Otherworld Management Manual

The location of Silverpine City is actually quite special.

It is located in the north of the Kingdom of Buck, starting from Silverpine City, heading north is the northern area of ​​the Kingdom of Buck, and going south is the south of the Kingdom of Buck, or to be more precise, the central area.

The north is a poor place recognized by the Kingdom of Buck.

And Silverpine City is generally considered to be the most prosperous city in the north.

As for the remote places like Red Leaf City, few people know about it, and many people even think that Silver Pine City is the northernmost city of Buck Kingdom.

To the east of Silverpine City, there is a continuous mountain range called Thunder Mountain. The Thunder Mountain blocks the harsh climate from the north, making the climate in the central area of ​​Buck Kingdom much better than that in the north. Of course, the climate in the north is also because of this Much worse.

When the climate is bad, there will be fewer people; if there are fewer people, the environment will not be improved, and the weather will be even worse! This is one of the reasons why the north is so barren.

However, the location of Silver Pine City is still some distance away from the Thunder Mountain Range. When Zhang Feng went to Silver Pine City, he didn't go down the Thunder Mountain Range, so he didn't see it.

The road that Zhang Feng took was to the west of Yinpine City.

Compared to the steep Thunder Mountains in the east, the space to the west of Silverpine City is more spacious, with both land and water routes - the Senluo River, so almost all the businessmen who do business go from here.

As for going further west from Silver Pine City, it was the Fire Wing Mountain Range, and on the other side of the Fire Wing Mountain Range was the Falling Flame Kingdom.

So, if you want to go to the extreme north of Buck Kingdom, such as Red Leaf City, then no matter if you go by water or land, Silverpine City is a city that cannot be avoided.

It seems that the location of Silverpine City seems to be very important, but because it is too barren, it has always been ignored.

In addition, there are no other countries in the north of Silverpine City, only the Sunset Mountain Range, so neither the king nor the nobles pay much attention to Silverpine City.

However, just because others don't pay attention to it doesn't mean that Zhang Feng doesn't pay attention to it.

If you want to go to your own Red Leaf City, Yinpine City is a must. Zhang Feng is very confident that within a certain period of time in the future, Red Leaf City will become a place that many people flock to!

Then Silverpine City is very important to Zhang Feng, not to mention anything else, just say that so many people pass through Silverpine City, as long as people who know how to operate it a little bit, they can definitely make a lot of money.

Of course, this is secondary. The most important thing is that Silver Pine City is a barrier for Hongye City, and it is also a window to the outside world. After all, Hongye City's geographical location is relatively remote.

If Yinpine City is under control, Zhang Feng will be able to know immediately what is going on in the outside world.

Therefore, it is impossible for Zhang Feng to give up this Silver Pine City.

Although this place actually belongs to Zhang Feng, Zhang Feng has to be justifiable, otherwise, seeing that Silverpine City is making money, other big nobles will be jealous, and it will be more troublesome if they want to get a piece of the pie.

Zhang Feng hates trouble.

Zhang Feng took out a pencil, quickly found the location of Yinpine City on the map, and drew a line.

This line starts from the Thunder Mountain Range, passes through Silverpine City, and ends at the Firewing Mountain Range.

After painting, Zhang Feng looked at the king with some embarrassment.

"You are?"

Looking at the straight black line on the map, the king didn't understand Zhang Feng's operation.

What kind of territory Zhang Feng wants, as long as he points to a location, or circles an approximate location, the king can determine according to the distribution of local nobles,

Based on the actual situation, we found an unowned territory and divided it among Zhang Feng.

Even if there is a master, as long as it is not the duke's territory, the king can still change it at will, it is nothing more than a little more effort.

But Zhang Feng's operation of drawing a line, the king really didn't understand.

"Ahem, Your Majesty the King..."

Zhang Feng was a little awkward. If someone who was familiar with Zhang Feng saw it, their jaws would probably drop in shock. Zhang Feng's face has always been relatively thick. When will he be embarrassed to see him?

"You say it boldly."

Wang Guo waved his hand indifferently.

