Chapter 46 Return to Lake Town
Paul Greiman stayed in Fulan Port longer than initially expected.
During this period, he met with businessmen of all sizes in the town and expressed his vision of launching ocean trade. He planned to establish a trading company - there is no such organizational form as a "company" in the world. ——Let businessmen in the territory invest.
In front of the lords, merchants are submissive. In this world, except for the Corner Bay Alliance, which is a country based on commerce, merchants from other countries have little political status and are often treated as fat by powerful men. The sheep were slaughtered painfully.
As soon as Paul expressed his vision, he naturally received a lot of applause due to his prestige as a lord. However, everyone still thought that the lord's wallet was empty, so they made up a random reason according to the routine used by nobles. Ask them for money.
Paul saw that the businessmen didn't mean what they said, but he was not angry. Changing people's ideas takes time. He was just giving the businessmen some air now and had no intention of raising funds immediately.
There are still remaining pirates on the sea that have not yet been wiped out, and full-sail ships for ocean voyages have not yet been built. It is too early to draw a big picture now.
He also met with the former town elder Peter. The old man regained consciousness under the careful care of his granddaughter Susan. After he regained consciousness, someone told him what happened in the church that day, and he was so frightened that he immediately got up from the bed. , regardless of the fact that his body was not well, he went to Paul to apologize and asked him to forgive his granddaughter's offense.
Paul offered words of comfort, and it took a lot of effort to convince the old man that he would not settle the score.
After learning that he had been removed from the position of mayor by the lord and was appointed as the adviser of the new mayor, Old Peter felt disappointed. Although he often suffered from both sides in this position, like a rat in a bellows, he was still the leader after all. I have been working for most of my life, and it is a bit difficult to adapt to being suddenly removed from this position.
But he said he would do his best to assist the new mayor in completing various tasks.
After learning that the new lord had wiped out the pirates and promised to protect the town forever, Old Peter was extremely excited and grateful to Paul. He prayed repeatedly to the Lord of Light to bless the lord with a long life.
The preparations for the establishment of the navy are also in full swing. After the recruitment standards were formulated, more than 300 recruits were recruited one after another.
Austin, the naval commander of the Northwest Gulf Fleet who has been promoted to temporary major and also serves as the detachment leader of the first detachment of the first squadron of the first group of the northwest Gulf fleet, Austin has been very busy these days and has almost no time to rest.
The shipyard chaired by Rubin worked overtime to produce two galleys with ramming angles, and also renovated four fishing boats for naval training.
The new mayor and deputy mayor selected by Governor Ford arrived at Fulan Port shortly after the public trial meeting and quickly began their administrative work.
According to Paul's order, they will transplant the facilities in Lake Town to Fulan Port, such as public toilets, public bathhouses, trash cans, water shops, etc., and were also asked by the Earl to expand Census and other aspects of work.
Paul also told them to respect their consultant Peter, ask for advice humbly, and cooperate well.
In addition, the church in the center of the town was ordered to be transformed into a building called the "Government Building", which will be used as a location for administrative staff in the future. The new church will be built elsewhere. The new mayor was hinted by the Earl. The church was to be built in a remote place.
After entering July, Paul decided to return to Huxin Town. Before leaving, he reviewed the nascent naval force and made a bold statement: "Our journey is the stars and the sea."
Although the word "star" in it is confusing, it does not prevent the young people in the team from stimulating their blood to boiling with excitement, and they are clamoring to feed the remaining pirates to the fish.
The Second Infantry Battalion was left in Port Fulan to help the navy, which had not yet formed combat capabilities, defend against pirates. After bidding farewell to everyone, the Earl led the First Infantry Battalion and set off towards Lake Town.
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The temperature in July is already very hot, and as it approaches noon, the sun is even more scorching. "It's already much cooler here than in the south." Queller Foster from the Horn League said happily.
Young Master Foster will follow Paul to Lake Town to see the "novelty gadgets" he wants to sell. Somewhat the ideal adventurer, he is interested in anything unfamiliar.
But his ideal encountered some setbacks. Meru, the leader of the Leachman Adventure Group, still did not agree to his joining the group, and was quite dissatisfied with Master Foster's decision to stay in the Northwest Bay for a period of time.
If Kueller stays here, they have to follow him. If they leave Kueller alone and go back, they will not get the mission commission money, and the mission completion rate in the guild will decrease. Naturally, the Leachman Adventure Group also had to follow Queller to Lake Town to ensure his personal safety.
Along the way, Paul and he chatted every now and then.
"Really? I still feel very hot." Paul, who grew up in the north, had never experienced the scorching heat in the south, and what he said made Queller feel that he was not blessed in the midst of blessings.
"But look at that girl named Ladi. It's so strange that she's covered up so tightly when it's so hot." Paul whispered to Queller.
“It’s really awesome when you say that, and there’s no sweat on her face?” Queller also discovered something strange.
Even though Queller and the other members of Leachman's adventure group are from the south and are more resistant to heat, they can wear as little as possible at this time. Even so, sweat is constantly seeping out on their faces.
Only the scholar lady Ladi is still wrapped in thick and tight clothes, and also wears a scholar's hat, which looks strange when paired with the bow and arrow on her back. Moreover, everyone was sweating profusely from the rush, but Miss Scholar didn't even notice a drop of sweat.
She noticed that Paul was sizing her up, and immediately raised her hand to lower the brim of her hat to cover her face.
"Hehe, you make people look shy." Queller joked.
“No way, I think you scared them!” Paul denied.
Seeing that it was approaching noon, the Earl ordered the march to stop, and the troops dispersed and rested in the shades of trees on both sides of the road to solve their stomach problems.
After doing the vigilance work, the soldiers entered the woods on the roadside one after another, took out the dry food they brought with them and ate it.
Paul, Queller and others were also sitting on the ground, eating their own food. Everyone discovered that the little earl was eating the same black bread as the soldiers.
The Shamate named Kai quietly said to Dean sitting next to him: "I thought this Lord would treat us to a big meal."
Dean rolled his eyes at him: I thought so. It's beautiful, even if it's the invitation, it's the young master.
At this moment, Miss Scholar Ladi’s ears moved slightly.
She raised her head and said: "It seems that someone is shouting for help!"
All of a sudden everyone became nervous.
(End of this chapter)