Just as Bard and the others were back in the house to rest, on the other side, the tax collector Alfred had already changed into dry clothes and came to the mayor's room.

At this time, it was already afternoon, the sun was setting, and the torches had been lit in Changhu Town, but the mayor's money bag was still lying on the bed, looking half-asleep.

No one knows what his real name is, because he never allows anyone to call him by his real name, only the town chief.

Back then, when the new mayor was elected, he promised to give every resident who voted for him a money bag, so everyone called him the money bag mayor.

This mayor is a typical businessman, he is mercenary, and he never talks about integrity, but whatever is beneficial to him, he will do it desperately, regardless of whether it will lose the interests of others, and whatever is not beneficial to him, even if it can improve the happiness of the residents of the entire Changhu Town, he will not do it.

In his opinion, these proofs are some chickens that can lay eggs, and there is no need to give chickens too good food, because even if they eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, chickens will not lay a few more eggs, and even if they eat bran vegetables, they will continue to lay eggs.

He was elected mayor by deception, because the inhabitants were too kind and too easy to keep promises.

After he became mayor, he used the power in his hands to exclude dissidents, and killed those who might threaten him, as well as those who had a little prestige among the people, all by vile and dirty means.

Some have even been stigmatized.

In this way, the mayor of Qianbazi completely controlled the entire town of Long Lake.

He contributed almost nothing to the development of the town of Changhu, and he did not seek any welfare for the residents, who were getting poorer and poorer, while he and his henchmen were getting richer and richer.

Gradually, the people became dissatisfied and demanded that he fulfill his original promise.

His original promise was to give each resident a money bag, and when the people began to disagree, he actually gave each person a money bag.

The people immediately felt that they had mistaken the mayor, but when they opened the heavy money bag, there were only a few pebbles in the money bag.

The angry people gathered in front of the mayor's luxurious house and demanded an explanation, but the mayor said that what he promised was only to give money bags, and did not say that the money bags must be filled with money, and the pebbles were already given in vain, and the people should not be insatiable.

It was only then that the people realized that they had been deceived, but the mayor was chosen by themselves, so they had to reap the consequences.

In the end, the matter was settled, but the people could not forget the deception that the mayor had deceived them, and from then on, no one called the mayor by his real name, all by the same words as before.

Of course, his doglegs, such as the tax collector Alfred, would not dare to call him that, but still respectfully address him as the town lord.

"What's the matter?" Mayor Qianbazi was very unhappy with Alfred's visit.

If it were possible, he would have stayed in bed all day, and now that Alfred is here, he must get up and get dressed, gargle, eat something, and hear what is going on.

Alfred was naturally familiar with the Moneybag Mayor's process, so when the Moneybag Mayor's eyes opened his eyes to ask, he hurriedly bowed down to the bed and reached out to support the Moneybag Mayor's fat body.

"Wine!" The mayor of Qianbazi said in a deep voice.

Alfred hurriedly brought a glass of moonshine wine to the mayor of the money bag.

The mayor of the money bag took it, took a sip, then rinsed it in his mouth, and then spit into the spittoon beside the bed.

Alfred hurriedly handed over another towel.

Mayor Qianbaozi wiped his mouth and said with a drunken face: "Alfred, don't you think it's annoying here?" ”

Alfred's eyes rolled, and he quickly pondered the thoughts of the mayor of the money bag.

Without waiting for Alfred to reply, Mayor Moneybag said coldly, "It's damp and dark, and it smells of fish everywhere, and it's full of moldy wood and ragged townspeople...... Alfred, don't you think it's annoying here? ”

Alfred immediately understood what Mayor Qianbao meant, and quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, it's really annoying here!" ”

Mayor Qianbaozi sighed: "Sometimes, I really want to leave here, but as the mayor of the town, I have a lot of responsibility, and I can't leave." ”

The muscles on Alfred's face jumped slightly, and he said respectfully, "Yes, Mayor Town, your responsibility is very heavy!" If you're gone, Long Lake is finished! The town of Long Lake will fall into the hands of civilians in tattered clothes! They know a? The most prestigious of them all is Bard, and Bard is just a boatman! If you're gone, those stupid civilians will definitely elect Bard as the new mayor of Long Lake! ”

Mayor Qianbaozi suddenly frowned, "Really? However, I have heard that Bard's ancestors were hereditary lords of the territory, but because they made a fatal mistake that led to the siege of the Lonely Mountain Kingdom, they lost their hereditary power and could not become the masters of Longlake for generations to come...... So, Bard can't be mayor of the town. ”

Alfred hurriedly said, "Mayor, this time and that time! If all the civilians elected him as the new mayor, do you think Bard would refuse? Who would refuse power? ”

"Shhh Mayor Qianbaozi gasped, "You're right, Alfred, you've really been my good helper for so many years, you're so right!" No one will refuse power, especially after tasting it, and even more people will want to lose it! ”

Mayor Moneybag looked through the window at the flickering lights outside.

"So...... The people now trust and worship Bard? ”

"Yes, Mayor Mare!" Alfred lowered his voice and said, "The residents adore him, and did you know that this afternoon, he entered Long Lake Town with a boatload of fish and 5 unidentified human mercenaries!" That's exactly what I'm going to report to you! ”

Mayor Qianbazi frowned, "Wait, a boatload of fish? 5 human mercenaries? Is there a tax on fish? Have the 5 mercenaries been caught? Didn't I say that no stranger is allowed to enter Long Lake! ”。

Alfred hurriedly said, "Mayor Town! That's the problem! Among the 5 human mercenaries, one of them was very powerful, and he also held the pass token of the Wood Elf King Thrandil in his hand! I don't dare not let it go! ”

"King Thrandil's pass?" Mayor Qianbaozi rubbed his temples, "This is really not easy to do." ”