Chapter 402: Inviting Credit to Jeanne
The young citizens in the city were either standing on the city wall or hiding behind the fence, staring at the army in front of them with their eyes wide open.
The hot wind blew up the short black cloak, and the close-fitting black wool and linen blended fabric stuck straight to the body.
Although the glittering gear accessories are incomprehensible, they still appear to have a special metallic and exotic feel.
With their upright standing and walking posture, they look so majestic.
Many courageous daughters of citizen laborers began to throw flowers at the war monks, and the pink, yellow, and white petals formed a vault in the air.
Under the vault, Horn led the war horse Putao and slowly walked to Jeanne.
Horn's piebald horse grape and Jeanne's dark horse radish are half-brothers, and they have always disliked each other.
When they met, they each turned their heads and stared at each other with sideways eyes.
"Brother, how am I doing this time? Ah? Am I awesome?"
Looking at Jeanne who was about to raise her chin to the sky, Horn smiled and stretched out his hand to rub her head: "That's great, you have done a great job."
This time Jeanne solved the problem in advance. The problem of the coalition of Xia County nobles bought Horne at least two days.
It is indeed a great achievement.
Jean Na giggled, hugged Horn's back, and rubbed his ears and temples affectionately with him face to face.
This scene is common to the war monks of the Salvation Army, but the people of Xiaochi City felt that the sky was falling when they saw this scene.
The eyes of many young people are filled with a sense of disillusionment. Where is my Saint Jeanne, who is as cold as ice and defeats the enemy, but as passionate as fire and speaks righteously?
Who is this smiling village girl? Is this still the Saint Jeanne they know?
These days, the story of Jeanna's six hundred breaking into three thousand, and her attack on the Seventh Battalion in one night spread quickly, and she exists as a benefactor of Xiaochi City.
Jeanna's personality is quite a tomboy.
Coupled with her bold and righteous Valkyrie personality, she soon became a goddess-like figure in the minds of many young people in Koike City.
At this moment, their goddess was clinging to someone else's arms like a shy little girl?
And that person is actually shorter than Jeanne!
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Horn felt as if he heard a series of sounds of something breaking.
"I have made a contribution, is there any reward?"
"What reward do you want?" Feeling Jeanne's chin resting on her shoulder, Horn patted her back said.
With her hands wrapped around the back of Horn's neck, Jeanne raised her head, closed her eyes and pursed her light red lips.
"What? Your mouth is dry?" Horn pretended not to know and kissed her on the forehead, "Drink more hot water if your mouth is dry."
After all, Paslik Watching him eagerly from the side, Horn couldn't go too far even if he wanted to do anything.
Currently, Horn can only choose to delay before returning home.
Oh, this Carrie and Jeanne are really a huge problem...
Maybe there will be another Shilov?
Shaking his head, Horn laughed to himself. He didn't show any intention. Why did his old habit relapse?
Letting go of Jeanna's arm, Horn hugged Jeanna amidst countless painful eyes: "How is the ship ready?"
Although he was not happy that he didn't kiss , but Jeanna was reserved after all, and did not force love like Meliati, she just grabbed his arm: "Everything is ready, let's go, I will take you to see it."
"Now that you are ready Okay, there's no rush then." Horn cast his meaningful gaze on the city councilors led by Armand, "I think these city councilors have waited long enough, so let's get to know them first! ”
What a great opportunity! When Skage saw the congressman next to him trying to take a step, he immediately stretched out his foot and gave him a sharp hook. The congressman immediately fell to the ground.
Stepping over the back of the congressman, he trotted in front of Horn.
"Salute to you, His Majesty the Holy Father." Taking off his hat, Skage was ready to salute Horne.
Horn rushed up and held his hand: "In the Holy Way Sect, there is no distinction between high and low, so let's do this handshake ceremony."
He Qiba The city councilors introduced each other with greetings, and with a smile on his face, Horn did not neglect any of them.
The city councilors, who had been left out by Jeanne for several days, suddenly felt like they had found an organization and felt like spring breeze.
"...You are indeed a hero of Xiaochi City. Since you are locals, it is up to you to show me around Xiaochi City."
After several introductions, Horn said: The people in front of me all had some understanding, so I offered to let them show me around.
"Then your paladins..." Skage scratched his eyebrows in embarrassment.
What if the army breaks into the city?
But some lords would force soldiers to garrison the city, and even use this as a salary benefit to recruit soldiers.
"It's okay, they will station themselves outside the city. Just don't let those wandering warblers and other people enter the barracks." Hearing this, Skage breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out his hand to make a request. Action: "Your Majesty, go this way."
