Blackstone Town.

This small town in the southeast of the Black Reef Grassland has a population of over 5,000. In terms of scale, there is no problem with the town being built into a city, but the reason why it has not yet expanded into a city is that the town is very haphazardly planned, and each expansion on a scale is built around the outermost stone wall.

If a town like this were to be expanded into a sizeable city, it would be like tearing down the entire town and rebuilding it. Because the project is so huge, it is absolutely impossible for the mayor of the town to pay out of his own pocket, and if Elsie is to pay for it, looking at the poor appearance of this guy, it is probably unlikely that the road will be possible in the next few years.

And even after a few years, I don't know if he can reach this level.

In front of the town, Sean and Elsie dismounted.

It's not that you can't ride into the city, it's that the top of the town gate is too small, and the rider is destined to be unable to enter on horseback.

Before entering the town, Sean could already smell a disgusting rancid smell, which was even worse after entering the town. I can't say exactly what kind of smell it is, but it probably smells like excrement and garbage, sewage, etc., and the ground in the town is not paved with stones, it is still muddy, and because of the long-term sewage intrusion, this land does not feel soft, but disgusting.

"It's good to enter the third ring wall." Elsie didn't look like a nobleman at all, neither the stinking air nor the muddy ground could affect his mood in the slightest, but after seeing Sean's frowning brows, he opened his mouth to persuade him, "The town has been expanded four times, the first two times were fine, and the stone roads were paved, but since the third expansion, the stone roads have been paved halfway and then stopped. It is said that it is because the town does not have enough funds. After that, there was no stone paving for the fourth extension. ”

"Where's that stone factory?" Sean is naturally unfamiliar with Blackstone Town, but with Elsie, the Mordeg Lord by his side, he certainly doesn't need to ask people anymore.

"It's right in the third ring wall, and almost the entire south street is a stone factory." Elsie said with a smile, leading the way with one hand leading the way with the horse and the other, "But we can't stay in the Third Ring Wall at night. ”

"For what?" Sean was a little curious again.

"The closer you are, the more expensive the accommodation." Elsie smiled sheepishly. "I don't have enough money, and I used to spend it on the investment of the territory."

As he spoke, Elsie counted his fingers lightly: "Hmm, next month's tax revenue will probably net a hundred gold coins......"

Sean glanced at the lord.

“…… If the trade team is successfully formed, there should be a net income of one or two hundred gold coins per trip......"

Sean sighed, no longer sympathetic to Elsie. It's pitiful.

His short-distance trade caravan had only traveled to two small villages before, and in just ten days, he had a net income of nearly four hundred gold coins. If the rearranged caravan goes well, it will at least bring him back thousands of gold coins.

If you add the quarterly taxes of the next month, Sean expects that the next month's territory income can exceed at least three thousand gold coins.

However, Elsie didn't seem to feel that there was anything to be ashamed of with such a small income in his domain, and he still calculated happily: "I heard that the Marquis of Tonis has merged the Panda and Shaov domains into one domain, and has appointed a knight to manage the ......."

"Not a delegation, but a reward." Sean opened his mouth to add Elsie's mistake. "The new lord is a pioneer knight. The title is Jazz. …… Moreover, the two territories were not merged, but the one to which the Black Swan Castle belonged was integrated with the Panda Territory. The Black Reef Meadows are still the Marquis of Tonys. The new territory hasn't been named yet, but I guess it's about the same, and we can officially change the name when we get the paperwork. ”

The document naturally refers to the document of Panda. This document has not been obtained by Asuna, so although the territory nominally belongs to Asuna, but in fact it is still the kingdom of Dabion, this time Asuna in addition to appointing a subordinate of Thundering Edge to Panda to lead three towns to inform the new lord, in addition to appointing a soldier of Thundering Edge as a messenger, directly went to Baron Panda of the original Panda Leader to ask for documents.

Elsie said to herself: "Tsk, pioneer knight, it seems that Marquis Tonis is not very ambitious." …… But how do you know that the Tao is so detailed? ”

"Because I'm the lord." Sean said with a look of course on his face.

"You?" Elsie was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "You still like to joke." …… Do you think that lord is as poor as I am? But even if I'm poor, I can take two retinues with me, and you, the lord, don't even have an entourage, Haluha. ”

Sean glanced at Elsie again, should he pity the lord's intelligence, or should he praise him for his cuteness?