The entire Buck Kingdom is his territory, as long as the territory Zhang Feng wants is in the Buck Kingdom, there is nothing he can't give! Brackets, except for Cast Iron City in the south.

"Your Majesty, I mean, if possible, I hope you can divide the area north of this line into my territory..."

His Majesty the King: "..."

The two sides suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Zhang Feng felt a little embarrassed, did he feel that his mouth was a little too big?

If it really doesn't work, then take down Silverpine City first, and it would be best if you can get a few more small towns...

Zhang Feng thought silently in his heart.

The king, on the other hand, looked a little weird.

To be honest, when Zhang Feng spoke just now, he was really taken aback.

Because the place north of this line is not small, even bigger than a duke's fief!

You must know that in the Kingdom of Buck, the number of dukes is small. Most of the dukes only have titles and do not have much territory. There are very few dukes with such a large territory. , it seems that no duke's territory can be so big, no, the territory of the Grand Duke of Oran is not so big!

The king wanted to refuse subconsciously. This was a completely instinctive reaction. The king even thought, Zhang Feng wants such a large territory, so is he trying to plot something wrong?

Fortunately, he can really speak!

But when he was about to refuse, the king quickly stopped.

Because he was too busy looking at the size of the place just now, but ignored what Zhang Feng was talking about.

North of this line...?

The king was in a trance for a moment, what city is there further north? What else is there besides Hongye City? Why can't I remember it?

Looking carefully at the map again, the four big characters suddenly came into view - barren land.

Oh, it turned out to be the northernmost barren land, that's all right!

So, the king said with a strange expression:

"Earl Zhang Feng, are you sure... want this barren... oh no, this extreme northern land as your territory?"

"With Your Majesty's permission..."

Zhang Feng's tone was a little apprehensive.

He also knew that what he wanted was a bit too much.

But there is no way, as soon as he saw the map, the fingers didn't follow the instructions. He was still thinking, and the fingers had already finished drawing. This wave is the fault of the fingers.

"Do you know what's going on in the Far North?"

asked the king.

"I know, after all, my Red Leaf City is also there..."

Zhang Feng nodded.

In fact, in Zhang Feng's view, isn't it just that the climate is a little harsher, there are fewer people, and the land is a little less, but what does it matter? , nothing more than a little trouble.

Zhang Feng is not afraid of trouble!

But this is just Zhang Feng's own opinion.

But in the eyes of the king, the Far North is a place where not a single blade of grass grows!

It is even said that from birth to now, he has never been to the extreme north, and the northernmost place the king has been to is Silverpine City.

He has rewarded countless nobles, but Zhang Feng was the first one to call for a city in the Far North. Although he wanted the entire Far North, in the eyes of the king, there was no difference.

In their concept, land is naturally good, but barren land is not good.

They even thought that being a minor nobleman in this kind of place would be better than coming to the capital to do business—in fact, it was true!

Regardless of the spiritual aspect, being a businessman in the capital is much more comfortable than being a nobleman in a remote place!

At least there is no shortage of material things. In remote places, you can buy many things even if you have gold coins. What's more, there are no gold coins there! Perhaps a year of hard work in taxes is not as good as a month's business in the capital—no, half a month's business!

Of course, if you say that you just like being a city lord, and being a city lord will make you happy, then that's a different story.

The king was not very impressed with the Far North, and another important reason was taxation.

Which lord paid him more taxes every year, he was naturally impressed by this lord.

In the extreme north, there has been no taxation for many years!

Since a long time ago, the king accidentally found out that a large number of people starved to death in a small city in the extreme north, he exempted the major cities in the extreme north from paying taxes for a year, and the people praised the king even more. add.

And this exemption has continued until now.

The king didn't mention it, and no one offered to pay.

After all, there were no tax officials to collect taxes. If they came to the capital to pay taxes, the tax they paid would probably not be enough for travel expenses.

The king also looked down on that little gold coin. Compared with this little gold coin, the king felt that reputation was more important.

