Chapter 416: Taking refuge
Lai stretched himself, shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, Brother Luo, this territory doesn't belong to me. If it did, I would definitely let you continue to stay.
This is someone else's place. I ask Viscount Notting not to argue with you. To give you a chance to leave peacefully is already a huge debt.
No matter how much you forgive me, there is nothing I can do. "
Of course Luo Mingru knew that he was forcing others to make things difficult for him. Xu Lai had nothing to do with him. At most, he helped him accept the werewolves and lizard people in the fortress camp.
But to be honest, Luo Mingru made a lot of money from this transaction.
Although he later followed Xu Lai and fought with the female devil from the hell camp.
But just like before, this battle was still won by Luo Mingru, who also mixed levels and equipment.
So, speaking of it, it was Luo Mingru who owed Xu Lai, and Xu Lai did not owe Luo Mingru.
Now that people have come all the way to speak for him, they have really done their best to be kind and righteous.
Not to mention they are just ordinary friends, even if they are brothers, they can only reach this level at most.
If you want others to give to you unconditionally, unless they are your biological parents, helping others to this extent will really leave others speechless.
But Luo Mingru had no one he could count on except Xu Lai.
However, after listening to what Xu Lai said, Luo Mingru's eyes lit up.
“Brother Xu, I remember you said before that you have a large territory over the grassland.”
Xu Lai looked puzzled, thought for a while and said:
"Yes, my territory is a viscounty, and because it is a grassland area, the territory is quite large, comparable to the counts in the plains. "Compared."
Luo Mingru continued: "Then there should not be many towns in your territory."
Qingfeng City used to include Gram Town, but it was upgraded to it later. When it came to the fortress and base camp, the entire Gram was directly integrated into it.
Mayor Ramsay has become the deputy city lord of Qingfeng City, in charge of the people's livelihood tasks in Qingfeng City.
The heart of the castle in Gram Town was also dug out again. Xu Lai originally planned to use it for Fang Yang, but the guy had no interest in it at all.
The original villagers of Gram Village have all become original members of Qingfeng City, and they have basically received preferential treatment from Xu Lai and Su Ya.
In addition to the wood, stone and other resources provided in the early construction of the house, they do not need to be returned, and the large market stalls that have been built are also given priority to be rented to them.
They are also Xu Lai's staunchest supporters. Those who join the army will be given priority to advance, and those with some education will be given priority to get administrative jobs.
In other words, Gram Village has been completely absorbed by Qingfeng Town.
Therefore, even if Ramsey still has the idea of building his own town and developing it himself, he cannot recruit any team, so he simply is too lazy to bother.
Xu Lai actually hopes that they can make more efforts and only develop around Qingfeng City. The land is too small and the radiation area is not wide enough.
Why did he come to Luo Mingru to perform this big drama? Didn't he just want to move Luo Mingru and his town to his grassland?
As far as Xu Lai knows, Luo Mingru's town has not been built much since he left.
But he has opened a lot of treasure chests and hoarded a lot of resources. He originally planned to wait for Viscount Nordin to come back and send him a lot of money to continue his development.
If nothing else works, when the territory is reclaimed, the worst possible scenario is to secretly dig up the heart of the castle and run away with the resources.
Furthermore, his refugees have also been plundering, especially since the war between the Empire and Hell has been fierce recently.
Although there are not many soldiers in his town, there are already 4,500 homeless people.
If it weren't for those werewolves and lizardmen, Xu Lai estimated that his town would have been full.
“Well, as you know, the grassland is vast and sparsely populated, so even if you want to absorb the refugees, it’s not easy.”
Xu Lai is 100% honest. Recruiting refugees in Qingfeng City is not smooth. In addition to relying solely on word of mouth among the refugees, the long distance between them is the most difficult part.
For those who can become refugees, food and clothing are obviously a big problem.
Let them cross the grassland, which takes more than ten days to go straight, to rush to another city. It's okay if they have horses and other mounts, but if they only rely on walking, they will definitely starve to death on the way.
What’s more, the grassland is not peaceful either.
The war between the stronghold and the empire has gradually subsided due to the concession of the stronghold camp.
Theoretically, there should be more caravans traveling to and from the grasslands for trade.
However, in recent times, horse thieves and thieves, who have been silent for a long time, have also become lively.
Su Ya arranged a patrol team early, and the cavalry team and security team sent outside Qingfeng City had already traveled more than a hundred kilometers away.
On the one hand, it is to deal with the refugees, on the other hand, it is also to clean up wild monsters and be responsible for road safety.
However, after more than one hundred kilometers, if you put it in other places, you have passed several towns. If you put it on the grassland, it is still empty all around.
These patrol members couldn't even find a town where they could rest and drink water, so they needed to bring their own dry food and drinking water.
