Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

Regarding the issue of annexing land, Lux did not express any objection to Galen - however, she also gave a "well-intentioned" reminder, hoping that Galen would carefully control the extent of annexation and strive to ensure that the annexed shares of each family are about the same, and The Zong family must take the big head.

Obviously, Lux's statement is very consistent with her identity and there is no problem.

So when Galen communicated with other branch nobles according to her statement, everyone agreed that both Lux and Galen could come to share the pie and get the big head.

Considering that Lux is the savior of Mithril City, the trip cannot be in vain, and Galen represents the clan and must have a piece of the cake. After some discussion, these nobles from the Crown Guard branch planned to give up. Two-fifths of the share was given to Lux and Galen.

They even generously said that whichever piece of land or shop you like can be given priority for acquisition. Anyway, you two don’t know much about Mithril City.

The water level of Yinlin River is slowly dropping.

In the port area of ​​Mithril City, the residents who originally lived here are eagerly waiting for the water level to drop a few more points so that they can go home.

Although the houses and shops in the port area may be full of mud and dirty now, with some effort and tidying up, everything can start again.

Of course, in addition to expectations, many people are also full of hesitation.

Mithril City has never suffered such a war. Many people carry business contracts with them. Contracts that have been stamped by the Sheriff are legally binding. If you cannot take out the goods by then, you will be imprisoned. ——In this case, many people are thinking about whether they can find someone to be accommodating in the future.

As the water level lowered, more and more farmers began to gather in the eastern and western urban areas of Mithril City.

Most of these farmers came from villages on both sides of the Yinling River. They were the most severely affected during this war. Some of the villages were forced to hand over almost all their grain reserves when facing the claws of winter. Although some were not The war has spread, but the farmland at home has been damaged by the floods of the Yinling River - those who have planted winter wheat will have their wheat seedlings submerged in water or encounter severe frosts, and this year's harvest will be completely lost; those who have not planted winter wheat will have their water channels cut off, and next year's crops will be completely cut off. Water diversion for irrigation has also become a big problem.

In this case, those who have no surplus grain in the village hope to come to Miyin City to buy grain; those who have problems with their farmland hope to buy more grain in winter when grain prices are not high, so that they can start reclaiming land again next year.

Everyone wanted to buy food at this time, and as a result, the price of food in Mithril City began to soar at an incredible speed.

Due to good climate conditions and fertile land, farmers in Demacia generally live a decent life, so if the price of food is just high, they may not be able to sustain it.

But after a flood, the port area is still a land of water. The grain merchants who usually collect grains are so anxious that they want to hang themselves when they think of the contracts they signed before. Their shops are still soaking in the water, and those outside the city The granary was completely destroyed by the barbarians of the Freljord.

Do you want to buy food?

I really still want to buy it!

Then, an even more terrible thing happened: when food prices soared, no one was selling food.

Panic began to spread.

Many Mithral City civilians who finally breathed a sigh of relief because the Freljord barbarians were defeated were suddenly shocked to find that after the war ended, they would not be able to afford food!

Although in the face of war, the nobles from the branch of the Crown Guard family behaved more and more, but when they used their brains to annex land and acquire shops, they were extremely logical.

They have determined that the port area of ​​Mithril City is the largest trading place and that the grain warehouses of the grain merchants are now finished. They simply sit back and watch the price of grain soar.

rise!

The higher the price, the better!

In normal times, at most, by the beginning of spring, such grain prices would attract a large number of out-of-town businessmen to sell grain.

But this year, the situation in Mithril City is completely different. With the submergence of the port area, the business order of the entire Mithril City has suffered a devastating blow. The local grain merchants are about to hang themselves. Even if the grain from other places is shipped, there will be no Place for sale!

Moreover, as the rulers of Mithril City, the nobles of the Crown Guard branch will not easily allow food from outside this time - all those who are about to run out of food in Mithril City must use their own land and their own shops. Buy food from the noble's new specialty store.

After all, within the entire Mithril City, only the private warehouses in the main city area still have sufficient amounts of food!

Of course, as a benevolent noble lord, as long as you are willing to sell farmland and shops, and are willing to sign a lease contract and a business contract, the price of the food they sell can even be par.