"But you just said that the Black Swan Castle seems to have become the lord's belongings, but as far as I know, the Black Swan Castle is now completely ruined, right?" Elsie began to wrench her fingers again, "That lord must be in need of a renovation of the castle. You say, can I take this opportunity to slaughter him severely? ”

This time, Sean rolled his eyes directly: "How are you going to blackmail?" ”

"Well, it usually takes at least 1,000 stone to renovate a castle." Hearing Sean's words, the poorest lord Sean had seen so far finally began to calculate with a serious face, "But the scale of the Black Swan Castle is quite special, I once secretly went to see it once, although this castle is only three floors, but it is hollowed out of most of the mountain wall, there are more than eight hundred rooms in total, the trend and corridor are extremely long, although there is no backyard but there is a vestibule and high walls. …… Well, at that time, I estimated that if I really wanted to repair it, it would take at least about 2,400 stones, but that was two years ago, and according to my calculations, it would take about 3,500 stones now. ”

This time, Sean's face finally showed a look of surprise.

After five days of exploration and inspection, as well as three days of discussion and research, he thought that the most economical stone repair plan would require 3,471 stones, and if it was to be renovated completely in accordance with the architectural blueprint of the Black Swan Castle regardless of the cost, at least more than 4,100 stones would be needed.

However, the latter method of construction requires the original architectural blueprint of the Black Swan Castle. And this kind of stone refers to a one-foot square standard cut stone.

"The cost price of black steel stone is three gold coins, and of course it is impossible to sell it for this money." Elsie didn't notice the discoloration on Sean's face, still calculating. "It's on the market right now. The black steel stone costs almost ten gold pieces, which is 35,000 gold coins according to the calculation of 3,500 stones, and if you add the cost of manpower transportation...... What do you think I will do if I accept him 40,000 Pan-Continent gold coins? ”

"You're so dark." This time, it was finally Sean's turn to smack his tongue, "The gold coins used by the Principality of Lane are the full gold of the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire, and there are pan-continental gold coins that are exchanged for one to one." The gold coins of the Kingdom of Dabion are only seventy percent gold, and the 35,000 gold coins of Dabion are only equivalent to 24,500 Ryan gold coins. Even if you count the transportation cost, which is the most worthless labor, you have to count five thousand gold, it is only twenty-eight thousand Lane gold coins. ”

"Speaking of which, I do have a bit of a black heart." Elsie nodded, looking self-reflective, "But every year I have to send 100,000 Black Reef Boulders to Marquis of Tonis, and this is Lane Gold Coins...... If I don't come back from the people of the Duchy of Lane. How does this work? ”

"Even if you get it, will the money still go into your pocket?" Sean gave Elsie a blank look, "You didn't participate in the management of the stone factory at all, and you didn't know the profitability of this stone factory at all. …… As the largest source of funds in your territory, you didn't manage it yourself, and I don't know what you were thinking. Speaking of this, Sean changed his tone and added: "If the Black Swan Castle really wants to be renovated, it will need at least more than 4,000 stones." If you count the reserves. That lord will probably buy 5,000 stones from you at once. ”

"It's a really good deal." Elsie said with a shocked look on her face. "So that's 50,000 Ryan gold coins in your account......"

Before Elsie could finish speaking, Sean had already slapped it: "Thirty-five thousand Lane gold coins only." ”

"Oops. Why do you keep speaking for that lord? Elsie shouted dissatisfiedly, "I'm the one who blacked the lord, not you, what are you nervous about." Could it be that the lord is your lover? …… Oh, no,...... Could it be that you are the lover of that lord? ”

Elsie took back what Sean had just said and greeted Sean back, which can really be regarded as a living study.

It's a pity that it's useless to play this kind of scoundrel in front of Sean, this guy's skin is thicker than anything else: "I already told you, I am the lord." ”

"Who believes it?" Elsie pouted, "Except for a shabby lord like me, which lord would travel alone?" ”

"Do you know that you are shabby?" Sean sneered, "With the way you do business, it's no wonder that your territory doesn't go bankrupt." …… If I were you, the first thing I would do to inherit this territory was to take down the stone factory, and how could I let others manage it. The money you earn is not even yours, you still have to pay so much for this stone factory, saying that you have a pit in your brain, you have a pit. ”

Elsie exclaimed angrily, "Hey! Let's turn the other cheek! ”

"Can you flip it over and show me?" Sean raised an eyebrow.

Elsie's anger was vented. He has tried along the way, and he is not Sean's opponent at all in terms of force value, so it is better not to humiliate himself in this kind of thing, and at the same time, he is very self-comforting in the spirit of Ah Q: "I am a lord without a shelf, I treat people sincerely and kindly!" ”

However, this kind of muttering noise soon ushered in Sean's slap: "Shut up!" ”

So, the lord, who was probably the poorest and most miserable lord in history, finally closed his mouth quietly and stopped talking. (To be continued.) )

PS: I heard a lot of people say that I don't know where to see the monthly pass. All right...... What I want to say is that the new book monthly pass is not to watch the game channel, but on the homepage, and there is a monthly ticket PK list under the homepage, which is the new book monthly ticket list that I have been talking about this month. …… After the last, the fifth watch came too late, sorry.