As for Zhang Feng wanting to rebel? The king shook his head. This is even more nonsense. Even if he is given ten years to train elite soldiers of 10,000 people in this place, the king overestimates him! It would be nice if most people could survive starvation! First release www.(x81zw) m./x81zw/

The king even felt that if he really gave this place to Zhang Feng, in a few years, Zhang Feng would definitely take the initiative to return it to himself. After all, if any lord's territory has been starving to death but can't be solved, then this lord will be messed up. What a shame.

"Although you already know the situation there, I still have to remind you that the extreme north is different from other places. You are indeed very capable in running and building Hongye City. This has something to do with your ability and also with you. It is related to your luck, the two are indispensable! But if you become the lord of the entire northern land, the situation is completely different. The northern land is not comparable to your little Red Leaf City ! "ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм

The king warned in a tone.

I have to say that, as a king, he treated Zhang Feng really well. If he hadn't had the spare time to popularize science with Zhang Feng when he was young, he would either agree or refuse. He would never talk nonsense.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I like challenging things!"

Zhang Feng was not frightened by the king's words. After all, he came from Hongye City. How could he not know what was going on there?

"Since that's the case, it's not impossible to divide the entire northern land to you, it's just..."

The king's face was a little troubled.

"Your Majesty, just what?"

Zhang Feng didn't expect that the king showed signs of letting go. Although he might not succeed in the end, he still had to fight for it.

"It's just that although I can divide the land of the extreme north to you, this place really exceeds the largest territory that a marquis can own. There are many nobles in the Buck Kingdom, and there are also many nobles with fiefs. This is not convincing."

The king's words are also true.

Even if he agrees, the nobles will not agree.

Although the king is the lord of a country, it is a lordship country after all, and he has to listen to the opinions of other nobles, at least the opinions of those big nobles, the king has to refer to.

Even more broadly speaking, if Zhang Feng makes an exception, there will definitely be territorial annexation for various reasons in the future. As long as it is not suppressed by force, the king will have no way to stop it. After all, he is the one who started it.

Thinking about it this way, the king suddenly felt that it was impossible!

Even if this place in the extreme north is a dispensable place, he can't reward Zhang Feng!

After Zhang Feng heard the king's words, he fell into deep thought.

The king was right, awarding such a large territory to Zhang Feng would definitely make other nobles dissatisfied.

There is a saying that goes well, don't worry about scarcity but inequality.

Those aristocratic gentlemen who have long been hollowed out by wine and sex, they don't want to know what kind of place the Far North is. They only know that the king made an exception and rewarded Zhang Feng with a territory that surpassed the title of knighthood!

If the king can reward Zhang Feng, naturally he can reward them too, and they want to fight for it!

What if the king disagrees? Then think of a way automatically, anyway, they need such a big place, otherwise they are all marquises, why your territory is bigger than my duke, how can you let me, a duke, gain a foothold in the Kingdom of Buck in the future!

Of course, not all aristocrats don’t understand, there are some who don’t, and there are actually more people who understand, but they will pretend not to understand, after all, crying children have milk.

Zhang Feng figured it out in an instant. He wanted to obtain such a large territory, no problem, but the premise was that he would take care of two obstacles in the way, one was the king and the other was the noble class.

The former looks promising, as for the latter...

Zhang Feng suddenly had an idea.

"Your Majesty, tell me, if this northern land is given to other nobles, will those nobles want it?"

Hearing Zhang Feng's words, the king said without thinking:

"Of course not. After all, they are not stupid. For them, the Far North Land not only cannot increase the tax at all, but is also a heavy burden. If you really have to accept it, it is very likely that it will drag them down!"

The king even wanted to say that if he hadn't been the king, he would have sold the land of the extreme north to others! Not to mention anything else, at least the annual tax will not be pulled down, and the accounts will look much better. After all, the Far North has been the one that has been averaged for so many years.

"Then you give them the land of the extreme north. If they don't want it, I'll take it over..."

Zhang Feng smiled like a little fox.

—————————

PS: I'm researching how to distribute easter egg chapters. I made a simple map of Buck's Kingdom before. The map should look clearer.

In addition, what happened in the past two days, I decided that twenty people suddenly disappeared, where did my twenty lovely readers go (?_?)