After all, farmland always needs people to cultivate, and shops also need people to take care of it!

In this way, before the flood was over, a gluttonous carnival of mergers and acquisitions had already begun.

The civilians whose homes were destroyed and who lacked food and clothing were clearly arranged by the big shots before they could wait for relief food.

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The common people are anxious as they watch the market food prices rising day by day.

But in the castle in the main city, the Crown Guard family's banquets continued every day.

Now that the side nobles are willing to support the construction of the frontline fortress, Galen's mood has improved a lot.

For him, this war was a complete victory, and the Crownguard family could fully integrate the land and commercial resources of Mithril City in the future. Even if he was injured and had to attend a boring banquet, it was still worth it.

Therefore, although he wears armor and is unsmiling, Galen will still be present in person at the banquet for allocating land and shops.

Compared with Galen, Lux seems to be more suitable for this scene.

Once again, she took on the posture of a "noble model" and could always use convoluted language to express her views clearly.

At this time, no one dared to take the words of the aunt of the Crown Guard family seriously. For a moment, Lux seemed to be the center and organizer of the banquet.

Then, as Lux attended banquets again and again, news of a nose and eyes began to spread among the nobles of the Crownguard family.

The content of this piece of gossip is very simple. It basically means that Lux wants to get a share of this merger feast, but she is not interested in land, and her interest in shops is also very limited.

The source of the news is unknown, but all the nobles from the Crown Guard branch who heard the news found it very credible - Lux is the little princess of the Crown Guard family, yes, but she is also Count Laxana after all, starting from the next generation. Not being considered a member of the Crownguard family, the land of Mithril City is in the hands of a Forsbarrow noble, which is not very convenient for both parties.

After hearing this news, many people with flexible minds naturally had further thoughts.

Since Laxana is not very interested in land and shops, can she find a way to pry this part of her share from her hands?

You know, for these Crown Guard nobles, what prevents them from eating cake this time is not the farmers and businessmen who have lost the ability to resist under the high food prices, but the cake distribution within the nobles!

In any place affected by military disasters and floods, the land will be annexed and the shops will be annexed. But who owns these lands and shops? That is what everyone has reached a consensus on during these banquets!

Everyone wants to take one more bite, but since each other passes Qi, we must abide by the rules.

No matter how greedy you are, you can only take your own share. This is the common interest of the nobles.

But again, as long as you get your share, how to deal with the land and stores in the future is a personal matter.

In other words, after the shares are divided, it is up to you how you want to deal with your share, whether it is a transaction or a transfer.

If Laxana really doesn't like the land and shops, does that mean that everyone can get her share from her after paying a certain price?

The local nobles in Mithral City will definitely hold on to the land because it is wealth that can be passed on to future generations, but Laxana is not short of land!

Just like that, during the banquet, more and more people gathered around Lux, and some people were bold enough to start testing her attitude!

Then, facing the temptation, Lux expressed in euphemistic and clear language that she indeed did not have much enthusiasm for the land. Compared with the land, what Forsbarrow lacked was food, tools, and livestock.

After hearing Lux's words, the nobles from the surrounding branches showed no expression on their faces, but they were cheering loudly in their hearts.

The nobles' warehouses are all in the main city and have not been affected by the disaster. They have plenty of food and tools!

Although they don’t have many livestock...but they have money!

At the banquet, the nobles heard this and praised Lux ​​as a model nobleman who cared about their fiefdom.

But after the banquet, Lux soon received many visitors.

The purpose of these visitors, without exception, is to take away her share of land and shops from Lux!

For these visitors, Lacus responded to them one by one, and negotiated with them very actively. She even frankly provided the conditions of other competitors and expressed that she supported the division process, but did not allow installment payments. .

According to the previous plan, Lux had one-fifth of the merger share.

In addition to her and Galen, there were thirty-two members of the Crown Guard branch participating in the cake sharing.

If any family can swallow up Lux's share, he will become a figure like Corrado later!

However, because Lux’s price was too high, no one could afford to eat it alone.

