Three days later, the day after the onset of winter, Barov brought the news that the contract of the United Chamber of Commerce had been signed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As a result, Margaery was responsible for the sales of the interior of Greykeep, Sunset Island and Repulse City supplied the main island, as well as Eternal Winter and Wolfheart, respectively, and the other islands of the fjord, plus the Kingdom of Dawn.

To Roland's surprise, he also saw an arithmetic equation on the contract, to the effect that several main dividing conditions were set as unknowns, and filled in according to the specific situation, and he could get a share of the year's income.

"Who wrote this?" he asked curiously.

"My disciple," Barov said with a smile as he stroked his beard, "and when he summed it up, he found that it was better to express it in this way than to make a complicated schedule, and all three parties agreed on its accuracy. ”

"I don't remember that was taught in universal education. ”

"Didn't you set up an intermediate class? I bought a set of math textbooks for each of my disciples and asked them to listen to the lectures of the book masters whenever they had time. He lamented, "I'm getting older, and I can't keep up with these young men, so I have to cheapen them." If I were ten years younger, I would definitely take these things written by you, Your Majesty, with me every day. ”

The horse was a good shot for Roland, and he realized that mathematics was helpful for finance and administration, and the Chancellor had a good eye.

"Where's Edith, how is she doing during this meeting?"

"Barely so," Barov coughed twice, "and though she fascinated the merchants, she was visibly inexperienced when it came to the terms of commerce. I guess she had very little dealings with the maritime merchants, after all, the trade of the Northlands was not well developed, unlike the old royal capital, where the Chancellor of the Exchequer summoned visiting Fiordland merchants almost every day. I want to think back then—"

"I know," seeing that the other party was about to enter the memory mode, Roland quickly interrupted, "In that case, you should teach her more." ”

The old manager's face froze, "Uh, this...... Your Majesty, she actually ...... too"

"That's it," he gloated, and from how often the nightingale pinched him on the shoulder from behind, the credibility of the words was not very high. It's just that he doesn't want to pay attention to this kind of competition, as long as he doesn't mess things up, "By the way, how many new populations has Neverwinter added this year, and has it achieved its expected goal?"

Although there is still a month or so before the end of the year, with the arrival of winter, the number of migrants will inevitably decrease significantly, and the number of migrants will basically be determined whether the goal has been achieved.

As soon as he mentioned this, Barov's face suddenly burst into a smile, the wrinkles on his forehead were squeezed into furrows, and the embarrassment just now disappeared, "Your Majesty, the city hall has already counted that there are basically more than 80,000 people who have moved from all over the country, and fifty percent of them have come voluntarily. Together with the aborigines of the border area and the Changge district, the total population of Neverwinter is as high as 110,000!"

"Oh?" said Roland, "half of them came voluntarily?"

"Most of them come from the central and eastern regions of the kingdom, and the proportion is not noticeable in the spring and summer, but in the autumn the proportion begins to rise, and if this continues, the rebels who support Tifeco will probably not be able to sit still next year. ”

It should have been the effect of Tassar's spreading the news of the Church's defeat to the East, but Roland still hoped that the nobles would hold out for a while longer, so that he would have an excuse to eradicate them all and return the people of the East to a stable and orderly new kingdom.

"You're ready for winter, aren't you?"

"Two months ago, the city hall was ready," Barov replied confidently, "and the Ministry of Construction commissioned Miss Lian to build a new batch of caves between the Desperate Mountains and the Chishui River to replace the leaky shacks. We stocked up on a lot of charcoal to make sure everyone got a basket. ”

After Roland's repeated edification, the city hall is now finally accustomed to "not freezing to death in winter, not starving to death" as the administrative goal, and implement various government decrees and measures.

He nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, tell the scroll for me, don't forget about education in winter." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"In addition, I intend to start a small-scale war without affecting the normal operation of Neverwinter, targeting the Far South. Wait until the iron axe makes a specific battle plan, and then you can cooperate with him to mobilize various supplies. Looking at Barov, who was about to speak, Roland walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I have my own measure." ”

......

After the steward had left, Nightingale appeared and asked puzzledly, "Is that good?" he spoke of Edith when he was clearly not in line with the actual situation, and even if he did not use his powers, he could see it in his expression. ”

"If I reprimand him for that, he'll probably not dare to suppress Edith head-on," Roland said, "In order to keep the balance of the town hall, someone has to restrain the Northland Pearl, and at the moment, only Barov can do that." ”

"But why restrain her, if she's capable enough to run the town hall, it won't hurt you. ”

"Because ......," Roland opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

yes, why restrain Edith?

Worried about her family?

This possibility is very small, as long as she is still the king, she can be removed with a word. What's more, the town hall must not interfere with the army, and even if it controls all the administrations, it cannot pose a threat to the throne.

In fact, when the city hall clerks were all selected according to the recruitment announcement and paid by the state treasury, the impact of removing a manager was minimized.

Worried that she would deceive her superiors and subordinates and tamper with government decrees?

At least not in Neverwinter, the effect of any decree would reach Roland's ears, and the city was so big that the message was delivered almost instantly.

Before coming to this world, what he hated most was the way of checks and balances, especially in the workplace, when his boss regarded it as a royal technique, and he scoffed at it. Unexpectedly, after becoming in power, he also subconsciously thought of this...... If it weren't for the Nightingale's reminder, he might not have realized that he was becoming the kind of person he hated little by little.

Power does require checks and balances, but not by another person or a few people playing the game of power, but by policy, institutions, and laws. Without violating these frameworks, it is the right thing to do to let your subordinates use their talents to the fullest.

Roland let out a sigh of relief, pursed his lips, and was about to say thank you to the nightingale, only to find that her eyes were completely focused on the window.

"Look, it's snowing. She said softly.

Roland turned around and found countless white dots quietly appearing in the gray sky, like a light elf slowly falling.

The Demon Moon has arrived.