So, more than 100 kilometers is already the limit. Running further is not impossible, but inconvenient.
But if there are several affiliated villages near Qingfeng City, the patrol team can have a place to rest and supply supplies, and they can also find a place to take shelter in time when encountering thieves and bandits that they cannot match. War horses also have physical limitations, especially those that are not yet high-level. Running for 5 or 6 hours in a row is almost the limit.
If there were a town, it would not only provide cover for patrolling soldiers, but also change horses to continue reporting, and also receive refugees who were about to starve to death in advance.
"It's better that you take me and the people from my town with you.
I know you don't want those fortress people. I can hand over the imperial people in the town to you. I'll take the recruitment The farmers and fortress people who came out can develop slowly.”
If you want to take something, you must give it first.
Luo Mingru's education level may not be high, but he still understands the basic principles.
Compared with Viscount Notting's plan to swallow up all his territory and army, it is better to contribute half of the territory's people. At worst, the development speed will be slower.
I heard that the war on the grassland has ended. Although the war in the Northern Empire has ended, the threat of hell is still there.
Now we just have to wait for the Western Empire to die completely. As soon as Kerrigan is free, he will definitely continue to attack the Northern Empire.
Thinking about it this way, Luo Mingru wanted to develop on the grassland even more. The vast land and sparse population meant that there were few people grabbing wild monster resources.
Thinking of this, Luo Mingru raised his head and glanced at Xu Lai, thinking that he should stay away from this big boss.
Otherwise, when he was in Green Forest Town, he could still grab some resources. When he arrived on the grassland, he could easily round up the surrounding resources.
Xu Lai suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth and said seriously: "I would like to take you there, but it's a long way to go.
If I had the ability to take you, I would not take the refugees with you before. Settled here."
Luo Mingru said with a smile: "That's true. I wish I could have made up my mind earlier and went with you refugees when the tower master cast the spell."
Xu Lai smiled and said: "The great mage in the tower has left, but I do have the scroll of the Gate of Time and Space.
But my Gate of Time and Space can only carry my own troops. , you and your townspeople have nothing to do with me, I can’t take you.”
In fact, it is possible. Just like when Xu came to find someone to help deliver supplies, signing a temporary contract is enough.
Even Xu Lai didn’t need to sign it himself. It was a temporary employment contract signed between Nofa and the transportation group.
However, Xu Lai is now targeting Luo Mingru, so how could he possibly tell him this method.
Half of the townspeople, Xu Lai did not like at all, and were not worth his trip.
What Xu came to see was Luo Mingru and his town.
Luo Mingru opened his mouth, suddenly slapped his thigh and said:
"The grandson of Nuoding asked me to build a village here. Not only did he want me to hand over 30% of the income to him, but I also had to contribute 10% to Green Forest Town. .
I have worked hard for a long time. If I want to collect some food, I can only collect the little rations left by the farmers themselves.
If you don’t mind it, Brother Xu, I am willing to take it. I will take my town to you.
I know that 30% of the income is the unified standard for the nobles. I don’t ask you to be particularly merciful. I just ask that you can avoid this achievement in Green Forest Town. ”
After waiting for so long, Xu Lai finally heard what he wanted to hear.
He patted Luo Mingru on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Standards are standards. After all, we were friends once.
You think highly of me and are willing to take refuge in me, and I can't let you suffer.
1.5, you and your town will be merged into my Qingfeng City, and it will be regarded as a subsidiary town of Qingfeng City.
Taxes and other things will only be paid to Qingfeng City, and the rest will be paid. You don’t have to worry about taxes any more.
But there is one thing. My Qingfeng City only levies 30% of the land harvest from farmers in the territory, and commercial taxes are temporarily levied at 30% of the turnover.
If your town is merged into my Qingfeng City, then I hope you can also abide by this rule. ”
Xu Lai asked Luo Mingru to abide by the rules of Qingfeng City, so Luo Mingru could only collect 30% of the grain from the farmers.
One point and five percent of the total grain was collected. Half of it is given to Xu Lai, which is equivalent to half of it for him and Xu Lai.
The same is true for commercial taxes. If they don't take much from the farmers, there will definitely be a lot of surplus in the farmers' rations. >
There is no point in hoarding too much grain, as it must be traded on the market.
In this way, after converting the grain into money, a 30% tax must be paid, and Xu Lai and Luo Mingru once again divided it half.
According to this calculation, both Xu Lai and Luo Mingru, including the farmers who paid taxes, each received much more than staying in Green Forest Town.
“Don’t worry, I will pay the land and trade income as promised.
If you are worried, you can also send an auditor to my town, and I will fully cooperate.
But, what is the appropriate amount of other harvests I should hand over in the wild? ”
(End of this chapter)