Finally, after the meeting to divide the shares, the five families found Lux ​​and held a small closed-door meeting with her. In the end, they gritted their teeth and paid most of the inventory in their warehouses in exchange for Lux's hand. full share.

Lux, who was like a bloody Shura in Mithril City before, seemed like a kind businessman this time, and reached a deal with the five of them.

Although the land and shops belonging to Lux had not yet arrived, she still signed the transfer contract, and based on this, she took away a large amount of grain and tools in the five warehouses, as well as a large sum of money.

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Food prices in Mithril City are still rising.

The common people who had no grain in their hands were frowning, while the nobles who had a lot of grain were gearing up, waiting for someone who could no longer support it and began to sell off their land and shops.

Then, just as the time for many people to cut off their food and start annexing and gathering nets had arrived, the Second Northern Legion in Mithril City, which had been undergoing repairs before, suddenly made some moves.

Colonel Polgar took out a large amount of grain and began to actively lend it to farmers who had no food.

The sudden entry of the "military" caught the nobles of the Crown Guard family off guard. They never expected that at this juncture, the army would provide food to the people of Mithril City for loans!

Where do you get your food?

Faced with the nobles' questioning, Polgar, who was in charge of the grain loan at first, ignored it. It was not until Galen came forward that he reluctantly gave an explanation: These are all our spoils of war, they are captured!

In Demacia, there is no such thing as a capture and return to the Crown. After the army's victory, whoever captures the spoils belongs to whom - so, according to Polgar, they crossed the border and defeated the Frelzos. German barbarians, all the spoils of war belong to them.

Among these trophies, the amount of food was too much, so they simply took some of it and used it directly for loans.

The nobles from the Crown Guard branch were going crazy after getting the news.

Are you sick if you take out grain for loans at this juncture?

You have a lot of food, so let’s talk about it early. At worst, when we discuss annexing the land, we will give you a share. If you take the initiative to borrow food now, wouldn’t that be ruining our affairs?

And now that food prices are so high, if you don’t sell them at a higher price, why are you borrowing money?

Realizing that something was wrong, the nobles hurriedly began to inquire for information, and then they quickly obtained the "Disaster Relief Loan Plan" from the Second Legion.

The method of borrowing is actually very simple. Now the military is lending food to farmers to survive the famine. Later, when the food is harvested this year, the farmers will use part of the harvested food to repay the loan.

If you look at the interest rates alone, the military's loans are very sinister, and they are super usury loans with properties and shops as collateral.

However, according to Demacia's agricultural level, the interest rate on this loan can actually be repaid.

More importantly, if you don’t look at the quantity of food, but calculate it based on the current food price and the usual autumn food price in Miylin City, then this disaster relief loan plan is completely a charitable profit!

The Second Army had just achieved a brilliant victory, and the former commander-in-chief Henchal was unfortunately killed in battle. Now is the time when the people feel the best about the Second Army. At this time, General Henchal’s nephew stepped forward and When everyone is most short of food, lending food in a form that is almost charitable will naturally be wholeheartedly welcomed by the people who are short of food.

The Second Legion found several businessmen who were about to go bankrupt, paid them a sum of gold coins, and then asked them to help write the contract.

The area around the temporary military camp was full of vitality and everything was flourishing. People who had borrowed "loan sharks" were very happy and grateful.

The anxious side nobles hurriedly found Galen, hoping to put pressure on the Second Legion through Galen and prevent them from causing such destruction.

But the result was that it was useless - Galen himself welcomed the annexation of land, and he also welcomed the Second Army's act of rescuing civilians, so the Second Army clearly expressed its insistence and said "if the people support it, , it will be easier for us to build a fortress in the north." After that, he stopped insisting.

This time, the nobles from the Crown Guard family were finally dumbfounded.

Kalya’s Little Classroom Captured:

In fact, the capture of the Second Legion this time was not much. Although the Winter's Claw did loot a large amount of food, part of it was eaten and the other part was fed to livestock-after the flood siege, the Winter's Claw The Claws thought they were sure of victory, and were waiting to break through Mithral City and plunder them, so their animals began to eat fine grains. The result was that although the Winter's Claws were defeated, the capture of the Second Legion was pitiful.