as much as you can, otherwise it will be a waste."

On the way, I scolded the Blue Witch.

"I thought I could eat it," the blue witch said aggrievedly.

"Uh" After a moment of silence, I suggested: "How about this, next time you order, you can order half of the food first, and then order one portion at a time when you're done eating?"

"Well, that's what I'll do next time."

The blue witch nodded in response.

After dinner, we walked through the remaining half of the city.

After walking, the Blue Witch suddenly felt that this town no longer attracted her.

First of all, livestock and poultry are not close to her. Secondly, there is no forest here, only endless grassland, and there are not even animals in the grassland.

As she complained, I reminded, "There are hares and there are rats."

"Those animals are not close to me either!" The Blue Witch pouted and said displeasedly: "I only want to be in contact with animals that are close to me!"

"You're really selective," I said. "But then again, do you know why these animals don't get close to you?"