Entering Xiaochi City, Horn found that this small town was smaller than Castle Joan of Arc.
On both sides of the road are various breweries, grocery stores, tailor shops and other shops, but they are quite shabby.
Some of these shop owners are still operating, while others secretly open a crack in the wooden board that seals the door and carefully observe these Salvation Army members.
“Why are beaver statues or decorations placed in front of almost every store?” Horn asked, pointing to the exquisite or outrageous beavers.
“Beavers are the mascot of Xiaochi City, and they are called the builders of Xiaochi City.” Skage introduced with a smile, “If they hadn’t built a dam upstream, then Xiaochi City would be in ruins now. Or a swamp?”
In this era, almost every free city has a small mascot. The shadow of the Sphinx Huo flashed in Horn’s mind, and a hint of it immediately appeared at the corner of his mouth. wry smile.
“Tell me about the history and municipal structure of Koike Castle, mainly in the past ten years.”
After the narration by Skage and others, Horn gradually understood.
Xiaochi City was still a town a few decades ago. It was mainly thanks to the Juanoist (then called enlightened) bishops that the city was established.
The highest administrative body in the entire city is the city council, which is elected from the citizens.
The requirements for voters are citizens who have at least three years of stable tax payment records and assets or real estate of 40 gold pounds, and whose annual tax payments exceed 1 gold pound.
It is obvious who can be chosen and who will be chosen.
The majority of the city council consisted of wealthy merchants, notaries, clergy, guild representatives, and members of the aristocracy, and many second sons of aristocratic families sought a job as a city councilor.
These second sons are often the industrial and commercial representatives of the nobles in the city. They will live in the city for many years, and even betray the master's family.
However, because Koike City is the secular base of the Juannos, the workers at the bottom have not completely lost their right to speak.
Because of this, the position of mayor of the Koike City Council has been vacant for seven or eight years, because whenever there is an election, it is easy to choose Juano.
When the time comes to further liberalize the right to vote, the gains outweigh the losses.
The mayor of a free city is not a fixed position. Sometimes there is no mayor, and sometimes there are multiple mayors at the same time.
Because the urban structure has not flourished for long, many political systems have not grown and have many loopholes.
For example, in Brand City, a rooster was asked to draw lots to choose the mayor. As a result, an extremely pure mayor was selected who had a "soul as noble as a child but trapped in an adult body."
But the irony is that the seven years he was in office were the most prosperous seven years for the development of Brand City.
Looking at the rows of shops on both sides of the street, Horn suddenly asked: "What is your main business?"
"Main business? Do you mean the main source of money?" Skage scratched his head, "We really haven't made detailed statistics on this. It is probably the river trade and the brewing industry."
And Rapids Unlike the city's main financial and weaving and dyeing industries, Xiaochi City mainly relied on wine to start its business.
The former church of Koike Castle produced several famous wines. After receiving the 99-year wine franchise issued by the church, this city around the winemaking industry prospered.
Later, due to the franchise rights of Koike Castle, many brewing monasteries or merchants would set up agents in Koike Castle.
Liquor processing and supporting industries have become the backbone of Xiaochi City, relying on the convenience of being a merchant and the transportation convenience brought by the river.
As for river trade, as a city downstream of a tributary of the Naoan River, the largest river trade is the ore and grain imported to the north of Black Snake Bay.
In other words, a large part of it is actually tacit smuggling.
Xiaochi City is not large, and these two industries are enough to support five to six thousand residents.
“The industrial structure is too simple.” Horn looked at the beaver statue with open arms in front of the city hall. The marble beaver was holding a boat in his left hand and a wine bottle in his right hand.
“The primary industry is all about single-crop grapes, the market share of the secondary industry is quite small, and the service industry of the tertiary industry is booming, but it all depends on the so-called business concession.
In other words, it is uncompetitive in the free market. If you weren't the only one who could sell it, those wine merchants would have sold it themselves. "
"Yes, a large part of the reason for Xiaochi City's struggle is that the church does not plan to renew the charter, but transfers it to Feiliu Castle. "Skege reached out and stroked the wine bottle in Beaver's hand, and said with a sigh, "We can't support more than 6,000 residents by river trade alone. "
Horn stood on the doorstep and looked up. He seemed to be thinking, but also seemed to be distracted.
He looked at it for a long time before continuing to go up the steps and came to Shi who led the way. Next to Kaige.
“I do have a little business to talk to you about, but it’s too early now. "Horn patted Skage on the shoulder, "Get the boat ready, we'll set off the day after tomorrow. ”
(End of this chapter)