Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

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Hobert has mature political and economic concepts, and investment and construction cannot stop for a moment.

Since it is difficult for this remote country to receive external investment, it is up to the lords to continue to invest.

Hobert was going to spend the more than 9,000 pounds he had saved before, equivalent to more than 11,000 gold riso!

If it wasn't enough, he still had gold and so many extraordinary properties. In short, he had to keep investing and at the same time improve the economic situation of the territory.

Through this period of observation, Hobert found that the pollution from the lake was similar to what Bishop Simpson described. Now that he has an "ocean pendant", he plans to explore the lake in the next day or two.

Philip reminded: "Many building materials in the territory are running out, and they need to be purchased elsewhere."

Hobert nodded: "Go and get Wayne!"

While summoning Wayne, Hobert went to the study for a few minutes and returned with an exquisite sword.

He handed the sword to Si Er: "You did a good job, I'll reward you."

Hobert was referring to the fact that during the household registration, Schier was responsible for summoning people to the Lord's Mansion and did a good job.

Silr was so happy that he took the sword with both hands: "Thank you, Lord, for the reward."

Hobert added: "From now on, you will be my captain of the bodyguard. Go and organize seven or eight helpers. From now on, you will take turns to stand guard in front of the lord's mansion."

Scheer quickly knelt down to show his allegiance.

"Get up." Hobert smiled and said: "As the captain of the guard, your first mission is to go around the town and villages to warn the people that bandits have been escaping recently. If you see a stranger's face, report to the Lord's Mansion immediately. Report.

"If it is confirmed that it is a gangster, the Lord's Mansion will issue a reward of no less than 10 silver cords to the person who reported it."

After all, this is Hobert's territory. As long as the people in the territory are mobilized, the three mercenary teams will not dare to act blatantly.

If they wanted to launch an attack again, they would have to travel at least twenty or thirty miles to reach the lord's mansion.

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Siel left the main hall with a sword in his hand and a proud look on his face.

Soon Wayne came to the main hall, and Hobert said: "I need to sell some dried fruits, and I also need to purchase some building materials in the territory. I need someone to help me run errands. Are you willing to accept this assignment?"

"You should continue to run the boat. As long as it does not delay the expenses of the lord's mansion, you can come to the lord's mansion every week to receive a salary."

Wayne quickly said: "It is my honor to serve you."

Hobert nodded: “I will send you an assistant and a clerk.

"The assistant will help you drive the steamer, and the clerk will be responsible for keeping the accounts. Let's set off after the manpower is dispatched."

After watching Wayne leave, Hobert asked Roy, who was standing at the door of the main hall, to ask Philip to arrange manpower for Wayne and call the "Registration Knight" who was just canonized yesterday.

Conrad was working in the Lord's Mansion now, and he came to the main hall after only a minute or two.

Hobert said: “Although the household registration work is over, your work has just begun.

"Don't dismiss the clerks who took the records before. They will still be needed in the future. They will be under your command for the time being.

"Your first job is to count the shops in the town. If the shop has closed down, buy it in my name. Roy will follow you to pay. If the shop owner cannot be found, it will be confiscated.

"If it is still in business, make a record at the back of the corresponding household registration to confirm the property rights."

He paused and then said: "Then you have to count the houses in the town and register them in the relevant household registration. All unowned houses will be confiscated.

“After completing these tasks, we still need to go around the town and villages to measure the land, and also do the relevant land registration.

"At the same time, you have to explain one thing to the town residents and villagers: from now on, if there is a land transaction, it must be reported to the Lord's Mansion for it to be legal. Otherwise, I will not recognize the transaction as valid."

While Hobert was talking, Conrad was remembering. Although he didn't quite understand the purpose of Sir Alex's doing this, he just had to do it.

After issuing several decrees in succession, Hobert drank a cup of tea and took a break.

Forsi, who was taking shorthand on the side, took advantage of this moment to ask: "What is the purpose of registering property transactions in the lord's mansion?"

She always felt that Hobert had a big plan in this matter, but she didn't quite understand what he was planning.

"Of course, I obtain the ownership of all the fields in the territory from the side!" Hobert smiled: "Legal speaking, all the cultivated land in the territory is my private property. It is just lent to the people for farming, so the people have to pay Tax.

"But this legal principle cannot be put on the surface, and people can only be aware of it from the side."

Forsi frowned: "These legal principles seem a bit unhuman."

"Sometimes to maintain rule is to be inhumane." Hobert said seriously: "In this way, we can maximize our concentration of power and do things that are difficult for individuals to achieve.

"And if it is a piece of loose sand and only relies on individual strength to carry out infrastructure construction, it will be impossible to complete."

"Okay." Forsi smiled: "It seems that I am not suitable for politics."

She asked again: "Why do you need so many shops? I went to the town the day before yesterday. The residents of the town have been exploited for six years and have no money to buy anything."

"That's why I want to acquire stores, that's why I have to keep building." Hobert smiled: "When everyone has money, they have the idea of ​​​​consuming.

“I will reopen the stores I acquired before and control prices at the same time, or rent them to individuals at low prices, and the market will soon prosper.

"But I plan to do extensive renovations and transform it into hotels, inns, and restaurants. When the town becomes prosperous, tourists will definitely come one after another."

Forsi said in his heart: This is difficult.

At least Forsi didn't see any hope, but she didn't want to dampen Hobert's enthusiasm, so she didn't say her true thoughts.

She planned to use her best efforts to help Hobert achieve this goal. Even if it couldn't be achieved, it didn't matter, they had tried hard.

…

Southern Continent, south of West Balam, Hordis Copper Mine.

Elliot and other family members were waiting on the roadside early today to greet the family elders who came to inspect.

About nine o'clock they finally saw a convoy of three carriages.

The motorcade drove slowly forward and stopped in front of Elliot and others.

Elder Calvin got down from the carriage in the middle: "Oh my God, how come there are so many wooden houses in the Hordis Copper Mine!"

"That's where the slaves lived," Elliott explained. "Living in log cabins helped them maintain their strength."

Although everyone knew that Elliot was a believer in the "Builder", the copper mine was the family's property after all, and the "Builder's" instructions still had to be concealed.

Elder Calvin came to inspect the operation of the copper mine this time. After a brief exchange of greetings, the inspection process officially began.

After visiting all morning, everyone had lunch together.

In the afternoon, Calvin called Elliot to the room prepared for him to have a private conversation.

Calvin said straight to the point: "We need the help of the 'creator' now."

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